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Rod Griffin
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As of 10:45 PM, it was 7.6 mill voting to pull out of the EU [52%] and 7.1 mill to stay in the EU [48%].
Not that it matters, but just got back from a 35th wedding anniversary trip to Europe with my wife and friends, and we all turn 60 this year so it was the other big occasion. We drove for 4 days across several countries without having to show passports [except for Switzerland] and then went on an 8 day cruise from Basel to Amsterdam up the Rhine. The 6 of us were the only Americans on the river cruise with the rest being mainly from England/Scotland and Germany although there were 12 countries represented. To a man, not of the Great Britainers wanted to stay in the EU, none could stand Tony Blair, none could stand Hillary Clinton, all wanted to know what the hell was going on with Donald Trump and especially with his hair! We talked with several endlessly at the bar at night. Nice folks and one gal, who was married to an Australian, loved her some Barry Manilow and kept asking me if I knew him. [yea, right]
The best part though was that they got the gal going. One of my fraternity brothers lives in Tennessee. So they said I was from South Canada and he was from North Mexico. They were Scots and hated being called Englanders, so we called them from North England! or Londoners. This ditzy gal was just blown away & couldn't figure it out.....funny.....we kept telling her we were from right in between.....and she wasn't even blonde.
Not that it matters, but just got back from a 35th wedding anniversary trip to Europe with my wife and friends, and we all turn 60 this year so it was the other big occasion. We drove for 4 days across several countries without having to show passports [except for Switzerland] and then went on an 8 day cruise from Basel to Amsterdam up the Rhine. The 6 of us were the only Americans on the river cruise with the rest being mainly from England/Scotland and Germany although there were 12 countries represented. To a man, not of the Great Britainers wanted to stay in the EU, none could stand Tony Blair, none could stand Hillary Clinton, all wanted to know what the hell was going on with Donald Trump and especially with his hair! We talked with several endlessly at the bar at night. Nice folks and one gal, who was married to an Australian, loved her some Barry Manilow and kept asking me if I knew him. [yea, right]
The best part though was that they got the gal going. One of my fraternity brothers lives in Tennessee. So they said I was from South Canada and he was from North Mexico. They were Scots and hated being called Englanders, so we called them from North England! or Londoners. This ditzy gal was just blown away & couldn't figure it out.....funny.....we kept telling her we were from right in between.....and she wasn't even blonde.