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February 17, 2009 at 3:54 pm #2168907
Where would you like to live?
Lockedby neilb@uk · about 15 years, 1 month ago
leaving aside the fact that we’d never prise most of you Yanks out of your native home – with the exception of jck who wants to live in Andrea Corr’s knickers – where would you like to live?
I found my ideal place down on the Somerset levels, Curry Mallet, just a mile from Beercrocombe.
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The fact that it’s deep cider country doesn’t give me [b]too[/b] much of a problem.
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February 17, 2009 at 3:55 pm #2770205
Between my ears.
by santeewelding · about 15 years, 1 month ago
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February 17, 2009 at 3:59 pm #2770204
It goes without saying
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Between my ears.
that you get to take your ears with you.
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Although, if you couldn’t, there wouldn’t be much point in saying OR going without.
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February 18, 2009 at 8:52 am #2769553
Are you in there by yourself?
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Between my ears.
There seems to be plenty of room.
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February 18, 2009 at 9:46 am #2769530
Some people
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Are you in there by yourself?
Only have grey matter in order to stop the wind whistling between thier ears. Kind of a stopper more than a brain though.
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February 18, 2009 at 12:59 pm #2769414
Explaining yourself, perhaps??? :^0
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 1 month ago
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February 18, 2009 at 1:07 pm #2769406
Ballast
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Explaining yourself, perhaps??? :^0
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February 18, 2009 at 1:09 pm #2769403
What only one post?
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Explaining yourself, perhaps??? :^0
Usually when you think you are being funny you cut and paste to at least 10 different posts. So disappointing, what’s wrong with you? No tasteless grade 9 jokes for us to goan at and click past?
Or is this an indication of your own lack of humour compared to the stuff you cut and paste that you actually think is funnier?
I mean seriously, I can take a ‘good’ slam when it is ‘good’, in fact I like to see such humour thrown at me, its refreshing and I love to be burned by quick retorts and wit.
But that’s just elementary shcool ‘I know you are but what am I” BS.
Next time ask someone funny to help you out, that’s just sad.
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February 18, 2009 at 2:10 pm #2769364
Now if only we could figure out who you were replying to.
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to What only one post?
Throw in the typos and oddball spelling and nobody can top you for inane humour
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February 18, 2009 at 2:42 pm #2769352
WE seem to know who I was talking about, don’t WE
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Now if only we could figure out who you were replying to.
And again with more baseless bullsh1t that effortlessly flows from your fingers.
Typos and oddball spelling?
Oddball spelling in what way?
Is it the fact that I add a U to words because I am both English and live in Canada?
You should be able to get your head around that one or is Canadian spelling new to you this week?
Typos? I missed the letter R in one word, did it make it a bit difficult for you to comprehend?
And judging from dozens of past Friday Yuks, you are the one who simply cuts and pastes and endless line of pathetic, tasteless jokes, probably how you knew I was talking about you.
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February 18, 2009 at 7:01 pm #2770957
Cut and paste; sure but, you had to read each and every one; didn’t you?
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Now if only we could figure out who you were replying to.
You must have; otherwise how else would you have known they were cut and paste and/or tasteless and pathetic??? I believe that sort of comes under the heading of being hoist on one’s own petard, although I doubt you’re capable of grasping the reference without Googling it.
Well I can see you are still quite anal retentive but it appears you need a change to your medication. Ativan isn’t cutting it for you anymore; you probably need a switch to Prozac. However, that might interfere with the Cialis or Viagra that you use to offset your other obvious shortcomings. How else to explain a so obviously demented phsyce, except as compensation for physical limitations or personality disorders on a scale requiring professional treatment. Are you still doing weird things to small animals and are they letting you out without your keeper yet??? Is that why you had to leave Port Hardy in such a rush??? I guess it was before they could catch on to you.
[i]And judging from dozens of past Friday Yuks, you are the one who simply cuts and pastes [/i][b]and[/b][i] endless line of pathetic, tasteless jokes[/i]
[b]I believe you wished to say [i]an[/i] endless…[/b]
Just a [i][b]tiny[/i][/b] sample of what I was referring to. I can call up lots more if you want me to; some in which you have even acknowledged your typos and spelling errors.
Hmmmmm??? Once again, it looks like you’ve gone and tripped over your own dick; doesn’t it??
BTW, thats not the only error in your little tirade. English??? Yours is barely intelligble and certainly far from intelligent. It might be nice if you learned how to use it while expressing and demonstrating the astonishing quantity of BS you manage to generate considering you’re hampered by the minuscule amount of intellect you seem to possess.
It seems you have absolutely nothing better to do except to wait for my posts so as to make some sort of childish comment. Well here you go; blow your mind then. Most of us have learned to ignore most of your more egregious utterings, although you do occasionally make some sense on the occasional topic.
Hmmm? Come to think of it; [i][b]MAYBE[/i][/b] that’s how [i][b]you’ve[/i][/b] become such an expert on cut and paste. That’s it!!! That’s the answer!!! I see it all now. When Oz posts without any spelling errors and/or typos and uses proper sentence structure, then it’s because he is cut and pasting. How else to explain it???
[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)
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February 19, 2009 at 11:18 am #2770627
You couldn’t be more wrong if you tried
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Now if only we could figure out who you were replying to.
Well you probably could but that goes without saying I think.
as for reading each one, don’t flatter yourself. When reading through the Friday Yuk in PRINT mode, it always seems that as soon as I read a really stupid, old, tasteless and disrespectful joke, you name is attached to it. That’s when you know you’ve read too far, the next 20 will be more of the same, time to find a new topic. You have some delusion that you are being smart or funny and as a result you post crap that is offensive to some readers or painfully acceptable to others (as they know Dawg is always that way).
You have no class and no tact.
Your ‘style’ is that of a drunk pervert, looming around Victoria Secret.
You’re not funny so you have to cut and paste jokes, you feel that contributing one tasteless joke is not enough, so you cut and paste everything offensive you can find so as to make sure you offend everyone equally.
Face it, you are just an old, spastic, loser looking to hang with younger people to make yourself feel somewhat useful or relevant in life.
There’s no hope for you and nothing you can do to change it. You’ve probably always been a loser, an outcast, loner that nobody can stomach, other than to be polite to you for some odd reason they never understand.
As for your other nonsense, get bent. I’m not wasting time with your lies and insanity AGAIN. You don’t know what you are saying half the time anyway, when you do its a pure lie or something someone else has already said which you feel makes you seem unique, hip, trendy and cool.
Sorry but you just come across like a bitter old fart that couldn’t get laid if his life depended on it.
One minute you are saying I need Viagra for my shortcomings, the next you are saying I tripped on my dick, make up your mind, or is it whatever suits your ever changing and inconsistent focus?
Perhaps a little Alzheimer’s kicking in, or maybe a lot.
I really have nothing more to say to you, you were born to be a classless bottom feeder and fool nobody.
F*ck off loser, get a real life instead of trying to simply discount everyone else’s.
Loser.
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February 19, 2009 at 11:58 am #2770613
Well, well, well!!! Got you frothing at the mouth , as per usual.
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Now if only we could figure out who you were replying to.
Like I care what you think??? Look in some phsycology text books under obsessive compulsive disorders and you’ll find pictures of yourself as the classic example.
Check a dictionary under loser; again you’ll find another picture of yourself.What are you proclaiming yourself to be an expert on today or this week??? It might give us a slant on where you’re going to jump to next. As it is, nobody takes you very seriously, and tends to write you off as nothing but a know-it-all blowhard.
Anyway, not to worry. Starting Monday, I’ll be out of here for the next several weeks.
BTW you should take note of this very carefully. I only responded to your attack on me; I didn’t start this little flame session that you seem so intent on conducting. Your conduct just confirms my diagnosis of OCD as several others have so infomed me. Now back to ignoring you once again.
[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)
BTW you don’t need Viagra to be able to trip over your own dick. Just being the useless, slack, pri*k that you so obviously are, is all that’s required.
