I figure we have enough people here to get a good idea or feedback of potential places one would like to visit.
Ok...anyone ever been to Costa Rica? I'm thinking about taking like a 3 night trip within the next couple of months...just curious if anyone has ever been there before. They recommended it to me...but what else is there to do there besides eating, farging, drinking and going to the beach?
They say that place where lots of baseball players defect from is a good place to visit. :paranoid Anyone ever been there?
I heard Prague is another slammin place to go.
Any other suggestions? In or out of the country.
Don't go to another country. F them. Go to Flagstaff Arizona. Right in your backyard and cool as hell.
I've been to Amsterdam, London, Montreal, Sydney, Melbourne, Alice Springs, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Athens, many of the Greek Islands and the majority of Turkey. Australia is awesome of course because the people rule, the exhange rate is great and beer is the standard. Jamaica is beautiful and you get good drugs there, but the whole country is dirt poor so don't stray too far from your resort. London is expensive and full of brits, but the clubs are awesome, there is history if you're into that and they are US friendly, which isn't that easy to find these days. The Bahamas are strictly a spring break kind of place. Lots of rum and everyone is poor. Tourist trap. The Greek Islands are freaking awesome and are basically just party places with different age groups for each island. Athens is filthy but as far as cool historic spots are concerned it doesn't get a lot better. Turkey rules because the people are awesome and its f'ing gorgeous, but don't get too crazy or get in any trouble, they don't have a sense of humor about tourists breaking the law. Having said that, turkey was probably my favorite place in terms of backpacking b/c its full of Australians and Kiwis who are on vacation from their work-visa jobs in the UK and they make good travel/drinking partners. Also the bus system in Turkey can get you anywhere for really cheap but you are literally taking your life into your hands every time you let a Turk drive you anywhere. They believe that if you're meant to die, then you die, so they drive like absolute lunatics. Passing on blind turns... on mountain roads without rails or shoulders. Some of the most terrifying experiences of my life.
Montreal has strippers, casinos, good food, beautiful women and is full of french-speaking frogs. Also its freezing there. The drawbacks are significant but it is really an outstanding city.
I guess I could talk about Amsterdam, but really, just imagine a place that cannot possibly exist in the real world, where anything goes and there don't seem to be any rules and that's Amsterdam. I recommend it highly unless you can't handle your shtein. You know who you are. Don't go there. It will chew you up and spit you out. Or you could go there and not do drugs, but that's weak.
That's my world travel brain-dump.
Jamaica's a farging shteinhole, rjs.
Bermuda's where its at. It's safe, clean, cultured, it's got great restaurants, golf courses, shopping for the ladies and the beaches are incredible. It's expensive during the high season, but in the fall, it's fairly affordable and the weather is usually fantastic (provided there's no hurricanes).
Hawaii's nice if you don't mind the locals hurling epithets at you for the entire time you're there (not that I blame them, mind you).
Sort of depends on whether you want a nice, relaxing standard-issue trip, or something a little off the beaten path. Which is it?
I spent two weeks in Belgrade once and had the time of my life.
I have a pen pal who lives in Belgrade. One of the first things that I did when I got access to the net was look for pen pals and guess what, she stuck...and she's shared some cool ass shtein with me.
I really would like the off the beaten path kind of thing.
I had a friend who made a trip and went to Peru or Venezuela and went snake hunting.
I had another friend who just went to Guatemala and was swinging through the vines in the tree tops in the jungle. That kind of shtein is what interests me...not the regular kind of thing any other tourist might find.
For some reason, I don't care for anything in the Carribean other than Cuba or the Yucatan Peninsula.
Good feeback rjs. :yay I always though Turkey would be cool.
Quote from: hbionic on July 25, 2005, 10:09:16 PM
Some chick in Belgrade really thinks I'm cool. After giving my girl a dvd for a gift she dumped my ass. Has anyone ever been to Belgrade?
Quote from: hbionic on July 25, 2005, 10:09:16 PM
I had a friend who made a trip and went to Peru or Venezuela and went trouser snake hunting.
Sounds like a perfect weekend get-a-way for you bionic.
My world wide travels is somewhat limited compared to others but I've been to:
London, England
Stuttgart and Berlin, Germany
The Bahamas
Salzburg, Austria
Mexico
Novia Scotia and British Columbia, Canada
My personal favorite out of all of them was Salzburg. The people were incredibly friendly, the party scene was awesome and the sites were fantastic. I went and checked out a couple of castles and felt like a midevil warrior walking through some of those places. The architecture is gorgeous, the beer is strong and the women are easy.
I think that might have been rjs's longest post ever. It made my eyes hurt.
I've never left the country. But I have lived in Alabama, Kansas and Texas to go along with Pennsylvania. I'm a regular Rand McNally.
Minnesota had a nice airport... :-\
And a nice mall.
And Prince. You can't forget Prince...
I just got back from my honeymoon a few weeks ago and we went to Antigua. Beautiful country/beaches but just like most caribbean island "DIRT POOR". I went to Jamica a few years ago and i would suggest going to "Hedonism" if your going by yourself or if your girl is a freak. Otherwise if your a drinker just make sure you check out an all inclusive resort!
I lived on the island of Guam for about 4 years. Like Hawaii they call you howlie and stuff, but it was a pretty cool place to call home.
I've also traveled to Japan, South Korea, Okinawa (part of Japan but different), Malaysia, Thailand, Diego Garcia (Atol in the Indian ocean), Oman (I think as it wasn't all that memorable) Bahrain (Home of the Gulph Air stewardess training center.), and Saudi Arabia. I'm not counting stop overs where I didn't see much more then the airport. That was military. As a consultant I've traveled too Whales, the UK (Londond and Newcastle upon Tine), Germany, and France. I was really surprised by how much I liked Germany. I would go back there again as they really like their beer.
no place too exciting for me. i spent time in london which was fun, but as rjs mentioned, overpriced. really did have a nice time though. also did two trips to ireland, both were awesome, really can't wait to get back over there. also went to st. lucia for our honeymoon. had a great time there, but aside from the all-inclusive resort and a couple of day trips, didn't see too much of the island. i'd like to hit germany as soon as my son is old enough to be left with the inlaws or my parents.
I spent about three years overseas in the military. Stationed on mainland Japan, not dirthole Okinawa. I did alot of deployemnts in Guam, Thailand, Phillipines, Singapore, Hawaii, all over. Almost anywhere in Asia you can't go wrong....except Vietnam.....farging commies. Most of these places on cheap, except the airfare, there is tons to do (not just girls!), it is easy to get around, and the people are generally very friendly towards Americans.
Regarding Costa Rica: A friend of mine went there about 10 years ago and liked it, but it was a little rough around the edges, and there was some trouble for tourists if you ventured too far from wherever you were based. I think it's been built up quite a bit since then, though.
Bahamas and Jamaica as a kid (yes, Jamaica is a complete dump).
Mexico a few times in HS and college (Acapulco)
Aruba twice as an adult.
Boring, I know. Next real vacation (way down the road) is Ireland.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on July 26, 2005, 09:02:47 AM
Boring, I know. Next real vacation (way down the road) is Ireland.
My family is going there next July. I have family in Cork that I've never met and my wife has college friends who emigrated to Dublin in the early 1980's we'll be visiting.
Can't wait.
i can give you guys a great itinerary for ireland. first time i started in dublin and did a pub tour of the country, the second time we started in shannon and saw some sites along the way in between the pubs. cork is pretty cool, but nothing like dublin. when you do the ring of kerry make sure to go to the gap of dunloe, that's where me and the mrs. got engaged. i would have popped the question when we were in galway, but as we were sitting on the rocks by the water a rat stuck his head out. just about the time i had my hand on the ring in my pocket my wife saw it, screamed bloody murder, and used me to push herself away from the water. almost pushed me in too, lol.
So I have this feeling that our trip to Ireland will end up being a pub to pub trip...instead of a city/town to city/town trip? :-D
Quote from: PhillyGirl on July 26, 2005, 09:22:24 AM
So I have this feeling that our trip to Ireland will end up being a pub to pub trip...instead of a city/town to city/town trip? :-D
Hello? It's Ireland.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on July 26, 2005, 09:22:24 AM
So I have this feeling that our trip to Ireland will end up being a pub to pub trip..
That's the only way to travel. You get to meet the people instead of just being stupid touristy jerks snapping pictures of buildings and other bullshtein.
:-D
my first time was literally spent driving to a town, finding a B&B, then hitting every bar in the area. the second time was site seeing during the day, finding a B&B, then hitting every bar in the area. doesn't seem like a huge difference, but starting the day off with an irish fry and pints of guinness or just starting off with the irish fry means a lot.
Quote from: jerome99RIP on July 26, 2005, 09:05:46 AM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on July 26, 2005, 09:02:47 AM
Boring, I know. Next real vacation (way down the road) is Ireland.
My family is going there next July. I have family in Cork that I've never met and my wife has college friends who emigrated to Dublin in the early 1980's we'll be visiting.
Can't wait.
I have family also in Cork(ive never met em but plan to someday) From what i've heard over the years they own a Pub in Cork. My grandmother went to Ireland every year up until she wasnt healthy enough to go anymore. I just have to convince my better half to go now.
The Mrs. got an e-mail from a girlfriend of hers in Ireland just the other day. I think that put her over the top in terms of actually spending the money to go there. I've been after her for years to go but since she's been there already, she had other places she'd rather visit instead.
i am just getting my traveler legs under me. here's where i have been for non-business reasons.
spent 6 days in toronto. loads of fun.
drove from philly to vegas stopping in a ton of places, met some very interesting people
10 days in cancun. if you go to cancun, go in their offseason, the weather is still beautiful, and the people are nice, and try to experience some of the surround cities instead of just sitting on the beach.
last fall spent 10 days in spain. Madrid is now one of my favorite cities in the world. barcelona was nice to see, but too touristy. the costa del sol is beautiful.
Quote from: rjs246 on July 26, 2005, 09:30:11 AM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on July 26, 2005, 09:22:24 AM
So I have this feeling that our trip to Ireland will end up being a pub to pub trip..
That's the only way to travel. You get to meet the people instead of just being stupid touristy jerks snapping pictures of buildings and other bullshtein.
totally agree.
do some touristy stuff. but dont make that the whole trip. experiencing the life is the way to go.
There's 4 things in Ireland:
beer
buildings made of stone
moss
boiled food
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 26, 2005, 10:17:01 AM
There's 4 things in Ireland:
beer
whatever
whatever
whatever
Good enough for me!
a little off topic on this thread. a woman i work with keeps saying how much she would love to go to europe, but it's too expensive...vlah blah blah...but at the same time, spends $2000 to rent a house in ocean city NJ for a week every summer....i want to smack he so bad and just show her that 2 people can go to europe for a week for LESS than that if you pick the right time of year.
shoobie dumbasses
#1 place was Rome, Italy. I really liked the history, food and gorgeous women. I liked the rest of Italy, but Rome was definitely my favorite.
England/Wales/Scotland - I preferred London and Wales was the most picturesque. I was disappointed in Scotland.
Spain & Portugal - The wine is terrific and Portugal has great music (is it called Fava?).
Sweden/Denmark/Norway - My least favorite trips. The people were great but is really expensive, food is average, and not many sites. We went for two weeks and it rained often.
Mexico - Don't bother.
Hawaii - beautiful and some of the best beaches.
El Salvador - went on a military humanitarian mission. There are hired guards with shotguns at the gas stations and shops. I kid you not.
I hope to go to China, Ireland, Germany and Switzerland.
I have to disagree with whoever said okinawa was a dirthole. I was there for four years, and it's a great place. Once you get away from the bases (Kinville and BC Street are fun, but there's much more to do than hang oiut there), it's beautiful. I've always described it as just like hawaii, but smaller, less crowded, and friendlier. Scuba diving and snorkeling are fantastic there, and we also took a Cesna up to some of the smaller islands up north to visit. It's amazing when you are in the water -- I think you can see for about a mile.
I've also been to the Phillipines four times (each visit was longer than the last, and I "met" more women each time I went). The liquor is dirt cheap, and so are your "dates". $1.50 for an hour, or $7 for the whole night when I was there!! Also, that place has beautifuy countryside, great camping and diving, and more little islands than you can count.
I was in S. Korea once, but where I was sucked ass. Kwang-ju. In the middle of no-where, and the people hated you. It was my first experience of walking in a downtown area that had tanks and armed guards glaring at you with their M-16s just daring you to make a wrong move. It was a little un-nerving.
Hawaii is my favorite place in the world. Not Oahu (the concrete jungle that Waikiki is these days), but Maui, the Big Island, and Kauii rule. Kuaii has a Grand Canyon that is unbelieveable to see. How can such a little island have such a huge canyon?? When I hit Powerball, that's where you'll find me.
I also have to disagree about Okinawa being a dirt hole, but then we got to stay on Kadena airforce base. Nothing better then Orion beer at the Cannon club after hours. Spent my 21st birthday there.
Worst place I have ever been was Kunsan (spelling) South Korea. Water would go out all the time, and they ranked the bars by STD. I think it was ranked the worst airforce base at one time.
Ive only been outside the united states a few times and didn't go too far.
Canada I go to every year. I got on a fishing, hiking trip. Its in Ontario. Its beautiful, totally secluded and very natural. Not too far away is Kingston, Ont. Kingston is one of the cleanest cities Ive ever been too. Has a ton of bars, alot of hot college students, cool shops and sits right on Lake Ontario. If your into history, theres alot of history there too.
The Bahamas I went to when my cousin got married there. We went to a tiny island called Great Harbor Cay. It was 4 miles long, not even 1 mile wide. I think the popultaion was 500. Most of the time was spent drinking, rum runners and kalic (i think) was the beer and eating. We went on a boat ride to two different smaller islands. Went cliff diving at a big hole in the middle of the one island. It was an underwater cave that went from the ocean, under the island and came out at the middle of the island. i dove and the water was so clear that i couldn't judge when i was going to hit the water, it hit before i expected. anyway i came to the surface and underneath where u jumped there was a table with a bartender making rum runners. so i got drunk and went cliff diving for 2 hrs. not bad. id highly recommend the bahamas.
i drove west from lancaster to phoenix the summer after i graduated from high school. if u ever have time to drive on vacation, do it. its the best way to travel IMO. You get to experience alot more than if u flew or took a train. out of all the places we went through or stayed at, Sedona, AZ was the most beautiful. Well I guess the entire Flagstaff, Oak Creek Canyon and Sedona region was awesome! I want to retire there someday. Northern AZ is very temperate, unlike Phoenix. Colorado and New Mexico I would also recommend. Favorite PA spot is Potter County. They call it Gods Country.
Places I want to go before I die: Australia, Ireland, Japan, Spain, Germany, Brazil, Hawaii, Alaska, Sweden, New Zealand any tropical island region and Africa.
Quote from: DemonchildrenOnTurf on July 26, 2005, 11:28:09 AM
I have to disagree with whoever said okinawa was a dirthole. I was there for four years, and it's a great place. Once you get away from the bases (Kinville and BC Street are fun, but there's much more to do than hang oiut there), it's beautiful. I've always described it as just like hawaii, but smaller, less crowded, and friendlier. Scuba diving and snorkeling are fantastic there, and we also took a Cesna up to some of the smaller islands up north to visit. It's amazing when you are in the water -- I think you can see for about a mile.
I've also been to the Phillipines four times (each visit was longer than the last, and I "met" more women each time I went). The liquor is dirt cheap, and so are your "dates". $1.50 for an hour, or $7 for the whole night when I was there!! Also, that place has beautifuy countryside, great camping and diving, and more little islands than you can count.
I was in S. Korea once, but where I was sucked ass. Kwang-ju. In the middle of no-where, and the people hated you. It was my first experience of walking in a downtown area that had tanks and armed guards glaring at you with their M-16s just daring you to make a wrong move. It was a little un-nerving.
Hawaii is my favorite place in the world. Not Oahu (the concrete jungle that Waikiki is these days), but Maui, the Big Island, and Kauii rule. Kuaii has a Grand Canyon that is unbelieveable to see. How can such a little island have such a huge canyon?? When I hit Powerball, that's where you'll find me.
Quote from: Phanatic on July 26, 2005, 06:38:50 PM
I also have to disagree about Okinawa being a dirt hole, but then we got to stay on Kadena airforce base. Nothing better then Orion beer at the Cannon club after hours. Spent my 21st birthday there.
Worst place I have ever been was Kunsan (spelling) South Korea. Water would go out all the time, and they ranked the bars by STD. I think it was ranked the worst airforce base at one time.
I shouldn't of said all of Okinawa was a dirthole.....but a large part is. The beaches are beautiful, scuba is good. I should have stated I was comparing it to the time I spent on the mainland. I was in Iwakuni, about 45 minutes south of Hiroshima. That was some of the most beautiful country I've seen. Korea was a serious dissapointment. I got there in the Port of Pusan (no joke), and went all the way up Yechon Air Force base (about 30 miles from the 38th paralel :paranoid ) That country sucked. Nothing to do, and nothing to see. Anywhere else in asia I would give it :yay :yay And the girls in the Phillipines are the shtein, but THailand and Singapore beat em out in my book. And if you go, don't mess with the "working" types. You can find plenty of normal, everyday women that luv dem sum American. ;)
Quote from: hbionic on July 25, 2005, 10:09:16 PM
she's shared some cool ass shtein with me.
like "her" wang.
Going to Frisco this weekend (insert gay jokes here).
It's been a while since I've been there....going to check out Alcatraz, the wharf, Muir Woods...presidio park, the golden gate and twin peaks...anyone got any other suggestions while out in SF?
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Watch out fer yer cornhole
Figures the first place bionic wants to go visit is a prison. Is that like a pilgrimage for you or something? I bet your mud nickel quivers just at the sound........ALCATRAZ!
Go check out Chinatown. SF probably has the coolest Chinatown out of any city I've visted. I don't know what makes it cooler, it just is. Also, if you've never been to PacBell park, I highly recommend taking in a Giants game while you're there (if they're playing of course). The stadium is awesome and you can pretty much walk around the entire thing without gettting hassled by security. You can also stand field level in right field and see inside the park through the chain link fences they have out there. It's a really cool view.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on July 26, 2005, 09:02:47 AM
Bahamas and Jamaica as a kid (yes, Jamaica is a complete dump).
Mexico a few times in HS and college (Acapulco)
Aruba twice as an adult.
Boring, I know. Next real vacation (way down the road) is Ireland.
123 of 124 students agree..right?
Quote from: rjs246 on August 25, 2005, 07:11:52 PM
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Watch out fer yer cornhole
You're a farging thief! (http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=16090.0)
That's true, quoting a popular movie in a psuedo witty fashion is your territory. A thousand apologies.
Two people quoting the same movie in one day? Incontheivable!
Quote from: rjs246 on August 25, 2005, 07:34:46 PM
That's true, quoting a popular movie in a psuedo witty fashion is your territory. A thousand apologies.
Yeah....I'm the big dog when it comes to psuedo witty fashion.
You probably wear EMO glasses too.
This summer we did a cruise to the Western Carribean. We visited Belize, Grand Cayman, Cozumel (Mexico), and an island off the coast of Honduras called Roatan. I'm convinced that I want to spend at least a week in Roatan now. Preferably two. Fantastic place, great people, and not overbuilt for tourists.
We have several friends in Northern Ireland (Belfast, Derry, Portadown, and Armagh). As much as the whole Ring of Kerry thing sounds like a cool thing to do, I'd love to visit the north. It's nothing like it used to be.
The ladyfriend and I went to Chicago this past weekend. For some reason I thought I would hate the city/people/whatever. I couldn't have been more wrong. It was awesome. We had a blast. Of course all we did was get drunk in various places but that's all I ever do when I travel so eat it.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 25, 2005, 08:13:33 PM
The ladyfriend and I went to Chicago this past weekend. For some reason I thought I would hate the city/people/whatever. I couldn't have been more wrong. It was awesome. We had a blast. Of course all we did was get drunk in various places but that's all I ever do when I travel so eat it.
My wife and I went to Chicago a few summers ago. Beautiful city.
Wrigley Field was a true baseball cathedral.
Quote from: PhillyPhaninDC on July 28, 2005, 01:41:04 PM
Quote from: DemonchildrenOnTurf on July 26, 2005, 11:28:09 AM
I have to disagree with whoever said okinawa was a dirthole. I was there for four years, and it's a great place. Once you get away from the bases (Kinville and BC Street are fun, but there's much more to do than hang oiut there), it's beautiful. I've always described it as just like hawaii, but smaller, less crowded, and friendlier. Scuba diving and snorkeling are fantastic there, and we also took a Cesna up to some of the smaller islands up north to visit. It's amazing when you are in the water -- I think you can see for about a mile.
I've also been to the Phillipines four times (each visit was longer than the last, and I "met" more women each time I went). The liquor is dirt cheap, and so are your "dates". $1.50 for an hour, or $7 for the whole night when I was there!! Also, that place has beautifuy countryside, great camping and diving, and more little islands than you can count.
I was in S. Korea once, but where I was sucked ass. Kwang-ju. In the middle of no-where, and the people hated you. It was my first experience of walking in a downtown area that had tanks and armed guards glaring at you with their M-16s just daring you to make a wrong move. It was a little un-nerving.
Hawaii is my favorite place in the world. Not Oahu (the concrete jungle that Waikiki is these days), but Maui, the Big Island, and Kauii rule. Kuaii has a Grand Canyon that is unbelieveable to see. How can such a little island have such a huge canyon?? When I hit Powerball, that's where you'll find me.
Quote from: Phanatic on July 26, 2005, 06:38:50 PM
I also have to disagree about Okinawa being a dirt hole, but then we got to stay on Kadena airforce base. Nothing better then Orion beer at the Cannon club after hours. Spent my 21st birthday there.
Worst place I have ever been was Kunsan (spelling) South Korea. Water would go out all the time, and they ranked the bars by STD. I think it was ranked the worst airforce base at one time.
I shouldn't of said all of Okinawa was a dirthole.....but a large part is. The beaches are beautiful, scuba is good. I should have stated I was comparing it to the time I spent on the mainland. I was in Iwakuni, about 45 minutes south of Hiroshima. That was some of the most beautiful country I've seen. Korea was a serious dissapointment. I got there in the Port of Pusan (no joke), and went all the way up Yechon Air Force base (about 30 miles from the 38th paralel :paranoid ) That country sucked. Nothing to do, and nothing to see. Anywhere else in asia I would give it :yay :yay And the girls in the Phillipines are the shtein, but THailand and Singapore beat em out in my book. And if you go, don't mess with the "working" types. You can find plenty of normal, everyday women that luv dem sum American. ;)
I have been through Iwakuni. I liked my stay there. We visited a beutiful mountain, and had a somber outing to Hiroshima. I forget the name of the mountain but there were monkeys at the top there.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 25, 2005, 08:13:33 PM
The ladyfriend and I went to Chicago this past weekend. For some reason I thought I would hate the city/people/whatever. I couldn't have been more wrong. It was awesome. We had a blast. Of course all we did was get drunk in various places but that's all I ever do when I travel so eat it.
I had a similar experience in Chicago this summer. Great town.
The only time I've ever been to Chicago was when I was driving through it on my way from Seattle to Philly. It was in June 1998 and the Bull/Jazz had just finished their game in the NBA Finals (It was the game where Chicago held them to 56 points or something). Anywho, traffic sucked and it took forever to get through town. So I stopped at one of those McDonald's that sits overtop the freeway and waited for traffic to pick up a little. Good times.
Looking to go to Puerto Rico at the end of the month....a friend of a friend has a business on one of the islands...so its pretty much only gonna cost me the roundtrip flight ($400)...which for some reason is cheaper than flying directly from LAX to Cincinnati....go figure....we plan on staying in San Juan the last two days of the trip...I have a feeling I will be watching the Eagles game from there.
Anyone been to Puerto Rico before? Any recommendations?
they hate mexicans
I like Puerto Rican women.
My half puerto rican wife makes arroz con pollo to die for, learned it from her puerto rican grandmother. Easily my favorite comfort food dish.
i'm going to be at this on sat. night...
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then wake up and watch the eagles at 9AM the next day. should be a good 24 hours.
Belladonna was the best stripper I've ever seen perform. Hopefully you get to see a little (http://z.about.com/d/martialarts/1/0/J/fist4.jpg) action between the two.
Am i a creepy porn dude for being really jealous? I wanna spy Jenna's cornhole.
i would call you creepy for not being jealous
That's a relief.
oh you bastich! that's just not fair. i expect full photo documentation.
...and I just booked Acapulco for April.
:yay
not to rain on your parade, but going to Acapulco isn't world travel. It's not even tourism. It's going to a restort. Nothing Mexican about that town except the abject poverty and drug murders outside of the resorts. I'm sure you'll have a good time lounging at the mega corporation owned and run mega resort, but if you want to actually meet people you need to get yourself off the resort circuit and into the real world.
you do speak Spanish though, so perhaps you can venture to the edgier parts without getting murdered...but in that town I wouldn't risk it.
Quote from: hbionic on January 07, 2009, 01:45:42 AM
Looking to go to Puerto Rico at the end of the month....a friend of a friend has a business on one of the islands...so its pretty much only gonna cost me the roundtrip flight ($400)...which for some reason is cheaper than flying directly from LAX to Cincinnati....go figure....we plan on staying in San Juan the last two days of the trip...I have a feeling I will be watching the Eagles game from there.
Anyone been to Puerto Rico before? Any recommendations?
I missed a "deployment" to Puerto Rico. They have a jungle that is supposed to be pretty incredible.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 08, 2009, 08:35:36 AM
not to rain on your parade, but going to Acapulco isn't world travel. It's not even tourism. It's going to a restort. Nothing Mexican about that town except the abject poverty and drug murders outside of the resorts. I'm sure you'll have a good time lounging at the mega corporation owned and run mega resort, but if you want to actually meet people you need to get yourself off the resort circuit and into the real world.
you do speak Spanish though, so perhaps you can venture to the edgier parts without getting murdered...but in that town I wouldn't risk it.
I agree...its basically beaches...and drinking....but anything that gets me out of this bubble is travel to me. We were shooting for Miami...but the dolla-dolla-bill-yo! Plus, Im going with a nice little piece...so that should top off the trip. There is a town about an hour away called Taxco that was a mining town. Im just not fond of trusting taxi drivers as guides.
This trip was cheap enough. Not often I get to go. Plus, I get to plot another point on the map that I have not been to...although I went when I was around 6 years old...but that dont count. I still need to visit Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas to be satisfied regarding the beaches in Mexico. I think Cancun kicks all their asses though.
farg it...its a good start though to the year...traveling wise...and best of all...no internet and no god damn cell phone!!! WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!
don't let that commie bastich get you down. enjoy your trip back home
:-D Gracias
I never went to a travel agent before and am considering going to one just to see what they have. Do they demand any sort of up front fee's just to check on travel plans? Any other pointers you guys have would help
expedia.com
Quote from: Diomedes on January 08, 2009, 08:35:36 AM
not to rain on your parade, but going to Acapulco isn't world travel. It's not even tourism. It's going to a restort. Nothing Mexican about that town except the abject poverty and drug murders outside of the resorts. I'm sure you'll have a good time lounging at the mega corporation owned and run mega resort, but if you want to actually meet people you need to get yourself off the resort circuit and into the real world.
you do speak Spanish though, so perhaps you can venture to the edgier parts without getting murdered...but in that town I wouldn't risk it.
Why would anyone give a shtein about any of that depression. Yo go on vacation to be happy. The only advantage I see is you can get that "there but for the grace of God..." feeling.
you pay more for a travel agent, the positive is if you have a good one, they help you out if flights get jacked up and make it easier to travel generally. If you are going with a trip for an all inclusive, i'd talk to an agent since they can get better package deals at times, especially now for the Carribbean(travel is down 50% in some places) and they are putting some great offers out. Otherwise check out individual sites sandals.com or just Travelocity/Expedia/Orbitz for hotels and flights if you dont want all inclusive
Virgin Islands; who has been? Which is the best island to go to?
I'm going to go to Machu Picchu. Trying to decide between these two options:
http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_tours/tour/II16.php5 (http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_tours/tour/II16.php5)
http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_tours/tour/IP14.php5 (http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_tours/tour/IP14.php5)
Either way, I win and the poor Incas lose
*edit - this one is the winner:
http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_tours/tour/MM12.php5 (http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_tours/tour/MM12.php5)
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 03, 2009, 11:04:02 AM
Quote from: Tomahawk on February 03, 2009, 11:02:53 AM
I'm going to go to Machu Picchu.
Wear yo 5-4.
Hahaha, no. I'm going to have the girlfriend teach me Australian in attempt to sound as non-American as possible
In that case, wear your Andrews jersey.
Quote from: Tomahawk on February 03, 2009, 11:02:53 AM
I'm going to go to Machu Picchu. Trying to decide between these two options:
http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_tours/tour/II16.php5 (http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_tours/tour/II16.php5)
http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_tours/tour/IP14.php5 (http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_tours/tour/IP14.php5)
Either way, I win and the poor Incas lose
*edit - this one is the winner:
http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_tours/tour/MM12.php5 (http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_tours/tour/MM12.php5)
When are you going? Shoot me a PM and we'll talk so I can maybe give you a few tips.
The place is amazing.
When are you going? Let us know how that adventure option you chose turned out. Seems awesome.
Plans have changed - gotta go to Australia with the girlfriend instead.
Hopefully I'll be able to go to Machu Picchu next year or the year after that, but I will not let you know how the adventure option is. Asshat
I'm flying into Prague in late April and then flying out of Barcelona 2 1/2 weeks later. Most likely will hit Venice and Tuscany along the way, and maybe one other city of there is time.
I've been to most of the big Western European cities a bunch (London, Amsterdam, Paris, etc.) but if anyone has any recommendations on places that I definitely have to see, I'll take them.
Quote from: Tomahawk on March 02, 2009, 02:43:00 PMbut I will not let you know how the adventure option is. Asshat
Thanks. I appreciate that.
Quote from: phattymatty on March 02, 2009, 02:50:24 PM
I'm flying into Prague in late April and then flying out of Barcelona 2 1/2 weeks later. Most likely will hit Venice and Tuscany along the way, and maybe one other city of there is time.
I've been to most of the big Western European cities a bunch (London, Amsterdam, Paris, etc.) but if anyone has any recommendations on places that I definitely have to see, I'll take them.
bring me home some good absinthe
Quote from: Tomahawk on March 02, 2009, 02:43:00 PM
Plans have changed - gotta go to Australia with the girlfriend instead.
Hopefully I'll be able to go to Machu Picchu next year or the year after that, but I will not let you know how the adventure option is. Asshat
Where in Australia?
Buddy of mine went to Machu Picchu several years ago. Said it was amazing. It sounds like a very cool place.
Ok....Chicago has been confirmed....which isnt really world travel but it does get me out of my bubble.
Cubs Vs. Dodgers trip....
So...anyone got any bar recommendations in the windy city?
walk around some...great city
it might have been just me, but when i was walkin around downtown dc sunday afternoon i saw an inordinate amount of people in full running gear jogging through the streets.
not like a high school running team, but just normal people by themselves or with someone else just running through the city. is this a fad down south or something? i know it was a nice day but even in comparable weather in nyc or philly ive never seen that many runners.
People outside of Philadelphia and Boston do this thing called exercise. It helps to keep them from looking like people from Philadelphia and Boston.
Romes
Right?
they're Romes because they have aids...that's why they're skinny, right?
that does make sense.
Snort
i plan on flying next year
Veronica and I trying this new fad called uh, jogging. I believe it's jogging or yogging. it might be a soft j. I'm not sure but apparently you just run for an extended period of time. It's supposed to be wild.
its not the running part, its the running gear. not like shorts and t shirt. like full on cross country uniforms and such.
no different than the jug heads that go all out when going for bike ride--aerodynamic helmet with 2 mirrors, full-body spandex, min-pedals with steel strap and the baseball card in the spokes
I'm heading to Indonesia in a few days for vacation...mainly Bali & Jakarta (been to Jakarta before). It's literally on the other side of the world. The chicks dig "westerners" too :-D.
Quote from: MDS on March 09, 2009, 09:45:27 PM
its not the running part, its the running gear. not like shorts and t shirt. like full on cross country uniforms and such.
its called being rich
wash dc is about the only part of the country that hasnt been affected by the recession...thus people still be caking off and rollin in three hundred dollar sweatsuits while MA is rockin umbro shorts and fruit of the loom t shirts
Umbros used to be the bomb....
yeah if you like your balls bouncing off your thigh every stride..Im trying to be snug
yeah i bet you like snuggling with balls
no doubt--fat black balls over my nose Im not complaining
Quote from: Don Ho on March 05, 2009, 01:55:01 AM
Quote from: Tomahawk on March 02, 2009, 02:43:00 PM
Plans have changed - gotta go to Australia with the girlfriend instead.
Hopefully I'll be able to go to Machu Picchu next year or the year after that, but I will not let you know how the adventure option is. Asshat
Where in Australia?
Buddy of mine went to Machu Picchu several years ago. Said it was amazing. It sounds like a very cool place.
The Gold Coast. I'll get to find out how bad I am at surfing. Hopefully not so bad to piss off Keanue Reeves and Patrick Swayze
vaya con dios brah
Just checked on Expedia a couple of days ago....end of august, 6 nights, 7 days, direct flight to cancun, round trip right in the middle of the hotel strip....$570+ taxes and fees. :o :o :o
INCREDIBLE!
Granted, May-Nov is hurricane season...but hot damn!
That is what I just paid for Acapulco for 5 nights and 6 days and we had a connection in Mexico City.
My Puerto Rico Trip in January was $390 for round trip fare from L.A. to San Juan. (connected in ATL on the way there, and Dallas on the way back).
Traveling is getting a little cheap if you keep it in the Americas. Seems like the deals are out there.
Thanks for the info, Chuggie. I've been looking at going to Cancun or Cozumel and was looking at a site called funjet.com
My boy booked on on there about a year ago for Cancun and he spent about 1200 for him and his wife for airfare and an all inclusive joint.
http://www.fearlessflight.com/
for those of us with a fear of flying.
the pic of carrot top scared me away form the site as soon as it loaded
wow...I didn't see before. That is uncanny. Carrot Top before steroids?
Basically, 1 in 11 million is anyone's chance they are involved in a plane accident.
Have you never been to Manayunk? All you see is idiots riding in full gear; spandex shirts, shorts, shoes, etc...and they ride in the middle of the street. I almost ran one over this morning.
whenever i'm back that way for a visit i try and hit up the grape st pub in manayunk on fri nights. they usually have some good live music going on in there. or at least they did....it's probably been 2 or 3 years since i've been up there.
So I think the possibility of going to Mexico has died with the emergence of the swine shtein.
I need to think of another places to go.
Yo Todd...can we vacation with you? Maybe a cross country train ride with Havas or rjs can take us sight-seeing in his Prius.
ha, my buddy is on his farging honeymoon down there. I hope he went right to a pharmacia for some Tamaflu
I hope he enjoys quarantine.
you couldn't pay me to go to mexico right now. yeah, the resorts are still safe but if i go to mexico.....or any other country for that matter, then the last thing i want to do is hang out with a bunch of stupid americans. i'd much rather be experiencing the country and mingling with the locals. unless i'm in canada. but that's because i can't stand canadians.
Any of you slappy's ever been to Key West?
I'm thinkin' that could be my substitute spot.
Lots of gheys down there. Bring your five fo jersey, you'll fit right in.
Maybe heading to Lebanon and Syria in next year. Will be staying at a friend's pad and touring the country and probably checking out Damascus as well. I hear the food is very inexpensive and there is beautiful countryside.
Should be interesting.
Yeah the countrysides are pretty beautiful. Except for the burnt out cars, tanks, and corpses littered on the sides of the major roads.
cant you be one of them?
Quote from: hbionic on November 07, 2009, 02:51:14 PM
Maybe heading to Lebanon and Syria in next year. Will be staying at a friend's pad and touring the country and probably checking out Damascus as well. I hear the food is very inexpensive and there is beautiful countryside.
Should be interesting.
Chuggie, long as your in the neighborhood you might consider a trip to Jordan and check out Petra. Ever since seeing the 3rd Indiana Jones movie I always wanted to visit it. Recently it was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World (I think there are 18 of them now).
chuggie wants to smoke hash
Been in Hong Kong for the last week or so; going to be here and Macau for another week. Looks like I didn't miss much with the Chargers game. As if my whiteness, zesty fashion sense, and accent haven't already advertised that I'm the Ugly American, I've been doing the Phreak and obnoxiously wearing my Phillies cap everywhere. I've been to a ton of non-touristy areas here (I know some people) , meaning that there have been multiple times when a sea of hundreds of Asian faces has been broken up only by a red cap. I wish I had some pictures of that.
My takeaway impression of the place is that if China can replicate even half the success of Hong Kong in other cities, their economy will utterly dominate that of the USA, and quickly. Learn Cantonese!
Rock the Philly stuff...good job. :yay
speaking of that Phreak, i was listening to i think WYSP, and they were saying that Bonnaduche is having some contest of people rocking Eagles/Philly related clothes in crazy places. http://www.94wysp.com/pages/3263242.php
its somewhere on there
Sweet! Maybe I'll win something.
i doubt it. when you have a contest made up of people wearing eagles/phillies jerseys all around the world, there are no real winners.
Probably your best post. Ever.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 20, 2009, 01:40:52 PM
i doubt it. when you have a contest made up of people wearing eagles/phillies jerseys all around the world, there are no real winners.
Unless its someone rockin a Trotter on Machu Picchu
gold medal. special olympics.
This time tomorrow night we'll be in the air on the way to motherfargin Vegas!
Gambling, drinking, farging, gambling, eating, farging, drinking, comedy shows, drinking, drinking and gambling and some more fargin.
And that's when you're still on the plane.
dont be intimidated by all the minorities
lol...don't worry Todd. I'm more worried about you when you move to Northern Mexico.
im actually somehow still alive for that. i havent heard from them in a week after doing 4 separate interviews but sent along an email was told that a decision hasnt been made yet. not great news but its not a "no" yet.
We got back today at 6am. I've spent the day trying to recover and I'm still tired.
I think I slept like 8 hours the entire time we were there.
Craps at Casino Royale is the shtein. Low minimums, high odds, funny dealers. The only drawback is the free beers are in small glasses. The other joints will give you the free bottles.
We stayed at The Mirage and it was pretty nice. I didn't gamble there too much though. A little bit of craps the first night and some Big Six wheel yesterday. I lost $120 on craps in like 10 minutes because it was a $10 minimum table.
Saw Frank Caliendo (hilarious), went clubbing one night and it didn't last too long because a friend of ours was wasted all to hell and got kicked out. Not that I cared too much because I am not a night club fan. But dude is normally a solid drinker and just went a bit too crazy on tequila. I finished the night off getting blitzed playing craps.
lol...he is playing the Monte Carlo and we checked him out because the tickets were cheap. My girl knows him from watching FOX on Sunday's with me. He put on a good show.
How many hooker cards did you keep? You shoulda told the mexicans handing them out where you were from, maybe they woulda hooked you up.
That's weird coming from a guy who's gay for Kevin James and Nick Bakay
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2010, 10:30:02 PM
Quote from: Rome on January 31, 2010, 08:26:08 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 31, 2010, 08:19:35 PM
Saw Frank Caliendo (hilarious)
WTF?
lol
least funny guy ever?
my dad likes him thats all you need to know
Not really. I find him hilarious.
We're already looking at booking our next trip in March. Kevin James and Ray Romano are playing The Mirage on the 5th and 6th. I'm there for that if we go that weekend.
Munson,
I kept none of those cards because I didn't take any. I found them amusing though. There was one guy who cracked me up though. He was a midget-like Mexican with an angry scowl on his face and was jamming some heavy metal on an old walkman so loud you could hear it from 20 feet away.
Some of them were wearing "buy one girl, get one free" shirts.
We also saw a midget Elvis impersonator outside of Harley Davidson Cafe.
Last night we ate dinner at Yolo's Mexican Restaurant in Planet Hollywood and AC Slater (Mario Lopez) was at the table beside us. He'd just got done hosting the Miss American pageant and was with a pretty big group. They were throwing down shots of Patron like crazy.
I played Craps the entire time (with the exception of a few hours of Big Six - simplest game ever- at Stratosphere, Mirage and TI).
Craps was best at Casino Royale (bought in at 60 bucks and walked with a 245 profit after a couple hours). They were $3 minimum tables and hot as hell on Friday. But on Saturday they were ice. I pissed that 245 plus a hundy back over a few hours. One of the pit bosses was amazed that no one hit a damn point in over a half hour on one table.
On Big Six I mostly bet $5-$10 bucks on the 1 coming up (paid 1-1) and made a nice profit doing that.
Haha yeah those mexicans are goofy as farg but they way they snap those cards in your face is annoying.
Save any chips? I meant to try and save a chip from somewhere and totally forgot.
Should have taken the bus.
I'm going to Puerto Rico, at the Wyndam Rio Mar (http://www.wyndhamriomar.com/) to celebrate my pops turning 50. Anyone ever been there?
i just booked another impromptu flight to vegas for february. comp rooms at venetian holla.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on February 01, 2010, 08:30:39 AM
Should have taken the bus.
I'm going to Puerto Rico, at the Wyndam Rio Mar (http://www.wyndhamriomar.com/) to celebrate my pops turning 50. Anyone ever been there?
wait how old are you
28, parents had me when they were 20.
28 + 20 = 50
GENIUS...
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on February 01, 2010, 11:19:08 AM
28, parents had me when they were 20.
i thought you were like 40. woops.
i think chuggie went to pr last year. which is basically like me going to canada just to see a different kind of white folk.
Yes...but white folk are mostly all fugly. Latin people are only ugly.
I spent most of the 10 days in Puerto Rico on the Island of Vieques. Densly populated and beautiful beaches...water is warm as hell and I didn't want to come back.
I spent 2 days in San Juan...one of them completely hungover...didn't really get a chance to explore the main island...but I would want to go back for sure and go to the Arecibo observatory, explore the Old San Juan and go to this place.... http://www.aventuraspr.com/
When you go...their most popular beer is Medalla. You can drink 50 of those and won't catch a buzz...but they're cheap...so what the hell.
i want to see Arecibo, but im not sure if we'll have time. We're planning on a trip to the rain forest, and a snorkeling trip. From what i've read drinks are expensive as shtein, so we'll be hitting up a local shop down the road to get some booze to offset costs. I'll probably rack up a grand anyway.
Munson,
I didn't save any chips this time, I didn't even think about it. But I will collect a few when we go back in March.
Matty,
Is that where you normally stay? If so, how much do you normally have to drop to start seeing the comps roll in?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 01, 2010, 05:09:09 PM
Matty,
Is that where you normally stay? If so, how much do you normally have to drop to start seeing the comps roll in?
Actually this is the first time the Venetian has ever comped me, which is the only reason i'm going. Was there for a bachelor party in July and I had a crazy good night at the Pai Gow table. The time you spend at the tables is actually just as important, if not more, than the amount of money you blow. As long as you're playing 15 dollars or more per hand.
Paris and Ballys and sometimes Hard Rock are where I usually get comp rooms from. TotalRewards, which are all of the Harrahs casinos, seems to reward you the most for play. And Hard Rock is the most fun place to actually stay even though it's smaller and a bit off the strip. Took me a few trips to start getting comp rooms on the regular but once you start actually taking advantage of their offers they'll keep coming.
Cool...
I didn't sign up for Harrah's Total Rewards because I didn't play much in any of their spots. I only shot craps for a few rolls before two french dudes farged the table up by being jerks. Then I left and went to Casino Royale.
I signed up for Mirage/MGM and Casino Royale's clubs. Not that I would want to stay at CR.
I've been reading a lot of good reviews on Bill's Gamblin Hall, which is part of Harrah's, I think. I don't think I would want to stay there either.
It seems like Royale, Bill's and Imperial Palace all fall into the same category.
Treasure Island looks like a decent spot to stay. I think that is where we'll stay when we go next month.
Im still trying to figure out what ever made you sit down at a Pai Gow table in the first place matty?
Asian Creampies
pai gow is a great game if you want to just pound free drinks and sit at the same table for a long time. for a while it would be me and about 5 old asian women but in the last year or two its catching on with the younger crowd. i play it all the time.
I don't know how to play, but Matty's right...I saw a lot of younger people playing it.
Baccarat is one where I saw no younger people. All old folks with stacks of chips.
