Re: Retiring with CATS . . . 
| July 10, 2018 10:19AM |
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Wayne Hoskin Wrote:
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> I am chuckling to myself thinking of my visit to
> the Chama post office to send a postcard home,
> I had a funny time trying to explain to the postal
> worker where Australia was when he was con-
> vinced I was British and "oh, you mean Austria
> in Europe".
Especially funny as a lot of people in the U.S. think New Mexico is a foreign country, not a state.
> Love Chama and the people in it,
> if I can I will retire there!
Good Idea, Wayne -
If I could handle the altitude I would consider moving there as well.
IIRC, Roger & Barbara have THE (Shamrock) HOTEL & Shops up for sale — maybe you should buy the place and turn it into a retirement home for curmudgeonly foamers . . .
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/10/2018 10:57AM by Russo Loco.
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> I am chuckling to myself thinking of my visit to
> the Chama post office to send a postcard home,
> I had a funny time trying to explain to the postal
> worker where Australia was when he was con-
> vinced I was British and "oh, you mean Austria
> in Europe".
Especially funny as a lot of people in the U.S. think New Mexico is a foreign country, not a state.
> Love Chama and the people in it,
> if I can I will retire there!
Good Idea, Wayne -
If I could handle the altitude I would consider moving there as well.
IIRC, Roger & Barbara have THE (Shamrock) HOTEL & Shops up for sale — maybe you should buy the place and turn it into a retirement home for curmudgeonly foamers . . .
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/10/2018 10:57AM by Russo Loco.
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rosenth | July 08, 2018 09:05PM |
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Russo Loco | July 08, 2018 09:14PM |
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Rich Muth | July 09, 2018 05:38AM |
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rosenth | July 09, 2018 09:03AM |
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rosenth | July 09, 2018 08:44PM |
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Wayne Hoskin | July 10, 2018 08:17AM |
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Russo Loco | July 10, 2018 10:19AM |
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