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February 19, 2009 at 12:09 pm #2770609
“cat” fight ;)
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Now if only we could figure out who you were replying to.
or more like a dog fight.
Oz and dawg
hitting it off
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At that without reading their chats 😀[i]oops am I going to be their lighting distractor ?:| [/i]
[i]edited cause if find distractor more beautyfull as rod[/i]
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February 19, 2009 at 12:40 pm #2770588
Relax, Rob
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Now if only we could figure out who you were replying to.
the old cripple has gone down that road before. When called to task he lied incessantly for nearly two weeks, never showed his pathetic little head (as he said he would) and was proven beyond any doubt to have lied repeatedly throughout his wasteful bullsh1t. He was caught out being a liar so many times that he eventually had to laugh at himself and accept that he was full of sh1t.
That’s why I don’t take him seriously, as if anyone actually does.
When asked to put his money where his mouth is, he just snivels and whines and never comes through as he promises.
He’s liar, a coward and a pathetic loser, not worth my or anyone’s time.
An example of his lies (or senility) was illustrated in his last post.
I had said to another peer: “Some people
Only have grey matter in order to stop the wind whistling between their ears. Kind of a stopper more than a brain though.”Sleeping Dick jumped right in with: “Explaining yourself, perhaps???”
nobody had spoke to him about him or was sharing discussion with him, he just jumped right in with his little flame, thinking he was being clever.
Now in his last post he says: “BTW you should take note of this very carefully. I only responded to your attack on me; I didn’t start this little flame session that you seem so intent on conducting. Your conduct just confirms my diagnosis of OCD as several others have so infomed me. Now back to ignoring you once again”
Yeah, a liar as well as a senile old loser.
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February 17, 2009 at 4:02 pm #2770203
A variety of terrain
by geek3001 · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Give me a place with decent sized mountains, plains, rivers and forests nearby and a city that has many of the amenities of a major metropolitan area and very few of the problems.
Oh, and it should NOT be in an area that gets hurricanes, typhoons or tornadoes. (Earthquakes I can handle…)
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February 18, 2009 at 8:55 am #2769552
Odd, I can cope with hurricanes but not earthquakes.
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to A variety of terrain
With modern weather forecasting, you can see a hurricane coming for days; there almost no excuse for a physically capable thinking being to get caught unprepared for one. Earthquakes are still pretty unpredictable.
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February 19, 2009 at 7:42 am #2770729
Earthquakes vs hurricanes
by geek3001 · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Odd, I can cope with hurricanes but not earthquakes.
I went through a number of earthquakes when the family lived in Southern California. Unless you happen to be at the epicenter, or in one of those places where the shaking is amplified by soil conditions, it isn’t too bad. The further you are away from the epicenter, the less you feel the quake, usually. You can always prepare for most problems and you don’t usually have to evacuate the area after a quake.
One of my problems with hurricanes is frequency. While earthquakes affect large areas, you are rarely close to the epicenter of a big one. A century or more can go by before you’re at ‘ground zero’.
Another is the amount of water involved with a hurricane. I’d be worried about the family’s library being ruined by wind borne rain or flooding.
Then there is the ‘sunbelt’ factor. I don’t like the warm temperatures people seek in the sunbelt.
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February 17, 2009 at 4:03 pm #2770202
How detailed does this fantasy life get to be?
by boxfiddler · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
I’ve got it worked out to a fairly minute level. 😀
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February 17, 2009 at 4:35 pm #2770193
Ahh — you too?
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to How detailed does this fantasy life get to be?
I was thinking the same
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February 17, 2009 at 4:55 pm #2770186
Ok.
by boxfiddler · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to How detailed does this fantasy life get to be?
Very rural MO or AR. Off the grid. Half a day, at least from anywhere. No flight path overhead. Quiet.
A few friends who think as I do. Internet would be sweet, but not necessary.
For starters.
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February 17, 2009 at 4:35 pm #2770194
I wanna live in
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Paradise City
yes, and my version is where the woman are pretty and plentiful, there are NO politicians, electronics actually perform as they should, theives are killed, ID theives are tortured first, and anyone that I dont like gets killed (or booted from the city)(my discretion)…Oh, and the weather will always be between 60-90 degrees F. Nice big lake (clean), several rivers (clean), insects (any that bug me) do not exist, good sized mountains close by, etc…
Ok, how detailed are we getting on this, cause I can go on for days!
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February 17, 2009 at 4:45 pm #2770189
Days
by santeewelding · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I wanna live in
Would you allow night?
Would you live in the lake so women on the mountain could take pictures when you appear from time to time?
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February 17, 2009 at 4:54 pm #2770187
nights can get down to 50 deg. F
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Days
and should not exceed 65 deg. F.
I wouldnt live IN the lake, but close by.
Only flooding would happen if I approve nature to do it.
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February 17, 2009 at 4:51 pm #2770188
Hmmmmm
by the ‘g-man.’ · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Very near a place I know very, very well.
I would go to Cuba myself – great place at night!
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February 17, 2009 at 5:24 pm #2770178
Cades Cove, TN
by Tammy.Cavadias · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
I’d love to live in Cades Cove – within a log cabin nestled within the mountains with a view that overlooks the Great Smokey Mountains from the balcony out my backdoor and the beautiful waterfalls and nature that habits this area.
-Tammy
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February 18, 2009 at 5:58 am #2770035
Is that
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Cades Cove, TN
neighbourhood of the snake river that ends up in the Columbia river?
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February 18, 2009 at 10:50 am #2769494
Hibernate inthe winter :-)
by Tammy.Cavadias · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Is that
Not sure if does or not… but Cades Cove is considered a national park – though some of the land in the area is privately owned and has been that way for hundreds of years.
We normally try to go up to Gatlinburg every Sept and Cades Cove is one of the places we always go to – they have some breath taking views, waterfalls, hiking trails (you do have to hike to the waterfalls) – it’s just a real peaceful place to go and relax.
Not sure if you can view this – but this is a few pictures I’ve taken while there – http://travel.webshots.com/album/554517457RCibpx
-Tammy 🙂
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February 18, 2009 at 10:52 am #2769493
good stuff
by jck · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Hibernate inthe winter :-)
I’ll be up there in a few months. I’ll check it out 🙂
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February 18, 2009 at 11:49 am #2769467
You’ll enjoy it..
by Tammy.Cavadias · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to good stuff
normally I try and time it for when Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge has its Fall Grand Rod Run which is in Sept (for those who love Hot Rod’s).
If you go, to get to Cades Cove you’d start at the vistors center in Townsend, TN (they have some great free maps you can pick up for your trip up) – Timing it for either early morning or a couple hours from dusk, stands a better chance of seeing deer, bears, etc…
End of Sept, early Oct is a wonderful time to go as well as the leaves are starting to chasnge, though in Mid-Sept when I normally go is when the Butterflies are in their mating season, so you see thousands of these everywhere – all over the roads, in the sky,etc… So don’t forget the camera 😀
-Tammy 🙂
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February 18, 2009 at 8:05 pm #2770931
Tri-Cities Area
by old-fart-iv · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Is that
Where the Snake meets the Columbia – gets a wee bit cold and snowy during the winter, but hot and dry during the summer.
Lots of wind there too, good place for a wind-electric farm to supplement the hydro-power. Of course, these wind-mills are nothing like those in the Netherlands 🙂
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February 17, 2009 at 5:50 pm #2770175
I would like to live in a place . . . . .
by maxwell edison · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
….. with extraordinary beauty. It could be mountains or the beach, a lake or the plains, a city or in the country.
…..where people eagerly accept the concept of self-responsibility.
…..where class-envy doesn’t exist.
…..where freedom and individual liberty trumps all else.
…..where government is about as small as a thimble.
…..where people look to themselves to solve problems instead of the government.
…..where parents actually care about their kids, and take full responsibility to raise them.
…..where a person can aspire to do grand things without being criticized for being greedy.