Anyone been to St. Lucia?
yeah, Sandals Grand St Lucian. Where you going?
Thats exactly where actually for my honeymoon in March. Got our own private villa and all that good shtein. Good spot? The pics look awesome, but I know that doesnt always mean awesomeness.
Quote from: Die-Hard on February 02, 2010, 03:38:32 PM
Thats exactly where actually for my honeymoon in March. Got our own private villa and all that good shtein. Good spot? The pics look awesome, but I know that doesnt always mean awesomeness.
yeah man its great. We went there for my parents 25th anniversary with 22 other people. I have some pics on my FB profile you can see what it looked like. It's beautiful, we stayed on property pretty much the whole time outside of hiking up the state park next to the resort. You get some great views up there, and its a good hike if you and the wifey want a little workout. I'd recommend doing the Scuba class on the 2nd or 3rd day, get your certification if you dont already have it, and go out. The snorkeling trips are good too.
If you want some drugs, talk to Moonlight, he sells shells with gifts inside them. Food wise its what you'd expect for a Sandals. Good food, the pub is a fun hangout, and the italian food place is pretty good too. Definitely sign up to be a Signature Guest if you havent already, its free and worth the 5 minutes. You'll get exclusive deals for other trips, and you will get points for each trip that go towards extra days your next trip. In addition you get special treatment when it comes to checkin and a special dinner that is off the charts good. Pm me if you have questions man, its a good setup down there. One thing though about St Lucia, the # 1 crime on the island is Rape, so just be weary of where you go, as most of the islands are down there.
And watch out for your bunghole.
Quote from: Die-Hard on February 02, 2010, 03:38:32 PM
Thats exactly where actually for my honeymoon in March. Got our own private villa and all that good shtein. Good spot? The pics look awesome, but I know that doesnt always mean awesomeness.
You're getting married?!
Congrats man
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 02, 2010, 10:23:44 AM
Cool...
I didn't sign up for Harrah's Total Rewards because I didn't play much in any of their spots. I only shot craps for a few rolls before two french dudes farged the table up by being jerks. Then I left and went to Casino Royale.
I signed up for Mirage/MGM and Casino Royale's clubs. Not that I would want to stay at CR.
I've been reading a lot of good reviews on Bill's Gamblin Hall, which is part of Harrah's, I think. I don't think I would want to stay there either.
It seems like Royale, Bill's and Imperial Palace all fall into the same category.
Treasure Island looks like a decent spot to stay. I think that is where we'll stay when we go next month.
Treasure Island is definitely awesome. The rooms were real nice, the casino is pretty cool, and the swimming pool was the shtein. Of course I was there when it was 103 degrees everyday so spending 6 hours in the pool was a good idea. I wasn't a big fan of the food they had available there, but that's mostly because I'm a wings/burgers guy and they wanted an arm and a leg for an order of 8 wings at some places. They've got a nightclub/bar type place in the hotel that is free cover for hotel guests, Christian Audiger. It's got a pretty good set up with an outdoor part that overlooks the strip, but the night we went it was like a wednesday and it was pretty empty. But it was also early. There's a smaller lounge bar called The Mist that was okay, had a pong table and some couches and such. I had a Gin Mint drink there and it was delicious. There's also a Kahunaville bar and restaurant.
Good stuff, thanks.
We went there to eat at The Buffet and gamble a bit. But I wondered how the rooms were. Mirage's prices have gone up a bit and TI is a tad lower so I may just stay there
Quote from: Die-Hard on February 02, 2010, 03:38:32 PM
Thats exactly where actually for my honeymoon in March. Got our own private villa and all that good shtein. Good spot? The pics look awesome, but I know that doesnt always mean awesomeness.
I'm going to Sandals Negril at the end of March. If I would have chosen St. Lucia instead, and I ran into you there, I might have shteined myself.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 02, 2010, 04:18:36 PM
Good stuff, thanks.
We went there to eat at The Buffet and gamble a bit. But I wondered how the rooms were. Mirage's prices have gone up a bit and TI is a tad lower so I may just stay there
The rooms were definitely nice, but pretty much the only I problem I had with them was the lack of mini-fridges. Now I don't know if that's hotel wide or that was just the kind of rooms we had, but the lack of a mini-fridge sucked. There was a free ice machine on the floor but it was still a pain in the ass.
That doesn't matter much to me. Mirage had one, but it was stocked with the shtein that's expensive to take out of there - so I didn't touch it.
Booked the second trip today. 4 nights/5 days at the beginning of March. We ended up at The Mirage again. I looked at deals at Palazzo, Venetian, Mirage, TI and Paris and decided to go with Mirage again because we liked it so much the first time.
I can't wait to shoot craps again
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 02, 2010, 04:15:41 PM
Quote from: Die-Hard on February 02, 2010, 03:38:32 PM
Thats exactly where actually for my honeymoon in March. Got our own private villa and all that good shtein. Good spot? The pics look awesome, but I know that doesnt always mean awesomeness.
You're getting married?!
Congrats man
I guess I've come a long way since the caution tape, huh?
I'm fairly certain that marriage is not a sign of maturity so don't worry, you're still a lunatic.
Oddly enough, that makes me feel good.
Quote from: rjs246 on February 02, 2010, 04:08:58 PM
And watch out for your bunghole.
fail
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A couple more days until Vegas Vacation II....
Monday and Tuesday are going to farging crawl.
Ha! Good deal man, glad to hear you're finally getting that vaca you want so bad.
Thanks man....I need it. Even though we went in January, this one is a little longer and more planned out since we know the lay of the land.
pick me up before you go go
You can't take time off yet.
alls i need is one night.
I say this every time I return from the Big Easy, but that place is the greatest farging place in all the land. God Bless the chocolate city.
One of my clients is going to Africa this month for about 4 weeks or so. One of her goals is to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. That seems farging awesome. I'm thinking of doing it now....anyone else here done it?
i don't think mexicans really have great climbing skills.....at least not until a wall is built on the border to give you guys some practice. however, if you do end up going it'd be swell if you could trim the hedges around the summit.
On the way to the airport in a couple hours.
Beer and gambling for five days....can't wait
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 03, 2010, 06:20:24 PM
On the way to the airport in a couple hours.
Beer and gambling for five days....can't wait
Ah...The Nevada state motto.
Back from PR, great farging time. My wife and i died Tuesday night, had bad pineapple in our drinks, i dont think the muliple shots helped either. I want an iguana, and a chica boom
Public Relations?
St. Lucia in 10 days. SB, I'm gonna PM you before I leave..
Negril in three weeks for me.
East Rutherford for me tomorrow!
sounds good Diehard, Rio Mar Puerto Rico is nice a farg, but i'm about 2 grand broker not including travel expenses. Yay TARP
if im lucky ill go to austin this year. farg you people.
Back from Vegas yesterday morning and planning another trip right now.
We're just gonna do a weekender in April.
This trip was relaxing and more laid back than the last time. The gambling was still tight as farg though. I missed out on TWO four team parlays because the farging Rockets choked against the Pistons. Those iceholes cost me about 400 bucks in winnings.
The craps tables were up and down. Get the bankroll up, then it would be point-seven-point-seven. A slow bleed all trip long.
Roulette was the same way - slow bleed. I made a hundred bucks last for 4 hours at Imperial Palace and that garnered me enough "free" beers to have one helluva night on Thursday. I was tipsy as farg when we left there. My girl was blasted. I took her back to the hotel and she passed out. I went out and shot craps and downed another 20 or so beers. I stumbled in about 430 and passed out.
I woke up about 20 minutes later and realized I forgot to take out my contacts. So I go into the bathroom and take the left one out. I then try to take the right one out and it won't come. I dug in my eye for about 10 minutes and finally said farg it and went back to bed with one in and one out...or so I thought.
By the time I woke up (worst hangover ever!) my eye was hurting. I went in and looked in the mirror and realized I had no right contact in. SO either that bitch fell out or I took it out and forgot and kept trying to take it out. But my eye was red and in pain. Luckily I had another pair of lenses with me.
I saw some dude at the Mirage sports book cashing it in on Sunday am. They were unwrapping wads of 100's for this dude. I'd guess they paid him a good 75-100K in hunny's. He put it in a goddamn grocery store bag. Had to have been betting on the horses to win that much.
One douchebag rolled up and dropped 1100 on the Blazers +7 against the Nuggets and lost. I thought he was going to kill himself watching the game.
did munson get there yet? i heard he took a bus.
About 7 months ago. That shtein was awesome.
Most likely will be going to London to visit a good friend of mine in a few weeks. Haven't been there since LSE for grad school and I swore I'd never go back. It was just an awful experience from the dark and mucky weather, to the awful food. But I got the "I'll make sure it's a good time" promise.
Anyone ever been to London?
I've been several times. It's like New York only more expensive with worse weather terrible food and ugly people. So not much like New York.
Go to Brussels instead. Get drunk on the world's best beer and watch the most gorgeous women on Earth meander around the streets.
Quote from: King Cole on March 10, 2010, 02:06:27 AM
Most likely will be going to London to visit a good friend of mine in a few weeks. Haven't been there since LSE for grad school and I swore I'd never go back. It was just an awful experience from the dark and mucky weather, to the awful food. But I got the "I'll make sure it's a good time" promise.
Anyone ever been to London?
I liked it. Pubs were great and there is some great history there. I have never been to Brussels so I have no point of comparison.
i've been to london twice and loved it. the food is a little blah, but for the most part i just stuck to pubs and ordered off their menu. didn't matter how bad the food was, by the time it got to me i was already 4 or 5 pints in and just needed something to help absorb some of the booze. the weather kind of sucked both times i went, once for new years and the other time in either feb or march so i basically got the same weather both trips. wouldn't mind going in like may or june.
So the comps for Harrah's properties have started rolling in;
I just booked a weekend in April at Bally's for free. Friday through Monday.
I wish I could get the same damn offers for the Mirage because I love that hotel, but the monster roulette sessions we had at IP and Harrah's helped these offers come in.
The year I spent there it was pretty much awful weather every day. But I was there for school, and I didn't know anybody. Maybe it will be different the second time around with company. It's what I'm banking on anyway.
phreak has the fever. nice.
No doubt. That city is addicting. I love everything about Vegas. The cool thing was my girl was the driving force behind this upcoming trip...she's got the fever as bad as I do.
Maybe she's going to Wayne Newton's place.
I'm more worried about the chippendale's dancers...she always fawns over their billboard.
if shes insisting then yous gots to do that thing where you aint gotta wear that thing you know what i mean jay
:-D
I think so. But that's no problemo, senor Orodenker.
THE DOOR IS OPEN
I changed our hotel for the April trip.
I was nervous about Bally's because the reviews are less than flattering about the place. I got an offer from NYNY for two mid-week comped nights and $59 weekends. So we'll be there Sat-Sun-Mon for about 60 bucks. I get restaurant discounts and $25 free-play too. I'm hoping to get some other meals comped too.
Come on April. I can't wait to go back and shoot craps.
i cant wait until you grow a penis and play blackjack like a real man
Poker>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Craps>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Roulette>>>>chatroulette>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Blackjack
black jack is fun and can be an easy way to walk out of the casino with a few bucks in your hand as long as the other people at your table know how to play.
roulette is fun too. more fun than craps imo because the "dealers" can aim the ball and some of them fall into predictable patterns as to what section of the wheel they'll be throwing for.
Quote from: KDS on March 25, 2010, 02:55:35 AM
i cant wait until you grow a penis and play blackjack like a real man
I'm going to play this trip. But I won't sit down at any table and play a game until I know the game well enough. I wasn't comfortable the last few times with blackjack yet.
find a table with one or 2 people who obviously know how to play and sit. black jack players aren't competing against each other so they'll be more than happy to give you advice. especially if you're going to do something stupid like hit on 14 and the dealer is showing a 5.
Sometimes even experienced players do things (on a hunch) that would otherwise not be done. I'm amused when the next guy then gets all pissy about not getting "his" card, or something like that.
when i first started playing blackjack, the dealers would help out too if its not too crazy in there.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 25, 2010, 08:45:31 AM
Quote from: KDS on March 25, 2010, 02:55:35 AM
i cant wait until you grow a penis and play blackjack like a real man
I'm going to play this trip. But I won't sit down at any table and play a game until I know the game well enough. I wasn't comfortable the last few times with blackjack yet.
You add your cards until you get close to 21. Glad I could help. 8)
Sit at a $5 table and play how you want, ignore the curmudgeons that cry about you getting their card etc...
no better game in the casino than craps, and once you get over just playing the pass line and the numbers up top the shtein gets really exciting
not to mention you wont find any other spot in the casino where people are literally gathered around by the dozens cheering and going crazy at a hot table...and if you have the dice in your hands when its happening....forget about it
Quote from: charlie on March 25, 2010, 09:34:18 AM
Sit at a $5 table and play how you want, ignore the curmudgeons that cry about you getting their card etc...
Do they still have those?
In Vegas they do. AC, not so much.
Yeah, I see a lot of $5 tables out there. But when Friday rolls around the $5 spots disappear (at least in the upper crust joints) until about 4am. One pit boss at The Mirage said 4am-9am is the only time you'll find a $5 table on the weekends. If you go downtown you'll see $5 spots aplenty.
That's the thing I worry about the most, getting into it with some jerkoff who is offended at my style of play. I'm going to get one of those basic strategy cards and use it at the table early in the morning whens its quiet.
Agreed on the craps, Reese. I love when a table is hot and everyone is into it.
I read on a Vegas site, the TripAdvisor forum, that there was an hour and a half roll at The Mirage last Thursday. After the guy sevened out they had to shut the table down for an hour while they paid everyone out. When it was all said and done they paid out over $300k.
I can't wait to shoot in a few weeks again.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 25, 2010, 08:41:56 AM
black jack is fun and can be an easy way to walk out of the casino with a few bucks in your hand as long as the other people at your table know how to play.
roulette is fun too. more fun than craps imo because the "dealers" can aim the ball and some of them fall into predictable patterns as to what section of the wheel they'll be throwing for.
blackjack's also probably the easiest way to walk out of the casino without any of your money.
I personally enjoy playing roulette more than craps, but one of my boys was at a table during a good run and he made somethin like 800 bucks and as Reese said, when you get that many people gathering around cheering it's fun as shtein.
But last time I was in AC, I was down like 180 at poker, went over to roulette and got back up to even, then sat back down at poker and finished up 300. I play the outside for a bit then move inside when I have a small profit built up. I hit a few numbers that I had 2 or 3 bucks on, but every time I'd try and gamble a bit more on some numbers and put 5+ dollars, I couldn't hit.
I'm thinking of going to D.C.
I guy a play basketball with went there two years ago and stayed in Virginia on the border and he rode the subway in and said it was a 5 minute ride and a lot cheaper to stay in Virginia than D.C.
Anyone got any recommendations regarding regional eats? Places to see? (Other than the obvious).
Sounds like you're staying in Arlington, where I lived for five years and where matty lived until a month ago. So yes, we probably have recommendations depending on what you're looking for.
I love it how the "world travel" thread consists of discussions about Las Vegas, Atlantic City & Arlington, VA.
Ha. For real.
Don't forget I'm going to Houston in September. :)
Knowing what you know of the D.C. area....what are some not so obvious places to go and check out? I'll be traveling with my girlfriend so you can leave out cocaine and hookers. Ok, just leave out cocaine.
The Newseum is cool. There's a park at the end of the runways at Reagan National airport where you can see the monuments across the Potomac and watch the planes take off. There are tons of restaurants and bars that are worth checking out in both Arlington and the District, although I'll let you do the research on that. The Cinema Draft House in Arlington shows second run movies and serves food and beer. Carderock and Great Falls parks have the usual outdoor shtein like climbing and camping and shtein.
Take a drive from crystal city, up rt 110 and onto constitution ave. at night after the traffic has cleared out. You'll see monuments on both sides of the water, and a great view of the city.
There. Now never bother me again.
Go to the orignial Five Guys. Then go eat a half smoke. then gtfo
Had no clue what Five Guys and Half Smoke meant until 10 seconds ago. Thanks internet.
Whatcha coming to Houston for chuggie?
This city blows.
And LV, AC and Arlingto is how we on CF roll when it comes to traveling. Ain't no jet-setters on here...
2nd weekend of September
Our annual Dodgers vs. whoever trip.
Phreak, this means we must meet up for beers...and talk about how hot latina women are and how zesty the Eagles are.
Good times.
I'm in. :yay
Beers, broads and baseball.
Quote from: Munson on March 25, 2010, 07:29:06 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 25, 2010, 08:41:56 AM
black jack is fun and can be an easy way to walk out of the casino with a few bucks in your hand as long as the other people at your table know how to play.
roulette is fun too. more fun than craps imo because the "dealers" can aim the ball and some of them fall into predictable patterns as to what section of the wheel they'll be throwing for.
blackjack's also probably the easiest way to walk out of the casino without any of your money.
not to split hairs, but any form of gambling is the easiest way to walk out of a casino without your money. i just know that when i play black jack, i look for a table full of people who are having fun and have a reasonable understanding of the game. i won't sit at a table full of "serious" players, jerkoffs or rookies. find a good table, with good people and at the very worst, you'll walk out a few hours later with alot more bourbon in your liver than when you showed up and at least the same amount of chips you started with.
i've never really won "big" on black jack (maybe $400 is the most i've walked away from the table with) but i've definitely never lost big on a table either. more often than not, i break even.
QuoteI personally enjoy playing roulette more than craps, but one of my boys was at a table during a good run and he made somethin like 800 bucks and as Reese said, when you get that many people gathering around cheering it's fun as shtein.
i farging love playing roulette. it's so simple and requires very little thought, strategy or skill which is pretty much right in my wheel house.
munson takes buses to vegas and thinks hes some kind of expert poker player. just prepare to engage in that conversation.
but @ blackjack its easily the most fun game to play with the best crowds and the best stories. which is the reason you do it because no matter what you play at a casino odds are youre gonna get got.
any good casinos in brownsville?
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 26, 2010, 11:57:39 PM
Quote from: Munson on March 25, 2010, 07:29:06 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 25, 2010, 08:41:56 AM
black jack is fun and can be an easy way to walk out of the casino with a few bucks in your hand as long as the other people at your table know how to play.
roulette is fun too. more fun than craps imo because the "dealers" can aim the ball and some of them fall into predictable patterns as to what section of the wheel they'll be throwing for.
blackjack's also probably the easiest way to walk out of the casino without any of your money.
not to split hairs, but any form of gambling is the easiest way to walk out of a casino without your money. i just know that when i play black jack, i look for a table full of people who are having fun and have a reasonable understanding of the game. i won't sit at a table full of "serious" players, jerkoffs or rookies. find a good table, with good people and at the very worst, you'll walk out a few hours later with alot more bourbon in your liver than when you showed up and at least the same amount of chips you started with.
i've never really won "big" on black jack (maybe $400 is the most i've walked away from the table with) but i've definitely never lost big on a table either. more often than not, i break even.
QuoteI personally enjoy playing roulette more than craps, but one of my boys was at a table during a good run and he made somethin like 800 bucks and as Reese said, when you get that many people gathering around cheering it's fun as shtein.
i farging love playing roulette. it's so simple and requires very little thought, strategy or skill which is pretty much right in my wheel house.
I was commenting more on the odds of blackjack being in favor of the house more than any other table game. Most of the stories I hear at the tables of mass amounts of lost money always seem to be about blackjack.
And agree on roulette. Unless you're a jew like me and bet against yourself on the outside in the hopes of making a little money at a time without much risk of losing. It starts out slow but once I build up a nice stack I can take a lot more chances on the inside.
Finklestein, I know your pea sized brain can't handle the strategy of a game of poker, but I pretty much guarantee that you'll have a much better time sitting at a 1-2 game of poker. You go higher stakes then that and it gets a bit more serious. But poker tables, at least in AC, get served more often, which means more liquored up people pissing away their money. Good times.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 27, 2010, 12:10:48 AM
any good casinos in brownsville?
what do you think
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 26, 2010, 03:57:26 PM
Whatcha coming to Houston for chuggie?
This city blows.
And LV, AC and Arlingto is how we on CF roll when it comes to traveling. Ain't no jet-setters on here...
I've been to Prague, barcelona, tuscany, and playa del carmen in the past year. and going to guatamala next month. i would recommend all of them.
Correction...we've got one Carmen SanDiego amongst us.
Whatcha going to Guatemala for, Matt?
drugs, probably.
my squadron was supposed to deploy to peru and then onto chile starting in may and coming back in late june/early july. due to the earthquakes in chile, that portion of the training has been cancelled but could possibly be relocated to peru for the duration. or it could be completely cancelled. my money's on the latter and that pisses me off.
i especially don't understand why we aren't scrubbing the whole training exercise and going straight to chile for humanitarian aid. the aircraft we have are specifically designed to transport people and supplies. seems like the perfect tool to use in a country that's been leveled by earthquakes and has a lot of remote towns and villages that aren't easily accessible.
Negril for me tomorrow. And no drugs. :P
What part of Peru, Sarge?
the part that doesn't allow you to wear football jerseys. also known as callao. it's on the coast, not too far from lima.
Technically I wore one there because that is where the airport is. I've eaten in a few pollo a la brasa places there too
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 28, 2010, 12:45:46 AM
Correction...we've got one Carmen SanDiego amongst us.
Whatcha going to Guatemala for, Matt?
have a good friend who is spending a few months there, so yeah, basically drugs.
Vegas Trip III starts tomorrow at 0700. I can't wait to hit the tables.
I really need to get elite status on Continental. I get close every year but always fall a bit short. They started charging for the damn exit row seating. When I checked in on line this morning the thieves wanted $69 bucks each to sit where I used to sit for free.
All 6 of the exit row seats (and the 6 bulkheads) are empty. No one's paying for that shtein.
And I guess there's no elites on the flight (or all have been bumped to FC) because they get free upgrades to sit there.
You're the Donovan McNabb of continental elite status... Do you puke when you're really late for a flight?
Yes. I just turn my head and vomit a little in the aisle and then go about my business.
You should just vomit on the people in front of you instead. It's the Philly way.
We got back from another Vegas trip a week ago and it was the best one yet. Why? Because I actually won this time. Roulette, Craps, Blackjack and slots...whatever I played I won for the most part.
I popped my blackjack cherry at Tropicana. I went early in the morning and caught a $5 table with a cool dealer and my strategy card. I won $50.
Since my chick has to go back to Peru in a month (visa expiring, have to get a new one) we're gonna do one more trip.
I'm booking the thing tonight. I have another offer from NYNY for comped rooms so I'll hit that up. Unless the Aria offer is better, gotta call 'em first.
I'm sure I've asked this before but why would anyone voluntarily go to Las Vegas at any time of the year other than winter?
It's like 1300 degrees there in the summer. Ugh...
But it really is a different type of heat out there. I walked down the strip in late August in the afternoon hours and it was 103 degrees and I didn't sweat even a little bit. It's absolutely zero humidity and I spent a few hours in the pool each day.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 26, 2010, 08:34:46 PM
We got back from another Vegas trip a week ago and it was the best one yet. Why? Because I actually won this time. Roulette, Craps, Blackjack and slots...whatever I played I won for the most part.
I popped my blackjack cherry at Tropicana. I went early in the morning and caught a $5 table with a cool dealer and my strategy card. I won $50.
Since my chick has to go back to Peru in a month (visa expiring, have to get a new one) we're gonna do one more trip.
I'm booking the thing tonight. I have another offer from NYNY for comped rooms so I'll hit that up. Unless the Aria offer is better, gotta call 'em first.
That sucks Phreak, my neighbor is peruvian, and his parents finally got their 10 year visas after 3 years of trying.
[jay leno] expired visa! better not go to arizona! you hear about that, folks? [/jay leno]
yeah, it blows. It'll probably take until early 2011 to get it straightened out.
Todd - its not too hot there yet. It was in the 80's last week, but the humidity is nothing compared to here.
You could have just married the girl while in vegas...
Quote from: Rome on April 26, 2010, 08:47:31 PM
I'm sure I've asked this before but why would anyone voluntarily go to Las Vegas at any time of the year other than winter?
It's like 1300 degrees there in the summer. Ugh...
I'd voluntarily go to Vegas any time at any part of any year.
Who the farg goes outside when they're in Vegas anyway?
Other than to walk to another casino, thats it.
I will walk or take the bus rather than spend $13 bucks on a cab from Mirage to NYNY
If you take the bus from the Mirage to NYNY, you are the laziest mutha ever. Added bonus that they're on the same side of the street!
By the way it's clear that Phreak is developing a nice gambling problem. He fits right in here on :CF after all.
We walk it most of the time. But when I'm shteinfaced drunk I prefer to get there by vehicle, so we'll cab or bus it.
And that walk ain't a quick one. Busing it to Caesars or Bellagio from Mirage equals laziest ever. To NYNY is ok.
shtein, the last time we walked from NYNY to Mirage to Strat and back to Mirage. My girls feet about exploded. She learned about wearing good shoes.
And yes, I like to partake in the roulette, BJ and craps quite often. :yay
I knew it was going to happen, but they just reported that Continental and United have agreed to merge.
I wonder how this will affect the Houston market. CO is based here and the HQ will be in Chicago now. They're taking on the United name too.
If fares go up or the OnePass FF program gets zesty (shteintier) then I suppose I will have to go with Southwest.
so since this has turned into a vegas thread, i have 7 nights straight for free at the venetian. i'm showing up saturday with some friends, possibly someone from here, and leaving tuesday assuming i don;t win tens of thousands, but have it for an extra couple nights after that if someone needs a free room.
can i use that in october
we'll work something out toddrick.
did anyone tell you how attractive you are?
Have you ever stayed at Wynn/Encore, Matty?
nope. i've actually only gambled there maybe once.
I'm scared of this weekend.
Same here - I only gambled there once. But I think I am going to try Wynn next time (after this month's NYNY trip)
Are you two hooking up in Vegas? Riding a bus out?
I'm rollerblading.
if my mans slut piece can get her aunts timeshare for free like she thinks...then i will be going to grand cayman for a week in august
The Venetian has an awesome poker room and I expect epic stories.
Quote from: FastFreddie on May 06, 2010, 11:05:49 AM
The Venetian has an awesome poker room and I expect epic stories.
The only thing worse than a poker story is a fantasy football story.
"Oh man... and then a 3 flopped, and i was like...ohhh no!"
"Oh man... if Thomas jones would have had just 7 more yards and a 2 point conversion... I woulda made the playoffs!"
i actually agree. i like poker but within 2 seconds of a bad beat story i am already zoning out.
I'm pretty sure that the 'epic stories' request had nothing to do with poker.
Confirmed.
Than perhaps write 2 different sentences when making 2 different thoughts or have a steak for dinner.
Yeah, expressing two thoughts within a single sentence is pretty advanced.
Epic stories are more likely to happen at a place like O'Shea's, and I hear that there is a place called Ellis Island that serves an off-menu steak dinner for $7.99. You have to ask for the Gambler's Special. But don't mix epic stories with cheap steak dinners or with poker.
Quote from: rjs246 on May 06, 2010, 11:25:01 AM
Yeah, expressing two thoughts within a single sentence is pretty advanced.
I'm just looking out for everyone.
the great thing about ff bragging is none of it ever happens amongst any of the people you are currently speaking too...its always a secondary league that "im in with coworkers" or "in another one of my leagues" i went undefeated
poker stories are fun because no one ever loses...they get beat by unlucky cards...or it just wasnt my night...when people lose its a "bad beat" when they win its because they are such a groovy poker player
http://vimeo.com/8537213
Munich, bitches!
Can you find out who is in charge of burning Jews and ask them why they stopped?
How much would a ticket from Brownsville cost?
Jews don't fly. The traffic to the airport and the congestion and the cost and the horrible food. What a production.
Quote from: FastFreddie on May 15, 2010, 11:16:03 AM
Munich, bitches!
You going now or during Oktoberfest? Either way, you should eat at least once at the Ratskeller (by the Glockenspiel)
Not exactly travel, but booked two free nights in AC wed and thurs before memorial day. been way too long since I've been in the casino.
Leaving for Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico tomorrow.
No me importa que haces con la chica y el nino, solo suelteme.
perras estar loco
Medalla all day
Plane leaves in 4 hours....
comped room at NYNY and another Vegas weekend. :yay
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on May 17, 2010, 03:28:53 PM
Medalla all day
drank lots of Medalla Light....ain't no straight up Medalla though. Did that ever exist, or has it always been a light beer?
Boqueron, Playa Buye, Playa Jobos, Playa Sucia, good times.
don't miss the weekend only restaurants at Lago dos Bocas either, that was cool
I think they only have Medalla light, its not bad when its ice cold. Did you have 10oz'ers? They were like shots of beer. Sounds like you got the real city feel, wouldnt mind doing that next time. We did the Wyndam deal, while fun, we never ventured out beyond getting beer at some joint down the roads.
I saw like four other white people the whole time. Everyone I met was cool, it was a good time.
I wish they'd clean the farging place up though. What the hell is wrong with people who live in such beautiful places trashing it all up. You live in Baltimore and throw your trash out the car window, sure I think you should be shot dead, but I can kind of understand it..I mean, it's farging Baltimore, not Playa Montones. Doesn't stop those fargers, it's trash heaven there, just like every other goddamned island.
It wasn't until I went deep into Karst country before I finally saw some pristine, unlittered Puerto Rican natural beauty.
If you like a very chill quiet, jungle like environment, go stay at TJ Ranch for a couple nights. Closest thing I've found to heaven yet. Dope ass hosts, impeccable food, beautiful quiet place. Coqui symphony at night, cliffs, just fanstastic.
Ponce was alright, kinda empty. Some very cool buildings. Like, 8 of them. Mayaguez, meh. I should probably explore that town more.
yeah, its sad when you're out on the beach and all types of shtein is on the beach. Plastic mostly. They need learn how go recycle. We were over in Rio Grande. It wasnt a long enough trip at all, next one were going for more and more of the island.
how did the women look? pics?
honestly, not good. a fistfull of butterfaces and a whole lot of diabetes patients
So I was stranded in Peru this morning by Continental. Not that it sucks too much, other than missing a couple of meetings I had scheduled for this afternoon, but it was a long ass night.
We got to the airport at 830 for my 1130 flight. I checked my bag, paid the departure tax ($31 to leave the country) and threw down some Peruvian grub while waiting to head out. Made it through the long security and immigrations and found out we'd be leaving 45 minutes late.
That 45 minutes is expected because the IAH-LIM routes are always late.
But that 45 turned into 2 hours. That 2 hours turned into 2 more hours and so on.
We got a $16 meal voucher. Yay!
Then they started re-booking people. I grabbed a seat on tonights flight and by the time I got "home" it was 6am. I thought my contacts were going to become one with me.
Greetings from Manzanillo, Mehico. It's farging humid as hell down here. No cover + $2 beer at the strip club ftw. We're in port down here for a farging week too. Nice.
Don't get mudbuttdick.
Quote from: rjs246 on June 16, 2010, 07:00:39 PM
Don't get mudbuttdick.
Something that should have been brought to his attention YESTERDAY
Good thing there's a 12 hour time difference.
Donkey show, hookers and $2 beers. Livin the high life en Mexico.
my pops has gotten montezuma's revenge twice in mexico, now he goes to the pharmacia and orders this stuff that is like super immodium and a antibiotic in one dose. You'll start feeling better within 6 hours of taking it. Its not FDA approved, but works
yeah i have a friend who lives in guatamala and every time he comes back he brings me a couple packs of that xxx oxycontin or hydracodone shtein they sell down there.
Any of you clowns ever been to Aruba?
Now that Vegas is a regular destination, I'm looking for other places to go.
What's better; Aruba or The Bahamas?
We are currently anchored about 18 miles off the coast of Peru. We'll be hanging out here for about 2 1/2 weeks before we finally get to go ashore.
Peru is a real threat to America. Good thing we don't mind pouring millions of dollars every day into the ocean 18 miles offshore.
Blablablabla.
Hey if you and your pals are serious about cutting spending, start at the Pentagon.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
Hey, the biggest way to cut military spending is to bring home the troops, not in the pentagon, although if you were to be informed, or maybe look to the Military thread and see how 60 million was saved on the killing of the F-22 raptor program, you'd see that there is a big effort to cut military spending.
But, like I said, the biggest was would be bring home the troops, only thing is Obama keeps sending more over, and committing more go.
And really, if you wanted to cut/stop spending, you could have done it with a trillion dollars worth of stimulus money that did next to nothing for the economy.
Didn't you get a stimulus funded job?
So yeah, Aruba or The Bahamas. Jerks.
Are you going to a resort? Or roughing it with the people?
go on a cruise
if you dont get easily sea sick (like me), its basically 7 days of non stop drinking, gambling and debauchery. plus you ship to an island and deck there for a few days, so theres plenty of time to get your beach on. i went to bermuda when i was 16 and the beaches there were golden compared to the slop we have in jersey, texas, etc.
Quote from: Diomedes on July 03, 2010, 01:47:36 PM
Are you going to a resort? Or roughing it with the people?
The research is in the early stages, but its looking like all-inclusive is the way to go. I've seen a few good looking spots on Aruba and I haven't delved into The Bahamas yet.
Todd - I have to choose these two places now because my girl doesn't need a visa to go there. These are the two tropical options we've got.
Well if you're doing the resort thing, then what you're really asking is which resort is best, not which island.
Quote from: Diomedes on July 03, 2010, 01:39:53 PM
Didn't you get a stimulus funded job?
No, I ended up with a better one, working for a bank.
I have 64 hrs. of paid vaca, never had a paid vaca, and don't know what the hell to do with it now. Maybe I'll go to Mexico.
Why don't you go to whichever resort Phreak doesn't and you can both report back in a death fight to the balls.
I have 21,000+ Starwood points. Anyone else a Starwood member? Any suggestions on how I should use these puppies?
I've always had a great time at any Westin hotels or resorts. Last place i stayed at was Westin Moana Surfrider, pretty cool place since it was built in 1909.
Quote from: Diomedes on July 03, 2010, 01:12:10 PM
Hey if you and your pals are serious about cutting spending, start at the Pentagon.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
So I'm in Lima right now and this is the
room SUITE that
Dio's tax dollars are putting me up in for 8 farging days.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Eo8q18IVFm8/TEuOM_Z9AvI/AAAAAAAAEdg/8ejLaZhXYbQ/s640/GEDC1066.JPG)
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Eo8q18IVFm8/TEuOO1ZhBBI/AAAAAAAAEdk/76DgVyqGirk/s640/GEDC1067.JPG)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Eo8q18IVFm8/TEuOaUySMzI/AAAAAAAAEeA/7jJUzAd27CU/s640/GEDC1074.JPG)
And just to prove that I didn't copy some random hotel pics, here's a "Phreak" pic w/an Eagles jersey:
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Eo8q18IVFm8/TEwDpqv1yPI/AAAAAAAAEfE/TSXEkjx9hsU/s640/IMG_0196.JPG)
Yeah, como sey dice ahora, gringo?!?!!?!?!?! Pisco Sour para todo el mundo!
PS....I farging love you!
Pendejo
My Mom won an all expense paid trip from WOGL Oldies 98 to somewhere in the Caribbean. She signed up for that vacation-a-day-giveaway like a year and a half ago. Today they called her name and she wasn't listening and was up my aunt's house. Another aunt finally tracked her down (cell battery dead) and she had 8 minutes left to call in.
She said when she got home she had 11 voicemails.
From people she'd never met and as far away as Trenton. That was weird.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on July 25, 2010, 05:32:51 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on July 03, 2010, 01:12:10 PM
Hey if you and your pals are serious about cutting spending, start at the Pentagon.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
So I'm in Lima right now and this is the room SUITE that Dio's tax dollars are putting me up in for 8 farging days.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Eo8q18IVFm8/TEuOM_Z9AvI/AAAAAAAAEdg/8ejLaZhXYbQ/s640/GEDC1066.JPG)
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Eo8q18IVFm8/TEuOO1ZhBBI/AAAAAAAAEdk/76DgVyqGirk/s640/GEDC1067.JPG)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Eo8q18IVFm8/TEuOaUySMzI/AAAAAAAAEeA/7jJUzAd27CU/s640/GEDC1074.JPG)
And just to prove that I didn't copy some random hotel pics, here's a "Phreak" pic w/an Eagles jersey:
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Eo8q18IVFm8/TEwDpqv1yPI/AAAAAAAAEfE/TSXEkjx9hsU/s640/IMG_0196.JPG)
Yeah, como sey dice ahora, gringo?!?!!?!?!?! Pisco Sour para todo el mundo!
PS....I farging love you!
Pendejo
sluts. where are they?
They wouldn't shut up, so I van der Sloot their throats.
Anyone ever stayed at Bill's Gamblin' Hall in Vegas?
Just came back from a small 'Pueblo' in Central Mexico. Place was founded about 500 years ago.
I saw nothing but green hills everywhere. Place was colonial with a main church and plaza in the middle of the town. The outskirts are surrounded by 'ranchos' and within the hills...some rinky-dink brick homes...and some extravagant mansions (owned by the local narcos of course). The traditions were alive and kicking...that town has a festival for everything. Also, unbenknowst to me, in the main plaza....the men stand around the plaza and the single women walk around the plaza...and if a guy sees a girl he likes...he throws confetti on her (I guess men walk around with confetti)...but I thought this was a cool thing...well... a lot cooler than the recent method of picking up on a woman in Mexico, "if you see one you like, put a gun to her head and kidnap her"
It was interesting to know that there were ancient acqueduct systems used here...similar to the ones by the romans. Also, the farging police carry batons....and UZI's. I felt safe and scared at the same time. Architecture is brick/rock/cement based...not wood framed based like here in the states.
It was like going back in time...and oh yeah...7 tacos and an horchata....40 pesos.....about $3 bucks. Drinks were cheap as farg. I hadn't drank that much tequila ever. It's quite easy to see now why and how easy these cartels have so much power throughout Mexico...there are 1000's of these towns scattered throughout the country...and thank god...they have not been commercialized (yet)...there are modern amenities like banks, food, and a cell phone tower...but other than that...no starbucks or mcdonalds.
But now, back to the rat race. :'(
Quote from: rjs246 on July 06, 2010, 01:02:58 PM
I have 21,000+ Starwood points. Anyone else a Starwood member? Any suggestions on how I should use these puppies?
starwood merged with total rewards this week, which is all of the harrahs family. i imagine 21,000 points would equal many casino comps.
give some of these to todd
Quote from: phattymatty on July 27, 2010, 03:23:44 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on July 06, 2010, 01:02:58 PM
I have 21,000+ Starwood points. Anyone else a Starwood member? Any suggestions on how I should use these puppies?
starwood merged with total rewards this week, which is all of the harrahs family. i imagine 21,000 points would equal many casino comps.
What kind of room offers did you get from Harrah's for August? I know it's the vacation season but with the casino's opening up in DE and PA, I was surprised that my room offers for Harrah's weren't free this month. I figured with the increased competition, they'd have to ramp up the offers a little bit.
Was out in Estes Park, CO stayed at Lake Shore Lodge. The management at the lodge were some of the biggest arseholes on the planet. That being said I was there for a wedding and it may have been the most fun I ever had.
Bunch of my buddies that I grew up with were there. We went and did a roady through the Rocky Mountain National Park. Drank our asses off and smoked some of the fine CO dope. If you have never been to the rocky mountains and like the outdoors you really are missing out....pictures do it no justice.
Saw countless elk with monster racks and saw two giant moose. Overall just an amazing experience.
RMNP is really cool. I've been trying to get paco to try it for years.
I've been to Estes Park recently as well. Gorgeous place.
Quote from: phattymatty on July 27, 2010, 03:23:44 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on July 06, 2010, 01:02:58 PM
I have 21,000+ Starwood points. Anyone else a Starwood member? Any suggestions on how I should use these puppies?
starwood merged with total rewards this week, which is all of the harrahs family. i imagine 21,000 points would equal many casino comps.
Damn. I'm a starwood member, but my point total is meager (I don't stay at starwoods often, and my double dip is with airline miles with their hotels) so I'm still forced to stay at the Hilton when I do my Las Vegas trip this Nov.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on July 27, 2010, 05:56:17 PM
Was out in Estes Park, CO stayed at Lake Shore Lodge. The management at the lodge were some of the biggest arseholes on the planet. That being said I was there for a wedding and it may have been the most fun I ever had.
Bunch of my buddies that I grew up with were there. We went and did a roady through the Rocky Mountain National Park. Drank our asses off and smoked some of the fine CO dope. If you have never been to the rocky mountains and like the outdoors you really are missing out....pictures do it no justice.
Saw countless elk with monster racks and saw two giant moose. Overall just an amazing experience.
I love RMNP, big reason I moved out there. Other than trail ridge road, what did you do\see? The Alluvial fan is pretty cool, especially when you take into account when the dam burst and created it, it caused a 6' high flash flood in Estes.
As for the nature, you are guaranteed to see wildlife during the summer months. A last year, we were camping out there, and a dozen or so deer decided to take a shortcut through our campsite. Was pretty crazy sitting there by the camp fire and have a small herd walk past you about 40 feet away.
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 27, 2010, 07:31:03 PM
RMNP is really cool. I've been trying to get paco to try it for years.
Maybe if you visit when my 13 year old used Nissan isn't in the shop, I would have gone with you guys.
So I guess I'm staying in Peru for a few more days. Was supposed to leave last night but the C-17 that the Air Force is sending to pick us up broke down. We're scheduled to leave tomorrow but I just got word that I might be here until Saturday.
$93/day per diem + hotel suite paid for by the gov't + Lima + pisco sour = happy sarge.
$93?
You can rent a limo for an hour!
QuoteOther than trail ridge road, what did you do\see?
We just traveled the road all the way to grand lake, went to boulder for a bit. It was kind of hard to do a lot in a three day period because we also had a wedding stuff to do. I would love to go there again and ingest some hallucinogens.
Quote from: Rome on July 28, 2010, 02:10:24 PM
$93?
You can rent a limo for an hour!
$93 will get you pretty damn far in Peru. I've yet to spend more than $12 on a single meal and I've had some damn good food down here. Drinks are reasonably priced ($6-$8) but they give you 2 to 3 shots of booze so it's still a cheap drink.
Just got back from Minneapolis. I was shocked by how clean and modern it is. I didn't see Prince. The end.
how bout Kirby Puckett
I saw his eye. It haunts me still.
best song ever about prince or minneapolis....sort of....
police aint gettin no dumber
streets dried up...used to think it would last
but bein a kingpin is a thing of the past
they tried to blast me for sellin a boulder
now i got my ass in minnesota
got my own crew...its on....brand new
damn what can i do?
bought a house next to prince so now i can kick it
now i got ends
waivin to my friends
rollin i n my benz
goin to see the twins
play at the dome....police are tappin my mobile phone
almost home...gettin excited...in-dicted
spent a grip and a year tryin to fight it
lawyer got paid
plea - "no contest"
and everything i owned got repossessed
now take a look at the dunce
and im happy cause i only got 36 months
never picked up a book
but my arms are 16 inches....stillupfront's moms look
cant wait for 92 so i can get with my crew
and see
what can i do?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCNS-njAUys
That so belongs in the YouTube thread.
Quote from: rjs246 on July 28, 2010, 03:28:19 PM
Just got back from Minneapolis. I was shocked by how clean and modern it is. I didn't see Prince. The end.
I was surprised by Minny too. Pretty cool town.
My favorite part of Minneapolis was their public transportation...$2 bucks and you can go from the airport to downtown.
The women were decent looking too for being so far up north. I would never want to live in that freezer though. Nothing to do there but Hockey, Vikings, and get shtein faced. Pass.
it's a dope ass town, I could live there
never been there but it seems really nice...however i could never live in state that elected michelle bachman...which is strange because minnesota was always known as one of the bastions of liberalism
Just got off the plane in Houston. No sign of Jay or Jew Boy. Farg you both.
JA Happ will be along shortly to help you with your bags
if he's done crying.
Anyone have any food recs for Toronto? Heading up for my buddys wedding on Friday morning (wedding Saturday night) and taking in that all important Jays/Rays game Sunday...plenty of time for good eats in between..
Planning my New Years trip to LA now..doing the Rose Bowl on New Years Day and just looked at the other schedules and saw the following:
Flyers @ Kings - Dec 30
Sixers @ Lakers - Dec 31
I win.
Other than being in LA, yeah, you win.
LA's got the legal bud shops - major win.
