{"id":59178,"date":"2024-02-10T03:29:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T08:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=59178"},"modified":"2024-02-10T03:55:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T08:55:45","slug":"feb-10-24-safe-into-phoenix-motel-6-a-meeting-asian-wei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=59178","title":{"rendered":"FEB 10, 24 .. SAFE INTO PHOENIX..MOTEL 6.. A MEETING.. ASIAN WEI.."},"content":{"rendered":"

This Post is dated Saturday, February the 10th, because that is when it is going to be published. Like your very own daily newspaper, its news is about the prior day. Not so for online news that can be instant news in the now.<\/p>\n

The real time this instant is 11:40pm, Friday evening, February the 9th.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Today’s Drastic Understatement : I’d rather be going to bed than putting this Post together. Patti can’t believe that I am still up and functioning after the past two days of preparing and packing for this week in Phoenix.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So why am I doing this? Because (quote Peyton Manning) “It’s What I Do!”<\/p>\n

Here we go Loop De Loop..<\/p>\n

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Thursday, February the 8th, 2024<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

All day long I kept saying to Patti, I can’t grasp that tomorrow we are actually going to be on the road to Phoenix; tomorrow this time we’ll be passing through Parker, Arizona; Boise, Arizona; on Interstate 10 East to Phoenix; checking in at Motel 6 on West Bell Road in Phoenix; sitting in a meeting at 56th Street and Shea Blvd; driving back to shop at Sam’s Club; Teriyaki Chicken in our room; etc, etc. It was a day dominated with “How am I going to pull this together?”<\/p>\n

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Friday, February the 9th, 2024<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

It was 5:26am and I was up far, FAR, earlier than I wanted to be so I “reconsidered” and went back to bed until 7:30am when I “more or less” had to get up and get us going. I had hoped to be on the road at 10am. It was nothing short of a miracle that we actually were on the road heading for Phoenix at 11:02am. It was “critical” for us to be at Motel 6 on West Bell Road in Phoenix at, or before, 3pm to get a room we preferred and we do have strong preferences for certain rooms. Because we are staying a full 7 days we wanted one of “our rooms”. It’s usually at least a four hour drive for us. I set a record for us. Three and one half hours later, 222 miles later, at 2:30pm we pulled into Motel 6. Google Maps is unimpressed. They say this drive is 3 hours and 21 minutes. Never ever have I been this close to their timing.<\/p>\n

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OMG! Patti “Room 140. Our Number One Room is being made up. It ” looks like it’s available”.<\/p>\n

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I zipped into the office. “Sir we only have one room available at this time.” “I want Room 140.” “Sir it’s not available now.” “Is room 140 reserved for tonight? Is anyone staying over?” “No but it’s not available now.” “Fine. Just Fine. My wife and I will sit here, in our truck, and we will wait until Room 140 is available.” 35 minutes, maybe 40 minutes later Room 140 was made up and it belongs to us for 7 days. BTW. We went into Room 140 as it was being made available and used the rest room because the staff was elsewhere for about 15 minutes. I “watched out for Patti”. Then Patti “watched out while I used the restroom”. We are “Road Warriors!”<\/p>\n

During this time we texted YOU and some others about our whereabouts.<\/p>\n

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Then after we secured our room 140, off we went to our 5:30pm “Best Meeting Anywhere Anytime” at 56th Street and Shea. Lots of old acquaintances welcomed us.<\/p>\n

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The members of the Group are VERY caring. They don’t want anyone to have any hunger pangs during a meeting!!<\/p>\n

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Oh BTW. There were probably fifty (50) members present! It was jam packed. Not one empty chair.<\/p>\n

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After the meeting off to Sam’s Club for two bags of popcorn.<\/p>\n

Notice my eyeglasses! Those are BIG<\/span><\/em><\/span> bags of popcorn!!<\/p>\n

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Oh Come On! Tomorrow, Sunday February the 11th, IS SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Patti and I have to have something to “Munch On” during the game.<\/p>\n

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Then Asian Wai.<\/p>\n

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The lady who is ALWAYS behind the counter here greeted me warmly saying she had not seen me in a while.\u00a0 (We were last here about 10 or 11 months ago.) She told me we usually get Cashew Chicken, SO.. obviously she remembers me! Teriyaki Chicken was my choice today, eaten and enjoyed in our room 140.<\/p>\n

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Good Lord it tasted awesome. It was “To Die For Good”. Much MUCH better than it looks in the above photo!!<\/p>\n

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Saturday, February the 10th, 2024<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

At least one meeting. Maybe two. We also will visit a 93 year young dear friend.<\/p>\n

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1:29am and once again my “Credibility of being fatigued” has been shot-to-hell!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Smiling. Patti “We Done It Again”<\/p>\n

Cap and Patti .. Riding shotgun with me!<\/p>\n

Thank You Room 140. Never. Never Ever. Has your WiFi been as good as it has been tonight.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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