tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201778738606227644.post3252128033831863538..comments2023-04-13T04:46:39.966-04:00Comments on The Kruse Chronicles Continue in Cocoa, Florida: Is It Just Me? Or is Puerto Rico Noisy and Obsessed with Sirens?Jeff and Katrina Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02471956754496100265noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201778738606227644.post-80515547699387474722008-11-02T01:53:00.000-04:002008-11-02T01:53:00.000-04:00Ah yes, the SIRENS! Not many things annoy me, but ...Ah yes, the SIRENS! Not many things annoy me, but I was sitting in my office today and on the 4th straight hour of blaring, ridiculous sirens, I thought, "Okay, this is just f*&^ing annoying" . Have you gotten stuck in a political parade yet? That will set you back an hour or so. One of the mayorial candidates was having a "rally" on the main road, so the rival candidates crew took some white paint and actually painted a "Right Turn Only" sign & arrow on the street to re-direct traffic to their rally. Awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201778738606227644.post-50597057010068501402008-11-01T19:51:00.000-04:002008-11-01T19:51:00.000-04:00So it ISN'T just me? Lane "drift,"cross 4 lanes to...So it ISN'T just me? Lane "drift,"<BR/>cross 4 lanes to go to the mall at the last second, or tow a cow behind your van on highway 2...I'm not imagining these things? Sirens? You hear them too? Glad I'm not alone or insane!<BR/><BR/>Regarding the gobo tree - it is a very nicely shaped tree that bears thousands of really crappy fruit that it drops continuously. Lucky for us they mainy drop onto the really steep driveway and disappear! It is a very fibrous fruit that I think is inedible. Plant it where you can see it but don't have to smell rotting fruit. There are so many wonderful fruit trees to plant I wouldn't plant this one...at least not with the intent to eat them anyway. I'll try to post some photos of the fruit. katrinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201778738606227644.post-62714781370136200912008-11-01T09:48:00.000-04:002008-11-01T09:48:00.000-04:00Hee, hee, hee, THANK YOU, I needed that... I have ...Hee, hee, hee, THANK YOU, I needed that... I have lived in Puerto Rico for 4 years and I am still perplex and often vexed by this particular habit. Like many other transit related matters here I have grown familiar with but don't much care for it. Driving around here can be maddening and/or hysterical... given the alarming noise levels, animals, panhandlers, people who use the street for parking or just stop to chat-up friends, drive anywhere/everywhere on the road, and generally have no concept of common courtesy or traffic laws and some of my personal favorites, the countless number of cars that could not possibly pass any reasonable emissions standards. I just LUV getting stuck behind one of these for miles on end sucking in the toxic fumes....NOT and the Sunday revelers who casually, no - blatantly, toss their empty beer bottles and cans from their vehicles as they parade down the road often with their entire family including young unsecured children and of course the missing concept of child restraints. Surely you know what I mean, those adorable little faces plastered against the windows staring out with big beautiful eyes, far too precious to put to risk like that. And with election time, forget it....I was relieved to make it home last night with nothing but bright pink paint ball stains decorating my car. WHEW, I feel relieved to get that off my chest ;) I found your site today whilst attempting to identify exactly what a Jobo/Gobo fruit is and I am now just kind of surfing around checking out your posts and links. It is really nice to hear stories from other 'transplants', makes me feel less isolated. I live smack-dab in the heart of the island in a town called Orocovis and work in Barranquitas. My husband is Puerto Rican, we met through business, he was a client of the financial services software company I worked for and one thing led to another and here I am.<BR/>~Sarah~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com