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Mystical Rose Bed and Breakfast is an award winning country home providing Bed and Breakfast style accommodation 15 minutes walk (2 minute drive) from Killarney town centre near the lakeland district of Muckross. Frommer's Press recommended.Ideally situated in a quiet area and yet close to all restaurants, pubs and shops. Noreen O'Mahoney continues the tradition of welcome and hospitality in the country home established by her mother in 1957. Failte Ireland awarded her an Irish welcome Certificate of merit in 2005. These nominations were submitted by satisfied clients who enjoyed their stay in her country style home.In addition to our award winning gardens, Killarney is famous throughout the world for its natural beauty. Both the Lakes and Mountains of Killarney capture the mind and imagination in a way that very few scenes can |
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Mystical Rose is situated in the heart of Killarney and is just 15 minutes drive from Kerry International Airport. Both Shannon and Cork airports are around 1 and a half hours drive.Visitors travelling from the UK or Europe by ferry would normally enter the country by either Cork or Rosslare harbours.County Kerry currently has 18 golf courses including two of the finest links courses in Europe - Ballybunion and Waterville. Mystical Rose is approximately halfway between the two and within 5 minutes drive of championship courses in Killarney.


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Good Morning from Germany. How are you? Hope all is well. Here we doing well. Enjoy the Rest of the Weekend and be careful.
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It's May and it won't stop snowing outside. We've got about 1-2 inches of wet snow all day but the roads are slick and will freeze over tonight. Northern Iowa/Minnesota got the worst of this storm. Have lived here 10 years and this is the first year we've gotten snow in May. What's up with Mother Nature? I have a 5-day weekend coming up and yards that need to be mowed. Yeah!!! Have a great weekend and stay safe!
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I'm doing alright here, retirement is going well. I recommend it...lol How are you doing? We never should have took Tebow, it was just a mess with him. Once he gets he's not a QB the better chance he has to play in the NFL. Hey you saving me a seat for the Super Bowl?...lol Stay well my friend and don't be a stanger.Gary
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Today, I went to hell. I don't mean I had a bad day and it all "went to hell". I'm saying I actually woke up this morning, planning to go to hell. I've been told that my version of hell is supposed to be good for you, supposed to make you live longer, feel better, look better....I'm callin' bullcrap on the whole lie people. I admit, I haven't been to hell much in my life but the maybe dozen or more times I've ventured there, I have reaped none of these 'so called' benefits. This week, due to the fact I am gainfully unemployed for the summer, I decided I would start utilizing the membership to hell I paid for almost 6 months ago.
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Time Stamp: 9:30 a.m.
In bed, looking up at the ceiling, wishing I didn't have to go to hell. I laid there making deals with god. I promised I would never eat another bowl of Ben & Jerrys, in fact I would cease to eat anything at all the rest of my life if he would just remove the tonnage from my waistline without sending me to hell.
Time Stamp: 10:30 a.m.
In my recliner with my laptop checking e-mails. Maybe, just maybe, the school has an emergency and I need to go in and rescue them.
Time Stamp 11:00 a.m.
I've got my tennies on. Thank goodness Maggie is exhausted and resting comfortably on my lap. I mustn't disturb her. I will just surf the internet for a while. Maybe there are some deals out there I missed.
Time Stamp 11:30 a.m.
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Time Stamp 12:05 p.m.
I'm on the apparatus from hell.
Some old lady with flip flop sandals, dress shirt, and linen capri's comes in and eyeballs me the entire 25 minutes I'm living in hell. Obviously she wants my machine and I'm prepared to beat her down in order to keep it. Age is not a factor. I want to say "Come to hell in something other than your picnic attire lady and maybe people will take you more seriously." I do become very volatile and mean when I sweat. I'm sure she thinks of me the same way that I look at the tan, skinny women who run the treadmill at a 60% incline on level 15 for 90 minutes.
Time Stamp 12:40 p.m.
Time to refuel.
Hey if they sell this stuff in hell it must help you to reap those benefits they are so adamant about harping on!
Time Stamp 1:15 p.m.
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Yes, I took a picture of myself naked in a tub. Whatevah! I'm looking mighty fine after that workout it would be a shame not to share it with the world.