Going to Mexico the first week in November with a real life hot-lesbian couple. And another couple, but whatever. REAL LIFE HOT LESBIANS.
Unless one of them is your ladyfriend, sounds frustrating.
Pics. Bitch.
Don't Hoyda out either.
You have my email address.
Hasta luego.
Quote from: Diomedes on September 28, 2010, 01:21:12 PM
Unless one of them is your ladyfriend, sounds frustrating.
Yeah, you're farging spot on about that. Luckily I'll have free top shelf booze for a week to placate me.
Quote from: hbionic on September 28, 2010, 01:21:42 PM
Pics. Bitch.
You wish. In all seriousness they're pretty good friends of mine and the last thing I would ever do is subject them to the judgment of you soulless hyenas.
By the way, if any of you jackasses ever want to go to the best and most cost-effective adults only all-inclusive I've ever been to or even heard of check out the Valentin Imperial in Playa del Carmen. Holy shtein for real.
Wow...you're going to Playa del Carmen? Nice.
I want to hit that spot next summer. Make sure you hit Tulum and take a tour through the Cenotes (underground water caves).
Ok, take pics of yourself in your speedo.
Don't Hoyda out. You have my email address.
This will be my second time. The first visit completely blew my mind.
I heard a blues song once and never heard it again. It was a guy singing the blues about how he can't sing the blues anymore.
It begins with a line something like ...I got a nymphomaniac bisexual mute girlfriend with a swiss bank account and a hysterectomy...
Anyone ever heard it or know who it is by? I think it is probably a comedian more than a blues singer.
Quote from: Eagaholic on September 28, 2010, 01:30:22 PM
I heard a blues song once and never heard it again. It was a guy singing the blues about how he can't sing the blues anymore.
It begins with a line something like ...I got a nymphomaniac bisexual mute girlfriend with a swiss bank account and a hysterectomy...
Anyone ever heard it or know who it is by? I think it is probably a comedian more than a blues singer.
For those of you thinking this post doesn't belong in this thread...Eagaholic is obviously making reference to his summer vacation in Thailand.
she wasn't a mute :(
He wasn't a mute.
Honeymooned just south of Playa Del Carmen at the Aventura/Spa Palace. Will go back someday that rjs is NOT there.
Heading down to the Big Easy Friday - Sunday....God, I love that city.
during shabbos?
down at the outer banks....waves literally crashing at the feet of my crib...full moon like 10 feet above the ocean...went bar hopping today till i eventually got lucky and found a half owned philly bar for the phils tonight and the birds tomorrow....had two dollar mickeys and 10 cent shrimp at another spot and now just found out i can steal some free internet for the week
holla atcha boy...
Ten cent shrimp sounds like an excellent idea that will in no way cause you problems later.
ha...thought the same thing before the first time i went....but ive been before and its legit...not legit like the best shrimp ive ever had...but definitely good and not bowel moving....amazing part is that its their happy hour special but its seven days a week
any jews down there?
this is the beach not the catskills
10 cent shrimp ? if legit like you say that is a hell of a find.
Quote from: MURP on October 24, 2010, 05:44:59 PM
10 cent shrimp ? if legit like you say that is a hell of a find.
they are like a five out of ten on the shrimp scale
which makes it an amazing deal
hurricane mo's in kitty hawk if anyone is ever down here
Besides betting on sports and playing some poker, what else should I do in Vegas this weekend?
OUT:
hookers
blow
hookers & blow
roulette
shows
fancy restaurants
mescaline
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 01, 2010, 03:24:28 PM
Besides betting on sports and playing some poker, what else should I do in Vegas this weekend?
OUT:
hookers
blow
hookers & blow
roulette
shows
fancy restaurants
From personal experience I find the lights are much more colorful after a hit of acid.
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 01, 2010, 03:24:28 PM
Besides betting on sports and playing some poker, what else should I do in Vegas this weekend?
OUT:
hookers
blow
hookers & blow
roulette
shows
fancy restaurants
Craps
beer
blackjack
craps
beer
I hate you.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 01, 2010, 03:57:41 PM
Craps
beer
blackjack
craps
beer
I hate you.
yes
probably hard liquor
maybe
yes
probably hard liquor
XOXOXOXOXOX
where are you staying?
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 01, 2010, 03:24:28 PM
Besides betting on sports and playing some poker, what else should I do in Vegas
Suicide
Speaking of Vegas, Squaw and I stopped off for a couple hours on our way back from Nashville so we could walk around and stretch our legs a bit and decided to check out the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop from Pawn Stars. It was small, crowded, kind of dingy looking and not really full of items they feature on the show. Mostly just full of jewelry that's been pawned by degenerate gamblers over the years and not much else.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 01, 2010, 04:02:19 PM
where are you staying?
I probably posted it earlier in this thread, but if I didn't, it's way too personal for me to share. Psycho.
Let's just say that we are on the strip (and near the center of it for that matter). FTW
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 01, 2010, 04:04:17 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 01, 2010, 04:02:19 PM
where are you staying?
I probably posted it earlier in this thread, but if I didn't, it's way too personal for me to share. Psycho.
Let's just say that we are on the strip (and near the center of it for that matter). FTW
lol...don't worry, I'm not a stalker like MDS.
So enjoy the Bellagio or Aria!
I know where he is staying and for the right price, I may snitch.
Or you could just follow the smell of dead hookers and tears.
Quote from: paco on November 01, 2010, 04:57:04 PM
Or you could just follow the smell of dead hookers and tears.
not specific enough of a smell for Vegas
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 01, 2010, 04:02:24 PM
Speaking of Vegas, Squaw and I stopped off for a couple hours on our way back from Nashville so we could walk around and stretch our legs a bit and decided to check out the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop from Pawn Stars. It was small, crowded, kind of dingy looking and not really full of items they feature on the show. Mostly just full of jewelry that's been pawned by degenerate gamblers over the years and not much else.
What probably happens is that the stuff you see on the shows gets sold to collectors. They probably have a list of buyers for some of the big money stuff they purchase.
Quote from: shorebird on November 01, 2010, 05:57:56 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 01, 2010, 04:02:24 PM
Speaking of Vegas, Squaw and I stopped off for a couple hours on our way back from Nashville so we could walk around and stretch our legs a bit and decided to check out the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop from Pawn Stars. It was small, crowded, kind of dingy looking and not really full of items they feature on the show. Mostly just full of jewelry that's been pawned by degenerate gamblers over the years and not much else.
What probably happens is that the stuff you see on the shows gets sold to collectors. They probably have a list of buyers for some of the big money stuff they purchase.
That's probably true in most cases. But I did see a couple of really expensive items in the shop that he purchased on the show.
The 2 things that I thought were most disappointing was how small the place was, because the camera angles make it look pretty big on tv. And there was a lot of space being taken up by merchandise from the show. The place isn't that big to begin with but they've probably got a quarter of the available floor space being taken up with racks of I Heart Chumley t-shirts. I mean, I get it that they've got merchandise to sell now but this was a lot of overkill imo.
The other thing was that I was expecting the place to kind of break the mold of pawn shops in terms of appearance. I figured with the amount of high dollar business they do that the store would be a little nicer looking all around. But most of the display cases were really beat up and they really had a lot of junk items on display. In other words, I didn't think I was going to walk into "just another pawn shop" but that's really all it is.
You poor thing.
It was traumatizing.
squaw rape traumatizing?
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 01, 2010, 04:02:24 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 01, 2010, 03:24:28 PM
Besides betting on sports and playing some poker, what else should I do in Vegas
Suicide
Speaking of Vegas, Squaw and I stopped off for a couple hours on our way back from Nashville so we could walk around and stretch our legs a bit and decided to check out the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop from Pawn Stars. It was small, crowded, kind of dingy looking and not really full of items they feature on the show. Mostly just full of jewelry that's been pawned by degenerate gamblers over the years and not much else.
Were Rick, Big Hoss, the Old Man, or Chumlee even there?
Buy me a Chumlee t-shirt!
Quote from: SD on November 01, 2010, 11:28:28 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 01, 2010, 04:02:24 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 01, 2010, 03:24:28 PM
Besides betting on sports and playing some poker, what else should I do in Vegas
Suicide
Speaking of Vegas, Squaw and I stopped off for a couple hours on our way back from Nashville so we could walk around and stretch our legs a bit and decided to check out the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop from Pawn Stars. It was small, crowded, kind of dingy looking and not really full of items they feature on the show. Mostly just full of jewelry that's been pawned by degenerate gamblers over the years and not much else.
Were Rick, Big Hoss, the Old Man, or Chumlee even there?
Nah. I wasn't expecting them to be there. Dudes are caking off and probably only go into the shop when they're filming. Just a couple of 20something yr old guys in there running things. Probably out of work Jewish sports journalists.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 01, 2010, 08:37:52 PM
Quote from: shorebird on November 01, 2010, 05:57:56 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 01, 2010, 04:02:24 PM
Speaking of Vegas, Squaw and I stopped off for a couple hours on our way back from Nashville so we could walk around and stretch our legs a bit and decided to check out the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop from Pawn Stars. It was small, crowded, kind of dingy looking and not really full of items they feature on the show. Mostly just full of jewelry that's been pawned by degenerate gamblers over the years and not much else.
What probably happens is that the stuff you see on the shows gets sold to collectors. They probably have a list of buyers for some of the big money stuff they purchase.
That's probably true in most cases. But I did see a couple of really expensive items in the shop that he purchased on the show.
The 2 things that I thought were most disappointing was how small the place was, because the camera angles make it look pretty big on tv. And there was a lot of space being taken up by merchandise from the show. The place isn't that big to begin with but they've probably got a quarter of the available floor space being taken up with racks of I Heart Chumley t-shirts. I mean, I get it that they've got merchandise to sell now but this was a lot of overkill imo.
The other thing was that I was expecting the place to kind of break the mold of pawn shops in terms of appearance. I figured with the amount of high dollar business they do that the store would be a little nicer looking all around. But most of the display cases were really beat up and they really had a lot of junk items on display. In other words, I didn't think I was going to walk into "just another pawn shop" but that's really all it is.
Could you maybe describe it again?
All this shtein belongs in the TV thread. Flags.
failed to realize that the final table of the WSOP main event is being played this weekend... hell, the Rio doesn't even list it on their calendar of events... thus, I am assuming that it is a closed event and will have little to no effect on the quality of the poker competition
true, or false?
Yes
YOU LOVE COCK
Getting on the plane in 10 minutes. What up, Hentz?
Good luck.
I hate you.
Just ran into FredEx at Paris. Was with a tasty skinny white bitch.
lol at your namesake being there the same time as you.
so i guess were getting the pbp this weekend
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 06, 2010, 06:52:22 PM
Just ran into FredEx at Paris. Was with a tasty skinny white bitch.
Were you sporting your #84 jersey or is that sort of thing only stylish when you visit foreign places like Machu Picchu
Pfft. 84 jersey's aren't stylish anywhere.
54 on the other hand...free to be pimped anywhere.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 06, 2010, 11:34:16 PM
Pfft. 84 jersey's aren't stylish anywhere.
54 on the other hand...free to be pimped anywhere.
Brandon Graham?
Trotter.
We've been doing this circle jerk for more than a decade, wierdo: we have more inside "jokes" than Carter has liver pills.
I'm warning you, get out while you can. And good riddance.
fargin love Vegas.
Vegas was good to me too
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 08, 2010, 09:33:31 AMfargin love Vegas.
I can't stand that town. Won't ever go there again if I can avoid it. It's right up there with LA and Houston on my list of zesty U.S. cities.
Vegas is fun for a weekend here and there but I'll never say that I love the place. Although I am a big fan of free drinks while playing the slots very slowly.
are you kidding? what is so great about free, small portion, weak drinks, while sitting in front of a machine next to old lonely people squandering their savings/social security away one quarter at a time?
Other than the fact that they are near death and I'm not?
that's debatable, but granted for the sake of argument, so I must say your standards are woefully low
I drove 2000 miles to tailgate with Chuggie, Russell, Phatty, Demon and MMH. Woefully low doesn't even begin to describe my standards.
yea matty attending that is pretty bad
You rank that lower than lapping up spilled booze in a filthy parking lot?
Quote from: General_Failure on November 08, 2010, 07:05:56 PM
You rank that lower than lapping up spilled booze in a filthy parking lot?
You've never met any of these idiots, have you?
or sharing hot dogs with the sister of Thomas Tapeh
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 08, 2010, 08:23:32 PM
or sharing hot dogs with the sister of Thomas Tapeh
Euphemism alert?
Nope, true story. Walked by their tailgate in Minny a few years ago. They were grilling hot dogs and I was hungry.
Yeah, right. Hungry for lovin'.
farg you Harbor Tunnel.
Going to Lima for 10 days. No Eagles jersey's packed, but I will be in the sportsbar to watch the Giants and Bears games. Someone keep MDS in line while I'm gone.
Not packing any because you're going to wear your whole collection in layers on the plane?
Some people to go great lengths to avoid the feel of TSA hands on their body.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 20, 2010, 01:22:13 PM
Going to Lima for 10 days. No Eagles jersey's packed, but I will be in the sportsbar to watch the Giants and Bears games. Someone keep MDS in line while I'm gone.
Bring me some farging Pisco!
I'll see if I can hook ya up with a bottle of the good stuff, Sarge.
We are delayed. All Lima flights leave on time all week except today. Nice. I managed to avoid the xray machines and the anal probing of the TSA. So that was good.
Gate next to mine is for a Vegas flight...wish I could hop on that bird.
1:1 odds he packed the 54 jersey
No sir. All jerseys are hanging safely in the closet. Only an Eagles polo and some t shirts.
Odds I get stuck next to a smelly bastich? 1:1
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 20, 2010, 04:49:23 PM
Odds I get stuck next to a smelly bastich? 1:1
Well, you are going to Peru....
Hollywood Casino what?
WV or PA?
PA
Tell me what you think of it. I haven't been there since the tables went in. Their comps and offers are just terrible, so I don't feel a real need to visit them anytime soon.
It's fine. All the carnival games have awful (worse than Vegas) side bet odds. I stuck with craps and had a nice night. The poker room looked to have some good action too.
i'll be smashing a turducken and playing craps at harrahs in new orleans within 6 hours. boom.
Getting wasted with ma dukes on bourbon street is farging weird.
Got to the Atlantic City casino here in Lima too late last night to hit the craps table, but I killed the Blackjack at the Fiesta one we stayed at across the street. Simply couldn't lose.
Why the hell would anyone go to Peru?
Because people like you don't go there.
And the chicks will do anything for a green card.
Anything?
Not you, though.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 27, 2010, 04:57:38 PM
Got to the Atlantic City casino here in Lima too late last night to hit the craps table, but I killed the Blackjack at the Fiesta one we stayed at across the street. Simply couldn't lose.
The black jack tables at fiesta casino treated me pretty well when I was down there. The awesome thing about it though was that in addition to free drinks they also had plenty of free food going around. I walked in with 50 soles, gambled for about 3 hours, ate plenty of food and got drunk before my money was gone. And 50 soles is like twelve bucks and some change US so all in all I still came out on top.
Damn, I want to go back.
If you time your visit right, Phreak will invite you to double team his tasty Peruvian girl. Only stipulations are that you have to wear a McNabb jersey, grow a mustache, and play a little bit of tummysticks.
Quote from: lurking wierdo on November 27, 2010, 08:41:45 PM
Why the hell would anyone go to Peru?
My chick is from there.
And following up on that heater mentioned earlier, we went back on Sunday night and I cleaned them out of the $20 chips. They had to bring another rack in. Walked out with 1200.
Sarge - I didn't get the pisco because forgot. But I am going back for Christmas and will get you a bottle.
$20 in Peru money is worth ___ American?
Isn't Lima where Joran Van Der Sloot murdered the fat chick?
No, that happened in As the World Turns.
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 30, 2010, 08:31:42 PM
$20 in Peru money is worth ___ American?
$1 = s/2.80
But the 1200 was in USD when I cashed out
Quote from: lurking wierdo on November 30, 2010, 09:35:15 PM
Isn't Lima where Joran Van Der Sloot murdered the fat chick?
Yeah, at Hotel Tac in Miraflores.
She wasn't a porker though
This banter is not witty.
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 30, 2010, 08:31:42 PM
$20 in Peru money is worth ___ American?
A beer, a blowjob, and a cigar
Quote from: rjs246 on December 01, 2010, 09:14:09 AM
This banter is not witty.
pretty par for the course lately for CF
if lately = 2 years, then i agree with you
stop loving jay cutler already
i can't help it, i just want to bury my face in his cheek/neck and all my problems will go away
hot
NFC Offensive Player of the Week Jay Cutler?
Super Bowl weekend in Vegas booked. :yay
I may go to Dallas instead.
41 places to visit in 2011 (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/travel/09where-to-go.html?pagewanted=1&ref=general&src=me)
Included:
Durham, NC
Miami
Not included:
Buffalo/Niagara Falls
where is boydton, virginia on that list?
Just above Brownsville, TX
apparently so. i have a project there. it's like a 3 street town and the closest hotel is 10 miles away. oh, and it's 7 hours from me.
awful.
Quote from: SunMo on January 11, 2011, 10:36:37 AM
where is boydton, virginia on that list?
That there is God's country. Sorry.
My squadron is going to hold this year's Marine Corps Birthday Ball in Vegas and I'm part of the committe that has to put it all together. This will require at least 2 or 3 weekend visits to Vegas to find a hotel to host the event. These trips are paid for by the US Gov't.....aka taxpayers....aka.....all of you. So......thanks, suckas.
The joke's on you. Phreak is going to be waiting in your room for some surprise secks.
It's not a surprise when you expect it.
I expect you to get drunk and beat up a bunch of Navy officers, Bull Meachem.
I don't even know what that means. But beating up squids is better when sober because you remember everything.
You never read The Great Santini?
Go pick it up now. You'll enjoy it.
Quote from: FastFreddie on January 11, 2011, 03:05:19 PM
The joke's on you. Phreak is going to be waiting in your room for some surprise secks.
Laying on the bed with a bottle of cooking oil and a twister mat on the floor.
You're going to risk getting cooking oil on your Trotter jersey?
Shoot...that bad boy is comin' off.
ok this has gone far enough
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 11, 2011, 08:24:04 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on January 11, 2011, 03:05:19 PM
The joke's on you. Phreak is going to be waiting in your room for some surprise secks.
Laying on the bed with a bottle of cooking oil and a twister mat on the floor.
holy fargballs, what an image
thinking about heading down to paradise island with the lady for our 1 year anny...anyone ever been? know of where to get the best deal? where i should pose for a pic in my al harris jersey? thanks.
dh looks like you escaped any bombardment of snow but how much did you actually get...im planning on leaving at 3am tomorrow morn and heading up that way and was wondering if snow would be an issue at all
nothing going on up here..i got about 4 in north jersey (even though reports say we got 9-10), and as i look out my office window now, i see MAYBE 5 inches sitting on top of west point..
the ride up the palisades was clear and easy too...bitchass storm.
Quote from: DH on January 12, 2011, 09:37:25 AM
thinking about heading down to paradise island with the lady for our 1 year anny...anyone ever been? know of where to get the best deal? where i should pose for a pic in my al harris jersey? thanks.
Atlantis. Get the Michael Jackson suite. $25,000 a night.
And all the little boys you can rape.
Just like any buffet, it isn't going to be very appealing. Yeah, there's a lot of little boys, but they're mostly ugly and haven't washed in a few days.
Don't pretend that's not exactly how you like them, GF.
Vegas this weekend.
It's been awhile and I'm ready to drink myself stupid and play craps until I can't stand anymore
Good luck finding a spot at table on one of the busiest weekends of the year.
I'm sure it will be packed, but not so much where I can't get in on a craps game.
I get in around 0900 tomorrow. I will go cash in my World Cup tickets at V/P and then head over to the Hilton. I haven't been there yet but I want to get my Super Bowl bets in tomorrow before the real rush sets in Sunday morning.
Hilton has the best props - 24 pages worth.
I am staying at Bally's. I have never stayed there but the room is free. Its my first time staying in a Harrah's/Caesar's property.
ive stayed at ballys many times. they're nothing flashy and kinda old but clean and in a good location. perfectly fine for a comp room. and its connected to paris which is my favorite place to gamble. not sure why but i just always do well. and the pai gow tables are some of the best tables in vegas for drinking, they literally come by every 5 minutes because its right by the inside bar where waitresses get drinks. not sure if its pathetic or awesome but most of those chicks and dealers know me by name.
i just booked comp rooms at paris for the cotto fight weekend.
I will try Paris on your recommendation.
I've been in there and never dropped a buck on them except at Mon Ami Gabi. I always played at Mirage, NYNY or MGM (and Casino Royale/Bill's for cheap craps).
The reviews I have read on Bally's have said that the north tower rooms are remodeled and south tower are pretty dated. All I am worried about is a clean bed and a good shower. Everything else I don't give a shtein about. Not like I will sleep much anyways.
don't have super high hopes, it's probably just superstition to me, not a really hip crowd . i go there to get really wasted fast and win money then go somehow more fun to party.
and yeah one of the towers is pretty much brand new.
also, check out the new casino, continental. just opened a few weeks ago and is supposed to be sick. i'm curious as to how fun it is.
Cosmopolitan
Yeah, I've read great reviews on it. The pics I've seen are amazing and the rooms look tight. I'd like to get some offers from them to stay there so maybe I will hit them up on blackjack or something.
I read they pilfered like 48 hosts from other properties, waited until they got their player contacts into their databases and then fired 36 of them.
V/P has cut comps out for everyone but high rollers so I bet a lot of those people look towards Cosmo.
And the reviews I have read, and judging by my account and offers, the "new" mLife that MGM is using sucks a fat one
oh yeah, cosmopolitan. report back please.
Definitely.
Twelve hours...shtein needs to hurry up so I can get outta here
Phreak...thanks for letting Sarge and I you were hitting Vegas. I get the feeling you don't want to hang out. :'( Sarge was kidding about the lube, toys, and Thai Boy.
I was kidding about the lube, not the toys & Thai boys.
Quote from: hbionic on February 04, 2011, 08:27:01 PM
Phreak...thanks for letting Sarge and I you were hitting Vegas. I get the feeling you don't want to hang out. :'( Sarge was kidding about the lube, toys, and Thai Boy.
My apologies. I honestly didn't think about it. :-\
I will be going back end of March though
Any reports on the best places to stay/gamble and get comped would be helpful. If Bally's is one of the better ones, that's fine with me due to the great location. Plus, I was a winner at the Paris casino as well AND met Freddie Mitchell and his tasty tall white girlfriend.
Can't really go wrong with the value for the money at Bill's, though. I'd stay there again fo sho.
Any of the Harrah's properties will comp you pretty well, FF. I go down to AC probably on average every 4 months and I get free room offers for AC and Vegas for most of their properties (or really reduced rates)
Quote from: Munson on February 05, 2011, 04:39:13 PM
Any of the Harrah's properties will comp you pretty well, FF. I go down to AC probably on average every 4 months and I get free room offers for AC and Vegas for most of their properties (or really reduced rates)
Is that because of what you spend or because you become a member with that card where they track your gambling?
Seems like a good thing to do...but I don't gamble much. So...not sure if I would be treated as a preferred guest.
Id be surprised if Phreak comes back not loving the Cosmo. I just came back from a business trip and stayed there for free through my Marriot points.
Slick looking hotel with new modern rooms, tons of cool stores, bars and restaurants on basically every floor. You really cant go wrong in any of the restaurants there. Comma Ca was ridiculously good. Not to mention you got more of a young crowd where girls are booking their bachelorette parties there left and right. You want to see those chicks you go to the club/bar Marquis in the hotel which is bumpin as well.
Quote from: hbionic on February 05, 2011, 04:44:50 PM
Quote from: Munson on February 05, 2011, 04:39:13 PM
Any of the Harrah's properties will comp you pretty well, FF. I go down to AC probably on average every 4 months and I get free room offers for AC and Vegas for most of their properties (or really reduced rates)
Is that because of what you spend or because you become a member with that card where they track your gambling?
Seems like a good thing to do...but I don't gamble much. So...not sure if I would be treated as a preferred guest.
They def track what you spend, but i usually play poker and all they do with that is track your time spent at the tables instead of how much you gamble. And since i usually sit at the table for 10+ hours, I get good shtein.
I haven't been to Harrah's in over a year, and I just got a free room offer. It was for the basic rooms, which are okay...but I upgraded to a corner suite. It's still way less than I would pay at a B&B somewhere, and since I'm kicking in for the room, I won't feel obligated to gamble a bunch to continue the offers.
I can't believe it's only 1015. I've been up since 430 Texas time. And I've got about 6 hours left of gambling and drinking tonight.
Killed craps and roulette earlier. I'm chillin' for a minute in the room awaiting my slacker friends.
Cosmo will be on Monday.
Tonight? Who knows. More craps and probably alot of vodka and beer.
Oh yeah.
Did you put down any prop wagers on the game tonight?
Yeah, I went to the Hilton yesterday because their prop list is so expansive. I did alot of over/under on catches and yards along with first TD of the game and ones like "will any team score three consecutive times" (bet No and got +160).
I am going to put some more down in a little while.
My boy is staying at The Orleans. Nice place out there off strip. I was on a crap table for 5 hours - that damn thing was on fire. Two guys (back to back) had hour and a half rolls. I quintupled my buy in.
More details when I get home.
Wow...that's a nice run on craps. Whenever I play I get some yahoo making 80 screwy bets and rolling shtein. Then it passes to me and I'm out in two rolls.
other than getting the pee pee wet, a fire craps table is my favorite thing in life.
It's fun to watch people make a killing rolling dice. farg the house.
There was so much money on that table during those rolls. And I agree Matt it's awesome.
Table minimums are high this weekend as expected. Ballys tables are all at least 15 and even Bills IP and Osheas are 10+.
Royale is the only strip spot with $5
I made a few more bets on the game too. I took the first score of the game (PIT rush TD) for 5/1 odds. Dig those odds.
What a weekend - I think I slept about 8 hours in 3 days.
Quick review on The Cosmo;
farging awesome.
Any of you who go to Vegas, do yourselves a favor and go there. The ambiance is cool, its got a hip feel to it and the place oozes coolness.
I shot craps there on Monday and continued the killer craps run from the previous two days.
+$700 at their table...and had Vernon Davis and Joey Porter throwing the dice there with us.
There were a lot of players there this weekend. Suh, Revis, Porter, Herremans, Davis, Merriman and a bunch of others.
Their players club, Identity Club, is pretty solid too. You get points for everything. Not just gambling. Every buck you spend there translates to points some how.
I was rated at $120/roll for 4 hours and racked up over 1500 points in that time. That should be enough to get offers for rooms there.
Degenerate.
It basically means that each time the dice were thrown I had $120 out there. It's an average though because the come out roll was only $10 minimum. That's how they figure your player rating.
But after the point was established I'd back it with full odds (they're the only house in Vegas to count odds for comps) and I was fairly aggressive on placing numbers too.
I'm not trying to be an icehole, but I don't even understand your answer.
You were betting $120 on a roll of dice? The come out roll? Player rating? After the point was established? You'd back what with what?
Aggression, that I understand.
There is just too much gambling lingo. I'm sorry I asked.
Quote from: Diomedes on February 09, 2011, 08:12:25 PM
I'm not trying to be an icehole, but I don't even understand your answer.
You were betting $120 on a roll of dice? The come out roll? Player rating? After the point was established? You'd back what with what?
Aggression, that I understand.
There is just too much gambling lingo. I'm sorry I asked.
My bad man, I thought you understood. Sorry to confuse. I was talking about craps. And yeah, the average bet was $120 per roll.
The rest of the lingo refers to different types of bets in the game.
So you start with the minimum (on the pass line) on the come out, and then work from there?
Dio, on a $10 table, once you get started, it's pretty easy to start throwing down chips on a few basic bets (and placing odds bets which basically help reduce the house's edge on certain outcomes), and have it bump up to over $100.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 09, 2011, 05:52:05 PMI was rated at $120/roll for 4 hours and racked up over 1500 points in that time. That should be enough to get offers for rooms there.
World travel will never be discussed in this thread again.
nice phreak, i'll be at the cpsmo in a few weeks. congrats. most people hate hearing gambling stories but crap runs, even from other people, make me so happy.
Quote from: QB Eagles on February 09, 2011, 09:40:44 PM
World travel will never be discussed in this thread again.
oh, speaking of, i just got my new passport in the mail today. they told me i would get my old one back with a hole in it. but i didn't and i'm pissed. i was pondering pretending i just lost it to keep the old one but the lady assured me i would get it back.
anyone know how i can? because i had like 20+ stamps on that bitch and wanted to keep it as a souvenir.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 09, 2011, 09:43:48 PM
anyone know how i can? because i had like 20+ stamps on that bitch and wanted to keep it as a souvenir.
Just wait a while. They don't always send them out together.
$120 before the roll? damn boy
I usually start with some small bets on hard numbers to get lucky, maybe a yo here and there, but always place on the 6 and 8 with presses and work my way up to the other numbers from there after each roll. I usually start going heaver bets after the roller throws 3 in a row hoping he catches a streak.
but if youre going to make any kind of coin I guess Phreaks way is the way to go...but as Im sure he will attest its a crusher to your bank roll if you catch a cold table going with the strategy.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on February 09, 2011, 09:32:34 PM
So you start with the minimum (on the pass line) on the come out, and then work from there?
Dio, on a $10 table, once you get started, it's pretty easy to start throwing down chips on a few basic bets (and placing odds bets which basically help reduce the house's edge on certain outcomes), and have it bump up to over $100.
Yeah...I put $10 down on the pass.
Once the point is set I back it with odds (3x-4x-5x) and place the 6 & 8. I then press a unit each time it hits after the second time. During a few rolls on Saturday I had $42 each on the 6 & 8.
If that hits a few times and I build my chips then I will add another place bet and keep pressing after it hits a few times.
I have enough knowledge of the game now to take advantage of a hot roll where as in the past I'd be stuck there not sure or too afraid to go aggressive.
one of my biggest pep-peeves is when the roller chucks the dice into the chips on the table
I would say 8 x's out of 10 I see that 7 pop up when it happens
Quote from: phattymatty on February 09, 2011, 09:41:55 PM
nice phreak, i'll be at the cpsmo in a few weeks. congrats. most people hate hearing gambling stories but crap runs, even from other people, make me so happy.
Thanks man.
Yeah, that place is great. I am looking to go back in march and I will probably stay there. The other thing is that the dealers there were awesome. They do not wear nametags and will remember your name and keep the discussion lively. The crew on my table was the best I have ever had. Even the pit boss was cool.
I love reading craps stories....when the table is hot there's no better place to be
Quote from: reese125 on February 09, 2011, 09:47:24 PM
$120 before the roll? damn boy
I usually start with some small bets on hard numbers to get lucky, maybe a yo here and there, but always place on the 6 and 8 with presses and work my way up to the other numbers from there after each roll. I usually start going heaver bets after the roller throws 3 in a row hoping he catches a streak.
but if youre going to make any kind of coin I guess Phreaks way is the way to go...but as Im sure he will attest its a crusher to your bank roll if you catch a cold table going with the strategy.
Nah, the $120 was just the average. $10 pass + $30/$40/$50 odds + $24 on the 6 and 8
Thats how I start
Quote from: reese125 on February 09, 2011, 09:47:24 PM
$120 before the roll? damn boy
i dont think he meant before the come out, just average. but my best craps night ever, i spent 15 hours straight at the table overnight, all my friends left to go to the airport and i didn't even care. it was at excalibur which is ghetto but i like their craps table now simply because of this night. at one point i threw a $5 yo for everyone at the table...and it hit. so basically i gave everyone at the table $75. i wouldn't believe it if someone told me that but i swear it happened. after that it was dudes hugging dudes for the next few hours.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 09, 2011, 09:56:45 PM
Yeah, that place is great. I am looking to go back in march and I will probably stay there. The other thing is that the dealers there were awesome. They do not wear nametags and will remember your name and keep the discussion lively. The crew on my table was the best I have ever had. Even the pit boss was cool.
I love reading craps stories....when the table is hot there's no better place to be
come out march 11-14. not 100% yet but i think i have free tickets to the fight at mgm on saturday. the undercard is sick also.
Quote from: QB Eagles on February 09, 2011, 09:46:56 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on February 09, 2011, 09:43:48 PM
anyone know how i can? because i had like 20+ stamps on that bitch and wanted to keep it as a souvenir.
Just wait a while. They don't always send them out together.
hmm...good to know. i guess i'll wait to start bitching to people who dont care.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 09, 2011, 10:03:24 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 09, 2011, 09:56:45 PM
Yeah, that place is great. I am looking to go back in march and I will probably stay there. The other thing is that the dealers there were awesome. They do not wear nametags and will remember your name and keep the discussion lively. The crew on my table was the best I have ever had. Even the pit boss was cool.
I love reading craps stories....when the table is hot there's no better place to be
come out march 11-14. not 100% yet but i think i have free tickets to the fight at mgm on saturday. the undercard is sick also.
Ok I will check my schedule and see if I can make it work.
Quote from: QB Eagles on February 09, 2011, 09:46:56 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on February 09, 2011, 09:43:48 PM
anyone know how i can? because i had like 20+ stamps on that bitch and wanted to keep it as a souvenir.
Just wait a while. They don't always send them out together.
yeah everyone i've talked to today said they got theirs separately later. doesn't make any sense. i'm booking a flight to japan soon.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 10, 2011, 06:10:52 PM
doesn't make any sense.
This is the U.S. Department of State we are talking about here. I've heard some people say that theirs came the next day, and other people said it came months later. Basically, you should be happy if they don't lose it.
Oh Christ enough government bashing. You couldn't run an organization 1/1000th the size with as much efficiency, and certainly not one as thoroughly regulated and subject to public scrutiny, so quit bitching.
I work for the government. I guarantee I could run my part of it with more efficiency. I'm pretty sure if I worked for the passport office I could figure out a way to have some kind of consistency with they way they interact with the public, too. And at the very least add passport and application tracking.
Oh my bad...all these years and the thing we need is you in charge.
As far as I'm concerned, the passport system works as well as you can expect for a country of 300 million wildly divergent people, facing permanent terrorist threat from individuals, fending off waves of illegal immigration as best as possible, subject to every weirdo citizen complaint, constantly at the whim of politicians, etc.
If you can't get your passport fast enough, or if they won't send your old one back fast enough, then you waited too damn long to start the process.
The committee for government complaint review has ruled. Off to the re-education camp with you.
Comrade Diomedes presiding.
those passport people are iceholes.
Quote from: FastFreddie on February 05, 2011, 08:02:34 AM
Any reports on the best places to stay/gamble and get comped would be helpful. If Bally's is one of the better ones, that's fine with me due to the great location. Plus, I was a winner at the Paris casino as well AND met Freddie Mitchell and his tasty tall white girlfriend.
Can't really go wrong with the value for the money at Bill's, though. I'd stay there again fo sho.
Updated response...
I just checked my offers online....as of right how, Harrah's is offering me these mid-week rates....
$127 a night for Ceasers
$67 a night for Planet Hollywood or Paris
$27 a night for Bally's, Harrah's, Flamingo, Rio (off the strip)
Free nights at Imperial Palace
Obviously those rates aren't going to hold up come summer time, but farg me for not having the time or the extra cash for travel right now.
you need to gamble more. those rates are pretty steep for midweek...mine are all free even on summer weekends.
i'm not very picky about hotels but i stayed at imperial palace one night like 5 years ago and there were blood stains all over the bathroom floor.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 16, 2011, 11:41:06 AM
i stayed at imperial palace one night like 5 years ago and there were blood stains all over the bathroom floor.
I've heard a lot of similar stories about that place. The room at Bill's was at least clean and slightly updated.
I'm going on a Saturday-Monday trip to the Chester / Delaware County area. The other day, the Borgata sent me an invitation to a $50,000 slot tournament on Friday. I checked my room offers, and I do indeed have a freebie available for Friday night. So the weekend is now starting a day early - in A.C. I'm not sure how much I'll gamble, though. I'll probably just play for a couple of hours and then use up whatever comp I have for meals. Then stay away from the place for a long time (I've already dropped enough at that place).
i've watched the first ten minutes of one of those slot tournaments before...it's pretty funny.
It's actually kinda lame, and there's absolutely no skill involved (hey...it's slots). But sometimes they trot out free food and an open bar...so that alone makes it worthwhile.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 16, 2011, 11:41:06 AM
you need to gamble more. those rates are pretty steep for midweek...mine are all free even on summer weekends.
i'm not very picky about hotels but i stayed at imperial palace one night like 5 years ago and there were blood stains all over the bathroom floor.
Yes, yes I do. Unfortunately school saps me of most of my time and money during the fall.
Tax refunds to the rescue in the coming weeks :yay
Prob hitting up AC towards the end of the month. My boy basically lived down there this summer in an attempt to become a Diamond Club member....of course they switched their thing around over the summer and now "7 stars" is the top bracket.
Quote from: Munson on February 16, 2011, 03:05:15 PM...of course they switched their thing around over the summer and now "7 stars" is the top bracket.
7 Stars has been the top bracket for a long time...but they didn't make it widely known. I can only imagine how much would have to be gambled to get there.
Really? I thought it was a new addition this past spring/summer?
I just never saw any "7 star" clubs when I used to walk around Harrah's AC, just always the "Diamond Club" shtein.
I def need to start gambling more though...I'm still Gold and you have to acquire 4,000 tier points in a year to get Platinum status.
IP is a cool spot to gamble sometimes but you'd have to pay me to stay there.
I'd love to get some MGM offers worth a shtein. I didn't play much on their properties last trip and the offers on the new mLife players club are underwhelming. But then I read about people who spend less get 3 nights at the Mirage. No rhyme or reason on how they're comping right now.
Caesar's (harrahs) are pretty liberal with room comps. I'm free at all except Caesars.
The only thing I remember about Imperial Palace is that bar right on the strip underneath of it with the hot ass dancing girl in the front just grinding on dudes to get them to come in.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 16, 2011, 06:44:59 PM
Caesar's (harrahs) are pretty liberal with room comps. I'm free at all except Caesars.
Yeah, they have Harrah's, Bally's, Paris, and a few other mid/low class places on the strip, so supply > demand for sure. Is Cosmo affiliated with any other properties?
Also, I've been jonesing for some craps action. I may need to hit A/C first weekend in March, or at least Philly Park or some shtein. I've been playing around online but it's just not nearly as much fun.
Well, MGM has NYNY, MGM, Monte Carlo, Excalibur, Mandalay, Luxor and Mirage and they're not as liberal with the rooms. So trying to guess how and why they give offers out is hard. Best bet is usually to check with the host on duty before you check out to see if they comp anything then (if not getting comps up front).
Venetian and Palazzo just pretty much ended their comps for everyone except the high rollers.
Cosmo is not affiliated with anyone (but I believe you can use Marriott points to get rooms). Their comps system, and I hope it lasts, is you get points for everything you buy in the hotel and casino; from rooms down to gift shop crap and food.
i dont know if this counts as the 'world' but im going to pitcuresque quakertown pa this weekend
Q town wha!!!!
The town's not big enough for the two of you.
ill bring some crisco for the doorways
Parx Casino... An ok place to lose some money, or a place one is likely to get shanked?
An okay place to lose some money. I live 5 minutes from there.
Nice. I may try to hit it up tomorrow at some point.
I was in AC last night and a lot of folks were talking about Parx...heard good things.
Then saw a billboard on the expressway back that said "The Situation: Live! At Parx"
Quote from: FastFreddie on March 04, 2011, 04:42:04 PM
Nice. I may try to hit it up tomorrow at some point.
Day or night? Some of the waitresses are hot as shtein and there's a club in there called 360 that gets packed. Mostly an older crowd but not a bad place to hang. $10 cover charge. The head bartenders name is Ace, he's an old friend of mine, he works at the main bar located in the center of the casino. Don't bother name droppin and trying to get him to hook you up, they're monitored like crazy and a couple people have gotten fired from there for hooking their buddies/girls up.
There's also a Chickie and Petes inside there but it doesn't look or feel like a C N P.
Friends of ours (Borgata regulars) have gone to Parx, and they said they like the place. It's supposedly much better than the Hollywood joint around here.
Quote from: SD on March 04, 2011, 05:39:23 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on March 04, 2011, 04:42:04 PM
Nice. I may try to hit it up tomorrow at some point.
Day or night? Some of the waitresses are hot as shtein and there's a club in there called 360 that gets packed. Mostly an older crowd but not a bad place to hang. $10 cover charge. The head bartenders name is Ace, he's an old friend of mine, he works at the main bar located in the center of the casino. Don't bother name droppin and trying to get him to hook you up, they're monitored like crazy and a couple people have gotten fired from there for hooking their buddies/girls up.
There's also a Chickie and Petes inside there but it doesn't look or feel like a C N P.
I'm not down for clubbin'. Maybe some crab fries and blackjack. Would be tonight after dinner if at all.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on March 04, 2011, 06:01:14 PM
Friends of ours (Borgata regulars) have gone to Parx, and they said they like the place. It's supposedly much better than the Hollywood joint around here.
That place wasn't too bad. Decent poker room and table games (as long as you stick with the basics like bj and craps). If Parx is nicer, that's good enough for me.
found out im going to be going down to louisville for a few days in april..anyone ever been?
pull a rick pitino when youre down there
ill be at IAH for about 2.5 hours on the 23rd of june waiting for my connecting flight to philly
i.e. J get your ass over there so we can PAR-TAY
lol
I may be going Philly then too. Maybe we can take the same flight - you flying Continental?
this has epic potential..
its a united flight operated by continental...so i guess so, yea
im going to the phils game against the bo sox on the 30th, the afternoon special, too. TAILGATE.
Found a sick rate at Caesars and am heading back in November. The weekend the Eagles would theoretically be playing the Arizona Kolbinals. Good times.
anyone familiar enough with savannah to give some eat - drink - to do recommendations or tips
im going there next month
Ive been there a few times.
Churchills is a cool Brit pub. Probably the best bar in the city. Kevin Barry's is Irish with no tv's. Just a traditional drinking bar.
There's a sports bar there but I can't remember the name. There's a million bars to choose from, actually.
several different people have told me its kinda like a mini new orleans...is that fair?
It is on St. Patrick's Day.
i dont mean mardi gras...i mean the city of new orleans in general...like if there were no people in either place...the way its a walking town and the general feel you have when there as far as its aura...more than one person has told me it reminds them of new orleans
It's an old historic southern city just like New Orleans but it doesn't come close to the culture, though. New Orleans is the strangest place I've ever been. Awesome, but strange, like there's something sinister going on around every corner.
Savannah's what we refer to as a "cool hang". Get a nice hotel, eat some good food, party at some decent bars (which are clustered in about a five square block district off the river).
It's definitely walkable and the weather should be decent in June.
But if you empty out the city and maybe close your eyes and pretend real hard its exactly like New Orleans, right?
not exactly like but a mini version of...bunch of people have described it this way...i hope they are right because new orleans is effin awesome...im def going there for a week next year when the eagles are in town
Gonna take a plane or train?
the current plan is to fly...but its still really up in the air
:romeysargebatsignal
i hope you die in a plane crash
Quote from: rjs246 on May 24, 2011, 02:55:46 PM
But if you empty out the city and maybe close your eyes and pretend real hard its exactly like New Orleans, right?
It's no Asheville, that's for sure.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 24, 2011, 04:11:38 PM
the current plan is to fly...but its still really up in the air
:romeysargebatsignal
lol
World renowned.
Just got back from Colorado. Really makes places like Philly and NC seem like holes. And not the sexy kinds of holes.
Colorado is a wonderful place to be white.
I spent a weekend in Savannah once. It reminded me of a (truly) southern version of a town like Annapolis. Pretty, lots of tourists, segregated...meh.
Quote from: Diomedes on May 25, 2011, 01:09:32 PM
Colorado is a wonderful place to be white.
Exactly. Great place to visit but I could never live there.
colorado is great if you are either a christian fundy or a snowboarding hippy
so yes....its white
and from the pictures ive seen and the research ive done on savannah it seems like that naptown comparison is very apt
i went to a waffle house in savannah on my way to jacksonville for XXXIX, and there were swastikas and n-bombs written all over the bathroom walls. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
yeah i cant imagine a waffle house in the south is the most progressive place in the world
Quote from: DH on May 26, 2011, 10:02:48 AM
i went to a waffle house in savannah on my way to jacksonville for XXXIX, and there were swastikas and n-bombs written all over the bathroom walls. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
:-D
i just booked a flight to go backpacking in japan and thailand for three weeks this summer.
sucky sucky fie dolla.
what weeks
i want to know if im playing you in fantasy...free win sucka
Pretty sure they have computers, internet and cell phone towers Japan.
if i know matty i know backpacking around chinktown is code for 3 weeks of VD and booze.
