Donna Evleth

Dans l'article <[email protected]>, Phil
<[email protected]> a écrit :


    > All us Euros will sell our mothers for a Hershey Bar or a
    > Reeses(?) peanut butter chocolate thing.

Not in France. All the French loathe peanut butter, and even if they
didn't, they generally loathe sweet/salt combinations, and peanuts are, in
France, a "salt" food, while chocolate is a "sweet" food. Yes, I know, the
French so have sweet/salt combinations, like pork with apples, and canard Ã
l'orange, but it has to be done very carefully. Usually sweet is combined
with salt when the salt item, like pork or duck, may be very fatty, and the
addition of the sweet element cuts the fat down.

Donna Evleth
    >

Donna Evleth

Dans l'article <[email protected]>, Olivers
<[email protected]> a écrit :


    > A big Fender with an amp in backpack will generally cause the deskclerks in
    > low range motels (NoTell Motel, DewDrop Inn, etc.) to claim that your
    > reservation for tonight (and every other nigh) has been lost and that there
    > are "No rooms at the Inn". At the Marriott, etc., they simply won't let you
    > out of the cab (driven by an immigrant Somali with approximately 15 words
    > of English and a small scale area map provided by the car rental
    > agencies,but not much good for finding alternative accommodations).

There is a way to tell a really downscale motel in the US. It is within
walking distance of a prison.

We learned about this in Phoenix, when we needed lodgings near the airport
because we were going to have to pick up our daughter the day after our own
arrival, when we were jetlagged. We didn't want to go too far, so we looked
for something near the airport. Rotten neighborhood!!! Just to advise
those who might tell me that this response is off topic, people coming from
Europe would not have a clue that motels near the airport might be
undesirable. Here they are not. Europeans might be thinking of
convenience, the way we did.

For us personally, it wasn't the prison that bothered us most. It was the
whores strolling through the motel parking lot, or more accurately, their
pimps and their customers. We discovered them too late.

Donna Evleth

Padraig Breathnach

"Donna Evleth" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >For us personally, it wasn't the prison that bothered us most. It was the
    >whores strolling through the motel parking lot, or more accurately, their
    >pimps and their customers. We discovered them too late.
Too late for what?

--
PB
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Tim Kroesen

...are you saying 'fanny packers' have some negative British
connotation? Try going into the corner market and asking for "Hostess,
Twinkies please"...<g>

Tim K

"Phil" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > £¢$Â¥ wrote:
    > > 1.. Laminated city maps (Paris, Venice, Rome, London should about
cover
    > > the continent I think!)
    > No need. All these so-called cities are so damn small that you
    > can see where you are.
    > > 2.. Trashbags to be used as raincoats
    > > 3.. Polyester pants and some Wal-Mart jeans.
    > Careful, exotic hi-tech products like polyester trousers are only
    > available in Europe on the black market. You may get mugged.
    > > 4.. Electronic travellers dictionary
    > No need. Just talk loudly and slowly.
    > > 5.. Digital camera with zoom-lense and wide-angle lenses
    > > 6.. Camcorder
    > > 7.. Wide brimmed hat
    > > 8.. "Bush-Cheney 4 More Years" t-shirts
    > > 9.. Wal-Mart brand sneakers for walking, fine dining, everything.
    > > 10.. Shaving cream, toothpaste, toilet paper (US brands are much
softer
    > > than harsh Euro-paper)
    > > 11.. Underarm Deodorant (Impossible to find in Europe, only
available with
    > > a doctor's prescription from what I hear)
    > > 12.. Back pack with US flag patch sewn into it.
    > > 13.. Green, camoflauge fanny pack
    > You seem to have a fixation on these. They are not specifically
    > American or anything else, just tasteless. But in the UK call
    > them 'bum bags' or there will be trouble.
    > > 14.. Six or seven guide books
    > This would not be very American in spirit. You might actually
    > learn something.
    > > 15.. American trinkets to hand out to the locals, things like
cheap
    > > baseball caps, little American flags, bars of hotel soap, candy
bars. We
    > > know in America that Euros won't give any help without something in
return
    > > and all of our history books point out how you guys fall all over
yourselves
    > > to get anything from America.
    > All us Euros will sell our mothers for a Hershey Bar or a
    > Reeses(?) peanut butter chocolate thing.

Watcher

"£¢$Â¥" <£¢$Â¥@phantom.com> wrote in message news:<[email protected] >...
    > Hey, you people over there in Europe,
    > Here's my Trip to Europe Checklist:
    > 1.. Laminated city maps (Paris, Venice, Rome, London should about cover
    > the continent I think!)
    > 2.. Trashbags to be used as raincoats
    > 3.. Polyester pants and some Wal-Mart jeans.
    > 4.. Electronic travellers dictionary
    > 5.. Digital camera with zoom-lense and wide-angle lenses
    > 6.. Camcorder
    > 7.. Wide brimmed hat
    > 8.. "Bush-Cheney 4 More Years" t-shirts
    > 9.. Wal-Mart brand sneakers for walking, fine dining, everything.
    > 10.. Shaving cream, toothpaste, toilet paper (US brands are much softer
    > than harsh Euro-paper)
    > 11.. Underarm Deodorant (Impossible to find in Europe, only available with
    > a doctor's prescription from what I hear)
    > 12.. Back pack with US flag patch sewn into it.
    > 13.. Green, camoflauge fanny pack
    > 14.. Six or seven guide books
    > 15.. American trinkets to hand out to the locals, things like cheap
    > baseball caps, little American flags, bars of hotel soap, candy bars. We
    > know in America that Euros won't give any help without something in return
    > and all of our history books point out how you guys fall all over yourselves
    > to get anything from America.
.
    > I'm still waiting for more advice from you helpful Euro's. Could you take a
    > look at my list and let me know if I'm missing anything?

