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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 8, 2018 21:05:40 GMT
Too bad I'm flying into France & not England. I would have been happy to drug you and then drag you across the Channel.
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Post by whatagain on Jun 8, 2018 21:06:34 GMT
Bixa you sound like my wife. She'll never understand how Abbie's thinks... like I was not supposed to go to china and now I jump on a plane Wednesday for one full day of work and back. I'll have exactly 3 hours of spare time in Shanghai. I feel totally frustrated.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 8, 2018 21:09:03 GMT
Thank you! You've talked about your wife several times on anyport & she sounds like a lovely and wise person. Is Abbie's your company? If they work you into a frazzle, they won't have you anymore!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 0:26:29 GMT
Well, that solves that.
If Mick can't hop the Chanel such a short distance than I surely can't possibly swing it. Actually, my situation also has to do with The Taxman. Otherwise, I might possibly have been able to go especially when I saw some incredibly affordable airfares from NY. (following Bixa's post about checking them out made it even more painful. Not meant to be a guilt trip please)It looks like you will be the "Belle of the Ball" Bixa. Figures...
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 9, 2018 0:57:49 GMT
Is is really wise to let that happen? Heh heh heh heh heh.
Hey ~ don't stop checking. It's the last minute stuff that might be the pumpkin you can ride to the ball. I just looked at NY to Paris & saw a Norwegian airlines flight June 9--June 17 for $545.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 1:03:35 GMT
The one I saw was $ 400.00 Air France from NY!!! I still can't pull it off though...
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 9, 2018 4:04:56 GMT
Can't you sell an organ or something? Surely you don't need both kidneys.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 9, 2018 7:49:55 GMT
Well, that solves that.
If Mick can't hop the Chanel such a short distance than I surely can't possibly swing it. Actually, my situation also has to do with The Taxman. Otherwise, I might possibly have been able to go especially when I saw some incredibly affordable airfares from NY. (following Bixa's post about checking them out made it even more painful. Not meant to be a guilt trip please)It looks like you will be the "Belle of the Ball" Bixa. Figures... Not my favourite perfume.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 11:02:38 GMT
I saw that later and did mean to change it but forgot...
Sorry.
They do make more than one fragrance by the way. Not just #5.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 9, 2018 13:59:02 GMT
Humph on Mick. That is in fact my favorite perfume. (even though I very rarely use perfume)
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Post by lagatta on Jun 9, 2018 14:38:17 GMT
Bixa, so THAT is why Melania was out of commission!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 9, 2018 15:35:45 GMT
... ... Took me a moment!
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 9, 2018 17:51:19 GMT
I did not even scroll back to try to figure it out. I have a life.
I just wanted to mention that anybody coming for this exceptional event should not worry about the mythological transportation strikes in France. While the media are having a lot of fun talking about strikes in France, there have not been any major problems for anybody needing to get anywhere.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2018 17:34:00 GMT
I did not even scroll back to try to figure it out. I have a life. Well, I did and I still didn't get it!! I do recall how much you love it Bixa. I remember my brother's former fiancé giving me a hefty bottle of #5 Bath Oil and giving it to you when you came to visit. I would have used some but very, very sparingly and I was delighted to find a home for it.
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Post by lagatta on Jun 10, 2018 18:48:17 GMT
Not needing both kidneys...
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 10, 2018 20:23:46 GMT
I still have it, Casimira! (the bath oil ~ it's doubtful that I ever had "It").
LaGatta's joke: Melania disappeared from the public eye after going into the hospital for a kidney procedure. As you know, there are all kinds of jokes about her tunneling out of the White House or otherwise escaping the pig to whom she's married. So when I said something about selling a kidney, LaGatta amusingly took it to the next level.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2018 11:54:14 GMT
Oh!!! I never would have caught that. I pay so very little attention to those goings on. By choice. Saturated enough without any effort as it is.
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Post by bjd on Jun 17, 2018 16:11:46 GMT
It's "lucky" that the train strikes put me off even trying to come to Paris. On Tuesday morning I have to take my husband to the clinic to see a surgeon. He in fact has a broken collarbone and might need a pin put in it to help it set evenly. The emergency department doctors in Dax did not even see that it was broken when they looked at the x-ray. Gave him a sling to wear but said he could remove it at night to be more comfortable. Now, of course, the bone has been moving around a bit. Will get more news on Tuesday.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2018 16:23:55 GMT
That's just awful BJ and downright negligent on the original diagnosticians, (if they can even be referred to a such ). I'm glad you sought out and received a proper diagnosis!! Poor man. At our age we cannot afford such improper care as our bones become more and more brittle with time. Best wishes to him (and you) for a successful surgery and recovery.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 19, 2018 3:10:08 GMT
The big day has arrived!
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 19, 2018 6:19:09 GMT
Have a great time guys. I'll be thinking of you xxx
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 19, 2018 8:44:17 GMT
Hmmmmm. *still dithering about whether to go or not*
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Post by bjd on Jun 19, 2018 8:45:21 GMT
Enjoy yourselves. I'll be thinking of you too.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 19, 2018 8:46:49 GMT
Thanks, Cheery & Bjd. You both will be missed but lovely to know you'll be there in spirit.
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Post by onlyMark on Jun 19, 2018 9:10:03 GMT
I'm actually stuck relatively not to far away for me anyway, in Frankfurt. Too many commitments all at the same time. I will raise a lemonade to you.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 19, 2018 10:21:56 GMT
Have a great day! Lots of pictures please. Bixa, are you wearing your Marilyn Monroe sunglasses?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2018 11:36:17 GMT
Cheers to you all!! Mind your elders(e.g. Listen to Mossie), No swimming until one full hour until after eating. Most of all, have fun!!!!!
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Post by breeze on Jun 19, 2018 12:51:55 GMT
Now kids, behave! And have fun. And post photos.
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Post by whatagain on Jun 19, 2018 15:06:38 GMT
We had fun indeed. The place was charming, the companuy enlightening. We missed those who couldn't come !
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2018 16:17:40 GMT
Well.. for what it's worth I attempted to phone the restaurant and have some wine sent to your table but, it was for naught. I had the correct number from their website and rang twice. I even had a whole spiel en francais with some Casimira wit thrown in. I was not prepared to get an answer machine that was a very rapid message en francais that I attempted to translate also for naught. I know it recited some numbers. I was going to ask my friend who speaks fluent French to translate but I then remembered he is in San Francisco and likely still asleep.
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