Virginia Tadrzynski said...

>
> "Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
>> Philadelphia, PA
>> June 18, 2008
>>
>> S&A Press -- Stan and I joined up again today for lunch at the Reading
>> Terminal Market. We met up timewise around 1:00PM only a minute apart so
>> our timing was great.
>>
>> We didn't dilly-dally all over the market like last time and I quickly
got
>> a chicken/salsa wrap and a bottle of water and Stan grabbed a homestyle
>> plate of turkey with all the fixings, and a diet ginger ale as an
>> afterthought.
>>
>> Neither of us did any food shopping there today.
>>
>> We stepped outside and sat at a sidewalk table as the world passed by,
>> Stan
>> pointing out some building highlights. It was very nice weather but the
>> weather talking heads said chance of showers so we both brought
umbrellas.
>>
>> We whipped out our pocket cameras and then, we walked! First to City
Hall
>> to visit Mr. Penn and look in and around it. The inside was being used
for
>> a film shoot, so we weren't allowed full access. "Transformers II" we
were
>> told. So be sure to see it after "Stan & Andy's Excellent Adventure"
comes
>> out in theaters real soon!
>>
>> Around City Hall (which sits on a city block island with a roundabout of
>> traffic all around it. Along 1/8 circle was a (Stan, correct me if I'm
>> wrong) Community Farmer's Market. Small but still a great effort of a
>> community.
>>
>> Then we crossed the street to Market street when Stan got hit by 4 or 5
>> raindrops and I got hit by 1 or 2. Didn't even have time to quick draw
our
>> umbrellas.
>>
>> Stan being a Philly native was a great tour guide pointing out buildings
>> and answering all my questions with suave and ease. And we walked and
>> talked about anything and everything.
>>
>> I smartly took an indocin at lunch to keep my lame feet from bothering
me
>> and luck would have it, from 12th street to 30th street and a lap around
>> City Hall we walked 22 blocks (more than half the length of center city
>> "proper" from east to west. I kept up to Stan the whole time, with only
a
>> few lag behinds.
>>
>> When we got to 30th Street Station we sat down and I checked my train
>> schedule and had a train 10 minutes away at 2:54PM, I couldn't believe
it
>> had only been two hours. I think my bad feet told me I was tired. I
>> could've lasted longer if I could've napped on a bench at the train
>> station
>> just a few minutes!
>>
>> Stan also got his driver's license renewed this morning and he looks
>> better
>> on the new license (or less guilty anyway).
>>
>> We agreed to do it again some sunny day!
>>
>> To be continued.
>>
>> Andy
>> of "Stan & Andy's Excellent Adventure"
>> In theaters real soon.
>
>
> Dayum. I could have hopped the train at Colmar and been to 30th Street
and
> waved at you!!!! Next time you plan a meet like this put me in the loop!
> -ginny


ginny,

The "loop?" We ain't no "Little Rascals" "Female Woman Haters Club," for
sure!!!

Heck, it would be a momentous occasion to have all the r.f.c membership
arrive at RTM! (wishful thinking).

<smootch>

Andy