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Edward is on a bender vacation all week south of the border. I’m heading to Paris (autoshow, among other attractions) Tuesday morning. Will I find old Citroens on the streets? Anyway, that will leave TTAC Niedermeyer-free, temporarily. The show will go on, thanks to our remaining intrepid cast of characters, but with the possibility of some reduced content, most likely the domestic news blogging. Full throttle activity will resume next Monday, at the latest. Au Revoir!
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Be safe, and hurry home soon!
If you are going to be long, at least send a postcard :)
Enjoy Paris! I just got back 2 weeks ago. Lovely, lovely city and, contrary to the stereotypes, lovely people as well.
Take time to enjoy the City of Lights. Drink some good wine. Dine street side in a cafe. Hit the Louvre if time allows. Talk about classics. Take hundreds of photos – make sure you are in most of them. The memory is a funny thing. You will tell stories to your grand kids about your travels and photos with you in them will make them more special.
*Green with envy – I’ll pray about it.
Will do. We’re going for nine days, and staying in a rented apt. on the left bank. I’m accompanying the three favorite women in my life: Stephanie, her mom, and my daughter. It’s fulfilling a lifetime wish for them.
climb to Montmartre, relax and relax some more but go around the basilica and watch people play bocce or join them if you learn the rules.
But watch for the sweet-talking Italian fashion boss in Fiat Panda who wants to give you two 2000€ leather coats because he likes you if only you could help him with some money for the petrol to Milano, you will understand how he blew a fortune last night on belle and casinos
If I can make a recommendation. If they still serve it, have the cassoulet.
Be sure to check out “Chartier” near the metro Grands Boulevards, you won’t find anything like it anywhere else. But get there early if you go at night because they are always packed.
don’t go for a drink anywhere near tourists attractions (trocadero / tour eiffel – Louvre…) since they’ll screw you on everything and it costs a fortune. If you want some typical, try to find a wine bar called “Georges” in Rue des canettes near the metro Mabillon. it’s right in the middle of St Germain des Prés, always full of life and drunk people and they serve nice cheap wine. I also like a place called café Hugo on place des Vosges (metro St Paul), it’s good french food and even with wine you’ll pay less than 20 euros. Try the gratin dauphinois, it’s one of my favorite there.
Anyway, enjoy time in my city, developp you dog shit avoidance skills, don’t blame us too much for the smell in the subway and be patient, you’ll eventualy find one or two nice people arround (usually not real parisians ^^)
Hope you took some good clothes, cause we’re freezing our asses right now.
Have a good time! Meanwhile the B&B will get by just fine. We can talk about the news ourselves.
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Speaking of news, I just heard that Chrysler fired those workers who were caught on video drinking in the parking lot of the assembly plant where they worked. A lot of us thought they would be protected from termination by the UAW. Maybe that would have been true 5 or 10 years ago but not in today’s economic climate. What is your reaction to this news?
@windswords..Yeah your right, thats the way it is these days. In my 36+ years at GM I might of seen five or six guys fired,never to return. In the 20 months since I retired, I’ve heard of at least six terminations.
Here’s another fact. In the 2003 to 2008 time period there was seven retirement incentive packages offered. I know, because I have six of them on my garage wall.{I took the seventh}
Now, for those,retirement eligble, that had a chronic discipline/absentee problem, at the slightest infraction,you found yourself on the rug. With commiteeman and management present you were stongly advised to check the “I will accept this offer” on your personal incentive letter.
Management and the union made it VERY clear that we were entering a new world. Enter at your own peril.
Some thought it was a bluff. I can’t mention details,but I personally know of at least two cases of guys being escorted out. No free car,no fat check,no retirement cake, and coffee. All that gone, and a six month wait for your first pension check.
I guess they wern’t bluffing eh?
Bon Voyage Paul!
Enjoy Paris and your Family.
And ask PSA to let you drive the RCZ…;-)
We will be kinda fine here, don’t worry too much.
Saludos.
Paul,
While you’re there, check out the rally motion sim in Ford’s booth. Assuming some shipping-related electronics destruction is addressed, it should be pretty fun.
(It’s my baby.)
If there are old Citroens, I’d love to see photos. ditto with old Peugeots (403, 404). Bon voyage!