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- From: drieux@com (drieux, just drieux)
- Subject: Strangest in a Strange Land
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.215727.6681@wetware.com>
- Summary: The Trip So Far
- Keywords: Snow,Ice,Cats,Hospitality
- Sender: news@wetware.com (Usenet News Account)
- Organization: Castle WetWare Philosopher and Sniper
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:57:27 GMT
- Lines: 123
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- I have driven due south for about 1200 miles.
- My car made it without any problems.
-
- I left Vicky a few days ago and spent the night
- with relatives on the mainland.
-
- By about noon on the 16'th I fired up the Firebird and ventured south.
- Rolling up to the Peace Arch, a few flakes were flying.
- The sky was overcast and I pulled up to the Booth.
-
- Mr. USKustomsInspektorDudeDroid axed moe dese t'ings:
-
- Q: Occupacion?
- A: Geologist.
-
- Q: Plannin' on stayin' long?
- A: For de 'olidaze.
-
- Q: Where do ya work?
- A: Undeployed.
-
- Q: Where was your last job?
- A: Montreal.
-
- Q: How long since ya worked?
- A: Since July.
-
- Q: When will you start working?
- A: When I find suitable deployment.
-
- Q: Will you be lookin' fer work in the US?
- A: Nope.
-
- USKustomsIspekorDudeDroid: Pull over to yer left & talk to the *nice*
- Folx inside, *sir*
-
- So dey axed me fer de PermisDeConduire (no peectures on de QuebecLicense, BDW)!
- Douanes: Arrrrrrrrgh! No. de passeport MB 519493 (CANADIEN) was screwtenized.
-
- The pleasant & gentle people there posed more of the same
- and did sum kinda securite' czech on yers truelly.
-
- I was let in officiellement.
-
- Kruzin inta Seattle, Thot I'd look up de peeler bar that I blew`
- skads ov green stuff in a few weeks ago.
-
- Feefte' douleurs wuz de limite dis tyme.
-
- Two clox later, de rode was myne.
- Had a bit of de MISERE wit de miles from de Kilometres and 'it NEIGE
- aroundabouts OLYMPIA. Fun. None in Kanader,Eh? Am I goin' Nord or Sud????
-
- 'twas odd...then the front end of de bazou was slippin'
- I had hit some NubianIce.
-
- Only about 100 Miles of that Noise!!!
- Decided to slow it down a little?
-
- Reaching Portland, There was lightning, cars wiped out everywhere, but no ice!!!
- Hoo Hah, Only rain! Good t'ing the wypers 'r' JUSTABLE!!!!
-
- 'urd 'bout snow thru de passes...West was best, on to the 101 and redwoods.
- CurvyTwistyHillyRoads I enjoyed. The car behaved flawlessly.
-
- Got 150 miles North of RiceARoniTown & couldn't see no more!!
- Turdsday mornin' I left a message on Nina's phone and kept drivin!
-
- Got lost and Konfyused trying to stay on the 101 in town and rolled down de bay!
- Found me way to a pizza place in MTN VIEW, and later checked into a motel.
-
- Called about all the phone #'s I had and waited for repLIES from all
- those STYUPID answering mochines. LowPoint fer sher.
-
- Hung aroung and got de car shined up by guys who never herd of
- KommunistPlacesLikeKanadaOrFurrinersFromElNorte!!!
-
- Went to a WoikinKlassPub and got KomfortablyNumb.
- Got to CatWoman's trailer and was greeted with sneezes and AntiMystahineKapsules.
-
- The cats were friendly, saying *MERP* frequently. One was even flirtatious.
- LowPoint: One had CANCER and had to be vetted on SatDayMorning.
- SweetDreams, Chaplain...*SNIFF*
-
- Saw the FamousFault named after me, and went to FOGGS to parte'...
-
- We met Tyger and waited for the others. Started downing some GosserBrau
- (ExcellentAustrianBeer) and waited for Nina and everyone else...
-
- Some locals that I never herd of showed up. It was fine...
- drieux showed up later along with Ed Carp.
-
- Sir Rohwer, Don Fereira, Aahz & Stef were conspicuously absent...
- We had some fun anyway, too bad ya meesed it...
-
- MicroBoinx on short notice, I was surprised that ANYONE found the place, and so on.
-
- Here I sit at the CatHouseTerminal in the loft at CastleWetware.
- To dispell some myths: Yes, this place indeed exists,
- drieux is taking a shower in the next room and he DOES talk like he posts.
- Diana has no problems, I wear a felt hat, and Andy R. DOES exist.
- BTW, he is a most excellent host, a tremendous chef, AND has the most eempresseeve
- collection of VINO that I have EVER seen, IMVHO, uv curse </.Q
- !
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- I'm going to have to bone up on me chopstix skills tanite. Gettin' together with
- some dear friends that I met on the net in a VietnaMerican restaurant.
-
- What should I wear besides my hat? I'll surely t'ink of something... </.)
-
- Merci au Bon drieux for making this all possible...
-
- Cheers,
-
- dreas
- u
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