Do you know Kenneth Grange? Have you heard of him?
He is an acquaintance of mine. I would not call him a friend. And he is so mean and miserable that he wins the title of a modern day Scrooge.
Last Christmas eve, whilst his children were in bed, he went outside and for a few minutes rang a set of sleigh bells. The children were excited believing Santa Claus was visiting them. He then tooted his car horn a few times and banged hard with a stick against the garage door.
He then told his children that Santa had been killed in a road accident.
This year, he is claiming the hard economic situation in the UK is due to Santa's death, and plans to serve his family beans on toast for Christmas.
Not like me ... I believe we should open our doors at Christmas and invite a drunken, lay-about person to come in and share our Christmas meal.
My neighbours did that last year. They invited me.
Mr. Grange is worse than Scrooge!
ReplyDeleteScrooge just wanted to be by himself and drown in his own misery. Mr. Grange wants to take his family with him on his misery trip to the bottom of the ocean floor.
Mr. Grange needs more light and color in his life and prayer.
Your characters in your stories always seem so real. Now that's writing!!!
Blessings to You and Your Family Victor ✝
Thank you Jan for your kind words about my characters and stories. I'll be honest, I don't know where they come from.
DeleteThis particular story came to mind last night as I was in bed. Suddenly, there it was; absurd as it is. I do not "see" my stories as videos; rather, I "see" the actual words on a big board in my head. So I have to scribble them quickly before I for get them.
This story is almost verbatim of what I saw. The same applies to what I write in my books. I see words in my head. The only difference here is the man's name. In my head, (for some unknown reason), he was Jacques Escargot!!!
Thank you for your continued support, Jan.
God bless you and yours always.
BAH HUMBUG, on Mr. Grange!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Indeed Lulu. Thank you for visiting me again.
DeleteGod bless you.
I'd wish that Mr. Grange would get what he deserved, but that wouldn't be Christian of me, would it?
ReplyDeleteNo Kathy, it would not be charitable. But at least the story is an example for others not to follow.
DeleteGod bless you and yours.
What a guy!
ReplyDeleteNot ... it was not Guy. It was Kenneth. Guy is a totally different person. I'll tell you about him some day.
DeleteGod bless you, Christine.
A deplorable human being if you wish to call him human. Unfortunately there are some rotten humans out there who feel good when they do something terrible.
ReplyDeleteTake care, Victor and have a good evening.
Deplorable behaviour indeed, Bill. Even bad examples sometimes teach us a lesson.
DeleteBest wishes to you always. God bless.
How awful! I'm no expert, but believe psychological abuse is just as debilitating as physical. I only hope and pray history won't go repeating itself when his offspring become adults.
ReplyDeleteHumour ... Mevely. None of this is true. Santa is alive and well, and I am sure will not suffer any psychological problems if people think he is dead. I know he is alive ... I saw him hurrying out the back door and into his car as soon as I got home this evening. Apparently, he was visiting to find out what I wanted as a present for Christmas!
DeleteGod bless.
Well, I liked this bit … "whilst his children were in bed, he went outside and for a few minutes rang a set of sleigh bells." So magical for the children, my brother-in-law used to do that!
ReplyDeleteNo-one should be alone at Christmas, unless they want to be. Many Churches offer a Christmas Meal, and there are good neighbourhood schemes to help those who face Christmas alone.
Wishing you a good weekend, Victor …
We are spending some of it with family.
All the best Jan
It's good to be with family, Jan; especially at Christmas. I hope you enjoy your time with yours.
DeleteBest wishes for a Blessed Christmas to you and yours.
God bless.
Hooray to know Santa is alive!! :)
ReplyDeleteOf course he's alive Terri. I saw him stuck in our chimney only yesterday. I lit the fire and he shot up like a rocket.
DeleteGod bless.
He is a mean one. At least Scrooge ended up being nice. : )
ReplyDeleteIt's good to laugh, Happyone.
DeleteGod bless you always.
Humbug! And for all the booze some people leave out for Santa, no wonder he gets a bit tipsey.
ReplyDeleteAloha
That's probably it, JoeH. Drunk in charge of a sleigh.
DeleteGod bless you. Happy Advent.