Canadian Buffoon's Back to Front Vacation - Update! 05/18 - Falling Down

[Tracy161]

You’ll still be at the museum though, right?
I’d like to go back and spend more time.

That's the plan for now

I ain’t no fool.
Well...
I’m not always a fool.
Sometimes I’m not a fool.
I wasn’t a fool this one time.

It's like Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville song where he goes from it being "nobody's fault" to... his

 

[Steppesister]

When I need to pay particular
attention to traffic,

So you're saying during most other times you just only half pay attention?

So where was I heading?

East.

Why haven't you!?!?!?

This is a good question!

I approve.

My only complaint
is that while the tires
are round and made of rubber...
They have tread on them.

Did tires then not have tread? (Serious question)

Classy.

A 1919 Harley with...
A covered side car????
It looks a little ratty...
but it is almost a hundred
years old.
Still, never seen anything
like that before!

Okay, even not being a motorcycle fan, that IS cool!

I hate being late.
I really do.
I think it's completely unfair
to the people whom you
are making wait for you.

UGH!! I do too. And I try to show up to work with a few minutes to spare as well.

(And is it just me?
Or is it weird it's called
Bar and "Grilled" instead
of Bar and Grill?)

Huh!

Unless everything they serve is grilled and then it'd make sense and be a nice play on words.

It was cabbage and carrots
and pepper....
And nothing else.
No dressing whatsoever.


It was awful.

Yuck.

 

[pkondz]

So you're saying during most other times you just only half pay attention?

Ha! No! Don't be silly.
Most other times I
don't pay any attention.

The car has cruise control.
I set that and take a nap.

East.

Hah! Shows what you know.

Well...

Yes.


Smarty pants.

This is a good question!

And what's your excuse???

I approve.

Like that, do you?

Did tires then not have tread? (Serious question)

They did have tread.

See the movie.
You'll understand then.

Classy.

Hey! It's a major award!

See the movie.
You'll understand then.

Okay, even not being a motorcycle fan, that IS cool!

Right????

UGH!! I do too. And I try to show up to work with a few minutes to spare as well.

I'm almost always
15 or more minutes early.
Showing up early means the
previous shift can go home early.

Huh!

Unless everything they serve is grilled and then it'd make sense and be a nice play on words.

Their main menu items
are variations on
grilled cheese sandwiches...

Yuck.

Correct.

 

[Kiotzu]

When I need to pay particular
attention to traffic,
or there are numerous
interruptions by Betty,
I'll turn off the book
because I can't really
concentrate on the plot.
Or to Betty.
Or both.
Or... neither, rather.

I'm the kind of person who turns the radio really far down when I need to focus on getting somewhere.

For all I knew,
I was driving right into it.

"This weekend on Storm Chasers, a tornado guest starring a flying Pkondz"

Which is why the one
on display in Cleveland
has that stenciled on it.

Yo uwould think a movie budget would include this.

Still, never seen anything
like that before!

That is super rad! I would like it better without the side car but still!

this may be
less cool than it once
would have been.

I still think it is very cool.

Bed.
TV.
Rejoice that I posted that.

Consider me thoroughly rejoiced.

Now I have a shiny new iPhone, but...
I can place and receive calls,
but I would incur roaming and
long distance charges,
so it's really for emergencies.

I would recommend looking into Koodo. It has been a while since I used them but they do have a sweet roaming package IIRC. I use bell and pay $7 a day for unlimited calls, texts and 100mb of roaming data.

But, the case of Vanilla Coke was
appreciated... and imbibed!

I was just craving vanilla coke.

It was basically a bowl
of raw cabbage (with a hint
of carrots thrown in.)

At least the fries look like they were great.

 

[pkondz]

That's the plan for now

Hmmm...
For now?

It's like Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville song where he goes from it being "nobody's fault" to... his

 

[pkondz]

I'm the kind of person who turns the radio really far down when I need to focus on getting somewhere.

So you either get nowhere, loudly
or get somewhere, quietly?