It looks great! We'll be watching for you......

Randee

Huh! There are some upscale hotels probably not 3 minutes north of the
airport on the 44th St. exit. Hardly a rotten neighborhood. Go north
another 5-10 minutes on 44th, hang a right on Indian School, and at 49th
St. you will find one of Phoenix's best German restaurants (for the
European connection!).

Go 5 minutes east of the airport on University Ave. and you are in the
middle of Arizona State University., plenty of decent motels there.
--
wf.

Donna Evleth wrote:
    >We learned about this in Phoenix, when we needed lodgings near the airport
because we were going to have to pick up our daughter the day after our
own
arrival, when we were jetlagged.
We didn't want to go too far, so we looked
    > for something near the airport. Rotten neighborhood!!! Just to advise
    > those who might tell me that this response is off topic, people coming from
    > Europe would not have a clue that motels near the airport might be
    > undesirable. Here they are not. Europeans might be thinking of

The Reids

Following up to The Reids

    >So I revise my position to one of, basically, when it comes to
    >flannel, i'm flanneling. :-(

Am I alone in being flannel blind? I have never owned or used one
and it seems I have blindly been either flinging them aside or
worse, using them as luxury toilet paper when they have been
provided.
After all, God gave us two hands and the Dolphin shower, why do
we need a flannel?
Are they not a very inconvenient item to transport? The
Hitchhikers Guiide to the Galaxy exhorts us to remember our
towel, nothing about flannels.
--
Mike Reid
If god wanted us to be vegetarians he wouldn't have made animals out of meat.
Wasdale-Lake district-Thames path-London "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

The Reids

Following up to Tim Kroesen

    >...are you saying 'fanny packers' have some negative British
    >connotation?

no, no, no, use it at will :-)
--
Mike Reid
If god wanted us to be vegetarians he wouldn't have made animals out of meat.
Wasdale-Lake district-Thames path-London "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

The Reids

Following up to Donna Evleth

    >> All us Euros will sell our mothers for a Hershey Bar or a
    >> Reeses(?) peanut butter chocolate thing.
    >Not in France. All the French loathe peanut butter,

include me in UK on that.
--
Mike Reid
If god wanted us to be vegetarians he wouldn't have made animals out of meat.
Wasdale-Lake district-Thames path-London "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

The Reids

Following up to Padraig Breathnach

    >>For us personally, it wasn't the prison that bothered us most. It was the
    >>whores strolling through the motel parking lot, or more accurately, their
    >>pimps and their customers. We discovered them too late.
    >Too late for what?

I always assumed whores worked flexible hours?
--
Mike Reid
If god wanted us to be vegetarians he wouldn't have made animals out of meat.
Wasdale-Lake district-Thames path-London "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap

Donna Evleth

Dans l'article <[email protected]>, Tim
Challenger <[email protected]> a écrit :


    > On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 19:38:32 GMT, Tim Kroesen wrote:
    >> Now as to that roll of TP I carried all over Europe... <G> It's one
    >> of the few souvenirs I brought back unused!
    > what's TP?
    > --
    > Tim C.

Toilet paper. TP is a euphemism, designed for those who are a bit squeamish
about actually saying the full name of something which conjures up images of
sordid bodily functions.

Donna Evleth

Donna Evleth

Dans l'article <[email protected]>, Padraig
Breathnach <[email protected]> a écrit :


    > "Donna Evleth" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>For us personally, it wasn't the prison that bothered us most. It was the
    >>whores strolling through the motel parking lot, or more accurately, their
    >>pimps and their customers. We discovered them too late.
    > Too late for what?

Too late to change motels. We had already paid for 2 nights.

Donna Evleth
    > --
    > PB
    > The return address has been MUNGED

Padraig Breathnach

"Donna Evleth" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >Dans l'article <[email protected]>, Padraig
    >Breathnach <[email protected]> a écrit :
    >> "Donna Evleth" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>For us personally, it wasn't the prison that bothered us most. It was the
    >>>whores strolling through the motel parking lot, or more accurately, their
    >>>pimps and their customers. We discovered them too late.
    >> Too late for what?
    >Too late to change motels. We had already paid for 2 nights.
Phew! For a moment I was worried about Earl's proclivities.

--
PB
The return address has been MUNGED

Jenn

The Reids wrote:

    > Following up to The Reids
    >
    >
    >>So I revise my position to one of, basically, when it comes to
    >>flannel, i'm flanneling. :-(
    >
    >
    > Am I alone in being flannel blind? I have never owned or used one
    > and it seems I have blindly been either flinging them aside or
    > worse, using them as luxury toilet paper when they have been
    > provided.
    > After all, God gave us two hands and the Dolphin shower, why do
    > we need a flannel?
    > Are they not a very inconvenient item to transport? The
    > Hitchhikers Guiide to the Galaxy exhorts us to remember our
    > towel, nothing about flannels.

no wonder so many young Brits look so scruffy -- they bathe without
doing more than rinsing themselves with soap and water -- no scrubbing

Donna Evleth

Dans l'article <[email protected]>, The Reids
<[email protected]> a écrit :


    > Am I alone in being flannel blind? I have never owned or used one
    > and it seems I have blindly been either flinging them aside or
    > worse, using them as luxury toilet paper when they have been
    > provided.

I also thought I was alone on this issue. I am comforted to know that there
are at least two of us.

Donna Evleth