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Neesy

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Today was a sort of busy one - went to the Passport office downtown to renew Josh's passport - $160 later he will get a 10 year passport in the mail in about two weeks.

Went shopping for a few grocery items, picked up a prescription at the pharmacy and made some chili :m_pan:
:m_noodles:

I have to leave for work shortly - hope my night shift goes fast - I'm off at 11 p.m. then back to work the next day at 8:15 [honestly, some days early retirement looks very attractive] - I might just look into it, as I could probably come back to work on a Casual basis.
 
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Grandpa

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As I get ready to leave South Korea, this place that I've said I frickin' love coming to, I'll just note that no place is perfect. Not that I've found, anyway.

So as I pack, keeping in mind the Luggage Proctoscope that I'll have to go through at Narita, I'll just remark on a few things that leave me bemused.

Hotels have not en masse joined the Club of Adequate Drawers.

Taxi drivers who treat you to the Whiplash Special. Why so many drive like that is beyond me.

Food. Don't get me wrong. I love the food. But I like food spicy, and Koreans offer spicy enthusiastically, and invariably in the dishes that I eat over the days, I find something, and I don't know what it is, that doesn't digest.
(doesn't digest) + (spicy) = (distress at a later time) It's basic math.

Signage. Now, I don't expect to see signs that I can necessarily read. But as I walk, I might see this flashing pink sign, promising lurid pleasures or something. As I pass by, I see the small English legend embedded. It says, "real estate." Kinda funny to the Western sensibilities, actually.

Aside from normal urban crowdedness, that's pretty much it. And that's not much. Like I said, I love coming here.
 
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Driving to the beach.......

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Damn Sundrop, sounds like a damn hard Week ((Sunny)

Is there the whole Adress on an US Driving Permit ?

Signed up for a Poker Tournament next Sunday.

Drove my Neighbours Daughter to School this morning, because her Mothers Car
didn`t start.
Was great. Driving a 9 year Old Girl, without Children`s Seat to School,
with a lowered Corrado.
All these Moms and Dads, with their SUV`s and Wagons...if looks could kill :frog:
 
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swiftdog2.0

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Working from home today. Got in from DC last night. Spent all of yesterday running between meetings in different parts of the city. Stupid cab I reserved to get home was never dispatched. Had a choice between waiting an hour for it or taking an Uber. Took the Uber.

The snowblower I got for SwiftMom’s was delivered today. Naturally it’s too tall to fit under the deck. No I have to cover it and chain it up so no one walks off with it :(

The dealership returned my after market rims from my Camaro today. They wanted the ugly stock ones for some reason. I’ll be selling the ones they returned.

Gotta spring Brody Dog from the kennel once I sign off for the day.

Gotta go back to DC for a day trip on Halloween. BOOO!!
 
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osnafrank said:
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Drove my Neighbours Daughter to School this morning, because her Mothers Car
didn`t start.
Was great. Driving a 9 year Old Girl, without Children`s Seat to School,
with a lowered Corrado.
All these Moms and Dads, with their SUV`s and Wagons...if looks could kill :frog:
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That's great! I'm sure you got some looks!

swiftdog2.0 said:
Gotta go back to DC for a day trip on Halloween. BOOO!!
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Now that IS scary! Safe travels!
 
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Grandpa

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Leaving Seoul was as endearing as arriving, and I mean that in a good way.

Checked out of the hotel and bought a ticket for a shuttle bus to the airport. Hour and a half ride. Cost: $13 and change. Walked to the bus stop about half a block away. Bus arrived the same time I did. Score.

In two "firsts" for my limited international travel, I: 1) Never got local currency, just used plastic; and 2) only had carry-on with me. I'd prechecked, went right to the security line, no problems. The flight was fine, the connection at Narita easier than I'd thought, and the flight home punctuated with sound sleep on my part. I guess I'm getting used to sleeping while sitting up in a plane. With no checked bag, I sailed through Customs & Immigration in Denver in record time.

Some things I do, probably obvious, but still: I always look for bus or rail going to or from airports. I prefer them over taxis, and they're sure less expensive. I got an Uber once in another country, got to the hotel, was asked conversationally how I got there, I told them, and they were shocked and said Uber was not legal there. So I'm a little more wary now.

For traveling, I always wear a shirt with a shirt pocket. Handy for carrying passport, phone, boarding pass, whatever, and easy to get to.

