Posted in Miscellaneous on June 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Thanks to the Hampton Beach Club for adding BCbythesea site to their condo web list…as a link…
Welcome aboard….
any comments from the residents are always welcome!…..
Posted in Miscellaneous on June 14, 2008 | No Comments »
In Chicago…to see BCbythesea daughter and son-in-law….
checking out the new exhibit at Field Museum…..and with beautiful weather expected a boat trip each day….today is architectural…
Catch up on the categories…especially the scoops…
more to come……..
Posted in Local Politics, Miscellaneous, News on June 10, 2008 | No Comments »
From one of many….piles of info…saved for ?…..
1. a copy of a news item…date unknown… but timely as we face the Fire Assessment at Budget Workshop #1 tomorrow night at 5pm….
‘Tamarac art fund could be spent on fire-rescue, police’
a resident of Tamarac…Patti Lynn wrote in the following suggestion … after hearing her city manager pronounce [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged dirve thru, McDonalds on June 8, 2008 | No Comments »
EXTRA…..EXTRA…….McDONALDS IS NOT “GREEN”……….
BCbythesea hubby doing his part to cut down on CO2 emissions….at the McDonald’s drive-thru on A1A in Fort Lauderdale….gave his order ….
arrived at the pick-up window….
only to be told….he would not be served…. for not having a motor!…….
being without his lock…he tried to bring his bike inside…to quickly pick [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on June 7, 2008 | No Comments »
For those who have inquired….
The Obituary for Uli Brandt… was published in the Sun-Sentinel…www.sunsentinel.com
The funeral will take place June 8th…..10:30 am at the Star of David Cemetery..
Memorial contributions may be made to Chabad of Coral Springs at www.coralspringschabad.org
Posted in Miscellaneous, News, tagged pringles on June 3, 2008 | No Comments »
BCbythesea…giggles for the day…
MSNBC Ishares commercial…showing scenes of rough times for investors…a slow playing “we all just need a little of”…….. overlapping with the small print verbal warning…. “loss of principal”…. at the finish…….OOPs!
All those BCbythesea readers old enough to remember and who watched the original Saturday Night Live Ensemble… might recall this outstanding [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Back on the Red-Eye…
landed at 6 am….red-eyed …alright…
but business does not stop… a few cups of coffee ….and a shower ought to do it?….
Will a crash and burn be in the making by the regular 7 pm commission meeting …with 6 pm parking workshop this evening?….
BCbythesea just may observe this one from the couch on [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Las Vegas on May 27, 2008 | No Comments »
One small step….we were able to check in….had to wait for 2 minutes though….
as is BCbythesea’s….habit….we were early….and according to Delta Airlines…6 hours means 6 hours…not a minute sooner…(or 2….)
We can now move further into the airport….
onto to the security…. drivers licenses out.. prized boarding passes in hand….and….
we are chosen to be scanned further….
no huge [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Las Vegas on May 26, 2008 | No Comments »
A booking snafu has left us stranded for an extended stay in the La Vegas Airport….
Wrong date on the ticket….and we are at a standstill…. a holding pattern….on the ground….
Lucky for us….this day…… a Rep. for US Airways…was actually at the outside desk….and went over and beyond….the call of duty…
Thankful…is the appropriate response… especially when [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Las Vegas on May 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Travelogue …day 2 to come…
interesting…asides…
last night…
The Wynn…we’re on 54th floor…
elevator goes on high floor stacks…28- 39…..then 50-60
no 40-49th floor…
we asked …
the answer….we were told….is due to the large number of Asian guests….
just as Americans think 13 is unlucky…no 13th floor in most elevators…
Asians think 40 numbers are unlucky….is it true?…will have to Google…
Does anyone else [...]