…..where people truly are judged by the content of their character, and not by the color of their skin – in every way possible.
…..where people are encouraged to live up to their potential, and not be convinced they’re victims.
…..where tolerance of thought is prevalent.
…..where people don’t presume to force others to capitulate to their will.
Where is that place? I know where it used to be, but I’ve lost my way.
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February 17, 2009 at 5:56 pm #2770173
And if that’s not possible. . . . . .
by maxwell edison · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I would like to live in a place . . . . .
…..maybe Durango, Colorado – on the outskirts of town, close enough to walk to a store, a pub, or a restaurant, but far enough away for a little solitude amongst the Ponderosa Pines and Aspens.
I wonder……….
Why not?
http://www.wd.gatewayreservations.com/Images/durango_colorado_2.jpg
http://away.com/images/outside/200608/durango-colorado.jpg
http://www.durangodowntownvacation.com/Colorado_Durango_Main-St-in.jpg
http://www.durangobusiness.org/images/Overlooking-Dgo.jpg
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February 18, 2009 at 9:52 am #2769527
Found it
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I would like to live in a place . . . . .
Two places com eto mind instantly and those are exactly the thought i had inmy head while there.
BC Interior, nobody cares who you are or whereyo came from, but ther are interested in what you do as everyone helps each other out.
Government, while based several thousand kilometers away is rearely heard of or spoken about, it just exists somewhere else far away.
Race and religion are completely irrelevant, land is breathtaking, and I do mean absolutely mouth agape breathtaking.
Its ALL about building your own world, your own business, fulfilling yoru own desires.
You get immense tracts of land for dirt cheap and can still be within a half day drive of a semi major city. I was just looking at over 85 acres with a hobby farm, two buildings (main home and smaller 2 bedroom guest house) and 30’X30′ garage for just short of $100K.
Either that or Sweden, Austria and some other smaller European countries let you do your own thing and they are also gorgeous.
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February 17, 2009 at 6:30 pm #2770170
I’d like to live here.
by ontheropes · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Maybe a little over to the right but my plastic floor mat has depressions in it now. They prevent me from being in the ideal location.
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February 17, 2009 at 6:38 pm #2770168
This thread could end here.
by santeewelding · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I’d like to live here.
It was that good.
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February 17, 2009 at 6:34 pm #2770169
Which begs the question
by maxwell edison · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Why don’t you?
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February 18, 2009 at 1:49 am #2770088
Well, this is how it is
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Which begs the question
The thread-starter was just a simple play on the place-names, curry and beer, to see if any peers knew if there were any other such felicitous juxtapositions.
As for moving there? I don’t think that there is an Indian restaurant or take-away in Curry Mallet and neither village has a pub! :_|
Neil 😀
I’ve got no problems with the thread morphing into “nice places to live”. You couldn’t get me out of England without dynamite and I like the Big City nearby so I’m reasonably content with where I am now. If I saw a better job – or retired – I reckon I’d move to the south coast.
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February 18, 2009 at 8:32 am #2769568
I will take a stab.
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Which begs the question
Because there aren’t enough jobs in my field there, and I feel I’m too old to change horses at this point. While its a great area (PEI), unemployment is pretty high, even before the recession.
If I had enough money saved, I’d take a simple job and great scenery, but can’t make it at this point.
James
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February 18, 2009 at 9:52 am #2769525
James, you probably gave the answer most of us would give.
by maxwell edison · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I will take a stab.
Add proximity to family, and our dream-place to live will remain just that for most – a dream.
In my case, however, I actually started a [i]why[/i] and [i]why not[/i] list last night. And while the [i]why nots[/i] outnumber the [i]whys[/i], at least at this point, if I were to place a priority number to each reason, the score is probably pretty close. Time will tell.
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February 17, 2009 at 7:20 pm #2770165
County Air
by .martin. · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
I would like to live in country Victoria (Australia) down near the 12 Apostles (or however many there are now)…
but after the recent bush fires… I don’t know.
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February 17, 2009 at 7:59 pm #2770157
Prince Edward Island
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Bucolic countryside, sandy beaches, great seafood, great golf, lots of music, Ceilighs all summer, friendly people, locally grown beef. Main city is historic, small university.
It does get four seasons, but no hurricanes, tornados earthquakes.
James
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February 17, 2009 at 8:02 pm #2770156
Four seasons
by santeewelding · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Prince Edward Island
In which are you?
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February 18, 2009 at 8:59 am #2769549
Four seasons
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Four seasons
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
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February 18, 2009 at 8:07 pm #2770929
Anne of Green Gables
by old-fart-iv · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Prince Edward Island
PEI – always wanted to visit there after reading the books and seeing the movies 🙂
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February 19, 2009 at 2:15 pm #2770549
Of course Ann of Green Gables was set 100 years ago
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Anne of Green Gables
The railway that LMM writes about is long gone. There is a bridge to the mainland now, so it isn’t quite as isolated – not sure if thats a good or a bad thing.
Actually I hate to burst your bubble but much of the movies, at least the CBC/Sullivan productions were actually filmed *gasp* in Ontario. Oh, they did go to PEI for some outdoor shots – no “red” dirt here in Ontario. But much of the rest was shot here. When I was in PEI I did drive by a hotel that was used in exteriors for the Avonlea miniseries(follow on to Anne).
But the thing about PEI and the reason I will return is that its a much slower gentler pace than working in the city, and the people are friendly and kind.
James
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February 20, 2009 at 11:29 am #2764700
Bubble Bursted :(
by old-fart-iv · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Of course Ann of Green Gables was set 100 years ago
James — why oh why did you want to be the bearer of bad news? My kid’s dreams (from many years ago) are crushed.
I figured that the movie was set somewhere else (where the cost to get scenery setup and lower costs for the production crew).
I still would like to visit areas to the east of Montreal (like Newfie and PEI).
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February 20, 2009 at 11:48 am #2764693
Well let me restore your faith…
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Bubble Bursted :(
When we were in PEI we did go to this place for the day, and it was wonderful, especially if you are familiar with the books/movies.
http://www.avonlea.ca/photos.php
They actually built much of it by buying old buildings from around the island and putting them up in the village. It really feels authentic. The actors were great. All in all a fabulous time.
James
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February 17, 2009 at 9:25 pm #2770146
choice one and two
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
the first would be to spend my days on the beach while topless native girls bring me umbrella drinks.
second would be in the U.P. of Michigan, probably about 50 miles west of Paradise.
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February 18, 2009 at 1:50 am #2770087
You’d get bored with the topless native girls
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to choice one and two
after about thirty years.
🙂
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February 18, 2009 at 4:27 am #2770064
I’ll take that chance….. :D
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to You’d get bored with the topless native girls
Besides, they have done studies on that.
It is for medicinal purposes only…. ;\
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February 18, 2009 at 9:00 am #2769548
Combine the two.
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I’ll take that chance….. :D
I’d like to see the topless girls bringing your drinks to a beach on the shores of Lake Superior. In January.
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February 18, 2009 at 1:08 pm #2769405
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February 18, 2009 at 7:14 am #2769626
50 miles west of Paradis
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to choice one and two
puts you about Grand Marais on the border of the National Lakeshore park 🙂
Hey we have all our fav places don’t we 🙂
[i]edited cause of the missing “r” in Grand[/i]
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February 18, 2009 at 7:29 am #2769619
It could be 100 miles
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to 50 miles west of Paradis
still gets me on the northern coast, surrounded by nothing but forest on the other three sides.
No, not looking for neighbors. I would have a guest house though for people to come visit. B-)
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February 18, 2009 at 7:37 am #2769611
Must say
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to It could be 100 miles
I like the idea of a guest house 🙂
The “no neighbors” idea … not sure … actually … for a few day’s ok but on the long run??? Nope not my idea.