"This weekend on Storm Chasers, a tornado guest starring a flying Pkondz"

I like to get around.

Yo uwould think a movie budget would include this.

Different times.
The budget for that
was 3.3 million.
Not a lot, even then.
Return of the Jedi
came out that year
with a budget of
32.5 million.
Scarface 25 million.
Risky Business 6.2 million.
Flashdance 7 million.
And...
National Lampoon's Vacation
(the first one)
15 million.

That is super rad! I would like it better without the side car but still!

That side car doesn't quite
meet my criteria for coolness...
But the fact that it's 100 years old...

Does.

I still think it is very cool.

Consider me thoroughly rejoiced.

Mission accomplished!

I would recommend looking into Koodo. It has been a while since I used them but they do have a sweet roaming package IIRC. I use bell and pay $7 a day for unlimited calls, texts and 100mb of roaming data.

I have at least another year
or more on my current contract.

I was just craving vanilla coke.

Sorry. Mine are all gone.

At least the fries look like they were great.

Those were fine.

 

[mustinjourney]

Fallon? Luke?
Sure was nice meeting you both.

crazy that you were able to find a marvin the martian and harley shirt.

So that's the breakfast room.
Any comments?

Am I a prude for feeling
that the gentleman in
the robe may have been
a touch under-dressed?
Would you go out in public
like that?

looks like ample seating -- all I can think of is that he's wearing slippers given your comments earlier.

And next time -- take pics of the buffet!!! That's a classic rookie mistake!!!

One thing that I was not
aware of when I plotted
out my drive...
The Michigan Upper Peninsula
is beautiful.

The U.P. is stunning when it is not frozen over.

And that's the only shot
I got of it.
They're resurfacing it
so I was at a standstill
long enough to take this.

last time I drove over that (two summers ago) -- it was still being worked on and it was quite loud while driving over it.

Mackinaw City, from the brief
time I was there, looked
like a very pretty and touristy town.

Certainly the Harley store there
was one of the prettier ones I'd seen.

that town is really cool. did you go to the island? What's funny about the island is that you can't drive a car...so they have bikes and horses. And they're known for their fudge.

So the downtown smells of horse **** and fudge. It is one of the weirdest smelling experiences you can have.

I had decided to stop here
for dinner when I first learned
of pasties.

No, not the kind that you might
find tasseled and counter-rotating.
(Although that too,
would be a fine reason to stop.)

These pasties were for your mouth.

Finally -- this trip report is showing some promise.

I mean... It's food! I stopped for food!!

Oh...you were talking about food. Nevermind.

A pastie is a baked pastry,
in this case filled with meat
and vegetables, and was brought
to North America by Cornish miners.
Since you could eat it as a hand-meal
it was a convenient lunch item.

I lived in Michigan for a couple years and have never heard of these pasties. I feel like I missed out!

I arrived in Frankenmuth around
eight thirty in the evening.
If you're keeping track,
that was a fourteen and a half hour day.

Should've stopped in Midland!!! You would have loved those botanical gardens. Hopefully South Saginaw wasn't too bad.

We were happily chatting away
like two long-time friends,
noshing on pizza
(which turned out to be
surprisingly good!)
when my TR writing duties
tapped me on the shoulder.

"Excuse me, dummy. But aren't
you supposed to take a photo?"

Whoops!

That looked really good.

We also both had ice tea
that I was pleased to see
tasted like Canadian ice tea.
Sweet. Not tea-like.
As it should.

No Long Island Ice Teas?

Did you see it in this chapter?

Nope!

As for Ohana... I'd love to...
(always wanted to go, actually)
But Elle is a vegetarian and
I don't think she'd really want to go.
Also, I don't think we'll have the time
for a meal that lengthy.
We're doing just a few quick
ADRs and lots of QS meals.

I really hope you're going to do a TR on that one!!! I'm in the process of finishing up my own daddy/daughter TR from January!

 

[mustinjourney]

Hope everyone had a good Halloween!
We were slightly down from
our average this year.
I suspect due to the cold.

Down to 120 from a norm of about 150.

