Hey people!

[LilyElizabeth]

Anytime you're ready to warm up, Arizona's ready for you.

 

*looks around at the people listening* Er, um, well..... maybe Arizona isn't quite ready, but oh, what fun we'd have!  ;D

 

[charis sedai]

Oh, Lily. DO NOT tempt me. Although I was telling my bro recently that I though I had friends in enough states that I could get from here (Ohio) to California without ever staying in a hotel.

 

*sigh*

 

Maybe someday.

[Locke]

I couldn't go to Arizona.  That's the home of the Cardinals....

[charis sedai]

LMAO. DOn't tell me you're a Brewer's fan!  ;D

[Locke]

.....Packers. ;)

 

 

[charis sedai]

Da*n. Wrong sport. Althought he packers are just as bad. :P.

 

 

WAIT. Aren;t there Baseball Arizona Cardinals too?

 

Oh. Poop. Nope. They're the D'Backs. Rats.  :D

[Locke]

I don't care overly much for the Brewers.

 

 

[LilyElizabeth]

I couldn't go to Arizona.  That's the home of the Cardinals....

 

Yeah, well, we try our best to forget that...

 

[Locke]

So do I. So do I.

[Millon]

You should come to Buffalo! Home of!,........well, o.k., can I come to Arizona? The only thing Buffalo has is Buffalo Wings, beef on weck and Weber's mustard. woohoo for fatties!

[LilyElizabeth]

*makes room for Millon in sunny Arizona*

 

[charis sedai]

Is that where the sun has been hiding? Good to know.

 

On another note, I have officially figured out that I could drive from here (Ohio) to California without ever staying in a hotel. Look out, US, here I come.

[Locke]

It's been nice out lately.  In the 20's. :)

[Bursius]

One of the nice things about staying at a hotel on the way to a destination is the thought of a warm soft bed, and a hot meal followed by a strawberry milkshake.  WiFi and a good book complete the day as darkness enfolds the place.  Tomorrow, a hot breakfast, then another drive down the road with the radio blaring out my favorite driving songs as I sing along to my favorites.

[charis sedai]

True. Unfortuanately, they are expensive. Something this kid is against whenever possible.

 

Are you headed somewhere?

[Minuet]

I would rather visit people with an occasionally stay at a hotel just to rest.

 

Yes, the Cardinals are here, however I am not into football. I do like the Diamondbacks!! That is my sport.

 

Oh, there are actually clouds outside today! charis you can stay with me and we will have fun when Lily comes to visit.

[craftyreader]

Quit encouraging people to visit us here :P

 

 

It messes up traffic.

[Minuet]

Well, you do have a point. We need more freeways! Okay wider freeways.

[Locke]

My grandparents are currently in Arizona.

[LilyElizabeth]

Yes, when you come to Arizona, please don't drive like there's snow on the ground when there isn't. That annoys us. We like to get where we're going in a reasonable amount of time.....lol.

 

[craftyreader]

I first moved here in '99 and they have been widening the 60 since then.  If they were any good at it, it would be 20 lanes by now.

[LilyElizabeth]

Yeah, I know what you mean, hon. Perpetual road construction. What's worse is the Beeline Hwy, heading to Payson. That project took what? 30 years? And they're at it again, as soon as they finished it. Sheesh!

 

[charis sedai]

Oh, Min! That would be awesome!

 

We have that here too. I-75. Its a nightmare.

[Bursius]

I am way south of charis, and I-71 cuts through the middle of town in a general N/S direction.  I-70 and I-670 also cut through town, though in a E/W direction.  Add to that a beltway called I-270.  If I had to drive through town without them, my commute would be over an hour each way. 

 

I stay in hotels when Libby and I go on weekend jaunts to see historic things in other towns.  Many hotels have indoor pools and some have saunas by the pool, so we can swim after dinner and soak in steam, or both actually. Then we head back to the city the next day.  I take an interstate out to the vicinity of the small town destination, then get on local roads.  Many times I go Brown and buy old books at second hand book shops or antique stores.

 

Libby no longer goes wide-eyed when she visits me and finds lots of good old books stacked in the living room on days I go to auctions and come home loaded with books.  On those days, she does crochet while I scan each book, and put them into bookshelves.  At one recent auction, I bought her a large 2 carat ruby on a gold chain that was made in the late Victorian era. 

 

The weather is getting warmer and the snow is almost gone.  For a while, I thought we might not see the grass again until March.

[charis sedai]

sounds lovely, Bur! How fun! Where are you in the Sprawl of the City?