#Limousine in Utah

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Stranded cruise passengers in Spain race to catch up with their ship

The Norwegian Viva cruise ship is seen in a November 2023 file photo in The Bahamas. Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel/Getty ImagesCNN — 

A month after eight Norwegian Cruise Line passengers were stranded in Africa when their ship left without them because they were late getting back, a US couple – ages 84 and 81 – were also left behind by the cruise line in Spain.

Richard and Claudene Gordon of Salt Lake City, Utah, were on a Mediterranean cruise aboard Norwegian Viva with family and friends and looking forward to celebrating Richard’s 85th birthday later this week.

While the ship was docked in Motril, Spain, on Monday, the pair took an independent excursion by themselves to the historic city of Granada, not organized by the cruise line. On their return, their bus was delayed for an hour by a rain storm, Richard Gordon told CNN by phone.

“I am a very experienced traveler and have probably been on as many as 30 cruises during my lifetime,” Gordon said. “Never before have we ever missed catching a ship on time at a port. So we are not someone who abuses the system.”

The pair missed the ship’s all-aboard time of 5.30 p.m. local time, for a sail away at approximately 6 p.m. Gordon said that at around 5.45 p.m. he spoke to a relative on board who raised the alarm that they were nearby and running late, but the relative was told by Norwegian Cruise Line staff that as the ship needed to sail on time, nothing could be done.

According to the Gordons, they arrived at the dock by taxi at 6.10 p.m., while the ship sailed away with Claudene’s medication, Richard’s eyeglasses and both their spare hearing aid batteries and phone chargers on board.

“Our cruise began in Lisbon and we departed from Lisbon about one and a half hours after the scheduled departure at 4:00 p.m.,” Gordon told CNN. “Then the next night or two, at least a half-hour late from the dock, so it is clear that they do not always leave on the exact moment scheduled.”

“They looked around and they looked around and no one was there,” Marilee Barker, the couple’s Utah-based daughter, told CNN by phone. They got a taxi to the police station where “the policeman helped them call back to the dock. And they said, ‘there’s nothing we can do.’ ”

The couple says they received no further assistance from Norwegian Cruise Line at that point, from the ship or on land.

No medication, no hearing aid batteries

“Luckily my dad has traveled, but he’s still 85,” Barker said. As the Norwegian Viva wouldn’t be docking again until Tuesday on the island of Ibiza, “they took a bus up to Granada and found a cute, cheap little B&B.”

Meanwhile, Barker says she and her husband were up to 3 a.m. finding flights and a hotel, eventually getting them on a plane to Palma de Mallorca, where their ship would be docking at 8 a.m. local time on Wednesday May 1.

Claudene Gordon texted her daughter late Tuesday afternoon Spanish time to say that Norwegian Cruise Line had made contact with them for the first time since the incident and had offered them a taxi from their Palma hotel in the morning to reunite them with their boat.

“We really received the royal treatment today,” Gordon told CNN after being reunited with the ship on Wednesday morning, two days they disembarked at Montril.

“They picked us up at the hotel in a beautiful black BMW limousine to take us to the ship. There we were met by the head of ship services who escorted us inside the ship to meet the general manager of the ship, then they escorted us to breakfast, then they escorted us to our cabin.

“We simply told them that we were abandoned at the dock with no one to meet us or tell us where to go, and they said they have already complained about the harbor master who was supposed to take care of things for them. But of course the ship had not contacted us directly for two days so that doesn’t speak so well for them.”

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Norwegian Cruise Line said it disputed the time of the couple’s arrival at the pier. “The two guests who went ashore independently arrived at the pier approximately an hour late and missed the all-aboard time of 5:30 p.m. local time, for a sail away at approximately 6:00 p.m.,” a spokesperson said via email.

“A cruise ship follows a set itinerary with designated arrival and departure times. Itineraries are carefully coordinated and planned out well in advance of each voyage to ensure that all of our guests have the experience they are expecting,” they said. While there is a small window of time where late guests can be accommodated, they added, the Gordons arrived outside of this.

“After several attempts to contact these guests with the phone numbers provided, as well as trying to phone their emergency contact, we were unable to speak to them directly. However, we worked closely with the local port agents to make arrangements for the guests to rejoin the vessel.”

The spokesperson said that, prior to the hotel pickup on Wednesday morning, the cruise line had coordinated an airport pick-up for the Gordons at Palma de Mallorca the evening before but were still unable to contact the couple by phone.

In the similar incident last month, eight passengers were late getting back to their Norwegian Cruise Line ship on the African island nation of São Tomé on March 27. They then struggled for days to catch up with their ship as it made its way up the western coast of Africa.

In that case, Norwegian emphasized that the delayed guests were on a private tour that was not organized by the cruise line.

CNN’s Sarah Dewberry contributed to this report.

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Chapter 6 of Possible-y Utah

Chapter 6 - Pool Party II She rolled up the belted overalls and her white croptop in a ball with the sneakers on top and put them on the sofa.

"You got anything to drink, Monique?" Kim asked.

"Some soda, juice, or milk, Kim. Mom's got it all laid out." Monique said, pointing to the refreshments.

Kim got herself a diet soda and headed on outside to soak up the sun's rays. She closed her eyes and laid down face first on the pool chair.

(25 minutes later)

After getting a good slight tan, Ron came up to her seat.

"Hey, KP! You're missing out on the fun!" he exclaimed.

As it turned out, he added goggles, an inner tube, and flippers to his feet.

"Ron..." Kim groaned, "...Monique's pool is big, but we aren't at the beach this summer yet!"

"I wanna soak it all in!" he replied, "Even Rufus is getting in on the act!"

Rufus giggled and put on his small goggles over his beady eyes.

"Rufus?! Is he going to go off the diving board in the deep end?" she questioned. Kim pointed to the deep half of Monique's pool that was at least 12 feet deep. That area had a diving board and slide.