We would have had more kids -- but I stepped away from the bowl for, literally, 2 mins. While I was gone, some 14 year olds came up and dumped the whole bowl into a pillow case. I actually have the video of the theft -- I am really close to posting on our neighborhood facebook page -- but I really don't want my house to get egged.

 

[mustinjourney]

I made sure to tell future
DISers that I met that I
couldn't get iMessages
and to just use straight texts.

i don't even know how to send an imessage vs a text.

(We had met previously
a few years earlier.)

is that your daughter to your right? Presumably this is from Teenage mutant backseat drivers...which I think was the dance recital road trip?

Did you see it in this chapter?

Did not.

 

[Tracy161]

Hmmm...
For now?

It's November in New York, which means I'm gearing up to be miserable for the next 6 months with dreams of moving south I wonder how soon I can retire...

 

[jandlinz]

Well, in Cleveland, one must
visit the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, no?

My DH and I had an after prom here. It seemed like it had just opened recently. It was very neat to walk around, but at 17 I don't think I appreciated it very much.

Well, in Cleveland, one must
visit the Christmas Story House.

Being from Cleveland, I have never visited the house. I'm not sure if it is because it is in a sketchy neighborhood or not. My mom was very over protective when I was growing up.

It's indescribably beautiful!

I grew up with someone who bought one of those lamps. His wife only lets him put it out on Christmas. I find it so funny that a leg lamp is now considered a Christmas decoration.

I'm glad you had a good time in Cleveland and didn't get lost.

 

[pkondz]

crazy that you were able to find a marvin the martian and harley shirt.

It was actually the
very first Harley
shirt I got.

Not bought.
It was free with purchase
of one motorcycle.

looks like ample seating -- all I can think of is that he's wearing slippers given your comments earlier.

Okay...

And next time -- take pics of the buffet!!! That's a classic rookie mistake!!!

Nope.
Have you seen a
Country Inn & Suites buffet?

Not much to look at.

The U.P. is stunning when it is not frozen over.

So... six months of the year.

last time I drove over that (two summers ago) -- it was still being worked on and it was quite loud while driving over it.

Drove to slowly
for any noise.

that town is really cool. did you go to the island? What's funny about the island is that you can't drive a car...so they have bikes and horses. And they're known for their fudge.

So the downtown smells of horse **** and fudge. It is one of the weirdest smelling experiences you can have.

I didn't have time to explore...
much of anything on this trip.
It was very much a
"Gotta get there" trip.
Each day was
"How to get from A to B".

So.... horse poop and fudge.
Make sure you eat the right one.

Finally -- this trip report is showing some promise.

Hah! Fell into my trap!

Oh...you were talking about food. Nevermind.

See?

I lived in Michigan for a couple years and have never heard of these pasties. I feel like I missed out!

I've heard this before.
Visitors who either know more
or have done more than the locals.

Should've stopped in Midland!!! You would have loved those botanical gardens. Hopefully South Saginaw wasn't too bad.

Maybe someday.
But... I really didn't see
any of Saginaw either.
Stopped. Left.

That looked really good.

It was!

No Long Island Ice Teas?

I suppose it was
five o'clock somewhere...
just not there.

Nope!

Now you know.

I really hope you're going to do a TR on that one!!! I'm in the process of finishing up my own daddy/daughter TR from January!

1. Most likely will.
2. Um.... I don't think
I know of your TR?
Or I somehow lost it?
Or?


Link?

We would have had more kids -- but I stepped away from the bowl for, literally, 2 mins. While I was gone, some 14 year olds came up and dumped the whole bowl into a pillow case. I actually have the video of the theft -- I am really close to posting on our neighborhood facebook page -- but I really don't want my house to get egged.

I would post it.
Hopefully word will get out
and the miscreants
(family board. I can't call 'em what they really are.)
will be found out.

i don't even know how to send an imessage vs a text.

Do you have an iPhone?

is that your daughter to your right? Presumably this is from Teenage mutant backseat drivers...which I think was the dance recital road trip?

