We've been lucky as hell, but given a choice, I'd like to have an EMT on each trip. So, I told Duane that I'd go halvesies with him on the EMT course ...t Northern Arizona next spring. Mike from Team 1 was making sounds about it the last time I talked to him, too." That's great, Al!" Crystal said. "How about a third one?" That's still a little up in the air," he said, "And we may not be able to do it all at once. I want to run it past Kevin and Carl on Team 2, but I don't want to subsidize. Shit, we were supposed to have lunch together later. I figured she’d remember, and besides, I guessed I had some shopping to do. Jeans and a tight top weren’t going to cut it, I knew that much and if Jules was going to introduce me to some of her swinging pals, I had to have the clothes and accessories to match. I’d gotten a fair chunk of change for the big day, plus I am frugal with my money, so I’d saved up a fair penny – I figured a shopping trip would be in order. I love to shop – so I got. I opened the door, and she rushed in and gave me a huge hug. She then kissed my cheek, and said “Welcome back Pete, I really missed you guys. How was the trip?”“Pretty good actually, we got back late last night, and were doing some laundry before I take Linda home. How have you been?”I grabbed us both a soda and we went into the game room as I told her about the trip. I told her I even had a tape of the interview I did in Idaho, and told her about playing back home. Linda came and gave her a. The car and motorcycle came a little later. I was not anxious to spend my evenings being groped by homely, fat old women, but I decided I could put up with a lot if it would save my three major possessions.To me the condo symbolized stability in my life because it told the world I owned my own home. My Harley expressed my love of adventure and freedom. The antique MGA sports car with the ragtop was my status symbol. I went home, napped for three hours, and reported for "work" as a dining room.