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And finally our vacation was over.
Day 8 dawned bright, and as I looked out the window of our condo… windy. No surprise there.
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We said goodbye to Narragansett Bay.
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And a decent enough resort.
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Heading out of Newport, we saw a T Rex selling Girl Scout cookies and had to stop.
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These young ladies were doing a brisk business and we purchased 4 boxes in a drive through line. Very efficient.
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Did I mention there are windmills in Newport?
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Like, everywhere?
With the constant wind I can’t blame them. but it was odd seeing them randomly dominate the skyline.
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In Providence this fellow didn’t seem pleased with the time.
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In Massachusetts?
A very well marked curve.
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Clearly the clientele of this McDonalds outside of Boston are somewhat… questionable.
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Twin bridges somewhere along the way.
And in a mere 4 hours we were home, having greatly enjoyed our time away.
My husband’s birthday fell during our trip and while my surprise Antique Roadshow thing didn’t work out.. ( the rat bastards )…he still had a nice day.
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I thought this guy looked a little like His Lordship.
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Gift #2? A pair of night vision binoculars for critter spotting in the dark.
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Gift #3? A package of stickers that made him groan.
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Gift #4? A lighted coin microscope for closer examination of his collection … which he broke on day one.
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River's world..... 
That picture of the guy pushing the clock off the roof is genius!
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It was eye catching. Even rolling by at 90 mph…
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It sounds like a great trip you all had. Glad the hubs bday was celebrated with antique mall hopping, lol. The gifts are also top notch, well except for the Manchurian Cantelope stickers….lol.
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I had to.
Just to see his disgusted face..
🤣
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Maybe those wind mills are part of a goose mitigation program? Seems a bit messy to me, but if it works, it works…
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Could be…
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I’ve heard of people throwing clocks out the windows but..
Glad he had a great Birthday.
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It was a bit extreme…
😉
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We have drive-thru Girl Scout cookies, too. I thought it was clever of them to set up near soccer fields. But the Girl Scouts who set up next to the cannabis dispensary raised more money.
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Oh, those canny little scouts.
😉
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How, in SoCal, have I never seen GS cookie sales set as a drive-up, and/or at dispensaries?!? Boggles my mind!
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Well, the Girl Scouts in PV are particularly enterprising, which is where I saw the drive-thru first (PV drive and Miraleste, I think). I think the dispensaries are the ones in Westwood, maybe?
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Maybe the LB girlscouts are afraid of getting robbed. Or maybe I just didn’t get out & about during cookie sales season. That’s probably it because I now realize I never saw cookie sales happening anywhere.
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Well, I saw far fewer Girl Scouts out this year. I didn’t have ANY come to our house for the first time ever. I think it’s because they’ve switched to online sales.
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Yep, plus parents who work in offices. I haven’t had a door-to-door girl scout in at least 30 years.
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The dinosaur costume to sell cookies was AWESOME.
And I love those Trump stickers—you should totally take them to the grocery store and have some fun with them!
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I’ve never bought cookies from a T Rex before. Clever marketing..
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I like the idea of night vision binoculars. We have lots of critters out here.
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How did hubby break the scope in a day? Was it fixable?
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He’s a man, and never reads directions. He pulled when he should have pushed.
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Great job with the gift giving!
We missed out on Girl Scout cookies this year and I’m still bummed about that. I procrastinated way too long, and by the time I was ready to pick up a few boxes, they were already gone.
McBJ anyone?
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There must be a special menu for that…
🤣
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Secret menu, I’m sure!
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What the hell are people soliciting in the Mickey D’s? Sex? Drugs? Amway?
Oh, the binoculars look like a great gift. I was actually a little excited seeing the coin magnifier thing, (I have so many coins, from relatives who have passed) but seeing that it already broke is not a good sign.
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The neighborhood was pretty sketchy, so I’m afraid I have to go with sex.
And it was a shame about the coin microscope. It had great magnification but was very cheaply made.
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