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On April 2, 2012 I went into a Wal-Mart Store located on 11th Street Southeast in Calgary, Alberta. This was the first time I had ever been to any WalMart Store. I was in Canada for my mother in laws funeral after she was hit and killed by a drunk driver in Chestermere, Alberta. I was looking to use a Coin Star machine to exchange a large jar of change. I went into the store and was told the Coin Star Machine was in the Stationery Department. After looking for several minutes, I asked a young woman, allegedly the Pharmacy manager and she was very rude to me and pointed to the stationery department. I'm not sure if it was from the grief or frustration, but my domestic partner became upset with her and explained WalMart employees in the U.S. would have pointed and walked with the customer looking for it, not just rudely point. We walked to the cosmetics counter and was helped by a wonderful Associate who contacted the store manager who was in a meeting and refused to meet with us, but sent the assistant store manager Donna. Donna came to the cosmetics department and was so sweet and friendly. She reassured us she would speak with the employee about her conduct and as a courtesy to us, she would use the stores own coin counter to help us. She took the honey bear jar full of change and counted it for us. This was, in my belief, above and beyond the call of customer service. I will also tell you, I don't shop at WalMart, generally, but I believe you may have made a new customer. I live in Brentwood, California and usually stick with Neiman's, Saks, Nordstrom and Macys and for smaller stuff, maybe Target or McCalous. I would very much like Donna to be recognized for her outstanding customer service skills. She is truly an asset to the WalMart corporation and Sam Walton would be proud to have her as an employee. As a police officer in the United States, I also hone my customer service skills, but I also carry a gun. Sadly, retail customer service employees like Donna have to deal with a lot of rude people and don't have the advantage of carrying a gun. Donna, if you get this letter, I thank you with all my heart for your absolute kindness and sincerity. You made a very hard day for us much easier and it's people like you with a good heart that makes WalMart a destination, not just a store. Thank you so much.
Please elborate some more on the advantages of giving a Walmartemployee the ability to carry a weapon? That's wonderful you get to shop at places like Saks and Nordstrom Inever get to enjoy stores like that. Next time you find yourself bragging about your high end retailers andcarrying a weapon around, you be sure to enjoy our tax dollars.
Wait a second...am I the only one that thinks something is very oddhere? You go to Canada to attend the funeral of a family member. Whilein Canada, you decide to visit a Wal-Mart in order to cash in a largejar of coins. Did you bring this jar of coins with you from the US?Did you find the jar in the MIL's house? Were these US coins orCanadaian coins? Frankly the story doesn't make sense to me. Why wouldyou bring a jar of coins with you on the trip? If you found them inthe MIL's house, wouldn't it be simplier and less expensive (generallyno charge) to take the jar to the bank? The thought that you are a Police Officer and believe carrying a gunmakes you somehow better able to deal with difficult people is onethat leaves me greatly uneasy. If you were carrying a weapon inCanada...just be thankful no one noticed! The cops I know, and I knowmany, would never even consider carrying a weapon across the borderunless it was in the operation of their duties. Further more, theywould never, under any circumstances, consider using a weapon simplybecause someone was being difficult, insulting or "lazy". Very, veryodd and very, very disturbing.
" As a police officer in the United States, I also hone my customerservice skills, but I also carry a gun. Sadly, retail customer serviceemployees like Donna have to deal with a lot of rude people and don'thave the advantage of carrying a gun." Wow -- this just sickens me and really reflects poorly on your skillsand attitude as a LFO.
I think you let your grief influence your post. If I would have beenthere, I'd have directed you to a bank that didn't charge 7-9% of yourloot to count coins. Also, walking someone to a place halfway across the store is somewhatunreasonable. I have had plenty of w-mart employees do just that andas a former retail manager taught my employees to do that if it werewithin their department. If not, I'd have directed them generally tothe area and paged someone to have met them there. It's Wally-world...they are based on being cheap and not known to beworld class service providers.
I have never been walked to an item I have asked about in a Wal-Mart.They just point and direct. Usually that is good enough for me, unlessI have tunnel vision that day.
"As a police officer in the United States, I also hone my customerservice skills, but I also carry a gun. Sadly, retail customer serviceemployees like Donna have to deal with a lot of rude people and don'thave the advantage of carrying a gun." Nice try. Even an off-duty officer can't legally carry a handgun onhis person in Canada. Especially an American off-duty officer.
