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Title: Re: Thanks Nick
Post by: Jim on April 07, 2019, 08:12:18 pm: Quote from: CBWho on April 07, 2019, 08:09:36 pm
Are they in town for the NCAA final basketball games?
No Chris, it was a weeks plumbing conference.

In all places in the world it just happened to be in St. Paul, Minneapolis.
Title: Re: Thanks Nick
Post by: SeeSteam on April 07, 2019, 08:09:36 pm: Are they in town for the NCAA final basketball games?
Title: Re: Thanks Nick
Post by: Jim on April 07, 2019, 07:52:38 pm: Quote from: St Paul Steam on April 05, 2019, 06:15:22 am
this is a really neat event here, glad to see a small inside peek. very interesting.
Thanks Bruce, he saw a US basketball game yesterday and he flys out to L.A soon (your time) he's hoping there's enough time for bus tour before getting his flight to Sydney.
Title: Re: Thanks Nick
Post by: St Paul Steam on April 05, 2019, 06:15:22 am: this is a really neat event here, glad to see a small inside peek. very interesting.
Title: Re: Thanks Nick
Post by: Jim on April 04, 2019, 09:50:07 pm: Yep, second day as soon as the stores opened he was buying warm clothes :)
Title: Re: Thanks Nick
Post by: Nick on April 04, 2019, 09:45:27 pm: Quote from: Jim on April 04, 2019, 07:41:20 pm
We spoke to him just before midnight when we went to bed and he had just gotten up, it was around minus 2-3C at 6.30am.......he did say he's glad he's not there in the middle of your Winter Nick :)

You'll have to tell him it was about -40 or worse just a couple months ago :D

Did he have to buy warmer clothes for the trip?
Title: Re: Thanks Nick
Post by: Jim on April 04, 2019, 07:41:20 pm: We spoke to him just before midnight when we went to bed and he had just gotten up, it was around minus 2-3C at 6.30am.......he did say he's glad he's not there in the middle of your Winter Nick :)
Title: Re: Thanks Nick
Post by: Jim on April 03, 2019, 11:36:15 pm: Both sons are 'A' Grade IPSC shooters and compete often.

Nick sent through directions and all the details for Bills Gun Shop, Tom went from Sydney to L.A. to St Paul Minnesota, checked in and then straight to Bills by Uber :) -

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Title: Re: Thanks Nick
Post by: Jim on April 03, 2019, 11:30:04 pm: He had another nice day today using Uber to get around and see some sites.

This is from a few days ago - Mickeys Diner

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Title: Re: Thanks Nick
Post by: Nick on April 02, 2019, 11:25:11 pm: I wish I could have joined him at Bill's! I think you need to let everyone know what fun he had there ;)

Too bad he's only here for the ugly/dirty melting snow.
Title: Thanks Nick
Post by: Jim on April 02, 2019, 10:50:52 pm: Thanks for the help for my youngest son who's in St. Paul Nick, he had a GREAT time at "Bills" I'm pretty sure that he's going back before he goes home next Tuesday.
On his first trip to America he's enjoying fine U.S hospitably, great food and has seen snow :)