Souvenir Photo Studio, by Al Bourassa: Saturday November 21, 2015 Joe's Secret Garden

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Saturday November 21, 2015 Joe's Secret Garden

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Saturday November 21, 2015

Saturday night means I was off to Joe's Secret Garden for their BBQ night, the second-favourite meal for Expats so there was a crowd of 96 on hand.

Even though the skies were threatening badly, I rode Toxic there, hoping that any rain would clear up by the time I was ready to leave. This wasn't to be the case, the heavens opened, and I even sat through dessert waiting for a cessation of the deluge. I hurriedly put Toxic inside their yard, under an eave, and took a taxi home. The idea is that I will pick up dear Toxic in the morning,.... if it ever stops raining long enough.

There were some strange newcomers to Joe's last night. One couple brought an unruly child when they were advised not to, so Joe was forced to ask them to leave. If he had seen the brat pounding on his beloved piano, which I stopped, I am sure that their exit would have been much quicker.

For some reason, I was seated with 4-5 Ecuadorians tonight. I was early so I claimed an outside chair so that I could have easy egress to do my photography. I left my keys on the plate with the nametag "Al". This one couple came late, barged into the kitchen to say Hi to the boys (a no-no at Joe's while they are cooking), then they proceeded to our table, moved my keys to an inside space, and took my reserved seat! I was just speechless at this rudeness, so I just picked up my keys with an icy glare and went and sat at an another table with some friends.

The ribs were done quite differently tonight as they had excellent long-boned ribs this time, so the use of the buns was almost not required. It is easy to see why this meal is so popular. Of course, having their delicious onion rings as an appetizer is a real draw. They may have an all-you-can-eat only onion rings night... Yummy!

I hope you enjoy the photos, even though I am forced to do this on my laptop. My PC is having major freezing problems and will be going into the repair shop this coming week.
Now I am having grief, even on my laptop, as the internet connection keeps dropping, the photos don't want to load properly, etc. This has just been a frustrating week for doing work on the computers! That was the day's excitement, Cheers, Al