"You bet your Nacos that he is, KP!" Ron grinned.

"That's so him!" Kim chuckled.

"So what do you think is going to happen in our senior year?" Ron then questioned.

"You know what? It is a really big question!" Kim exclaimed. "Considering that we're going to get a lot of our starters back on the football team for the upcoming season, we could make it all the way to State."

"Aww...man!" Ron complained, "My arms are sooo tired from last season!"

It was a longstanding tradition at Middleton High since the 1960s that the Mad Dog mascot must perform pushups on all the points the Mad Dog football team has scored through the course of a game.

"Ron, you need to do this for the team!" Kim insisted, "We need that edge after our Mad Dog football team got eliminated in the second round of the playoffs."

Ron took a deep breath and said, "The pushups are one tradition of the Mad Dog that I wish that can do without...but since you are my BFGF, I am going to do them in your honor!"

"Thank you, Ron, for the support!" Kim replied with a smile before turning her entire body around. "Oh and also, can you rub the sunscreen on my back? I don't want to get a really nasty sunburn!"

"Much obliged, KP!" Ron said in grabbing the sunscreen from the bag. He took out the sunscreen, squirted it a few times, and began to rub his girlfriend's back.

A familiar snarky voice came upon Monique's backyard.

"Out of my way, everyone! The Queen B is here!"

"Oh no..." she muttered, "Not now...please not now"

Bonnie then opened up the gate to the backyard, and she was in a two-piece bathing suit that accentated her figure. However, she wasn't the only one with her.

Another girl also came through the gate. She had blonde hair, light green eyes that were covered by her oversized sunglasses, and, like Bonnie, was in a bikini. The thing that attracted people most was the jewelry with solid gold hoop earrings, four bangles, five rings. She also had her nose and both ears pierced.

"What do you want this time, Rockwaller? You're blocking my sun!" Kim snarked at the brunette.

"Just the usual, Possible! Annoying you and Stoppable like always!" Bonnie replied with a smirk, standing right in front of the sun.

"You know that you haven't been invited to the party!" Kim snarled.

"Yeah!" Ron agreed, "Party crasher!" Rufus gave a raspberry at her.

Monique turned around and saw the three arguing.

"Uh, excuse me, Bonnie, but may I remind you that you and...whomever your friend is...need to leave!" the fashionista insisted.

"But we only just got here, Monique!" Bonnie cackled. "And actually, we did receive two invites from Hope, whom emailed me the copies!"

Kim glared at Hope.

"Sorry, Kim, but Bonnie has been my friend. I just cannot say no to anything she asks me..." Hope whimpered.

"Whatever." Kim sighed at Hope before turning her attention to Bonnie. "Just don't act like a fool for at least a couple hours, Rockwaller. This is Tamara's last party before she leaves for college! And who is your new friend here?"

Bonnie snickered and loudly announced to everyone!

"Girls...and the loser Mad Dog mascot..." she decreed while Ron seethed at her.

"I present to you the newest prospective member of the Mad Dog cheer squad! Rebecca Starlet! She just recently moved from the rich upper crust of Upperton and her family owns the Starlet Oil Company which is worth about $7 billion!"

"Seven billion?!" Ron exclaimed as his jaw dropped.

"That's correct, Stoppable!" Bonnie snarked, "She's like the heiress to the comapny!"

"So that explains all the bling she has on her..." Kim muttered. "Country CB, I would guess?"

"Yep, Possible!" Bonnie replied, still grinning at the glimmer of gold all over Rebecca's body. "She only shops the finest stores and not any peasant dumps like Club Banana!"

"Only sore losers would even wear those fashions that would be dumped into the local Smarty-Mart..." Rebecca snarked before looking at Tara, "...and for those rats that only work minimum wage at the local Cow N' Chow!"

Monique gasped at what Bonnie and Rebecca said about both her and Tara. She clenched her fists, ready to punch them!.

"You take that back, girl, before I am going to pound both your faces in!"

Kim and Jessica held her back before any punches could be thrown.

"We can't fight her now, Monique! Not in public! Not now!"

Monique relented before unclenching her fists. "Someday...karma will shove you right in the face..." she muttered.

Rufus also growled at Rebecca.

"Seems like Rufus doesn't like you on first impressiosn!

"Monique, you never cease to amaze me!" Bonnie chuckled.

"Why thank you, Bonnie, for introducing me to the rest of your squad!" Rebecca replied as she removed her sunglasses. "I hope to contribute to next year's team as we root-root for the Mad Dogs! Oh, and we're going on shopping trips to the World's Richest Mall!"

Kim gasped. "Only the uber-rich visit that place!"

"That's correct...um...what's your name again?" Rebecca asked.

"The name's Kim Possible. Perhaps you have heard my name in the news?" Kim asked, huffing.

"Oh yeah, the stupid crop-top cargo-pants wearing weirdo fighting other weirdoes!" Rebecca taunted.

"I guess you got all that info from Bonnie..." Kim muttered.

"From only the very best!" Rebecca replied before looking at her Club CB watch. "Oh, goodness, look at time! We should be at the salon for our 2pm mani-pedi!"

"Yeah, the both of us would stay and love to annoy you two losers, but we got an appointment to keep!" Bonnie snarked. "Kthanksbye!"

And with that, both Bonnie and Rebecca left Monique's backyard to go to the limousine.

"Ooooo! The nerve of Bonnie to insult me and my friends like that!" Kim shrieked, "And that super-rich so-called 'friend' of hers? I only wish if all that jewelry on her turned to rust!"

"KP! Just chillax! Don't let Bonnie and her rich girl-friend get to you!" Ron replied, "You got me and Monique to hang out all summer long! Plus, we won't have Barkin to push us around for the next two and a half months!"

Kim's frustrations with her rivalry with the Queen subsided...for now.