But that’s me, it’s the same reason why we now live in the centre of the city … great fun. All outgoing places near by, great theater, restaurants, bars, shops, etc and … seashore 15 min bicycle tour away … just great 🙂
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February 18, 2009 at 7:43 am #2769602
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February 18, 2009 at 8:15 am #2769579
Rhetorical question
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Ok, question
but wth
Don’t know how crowded it is in your hometown … overhere we live like the same you live in NY-C or down-town London during day-times 🙂
It’s somewhat crowded overhere. That means our neighbors are like some 5 mtrs away. Okay there are some walls in between.
End yes we do wave on going to or from our cars
[i]btw I go by train as a car-drive to my working place will take about 2 hours more then a train-ride, oh and that will be just a lowsy 15 km (about 10 miles)[/i]
Also we do say hello when we on our terras and they in their garden … inviting them over on sommerevenings to enjoy some nice wine or cognac … or come over we’re about to start the BBQ
[i]ok that one is also to avoid complains 😉 [/i]and yes family and more frequent friends we invite more often … hey that’s because we have a lot of friends B-) :p 😉
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February 18, 2009 at 2:18 am #2770081
Mars
by tony hopkinson · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Second choice would be Antartica, if we don’t melt it. :p
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February 18, 2009 at 5:03 am #2770056
Dear Dad
by jck · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
You have it all wrong. I wouldn’t want to live in Andrea Corr’s knickers….
She is a might petite, and they’d be just a bit tight…I’d rather just have them off of her and live in bed with her for the next 50 years or so :^0
Where would I like to live of the places I’ve been? Various places in the following
North Carolina
Texas
California
Ireland
England
ScotlandOh…and of course, Andrea Corr’s bed :^0
Your son…king of swill ]:)
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February 18, 2009 at 5:27 am #2770048
I would like
by maecuff · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
to live on the beach. It has to be a nice beach and be mostly clear of other humans. But not so remote that I couldn’t easily get to where the other humans are should I desire to do so. And it should have a nice little seafood restaurant within walking distance. Not fancy, but not a dive either. Oh and a coffee shop. And a book store. One that intuitively knows what I want to read next and keeps them on the counter for me. And they’re on sale. A liquor store that is either within walking distance or delivers. And all these establishments will be quirky and inviting, but the tourists won’t really know about them so they are never overrun with customers.
And I want to have a couple of nice neighbors (who aren’t TOO close) to hang out with when I feel like it. When I don’t feel like it, I want them to keep to themselves.
Is that too much to ask???
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February 18, 2009 at 6:02 am #2770030
I would share my beach
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I would like
the topless girls can bring us both drinks out on the beach. B-)
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February 18, 2009 at 6:11 am #2770024
Oi … you over there
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I would share my beach
What about some amusement for Mae ]:)
…
Oooooo, I get it … that will be you of course :^0
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February 18, 2009 at 6:23 am #2769670
What do you mean?
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Oi … you over there
I SAID their would be topless native girls bringing the drinks, what more could anyone want?
[i]~and no mention of clovers~
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February 18, 2009 at 6:35 am #2769662
The interest of
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to What do you mean?
Mae, may lay somewhat different as your or mine interest is 🙂
So what’s out there for Mae to be sitting next to you on the beach. Can hardly believe she would be watching you getting pleased by those not-clovered topless native girls 😉
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February 18, 2009 at 6:42 am #2769654
Ah, that is the problem
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to The interest of
the focus is on the drinks, my dear Watson….. 😀
Said nothing about being “serviced”. :p
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February 18, 2009 at 7:07 am #2769629
Of course your focus
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Ah, that is the problem
That’s the question (not the problem) … do you focus on the right straw to get your drink :0 :^0 😉
Alltho I hope the service will be very good, for the both of you 🙂
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February 18, 2009 at 9:53 am #2769524
I don’t want
by maecuff · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to The interest of
to be served by anyone. I can maek my own drinks. Or mojo can get them for me. He can wear a shirt or not..either way works for me. I’ll need a hammock and a nice beach chair with a table. I’ll need shade of some sort.
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February 18, 2009 at 6:46 am #2769651
I believe that Mae wanted
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I would share my beach
“a couple of nice neighbors (who aren’t TOO close) to hang out with when I feel like it.” Do you REALLY think that you fit that requirement?
Anyway, puts you in shovel range or even close enough to get coughed on. Maes don’t forget…
🙂
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February 18, 2009 at 7:07 am #2769630
Can’t swing a shovel
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I believe that Mae wanted
when you are relaxing in a hammock with a drink in one hand and a book in the other. B-)
Mmmmmm, tequila….
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February 18, 2009 at 9:55 am #2769522
Right.
by maecuff · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I believe that Mae wanted
He can be a neighbor, but, for the most part, he needs to stay indoors and be quiet. I don’t mind MY noise, but other people’s noise annoys me.
Like our neighbors. They have two big dogs. Whenever I go out on my deck and their dogs are out, they bark until we go back inside. Stupid dogs.
We’re investing in a privacy fence for the deck before Spring.
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February 18, 2009 at 1:10 pm #2769402
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February 19, 2009 at 5:07 am #2770800
I’m kinda afraid
by maecuff · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to If you want to shut the dogs up
that your way would be..well..permanent?
I don’t want to piss off the neighbors THAT bad.
Probably just go with the fence. Kills two birds and all. I don’t want to hear the dogs and I don’t particularly want to see the neighbors, either.
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February 19, 2009 at 5:20 am #2770793
Check with the neighbors first, then
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I’m kinda afraid
spray the dogs with the hose every time they open their yaps. They’ll catch on in a hurry.
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February 19, 2009 at 5:21 am #2770792
The fence is good
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I’m kinda afraid
The fence with jd’s automatic anti-bark ultrasonic device would be better. Woof – squeeeeeeeeeel…
My way doesn’t *have* to be permanent and then you get to mutter “OK, so lets see you bark while you’re doing THAT!”
Neil 🙂
So, how’s the swelling going? Down, we hope…
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February 19, 2009 at 5:32 am #2770786
Almost
by maecuff · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I’m kinda afraid
I’m nearly back to normal. My hands and feet are still a little swollen and they ache a bit, but no more broken glass in my joints.
We had a work outing last night and I took my son with me, we played indoor mini-golf. Not particularly strenuous, but I was completely exhausted when we were finished. I played a round of air hockey with one of the tech support geeks and got my ass handed to me. And I’m usually pretty good at air-hockey. So, not only did I lose, but I’m going to have to listen to the little bastard hang sh*t on me all day today because he beat the ‘old woman’.
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February 19, 2009 at 6:23 am #2770760
Nearly back to normal
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I’m kinda afraid
For a given definition of “normal”.
Oh, good… 😀
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February 19, 2009 at 6:32 am #2770758
Well
by maecuff · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I’m kinda afraid
There’s that..
I should have said ‘normal for me’.
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February 19, 2009 at 12:36 pm #2770592
Lunch? :0
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to If you want to shut the dogs up
sounds like you got some new recipes? ;\
Big vs little dog just determines the number of servings? :p
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February 18, 2009 at 6:04 am #2770029
Just perfect Mae :)
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I would like
or at least near allmost perfect 😉
Shouldn’t it all be free to you ?:|
It’s nice they have the books special for you on the counter, on sale … with the amount of free time … you’ll get poor by the time you grow old, ahum I mean, by the time you get 65 :^0-
February 18, 2009 at 6:08 am #2770027
I am sure
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Just perfect Mae :)
she has more than enough money to last the next few weeks out, thankyouverymuch.
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February 18, 2009 at 6:14 am #2770018
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February 18, 2009 at 6:22 am #2770013
Hardly
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Wow I can see the shovel moving
if she is luck, the worst she could pull of is maybe to cough on my shoe…. 😀
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February 18, 2009 at 6:38 am #2769659
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February 18, 2009 at 7:00 am #2769638
ROFL joke
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Cough on your shoe
Well … I let Mae to answer that one 🙂
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February 18, 2009 at 9:58 am #2769518
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February 18, 2009 at 9:56 am #2769520
Mae is not old
by maecuff · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Just perfect Mae :)
But you’re right. Free is better than on sale. So..free works.
