The Coffee House

[CherylL3]

Last Monday was a hot, hot, muggy night in Playa del Carmen. Walked for several hours, late dinner of Mayan cuisine, shopped, walked again. Went to the taxi station and was told the road was shut down from Cancun to Tulum. This is a major 4 lane highway. Asked the taxi caption why and he replied that there was a "manifestation". I said what another cenote highway collapse? He just said no. Walked a few more blocks to the other taxi station and said they would not take us with no explanation. I'm getting overheated by this point being out in the heat for 5 hours now. We did get a taxi to a sister resort about 3 miles through town side road. Finally got past the guard with a phone call. That lobby has no A/C. Bought $8 Tums in gift shop. The PR woman and the Assist. GM called our resort and around to find out what happened. First info was the taxis were on strike because of the Uber signed into law that evening. But, then couldn't rent a car because the taxi drivers blocked the highway and it was a big 130km parking lot. We did get a room there and didn't sleep much. Got up early and called down to bellman and said taxis running for now. Got back to our resort at 7:30am and shortly thereafter another blockade. 65 flights delayed that day. Workers were stuck at their resorts too. The Assist. GM was very nice at the sister resort. He gave us T-shirts to sleep in and said we could enjoy the resort the next day. He was cracking jokes as he walked us to our room that night to lighten things up. I did tell him that I have never checked into a hotel with a small purse & camera before. It was a rough night with the heat and I am too old for an all night out.

 

[Gary A.]

Tomorrow is Election Day ... Gary is busily reading stuff.

 

[davidharmier60]

I did three dime rolls before my comics. Found a 2018D. Did 5 rolls of pennies. Got at least three stacks (6) of filler copper. A few that MIGHT be real nice after White Lithium Grease treatment.
Gotta figure out something for lunch.

 

[Gary A.]

Last Monday was a hot, hot, muggy night in Playa del Carmen. Walked for several hours, late dinner of Mayan cuisine, shopped, walked again. Went to the taxi station and was told the road was shut down from Cancun to Tulum. This is a major 4 lane highway. Asked the taxi caption why and he replied that there was a "manifestation". I said what another cenote highway collapse? He just said no. Walked a few more blocks to the other taxi station and said they would not take us with no explanation. I'm getting overheated by this point being out in the heat for 5 hours now. We did get a taxi to a sister resort about 3 miles through town side road. Finally got past the guard with a phone call. That lobby has no A/C. Bought $8 Tums in gift shop. The PR woman and the Assist. GM called our resort and around to find out what happened. First info was the taxis were on strike because of the Uber signed into law that evening. But, then couldn't rent a car because the taxi drivers blocked the highway and it was a big 130km parking lot. We did get a room there and didn't sleep much. Got up early and called down to bellman and said taxis running for now. Got back to our resort at 7:30am and shortly thereafter another blockade. 65 flights delayed that day. Workers were stuck at their resorts too. The Assist. GM was very nice at the sister resort. He gave us T-shirts to sleep in and said we could enjoy the resort the next day. He was cracking jokes as he walked us to our room that night to lighten things up. I did tell him that I have never checked into a hotel with a small purse & camera before. It was a rough night with the heat and I am too old for an all night out.

Sorry for all your inconvenience. None of that sounds good. Gary hopes everything gets better.

 

[vintagesnaps]

I see that there's one extra sangria recipe to go with the 100 pizzas, seems like a fine idea! an extra beverage of your choice. Which does look good, it got hot too early but getting more seasonal and cool at night this week. I was half thinking the other day, I'm tired of hot and will be glad when fall gets here and then went - it's not even summer yet! Takes a day for the house to catch up to the temp change though, the AC's still running.

 

[terri56]

Last Monday was a hot, hot, muggy night in Playa del Carmen. Walked for several hours, late dinner of Mayan cuisine, shopped, walked again. Went to the taxi station and was told the road was shut down from Cancun to Tulum. This is a major 4 lane highway. Asked the taxi caption why and he replied that there was a "manifestation". I said what another cenote highway collapse? He just said no. Walked a few more blocks to the other taxi station and said they would not take us with no explanation. I'm getting overheated by this point being out in the heat for 5 hours now. We did get a taxi to a sister resort about 3 miles through town side road. Finally got past the guard with a phone call. That lobby has no A/C. Bought $8 Tums in gift shop. The PR woman and the Assist. GM called our resort and around to find out what happened. First info was the taxis were on strike because of the Uber signed into law that evening. But, then couldn't rent a car because the taxi drivers blocked the highway and it was a big 130km parking lot. We did get a room there and didn't sleep much. Got up early and called down to bellman and said taxis running for now. Got back to our resort at 7:30am and shortly thereafter another blockade. 65 flights delayed that day. Workers were stuck at their resorts too. The Assist. GM was very nice at the sister resort. He gave us T-shirts to sleep in and said we could enjoy the resort the next day. He was cracking jokes as he walked us to our room that night to lighten things up. I did tell him that I have never checked into a hotel with a small purse & camera before. It was a rough night with the heat and I am too old for an all night out.