"Thanks, Ron. I really need to get my temper with Bon in check in time for the new school year." the redhead admitted.

"That's the spirit, girl!" Monique exclaimed.

"I know you can do it, Kim. Just clear the mind off of Bonnie and be in control!" Ron replied.

"Okay, sounds good to me!" Kim said as she sat back down on the pool chair.

"Relax and soak in the summer!" Ron said with a happy sigh, "It is going to be peaceful and quiet!"

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April 22 -25 The gas furnace worked well and we ran the generator to put some power in the coach batteries and to make breakfast coffee. The rock formations around the white Canyon are quite interesting and I took some pictures showing a brownish material extruding from the White Rock along the ledges of the Canyon.  Along the way to the end of Arizona 95 we took a detour to an overlook. A very spectacular overlook. A lady was eating breakfast looking at a signpost. We struck up a conversation with her and after talking about RVs for awhile and so forth she asked if I knew anything about faucets.   The faucet in their RV was flopping around because it become disconnected from the main nut anchoring it to the countertop. I got under neath the sink and found out that it was just unscrewed. She was amazed that I could even get under the sink to look at it. I got my channel locks and she held the faucet while I reattached the nut that goes through the hole in the counter top. Then I got back under the sink and secured the faucet again. When I got out from under the sink her sister Jill who she's travelling with was there and was asking me while I was under the sink “did I do a lot of sit-ups because I was in a bridge position. I told her, yes I used to do 200 every day, but don't do that many anymore. We talked about a lot of things, some politics and a little bit about my time living in Germany. They live in Washington State and invited us to visit them when were there in the North Cascades. She wrote down all their information, cell phone numbers, etc on the back of one of my cards. It’s amazing the things you encounter on the road and we were very happy to be able to help them get their faucet reattached to the countertop. After that, we had an uneventful but beautiful drive through Capitol reef National Park and down I-15 to Beaver Utah where we will spent 2 nights doing some maintenance on the RV and maintenance on our bodies.   April 24 We met a nice couple from Vail Colorado mid-morning looking at our RV. We invited Bill to come in to look at it and he brought his wife Beth over later. They have a Winnebago, 27' with a tow behind. The winds gave them a bit of trouble yesterday. They had unhooked the Honda and let her drive that to follow him in the Winnebago. We had a great conversation and decided to have a drink tonight after we both did our own thing. We went to “The Creamery” and bought some fresh cheese and took a ride up highway 153 to the end of the road 22 miles out of town. We wanted to go to the end of the road and we did. It literally ended in a snowbank at 9000+ Ft. It was a beautiful drive and it was fun to drive back down to the campground before we went for ice cream at the creamery. Bill and Beth joined us for a cocktail and a great conversation. He was a builder built 10, 10, 10 houses 10000 ft² for 10 million dollars and the people live in them 10 days a year. Not a bad gig and he’s retired now and knows about Mercedes 2500 and 3500 Sprinters because he’s involved with a Limousine service that uses these Vans around Vail. April 25 – April 27 Midday We planned go West on the loneliest highway in the world US highway 50 and then on to Reno before entering California. We had an option that we had decided not to take which would go SW toward Las Vegas and Death Valley. Since we have a book of the most scenic and unusual routes in America, we wanted to check that off our list. We headed West in nice weather, cool but that's normal for 7000'. We decided to stop at a campground in Eureka, Nevada. It was reasonably priced and had decent bathrooms. The owner told us that we were supposed to have a dusting of snow but it wouldn't amount to anything because the ground was warm. Many of you already know what happen, but we woke up to proximately 6" of snow and it was still snowing.  We thought we might have to stay there several days. Our neighbor started cleaning off his RV and truck saying he thought the road were clean enough to drive on and he was heading west. I cleaned off our RV and he and I decided that he would be the forward scout and call me to report on the road condition. He gave his 1st report 10 miles out that the roads were clear but wet. We decided to follow him and he reported that at 20 miles the road was dry and to come on. We did and we passed him about 60 miles later because we were “booking it’. Dennis call me to say you guys are getting after it. I told him diesels runs better when they run hot . I also told him I lived in Germany and there only two speeds over there, fast and faster. We had a good laugh over the phone and maybe will drop in to see him when we get to Oregon. We stopped for coffee and they passed us. We decided to see if there were any spots at Nellis Air Force base. There were spots and we were able to reserve a nice campground for 3 nights to catch up on the blog and do some repacking etc. It was nice to wake up to moderate temperatures in the 50's instead of in the 20 's in the high desert. We will spend two more days here and will head toward Death Valley in California on Thursday      

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Wholesome thoughts! Cat invites Kara and Nia to some upper class party that she needs to attend and wants someone vaguely interesting to spend time with. She pays for their dresses, make-up, limousine... Alex and Yvette just quirk an eyebrow when they come home after that.

“It was just a party,” Nia protested.

“You’ve got yo self a sugar mama.  Ain’t no shame in that,” Yvette said.

*** 

“Alex, Cat was just being nice,” Kara said.

“Kara, being nice is Cat bringing you a Latte one morning at work.  She bought you a dress that cost more than my motorcycle.  I’m pretty sure that qualifies her as a sugar mama in 49 states,” Alex said.

“Only 49?” Kara asked.

“Utah is weird, and you’re avoiding the point.”