"Airport" shoes. Get things that look decent, i.e,. you can show up to work in, and are easy to slip off and on at the security line.

Always have a pen handy. Immigration forms, if nothing else. And then you're the popular guy in the row, because everyone's saying, "May I borrow your pen?" to fill theirs out.

And I've given up on trying to make quick connections. One delayed flight, and you're hosed. I always allow at least two hours, and I'm sure that sooner or later, there'll be a missed connection anyway.

And speaking of "anyway" - ANYWAY, it's good to be back home again with a weekend to rest before a full week starting Monday.
 
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Grandpa said:
Leaving Seoul was as endearing as arriving, and I mean that in a good way.

Checked out of the hotel and bought a ticket for a shuttle bus to the airport. Hour and a half ride. Cost: $13 and change. Walked to the bus stop about half a block away. Bus arrived the same time I did. Score.

In two "firsts" for my limited international travel, I: 1) Never got local currency, just used plastic; and 2) only had carry-on with me. I'd prechecked, went right to the security line, no problems. The flight was fine, the connection at Narita easier than I'd thought, and the flight home punctuated with sound sleep on my part. I guess I'm getting used to sleeping while sitting up in a plane. With no checked bag, I sailed through Customs & Immigration in Denver in record time.

Some things I do, probably obvious, but still: I always look for bus or rail going to or from airports. I prefer them over taxis, and they're sure less expensive. I got an Uber once in another country, got to the hotel, was asked conversationally how I got there, I told them, and they were shocked and said Uber was not legal there. So I'm a little more wary now.

For traveling, I always wear a shirt with a shirt pocket. Handy for carrying passport, phone, boarding pass, whatever, and easy to get to.

"Airport" shoes. Get things that look decent, i.e,. you can show up to work in, and are easy to slip off and on at the security line.

Always have a pen handy. Immigration forms, if nothing else. And then you're the popular guy in the row, because everyone's saying, "May I borrow your pen?" to fill theirs out.

And I've given up on trying to make quick connections. One delayed flight, and you're hosed. I always allow at least two hours, and I'm sure that sooner or later, there'll be a missed connection anyway.

And speaking of "anyway" - ANYWAY, it's good to be back home again with a weekend to rest before a full week starting Monday.
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Welcome home! I have never traveled out of the country, but I'm like you. Very organized, I want plenty of time between flights. I wear airport shoes. I don't wear jewelry and belts, underwire bras -- I follow all the laws and rules. I want to sail through these lines. Luckily, my latest trip I was precheck all the way and that's a breeze! But, I did get through TSA checkpoint without a valid boarding pass and had a close encounter of the TSA kind with many nice agents.
 
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Grandpa said:
Leaving Seoul was as endearing as arriving, and I mean that in a good way.

Checked out of the hotel and bought a ticket for a shuttle bus to the airport. Hour and a half ride. Cost: $13 and change. Walked to the bus stop about half a block away. Bus arrived the same time I did. Score.

In two "firsts" for my limited international travel, I: 1) Never got local currency, just used plastic; and 2) only had carry-on with me. I'd prechecked, went right to the security line, no problems. The flight was fine, the connection at Narita easier than I'd thought, and the flight home punctuated with sound sleep on my part. I guess I'm getting used to sleeping while sitting up in a plane. With no checked bag, I sailed through Customs & Immigration in Denver in record time.

Some things I do, probably obvious, but still: I always look for bus or rail going to or from airports. I prefer them over taxis, and they're sure less expensive. I got an Uber once in another country, got to the hotel, was asked conversationally how I got there, I told them, and they were shocked and said Uber was not legal there. So I'm a little more wary now.

For traveling, I always wear a shirt with a shirt pocket. Handy for carrying passport, phone, boarding pass, whatever, and easy to get to.

"Airport" shoes. Get things that look decent, i.e,. you can show up to work in, and are easy to slip off and on at the security line.

Always have a pen handy. Immigration forms, if nothing else. And then you're the popular guy in the row, because everyone's saying, "May I borrow your pen?" to fill theirs out.

And I've given up on trying to make quick connections. One delayed flight, and you're hosed. I always allow at least two hours, and I'm sure that sooner or later, there'll be a missed connection anyway.

And speaking of "anyway" - ANYWAY, it's good to be back home again with a weekend to rest before a full week starting Monday.
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Thankful you are home safe and can relax for awhile. Your knowledge, experiences and travel tips will help many.
 
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