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[Pax]

I am at the second day of a 2 day conference. they have a complimentary espresso bar. I had 7 yesterday - 4 with caffeine and 3 decaf (of course after my usual homemade pot of espresso that I drink in the car in the morning). today I have an echo at 3 so I ordered decaf right off. The espresso bar woman just commented that I switched over to decaf really early today. I think its probably a bad sign when you develop a reputation amongst a group of hundreds of people after just one morning.

If I had that many espressos you'd have to tie me to the chair to keep me from bouncing off the walls.

[maillotpois]

If I had that many espressos you'd have to tie me to the chair to keep me from bouncing off the walls.

I'm not saying it was pretty.

[snapdragen]

Oh my! Here's a snake story for you Nanci!

Piggy Python

[DrBee]

Nanci - My guess would be some sort of boring beetle. Possibly a large one if you're seeing droppings. Can you get a camera up there? Look up and see if there is a hole - that should give you an idea about size. You're right - not termites. And - you wouldn't get droppings like that from a carpenter bee. Carpenter ants, maybe. A pic would help.

MP - how did the echo go? 7 espresso's???? I think you'd have to peel me off of the ceiling! I'm still thinking about that OJ. Geez that was good!


Well - we've been working all day to get the house spiffed up. We don't have a specific time set for tomorrow. I'm hoping she'll delay until Sunday. We still have a lot to do and we're both pretty much beat tonight.

Oh yeah - I told a couple of people at the conference about TE. One of them did RAGBRAI this year and the past couple of years. She just bought a Pilot . It sounded like she might visit TE. So - keep an eye out for some fishie newbies.

[KnottedYet]

My bike is s'posed to have prepped for shipping today. The shop didn't call me, so I guess it didn't get shipped yet. Maybe tomorrow. I want that bike so bad I could just cry.

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...t/100_0579.jpg

Isn't she pretty?

[DebW]

My bike is s'posed to have prepped for shipping today. The shop didn't call me, so I guess it didn't get shipped yet. Maybe tomorrow. I want that bike so bad I could just cry.

Isn't she pretty?

Hang in there, Knotted. She is pretty, and she'll be under you soon. And when I look at her picture, I hear her saying "Come on. Hurry up. Let's go riding. Anywhere you want to go. But someday we must go touring together. Can't you see I was built for touring? We'll visit the most wonderful places together, you and I. We'll have a grand time. We'll build beautiful memories. I'm waiting patiently until we can be together."

[Trek420]

DebW "Hang in there, Knotted. She is pretty, and she'll be under you soon."

Huh? oh, right the bike, never mind sorry TE TD. I need more coffee the mind just goes there.

"I hear her saying "Come on. Hurry up. Let's go riding. Anywhere you want to go. But someday we must go touring together. Can't you see I was built for touring?..."

in CA? huh? c'mon down.

[Bruno28]

Well - we've been working all day to get the house spiffed up.

That's the worst thing I remember about selling my house last year....having to keep it unnaturally tidy all the time. I seem to be some sort of paper magnet. Wherever I've been I leave a little accumulation of reading material behind me.

CC - The granite city was looking good. It wa a beautiful day. I was visiting with education inspectors and saw the most amazing state school (what you would call public school?) I've ever seen. Aberdeen Grammar School is like a stately home. Stayed in a horrible hotel tho'. I have to spend 4 weeks up there in November (for work) so need to do more research on the hotels. When did you visit?

[crazycanuck]

Bruno, i was there in the early 90's. I flew to the Shetland Islands from Aberdeen(i think...umm yes i do believe) I;'d love to go back but I'd like to discover other places...like the red centre(ayers rock & alice springs) and other areas in Australia

My rellies live in Elderslie, Johnstone, Renfrew and Paisley....(paisley )
In terms of a place to stay have you tried the lonely planet message board or even the book on Scotland? YOu never know what places you'll find.

I understand the term state schools...same terminology down this way...

I don't know how vendors keep thier houses so neat & clean!!! Fish i'm sure you're doing a great job keeping the house nice n tidy! Any luck on finding a place in BR?


c

[Bruno28]

My rellies live in Elderslie, Johnstone, Renfrew and Paisley....(paisley )

Ah, Paisley....that's bandit country

[betagirl]

I'm not saying it was pretty.

LOL

MP - My usual daily starbucks is a grande coffee with 2 shots of espresso in it. Though as of late I still find myself yawning after that or within about 4 hours. They used to make me jumpy and I'd go all day then crash and burn around 5. I've obviously built up a tolerance. So I'm right there with you in the coffee addiction club. I even own a shirt with the caffeine molecule on it:



I highly recommend picking one up http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/ladies/3751/

Up at 6 am on Saturday again. What's up with that? My brain is in overdrive with all the work I have to do. I did get 2 pages of my dissertation written. So that whole process is officially started.

There's a town in Scotland called Paisley? So that's where all the hotel bed comforters come from!