If there was only a place where you could get FREE books. You know, just pick them off the shelves and take them home? And they could be returned when you’re finished. But that’s just wishful thinking, isn’t it? 🙂
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February 18, 2009 at 1:11 pm #2769401
That is just crazy talk
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Mae is not old
Like you could just take a book home….
must be the meds still talking. 😀
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February 19, 2009 at 4:49 am #2770809
It might look that way to you
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to That is just crazy talk
infact it’s called dreaming your dream 🙂
The next thing is get to be the owner of the store and … there you are … getting the book and walk right out :p
If life was only simple like that
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February 18, 2009 at 1:14 pm #2769397
I think you want a library. ;)
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Mae is not old
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February 19, 2009 at 2:04 am #2770833
That’s an idea
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I think you want a library. ;)
The compfy chairs in the library will suite nicely … beach look-a-like wallpaper … the signs “no drinks on the reading tables” everywhere … etc. Or … be a member of the library (oh, so it’s free in your home town)
Still a great idea of cost reduction. 🙂 … and even in these hard economic times 🙂
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February 18, 2009 at 7:50 am #2769593
Mae
by jck · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I would like
1) Win a $500M powerball
2) buy 20 miles of coast in Belize
3) pay for armed guards :^0
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February 18, 2009 at 5:52 am #2770038
I’d like to live anywhere in the outer space, if possible
by jkameleon · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Things on Earth don’t look too good at the moment.
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February 18, 2009 at 6:58 am #2769639
Know some extraordinary beautyfull places
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Like the cliffs near Malahat on Vancouver Island, Dominical (Costa Rica), Isle San Marie (Madagascar), Vic Falls (Zimbabwe, alltho not very safe any more so better not but beautifull it is 🙂 ) or East coast of Ko Samui (Thailand), all great places to live.
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February 18, 2009 at 7:11 am #2769628
Garden of the Gods
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Know some extraordinary beautyfull places
http://www.gardenofgods.com/home/index.cfm?&Flash=1
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
And you have the mountains right there as well. Some of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.
Problem with living in a place like that, I would never want to take a place like that for granted, nor fail to be awed by it. I think people that live there often don’t see it anymore, like people living next to an airport don’t hear the planes after a while.
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February 18, 2009 at 8:21 am #2769573
On Garden of the Gods
by maxwell edison · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Garden of the Gods
You can’t exactly [i]live there[/i], jd, but you could live around there. And actually I did for a while. I worked in Colorado Springs, lived in Green Mountain Falls (~ 15 miles up Ute Pass, and I would drive the extra minutes to go through the GofG park as my alternate route home. I never got tired of it.
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February 18, 2009 at 8:32 am #2769567
Speaking of driving and beautyfull scenery
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to On Garden of the Gods
In the after noon driving from Radius hot Spring towards Banff National park … wow great views … special if there are some bears crossing the road .. sun comming from the lefthandside and they’re crossing to the east woohoo … just a scenery y’ll never forget. It was a pity they were in a hurry to get in the bushes some 100 mtr away. Men it was a great view. 🙂
don’t wanna live there but wow just a vacation it’s great 🙂
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February 18, 2009 at 9:00 am #2769547
:0
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Speaking of driving and beautyfull scenery
[i]”[b]Men[/b] it was a great view.”[/i]
:0
we OBVIOUSLY have a different idea of what equals a “great view”… :p
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February 19, 2009 at 2:09 am #2770832
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February 18, 2009 at 9:01 am #2769546
Ever watch the pikes peak races?
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to On Garden of the Gods
Now THAT is a long day on the side of a mountain.
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February 18, 2009 at 2:32 pm #2769358
Only if you lose it and crash. :^0
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Ever watch the pikes peak races?
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February 18, 2009 at 2:43 pm #2769351
Saw a few interesting crashes
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Only if you lose it and crash. :^0
one broke free and side-swiped a pickup, another missed a corner and ran our of road….
that was coooool…. 😀
some newer ones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4l16FavjEE&feature=related
This one gives a better idea what the race is like, for someone who has never been there.
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February 19, 2009 at 1:32 am #2770848
Yes – several times
by maxwell edison · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Ever watch the pikes peak races?
I don’t think it’s allowed any more (although it might be), but people used to go up the night before to camp out and party. I did that a couple of times, once even hiking up the mountain, camping just below timberline.
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February 18, 2009 at 9:23 am #2769536
you two should get together out there
by jck · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to On Garden of the Gods
for a romantic weekend :^0
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February 18, 2009 at 1:17 pm #2769395
Sorry John
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to you two should get together out there
I like girls. B-)
And that area, it is criminal to only have two days to spend there.
I have family there, and some of my earliest memories are climbing the “mountains” out back. [i](as I got older, I realized they were just hills, and saw what the REAL mountains were. 😀 )
I wouldn’t trade the woods for mountains though.
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February 18, 2009 at 3:50 pm #2769327
that’s okay, jd
by jck · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Sorry John
I like [b]women[/b]
Now we know you had other reasons to want the boys around…not only do you love them, but you love their little girlfriends too!!!! ]:)
(you better laugh, bud…it’s a joke :p )
btw…you and Max are keepin me from drinking. bye! :^0
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February 18, 2009 at 11:54 pm #2770867
drunk posting alert
by jdclyde · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to that’s okay, jd
An aunt of mine had talked about me needing to start dating again, so I told her and the family gathering that I was going to just see if ThingOne’s girlfriend had a younger sister……
that ended the converstaion, PDQ. 😀
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February 19, 2009 at 2:17 am #2770831
how drunk
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to that’s okay, jd
was ThingOne when he got acquainted with his “girlfriend” oh and btw is his girlfriend much older then your aunt … that places ThingOne’s gf younger sister probably more in your league ]:) :p
So the talking stopped because … she was to old for you to their liking :^0 😉
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February 18, 2009 at 8:44 am #2769562
I visited there
by the scummy one · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Garden of the Gods
for a few hours after work 1 day. I was visiting Colorado for a specific 12+ hour day job for 1 week. on the last day we got done early and walked through it.
However, Mt Hood is also an awesome sight to wake up to. When in Vancouver, Wa. it was just there, and what a sight it was.Edit: Colorado Springs, all around was a nice place to visit. The people were pleasant, and the overall atmosphere was great.
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February 18, 2009 at 9:45 pm #2770887
Colorado is a great place to visit at any time.
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I visited there
Prefer the winter for skiing but any time of the year is pretty good.
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February 18, 2009 at 8:42 am #2769564
How about…..
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Newfoundland has a tradition of interesting place names.
How would you like to live in:
Heart’s Desire
Heart’s Content
Heart’s Delight
Safe Harbour
Comfort Cove
Little Heart’s Ease
Sweet Bay
Too Good Arm
Little Paradise
Harbour Grace
Angel’s Cove
CupidsOr would you avoid:
Gripe Point
Bad Bay
Bleak Island
Misery Point
Famine Point
Wild Bight
Breakheart Point
Famish Gut
Savage Cove
Dead Man’s Bay
Confusion Bay
Wreck Cove
Bareneed
Empty BasketOr if the impure squad is looking for a home there is:
Dildo
Conception Bay
Come by Chance
Blow me down
Pecker’s point (P*e*c*k*e*r*)
Spread Eagle
Little TickleJames
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February 18, 2009 at 8:52 am #2769554
Now I have found my perfect place
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to How about…..
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February 18, 2009 at 9:54 am #2769523
Ah the martitimes
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to How about…..
I locvved Nova Scotia (cape BReton Island) absoluteluy LOVED it, but the winters are pretty damn nasty, its like living in Ontario or something. 😉
As for neighbours, there simply is no beating a maritimer though, some of the kindest and warmest people on th planet.
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February 18, 2009 at 10:12 am #2769513
Ontario versus maritime winters
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Ah the martitimes
Ontario probably has an overall colder winter, but the maritimes get bigger dumps of snow.