"WalMart employees in the U.S. would have pointed and walked with thecustomer looking for it, not just rudely point" HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS? Geez, you don't even shop at Walmart in theU.S.! I think you just wanted to dress up your "but I'm special and I wantedto be escorted to where I wanted to go" complaint as a compliment toDonna. Nice job. You know, here in the U.S., we're usually moredirect than that. It's okay to write a complaint letter about thepharmacy manager on its own.
I guess I just find it curious that you claim to be an expert on howemployees at Walmart in the US would handle a situation, but thenclaim that you don't shop at Walmart much. Interesting. A Pharmacist should not be expected to leave the pharmacy to walkpeople around the store. Period. The Pharmacist's job is to fillprescriptions for the folks who are waiting for their prescription tobe filled or who are coming in expecting it to be picked up on time.
Ironic given that you put the pharmacy manager on blast for not takingyou by the hand and walking you over to the CoinStar machine. I get it, you were having a rough time and just wanted some help. Butwouldn't it have been SO much nicer to just THANK Donna withoutincluding the part about the "allegedly" rude pharmacy manager?
"deal with a lot of rude people and don't have the advantage ofcarrying a gun" ... are you advocating rude people should be shot?Hope I never run into you at a traffic stop.
I am constantly asked the location of various items located throughoutthe store. I will tell the customer which aisle it is located in andif they need personal assistance then I will page for customerservice. The only time I leave the pharmacy to help a customer is whenthe customer is in need of a pharmaceutical/medical recommendation andI will go into the aisle to help them get what they need. Quite honestly, if I were to leave the pharmacy to personally walkfolks to show them where the batteries, detergent, shampoo, ice or tolet folks into the restroom, I wouldn't be able to take care of mypharmacy patients in a timely manner. That's what the front end staffis for and that's what they get paid to do. Since they cannot comeinto the pharmacy to enter/fill scripts, call doctors, deal withinsurance problems or know what the difference is between Lopressorand Toprol XL, I don't expect them to do my job or they don't expectme to do theirs. With that said, I can understand why the pharmacy manager toldyou/pointed to the direction of the Coinstar machine. Not only that,she probably figured that was suffice information enough for you to beable to locate it on your own after she pointed you in the correctdirection.
"As a police officer in the United States, I also hone my customerservice skills, but I also carry a gun." Don't get me wrong - I'm completely for gun rights and am a gun-ownermyself. I'm just not sure what it has to do with customer serviceskills. Cos as a gun-owner myself it is my responsibility to understand when Ican and cannot draw down on someone else.
If she was a Pharmacy Manager, she was a Pharmacist. Our Pharmacy doesnot allow the Pharmacist to leave the department if they are the onlyPharmacist there. She could very well have not been able to leave andby pointing you in the direction of the stationary (where is where youwere told to go in the first place, but that was ok?) she did nothingwrong. Your partner, however, grief or not, was rude in becoming upsetat her and making that comment. Guess what? You WEREN'T in the US sowhat sense does that comment even make? I mean really, especially as an officer, would it be ok saying that toyou if they were from a different country? Does it make it ok? And you say the store manager "refused" to meet with you because hewas in a meeting? He didn't refuse...he WAS. IN. A. MEETING. I'm glad another employee made you feel better, thats great.
You honestly expect the same caliber of service at Walmart as you getat Neiman's SAKs and Nordstrom?
it visible from the pharmacy counter? Good powers of observation. That's what we need from our law enforcement officers. I really don'tknow why you think a pharmacy manager would leave her station to walkyou anywhere - especially some place that you say she was pointing at.As a police officer, don't you think that might seem suspicious? Likeyou are taking her away from the pharmacy when she doesn't really needto leave? Either way, I don't think it's unreasonable for her to stayput. I think you should visit a few U.S. Walmarts so you can honestlycompare the service levels.
I dont understand why you would get attitude after telling someone inCanada that employees in the US are much more polite.


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capefeather wrote:Izawwlgood wrote:I'm not a fan of having rare items being found in singular temporal points of the game by slight random encounters. If you can't go back and find an item at your leisure, that item better be impossible to ignore (and I don't mean 'megaelixers' or the like). Minigames to unlock items, or items that have no basis for discovery are a time honored, yet extrodinarily lazy and stupid ploy that many, MANY, good RPGs are guilty of, and I really wish they'd stop stop.