Is there some other kind of international travel that I'm not aware of?
yeah there will be no camping. just sake and finger banging orientals.
so again i wish you the best but what weeks will this be
a friday until another friday.
Thighland
Free miles trip or business write-off?
Quote from: phattymatty on June 06, 2011, 09:43:18 PM
a friday until another friday.
i see what youre doing and i have to say, i disagree with this
Quote from: MDS on May 07, 2011, 12:45:23 AM
ill be at IAH for about 2.5 hours on the 23rd of june waiting for my connecting flight to philly
i.e. J get your ass over there so we can PAR-TAY
We are going to miss each other by a week. I'm going home on the 30th for the 4th weekend
And why do I see a future episode of Locked Up Abroad starring Matty?
my flight home is the 1st
night of the 30th we drive to richmond and give russell a texas surprise?
lol sure--pick me up at PHL and we will drive down.
i will be at the phillies game and therefore farg off
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 06, 2011, 09:48:49 PM
And why do I see a future episode of Locked Up Abroad starring Matty?
ha, funny i just saw that show for the first time yesterday morning and i guess they were doing a marathon, i watched like 5 in a row. such a cool show. that japanese jail didn't seem too bad.
Yeah I love that show. The south american jails are the worst.
One I saw yesterday was an Aussie dude who went to jail in Thailand for heroin smuggling. While inside got hooked on the drugs and caught AIDS.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 06, 2011, 10:25:36 PM
While inside got hooked on the drugs and caught AIDS.
Wasn't aware baseball was big in Thailand.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 25, 2011, 01:25:21 PM
colorado is great if you are either a christian fundy or a snowboarding hippy
This describes me perfectly.
so i was on my way back from chicago this afternoon with a chick i work with and i volunteered to give up our seats for the next flight for $400 each. then the next flight two hours later was also overbooked so we did volunteered again.
basically united paid us $1600 total to sit and drink beers in o'hare airport for 5 hours.
Good thing, because that's probably how much it cost you to drink airport beer for 5 hours.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 12, 2011, 09:59:13 PM
so i was on my way back from chicago this afternoon with a chick i work with and i volunteered to give up our seats for the next flight for $400 each. then the next flight two hours later was also overbooked so we did volunteered again.
basically united paid us $1600 total to sit and drink beers in o'hare airport for 5 hours.
Lucky sonofabitch!
Every time I am able to take a bump the flight is never oversold. Once when flying to Peru they were offering $700 that soon escalated to $1000 to take a bump but I couldnt because of plans.
When I go home on the 4th I will look to do it again.
Oh - and another Vegas trip is in the works now....MGM MLife & CET summer offers are starting to filter out.
Took my first trip to Chicago, what a great city. Got to check out Wrigley which I was pretty cool, I couldn't believe how many hot women were at that shtein.
pretty sure this guy is no longer a pilot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfe36WiFA80
lol
i didn't know Mike Schmidt was a pilot
To be fair, he's not wrong.
Up at some ungodly hour to fly to philly. 3 hrs at iah coming up, too. Where ya at brotha j?
lol @ 7AM being an ungodly hour..you should be at temple praying at that time
Quote from: MDS on June 23, 2011, 08:02:21 AM
Up at some ungodly hour to fly to philly. 3 hrs at iah coming up, too. Where ya at brotha j?
Sittin' in my office. Enjoy IAH - its too early, but if it opens soon go crush some Papasito's.
You may have the extra time since its raining and storming here....shtein slows down up there when there's a drop of rain.
i hate that airport so much...only two times i've ever had layovers there i've ended up staying the night. once was after the eagles game in new orleans and i hadn't even had time to shower before leaving so that was a fun 24 hours covered in bourbon street funk.
@jewhard I am a sports guy. I get up at 11 and go to sleep at 4. 7 is not for me.
Weather aint bad here, hopefully these retarded texans get me to philly on time
heading out to LA, then driving up to san fran the first weekend in august to see the city...and i suppose take in a few games of the phils/giants series.
then back to LA for the monday game vs. the dodgers
then back to texas for 4 months of teenagers playing football
and no sarge i dont want to "meet up"
Sounds like a cool trip...did you do this just to see Cali or to see the Phils on the road?
Or to hit up the bath houses in SF?
I booked an August Vegas trip today.
all 3!
no it was a little of both. i wont have as much time as id like there but get to see both ballparks and cheer on the phils while doing so. im honestly more pumped for the random celebrity sightings. and not like brad pitt random, farg that guy. i want to see skeet ulrich coming out of the cvs.
Tell Skeet that I was devastated that they canceled Jericho, would ya?
0% chance i talk to any randomer i see
its all about gawking and pointing.
does quakertown, pa count?
Quote from: MDS on July 09, 2011, 12:32:01 AM
heading out to LA, then driving up to san fran the first weekend in august to see the city...and i suppose take in a few games of the phils/giants series.
then back to LA for the monday game vs. the dodgers
then back to texas for 4 months of teenagers playing football
and no sarge i dont want to "meet up"
You do know LA to SF is roughly a 7 hour drive? I used to drive from SD to SF (9 hour drive) with my old room mate all the time. He's originally from Vallejo. People from out of state seem to think driving between big cities in the countries longest state takes two hours. SF is a pretty cool city.
I went from Orange to Cupertino in about 5 each way, and it really wasn't a bad drive at all. Except maybe for that gigantic cattle farm out in the middle of nowhere. Man, that place reeked for miles.
Anyone seen Matty around since his drunken posts from Guatemala? Time to send out a search party for him?
Quote from: SD on July 09, 2011, 07:16:54 AM
Quote from: MDS on July 09, 2011, 12:32:01 AM
heading out to LA, then driving up to san fran the first weekend in august to see the city...and i suppose take in a few games of the phils/giants series.
then back to LA for the monday game vs. the dodgers
then back to texas for 4 months of teenagers playing football
and no sarge i dont want to "meet up"
You do know LA to SF is roughly a 7 hour drive? I used to drive from SD to SF (9 hour drive) with my old room mate all the time. He's originally from Vallejo. People from out of state seem to think driving between big cities in the countries longest state takes two hours. SF is a pretty cool city.
google maps says its about 6, and i fiigure since well probably do it friday morning/afternooon, it should be too bad. problem is the golden gate bridge is completely out of the way and it was my hope to cross over that while playing the theme to full house on my phone. damnit danny tanner.
No chance I'd do that drive on the interstate. Definitely take the 101 (Pacific Coast Highway). It will double the drive time but it will be worth it if you're interested in seeing the most beautiful scenery imaginable.
Quote from: MDS on July 09, 2011, 12:32:01 AM
heading out to LA, then driving up to san fran the first weekend in august to see the city...and i suppose take in a few games of the phils/giants series.
then back to LA for the monday game vs. the dodgers
then back to texas for 4 months of teenagers playing football
and no sarge i dont want to "meet up"
I'm taking this post as an invitation to meet up. Afterall, you didn't say you didn't want to meet up with me. I'm flattered.
Quote from: Rome on July 09, 2011, 01:35:54 PM
No chance I'd do that drive on the interstate. Definitely take the 101 (Pacific Coast Highway). It will double the drive time but it will be worth it if you're interested in seeing the most beautiful scenery imaginable.
looking at google taking the 101 only increases it by an hour to 90 minutes. maybe on the way back, going up i believe we need to make time to hit the game.
let me know when you get to mendocino county..I'll send you my address
will the food be kosher if we stop along the way?
Whatever you do just make sure you do the section between Monterey & San Luis Obispo. That's actually route 1, though. Trust me, it's worth it if the weather is nice.
Fredericksburg VA is where all the cool people are tonight.
Did they finally get air conditioning there?
WTF are you doing in fredericksburg?
talkin republican politics
Quote from: rjs246 on July 22, 2011, 09:06:00 PM
WTF are you doing in fredericksburg?
Currently? Drinking Miller Lite.
make sure you thank john boehner for continuing to keep rich people rich
SD has a lot of hate.
Who's John Boehner?
(http://www.angryblacklady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/orange-juice-boehner.jpg)
Ah yes. Another beautiful part of Ohio. farging Ohio.
Only women should drink Miller Lite
Ain't no place I'd rather be than at this IHOP in Laurel, MD.
im not going to bore you with details of my trip because i care less than you do
but i will say this: before you die, you all need to drive up the 1 along the cali coast and you need to see pac bell in SF.
thats all.
I was walking down the strip on Saturday morning and they had some local group out there collecting change for the homeless. They were stationed at various spots along the strip and I gave the collector in front of The Bellagio a few bucks.
I get down towards the Venetian and one dude asks me and I told him I dropped some in the other bucket and he didn't like my answer so he starts shtein talking me because I am a Phils fan
"Don't blame me for the Phillies"
'What exactly would I blame? Them being the best?"
"Yeah....uhhh....the best at not winning world series!"
Yeah ok buddy, go farg yourself...nice comeback
If you didn't take the spit bucket out of his farging hand and smash him over the head with it you're dead to us.
ok farg it, its mds story time
so im on the streets of sf on saturday doing the lame tourist thing. get a nice pic of alcatraz and walk to the sidewalk. then, this exchange.
some guy: hey, philadelphia sucks!
me: what? how do you know im a phillies fan?
guy: dont you remember us? you sat in front of us at the game.
me: uh ok. sure. yea. (walking away) see you sunday.
i guess im that big of a jackass at games that random ass people remember me.
Or really farging jewish and ugly.
distinct possibility
Quote from: hbionic on August 10, 2011, 09:00:47 PM
Or really farging jewish and ugly.
Once every 10 years or so Chuggie hits one the farg outta the park.
This wasn't that time but it was a solid single to left none the less.
Quote from: Rome on August 10, 2011, 08:39:09 PM
If you didn't take the spit bucket out of his farging hand and smash him over the head with it you're dead to us.
I did not do anything other than tell him to go farg himself. :'(
Quote from: MDS on August 10, 2011, 08:48:13 PM
ok farg it, its mds story time
so im on the streets of sf on saturday doing the lame tourist thing. get a nice pic of alcatraz and walk to the sidewalk. then, this exchange.
some guy: hey, philadelphia sucks!
me: what? how do you know im a phillies fan?
guy: dont you remember us? you sat in front of us at the game.
me: uh ok. sure. yea. (walking away) see you sunday.
i guess im that big of a jackass at games that random ass people remember me.
Weird to randomly run into them again in a big city like that. Were they homos? Maybe they wanted a piece of you?
Gay dudes have good taste so there's no way in hell they'd be trying to pick up the lil guy.....unless they were looking for someone to give a makeover too, which would be a very strong possibility.
Quote from: MDS on August 10, 2011, 08:48:13 PM
ok farg it, its mds story time
so im on the streets of sf on saturday doing the lame tourist thing. get a nice pic of alcatraz and walk to the sidewalk. then, this exchange.
Let's exchange sweet Alcatraz pics. When I was there years ago, it was closed to tourists, but my Aunt paid for a helicoptor ride which flew over, then under, the Golden Gate Bridge, then circled Alcatraz. That's when I took this:
(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5999/alcatrazp.jpg)
Buying tickets to see Ray Romano AND Kevin James in the SAME show. I love Vegas.
im not getting the pic off my phone..but you win.
it was a married middle aged dude who kept telling me to sit down, going as far to say "im not going to ask again." because, you know, after a hunter pence HR god forbid i should stand. got to see the action going on on the field.
Wasn't a competition...just hoping to see a cool pic of a cool place. Regardless, you should be more of a DieHard Jew and punch people like that.
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 10, 2011, 10:40:39 PM
Buying tickets to see Ray Romano AND Kevin James in the SAME show. I love Vegas.
I've heard its a pretty good show. I haven't been able to time it up to be there when they are playing yet though
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 10, 2011, 10:40:39 PM
Buying tickets to see Ray Romano AND Kevin James in the SAME show. I love Vegas.
Nice.
Now you're dead to us.
DEAD
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 10, 2011, 10:40:39 PM
Buying tickets to see Ray Romano AND Kevin James in the SAME show. I love Vegas.
Bleh.
I don't know if you ever saw his standup before, but I thought he was corny as hell. At the end, I was surprised he didn't make a joke about airline food, since he covered pretty much every other cliche.
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/best_places_USA/asheville-nc-natures-greatest-gift/story?id=14263963
Holla atcha, Asheville!
Quote from: paco on August 11, 2011, 02:18:30 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 10, 2011, 10:40:39 PM
Buying tickets to see Ray Romano AND Kevin James in the SAME show. I love Vegas.
Bleh.
I don't know if you ever saw his standup before, but I thought he was corny as hell. At the end, I was surprised he didn't make a joke about airline food, since he covered pretty much every other cliche.
no white guys are good at stand up but yeah kevin james is especially horrific....not that ray romano isnt
ummmm louie ck hello
Bill Hicks, Rodney, Lenny Bruce, Carlin, Robin Williams, Sam Kinison & Denis Leary (among about 1,000 others) might also disagree with that.
dont get me wrong its a not a white black thang....theres like two funny black stand ups ever
its just that stand up is really an impossible thing to ever succeed at
99% of the world is NOT funny when they try really hard
and lol @ robin williams ever being funny....hes one of the most despicable people to ever walk the earth
carlin > all
/discussion
There are 5 comedians whose standup I thought was worth watching, they are:
Eddie Murphy
Andrew Dice Clay
Chris Rock
Jim Gaffigan
Richard Pryor
Hope everyone appreciates my oreo cookie
Mitch Hedberg
Hedberg and Chappelle should def be on that list, more so than Gaffigan. I think he's funny, but he's just a goofy white guy.
chapelles show was pretty funny but his stand up not so much
wasn't a fan of Hedberg or Chappelle. Gaffigan is the best stand up act still doing shows today.
stand up is just ridiculously hard to execute well...if hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports then stand up is the hardest thing to do in entertainment...even tho i may hate them and hope they die i still have utmost respect for even the worst stand up comedians for even trying
It probably doesn't help that you have the sense of humor of a turtle.
Of course that's only true in IGY world and the rest of us enjoy stand up comedy.
Also, Jim Jefferies is pretty good. But it could just be the accent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZJ-_OTvsqo
Quote from: General_Failure on August 12, 2011, 10:02:21 PM
It probably doesn't help that you have the sense of humor of a turtle.
well i dont laugh because i think im supposed to which is what happens most of the time during stand up...if people are honest about it they will admit that in the history of the world there isnt more than a handful of funny stand ups (theres really even less)...we can even take it a step further and say that there arent many truly funny people period...then you throw stand up on top of it which is basically impossible to pull off and you can understand why
Your miserable attitude is not very refreshing at all.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 12, 2011, 10:11:25 PM
Quote from: General_Failure on August 12, 2011, 10:02:21 PM
It probably doesn't help that you have the sense of humor of a turtle.
well i dont laugh because i think im supposed to which is what happens most of the time during stand up...if people are honest about it they will admit that in the history of the world there isnt more than a handful of funny stand ups (theres really even less)...we can even take it a step further and say that there arent many truly funny people period...then you throw stand up on top of it which is basically impossible to pull off and you can understand why
I agree with every word of this. There's nothing worse than fake laughs at a comedy show. I hate when morning shows have a comedian on and the hosts do their fake laugh.
Quote from: SD on August 12, 2011, 09:20:58 PMThere are 5 comedians whose standup I thought was worth watching, they are:
George Carlin
Richard Pryor
Eddie Murphy
Bill Hicks
Bill Cosby
Carlin's decent and I'd definitely throw him an honorable mention. Hicks I'm not familiar with but more than a few people have told me he's right up my ally so I'll have to check him out.
carlin to me would have been better as a comedy writer...like a dave barry type...he had some brilliant stuff i just dont think it came across great as stand up...a sundy column in the ny times would have been perfect for carlin
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 13, 2011, 07:01:19 AM
carlin to me would have been better as a comedy writer...like a dave barry type...he had some brilliant stuff i just dont think it came across great as stand up...a sundy column in the ny times would have been perfect for carlin
From my brain to your fingertips. You read my mind. Well stated.
I've seen Carlin live. Agreed that his material was much better than his delivery.
Might not pony up for James/Romano now. Should we see Rod Stewart instead?!?
Quote from: General_Failure on August 12, 2011, 10:02:21 PM
It probably doesn't help that you have the sense of humor of a turtle.
Ha.
Right as rain.
I saw carlin live a while back and he opened the show with "you know what no one talks about? Hoyda farts." no fake laughing needed.
Carlin was an absolute genius. Granted, as he got older he became more bitter and cynical and especially after 9/11 he really went off the deep end, but he was still 100 times better than anyone else doing stand up.
Quote from: DH on August 13, 2011, 09:53:41 AM
I saw carlin live a while back and he opened the show with "you know what no one talks about? Hoyda farts." no fake laughing needed.
I think that's exactly how he opened the show I saw too.
Quote from: Rome on August 13, 2011, 10:27:15 AM
he was still 100 times better than anyone else doing stand up
Literally!
So I'm just pretty much just getting back to normal after 15 days in Japan and it was the coolest thing I've ever done. Amazing place. I highly recommend if you have the chance.
Quote from: phattymatty on August 16, 2011, 01:19:19 PM
So I'm just pretty much just getting back to normal after 15 days in Japan and it was the coolest thing I've ever done. Amazing place. I highly recommend if you have the chance.
You ever been to Wuxi, China? If so, any suggestions on where to go?
Did you get some good radiation sushi while over there?
I'm sure there's a few restaurants over there that Phatty will give glowing recommendations.
i honestly cant believe hes alive
The rest of us are wondering the same thing about you after 2 years in Mexico. Hell, the pool we started only extended out like 3 weeks.
they hate blacks and muslims down here
whiteys be good
just checked in to a super 8 in new paltz new york
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 22, 2011, 12:43:26 AM
just checked in to a super 8 in new paltz new york
For the free breakfast?
I leave for Wuxi, China in a week. According to people that have already been, I shouldn't have a problem finally finding a cure for my malaria
Wear your eagles mask and tell them that you are a descendant of Godzilla and if they don't bow to your commands, that you'll destroy their city and rape their women, just like your grandfather Godzilla did in the 70's.
They will most likely say, "He's not real, and we're not Japanese"
Respond by slowly pinching and rubbing your nipples, look them dead in the eye, and say, "I know".
You should be good from there.
Had to drive to Chicago to get a new passport and spend the night at the Palmer House to get a visa the next day because the Chinese Consulate initially refused to issue a visa because a stupid dog chewed an 1/8" square out of the front cover of my original passport. What made that mini-trip awesome was an Oktoberfest was going on right next to the passport office.
The 14 hour flight to Wuxi would have been a lot better if stupid babies wouldn't have taken turns crying nearly the whole time. Breeders shouldn't be allowed to fly with their offspring until their stupid farging kids are old enough to have the cry beaten out of them. The silver lining is I'm getting vengeance by eating as many dogs as I can while I'm here.
youre chinese?
I really think so. At least until 30SEP2011
i just booked a last minute flight to vegas for next weekend. oops.
i just got back from an EPIC few days in vegas. for all my craps friends, i hit the fire bet on my very first table of the weekend. i've hit the 4 before and have seen someone hit the 5, but my whole table at bills gamblin hall hit the 6. which means we all made $1000 on a $1 bet. it was ridiculous, that was just the tip of the iceberg. my whole table became instant best friends and then we just traveled up and down the strip hitting craps table, i ended up about 2.5 gs up in the first few hours. then me and all these random new friends just started VIP clubbin everywhere. we did the VIP at club chateau and apparently it was some girl named brit's brithday from true blood. i did mad illegal things with her friends.
anywaym at one point i was probably up like 4G but by the time I got home this mmorning i was about 400 bucks up. the memories more than made up for it. i'm going back in a few weeks. i love vegas so much.
Outstanding!
I've never hit the fire bet yet. I was playing roulette once at IP when a table hit and it was pure chaos. Closest I have gotten was four once at Bally's.
Where did you stay?
I'm trying to find time to make it out there but its looking like it wont be until after the new year unless I can squeeze a weekend trip in - and I dont like Friday-Sunday trips, I usually need a day extra.
im seriously considering quitting my job and following matty around and writing a book on his life
you would buy that, right?
i stayed at paris where i normally stay. but i had great at luck at the slummin casinos, like bills and osheas. and yeah i've never seen anyone hit the entire six before too. she was on my right and had no idea what she was doing, didnt even play it. i tossed her 100 bucks but everyone else just bought her drinks.
i will never not play it again. it was ridic. it actually took like an hour for them to pay us out bc they had to call upstairs or something and thought we were cheating.
but yeah it was nuts. ive been at some hot tables before but this was insane. there were like 100 people watching us by the end and when it hit it was total chaos. my new fave vegas moment. we bought like a dozen 400 bottles of booze later on that night.
Quote from: MDS on October 05, 2011, 12:05:12 AM
im seriously considering quitting my job and following matty around and writing a book on his life
you would buy that, right?
I would buy it, but must admit I would have an easier time reading it in random, unintelligible glyphs than anything you sit and write.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 05, 2011, 12:10:19 AM
i stayed at paris where i normally stay. but i had great at luck at the slummin casinos, like bills and osheas. and yeah i've never seen anyone hit the entire six before too. she was on my right and had no idea what she was doing, didnt even play it. i tossed her 100 bucks but everyone else just bought her drinks.
i will never not play it again. it was ridic. it actually took like an hour for them to pay us out bc they had to call upstairs or something and thought we were cheating.
but yeah it was nuts. ive been at some hot tables before but this was insane. there were like 100 people watching us by the end and when it hit it was total chaos. my new fave vegas moment. we bought like a dozen 400 bottles of booze later on that night.
Yeah any time the fire hits they will run the tapes back to each roll of each point and watch it like a hawk. Did they make you fill out the tax paperwork too?
I always play it. Some of the people always talk about the high house advantage on it but I dont give a shtein. I will play between a dollar and five dollars a roll on the fire because I do not want to be THAT GUY who doesnt have it on there when it hits.
I love Bill's and staying there wasn't even bad.
Quote from: MDS on October 05, 2011, 12:05:12 AM
im seriously considering quitting my job and following matty around and writing a book on his life
you would buy that, right?
You could have followed Hugh Hefner around for the last 60 years and written a book about it and no one would buy it. Perhaps you should take up photography.
ive never played craps before, so in easiest terms possible please explain this fire bet. sounds like good fun.
4-5-6-8-9-10
Those are "point" numbers. After the initial roll to determine which number will be the point (if a 2-3-12 is rolled on the first roll, you lose. If a or 11 is rolled you win - but if any of the 4-5-6-8-9-10 is rolled that is your point)
To hit the fire bet you must hit 4, 5 or 6 unique points before seven out. So to get the 1000:1 Fire pay off you have to hit the 4-5-6-8-9-10 before your rolls ends with a seven out.
If you hit 5 of the 6 then you get paid 250:1; if you hit 4 of the 6 then you get 25:1.
You must play the fire before a point is established.
i said easiest terms possible
holy shtein
you put a chip on the little circle with flames around it, then sit back and wait.
^ ding
thank you sir
lol - yeah what Matty said
or google craps and read the wiki
you'd be waiting for a long time though, it's the worst bet on the table by far. house edge of like 25%.
from what i hear the six fire bet only hits once every few weeks or even months, if that.
apparently the odds are 0.000162434749269826. i don't even know how to put that in a ratio.
Anyone just wanna explaiin the craps basics? I walk up to a table with 50 bucks and wanna play. What's the easiest way to get in?
Usually by putting your money on the table...pretty much anywhere, even if you were blind, you'd have a chance of winning.
Quote from: Munson on October 06, 2011, 04:11:15 PM
Anyone just wanna explaiin the craps basics? I walk up to a table with 50 bucks and wanna play. What's the easiest way to get in?
Bet the pass-line with 2x odds and place the 6 and 8.
Im heading down to Nashville next weekend...I know a lot of you went down for the Birds game last year - where do I need to go?
This is what I remember of Nashville:
Cheap beer everywhere.
Good BBQ everywhere.
Good, cheap rocknroll bars.
Shirtless hbionic dancing in the street.
Matt throwing things.
Details, eh, I don't remember those so good.
The area in/around Printer's Alley is where most of the bars are. Broadway has a lot of bars, restaurants and shtein too. There's also a Flying Saucer if you're into that sort of thing.
Also, next weekend is Beerfest. (http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/nashville/)
If I'm not mistaken, they had this going on last year when we went.
sweet - going down to vandy w a few clients - budweiser included, pretty sure we'll be doing our own beerfest
you sound like you have a sweet job DH.
me, on the other hand...drove 7 hours yesterday morning to Blacksburg to VaTech's campus to be at a project meeting that I "had to be at" it lasted 35 minutes and I had nothing else to do down there so i cancelled my hotel and drove home.
14 hours driving, 35 minute meeting.
holy shtein, thats maddening..and im sure you could have skyped or whatever from home in your undies and been just as effective.
not a doubt in the world, in fact they had people conferencing in from other locations on Windows Live Meeting. but when i brought that option up last week to the contractor they said that in person attendance was mandatory.
shtein you had a free hotel....i would have gotten blotto in blacksburg....then used today to drive back and not have to work
not me, nothing I hate more than being in a town I dont know, with no one around and nothing but a hotel to go back to - which happens a lot.
Sunny can get drunk at home; why do it there?
no one around?....its a college town with like 50,000 people
i had a blast in friggin new paltz and i was there for a week
Quote from: SunMo on October 13, 2011, 12:27:34 PM
not a doubt in the world, in fact they had people conferencing in from other locations on Windows Live Meeting. but when i brought that option up last week to the contractor they said that in person attendance was mandatory.
Any chance the fact that you/your company made the effort was not overlooked?
I'd have driven back home, too. I hate hotels.
im still sad you never called when you were here
Quote from: DH on October 13, 2011, 12:49:14 PM
im still sad you never called when you were here
dont have a cell phone and toll calls from my room eat into my perdium
Quote from: DH on October 13, 2011, 12:35:26 PM
not me, nothing I hate more than being in a town I dont know, with no one around and nothing but a hotel to go back to - which happens a lot.
Do you find college towns boring?
per diem
I think he meant perineum.
Oh I forgot, you like to act ignorant. Only elitist hipsters bother to spell correctly.
i don't remember much from nashville except the bar we went to whose bouncer looked like brett michaels.
i'm gonna be in charleston, SC for a few days for work next week. i hear it's a cool little city but i've never been before.
Charleston is great. I doubt you'll be sober enough (or even if you are sober, interested enough) but check out The Citadel campus if the mood strikes. It's pretty cool.
someone stop me..............
im back thru the system with the riff raff again....half a mill for bail cause im african
i liked charleston when i was there, their bbq is shtein compared to texas but its a nice town with plenty of bars, black people and southern women.
the airport, though, has the feel of 1994. youll know it when you see it.
Quote from: MDS on October 14, 2011, 12:31:31 PM
i liked charleston when i was there, their bbq is shtein compared to texas but its a nice town with plenty of bars, black people and southern women.
the airport, though, has the feel of 1994. youll know it when you see it.
I was there in 1999, it had a bunch of rocking chairs.
Nashville is a very cool city..closest thing to New Orleans that I've seen - live music all over, street performers, homeless 18 year olds, etc.
Oh, and the Vandy female student population gets an A+.
You should check out Memphis sometime. Beale St is like a mini Bourbon St.
wrong thread
so i'm part of a wedding party in which the groom wants to go to Nola for his bachelor party in september.
this is somewhat annoying to me because i was planning on going there for the Eagles game and i'm sure i won't be lucky enough to be there the right weekend.
flight prices are like $200 right now round trip. i probably can't do better than that right or should I wait?
where do i want to get the hotel? French Quarter where all the action is or downtown?
any other tips or thoughts are appreciated.
The French Quarter is part of the downtown landscape. If you're downtown NO, you're probably not going to be more than a few blocks away from the FQ. I stayed at Harrah's about 10 years ago which was a quick cab ride or a long walk (maybe 15 min) to Bourbon St. A few years ago I stayed at the Omni in the FQ, which was like a block away from Bourbon St.
the reason i seperated french quarter and downtown is because they are seperate hotel areas on priceline. but i see what you're saying
email/call clint....hes steady goin there on business
Groupon is offering a 2 night stay package for the Palms (http://www.groupon.com/ch/getaways/deals/ga-m-palms-las-vegas?c=dnb&p=5) today.
Quote from: SunMo on January 12, 2012, 01:24:27 PM
the reason i seperated french quarter and downtown is because they are seperate hotel areas on priceline. but i see what you're saying
That makes sense. You'll probably pay a littler more to stay in the FQ but I assume you'll catch a cab instead of walking so the money you save on a hotel outside the FQ will probably get spent on cab fare anyway. Just go with a hotel in the FQ. Omni was nice when I stayed there. I think it was about $120ish per night.
Quote from: paco on January 12, 2012, 02:09:22 PM
Groupon is offering a 2 night stay package for the Palms (http://www.groupon.com/ch/getaways/deals/ga-m-palms-las-vegas?c=dnb&p=5) today.
Hmmmm....I get out of the military in April and I can use that Groupon in April during my drive back east. It's a sign from the baby jeezus. I should buy this and use my severance money to hit the roulette table and get rich for life.
I had my bachelor party down there a few years ago - its the only place to do it. farging awesome.
If cash isn't much of an issue, stay at the Royal Sonesta on Borboun. Wrap-wround balconies looking directly onto the street...cant get much better. Plus ladies do all sorts of stuff to get up to the rooms.
If you're looking for something more affordable, depending on the weekend, prices down there arent too bad. I've stayed at the Holiday Inn a few times, Harrahs, and anorher spot I can't remember that was on Canal St - all good prices (especially when a bunch of guys are chipping in), and all right in the middle of the action.
If you're looking to get killed, stay on the outskirts of town - 5 miles or so from the city in almost any direction. I stay in Metarie during NBA All Star Weekend in 08', and probably should have been robbed more than once.
No homo, make sure you go to Cafe Du mond in the FQ. Holy shtein, drool.
As far as the flights go; if you're getting a non-stop fare of $200pp then I'd book it now. That's a pretty solid deal.
Which airline is it on?
Usually booking that far out isn't advisable but with the way fares are now I'd grab it.
My Houston to Philly fares average out about $365 ($258 lowest - $465 highest) on Continental.
Quote from: DH on January 12, 2012, 04:03:23 PM
I had my bachelor party down there a few years ago - its the only place to do it. farging awesome.
If cash isn't much of an issue, stay at the Royal Sonesta on Borboun. Wrap-wround balconies looking directly onto the street...cant get much better. Plus ladies do all sorts of stuff to get up to the rooms.
If you're looking for something more affordable, depending on the weekend, prices down there arent too bad. I've stayed at the Holiday Inn a few times, Harrahs, and anorher spot I can't remember that was on Canal St - all good prices (especially when a bunch of guys are chipping in), and all right in the middle of the action.
If you're looking to get killed, stay on the outskirts of town - 5 miles or so from the city in almost any direction. I stay in Metarie during NBA All Star Weekend in 08', and probably should have been robbed more than once.
No homo, make sure you go to Cafe Du mond in the FQ. Holy shtein, drool.
Did the Harrah's in Vegas have a pool?? We stayed at Treasure Island when I went and despite the cost, it was farging worth it because it was 103 degrees every day so we just got drunk and walked down and sat in the pool every day for 6 hours
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 12, 2012, 04:26:48 PM
As far as the flights go; if you're getting a non-stop fare of $200pp then I'd book it now. That's a pretty solid deal.
Which airline is it on?
Usually booking that far out isn't advisable but with the way fares are now I'd grab it.
My Houston to Philly fares average out about $365 ($258 lowest - $465 highest) on Continental.
no, it's actually a 1 stop flight in houston. 6.5 hours = 250
non-stop is around 350
Quote from: DH on January 12, 2012, 04:03:23 PM
I had my bachelor party down there a few years ago - its the only place to do it. farging awesome.
If cash isn't much of an issue, stay at the Royal Sonesta on Borboun. Wrap-wround balconies looking directly onto the street...cant get much better. Plus ladies do all sorts of stuff to get up to the rooms.
If you're looking for something more affordable, depending on the weekend, prices down there arent too bad. I've stayed at the Holiday Inn a few times, Harrahs, and anorher spot I can't remember that was on Canal St - all good prices (especially when a bunch of guys are chipping in), and all right in the middle of the action.
If you're looking to get killed, stay on the outskirts of town - 5 miles or so from the city in almost any direction. I stay in Metarie during NBA All Star Weekend in 08', and probably should have been robbed more than once.
No homo, make sure you go to Cafe Du mond in the FQ. Holy shtein, drool.
i think we'll probably go with the moderate option on hotels. but what are the bars like down there? cheap? expensive? i'm trying to give myself a reasonable budget per day, for food, drinks, whatever. $150-$200 cover it?
you can get a slurpee-size cup full of beer on the street for about $2. its an amazing place. i've been a bunch and it's one of the cheaper cities around to have a lot of fun.
God I hope so.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 12, 2012, 05:06:06 PM
you can get a slurpee-size cup full of beer on the street for about $2. its an amazing place. i've been a bunch and it's one of the cheaper cities around to have a lot of fun.
You can also get a 128 ounce beer for like 70 bucks :paranoid
what the hell are you talking about?
Quote from: SunMo on January 12, 2012, 04:56:42 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 12, 2012, 04:26:48 PM
As far as the flights go; if you're getting a non-stop fare of $200pp then I'd book it now. That's a pretty solid deal.
Which airline is it on?
Usually booking that far out isn't advisable but with the way fares are now I'd grab it.
My Houston to Philly fares average out about $365 ($258 lowest - $465 highest) on Continental.
no, it's actually a 1 stop flight in houston. 6.5 hours = 250
non-stop is around 350
a 6-1/2hr layover?
Even for $250 thats not bad - especially since you have the layover in Houston. I assume its Continental/United and thats good....and if you grab it for 250 do it. Those flights fill up fast and prices jump quick.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 12, 2012, 05:25:25 PM
what the hell are you talking about?
A couple of the bars there sell those giant hard plastic beer bottles that you usually see doubling as a piggy bank/pop corn holder holiday gift type thing. One of my drunk friends thought it would be a good idea to buy one. I wasn't complaining, he quickly learned he would never finish it and shared the beer with the rest of us.
Edit-I should have clarified that the bottles are not as big as those pop corn piggy bank bottles, but they're still huge.
Oh.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 12, 2012, 05:06:35 PM
God I hope so.
You plan on heading out there? Or you just hope that there are still cheap places to drink in this country?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 12, 2012, 05:31:27 PM
Quote from: SunMo on January 12, 2012, 04:56:42 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 12, 2012, 04:26:48 PM
As far as the flights go; if you're getting a non-stop fare of $200pp then I'd book it now. That's a pretty solid deal.
Which airline is it on?
Usually booking that far out isn't advisable but with the way fares are now I'd grab it.
My Houston to Philly fares average out about $365 ($258 lowest - $465 highest) on Continental.
no, it's actually a 1 stop flight in houston. 6.5 hours = 250
non-stop is around 350
a 6-1/2hr layover?
Even for $250 thats not bad - especially since you have the layover in Houston. I assume its Continental/United and thats good....and if you grab it for 250 do it. Those flights fill up fast and prices jump quick.
no, the flight time overall was 6.5 hours. if i stop over in houston yo ass better be at the airport so we can hug and then fist fight about the phillies
In!
Bush Airport doesn't have any bars or restaurants pre-security, they're all air-side, so you'd have to have enough time so we can go to a bar close by and have a few.
Ideally the stars will align and it will happen on the weekend the Birds are in NO and then we all can meet up there
i've had layovers in houston 3 times in my life, twice from NO and once from guatemala and all 3 times they made me miss my connection. i hate that airport so much.
Really? Because the gates were far or the delays?
I always have problems in Philly...waiting on tarmac for a gate to open up, circling because ATC is backed up, delays, icehole workers...
both...delays and then the 10 min. jog to the other end of the airport. customs farged me once too.
Houston and Phoenix are the only two airports I've been to in the US that I didn't have a problem with.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 12, 2012, 10:24:24 PM
i've had layovers in houston 3 times in my life, twice from NO and once from guatemala and all 3 times they made me miss my connection. i hate that airport so much.
I was also delayed in Houston coming back from Cancun. My first delay ever. farg Houston.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 12, 2012, 10:58:16 PM
both...delays and then the 10 min. jog to the other end of the airport. customs farged me once too.
They're awful about gate changes too. C-33 to E-17 back to C-12....only about six miles of walking.
Customs got me once and pulled me into the side room and unpacked every single thing in my bag. The lady was a snatch too...so it was with great pleasure as I watched her dig through my bag of dirty socks and boxers.
You should have shown her the photo of you in your Trotter jersey at Machu Picchu.
Smooth sailin', yo...
Only time I've flown through Houston was coming back from Peru last year. But we were flying in an Air Force a C-17 so we didn't go in the terminal at all. We got off the plane at the far end of the airport and a couple of vans showed up with police escorts to take us to the other end of the airport where there's a very small terminal that the super rich use to board their private jets. We stayed overnight at a hotel about 10 miles away and then took off the next day.
When we showed up the next morning though, the plane needed some minor maintenance so we were just hanging out on the tarmac for a while. The airport fire dept came over with this monster ass fire truck and were giving us rides up and down the flight line in it to help pass the time. Me and a buddy wanted to smoke but we weren't allowed so a couple of the security guys drove us way out to a closed down runway so we could burn one. Good times.
God I miss smoking.
No you don't. You miss having something in your mouth.
i have about a 50-50 shot right now of getting into this exchange program through my job, which would mean spending a year in hong kong. i'm still in the running so it's a good sign. so i've been kind of doing some early research on the place since i've never been there. i come to realize that it's only a $20 ferry ride to macau, which is basically even bigger than vegas when it comes to casinos and gambling. now i'm thinking of moving there even if i don't make it into the program.
anyone here been to either?
yeah, i spent a week there once with two 19 year old $10k-per-night hookers.
nice place though I prefer Monaco
Quote from: phattymatty on January 17, 2012, 07:46:07 PM
i have about a 50-50 shot right now of getting into this exchange program through my job, which would mean spending a year in hong kong. i'm still in the running so it's a good sign. so i've been kind of doing some early research on the place since i've never been there. i come to realize that it's only a $20 ferry ride to macau, which is basically even bigger than vegas when it comes to casinos and gambling. now i'm thinking of moving there even if i don't make it into the program.
anyone here been to either?
That would be awesome. Go there for a week and scout it out.
I'm probably going to Vegas for SB weekend...got an offer from the Venetian. I've never stayed there, just gambled. Have you stayed there?
Been to both HK and Macau. Macau is definitely the Chinese Vegas, but realize that means mostly crazy Chinese games instead of the blackjack and craps you are used to. The big American corporate casinos are just starting to move in. There's a hint of danger there, kinda like how I imagine old Vegas was. Hookers are everywhere, the mafia (triads) are everywhere. There's a geographic split between the old real Macau and the megaresort area. I spent only limited time around the megaresorts, so my perspective could be skewed there.
HK is a first-world international city. One of the greatest places I've ever been. It's like living five years in the future. Just wandering around the city, you're constantly finding something amazing. Macau is second-world, poorer, more Chinese, more continental European. Less English.
which place has better 12 year old boy prostitutes
i dated a chinese-filipino girl for 5 years so i actually really like the asian games...i've lost at least a grand to her grandmother in mah jong. and i do pai gow a lot, good game to chill and drink for free and stay level.
and qb yeah everyone i've talked to has said the same thing about hong kong. the lady that ran our chicago office now runs the HK office and she's been telling me i'm probably good with going over regardless of the program. only problem is if i go on my own they won't pay for relocation.
phreak yeah i've stayed at palazzo like a dozen times, the regular rooms are 4 times the size of most other vegas rooms...like two levels. i haven't got a free room there in like a year or so, not sure why, but i used to get comped there all the time. super nice hotel.
Quote from: MDS on January 17, 2012, 11:03:49 PM
which place has better 12 year old boy prostitutes
state college
lol
Quote from: phattymatty on January 17, 2012, 07:46:07 PM
i have about a 50-50 shot right now of getting into this exchange program through my job, which would mean spending a year in hong kong. i'm still in the running so it's a good sign. so i've been kind of doing some early research on the place since i've never been there. i come to realize that it's only a $20 ferry ride to macau, which is basically even bigger than vegas when it comes to casinos and gambling. now i'm thinking of moving there even if i don't make it into the program.
anyone here been to either?
Went to Hong Kong in 2000 when I was in the Navy. Incredible city.
Just saw FredEx outside Paris. Saw him inside the casino there last time I was here.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 17, 2012, 11:09:16 PM
i dated a chinese-filipino girl for 5 years
And just now you share this with me? I'm assuming smoking hot?
Sunday. Vegas. Yes.
FF where are you staying? I was there two weeks ago for a meeting at the Aria. That whole City Center is amazing. Some great restaurants but my god was it expensive. I had not been to Las Vegas in a few years and was shocked how expensive it is now. Everything was on the company dime so no damage to the wallet.
yo stillupfront's mom next time you be in vegas on froot loops dime holla at yo boi
straight ass white people amiright
Lol. yeah baby. The $15 margaritas taste much better when Tonys paying for um'.
the last two posts taken as a tandem might be the best in the history of the internet
hb?
Night is still young my friend. wtf you still doing up?
this is what i do
You do it well which is why I love you.
Quote from: Don Ho on May 19, 2012, 04:11:00 AM
FF where are you staying? I was there two weeks ago for a meeting at the Aria. That whole City Center is amazing. Some great restaurants but my god was it expensive. I had not been to Las Vegas in a few years and was shocked how expensive it is now. Everything was on the company dime so no damage to the wallet.
Venetian.
Yes, saw the City Center stuff back in February... It's nice.
Also going on company dime, so damage to wallet will only occur at the tables.
I'm jealous.
I've got an offer from the Venetian but haven't been able to break away from work.
I'm in Austin. It farging rules. Middle finger to Rick Perry.
Quote from: rjs246 on May 19, 2012, 11:49:35 AM
I'm in Austin. It farging rules. Middle finger to Rick Perry.
Austin is pretty cool. Somehow the capital of Jesusland is a pretty liberal town. Whodathunkit?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 19, 2012, 11:44:00 AM
I'm jealous.
I've got an offer from the Venetian but haven't been able to break away from work.
That's why you need a job that sends you to Vegas for conventions.
I've been to Austin. It's alright, but it's still in Texas.
In other words, farg Austin.
Quote from: FastFreddie on May 19, 2012, 12:46:16 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 19, 2012, 11:44:00 AM
I'm jealous.
I've got an offer from the Venetian but haven't been able to break away from work.
That's why you need a job that sends you to Vegas for conventions.
You hiring?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 19, 2012, 02:24:44 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on May 19, 2012, 12:46:16 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 19, 2012, 11:44:00 AM
I'm jealous.
I've got an offer from the Venetian but haven't been able to break away from work.
That's why you need a job that sends you to Vegas for conventions.
You hiring?
Yes. Is your Masters in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering? ;-)
I have a Mac. That's pretty much an equivilant substitute, right?
I have a masters in shooting the hard eight.
lolol
I went to play dice a few weeks ago at the places in Lousiana and it wasn't the same. I need some Vegas dice tables.
Btw - Valley Forge has a casino now
Wifey wants to go away for a week - She's looking at a Secrets resort named St. James in Montego Bay..
- Anyone have any insight into that area/resort? Good? Bad?
- More importantly, how true is the "don't leave the resort" warnings I've heard? I want to check out the Marley Musuem, his gravesite, etc..multiple people have told you could get mugged/killed for $5, but I dont quite buy it
All the "all-inclusive" places offer added benefit of safety if you stay on property, especially in Jamaica. But don't waltz around like an idiot, and you'll probably be safe. It's no worse than plenty of sections of major US cities you've visited. Plus, you might be able to acquire a garbage bag of MJ for that $5 (which is why you could also get mugged for $5).
