Charie
10-03-2003, 05:32 PM
I'M BACK!! *WHAT A TRIP!! *It poured pitchforks and hammer handles all the way to Milwaukee. *Ya know what? *I found out that 35 year old men can't see very well in the middle of the night on wet highways. *Of course when you're traveling 70 miles an hour simultaneously...... .................. *I can't believe that he's an accountant, although, remember, I told you about the end of tax season party at the cpa firm I used to work for. *Drunk as a "cpa" should take the place of "lord". *Maybe they're always trying to prove something.
We finally got to Milwaukee and the 2 in the front, pilot and navigator, were trying to figure out how to get where we were going to pick up the passes. *At one time we got to the shore of Lake Michigan and another time we were on the same highway we came into town on. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/doh.gif *Finally we ended up on a feeder road and ended up on a highway to Chicago. *As we're headed South I caught a glimpse of the name of the bldg. we were looking for. *I yelled, "We passed the building and it's about 3 blocks back!" *Where? * Where? *Where?............. ................BACK !! *Thank the Lord, I spotted it again as we got off the highway and took a city street back. *(I think I'm going to suggest glasses for both of those young men!!) *You can tell they're friends, they were doing everything but giving each other noogies and wedgies!! *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/shake.gif But very sweet men nonetheless. *Even though I wanted to kill http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dead.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tombstone.gif them several times. *They're laughing about how they couldn't stop someplace and ask directions because that would spoil their image! *That one called for a high 5. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tqrolleyes.gif
When we got in the building there was a cursory inspection. *A man with *a ponytail came around and asked us to show our tickets *and open our purses, which we did. *We were all in one massive line when they told *those whose name began with L through Z should walk to the side and proceed forward. *That left one in the initial line and the 2nd stooge and I went into the other line. *There were people checking pocket contents and purses. *Just before that we were asked to haul everything out of our pockets, which we did. *About every 3rd person set off the buzzer and light as they went through the body scanner. *I was one so I was wanded. *I stood there with my arms out and turned around (feeling like a felon) and they gave me an all clear and I went to pick up my purse and pocket stuff, and waited there for stooge 2. *I could see him making his way along so when he got clear (he was also wanded) he asked me if I'd go save 3 seats *and he'd wait there for stooge 1. *I agreed immediately because I had been on my feet way too long by then. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad1.gif
Found seats about halfway back and sat next to a guy using *a cell phone, after I threw my sign and jacket on the 2 chairs next to me. *The guy was a businessman and I heard all sorts of high powered business stuff and then he said, "I'm in a session right now so it'll be at least an hour and a half before I can get there." *I swear, I couldn't help looking at him. *And just then he glanced my way. *I wanted to yell, "He is not in a session! *He's in a strip club!" *But I didn't. *He had half of his cheek on my chair and I was tempted to stab him in it with my little Swiss army knife which I remembered was still on my keychain. *I didn't, though, because I was pretty sure that the Secret Service wouldn't miss it this time.
Just before the president came in I looked his way and he was PICKING HIS NOSE!! *WITH NO HANDKERCHIEF OR KLEENEX! *And I swear he then wiped it on the bottom of his chair!! *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mr_yuk.gif *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mr_yuk.gif *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/barf.gif
After that he looked as though he would have been open to a little conversation before the president spoke, but I could hardly look at him. *Had all I could do to keep the gorge down!
Finally, after half an hour Stooges 1 & 2 came in. *Number 1 was just in a slow line. *There was a packed house and probably 40-50 standees on our side of the hall. *
The Prez got a great ovation. *He started out speaking a little soft and flat, but it didn't take long for him to warm up. *I held up my sign during applause "God bless you Mr. President" and I had St. 2 hold it up a couple of times because he's about 6ft. 3 and I'm a foot shorter. *(It really gets tiresome looking at nosehairs all your life)
The Prez really sounds as though Kay is gonig to come up with some concrete stuff. *There was a promise in his voice. *The stockbroker and accountant that I was with were really impressed with his grasp *of what tax cuts actually do for the economy. *The stockbroker who hasn't been involved with politics very long said, "He really is pretty bright, isn't he?" *OF COURSE HE'S BRIGHT! *HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE HE HAS AN MBA whether he was a wonderful student or not. *It shows how insidious the constant hammering away by the dems and/or liberals is.
His speech was well received. *He garbled a few things but he has such a disarming and humorous way of passing them off *you'd swear he did it on purpose.
The security was so tight that protestors were kept 2 blocks away until after everyone went in. *Apparently he went around the stage and shook hands with everyone after the speech. *I couldn't see anything but the ceiling and the nosepicker so could only tell what was going on by the reactions of the rest of the people. *
Once the president had left the building we were allowed to leave which didn't take long. *The Boys managed to get us out to the Highway without any weird twists and turns.