For example, in Star Ocean 2, the secret end game dungeon is only accessible if you pilfer an item from a totally random NPC before a town is destroyed about 2 hrs into the game. At this point in the game, you have almost certainly not yet acquired the object that lets you steal, nor the skill to do it effectively, yet doing so will allow you to play the end game content that you'll be approaching in 30-40 hrs.
That is complete horse shit, and is utterly lazy on the parts of game designers. Minigames to unlock secret items is a vapid excuse to force players to play these half assed aspects of the game.
A thousand times this.
People like to say, "Oh it's not a big deal, if you loved the game enough to 'complete' it you'd do it." Okay, so basically you're fine with emotional manipulation, with the game forcing you into manual labour to "prove" you "deserve" the game's full experience. No, that is not okay, and it is exactly this quality in games that produces and validates those really obsessive individuals who force their idea of "completion" down people's throats. (See Absolute Steve's FF8 FAQ on GameFAQs -.-) The sheer frequency of these occurrences is what prevents FF9 in particular from going into my top 3 FFs... which is ironic considering their copious use of (!) and (?) bubbles to mark when you're about to bump into something.
Think you're taking it rather too seriously ('emotional manipulation'? Hyperbole much?). And I love FFIX's minigames etc, Chocobo Hot and Cold is great.


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Snyman offered Bok contract
7 Mar 2006
Jake White will bring back Andre Snyman to boost his backline resources ahead of the 2007 World Cup. White has offered Snyman a contract.
The Bok coach told Keo.co.za that he was constantly monitoring the overseas-based South African players and Snyman's performances for a struggling Leeds side have been outstanding in the past two seasons.
White added that mapping out the future included established names and that there could not be an obsession with selecting just youngsters.
"I have always said we chase away quality players in their late 20s and then they go overseas and play some of their best rugby. Andre is a case in point. His career seemed to have reached a dead-end in this country. He took on the challenge at Leeds and by all accounts has rejuvenated his career. He has played 36 tests for South Africa. He has played in northern hemisphere conditions for the past two seasons. I know what I would be getting."
White confirmed that he had offered Snyman the opportunity to be part of the 2007 World Cup campaign.
"His contract comes to an end at the end of May. I have offered him a contract. He will add huge value and you only have to look at his Leeds coach's assessment to know the impact he has had at the club. Phil Davies (Leeds coach) has gone on record to say that Andre is one of his best investments ever. And Justin Marshall has been equal with the praise, rating him one of the hardest players he has played against or with. The signs are encouraging and having Andre there will definitely add depth to our outside backs."
White said that Shaun Sowerby's progress would continue to be monitored.
"He has had 18 very good months in France, playing for Stade de France. He speaks French, he plays in a team that makes up a big part of the French national squad, he understands the culture and he is familiar with their style of rugby. He is in the form of his life. I'd be a fool if I did not explore this avenue. He just needs to keep on playing well."
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7 Mar 2006, 16:12 pmPieters is better than Snyman.
7 Mar 2006, 16:37 pmIt is great that Jake is trying to get Andre back, then mabey he will be classified as a South African in Rugby 2007 and not an Englishpoes like in 2006. Any other South Africans good enough to play for the boks in Europe??
7 Mar 2006, 16:49 pmsharkgirl – namedropping is lame, really lame.
7 Mar 2006, 17:22 pmThe young Snyman of 1996-2000 was a world class, since he went through two major injuries and I doubt his current ability is rated a test level.
At any case, JW will have to adhere to the quota code of 4 (or 5?), so I figured Bobo, Julius or even Jacobs will be preferred, so why would Andre' need this mess? -
7 Mar 2006, 17:25 pmOnlooker, why don't you just leave, dude? Seriously – just piss off to New Zealand or wherever and don't come back.
Oh ja – difficult to get a visa when you're unemployed, failed matric and living in a wendy-house in someone's back yard in Pretoria, hey?
7 Mar 2006, 17:47 pmpierre
Is he not entitled to an opinion?
"Oh ja – difficult to get a visa when you're unemployed, failed matric and living in a wendy-house in someone's back yard in Pretoria, hey?"
Must of been real rough for you. Looks like the local McDonalds has internet.
