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July 14, 2005

Who can trust a people who celebrate a jailbreak? permalink

Margaret Thatcher once said of the French, "Who can trust a people who celebrate, as their national event, a jailbreak?"
Okay, I am decidedly cranky now.

I ended up going over to the restaurant and saw that they had essentially set up a fun fair outside, with people selling lavender, people with info about flights to France and renting a car there, French linens, etc. I saw all this and the zoo around it, and I thought, no thanks. And then I saw the whole roast pig lying on a table. It looked fake, it was so perfect. But it was real. And I thought, no thanks.

So I went inside the restaurant, and was told the only food available were the sandwiches sold out front. Oh, you just go to the tent where they sell the tickets, and then you go to the table and order your sandwich, and then you go to the table where they have the beverages, and then you go and find some place to sit.

Ugh. So after waiting 15 minutes for the ATM, I crossed the street and went to a taco truck, and sat at Forecourt Fountain and ate my lunch.

It's as well that I received such an underwhelming response, as I don't want to drag my coworkers to something like that. But I am feeling hurt and a little bent out of shape about it.

But, there is a bright spot. I'm going to Queen Bee, the makers of my new beloved purse, this afternoon. And, I'm going to the Internation Beer Festival, early, before it becomes a zoo, tomorrow.

Posted at July 14, 2005

Comments

Too funny! That reminds me of a beer commercial a few years back that talked about those french - "we had to pull their chestnuts out of the fire in both big ones".

The Tour was great yesterday - I loved the way every time a group came in , there was a sprint for the finish for one reason or another. Cool.

Posted by: neca at July 15, 2005 7:37 AM

Oh, I've been lusting after the Queen Bee purses for years, ever since seeing them in Bust ads. I don't know if they still sell the loteria bags, but I liked those. How awesome that you can check them out in person!

Posted by: Megan at July 15, 2005 9:55 AM