09-11/Pains of My Labor Pt.I

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. As Miley Cyrus helped us dance our way to the Hamptons with the drop top down, we might as well have been the models from Zoolander dancing in the gasoline. Except one model was fat in our rendition.


I relearned that there was a Roy Rogers off the Sunrise Highway on the William Floyd Parkway. Pointing it out after it had been noticed was the first step to remembering it forever, however it didn't yield to anything except for the thought of a roast beef and cheese.


The Sunrise Highway also has many bathrooms along side of it. CD was able to find one by logging onto his PC and searching for one. Even though it took him a while to find one, he searched and searched. He also procrastinated finishing Mrs. Kendall's class report on Metormorphic Rocks by playing solitaire and minesweeper. It didn't matter though, his printer was out of ink.


We laughed and smiled, the warm wind blowing through our hair. Thoughts of Rico in a cubicle passed through my mind. I smiled. Rico.


After making great time, we entered the one lane bottleneck into the illustrious Hamptons. A corn husking machine welcomed us to our right, conveniently located next to a playground. The children could laugh and play and sing, as fresh corn shucked by thousands and thousands of razors shot out from only a few feet away.


The car had been loaded up. Since Audi convertibles were not known for their hauling ability, room was tight. There was a hierarchy of what would make it on our trip.



Non Perishable Foods

Mother K had warned me of not finding acceptable prices on food-stuffs out in the Hamptons. So I had poured over all the circulars looking for great deals on block cheese, and frozen broccoli. Thankfully my boxes of squash and bottles of vegetable oil fit into the trunk.

Blue Goose - aka a cooler

Blue Goose was summoned on the trip so that a wheelable cooler was available. This would help when a cooler full of beer could be wheeled around a deck or living room.

Air Mattress/Pillow

This would be an integral part of the night, so that a person could sleep on it inflated 20 percent and offer a pleasant snoring slumber to a roommate in a bed full of yellow stained sheets.

Luggage and backpacks

Unfortunately there was no room for clean clothes and bags with toothbrushes and deodorants. These would have to be left at train stations or the side of the road.

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