7 Mar 2006, 18:08 pmThat's right jondood – stand up for your racist broederbond pal.
7 Mar 2006, 18:12 pmpierre,
FYI: I am acomputer systems analyst with a US & UK resident quals. I spent half my time outside the Republic
My observation is strictly rugby, the quota is a fact of life in SA and personally I support it to a point.
That's why we have to be realistic while assessing Snyman's feasibilities under a new Boks contract.
Simple enough? -
7 Mar 2006, 19:36 pmOnlooker: I don't give a **** what you say your qualifications are. Anyone can say anything on a blog, especially when posting under an assumed name. Of much more concern to me is the fact that every single comment you post on this website is unjustifiably derogatory towards black players. Only a dyed-in-the-wool racist could have harped on about Shimange after seeing the far more pitiful performances of white players like Theron, Greeff, Barry etc. on Saturday. Your comment about supporting quotas to a point is dishonest. Why don't you just admit that you are uncomfortable with seeing blacks play rugby at the highest level? Just admit that you would prefer it if they weren't there. It's pretty obvious.
7 Mar 2006, 19:49 pmthe guy was **** when Strooooooyli brought him back.
JAKE you are thicker than I thought.
7 Mar 2006, 20:14 pmpierre
Ever been laid?
No, I am not asking about your mother.
7 Mar 2006, 20:36 pmAdmitedly Snyman was NOT in best form the last time he was playing for the Boks. But the man is pure class; He has skills, pace, strength and deadly defence. Snyman in form and heading back is bloody good news.
7 Mar 2006, 21:51 pmwe have way too many options in those positions.
even '3-try against the Kiwis' Joubert may not even get into the team again. And you want to call back an overrated, old dud like Snyman .We are not that desperate! FFS!
7 Mar 2006, 21:54 pmPierre
I think you are a racist. Why is it everytime someone critisize a not white player, than he is a racist in your eyes. I agree that Greeff and Theron is kak, but so is Nokwe. And i'm still waiting for Burger to start playing rugby this season. -
7 Mar 2006, 22:49 pmWhat a fantastic coach white is, I reckon the best since Christie, thats my honest opinion. Snyman would be a brilliant addition, although he has been playing on the wing in the UK, wheras I would prefer him to be outside Jean de Villiers. But still, I'm a big supporter of the de villiers fourie combination, so lets not forget about fourie.
But Snyman could do alot, and yes get Sowerby in the mix, although, Burger, Smith and Joe are the starters. Sowerby is better than Cronje and Wannenburg.
8 Mar 2006, 01:16 amI think that Snyman will give the Boks some stability in the backline at wing or centre but I am not too sure about Shaun Sowerby, he aint very old, but he's only had one test cap back in 2002 coming on as a replacement. So if Jake wants to use Shaun then he has to give him a go in the pre-season Bok tests….BTW I am a rocket scientist working for NASA so don't tune my opinions…Pierre…lol
8 Mar 2006, 06:22 amOnlooker your really sound like areal arrogant guy chill guys even if he's living in a wendy house in the back yard
8 Mar 2006, 06:54 amsnyman this oak was destined for greatness till he broke his leg!!! it really annoyed me that robbie fleck used to start test wen it could have been andre
8 Mar 2006, 06:56 amkingpaul, so nokwe is a bad player after having one bad game? the rugby 'experts' on this site make me sick…
8 Mar 2006, 07:09 amPiere you sound like a real prick! Are still upset about being turned away by the (insert any country name here) immigration dept?
Maybe they just dont want tossers like you.
8 Mar 2006, 07:27 amGuys
How is this this for a backline in RWC 2007 ?
9. Ricky
10. Pretorius / Houghaard / Bosman
11. Habana
12. Jean De villiers
13. Andre Snyman
14. Jaque Fourie
15. PercyAnd Front eight like this :
1. Os
2. Smitty
3. Richard Bands
4. Bakkies/perhaps that new Province guy with the beard
5. Victor
6. Schalla
7. Jaun
8. Sauerby/Cronje/Big JoeSounds like a winning team to me
8 Mar 2006, 07:35 ambloubal
haven't seen snyman play recently, therefor can't comment on that one. i'd prefer fourie at 13, regardless.
after seeing how donut dunning shoved bands' head up into his own arse in the s14 semi last year, i just can't see what's so great about this guy. still have the images of him scoring his amazing try against the all blacks and running over richie mc, but the horror of seeing him going backwards in the scrums, clouds all of that.
