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Skriven 2015-10-22 21:05:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: travel(l)ing 353
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 10-18-15  12:06 <=-

 >  > Ah.  Yes, I gathered as much from later messages...  I'm sure that
 >  > Lilli was glad for the respite...  :)
 ML> I suppose. Then Bill got glad for the respite, taking three
 ML> days off in a row. Maybe I'm more of a slavedriver than I
 ML> thought.

Or try to keep up a more frenetic pace...?  ;)
 
 > He could do the driving.... just not quite the same, though...  I can
 > understand that... ;)  I don't mind long distances that are relatively
 > non-hassle...  Super-stress for long periods of time are a lot less
 > enjoyable, though... :)  I think I could still enjoy the twisty country
 > roads well enough, however...  :)
 ML> If one isn't in a hurry, these roads can be charming.
 
That's the key... keeping things low-enough-key... ;)

 > That, actually, makes sense... sadly...  definitely a good argument for
 > traveling with at least a backup paper map...  ;)  Of course, you know
 > my bias... (G)
 ML> Maps are a good idea.
 
Yup.  :)

 >  ML> After some work, the handle is now stuck closed, which will
 >  ML> help getting the piece into the overhead but will make me
 >  ML> grow big arm muscles the way I used to.
 > Maybe when you get back to the States, you can find a way to properly
 > fix it... or, I suppose, maybe by then you will be ready to just replace
 > it... ;)
 ML> There's a spring in the handle that went. One would have to
 ML> take the handle apart, install a replacement spring (after
 ML> finding one), and then fuse the handle back. Probably not
 ML> worth the trouble. Sad - where will I find another bag with
 ML> orange wheels?

Can you remove the wheels from the old bag and put them on a new one...?
Or would that be just as much of a hassle as fixing the handle on the
old one...  ;)
 
 >  ML> At lest Weggies is telling the truth about it, no?
 > Yes, they are... at least in the "small print"... it looks similar
 > enough to fool at a glance... I haven't actually tried the taste test...
 ML> Unagi isn't the greatest tasting fish anyhow.

But quite nice when done right, all the same...  :)

ttyl        neb

... Eat healthy, exercise, get plenty of sleep -- die healthy!

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