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Jul 09, 2022
English Chronicles VI
6 November 2000
Germany
Finally made it back to England, briefly...
A couple days before I left Texas to come back to England, I got word that I had to leave again, just days after returning (more like hours, from what it felt like). I got home on Saturday to find that my car's battery died. Some of the circuits seemed to have gotten shot as the radio and some instrument lights were not working right. My base pass had expired too, so they gave me a hard time about that, until I explained some of the details of my absence. But I made it home OK and unpacked, relaxed a bit, then went over to base to help out Chris and Amy at Amy's works' Haunted Forest... had a blast dressing up and scarin' the b'jesus outta the little tykes and grown folks too! Played as a Guide, Ghoul and "nuisance"
Spent all day Sunday cutting the grass and tending the garden – it was WAY out of control after almost 2 months of neglect. Some neighbors stopped by and lent a hand, so it made the job a bit easier ... I just need to invest now in a Green Thumb book so I can figure out what I'm doing! <grin>
Monday morning, I had to work for a bit, but I cut out early to try to take care of personal things (bills, filing travel vouchers, checking on school, etc). Went home and repacked again for the next mornings early flight to Germany...
With only about 2 and a half hours of sleep, I awoke at 2:30 in the morning to start on the adventure. Again I drove to the base – this time leaving my car with Less so she could start it up daily to make sure the battery wouldn't die on me – hopped in a Taxi and headed out for the Stansted Airport near London. Chris was on the flight too, which made the trip better (he was going to the same conference). We arrived at Hahn airport near Frankfurt Germany. Our conference was at Spangdahlem AB near Bitburg. The Lieutenant from my office was with me and rented a car that we took to the base. Nice hour drive through beautiful country-side, during the autumn color mix. Farmlands mixed with forestry were an appealing change to the likes of Omaha, where only corn was abundant .
Although the conference was long during the days, Chris and I, along with his friend Les, headed downtown to Bitburg to check out the night life. All I will say in this message is, "we had a blast!" For more information, please write to 'disclosures' at dreanged@hotmail.com. <grin> On the relatively safe topic of weather, it rained the majority of the time we were there, with cool breezes to make it better (sarcasism is flying). The autobahn was awesome, the LT had our car up to 200 KPH (about 140 MPH) and the thing handled like a champ around corners... must get a German car, must get a German car....
We had made several plans to travel while we were there, but the conferences tended to take more time then we thought. Luxembourg and Amsterdam were on the Top 5. But in the end, we always seemed to end up at the clubs in Bitburg 'til the wee hours of the morning.
That trip lasted 5 days and I got back this past Saturday... just in time for the Guy Faux bonfire festival! It's a major event in England, signifying the day, many years ago, when a man named Guy Faux tried to burn down one of the major buildings in London (Parliament, I think). Anywho, we went downtown in Denver (if you can call it "down town") and checked out the HUGE bonfire and fireworks display and listened to some great music. We retired back to my neighbor's place for dinner and drinks (lots of drinks). I have yet to understand why they "celebrate" a man who tries to burn down an important building... the main point though, was that he failed too. ???
Anyway, finally back to work now and had to "re-introduce" myself to everyone and into my job. Forgot my computer passwords, how to open my mailbox, and names of people I should know! That's what happens when U've been gone almost 2 months!
The current plot is on to go somewhere for Christmas – currently looking at flying or driving out to Switzerland to snowboard in the Alps! My cousin is trying to come out from Canada, which would rock! Guess money will be the deciding factor, although not if I can help it... 🙂 Second choice is Moscow, although in that case, I've made a promise to wait until a friend comes out... "Better hurry!"
What's your plans for the holiday season this year? Please send me your current mailing address too so I can be sure to have the right address to send cards to this year...
Cheers from jolly England!
Dan
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