Saturday, October 14: Lansdale to Jim Thorpe, PA in the Rain

Well, I woke up up in Lansdale and we visited her mom 

and that was pleasant and we had some pretty strong coffee. They served there

 for free and we had that and then we decided we’re gonna go to Jim Thorpe 

anyway even though it’s pouring like cats and dogs out here we arrived at Jim Thorpe and oh my God it’s so goddamn crowded. I couldn’t believe it. I know it’s tor, but oh my God it’s really crowded I’m 

guessing because today’s the fall leaf festival that they have here. I mean there’s a packed house for the choo-choo train that comes through here. Went 

to the Turkey Hill to get a couple snacks and go to the bathroom. This is the best place to find the bathroom . Two guys are telling us it’s an hour long and it’s 20 bucks each for

 the train. We decided we’d eat our sandwiches in the car since it was pouring rain 

and we don’t want to be standing out in the rain, eating, etc. 

so that’s what we did it was fine then we went and did our serious walk, Mary and I walked 

down the streets of Jim to Pennsylvania. We saw where the Molly Maguires

 were hung for their union activism. This happened in 1877 as you well know. It’s now 3:35 PM and

I were getting ready to go home because it’s starting to get cold. It’s a good thing we came before November 5 because that’s when we have to turn our clocks back for daylight standard time. Anyhow, we got to see some cool looking buildings and really good Halloween decorations outside peoples house. They were very exceptional out here. This is a total tourist De section which I’ve never gone to before I just went to the other side which looks like any, small town in Pennsylvania. Within, went back to the turkey hill and got some more provisions before we were walked back to the

parking lot to get ourselves going. well, we headed back and arrived

 around 5:25 PM. We were going to miss the five something train so we just hung out and we took the Uber to Comar around 7 o’clock. The train ride was pretty rowdy for a commuter

 train. That’s because they’re a lot of temple students going back home was a stuffy of the morning commune train where if he talk too loud they look
 at you funny. anyhow we then walk back to her place and then I had to go back home to try to catch up on sleep because I didn’t sleep much of the weekend. Anyhow, it was

 a fun day despite the really exceptionally shitty weather. It really was.

Sunday, August 22: A Road Trip to Scranton

Hi there. I thought about getting up early in Meeting to meet 4 Coffee.  But your idea

 was scrapped because it was too damn early! I went back to sleep in the extra two hours of sleep does that saved me. I had to first call Avis/Budget Rent-A-Car place 

 o see if my reservation was still going or not. I need a do reservation because I couldn’t find the old oneI have
the first call Eve/budget Rent-A-Car 

 lace to see if my reservation was still going or not. I need a new reservation because I couldn’t find the old one. Well I found out that the place was in Glenolden on McDade Boulevard. This part of Delaware County haven’t been down before. Fortunately SEPTA had a bus called the 113 which took me directly there. That’s the reason I picked the place. The woman who saw me 

 as very customer service friendly and double triple check the car etc. I didn’t drop the car which was a 
Mitsubishi. I really like the car was nice and small so I wouldn’t use 

 p to much gas. Anyhow, I talk to my brother on the phone and updated yesterday‘s blog posting and ran a little late.. We got by that issue and then packed up and decided we would go to 
Scranton because it was too cloudy and and rain ☔️  was everywhere. I try to avoid the turnpike as much as possible because I didn’t take easy pass and they really charge of the nose do use that road. I 

 manage to go to Allentown and then we took a meandering route through interstate 380 in went through a small town near Scranton and then went to the actual town itself. Fortunately

 the rain hadn’t started till we got to look at her uncles house and Lynn’s mom‘s place as well. It was very interesting we went through

 the Italian section. Before then we drove right by the University of Scranton
which looks like it has taken over the neighborhood

 and looks very nice. After our tour in the old neighborhoods, we decided to to Fratelli’s restaurant to  get something to eat. We checked if it was crowded and it wasn’t so we plant in a booth

 and had pasta and pizza. That pizza was gigantic. The pasta was a dinner that was split in half. Place was very casual and I was in the mood for spaghetti and meatballs since I was in the
 Italian section of an old city. About the time we left the rain started steadily. As we drove the rain become became a torrential 

 onsoon for 2/3 of the trip. It didn’t start calming down till we got towards Norristown. I fortunately felt pretty awake because I got that 2
 hours extra sleep the night before. I know 

 hat salvage me because that kind of drive is really tiring. It’s dark and it’s pouring rain never a good time to drive.