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SMART BOMB

The completely unnecessary news analysis

by Christopher Smart

June 7, 2022

DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD

Well, golly gosh all Friday. The wicked Utah Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (DABC) is no more. But wait, it can't be that good. In fact, there's something taking its place — the Utah Department of Alcohol Beverage Services (DABS). Oh no, say state regulators, this is no slight of hand, this is no PR stunt. They promise this is a whole new ballgame. But what it will look like remains a little foggy. Wilson and the band are hoping it includes something like DoorDash or GrubHub, where gig workers pull up in old Toyotas with your order. “Hello, is this DABS? Well send me out a quart of Wild Turkey and a sixer of Epic amber ale.” Don't hold your breath. While state bureaucrats use vague superlatives to describe the new outfit, the lawmaker who sponsored the changes was a little more circumspect. State Sen. Jerry Stevenson, R-Layton, said the department is evolving to meet the needs of a changing world. “[A]s we move through that process, if we don’t get it right this year, we’ll have a chance to get it right next year.” Sound familiar? Has there ever been a year when the Utah Legislature didn't mess with our whacky liquor laws? Very few people, living or dead, understand the convoluted regs and that's why real Utahns always have a pint under the driver's seat.

AN UNLIKELY AMERICAN HERO

When history is finally written surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection and failed coup by Donald Trump and his minions, Mike Pence will be emerge as the hero. Say what? That's right, although Pence appeared as a supplicant to the man who would be king, he saved our bacon. As events unfolded, Pence became Trump's last hope to steal the election. The plan was for the vice president, who also presided as president of the Senate, to reject the electoral votes submitted by the states. That would throw a monkey wrench into the outcome, giving the Trumpsters more time to organize their phony electors in six battleground states. The election would be tossed to the House, where each state would have only one vote — Trump would win 26 to 23. But in the days leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, Pence had balked at the traitorous scheme. When the mob stormed the Capitol, the House chambers were cleared and the Secret Service ushered Pence to a limousine to whisk him away from danger — how far away we'll never know. If he were absent when the Senate reconvened, Sen. Chuck Grassley, a staunch Trump supporter, would assume the role of Senate president pro tempore. What Grassley would have done is guess work, but Pence wasn't taking any chances. He refused to get into the car and Biden became president.

NO-BID CONTRACT — NO PROBLEM

OK, everyone take a deep breath. Count to ten. Yes, the Inland Port Authority just let a no-bid $2 million contract. Yes, it's to a start-up nobody has ever heard of. And yes, it's only for two years. But lookit, it's the Utah way. That's how then- Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and his “friends” were able to tackle Covid so quickly. We got a great deal on a trainload of hydroxychloroquine. We got Healthy Together, a multi-million mobile app. And we got TestUtah that cost millions more. Of course, none of these no-bid contracts worked out but that's not the point. The point was we had to act and by golly we did. Well, it's time to act again. That's why the Inland Port Authority, gave a no-bid contract to California-based QuayChain (pronounced “keychain”) Technologies. Sure, some get suspicious when companies spell their names so no one can pronounce them. But not to worry. This “pilot program” will install a couple dozen cameras that are connected to a 5G network. It's totally cutting edge — cameras and everything. Eventually, if it works, there will be hundreds of cameras making up the “Intelligent Crossroads Network” where data will be analyzed so that all the arriving and departing trains and trucks will be coordinated to reduce traffic and air pollution. What could possibly go wrong.

Post script — That's a wrap for another glorious week here at Smart Bomb, where we keep track of Harry and Meghan so you don't have to. And listen, keeping track of the Royals is about as boring as it gets. Wilson and the guys would rather watch cricket. Here's some good news: Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendehall, in conjunction with the SLCPD, is sponsoring a gun buyback on June 11 at the Public Safety Building, 475 So. 300 East. It's a start. There are some 400 million guns in this country. Think more guns make us safer? Think again. Here's something from our “fun file”: The Salt Lake Tribune called Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes a “fascist toady.” Reyes is at his best when he does nothing. He believes Trump won the election and recently, according to the Tribune, told an audience in Casper, Wyo. that “the government is coming for your lands.” But because he's a Republican, Utahns will elect Reyes again. Here in the Beehive State, we love fascist toadies. Last but not least, the Jan. 6 committee will hold it's first public hearing June 9 in primetime. It is said that the committee has enough evidence to show unequivocally that Donald Trump went to great lengths to plan and implement a coup. But don't be surprised if the Republicans continue to say it's all bunk.

Well Wilson, here we are again standing on the trembling lip of history. But this isn't the 1970s and this isn't Watergate. We're living in bizarre time where facts don't always matter. We need a little something to bolster our souls and give us hope during these troubled times. So tell the band to dig deep and bring it home:

By the rivers of Babylon Where he sat down And there he wept When he remembered Zion

'Cause the wicked carried us away in captivity Required from us a song How can we sing King Alpha's song In a strange land? Sing it out loud Sing a song of freedom, brother Sing a song of freedom, sister So, let the words of our mouth And the meditation of our heart Be acceptable in Thy sight Oh, Fari By the rivers of Babylon Where he sat down And there he wept When he remembered Zion

'Cause the wicked carried us away in captivity Required from us a song How can we sing King Alpha's song In a strange land?

So, let the words of our mouth And the meditation of our heart Be acceptable in Thy sight Oh, Fari

(Rivers of Babylon — Jimmy Cliff)

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Chapter 11 of Possible-y Utah

Chapter 11 - The Agreement - Part I

AN: The Jack Jerky & Richard Rude names are given full credit to @split-n-splice. My thanks to her for the idea of these two! Also, the CHSAA is the Colorado High School Activities Association, because I am STILL trying to get used to writing KP fics not set in my home state. Now, onward with the story.

(1:13pm)

About a mile away, a limousine was parked at the Middleton Public Library. Inside the main luxurious posh accommodations of the limo were Brick, Bonnie, and Rebecca.

Rebecca was wearing a low-cut white croptop and a short pink skirt. Bonnie was in her pink croptop and baggy jeans showing off her CB boxers.

They were listening in on the entire conversation between Team Possible, Monique, and Tara.

"So...the loser couple is going to Utah of all places with her...interesting..family." Bonnie snickered while sipping diet soda from one of Rebecca's champagne glasses.

