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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2009 15:59:13 GMT
Ok,jet lag over with,wife and kids all settled in. Here's a thread ready and waiting for you to post all the latest.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2009 16:28:56 GMT
Yes, I was thinking how discourteous it was of him as well not to be posting constantly while he is in France. It never stopped me.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2009 13:08:34 GMT
What on earth can he be doing? Starting to push it imec...
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Post by spindrift on Jul 6, 2009 13:53:20 GMT
Perhaps he can't find an internet cafe - on the other hand he probably owns a Blackberry....
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Post by Jazz on Jul 6, 2009 16:23:24 GMT
Could he be frittering away all that valuable time after midnight sleeping when he could be in an all night internet cafe posting to us?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2009 16:48:41 GMT
When I think that I convinced Bixa to waive the $300 membership fee for him to join this forum, I really regret it now.
Oh, by the way, we have not yet received all of the cheques from the rest of you.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2009 21:34:13 GMT
Give someone a star next to their name,look what happens. Give someone TWO stars well,I can only speak from previous experience but...the crown does weigh heavy. Sometimes people have to be reminded of their humble beginnings. |
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Post by traveler63 on Jul 6, 2009 21:45:04 GMT
Are you all going to be bored if I post for the whole
28 days that Kirk and I are in Paris mid September -mid October?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2009 22:08:39 GMT
We won't be bored but you might,and your husband well I guess he can fend for himself while you're in the internet cafe.  |
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Post by lagatta on Jul 6, 2009 22:35:07 GMT
Perhaps he is managing to have a second honeymoon, while the kids have found Parisian friends to hang out with?
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Post by traveler63 on Jul 7, 2009 0:00:08 GMT
We are very lucky because the apartment we are renting has free wifi so the laptop is going with. !!!!
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Post by lagatta on Jul 7, 2009 0:11:02 GMT
Lots of rental flats now seem to have free internet access. That is a big help.
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Post by bjd on Jul 7, 2009 7:35:12 GMT
Poor Imec -- I understand he is in southern France right now and the weather is not very nice. Cloudy, not very warm and when he landed at Toulouse airport on Saturday, we were having a big thunderstorm.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2009 11:35:12 GMT
Poor Imec -- I understand he is in southern France right now and the weather is not very nice. Cloudy, not very warm and when he landed at Toulouse airport on Saturday, we were having a big thunderstorm. All the more reason he should be posting. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2009 13:36:28 GMT
You're not supposed to use a computer during a thunderstorm!
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Post by bjd on Jul 7, 2009 14:53:48 GMT
Actually -- I'm supposed to meet Imec and his family in Toulouse tomorrow and show them around a bit. I will tell him to stop enjoying himself and to sit in an internet café and keep everyone posted.
In fact, he told me they missed the connection in Frankfurt and got here late, so they missed the thunderstorm.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2009 15:12:07 GMT
I think you ought to drop imec off at the nearest wi-fi ,and then proceed to show his family around. It's your responsibility to us bjd,tell him you have explicit instructions to do so.
Please tell him "hi" and we miss him.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 7, 2009 16:45:12 GMT
Good to hear that Imec & the family got there safe & sound. Thanks for letting us know, Bjd. And you all are going to meet! That is wonderful. It is so great for everyone, both for the famille Imec and for us. Just think, they can go on their merry way and Bjd will be able to fill us in on all their doings. Bjd, pleeeeease take your camera! It's fun to go to a place you know with tourists, as you realize afresh what catches the eye of non-residents. |
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Post by bjd on Jul 7, 2009 16:49:37 GMT
Surely it's up to Imec to take the pictures? I will pass on your messages.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 7, 2009 16:54:22 GMT
You will be taking pictures for US! Your views of Toulouse and those of Imec are sure to be different.  |
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Post by auntieannie on Jul 7, 2009 19:38:58 GMT
yey! Hello Imec and Family! (that's my message)
edited to add:
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Post by lagatta on Jul 8, 2009 0:59:55 GMT
I am so sick of that guy Gabriel. Why does he look so strange even after he lost all the excess weight he was carting around when he was grossly obese?
I know we need ads, but why are so many bizarre?
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 8, 2009 1:10:08 GMT
;D We don't all get the same ads, LaGatta. Here is the one I see:  edited to add: That singer has a beautiful voice, Annie ~ thanks! |
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Post by lagatta on Jul 8, 2009 1:21:37 GMT
I much prefer Llamadas Económicas, and the cute little bee!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2009 8:08:42 GMT
Toulouse should be partly cloudy today with a delightful high of 25°.
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Post by lagatta on Jul 8, 2009 11:30:09 GMT
That is nice. Toulouse can be an oven in summertime. Last time I was through there was right after the big brushfires. Everything was parched. Does Imec know about the famous (or femmouze) Toulouse musical scene?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2009 12:57:11 GMT
Given his long standing patronage of that medium I would well imagine he checked it out.
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Post by bjd on Jul 8, 2009 15:03:51 GMT
HI everyone -- greetings from Imec. I just got back from seeing them. They were happy to be in France (all that food!) and enjoyed Toulouse, even though visiting had not been part of the original plan.
I'm not sure Imec checked out the local music scene. He didn't know who Claude Nougaro was.
I did have my camera with me, but they took so many photos that I didn't pull mine out. We walked around the city centre, visited the [ftp=http://phs.prs.k12.nj.us/ccassagne/01127CA6-000F50D3.4/toulouse-capitole%20from%20top.jpg]City Hall[/ftp] and [ftp=http://www.toulousevisit.com/group/images/stories/toulouse/toulouse-saint-sernin-chevet.jpg]Saint Sernin Basilica[/ftp] and went for lunch.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2009 16:30:29 GMT
Sounds like a lovely day bjd, I'm sure the imecs were grateful to hang out with a "native" of sorts. That was very gracious .
How did you recognize one another? Was imec waving an Any Port flag? A t-shirt with STALWART on it? Do tell.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2009 16:43:47 GMT
Imec could always discover Francis Cabrel.
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