h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Ah, I see. I'm afraid that wouldn't work out well either. Milady only earns 15 paid vacation days a year, I soon will earn 20. And with so little, her family, my daughter with a family, and a rare visit to my own family ... Vacation time is quickly consumed.

I see nevermind you have a nice home in a great place

I won't write off the notion yet, of course. I like to be the optimist.

And in that vein, there IS that lottery draw tonight, ... a measly $36-million, but it would be a start.

Good luck buy me a pint if you win

Hell, that kinda money, I'd rent ye a brewery for a week or two.

I will need a year in the Betty Ford after, worth the risk though

If you get the chance, you really DO have to try to do everything atleast once, eh?

Or twice or thrice what the heck getb the beer in

Now THAT's the spirit, mate.

And while you imbibe, I have the missus out of the house and a few things to be doing. So I'll bid you a good night.

Night mate contact you soon...

A new day, and more rain, drizzle and fog. Jeez, I almost feel like I'm back in Newfoundland

Ah you get cra* weather as well

Oh yeah, we get the whole variety in one fashion or another. But like politics, loads of people talk about it and there's nothing ya can do about it.

You got that right

I get to have a teeny say in things again on Monday. Our local/municpal elections going on, for Mayor and a dozen councillors. Milady has been an active volunteer for one of the Mayoral candidates. Heck, we even have her promotional sign on front and back lawns.

I guess you will be voteing with the Mrs in mind due to all her hard work, and the signs on your lawn

Yep. But also it seems the right choice, of the 4 options. The three old guys seem quite happy to run things "as they have always been", not at all worried that the main business street is becoming a ghost town. All the shops are closing up, and re-locating to more economical digs. (And less aimless youth doing after-hours vandalistic damages)

Its the same here loads of empty shops but its the Wallmarts that do it here

About 6 or 7 years ago, there was a great flurry about Trenton. A smallish city of perhaps 18,000 people, was going to get a WalMart. Up went the hue and cry that it would put all the small and families businesses off of the map. In fact, it didn't. They all continue to do a good business, as does WalMart. Because the big beastie simply brought new things that we'd not had locally before. And more variety. A couple of smaller businesses have closed, but more due to economic swings. And not keeping up with technologies.

Re Lycos UNBELEIVABLE what, will comment on the morrow. Must go people waiting and not happy.

Good night X2