Jamaica is a nightmare off the resorts. Negril is your best bet if you want to go walk the town, and even the markets are shady as ish with an escort. Jamaica as a whole isnt safe, you'll realize that as you turn on the news there. Kingston may be one of the scariest places to go. I know 3 brotherswho grew up in the US, but were born in Kingston. They went back home a few years back, and never were more scared for their lives. These guys weren't exactly small, nor the type to back down.
I'd recommend a sandals resort on the Leeward islands. I've been to St Lucia and Antigua, and you can't go wrong.
Just tell the locals you're Jewmaican and I'm sure you'll be fine.
Ive been to Sandals in St Lucia - great place..both the resort and island. I really dont care which resort we go to (or island for that matter - theyre all the same to me), so long as its worth the money.
All the Marley stuff is in or near Kingston - is it possible to hire a driver for the day? We did that in Lucia and never knew if we were traveling through sketchy areas or not. Then again, I never heard the warnings about Lucia as I am about Jamaica..
Jamaica is a farging shteinhole.
I stayed at Sandals in Ocho Rios and it was awful. Spend a few dollars more and go to Bermuda. You won't be sorry.
I actually looked into going to Jamaica yesterday but after doing some research it looks like a last option. I'd probably go with Aruba, Bermuda, or Antigua first. If you have the coin and want an awesome place that's not too touristy and is pretty safe go to Seychelles which is a little island off the coast of Africa. One of the greatest places I have ever been to.
If you insist on going to the Caribbean go to the Virgin Islands.
It's farging beautiful, safe & clean and best of all there's no travel restrictions.
Quote from: Rome on May 30, 2012, 11:51:53 AM
Jamaica is a farging shteinhole.
I stayed at Sandals in Ocho Rios and it was awful. Spend a few dollars more and go to Bermuda. You won't be sorry.
i can double down on this
the beaches there are outrageous. just be careful driving or when youre in a cab, its like everyone is a chinese woman.
I've done Sandals in Negril and Secrets in Montego Bay. Both were pretty darned nice. Of course, I never strayed off of the resorts.
Quote from: DH on May 30, 2012, 11:13:37 AM
Wifey wants to go away for a week - She's looking at a Secrets resort named St. James in Montego Bay..
- Anyone have any insight into that area/resort? Good? Bad?
- More importantly, how true is the "don't leave the resort" warnings I've heard? I want to check out the Marley Musuem, his gravesite, etc..multiple people have told you could get mugged/killed for $5, but I dont quite buy it
How can you be so farging obtuse? Your wife looks just like them! When you get there, send her out to score some grass, then spend the rest of your time safely within the Disney-esque compound, delightfully detached from the obscene reality of the people on the other side.
Fun.
:-D
Yeah...that's one thing I don't get.
People want to travel and stay at a resort...where people wait on them, hand and foot, stay on a private beach, and never leave the hotel/resort. I get that. But why travel thousands of miles?
Why not just go to Florida or Southern California and stay at a beach front hotel? I never understood people that said they have been to Jamaica or other places...stayed at a resort but never ventured into the mainland and hung with the locals...yet they somehow they 'experienced' the area. That's a joke.
My girl wants to do the same...but I tell her, we'll just stay in Huntington Beach or in San Diego and save money if she wants to do that.
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My recommendation:
Go to Puerto Rico.
Rent a house and stay in the island of Vieques. You'll have to take a ferry or a small plane to get there. Beaches are awesome, warm water, sunset is beautiful, full of locals, little to no tourists, kayak bio bay, drink cheap bear, and you get carribean water. You truly get away there. Split time between there and the main land. There's lots to do, its pretty safe, and people speak english.
If I wanted to drink beer lay on the beach and deal with Puerto Ricans I could just go to the Jersey Shore
I've never been to Jamaica but I've found that most American folks think that any country other than ours is sketchy and unsafe.
I've read a lot of forums on TripAdvisor and it cracks me up how many people talk about if it's safe or if they're likely to be robbed and murdered. Shoot - people ask that about Vegas and venturing off the strip like its some wild jungle beyond.
You are more likely to be beaten and robbed in parts of Philly or have your face gnawed on in Miami.
I could imagine a strange alternate universe in which I move my family to Puerto Rico. It's been discussed anyway.
Quote from: Diomedes on May 30, 2012, 09:05:45 PM
I could imagine a strange alternate universe in which I move my family to Puerto Rico. It's been discussed anyway.
I'd move there in a heart beat if they didn't speak Mexican.
My Spanish teacher has family in Puerto Rico and he loves it there.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 30, 2012, 09:19:11 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on May 30, 2012, 09:05:45 PM
I could imagine a strange alternate universe in which I move my family to Puerto Rico. It's been discussed anyway.
I'd move there in a heart beat if they didn't speak Mexican.
I believe you've writen about that here before.
Quote from: DH on May 30, 2012, 11:13:37 AM
Wifey wants to go away for a week - She's looking at a Secrets resort named St. James in Montego Bay..
- Anyone have any insight into that area/resort? Good? Bad?
I've been there, and I really liked it. Well actually it was Wild Orchid, which is on the same property. St. James is known as the quieter of the two, mostly because all of the restaurants and activities are on the Wild Orchid side of the property. Still, the whole place is pretty laid back, so if you're looking for something other than relaxing and being pampered, this might not appeal to you. I'm an old fart, so it was perfect for me. ;D
I guess it depends on what you're looking for. You can definitely pay for excursions to take you darned near anywhere. They have an excursion person on duty every day to help with booking whatever you want. All it takes is time and money. If I was looking to explore more of Jamaica, I'd probably stay elsewhere. The drive from Montego Bay to nearly anywhere else in the country is pretty long, and Kingston is pretty much on the other side of the island. Dunn's River is at least a half day trip. I considered an excursion to the Appleton Rum factory, but it was a full day trip. And for what I was paying for the vacation, I was fine with the peace and quiet at the resort.
I'm generally not one to repeat a vacation. Life is too short to now see something new. But this place was good enough for me to give it strong consideration in my planning.
I can give you some pretty specific details if you want.
Quote from: FastFreddie on May 30, 2012, 11:17:21 AM
All the "all-inclusive" places offer added benefit of safety if you stay on property, especially in Jamaica. But don't waltz around like an idiot, and you'll probably be safe. It's no worse than plenty of sections of major US cities you've visited. Plus, you might be able to acquire a garbage bag of MJ for that $5 (which is why you could also get mugged for $5).
Pretty spot on. Don't go wandering off property at night, especially alone. Pretty common sense advice. Realize that as a foreign tourist, you're already a target. Just don't make yourself an easy target.
BTW...the MJ laws in Jamaica can be pretty complicated. They tend to treat Jamaicans one way, and foreigners (especially tourists with money) very differently. There is plenty of corruption in law enforcement, and if you are caught there, your rights are pretty much nonexistent.
Hotlanta airport has a smoking bar! The stipulation is you gotta get a beer or something; smoking ain't free
Booked a week at the Riu in Montego Bay. Mock away.
We'll keep an eye out for a string of unexplained deaths there.
Don't forget to pack the murder outline chalk.
DH rolls with CAUTION TAPE
Quote from: DH on June 11, 2012, 04:32:43 PM
Booked a week at the Riu in Montego Bay. Mock away.
My buddy went there last year. Enjoy the Euros
Another trip to Houston, another miserable experience
Nuke this worthless city and its republican funhole state
Hahah...what happened?
Didn't you read? He went to Houston. That's all that has to happen.
Houston sucks. farging awful place.
Agreed.
Did a district-sponsored trip to Philly and D.C. last week. Did a training at the National Constitution Center in Philly, Ford's Theatre, the Holocaust Museum, American History Museum and the Newseum in D.C. Also got to tour Independence Hall, the White House, the Capitol and the Supreme Court. Of course we did the monuments as well.
Walked everywhere. One of the teachers had a pedometer on her and we walked about 50 miles during the course of the week.
Hella nice trip. The only disappointment was that I didn't get a chance to meet IGY.
I love DC....strangely enough I haven't done the historical district in Philly too in depth yet.
Has anyone here ever gone to and stayed in Gettysburg? I've only ever been on a school trip. I know there's a ton of haunted hotels and inns and such but I've had plenty of experiences with that shtein...probably won't get an ounce of sleep. Any good recommendations? The one place keeps popping up in my searches but i was hoping to find something closer to the battlefield sites.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 13, 2012, 10:20:40 PM
Did a district-sponsored trip to Philly and D.C. last week. Did a training at the National Constitution Center in Philly, Ford's Theatre, the Holocaust Museum, American History Museum and the Newseum in D.C. Also got to tour Independence Hall, the White House, the Capitol and the Supreme Court. Of course we did the monuments as well.
the newseum is the best museum in the country imo....just phenominal
We're taking my 8 year old to DC for a few days in a couple of weeks. We're going to hit the highlights, of course, but as far as priority goes what do the DC experts recommend as a must-see for kids?
the zoo is a 100% must
air and space
natural history
theres a tour service in town called "old town trolley"....ive never done it but ive heard good things about it...basically drive you all around town and show you the sights...even if your kid isnt interested in every sight it gets him/her off their feet and it will give a cursory look at everything without having to actually do them all
spy museum is pretty cool as well but im not sure if 8 is too young for it....and its not cheap
IGY nailed it. Zoo, Air and Space and Natural History. I would add that walking the National Mall is great too. Vietnam, Korea and WWII memorials, along with Lincoln Memorial, reflecting pool, Washington Monument and a view of the WH, The Capital and the Jefferson Memorial.
Newseum is awesome, but might not appeal to an 8 year old. I've heard great things about the spy museum, but have never been.
Thanks...we're staying near the National Mall, and planning to do the trolley thing, so I'll add the others to the list.
Quote from: Diomedes on June 13, 2012, 10:14:15 PM
Houston sucks. farging awful place.
In New Mexico, they say it's windy because Texas sucks and Arizona blows. I realized it doesn't take much to get a chuckle out of me.
That's what my mom said.
going to playa del carmen for a week. may not come back.
Playa means beach in Mexican.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 15, 2012, 10:00:07 AM
going to playa del carmen for a week. may not come back.
nice...head down to Tulum and swim inside the Cenotes (http://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8#hl=en&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=cenotes&rlz=1R2TSHB_en&oq=cenotes&aq=f&aqi=g4&aql=&gs_l=hp.3..0l4.1683.2976.0.3152.7.7.0.0.0.0.275.1385.0j5j2.7.0...0.0.04OzAox0VU4&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=b330ae92037afae4&biw=1280&bih=633)
I'm in cooperstown and holy shtein are there a lot of white people.
No wonder havas loves ny state
Quote from: DH on June 11, 2012, 04:32:43 PM
Booked a week at the Riu in Montego Bay. Mock away.
I miss this post. I really like the Riu chain. I prefer an adults only type of place, just to keep the screaming brats away. If it isn't infested with ankle biters, you should have a great time. Let me know how the location is when you get back. I've stayed in Mobay, and it's nice and convenient.
Back from the DC trip. Thanks for the tips. It's the first time I've spent any sort of time in DC in probably 20 years...and it's a good bit cleaner and nicer than I remember it being then. Managed to squeeze a good bit into a couple of days (Trolley tour, Air and Space, Natural History, Spy museum, White House, Lincoln Memorial, Washington monument, Vietnam vets, Arlington cemetery, Mount Vernon, Ford's Theater, National Geographic museum, etc.)
Stayed at the Mayflower, which was really nice...in case anyone is looking for a place to stay. We were out of the room the vast majority of the time, but it was comfortable and accommodating when we were there.
I'm in Salt Lake City. It's farging hot...100+ temps in the forecast. Not what I was expecting. Hanging here until Thursday and then going to Montana.
Freddie Mitchell was just in Salt Lake City. How upset are you that you missed him?
Other than struggling to find a reason to live, I'm ok with it.
So, the usual.
Montego Bay was nice. The Riu was OK - too many kids, but whatever.
We only went off the resort once to check out Nine Mile; the village where Bob Marley grew up and was laid to rest. That alone was one of the best experiences of my entire life.
My experience with the Riu in Cancun was good, but like you said, the kids were too much. I think they had some sort of local convention on the last full day we were there, because there was a ton of Mexicans - and Mexican kids - thrashing around in the pool, and wrecking the pool bar vibe.
That's one reason that we tend to book adults-only places any more.
That and the public sex.
I'm pretty sure I saw an old couple do it in the ocean. Old guy enters the water in speedos, followed by older lady...they go as far out as they can, and I saw that all too familiar motion of old dinosaur sex.
Then I learned, it is not ok to crank one out on a public beach. Live and learn, I guess.
It's encourage at Hedonism. FF has been going for 12 years, just for the Rippin and the Tearing
For the what?
LOL
Just for the record, but "adults only," I mean "no kids," not "run around nekkid and farg ont he beach."
I did stay at a Sandals resort a while back that was right next to Hedonism II, and I almost talked over to see what it was like...but I was afraid that seeing all the old, wrinkly asses would shatter my fantasies.
After going to a few adults-only resorts over the last few years, I will never go anywhere where kids are allowed again.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on July 06, 2012, 10:52:00 AM
LOL
Just for the record, but "adults only," I mean "no kids," not "run around nekkid and farg ont he beach."
I did stay at a Sandals resort a while back that was right next to Hedonism II, and I almost talked over to see what it was like...but I was afraid that seeing all the old, wrinkly asses would shatter my fantasies.
My dad and I went by on a sailboat, and lets say some was worth looking at, most wasnt. But the hilarity factor was off the charts. And Matty is right, i'd never consider going to a resort that allowed kids unless i had my own there.
I don't understand people who want to bring their kids to a resort. Way to totally defeat the purpose of a vacation. If you want to go on a family vacation rent a beach house or go to farging Disney World. Don't fly to a tourist destination and pay for the brats to travel and stay with you. What the farg?
kids are the worst. it's time we all admit it
I don't know which is worse, other peoples' kids, or my own.
The combination of the two. You get all the burning hatred of seeing other peoples' kids act like iceholes, and your own kids picking up new stupid habits.
Quote from: rjs246 on July 06, 2012, 11:31:36 AM
I don't understand people who want to bring their kids to a resort. Way to totally defeat the purpose of a vacation. If you want to go on a family vacation rent a beach house or go to farging Disney World. Don't fly to a tourist destination and pay for the brats to travel and stay with you. What the farg?
What's worse is when they bring their kids to a casino hotel.
I spent the weekend in a haunted castle up in the Finger Lakes on Lake Seneca. Place is also a winery and they had wine taps hooked directly into the walls. You just walked around and cranked out some wine whenever you wanted, it was pretty awesome.
First time up in the finger lakes area, pretty cool place.
did any haunted shtein go down? other than you putting a sheet on your head and acting like a ghost so you could get into girls' rooms
Hey, they're not called the Finger Lakes for nothing.
meh we were all there for a wedding so everyone was way too drunk to be woken up by any stupid ghosts.
Does anyone here have any experience traveling cross country on Amtrak? I take Amtrak up and down the NYC-Philly-DC corridor pretty much more than anyone I know but have never taken it west.
Have been thinking for a while about taking a 3-4 week trip by myself by train to just see what happens. Basically am curious as to whether the cross county lines have good internet access, because if so i could possibly do this and still pretend i'm working and not take vacation or leave of absence or anything.
My plan right now is to leave DC in late Sept. or early Oct., go all the way NW, down the coast, the back east through the south and finish the trip in New Orleans for the game in November. Crashing with friends along the way for a few nights at a time in certain cities.
BA Barakus is a pro at north south travel on the rails I hear.
As far as internet access, Amtrak offers some of their rails with a dedicated wifi service. As a backup you could get something like Millienicom for a 4G card which has no contract, just the activation/card itself with runs about 150 to get started up.
I took Amtrak from NYC to Chicago in the mid '00s and it was awful.
Long story short don't be fooled by semi-effiicient commuter trains in the most populous region of the country. Once you are out of civilization, the tracks are all owned by freight companies and their traffic takes priority. I wouldn't even consider trying it again.
Oh I'm not expecting a super comfortable ride, that's kind of the point though. Not sure why but it's just something I want to do. Although I hear the Zephyr line from Chicago to the west coast is actually kind of nice.
Quote from: phattymatty on July 09, 2012, 12:02:58 PM
meh we were all there for a wedding so everyone was way too drunk to be woken up by any stupid ghosts.
Was that Belhurst? Strangely enough, there is more than one castle on that lake.
ha, yes it was. cool place.
Quote from: phattymatty on July 11, 2012, 09:37:45 PM
Does anyone here have any experience traveling cross country on Amtrak? I take Amtrak up and down the NYC-Philly-DC corridor pretty much more than anyone I know but have never taken it west.
Have been thinking for a while about taking a 3-4 week trip by myself by train to just see what happens. Basically am curious as to whether the cross county lines have good internet access, because if so i could possibly do this and still pretend i'm working and not take vacation or leave of absence or anything.
My plan right now is to leave DC in late Sept. or early Oct., go all the way NW, down the coast, the back east through the south and finish the trip in New Orleans for the game in November. Crashing with friends along the way for a few nights at a time in certain cities.
when you take a long distance train the seats are much more roomy than the ne corridor johnsons...also when i take logn disatnce trains i spend most all of my nights in the dining car where theres tons of room...to me comfort or lack thereof would not be a reason to not do this...you also could get a sleeper car for all or part of the way...
i personally wouldnt take one across country because you would be so limited....to me if you are gonna do that then drive...that will allow you to stop wherever and whenever you want and see the little things that would make a trip like that what it is...taking the train allows you to only see the country on a macro level
i don't want to drive because i want to do this solo...spiritual journey i guess. don't want to be stuck in a car with no human interaction for that long. sounds gay but just something i want to do. meet up with other travelers, find places to crash and live like a hobo for a month. there are actually a lot of stops in the middle of nowhere once you start going west.
The real phatty doesn't ask questions...he just follows his gut.
Safe travels my friend.
"It is not he who seeks wisdom that finds it. It is bestowed upon those that find the scars on their feet and their back"
Quote from: phattymatty on July 13, 2012, 12:14:58 AM
i don't want to drive because i want to do this solo...spiritual journey i guess. don't want to be stuck in a car with no human interaction for that long. sounds gay but just something i want to do. meet up with other travelers, find places to crash and live like a hobo for a month. there are actually a lot of stops in the middle of nowhere once you start going west.
right if you are more going just for the adventure than to actually see the country then yeah train would be better
anyway youll have plenty of room
So, as most know, I got married at Niagara Falls this weekend.
Overall, the falls were awesome, really impressive in their scale. I read that 75k gallons of water dropped per second, that's incredible.
We stayed on the US side at a less than great hotel. but the hotel worked in conjunction with the company who did our wedding, so we got one night free and 15% off the rest of the stay. it also had a good bar and grille attached, so that made up for the lack of other amentites. otherwise, though, the US is a farging dump. there are like 8 indian restaurants and that's about it other than the Red Coach Inn which is where we had our after wedding dinner. Their lobster mac and cheese was retarded. We took a tour of a few wineries about 30 minutes from the town, that was a lot of fun.
The Canadian side definitely had more to do, but it was a touristy hell hole in it's own right, especially Clifton Hills. Just stores on top of stores with flashing lights, screaming, music all mushed together. And a ton more people, it got tiresome trudging along in the crowd the whole time. It's also more expensive on that side.
Went there when I was about 10 and of all the places I've been and things I've seen, Niagra Falls is still one of the most vivid memories I have. Thought it was really cool how the falls light up at night. Def wouldn't mind going back some day.
Quote from: SunMo on July 23, 2012, 10:29:59 AM
So, as most know, I got married at Niagara Falls this weekend.
WTF, I didn't know! You're still invited to my luau.
Congrats, Sunny.
going to new orleans in a week
I too will be there in a week. Coincidence?
Not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but Texas has a state Pledge of Allegiance that all students are required to recite every morning. It's basically the same as the national pledge, with "Texas" in place of "US of A."
I've always known this state had an over inflated ego of itself, but this takes it to a whole new level. As awesome of a town as Austin is (it is by and large, the polar opposite of the rest of Texas in terms of bible thumping conservatives), I don't know if I could ever live here simply for the fact that the Texas propaganda is off the charts awful.
I've never heard of students being made to recite a Texas pledge - I never had to do it. But yeah the whole self importance thing here is ridiculous.
South Texas Todd knows all about this.
These people think there are no other states.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 05, 2013, 01:07:56 PM
These people think there are no other states.
Every person from Texas I met in the Navy was of the mindset that they were the envy of the rest of the country. Even when you mocked them they'd say "you're just a hater". If the US could vote away one state I believe the overwhemling state would be Texas.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 05, 2013, 01:07:56 PM
I've never heard of students being made to recite a Texas pledge - I never had to do it. But yeah the whole self importance thing here is ridiculous.
South Texas Todd knows all about this.
These people think there are no other states.
My sister is a teacher (2nd grade) and we went to her classroom yesterday to help her tear down holiday decorations and get it ready for school next week and I saw the "pledge" hanging on the wall next to the state flag. Asked her about it and she said it was a requirement.
She teaches in a charter school, so maybe it's just a charter requirement?
every stereotype you could think up on texas people is true
if youre from san antonio, "getting away" is going to dallas houston or even austin.
they call going into arkansas or oklahoma crossing the border
the mindset is texas is basically a country, maybe even an island, and there is no reason to ever leave or go anywhere else.
History of the Texas pledge thingy. (http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/pledges/tx_pledge.htm)
Quote from: MDS on January 05, 2013, 02:37:46 PM
every stereotype you could think up on texas people is true
if youre from san antonio, "getting away" is going to dallas houston or even austin.
they call going into arkansas or oklahoma crossing the border
the mindset is texas is basically a country, maybe even an island, and there is no reason to ever leave or go anywhere else.
lol all true...
http://www.chron.com/news/politics/gallery/10-REASONS-TEXAS-SECESSION-WILL-SUCCEED-54695.php
was looking through a drawer a little while ago and randomly found a voucher for united airlines that expired this month. started typing in different places to use it. i am now going to costa rica tomorrow. anyone ever been?
i have no reservations for hotels or anything. going with a backpack and seeing what kind of trouble i can get into.
anyone ever been? never been to CR before. all i know is that it has amazing beaches and jungles...and lots of casinos and hookers.
wish me luck, if i never see you guys again i love you all.
You live it like it should be lived...have fun.
My cousin goes big game deep sea fishing down there once a year and said that the touristy areas are nice. Good beer, good fresh seafood and a lot of hot chicks who like americans.
They spend a few days there living it up and then go into the bush up the coastline to villages where they hire fishing guides.
is there any way i can follow matty around for a year and write a book on him
would anyone believe this shtein
I have heard it's very cool down there. Incredible surf and beautiful beaches. Per J, I've heard the same about the chicks, they like gringos. Supposed to be a very safe country.
Have fun and send me some cool surf pix.
Quote from: MDS on January 12, 2013, 01:57:47 AM
is there any way i can follow matty around for a year and write a book on him
would anyone believe this shtein
Believability isn't important. Tucker Max and Maddox both have books out. 50 Shades of Grey is literally Twilight Fanfiction, but you can peel back the layers on zesty books for women for hundreds of years. The point is, you're not very good at writing so take a camera.
My buddy who you met in NOLA has gone twice. Other than the person who's house they stayed in, he had a great time. I want good stories god damnit. Maybe a little blood too. Stay safe. If we don't see you again, I love you.
Quote from: MDS on January 12, 2013, 01:57:47 AM
is there any way i can follow matty around for a year and write a book on him
would anyone believe this shtein
Or you could just hop off CF for a few weeks and travel somewhere yourself instead of sucking matty off.
Quote from: MDS on January 12, 2013, 01:57:47 AM
is there any way i can follow matty around for a year and write a book on him
would anyone believe this shtein
There is no one on earth less equipped to write about someone doing random self destructive farg-the-world's-expectation shtein than you. A journalist who cant write, doesn't like to read and has an awful sense of humor. Even suggesting your involvement is laughable.
I've heard great things about CR. Supposed to be friendly and educated and inexpensive with great beaches and people. Currently #1 on the list of places for the lady friend and I to go this summer.
While visiting my sister for new years, I met one of her friends who spent Xmas in CR and she had nothing but rave reviews. So it at least sounds like a great place to visit if you're a lesbian from Texas.
Also, lol @ Todd for wanting to write a book about anything, much less trying to keep up with Matty.
The first thing that comes to mind re: Costa Rica...it's clean. They value the environment much moreso than other places that could be just as beautiful if not for their ignorant lifestyle.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 12, 2013, 09:39:39 AM
So it at least sounds like a great place to visit if you're a lesbian from Texas.
:-D
flight #2 today
good news: stone cold out before takeoff....woken up with violent elbows two seconds before landing....landed at 9am went to the car passed out and other than the walk into the house this is the first time ive been awake since 7am....magic pills and brews ftw
phillies orioles saint patricks day game tomorrow in clearwater....flyers tampa monday night :romeybatsignal
I will not be in attendance. First, I have a cold. Bad. Second, I have to work a car show Wed. thru Sun. and since we're right in the middle of our valuation period at the office, I'd have to literally cough up a lung at work to get tomorrow and Tuesday off too. That's actually a possibility, though, which is nice.
You doing a car show? It's hard for me to picture you in a bikini posing in front of cars. I forgot you were a model.
Took squaw to Pittsburgh this weekend because I'm sucky boyfriend. We just wanted to go someplace neither of us had ever been, but keep it kind of close to home so that we didn't spend a long time on the road. Cooler town than I thought it'd be, but I definitely wouldn't want to live there. The road/highway system there kind of sucks. A lot. Was going to check out a game at PNC but the weather Fri and Sat nights kind of sucked and I didn't really want to sit in 40 degree temps to watch 2 teams I don't really care about. I'd go back to watch the Phils play out there, but this year they're scheduled for Jul 2-4, so I don't see that one happening.
Lots of fat chicks grazing the streets in Pirates and Steelers gear though. Sometimes the internet actually gets it right.
did you use the subway system? i worked on a few stations there
Nah. Some of what I saw above ground was scary enough that I dared not venture below street level.
I thought I remembered you doing work out there though. I figured it was one of the stadiums since I think you also did some work on the new Giants stadium, right? Had I known it was the subway, I'd have definitely gone down there and pissed on it.
One thing I wanted to do but just didn't get around to was hitting up that Primanti (sp?) Brother's joint. I've been told it's kind of overrated, but still.....when I'm a tourist it's still fun to do tourist things.
primanti's isnt just overrated its not good at all....ive been to pittsburgh like a dozen times and only went there the first...you didnt miss anything by not going there....i cant recall the name of the place but one time when i was there for a phillies series we went to this brunch before the sunday game....in was in some old refurbished train station or some shtein...anyway it was farging awesome...probably the best brunch ive ever had
Really? I think you're the 1st person I've heard say that it's just flat out terrible. I was thinking it would be along the same lines as Geno's or Pat's.....not terrible, but the "experience" of going there would be better than the food itself. While I'm skeptical of your reviews for comedies, I'll take a food review from you as the gospel.
We did brunch at The Rivers Casino right next to Heinz Field. It was ok. Probably because it was a casino in Pittsburgh. All you could drink Mimosas and Bloody Marys included for $21 though, so at least you can drink until the food tastes good.
Also, the blackjack and roulette tables in this casino were all $10min. I haven't been to a casino outside of Vegas in like 10 years, so maybe it's normal everywhere else, but wtf?
to be fair i only went once...got the pastrami...i wasnt a fan of the fries on the sandwich but thats not even what turned me off...the meat itself was completely sub standard....bread was terrible as well
and for the record i love pats....i think its a great steak...tourist trap or not
Last time I went to Pat's, they really skimped on the meat. It tasted fine, but it was like a 70/30 bread to meat ratio.
My favorite steak joint anywhere is Pudgies in Norristown. And not that it's going to knock your socks off with the taste (though it's pretty damn good, imo) but they farging overload the thing with meat. $7 for a footlong that has to weigh like 3lbs. But I grew up eating there, so I'm probably a little biased.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 15, 2013, 02:33:50 PM
Really? I think you're the 1st person I've heard say that it's just flat out terrible. I was thinking it would be along the same lines as Geno's or Pat's.....not terrible, but the "experience" of going there would be better than the food itself. While I'm skeptical of your reviews for comedies, I'll take a food review from you as the gospel.
We did brunch at The Rivers Casino right next to Heinz Field. It was ok. Probably because it was a casino in Pittsburgh. All you could drink Mimosas and Bloody Marys included for $21 though, so at least you can drink until the food tastes good.
Also, the blackjack and roulette tables in this casino were all $10min. I haven't been to a casino outside of Vegas in like 10 years, so maybe it's normal everywhere else, but wtf?
Those are pretty normal minimums these days. Sometimes on the weekends, or hell just on busy nights, a lot of them get up to $15, but generally the minimum will almost always be $10. I think Delaware Park started doing a thing during the afternoon weekday hours where they take the blackjack tables down to $1.
When i was in Vegas, I got on a $5 minimum roulette table in Treasure Island, first time I ever played roulette.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 15, 2013, 02:55:34 PM
Last time I went to Pat's, they really skimped on the meat. It tasted fine, but it was like a 70/30 bread to meat ratio.
My favorite steak joint anywhere is Pudgies in Norristown. And not that it's going to knock your socks off with the taste (though it's pretty damn good, imo) but they farging overload the thing with meat. $7 for a footlong that has to weigh like 3lbs. But I grew up eating there, so I'm probably a little biased.
im not an overstuffed sandwich guy...i cant stand them actually...im all about the bread....but i know what you are saying about pats...then can veer towards the not enough meat side...next time you are in the city you should try gooey louies in south phil....the amount of meat on their steaks is insanity
Yeah, definitely doesn't have to be overstuffed for me, but if it is I'm not going to complain and send the extra meat back. Never been to Louie's. Might check it out the next time I'm down in Philly. Ever been to Cosmi's? The couple of times I've been there, I got a pretty good steak that might have been the most perfect sammich I've had strictly in terms of meat to bread ratio. The meat was like perfectly even with the top and ends of the roll but it was still packed in there pretty well, too. Not sure if that's the norm for them or if I just got lucky. Bread was so-so. The 1st one I ate there and it tasted fine. The 2nd I took with me and ate it like 15 min later and it was really hard to chew.
If you're ever in a casino that has Pai Gow poker and don't play, you might as well be punching yourself in the nards.
I don't even know what Pai Gow poker is, so I'll just punch myself in the nuts right now and get it over with.
yeah ive been to cosmi's numerous times but have always gotten deli...never a steak
Primantis is trash and everyone who lives here and has been outside the Pittsburgh area (a frighteningly small percentage of the population, actually) agrees. The fries are on the vile side and if you get roped into going it's better to get pizza or one of their non-specialty sandwiches than the stuff they are "famous" for.
Pats is 1,000,000 times better both as food and as a tourist experience. Obviously not the best steak in the city but not at all disgusting like Primanti's.
Also, the brunch place you're thinking of is probably the Grand Concourse, igy. It is an epic brunch spot.
Pittsburgh mass transit is an embarrassment, and especially the train, but I won't blame Sunny.
while i was scouting out places for my chicago trip i came across this place called lucky sandwich shop that does the fries thing just like primanti's...i dont get it
i dont recall the name grand station but thats gotta be it.....so good
just did a vegas-joshua tree-coachella trip.
coachella was close to the most fun 4 days of my life. between the music, the girls, the drugs, the weather, the parties, etc., seriously just an insanely awesome time. easily the best music event i've been to before.
Did you see The Stone Roses or The Descendants?
I've got a Vegas jones going on.
Which weekend in October looks good to youse guys?
Havas?
Matt?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 01, 2013, 11:42:09 PM
I've got a Vegas jones going on.
Which weekend in October looks good to youse guys?
Havas?
Matt?
Phreak is bankrolling this trip...
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 01, 2013, 11:42:09 PM
I've got a Vegas jones going on.
Which weekend in October looks good to youse guys?
Havas?
Matt?
sept 29 is the only weekend i can go....im waiting on my brother to see if he can do it as he is the one that will be flying with me...he wont be deciding until the end of summer
unless matty would be willing to go with me
Ok I may be able to make that weekend.
And yes, I will bankroll some fruity umbrella drinks for igy
i was literally in vegas two weeks ago but sure i'm in.
but that weekend is also the eagles @ den. i'd rather do that. there are a farg ton of indian reservation casinos right outside of denver that i've been to before. not the same vibe but still fun and i don't see this crew clubbin it up too much anyway.
i'm also going to austin that next weekend so may have to turn this into a "work" trip somehow. i've taken off about 30 days from work already this year and it's only may.
if you do a trip around a football weekend...whats the best way to work it and how many days is enough in vegas
i was thinking get in thurs nite and leave tues morn....does that sound right??
Thurs-Tues is a perfect trip. That's usually what I do. I get in on a Wednesday night on the late flight and leave Tuesday afternoon/evening. That gives you college Saturday, NFL Sunday/Monday night and sleeping in Tuesday.
Yeah I am not going to any clubs in or even in Houston. I hate the club scene. And in Vegas you get charged 100x more to drink and get crammed into an overcrowded club.
shtein i love vegas more than anyone i know but i'm usually ready to kill myself after about 2 1/2 days. wed - tues is almost an entire week. my last few trips have been like friday morning to monday morning. or sometimes sat. morning to tues or wed. but i guess i also go there too much.
but i was saying i'd rather to denver instead of vegas. i will try to join whatever the plan is.
I've done the weekend trips and it almost seems too fast paced - I rush to get too much done.
But I haven't been in awhile so a five day deal is good because I can stretch it out. That would be sleeping in and not operating on an hour or two if I did a weekender
I'm going to Chicago for the first time in two weeks for some work bullshtein. I'll have one night to get out and see the city - any recommendations? Best food spots? Sights?
Being a sports fan, I'm thinking I should check out Wrigleyville, and see where the night goes from there, but for all I know, that could be a horrible idea, so I'm all ears...
I would suggest the Navy pier but I might break the irony-meter with that.
Sears tower was cool...but we only were able to get to the shop on the 90th floor or something like that..the deck was closed.
Go to Wrigleyville and catch a Cubs game if you they're play. That's a cool experience. Place is smaller than you think. Chicks have nice big asses though, for some eye candy.
The rest of my experience there was a blur. Chicago is one of the few towns that I would go back to finish checking out the rest of the city. Miracle Mile or something like that I heard its cool, the river, the pier like Romey said.
Quote from: DH on May 20, 2013, 01:46:14 PM
I'm going to Chicago for the first time in two weeks for some work bullshtein. I'll have one night to get out and see the city - any recommendations? Best food spots? Sights?
Being a sports fan, I'm thinking I should check out Wrigleyville, and see where the night goes from there, but for all I know, that could be a horrible idea, so I'm all ears...
Like I told igy, Kinzie Chophouse, on the corner of Kinzie and Wells, served me the best steak I've ever had.
Be prepared to love Chicago. It's a great city.
Quote from: Diomedes on May 20, 2013, 05:40:06 PM
Be prepared to love Chicago. It's a great city.
This. One of the best I've ever visited.
this fall im taking back to bak trips on polar opposite ends of the spectrum....
first chicago then im driving from birmingham to montgomery to tuscaloosa to nashville
you're going to be horrified by the natives down there
Quote from: Diomedes on May 20, 2013, 08:26:26 PM
you're going to be horrified by the natives down there
i know....me and wifey were talking the other week about how no matter what we do nothing can prepare us for it...i do wanna see a part of the country i havent seen before which is why we are driving everywhere but holy shtein its gonna be culture shock....
but im also going to see all the civil rights spots in montgomery as well as the splc which is something ive dreamed about doing since i was a teenager....legendz is also hooking us up with bama lsu tickets in tuscaloosa....so not all bad
they'll smell the North on you from a hundred yards even if you don't run your big mouth
It's gonna be like My Cousin Vinny
Taking Squaw to AC next week. She's never been there before and I don't think I've been there in about 15 years. Mid-week rates at the Tropicana ftw. Do AC casinos give you free booze like Vegas does? Last time I was there I'm pretty sure I didn't have to pay for my drinks when I was gambling, but I'm not sure.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 09, 2013, 02:55:44 PM
Taking Squaw to AC next week. She's never been there before and I don't think I've been there in about 15 years. Mid-week rates at the Tropicana ftw. Do AC casinos give you free booze like Vegas does? Last time I was there I'm pretty sure I didn't have to pay for my drinks when I was gambling, but I'm not sure.
Yeah drinks are free on the casino floor. The liquor drinks come in smaller cups of course, and it's hit or miss on how strong they'll be, so going with beer might be your best bet if you're looking to get a good buzz on. I actually drank myself sick the last time I was there on rum and cokes, and it wasn't the alcohol that did it...I was barely buzzed, but all the sugar from the soda messed me up bad.
Get over to Harrah's on the Jitney if you can, definitely my favorite casino. Just generally a nice looking place, not too trashy, not overflowing with bros, etc. They've added a bunch of restaurants over the last couple years too, but I haven't tried any of them yet. Trop is okay too though, I've gambled there once or twice and had a good time. I hear good things about Borgatta but it seems to be more of the party/club casino for the younger crowd. My poker playing friends say the tables there are just a bunch of young rich kids throwing around money and not playing real poker. If you guys are looking for a club, the Pool at Harrah's is pretty good, and I hear good things about Mur.mur and Dusk. But that's not really my scene.
I thought you were living out in the middle of no where in the west somewhere??
We're avoiding clubs while we're there. Spending the day on the beach, walking the boardwalk, showing her all the Monopoly streets, etc, etc. Gonna see if we can fit in a helicopter tour as well. We probably won't even spend all that much time in the casino, but if we do, it's good to know we can drink for free.
Quote from: Munson on August 09, 2013, 03:08:48 PM
I thought you were living out in the middle of no where in the west somewhere??
We were. Then we moved back to PA..........in September.
AC is one of the most depressing places I've ever seen.
a helicopter tour in AC? jesus christ save your money.
Yeah...there's nothing to see.
"and over there is the blowjob alley which intersects with the crack den where many like to share stories while shooting up"
theres no volcanos or mountain waterfalls in ac?
I know there's nothing to see from a helicopter that we can't see from our room. But Squaw want fly in metal bird. I feel guilty about giving her people smallpox back in the day so I'm hoping this makes us Even Steven.
Ah, she'll get over the smallpox blankets...cause she's stronger than the stoooooorrrrrrrrrrrrm
I'm pretty sure crackwhoreconfessions.com is based on A.C. Driving thru the south side is like Beirut in 83
Stick to the harbor and avoid all that shtein.
Here's another question.....
We plan on riding our bikes since the forecast is looking clear so far but we want to take scenic back roads and avoid high traffic routes like the expressway and black/white horse pike....or whatever the hell it is. Any suggestions from Philly to AC? Length of travel is mostly irrelevant.
the pine barrens would be a good idea for a backroad trip
you could go across the tacony then take 73 to 70 to 532 to chatsworth....at chatsworth take 563 down to 30 east towards ac
Biking all the way to AC? Wow man good for you. I just got into bike riding a few months ago and feel accomplished when I do 10 miles hah
I usually go route 40 all the way down to black/whitehorse whatever, and while it's scenic, it's a little too traveled I would think for bikers...especially with the lack of a bike lane.
I'm at least 85% certain he meant motorcycles.
Quote from: General_Failure on August 10, 2013, 04:09:12 PM
I'm at least 85% certain he meant motorcycles.
hah! I didn't know he had a bike. Usually when I think of taking woodsy scenic rides I think of cycling(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg149/autumn59/shrug2.gif)
If it is bicycles, I demand pics of Sassy & the Squaw on their tandem with matching rawhide fringe jackets.
:-D
They do a "bike to the bay" for MS here that's like a 70 mile ride (you can pick a trail that's up to 175 miles, over two days) that I'd like to do one day. As it is now though I get winded doing 15 miles.
I have a bicycle. It's hanging upside down under my porch and I intend to keep it that way.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 11, 2013, 12:17:37 AM
I have a bicycle. It's hanging upside down under my porch and I intend to keep it that way.
look at the cocky newly born motorcycle cat
Eh, it was hanging there before I bought the bike. Excersizing via bicycle sounded like a good idea when I bought it 3 years ago. I think I've ridden it 3x.
What kind of bike did you end up buying?
LAX blows. Have a 2 hour layover on the way to Denver. No where good to eat. All fast food shtein. They had some ok places I use to go to but it's been over a year since I flew through here. They're all gone. Usually go through SF.
Should have called Bionic and taken him to lunch on the company dime.
Yes, you should have.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 11, 2013, 08:51:31 AM
Eh, it was hanging there before I bought the bike. Excersizing via bicycle sounded like a good idea when I bought it 3 years ago. I think I've ridden it 3x.
I love it. I despise running long distances, and my knees aren't huge fans of it either. Sure it's not quite the same work out, but it still burns calories. And you cover more distance, so you get to see more things.
I haven't ridden as much lately as I was in April/May/June, mostly because I've been going golfing more with my free time. But I still use it to bike about 2 miles round trip to WaWa when I want soem fruit or gatorade or something like that.
Quote from: Diomedes on August 13, 2013, 08:38:13 PM
Yes, you should have.
these days a dio gem is a rare treat but we just got one
scored my ticket to phillies cubs in chicago a few days ago...third row behind phils dugout....look for the :CF sign
Ever been to Wrigley? I had tickets to an Astros-Cubs game when I was in Chicago in April maybe 7 years ago. It got snowed out, and I was leaving the next day. Never been back.
nope...first time to chicago
funny you mention that cause i paid a pretty penny for this ticket and last night i was thinking what the farg if it gets rained out....hopefully they will play two sat if that happens
I don't know where you're staying, but take the train into wrigleyville. It's a pretty dope sight to be dropped off at the ball park's steps and seeing the droves of people with their cubs gear on (not that I give a shtein about the cubs) but as a baseball experience, one of a kind.
better than seeing 22k come into dodger stadium in the 4th inning?
last time i went to wrigley i snagged front row seats from some dude out front. he asked for $100 my counteroffer was $25 and he gave in. when i got there the people sitting next to me were all like how much did you pay for them? i said 25 and they were pretty mad at me. apparently he's some homeless guy they were trying to help out so they gave him the tickets to sell. oops.
and yeah it's a fun place, feels like a minor league stadium.
Haha, that's dope about the tickets. I can't stop laughing right now. Those people were trying to do a good deed, and desperate dude gave in for $25 not knowing he could have held out for more. :-D
That's too good. :-D
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 14, 2013, 02:21:21 PM
better than seeing 22k come into dodger stadium in the 4th inning?
3rd inning. Don't get it twisted.
Because they're leaving by the 4th.
There's literally 90 gazillion things to do in L.A. during the summer. The fact that the Dodgers get anyone to show up is a testament to their ability to consistently field contenders.
That said...
farg L.A.
everyday is summer in LA.....and theres like 15 million people in the metro area....its a disgrace
Quote from: Rome on August 16, 2013, 06:36:57 PM
There's literally 90 gazillion things to do in L.A. during the summer. The fact that the Dodgers get anyone to show up is a testament to their ability to consistently field contenders.
This is the most tired argument for a few warm weather "glam cites" like LA, SD, or Miami. What can you do in LA that you can't do in Philly, NYC, Boston or Chicago? Nothing. It's not like LA or any other city offers some great dynamic that other cities don't have. The weather is nice(r). Because we all know that baseball isn't enjoyable unless its 95 with 70% humidity.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 15, 2013, 03:13:09 PM
next time you are in the city you should try gooey louies in south phil....the amount of meat on their steaks is insanity
Finally hit it up yesterday on my way back from AC. Holy shtein, you weren't lying about the amount of meat. Only complaint is that they don't have mushrooms, but the steak was really farging good on its own. Gonna be my new go-to spot when I'm in the city.
I was wondering how the hell I never heard of them before, but I found out while I was down there that they've only been around for about 25 years or so (as a sammich/steak shop) so they were basically still upstart when I was in HS and I guess by the time they gained city rep, I was in the Corps and living on the left coast.
Good looking out on this though. Their steaks are farging legit.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 16, 2013, 07:02:15 PM
everyday is summer in LA.....and theres like 15 million people in the metro area....its a disgrace
Shut up you know-nothing.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 17, 2013, 10:26:31 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 15, 2013, 03:13:09 PM
next time you are in the city you should try gooey louies in south phil....the amount of meat on their steaks is insanity
Finally hit it up yesterday on my way back from AC. Holy shtein, you weren't lying about the amount of meat. Only complaint is that they don't have mushrooms, but the steak was really farging good on its own. Gonna be my new go-to spot when I'm in the city.
