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Olafhenny · 01-18-2014, 06:23 PM

First of all here is a copy of a brief explanation, as to why I am still here, which I
sent out to a number of people:

The vacation, that wasn’t (this explanation will go to several people and is
therefore not personal)

It was a disaster throughout. When we arrived at Kelowna airport, our flight was first
delayed and then cancelled altogether. When we tried to re-book, we were told by the
Air Canada representative, that Westjet had booked anything available for their customers.

Any flights, which were available to us, would have gotten us to Saigon 3 ½ days later
and one hour after the flight we had booked out of Saigon had left. Add to that that the
time was leading up to Tet, the number one travel time in Vietnam, when all the families
try to get together, getting flights and hotel reservations, which were not pre-
booked much earlier would have been impossible.

So here we are again in chilly Penticton instead of warm and cosy Saigon. After we
arrived back, we had to send our house-sitter back home and begin a frantic quest of
cancellation of all reservations throughout the six weeks we had planned to travel in
Vietnam and subsequently rebooking everything for a new trip starting Jan. 27, to Mar. 17.
Best,
Olaf

Now back to the subject on hand:

Richard I have tried the URL, you supplied to back up your contention of divergent
growth rates of bananas between SEA and southern California. That URL did not get
me anywhere close to the list you mentioned, and I am not prepared to spend a large
amount of time to research your debating point. I am afraid, that you have to get me
a bit closer to the the proof of your assertion. - Fair enough?

Best,
Olaf

01-18-2014, 06:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 297,528 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: What root rot? First of all here is a copy of a brief explanation, as to why I am still here, which I sent out to a number of people: The vacation, that wasn’t (this explanation will go to several people and is therefore not personal) It was a disaster throughout. When we arrived at Kelowna airport, our flight was first delayed and then cancelled altogether. When we tried to re-book, we were told by the Air Canada representative, that Westjet had booked anything available for their customers. Any flights, which were available to us, would have gotten us to Saigon 3 ½ days later and one hour after the flight we had booked out of Saigon had left. Add to that that the time was leading up to Tet, the number one travel time in Vietnam, when all the families try to get together, getting flights and hotel reservations, which were not pre- booked much earlier would have been impossible. So here we are again in chilly Penticton instead of warm and cosy Saigon. After we arrived back, we had to send our house-sitter back home and begin a frantic quest of cancellation of all reservations throughout the six weeks we had planned to travel in Vietnam and subsequently rebooking everything for a new trip starting Jan. 27, to Mar. 17. Best, Olaf Now back to the subject on hand: Richard I have tried the URL, you supplied to back up your contention of divergent growth rates of bananas between SEA and southern California. That URL did not get me anywhere close to the list you mentioned, and I am not prepared to spend a large amount of time to research your debating point. I am afraid, that you have to get me a bit closer to the the proof of your assertion. - Fair enough? Best, Olaf __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.