tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post5886222184496944366..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: California Dreaming: Another Bonkers Road Trip - The Travel Bit: Part 2Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-67018954224469798172011-01-11T11:12:27.097+00:002011-01-11T11:12:27.097+00:00Hi Josephine,
Glad you are not finding the "...Hi Josephine,<br /><br />Glad you are not finding the "travel bit" too off-message! It will wend its way back to perfume shortly - or momentarily, even. <br /><br />: - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-37480322281468643012011-01-11T01:57:09.577+00:002011-01-11T01:57:09.577+00:00Vanessa, I'm finding your 'travel bit'...Vanessa, I'm finding your 'travel bit' fascinating! Many pedestrian features await you in America. White teeth, lap bands and huge beds. Huh, there has to be a connection there somewhere...<br /><br />Looking forward to your next 'chapter.'Katy Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-77913869677133509622011-01-10T21:09:12.444+00:002011-01-10T21:09:12.444+00:00Hi Ron,
Thanks for stopping by, not least because...Hi Ron,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, not least because you are a naturalised Californian with useful local knowledge! And my host on the final weekend! The eagle-eyed reader may also detect your NorCal alignment... : - )<br /><br />Now I am not sure that Merle Haggard's music would be my cup of tea, but this comments thread may yet uncover reasons to love Bakersfield...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-38684682862725856602011-01-10T20:53:15.208+00:002011-01-10T20:53:15.208+00:00Hi Anna
Your vision of Lap Bands playing in place...Hi Anna<br /><br />Your vision of Lap Bands playing in places like Spearmint Rhino et al was totally hilarious! My Bonkers once shared the bill at a rock festival with a very provocative girl group, the lurid details of whose on-stage shenanigans I will spare you. So I shan't be planting this particular suggestion in his mind... Though you are right that the punters would be too skint at Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-17540161534587249422011-01-10T20:44:19.903+00:002011-01-10T20:44:19.903+00:00Hi ScentScelf,
"Heave/ho" in asphalt - ...Hi ScentScelf,<br /><br />"Heave/ho" in asphalt - yes, I see that now. And I guess Sibling Claus (the seismologist) has to deal with similar "heave/ho" issues in the earth's crust.<br /><br />I shall be looking out for those "test markers" next time I am over. Another roadside distraction for me!<br /><br />Love the image of you conducting your hoarding at the Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-6582113395488382272011-01-10T20:12:07.704+00:002011-01-10T20:12:07.704+00:00Bakersfield is the home of Merle Haggard & the...Bakersfield is the home of Merle Haggard & the Bakersfield sound- more western than country like Nashville. Some in ca. would call it the rectum of California- but then there is always LA. Ronron harinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-24286082997787994262011-01-10T16:49:10.798+00:002011-01-10T16:49:10.798+00:00Oh, I thought "Lap Bands" would be hired...Oh, I thought "Lap Bands" would be hired out to accompany "Lap Dancers", so an eager customer could hire the whole tasteful ensemble for entertainment in the comfort of their own home or hotel or motel room. They would "get thin" as a result of not being able to afford food by the time they'd paid for the services. Have I spotted a Lap gap in the market? ProbablyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-87938962328076593562011-01-10T16:48:16.329+00:002011-01-10T16:48:16.329+00:00Road surfaces. Yes, asphalt. Cheaper than concre...Road surfaces. Yes, asphalt. Cheaper than concrete, if not as durable. A situation which leads to a phenomenon you see more here in the region of four seasons, aka freeze/thaw, which creates a heave/ho in asphalt. As a result, you can travel and see two kinds of "test markers" noting the passing miles...one for varieties of corn (this field is DeKalb A410-B) and road surfaces (DOT ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-37624073008583915652011-01-10T15:44:15.130+00:002011-01-10T15:44:15.130+00:00Hi Olfacta,
Thanks for explaining the safety func...Hi Olfacta,<br /><br />Thanks for explaining the safety function of those grooved road surfaces. It certainly worked for me!<br /><br />I tell you, I was terrified to even drive the RIGHT way over those spikes...<br /><br />And you have taught me a new word too - "scofflaws".Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061118895694909457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-23088333687772116282011-01-10T14:52:32.030+00:002011-01-10T14:52:32.030+00:00Hmmm---memory of SoCal roads! Those striations are...Hmmm---memory of SoCal roads! Those striations are often there to keep asleep-at-the-wheel types (truck drivers) and drunks from driving off the road. And oh those Do-Not-Back-Up parking lots! Designed to slash the tires of scofflaws -- we don't have them here in Atlanta, yet. They're one of the most obnoxious features of L.A., imho -- one gigantic monument to the automobile.Olfactahttp://olfactarama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-50564576835361156572011-01-10T10:08:06.504+00:002011-01-10T10:08:06.504+00:00Poor Bakersfield! I have only ever driven through...Poor Bakersfield! I have only ever driven through it - oh, and once flown into it. The rental car company had run out of small cars, so I reluctantly accepted an upgrade to a Ford Mustang Cabriolet. Its "bat out of hell" acceleration actually proved quite useful to reach some of the more ambitious points on my itinerary.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-46176656778123314552011-01-10T08:10:10.153+00:002011-01-10T08:10:10.153+00:00How can I put it Vanessa , it comes up as a joke i...How can I put it Vanessa , it comes up as a joke in many films and literature !Angela Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261754187289326772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-91352329426201876692011-01-09T22:03:22.157+00:002011-01-09T22:03:22.157+00:00Bakersfield is in Kern County I believe, but I did...Bakersfield is in Kern County I believe, but I didn't know it was dreaded? My issue with the place mostly concerns the approach to it! <br /><br />: - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-43356137015454051502011-01-09T21:17:35.271+00:002011-01-09T21:17:35.271+00:00Hummm? If I recall from books Kern County might be...Hummm? If I recall from books Kern County might be the home of the dreaded Bakersfield ?Angela Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261754187289326772noreply@blogger.com