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Chicago museum trips by CTA bus, including the evening ride back ReedDusdennis 1 hour ago If you’re visiting the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry or the Obama Presidential Center from downtown Chicago, CTA’s #10 express serves both year-round, including weekends. It runs from North Michigan Avenue through the Loop. The CTA route page lists the last northbound #10 at 6:10 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on weekends. For a later return, check the #6 Jackson Park Express. It also serves both destinations and runs substantially later, but check the stop and departure for your date.

CTA museum directions: https://www.transitchicago.com/museums/
CTA #10 timetable: https://www.transitchicago.com/bus/10/
CTA #6 timetable: https://www.transitchicago.com/bus/6/

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Unity Car Rental S&S Yesterday at 11:13 PM Does anyone have any information about Michael & Unity Car rental? Has anyone rented from him recently? I heard he may have retired. Haven’t heard anything since a customer wrote a scathing review on another site. Have rented from him for years and have been very happy with his service.

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LAX holiday travel: how to connect from Metro rail to the terminals ReedDusdennis Yesterday at 07:28 AM If you’re flying through LAX and taking Metro, the C and K Lines stop at LAX/Metro Transit Center. From there, take the free Metro Connector Shuttle from bays 1 or 2 to your terminal. Going the other way, look for the pink LAX Shuttle sign on the lower arrivals level and board the Metro Connector Shuttle.

LAX lists shuttle hours as 4 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily, with buses about every 10 minutes on average. The airport’s SkyLink people mover is still in testing and certification as of Nov. 7. For a future trip, check the airport’s page for any opening announcement.

LA Metro airport connections: https://www.metro.net/destinations/lax/
LAX ground transportation: https://www.flylax.com/lax-traffic-and-ground-transportation
LAX SkyLink status: https://www.flylax.com/skylink

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Weather pics CYOWDave 11/07/2026 11:26 PM We've never been here this early in the season, i.e. tail end of the rainy season so have been surprised by the amount of weather - rain and winds from the SW instead of the usual east (and all the butterflies, St Martin snow we've heard them called), anyway here are some pics from today:

Orient bay this morning:
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View from Grand Case north to Anguilla this afternoon:
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Looking for VEGAN Protien Powder RunnernReader 11/07/2026 06:56 PM Looking For Vegan Protein Powder which I use daily, Searched for it over the past several years while in SXM but haven't found it. In North America, I use VEGA (i don't tolerate the other two). We're in SXM for over 10 weeks so I need a 3 to 4 bottles!
IF you see it some where, give me a jangle! (AGAIN, I don't tolerate whey and soya!!!!!! (why am I looking; why not just bring a batch??? you might ask? .... it's powder ... and try passing immigration with a two kilo of powder)

Thanks

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Sunday NFL Europe games murphycpcu 11/07/2026 02:56 PM Are there any places open for the early games?

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Departure Day Experience ruralcarrier 11/07/2026 12:35 PM One last round of pastries from La Sucriere and then some relaxation at The Horny Toad, We were able to have a later check-out, so once we packed, we watched the rain move in while chatting either on the beach or the balcony.

I met the Hardy's rep in the parking lot after dropping the others and the luggage at the departure area. We splurged and booked AA First Class for the return. Sadly, the priority check-in line took 30 minutes for the couple ahead of us. The agent appeared to have never used a keypad before, as it was a slow one-finger typing. They had not done the CDC attestation form, and it appeared there was a problem with their Global Entry # for TSA pre-check entering the US. All of this should have been done prior to arriving at the airport. Now, for the real kicker, the couple were NOT First Class or even Main Cabin Extra. They shbould have never been on the line to begin with. We found this out as they boarded the plane and went to the rear. They also had a bag filled with carry-out food containers that got the attention of the sniffing beagle in CLT and were being questioned. I hope karma prevailed. I will be contacting AA customer service regarding the time in line and the agent in SXM. I did find a supervisor who did get involved, but some of the ground agents with Signature Aviation need much better training.

