Or
The French National Pastime - and it's NOT FUTBOL!
And Today’s earlier bit of DRAMA.
As I often say… you can’t make this $#!T UP?!?
But FIRST- La GRÈVE!
While making my daily check to see if our Aisle and Window Seats still have an empty seat in between on our Air France Flight 99 to Paris…we get this notice from Air France…
But FIRST- La GRÈVE!
While making my daily check to see if our Aisle and Window Seats still have an empty seat in between on our Air France Flight 99 to Paris…we get this notice from Air France…
AIR
FRANCE PILOT STRIKE ANNOUNCEMENT
A call for strike action has been
issued by several airline pilot unions,
for the period from
for the period from
11 to 14
June 2016.
W.T.F.!!!!!!!!!!!
No…
Double W.T.F.!!!!!!
WE ARE SET TO FLY OUT OF MIAMI …
Wait for it…
11 JUNE !!!
Maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned a Jinxed Trip in the last
post because the Trip Gremlins are surely fast at work to add to the DRAMA of
this sojourn.
Now the good news [Maybe], Viking Air Department {who we
paid an extra $50 each just to talk to them directly} answered after a 20 minute
hold to advise that they have a team working on it and they will get us to
Paris, one way or another. And of course, I've already looked at other flights
{multi stop included] and they are rapidly filling up with seats scattered all
over.
Oh Joy.
The Last post alluded to
the French Penchant for striking at the drop of a beret and it seems they are
most prone to do it at the height of tourist season.
I'll sit back till
tomorrow to see what Viking Air has gotten done before I start to stress.
Who is he kidding… the
stress level has already reached Stiff Neck, twitching eye lid, tight chest
levels already.
But Before he stumbles off to the Liquor Cabinet, this bit of chaos earlier today.
The Great Pre-Trip Toilet
Crisis.
Yeah, there’s no end to
the Drama preceding the start of one of these Wacko’s adventures,
Seriously...you CANT make this $#!T up.
By now, practically everyone
on the planet has heard one rendition or another of the 30 day Casa d’ Chaos Major Renovation of 2010. This
included a new porcelain tile floor laid on top of the old tile for reasons too
long to go into now.
Due to the double floor depth this created, the toilets in both bathrooms required a special drain extension. It also required a special sized wax ring seal, which for reasons unknown to all but the Tile Guy, did not get used in the master bath. We know this because while were trying to get ready for the trip and to add more stress to her world - a small trickling leak started from under the bowl. Fortunately a neighbor is a plumber and when he pulled the commode, we found the wax ring split, he says because it was the wrong size. Why this took so long to start leaking is anybody’s guess, but she is now happy that there is no longer an Icky Trickle at her feet. Eewwwww!
Due to the double floor depth this created, the toilets in both bathrooms required a special drain extension. It also required a special sized wax ring seal, which for reasons unknown to all but the Tile Guy, did not get used in the master bath. We know this because while were trying to get ready for the trip and to add more stress to her world - a small trickling leak started from under the bowl. Fortunately a neighbor is a plumber and when he pulled the commode, we found the wax ring split, he says because it was the wrong size. Why this took so long to start leaking is anybody’s guess, but she is now happy that there is no longer an Icky Trickle at her feet. Eewwwww!
That's it... I gotta go
find some Scotch.
Ciao Pour L’instant,
Uncle Chuck & The NOT HAPPY AT ALL
Dragon Lady
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