Comments on: Jonathan, Adios La Manzanilla

By: Swordfish

Swordfish — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:05:53 +0000

We’re going to need to see pictures. Lots and lots of pictures, preferrably zoomed in so we can see the lack of eyelashes.

By: Jolley

Jolley — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:11:24 +0000

hiya from the peach state. hope all is well and you recover swiftly from your potato gun branding . . .

By: Poolio

Poolio — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:06:23 +0000

That is close enough to the truth for confirmation although it implies a more dramatic event than what actually occurred.

Talking about such an obvious mistake is an embarrassing subject but I may as well set the record straight. About ten minutes after my last failed attempt at shooting the potato gun the new ignitor that I had installed was ready for testing. Since last attempt at shooting the gun had been drilled, taped, and generally messed with (attempted excuse). I didn’t think (my real mistake) that there could still be fuel in the gun and was looking into the chamber checking the striker alignment. All looked good but I thought it prudent to do a test click to confirm that it there was a good spark and whammo out comes a hot as crap jet of fire right into my left eye. I spent the following few hours hiding in my 100 degree (F.) van hiding my pride behind an ice pack with both eyes watering and a constantly running nose. Now, next to my red nose I sport a blister that looks like a birthmark on my left cheek and I have very little eye-lash or eye-brow left. The best part of the experience was that the intense, make you nauseous pain finally abated.

The potato gun worked like a champ by the way and launched spud propelled fishing lures well out into the ocean.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:34:26 +0000

Dude, the word around the fire last night was that you shot yourself in the face with a potato gun. Can you confirm that?

By: alex sherling

alex sherling — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:57:03 +0000

Poole,

cool that you are in Mexico. I’m actually in MX as well. I’m in guadalajara. Shoot me a line (alex.sherling@mac.com). We need to get together.

Alex

By: Nanci

Nanci — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:59:02 +0000

I have no sympathy for you for having to leave a beautiful beach after being there for a month. This morning when I got out of bed it was 24 degrees! We miss you, Jonathan, so come home soon and bring some of that warm weather with you!

By: Poolio

Poolio — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:06:34 +0000

Sure there are many nice places, even Melaque is better in some ways (cheaper prices, faster internet, more shopping, etc.). While I don´t expect to find an all around more comfortable beach spot than La Manzanilla I will look and be pleasantly surprised when I find it.

Jonathan
(from La Ticla where the surf is much larger)

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:09:05 +0000

Come on Jonathan!!! there is other great place beside La Manz… different for sure but nice. Enjoy your trip for us now, time goes fast!!! It’s so ugly here…

Have fun and enjoy, we are thinking about you guys!!!

Ben