Scott Sanfilippo » ft lauderdale http://www.scottsanfilippo.com Curmudgeon at Large Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:59:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 “Bimbos & Monkeys.” Or, “Interesting Sights of the Day.” http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/02/bimbos-monkeys-or-interesting-sights-of-the-day/ http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/02/bimbos-monkeys-or-interesting-sights-of-the-day/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:49:34 +0000 Scott Sanfilippo http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/?p=1663 On my way to the Lehigh Valley International Airport today, I got behind a truck bearing a name that immediately brought a smile to my face. In November I wrote about business names after seeing a furniture store named “Badcock & More.” In the same post, I talked about the origin of the ... Continue reading “Bimbos & Monkeys.” Or, “Interesting Sights of the Day.”]]> On my way to the Lehigh Valley International Airport today, I got behind a truck bearing a name that immediately brought a smile to my face. In November I wrote about business names after seeing a furniture store named “Badcock & More.” In the same post, I talked about the origin of the names of companies I owned. While none of those illicit a hearty belly laugh, I still enjoy pointing out ones that do, like this one.

Follow the BIMBO!

BIMBO! According to their website, “Founded in Mexico in 1945, GRUPO BIMBO has become one of the preeminent bread companies in Mexico and Latin America. With around 5,000 products and more than 100 known brands, BIMBO is present in 18 countries from the Americas to Europe and Asia. BIMBO BAKERIES USA has been operating in the United States of America for around 10 years with its headquarters in Horsham, Pennsylvania.”

They may have a funny name and a cute and cuddly little mascot (check him out on their website), but nothing was more cute and cuddly than what I saw at my next stop. Monkeys!

As I was driving out of the Park N Fly airport parking lot in Fort Lauderdale, I spotted an unusual sight that caught my attention. Animal lover that I am, I was overly excited to see these little guys walking around the parking lot like you and I would. The one in the picture below sat on the curb and stared at me while I talked to him. When I reached for the camera and started moving around a bit, he got a little nervous and decided to walk away. As I was pulling out I saw another adult monkey and three little one running around.

Monkey Business at the Park N Fly in Ft. Lauderdale

I asked a lot porter about them and he said, “We’re the only parking lot in South Florida with monkeys!” No, it’s not a marketing campaign, he went on to say that these cute, furry critters have lived there for years and provide plenty of entertainment for employees and customers.

As I drove away, I had a craving for a loaf of bread and wanted to take a monkey home as a pet. I guess it’s good I didn’t pass that furniture store on the way home.

]]> http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2010/02/bimbos-monkeys-or-interesting-sights-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Someone’s got a case of the Monday’s http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2009/10/case-of-the-mondays/ http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/2009/10/case-of-the-mondays/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:45:23 +0000 Scott Sanfilippo http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/?p=943 Yesterday, I wrote about the death of my 9 year old Chihuahua, Freckles. She passed away Monday from liver failure. Just a few hours after learning of her passing, I was scheduled to be on a 6:57pm flight from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Newburgh, NY.

I left Boca Raton around 5pm and just got ... Continue reading Someone’s got a case of the Monday’s]]> Yesterday, I wrote about the death of my 9 year old Chihuahua, Freckles. She passed away Monday from liver failure. Just a few hours after learning of her passing, I was scheduled to be on a 6:57pm flight from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Newburgh, NY.

I left Boca Raton around 5pm and just got into I-95 south when traffic came to a stop. While sitting in my lane waiting for traffic to move, a pickup truck slammed into the back of my car and pushed me into a SUV that was stopped in front of me.

The SUV suffered minor damage, the pickup truck “attached” itself to the rear of my car and upon impact, the truck’s airbags went off. The driver of the truck, said he wasn’t paying attention and didn’t notice traffic was stopped. Fortunately for all of us, nobody required medical attention.

The brand new 2010 Ford Mustang GT convertible with only 4,000 miles on it that I was driving, did not fare as well.

After about 45 minutes of waiting for the Florida State Trooper to prepare his paperwork, I was finally on my way with 60 minutes to get to the airport. Wanting to put this day behind me and get on the plane, I opted to drive the car in its current condition and park it at the airport until my return. Unfortunately, traffic was still slow moving on I-95 and the normal 20 to 30 minute trip ended up taking over an hour.

I missed my original flight to Newburgh, but JetBlue was able to accommodate me on a flight into White Plains, NY. The only drawback was, my car was in Newburgh! Still going on the “I want this day to be over” theme, I called Kevin Gilbride at Gilbride Limo, who on just three hours notice, had a car waiting at White Plains for me.

By 2:15am I was home in Scranton, PA relieved that the day was over and happy to be greeted by my two Chihuahua’s Baby and Peanut. The three of us went right to bed.

So I’m going to be driving one of my cars down to Florida this Thursday and Friday and upon arrival will have to take the Mustang to be repaired. Then Monday night, I’ll get my other car that’s spent too many hours in long term parking at Newburgh.

All that is of course dependent on luck. Something which I’ve had none of this week.

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