Big Brother 2007

[DiscusWidow]

Hi there everyone,

Just want to let everyone know that I am a possible housemate for BB07, and would love everyone's support as I go up to the Gold Coast into lockdown on 8th May.

Scott will keep everyone updated... But keep an eye out for me and vote if necessary Please....

Want to leave you with this special thought that I got on my email today.

Thanks Deborah

THE CAB RIDE

Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. When I arrived at
2:30 a.m., the building was dark except for a single light in
a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many
drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, and then
drive away.

But I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on taxis
as their only means of transportation. Unless a situation smelled
of danger, I always went to the door. This passenger might be
someone who needs my assistance, I reasoned to myself.

So I walked to the door and knocked. "Just a minute", answered a
frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across
the floor.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her
80's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox
hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940s movie.

By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked
as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was
covered with sheets.

There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on
the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos
and glassware.

"Would you carry my bag out to the car?" she said. I took
the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.
She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It's nothing", I told her.
"I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother
treated". "Oh, you're such a good boy", she said.
When we got in the cab, she gave me an address, and then asked,
"Could you drive through downtown?"
"It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly.
"Oh, I don't mind," she said. "I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to
a hospice".

I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. "I
don't have any family left," she continued. "The doctor says I
don't have very long." I quietly reached over and shut off the
meter.

"What route would you like me to take?" I asked.
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me
the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator.
We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband
had lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of
a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she
had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building
or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she
suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now"

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.It was a low
building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that
passed under a portico.
Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They
were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must
have been expecting her.
I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The
woman was already seated in a wheelchair.
"How much do I owe you?" she asked, reaching into her purse.
"Nothing," I said
"You have to make a living," she answered. "There are other
passengers," I responded. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave
her a hug. She held onto me tightly.
"You gave an old woman a little moment of joy," she said.
"Thank you."
I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light.
Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life
I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly
lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly
talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who
was impatient to end his shift?

What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once,
then driven away?

On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything
more important in my life.

We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around
great moments.

But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped
in what others may consider a small one.

PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT 'YOU DID,
OR WHAT YOU SAID, BUT THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.

[Xtreme]

FIrstly, congratulations on winning a golden key and best of luck for BB07, I will be voting for you, lol we will have to work out a signal, or you may have to wear an Xtreme shirt lol

Secondly, that is the loveliest thing I have read in a while, almost had me reaching for the trusty kleenex!

It nice to know there is a decent cabbie somewhere out there too

Bec

[fiftycal]

You know, when you get home, expect to find more tanks and more discus!

[scott bowler]

hehe shhhhhh dont say that . but you may be right need some thing to keep me home when shes a way

[samir]

Good luck Deb. will vote for you.

Secondly, that is the loveliest thing I have read in a while, almost had me reaching for the trusty kleenex!

bleeding hearts of the world unite :P

[DiscusEden]

Well done Deb & good luck. I'll vote for you, don't you worry!

And I'll try to reming Scott what you'll do to him if you get home & there's no floor space left, 'cos it's covered in tanks. He has to sleep sometime.......

[fiftycal]

hehe shhhhhh dont say that . but you may be right need some thing to keep me home when shes a way

Yeah, you need some company while she is gone!

At least she will know you have been a good boy, staying home, rather than going out and having a good time with your mates. Nobody will be able to accuse you of having an affair, because it will be impossible since you have no time!

If you need help to "hide the evidence" before she comes back, give us a yell

[DiscusWidow]

You know, when you get home, expect to find more tanks and more discus!

I hope not, but yes as long as he is at home I will be happy...

Thanks everyone...

[fiftycal]

Good luck Deb! Who will look after your husband while you are away?

I personally dont watch BB, but I'll vote for you anyway!

[DiscusWidow]

Got my girlfriend Amanda looking after him for me, am sure he will be fine, he probably needs a break from me anyway, I am pretty mental... lol...