When we got home Boy 2 said, 'Ya know, Charie, this morning when I was trying to pass that semi, I had the distinct impression that you were praying. *Anyhow, it worked!"
We finally got to Milwaukee and the 2 in the front, pilot and navigator, were trying to figure out how to get where we were going to pick up the passes. *At one time we got to the shore of Lake Michigan and another time we were on the same highway we came into town on. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/doh.gif *Finally we ended up on a feeder road and ended up on a highway to Chicago. *As we're headed South I caught a glimpse of the name of the bldg. we were looking for. *I yelled, "We passed the building and it's about 3 blocks back!" *Where? * Where? *Where?............. ................BACK !! *Thank the Lord, I spotted it again as we got off the highway and took a city street back. *(I think I'm going to suggest glasses for both of those young men!!) *You can tell they're friends, they were doing everything but giving each other noogies and wedgies!! *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/shake.gif But very sweet men nonetheless. *Even though I wanted to kill http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dead.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tombstone.gif them several times. *They're laughing about how they couldn't stop someplace and ask directions because that would spoil their image! *That one called for a high 5. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tqrolleyes.gif
When we got in the building there was a cursory inspection. *A man with *a ponytail came around and asked us to show our tickets *and open our purses, which we did. *We were all in one massive line when they told *those whose name began with L through Z should walk to the side and proceed forward. *That left one in the initial line and the 2nd stooge and I went into the other line. *There were people checking pocket contents and purses. *Just before that we were asked to haul everything out of our pockets, which we did. *About every 3rd person set off the buzzer and light as they went through the body scanner. *I was one so I was wanded. *I stood there with my arms out and turned around (feeling like a felon) and they gave me an all clear and I went to pick up my purse and pocket stuff, and waited there for stooge 2. *I could see him making his way along so when he got clear (he was also wanded) he asked me if I'd go save 3 seats *and he'd wait there for stooge 1. *I agreed immediately because I had been on my feet way too long by then. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad1.gif
Found seats about halfway back and sat next to a guy using *a cell phone, after I threw my sign and jacket on the 2 chairs next to me. *The guy was a businessman and I heard all sorts of high powered business stuff and then he said, "I'm in a session right now so it'll be at least an hour and a half before I can get there." *I swear, I couldn't help looking at him. *And just then he glanced my way. *I wanted to yell, "He is not in a session! *He's in a strip club!" *But I didn't. *He had half of his cheek on my chair and I was tempted to stab him in it with my little Swiss army knife which I remembered was still on my keychain. *I didn't, though, because I was pretty sure that the Secret Service wouldn't miss it this time.
Just before the president came in I looked his way and he was PICKING HIS NOSE!! *WITH NO HANDKERCHIEF OR KLEENEX! *And I swear he then wiped it on the bottom of his chair!! *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mr_yuk.gif *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mr_yuk.gif *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/barf.gif
After that he looked as though he would have been open to a little conversation before the president spoke, but I could hardly look at him. *Had all I could do to keep the gorge down!
Finally, after half an hour Stooges 1 & 2 came in. *Number 1 was just in a slow line. *There was a packed house and probably 40-50 standees on our side of the hall. *
The Prez got a great ovation. *He started out speaking a little soft and flat, but it didn't take long for him to warm up. *I held up my sign during applause "God bless you Mr. President" and I had St. 2 hold it up a couple of times because he's about 6ft. 3 and I'm a foot shorter. *(It really gets tiresome looking at nosehairs all your life)
The Prez really sounds as though Kay is gonig to come up with some concrete stuff. *There was a promise in his voice. *The stockbroker and accountant that I was with were really impressed with his grasp *of what tax cuts actually do for the economy. *The stockbroker who hasn't been involved with politics very long said, "He really is pretty bright, isn't he?" *OF COURSE HE'S BRIGHT! *HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE HE HAS AN MBA whether he was a wonderful student or not. *It shows how insidious the constant hammering away by the dems and/or liberals is.
His speech was well received. *He garbled a few things but he has such a disarming and humorous way of passing them off *you'd swear he did it on purpose.
The security was so tight that protestors were kept 2 blocks away until after everyone went in. *Apparently he went around the stage and shook hands with everyone after the speech. *I couldn't see anything but the ceiling and the nosepicker so could only tell what was going on by the reactions of the rest of the people. *
Once the president had left the building we were allowed to leave which didn't take long. *The Boys managed to get us out to the Highway without any weird twists and turns.
When we got home Boy 2 said, 'Ya know, Charie, this morning when I was trying to pass that semi, I had the distinct impression that you were praying. *Anyhow, it worked!"