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To: wbill

That is such a heart warming story, wbill. I think a good judge of an area is how they treat people. It is obvious from your story that they demanded you come to dinner and not be alone on Christmas. You must have felt very blessed that year.


32 posted on 10/11/2011 10:50:37 AM PDT by momtothree
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To: momtothree
Yep. I was afraid that it was going to be a terrible Christmas, and it turned out pretty darn well.

I spent most of Christmas (left the 23rd, returned the 26th) the following year in New York City. I spent most nights either at work, or in the hotel room. Quite a contrast.

One redeeming feature was a small all-night diner that was right close to where I worked in the City. Guy who owned it was a prince of a fellow, never got his name (and wish I had) once I figured out how to get around his thick Greek accent. Anyway, I'd schlep through there after work at around 3am. He'd either ask for help cleaning out the prior days' leftovers ("Here! Try This! Is Good!!" and it always was) ... or he'd experiment on me for the next day ("Here! Try this! Is good????? and it usually was).

If I was living life right, I'd get there just as he was taking the baklava out of the oven. I can still taste it, man that was good. A bright spot in an otherwise unpleasant experience.

I'm glad I don't have that job anymore. Nice to be home at night with the family.

44 posted on 10/11/2011 11:06:39 AM PDT by wbill
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