Batten down the hatches...

Dear Nicky,

Well, Papou and Yiayia are actually coming down to visit tomorrow. They're coming by bus. I begged them to take a plane into Newark, because it would be so easy to collect them, but no, they refused. The reason? My father doesn't want to take his shoes off in order to pass through airport security. I'm actually quite angry about this. My father seems to think it's an easy cab ride from New York's Port Authority to New Providence, New Jersey. I should just leave them to take a cab. Good luck. Maybe that would teach them a lesson. But no, I have to play the role of a dutiful son and schlep myself and you guys all the way into the city, into the filth and congestion, just because your grandfather is the stubbornest man on the planet. It'll be nice once we get home, but what a pain in the butt it's going to be to collect them, take my word. Well, it'll be an adventure.

Love,
Dad