I know quite a few from Cape Breton from my music stuff. Great people, but if I know them, they had to leave for sake of work.
James
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February 18, 2009 at 11:27 am #2769477
I think its mroe humid too
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Ontario versus maritime winters
The summer’s are hot and sticky, major black flies! The snow is heavy and damp, unlike the drier fluffier stuff you get in the BC interior for example.
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February 18, 2009 at 12:13 pm #2769447
I noticed that
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I think its mroe humid too
The first time I went skiing in the west, at Whistler, it felt amazing, since we were used to skiing on dense snow or ice. Machine groomed powder is when the machine goes over and breaks it up.
Summer in PEI was considerably cooler than Ontario – the breeze takes away the humidity. The only downside is that there really is only 6-8 weeks of ocean swimming weather. You can swim in a small lake in Ontario from May to September.
James
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February 18, 2009 at 8:51 am #2769555
Somewhere it doesn’t get below 20F and the locals speak English.
by charliespencer · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
I’ve lived in several areas and climates, in towns of differing sizes. I’ve found I can find something to do just about anywhere. I’d prefer an English-speaking country (I hate trying to memorize a foreign language) but as long as the nicest place to eat doesn’t sell kiddie meals (toy recommended for children 3 or older), I don’t much care.
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February 18, 2009 at 10:19 am #2769511
That’s so tough
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
And probably why I still live in Vancouver, its as good as it gets without really going anywhere.
There’s just so much to choose from in BC, it is nearly impossible to say, “THAT’S the one!” as right around the corner or next small town, there’s another beauty. Scenery is consistent, all of BC is truly stunning, but which house perched on a cliff or by a lake do you pick?
As for PLACES I’d like to live, obviously back to the Isle Of Wight, a 24/7 holiday there, but as for solitude and escape, this is the place of all places.
Even my old house in Port Hardy, Northern tip of Vancouver Island had absolutely incredible views that people will fly around the world to see.
http://www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/57/whale-watching-port-hardy_2003.jpg
(Thanks Rolf?)http://www.orcasailing.com/broughton/roaringhole_rapids_m.jpg
http://www.hookedonwalking.co.uk/British_Columbia/British_Columbia_4.jpg
http://people.uleth.ca/~holzmann/photos/BC_Coast_Mtns/SingingPass_looking_east_Whistler,BC.jpg
Seriously these aren’t trips that require bush plane access (though we have that too), these are just ordinary places in BC, once you get outside of the Vancouver Lower Mainland and get a few hours away from the city. MOST of Bristish Columbia shares thiskind of scenery, North East West (south is the US) and that’s not even touching on the real getaways.
I think it would take several lifetimes to take it all in and decide where is best, I’ve been to most of the more common getways for years now, some many times and always find something new and unique to enjoy about it, never gets old, never gets to be too much. Even my home in the city has stunning views of Mount Baker in the US, and the North Shore mountains (here) and the winding Fraser River. I was driving through the area where Jaqui lives last week on my way to a ferry, I had to stop and take a picture of English Bay, which I have lived and been to millions of times over the years, its downtown Vancouver afterall. But it was SO stunning with the water almost purple and the sun setting to the west over Vancouver Island, truly send shivers down your spine when you realize how lucky you are to witness it all.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2397/2523840440_3a9aa598b9.jpg (not the picure I took but this is downtown by the city centre, I think Jaqui lives about 2 minutes to the east of this picture).
And a nice little getway home, I think I’ll telecommute from home! Damn what life that would be, I came close when living in Port Hardy but didn’t stay long enough, really regretting it now for sure.
http://canadahomesforsale.ca/british_columbia/23155/photo21.jpg
I have a few friends, England, Austarlia and Nova Scotia that I still get a Beatiful BC Calendar and magazine subscription for each year as they freaked out the one year I missed out in it for them.
Chech out the photo galleries. And yet some still wonder why people pick BC as a preferred destination?Screw government, taxes, shootings, drug crimes, dense population, WalMart, BEst Buy and teh rest of them, you can live without it and in so much more peace!
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February 18, 2009 at 10:30 am #2769505
Of course I won’t mention….
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to That’s so tough
…all the gang killings there lately. Six deaths in one months versus 55 all of last year.
You could make a buck selling flak jackets.
Of course its safer percapita than Seattle or Portland.
James
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February 18, 2009 at 10:33 am #2769503
And the very bright side is this:
by maxwell edison · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Of course I won’t mention….
It’s certainly not Chicago!
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February 18, 2009 at 10:43 am #2769499
I’ve spent some time in both places
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to And the very bright side is this:
It would be a fool that would favourably compare Chicago to Vancouver. I would advise anyone who complains about the rain in the winter in Vancouver, to walk down State street when the winter wind is blowing. Talk about a bitter breeze.
James
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February 18, 2009 at 10:47 am #2769498
The coldest I’ve ever been
by maecuff · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I’ve spent some time in both places
was in Chicago in the Winter. That’s some bitter cold…
Still..I love Chicago.
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February 18, 2009 at 12:49 pm #2769421
So true, except I was only comparing. . . . .
by maxwell edison · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I’ve spent some time in both places
….gang killings to which you referred in your original message. Chicago has Vancouver beat there as well – by a lot.
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February 18, 2009 at 1:12 pm #2769400
Oh no doubt, I’d almost say self evident.
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to So true, except I was only comparing. . . . .
I was giving Oz a hard time, only because he and Dawg and everyone trash Toronto as a lousy place to live. 🙂
Toronto is most often compared to Chicago. Both are on a great lake, both used to have big meat packing businesses, similar size etc, etc. The movie Chicago was filmed in Toronto.
But we don’t have nearly the same crime rate, and our worst areas are far safer than the south side.
My employer is in the burbs, I rarely go downtown, though I do like State Street.
James
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February 18, 2009 at 2:41 pm #2769353
There were a bunch of people in New York sitting around saying,
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to And the very bright side is this:
“We love that the crime and poverty are fantastic but it’s just not cold enough. Lets go west” And that’s how Chicago got started, although it almost didn’t take because of a cow.
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February 18, 2009 at 11:15 am #2769485
Yeah no doubt
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Of course I won’t mention….
I was not talking about Vancouver though, Vancouver’s just another city, though a very beautiful one at that.
However, with the rising problem between the UN and Red/Big Circle Boys, it is pretty easy for teh police to narrow down, unlike a major turf war between crypts and bloods which encompasses many thousands of members all over the USA.
They don’t even think its a turf war, just revenge killings. With several hundred new police brough on and a new task force dedicate dti just these two gangs, it shouldn’t be long before they have a grip on it again.
Either way, it is not a concern for most residents here, perhaps just the ones who don’t understand what its all about.
But if gang peopl want to kill other gang peple, let them, there’s not enough of them here to continue that for long and immigration is already locked down and on the hunt for new ones trying to move in.
I think its early enough to still be nipped in the bud for the most part.
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February 18, 2009 at 2:50 pm #2769346
Great, if you’re not an innocent bystander
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Yeah no doubt
Too many people are getting killed lately, because of mistaken identity or just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It isn’t just Vancouver and BC, Toronto and Montreal are also dangerous. You just have to keep aware of your surroundings. Any place can be dangerous if you don’t stay aware.
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February 18, 2009 at 3:30 pm #2769338
It isn’t just Vancouver and BC
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Great, if you’re not an innocent bystander
You’re right, it isn’t Vancouver at all is it?
With all the recent targeted attacks, innocent bystanders have not been hit. I know, YET, but it is still a fact.
It is a serious problem though and one that is being addressed early on, unlike places such as Los Angeles or Miami where the numbers of members are so high that it is a futile effort to even try to keep up. That’s why the focus is now put back into giving kids in thos emetrolpolis’s something else to do or work towards other than being a gang member. Those that are already there are lost and the situation is not recoverable, until they no longer have new recruits and the numbers dwindle.
