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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: choosing a restaurant
Date: 06/03/26 11:18 PM
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OK...to expand my story...

From Manila to Banaue there is an overnight bus. I hate it (can't sleep sitting up), but all of the extended family that came with us said it was the way to get there. While waiting for the bus, we all ate dinner at the giant chain. I'm the only one who had the beef soup. Within a couple of hours, I was in bad shape. 1poorlady had the driver divert to a hospital in a po-dunk town (not denigrating it...it was just really small). I'm guessing we were about half way to Banaue, maybe 3/4. I vaguely remember a wheel chair, but not much else until I woke up in the morning with an IV in my arm. From what I gathered, I had become severely dehydrated because both ends of my digestive tract were evacuating. So, they just gave me saline. And maybe something else (for nausea?).

We then had to get the rest of the way to Banaue. No bus or jeepney service, apparently. 1poorlady actually paid the ambulance to take us the rest of the way. I only ate "senorita" bananas for two days as they didn't upset my stomach.

Banaue was impressive and gorgeous.

And that is the only bad experience I've had eating local food. And it wasn't even street food. I've never had an issue with street food.
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