** on-site Trip Report ~~ Friday ... 09/18/15

Rain falling more often now-days.
..Big storm yesterday early-evening

trying to sprinkle again today,
..57 drops fell a few minutes ago
and stopped.


all around,
up & down the road/lane
you hear lady-voices
yelling to **who-ever**:::>>> '''..get the cloths OFF the line..'''
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.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5bjlZLqNAA

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something *interesting* happen-ed a few days ago,
kinda illustrates how-things-go
down here :::: the drum, the grapevine

'member my duty-free cigarettes..?..

well,
NObody ... or so i thought ... knew about my *arrangement* with the shopkeeper.

couple days ago,
my landlord came to me
wanting to buy some of the CravenA's

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
how he know..??
who told him..??

turns out
a young-lady
a friend of the shop keeper
found out
and
told my landlord.

* sigh *

can't keep no secrets down here na tru
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Made 2 important phone calls

1...called my Ja-mentor ----reminded her about the fresh thymne, i'm to take back to foreign ... she *collected* it before i arrived, and set it aside to dry, so USofA Customs won't take it, as they did last trip ... dem no allow green stuff

I also,
reminded her that I wanted/needed the results of her *research*::::>>> price-ing on rental lodging in & around Lucea-town. I reminded her that I was low low looooooooooooooow maintenance .... didn't require anything as large as her current new quarters, which i saw & toured last week. ... No Sir..l!!... too much space, for me.

2...later, after getting the phone number from his wife, I called a guy who has done a few buidling, carpentry things for me over the years ...

he was in-foreign
in New York

he along with 142 other Jamaicans
were up there
pickin' apples

told him
i was giving him a heads-up
to build, maybe/probably this Winter

''..NO problem, mon..''' <<< he-SAY >>>>> '''..you been chattin' 'bout that a loooooooooooong time..''
'''..true true... but i'm ready now...''


an aside:::>>> I am NOT buying no-land .... can't dew-wheat .... gonna rent Ja-land, house, whatever 'til i die.

'member me OLD..!!... only got 19-more years to go ... statistically speaking.

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video below
my likkle late evening
snack
from
TapaTapa
in Lucea
on SeaWall Drive

nice place
24 hours

check 'em out
on your next reach.

creative menue
allways a surprise whatcha will find offered.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD0lqF3qQnU
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great prices, too
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below,
new billboard
over Lucea VerandaH
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K68K7Auf5Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K68K7Auf5Y
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKvjjbAcR4c

Enjoying your reports! For some reason DoD will not let me view the videos here at work.....will have to catch 'em when I get home.

I hear ya Smith.
Build the house, rent the land.
Folks pay thousands and thousands US$ for a week or a few days.
You will have your own house/home for that amount of $$.
You may stay there 3 months at a time. :-)
Sweet, very sweet!!

Over the years I've seen this many times.

Mostly it turns out unsuccessfully.

BUT.............If anybody can make it work Smith can but it ain't easy

Cap

Are you gonna have a 'House Warmin ' party, so you can introduce all the Boardies to your landlord?

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Originally Posted by captaind & Linston

but it ain't easy

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* sigh *

THAT is so-so TRUE...!!!..

but it's gonna be fun

:-)

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it's been raining
off & on
ALL day

i'm on lock-down
..been taking off, and putting back on the cloths line, my 4-5 pieces of laundry.

got a call from mentor:::>> '''... when you come to Lucea,,, stop by to collect your belongings...'''
my fresh DRiED thyme

an upside of rain
is that the temperature drops
a likkle ... most times

yesterday,
shopkeeper's daughter
hopped out of taxi,
just home from school

question:::>>> HOW in the world
do these Ja-pikneys
after an ENTIRE day at school,
after & during rain-fall,
with all those puddles, mud, etc.
....STILL come home with their shoes shinny,
their uniforms pressed & neat, like new...???...

HOW they do that..??..

back to the shopkeepers dawta::::::
....outta taxi,
she-SAY::::>> '''..I feel like a refrigerator..'''

yep yep
it was chilly, after the likkle rain shower

today,,,,,right now,,,, same-way
...cool cool outside
.....me gonna need long-sleeve shirt this evening

AND
my water boots
[[[ newly purchased about 4 days ago ]]]
MUST have my water boots on days like this
:-(

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ALL this trip,
at EVERY opportunity
my *sermon*
to EVERY person i chat with
who has plans, dreams, etc of moving and/or going to foreign::::>>> ''''... YOU betta STAY here...!!! .... foreign ain't easy ....Jamaica is BLESSED..... Stay iN Jamaica, and make Jamaica better..."""

'twas just the other night,
chattin' with a neighbor-lady,

she telling me about
one of her auntie's & female-cousisn
who moved to America

Auntie doing *well* [[[ ??? ]]]
likes it there
making 'bout US $400 per week, taking care old folk

BIG MONEY, na tru,,,,, if you in a Jamaica

BUT::::>>> Auntie's rent is US $1,200 per month

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

some-somebody HELP me with THAT math, please
something don't compute

:-(



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this post, i'm gonna vent
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last trip,
on the plane
back to foreign
sat next-to a cute [[ too-young ]] American lady

she was a hair stylist, make-up person
...had just completed her first trip to Jamaica
.......was on island, for 'bout 5 days
...........was hired by a bride to do-hair & face for wedding at an all inclusive
...............for hair-stylist 'twas a freebie trip ..... part of the deal

''..WHERE did you-all stay...'' <<<<::: me-SAY/asked

she didn't know

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Peoples, HOW in the world can you go to Jamaica ..... spend FIVE days... and NOT KNOW where you at...??? !!!!! ????? !!!! ????!

* sigh *

do your homework, peoples
do your homework

due diligence is a GOOD-thing

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gotta GO check my Ja-mentor, and collect my belongings

soon come back

a *conversation*
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'''...hey, Bill ........ what about those sneakers i asked you to bring me, from foreign...''''

me-SAY:::>> '''...the sneaker tree don't bear yet...''''

...hey, Bill ........ what about those sneakers i asked you to bring me, from foreign...''''


Foot Locker has a Sale going on now.
Jordan's , Curry, LeBron and Kobe!!
$200-$300, the kids will love them!!, make someone happy!
:-)

Do you ever go to the Oldies Night Dances in Lances Bay?