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February 18, 2009 at 7:20 pm #2770950
There was a 15 year-old shot on Boxing Day in Toronto
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to It isn’t just Vancouver and BC
and this mornings news had a story about a woman being shot in Vancouver or nearby in what seems to be a case of mistaken identity. Seems she was driving her boyfriends car.
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February 19, 2009 at 11:40 am #2770620
Toronto?
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to There was a 15 year-old shot on Boxing Day in Toronto
What that Canadian toilet where all the residents think they are New Yorkers?
Who cares if they ALL shoot each other? Nobody here would give a rat’s arse if Toronto is annexed by Pakistan tomorrow (it would only take a few more immigrants to succeed in that anyway).
As for the woman being shot, police think that is a line of targets being chosen, (people RELATED to and important to the other gang).
HEADLINE:
[b][u]Young mother shot to death had links to gang[/u][/b]“METRO VANCOUVER – Nicole Marie Alemy, a young mother shot to death Monday in Surrey, [b]had several gang links[/b], The Vancouver Sun has learned.
The links include [b]a connection with the UN gang – a violent drug gang based in the Fraser Valley. She was also a friend of Raphael Baldini, gunned down in a Guildford Town Centre parking lot Feb. 3.[/b]
Alemy’s husband, Koshan, faced gun charges in Coquitlam in 2007, but those were later stayed.”
“It has all the earmarks of a targeted hit,” he said.”
It’s very common in such shootings that a lover, wife or family member is targeted, it has far greater impact than killing the gang member himself.
Random, innocent bystander I suppose.
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February 19, 2009 at 12:38 pm #2770590
The 15 year old was shot in 2005
by jamesrl · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to There was a 15 year-old shot on Boxing Day in Toronto
Yes it was shocking that it happened on the main downtown street during a very busy shopping rush. She was an innocent bystander hit by a stray bullet in a flight between two gangs of kids. One of the guys involved has already gone to trial
But we havent’ had a wave like the recent one in Vancouver.
I’m not suggesting Toronto is perfect and Vancouver is hell.
James
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February 19, 2009 at 1:09 pm #2770579
You could make a buck selling flak jackets.
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Of course I won’t mention….
I do actually, bulletproof vests, full body armour, boots, handcuffs etc. All common security products these days and just another part of the industry I work in.
I don’t really do much work with bullet proof vests but one of the manufacturers I rep for has them so I can/do provide them as requested.
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February 19, 2009 at 3:23 am #2770823
You’re so right
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to That’s so tough
BC is a great state to live … special if you include some of the direct east of BC area’s of Alberta (Banff and Jasper NP) 🙂
Vancouver Island does have some stunning places some Artic Rain forest on the west coast and yeah Whales on both sides of the island (both sides cause the lenght of the Isle) And incredable views around Malahat (as said before). And that just on Vancouver Island … then drive up from Vancouver to
Mnt Robson … spectacular … not to mention Wells Gray or all other special places.Just one minus … the temperature … fairly ok just not the nice dry heat for very long evenings on the beach watching the sun set under the palms swinging on/in your hammock.
But surely a great place to stay for a few month a year.Ah and don’t forget the skiing … wooha 🙂
[i]edited cause Wales ain’t Whales[/i]
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February 18, 2009 at 10:28 am #2769507
Santa Margherita Liguria, on the Italian Riviera
by delbertpgh · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Really sweet little place. I could stand it for a long, long time. Italians seem to be able to stay busy and have fun. Cooking and wine are almost as good as France’s.
It’s within an easy drive to Florence. Dirty air, too many jackhammers and Vespas, otherwise a great town. Beautiful women everywhere.
Italian economy kind of stinks. Best to have an outside income.
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February 18, 2009 at 12:09 pm #2769450
Heidelberg, Sydney, and San Fransisco all at once
by jmgarvin · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Is that possible?
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February 18, 2009 at 8:16 pm #2770923
Humm … Good Wine, Symphony & Eats
by old-fart-iv · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Heidelberg, Sydney, and San Fransisco all at once
Made it to Heidelberg for the “lighting” of the Rhine river — loved the wine.
San Fransisco – use to have a late dinner there every now and then when I traveled to San Jose / Sunnyvale.
Never made it to Sydney – but have seen a few concerts from there,
If you ever find this place, that combines the greatness of all 3, I’ll put that city on my “bucket” list 😉
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February 19, 2009 at 3:36 am #2770822
Strange
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Heidelberg, Sydney, and San Fransisco all at once
combo … in spite of Old-Fart-IV’s explanation, their wines are nice. Special if you like sweet wines 🙂
Sydney, San Fransisco I can understand allthough I do find other places more interesting to relax B-)Then again Heidelberg has quite some history not only to Germany but also to Europe and western civilization, christianity or modern science.
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February 18, 2009 at 12:33 pm #2769436
I already live there
by ben “iron” damper · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
In TEXAS
Definition of heaven = Texas
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February 18, 2009 at 2:53 pm #2769344
The place I want to live
by tig2 · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Would be in the UK.
Northy though. I think I could learn Geordie.
No breast cancer- or any other cancer is welcome.
Adopting a stray moggie would be a normal past time.
Is someone arranging this trip?
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February 18, 2009 at 3:37 pm #2769335
I’m in
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to The place I want to live
Not that I don’t love the Midlands and the North/Scotland even Ireland but south is where I belong….you may have issues with first pulling my cold sweaty hands away from BC though.
I wanna go, CAN go but still wanna be here and AM here. Sigh, decisions, decisions, unless I move back and forth as I used to, but you can’t get established that way.
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February 18, 2009 at 3:48 pm #2769328
Repeat after me
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to The place I want to live
An young blurk entered the ice cream palace an’ asked, “what kinds iv ice cream d’ya hev?”
“vanilla, chocolate, strawberry,” the lass wheezed as she spoke, patted hor chest an’ seemed unyeble tuh continue.
“do yee hev laryngitis?” the young blurk asked sympathetically.
“nope,” she whispered, “just vanilla, chocolate an’ strawberry.”
A cheil entered th’ ice cream palace an’ speart, “what kinds ay ice cream dae ye hae?”
“vanilla, chocolate, strawberry,” th’ quinie wheezed as she spoke, patted ‘er chest an’ seemed unable tae continue.“do ye hae laryngitis?” th’ cheil speart sympathetically.
“nope,” she whispered, “joost vanilla, chocolate an’ strawberry.”
Geordie and Tucker were discussing films. Tucker says “Ye shud gaan te the Roxy the neet, ther’s a grand pictor on – Moby Dick”. “I divvent think aall bother”, says Geordie, “Aah care nowt for them sex pictors”. “Divvint be daft!” says Tucker, “It’s nowt te de wuth sex. it’s aall aboot whales”. “Aah divvent like Welsh pictors either” says Geordie.
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February 18, 2009 at 5:31 pm #2771003
Alright!
by oz_media · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Repeat after me
Awesome neil!! That was really cool!
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February 19, 2009 at 3:43 am #2770820
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February 19, 2009 at 11:48 am #2770617
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February 19, 2009 at 3:50 am #2770819
Yeah
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to The place I want to live
Come to think of it …
Here are we wining about sandy beaches … nice temp … drinks … great surroundingsWhile in fact …
Any place would be nice with no illnesses 🙂
in good health 🙂Ah but dreaming of … does carry one away to … nice places … doesn’t it 🙂
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February 19, 2009 at 9:50 am #2770664
TiggerTwo
by ed woychowsky · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to The place I want to live
Two questions. First, how are you doing? Haven’t seen you around for a little while. Also, what’s a moggie?
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February 19, 2009 at 2:26 pm #2770543
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February 18, 2009 at 7:48 pm #2770936
Do you mean to [i]really[/i] take up permanent residence???
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Or perhaps you meant only long visits. It might be hard giving up family and friends unless you were planning to make lots of return visits.