Yep!
And... notice the shirt
is the same as the one
I met Fallon with.

Did not.

You're not trying hard enough!

 

[pkondz]

It's November in New York, which means I'm gearing up to be miserable for the next 6 months with dreams of moving south I wonder how soon I can retire...

Probably reallllllly soon.
Just around the corner.

Yup.

 

[pkondz]

My DH and I had an after prom here. It seemed like it had just opened recently. It was very neat to walk around, but at 17 I don't think I appreciated it very much.

Hmmm...
I think you can say that
about a lot of things
at that age.

Being from Cleveland, I have never visited the house. I'm not sure if it is because it is in a sketchy neighborhood or not. My mom was very over protective when I was growing up.

The neighborhood is
a bit on the sketchy side...
But I never felt uncomfortable.

I grew up with someone who bought one of those lamps. His wife only lets him put it out on Christmas. I find it so funny that a leg lamp is now considered a Christmas decoration.

True!
I remember the first time
I saw it in someone's window.
I burst out laughing!

I'm glad you had a good time in Cleveland and didn't get lost.

I did!
And I didn't.

 

[Steppesister]

Ha! No! Don't be silly.
Most other times I
don't pay any attention.

The car has cruise control.
I set that and take a nap.

So like autopilot with TCAS. Nice!!

Hah! Shows what you know.

Well...

Yes.


Smarty pants.

Nah, not really.

And what's your excuse???

Do I need one?

Like that, do you?

Yes.

They did have tread.

See the movie.
You'll understand then.

Okay, OKAY!!! I'll watch it when I can. (Not likely for a while.)

Hey! It's a major award!

See the movie.
You'll understand then.

You've convinced me. Good thing it's free on Amazon Prime.

Right????

I'm almost always
15 or more minutes early.
Showing up early means the
previous shift can go home early.

My shift can't go home early; I do it so I can, by the end of the pay period, get a couple of extra hours of pay.

Their main menu items
are variations on
grilled cheese sandwiches...

That makes sense then to me.

 

[pkondz]

So like autopilot with TCAS. Nice!!

ADSB too.

Nah, not really.

Do I need one?

Yes. Yes you do.
And it has to be
a good one, too.

Okay, OKAY!!! I'll watch it when I can. (Not likely for a while.)

You've convinced me. Good thing it's free on Amazon Prime.

Good! About time!
Sheesh!!

My shift can't go home early; I do it so I can, by the end of the pay period, get a couple of extra hours of pay.

Also a very good reason.

That makes sense then to me.

To me too.
Still.... it just...
sounds odd.

 

[pkondz]

Next update coming soon!
Mostly done, just a bit more
writing, proofing, then posting.

Hoping later today or tonight.

 

[pkondz]

Groundhog Day

I have great news!
This update will be short.
Really, not much happened
on this day.
I will skip days where
absolutely nothing happened,
but there were a couple
things of note on this day, so...


Here we go!


I don't remember what time
I got up that morning.
(Wow! Auspicious start to the chapter!
Riveting stuff so far!!!)
I don't think it was stupid early
and it wasn't fashionably late.

I got ready to go and
meandered down to breakfast.
This hotel was offering
biscuits and gravy.

I know it's a staple
in some States, but...

I just don't trust
hotel biscuits and gravy.
The gravy always looks
like baby vomit.
A sick baby's vomit.

It's a bit.... stomach turning.
And no doubt the biscuits
are packaged up the night
before and delivered for
the morning repast.

Delivered... I didn't say
when they were baked.


So while I don't recall exactly
what I did have for breakfast...
I know exactly what I didn't have.

Stale biscuits covered in barf...
The stuff of culinary dreams, people.


I am in need of much tastier fare.
And... I was soon to find it
in an unlikely place.
For the nonce, I probably settled
on some lousy scrambled eggs.
Good scrambled eggs are
surprisingly easy to screw up.

Semi-satiated (I presume), I headed out.