We departed from the B gate area and were bussed out to the plane for a takeoff over Maho.

Slightly early arrival in CLT and with GE we barely stopped walking. My sister and her husband could not use the MPC app, as the agent told them they were not doing it last night. They were through in less than 10 minutes and on their way to security, which took a while. Luggage was up within 10 minutes, and we headed to our gate. With the original 1h 15 min connection, we were concerned, especially with a medical situation on the plane that delayed getting off by several minutes. We made it with at least 30 minutes to spare, and the others were about 10 minutes behind us.

Slightly early arrival into DAY but no ground crew, as they were working on another AA flight, so we waited about 10 minutes to go to the gate.

Other than the check-in experience at PJIA pretty good overall.

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New Restrooms at Driftwood ruralcarrier 11/06/2026 11:57 AM In May they still had the nasty port-a-potty, but yesterday I noticed 2 wooden doors on regular restrooms. They come at a price, $1 per person for all-day use, but they were clean, and one even had a sink with running water. The attendant said they came during the summer, and he does keep them clean. People did not seem to flinch at the cost to use them.

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Day 11 Thursday Last Full Day ruralcarrier 11/06/2026 10:56 AM Pastries from La Sucriere again and then some beach time and a swim at The Horny Toad. A small amount of seaweed and some waves, but still enjoyable. I thought getting the newbies to Driftwood was in order, so we headed that way. Based upon the suggestion of Whale Tail, we parked in the garage, went to the far end of level 1, and walked out and to Driftwood.

It was pretty crowded, but we got a table under cover and ordered some drinks and food. Sadly, there was an injured mouse under the table that had to be "dispatched" by one of the workers. Greg ordered a burger, and my sister ordered the mahi-mahi. The burger was huge and came with toppings and fries. The mahi-mahi was a generous portion and came with salad and fries. Both ate everything and said the food was very good. A 15% service charge is added if you order food but not if you just order drinks. A very different vibe from D's for plane watching, and I think the drinks are better and more reasonably priced. Driftwood seems to have really upped their game with regard to food.

Back to the Horny Toad for some relaxation before meeting our long-time friend Junior Bruney for dinner at Catch 21. Traffic was bad once again and the short drive took over 20 minutes. I had the fish and chips that were excellent. Junior had the mahi-mahi, my wife had chicken tenders, and the other two had variations of pasta; all was VERY good. A 15% service charge was added to the reasonable prices. I was presented with a free drink card by Marco at the party the other night, and we had a couple of drinks during happy hour. I had to ask the server to adjust the bill, as it reflected neither.

Catch 21 has really good food and ample parking, but they were not busy. I don't know if it is the location (PDP) or what, but there were only 2 or 3 other groups there. They did a great job at the party the other night, and we also ate there in May and enjoyed it, but business is going to have to pick up for them to make it.

I made a quick stop at Lee's to say goodbye to Jordan and Val and in for the night.

Today is a travel day with a very tight connection on CLT. Three of us have global entry, and my sister will use the MPC app. We have a late check out for one of the rooms at The Horny Toad so we will take advantage of that and hang out here before have a lunch somewhere and heading to the airport. A very good trip overall.

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Jax & Roma/The Oasis Bar Tap Water vs Bottled ruralcarrier 11/05/2026 12:31 PM I have noticed that on both visits to Jax, tap water is not an option, just the $7 bottled water that they pour freely. At The Oasis Bar at Roma, tap water (out of the fountain gun, I believe) is offered when asked. Jax indicated they did not have tap water, yet it is just across the street from Roma. While $7 a bottle will not keep me away, I have no problem drinking the tap water on the Dutch side, as I do daily at The Horny Toad.

Just curious as to if others have any thoughts on this. I am thinking it is a way for Jax to pad the bottom line and increase gratuities for servers.

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