Yesterday found us waking up in Atlanta and going to sleep in Atlanta. We got lucky with the weather though- rain threatened but held off!
I’m going to give you a little story. Look at an item on your desk- say a pencil. Now imagine how much that pencil knows about cars. Now imagine the pencil knows more about cars than I do. So last night, Husband and Daughter were parking car. I was checking into hotel. I get a frantic call:
Husband: “What is this light on the dashboard and why won’t it go off?”
Me: dead silence
Let’s start with, I’m not in the car. I’m in the lobby of the hotel. The only thing I see is our luggage and the front desk.
Husband: “Is it supposed to be on?”
Me: dead silence
OK- the manual for the car is in the glove compartment. Which is in the car. Which my husband is in. I know for sure the manual is not in my wheelie suitcase.
Happily- the brain trust figured it out…
random observations:
- After some college tours, there are two things we never want to hear again. Holistic and great question, as uttered by someone giving an information session or tour. Sadly, I expect to hear those terms a few more times…
- Up until this week, we’d only toured colleges in the Northeast and Washington DC. At these schools we hears extensively about the blue light system (campus security). We’ve yet to hear about these things in the south…
- Last night we watched a show on ABC called (I think) “The Proposal” hosted by Jesse Palmer. This might be the worst tv reality show I’ve ever seen, and I’ve rarely seen a good reality TV show…
- Tried some really funky soda flavors today- some better than others. Some flavors are just not supposed to be carbonated…
You can sit on the bowl AND wash your hands at the same time. How efficient!
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Exactly!!
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Whew! I thought he was calling to say he had lost the car by some means. Relief in Atlanta for you as it was only the light on the dash.
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Atlanta Books…one of my favorite used book stores. Quality&uber fast .
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Atlanta is nice town!
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No walkers. 🙃. No mention of Rick, Daryl et al. In Atlanta. Where they film the Walking Dead.
Huh.
Lol
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Didn’t see any! But apparently someone was filing a movie on the Emory campus
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Be direct with questions about campus security in the South. The information is out there. Ask why they aren’t discussing it. Most things are as they seem but to be on the safe side.
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We don’t think anything is safe, but thought it was odd that no one talked about it or asked!
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Atlanta is a cool town with some great restaurants, and I found the peeps to be so gracious. I did the CNN tour the first time I visited and the Coke tour some time after that. Way back in the day . . .
You had the Hotlanta time, complete with a visit to Centennial Park and fried green tomatoes! Righteous!
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When in Atlanta…😉
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Do like Rome . . .and have a Coke to boot!
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What a holistic approach you have to writing in your blog while you travel… knowing that blue lights will keep you safe… as you answer all the great questions along the way. 😃
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Seriously!! More overused than “literally”. Literally…
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I really dislike it when I ask a question and the responder says “that’s a great question.” It strikes me as extremely patronizing. I don’t need my questions graded, I need them answered.
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I know! I wonder if they’re just embarrassed they didn’t answer, because are always Uber obvious questions!!
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LA you do make me laugh with your turn of phrase! I’d guess tour guides are taught to answer “great question” in guide school?
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Locally (Woodstock NY area) all the servers in restaurants greet every order with “PERFECT!” Jargon seems to just fly around and stick to people via the internet.
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It’s true. We go through stages where words just get used to death…literally😉
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They are right out of central casting!!
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Fascinated to see what Fried Green Tomatoes looked like after having heard of them for years. Thanks 🙂
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They’re really yummy! I mean really, tomatoes that are fried. How could they be bad…
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Emory looks beautiful. I’ve always loved the South, so going to school there would’ve been cool. Can I go back now?
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Emory is gorgeous! Spectacular campus. And the athletic center is amazing!
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Your world’s tiniest bathroom could be a torture chamber.
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I was practically claustrophobic when I was brushing my teeth
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I’ll bet you bruised your elbows.
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I’m not particularly large…I can’t imagine someone bigger than me
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You’ve just made me homesick for the ATL😉
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Atlanta was so nice!!!
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Was there a ginger coke there, mmmmm
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😀
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