CHAS’ & RUBY’S SHOES vs PLACKERS SAGA and MEMORABLE QUOTES!

After giving me grief about the size and scope of my (admittedly anal) UK TRIP BOOK,
Ruby began giving me grief about the ELEVEN PACKAGES of PLACKERS
that I brought with me!

(We found another 3 packages after taking this pic! LOL)

Because the personal Plackers (I call them “Pick-Flossers”) I brought with me to the UK
in December, 2004, and shared with the folkz I met during that trip were so well received
… (“These are brilliant!”) … and because the UK’s ASDA stores
(owned by Walmart – the place I buy mine) DON’T SELL PICK FLOSSERS,
I figured Pick-Flossers would be a good “giftie” to present to UK folkz.

Ruby rapidly pointed out that such a “giftie” might be construed as an
UNTOWARD COMMENT about the individual’s dental hygiene!!!

She likely was RIGHT about that.
So, although I had a GOOD EXCUSE for bringing them
I didn’t give any of them away to anyone.

Ruby had NO EXCUSE for the number of
SHOES SHE BROUGHT WITH HER!!! LOL

RUBY BROUGHT TEN PAIRS OF SHOES WITH HER!!!
(Actually, I think there was another pair or two that she was
SECRETING when we took this pic!)

Ruby paid almost $600 US DOLLARS for THIS PAIR!
“Oh, but I really luv them! … They are SO comfortable!
… And so GORGEOUS!”

As it happened, the shoes she wore almost EVERY DAY of the trip were THIS PAIR
… purchased in the LAS VEGAS AIRPORT while awaiting her flight to the UK …
costing her all of $35.00!!!

We went back and forth about this for quite a while.

My favorite Ruby quote from that exchange
(when I was WINNING the COUNT argument):

But, the exchange that ended up with BOTH of us peeing our pants resulted after
I first walked into the bathroom, and saw THIS:

Whereupon I exclaimed, “Tell me you DIDN’T bring a SCALE with you!”

Not being a sluggard, Ruby played me rather well … convincing me (for a while)
that she had, indeed, brought the SCALE WITH HER!

She hadn’t! Apparently, UK hotel loos are often equipped with weight scales.

SOOOO. Tonz o’ laughs were had by each of us …
as we got to know each other better! LOL

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Our Tuesday, May 23rd Visit to The LONDON EYE