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One more reason why last weekend was much better. Today BART is not running properly, due to protesters. They had to call security with dogs.
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Hello Faina, my Comcast was down so I didn't read the news and didn't see the news on TV.
Thanbk goodness this didn't happen on the day of our GTG! Wow, it is really raining here but we need it as we have been told we could have water rationing next summer if there isn't enough rain here and snow in the mountains. So I won't be grumbling about too much rain this winter, lol! |
Yes we really did luck out on the weather. And I don't what I would have done if BART was messed up-not good for a BART beginner. LOL
I wish we'd get some of that rain down here-so far just lots of dark clouds. |
Hi Paula, I was thinking about you also. That is why it is always good to have the information about a shuttle bus..sometimes BART is not running for one reason or another. Plan B is always a good thing. We just had an hour of a very big cloudburst. Now the rain has stopped and the stupid squirrels are out and dropping walnuts from the walnut trees across from me..bang, bang on the sidewalk and the roof. Annoying little fellows, lol.
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Hi All! We are back from Phoenix and I was surprised to see all the great GTG pictures. Kal, great composition! So wonderful to meet you all and hope we can GTG again sometime soon!
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Paula- I sure hope we don't get any rain at least for another week. My house is naked and exposed and doesn't get stucco til Wednesday or Thursday. I am keeping my fingers crossed....just hold out a fwe more days!
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Hello Ronda! I so enjoyed seeing you and your charming husband. It was a fun evening wasn't it. I look forward to seeing you two again.
And ncounty..yikes! Well I will cross my fingers your area doesn't get any rain this week. I have seen a few houses the end of last week getting new roofs. Wonder how that worked out. Sure glad I had our GC put the roof on early summer. Best of luck to you ncounty! |
ciggy...<i>Me...impish</i>? :))
At my size I appreciate that! f_e_r...My pleasure. It was a lot of fun meeting all the newbies and <i>most</i> of the "oldbies". ;) Ronda...drop me an e-mail before your next trip to "The 'ville". Some nice places to have a glass of wine now. |
Kal. . ."impish"?
Maybe that was a typo and the initial "w" or more likely "p" came up missing? :D |
OW! That was <i>COLD</i> man...
FUNNY but cold! :)) You were hanging around Faina waaay too long! ;) |
I heard there was drizzling for about an hour today, LoveItaly. The roof has been waterproofed so my exposure is the fireplaces and all the side walls have little cover. Consequences will hopefully be mild. I remember you went through some work earlier as well. I'm glad you got yours done. I suffered from analysis paralysis so I got a later start.....and now that I've given the green light, at last, it is full speed ahead....moving blisteringly fast.
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Wow, great pictures!!!! That was just such a great time!
Faina, please let us know when you might be down and we can definitely pull together an LA GTG!!! I'll start testing out restaurants right now! |
The things you do for friends! :'(
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ncounty-We got a little drizzle and showers my way also but nothing that lasted very long. Hope the light rain didn't mess up anything in your house.
Oh my gosh-I love your term analysis paralysis!! I have that anytime I have to make a decision particularly about things around my house. I am doing lots of small projects right now. Picking out bathroom tile was a big deal. When I painted my living room, I had samples of least 6 colors on my wall while I was trying to decide. Of course after all that I ended up with my first pick. But anyway, I am going to use that term from now on. Sounds so much better than "I can't make up my mind!" Cat-If you ever want to check out any restaurants ahead of time, let me know. I think we should do some taste tests before Faina comes in March! |
<<Cat-If you ever want to check out any restaurants ahead of time, let me know.>>
Just make sure there is room to move around. Don't like that getting stuck behind a long table and can't get up. wouldn't want to have to do the "low crawl" again. :D thereyet |
So does that mean you'll come down to join our LA GTG?
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I loved how things were at Henry Hunan's. I think something similar would be ideal.
Paula, yes, anytime you are near, we will check out places. |
By hook or by crook, I'm the last to post, better late than never! I wasn't able to access Fodor's the day after the GTG for 5 days and then left for a 2.5 weeks China trip, just returned on Sunday. Big thanks to the always trusty Faina, she acted on my behalf thru e-mail helping coordinate my GTGs in China, what a terrific pal.
Bolshoi thanks again to Faina and thereyet for putting together this GTG in honor of Patrick and Lee, it was so exciting to meet old and new Fodorites and I truly enjoyed your great company as all have expressed here. Everyone was a mr or ms Congeniality and good looking too. The 3 tables were losely divided by those who prefer mild, spicy and fiery food. Our mild table of 8 ordered the following to share: Egg rolls Potstickers Diana's meat pie Hot & sour soup w/out meat Velvet chicken Kong pao chicken Beef w/ vegetables Shrimp w/ tofu Sweet & sour cod fish Scallops Hunan style Mixed vegetables with bean curd Till we GTG again, dear Fodorite friends, stay well and happy travels! |
Shanghainese, welcome back! I'm delighted to see you have your log-in working now!
Welcome back home, welcome back to Fodor's, and... welcome back to work! ((6)) |
Hi Shanghainese: It was great sharing a table with you, and your explaining dishes and teaching us a few words. Hope you had a good trip to China and, as Faina said, welcome home.
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