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Skriven 2014-09-12 21:17:53 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 16906 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: running around 953
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Hi Michael,

 RH> I enjoyed the opportunities I had, partly because I had the chance to
 RH> live in different places for several years. Now it's fun to go see the
 RH> girls, grandkids friends, etc but I also appreciate the time at home.

 ML> One does get more settled at some point. Most people do,
 ML> anyhow.

Then there are exceptions to the rule.....................


 RH> Last year we were gone about 11 weeks out of the year

 ML> That's at least twice what I spent in each of the top 4 places
 ML> I stayed in 2013, including Maryland, my supposed domicile.

We were in Las Vegas when the year began, ended it (just barely) getting
back to NC after a trip to Florida. All this, and Steve's back surgery
kept us home for almost 3 months.


 ML> I always had bad luck with Hawaiian pineapples in
 ML> Hawaii - too expensive and not worth the cost.
 RH> We did well, but didn't get them in touristy spots. Usually either the
 RH> commissary or local grocery stores. (G)

 ML> I found the local grocery ones kind of lousy. Of course,
 ML> I wasn't off on the Dole end of Oahu, either.

We lived about 10 minutes from the Dole plantation, not that we bought
pineapples there. We took visitors there, stopped there by ourselves
from time to time.

 ML> This being post 911, I'll just say here that my
 ML> annual thumb my nose at the bad guys trip, I'm
 ML> going to fly from Boston to Providence, via Richmond.
 RH> Interesting routing--trying to get segments as part of your 9/11 trip?

 ML> Yeah, got 5 segments out of the 20 I need to requalify,
 ML> three in first class, the others in the first row of
 ML> coach; from one of these seats I could see empties in
 ML> first, which was irksome because I am supposed to get
 ML> a seat up front if it's available, and what this meant
 ML> was that the gate agent was too lazy to reprocess me.
 ML> I just slept anyway, so no great loss.

You're a quarter of the way there. Book another crazy flight plan to get
some more, then catch up on your sleep while in the air. (G)


 ML> I sort of semi-liked Richmond, but I've been there before.

I've gone thru on I-95 too many times to count; one of these days I'd
like to stop and tour some of the War Between the States sites/museums.
We're usually just starting a trek northward or within shouting distance
of home, returning from a trip when we go thru.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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