**On-Site TripReport ~~ Thursday .... 03/24/16

[smith744]

...continue-ing...
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after typing (above)
i went outside
to rejoin the celebrations

lots still going on:::::: nuff rum being drunk/drank
shoppers shoppers & more shoppers
...nuff BiG stuff black plastic bags

faces of people i've nEVER seen around town before
...some seemingly from-foriegn returning Jamaicans ... for the holidays(( ?? ))
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China-man stores Jammed-Pack-ed..!!..
...folks buying buying dem EasterBuns .... stacks & stacks of buns on the shelves .... buns like dirt
...loooooong lines for check-out-ing ::::: but, unlike what i gotta deal with in the USofA, the swift cashiers & baggers are keepin' 'em moving moving
...China-man got check-out scanners ... so, cashiers are even FASTER.
....*seems* like it was pay-day for a lot of people ---- nice fat wads of cash in hands, purses, wallets

saw something i've NEVER seen before:::>>> a JA $500 bill

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early-er
got a vegetarian EasterBun
from my vegetarian place ... can't WAIT to taste it.

i didn't place my order for the bun
in advance
:-(
but me lucky..!! --- they had some extras :::: Ja $400 ... small///but good size

scurried
over to the OneWay
to get ANOTHER Easter bun from
a local baker-guy i've known for YEARS..!!!..
..can't wait to taste THAT-one.

[[[ note:: the veggie bun was SiGniFiCAnTly lighter in weight than the *normal* bun ...though same size ]]]

oh oh::>>> got a big hunk of that Ja-cheese @ China-man store
[[[ p.s... ThAT-cheese is scary --- dunno if it's real cheese or not ]]]

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'twas TOO-much excitement & stimulation around town
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got ready to go-back to yard/house

ummmmmmmmmmm
changed my mind:::::>>>> went to church ....

walked in with big black plastic bags, and my *improvised* back-pack

inside,
everybody was in white attire
..felt out of place in my over-casual attire, but felt *welcomed*
so,
went in
and
sat
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nice program in process
...was on-time for offering, singing & 1/2 of the sermon/message
..........getting late, so had to leave early ::::: missed the foot-washing & communion

caught a taxi quickly back to country

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...to be continued ...later
with some more things from earlier in the day.../
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