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The Hobbit Hole XXVIII - Through shadows to the edge of night
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Posted on 02/24/2006 9:52:11 AM PST by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Through shadows to the edge of night

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

See also: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net

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Regulars and lurkers welcome, and please see and bump the thread about our ongoing troop support projects (and of course donate, if you will)

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To: RMDupree

Most hotels do... just not here. They want you to order coffee from room service so they can charge $12 for it.

Some of the Hotels in Vegas don't have coffee pots either, and they're nice places... but they want you to get out of your room, come down and get breakfast, and commence to gambling...


1,901 posted on 03/08/2006 7:15:12 AM PST by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1100 knives and counting!)
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To: Ramius
Sheesh. Don't they know the dangers of letting folks out of their rooms without caffeine?

In other news, Florida continues to get more interesting.

1,902 posted on 03/08/2006 7:18:17 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Ramius; RMDupree

Yeah, the more spendy places often don't have the coffee pots, so you'll order it from room service.

I *personally* am looking forward to Friday night in Virginia Beach. Wife has a business event and her boss wants spouses there. I'm going down early on Friday to visit my mom's sister and then I'm gonna go play at the hotel whilst everyone else is still businessocializing.


1,903 posted on 03/08/2006 7:19:52 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (Edgar we hardly knew ye...)
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To: RMDupree

The things I miss out on by living in Iowa....


1,904 posted on 03/08/2006 7:22:20 AM PST by TalonDJ
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To: Corin Stormhands
And here I figured that you should expect to have those conveniences at the spendier places. Unbelievable.

I'm truly a bumpkin. ;-)
1,905 posted on 03/08/2006 7:22:23 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree; Ramius

Nah, you're no bumpkin. It prolly depends on the establishment/chain.

I don't get to stay in the spendy places anymore. I only know what wife tells me.

~sigh~ when I used to spend $2.5 million a year to plan conventions and parties for other people, I'd get the royal treatment.

True story: After we moved to Richmond, first time we went to a "regular" hotel, Jr. (five at the time) walked in and said "We can't stay here. There's no living room."


1,906 posted on 03/08/2006 7:27:14 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (Edgar we hardly knew ye...)
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To: TalonDJ

I'm sure Jeb wouldn't mind shipping some weirdos out there for ya, if you asked. ;-)


1,907 posted on 03/08/2006 7:30:11 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

Heh! Swell...


1,908 posted on 03/08/2006 7:31:26 AM PST by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1100 knives and counting!)
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To: HairOfTheDog

I found that out. I always have trouble getting pocket knives sharp enough to make smooth cuts. The Hobbit Hole knife cured that problem.

That knife will be reserved for grafting and budding only. It's another way to make sure I don't get any oil or other harmful fluids into the open limbs.


1,909 posted on 03/08/2006 7:33:42 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (Don't mess with Texas.)
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To: Corin Stormhands
"We can't stay here. There's no living room."


1,910 posted on 03/08/2006 7:33:53 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

Kinda sparse ain't it?


1,911 posted on 03/08/2006 7:35:06 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (Edgar we hardly knew ye...)
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To: Corin Stormhands

~snicker~

Yeah, I'd feel a bit cramped in there too.


1,912 posted on 03/08/2006 7:36:09 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

Well... it *is* fair to say I probably wouldn't stay here if there was a decent alternative. This area around the office is sort of a wasteland hotel-wise. The only other choice is an "Inn of America" which is a supposedly bargain chain, and they don't have a restaurant or room service, but they're not much cheaper.

The only thing I really look for in a hotel is that they've got their own restaurant so I don't have to run around after work to get some chow.


1,913 posted on 03/08/2006 7:37:06 AM PST by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1100 knives and counting!)
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To: Ramius

Really classy, right? I did laugh at his e-mail though.


1,914 posted on 03/08/2006 7:37:33 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

Heh. Yah... as statements go, I'll bet it ends up being effective.


1,915 posted on 03/08/2006 7:38:27 AM PST by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1100 knives and counting!)
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To: Ramius

Well that makes sense. You gotta eat, after all.


1,916 posted on 03/08/2006 7:39:12 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

I think he'll just encourage them :~\

...to use brighter colors.


1,917 posted on 03/08/2006 7:40:08 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: HairOfTheDog

LOL!


1,918 posted on 03/08/2006 7:42:36 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: HairOfTheDog; RMDupree

What did I just walk into? Ungh...

Good morning! Actually been up for awhile, but hadn't had a chance to sit down until now.

And I may have found a fridge, if I can find a time today to sneak off and call the guy before someone else grabs it. It's a bit over what I'd hoped to pay, but only ten years old and sounds like a pretty nice Whirlpool.


1,919 posted on 03/08/2006 7:50:10 AM PST by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

You over there? Haven't seen, nor heard a peep out of ya this morning :~D


1,920 posted on 03/08/2006 7:50:17 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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