Our Man in Antigua

The ol Rum Bar, down on 7th calle?….vacant for about a year…I once offered to rent it, thinking of using it as a house even after it was trashed by the departure of JP…met with Claudia #1, liked it and asked what the rent was…’dos mil’…I, not really thinking(typical)assumed that she meant quetzals…cool, right? When we met again to discuss things ($$)I found out that she meant dollars…oops..wrong again, pavlov breath…anyway, it’s rented again and no, I haven’t asked her about the rent(its a little joke we share)but the sign outside now reads “Hugo’s Ceviche”…rotsa luck with that concept and that location…anuther roll-over of a faded restaurant that didn’t last long on 5th Avenida Sur…what was Conchas and Perlas is now a fairly good art and jewelry showroom..Experiencia something or other..o well, not my money..

Mike D took the morning flight out today…one by one, the ‘irregulars’ are goin’ home and several are asking themselves ‘why?’….

a few have enjoyed and asked for another installment of the “Four Pigs et al” article…here tis..

http://www.examiner.com/article/four-pigs-and-a-land-rover-day-2

by another bizarre circumstance (even for Antigua) Reed is buying that Land Rover, assuming that Tom can find the title…forge the title..scan another one, get the graphics program going and be creative. I mentioned having done similar stuff importing minerals/gems into Athens for the annual mineral show I used to exhibit at…create your own Certificate of Origin, an invoice or two, age the documents a bit…how well do the Greek Customs agents read English? about as good as the PNC here…

ask Shaun of O’lot about his night time adventures up on the hill when all the electronics went out on the new car (just outa the garage also)…whew…damn lucky how it all turned out…Reed and the Land Rover, eh? that’s a road trip I’m not missing…first of all, it’s downhill in a little bit of mud and also in a pig pen guarded by one of the largest sows around..I suggested making a harness for the pig, leave  trail of carrots or whatever..I think I’ll watch from the safety of the upper patio, sip a gallo or four..

Alex Long’s (Fusion) new  expansion project next door is about a week from being done…’looks great, done well…the proposed tenants are getting antsy about moving in and making some $ for the rent..