I was wondering how the hell I never heard of them before, but I found out while I was down there that they've only been around for about 25 years or so (as a sammich/steak shop) so they were basically still upstart when I was in HS and I guess by the time they gained city rep, I was in the Corps and living on the left coast.
Good looking out on this though. Their steaks are farging legit.
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Hipster
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 17, 2013, 01:09:25 AM
Quote from: Rome on August 16, 2013, 06:36:57 PM
There's literally 90 gazillion things to do in L.A. during the summer. The fact that the Dodgers get anyone to show up is a testament to their ability to consistently field contenders.
This is the most tired argument for a few warm weather "glam cites" like LA, SD, or Miami. What can you do in LA that you can't do in Philly, NYC, Boston or Chicago? Nothing. It's not like LA or any other city offers some great dynamic that other cities don't have. The weather is nice(r). Because we all know that baseball isn't enjoyable unless its 95 with 70% humidity.
Girls are generally fitter and better looking. And because it is warmer they wear less clothing. And they don't have the traditions/fanaticism that the northeast has for baseball.
The fact that anyone from SoCal gives one shtein about sports is testament to how instinctually appealing athletic competition is. No one in their right rational mind would care one smidge about rooting for a sports team if it was 75 and sunny with easy access to the beach and mountains year round. Sports rule, but its pretty goddamned amazing that anyone between San Diego and San Francisco gives one shtein about them.
Guess who's going to Disney World next month? THIS farging guy.
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You should have just stayed in the Navy.
hahaha
Haha
Never been to Texas (good thing), but I'm heading to Dallas first week of December for the Flyers/Stars game.
so i just recently got back from an epic coast to coast bender. went to portland for a 4 hour meeting and stayed for 4 days. got black out drunk with my boss's boss one night, when i woke up i thought maybe i was fired but they all thought i was hilarious. but super awesome city. lots of good beer.
went from portland to denver...saw bionic and had a mini high school reunion with two of my best friends and like 4 chicks that met us. game sucked (actually game was really fun, also we went to an octoberfest) but rest of the weekend was awesome. i seriously love hector and james. highlight was the bar that sold 40s and mad dogs. also blacked out there and lost my credit card. really fun weekend though.
then i went to auistin for 5 days for austin city limits. i know its texas but it was one of the cooler cities i've ever been to. in fact i'm in the process of making a life changing move and going there for a trial run over the winter. just got my lease breaking papers. i will be an austinite by december 1. probably be back east coast by the summer unless i love it. no joke randomly ran into 4 people that i knew from here back in the days, including an old ex.
now i'm back to normal life and it's depressing me. but i did go to the office for the first time in three weeks today and got ticekts to our suite at the verizon center tonight. i have an alcohol problem.
Well then...TexasMatty it will be.
Eagles play in Houston next year. And it's only a 2.5hr flight to Vegas
i watched the cowboys-broncos game in the middle of 10,000 cowboys fans at the festival and when the broncos won i seriously thought i was going to be murdered.
Austin is a fun city. I go up there every once in awhile.
I went to HS an hour from there and worked/lived in Austin for awhile too.
It's definitely not like the rest of Texas that's for sure.
true or false more people on this pos board are texas than philly
They're ESL students, certainly.
Going to Vegas in January and staying at the MGM Grand. fun
Ever been there before?
Nope, first time. Not really a gambler but I've been to AC several times. It's a 4-day business trip, so I'm not sure how much of it we're gonna be able to see
Venture off the strip. The first place I went outside of Vegas was the Hoover Dam. Nothing else like it in the world. I even wore an Eagles jersey there.
Bullshtein you did. You stayed at some ramshackle Pub slinging f-bombs at the owners, pal. Don't lie.
Ed - even if you didn't have work you wouldn't be able to see and do everything. shtein...I've been about ten times and I still have missed out on a ton of stuff. That's mainly because I land buzzed and degen it up like crazy, but I digress.
MGM is huge. I don't care for that side of the strip...my favorite is the Mirage/Venetian/Caesar's area
hookers and blow Ed?
yea probably. Corporate does wild shtein on these trips every year
make sure to bet the Phils futures in the WS
holy shtein easy
make sure you get your dick wet fella
easy in vegas is going to be like brendan fraser in 'blast from the past'
I'm in Dallas right now (flyers game on Saturday). It's way colder than Philly plus there's supposed to be an ice storm tonight. A lot of President Bush shtein like highways. Gonna visit the JFK book suppository and ths Cowboys stadium
Ah, the City of Hate. Better you than me. I went there once for a few days, couldn't bear it. Terrible place.
The impending ice went tomorrow is funny to me. The guys in our Dallas office are freaking out about it. One of our truck drivers has to go there tomorrow and he's worried.
It's been warm for awhile and the ice isn't gonna stick on the roads. Too warm. But these guys are planning for a day off.
when i was like 8 i went to the cotton bowl in dallas when doug flutie played houston (my uncle is an alum) and there was an ice storm too....i guess its a place that gets just cold enough for ice but not cold enough for snow....all i know is we wer underdressed like a motherfarger and so cold....def lucky i didnt have to have a few digits amputated after that game...my toes were literally green when i got back to the hotel room
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 06, 2013, 08:03:14 AM
.i guess its a place that gets just cold enough for ice but not cold enough for snow
1993 Thanksgiving game says hi.
One of my best friends is from the Dallas area (Grand Prairie). They get "some" snowfall just about every year, but very rarely does it stick. I spent Turkey day with his family 4 times and twice there were some flurries over the weekend. But it def gets cold there. Winter temps are in the 30s and overnight dips into the 20s/high teens.
Flight was cancelled so I'm stuck in Dallas until tomorrow assuming that flight doesn't get cancelled too. Flyers/stars game was cool even though the flyers suck. People are really friendly. Not as many rednecks with accents as I thought there'd be. Thought the city would be a little more Dallas Cowboys crazy...they seem pretty passive. Lot of nice looking women.
March Madness in Vegas :CF style
March 20-23rd are the games.
I will likely get into town late Monday or early Tuesday to beat the mad rush and get some bets in before the lines get super long.
One idea I have is that we look into booking a spot at Lagasse's Stadium at The Palazzo to avoid worrying about finding a place to watch games. Thoughts?
20-23 is the first weekend?
that seems way late
http://www.ncaa.com/final-four/future-dates-sites
My room comps have seemingly dried up...at least with Harrah's and MGM because I haven't been in forever.
Venetian still showing some love though...
damn your right....that seems so late
I will say this...book your rooms asap. It will get more expensive and hard to find the closer we get.
Matty...where do you normally stay? I like the north strip area (Mirage, Venetian, Caesars) the best.
yeah harrahs properties (paris, ballys, planet hollywood) and venetian are all next to each other so whichever gives me the best free room. i stay at hard rock sometimes too. but yeah i spend most of my time at that area mid strip.
the legasse reservation is a good call. may already be totally booked. best sports book on the strip. i like caesars next for sports.
burke swears by the exclaibur
THIS IS AN IDEA
question: if its Passover during this time will Havas buy me matzah?
update it is not passover during this time
If I recall correctly Lagasse's doesn't begin taking reservations until 60 days prior to the event. Each event has its own minimum per person that you have to hit but that is easy to do since Vegas prices are inflated. I think NFL games was $50 per person for the three hour block for a game.
Compare that to having to wake up early and stake out seats in the sports bar and worrying about losing your spot if you get up to take a leak or lay a bet down.
I have also heard Blondie's in PHo is pretty good too...that could be another spot we hit for one of the days.
I like The Mirage's book (apparently re-done since I was last out there) and Caesar's too.
Excalibur is a dump. Its billed as a family spot so a lot of kids and its pretty dirty.
I don't know about bets and stuff...but I might be able to meet mid-week for a couple of nights.
Pencil me in at this point. Have to negotiate with the boss lady. I mean...my boyfriend. I'll try to have a solid 'IN' soon.
ha yeah excalibur is a shtein hole. i mean i go there for a few hours once in a while because i've had good luck there...but that place is straight out of the 70s still.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 16, 2013, 01:24:22 AM
Excalibur is a dump. Its billed as a family spot so a lot of kids and its pretty dirty.
hes never really talked about the hotel....but he says the sports book is the best place to watch games...especially for the drinks
Describing the Excalibur as a dump would be a compliment. Las Vegas accomadations in the order from best to good: Wynn/Encore, Aria, Venetian/Palazzo. Bellagio/Planet Hollywood: two polar opposites, but the same caliber imo. Bellagio is stuffy and starting to feel old. PH is new and sexy, but owned by the evil empire(harrah's). Hard Rock is the best for picking up sluts, but is in a zesty location. The best sportsbook to watch games is probably The Venetian.
I can see the Exacal being good for watching games. I have never been in the book but I imagine that it doesn't get too crowded and since its a lower tier book they probably give you ten drink tickets if you lay down a $50 bet. But I would rank the Exacl only above The Quad (formerly known as The IP).
Las Vegas Hotel (home of the SuperContest) is the best book in town, IMO.
Aria is really nice. It sucks because it is set so far back from the strip and it has that annoying mall attached to it, but I will stay there on an upcoming trip. Probably not for this trip because rooms will be pricey.
The Trop in Vegas just sent me a 3 night comp that I could use for the Madness trip. They seem to have partnered up with the casino I go to in Louisiana.
I have been to The Trop once and didn't like the casino vibe and it is way too far down the strip for my liking. However if I cannot lock into The V or P or The Mirage I may take it
The trop had a full renovation 2 years ago. They are a losing casino, but have nice rooms. Free is pretty good.
Like you said, the location is not ideal.
what kind of books are you guys talking about for drinks? you can hold a used $2 horsie ticket and get free drinks the whole night if thats your thing.
and yeah i looked around and can get like 75 dollar rooms at the paris-ballys-planet hollywood places. on average. but if theres a few of us who cares, the hard rock has some of the newest, most badass rooms in vegas and its like 200 a night.
i don't spend much time in the room either but if it's several dudes i'd rather pay money to get a suite or some shtein. venetian would actually be ideal because some of those bitches sleep like 10. not bed wise but they are huge.
moving this over from the eagles board
Quote from: SD on January 06, 2014, 11:36:17 AM
Quote from: SunMo on January 06, 2014, 11:06:43 AM
we scheduled a family vacation for Disney from 9/27 to 10/4. i told my wife that i was all in on the rides the lines all the BS but that i was going to go to a bar and watch the eagles on 9/28. i fully expect it to be a great home game because that's what happens anytime i am away for a game.
Not to hijack this thread but if you're staying at a Disney resort get the magic wristbands (they're free). You can go on your smart phone the night before and plan your fast passes for the good rides. It does it for your entire party.
yeah my wife is all over that shtein. this trip is almost as much for her as it is for the kids.
I looked into moving to Orlando but my funhole baby's momma would never give up her child support payday and I ain't going without my daughter. We went second week in October...do yourself a favor and go to the food and wine festival at Epcot...worth the price of the trip all by itself. If you can find a way to ditch the kids it will be that much better. Where are you staying?
we're staying at the Port Orleans
how were the lines down there for rides? one of the reasons we picked that time of year is that it's slower according to the lady we booked it through. another reason is the Halloween party, did you end up doing that?
Sunny... It's still hot as farg down here that time of year. The parks are fun but the hotel's amenities are really important. You couldn't have picked a nicer hotel, btw. That joint is awesome.
yeah, we took a bunch of time before we settled on that one. we figured it would be hot but not as bad as summer time
It's not July or August but it's like the Shore during a heat wave. There's a ton of things to do and everywhere you go has AC so it's not awful. The pools are great there. We stayed there last year and other than The Polynesian it's my favorite Disney property.
sweet, we are looking forward to it.
SD did you get a meal plan when you went? we got the normal Dining plan but i'm curious to hear from somebody who also got it
Quote from: SunMo on January 06, 2014, 12:42:36 PM
sweet, we are looking forward to it.
SD did you get a meal plan when you went? we got the normal Dining plan but i'm curious to hear from somebody who also got it
Port Orleans is a great choice, I was just talking to my co-worker and that is going to be the next place I stay. We stayed at the Caribbean which was also incredible. We didn't do the meal plan, it seemed a little on the expensive side but the family we went with did and they liked it (meals are expensive). You can do everything with your magic band, pay for meals, pay for stuff at the park (food, souveniers, drinks etc.), open up your hotel room door, use it as a fastpass. make restaurant reservations. Make sure you set up your app on your smartphone, it's Mydisneyexperience app. It's very convenient.
The one drawback we had with the magic band was the Halloween party wasn't put on it even though the desk at the Caribbean said we were good to go. When we got to the gate it didn't show up. A park employee let me go to the head of the ticket booth line. I showed them my receipt and payment so they printed us passes. It was a pain in the ass but whatever. My recommendation is to get paper copies and bring them with you. The Halloween party is pretty awesome. They have a bunch of trick or treat stations and they do a special light and firework show on the castle. Bring costumes because everyone will be in one. They do a special parade which is also really cool. It's a bit on the pricey side but worth it.
Weather was 82 and unreal our entire stay. My only regret is not staying longer.
the halloween party is basically the #1 reason we are going in the fall. my wife really wants to do that and because it's the only time of the year Maleficent is at the park
You're probably aware of this but they're coming out with a Maleficient (played by Angelina Jolie) movie. Do you have boys are girls or both? The cool thing with my daughter is she's 6 but she loves thrill rides so there were no limitations ( plus she made the height requirements by an inch). Our next trip is first week of December. I wouldn't bother renting a car. They provide free transportation from and to the airport and every resort has a shuttle to every park. If you get a chance check out downtown disney...it's free and there's a ton of stuff to do and some good restaurants.
both boys and girls 14, 11, 11, 11, 9 by the time we go
we didn't plan on renting a car because of the shuttles.
my wife definitely knows about the movie coming out.
how were the ride lines in general?
Goddamn, Sunny has a brood.
Triplets must be a lot of fun. My older half siblings are quadruplets...I thank god every day I didn't have to live in the same house as them growing up :-D
they actually aren't triplets. the 14 and two of the 11 year olds are twins from my 1st marriage, the 11 and 9 are hers from her first.
Ah I see. I'm sure the 11 year olds love having two other people their age in the house/at school. Good luck when they're all teenagers :poison
My better half wants to go to Disneyworld...but I told her I'd rather cut off my balls. What's the big deal about it...isn't it like a huge Disneyland with a zoo or something? Really, what's the draw?
Quote from: SunMo on January 06, 2014, 01:59:26 PM
how were the ride lines in general?
Because we were there during a 3 day weekend the crowds and lines were a little more crowded than normal. Because you're going late Sept early Oct when summer is over and kids are back in school they shouldn't be bad at all. Like anywhere else you go the parks are more crowded during the weekends. Utilize your magic band fast pass the night before. It will give you 3 options but you can modify them. So use your fast passes for the popular rides. The app will also give you wait times. The Magic Kingdom was packed for the Halloween party.
Quote from: hbionic on January 06, 2014, 02:46:34 PM
My better half wants to go to Disneyworld...but I told her I'd rather cut off my balls. What's the big deal about it...isn't it like a huge Disneyland with a zoo or something? Really, what's the draw?
its basically hell on earth with a lethal combination of two of the worst things in the world (kids and crowds)
but if you have kids i think its a law that you have to bring them there before they get in high school
It should be fine when Sunny goes. The big holidays are nauseating. No way.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 06, 2014, 02:55:06 PM
Quote from: hbionic on January 06, 2014, 02:46:34 PM
My better half wants to go to Disneyworld...but I told her I'd rather cut off my balls. What's the big deal about it...isn't it like a huge Disneyland with a zoo or something? Really, what's the draw?
its basically hell on earth with a lethal combination of two of the worst things in the world (kids and crowds)
but if you have kids i think its a law that you have to bring them there before they get in high school
F that, I already told my wife that I'd prefer to never go to disney with our kid. I'd take BEACHES Antigua or Turks and Caicos any day of the week.
well i enjoy vacationing by myself in the mountains.....so even a "good" time to go to disney world would be dreadful for me
i completely understand the need to go for your kids but any adult that actually enjoys disneyworld is a weirdo....my wifes best friend wanted to go there for her honeymoon
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 06, 2014, 03:00:13 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 06, 2014, 02:55:06 PM
Quote from: hbionic on January 06, 2014, 02:46:34 PM
My better half wants to go to Disneyworld...but I told her I'd rather cut off my balls. What's the big deal about it...isn't it like a huge Disneyland with a zoo or something? Really, what's the draw?
its basically hell on earth with a lethal combination of two of the worst things in the world (kids and crowds)
but if you have kids i think its a law that you have to bring them there before they get in high school
F that, I already told my wife that I'd prefer to never go to disney with our kid. I'd take BEACHES Antigua or Turks and Caicos any day of the week.
well of course....but i doubt when your kid is 11 he or she is going to be screaming to go to antigua...its pretty much a rite of passage that you have to bring your kid to disney world isnt it?
I think Disnelyland is cool for people that enjoy the Disney characters and stuff...but even though its in my own backyard...I try not to go. The crowd is ridiculous. I went last year for the first time in about 8...and regretted it...I couldn't get out of there fast enough. Just takes the fun out of it. It's like going shopping at the mall during christmas season but worse. 200 times worse.
Space Mountain and The Haunted House are timeless though.
Quote from: hbionic on January 06, 2014, 02:46:34 PM
My better half wants to go to Disneyworld...but I told her I'd rather cut off my balls. What's the big deal about it...isn't it like a huge Disneyland with a zoo or something? Really, what's the draw?
Having been to both, I can tell you that Disneyland sucks balls. There's very few attractions, not many rides, terrible concession stands, and it's really just an overpriced day of walking and looking at people dressed up as Disney characters. Going to California Adventure would be a far better way to spend your money and time.
Disney World is farging great though. There's a gazillion things to do. There's also Epcot, Sea World, Universal (I think) Studios, etc, etc.
I've lived in Florida since 1993 and still have never been to the Magic Kingdom. And if I have my choice, I never will.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 06, 2014, 03:02:13 PM
well i enjoy vacationing by myself in the mountains.....so even a "good" time to go to disney world would be dreadful for me
i completely understand the need to go for your kids but any adult that actually enjoys disneyworld is a weirdo....my wifes best friend wanted to go there for her honeymoon
Disney is my favorite place on Earth. I admit Im a weirdo. I don't understand how people can dislike it there but I don't judge.
Chuggie...you can't compare disney land to disney world. There's 6 different parks (2 water, magic kingdom, animal park, MGM, Epcot) not to mention downtown disney/treasure island etc.
Universal isn't a Disney property, but it is right in Orlando. You are thinking of MGM Studios or whatever they call it now
I think it's just called Disney Studios now.
California adventure is cool. But I just can't see myself spending what would be the same amount for a trip to Europe to visit Disneyworld. I'm just not into the Disneycharacter stuff. I know its different when your kids are all into it...I get it. Something you can treasure with your family forever. That's worth it all by itself. But even since I was little I never had any interest in it.
It sounds better than what I pictured based on what you're saying. I imagine a small piece of earth...all Disney...and just walking around...getting lost and finding new shtein? Like, too big to be true? I'm not going to ask how much you've dropped, but I imagine safely about $3k per person.
Quote from: SD on January 06, 2014, 03:39:31 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 06, 2014, 03:02:13 PM
well i enjoy vacationing by myself in the mountains.....so even a "good" time to go to disney world would be dreadful for me
i completely understand the need to go for your kids but any adult that actually enjoys disneyworld is a weirdo....my wifes best friend wanted to go there for her honeymoon
Disney is my favorite place on Earth. I admit Im a weirdo. I don't understand how people can dislike it there but I don't judge.
Chuggie...you can't compare disney land to disney world. There's 6 different parks (2 water, magic kingdom, animal park, MGM, Epcot) not to mention downtown disney/treasure island etc.
I guess the last time i went was 15 years ago, I had more fun drinking with Tommy Smothers at a party there than in the parks. I hate lines so thats my biggest gripe, that and I hate people. Combine the two and I'm angry at the world.
As far as IGY you're correct. Any adults who go there without kids are total weirdos. They're the type who wear Tigger jean jackets year round, and they have no less than 6 pets.
I'm sure at some point maybe I'll change my mind, the wifey has an Anti Disney thing going which helps.
By the way, if I came across as bashing Disneyworld, I'm not. In fact, it should be celebrated you are able to take your tribe on vacation. Enjoy the shtein out of it. Not many people have that opportunity and I know it will be something you all will remember for the rest of your lives. Don't waste your time worrying about the Eagles during your vacation...they'll only ruin it for you, and your life.
make sure you get a babysitter and do this...
http://www.easywdw.com/adults/drink-around-the-world-at-epcot-world-showcase-disney-world/
Quote from: SunMo on January 06, 2014, 03:40:35 PM
Universal isn't a Disney property, but it is right in Orlando. You are thinking of MGM Studios or whatever they call it now
Yeah, something like that. It's a movie thing, that's all I know.
farg a babysitter, i'll do that shtein with the kids. be more fun for me
Do the rich folk still bring kids with disabilities so they can hop to the front of the line?
Just got back from Vegas, and goddamn there's so much to do. Unfortunately I missed out on visiting the porn convention while AVN was in town. Stupid job
Was that your first time there?
I have been multiple times and still haven't done half the shtein I have wanted to do
Did you take any cards from Hbionic on the strip?
heh.....I only a saw a few of those. The Arab/Russian/Mexican Chewbacca demanding $20 for pics was great. "YOU WORK TIPS, I WORK TIPS"
Here's what I visited on this trip:
MGM Grand (pretty much everything in it, including the conference/meeting area)
Caesars Palace
Bellagio (saw Cirque du Soleil "O" and watched the water dance thing out front a couple times)
Cosmopolitan
Stratosphere
Cabo Wabo (Planet Hollywood)
Downtown Container Park
Fremont Street Experience (the area with Golden Nugget and Binion's steakhouse that has the animated roof overhead)
(I also visited Zappos.com HQ in the old city hall building and went past the Heart Attack Grill and the Pawn Stars shop)
how much did you win and then immediately spend at the titty bar
None, but at Cabo Wabo, we did shots off a blonde co-worker's chest while our company's VPs watched, so there was that
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas - except herpes. That shtein comes back with you.
Glad ya had fun dude.
I'll be there for SB weekend and March Madness.
Matty, rjs and hbionic will likely be there for MM and if any of you others wanna go let's do it
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 18, 2014, 11:35:00 AM
None, but at Cabo Wabo, we did shots off a blonde co-worker's chest while our company's VPs watched, so there was that
EASY DAMNIT
Did you guys know that only blonde Easy works with is named Frank?
Well then he should have spelled it blond. Get it together, Ed!
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 18, 2014, 11:35:00 AM
None, but at Cabo Wabo, we did shots off a blonde co-worker's chest while our company's VPs watched, so there was that
GOAT
anyone been to nicaragua?
i recently booked a flight...never been before...leaving saturday with a plane ticket and a backpack for about a week and a half. hopefully will make it back in one piece.
ask around for Vicente Padilla, he'll probably show you a great time, and some fun driving skills.
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Real Genius
I have that shirt
You going by yourself?
Don't know much...but being a central american country, food should be cheap, and delicious. So should the whores.
Sounds like fun...have a good time.
Don't get kidnapped because then you'll miss Vegas March Madness.
And who wants to miss drunk HBionic hitting on tranny's?
Oh, he has to get drunk to do that now?
Quote from: phattymatty on January 23, 2014, 08:49:23 AM
anyone been to nicaragua?
i recently booked a flight...never been before...leaving saturday with a plane ticket and a backpack for about a week and a half. hopefully will make it back in one piece.
One of my friends died in Nicaragua. Fell a long way off a cliff. Hiking the volcanoes can be dangerous. Other than that, beautiful country.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 23, 2014, 03:26:19 PM
Oh, he has to get drunk to do that now?
lol good point...
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 23, 2014, 07:08:53 PM
One of my friends died in Nicaragua. Fell a long way off a cliff. Hiking the volcanoes can be dangerous. Other than that, beautiful country.
sorry man, rough way to go. volcano boarding is apparently a pretty new thing down there, like you hike up and then board down. pretty much the only thing on my must do list right now, only place in the world to do it. i think it's pretty regulated now though. hopefully.
Surfing
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Got back last night...the SB weekend crowd was bigger than in years past by a lot. Saturday night it was nearly impossible to find a spot at a craps table or blackjack table. The only open spots were at the big money tables...I ain't playing craps on a $50 or $100 table.
Friday night and Saturday afternoon were good...Saturday night and Sunday sucked. Losing all SB bets and it not even being an exciting game was a downer. I got blind drunk afterwards. Ended up partying with a group of Aussie chicks on a bachelorette party and showed one of them how the ceiling and headboard in my room looked.
Monday was nothing but craps and basketball betting....
Can't wait for March Madness
i suggest everyone take a trip to nicaragua if you can. beaches, jungle, islands, cities. all amazing. not touristy at all , beautiful weather all the time and cheap as farg. most fun two weeks i've ever had.
how's the barbed wired fence scene?
ha, i'm almost all healed. my only mishap of the trip. lost control of a motorbike while going down this long ass driveway to the hostel i was staying at on the beach. hit a huge pothole and spun out into a barbed wire fence. ended up just being some deep cuts and bruises on my right arm and collarbone area. but if those wires were an inch or two higher that ish would have cut my head off or hit my jugular. i got very very lucky. chicks were digging it though.
that bruise was pretty bad ass
Those were some impressive bruises/cuts.
So rather than being in Philly this weekend for the AI thing...I get to go to farging Buffalo for a customer relations trip! We get to go touring lumber mills.
Maybe I will bring Dio a goddamn Bills shirt back.
Sounds fun. I'd like to tour a few lumber mills, too. In my J.P. Losman Authentic.
Last time I was there we went to Bills-Browns and it was a 6-3 game. I wanted to hang myself.
Brian Moorman their old punter was one of the most popular jersey's I saw!
Ha. As a guy who has only ever owned two jerseys--one for a farging kicker--and given them both away, I know these people. They are not unlike the poor bastiches I handed my dumbass costumes down to.
The tailgating there was pretty good and the stadium is set in a neighborhood type setting. So most people park in people's yards for $20-50. My coworker told me that's how many people pay their property taxes and summer vacations - Bills game day parking .
Cool setting and Bills fans know how to party.
My saving grace this weekend is I will get to drink a lot of Molson.
And hang out in lumber mills. Don't forget the lumber mill part.
Hey mister, you smell like a pencil.
Jay would definitely wear his wood choppa jersey to the mill.
Haha I hadn't even thought of that...lemme go add it to the bag
Who is the resident Hawaiian?
I'm going in May for a week. What kind of shtein should i do? Aside from the obvious scuba/snorkeling, Pearl Harbor, surf, etc. Probably going skydiving too.
Heading to Millinocket, Maine on June 30. Maybe it'll stop snowing by then.
Quote from: Dillen on March 01, 2014, 04:47:39 PM
Who is the resident Hawaiian?
It's either TexasEagle or PhillyPhaninDC...definitely not DonHo though
Quote from: Dillen on March 01, 2014, 04:47:39 PM
Who is the resident Hawaiian?
I'm going in May for a week. What kind of shtein should i do? Aside from the obvious scuba/snorkeling, Pearl Harbor, surf, etc. Probably going skydiving too.
HA! I'll take my best shot.
What island are you going to? Oahu?
Yeah. I figure island hopping's an option too. My buddy said that he went for 10 days a couple years ago and ran out of time for stuff he wanted to do.
Broke my lease yesterday. Moving to Nicaragua in May for a few at least a few months. I expect visitors.
Starting a coup? Viva la Revolucion!
Wow - good luck.
You quitting your job too or they will let you work from there?
Viva la Matty
keeping my job. for now at least. i know they sometimes go through entire days of blackouts which won't make it that easy.
That's cool that your work is down with that. Some places aren't even cool with not being in the office or working from home a bit in that city...let alone moving out of the country.
I've had connections in Houston maybe 8-12 times in my life and I have never made a single one. My 50 minute layover has turned into 9 hours and now I'm shteinfaced.
Phreak I realized too late that I should have hit you up. Though about hitting minute maid but the weather is shtein.
Damn man yeah the weather is shtein and about to get worse. Tons of storms to the north.
It's crazy you have such bad luck at IAH (assuming you're not at Hobby)...are you on United? Why they'd delay you?
The crappy thing is there isn't shtein close to IAH but I would've come and scooped you up had I known.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/national_world&id=9499253
Yo Matt - you cool?
I literally left the country about 2 hours before the quake hit, just got lucky.
I packed my entire life into a storage unit this week and am now a nomad for a bit. Pretty liberating yet kinda scary.
Moving to Nicaragua next weekend for an indefinite period. Hit me up if anyone wants to visit.
Good luck, man! Keep in touch and let us know how it goes.
I am going to Lima in November and it is a direct IAH-LIM flight but I could stopover in Nicaragua on the way back.
if i visit i expect a nicaraguan hooker on the house upon my arrival
MDS, making an effort to go anywhere? They'll find Jimmy Hoffa piloting Flight 370 before you go anywhere.
anywhere?
Texas doesn't count.
MDS is all about Mexico, South Texas and Kensington
He just loves hell holes, what can you do?
id rather be from kenzo than the neast
just rolled hard into lextown, ky
mint juleps and funky hats for Havas
yay!
Who ya betting on?
no idea.....I don't know shtein about horse racing...was just gonna tail someone...gimme something to play if you are semi knowledgable and ill go with it...or i was just gonna ask some people I meet tomorrow
I haven't read anything about it this year. I hadn't planned on betting it so I didn't both to read up.
Tail some people and then pick some based on names and shtein...
Bet on the black horse.
DUH!
No, dummy, you bet on the dark horse.
so great.....the hotel im staying at in asheville has motion detectors for its hallway lights....so bizzare opening your room door at night and the hallway basically being pitch black
The farg you doing in Asheville?
I know, right Phreak?
I get obliterated in here by him for going there and now that Polock fag has set up his spring residency there.
haha...that's like Anti-Havasville there.
its actually like my mecca.....I dont know that ive ever been to a more liberal place than here....if it wasnt so anti sports I could maybe retire in asheville....ive seen 4 or 5 people rockin "stop racism" shirts since ive been in town....its the greatest
I have family that own two restaurants chains there. I don't expect you'll find your way to any chain establishments.
Not unless one of them is a TGIF.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on May 06, 2014, 06:06:08 PM
I don't expect you'll find your way to any chain establishments.
no way....the food here is off the charts...especially the vegetables...it sounds crazy but I could live off the salads and nothing else in this place...had an arugala and beet salad last night....a new potato green bean take on a ceaser today and both were incredible...also had a farm to table vidalia onion garlic mushroom and sausage pizza that was ridiculous...also had a shrimp and grits that I was a little weary about since seafood in the mountains is usually suspect but they might have been the best shrimp ive ever had...cam from the cackalacka coast the waiter said....which made sense since honestly the best seafood ive ever had is in the outer banks...also had a shrimp and scallop ceviche that wasn't off the chartgs but was surprisingly good for the locale
what are your familys places called tho....if they are downtown I may stop in for a beer just to check it out...it might stil be good because in the city here there are no real chains...so maybe by chain you mean a few local places they own....once ive been off the highway and into Asheville I have no seen a single chain rest of any kind
Asheville Brewing Company FTMFW
Quote from: Rome on May 06, 2014, 06:39:34 PM
Asheville Brewing Company FTMFW
got farged up at wicked weed today....such an awesome place
im not really a beer nerd but if you are asheville is off the charts for that....no matter where you go you def feel like the bartender will punch you in the face if you order a miller bud coors type beer...and at a lot of places those beers arent even on the menu
some chick last night said asheville has 16 breweries
If I could convince my wife to leave this awful place I would sell everything I own and move there. I absolutely love it. The food is great, the people are nice and the climate is 10 times better even though it gets cold as a motherfarger. It just doesn't get broiling hot for six months like it does here and at night it's mostly cool out even in town.
As for Wicked Weed, I have a picture of my daughter standing in a snow drift about 1/2 a block south of there. There used to be a trolley across the street in the parking lot that sold hot dogs and coffee and shtein. Wonder if it's still there?
walked by the fed building the other day....seemed fairly big for a small city....GSA is calling your name
A liberal enclave in the south? So like Austin is to Texas Asheville is to NC
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 06, 2014, 07:25:08 PM
A liberal enclave in the south? So like Austin is to Texas Asheville is to NC
ive never been to austin but that sounds like a perfect comparison...smaller tho
not sure if you ever been to burlington vt...but it reminds a lot of that but with superior food
I've never been to VT at all but I'd love to. I'd be all about moving to a place like that with a smallish quiet town with a colonial feel. My dream house is an old school joint with a huge wraparound porch.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 06, 2014, 07:07:22 PM
walked by the fed building the other day....seemed fairly big for a small city....GSA is calling your name
it's funny that until about a week ago i would have considered that in a second, but i got a fairly significant promotion, raise & transfer to my home district office last monday, so it's not going to happen any time soon now.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 06, 2014, 07:30:01 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 06, 2014, 07:25:08 PM
A liberal enclave in the south? So like Austin is to Texas Asheville is to NC
ive never been to austin but that sounds like a perfect comparison...smaller tho
not sure if you ever been to burlington vt...but it reminds a lot of that but with superior food
austin is a fairly big city with a weird, liberal hippie core. it still has big business and the state govt and plenty of racist rich white people in the suburbs (sup, round rock?)
asheville seems like a liberal enclave that is of its own
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 06, 2014, 06:27:59 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on May 06, 2014, 06:06:08 PM
I don't expect you'll find your way to any chain establishments.
no way....the food here is off the charts...especially the vegetables...it sounds crazy but I could live off the salads and nothing else in this place...had an arugala and beet salad last night....a new potato green bean take on a ceaser today and both were incredible...also had a farm to table vidalia onion garlic mushroom and sausage pizza that was ridiculous...also had a shrimp and grits that I was a little weary about since seafood in the mountains is usually suspect but they might have been the best shrimp ive ever had...cam from the cackalacka coast the waiter said....which made sense since honestly the best seafood ive ever had is in the outer banks...also had a shrimp and scallop ceviche that wasn't off the chartgs but was surprisingly good for the locale
what are your familys places called tho....if they are downtown I may stop in for a beer just to check it out...it might stil be good because in the city here there are no real chains...so maybe by chain you mean a few local places they own....once ive been off the highway and into Asheville I have no seen a single chain rest of any kind
Outback which I'd never set foot in, and Bonefish Grille. My mom's cousin and husband own those franchises. Lou played CB for the Jets for two years back in the late 70's, but he looks like an O lineman now. I've never made the trip, but I'd venture to guess they are on the outskirts of Ashville proper.
i just looked it up...it appears the outback is in a hotel on the other side of town right on the interstates and in the hotel district....its chain central over there...50 feet from it is an applebees olive garden and bww...and id put 20 bucks on there being a dollar store nearby as well
theres a tapas place there called Curate thats supposed to be pretty bangin.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 07, 2014, 10:12:15 AM
i just looked it up...it appears the outback is in a hotel on the other side of town right on the interstates and in the hotel district....its chain central over there...50 feet from it is an applebees olive garden and bww...and id put 20 bucks on there being a dollar store nearby as well
Ha, not shocking at all, they seem to gravitate towards the same commercial properties. I'd avoid them at home, highly doubt I'd ever go out of my way while on vacation.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 07, 2014, 10:37:11 AM
theres a tapas place there called Curate thats supposed to be pretty bangin.
yeah I have a reservation for tonight....katie button the chef cut her teeth at minibar and then trained at el bulli in spain which many people call the best restaurant in the world...she learned spanish cooking and tapas there...then won a james beard for curate
i did minibar for the first time a few weeks ago...redonk.
how much is it these days
retarded. 250/head not including tax tip and drinks. i'd still probably do it again it was that good/fun.
damn....I did it maybe 10 years ago and it was 125
Farg that. $300+ for dinner....just for me? No thanks. Unless Uncle Havas is buying. Then I'm all in. I'd probably even give him a handy on the drive home.
i wouldnt do 250 for me...much less you....unless you were puttin out
**hbionic batsignal**
curate meal was all world
tomato bread with manchego - 9/10
roasted red peppers stuffed with goat cheese - this was their version of jalapeno poppers but not fried....super clean tasting...such a great concept - 10/10
grilled octopus in olive oil lime juice with potato puree - 10/10
raw trout with vidalia onions and tomato puree - basically a trout tar tar...phenomenal - 10/10
lamb skewers in a moor sauce....melt in your mouth lamb with a moor sauce that made you feel like you were in Timbuktu - 9/10
fried eggplant topped with honey and rosemary - dish of the night....11/10
pan seared mushrooms in sherry and olive oil - so simple and so perfect....9/10
I don't think there's one thing ther me I'd eat or sounds appetizing to me
chicken fried steak bitches
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 07, 2014, 11:21:41 PM
I don't think there's one thing ther me I'd eat or sounds appetizing to me
applebees
No way. I am not a chain restaurant guy.
But goat cheese, grilled octopus, and raw trout? No sir.
I rarely post here because I don't get an erection about food, but every dish IGY just posted sounds farging delicious. I have no idea what J is talking about, but I'm having a sad for his taste buds and their boring unfulfilled life.
Haha...I've never been a huge seafood or fresh water fish guy. Occasionally I will eat shrimp (love a good shrimp cocktail), lobster, king crab (Jameis Winston whassup!) and flounder. That's about it.
However if we're talking Italian, Mexican or other latin food? I'm in. I love finding hole in the wall restaurants down here who push great meals out.
Everything except the lamb sounds good. I don't like lamb after having to cook it every day for 14 years, but people without that issue seem to enjoy it.
Fried eggplant is amazing when done right, and pretty much chunky snot when done wrong.
I've had this weird cold for a couple of weeks and I'm tired of ingesting chunky snot.
Quote from: General_Failure on May 08, 2014, 03:02:30 PM
Everything except the lamb sounds good. I don't like lamb after having to cook it every day for 14 years, but people without that issue seem to enjoy it.
i'm the opposite. the lamb is the only thing i'd try. well that and the octopus.
Quote from: hbionic on May 08, 2014, 03:39:13 PM
I've had this weird cold for a couple of weeks and I'm tired of ingesting chunky snot.
stop hanging in alleys late at night.
If you don't like red peppers or mushrooms, then I don't know what to tell you.
i could probably do the red peppers but not a fan of mushrooms or eggplant at all.
Quote from: General_Failure on May 08, 2014, 03:02:30 PM
Fried eggplant is amazing when done right, and pretty much chunky snot when done wrong.
this particular eggplant was retarded....love places like where I ate cause id never think of putting honey on eggplant....but as soon as I saw it on the menu it makes so much sense cause eggplant has that bitter bite to it and sweetness is the perfect counter agent
I just read that list and I have to agree that every thing on it looked delicious.
I got curious and looked at the menu and there really isn't anything on it that doesn't
The chorizo wrapped in potato chips looks like something I could literally explode from eating too much of it.
http://curatetapasbar.com/menus/web_menus/curate_lunch_dinner_menu.pdf
Yeah the chorizo with chips sounds good as hell
I'll bet the sangria is farging ridiculous too. See... now I want to move there again. farg!
we almost got the sangria...I wanted it bad.... but I just couldn't pull the trigger on a 35 dollar pitcher
It's hotter than hell here and I'm constantly sweating and mangos hit my roof every five minutes but other than that this place is amazing.
Grab a pillow and find a tile floor. That's your new bedroom.
How's the beer?
Women?
Both awesome. Local beer is tona, kind of a miller liteish, but on average it costs about 75 cents, fancy places maybe 1.25. Can also get a 5L bottle of really good local rum for about $10. I had 4 pieces of fried chicken, salad and fries for 3 bucks today. I spent less for a lunch in DC than 4-5 meals here.
Women are hot, and they love gringos, but I need to feel it out a little bit before I get suckered into a girlfriend. I've had to turn down several hookers just in my few days here already. My next door neighbor is a Trinidadian girl who speaks perfect English though, that'll happen soon.
But I can not emphasize the heat. So hot.
Well then I will be visiting.
Sounds a lot like Peru in terms of cheapness for good drinks and food.
First time I went there I was like you mean to tell me I can eat this place of delicious food and drink that huge beer for how much? $5? farg!
Sounds like a good time dude.
keeping posting here to make sure we know you're not kidnapped
also if you're kidnapped im not ponying up for the ransom.
learn this well bro:
no me importe que haces con la chica, solo suelte me
I'm already ok at Spanish but one of the reasons I came down here was to get really good, I don't mind the girl, drop me? I don't get it.
I just bartered with the pulperia to save 16 cents on smokes. $1 instead of $1.16.
Also every time I walk to a store, any store, I pass a stray dog, horse, cow or donkey. Sometimes all of them. Just chillin.
I don't care about the girl, let me go.
Also, ¿Un policía? Tienes que decirme si eres.
does concha mean shell or funhole there
Quote from: General_Failure on May 14, 2014, 09:40:45 PM
I don't care about the girl, let me go.
Also, ¿Un policía? Tienes que decirme si eres.
That makes more sense...I'm trying not to use any language conversion shtein to make me learn better.
Gordito,
Yo quiero ir a jugar con las nalgas de tus amigas de nicaragua. Cuando puedo ir?
________________________________________________________________________
You should ask a girl:
"Puedo sobar tus chi-chis?
¿Dónde está la mala hierba en
I have this t-shirt...somewhere...doubt it fits me anymore
(http://www.founditemclothing.com/t-shirts/gfx/surf-nicaragua-shirt/surf-nicaragua-shirt-cap2.jpg)
Not that I'm rooting for matty's demise, but if he gets got in Spanish Baltimore, I got dibs on his season tix.
oh shtein is he coming back for that? can i call the dallas game.
I think spanish bal'mer is more Venezuela than Nicaragua
I want to hear a Matty story of him seeing my boy Crazy Vicente Padilla in some bar and going toe to toe with him on tequila shots.
ha...funny you mention that. it's technically the offseason in the nicaragua league but for some reason there is some kind of game tonight like a mile from my crib. not sure if it's an all star game or what. gonna go check it out and hopefully hug the flotilla.
i've actually seen more people down here wearing phils gear than anyone else, even yanks. didn't out that one together until now. i was browsing the farmacia across the street last night and dude was rocking a phils hat.
Not sure if Nicaragua is friendly with Panama but probably some Ruiz love there too
i think you said you most likely couldn't make it but vegas locked and loaded j
nov 13-17
Aww damn I will be in Peru then.
Our friends wedding is the 15th
I hope you still enjoy benefits with the Peruvian Princess when you visit.
Vegas is one of the most wasteful cities in the world. Way to contribute to climate change, hypocrites.
Quote from: Diomedes on May 16, 2014, 08:58:00 PM
I hope you still enjoy benefits with the Peruvian Princess when you visit.
Guaranteed!
Quote from: SD on May 16, 2014, 09:07:02 PM
Vegas is one of the most wasteful cities in the world. Way to contribute to climate change, hypocrites.
Haha nice.
my liver will def be wasted
I just checked the following flight
Houston to Vegas to Houston to Lima
Hmmmm
$2857
farg!
lol.....no
Christ, there's only one city on that itinerary actually worth flying to.
Vegas? I agree.
Although I love Lima. They have casinos there too. The main one is called Atlantic City and I went on an insane blackjack run there one night. The craps table is rarely open though, much to my chagrin. And they take sports action too.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 16, 2014, 10:19:35 PM
Vegas? I agree.
Although I love Lima. They have casinos there too. The main one is called Atlantic City and I went on an insane blackjack run there one night. The craps table is rarely open though, much to my chagrin. And they take sports action too.
How did you avoid being killed after that run you had after leaving the casino?
They were intimidated by the Trotter jersey.
Actually I was rocking a McNabb black authentic when I was on that heater!
Bionic...having a local with me helped. It is in the touristy section of the city (Miraflores) and her parents house was about six blocks from there.
so if anyone thinks it's weird that i'm posting more than normal it's because this crew is like my one little piece of home, i don't keep in touch with anyone but it's easy here. and it's exhausting trying to talk spanish when i'm not that good at it yet. passable but still farging exhausting.
anyway, i signed on with a spanish teacher today...2 hours a day of one on one at her house. seems legit as i picked her from this university list and she was closest to my house, but we had a little meeting today and i'm pretty sure she teaches spanish just to be a hooker. and she's bangin hot...i don't want to link her school site bc she's my prof now but i'll post some once we start monday.