Holy crap!! That's quite a tale - sure hope things settle down so you can just enjoy yourself. "Manifestation" - odd choice of words for the situation.

 

[tirediron]

Last Monday was a hot, hot, muggy night in Playa del Carmen. Walked for several hours, late dinner of Mayan cuisine, shopped, walked again. Went to the taxi station and was told the road was shut down from Cancun to Tulum. This is a major 4 lane highway. Asked the taxi caption why and he replied that there was a "manifestation". I said what another cenote highway collapse? He just said no. Walked a few more blocks to the other taxi station and said they would not take us with no explanation. I'm getting overheated by this point being out in the heat for 5 hours now. We did get a taxi to a sister resort about 3 miles through town side road. Finally got past the guard with a phone call. That lobby has no A/C. Bought $8 Tums in gift shop. The PR woman and the Assist. GM called our resort and around to find out what happened. First info was the taxis were on strike because of the Uber signed into law that evening. But, then couldn't rent a car because the taxi drivers blocked the highway and it was a big 130km parking lot. We did get a room there and didn't sleep much. Got up early and called down to bellman and said taxis running for now. Got back to our resort at 7:30am and shortly thereafter another blockade. 65 flights delayed that day. Workers were stuck at their resorts too. The Assist. GM was very nice at the sister resort. He gave us T-shirts to sleep in and said we could enjoy the resort the next day. He was cracking jokes as he walked us to our room that night to lighten things up. I did tell him that I have never checked into a hotel with a small purse & camera before. It was a rough night with the heat and I am too old for an all night out.

Sounds like yet another good reason to never vacation outside of your own post code!

 

[CherylL3]

Last Monday was a hot, hot, muggy night in Playa del Carmen. Walked for several hours, late dinner of Mayan cuisine, shopped, walked again. Went to the taxi station and was told the road was shut down from Cancun to Tulum. This is a major 4 lane highway. Asked the taxi caption why and he replied that there was a "manifestation". I said what another cenote highway collapse? He just said no. Walked a few more blocks to the other taxi station and said they would not take us with no explanation. I'm getting overheated by this point being out in the heat for 5 hours now. We did get a taxi to a sister resort about 3 miles through town side road. Finally got past the guard with a phone call. That lobby has no A/C. Bought $8 Tums in gift shop. The PR woman and the Assist. GM called our resort and around to find out what happened. First info was the taxis were on strike because of the Uber signed into law that evening. But, then couldn't rent a car because the taxi drivers blocked the highway and it was a big 130km parking lot. We did get a room there and didn't sleep much. Got up early and called down to bellman and said taxis running for now. Got back to our resort at 7:30am and shortly thereafter another blockade. 65 flights delayed that day. Workers were stuck at their resorts too. The Assist. GM was very nice at the sister resort. He gave us T-shirts to sleep in and said we could enjoy the resort the next day. He was cracking jokes as he walked us to our room that night to lighten things up. I did tell him that I have never checked into a hotel with a small purse & camera before. It was a rough night with the heat and I am too old for an all night out.

Sorry for all your inconvenience. None of that sounds good. Gary hopes everything gets better.