8 Mar 2006, 07:43 amSowerby is a big *******, he went to my high school. When he was in matric he used to make his standard 6 sit on the toilet in winter before he used it to warm up the seat!
8 Mar 2006, 07:47 amStoffel, did you play rugby? I was in Affies when Sowerby was in school, maybe we played against each other.. small world
8 Mar 2006, 08:03 amPierre i haven't called anyone names yet you jackass!
Must be toough not having a mother that loves you! -
8 Mar 2006, 08:20 amKeo
How about a new article, maybe the fact that Jaco v d Weshuisen is practising with the Bulls as we speak. He does say that Jake wants him at the Stormertjies
8 Mar 2006, 09:40 amAg please!! Everyone is blowing hot air up Jean's backside, yet beside the very first test that he and Jacques Fourie played against the French, they have lloked as useless as De Wet Barry and Joubert, and we have scored ONE (I think) try from a first phase set move. Jean can't tackle and with Pretorius at 10, there is a huge gap between 10 and inside centre channel.
About Snyman, he was such a 'legend' he knocked about 5 balls in his last Test match on a dry sunny day! – hopefully it'll stay his last.
Biggest problem with SA rugby is that the testoterone affects their brains! Everyone wants to 'intimidate' with their 'power', yet virtually no backline player in SA can step off both feet at pace, kick with both feet, pass the ball equally well to both sides, offload in the tackle etc.!
Years ago Johan Heunis was rated good, but not remarkable, yet today when a fullback catches 50% of up&unders, and kicks 50% of his line kicks out, he's the "next" Springbok fullback! Most of them are a bunch of pallookas – Dan Retief was right – they are too dim!
8 Mar 2006, 09:56 ami think jake white has made a wise choice, andre snyman been playing the best rugby of his life but one should not count the likes of willemse on the right wing i belive this should be the team 9.januarie
12.jean de villers
15.percy/jantjies/roots -
8 Mar 2006, 12:22 pmSnyman was an awesome player who would have become a great player, but his injuries derailed him and he was never able to compete at the same level again. I definitely don't think he is Bok material at the moment, on the strength of the Heineken Cup games I've seen on the highlights channel.
sharkgirl – "namedropping" is not the same thing is "name-calling". Rather, it refers to the lame-*** practice of claiming friendship or acquaintance with famous or well-known people.
10 Mar 2006, 10:55 amboth superb players, the cup will be ours in 2007, oh yes.
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7: Consecutive possessions Toledo Whitmer scored a touchdown on Saturday, including six straight in the second half.
17-20: News-Herald area teams' record in state semifinals through Saturday.
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405: Rushing yards for Kirtland in four quarters Saturdays. Continued...
474: Total yards of offense by Trubisky — 121 rushing and 353 passing.
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The concept of sitting on opposite sides of Fawcett Stadium on Saturday night apparently didn't register for a couple of Liberty Union fans. Two fans of the team from southeast of Columbus sat alone in the corner of what were supposed to be the Kirtland bleachers Saturday, as the remainder of their fellow fan base sat in the stands on the other end.
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Tears were not difficult to find in the aftermath of Mentor's 62-34 loss to Toledo Whitmer.
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Friday, April 1, 2011
A is for Airport
Saturday morning I pulled up to the Delta curbside check-in at Minneapolis Airport in what should have been plenty of time. I had checked myself and my suitcase in the night before. Can you guess where this is going?
When I arrived I was taken aback by the queues at both curbside kiosks. They were long, extremely long. So I decided in my ultimate wisdom to go inside. BIG MISTAKE! The queue inside snaked the full length of the delta area. I rushed back outside to the kiosk queues. I discovered as I queued that the reason for the humongous crowds was spring break.
It was 7:30AM. Freezing out and yet trickles of sweat ran down the middle of my back. Curbside check-in man was very friendly, chit chatting away to everyone as I scanned my watch every half second, hopping from one foot to the other.
I finally reached the chatty curbside check-in man and showed him the boarding pass, clutched in my hand. He took my bag weighed it and clocked in numbers and letters on the screen keyboard.
"Sorry Mam, I can't check you in here."
"Why," I whined.
"Don't know Mam, says special items here. Have you a dog or something?"
Now he was weighing my only bag. A zipped and TSA locked bag....
Where the HE hockey sticks could I possibly have a dog or something!
