You Live on a Caribbean Island when....
- ...you set out to do 3 things on the first kid-free day since May and 5 hours later you STILL have 3 things to do
- ....on your way to refill the 10 gallon water jugs (for the dispenser) you remember that you borrowed your friend's truck over the weekend and forgot to return it, so you spend an hour getting the truck fueled up and cleaned and returned, ride back included
- ....before dropping off your work permit renewal, you realize you don't have passport pictures, so you go get them taken, but the studio's brand new printer has it's first "unfixable" paper jam ever
- ...while going to pay the mechanic for the work he did on your jeep (which caused you to borrow your friend's truck in the first place) every single ATM on the island won't work and by the time you get to the mechanic to tell him that, you figure out that the AC he "fixed" is already broken again
- ...(this one's for Lottie) the guy you met over the weekend calls to
ask you out on a date, but requests that you don't call him back
"'cause you know..... my wife"!
- ...after 2 months of going back and forth, you finally break down and resolve to buy a Blackberry - only to find out your number can't be ported to work on one, AND the damn thing was gonna cost $650USD anyway
- ....you show up at the salon for your appointment to get your 5 year old's hair braided for their "1st day of Kindergarten" surprise, except the lady you had an appointment with isn't there. 2 phone calls later you find someone else that will be "right there", for which you then spend 35 minutes waiting on in her salon. Once that lady does finally show up, she frantically calls 2 other helpers on the phone in Spanish, saying the equivalent of "yes, they're white, I don't know what to do". Eventually, the "platting plan" is abandoned but 45 minutes later, hair twisting cuteness ensues!
Entertaining (as usual) and lovely photographs. Your posts make me very jealous. The UK is cold and windy today (and don't even mention the rain). I still await an update on those chicks we all helped name (unless the fox had em). Richard
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Hey Francie,
Your posts always crack me up. You always seem to have these crazy Murphy's Law days whether you are home or travelling. Up here in North Texas we were initially told we would get 8 inches of rain from the outer bands of Gustav - in reality we got MAYBE 1/4 inch. And then it was in short little misty bursts that evaporated when it hit the pavement.
Anyway - just wanted to say hello. Take good care of you and yours.
Jamie
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Those points are funny, made me LOL - especially point 5!
The one about the hair salon is true for over here as well. They don't do appointments times either and its just a case of turning up and waiting for hours, moreso if they say "just now" !!!
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