jvlgato Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Uh oh. That sucks. Hope you're OK tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agile_one Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Hmmmmm... Sour beer good, sour milk not so much. Easy fix, Al - pop a Consecration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Popped into the city. Texted Al, now I'm glad I didn't call. Good that you got some good sleep! Had a Chili Relleno at a favorite spot, and walked around a bit. Fun day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Off in a few to go to a Kosher Wine Tasting through our Temple's Brotherhood. Should be fun, and somewhat tasty..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Popped into the city. Texted Al, now I'm glad I didn't call. Good that you got some good sleep! Had a Chili Relleno at a favorite spot, and walked around a bit. Fun day! I didn't get any text! Planning to call today though so pick up the phone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Hmmm, it seemed like it went through, I'll double check the number I have for you when you call later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Received a couple of weird texts on my phone from someone I don't know wanting to get together...... Kidding. Just returned from a day long fencing tournament that is a 2 1/2 hour drive each way. The temperature outside was 45 degrees and the gym was about the same. Froze my buns off for five hours but it was worth it to see Lance make the semi-finals only to lose to the top seed. Fencing is a very interesting sport when viewed up close but probably boring when watching on the tele. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmcmanus Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Made my first Santa appearance tonight, a tree lighting ceremony at Camana Bay, which is a large and quite nice outdoor shopping "mini city" and cultural center. The crowd was estimated at 3,000. They were expecting 4,000+ but there was some light rain. It's good to be back at it, just as fun and wonderful in every way as ever. My schedule is getting quite full again this year. I'll probably end up doing 70-80 events. Last year was 66, if I remember correctly, and there is all sorts of new stuff on my schedule already. One lady was so anxious to book me on a Saturday this year, that she was willing to pay me to ride along with me from one event to another so that her kids can get some private time with Santa! Ok, whatever. It's your money, lady! We've worked out a good story for explaining why I'm traveling in a convertible instead of by sleigh. Rudolph and a couple of the other reindeer took off on a joy ride in the sleigh, so we're going to have to drive around looking up in the sky trying to find them. Meanwhile, they'll get to sift through the toy bag and candy bag and pick out what they like, and then will get to serve as honorary elves at the next event. It will be a surprise to the kids. We have it arranged whereby as I'm leaving from the first event (where her kids know that they're coming to see me at), I'll drive past her outside the parking lot as she's getting ready to leave the event, and then invite the whole family into my car to help me find the reindeer. Once we arrive at the next event, I'll say, "Oh, there are a lot of children here. Maybe they can help us too!" Then off we go to start event #2. I told her that it would probably be best if they only helped me for about 15 minutes or so, and then they could magically bump into her sister who can give them a ride back to their car. The kids won't know what hit them, and she insists on paying my standard fee for a 1 hour home visit, which ain't cheap these days... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Pretty awesome stuff Wayne. I don't know how you can keep up that pace of visits/appearances but your energy level and commitment are commendable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 This morning a poor bastard who looked like he just finished a triple shift (and I'm guessing from car, clothes and language skills, not by choice) blew past a stop light, narrow missed a bicyclist, and plowed into our car as we were going through the intersection not far from our home. The angle of impact swung us around a bit, but caused a surprising small amount of obvious damage to the car. He hit though right behind Esmé's car seat. What could have happened kept my mind spinning most of the day. We were heading to a birthday party and still went, so here's a photo for what didn't happen today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 o_O Yeezh, dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbut Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Wow! Very glad to know that your guys are okay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Holy crap, Ric. Glad to hear people are OK, and car damage hopefully minimal. But yeah, that scare, especially with kids in the car, will get the adrenaline pumping. I used to fucking hate those "Baby On Board" signs until we had my son. I still never put them on/in, but understood the concept a lot better. Wayne, sounds awesome, very good & creative planning; the kids should get a big kick out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Yikes, Ric. That kind of thing will definitely mess with you for a bit. Enjoy the season, Wayne. It snowed just a dusting here last night so the kids are starting to think in those terms which will make for a lot of fun times this year. Andrew wasn't quite old enough to really get it last year but should be a terror at unwrapping this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Glad no one was hurt Ric. Scary stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 I'm so glad everyone is OK! That us scary shit to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agile_one Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Scary stuff, Ric. So glad all is well. Wayne - what Greg said. Have a great Santa season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CD44hi Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Yikes Ric, glad to hear that everyone is ok and the damage is minimal. Scary moment. Hoo, hoo Santa, have a great season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmcmanus Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) Scary moment, indeed, Ric. Nice of you to be able to see that perhaps his life isn't so great. You're a compassionate man. But the main thing is that Esme wasn't harmed! Incidentally, I need to figure out where that e key with the tilde is, in her honor. Such a great name. Edited November 24, 2013 by Wmcmanus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Ric very glad to hear you and the family were unhurt in the accident, scary indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 I'm very glad this is just an unfortunate incident with no injuries. People really don't take seriously how dangerous a vehicle can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Ric, you have great perspective on what could have been aweful and very glad no one was injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Glad you are all OK, Ric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Thanks everyone. I really don't want to make too much of this, but probably more playing and laughter today than normal. Lots to think about including that we followed the bike into the intersection. What would have happened if positions were reversed? He obviously didn't see the bike, so would he have seen a car and stopped? Would he have hit the bike instead? Overall, everyone lucky.And I'd like to officially thank Hyundai and Britax for the protection. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 So glad to hear that nobody was hurt Ric! Esme is an absolute doll, and it's terrifying to think anything bad could have happened to her. Play on Esme...play on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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