(A snail walks into a car dealership
and buys a car and then asks
if they can paint a big "S"
on the side.
When questioned why,
the snail replies...
"So people can point and say,
"Look at that S car go!"")
Thank you.
I'm here all week.
Try the escargots.
No? Too squeamish?
Looks a little... horrid?
Can't get past the
"They're snails!
for goodness sakes!" part?
Pretty much, yeah. I should also point out that I really can't stand squash. Mostly for the texture. It feels like tasteless goo--kinda slimy. Can't stomach it. And I suspect escargots would be similar.
When I was around 17-18 years old...
so.... over 200 years ago...
...I discovered something called "the wheel". Revolutionized my life!
In passing, I asked him where
he'd eaten them before.
"I haven't." He replied.
"Then how do you know
you don't like them?" I asked.
"I just know." He said.
This sounds...familiar.
Well, my date and I couldn't pass this up,
so we began to harangue him too.
"Come on! Try it!"
"Don't be a baby! Eat it!"
"Do it! Just do it!"
(This was pre Nike slogan, too!)
Finally... after a lot of abuse,
Dan relented.
More to get us off his back,
I suspect, than from any
desire to try it.
This is how it always works, isn't it?
Actually, this kind of relentless nagging usually makes me just dig in my heels more. I hate being forced to do anything. If I try it, it's gonna be MY choice!
Immediately, Dan's face
turned a bright red.
And he involuntarily began to gag.
The gagging continued
until he started to vomit.
He tried to hold it in until he could
run to the bathroom,
but we were in a booth
and there were bodies between him
and salvation.
Great gouts spewed out of his mouth
and onto the table cloth.
We all drew back in horror, trying to
evade and avoid the splash radius.
His girlfriend was not so lucky.
I don't know if Dan was trying to turn
to her to apologize or he was just trying
to escape in that direction or if it was
simply his revenge on her.
Either way, he turned and yakked
all over her red dress.
Well... it used to be red.
Aha! I knew it!
To this day,
whenever he goes to a restaurant
where escargots is on the menu;
he orders it every time.
So try it.
You may not like it, not everyone has
the same tastes.
But... you may surprise yourself.
I know, I know....and I fully acknowledge my own hypocrisy on this issue, especially since I usually tell my kids the exact same thing: "Try new things! You either discover something you love, or you have a great story later!"
So....maybe someday. If I'm drunk enough.
Okay.
Just before I get back to the
last update for this trip...
I gotta know...
This dude.
Coolest ever?
Or just annoying?
Depends. If the bus is empty? Pretty cool. If the bus is full of people? Total jerk move.
Chapter 17 - The End.
We mostly just drove and flew.
The end.
Wow! That was easy!
O.M.G.
Best.
Chapter.
EVER!!!! You really outdid yourself with this one!
Nah.
I need to torture you some more
by throwing in a whole bunch
of unnecessary verbiage.
Son of a...
I mean...yay.
Roughly an hour later,
we arrived at the midway
point between Calgary
and Edmonton,
in the town of Red Deer,
named after shame-faced
husbands who apologize
to their wives.
"Yes dear." He said, with a red face.
Notice all the empty tables...
but the lineup extends out the door.
Your timing, sir, is impeccable.
Yum.
In case you're wondering,
or have never been.
That's about half of an order
of French fries.
I think the french fries are the best thing there.
The burger was good,
definitely a cut above
the regular chains
(McDonalds, Burger King, etc...)
But....
It would be so much better
if they would melt the cheese.
I wonder if you can ask for that?
It messes up the grill, so maybe not?
I'd agree with that. Five Guys got a bit ruined for me. I heard from too many people who called it "best burger ever" or something similar before I tried it. So that's what I was expecting, and instead I got...a decent burger. It was fine. I went again recently and it was better than I remembered. Melty cheese would help!
We spotted a Cookies by George
and made a bee line.
I should have guessed!
Flying the curmudgeonly skies again, I see.
And, as always,
upon arrival back home...
I immediately started planning
my next getaway.
Because that's how it's done!
I only go to work so I can pay for the next vacation.
Which would be Vegas.
About 3 months later.
Want to hear about that?
If so, I'll tack a chapter
or two on here.
Sure! I don't like to admit this in public, but I'm always up for reading another pkondz trip report.
Steppesister - 737 points
Captain_Oblivious - 716 points
Soooo close! I'm proud of the rally I made at the end there. I usually never do this well in contests.
Congratulations,
@Steppesister !
If it's all right with you,
Instead of mailing out your prize,
I'll just drop it off at your
parent's house, okay?
Whoa, you're making the trip! Nice! I wish that was feasible for me.
Did you see it?
Go ahead and blurt it out.
I think I already did! But your choice in airlines is consistent, at least. If ever there was an airline I would have expected to be rudely beating up customers and throwing them off the plane, it would have been that one. I was so surprised when it turned out to be United!
Thanks for reading, everyone!
Without all of you,
this TR wouldn't be a joy to write
and would be far less interesting
to read.
Thanks again.
Don't sell yourself short. It is a joy to read. Every one of your TR's betrays a joy in life, a love of your family, and joy in travel. Not to mention a great sense of humor. Thanks for putting so much effort into entertaining all of us! I can't wait to read about the next adventure.
(As long as you didn't jot the answers down on a napkin at DLR )
