On 4/3/05 14:09, in article
1112551789.615975.145800@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com,
"declan_murphy@hotmail.com" <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:


>> "Meanwhile, the lifting of a ban on bringing in homemade bento boxed
> meals
>> has delighted visitors while disappointing restaurant operators at
> the expo.
> 
> Is it entirely coincidence that your first post in months(?) refers to
> homemade bento? I have a vision of you being the first expo visitor to
> have a homemade bento box exceeding 3 kilograms in mass.

I never thought of that; it would make for some horrifying imagery when I
chowed down. Unfortunately, there have been a few changes in my lifestyle
during the past year that might preclude that.
 
>> Hopefully, everyone has had their fill of Expo by early August so Rie
> and I
>> won't have to deal with insane line-ups.
> 
> Just go on a weekday. Even when the school holidays are on, weekdays
> are quieter. Personally I don't care about the lineups at expo. I just
> want chubians to quit going to the frigging airport "for a look/for a
> bath/for a date" so that I can get on and off that bloody island
> quicker. It has become a freak show. Hopefully expo will wean everybody
> off the "Let's go to the airport for lunch" lunacy before much longer.

If they get in my way while trying to leave the airport, I'll simply lead a
flying wedge with Rie and the in-laws tucked in behind.