The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...

ecurbh

[ecurbh]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)
• Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

[HairOfTheDog]

Hey - I was just gonna call you about the aeroporter van thing.... seems we should make reservations. Should I do that or did you?

They have vans leaving at 8:20 arriving at 9:00, and 9:20 arriving at 10:00.

[Overtaxed]

Hehe....makes 'em nervous at the house too.

[JenB]

Do you have time to ship anything?

[HairOfTheDog]

Agreed..... we borrowed an air mattress from Sonya, that is the biggest thing, but we can fit clothes in a big suitcase and put the mattress, sleeping bag, and pillows in a big ole duffle bag we have.

[SuziQ]

I've fought to be called what I want to be called since I was twelve.

When you go to a new place, and there is no one there who knows you from before, simply introduce yourself by the name you want to be called. How did you register for grad schools, with the 'real' name or the 'nickname'?

When we named the kids, we used names that we hoped would not be made into nicknames. That worked for Paul and Clare, though one of Paul's friends calls him Pauly; has since high school! David and Joseph didn't fare as well. Even teachers shorten them to Dave and Joe! Drives me NUTS, but the boys don't seem to mind. Oh well.

[Ramius]

I have this phobia about missing flights, so I usually plan for 3 hours before my flight to get there. Is there a 7:20 arriving at 8:00??? Either way is probably fine, that or the 8:20 version.

I'm not a morning-ramius, as you know, but getting to airports way early is something I just like to do.

Usually is just leaves plenty of time for bloody marys, which is also a good thing.

[JenB]

I used my full name to apply. I've always used my full name to sign up for classes, and then just inform the professor of my preference. It works ok. Most of the time.

[Ramius]

Fedex... when it absotively posilutely has to be there overnight. :-)

There is always time, with Fedex.

[JenB]

Wow... morning flight... getting in late... where's the layover?

[HairOfTheDog]

There is a 7:05 arriving at 8:00.... they leave earlier in the commute times to expect traffic.

[Ramius]

There's only an hour in Denver... the rest is the 3-hour time difference.

[JenB]

Oh, that's not too bad.

When my family went to Hawaii, summer of 2000, we had a ten-hour layover in LA. We rented a van and went tooling around. Hehehe.... on the way home, we had a day and a half in San Francisco, which was much more fun.

[Ramius]

How about we take that one? the 7:05. If you wanna go ahead make the reservation, please do.

[SuziQ]

Mostly she doodles at the corner of her math notes.

LOL! When I sent in Clare's portfolio to the high school which is doing the credentials for diploma, several of the samples of Geometry work had little Anime doodlings on them.

[HairOfTheDog]

OK.... returning, there is one leaving at 10:20 and 11:20.

[Ramius]

I'd rather have a little extra time, than to have a tight connection. For some reason it's always when your flight has a tight connection is when you get delayed on the first leg. Every stinkin' time.

[Ramius]

We might just be able to make the 10:20. That'll work.

[JenB]

Yeah, tight connection's no fun. Glad I have a straight shot both ways! It pays to book early.

[GulfWar1Vet]

Bill was like a locomotive..ran over him..lol

Guys..I am getting addicted to Snap..click..snap..click

Any support groups around? LoL

[HairOfTheDog]

Round trip is $22.... Made the reservation for the 7:05 departure... they want us there 10 min early. We grab any return, no set time for that.