* 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 ]]