tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169397688725536114.post7311923986177910851..comments2023-06-21T03:47:46.818-05:00Comments on World's First Expat Blog: Fighting dirtyDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722343350901344205noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169397688725536114.post-12351790161124437322007-03-29T07:38:00.000-05:002007-03-29T07:38:00.000-05:00Anonymous (it's OK if you don't want to use your r...Anonymous (it's OK if you don't want to use your real name, Sarah -- CRAP!):<BR/><BR/>I definitely remember that dinner. That was insane. What you didn't see was me sneaking out the back door to empty the trash bags onto the sewer grates.<BR/><BR/>I think the funniest part was the utter nonchalance with which those guys were trying to sweep up the several inches of water on the floor. That was a pretty good indication that this sort of thing wasn't new!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722343350901344205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169397688725536114.post-74775581505022694832007-03-28T21:39:00.000-05:002007-03-28T21:39:00.000-05:00I recently tried to by my wife some ivory earrings...I recently tried to by my wife some ivory earrings. I was rebuffed for being insensitive to the elephants.<BR/> <BR/>I tried to get back on her good side by buying her some diamond earrings. I got a lecture about the opression the diamond trade causes.<BR/><BR/>Hoping to redeem myself, I purchased a nice metal necklace which I thought would be non-controversial. I was scolded when I found out it was made of stolen metal from a storm drain in Buenos Aires.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169397688725536114.post-31652261888389376902007-03-28T18:44:00.000-05:002007-03-28T18:44:00.000-05:00Doug & I, more than any of your other readers, can...Doug & I, more than any of your other readers, can presonally attest to how crazy the flooding can be in BsAs.<BR/><BR/>Case in point - one evening in March 2005 the three of us went out to dinner in Las Canitas. It started pouring down rain and the water gradually start seeping in. Ar first we thought nothing of it. But within minutes the water had accumulated so quickly - and the workers had garbage bags around their feet/legs, sweeping the water out the front door with brooms! We literally had to move to higher ground in the restaurant to finish our meal. And a not-so-yummy meal, at that.<BR/><BR/>Aaah, but the view was beautiful - garbage wizzing by atop the flooded waters. A sight most certainly to be remembered!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com