**on-site Trip Report ~~ [[ Tuesday mawn-ing Part-# ]]....8/23

[smith744]

Hey hey heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey...!!..
:-)
I'm CURED...!!!..
tip-top
100%

that next-warm-GingerBeer and the Excelsor(sp?) water crackers did the trick.

opps..!!..
mi rude
forgot my manners.

so,
good-GOOD mawn-ing to
all you's out there
in boardie-land

[[ continue-ing ]]
this is to get past
that idiot first-post
google-ad

[smith744]

ok
mi back

Today's *plan*
upload some videos
while same-time post some stuff
then post some videos
and do more-nothing-ness around Lucea

*probably* zip over-to Negril
shoot some videos
and post from there
[[ Negril-associate with Claro said i could use there laptop ANY-time ]]

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.........

Gift Ideas

1...Coat hangers... nice ones
ummmmmmmm...even though some might not have someplace to hang-stuff (e.g. closet), the hangers WILL come in handy... [[[i've got to shoot a picture of what frequently is done for clothing::: a basket... soon come]]

2...when giving clothing & stuff, ALL-ways REMEMBER & keep-in-mind that a significant number of folks don't have washing machines. Sooooooooooooooooooo, what ever you give, it GOT TO be able to withstand handwashing, in cold water. I haven't seen too many ~~~hardly ANYone ever~~~ using drycleaning services.

Weather
Yesterday, no rain
..maybe 'cause i had my waterboots on all day

today, and yesterday
humidity not as oppressive

even though no rain
opps...!!... i mean 'liquid sunshine'
even though none fall, the area is still damp, ground moist, potholes full-up, mud still mud:::: stuff not dry-out yet, even though hot.... high humidity

no biggie eh
after-all... it's the tropics na tru

Slow Season ?????
this status always puzzled me
..'cause to-me i've-noticed that this is a great time to be down-here

with all the rain
oops..!!..
with all the liquid-sunshine
stuff is greener, the foliage is fuller, it pretty pretty
...in a way prettier than the busy-er HighSeason

the bonus is:::>> there's more shade
therefore, though hotter, cool-ness is easy-er-ly found

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
but if you on that-beach & beach-front
the coolness/shade-thing-y is off-the-table

bottom line::>> Jamaica nice .

huh..??
you-ASK::> what about hurricanes (and tropical storms)

mi-SAY::>> "..Shush..!!... DON'T chat about such things.."

:-(

more soon come
continue in a few minutes

[Markospoon]

Yeah man, you are in the right place.

Come rain or shine.

I will go get a pack of hangers for the family.

Good tip.

[Markospoon]

Glad you are feeling tip top shape.

Now, you can unleash the full energy of SMITH on the island.
Island folks be ready!

[kim&betty]

Mr. Smith, please do a youtube search as follows, "man free jamaica" no quotes, select and watch the 2:18 (two minute eighteen second) movie trailer. You will not believe who is a BIG movie star now. I hope he isn't too hitey-titey/ stooshy to hang out with now. I'll find out in 12 days.

[smith744]

* whew *

i'm back

over an hour ago, i went outside for a smoke.....to chill
..and to do some window shopping

oh well
:-(

as it all-ways happens (for me) in Jamaica, plans changed

remember::>> mi 'spose to be doing NOTHING,.,,!!!!
nutin at-Tall

anyhoooooooooooo....

went to HurryHurry (aka Sinclairs) on Miller's Drive

WOW..!!!..
you should have seen all the people in there---getting school suppy stuff
....mainly uniforms & shoes

Well,
I've been thinking about something from-long time
...for many years
...a *voice* always tell me::>> "..Bill, YOU should get one of those tan Ja-school boy uniforms for YOURself.."

well,
i broke down
yep
yep
Got me a uniform
..stay tuned...pics & video soon come
......'tis shirt & pants
......AND a belt came-with pants...not extra charge

cost..???::>>> Ja$1,800 [[ US $22.00 ]]

plus, i got one of those Ja-fishnet-tee-shirt thingys that they guys were down here.
.....'tis green
.....gonna use it as a running shirt
.....cost::>>> Ja$150 [[US $1.80]]

as i stood in line
..waiting to pay for mi stuff
....i people watch

'twas *interest-ing* observe-ing body languages
..especially of some/many/most of the men
.....dem no wanna be there
.......with pickney & *wife*
.........dem faces not happy-ish

dunno why
...'twould be a great bonding-moment opportunity na tru

anyhoooooooooooooooo

i overheard one guy telling the mom:::>>> "..NO..!!.. only one pair of socks ... will get another later.."

* sigh *
cost of socks:::>> Ja$40 [[US 48 cents ]]

oh
oh
oh::>> one more thing
a *theme/mission* of this trip is gonna be:::>>> "..Myth Busting.."

i'm SO-sick of some of the foolishness that has been left-to-stand as fact, all too often, on this board.

For one thing, some of the route-taxi bull-manure chat jus' drives me crazy
...i'm gonna fix that
...with videos
...photos
...and testimony from several taxi-men, and passengers

nevertheless,,,,

back to other/former topics

While standing in line to pay
...i was behind a bunch of children
....each with a uniform & some shoes
......but they weren't paying

there was a lady & man paying for everything

mi say:::>>> "..ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm WHAT's up with that..??.."

once me done paying

went outside,
saw a van chock-full of pickneys
..about 20-30 off them

ummmmmmmmmmmmmm

mi turn right around
..and re-entered store

hunted down the man & lady

found man

"..Sir.." <<<:: mi-SAY ::>> "..What's going on blah blah raa raa.."

for 'bout 10-minutes he & I chatted about what his church was doing for the pickney-dem for back-to-school

[[ to be continued
in this thread ]]

[smith744]

p.s...

new *plan*::>> NOT going to get to Negril today
...that uniform mash-up my daily budget

[irieworld]

I don't know that I have ever seen a grown man in that uniform. You setting some new style trends over there? revisiting days of youth ?

[Angel]

Loving your reports, keep them coming please. Thank you!

[marley9808]

Oh mr smith......you just HAVE to post photos of you in your likkle school boy uniform.......pleaseeeeeeee!!

Lol