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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1649 posts
3/20/2021 4:45 am
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A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!


PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/20/2021 4:50 am

Bermuda to Boston Logan Airport - two hours. Boston Logan Airport to our car - at least that long if not longer!

A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!


MrsJoe 76F
17411 posts
3/20/2021 6:57 am

Oh my! At least you can laugh now.... but you were young, and we could handle things like that back then a lot better than at our age now.
This reminded me of my trip into New York City with my oldest son. We took two bus rides through the city and saw the sights, but the second bus let us off about 10 blocks away from where our car was parked. With my knees, I was very apprehensive about that walk, especially after the walking we had done throughout the day. They said another bus should be along in a hour or so, but there was no place to sit and wait.
So my son hired a man with a bicycle rickshaw to take me back to the car.
The man insisted that he could take both of us, and he did. Part of a wonderful day with my son that will always be remembered.


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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/20/2021 8:16 am

    Quoting MrsJoe:
    Oh my! At least you can laugh now.... but you were young, and we could handle things like that back then a lot better than at our age now.
    This reminded me of my trip into New York City with my oldest son. We took two bus rides through the city and saw the sights, but the second bus let us off about 10 blocks away from where our car was parked. With my knees, I was very apprehensive about that walk, especially after the walking we had done throughout the day. They said another bus should be along in a hour or so, but there was no place to sit and wait.
    So my son hired a man with a bicycle rickshaw to take me back to the car.
    The man insisted that he could take both of us, and he did. Part of a wonderful day with my son that will always be remembered.
I learned new word today, MrsJoe ... rickshaw ... thank you for the vocab boost! Glad to know that you and your son made it back to your car safely and that you have good memories of the trip!

A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!


Koffla 68M
12321 posts
3/20/2021 8:39 am



In 1984, rented a car with my ex-wife to attend the Summer Nationals racing event in Englishtown, New Jersey. The event was usually held every year, on the 4th of July weekend. We decided to leave early to avoid the traffic jam but when we arrived to the parking lot, we couldn't find our rental car among the thousands of cars. We search for hours,





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Maudie1 74F
8151 posts
3/20/2021 8:46 am

Not very pleasent being stranded , especially with heavy luggage. I hate having to drag heavy bags or cases for any length of time, exhausting. Hope you didn't have high heels on.


PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/20/2021 9:13 am

    Quoting Koffla:


    In 1984, rented a car with my ex-wife to attend the Summer Nationals racing event in Englishtown, New Jersey. The event was usually held every year, on the 4th of July weekend. We decided to leave early to avoid the traffic jam but when we arrived to the parking lot, we couldn't find our rental car among the thousands of cars. We search for hours,


Oh that must have been sooooo frustrating!

A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!


PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/20/2021 9:16 am

    Quoting Maudie1:
    Not very pleasent being stranded , especially with heavy luggage. I hate having to drag heavy bags or cases for any length of time, exhausting. Hope you didn't have high heels on.
Yes, in high heels that would have been even more awful! It's been so long I don't remember what I was wearing but probably casual clothes and sneakers .. my best guess.

A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!


PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/20/2021 11:38 am

    Quoting  :

Bermuda was nice. I hope you enjoy it!!

A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!


starwomyn 70F
8872 posts
3/20/2021 11:44 am

I tend to be directionally challenged. I was walking from a hostel in Washington D.C. to the Judicial Square Metro take the Union Station with rolling luggage in tow to get to the Amtrak Station back to West Virginia. When I reached the Union Station I saw what I thought was the sign to the Amtrak train station. It was outside. There was individuals in sleeping bags in the alley where I was walking. I walked through a tunnel with more sleeping people. I suspect this was the homeless population in Washington D.C. I reached a neighborhood and finally hailed a cab. The cab driver was a Jamaican guy who lectured me, "Don't EVER walk in this neighborhood alone!" as he drove me back to the Union station.

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/20/2021 1:25 pm

    Quoting starwomyn:
    I tend to be directionally challenged. I was walking from a hostel in Washington D.C. to the Judicial Square Metro take the Union Station with rolling luggage in tow to get to the Amtrak Station back to West Virginia. When I reached the Union Station I saw what I thought was the sign to the Amtrak train station. It was outside. There was individuals in sleeping bags in the alley where I was walking. I walked through a tunnel with more sleeping people. I suspect this was the homeless population in Washington D.C. I reached a neighborhood and finally hailed a cab. The cab driver was a Jamaican guy who lectured me, "Don't EVER walk in this neighborhood alone!" as he drove me back to the Union station.
Oh my gosh what an experience! So glad to know everything turned out ok!

A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!