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the scraped sides but M says they never even looked at it. They

just asked if it was OK and she told them it was. She didn’t

mention the burning smell that we had sometimes noticed

going up hills or the fact that the windshield wiper on the

passenger side didn’t work well and had been put back together

by my own hands when it fell apart during the first rain.

It got us there and back so we are happy. We check in and once

again our seat assignments are messed up. We get new ones

with an isle for me and a window for M and check our bags.

We fill out customs cards and stand in line for over 30 minutes

to get our Value Added Tax (VAT) back. I got $6 and M got

$10 (the painting

she bought will
have to have the

form mailed to

the shop.) She

isn’t happy about

that but gets her

form stamped

and will send it

to them. Then

we stand in

another line

(shorter and

faster ) to turn our Irish pounds in for dollars.

We attempt to find our gate in the mess of confusing signs. We

walk a long way the wrong direction before figuring it out and

going back. We get our passports stamped at the customs desk

and board the plane. I got into Ireland with my signature

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