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Those orange peppers there are sweet peppers, taste just like a red or green bell pepper. Zina just got some hot Italian sausage at the grocery store so we can make sausage and peppers sammiches. We took some of those to Connecticut with us and that's what her stepmom made with them and they were fantastic.

Oh. Yes, we left about 8 AM yesterday and got home last night around 6. Nice to be home, with the doggy door, fenced in back yard, beer in the fridge, grass to mow, peppers to pick, and everything else. That's not all, there's lots more still on the pepper trees.

I saw a Schneider truck in the parking lot at a truck stop in Pa.

Another "dogs in action" shot. Sort of...

I was wrong, Zina's first job was at the Burger King on Queen Street, not the one down by the truck stop.

Wow, that is very nice of you. Zina says that's extremely nice. Her Dad seems to be OK, so we're going to head home in the morning.

Here's some dogs in action- https://photos.app.goo.gl/retUYhPexYGqbPtD7

Here's some dogs in the hall. Here's some dogs on the bed Here's a pickup we saw yesterday. Here's a car Zina's dad built. One of several actually but this is the only one he still has. They used to go to a lot of car shows, took it to Macungie to car shows several times.

Thanks Bob.

Now we're staying another day, leaving tomorrow morning.

Somewhere in Hartford is all I know. We were going to leave Friday so Zina could take her stepmom over there and Vicki from Florida could visit her friends tomorrow, and Vicki from Florida could take her Friday. But now Zina said we're leaving tomorrow. She said it was so crowded over there they had beds in the hallway, with patients waiting to get in a room. Her dad has already called home 3 times and left messages telling his wife to bring him a pair of shoes and something else, I forgot what he needed, and to come and get him because he was not staying there. I feel bad for him, I thought about going to rescue him but it's probably best that I not attempt any kind of rescue mission.

She said they were coming home when he was admitted to a room, and that was almost an hour ago. Place must be worse than Lynchburg General.

Zina just said the Dr. finally came, and no surgery was necessary.

You're right about that.

So, the latest update is that he fractured his femur. I think I heard her say hairline fracture on the phone, but that's the main bone in your leg, and he's 91. Vicki from Florida came over here and picked Zina up about 6AM. Vicki from Florida and her stepmom had been at the hospital all night. They're still there, I'm at the motel with the dogs. That's about all I know now.

Vicki from Florida just called, she said they didn't find anything broken, but they were going to do a cat scan. So we might still leave tomorrow, or we might not. If we do it won't be early, like we had planned.

No, thank you for coming out to meet us. It looks like we're going to be here at least one extra day, Zina's dad fell today and hurt his leg. I don't think he broke his hip or anything, but I'm not a doctor ( I just play one on TV) and we couldn't stay at the Holiday Inn Express because they don't allow dogs, so I'm not sure. They called 911 and they took him to the hospital to check him anyway, because it was hurting where he had hip replacement surgery several years ago. Vicki from Florida hasn't called with any news yet, and they took him about 5:30.

There's a restaurant right here in front of the motel, but I don't even know the name of it. Looks like the do a pretty good binness though.

Zina likes when I post pictures of all the dignitaries I meet. Here's me and a dignitary. Looks like I need to start walking more.

I know the feeling, me and Roman both have separation anxiety. When I have to leave and can't take him, like when I go to the doctor or something, he sits in the window and watches, from the time I leave until I get home.

I called ahead and the parts guy said they only had oxygen sensors for 2 wheel drive vehicles, and all the air fresheners they had left were for manual transmissions.

I remember stopping there a few times too. I guess, there was a truck stop right before you crossed into New York, on the right if you were headed west.

That's down on 95, I don't know about them either. I think there was a 76 and one was Secondi Brothers. Or maybe Secondi Brothers was a 76? I don't remember, but I know where you're talking about. There was 2 truck stops and a Kenworth dealership right there together.

Sorry for your loss, dogs are like family. Ours are with us now.

We got gas at the truck stop on the way here. First time I'd been in there in years. I couldn't go any farther because I had to pee bad. Zina lived in an apartment with her sister Vicki from Florida just down past the truck stop a little ways when I knew her in the 80's. Vicki from Florida is up here too, she's staying with friends. Zina's first job was working at that Burger King across the road from the truck stop.