About an hour's drive East of Cleveland,
I entered Pennsylvania.
I'd always wanted to visit Pennsylvania.
The town of Erie, PA just sounded.... eerie.
I had visions of pumpkins lining streets
flanked by rows of gnarled trees
draped with Spanish moss.
And a full moon. And night.

Didn't matter that it was morning.

I knew about Punxsutawney.

I've probably watched Groundhog Day
over a dozen times.

If you haven't seen it, the movie
takes place in Punxsutawney, PA,
home of the famous rodent weather
prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil.
A weather man (Bill Murray)
spends ten years there on
Groundhog Day... the same day...
For ten years. He lives it
over and over and over again...
(Although apparently, the numbers
were run and he actually spent
8 years, 8 months, 16 days there.
Considerably less than the 10,000
years he was supposed to be there.)

I'd also heard of the Pennsylvania Amish
but hadn't researched where they,
or Punxsutawney actually were located.


But I did know where Erie was.


I stopped there (for a poker
chip of course) and was immediately
disappointed to discover that
it appears to be a lovely little town
that glaringly fails to have demons,
ghouls and ghosts roaming the streets.

I wonder if similar disappointment
would await me in Amish country
or Punxsutawney?


I've probably watched Groundhog Day
over a dozen times.

If you haven't seen it, the movie
takes place in Punxsutawney, PA,
home of the famous rodent weather
prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil.
A weather man (Bill Murray)
spends ten years there on
Groundhog Day... the same day...
For ten years. He lives it
over and over and over again...
(Although apparently, the numbers
were run and he actually spent
8 years, 8 months, 16 days there.
Considerably less than the 10,000
years he was supposed to be there.)

Despite my disappointment at the...
normalcy of the town of Erie,
I was in Pennsylvania.

And I decided to see if I could find
something I'd just heard of.


The previous day, when I was
visiting with @Chrystmasangel,
she happened to mention... Utz.

"Utz? Wutz up wit' Utz?" I may have asked.
Okay... I'm not that witty on short notice.
I probably very cleverly said "Huh?"
But a very close second, nonetheless.

Jenn explained that Utz made something
called "Hulless Puff Corn".


Um... what?


She went on to say that it was
her favourite snack...
Whoops! Sorry... she's from the US...

Her favorite snack.


If memory serves, I believe she said
that when her DH goes to Pennsylvania,
he brings her back some
Utz Hulless Puffed Corn,
which is only available in that State.
Or at least that's the closest State.
So... now my list was Utz, Erie,
Amish and Punxsutawney.


I've probably watched Groundhog Day
over a dozen times.

If you haven't seen it, the movie
takes place in Punxsutawney, PA,
home of the famous rodent weather
prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil.
A weather man (Bill Murray)
spends ten years there on
Groundhog Day... the same day...
For ten years. He lives it
over and over and over again...
(Although apparently, the numbers
were run and he actually spent
8 years, 8 months, 16 days there.
Considerably less than the 10,000
years he was supposed to be there.)

Hmmm.... Hulless Puffed Corn...
It didn't sound like it was that great,
but tastes vary.
For instance, some people like coconut,
and everyone else is smart enough
to know it's wretched.

After picking up my Erie
poker chip, I drove a block
or two and stopped at a store.

I picked up a bag of this:

I will state that it did not
look all that appealing.
I've had Cheetos.
Both puffed and crunchy
cheese snacks...
And while I don't dislike them,
(although give a choice,
I'll take puffed over crunchy)
I typically can only eat a little
before the fake cheese taste
becomes a bit... overwhelming.
I.e... they're okay... and just okay
at first... then they're... not.

But hey... When in Pennsylvania...

I've probably watched Groundhog Day
over a dozen times.

If you haven't seen it, the movie
takes place in Punxsutawney, PA,
home of the famous rodent weather
prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil.
A weather man (Bill Murray)
spends ten years there on
Groundhog Day... the same day...
For ten years. He lives it
over and over and over again...
(Although apparently, the numbers
were run and he actually spent
8 years, 8 months, 16 days there.
Considerably less than the 10,000
years he was supposed to be there.)


