Didn't know where to start with this report so maybe if I just begin to ramble it will give ya'll a chance to kill some time.
First I want to say I'm sorry I missed both meetings I was going to have with a couple of guys here. I missed Thor in Kharkiv the second day I was there. We were going to meet on a saturday as he was returning home the next day. I heard he hooked up with some fellas to catch a wedding, and about the same time I was sitting in a dentists chair in Poltava. The dentist visits were planned but the work I needed done had to start right away. I spent 6 or 7 partial days getting some work done. Had 4 root canals, 2 small cavities filled, 4 silver fillings changed to white ones, and a new partial made. I had been putting all that off for about 6 months all to save a liitle cash. All that work came to $700. Plus, my dentist was blonde, slim, and could have been in any fashion mag. All wife approved of course. Think I shared that with catz in an earlier PM. Groov also told me at those prices he wouldn't mind getting a root canal done just for the helluvit. To Thor, sorry dude, maybe next time. Whoever you were that got married.......Congratulations!!!!
Next sorry is to Groov. He already knows all this, but we were planning to hook up on our return but had weather probs in NY. We were to arrive at 4pm, get a hotel and have dinner with him and his wife. As it turned out, about noon or 1pm some strong storms rolled through NJ an NY and closed down everything. Planes were backed up for hours. We ended up landing in Bangor,Maine and sittingng there till maybe 5-6pm. When we got to JFK it was pushing 7pm and the baggage didn't hit the carousel till around 8. Got to the hotel around 9 and tried to call G but no luck. The had gotten cabin fever and went out for awhile. We wanted to call earlier but our cells were DOA. Sorry g.
I know, some of you are are thinking, why did you spend vacation time at a dentist? Well guys, times have changed. I have'nt been a coyote in Ukr for 4 years now. Now I'm just an OMB who goes to visit friends and family. That's not to say I don't still enjoy being a man in the FSU as someone else here has coined. It still really is good to be a man in Ukr. The wife tolerates me and my testosterone levels we we get here.
Day 1 has us landing in Kyiv. Nice and early (10am) and on time. Here, I want to thank Taz for inspiring me to rent a vehicle. I should have done this before now but then again, after several trips, now I was ready. I rented a little compct Skoda Fabia. 1.4 lt. Room for 5 but at one time I think we squeezed in 9. Budget had it ready to go and everything was in order. I was surprised at the quickness of this little jewel. While here, I put it through it's paces. Next time I might move up to the Octavia, but for the first time driving, this car was satisfactory. Got about 40mpg from what I could figure. Gas was about $6.50/gal. Will add more later.