"And you can thank the hack-proof tech done by my scientists and engineers for that!" Rebecca grinned.

"Thanks for that, by the way, R!" Bonnie said with a smile. "Not even Possible's techno-buddy...whatever his name is...can break through!""

Rebecca added with a slight snob look, "That's what money can bring you...the goods, B!"

"Well then, I hope Possible doesn't mind me crashing her time off from her so-called 'save the world' thing!" Bonnie said before giving an evil cackle.

"How are you going to do that?" Brick questioned his girlfriend's malicious intent.

"It's very simple, Brick!" Bonnie replied, "We take any evidence, photographic or video, of any humiliating or scandalous moments of those two."

"Ooooh! Scandalous is the perfect word for my dictionary!" Rebecca cackled after taking a sip of the diet cola.

"There is, however, one itsy titsy bitsy little wee minor problem with my otherwise flawless plan." Bonnie mentioned sighing.

"And that would be...?" Rebecca asked, wondering where her new friend was getting at.

"If Kim knew that I was taking photographs or videotape of her on their little family trip, I would be kicked off the squad and possibly suspended from school." Bonnie explained her dilema. "If we have to do Operation Breakup, we have to do it...secretly..."

"But who can we get to take the pics?" Brick asked on how his girlfriend was going to do that.

"Brick, I think I know two of the most perfect people on the football team that'll take those snappies!" Bonnie replied with a grin, thinking of an idea.

Brick gasped, "Oh no! You don't mean...!"

Bonnie slyly replied, "Yes! Jack Jerkey and Richard Rude!"

Rebecca then shouted, "Driver, take us to the upper-middle class of town! Middleton Heights! To Richard's house!"

(30 minutes later)

Jack Jerkey and Richard Rude were members of the football team. Both were white, muscular, and both were star linebackers on the team. The former, approaching his senior year, had black hair and brown eyes and stood around 6'2 and 234 pounds. The latter had blonde hair and blue eyes and stood 6'1 and 229 pounds and already had a scholarship for Upperton University.

However, they would be forever linked in Middleton lore as the guys who failed to wrap up the Florence running back in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter of the second round of the CHSAA Class 3A playoffs. The running back stiff-armed the two linebackers to the ground on that 67-yard touchdown run. The Mad Dogs lost that game by the nailbiting score of 34-27, but Mr. Barkin vowed that the Dogs will be back for next season. Kim, after that game, had to console the senior cheerleaders whom were crying that this was the last football game that they were going to cheerlead in.

The limousine pulled up to Richard's house in the driveway.

"Brick, you stay in the limo. Me and R are going to talk to the two football players." Bonnie insisted.

"Yeah, there should be enough diet cola for you in the mini-fridge!" Rebecca added.

"Are you positive about this?" Brick asked, still unsure of what his girlfriend was doing.

"Trust me. I know what I am doing!" Bonnie sneered, "So stay there until I come out of the house with my plan in hand!"

Brick remained silent and nodded his head.

Rebecca and Bonnie walked up to the door.

"Is breaking up those two losers very difficult, B?" Rebecca asked. She has had very few interactions with Team Possible.

"Oh yeah, R..." Bonnie admitted, knowing the ins and outs of Kim and Ron's relationship "...those two have been together since Pre-K. Trying to destroy such a friendship takes very clever...and careful...planning! But..."

"What is it this time?" Rebecca questioned as they approached the door.

"It's the girlfriends of these two football players that could intervene with my plan." Bonnie explained, "I'll explain when we get inside."

She knocked on the door. One of the football players opened it.

"Huh? Oh, hey, Bonnie." Richard said, looking at the two cheerleaders. "Who's your cheer friend?"

"Ah, she's Rebecca Starlet. She's not exactly a cheerleader...yet." Bonnie explained about her new best friend. "Mind if we come in?"

"Be my guest!" Richard replied, smiling.

Bonnie and Rebecca both walked into the house.

"Would you like to take a seat?" Richard asked as they walked into the living room. "Jack's in the basement playing some football video games.""

"Don't mind if we do!" Bonnie replied. She sat down on one end of the sofa and Rebecca sat down on the other end. They all stared in amazement at the trophies and pictures of Richard during his football-playing days from pee-wee to high school.

Richard, in the meantime, walked down to the basement and knocked on the door.

"Yo, Jack! We got a couple visitors!"

"Who are they?"

"Cheerleaders!"

This piqued Jack's interest.

"OK, I'll bite. What do they want?"

"Well, then, get your ass upstairs and find out!"

Jack got up from the couch and the two football players headed back upstairs. He look at the two cheerleaders sitting on the couch.

"They're just sitting there!" he said.

Richard asked the burly football player, "What is it? Why can't you go out there?"

"Dude, our girlfriends would freak if they saw us with the cheerleaders!" Jack explained in a low voice, "Don't you know the rivalry between them?"

"Yes, I am well aware of that! Still, it wouldn't hurt to ask!" Richard insisted.

Jack came to the living room and asked, "Hello, ladies, welcome to Richard's house! How may I help you today?"

"Oh, hello, Jack!" Bonnie grinned, "Nice to see you! I may need a bit of help of the...humiliating kind!"

"Ah, you want to give wedgies to a few nerds? Or maybe put a kick-me sign on one of the band members?" Richard asked. He had indeed done such stuff before with his fellow other jocks.

"Even better!" Bonnie grinned, "You do know that a certain 'save the world' duo are a couple, right?" She used air quotes arounds "save the world'.

"Yes, we're both aware that Possible and Stoppable are a couple." Richard replied.

"And you did know that they caused $400 worth of damage to my prom dress that night when I landed in the cake with Brick?" Bonnie asked, sneering.

Jack began to snicker at this. He was there when the incident occurred. Bonnie gave a mean cold glare look at him and Jack's snickering immediately ceased, for she knew the wrath of Veronica Rockwaller and her infamous Swatter.