I opened the bag and drove on,
planning on trying some and either
1. tossing it scornfully aside in distaste; or
2. snacking occasionally as I drove.


Yeah......

Neither of those happened.

I grabbed a couple bits
and popped them in my mouth.

My eyes went round and my
taste buds cheered with bliss.


Holy crap those things are good!


It was like cheese covered crack.


I planned on eating just a little bit
but my hand kept finding its way
to the bag and then to my mouth.
Soon my fingers (and, I assume, my mouth)
were a bright orange of deliciousness.

I don't think the bag made it
out of the State.
Well, the contents didn't.


I now need to return to Pennsylvania.
I need to re-add these little nuggets
of Heaven to my list of Amish
and Punxsutawney.

I've probably watched Groundhog Day
over a dozen times.

If you haven't seen it, the movie
takes place in Punxsutawney, PA,
home of the famous rodent weather
prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil.
A weather man (Bill Murray)
spends ten years there on
Groundhog Day... the same day...
For ten years. He lives it
over and over and over again...
(Although apparently, the numbers
were run and he actually spent
8 years, 8 months, 16 days there.
Considerably less than the 10,000
years he was supposed to be there.)


The day was nice and so was the drive.
Just a few LPFs in the sky.
(Little Puffy F... uh... clouds)
I was making time, but I did stop
once or twice just to take a quick photo.

And as it happened...
While I didn't know where
Amish country was located,
it located me.
I suddenly found myself
driving through it.
And while I very much enjoyed
driving through Amish country,
I couldn't really stop.
Gotta make tracks!
But I did get slowed down
from time to time.
Which, frankly, I rather enjoyed.

All too quickly,
I traversed Pennsylvania
and entered New York.
I had a date here,
but it wasn't for a few days.

Meanwhile, I stopped in the
village of Gowanda, NY.
It's a picturesque little place
and I'm really sorry I didn't
have the time to explore it
a little bit (or take photos.)

There was supposed to be
a Harley store there, but...


It's happened to me before,
(and will happen again
later on in this trip)
where I've plugged in an
address into Betty and when
I've arrived.... nothing.

I followed Betty's instructions
and wound through the town.
Left... Right... Left... Right...
I soon found myself leaving Gowanda.
I followed a rural road out of town
and into the middle of nowhere.
Betty insisted that my destination
was just ahead.


And, without even arriving there
or seeing what was there...
I knew that there wouldn't
be a Harley store there.

And then there was.


I was very surprised.
It was out in the country
and set back from the road.

I drove up the lane and parked.
A nice barn board building
with a cheery green roof stood
in front of me.
I walked in and up to the counter
to grab a poker chip.
The very nice woman at the counter
asked if I was going to be around
for the weekend (it was Friday)
as they had some activities planned.
I told her I was just passing through.
She asked if I had time to see their museum.

Museum?


Apparently, back in 1947,
a young man named John Reid
rode over to Milwaukee to ask Harley-Davidson
for a licence to sell their motorcycles.
He established Gowanda Harley-Davidson
and it's been run ever since by the same family.
Currently run by the third generation
of the family.
I kinda fell in love with this place.

Prior to opening the dealership,
in 1940, John and his wife
Madeleine (Babs) rode a 1935 Harley
to Niagara Falls for their honeymoon.

Years later, they posed for
an anniversary photo
on the same bike.

That bike is now on display
in their museum.

I found that both heart warming
and inspiring.
John passed away back in 1991,
and sadly, Babs passed away
just a few days ago on November 7th, 2018.


I wandered around a bit,
looking at the various bikes
they had in the museum.
I smiled at this "trike"
that John and his sons built
out of a Harley and the
rear end of a 1936 Ford.

Definitely unique!


Must admit that I kinda
regretted two things.
1. That I wasn't sticking
around for the weekend; and
2. Didn't have my bike with me.

I silently saluted John and Babs
as I drove off towards Toronto.


