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Creation date / 2016 / Week 51
- Dublin Airport Gate 409
Boarded Airline 747 bus in morning darkness, so at gate before sunrise. Was denied access to Aer Lingus lounge with Star Alliance Gold status, attendant said I will get Air Canada points on codeshare, but no other privileges. Half anticipated, had leisurely breakfast in apartment before packing and leaving keys. (Dublin Airport, Ireland) 20161211 - London Heathrow Terminal 2
Serious roadblocks to guide traffic away from active runways. View is from Terminal 2 gate area B, west view towards Terminal 2 check-in area. There's a long walk with multiple speedways from the main building, underground to the airline lounges and gates. Photo taken with digital zoom on. (Terminal 2, London Heathrow Airport, Britain) 20161211 - Canadian Tire
Long debate on skillets. Eggs don't stick on older black surface, while white ceramic is better for son #3 who uses one pan for everything. Decided to get both 10" black and 12" white. Shelf tag mislabeled, so two trips to cashier. Shopping for 90 minutes was a couples event with spouse, in parallel with oil change, as I have been away for a few weeks. (Canadian Tire, Leslie Street and Lakeshore Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario) 20161212 - Michael's Lapeer MI
Rest stops at crafting stores on drives across Michigan, Indiana and Illinois relieve the tedium on the way to Iowa. The chains have branches in many small towns, and rest rooms in the strip malls are well kept. DY checks out the clearance section for random deals. (Michael's, Main Street, Lapeer, Michigan) 20161213 - Indiana Welcome Center
Rest stop exiting the state found Christmas tree decorating contest judging. School buses parked outside, hundreds of teenagers milling about. Also an ugly lamp contest. (Indiana Welcome Center, South Shore, Indiana) 20161214 - Hoang Anh
Slight diversion into Quad Cities for Asian supermarket revealed well stocked inventory for Viet, Chinese and Thai cuisine. Staff filling orders suggests wholesale fulfillment to local restaurants could be the larger part of the business. Location is well off the beaten path on a small main street in East Moline, a long way from freeways. (Hoang Ahn Foods, 15th Avenue, East Moline, Illinois) 20161214 - Salina, Iowa
Out west window, dusting of snow from prior days and pond frozen over. On north side, cows grazing in -12C/+11F frigid temperatures, we're inside with the furnace stoked with firewood cut on the property last year. One of two Internet service providers functional, maybe the technicians don't want to scale the tower until it warms up. (Salina, Iowa) 20161215