Kinston All Day and Night

I purposely plan my tour around Kinston so I can spend as much time with my friends here as possible. See I have already taught the whole town how to play mah Jongg. I have taught most of them many classes. Without new students the only class these friends need is new card class once a year. I am thankful that they all come out for a morning class and pay rapt attention. Thanks to Kristi for organizing the class.

The other reason it’s great to be here is I get my car serviced at Massey Toyota. I bought my car there because they are the best car dealer in the state. It was the easiest buying experience I ever had. Mike Martin delivered the car to my house and spent hours in my driveway teaching me how to use all the gadgets.

I Called Mike up last week and said I needed service and I didn’t know what number to call. He said I did, his number. So he came and picked my car up from class. Turns out I needed a part that was not on hand, but I needed a car. So they gave me the owners land cruiser. If my car is not ready tomorrow when I have to leave to go to Rocky Mount, I am driving the Land Cruiser back to Durham and they will drive my car back to me. Now that’s service. That’s the way it is in Kinston.

After class we had lunch played some Mah Jongg and then went back to Jane’s for a rest. We needed the rest because we had a Mexican dinner at a great new restaurant in Downtown K-town called Plaza del Mariachi. Oh my the portions were so much to big, but practically the best Mexican food I have had outside Mexico.

After dinner Jane, Becky and I met up with Warren at their church for a Tenebrae service for Holy Week. It was a kind of service I have never heard of but great,y enjoyed. Warren introduced me to their priest when we came in and before Warren could tell him my name, or relation to them the priest said, “Are you the mah Jongg teacher?” I guess my arrival into to town was well announced before I got here. Even clergy know about Mah Jongg.