"You will have to go inside Mam, I can't help you. Next!"
Tune in tomorrow for B !
52 comments:
- Liza said...
Just reading this makes me stressed! Yikes and good writing!
- April 1, 2011 at 7:59 AM
- Karen Walker said...
Oy vay!
karen - April 1, 2011 at 8:06 AM
- Brigid said...
A is for 'Annoying', I will tune in tomorrow to see if you make it on the plane!!
- April 1, 2011 at 8:06 AM
- Matt Conlon said...
I hate air ports. I hate flying. I hate traveling of any kind... Special items?? My mom says I'm special, so NYEAH! :P
- April 1, 2011 at 8:21 AM
- Jules said...
If I had a line like that at the airport it would mean the entire town was evacuating :)
Can't wait for "B"
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow - April 1, 2011 at 8:51 AM
- Wendy Tyler Ryan said...
Way to keep us hanging for "B". Nice job.
- April 1, 2011 at 9:44 AM
- walk2write said...
I know you'll "be" nice no matter the outcome of this story. You're a granny, after all.
- April 1, 2011 at 10:21 AM
- Old Kitty said...
Oooooh you TEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bad Ann!! Bad!! Oooh B for Bad Ann! LOL! Take care
x - April 1, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- Su said...
Oh, my. I love airports in the "Yay, I'm going somewhere!" sense, but not in the "Wow, long lines! High prices! Uncomfortable seating!" sense. Am eagerly awaiting part 2...
- April 1, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- Shelley Batt said...
Can't wait to find out what happened.
- April 1, 2011 at 10:30 AM
- Rosalind Adam said...
That's so awful, my worst sort of travel nightmare scenario and now I've got to wait to find out what happens. *sigh*
- April 1, 2011 at 10:50 AM
- Rebecca Dupree said...
At least you got a great story out of it! right?
- April 1, 2011 at 11:11 AM
- Ellen Brickley said...
Tell me you made the flight!?
- April 1, 2011 at 11:29 AM
- Marie Anne said...
I visited that airport many times during the few years I lived in Big Lake and Zimmerman. Not a fun way to spend a day.
- April 1, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- salarsenッ said...
Aw, that sucks! Where do you end up??
Thanks for visiting my blog! - April 1, 2011 at 12:03 PM
- Plain Jane said...
Big airports are the worst!! I pay extra to fly in and out of small ones. Long Beach Airport is my favorite. Can't wait to see what happens next...
- April 1, 2011 at 12:14 PM
- Hilary Melton-Butcher said...
Hi Ann .. oh no ... sounds distinctly unpleasant and frustrating ... looking forward to B!! Cheers Hilary
- April 1, 2011 at 12:20 PM
- Raquel Byrnes said...
How terrible. I hope you made your flight. I'm with 'Plain Jane'...I fly out of smaller airports its worth the extra 10 bucks to me.
Edge of Your Seat Romance - April 1, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- Hart Johnson said...
URGH!!! The pain of flying during spring break!!! I feel for you! Sorry about that! And sorry your invisible dog didn't slip past them! (erm... or something)... hope the rest of the travel goes well.
- April 1, 2011 at 12:31 PM
- Nikki said...
What a nightmare! I can't wait to find out what kind of special items you were packing.
http://raisingmarshmallows.blogspot.com/ - April 1, 2011 at 12:32 PM
- Lola Sharp said...
Eeep! Evil airports. O_0 I hope the story get's happier, for your sake.
Happy weekend, Ann. :)
Lola - April 1, 2011 at 12:50 PM
- Jan Morrison said...
what a sneaky pete you are! I'll be back (but then you knew that!)
Jan Morrison - April 1, 2011 at 1:28 PM
- Heather M. Gardner said...
Great hook! You got me! I'll be back tomorrow for B!
HMG - April 1, 2011 at 1:50 PM
- Misha said...
Oh my word! I would have gone nuclear on his ass.
- April 1, 2011 at 2:00 PM
- Rachel Morgan said...
Weird! I would NOT have been impressed!
- April 1, 2011 at 2:29 PM
- Angela Felsted said...
This is the first airport one I've come across. Nice.
- April 1, 2011 at 2:36 PM
- Madeleine said...
Airport staff give me the creeps, they never crack a smile and they always seem to frisk me! Great writing :O)
- April 1, 2011 at 2:44 PM
- The Golden Eagle said...
