Don't you just love cell phones when they drop in and out?
I received a call from a friend who might have been a tad tipsy. In spite of the bad cell phone connection, we had a short conversation that went something like this:
Caller: Hello! How are you doing? Where are you? I'm sitting here having a few drinks out back, it's nice and warm here today. Gotta enjoy it before it's cold again!
Me: Hi! I'm fine. I'm at Faver Dykes State Park.
Caller: What about a fine favorite dyke?
Me: I'm at Faver Dykes State Park in Florida. This connection is bad.
Caller: You're parked at a bad dyke? Is it leaking? Where are you?
Me: I'm at a State Park near Saint Augustine.
Caller: The Saints? Aren't they in New Orleans? So you're in New Orleans? Looking at dykes? I thought they called those levees.
Me: No I am in Florida camping.
Caller: So how is the camping in New Orleans? I thought you were going to Florida. Did you get lost? Wait, I need another drink, this ought to be good! Are you in the French Quarter?
Me: I am not in New Orleans, I am in Faver Dykes State Park south of Saint Augustine in Florida.The cell phone connection is mucking up my words.
Caller: Yeah, I heard it gets muggy in New Orleans. Are you going to stay until Madi Gras? I might come join you then. Sounds like fun! I will drink to that!
Me: No, I will be workamping in Florida, but you're welcome to join me at the wildlife area.
Caller: Oh yeah, New Orleans is the wild life for sure, you lucky Mermaid! Party all night, sleep in late, then go get chicory coffee and beignets. Oh man, I sure do miss New Orleans. Maybe I will come see you at Madi Gras. How far are you from the French Quarter? Have you been partying every night?
Me: I am not going to be at Madi Gras. I'm not in New Orleans, I am south of Saint Augustine at Faver Dykes State Park, about 700 miles from New Orleans.
Caller: You drove 700 miles? In one day? I thought you didn't like to do much milage in a day. I read your blogs, seems to me, you take you all week just to go 90 miles. 700 miles in one day, that is incredible. That has to be a record for you! I miss those Flaming Hurricane drinks. Have you had one of those yet? I might go make one now. Tell me again, how to light up the drink. I know there's a trick to that.
Me: This phone is breaking up, let's talk later, after I get to Melbourne.
Caller: You breaking up with Mel? Who is Mel? How did I miss out on Mel? Is he why you went to New Orleans? Oh my gosh, I definitely need another drink. That last one simply evaporated!
Me: I will try calling you after I get to Melbourne, this phone is breaking up badly.
Caller: Yeah, I've had a few rough breakups too. I feel for you.
Me: OK, I will talk with you later. Bye!
Caller: You have fun in New Orleans. Don't let that breakup get you down. Have a flaming hurricane drink for me until I get there to have my own. I'm going online now to find out how much airfare is to Madi Gras. Bye now!
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I was laughing so hard after that ridiculous phone call, so the doggy and I went on a short hike.
Here are some wonders of nature we saw at Faver Dykes State Park in Florida, south of St Augustine.
I received a call from a friend who might have been a tad tipsy. In spite of the bad cell phone connection, we had a short conversation that went something like this:
Caller: Hello! How are you doing? Where are you? I'm sitting here having a few drinks out back, it's nice and warm here today. Gotta enjoy it before it's cold again!
Me: Hi! I'm fine. I'm at Faver Dykes State Park.
Caller: What about a fine favorite dyke?
Me: I'm at Faver Dykes State Park in Florida. This connection is bad.
Caller: You're parked at a bad dyke? Is it leaking? Where are you?
Me: I'm at a State Park near Saint Augustine.
Caller: The Saints? Aren't they in New Orleans? So you're in New Orleans? Looking at dykes? I thought they called those levees.
Me: No I am in Florida camping.
Caller: So how is the camping in New Orleans? I thought you were going to Florida. Did you get lost? Wait, I need another drink, this ought to be good! Are you in the French Quarter?
Me: I am not in New Orleans, I am in Faver Dykes State Park south of Saint Augustine in Florida.The cell phone connection is mucking up my words.
Caller: Yeah, I heard it gets muggy in New Orleans. Are you going to stay until Madi Gras? I might come join you then. Sounds like fun! I will drink to that!
Me: No, I will be workamping in Florida, but you're welcome to join me at the wildlife area.
Caller: Oh yeah, New Orleans is the wild life for sure, you lucky Mermaid! Party all night, sleep in late, then go get chicory coffee and beignets. Oh man, I sure do miss New Orleans. Maybe I will come see you at Madi Gras. How far are you from the French Quarter? Have you been partying every night?
Me: I am not going to be at Madi Gras. I'm not in New Orleans, I am south of Saint Augustine at Faver Dykes State Park, about 700 miles from New Orleans.
Caller: You drove 700 miles? In one day? I thought you didn't like to do much milage in a day. I read your blogs, seems to me, you take you all week just to go 90 miles. 700 miles in one day, that is incredible. That has to be a record for you! I miss those Flaming Hurricane drinks. Have you had one of those yet? I might go make one now. Tell me again, how to light up the drink. I know there's a trick to that.
Me: This phone is breaking up, let's talk later, after I get to Melbourne.
Caller: You breaking up with Mel? Who is Mel? How did I miss out on Mel? Is he why you went to New Orleans? Oh my gosh, I definitely need another drink. That last one simply evaporated!
Me: I will try calling you after I get to Melbourne, this phone is breaking up badly.
Caller: Yeah, I've had a few rough breakups too. I feel for you.
Me: OK, I will talk with you later. Bye!
Caller: You have fun in New Orleans. Don't let that breakup get you down. Have a flaming hurricane drink for me until I get there to have my own. I'm going online now to find out how much airfare is to Madi Gras. Bye now!
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I was laughing so hard after that ridiculous phone call, so the doggy and I went on a short hike.
Here are some wonders of nature we saw at Faver Dykes State Park in Florida, south of St Augustine.
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| Mushrooms seem to thrive in the lush hammock. |
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| A clam shell? In the forest? |
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| Spanish Moss, up close and personal. |
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| A tree sprouting ferns. Amazing! |
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| More mushrooms on our hike. |
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| Spanish Moss shades the area. |
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| More shrooms. |
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Great call:) Soon the caller will be asking for directions to your NOLA campground, since they located a really good air fare!
ReplyDeletePerhaps the caller was having drinks made with a mushroom tincture :)
ReplyDelete-Ish
That's great! I do have a fine favorite dyke, and I call her "Annie." Did you get a lot of Google mis-hits on this post? :D
ReplyDeleteRoxanne
Well, isn't that spelled dike rather than dyke? LOL! You're a hoot!
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