"So, as I was saying, I need your two's help...to break them up!" Bonnie replied.

Richard gasped, "B..Breaking them up? But...that is so evil! It's deplorable! It's diabolical! It's..."

"...perfect!" Bonnie interrupted him. "Furthermore, I would like to enlist the help of your two girlfriends on this little 'mission' as I would like to call it!"

But Jack was unsure, "I don't know about this, Bonnie! Don't you remember what happened with...The Incident?"

"Yes. I am very well what happened with...The Incident...but I do need their help in order to make my plan possible! Call them up now!"

Richard did so and called up his girlfriend on his cell.

"Hello, um...can you come on over to my house? And can you also bring Genna along with you? We have a couple of visitors."

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What Kind of Car Museum Would You Start with Unlimited Money?

In tiny Punta Gorda, Florida, just outside of Fort Myers, a 300-car collection of classics fills Rick Treworgy's Muscle Car City Museum. Neon fuel and tire signs line the walls and a brightly-lit floor is jam-packed with several decades' worth of pristine vehicles. If you like to immerse yourself in vintage art on wheels, You may also like: x431 v+. this is your happy place; it's definitely one of mine.In the world of smaller, local auto museums, it's not uncommon for these places to be the passion project of a single person rather than a collective effort. So, that's what I'm wondering today. Say you're handed a blank check with the mandate to build the car museum of your dreams. What's the plan? Do you build the world's largest private VW collection like VolkyLand? A class like Treworgy and his muscle cars? A time period like the Brass Era experts at Maine's Seal Cove Auto Museum?While you're thinking, I've got a few other spots to recommend for a visit or virtual inspiration.Given its status as one of the true global vehicles and a generational workhorse, you'd think Toyota would honor it justly in its own official heritage museum in Japan. But Greg Miller, the former CEO of the Utah Jazz and a major Land Cruiser nerd, was shocked when he took a tour a number of years ago and found his favorite truck conspicuously absent from the displays. He responded like any rational (and rich) person would, by setting out to build his own museum for it.The result is Utah's Land Cruiser Heritage Museum, the world's largest private collection of Toyota Land Cruisers tucked away in an unassuming Salt Lake City warehouse. The Drive was lucky enough to visit last fall and actually get behind the wheel of a few of them-a 1977 FJ40, a 1977 FJ55, a 1984 FJ60, a 1991 FJ80 and a 2004 UJZ100-as all 100+ trucks are kept in driving condition. If you're at all interested by this point, I can't recommend this place enough. Miller's got some truly obscure Land Cruisers in there, everything from Japanese fire truck conversions to oddball two-door specs from all over the globe. My father got me started on Clive Cussler adventure novels when I was in college, and I was hooked in the swashbuckling save-the-world characters Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino. One of my dad's favorite features was that in every one of Cussler's books, the characters were driving some kind of obscure and fantastic vehicle in a chase with the bad guys. The first was a 1936 Maybach Zeppelin Town Car in The Mediterranean Caper and one I loved is the 1931 Marmon V16.Cussler obviously loved cars, too, and what started as his private collection has become Colorado's Cussler Museum, typically open between May and October in Arvada, just outside of Denver. About 60 cars are on display at any given time, including stars like a 1921 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, 1925 Isotta Fraschini, 1932 Stutz DV32 Town Car, and a 1936 Pierce Arrow V12 Berlin.At some point Cussler's publisher started adding photos of the author posing with one of the stars of his growing automobile collection, and I looked forward to seeing that as much as I enjoyed the storylines. Pure escapism. Cussler himself was quite a character in his early years; on the museum site, he tells the story about the black 1925 Auburn limousine he bought for $18.00 and drive it to football games, where he and his friends would show up dressed like 1940s-era gangsters and carrying beer and wine past the security guards in a violin case.Cussler passed away earlier this year, but his automobile museum lives on, though it's currently closed due to the pandemic.Peter Mullin is past chairman and current board member of the Petersen Automotive Museum and president of the American Bugatti Club. He's well known as a supporter concours events around the world, including the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. There's no question this American businessman knows his cars, and he channeled that passion into founding the Mullin Automotive Museum in 2010.The museum is focused around a large collection of his vintage Bugattis, many of which fully restored and ready to be driven, if you could be so lucky. It has been closed for several ...

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The Market for Bulletproof Vehicles Is Skyrocketing

It's not simply in Brazil and Nigeria. Request in the United States is higher than any time in recent memory.

The 2020 Range Rover Sentinel, which appeared in March, contains in excess of a huge amount of ballistic steel plate and armored glass inside its body.

It can withstand a line bomb detonating from point-clear reach and can climate rounds of projectiles shot by AK-47s, AR-15s, and 9 mm guns. Its 510-pull V8 motor can passage profound water, dive steep mountains, and run at 120 mph—an honorable accomplishment thinking about that the Sentinel weighs 10,000 pounds, more than double the heaviness of a normal Range Rover, according to Inkas armored Kenya.

It additionally has a bring forth that permits those inside to escape through the back gear compartment, on the off chance that the entryways ought to get unusable. Designed and worked via Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations group in West Midlands, England, it's not the principal impenetrable vehicle Land Rover has made in-house, yet it's positively the hardest.

The Sentinel's delivery features a fragment of the car business that frequently goes unnoticed: the production and offer of armored vehicles. Also, today, there's developing interest from customers ready to burn through a huge number of dollars for them.

"A ton of locales around the globe are growing monetarily rapidly, and safeguard consumptions are corresponding with that, and we have been scaling with it," says Philip Nadjafov, whose family established Toronto-based Isotrex in 2005. He says business abroad, particularly to satisfy UN peacekeeping and government contracts, has risen abruptly throughout the most recent three years. "Individuals are putting resources into their security."