For myself, I’d like living on a sail boat, something in the 45 – 55 foot class. I’m in the process of looking for a new one right now. My present boat is great for several weeks at a time but it becomes a bit confining after two months. The present boat is a Crealock PH37 built back in the late 80s or early 90s
What I’m looking at :
http://www.bruckmannyachts.com/bruckmann50.htmhttp://www.caborico.com/caborico/caborico56.html
http://www.oystermarine.com/index.php#id=37&ref=boat [i]The 56′[/i]
As I said I’m looking and under the present economic conditions I might be able to negotiate a bargain but I’m not holding my breath. The Bruckmann is the one that really interests me but it sure as hell isn’t cheap. The reason I like this one is I’m partial to pilot houses when it gets cold and rainy. At a minimum, I’d want a dodger, not a colapsible one
I want to cruise the Med and the west coast up to Alaska. Who knows, what with global warming, I might be able to cruise the Northwest passage in a few years.
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February 18, 2009 at 11:27 pm #2770870
You want crew for that?
by gadgetgirl · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Do you mean to [i]really[/i] take up permanent residence???
mememememememememememememememememe
memememememememememememememememe
(waves hand high, frantically)
GG
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February 19, 2009 at 1:46 am #2770838
Dawg. It’s your fantasy – or your reality if you make it so
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Do you mean to [i]really[/i] take up permanent residence???
If you get the yacht, you can pop over to the UK and tie up in the marina in Beer and I’ll make you a sandwich. Then you can drift along to Sandwich, tie up and have a beer…
😀
Opening the Northwest Passage would certainly cut the miles down!
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February 19, 2009 at 5:25 pm #2770487
I have a boat and after almost 20 years, I call it a boat, not a yacht
by sleepin’dawg · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Dawg. It’s your fantasy – or your reality if you make it so
Have made two crossings with it; the first in 94 the last one in 01. The first trip was around Ireland and then up to Norway to cruise a few of the fjords. Then down to the Med, stopping at several ports along the way to take in some things of historical interest. Left it in Malaga, Spain until the following year and returned to Canada via way of the Azores. The last trip was around the Baltic and then home via way of Iceland and Newfoundland. The first crossing to Ireland took 19 days but the return was done in 16 days to the Gulf of St, Lawrence. The 01 trip was 15 days each way, not counting the five weeks sailing the Baltic. The boat is 37 feet long and is quite capable but for long term live aboard, a bit cramped and confining after a while. I’m looking at the boats in those links but not necessarily new. Been checking out different brokerages in hopes of finding something that would fit the requirements.
The trouble is, I want a pilot house or an interior helm position. It can get damnwd uncomfortable when it blows hard and the temp dips below 10C degrees. The problem is that tooo many boats with pilot houses are mostly motor sailers, with the sailing part sort of an after thought. I want a boat that is primarily a sailer, with motoring capability. My present boat is like that but as I said a tad too small to serve for long term live aboard.
Who knows where I’ll end up dropping my hook but have never really sailed around the southeren part of the UK. It might prove to be interesting. I’m going to look into it. Understand though after cruising I want to tie up in someplace like Malaga or somewhere in the Italian Riviera, San Remo would be nice. I’d like to spend 6 – 8 months there and maybe try Malta and/or Cyprus later on. I loved Cyprus while I was there and enjoyed Malta on visit back in 89.
[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)
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February 19, 2009 at 2:51 am #2770826
Ah, family and friends
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Do you mean to [i]really[/i] take up permanent residence???
could be invited over aswell 🙂 and for sure they’re happy to come over if you pay the passage 🙂
Living on a sail boat … brings it more likely that they’ll be visiting you special if you pick them up and sail accross to the med.
Oh, and don’t forget Neil’s idea of stopping over … speacial out of Sandwich it’s a short one to cross to Zandvoort/Amsterdam on the dutch coast 🙂
The beer’s will be on me 🙂
[i]mmm, that’s not very dutch, but wth … I like the idea[/i]-
February 19, 2009 at 4:59 am #2770805
I cheated a bit with Sandwich, Rob
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Ah, family and friends
It used to be a famous port but silted up a few hundred years ago and is now two miles inland! We’ll park Dawg’s yacht in Ramsgate for when we visit you.
Which we definitely will if you’re buying the beer!
😀
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February 19, 2009 at 6:09 am #2770767
I know
by rob mekel · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to I cheated a bit with Sandwich, Rob
last time I was over (1992 or about that time) there was still a navy-training centre with a small marina … It’s all gone now ?
Good old times when Adm. de Ruijter broke the chains on the Thames going to London … Sandwich was … mmm … even then small 🙂
I guess Ramsgate will do just fine 🙂
Looking forward to it … no prob. offer still stands or if you like a scotch d or s malt Whisky
(mind you no Whiskey, no offence to others but I like Whisky [i]or cognac for that matter[/i])
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February 19, 2009 at 9:52 am #2770663
My choice
by ed woychowsky · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
I’d like to live around York, Pennsylvania. Nice farming area with lots of trees. Or, Middle Earth. 🙂
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February 19, 2009 at 10:18 am #2770654
hey NeilB
by jck · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
I was talkin to a friend of mine who is outside of London last night. Told me with my tech skills, a job wouldn’t be hard to get at the ?40k level in London.
Is that true? I heard jobs over there were dried up.
This might be my chance to escape the USA…Lord knows, I couldn’t get another job where I am now with the way the market is here in rural nothingness FL. lol
Hope you are doing well, btw…and your mom too.
Hope to see you in about…12 months. 🙂
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February 19, 2009 at 1:55 pm #2770557
Hiya John
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to hey NeilB
finally got home and listened to your “spotlight”. Good interview. 🙂
I’ve not been active in the job market since April 2001 so I’m not really up to speed on what is available out there. Everything is slowing over here as people try and work out what is going on.
I’ll look around. Peermail me what you’d consider your skillset and I’ll feed it into some of the Job servers.
Neil 😀
As for next year, you have a place to stay in London if you need it.
Ma is fine and is muttering about “another trip to Florida” for this year. It all depends on what the Pound does relative to the Dollar!
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February 20, 2009 at 9:23 am #2764745
thanks so much
by jck · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Hiya John
i’ll get you a brief info set of my skills.
i just heard things different from different people. plus with the UK having gone partially into the EU, I figured the jobs might be shorter than before.
if I make London, i might take you up on that depending. i don’t know what my itenerary is yet. and, i got dozens of pub loving friends who want me to go drink pints and party all night.
glad to hear your ma is well. i hope the pound goes back to about $2 so you can make another journey this way.
maybe this time we can go somewhere a bit more lively. McDintons Irish Pub is in Tampa and much more…erm…of a “social watering hole”.
But then there’s a quiet little place in Seminole, FL (near the beaches…just inland a little) called The London Bus. it actually looked (last time I was in there) like more of a traditional pub.
Just let me know if you are coming. If so, I will do research , go see what is open, find nice places for you to enjoy things, and show up if you would like company.
Well, as long as it’s not May of this year, or February of next year. I’ll be on vacation then myself. :^0
Thanks again, and thanks for the interview comment…Sonja really is the one who put tons of effort into it. I give her the glory of it, as well as having made it fun for me. I get nervous about doing interviews, and she was totally cool about it.
But I guess you know that, cause you did one too!!! :^0
Cheers 🙂
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February 19, 2009 at 11:37 am #2770623
San Diego
by jiminpa · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Marathon Key perhaps. I know that still keep this Yank in his native home but it’s a start. I am just becoming less tolerant of the cold every year.
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February 20, 2009 at 8:50 am #2764764
Howdy
by the ‘g-man.’ · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
future near neighbour.
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February 20, 2009 at 8:56 am #2764760
You’re moving to Somerset?
by neilb@uk · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Or London?
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February 27, 2009 at 4:33 am #2763455
Away from it all
by andy · about 15 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Where would you like to live?
Its gotta be away from it all.
By a river, in a Yurt, here in New Brunswick will do.
But I gotta have high speed internet.
Oh and beer 🙂
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