Big difference from west Texas where I grew up ... kinda like to see the place where all that cold air comes from." He deadpanned.I laughed."Not my fa...lt ... it's the Canucks ... they send it south so we Americans get a taste of what real cold is like!" Well I wish they'd keep it!" Me too ... Pretty hard to stop it when the border is nothing but a damn barb wire fence!"Over the next hour or so we got acquainted, and found out we had lots in common, including football.He called me a prima donna. It was a different driver this time, thankfully. He drove for nearly an hour. I was expecting a short drive because I knew approximately where Hub lived and it wasn't that far away. Instead we went out of town and ended up at a fancy country estate.Oh well, ours is not to reason why.The chauffer parked by the door and let me out. I was escorted inside and led to Hub. He got me a drink and we talked for a few minutes. It seemed like a strange party. There were two women besides myself. But there. ”“Damn. Well, I guess it can’t be helped. Anything I can do for you?”“No, I’m staying at an airport hotel. I’ll call with the number later. Karen is having some friends over for a slumber party tonight. Do you think you can manage?”“No problem. Fifteen-year-olds are pretty self-sufficient,” I said, even though being alone in a house full of giggling, teenage girls was my idea of purgatory. “That is, if you think you can trust me alone with a bunch of nubile young girls,” I teased.“Sure. You’re. Going clothed was her idea, not mine, but I decided not to interfere.After breakfast in bed and a refreshing shower, I turned my attention first to the twins then to Elspeth and Yvonne, all of whom I wanted to thank for their efforts the day before. I had just carried the latter two off to recover and was relaxing with a cup of tea before inviting Gina and another (perhaps Olga, I thought) to join me. After that I might go downstairs and chat with a few girls and try to put a few names and.