**On-Site TripReport ~~ Wednesday .... 03/23/16

[smith744]

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__I'm Afraid to *Move*_____________

I DON'T know WHAT's gonna happen..... but, something(??) IS gonna happen.

The island is quickly transition-ing::: Easter time..!!..

today,
pickneys' last school day,,, Easter break

for past few-days,
the *vibe* has been changing::: same-way as it *changed* prior to Christmas holiday-time & break

folks are bubble-ly,,,,, lots of big smiles ... no more 'game-faces.' .... lively friendly verbal banter-ing back & forth

full-moon, getting full-er

more baby-daddy sightings, WITH their children in-tow
[[[ childiren proudly smiling with daddy(s) ]]]

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Question::>>WHO is gonna eat all the Easter Bun on the store shelves..??..

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weather back-in-foreign,
and phone calls to my yard-work clients
indicate that I can feel OK
extending my trip ....'spose to leave tommorow... but gonna STAY ..... MUST *experience* a Jamaican Easter .... MUST..!!..

chatted-up my landlord,,,,, he told me::>> '''... DON'T leave 'til Tuesday .... *things* will get back to *normal* then...''

so,
this morning,
called my travel-agent-lady
....re-booking DONE..!! .... US$35 plane change fee

:-)

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Question:;>>> WHERE are the bugs..???...
something weird a-gwan....not many funny/weird bugs this-trip
.........Global warming..???...

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humidity still high .. but not too bad

more likkle likkle rain showers ... every now and then, a drop/drip/mist will fall to make me wanna run & shelter

cloths on line take-ing too long to dry
..EXCEPT for my Duluth Trading Co. clothing ::::: that stuff dries FAST.... in an hour or 2 [[ conditions permiting ]]

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Addendum to my Nobel Price *discover* ~~~~ Cover UP..!! .. no exposed skin after sunset

?? remember, that post about the itch-ys being caused by some kind of small-animal(s) ... ?? ..

well,
since i was assaulted by the likkle-animals,
i NOW & hence-forth wear long-sleeves ::::::: keep the dust, debris, and other-baddies OFF my skin :::: 'cause me think the animals be living in and/or riding on the dust, debris, etc etc.

since i started this practice, I've been good to go.

of course,
the long-pants are a must, TOO

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in another post,
i'll tell you about those Sawyer bug sprays:::
...they ARE the ANSWER...!!..
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a bug-bite & itch-y note:::>> from experience,
i've found-out
that the longer the trip
the better it gets
.....you get use to and easy-er-ly *tolorate* the itch-ing and bite-ing ::::: sooooooooooooooo, book a long long trip

FREQUENT full-baths and/or sponge baths help too.
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STILL not as hungry asi WANT to be
:-(
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
so so much stuff i wanna put in my mouth
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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yesterday,
visited & chatted with lumber-yard Boss-man about house building supplies

oh
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oooooooooh:::>> i didn't tell you-all::::
Building Quote$
labor ~~~ Ja $80,000
materials ~~~ Ja $125,000
[[[ opening bids, of course ...... stay tuned ]]]

for a 500 square food board *mansion*

still trying to get a quote from my electrician

how long to build..????? --- 2-3 days max.

likkle more
will post more
this thread later
stay tuned
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gotta wash my body
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go to Lucda-town, for this & that,,, and people-watch

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[Vince]

smith744- REBOOKED, Heck yay!!- live it up boss! thanks for the real life experience report! Bless up!

[smith744]

..... the real life experience ...

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lol
lol

''real'' life ...???..

lol
lol

most-times,
it seems/feels like a dream
... a good dream

once in a few-moments:::>> a bad dream <<<< but infrequently [[[ not anyways as often as dem in-foreign bad-dreams ]]]

[smith744]

...

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a few minutes ago
..heard this loud loud motor running
?????????????????

what dat..??

walked down road

''...you need water, Bill..??..'', asked a neighbor lady

mi-SAY::>> '''.. no no..''


'twas two-mens
with a big truck
full of water
fillling up another neighbors water tank

when done,
truck pulled off and proceeded down the road to next home in-need.

water not free ---- they pay ... forgot to ask the price

mentioned to landlord,
he say his big big tank ... Ja $2 - 3,000 ,, depending

when his from-foreign girlfriend is there
he-say:::>> ''..woe-mons use a LoT of water...''

* sigh *

ANOTHER rea$on why ME not-ready for woe-mon/wife blah blah blah
.... woe-mons expensive na tru

addiionally
landlord mentions:::>>> '''... *they* got a lot of pickney down there too.... so need more water..''' [[[ than he & I require ]]]

[smith744]

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WARN-ing ::::: Do NOT ''..Breed..'' for next 6-12 months...

:-(

the Jamaican government has been doing FREQUENT PSA's
advising Ja-woe-mons
NOT to get pregnant for the next 6-12 months
due to the Zika thing-y

may/could be a good idea for from-foreign woe-mons TOO na tru
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[MikeyNYC]

two questions...
1) how is it so cheap for you to change your flight? I always see $100+
2) You're looking to build a place? How much was the plot? I'm in the early stages of thining about a place (I'm only 38) but would love to read anything you'd be comfortable sharing.

[smith744]

1) how is it so cheap for you to change your flight?
I always see $100+
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:-)

here's the deal:::

lately,
i been fly-ing SouthWest
1...NO change fee, except if ___ ____

dunno why,
but some ''..if..'' kicked-in ,,, ergo $35

last two trips
'twas no fee, as well

before SouthWest,
in the past
i would always ''build-in'' my budget a US $100 change fee

SouthWest is the best-est..!!..
2 FREE bags
1 FREE carry-on

they got some kinda no-seat-assignment thing-y
but me no care
...just gimme a seat [[[ fingers crossed .. aisle seat ]]]

they now fly out of DCA ... Regan National...WashDC
..me praying praying praying that they do Jamaica from der SOON
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[smith744]

two questions...
2) You're looking to build a place?
How much was the plot?

I'm in the early stages of thiikng about a place
(I'm only 38)
but would love to read anything you'd be comfortable sharing.

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lol

i ain't buying no plot
...me don't want no land
.....am too old to deal wit Ja-land-ownership

just gonna build a likkle 1-room thing-y
..sit it pon some cinder blocks
..rent the spot/plot ---- hopefully for US $100 per year

on cinder-blocks
so, IF
i want or need to **move**
can put house/cabin/room
on the back and a truck and GO..!!
..to next spot

more on this build-thing-y in later posts
stay tuned
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as for you,
being 38-years old ::::: why you mention that..??..
..your point..??...

i know SEVERAL / MANY Ja-guys
between 20 and 24 years old
who got their own house ... paid in full ... NO mortgage
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i'll try to go video a couple of 'em.
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[ackee]

hehe thanks for the entertainment..yu sure are enjoying yuself, Smith

[captaind & Linston]

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lol

i ain't buying no plot
...me don't want no land
.....am too old to deal wit Ja-land-ownership

just gonna build a likkle 1-room thing-y
..sit it pon some cinder blocks
..rent the spot/plot ---- hopefully for US $100 per year

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Easy for you but EVERY JAMAICAN wants a piece of land.

When you own the land under your feet it's different.

Unfortunately there are many Jamaicans who don't own once square inch of that Island

BTW. What size board house you building?

Cap