After a couple of quick stops,
I arrived at the border
and prepared myself
for the inevitable customs gauntlet.
I was pleasantly surprised
to find no one in line.
Well... there were two other cars,
but there were three lanes open, so...


This time, I was prepared, however.
No being taken by surprise this time!
But... how to prepare my face to look
as non-terrorist-y/smuggler-ish as possible?
Truthfully I had nothing to declare
except a couple of gifts, a T-shirt
and nineteen poker chips
from twenty different Harley shops.
(One had sold out. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN????)

I tried to put on a completely
neutral expression.
Except I think it came out
as a wincing, pained expression.
I rolled up to the booth.
"Where do you live?"
"Winnipeg."
"How long were you in the US?"
"3 days."
"Any alcohol or tobacco?"
"No."
"You look angry... or sad... no...
you look constipated.
Nearest bathrooms are in
that building over there.
Have a nice day."

Dang it!!!!


Then again, he didn't ask me
about the twenty kilos
of pure heroin I had in the car.

So I consider that a win.

(No. Of course I didn't have that! Sheesh!
It's called Literary License folks.
That's fancy-talk for: I lied.)



It was Meth, of course.






The rest of the drive was uneventful.
I snagged four more poker chips,
got stuck for over an hour
in traffic, but eventually
got to my sister's place
in Toronto.

I was treated to a delicious meal,
including some yummy cauliflower...

Which shocked the heck out of me,
since I don't like cauliflower.


We watched our home football team
trounce the lowly Montreal team
and called it a night.
(Even though she's lived in Toronto
for over 30 years now,
she's still a 'Pegger at heart.)

And I think that's a good
spot to release you from
reading any more drivel
for one day.


The afternoon's drive:

In case you didn't see it:

Did you see it in this chapter?

Coming up... Revolving around.

Chapter 5. Center of the Universe​

 

[Pluto0809]

The gravy always looks
like baby vomit.
A sick baby's vomit.

Nauseous just thinking about it!

The town of Erie, PA just sounded.... eerie.

Having lived there for 6 years I can say, definitely not a whole lot to see other than lots and lots of rain and snow.

I've probably watched Groundhog Day
over a dozen times.

Yep, me too.

Yep, me too.

Yep, me too.

f memory serves, I believe she said
that when Joe goes to Pennsylvania,
he brings her back some
Utz Hulless Puffed Corn,

Huh, lived in PA half my life and have never heard of these. Cheese snacks are not my thing though, I probably wouldn't enjoy them.

She asked if I had time to see their museum.

Very cool thing to stumble onto!

Did you see it in this chapter?

Yep, Marvin likes cheese too.

 

[mustinjourney]

2. Um.... I don't think
I know of your TR?
Or I somehow lost it?
Or?


Link?

I have not started posting it yet...it's at like 20 pages right now

So I need to cut it back a little.

Primarily -- I wanted to finish it first before I started posting so that I made sure I didn't leave people hanging with an unfinished TR. I will likely start posting here in the next few weeks -- I'll post the link somewhere on yours (if that's okay). I could use a few built in viewers. hahaha

I also need to figure out how to host/post the pictures.

Nope.
Have you seen a
Country Inn & Suites buffet?

Not much to look at.

I haven't -- all the more reason to see pictures and know to avoid it!

So... six months of the year.

I think it's closer to 4 months. But seriously, I jumped in lake Michigan off a pontoon boat over memorial day (end of May) weekend. Coming from Texas, I had no idea how horrible of an idea that would be. My lungs damn near collapsed and I felt like a thousand knives were poking me all over. Locals told me when I got back that the lake had just thawed out a week or two before.

So you more or less have June until October.

Maybe someday.
But... I really didn't see
any of Saginaw either.
Stopped. Left.

You didn't miss anything in Saginaw. There's a reason its nickname is Sagnasty.

Do you have an iPhone?

I do -- I know imessage is texts between iphone users -- but I have no idea how to switch back and forth and force it to send as a text.

Yep!
And... notice the shirt
is the same as the one
I met Fallon with.

I did! But I didn't want to put you on blast.