Have I got a story for you - part two

[Carine]

No, I had to stop fires from spreading before, but it was the first time it was unplanned   
We usually tidy up some areas in winter by stacking up wood not suitable for firewood- we have bonfires in the paddocks. 

[obbie]

  We light our fire in the paddock too, just branches off tress.

Our rural fire brigade is less than 1 klm form home.
Glad everything was alright.

Robyn

[edmundkostewicz]

Well that is the last time I am leaving Lee home and alone.....back from Washington on Friday so hopefully no more disasters until then... 

[Bedlam]

Carine, Wow well done. I guess it was a good time for it to happen.  Fire is scary, so powerful and unpredictable with any breeze.

Ed, does it always happen to Lee?  He is a fantastic story teller, keeps us all giggling or ooing or aahring. Love it.

[edmundkostewicz]

Ha ha - Oh yes it does happen often to Lee....  Lol   

[meganjane]

Oh, poor Lee! Well, that's a story to tell in the pub!

[Frozzie]

oh my....lee glad your ok and it all turned out ok

carine glad you got everything under control...got stuck in a bushfire not far from where we used to live ..we used to go walking in the hills up behind ur place that was owned by an old man we used to know and my darling brother at the time thought it would be amusing to light up a black boy....well in a matter of seconds it took off and started a huge fire and luckily all the farmers in the area came up with a whole lot of water and wet bags and got it all out just before the firebrigade arrived...scary stuff fire...so good to hear everyone is ok and it all ended well on both counts 

[leesmac78]

And here is part three.

Picture this, me, asleep with two Pomeranians snoring alongside me, keeping me company on a cold, october night. The phone rings at 130am. I wake in a panic and scramble across the fur to answer the telephone.

It's Ed, at the airport in Washington DC. Evidently the electronic paper ticket was incorrect as he tried to check in on Lufthansa. His ticket was printed for him to fly home on Thursday night.  The airline, however, said that they had him booked on Saturday night to fly back to Frankfurt. My poor Ed, alone, hotel less, with armfulls of gifts for me stranded at the airport with no where to go for 48 hours.

I told him to find a hotel, or at least get a cab back to the hotel he came from and beg for a room.  He was absolutely furious, which was completely understandable. Naturally, I want him home as soon as possible too. 

After saying goodbye, I lay awake, hoping that there is room somewhere.  Surely President Obama has a spare room at that enormous White House for him?

I wake up and go off to work, still not knowing if my darling husband was sleeping in a dumpster somewhere or had joined a downtown gang of young youths.

I get an email later on this morning telling me that he was back at the original hotel, in a huff, planning more sightseeing for the next two days,

Ten minutes ago, I get an SMS saying that he was at the Smithsonian Institution and was standing gazing at Julia Child's kitchen that she had donated just before she died.  I am sure that you have all seen the movie Julie and Julia and if you have not, I would be most disappointed! 

Now if there is one thing I want to do in my life, it is to see that display.  I am such a big fan of this amazing woman and her cookbooks,  not only are they inspiring but they really teach you how to cook, as the titles suggest.  I bet she would have totally embraced Thermomix if she were still with us today,

I think Ed is bringing me back lots of souvenirs and photos of her kitchen.  I don't think Ed will be in a hurry to take me to Washington so that I could see her kitchen in the flesh.  Google it, it is quite a lovely story! I am seething with jealousy that Ed is there but after his trials and tribulations, I am pleased that he found something worthwhile to do whilst killing time and waiting to return home.

And the really bad bit!  We were meant to be attending a dear friends baby shower tomorrow.  Not only will I be going alone, but I will going without a gift, as it is in Ed's suitcase!

Xxx

 

PS i know this forum is really dedicated to the wonderful world of Thermomix but if you close your eyes and imagine really hard, I guess I did talk about cooking a little bit in this post!

[Cuilidh]

Poor Ed and poor you.  However, there is now one more adventure for you both to remember (and laugh about - but perhaps just not yet, some time in the future when it doesn't seem so bad). 

E tickets seem to cause more problems than they are worth, I think.  DH and I have had a few problems with them in the past, but we had a particularly bad experience a couple of years ago at Bangkok and had to pay USD100 each to sort out an E ticket foul up - it took so long to clear up that we were actually escorted to the plane by ground staff as it was about to take off without us.

Hope your man (with all his special presents intact) arrives home on time this time around.

[edmundkostewicz]

Well, I am back in my hotel room (did get a lovely upgrade with stunning views of Washington). The Julia Child exhibit was just fantastic - she had donated her original kitchen and quite a lot of her cooking "tools" just before she died. The closest thing that she got to a TMX was an extremely large marble mortel and pessel that she used to grind things into a very fine paste. Certainly worth seeing....

[Bedlam]

How disappointing for you both, good to see you are making the most of it Ed.
I think we all know each other well enough Lee to stray occasionally from TMX stories.  I personally look forward to your sagas and can certainly see why your grandmother loves her daily phone calls.

[judydawn]

I also love your stories Lee - when our friends have problems we love to know about it.  You will get all the sympathy in the world here.  I loved the movie, must watch it again one day so if there is an upside to Ed's problems, it is that he got to see a bit more in Washington and Julia's kitchen would have been a real buzz.  You go off and enjoy your baby shower - they will completely understand why you are arriving giftless at this stage.  You never know Lee, you might just score a few more gifts - Ed has to do something for the next couple of days. 

Ed, enjoy the extra couple of days over there. I can imagine how frustrated you would have been but you sound as if you are resigned to the fact that you are a tourist for another couple of days so make the most of it.

[Halex]

Lee loved the move, we have it on blu ray here.

Ed - i know how you feel, all acked up ready to come home and no plane, at least we were on holidays. Woud love to see some photos posted of kitchen etc.

Lee, enjoy the baby shower, the expectant mother will just be happy with your comoany, i know all my fiends would

H

[CreamPuff63]

never a dull moment around you Lee, I should imagine Ed would be very bored without you. Looking forward to the next chapter 

[Frozzie]

yes never a dull moment...at least everything worked out and ed got a hotel and a room upgrade...cant complain about that...