> The couple was 85 years old and had been married for sixty years. Though
> they were far from rich, they managed to get by because they watched their
> pennies. Though not young, they were both in very good health, largely
> due
> to
> the wife's insistence on healthy foods and exercise for the last decade.
> One day, their good health didn't help when they went on a rare vacation
> and
> their plane crashed, sending them off to Heaven.
>
> They reached the pearly gates, and St. Peter escorted them inside. He
> took
> them to a beautiful mansion, furnished in gold and fine silks,with a
> fully
> stocked kitchen and a waterfall in the master bath. A maid could
> be seen hanging their favorite clothes in the closet. They gasped in
> astonishment when he said, "Welcome to Heaven. This will be your home
> now."
>
> The old man asked Peter how much all this was going to cost. "Why,
> nothing," Peter replied, "remember, this is your reward in Heaven."
>
> The old man looked out the window and right there he saw a championship
> Golf course, finer and more beautiful than any ever-built on Earth.
> "What
> are the greens fees?", grumbled the old man.
>
> "This is heaven," St. Peter replied. "You can play for free, every day."
>
> Next they went to the clubhouse and saw the lavish buffet lunch, with
> every
> imaginable cuisine laid out before them, from seafood to steaks to exotic
> deserts, free flowing beverages. "Don't even ask," said St. Peter to
> the
> man. "This is Heaven, it is all free for you to enjoy."
>
> The old man looked around and glanced nervously at his wife. "Well,
> where
> are the low fat and low cholesterol foods, and the decaffeinated tea?" he
> asked.
>
> "That's the best part," St. Peter replied. "You can eat and drink as much
> as you like of whatever you like, and you will never get fat or sick.
> This is Heaven!"
>
> The old man pushed, "No gym to work out at?"
>
> "Not unless you want to," was the answer.
>
> "No testing my sugar or blood pressure or..."
>
> "Never again. All you do here is enjoy yourself."
>
> The old man glared at his wife and said, "You and your bran muffins. We
> could have been here ten years ago!"
>
>
>
>
> they were far from rich, they managed to get by because they watched their
> pennies. Though not young, they were both in very good health, largely
> due
> to
> the wife's insistence on healthy foods and exercise for the last decade.
> One day, their good health didn't help when they went on a rare vacation
> and
> their plane crashed, sending them off to Heaven.
>
> They reached the pearly gates, and St. Peter escorted them inside. He
> took
> them to a beautiful mansion, furnished in gold and fine silks,with a
> fully
> stocked kitchen and a waterfall in the master bath. A maid could
> be seen hanging their favorite clothes in the closet. They gasped in
> astonishment when he said, "Welcome to Heaven. This will be your home
> now."
>
> The old man asked Peter how much all this was going to cost. "Why,
> nothing," Peter replied, "remember, this is your reward in Heaven."
>
> The old man looked out the window and right there he saw a championship
> Golf course, finer and more beautiful than any ever-built on Earth.
> "What
> are the greens fees?", grumbled the old man.
>
> "This is heaven," St. Peter replied. "You can play for free, every day."
>
> Next they went to the clubhouse and saw the lavish buffet lunch, with
> every
> imaginable cuisine laid out before them, from seafood to steaks to exotic
> deserts, free flowing beverages. "Don't even ask," said St. Peter to
> the
> man. "This is Heaven, it is all free for you to enjoy."
>
> The old man looked around and glanced nervously at his wife. "Well,
> where
> are the low fat and low cholesterol foods, and the decaffeinated tea?" he
> asked.
>
> "That's the best part," St. Peter replied. "You can eat and drink as much
> as you like of whatever you like, and you will never get fat or sick.
> This is Heaven!"
>
> The old man pushed, "No gym to work out at?"
>
> "Not unless you want to," was the answer.
>
> "No testing my sugar or blood pressure or..."
>
> "Never again. All you do here is enjoy yourself."
>
> The old man glared at his wife and said, "You and your bran muffins. We
> could have been here ten years ago!"
>
>
>
>
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