…about my nothin’ Tuesday. But here goes anyway.
Didn’t do much else until I left the house for a haircut. Which I didn’t get because my barber was engaged with some female customers’ hair. I went across the street to IDM, but two beers later, he was still working on her hair. So, I climbed the stairs to Cheap Charlies and waited it out over the course of three more beers. And guess what? The barber STILL was working on that woman’s hair, so I gave up.
Wasn’t sure what to do next, so I decided to have some dinner and think it over.
I using my 15% discount coupon courtesy of the SOB, and I went all in and ordered dessert as well (something I rarely do since I always have ice cream at home).
After my meal, I used by “buy one, get one” coupon at Voodoo. Then I went up the highway to Wet Spot. It was pretty dead, but I had a couple more beers there anyway. My upstairs neighbor was playing pool next door at Green Room, so I popped in to say hello. Two beers later, I was on my way home.
I made it an early night because I have a busy day today. Up early to prepare my after-hike snacks (sandwich, chips, apples with cheese, and Oreo cookies). Oh yeah, I’m bringing some beer too.
Pre-hike is the outreach event at the Aeta village. That should be an interesting experience.
So, I’ll definitely have something of substance to write about tomorrow!
Commenter Brandon made a joking remark about liquor and poker on yesterday’s post. Which brought back this memory from my trip to Pattaya, Thailand, way back in 2016:
Enchilada and pie both look great. For the enchilada, did you use the “food” setting on your camera? I think I recognize that “center in focus, edges out of focus” look. My camera has a “food” setting as well.
Why do you still shop at the scammers’ place? Seems like a recipe for continued stress. Maybe it’s time to stop giving them your business.
Good luck with outreach!
Eat plenty of those nuts. Good for the brain. Never, ever be scared of nuts. And the bigger the better. As evidence for the prosecution, I give you coconuts. Them babies some real big nuts and look what modern science is only now discovering about the efflorescent, harmony boding side effects of even consuming just 5 coconuts a day. So although I appreciate the post, please: no more facetious asides about the nut family. For nuts are on our team.
Would be nice if there was an alternative to get your brownie mix, but it seems like that store is the only game in town, so not much choice except to go there, even with all fo the stuff they pull.
That’s pretty much it, Brian. There are other options, like SM and PureGold, but they don’t stock a lot of the imported items I like. And when I was at PureGold a couple of weeks ago, they pulled the same scam. It just seems to be a thing here–reduce the price on the shelf but don’t update the database for the scanner. If the customer doesn’t catch it, mission accomplished. There doesn’t seem to be a consumer protection agency to complain to about it, so I’ll just have to remain vigilant.
Dan, the other day I had a hole in my pocket. I didn’t feel crazy, but I sure felt nuts.
Sorry, that old line came back to me for some reason when I read your comment. Anyway, here in the PI they don’t call them coconuts, it buko.
Yes, that was the food setting. It doesn’t seem as sharp to me as the regular setting, though. Next time I’ll post one of each to see which looks better.
I shop at Royal for convenience and because they stock some imported items I like. As I discovered at the other big supermarket on base, the scam seems to be universal. I’ll just have to keep my eyes open.