Big Day

[Kip]

So forget the kids walking around with a Hillbilly accent, now we are going to have creole-hillbillies walking around to??? Heaven help the DR they don't know what they are getting into

Sounds like one of @Stewmuse horror flicks....



Sent from cigar country via smoke signal...

[Stewmuse]

So forget the kids walking around with a Hillbilly accent, now we are going to have creole-hillbillies walking around to??? Heaven help the DR they don't know what they are getting into

Sounds like one of @Stewmuse horror flicks...

You mean, like...

Or are you more of a "Legend of Boggy Creek" kinda guy?

[kurtdesign1]

Teaching English is hard, ...

The thing that makes this incredibly difficult for the adults is the fact that 1.)some of them are not able to read and write. We'll be restricted to conversation to teach them, and without writing/reading it will be limited to conversational English as a goal for the time being. The fact that some are illiterate, coupled with our limits with Spanish is a hurdle. Secondly, some of the folks in the class are not even native Spanish speakers. There are Haitians in the community that will be in attendance, and *their* Spanish is secondary. They speak a creole of Spanish/French/African dialects. Teaching in my 2nd language to someone who is learning English through the lens of their 2nd/3rd language is really imposing at the moment...I had 4 years of French in high school/college, and have retained a very basic understanding of it - but the Haitian creole is far removed from traditional French. This oughta be fun...

So forget the kids walking around with a Hillbilly accent, now we are going to have creole-hillbillies walking around to??? Heaven help the DR they don't know what they are getting into

You will be assimilated into the collective...

This didn't make me laugh. It made me grin very, very perversely.

[Kip]

Inflation has struck the Dominican Republic. I stopped in at the colmado yesterday and the cigars have gone up from 50 pesos per bundle to 60. That makes them now FIVE cents per stick.

Sent from cigar country via smoke signal...

[Stewmuse]

Inflation has struck the Dominican Republic. I stopped in at the colmado yesterday and the cigars have gone up from 50 pesos per bundle to 60. That makes them now FIVE cents per stick.

Sent from cigar country via smoke signal...

That's it. I'm out. Get a new mule next year, pal...

Of course, if you could, perhaps, spot me those 10 pesos, well... We'll talk.

[815DC]

Inflation has struck the Dominican Republic. I stopped in at the colmado yesterday and the cigars have gone up from 50 pesos per bundle to 60. That makes them now FIVE cents per stick.

Sent from cigar country via smoke signal...

It is a direct result of all those gringos coming up and buying him out of stock quoting what a steal of a deal his product was. I tend to find in life that the man in the mirror is, while not always accepting, usually deserving of the blame.

[Kip]

Sometimes pride gets in the way....

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[Kip]

I'm consistently surprised by how much a few guys with some cement, dirt, and wheelbarrows can do in a few days' time...

From this:

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[Stewmuse]

I'm consistently surprised by how much a few guys with some cement, dirt, and wheelbarrows can do in a few days' time...

From this:

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Man, they could have just emptied the dry concrete mix right onto the ground/mud and let it harden. We don't need no stinkin' wheelbarrows...

[kurtdesign1]

Honest question. Do you compact the soil before pouring? Is there a granular base? Is it a finished surface? Treated?