What? What? Because of predicted thunderstorms across it. Shout out to some friends - I see a foot sticking out! Thunder'll gitcha!
Jane (my younger sister) - Chicago suburb (Libertyville) Family motto: We never cry; we just make others bawl.
Barbra - Dallas/Ft. Worth
Joan - Houston
Caroline - Kansas City, Mo
Not the Midwest, but thundery anyhow - Fort Myers Cousin Ruth Ellen and Aunt Pat
Denver - Mike and Grace
New Orleans - the bartender at the Absinth House
Wichita, Kansas - born there.
Putzing around I ran into this:
11 dead - Updated: 16 dead
11 hurt
35 rescued from the undamaged side of the building.
2 rescued
but 150 still missing. minus 5 for 145
I wonder what happens to rescued children discovered in situations like this condo crash. Do they forever have to be reminded of it? "Yes, you are our little wonder baby!" and smothers the poor kid in wet kisses (Why being a kid can certainly be tiresome.) And parties that remark the occasion. "It was just five years ago that - Pass the potato salad, Myrtle."
RE: Falling buildings. I didn't think of this until 5 minutes ago. Las Vegas. You want it to rain people? There's your place. I'm thinking of the Rio with it's 50-story glass elevator - what? so spectators can see the terror in (rapidly) descending passengers faces?
Our man in San Diego has just written that the same construction firm built another building there and residents are being urged to evacuate.
Avoiding Another Condo Crash as in Florida
Dear Sir:
What if all of our Beach Cities Fire Departments put together a lecture/brochure on condo exit in emergency situations and met with interested condo owners in a group setting?
Sincerely, Nina Murphy
Prince Harry flew commercial eschewing BA (British Air) Specifically, American Airlines from LAX to LHR (Heathrow) He's visiting to see the unveiling, with his older brother Wills, of a statue honoring their mother Princess Diana on the grounds of Kensington Palace. Harry was on AA #134,
AA#134 is a Boeing Triple 777-300 It carries 300 pax. On Harry's flight (he was seated in 1st as you can imagine) of the 8 seats, 5 were empty and blocked off, "A sure sign of a big wig on board," said a grizzled Flight Attendant who'd seen'em all.
I knew that parking your butt in a recliner and slugging down champagne till you burble if you dare to get up is expensive and, always has been, so is here's a one passenger fare for a RT from LAX to LHR -on AA . $13,277
I can understand why Harry would prefer AA to BA - We flew BA once and that will be it forever.
Here's what BA presented to me as a Bloody Mary: a glass (plastic) with some ice, a tiny bottle of Skye Vodka and a pull-the-tab- yourself can of tomato juice. Probably nothing even remotely spicy on the entire plane.
Even though their hats (some kind of WW2 bonnet) were cute, they were snotty bitches and we had not been demanding in any way.
We were flying jumped-up Coach class - a new promotion in class.
A CONTRAST
AA, ah, dear, AA They were starting a new route from DFW (Dallas) to Paris (CDG) and Mgmnt was looking for volunteers to take what I now realize was a shake-down flight for the Flight Attendants. Didn't know then, wouldn't care now. Hold your breathe (along with us but but we got 1st!)
Michelle picked us up, and we had a wonderful 3 or 4 days, before Richie had to go back to work
Sometime later we got the bill. $80 dollars each for RTs from Los Angeles to Paris and back in 1st!
Wasn't there to verify, but it made the rounds.
A flight had to be cancelled due to weather and one of the pax flew into a rage. He stomped up to the Gate Agents little kiosk ranting and raging - He has to get that flight, "So I can be there for my two year twin sons birthday" as the agent tries to sooth him. Driven by exasperation the man whipped out his business and peed all over her kiosk whereupon she looked him in the eye and said, "You fathered twins with that?' General mirth all around. The calm pax laughed so hard they nearly wet themselves!
Courtesy Readers Digest - where I read it so you don't have to - you're a busy person and I'm not.
A person who is not afraid of looking like a fool gets to do a lot more dancing. Attention: Richie - he hops like the French do. Take my word; they can't dance for shit. I love to see them out on the floor, head's bobbing like corks and smirking at how they're blowing away the competition. Not.
Spaghetti is hair for meatballs. So much for pasta ever again.
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
I'm not screaming at you; I'm just talking to you loud.
In high school, every class is a drama event.
Watching a teenager on his smart phone, I realized the idiom "ll thumbs" might be doomed.
World scientists admit they just don't like mice.
To err is human to point it out with glee is Internet.
"Everyone who lined up 30 minutes early to board the plane is going to be so mad when we all land at the same time. " Had to be a blonde, don't you think?
