motmot

Look at the time on our posts Tully. When I topped it again, your response still wasn't showing--lest anyone think me a bit of a nutcase with my topping infatuation.

parrmt

Every time this one pops to the top, I get this little wrench im my heart. When the post first appeared ( LAST June!!!) I said to myself I am going to be there. With daughters or hubby or both. Of course hubby saud he wasn't letting me loose in the OSA without him.....well we have to be back the first of July, but I still thought we could hit a few nights w/the wonderful group at BdC, but airfare shot that idea down real quick. I am not complaining I am just thrilled we are even able to go... even though it will be a month too early for the group. I will be so jealous.

Bit since I am going first I will be on the lookout for the Pumas (with Tuna sandwiches in hand ) I will then alert all of you where they are!

Maybe lasso it to Jutta's table!

cmerrell

That's very neighborly of you to hunt down a puma for us, parrmt! Maybe you can radio-collar one for us, so we can track it successfully! Although he/she might enjoy one of Jutta's massages, so the "lasso it to the table" option might have merit too. ;-)

shillmac

Jutta's reflexology would have made even the puma scream.

And I don't know what it would think about that little "touch" she adds at the end! "do you feel the heat. . ."!

All that aside, thank you Toni! I, too, am just sick that you couldn't work it out for the same time. We'd have SO much in common! Next time. I think airfare has finally dropped a little--hasn't it? It usually does after I book!

shillmac

Hope I'm not hurting Jutta's business with my little snips of insight. I'll get her massage every time--she is very good. Just a little. . . . . .out of the mold.

tully

Toni, if you could just lasso one of those flashing strobes with a beeper around it's neck I'm sure we could find it, with or without the tuna melt!

Jutta massages are awesome and indeed different, just forget modesty

hipvirgochick

parrmt -- You will have a GREAT trip! And YAHOO that you get to go! Sure wish we could meet up with you, but there will be other years...right? ;-)

parrmt

You bet, there will be many trips to BdC I hope

I will be off of the board for awhile..I am on a hunt to get that flashing strobe w/beeper

I have also contacted Barnum and Bailey and they are putting me in an accelerated "How to Tame Lions for Dummies" class.... I figure it will work for pumas won't it?? So I must be off!


PS Jutta rocks w/her massages.

Funny story...my first one w/her was during our first trip to BdC, I'm a little hard of hearing (my family will tell you alot, but they lie!)....anyway w/her accent and my ears I wasn't sure what she was murmuring toward the end. Well she had me sit on that little stool and bend forward amd rest my head and arms on the massage table. She then proceeded to massage my upper neck and back. She kept saying relax..relax.
Well these 2 big (hate 'em) appendages on my chest were just out there floppin and hanging in the breeze, no cover or drape..just these 2 big girlies out there. I could not realax! I said ...Ooooh Jutta, I am sorry I don't like this!! She ignored me and just kept on .
So last year I came prepared with a pareo so I could at least cover these beastie boys up, but it was a traditional massage!

Yes, forget modesty for sure!! hahahaha

shillmac

Oh well, Toni, I haven't blurted it out yet, but just wait until she reaches around and grabs one of them trying to pass on a little "energy"! Hell, I didn't know WHAT to say--and I sure as heck didn't want to piss her off, considering the way she had pinched my feet the year before!

YIKES! Yes, other than that, she rocks. And rolls.

shillmac

Katie, do you think this thread could win some kind of prize for "most hilarious"?

Cattail

This is SO funny! I must get hubby to book a massage with this woman... I am getting terribly jealous, waiting until next Feb. to be at BdC.. I'll be rooting for a puma-sighting for y'all though! A camp-out - now that would be AWESOME!

Percy

Hi Everyone;

Thanks for missing me a little

As some of you know I had surgery for Dupuytren's Contracture of the right hand.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupuytren's_contracture

I had the palm of my hand cut into several paterns.

It can take up to six month ( or more) for all the healing and recovery to take place.

In the meantime I have to faithfully do flexion exercises everyday and wear a splint every night.

Well, by doing the exercises faithfully, I developed one of the complication...that being Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Now my surgery fingers are not only painful, but the now the non surgery fingers are numb and hyper sensitive.

So when I have to type with my right I get little "shocks"
because of the numbness and hypersensitivity...just great.!!

So today the hospital made me a new splint to try and combat both the Duypuytren's and now the Carpal Tunnel.

I was to go to Viet Nam and Cambodia at the end of March,but my friends had to leave without me ...Boo - Hoo !!

So to shillmac ,tully, Jeff_inCosta _ Rica, cmerrell, hipvirgochick,volcanogirl, plumboy, quowadis and many other that I just cannot mention them all.....

I do think of all of you and I do read your comments, but I just type very little these days.

So I read your comments and keep quiet... at least I am making shillmac happy ...oops !!!

shillmac...I sent you and e-mail. What is with this mot mot!!!??? hmmmm

Good Night everybody

tully

hi Percy! glad to see you again and glad to know you're still around. Sorry about all the trouble you've had with your hand, sounds painful, and sorry you had to miss your Asia trip - maybe you can sub in a June CR trip to recoup? Hope you're feeling better each and every day.

on a side note I had 'surgery' yesterday on my hand too except I did it with a cat food lid, so I am henpecking right along with you!

volcanogirl

Percy, I'm sending you a big hug. We've missed you!

cmerrell

It sounds like you've had a rough time, Percy! I hope you'll start feeling much better with the new splint. You are one of my travel heroes because you've been to many places that I would like to see. So I'm sending you all my best wishes for a successful recovery so that you can get back out traveling again soon!

jmvp

Yes, and good luck from me also.

I know how much you were looking forward to the Asia trip.

Thank you for the e-mails and the endless help you gave me for my Egypt trip.

I just want to tell the people that you personally wrote to a tour guide you know in Cairo and set up my tours of Cairo and Alexandria.... they met us at the airport like we were Royalty.. what a delight that was !!

Thank You and yes, get better soon.

hipvirgochick

Percy -- So glad you were able to post and let us know you haven't forgotten about us. ;-)

Sounds like you're going through some hellish pain and rehab and I'm very sorry to hear that. Missed your trip too -- BOO!

I'm sending healing thoughts your way in hopes for a speedier recovery.

hipvirgochick

P.S. Noticed some good airfares on Travelocity recently. ;-)

parrmt

Percy, get well soon! Everyone was wondering where and how you were!

Percy

Thanks everybody.

I am doing the best I can... I did not think I would be in this condition when April arrived.

April 14th my friends come back from Viet Nam and Cambodia to show me their pictures of the trip I had to miss.

To all of you a big Hug