Looking forward to B!
Great start to the Challenge! - April 1, 2011 at 2:54 PM
- Robyn Campbell said...
A stands for ARGH! Love knowing they're lookin' out for us. ;)
- April 1, 2011 at 2:59 PM
- Clarissa Draper said...
Oh man, I hate flying. I can see why people hate it as well.
- April 1, 2011 at 3:13 PM
- Ann said...
Oh my! I do hope B lives up to its expectations. The posts about my Nashville trip will be a little out of order. This is due to the nature of the Alphabet. It has nothing to do with my disorganized mind. Really it hasn't!!!
- April 1, 2011 at 3:24 PM
- Jonathon Arntson said...
How annoying. I look forward to knowing what happens. Hopefully it's a happy ending.
- April 1, 2011 at 3:24 PM
- Sandra Ulbrich Almazan said...
Oddly enough, I had to take a business trip earlier this week. I had a stopover on the way home, and I was worried I hadn't allowed enough time between the flights. Luckily, my first flight was late, and the airline put me on an nonstop to Chicago that got me home earlier than the other flight. I hope your story has a happy ending!
- April 1, 2011 at 3:47 PM
- catdownunder said...
Will wait and see if I am right
- April 1, 2011 at 4:05 PM
- Lynda R Young said...
lol, gotta love airports...not.
- April 1, 2011 at 4:32 PM
- Tracy said...
UGH, you have got to be kidding me! what an inconvenience...there is nothing more I detest than being inconvenienced for no apparent reason. I'll wait to see if it was for no apparent reason!
- April 1, 2011 at 4:33 PM
- Talei said...
I love airports, one day I will arrive, check-in, go through to the lounge - all without a hitch...pfft. Well, I hope to! Nice post dear lady. ;-)
- April 1, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- L'Aussie said...
Geech! No place I'd rather spend extra time than at an airport. I'm taking a long trip soon so I'll leave my 'doggie' at home, ha ha.
Thanks for visiting Oz.
L'Aussie Travel Blog A - Z Challenge - April 1, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- Ciara said...
That stinks! I'm a follower now. Thanks for stopping by my blog today. :)
- April 1, 2011 at 6:20 PM
- Kari Marie said...
Groan. Ugh. Yuck. At least it was warm and dry in the building. I hope you made your flight.
- April 1, 2011 at 7:08 PM
- The Words Crafter said...
I would have cried!!!!!!
- April 1, 2011 at 7:14 PM
- Sharon K. Mayhew said...
YIKES! It sounds like you had quite the airport adventure... Remember back in the 90s when it was fun to travel...
- April 1, 2011 at 7:36 PM
- Will Burke said...
Whoa, what the hell?! I'm a little agitated just reading this!
- April 1, 2011 at 8:10 PM
- Trisha said...
Airports can be a REAL pain. ugh!
- April 1, 2011 at 10:08 PM
- Niki said...
haha oh no.
Re Banana cake chocolate icing - just icing sugar with cocoa. - April 1, 2011 at 10:56 PM
- Ellie said...
Gosh. I'd think I would be saying A is for angry!
Ellie Garratt - April 2, 2011 at 1:45 AM
- Talli Roland said...
I feel your pain, Ann. Ugh!
- April 2, 2011 at 4:28 AM
- Manzanita said...
I can feel your frustration. I used to have to travel with my chihuahua and once I did have the airport police surrounding me in the Mpls airport. My dog had his "ticket" and vet papers but somehow they thought I was smuggling a dog. How embarrassing that was. - April 2, 2011 at 4:51 AM
- Hold my hand: a social worker's blog said...
ahhh.....I'm here waiting for post ***B*** !! LOL
Awesome post, Ann.
Doris - April 2, 2011 at 5:15 AM
- Jeffrey Beesler said...
It's been years since I was last at an airport!
- April 2, 2011 at 6:58 AM
- India Drummond said...
I used to love airports. Prime spots for people-watching. But TSA has ruined all that. Blergh!
Thanks for visiting my blog yesterday! - April 2, 2011 at 7:33 AM
- Patricia Stoltey said...
Don't you hate it when there are scary airplane stories when you're traveling? So here we are, and this Southwest thing happens. Bummer.
- April 2, 2011 at 11:23 PM