I *am* flying to Europe this week, though I'll be wearing Lee jeans, which are only fancy compared to the $5.00 pants they sell at Bi-Mart.

Last spring the wife and I were trapped in London after that *other* Icelandic volcano erupted. This year it's Italy. If we can't fly home, I'll soon be impersonating Charlie Chaplin or Che Guevara in Bologna's central square for spare change.

That will work, Todd, I assure you. Just don´t play too many "casino" games in the street. They let you win for a couple of rounds, then they suck you dry. Not that it happened to me, but it´s another tourist attraction: See people lose their money in the streets of Europe. They gang up and shit. Even the people who are just entering fresh to play. There you get a plus, but you have to get out in prime time and don`t be intimidated by their looks. Just like Obama did in the aforementioned article. Frikin` Bad Ass .

"They gang up and shit." Sounds like the world's nastiest flash mob. Anyway, thanks for the tip, dude!

Yer welcome. It´s not that bad. Just people loose 20 bucks or something. It´s fun. Like a bizarree Vegas experience. But definitively gotta watch out in the streets in Italy too in the touristy areas, but just like anywhere. But if you have gone, travelled to other places you won´t have that problem.