While brands, for example, Audi, BMW, and Land Rover effectively offer in-house bulletproofing alternatives, it's the ascent of deals by the numerous private suppliers over the U.S. that demonstrates the genuine benefits to be made. No thorough information exist for the business everywhere, except interviews with a significant number of them have set market development desires close to twofold digits, year-over-year, for a long time to come.

In San Antonio, Tex., Lawrence Kosub at Texas Armoring Corp., which opened in 1997, is exposing plans to an office in Central America that can fabricate 200 armored vehicles for each year, up from the 50 he presently creates yearly. In Utah, ArmorMax Chief Executive Officer Mark Burton is chipping away at an administration agreement to convey 140 Ford vehicles to different organizations by mid 2020. He's assembled fabricating plants in eight nations in the course of recent many years, and one year from now, Burton will open a station in India.

A few outfits, for example, O'Gara Group, have been around for over 100 years; it was giving armored limousines during the 1940s, when Harry Truman was president—and a customer. Others grew all the more as of late: Manhattan Armor was established in New York City in 1979; International Armoring Corporation was established in Ogden, Utah, in 1993; and AddArmor was established in Jackson, Wyo., in 2017. They remain reinforced by request from what feels like each edge of the globe: From Brazil to Ukraine, Nigeria to the Philippines, everyone needs resistance from any impending danger.

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Flying to Utah! Five reasons to opt for a Airport Limo

Never travel In a Limo? Check it off your bucket list! Riding in a limo is a fun and memorable experience. Airport limo service in Utah can provide you with the best convenience, comfort, luxury, and prestige. A quality Airport Limo service in Utah never leaves you hunting desperately for your ride in a crowded airport. By paying a little extra than a cab, you can ride in an unmatched style!If you’re trying to make a deal with a prospect, ride in a limousine could be a great setting for you to make the deal done.

Do you want to ensure to book an airport limo in Utah? What features the best in the Airport Transportation business provides? Finding a service that combines different benefits, means you can enjoy the best possible limo hire experience. While hiring an Airport Transportation in Utah consider these things in mind.

Style and Comfort - Comfort should your first concern when hiring an Airport Limo in Utah. Limousines are just as exciting on the inside as they are on the outside. Glossy leather and comfortable seating will allow you to forget the tiredness and rush at the airport terminals and letyour driver do all the work.

Privacy - There is no vehicle private than a limo! Just raise the divider between you and the driver and sit quietly after a long and possibly tedious flight. The driver not only hears you nor can see you when the divider is up. Having a high-quality limo service should mean more than just privacy, comfortable and problem free.

Customer Service - Airport Limo service provider is most dedicated towards customer service.The drivers have to maintain a proficiency and competent for all service may it be taking care of your bags, opening and closing your door for you, or checking to see if you have everything in need and much more.Limousine service providers in Utah are working hard to make sure your ride goes as smoothly as possible.

Punctuality - When arriving at the airport, you may be anxious about your lift will be at the airport on time. Similarly to catch the flight you may not want to miss the flight or to attend a meeting you must want to be on time. Hiring a reputed Airport Transportation in Utah may help you not worry about your time as they are very much concerned about the value of time of their clients. With GPS and Air traffic monitoring, they ensure they reach in time in line with departure or arrival of flights.

Shows the status - Maybe you always travel in style to express yourself as someone special for the world. If you are such a person, you can choose the best option that is Airport Transportation in Utah that can offer the ultimate means of comfortable and prestigious travel rather a simple one.

Probably you may have experienced riding in a cab several times, which is usually not a memorable or even a pleasant experience, so try something different and order a limo on your next trip to Utah! Even sometimes when you are in groups of more than 8 people it’s wise to ask for a stretch limo for convenience in transportation in Utah Airport to any location in the city or for a return tour.

Conclusion - Utah Royalty Limo has developed a strong reputation as one of the leading names in Utah Airport Transportation. With us, you can enjoy all of the benefits that a limousine service company can offer at a more competitive price. When hiring a Utah Royalty Limo, you have the right to expect a modern and high-qualityLimousines. We have a wide array of luxury cars and taxies to choose from. We strive to deliver perfect vehicles for airport transfers, guided tours, family trips, business executive’s transport and much more. For immediate booking of luxury car service, please visit www.utahroyaltylimo.com and enjoy the convenience of online booking!

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China Airlines to Launch Flights Between Taipei and Cebu, Philippines

China Airlines has unveiled plans to launch flights between Taipei (Taoyuan) and Cebu, Philippines. Scheduled to commence on 29 March 2020, China Airline will operate the route with six flights per week using Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Cebu will be China Airlines' second destination in Philippines after Manila to receive regular scheduled services as part of the airline's long-term push to expand its network in Southeast Asia. Flights will depart every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Flight CI705 is scheduled to leave Taipei at 07:40 and arrive at 10:35 local time. Flight CI706 is timed to leave Cebu at 11:35 and arrive back in Taipei (Taoyuan) at 14:30. Cebu is the second largest city in Philippines and is surrounded by 166 islands and a rich marine ecology. Its pristine beauty has made it an extremely popular international diving and holiday destination. 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The completely unnecessary news analysis

by Christopher Smart

January 21, 2020

NEW BILLBOARDS: GREATEST SEX ON EARTH

& IMPEACHMENT: TRUMP THE LION KING

The Utah Travel Council had a remarkable brainstorm. Redo the billboards splashed all around L.A. that advertise “The Greatest Snow On Earth” to read “The Greatest Sex On Earth.” Market research reveals that Californians like sex even more than skiing. And since Utah is already known for its skiing but not for its sex — well it's a no-brainer. Sources tell the staff here at Smart Bomb, however, that not everyone is quite sold on the proposed marketing campaign. Last week, Gov. Gary Herbert blew a gasket when he found out that the Utah Department of Health was distributing flavored condoms emblazoned with the lettering, “Greatest Sex On Earth.” The director of the HIV Awareness Program said it was intended to be “fun” and “sex positive.” But the red-faced governor didn't want to be seen by his brothers and sisters at church spending tax dollars that could undercut the Stork Theory. So, what to do with 100,000 fun condoms in Lifesaver flavors? Send them to L.A., of course, and distribute the colorful rubbers in goodie bags at Travel Council Conventions, along with Salt Water Taffy, Beehive Honey, LDS Temple shot glasses and other swag representative of our fun-loving state. No sense wasting all those condoms — and they could only improve our image beyond the Zion Curtain. “Greatest Sex On Skis” — think about it.

