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The Last Last Day

Just the other day myself, The Lodger and his Auntie were having lunch when he threw out a question that had his Auntie nearly spraying her cup of tea around the room. "Is Papa going to die tomorrow?" The Lodger innocently asked.  "What, of course not, why do you think that?" I replied. "Well, Papa said he'd be an old man tomorrow and it's his last day!" FYI Papa is retiring. It reminded me of the show Dinosaurs, were on Hurling Day the son-in-law hurled his mother in law off the cliff and the grandson really didn't like the idea of it! I've a feeling it's a show The Lodger would enjoy!  Dinosaurs I reassured The Lodger, explaining retirement and all was well... or so I thought.  Later that day, we were travelling across the country homeward bound and I got the grilling, I should've known to expect.  "Mum,  you said that Mother (his great-grandmother) died because she was old" Me: "Yes I di