ina/puusty
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We actually..would have left the float house/bat extravaganza..on Friday early afternoon..had we not gotten a call from ..son the second. He had been waiting in line at Edmonds for the ferry to Hoodsport..and the usual wait of 30 min. to an hour..was screetchingly lengthened to..3 hours! Seems the 2 ferry pattern had been scuttled by the breakdown..and extended repairs needed, on one ferry..thus one ferry now has to accom., huge amounts of traffic trying to 'get out of Seattle and ajacent comm.' in hot weather..meant disaster as to any timing. You sit..and you fry! That son lvs the line up, calls and says.."Meet cha Sat mid. morning at the Hoodsport grocery..which we do manage to make. It did mean..we were up and mainlining coffee in the float house at 5 AM..in order to get through Astoria before the parade. Yup..that weekend is the once a year..huge, overwhelming 'tour-ons' day..The Astoria Regatta! All locals flee..until late Sunday night..unless they have a shop/bistro or some such..to deal with. We meet up, we grab addit. grocerys..and follow blissfully along behind his truck, up roads, through gates..and up, up..into mountain fastness. 99 yr. lease on 5 acres of woods..and a sm. creek down slope..one side. Enjoy a terrific day and early evening of food, commradery, catching-up. We also fit in a hike to the Staircase parks and see trees hundreds of years old..and their roots making lacework bunches..where they reach into beautiful boulders and stream-action..on the edges of the trail. Small fire in the pit, tents are left up all summer, air mattresses, feet up..and feet resting upon event. chunks of fire starter. Suddenly..out of the dark comes a blood curdling ..repetitive sound..we have no idea..what is! Between all of us..with camping expenience, in about 8 states from Texas hill country to Alaska..it resembles nothing..we had ever heard. The closest is a repetive speaking-grunting of ..stem-ending sylab. Nonnonnononnon. Not verbal exatcly but..poss. human drunk..somewhere..but..could have been a bear..as if standing..would have the chest capacity and the ..'poss.' ability to create something..as that. Consensus..we stayed up later, kept the fire going..and ..no more sound.. A mystery..never to be solved..but..the area has reported a higher than normal..bear problems..assorted..this year. Hmmmmm..... We are just about all tucked in for the night..and son the firsts cell goes off. It is my renter..at the farm..hundreds of miles away..says there are 2 deputys..fleetfooting around my farm, have my other renter stopped in the driveway exit..holding his drivers license..and not beliving him at all that he is staying here..she has gone out..explained there are 2 people here..and he is , with mother of his children..attempting a reconcile..so yes..is known to us. Whats up? It seems..some idiot customer of mine, who sees me ONE TIME PER YEAR..when buying berrys..left a message, did not rec. a return call from me..and drove out to farm..looked around, could not find anyone..and ..called the sheriffs dept! She wanted a 'well citizen check or whatever'. I say ..World..get over yourself..and deal with people ..actually..having lives..and NOT returning calls..within 24 hours.. Am I ..insensed..oh YA BETCHA!!!! The information call to confirm who this mental midget of a customer..is ..in the sher. dept line..as we speak but..due to budget cuts..it will be 11 AM..until I can take the dispatch ident. number..and gain a name and phone number..for HER! Yes..I will call her well after a ..morning nap..here..and be as gentle as one can..when dealing with..total urban..misguidedness! ina n HB n Kesa
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