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To: Pawhuska49 who wrote (5462)8/27/2000 1:15:27 AM
From: kumar  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 22706
 
despite my saner instincts, I read your note. - u ever consider getting one of them Hertz cards ?

looking(not) forward to reading more about nothing.

-ckr@hecantevengetacar,tekbabyhelphim.org



To: Pawhuska49 who wrote (5462)8/27/2000 10:57:56 AM
From: Pawhuska49  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 22706
 
California Journal, Episode Deux

Join our hero now after he has successfully rented the Explorer and sets out to ... well, explore so that it should go as smoothly as possible when les Français arrive.

San Bruno Ave to Hwy 101 North. Easy. Look at those stupid tourists who don’t know whether to turn right or left. Not me, next stop, San Francisco! I look like a native. Hey, what’s this knob do? Whoops, eyes on the road.

What’s that sign up on the right say? Looks familiar. Candlestick Point. Waitaminnit! They been changing stuff around here!

Traffic slams to a halt and then we start grinding along. It is 2 pm, after all. Lookit all the people doing everything but driving! Is that guy reprogramming his watch?

Let’s check out some tunes. Hey, KFRC -- Kentucky Fried Recycled Chicken? -- has some good oldies. Tom Jones, Lovin' Spoonful, Buddy Holly! Now we don’t get this kind of mix on KOOL in Phoenix! A commercial yells at me “Hot jobs with pre-IPO companies!!” Wow! Yeah, no stinky Siebels, Ciscos or Intels here.

Civic Center off-ramp, BMW disabled in the right lane. Bummer, dude! Swing left, cut off that Volvo, around and down, curve left, onto Ninth Street. Hotel just ahead. Piece of cake. Hey, I been here before.

Across the street a dim neon sign glows “Adult Theater” “Private Shows.” Hmmm. Can this be right? I made my reservation the same place as les Français. Check in, yeah, they’ve got my reservation. Room is actually okay, but Ninth Street and Mission?. Well, who can account for taste?

But is it right? Tune in again for Episode 3 as our hero continues his stumble through the day.