It Had To Happen Sooner Or Later

CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
* Public Swimming Pools/Maintenance and Operation*
65545. Pool Closure

• Unhealthful, unsafe or unsanitary conditions include, but are not limited to, the failure to meet clarity, disinfection, pH, safety or bacteriological standards.
• If, in the opinion of the enforcing agent, a pool is maintained or operated in a manner which creates an unhealthful, unsafe, or unsanitary condition, the pool may be closed by the enforcing agent. Such a pool shall not be reopened until correction is made, and upon specific written approval of the enforcing agent.

In the past, we've documented several dire episodes in the life of our sadly neglected cement pond.  Here at Les Aras D'ermitage, the owners have spared, oh, I'd say a lot of expense in the upkeep(?) of ye olde catfish hole. As usual for this time of year, a pile of rotting leaves had begun to form at the bottom of the pool, which happened to coincide with a visit of the health inspector-type person.  What ensued was a discussion with our well-meaning  (but clueless in the pool mtce department) manager...and the posting of our little sign.

Knowing the high value the owner places on such matters, TSG fears the pool might not open ever again. The well-meaning manager revealed to us that the owner thinks the pool is a giant hassle--it wouldn't be a stretch to imagine them closing it down altogether.  That would be a sad day, because it would mean that we'd have to find someplace new to live.

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What won't we think of next?  That question might have crossed your mind, and you'd be right to ask. Sometimes even we don't know what we'll think of next. What a way to live, eh?

This week we'd like to share a few stills from a movie we watched last night with a most interesting title.  It was called Gentlemen Broncos. "Yeah," you're probably saying to yourself, "so....?"

Wait for it...we're getting there....what was even more interesting was the name of the story- and film-within-the-film.

Yep, we're talkin' about Yeast Lords this week, friends. (or, to be more precise...

Yeast Lords: The Bronco Years

Bronco is the main protagonist, played with aplomb by Sam Rockwell. (As you've never seen him before!*) Sam's Bronco is minus a nad, he nibbles on unappetizing beef by-products with "yeast-like properties", and fights off missile-equipped flying deer with a stream of pink vomit!

What more could anyone want?

NOTE: TSG is not, by any means saying that Gentlemen Broncos is a "good" movie. But we don't see Yeast in the media every day. In this particular case, maybe that's a good thing.

*Actually, come to think of it,

his performance reminded

us a little bit 

of Zaphod Beeblebrox

Going To The Bathroom w/TSG

Now don't get all freaked out about the title. You should know by now that we wouldn't take you to just any bathroom. We're talking about the most famous bathroom in California, if not the West.  Nothing but the best for this blog! 

Due to a mis-programmed alarm clock, we found ourselves on the road WAY too early last Sunday morning.  Thus we were not able to fulfill our dream of having biscuits and gravy at the Madonna Inn. The Coffee Shop was closed unless you happened to be a CHP officer (you can see them in the back of the counter area), so we set off in search of the famous men's room.

This was our first visit to the Madonna Inn.  After all these years of driving past--en route to points north or south--we show up to an empty roadside attraction. (Except for the pre-dawn Chippie crowd, that is.) No food or java for non law-enforcement types, but it was cool to wander around and have the run of the place for a few minutes.

Note: Instead of biscuits and gravy, breakfast ended up being a banana nut muffin and some bad 7/11 coffee.  Oh well, that's life on the road for ya (...and we wouldn't have it any other way!)