Mike Humfreville
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Bad Habits, Part 5
The man woke, wondering what had hit him, several hours after the officer had left. He struggled to his knees, slowly stood, and brushed off whatever
dust he could. His head and neck were throbbing and he knew the officer had struck him with his flashlight or something heavy. He sat along the side
of the road until he could drive, and continued slowly through the desert toward Ensenada.
?I?ll get that SOB if it kills me.? He thought.
He checked into the hotel and lay down on the bed. He did not arise until the following morning.
He showered and dressed and was hungry after not eating the afternoon or evening before and wandered slowly and stiffly down Avenida Lopes Mateos,
found a small caf? and sat. He ordered a small plate of eggs and meat and a glass of Coke. It was not yet 10 in the morning and he was worried they
wouldn?t serve him beer or a drink so he poured rum from his flask into the glassed and iced soda when no one noticed.
He watched the tourists off the cruise ships building along the boulevards and side streets by the thousands. Earlier he had seen three large ships
docked in the harbor, worried they might interfere with his scheduled activities. He watched them with disdain as they wandered through the shops and
stores and restaurants. ?What do they think they?re doing here?? He thought. ?Just look at them, with their tourist shorts and their bright colors
and just wandering aimlessly everywhere. What could they hope to ever see when they know so little? They float down from Los Angeles protected by
their ship all night and land here during the day. Then they head back to the ship in time for an overstuffed meal and late night partying with their
on-board pal?s, enter stifling cabins to sleep and they repeat the same thing tomorrow in another location. What a bunch of crap!? He thought.
He filled the morning buying his heavy supply of rum, loading the cases into the back seat of his car, bought his secondary supplies. All the while
he thought the events of yesterday and how to handle them. ?Just before I?m ready to head south, I?ll file a complaint.? He thought. ?That?s a great
idea.?
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Sallysouth
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Mood: missing Baja...
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Keep it comin Mike, waiting for "the Finale"
[Edited on 7-23-2005 by Sallysouth]
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bajaruby
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Boy that part sounds like my brother and sister-IN-LAW. No idea what Baja is all about and probably will never go back! YYYEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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Bob H
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Mike, great story so far - keep it coming. Audrey and I missed you and MA at the Rosario Festival! Well, maybe we will see you guys again real soon.
Bob H
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Mike Humfreville
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Bob H.
We planned to be there but last minute dental work (in Ensenada - SOOOO close) was required. We'll see you the next time.
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Barry A.
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I have been reading Mike's story with much interest-------however, less some folks get the wrong idea, those of us who take diet supplements
(glucosamine, chondroitin, and other goodies) are used to our urine being colored very strangely. So, dark or colored urine is not necessarily a sign
of an abused liver, or kidney, I don't think. (at least I hope not)
So how you going to know when your drinking days should come to an end? (what a scary thought)
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rpleger
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Keep em coming.
Love the story.
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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