…when Tienda Inglesa prepares for the busy summer season and lots of visitors…
…by eliminating a third of its outdoor parking for additional sales space.
It’s that time of year…
Author: doug
About parking…
Since I so enjoy posting about bad parking, I thought I should share with you a recent example of my own skilz.
Make it make sense.
Parking places 1 and 2 are my favorites at Tienda Inglesa, for what should be an obvious reason. Today I pulled into 1. As I did, the car in 2 pulled out. 3 was also empty.
A silver car then chose to park in one of the two empty places. Can you guess which it was? (Uruguayan driver answers only.)
W00t! A new paint job!
Well, it’s gotten a new lease on life.
I should have taken a photo yesterday when I saw the owner painting it…with a paint roller.
Years ago I took a picture of the staggering number of colors a VW Beetle had been painted:
Maybe somewhere I have a photo of a car (we saw more than one when we first moved here) that had been painted with a brush.
Sable Inflatable Pool, 95 x 75 x 40in Rectangular Swimming Pool for Toddlers, Kids, Family, Above Ground, Backyard, Outdoor
The perfect thing for our back yard! A blue dolphin with a thermometer in its mouth, and a carrot arch! It even says “joy” on the side! Of course I ordered it!
And I saved money! And think how much I can save by eating Burger King® glop every day!
Oh darn!
Swing-N-Slide Grandview Twist Wood Backyard Swing Set with Tube Slide, Curved Slide, Wood Roof, Monkey Bars and Swings
OK, the pool didn’t work. But the kiddos will love this, eh? Might have to cut down the avocado trees in the backyard to make room for it, but small sacrifice―look at those happy faces! And for only $1,599!
Darn it all!
But it’s got me thinking….
Ah, Walmart
Yesterday, using my franquicia, an up to USD 200 3x per year tax-free import, I placed an order with Walmart. Not that I like Walmart, but I didn’t want to order everything from Amazon, because Amazon. Alas, within six minutes of placing the order , Walmart cancelled it.
No appeal, no explanation.
Rather than get upset with Walmart, I decided I should try again today.
Alas again, no luck with a stuffed unicorn. What’s a fella to do?
Just another sky picture
From a few days ago.
Take 2
When we replaced the rotting roof of the cochera (carport) I ended up with lots of scrap wood. Instead of the expense and hassle of getting proper windows installed―after all, all I wanted is to keep rain out―I slapped together a frame with some sheet plastic (“nylon” in the local parlance).
Well, Uruguay is nothing if not windy, and they quickly succumbed. So: Plan B, sheet plastic with plastic netting on either side. I’m only doing one, as a test, for some reason.
Picked 4 avocados
Total weight 3.7 kg – 8 lbs 2 oz.