All was good the rest of the week, thanks

 

[CherylL3]

Last Monday was a hot, hot, muggy night in Playa del Carmen. Walked for several hours, late dinner of Mayan cuisine, shopped, walked again. Went to the taxi station and was told the road was shut down from Cancun to Tulum. This is a major 4 lane highway. Asked the taxi caption why and he replied that there was a "manifestation". I said what another cenote highway collapse? He just said no. Walked a few more blocks to the other taxi station and said they would not take us with no explanation. I'm getting overheated by this point being out in the heat for 5 hours now. We did get a taxi to a sister resort about 3 miles through town side road. Finally got past the guard with a phone call. That lobby has no A/C. Bought $8 Tums in gift shop. The PR woman and the Assist. GM called our resort and around to find out what happened. First info was the taxis were on strike because of the Uber signed into law that evening. But, then couldn't rent a car because the taxi drivers blocked the highway and it was a big 130km parking lot. We did get a room there and didn't sleep much. Got up early and called down to bellman and said taxis running for now. Got back to our resort at 7:30am and shortly thereafter another blockade. 65 flights delayed that day. Workers were stuck at their resorts too. The Assist. GM was very nice at the sister resort. He gave us T-shirts to sleep in and said we could enjoy the resort the next day. He was cracking jokes as he walked us to our room that night to lighten things up. I did tell him that I have never checked into a hotel with a small purse & camera before. It was a rough night with the heat and I am too old for an all night out.

Holy crap!! That's quite a tale - sure hope things settle down so you can just enjoy yourself. "Manifestation" - odd choice of words for the situation.

We stayed on property the remainder of the week. There were a few more protests each day. One was a rolling blockade of taxis. We had to laugh later at his choice of "manifestation". No wonder none of the taxi guys would tell us what was going on. Fortunately the taxis agreed to stop the protest once the Governor said he would have a meeting with the reps. That was the afternoon before we were flying out.

 

[CherylL3]

Last Monday was a hot, hot, muggy night in Playa del Carmen. Walked for several hours, late dinner of Mayan cuisine, shopped, walked again. Went to the taxi station and was told the road was shut down from Cancun to Tulum. This is a major 4 lane highway. Asked the taxi caption why and he replied that there was a "manifestation". I said what another cenote highway collapse? He just said no. Walked a few more blocks to the other taxi station and said they would not take us with no explanation. I'm getting overheated by this point being out in the heat for 5 hours now. We did get a taxi to a sister resort about 3 miles through town side road. Finally got past the guard with a phone call. That lobby has no A/C. Bought $8 Tums in gift shop. The PR woman and the Assist. GM called our resort and around to find out what happened. First info was the taxis were on strike because of the Uber signed into law that evening. But, then couldn't rent a car because the taxi drivers blocked the highway and it was a big 130km parking lot. We did get a room there and didn't sleep much. Got up early and called down to bellman and said taxis running for now. Got back to our resort at 7:30am and shortly thereafter another blockade. 65 flights delayed that day. Workers were stuck at their resorts too. The Assist. GM was very nice at the sister resort. He gave us T-shirts to sleep in and said we could enjoy the resort the next day. He was cracking jokes as he walked us to our room that night to lighten things up. I did tell him that I have never checked into a hotel with a small purse & camera before. It was a rough night with the heat and I am too old for an all night out.

Sounds like yet another good reason to never vacation outside of your own post code!

It won't stop me from going to Mexico. The day after we got home there was a shooting on the interstate in the middle of the day in St. Louis. Safety is relative. Actually I wasn't afraid, but concerned how long it would last. At first it was reported that it could be days before the road opened.

 

[davidharmier60]

Good night y'all. Have a wonderful tomorrow!

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[Fujidave]

A grey and dull day here today with a nice cool breeze. Susie had fun in the park with some other dogs running around each other.

 

[snowbear138 69]

Glad it all worked out, Cheryl.

So, it's back to work. Fingers crossed for the Caps.

 

[smoke665]

Not the best of days yesterday for us. My DW went to the doctor on Friday with a cough and chest congestion she couldn't shake. I should have gone but I thought mine was getting better. She has a severely compromised immune system from all the chemo of the past. Monday I was worse so I went (We use the same office different doctors) Xrays and test, and my doctor and her doctor both come in. Seems her Xray results had come back confirming she has pneumonia and comparing mine to hers it appears I have also. They switched antibiotics on her and gave me the same. Back in two weeks for Xrays again. We've both got the pneumonia shot a few years ago after I was hospitalized for 3 days with a more severe case, and they have told us every tear we don't need another. Not sure what's going on but apparently there is a strain of pneumonia going around in our area, have heard of multiple cases recently.

 

[Fujidave]

Well for a while I have been thinking of getting the fixed lens camera Fuji X100F. Since having both my X cameras I have found I tend to use my favourite one the most, which is the X-T20. So in the next few months to help fund buying a new X100F I am going to trade in the X-T2 and add some cash, plus the power booster grip that is still in the box.