Introduction

First off, let me say "welcome" to Open Door Policy.  While you've already been introduced with the story of my brother-in-law and the gas station, I wanted to offer a more formal explanation of what this blog will be about.

This blog was conceived by my brother-in-law some time back, with the idea of telling the stories of our family with no holding back, no-holds-barred, full disclosure.  Thus, "Open Door Policy". 

This philosophy fits my brother-in-law perfectly.  He talks sometimes when he shouldn't.  He says things that sometimes better judgement tells you you just shouldn't say.  This is clearly demonstrated in the previous post.  You'd expect this story to be something you might overhear at his funeral - "so, how did he die?"... "well, he was murdered by a gas station attendant".

What it means is you will hopefully be entertained by things that ordinarily one doesn't do or say, with a few other humorous encounters mixed in. 

While our family would appear perfectly normal by any casual observer, as you return to visit you will see it is anything but.  And if this blog goes the way I expect that it might, the ending will very likely read "and then, they were murdered."