So do we need to send you a care package of condoms, penicillin, or an entire blood transfusion?
or a bodyguard
Agreed on how exhausting it is to try to communicate. You will learn quick though bc you're immersed in the culture now. The biggest problem I have is I try to speak in the same sentence structure as English and it always doesn't work like that.
Haha awesome....perfect front biz for her. "Bienvenidos, Matteo! Su leccion de espanol es de veinte dolares. Y para un veinte dolares mas yo va a chupar le fuera"
Did I say that right?
Quote from: General_Failure on May 16, 2014, 11:50:54 PM
So do we need to send you a care package of condoms, penicillin, or an entire blood transfusion?
um no, the one thing this country does right is a farmacia on every corner. actually 3-4 on every block. it's insane.if you want xanax, i can get you hundreds for 7 cents each.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 17, 2014, 12:01:36 AM
Agreed on how exhausting it is to try to communicate. You will learn quick though bc you're immersed in the culture now. The biggest problem I have is I try to speak in the same sentence structure as English and it always doesn't work like that.
Haha awesome....perfect front biz for her. "Bienvenidos, Matteo! Su leccion de espanol es de veinte dolares. Y para un veinte dolares mas yo va a chupar le fuera"
Did I say that right?
close enough. thats where i am. like i know all the words and shtein but don't have the conjugation right. so to them i'm like "me want this" or " what that thing?"
they get it but i don't like to feel stupid.
Are there ads for condoms on every bus stop and street signage?
but since we talked about it yesterday, i was totally wrong, we're smack dab in the middle of nice beisbol season. the garbage stadium down the street is like a double a team. i went tonight and it was fun ( i left in the 8th bc i could see people waiting for the gringo to get too drunk so they could rob me) but the primero liga is happening now which is where i will hug flotilla.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 17, 2014, 12:05:34 AM
Quote from: General_Failure on May 16, 2014, 11:50:54 PM
So do we need to send you a care package of condoms, penicillin, or an entire blood transfusion?
um no, the one thing this country does right is a farmacia on every corner. actually 3-4 on every block. it's insane.if you want xanax, i can get you hundreds for 7 cents each.
thats perfect cause ill need like 99 to fly down
Quote from: phattymatty on May 17, 2014, 12:08:15 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 17, 2014, 12:01:36 AM
Agreed on how exhausting it is to try to communicate. You will learn quick though bc you're immersed in the culture now. The biggest problem I have is I try to speak in the same sentence structure as English and it always doesn't work like that.
Haha awesome....perfect front biz for her. "Bienvenidos, Matteo! Su leccion de espanol es de veinte dolares. Y para un veinte dolares mas yo va a chupar le fuera"
Did I say that right?
close enough. thats where i am. like i know all the words and shtein but don't have the conjugation right. so to them i'm like "me want this" or " what that thing?"
they get it but i don't like to feel stupid.
My first morning there I went and ordered breakfast in Spanish and felt like I was king of the world. Then I tried to take a taxi by myself and holy shtein...not ready!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 17, 2014, 12:09:47 AM
Are there ads for condoms on every bus stop and street signage?
pretty much. i was going to walk the two miles back from the stadium tonight but all the locals i was with told me not to because i would get robbed by machete. so i got a cab (it only cost 60 cents so no biggie) but by the time we got to my crib he had picked up 5 people. there was a pregnant mom with a child on my lap when he dropped me off.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 17, 2014, 12:11:52 AM
but since we talked about it yesterday, i was totally wrong, we're smack dab in the middle of nice beisbol season. the garbage stadium down the street is like a double a team. i went tonight and it was fun ( i left in the 8th bc i could see people waiting for the gringo to get too drunk so they could rob me) but the primero liga is happening now which is where i will hug flotilla.
Nice! You have to take a Padilla Flotilla sign and wear a Phils cap.
Have you had a lot of people size you up to try to mess with you?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 17, 2014, 12:16:49 AM
Nice! You have to take a Padilla Flotilla sign and wear a Phils cap.
Have you had a lot of people size you up to try to mess with you?
not really, they're all actually pretty nice. sure yeah once or twice a day some drunk dick tries to act tough but i'm the only red bearded icehole in this city of 110.000 people according to locals so i'm laying low until my spanish gets better.
i don't take more than like 30 bucks with me after dark, whichj is still more than most people here, and so far i'm keeping it cool. granted, it's been one week.
also 30 bucks is enough for 25 beers and 2 cab rides, with 3 bucks to spare. just to put shtein into perspective.
Which city are you in?
First couple days I went about the city I had like $200 on me thinking it was like the states. My girl tried to tell me but I couldn't fathom shtein being that cheap. But you're right...$30 is more than enough for a good meal and a shtein ton of beers.
I got pick pocketed by a taxi driver once. Sat in the front seat and his door was farged up so I couldn't open it. While I was farging around with it he got me bc I wasn't paying attention. I realized it about two hours later. I looked for that icehole for a week. He took me for $500 bc I was switching hotels and hadn't put that into my inner pocket. But in the end I looked at it like it was about three months salary for him so I hoped he used it to help his kids.
Only one dude tried to square me up but other than that no other problems.
I'd love to do what you're doing. Being in an environment like that is cool. Learning new cultures and experiencing the daily life is awesome.
I found a nice group of Philly fans there too. A buncha expats would meet at the sports bar by the casino. That's where I watched the flyers hawks cup final
I'm in Granada, Nicaragua. It's literally the 2nd poorest country in the western hemi other than Haiti. I go out with about 40 bucks on me, i hide 20 of it in a separate pocket in case i get mecheted, and i still buy booze for everyone. the hardest part is pretending that their mony means anything. i'm good with it now, but a few months ago i was giving someone like 20 bucks for a 30 cent beer.
but look up granada, its amazing. i'm on lka enicaraguem like 5 blocks, but also 45 min from the pacific and a few hours from the caribbean.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granada,_Nicaragua
Cool shtein
I learned that the lake is the 20th largest in the world and the only freshwater body that is home to sharks.
Also that timber is a huge business there ( wonder what species?)
And the NYT has given props to restaurants there. Have you eaten at that ciudad lounge?
I'm drunk in Denny's right now. Not sure where but getting here was fun.
Hey Matt. Don't get killed down there.
At first I thought you were Matty and I was like " they have a farging Denny's there?!"
lol me too
honest to good that might be rome's best post ever
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 17, 2014, 01:08:22 AM
At first I thought you were Matty and I was like " they have a farging Denny's there?!"
ha...same
matty how is the local cuisine?
yeah i live like 8 blocks from the lake. but i can't go there after dark or else i will get robbed and/or murdered according to everyone. i went out wandering super late last night though and it was mostly good, i think most people are just giant Hoydas.
food is actually good, typical nica meals are mostly rice and beans type shtein but awesome fruits and veg. street vendors and pulpurias every 5 feet though.
SD - one thing you would love is that this place doesn't give a shtein about the environment. plastic bags and garbage everywhere. you'd be in heaven.
Is beating women tolerated?
seems ok. cat calls everywhere. my door is open.
Haha I imagine SD throwing his garbage out the window while back handing some woman and saying how liberated he feels
Rusty should move to Sweden. We'd actually hear from him occasionally.
Do they have Priuses and lacrosse there?
I think so, the latter amongst ex-pats of course, but Brazilian cherry flooring is banned on account of deforestation, so count him OUT.
Asheville Is Officially The Coolest Place On Earth - Until They Inevitably Ruin It. (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/05/28/316317087/big-breweries-move-into-small-beer-town-and-business-is-hopping?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140528)
a city full of bearded hipster beer snob bars sounds horrible to me. and i have a beard.
Is the mandatory for becoming a drug lord or a happy coincidence?
Quote from: phattymatty on May 29, 2014, 03:39:18 PM
a city full of bearded hipster beer snob bars sounds horrible to me. and i have a beard.
hence the "ruin it."
also - is it possible to be snobby about being a beer snob? i mean, it's farging beer, bro.
Quote from: Rome on May 29, 2014, 06:44:19 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on May 29, 2014, 03:39:18 PM
a city full of bearded hipster beer snob bars sounds horrible to me. and i have a beard.
hence the "ruin it."
also - is it possible to be snobby about being a beer snob? i mean, it's farging beer, bro.
Yes. They think they're better than thou. farg them. That's why I drink piss.
Straight from the tap.
Haha
lol
Quote from: Rome on May 29, 2014, 06:44:19 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on May 29, 2014, 03:39:18 PM
a city full of bearded hipster beer snob bars sounds horrible to me. and i have a beard.
hence the "ruin it."
also - is it possible to be snobby about being a beer snob? i mean, it's farging beer, bro.
the ruin it part is referring to letting big breweries in...not filling the city with hispter beer bars...they did that a long time ago...also i thinks its brah not bro but im not sure
dont get me wrong im not going to hang out with any hispters but their vibe down there is 1 million times cooler than the hipsters down east passyunk or the LES....those are straight docuhebags...i guess mountain hipsters >> city hipsters because i farging adored asheville...so much so that id seriously consider retiring there (half the year)
Going home to PA in August and while I am there a few of my family and I are going down to Cape May. I haven't been down there in about 10 years. Spent a week looking for a good hotel along the promenade and Beach Ave...jesus farging christ are they expensive.
$379 a night!
For a mom & pop type joint--so we're not talking some JW Marriot type place.
Gonna hit up Vegas one weekend in September too. Probably the 12th-17th...gotta burn the last few vacation days before my time resets in October. And this time I will be bubble wrapping myself a month before so I have no broken bones, torn ligaments or whatever else could happen. So if any of you fellas wanna go I will be there in full blown degen mode.
You're the biggest travel tease.
First Nashville, then New Orleans, then Vegas.
What we should do is organize a trip to Nicaragua and crash at Phatty's.
haha I know and I feel awful about that...especially the NO and Vegas ones. When I got back to PA and was watching the NO game on TV I was salty as farg. And for something to make me miss Vegas of all places then its gotta be bad.
I priced a stopover in Nicaragua in November when I come back from Peru...seems doable. Stay there for two days and hope no one machete's us
Handjobs in the streets for everyone!
Got back from a NOLA trip, it was my 2nd time there and really fun. The first time was a bachelor party so we didn't do much other than Bourbon Street. This time I was with my wife so we did more touristy shtein like a swamp tour (cool), a haunted history tour (lame), and a historical carriage tour (cool). We stayed in the city one night and stayed with our friends on the Navy Base in Belle Chase the rest of the time. tried crawfish which I liked, had charred oysters for the first time which were great, and the last night at a place called Drago's and had lobster stuffed with crabmeat and it was phenomenal.
Did you do a tour of a haunted plantation or was the haunted history tour something different? Doing a haunted plantation is up there on my list of things I wanna do in NO
I did one of those "haunted" tours when I was in Gettysburg on a Teaching American History trip last year. Can't compare it to the one in New Orleans, but it was a complete tourist trap, other than the fact that it was the only way to get into the Jennie Wade House (Jennie Wade was the only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg). Hit my head on the damn steps - people were midgets back then.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 25, 2014, 07:40:06 PM
I did one of those "haunted" tours when I was in Gettysburg on a Teaching American History trip last year. Can't compare it to the one in New Orleans, but it was a complete tourist trap, other than the fact that it was the only way to get into the Jennie Wade House (Jennie Wade was the only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg). Hit my head on the damn steps - people were midgets back then.
I have to take my g/f there, and I have no interest in doing a haunted tour, but I do want to stay in one of the supposed haunted houses that they've turned into B&Bs.
New Orleans might be my favorite city in the US. Just edging Vegas. But I couldn't live in either.
I just moved to the beach today, town called San Juan del Sur. The reason I'm an idiot is because I came down here to kind of dry out from the shenanigans I've been getting into but this place is 10x worse. There's been a block party concert going on for the last 8 hours and ridiculous bikini clad girls very where.
In my head I was going to lay low in my little beach bungalow and get some shtein done but no. Instead I went to the biggest party spot in nica. Not complaining or bragging, just saying ho dumb I am. Ok maybe a little bragging.
unfortunately your liver is always with you
Quote from: Munson on June 25, 2014, 06:28:20 PM
Did you do a tour of a haunted plantation or was the haunted history tour something different? Doing a haunted plantation is up there on my list of things I wanna do in NO
No it was the French Quarter. If they just called it a gruesome history tour or something it would have been fine, but the guide kept telling us to take pictures and look at them later for weird lights or supernatural activity...right. The most time was spent outside Madame Lalaurie's house because 1) she's the best/famous story and 2) she's even more famous after the past season of american horror story.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 30, 2014, 05:57:25 AM
unfortunately your liver is always with you
Like he has a liver...
Stuck in JFK airport for the next three hours...
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 30, 2014, 02:23:51 PM
Stuck in JFK airport for the next three hours...
https://www.bhtp.com/travel-protection/aircare
Quote from: rjs246 on June 30, 2014, 02:54:31 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 30, 2014, 02:23:51 PM
Stuck in JFK airport for the next three hours...
https://www.bhtp.com/travel-protection/aircare
I had no idea such a thing existed. Wish I knew about this a few weeks ago before I sat on the runway at O'Hare for 2.5 hrs. Could have made an easy grand in my sleep....literally.
http://wallstcheatsheet.com/politics/where-will-obama-go-after-the-white-house.html/
If it's good enough for Barry & Michelle, it's good enough for me.
maybe ill join them after my government service is thru
Service, lol. Yeah, your service.
thats not very nice
Quote from: rjs246 on June 30, 2014, 02:54:31 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 30, 2014, 02:23:51 PM
Stuck in JFK airport for the next three hours...
https://www.bhtp.com/travel-protection/aircare
Hey...that's pretty interesting. I'm going to be doing quite a bit of flying over the next few months, so this sounds really tempting.
i just booked comp rooms for the weekend of sept 19-22 in vegas. wu-tang is having 2 shows at the new brooklyn bowl.
i don't care what country i'll be in, that's like my two favorite things in the world together and i'm in.
anyone welcome to crash. get involved.
Holy shtein! I will be there.
I am already booked for Sept 18-24. Staying at Wynn and Palazzo. Wynn, for some reason, sent me three free nights and some free play and dining credit so I jumped on it. I haven't played a dime there since 2010 so this is a fishing offer by them and who am I to turn down my first stay there for free?
holla. birds-skins game to watch sunday too. also thought that may be the next mayweather fight but that's actually the week before. would have been an epic weekend.
and i don't know how you can do 6 days in vegas...i'm usually about to die after 48 hours.
try not to break any bones the week before this time.
I am already bubble wrapped. I need a long relaxing vacation so I won't be going full on balls to the wall like I'd normally do on a three nighter. I have never done longer than four nights there so this will be interesting. But the good thing is even I do go hard Thurs-Sun I have recovery time and can lay around in the spa and sweat out the booze.
Yeah I purposely booked away from the fight weekend because I couldn't get the rooms free.
Some nice college games that weekend too...esp Bama/Florida
Lagasse's Stadium for the Birds game? I will reserve it if you're down and let you know whatever the per person minimum is. I think last year they told me like $50 pp which is like two drinks and an app.
11-1 odds Phreak finds a new way not to make it to Vegas.
I will take that bet!
Hotel booked, flight booked, time off booked.
My vacation has to be used by the beginning of October and this will run me out of days.
Drive over for the weekend and let's get crazy
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 21, 2014, 12:41:57 AM
I will take that bet!
Hotel booked, flight booked, time off booked, Trotter jersey clean and pressed
Nah..no Trotter.
Probably going with Shady this year.
Blasphemer!
Phreak, I'm down to take a drive up there...just will be a last minute thing if I do end up showing up.
Ok cool. Let me know when the time comes...
Rome - you should go too. Bring yo ass outta Florida, man. It's ok to leave once in awhile.
I'm going to Ireland this spring. Saving up all my nickels & dimes for that.
Top of the morning to ya. Let's go to the pub ya bloke.
You could win more for the Ireland trip in Vegas!!
i went to a craps table in AC last night at about 3AM with 80 bucks left in my pocket. i just cashed out at 7am with 1400. i actually taught the dude that killed it how to play about 20 minutes earlier. his first craps roll ever lasted almost 2 hours. so fun.
Nice...that'll last you a year in Nicaragua...which casino were you at
That is impressive. I'm jealous.
Was playing at harrahs. Best run I've been a part of in years.
Just wait for Vegas...we'll heat that shtein up
my front steps for the next week....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205012821900696&l=8818f27474
Your railing is sagging or your camera's got some fish-eye thing going on. Get an estimate from Dio, see if he can help you out.
def salt sag....its not the newest deck ever
taking a week off from your government service?
i'm on a work retreat with my boss and boss's boss and his boss. we're at a hotel right on bourbon street surrounded by strip clubs and whores and cheapr booze. may be the last straw in my professional career.
except i think they made a mistake and i have this badass patio suite...two floors, 3 flatscreen tvs...nicest place in the building. luck of the irish i guess.
got home Sunday from my Disney family adventure. it was still hot a farg down there and of course disgusting humidity. luckly the parks weren't very full because of it being a down time of year. the kids had a great time and i'm exhausted. yay vacation!
As long as there's beer and a pool available, I'm good.
Quote from: SunMo on October 06, 2014, 10:03:26 AM
got home Sunday from my Disney family adventure. it was still hot a farg down there and of course disgusting humidity. luckly the parks weren't very full because of it being a down time of year. the kids had a great time and i'm exhausted. yay vacation!
Ha... Sunday was cooler by at least 10 degrees. I think it may have stayed in the 70s in Orlando.
I'm in New Orleans for a work conference so I can't go get zesty and cut loose but this seems like a pretty awesome place. First time here.
Staying at the Hyatt Regency across from the SuperDome and Smoothie King Center so I was trying to talk everyone into going to the Pelicans game tonight - no takers.
Houston the first week of January. Boooo, Houston.
But seriously, Jay. Let me know where the good beer is.
Bars, most likely. Either that or Billy Bob's bathtub.
Which part of the city will you be staying in?
Is there a difference?
It's all sister fargers and shtein kickers.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 18, 2014, 06:41:45 PM
Which part of the city will you be staying in?
Good question. I'll hit you up as soon as I figure out the details.
lol some parts are civilized.
Mostly this part:
(https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=U4aSnIyhBFNIJ3A8fCzUmaVIwyWq6RtIfB4QKiGq_w,W7d9yGu8OrUqFEvYV46_Kho1zUzByN6x8x4jfmI-m4xsYFQ3DHWueapkcEwdin0nm9GhcFCO9AsQgMdo0XHTiaj_Vk21L-oZC546RAG-YWsxY3VD6kt2IVsEXI_RSxBnhl08_Nm-CG5aZk6ahLHcoa0yYyzy_Xyh8ebqHMb-L-mSBqHuMgR1o4nVrwIOmFQG4ucG7Nl0r3KYpUpSTg)
Pretty much - Houston's expanding so much that Austin is basically a suburb
houston is worst big city in the country contender....up there with jacksonville and pheonix
Jacksonville doesn't even fit into big city range
But yes Houston is definitely in the worst category. I hate how spread out everything is.
jacksonville is about to crack the top ten biggest cities in the country
bigger than det - balt - wash - charlotte - indy - san fran and many more
its a bogus population total but so are houstons and phoenix's....all disgusting places
Jacksonville shouldn't be counted as a big city, but somehow it got to be the 13th largest city in the US by population, putting it on par with San Francisco and Austin. Other things Wikipedia tell me about this shteinhole are that it is nearly twice the size of Los Angeles in area and if we all donate three dollars now the banner at the top of the page will go away.
square miles in size
jville - 874
houston - 600
phoenix - 516
philly - 142
bush airport has farged me over so many times that i seriously will spend hundreds more to not have to even deal with houston. i've slept there at least 4 times.
also i'm still not sold that phreak is a real person. too many cancellations.
Geography smack is the bestest.
lol I am real...Rome, Havas and DH have seen me
Houston's population isn't a joke tho -- as evidenced by the godforsaken traffic that I sit in every goddamn second of each day.
Houston's problem is it is too goddamn big. I live in the NW part of the city and on a day like today (rain, work traffic) if I wanted to go to the east side it would take me an hour or more to drive.
Thats why I asked what part of the city RJS is staying in bc it matters when trying to go eat or go out and chill.
Looks like my client's office is in the western part of the city on San Felipe. Looks like the area is called The Villages or something.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 19, 2014, 11:40:34 AM
lol I am real...Rome, Havas and DH have seen me
i can also vouch for jay.
I've met him, but vouch?
No.
Yep - thats right I have met Sean too.
Rome can vouch for us hitting the Lehigh Valley tittie bars
did you guys make it rain ?
ive def met him but matty is right.....he bails on things like no one ive ever seen
lol...its not like I want to bail out!
Broken foot and a sick family member cost me Vegas time this year.
Did you bail out on the sick family, too?
too busy dreaming up mark sanchez super bowl mvp speeches
jay just doesn't know biged76
Quote from: smeags on December 19, 2014, 01:44:08 PM
did you guys make it rain ?
Of course! Rome was slinging dollars around like a champ
Quote from: General_Failure on December 19, 2014, 04:27:54 PM
Did you bail out on the sick family, too?
Showed up, dropped off some chicken soup and well wishes...pushed the morphine button and then went and hit the craps table at Valley Forge
Love the fam!
Lil off topic but pour some sugar on me just played on Pandora. Couldn't help but think of FF dancing in the stands in Carolina.
Alcohol....
Every single time I hear that song I think of that
I think of strippers...homos
Quote from: smeags on December 19, 2014, 05:17:00 PM
Lil off topic but pour some sugar on me just played on Pandora. Couldn't help but think of FF dancing in the stands in Carolina.
Alcohol....
tailgating and alcohol always >>>>>> game
rocking out toronto the next few nights. any of you hosers ever been? gimme good shtein to do.
Never been up there eh. Probably find some Molson's and watch a good hockey game. Are the Leafs in town?
nah i already looked.
girl i met in costa rica invited me up for a few nights. only plans right now are a bag of party favors and a rave on NYE.
i think they have good casinos there.
It's cold in Canada. You should spend time having that Costa Rican keep you and lil Matty warm.
Party favors, casinos, Canadian beer and a Costa Rican chick. That's all ya need!
i wish. she's a canadian. i just randomly traveled with for a bit. loves to party and bone but not that hot.
i went when i was like 11
saw a terrific performance of les miserables with the legend colm wilckenson...the master of john vel john.
what were you asking?
lol
Matty check out trip advisor Toronto forum and see if you find anything on there
all the nba players love toronto....its canadian vegas
get a bump and go crazy matthew
Quote from: MDS on December 29, 2014, 10:24:50 PM
i went when i was like 11
saw a terrific performance of les miserables with the legend colm wilckenson...the master of john vel john.
what were you asking?
you are such a penis head and then you drop a line like this and i fall in love with you again.
and yes i'm wasted.
she emailed me and was like hey i couldn't get in touch with you so i just bought a lot of mushrooms i hope you're ok with that.
lol the great white north is about to get Matty bombed
Jay! Dammit! I'm here now. Make with the drinky drinky!
Wednesday I may be left entirely to my own devices after hours and I have a hot Yaris rental ready to cruise this beat ass town.
[phreak]Sorry buddy, I tore my mea culpa last night doing jumpingjacks. Won't be able to meet up, but I swear, next time, I'll be right there partying with you.[/phreak]
Lol
Managed to get as far as Tampa over Christmas.
Busch Gardens... woo woo.
Quote from: hbionic on January 06, 2015, 01:21:19 AM
[phreak]Sorry buddy, I tore my mea culpa last night doing jumpingjacks. Won't be able to meet up, but I swear, next time, I'll be right there partying with you.[/phreak]
ha.
gonna hit vegas for march madness again this year if anyone is into it.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 06, 2015, 01:01:37 AM
Jay! Dammit! I'm here now. Make with the drinky drinky!
Wednesday I may be left entirely to my own devices after hours and I have a hot Yaris rental ready to cruise this beat ass town.
Cool...I'll PM you my number. I will be in Beaumont most of the day but should be back in the evening.
Quote from: hbionic on January 06, 2015, 01:21:19 AM
[phreak]Sorry buddy, I tore my mea culpa last night doing jumpingjacks. Won't be able to meet up, but I swear, next time, I'll be right there partying with you.[/phreak]
hahaha...farg you, pal! I have your mea culpa riiiiiight here....
Quote from: phattymatty on January 06, 2015, 09:42:57 AM
Quote from: hbionic on January 06, 2015, 01:21:19 AM
[phreak]Sorry buddy, I tore my mea culpa last night doing jumpingjacks. Won't be able to meet up, but I swear, next time, I'll be right there partying with you.[/phreak]
ha.
gonna hit vegas for march madness again this year if anyone is into it.
This year I am IN. I couldn't do my annual SB weekend trip because of work so MM is it.
Booked at Palazzo and flight is booked.
Supposedly phreak in en route. What are the odds of a massive pileup on the freeway or alien invasion before he arrives?
I say 60:40.
Hahaha. Within seconds of typing that I get this
QuoteNo shot I'm making it bro. I'm at the office but have some orders to write that didn't get entered in and have to get onto the trucks tomorrow. When do you leave town?
Don't worry, I edited out all of the sexy parts.
LMAO!
Hahaha!
Better that you left the sexting and dick pics off...don't want Chuggie losing his mind
Any of you been to San Fran?
Thinking of going out for the Phils series in July.
Bout 4 or 5 times. Incredible city. Food is great too. Tons of shtein to see and do.
That's a city I would love to see.
i want to go there too but i heard it's expensive as shtein
been there
id recommend staying in the (asian/hipster white) part of oakland....then just BART into san fran every day. it will save you money.
great city, tons to do. you gotta see the full house house.
Quote from: MDS on April 11, 2015, 10:40:11 AM
been there
id recommend staying in the (asian/hipster white) part of oakland....then just BART into san fran every day. it will save you money.
lol no
that's like going to ny city and staying in Hoboken but even worse.....if you are gonna go then go....stay in the city you cheap bastich
more queens than hoboken
dont hate the hustle
I haven't been to all the major U.S. cities, but to many of them, and San Fran is top three, probably #2 but Chicago is so f'n cool I have a hard time deciding between them.
Need to go to Seattle.
Yeah it definitely seems pricey from the stuff I've checked so far but it'd be a weekend trip so splurging for stuff is find.
I'd like to stay to the ballpark and it looks like there's a Marriot close.
Gotta see Alcatraz for sure - and other than the full house house Lolol - what should we see and do?
San Diego is the tits. Go there
That was my first choice but when the Phils are there I'm not able to go.
san fran is one of my favorite cities. def. the only place on the west coast that i could actually live long term in.
should hit napa or sedona also, great boozy day trips.
Quote from: Diomedes on April 11, 2015, 11:14:20 AM
I haven't been to all the major U.S. cities, but to many of them, and San Fran is top three, probably #2 but Chicago is so f'n cool I have a hard time deciding between them.
Need to go to Seattle.
Chicago was incredible to visit.
If Wrigley wasn't a shteinhole right now I'd go there.
Tickets from Houston to SFO are expensive. Stupid hub to hub pricing. I miss Continental. United sucks dick.
$1400 for a first class ticket? No. We will drive to Austin and pay $800 less. Dicks.
Yes United does suck. I am so entrenched with those clowns having flown with them since college days raking up the miles back when miles actually got you something. Hawaii to Boston roundtrips twice a year were sweet. Automatic first class upgrades, back when United first class was awesome. Now it's a joke. They have been using the older planes for years in & out of HNL. Within the last year there have been some upgrades but they still blow. Virgin America just openend up Hawaii so I am ready to jump ship. Between my wife and I we have enough miles for Europe round trip but I'm sure the stipulation is 15 stops from HNL to London.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Gotta see Alcatraz for sure - and other than the full house house Lolol - what should we see and do?
Get some shrooms and go to Haight/Ashbury and Golden Gate park. Funnest day you'll have in your life
Fishermans Wharf is awesome and has good restaurants. We were heading back to the ship for the night when we heard music...went into some upstairs dive bar and watched this band called the Bachelors...they played Rockabilly complete with a cello and they were followed by a singer who did Tracy Chapmsn stuff (this was 2000ish). Two of the best performers I ever watched live.
We were walking in thd city one night and stumbled upon some venue...Bad Brains was playing. We bought tickets and had a blast.
There's always the wine stuff...Napas a cool little city. Check out Lombard street.
Thanks for the tips man. I'm excited to check it out. Two buddies said they're in but need wife clearance and then it's on.
Don - yeah when they merged with CO the service in Houston dropped big time. I racked up a bunch of miles and would get upgraded all the time. Now I haven't flown as much as the past but even the 1k's aren't getting upgrades because they'd rather sell them. So now rather than hope and pray I get one I just buy seats up front.
Living in Houston doesn't allow me much of an option for non-stops because if I fly anyone else then I'm connecting. However United has sucked so much I'm close to jumping to American despite having to connect in DFW. But they're merging with USAir and that could suck.
Quote from: SD on April 11, 2015, 07:19:04 PMGet some shrooms and go to Haight/Ashbury and Golden Gate park. Funnest day you'll have in your life
Do not do this. Haight-Ashbury is a sad tourist trap, infested with trustafarians and annoyed residents who hate the tourist crush for a long dead era.
Mushrooms at Golden Gate park, that sounds like a nice time.
Quote from: Diomedes on April 12, 2015, 04:28:31 PM
Quote from: SD on April 11, 2015, 07:19:04 PMGet some shrooms and go to Haight/Ashbury and Golden Gate park. Funnest day you'll have in your life
Do not do this. Haight-Ashbury is a sad tourist trap, infested with trustafarians and annoyed residents who hate the tourist crush for a long dead era.
Mushrooms at Golden Gate park, that sounds like a nice time.
They're right next to each other. What dio is suggesting is like going to the beach but skipping the boardwalk because it's a tourist trap. The most important thing is the shrooms.
Well I won't be partaking in any hallucinogenic drugs...so thats out.
Go here...
http://www.citylights.com/
Eat here...
http://www.sfswanoysterdepot.com/
J, SF is a great city. There is so much to do and see. Bay Area is so cool. Dio is correct, Haight-Ashbury is nothing. Coworker lives there, yuppie/hipster mecca. Stay in the Union Square area. Centrally located and walking distance to everything in the city - wharf (extremely touristy but fun), Chinatown, Market St, South of Market (SOMA), Emarcadero, ball park.
Highly recommend some very cool local neighborhoods. Chestnut St. is a great place. Local spot with awesome shops and eateries. Gives you a great vibe of the city. Wife and I love it there. Fillmore St. in Pacific Heights is cool as well. Also Russian Hill.
We went to a bar last year right outside the ball park called MoMo's. Got there about three hours before game time. It was an absolutely beautiful June day and we sat outside. People watching, few cocktails, lots of fun. I am sure there are ton of cool establishments around the park.
Good stuff, man - thank you!
I think we will be staying at the Marriott Downtown which is close to PacBell...that area around the stadium seems to be a nice spot.
I was originally going to go Fri-Sun but think I might extend it a day.
I was in Mexico for a week for a destination wedding. It was my first time at an all-inclusive resort and had a blast. Being within 10 ft of a free bar at all times is as good as it seems.
Also went inland and saw Chichen Itza. That was cool as hell. If any of you are into history, sweet architecture, and other shtein like that, would strongly recommend it.
Which resort were you at? I've been to the Valentin there twice and i can't recommend it highly enough.
Id like to go down there or the Dominican
I might not ever leave
I've always disdained resorts as racist, polluting, bourgeois money traps.
I'm wrong?
I mean, from what I can tell they're no more racist than any touristy industry that is trying to draw Americans but I don't have any idea. They are definitely bourgeois but not really money traps. Put me in a hotel and have me drink for a week and I'll spend three times what an all-inclusive place charges.
It appears that the entire area south of cancun where these resorts are relies on the all inclusive places for jobs and revenue. They drive the non spring break tourism industry for the region. But of course I'll be the first to admit that the nuances of the yucatan peninsula's economy and the social impact of tourism are not my area of expertise.
I went to the Excellence. Googled it and apparently the Valentin is 15 min straight down the road.
I didn't get a racist feel at all. The only thing that was culturally any different or exaggerated than America is that they primarily spoke Spanish... Except I'm in the Bronx and Queens most days so even that wasn't different. It's bourgeois yeah but I was too drunk in the pool all day to care. It's just a big ass upscale hotel.
if anyone feels like jumping on a train sometime in january...amtrak has a great neast corridor three day sale going on right now for january travel...
http://www.amtrak.com/3-day-sale-northeast-regional-train?WT.mc_t=VisitPHL_NEC_2&WT.mc_n=NER3DayDecPage&WT.mc_r=365
Quote from: Diomedes on August 12, 2015, 09:58:21 PM
I've always disdained resorts as racist, polluting, bourgeois money traps.
I'm wrong?
i'm going to mexico next week...sounds like it's a blast! :yay
Enjoy! I've been once, and I'd consider going back...but lately I've been preferring Jamaica. The staff in Mexico tend to be very good, but the Jamaicans are better at pretending to be your friend.
the resort in mexico was fun. went into a couple towns on excursions & it was kinda sad to see the conditions of their homes & stuff. :-\ now i can understand whey they are so aggressive when trying to sell you crappy souvenirs and ish.
Matty and Russell...some March Madness watch party info is starting to trickle out
You guys want to do one?
A buddy just gave me his timeshare week... in Kaanapali Beach in Maui for 7 days. Around $420 with transfer fees, and whatever charges, plus airfare. Virgin has sales as low as $169 one-way last month. Hawaii in December should be good. (sunglasses smiley here).
You going to Vegas?
Pretty sure he's going to Hawaii.
In December!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 09, 2016, 06:32:56 PM
Matty and Russell...some March Madness watch party info is starting to trickle out
You guys want to do one?
just seeing this...i mean yah i'd prob be down but its vegas so i don't like to be tied down to shtein.
but if there's some crazy cool place to watch i'd drop cash.
hopefully i can watch some hoyas NIT games while i'm there.
I've been looking around but nothing has jumped out as must do
So the idea of floating around is more appealing
I mean there are some cool spots but they're stupid expensive. I'd rather drop a grand at the craps table than sitting on a couch watching cbb
I get in around midnight Wednesday the 16th. I'm connecting through LAX bc it saves me like $350 versus the nonstop. I'll hit the book at Venetian to get down the early game bets and then it's on
Matt just checked in and reported that our room "smells like meat". We're off to a flying start.
haha...that's funny
I'm going to Reno for 3 days next month for work. Someone told me to go to the Mustang Ranch. I'll be really disappointed if they don't have horses there.
and salad dressing
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 17, 2016, 02:41:35 PM
and salad dressing
You're worse at puns than you are at rating comedy movies.
that wasn't even a pun....just an embarrassing attempt at humor
Hanging out with rjs, Matty and bionic in Vegas right now
Sweet dude, thanks for posting. It's like I'm right there with you. So cool.
You're welcome. Glad to be of assistance
Quote from: Diomedes on March 18, 2016, 10:08:30 PM
Sweet dude, thanks for posting. It's like I'm right there with you. So cool.
lol
I thought Jay was a fake person til yesterday. He's real and won 9000 dollars at some fake casino game.
Just to let you know, I can never un-see that picture of you in the Iverson Georgetown jersey, Matt.
Is jay playing Pai gow or something like that?
lol it was baccarat
My second time playing. I was almost out - down to my last bet - and ran it up to a $9k cash out. Matt and rjs and bionic went to eat and do a bunch of other shtein and they came back and I was still there.
All you guys are missing is a little Asian dude with an effeminate voice and a bad cocaine habit.
Paging Satoshi.
Jay = Alan
weekend highlights
russ - briefly watched basketball before retreating to his room to facetime with his wife and kids
j - never left the casino floor, placed bet on the phillies being over their win total, placed bet on eagles winning the super bowl
matty - somehow managed to write a coherent, factual pool update amid 72 hours of drugs and booze
hb - gay stuff
It's like MDS was there!
Quote from: MDS on March 22, 2016, 07:39:54 PM
weekend highlights
russ - briefly watched basketball before retreating to his room to facetime with his wife and kids
j - never left the casino floor, placed bet on the phillies being over their win total, placed bet on eagles winning the super bowl
matty - somehow managed to write a coherent, factual pool update amid 72 hours of drugs and booze
hb - gay stuff
The odds on all of this being true are greater than the odds of it being false.
So who shared a room with HB ?
Quote from: hbionic on March 23, 2016, 02:37:31 AM
It's like MDS was there!
lolol...what a fun time. Let's do it again in July!
BTW - I am a farging corpse. My flight landed at 830 last night and I didn't even take my bags inside. Work sucks today.
I was an empty shell of a human until this morning. Actually went two days without alcohol for the first time in months and have had three drinks total over the past two nights. I am broken.
haha...my last night there I sat in the book at Mirage and put away some Stella's but only because I had drink tickets and I wasn't letting them go to waste.
BTW - SD State basketball and Washington can farg off. I had an eight team hail mary parlay for $20 that would have paid our $2888. I hit the first six. I needed SDSU (-5.5) and the under 149.5. They were WAY under at the half. And then they exploded for 90 points in the second half.
Basically you donated $20.
Yep.
Even more farged up this is that I originally didnt have SDSU and the under. I had them void my original ticket which would have paid like $900 to add those two.
Oh well.
This goes without saying but you NEVER void a mistake.
I was drinking and thought of it as the right ticket lost :/
I would imagine what you do is buy both but I'm not a gambler. Just a drug addict.
That's what I should've done.
Ah well - there will be other times
Like the time you won 10K playing baccarat?
Oh, wait...
lol indeed
Such a crazy night
Welp, heading to Disney tmrrw. Driving there (dad won't fly). Not a biggy as we have four drivers in the car. Six going so I got a minivan (kill me). Not bad, $425 for 9day rental. Using dad's timeshare so accommodations are nice and not expensive.
Yeah, except you're going to f'n Florida. And Disney.
You couldn't drag me to either of those places.
Best of luck.
The sacrifices I make for my kid. :paranoid
l'll be going fishing too. Big ass lake right behind the resort plus may look for a charter trip.
Yeah, I get it. If you see a cranky old bastich complaining about everything going to pot, give Rome my regards.
Will do sir.
have fun...and take a few upskirt disney princess pics for us.
kidding. :paranoid
I always wondered if snow white had a Brazilian.
Also, stopping in Fayetteville a.c. to stay over. Anybody know any good bbq places there by chance ?
Quote from: smeags on March 24, 2016, 10:39:50 AM
I always wondered if snow white had a Brazilian.
Seven dwarves, not a brazillian.
Quote from: smeags on March 24, 2016, 09:44:30 AM
Welp, heading to Disney tmrrw. Driving there (dad won't fly). Not a biggy as we have four drivers in the car. Six going so I got a minivan (kill me). Not bad, $425 for 9day rental. Using dad's timeshare so accommodations are nice and not expensive.
Dads side of my family is going to Disney end of May. I've been keeping my eyes on prices of hotels. Went on expedia tonight and for whatever reason prices were down a few hundred bucks. Round trip tickets for my daughter and I, 7 nights at a 4.5 star rated hotel, and 7 days rental car, all for $1000.
not surprised prices drop for that time. I went to Disney before at the end of may into june. too hot for me. mid to high 90's and sauna like humidity.
that said, I'd still do it.
It's hot and humid by then, but not nearly as humid as it gets in July - September.
Quote from: SD on April 13, 2016, 09:46:02 PMRound trip tickets for my daughter and I me
you're welcome
thanks hipster douche
To a flat earther, a dude that can write his own native language is a hipster.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you. - Lao Tzu
I just farted.
Heading to Denver next Thursday for the Phils series, any recommendations?
Quote from: SD on June 30, 2016, 11:27:09 AM
Heading to Denver next Thursday for the Phils series, any recommendations?
white rhino, OG kush, chemdawg.
Quote from: SD on June 30, 2016, 11:27:09 AM
Heading to Denver next Thursday for the Phils series, any recommendations?
you smoke
how about, stay there?
It'll be win/win.
Quote from: SD on June 30, 2016, 11:27:09 AM
Heading to Denver next Thursday for the Phils series, any recommendations?
Ask Paco on the EMB. He lived there for years before moving back a few weeks ago.
Quote from: SD on June 30, 2016, 11:27:09 AM
Heading to Denver next Thursday for the Phils series, any recommendations?
Do pretty much anything except watch the Phillies would be a good start.
My buddy lives in Denver. Don't worry he's not a senior citizen, moved to Denver about two years ago from Philly.
Bars, punchbowl is pretty fun, Denver Beer Co, blake st tavern. All pretty close to the stadium.
For restaurants, Linger, Rootdown, I'm a BIG fan of Tom's Urban at Larimer, all these places do brunch/lunch/dinner
Denver was a good time. We went to two Phils game (Friday and Sunday)...they won both. Coors field is generic as all hell. Fans were super friendly.
We ate at the Denver chophouse and brewery. Food was pretty incredible.
Funnest part of the trip was the cannabais bus tour. As soon as you get on they pass around a bunch of joints, then you hit up a grow place (Medicine man). Then they pass around a bong. Then you go to a glass blowing place. Then they pass around something called the incredible. Then we went to River rocks. It was 4 hours long.
about an hour in some kid runs from the back of the bus and starts freaking out saying he's claustrophobic. He was trying to get out of the bus while it was moving. The tour girl chilled him out and said we're 2 minutes from our first location. Then he gets off the bus grabbing his crouch, runs around the back of the building and takes a leak. The buds we had were no joke. Not a huge fan of edibles, they just make me too tired.
I cannot wait for this state to get with the program. wont be long.
Pennsylvania? They're still working on fully legalizing alcohol.
once medical is approved its usually only a matter of time.
I'm leaving early tomorrow morning to go to Monterrey, MX for a week for work. What should I do and where should I go, hbionic?
Sorry, just saw this.
I hope you're not dead.
How was it?
Is it March Madness yet? Me wants to go to Vegas.
I can't wait.
Planning a country spanning road trip for next summer. New England will be out, that gets it's own trip, probably over spring break. Our plan is to not spend so much time in one place, and rather just hit as many places as humanly possible in a two month span, and then we can always plan longer vacations to the places we want to explore more in depth.
I'm color coding the planning in a notebook, I figure if I can do the planning right and take notes during the actual trip, I could probably turn it into a book.
If anyone has any recs on what to do in any national parks (we'll pretty much be hitting all the major ones minus Yosemite), throw em my way. I have a whole bunch of books from NatGeo on the parks, state parks, scenic drives, etc, but figure I'd throw it out there in case someone has something good to share. We'll be hitting a lot of big cities too, some just driving through/stopping to eat, and I'm using atlas obscura (cool website, definitely use it if you're going somewhere) as well as some other books to help me find shtein in the cities.
A lot are on my bucket list:
-Grand Canyon, AZ
-Carlsbad Caverns, NM
-Sedona, AZ
-4-Corners marker
-Salt Lake City, UT
-Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park, UT
-Lake Tahoe, NV
-Hoover Dam, NV
-Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara, CA
-Cannery Row, Monterey, CA
-Hearst Castle, San Simeon, CA
-Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA
-Winchester House, San Jose, CA
-Sequoia National Park, CA
-Napa Valley, CA
-Yosemite National Park, CA
San Francisco area:
-Muir Woods
-Alcatraz
-Golden Gate and Bay Bridge
-Knob Hill
-Fishermans wharf
-twin peaks lookout
-lots n lots of other things here
Los Angeles area:
-Griffith Park observatory (near Hollywood sign)
-Venice Beach
-Santa Monica Pier
-Disneyland
-In-n-out Burger
-Sit in traffic on any of these monsters (405fwy, 10fwy, 101fwy)
-Manhattan Beach
-Huntington Beach
San Diego area:
-San Diego zoo
-Wild Animal Park
-Gas lamp district
-Coronado Bridge
-Old town San Diego
-Balboa Park
Tijuana, Mexico:
-Calle Revolucion (Adelita's)
-Mexican Jail
-Crossing back into the border (it's its own experience)
-Rosarito Beach
-Puerto Nuevo (lobster town)
-Ensenada
-Valle de Guadalupe (Vineyards)
Quote from: hbionic on August 13, 2016, 02:19:56 AM
-Mexican Jail
Man, she didn't look like no Federale.
Anywhere in the middle is out. I would fly to Alaska, rent a car, then spend a month driving south to Tijuana. The west coast of this country is unbelievably beautiful, especially NorCal.