VANITY PLATES & FREE SPEECH

A big ruckus erupted over personalized license plates here in the Beehive State. OMG. A plate reading DEPORTM infuriated several motorists who complained to the DMV that it was horrible and racist. Curiously, it remains unclear what is or is not out of bounds when it comes to vanity plates. For decades, motorists have personalized their vehicles with plates such as, IM1RU2, POWDER and TBAGGR. But there also are reports of more controversial plates, such as SEXKTN, BLOWME and BIGCOX. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that other, more recognizable Utahns have license plates that reflect their personas. Here are some that came in on the Smart Bomb anonymous tip line: Ben McAdams: QIRBOY; Erin Mendenhall: IMSWEET; Jackie Biskupski: SHUTUP; Mike Lee: GENYUS; Chris Stewart: ITSAKU; Rob Bishop: UJERKS; Jason Chaffets: BENGZI; and Greg Hughes: IMELVS. So, the staff here at Smart Bomb got to wondering about vanity plates that others might brandish on their limousines: Mitch McConnell: HELLNO; Nancy Pelosi: IMPECH; Mike Pompeo: KISMINE, Donald Trump: CHOSN1; and Mike Pence: PRZHIM. To report a questionable license plate in your neighborhood, call the Governor's Hot Line at 801-538-1000 and ask for Gary.

IMPEACHMENT & TRUMP THE LION KING

Buckle up — here we go with an historic event: the Impeachment Trial of Donald J. Trump. Historic beshmoric — everyone in the White House insists this is a big hoax based on a “perfect phone call” to the president of Ukraine. Just ask Kellyanne Conway, the Curila Deville of the West Wing: There was no extortion or bribery — and if there was, so what? Last week all 100 U.S. senators took an oath to be impartial jurors and uphold justice during the Constitutionally-mandated trial. Pay no attention to fake video clips where Mitch McConnell and Lindsay Graham say they were working with Trump's team to make the charade appear as a Broadway musical, like Lion King. And just ignore that outdated reasoning by Republicans during the impeachment of Bill Clinton that, “character matters; the rule of law matters.” That's so passé. Republican senators don't need no stinkin' witnesses and documents 'cause they already see the light. These great patriots will acquit the president for fear of being pantsed by Midnight Mitch and banished back home and staked out naked on ant hills by MAGA people. No wonder their pantyhose are riding up. Once exonerated, Trump will emerge as Napoleon after Corsica, rising from the ashes, like a righteous phoenix to complete his mission of dismantling our outmoded form of governance. (Cue the Rocky movie theme music.)

SUPER BOWL OF COMMERCIALS

It's just about here. One of the biggest celebrations of the year, where the best talents face off in the most watched competition of the year — Super Bowl Commercials. The show will be interspersed with football, as the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the San Francisco 49ers. More than 110 million Americans will tune in to watch the annual showcase that makes America what it is. Between the award-winning commercials, viewers will sip beverages, dip guacamole and gossip about their friends and maybe catch an instant replay or two of little people running around on the gridiron. Viewers will get a bathroom break when a 60-second ad (cost: $10 million) for Donald Trump and another 60 seconds for Mike Bloomberg (anti-Trump) air. But making up for that will be lots and lots of great 30-second spots (only $5 million each) for Pepsi, Bud Lite, Doritos and other consumer stuff that makes this all possible. We could see Betty White eating a Snickers bar, a dog wearing sneakers and a fire-breathing dragon. The snappy productions will be judged and ranked by Monday morning quarterbacks on every TV channel, complete with highlights and replays. It's possible that somewhere on a sports page or radio show, folks will be going on about football, which is OK, if you like sports. Hey, how about that half-time show.

Post Script — Has anyone seen Paris Hilton lately? Nobody cares? Seems like just yesterday we couldn't pour milk on our Cheerios without first knowing what the entitled, little miss (We did not say, bitch.) was up to. And what about her “frenemy” Lindsay Lohan? No? This month it's all Harry and Meghan. EEE GADS, they've left the palace. OMG, they've gone to Canada. Lordy, their child doesn't have a title! WTF. Fortunately, Wilson and the band have insight into this whole, strange phenomenon — and it didn't even require the aid of illicit substances. Here it is: Harry and Meghan have nothing to do with Trump. Holey moley, that's it! Harry and Meghan can't destroy the EPA. They don't fire up anti-semitism and white nationalist violence. They don't tell our allies to sit on it, while kissing up to Putin. None of that. How refreshing. Instead of driving yourself batshit with news of the “Stable Genius,” you can relax and keep track of such things as how in the world Harry and Meghan will survive now that they're off the Royal payroll; what they will do with all that free time; and what in the world Harry will take for a last name? That's right, now that he is no longer the duke of Sussex, he has no surname. See how fun this is? It sure beats tracking all of Trump's lies (over 16,000 in the past three years) — that can be exhausting.

OK, Wilson, since you and the band are so tuned in, take us out with a little something to sooth our frazzled psyches: To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn) / There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn) / And a time to every purpose, under Heaven / A time to gain, a time to lose / A time to rend, a time to sew / A time for love, a time for hate / A time for peace, I swear it's not too late...

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