The only things we're hitting in the middle are Badlands/Wind Cave/Mount Rushmore/Custer State Park in South Dakota on the way out, and Austin on the way back out east. Hitting the big National Parks in Wyoming on the way out and going through Utah and Colorado on the way back before shooting south through Texas on our way to New Orleans. Given Jay's reports on how much Houston sucks, I imagine we'll be driving right on by.
heading to vegas last weekend in sept for my buddies bachelor party
anyone want to give me some free shtein. hotels, markers, handjobs, etc.
Went to Nashville for my brothers bachelor party, I can't stand country and yet had a great time. Total surprise of a town.
Backfarg states all have an Austin, where the folks who aren't welcome elsewhere--because they are gay, or intellectuals, or artists, etc.--congregate because for whatever reason they can't get all the way out, to NYC or LA, Seattle, Miami, etc.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 17, 2016, 03:21:23 PM
Went to Nashville for my brothers bachelor party, I can't stand country and yet had a great time. Total surprise of a town.
Girlfriend was there last weekend of July/First day of August with her college roommates, she basically said the same thing. The country music all over the place sucked but otherwise a super fun place.
Quote from: Diomedes on August 17, 2016, 05:55:53 PM
Backfarg states all have an Austin, where the folks who aren't welcome elsewhere--because they are gay, or intellectuals, or artists, etc.--congregate because for whatever reason they can't get all the way out, to NYC or LA, Seattle, Miami, etc.
I'm having a hard time picturing any place in Mississippi for anyone that owns more than one shoe.
Jackson? No?
most college towns are going to be at least moderately liberal
When you're talking politics it's easy to forget that a heavily red or blue state -- and I mean like Utah or Vermont -- is like 60-70% that color. There's always huge amounts of people who vote differently so it's kinda dumb to write off any state as a bunch of hicks or hippies. Pretty sure there are more conservatives in California than any other state and Texas is up near the top in absolute number of liberals.
I've been to just about every state and Mississippi is a way better place to live than the plains. And Oxford is a pretty good town.
Why is it that "red" states have well defined enclaves of liberal folk but the phenomenon doesn't occur in "blue" states.
I'll say that I think it's because conservative people are farging awful violent ignorant dangerous motherfargers who will hurt you if they have the power to do it, so where they do, the ones they'd normally farg with, congregate.
But where the liberals have the numbers, the conservatives are not threatened, so they stay right where they are; they are not forced to flee, and flock, for protection.
Imagine the absolute worst of the worst people on The Walking Dead (alive ones).
That's the south. I kid you not.
Now, I live in a moderately progressive beach town but this place is an absolute shteinhole sewer of rednecks of northern and southern persuasion. Old conservative racist northern iceholes with money mixing among the poor, illiterate southern incest breeders. That's Daytona Beach. And honestly, this isn't that bad a place compared to a lot of places I've been in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the rest of the Delaware Valley. I mean, at least the weather is nice here in the winter.
Quote from: QB Eagles on August 17, 2016, 07:11:29 PM
When you're talking politics it's easy to forget that a heavily red or blue state -- and I mean like Utah or Vermont -- is like 60-70% that color. There's always huge amounts of people who vote differently so it's kinda dumb to write off any state as a bunch of hicks or hippies. Pretty sure there are more conservatives in California than any other state and Texas is up near the top in absolute number of liberals.
where the difference comes in is the kind of conservative you find...in the south you are going to find virulent racist homophobic and super religious conservatives much more regularly...where as the vermont or California conservative is going to be more of a libertarian republican who wants small government that is out of peoples pockets and bedrooms
well vegas is terrific
the fact that i walked back from the cosmopolitan to the venetian and got to our room in the state i was in on friday night defies explanation.
Good call to stay at Venetian.
Palazzo is also great as the rooms are a little bit better.
Win?
Wait a sec - you drank? Booze?!
i pretty much broke even...likely a little down but who's counting
learned how to play craps and had a blast until our last run. wasnt pretty. had a strong roll my first time doing it (lasted 4 turns, hit 7/11 a few times when it was off), then not so much. oh i love the field bets.
drank more on the first night. second night was a combo of no sleep and booze making me feel near death. im old.
Lol I thought you didn't drink. Good job doing Vegas right.
Craps is awesome. You can win fast or lose fast but there's nothing better than a hot craps table. Make sure to play odds behind your pass line bet. And the field bets are not always the best based on math. But farg it sometimes it works out good. I hit nine field numbers in a row once. I don't play field but this one dude who was at the table won a nice chunk.
hopefully you won at least ten bucks to pay for your tailgate sandwich from last week
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 02, 2016, 11:53:11 PM
hopefully you won at least ten bucks to pay for your tailgate sandwich from last week
lol i was meaning to message you about it and totally slipped my mind
ill get you and your girl something next time?
I'm going out of the country next month and it doesn't look like there will be a sports bar where I'm at to catch the Eagles/Falcons game.
I've never watched a game over the internet before. Is it possible to pay to watch just that game and not for a whole season? If so, what service do I use?
Again? WTF!?!
I'm not aware of any a la carte options, but there's usually plenty of live feeds available. Worst comes to worst, you could probably subscribe to Sunday Ticket mobile for the week and then cancel after the game.
No, do this-- it works GREAT. Before you go, sign up for a free account using this link: http://watch.ustvnow.com/refu/2htWb2rVgVpMWSEv7cE7WyD5Bkoe
When you sign up, make sure you say you live someplace OTHER than the US.
It's a service designed to let soldiers and ex-pats watch US channels...but it's also a way to skirt some of the NFL broadcast garbage. I've been using it to watch the Eagles in the NYC area. The service is crystal clear if you have a good internet connection. I've used it to watch on my PC and my phone. I've even used my Chromecast to stream it to TV. Very clear picture, zero interruptions.
That's perfect!! Thanks
Quote from: Zanshin on October 03, 2016, 03:19:59 PM
No, do this-- it works GREAT. Before you go, sign up for a free account using this link: http://watch.ustvnow.com/refu/2htWb2rVgVpMWSEv7cE7WyD5Bkoe
When you sign up, make sure you say you live someplace OTHER than the US.
It's a service designed to let soldiers and ex-pats watch US channels...but it's also a way to skirt some of the NFL broadcast garbage. I've been using it to watch the Eagles in the NYC area. The service is crystal clear if you have a good internet connection. I've used it to watch on my PC and my phone. I've even used my Chromecast to stream it to TV. Very clear picture, zero interruptions.
Say hi to Edward Snowden for us!
Comrade.
Quote from: Beermonkey on October 03, 2016, 02:42:36 PM
I'm going out of the country next month and it doesn't look like there will be a sports bar where I'm at to catch the Eagles/Falcons game.
I've never watched a game over the internet before. Is it possible to pay to watch just that game and not for a whole season? If so, what service do I use?
google nfl streams reddit
they have threads up for each game and youll find something that works
I'm telling you...that link I shared works perfectly. I used to scrounge around for live feeds, but the quality was always terrible and the pop ups were ridiculous. What I posted works a billion times better.
Leaving for Riviera Maya next week. We're staying at Sandos Playacar Beach Resort. Not my choice, I'm the best man in my Uncle's wedding (my speech kicks ass). First time staying at an all inclusive resort like this. Anyone been there and what should I expect?
i prefer adventure vacations but with that being said i've done all-inclusives there 3 or 4 times and they are pretty amazing. basically get waited on hand and foot 24/7. you can ask someone to bring you tacos and a bottle of booze at 3am if you feel like it. beach there is always amazing, only difference i've ever had is the food is better at some than others. it's 95% idiot americans but have always had a great time there.
Anybody have a lot of experience with overseas travel? I've gone for work, but I usually just bring carry on stuff to avoid checking bags. My son was hired to play a hotel in England, though, and I need to figure out the best way to get his guitar there. The hotel is providing the back line stuff, so the guitar is the only real consideration. Better off shipping it ahead of time, or checking it at the airport? I've never checked anything like that and I have no idea how it works. Actually, I can't even remember the last time I checked a bag.
What airline?
Not sure yet. Probably United.
United frequent flyer here...
First off - farging A that your kid is now international. That is so awesome!
In regards to shipping the guitar? Send it on FedEx. Airlines, particularly United and especially out of Newark, are know for screwing instruments up. Even in its case it will get battered. Everyone that I have come across that has traveled with any equipment, musical or otherwise, ships ahead with FedEx. You can control it better with FedEx in regards to what kind of insurance and protection you want to pay a bit extra for. Probably cheaper than those thieves at the airlines too.
I was thinking that might be better. Also less questions on answer in customs, too. Just have to see on the cost. I know he wants to use his own stuff, but I was thinking it might be cheaper to rent or borrow something over there. Have to think about it. They're paying for us to go and paying him...but I'm having them send me money upfront toward the tickets to take them out of our logistics. So, the cost of shipping one way or another will be a factor. But he doesn't do it every week, so we'll just have to see what his comfort level is. Appreciate the thoughts on it.
Good luck with it and hope he does well!
Also re: FedEx...call them at 1-800-247-4747
that is their intl dept...you can set up an account and link your credit card to it. So when you ship the guitar you tell them in the store that you want the customs/duties/taxes to be paid for with your credit card on file. That way they will clear and deliver to the hotel so you will not have to worry about going to wherever they keep it over there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3sbIzf6MfA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3sbIzf6MfA)
just don't use these guys.
I farging love the Jerky Boys lol
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 26, 2016, 04:29:26 PM
I farging love the Jerky Boys lol
Best one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI9QhliWLbI
I had to leave my old job because of differences with my farging boss
then my shoes fell off.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 25, 2016, 09:34:18 PM
i prefer adventure vacations but with that being said i've done all-inclusives there 3 or 4 times and they are pretty amazing. basically get waited on hand and foot 24/7. you can ask someone to bring you tacos and a bottle of booze at 3am if you feel like it. beach there is always amazing, only difference i've ever had is the food is better at some than others. it's 95% idiot americans but have always had a great time there.
This is pretty spot on minus the idiot Americans %. I'd say it was only 25% idiot Americans. Lots of European and Hispanics. The thongs I saw on the beach were just amazing.
Highlight of my vacation by far was banging a 22 year old model. She did shoots for American Horror Story. I never watched the show so I don't know what her role was. Also nailed some Peruvian chick on the beach. She spoke very little English so I didn't have to hear her blab.
God bless you sir.
Quote from: SD on November 08, 2016, 05:42:19 PM
Also nailed some Peruvian chick on the beach. She spoke very little English so I didn't have to hear her blab.
little did you know she was trying to tell you that she used to have a fleshpop and has herpes.
Mexican Peso down to $19.79 Pesos for every $1 U.S. Dollar
I'm going to Austin for an upcoming weekend. What's something awesome to do while I'm there?
The music scene there is off the charts good. There's no shortage of bars and clubs that have really good bands rolling through town.
Eat at Torchy's Tacos
LBJ Presidential Library
South Congress Ave
State Capital Bldg
Ladybird Lake or Barton Springs
Congress Bridge aka Bat Bridge (at dusk)
Bang some UT slut
Awesome....thanks. I almost said other than tindering up some UT slore(s)
You'd be better off using grindr.
That's something Trump would say, trumplover
Don't talk about my bae.
I've been in Dominican Republic for a week and I caught a MFin white marlin the other day. 70+ pounds. It was awesome. Also the ocean was so rough that 5 out of 7 people on board were violently barfing for 4 hours straight. It was hilarious.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 19, 2017, 11:01:42 AM
I've been in Dominican Republic for a week and I caught a MFin white marlin the other day. 70+ pounds.
fap fap
Still planning a summer road trip...anyone have any "must do"s for either Seattle or Olympic National Park? And/or a must do brewery in Washington
Quote from: Munson on January 19, 2017, 03:39:05 PM
Still planning a summer road trip...anyone have any "must do"s for either Seattle or Olympic National Park? And/or a must do brewery in Washington
smoke pot
Quote from: Munson on January 19, 2017, 03:39:05 PM
Still planning a summer road trip...anyone have any "must do"s for either Seattle or Olympic National Park? And/or a must do brewery in Washington
Space Needle and Pike's Place Market are must do touristy places to go.
Seattle's Chinatown is probably the 2nd best in the country behind San Fran.
I think it's Kerry Park that has some really awesome views of the city skyline.
Ride the monorail.
Check out the Waterfront. Hop a ferry to Bainbridge Island which is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods I've ever seen. You can also take a ferry to Bremerton, home of Sir-Mix-A-Lot and the world famous Bremelo.
Bremelo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cX0As5MGmc).
There's a million Jimi Hendrix spots all around the city if you're into him.
Dick's Drive In is basically Seattle's version of In and Out Burger. If you love a good burger, go. If not, pass. That's my only food suggestion because I don't remember any of the names of a couple spots in the city I used to frequent. And they've probably closed during the last 20 years anyway.
Microsoft HQ is in nearby Redmond.
Bang some UW slut.
I spent 6 months in Bremerton/Seattle, wasn't a fan. But Pikes Place Market is a cool spot.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 19, 2017, 05:37:07 PM
You can also take a ferry to Bremerton, home of Sir-Mix-A-Lot and the world famous Bremelo.
lol...forgot all about that song.
It's not a stereotype if it's true...and damn is it true.
Quote from: SD on January 19, 2017, 05:53:44 PM
I spent 6 months in Bremerton/Seattle, wasn't a fan. But Pikes Place Market is a cool spot.
Haha...you've been to Penis Anus. Bremerton is a shtein hole, but Seattle is a pretty cool town. Definitely not for everyone and the weather from Sept through May farging blows.
Ok. Let's do Vegas shtein heads. March madness
Yesssss I knew you'd come around
I'm going out for SB and MM - see ya there
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Do it. Book it.
It's a farging blast. Havas needs to come too. Matt can be your travel buddy.
I'll be there 15-21 March
I would never go there for anything but cfb....but now I'm thinking my first trip will be for a flyer game
what is the crowd situation like during that week....i dont want to be around too many people
CFB weekends are great. Let's do one this October
Wild ass weekend out in Vegas for SB. Got home last night and I'm recovering on the couch today
Who is in for march madness? I know Matty is going. Chuggie?
I'll be there 15-21st
Interesting little Vegas trip
Arrived around midnight Wednesday. Texted with Matty and we both were talking about taking it easy so as not to be zombies for the early Thursday games.
I ended up getting blackout drunk. So much for that plan. Lost money that I didn't realize I lost until I woke up around noon Thursday.
Had missed calls from my best friend and my company VP. My boss was hospitalized with chest pains. Can you come back plz? We need you to run the Friday afternoon P&L meeting (it was our branch's turn to lead). We will pay for your flight changes and any other costs incurred along with a new flight back out when you want.
Left Vegas after barely 24hrs. Ended up winning $700 on yesterday's games. Feel like death warmed over. I may sleep for 12 hours tonight.
That is the saddest farging story I've heard in a while.
In all my time in the military, I was never asked (ordered) to end my vacation early to return to work. In fact, I don't personally know of anyone who was brought back early from leave other than 9/11...understandably so.
During my 2 years working in the civilian sector I was asked to come back early twice and told my boss to farg off both times. Vacation time is precious and in very limited supply. If the military was actively involved in fighting 2 wars for 8 years and could still survive without ruining people's vacations, then whatever corporate shtein stain you work for can get by without you for 96 hours.
I would be annoyed if this were any other company but they're really good to us (and me). When my mom had cancer back in 2011 they let me go home for two months no questions asked. Paid me in full and let me work whenever I could remotely.
Since I'm now second in command there and was told a couple weeks ago that I'm the guy likely to succeed my boss when he retires I figure it's good I come back. Now obviously the fact that they're paying for all costs incurred plus future costs helps soften the blow. Also worked an extra week paid vacation for this year too out of the deal.
In my gig attendance is mandatory during emergencies. No questions asked. Show up. That's it. I had damages to my house and my boss called me and gave me an extra day to button it down.
Class act.
romey in typical republican fashion making it all about himself
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 17, 2017, 06:55:50 PM
I would be annoyed if this were any other company but they're really good to us (and me). When my mom had cancer back in 2011 they let me go home for two months no questions asked. Paid me in full and let me work whenever I could remotely.
Since I'm now second in command there and was told a couple weeks ago that I'm the guy likely to succeed my boss when he retires I figure it's good I come back. Now obviously the fact that they're paying for all costs incurred plus future costs helps soften the blow. Also worked an extra week paid vacation for this year too out of the deal.
The fact that they gave you an additional week is nice. The fact that they couldn't get through a meeting without you is kind of scary though. But hey, good on ya for at least getting something in return besides them paying for your travel...which they're obligated to do anyway.
I love sarge to death but is there anyone ever that writes more words about something that means nothing
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 17, 2017, 09:25:48 PM
I love sarge to death but is there anyone ever that writes more words about something that means nothing
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Lol
The way our company is set is each location operates pretty much on its own. We are a small operation with one GM. I don't have the asst GM title bc I don't care for it but I'm the backup guy when the big man isn't around. This meeting had the owners from upstate NY and other GMs in Houston. If it were a normal P&L I doubt I would've been bothered.
But either way they took care of me and it sounds like the bossman is gonna be fine. He's the father of my best friend and a mentor to me so I was worried when I heard.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on March 17, 2017, 09:27:35 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 17, 2017, 09:25:48 PM
I love sarge to death but is there anyone ever that writes more words about something that means nothing
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Florida and pennsyltucky are hand in hand so I get the giggles but that might be the least funny middle America thing I've ever seen
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 17, 2017, 09:39:59 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on March 17, 2017, 09:27:35 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 17, 2017, 09:25:48 PM
I love sarge to death but is there anyone ever that writes more words about something that means nothing
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Florida and pennsyltucky are hand in hand so I get the giggles but that might be the least funny middle America thing I've ever seen
You're so stuck up your own ass it really isn't funny.
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 17, 2017, 09:25:48 PM
I love sarge to death but is there anyone ever that writes more words about something that means nothing
I use the best words, ok? Nobody uses words better than me. I know more about words than Websters, believe me.
Took the daughter to Disney for the week. I know there are a lot of huge Disney fans that post here so I'll skip the highlights of the parks. We stayed at the Animal Kingdom lodge. It's African themed. There were Giraffes, zebras etc. outside our balcony. Pretty cool to wake up to. We ate at Boma at our hotel, sci fi diner at Hollywood studios, and the crystal palace at the Magic Kingdom. All three restaurants were banging but they were pricey.
People who congregate in the middle of walkways and hold up traffic should be thrown to the lions. Have some common farging courtesy and move to the side. Another grievance is people with strollers, I'm not letting you go or getting out of your way cause your kids to lazy to walk. It's also not a battering ram.
Never been to Universal Studios, but my buddy's wife works there and got us free passes to both parks. It was ok. There were practically no wait times for rides which was awesome. They have a Mel's Diner and all the cars from American Graffiti...cool if you're a fan of the movie (I am). There's a Simpsons land. There's a Moes Tavern that serves flaming Moes (non alcoholic) and Duff beer which is actually decent. There was a phone at the end of the bar and I joked with the bartender about getting prank calls. Phone rings he says go pick it up and it's Bart asking for someone (couldn't hear who it was loud). We ate at crusty burger. Rest of the rides were ok. A lot of 4D stuff which I'm not a big fan of. I know Disney bought Marvel so I was wondering why Universal was packed with Marvel rides while Disney has none. In 1994 Universal bought the rights to use Marvel rides / attractions for their parks. No one can use Marvel for their parks East if the Mississippi or within a 70 mile radius. As long as Universal keeps up with the Marvel image and their rides are taken care of they'll continue to hold the rights. Ironic Disney spends $4 billion for Marvel but their biggest competitor gets to use them in their parks.
Probably heading to Niagara Falls first week of July (Canadian side).
Re: people stopping in walkways or walking seven wide
I throw shoulders now. It happens a ton in Vegas too and I just keep plowing ahead. Especially people who stop at the top/bottom of escalators
I'm no one of importance but I am a vocal critic of our current president and his ties to Russia. I'm also going to Latvia for work this week. If I get disappeared by thugs in a second-and-a-half world country I expect you motherfargers to avenge me.
Also Latvia! Because that's a place that exists.
try to make it back for flyers in las vegas next year cause this is the vegas thread
Lol
Quote from: rjs246 on June 03, 2017, 10:53:19 PM
I'm no one of importance but I am a vocal critic of our current president and his ties to Russia. I'm also going to Latvia for work this week. If I get disappeared by thugs in a second-and-a-half world country I expect you motherfargers to avenge me.
Also Latvia! Because that's a place that exists.
Dr. Doom is from Latvia
Quote from: rjs246 on June 03, 2017, 10:53:19 PM
I'm no one of importance but I am a vocal critic of our current president and his ties to Russia. I'm also going to Latvia for work this week. If I get disappeared by thugs in a second-and-a-half world country I expect you motherfargers to avenge me.
Also Latvia! Because that's a place that exists.
Don't sell yourself short. You're a tremendous slouch.
Quote from: rjs246 on June 03, 2017, 10:53:19 PM
I'm no one of importance but I am a vocal critic of our current president and his ties to Russia. I'm also going to Latvia for work this week. If I get disappeared by thugs in a second-and-a-half world country I expect you motherfargers to avenge me.
Also Latvia! Because that's a place that exists.
This story has no point but: My buddy is from Latvia. He's a jew but he collects Nazi memorabilia. He has an unhealthy obsession with it.
might do a family trip to observe the mass-holes in their natural habitat...maybe a couple nights in/near boston & a couple nights on the cape?
any suggestions on what to see, places to stay, etc.? family friendly stuff.
i went to the cape last year and am likely going back this year
go to provincetown. its at the tip of the cape. super gay. exposure you children to different people and different cultures.
go to Portland over Boston or the disgraceful cape
Judging by the past two posts I'd avoid New England entirely just on the off chance either one of them is there.
yeah...maybe we'll just stay at home this year. :paranoid
:-D
portland might be a top 5 city in the country
did some research over the weekend. freedom trail seems to hit most of the attractions...but hotels in boston are so f'ing expensive. never did airbnb before but we're looking into that.
cape cod is fine...i vacationed there in a previous life marriage...even visited super gay p-town. :-D
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 05, 2017, 09:08:01 AM
portland might be a top 5 city in the country
which portland?
maine....id go there over boston anytime
figured you meant maine.
considered maine but wifey doesn't consider anything up north to be a vacation. she's the warm weather/beach type. meanwhile, my pasty arse gets sunburned & i hate the ocean. boston was a compromise. i'll have to fight the maine battle another day. def want to get up there for some relaxation in the near future.
its a two degree difference in average high temp btwn portland and boston in the summer....plus portland is right on the ocean....just sayin
i'll copy/paste your post & send it to wifey. 8)
Portland is a very interesting city. Small-town feel in many ways, but still pretty cosmopolitan. My wife is from that area and much of her family still lives there, so we visit at least every few years.
... and somehow I still ended up in Florida. >:(
portland (coastal/ocean) is very much like asheville, nc (mountains)....they are as close as two cities can get just with very different landscapes
both are small cities with huge beer scenes
great restaurants and chefs
and come with a super progressive feel
id also throw burlington vermont into this same mix altho with nowhere near the food scene that either portland or asheville have
Just got back from Estes Park, CO.
If you haven't gone, then go.
First thing you should do is buy a 1-week pass to the Rocky Mountain National Park for $30.
Go before you die is all I have to say.
Or before it all burns down (later this year).
Quote from: hbionic on July 10, 2017, 02:55:13 AM
Just got back from Estes Park, CO.
If you haven't gone, then go.
First thing you should do is buy a 1-week pass to the Rocky Mountain National Park for $30.
Go before you die is all I have to say.
Going out that way later this month/early august. Will be in Denver when the Phils are in town so we might go watch them lose a game.
Planning on doing at least a day up in RMNP before going out a bit further west. Maybe we'll spend more time there and in Estes on the swing back east.
Any particular suggestions for either park? And did you pass out from trying to hike in the higher elevations?
We were about a mile away from the Alpine Center, and there is this small rest stop with bathrooms. You can walk across the road and look into the gorge between the mountains, and on the side you are parked on, there is a trail you can walk up with small signs you can read along the path. It explains the tundra, etc. I was reading those signs and would have to stop and catch my breath after each sentence. It was nuts. I literally had to take my time walking. That and my daughter wanted me to carry her, so those extra 40lbs didn't help.
Explore the town of Estes Park. Have pizza at Antonio's, have the Corn Beef Hash & Eggs and Claire's diner. Go see the Stanely Hotel (The Shining Movie) even though we didn't get a chance to go in. Take the tram up the mountain. Get up early and see if you see any wildlife. We had an Elk about 10 meters away. He must have been 9 foot tall with his antlers, dude was a beast.
If you like hiking, you'll be in Heaven. I'm not a hiker, but I'm ready to become one after that experience.
You can't boss a bunch of white people around like that, hbionic. I'm calling Trump on you
I can if I'm the head cook in a chinese fast-food shop. Which this is. Fortune cookie?
farg. Now I want some shrimp mei fun and crab fried rice.
Thanks, bunghole.
Quote from: hbionic on July 10, 2017, 02:55:13 AM
Just got back from Estes Park, CO.
If you haven't gone, then go.
First thing you should do is buy a 1-week pass to the Rocky Mountain National Park for $30.
Go before you die is all I have to say.
Eagles jersey pic from a mountain top or gtfo
was on cape cod for the week. 3 recommendations
1 - go to provincetown. its the gayest place ive ever been to. seriously. 75% gay folks live/visit there. its great. i also refuse to pay for parking (fun fact about me). drove around for 20 minutes and found a free space 2 blocks from the main strip. god damnit it felt good.
2 - never go to foxboro. i got dragged there. it is a terrible place. they have a horrible middle american shopping center next to the stadium full of chain restaurants and department stores. tom brady has a tb12 store where he sells you his fake herbal remedies. unsurprisingly everyone there was white and wearing jerseys of their favorite white players.
3 - go to the jfk presidential library. its south of boston and has ample free parking. for a mere $14 you get tons of displays, pictures and artifacts from him. theres a jackie section and even bobby gets a room. they do ever so briefly mention joe kennedy being a nazi sympathizer. one criticism: the assassination gets just newsreel footage. they pretty much skip over it.
Quote from: MDS on August 12, 2017, 05:37:27 PM
i also refuse to pay for parking (fun fact about me).
Obligatory jew comment
Quote from: hbionic on July 10, 2017, 03:29:13 PM
We were about a mile away from the Alpine Center, and there is this small rest stop with bathrooms. You can walk across the road and look into the gorge between the mountains, and on the side you are parked on, there is a trail you can walk up with small signs you can read along the path. It explains the tundra, etc. I was reading those signs and would have to stop and catch my breath after each sentence. It was nuts. I literally had to take my time walking. That and my daughter wanted me to carry her, so those extra 40lbs didn't help.
Explore the town of Estes Park. Have pizza at Antonio's, have the Corn Beef Hash & Eggs and Claire's diner. Go see the Stanely Hotel (The Shining Movie) even though we didn't get a chance to go in. Take the tram up the mountain. Get up early and see if you see any wildlife. We had an Elk about 10 meters away. He must have been 9 foot tall with his antlers, dude was a beast.
If you like hiking, you'll be in Heaven. I'm not a hiker, but I'm ready to become one after that experience.
We ended up not having time to do much in Estes Park, but we drove Trail Ridge Road through RMNP and stopped to do some small hikes. we did an overlook up in the Alpine tundra but I wasn't going to survive doing a hike up that high. It took me almsot 3 full days to be able to breath properly in Denver, let alone up that high.
What a beautiful park. I'll be posting some pics in the photography thread soonish from that trip. We saw some moose, elk, and beautiful scenery.
Damn, I didn't get to see any moose. Can't wait to see the pics.
Yeah, I'd live out at RMNP if I could.
What about moose knuckle? You see any of that?
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 12, 2017, 07:11:29 PM
What about moose knuckle? You see any of that?
Well, I was with my girlfriend....
....So, no.
On the plane to NO
Pray for my liver
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 27, 2017, 01:52:43 PM
On the plane to NO
Pray for my liver
the game is in L.A. .... not LA.
L.O.L.
Quote from: smeags on September 27, 2017, 02:27:42 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 27, 2017, 01:52:43 PM
On the plane to NO
Pray for my liver
the game is in L.A. .... not LA.
Oh farg!
Staying at the Loews
Some of my friends are seven stars with Harrahs and they're here for that. I'm tagging along so everything except room is free.
If we do the trip next year, I want to stay close to the Harrah's again.
Yeah this place is nice and right across the street
Just finished a cocktail hour type thing. About to hit up Besh Steakhouse
The place I stayed at was a boutique hotel 100 yards from the Harrah's...straight from plantation times...15 foot ceilings, blood on the sheets, looked like they've been cleaned one or twice in the previous year. Rusty and Phatty stayed there too.
Good spot.
It was awesome...they even had safes in the rooms, but safes are for suckers and the sober
Stayed up until 430am because of a hot blackjack table. Won quite a bit.
We drove over to Biloxi to check it out...don't like
Will head back to NOLA soon
T-Hawk, forgot you were at the same hotel. Then again, how could I forget. Safes and all.
Quote from: hbionic on September 27, 2017, 07:47:21 PM
The place I stayed at was a boutique hotel 100 yards from the Harrah's...straight from plantation times...15 foot ceilings, blood on the sheets, looked like they've been cleaned one or twice in the previous year. Rusty and Phatty stayed there too.
Good spot.
Our room had no windows and a coke dealer definitely saw me in my undies.
Also some irish lady tried to make out with me in the lobby.
4 stars would recommend.
Don't forget the tranny at the front desk.
it's so funny to me that if no one knew better you'd think you guys were 21 when you went there
you were well off elders who probably should have all had your own rooms in a nice hotel but instead shared rooms in an urban version of a motor lodge at like age 35
farg is wrong with you guys
It mainly has to do with not giving a farg about the hotel I stay in when my intention is to get fall down drunk for three days. There's plenty to talk about with regard to unhealthy decision making. The quality of the hotel room was pretty farging far down the list.
more power to you...me personally I haven't stayed in less than a courtyard for at least 10 or 15 years
that was the weekend of Barry's second W that me and matty watched at some ghetto bar just off bourbon street....great times...but even more so considering where we stand now
Mattress, pillow, shower. That's it, that's the list. Any hotel expense beyond that is money that could be spent killing your liver.
I get my own room now regardless. I also won't stay in dumpy hotels. A standard Hilton is my base line these days. I don't travel as much as I used to and won't for at least the next few years with my kid starting college, so when we do go away, it's got to be nice.
I did stay at a Residence Inn not long at that was decent. Didn't pay for that and it had its own bedroom.
I legit got an AIDS test when I got back from that new orleans trip.
I'm with rjs and Sarge. The only place I do care about a 'decent' room is Vegas.
New Orleans, not so much. Three steps to Harrah's. 20 steps to Bourbon street. Good enough for me.
your all gross
Just got home
What a fun city. I can't wait until next year. Didn't get to see the WWII museum and a bunch of other things.
Any of you degenerates in Vegas right now? I'm here until Friday.
No, but you can drive south for 3.5 hours and come say hi.
Just came back from a weekend in Utah.
Went to Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon.
If you haven't been to these places before...don't die until you have had a chance to walk through these places.
The desert landscape of Utah helps you imagine what it would have been like in the old west.
Never thought I'd say this, but I'd go back to Utah in a heart beat.
*Please note alcohol has a lower alcohol content and places close early.
don't you also have to buy a membership to bars there
Yeah, I've seen enough of Utah.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 03, 2018, 06:52:50 PM
don't you also have to buy a membership to bars there
Apparently that's all gone now. When I was there in 2005, it wasn't necessary if Applebees was selling you beer or something, but if a bar had liquor there was some small fee tacked onto your tab for temporarily joining the "club". For a local that drinks at the same place repeatedly over the course of a year, there was some ridiculously high fee and a different form to fill out at every bar.
It was still way easier to buy beer in the supermarkets than in PA, though. Beer distributor campaign donations are stronger than any religion.
The beers can't have any more than 3.5% alcohol by volume...and you have to eat at meal in order to be served at a restaurant.
Wasn't aware of the bar membership.
We hit Arches last summer, gonna be hitting them all this summer.
Did you do the Narrows walk in Zion?
Quote from: Munson on April 04, 2018, 05:29:36 PM
We hit Arches last summer, gonna be hitting them all this summer.
Did you do the Narrows walk in Zion?
We didn't. We had a couple of little ones with us, but we know we missed out. But we will go back and do the narrows for sure.
We also want to do Antelope Canyon in Arizona near the grand canyon.
We want to do the rest of Utah including Arches.
So beautiful. Words can't describe it.
Then stop trying.
Middle fingers can accurately describe what I'm feeling toward you though Dio.
Stop being so mean!
Quote from: hbionic on April 04, 2018, 05:52:24 PM
Quote from: Munson on April 04, 2018, 05:29:36 PM
We hit Arches last summer, gonna be hitting them all this summer.
Did you do the Narrows walk in Zion?
We didn't. We had a couple of little ones with us, but we know we missed out. But we will go back and do the narrows for sure.
We also want to do Antelope Canyon in Arizona near the grand canyon.
We want to do the rest of Utah including Arches.
So beautiful. Words can't describe it.
We also want to do Antelope Canyon but unfortunately its a bit off our summer road trip route and I don't know if we'll have time to get there. But we're gonna try.
We just got back from a week long New England road trip. Did all the touristy stuff in NYC and Boston, saw a bunch of shtein. It was pretty awesome. Acadia National Park, even when half of it is closed down and it's cold, is amazing. We want to go back very badly, though it and Bar Harbor are no doubt a complete clusterfarg in the summer.
We went up into the Maine wilderness sort of too, ended up on some back dirt logging road trying to get south from Baxter State Park. It was no doubt a little frightening, thought we were going to pop a tire or break the car and get stuck out in the middle of no where.
Quote from: Munson on April 07, 2018, 03:44:20 PM
Quote from: hbionic on April 04, 2018, 05:52:24 PM
Quote from: Munson on April 04, 2018, 05:29:36 PM
We hit Arches last summer, gonna be hitting them all this summer.
Did you do the Narrows walk in Zion?
We didn't. We had a couple of little ones with us, but we know we missed out. But we will go back and do the narrows for sure.
We also want to do Antelope Canyon in Arizona near the grand canyon.
We want to do the rest of Utah including Arches.
So beautiful. Words can't describe it.
We also want to do Antelope Canyon but unfortunately its a bit off our summer road trip route and I don't know if we'll have time to get there. But we're gonna try.
We just got back from a week long New England road trip. Did all the touristy stuff in NYC and Boston, saw a bunch of shtein. It was pretty awesome. Acadia National Park, even when half of it is closed down and it's cold, is amazing. We want to go back very badly, though it and Bar Harbor are no doubt a complete clusterfarg in the summer.
We went up into the Maine wilderness sort of too, ended up on some back dirt logging road trying to get south from Baxter State Park. It was no doubt a little frightening, thought we were going to pop a tire or break the car and get stuck out in the middle of no where.
Ah, you took the short cut! I think I've been on that road.
:-D short cut is one way to put it.
The plan always was to take that road (Golden Road) from Baxter to go around and down, where it turns into Sias Hill Road....but I had no idea they were logging roads that were in that bad a shape. It looks halfway paved on google street view. It was rough, to say the least.
If I had known ahead of time that the roads were that bad, I would have just said farg it and gone back to Millinocket and taken the southern way out west instead.
Sadly, just learned about these two things:
https://www.eparks.com/product/22515/Passport-To-Your-National-Parks%C2%AE/
https://www.travelstamps.com/16/home.htm
But I bought my daughter these two items so she can carry them with her as she travels the U.S.
I wish I would have had them earlier in life, would have changed my travel outlook, but its never too late. I have a newfound appreciation for our National Park Service and what they do.
Quote from: hbionic on April 07, 2018, 05:41:00 PM
Sadly, just learned about these two things:
https://www.eparks.com/product/22515/Passport-To-Your-National-Parks%C2%AE/
https://www.travelstamps.com/16/home.htm
But I bought my daughter these two items so she can carry them with her as she travels the U.S.
I wish I would have had them earlier in life, would have changed my travel outlook, but its never too late. I have a newfound appreciation for our National Park Service and what they do.
We grabbed the passport book last year when we did a road trip through the middle of the country, then forgot to bring it with us on our trip through New England :'(
Ended up buying a new one. Now we're gonna have to decide which book to bring with us on our summer long trip coming up. I'm thinking that we bring the New England one so that way we can have all the places we visit in the 2018 calendar year in one book, and use the other one for future trips we make.
Never knew about the stamps....shtein. Don't make me spend more money.
It's so farging worth it. It's a nice little album for $20 plus whatever the costs for each stamp.
Yeah I might be making that investment haha.
We also are trying to get one of those travel posters from each park we visit, but Rocky Mountain was out of them last summer and it seems to be quite a bitch to find them online. You would think the NPS would have an online store with this stuff.
In a way, its cool if you're only able to get park related items at only the visitor centers located within the park. Forces you to visit. But yeah, if you forgot something, its nice to order it online.
I'm ordering the national park badges for Muir Woods and Rocky Mountain National Park Estes Park for the kid.
Saw this family and their kids had a vest full of these badges. farging travel nerds.
Now, I have two (Bryce and Zion) for my daughther's nerd travel-vest we're making for her. :=)
Also, I'll check if we have an extra park map for Rocky Mountain National Park. I'll send it to you if I do.
Thanks man, we actually have the map, I'm more looking for these type posters:
(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/58/6a/13/586a13a2ceb678baf0c39763a1239ebf.jpg)
Or the old WPA posters like this:
(https://www.rangerdoug.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/rockymountain.jpg?itok=evh1qPto)
Quote from: hbionic on April 07, 2018, 05:41:00 PM
Sadly, just learned about these two things:
https://www.eparks.com/product/22515/Passport-To-Your-National-Parks%C2%AE/
https://www.travelstamps.com/16/home.htm
But I bought my daughter these two items so she can carry them with her as she travels the U.S.
I wish I would have had them earlier in life, would have changed my travel outlook, but its never too late. I have a newfound appreciation for our National Park Service and what they do.
Thanks for the links...I love trees so much, I get-------wood
Headed to Amsterdam next week.
Any recommendations before I go catch HIV from a tranny?
Wear a rubber and drink absinthe?
Just got back from my first cruise. Took Norwegian Getaway out of Miami to Costa Maya Medico, Harvest Caye Belize, Roatan Honduras and Cozumel
The beaches were fantastic. The best one was in Honduras. I had kids and adults from those countries screaming Go Eagles and Champions at me the entire time. One little ten or so year old kid in Honduras ran up to me and yelled Nick Foles champion baby!
Did a four wheeler ride through the jungle in Cozumel
With that said seven days is too long for me to be on a cruise
It's a beautiful jungle, let's ride ATVs through it.
Either they do tourist stuff, or they clear cut it for farmland.
Quote from: Diomedes on May 07, 2018, 10:12:57 PM
It's a beautiful jungle, let's ride ATVs through it.
Por que no?
Quote from: Diomedes on May 07, 2018, 10:12:57 PM
It's a beautiful jungle, let's ride ATVs through it.
lol
I don't get the interest in going into jungles. There are hundreds of things that can kill the hell out of you in there. Plus they're hot, dirty and otherwise inhospitable. Thanks but give me a vacation in Europe or even in Maine or the Pacific Northwest before some equatorial hell hole.
/ugly American
Quote from: Rome on May 08, 2018, 08:58:07 AM
they're hot, dirty and otherwise inhospitable.
florida?
There's probably fewer sinkholes in the jungle.
Quote from: MDS on May 08, 2018, 09:03:28 AM
Quote from: Rome on May 08, 2018, 08:58:07 AM
they're hot, dirty and otherwise inhospitable.
florida?
Explain the 30 million Jews living here then.
george zimmerman cancels them out
Quote from: Rome on May 08, 2018, 09:37:06 AM
Quote from: MDS on May 08, 2018, 09:03:28 AM
Quote from: Rome on May 08, 2018, 08:58:07 AM
they're hot, dirty and otherwise inhospitable.
florida?
Explain the 30 million Jews living here then.
bubby and zaeda escaping the northeast winters is different than normal humans and other assorted rednecks transplanting to a swampy hellhole
I'm with you on Roatan, Phreak. I didn't ride through jungles, but I did rent a cycle with a friend and rode around the island. Wonderful place, and I'd go back in a minute.
While in Belize, I did a cave tubing excursion. Again, cool place...but I still felt better in Roatan.
We'll be hitting New Orleans on our road trip and neither of us have been there. We're both history nerds, so any historic taverns worth eating at? Internet gives some results but never sure what to trust. I'm sure we'll be doing the uber touristy shtein (Pat O'Briens for example) while we're there, but figured someone might have an idea of a historic place to get some good food/drink.
Lucky we have friends that live in the city so we have somewhere safe to crash for the nights we are there.
Any haunted plantation tours in the area that anyone here can rec as well?
i'm taking the wife to my old stomping grounds in nicaragua next week. they decided to start a revolution a few weeks ago. yesterday the city hall and my neighborhood bar where i used to live got burned to the ground by a mob.
should be a fun time.
Just came back from Mazatlan, Mexico.
I was initiated into the "Jellyfish of the month club" while there.
A blue bottle jellyfish slid up my shorts and stung the hell out of my upper leg.
Good times! :yay
i got back from nicaragua this morning. sad that it's not getting any US airtime, guess we have enough of our own shtein, but the place is turning into a war zone. can't even travel around the country as the civilians have roadblocks on almost every major road in the country. ortega's guys roving around in trucks and shooting people indiscriminately. crazy stuff.
made a last second change of plans and took the wife to the corn islands which are these remote islands 30-40 miles off the nica coast where it's still fairly safe and only a few thousand people live there. even still towards the end, some places were starting to run out of supplies...beer, food, etc.
ended up being an amazing vacation and the best beaches and snorkeling i've ever been to. swam with sharks, lost my wedding ring, drove around the island on a golf cart and met some great people and got very drunk. but man the rest of the country is a farging mess. we may have been two of the last gringos to visit for fun for a very long time.
Just got back from London, Paris, Nice.
All I have to say is what took me so farging long?
London was cool as hell.
Paris is better than I imagined. I literally got through France with "Good day, good evening, thank you, please, and do you speak english or spanish" farging amazing, I was expecting to have a hard time in France.
Southern France is a must if you do France. If you stay in Nice, it is worth your money to pay a few extra dollars and get an Air B&B (or similar) with an ocean view on the promenade.
Women are farging phenomenal. And I'm in L.A.
im not dying for france or anything and if i never go id be fine but it seems dope...if nothing else youd get amazing food
however i dont know if there is anywhere in the world id rather go less than london
You're missing out. London is fantastic.
I "worked" pushing paper for a French owned corporation for several years. Granting that the organization--lucrative and profits obsessed-- likely attracted the worst people imaginable, I still can't find a way to like French people or want to go to their country after that experience.
just from studying it and hearing about it (my sister lived there for a school year) from various people including people who love it london doesnt seem like it would crack the top 5 or 10 best american cities for me....i dont need to travel for that
my european rankings
1. italy/spain/greece in any order
2. scandinavia in any order
3. france
4. amsterdam/switzerland
everything else in europe eh....no need
London is cool because of the iconic stuff. You have to see it at least once. I got a bigger kick from Kensington Palace than Buckingham Palace. There's a lot we still left on the table, you can only do so many things in a few days. London is cool if you're into some of the English culture as well. We took a trip to Liverpool and watched the Reds at Anfield. A family thought I was Mo Salah and took a picture with me and asked me to autograph their jerseys. I'm not a complete funhole, so I saved their jerseys from my ink. I also caught a West Ham match at London Stadium. I'm into the soccer so it was a bonus for me.
I got lucky and didn't have the rude service or attitude that people say the French usually have. But I'm sure if I was there longer, than maybe I would, and I think it only has to do with the language thing. But France is one of those places you're surprised you liked it more than you thought you would.
yeah to each their own....everyone has different tastes...like i said i know a lot of people that love london but all those things you mentioned literally do nothing for me....id piss on the steps of kensington palace and farg english culture
lol...we all know you're reading Jane Austen at bedtime.
Greece is amazing. It's the wellspring of Western culture plus it's incredibly beautiful.
Quote from: hbionic on October 03, 2018, 10:40:03 PM
Southern France is a must if you do France.
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Quote from: hbionic on October 04, 2018, 10:46:36 AM
A family thought I was Mo Salah and took a picture with me and asked me to autograph their jerseys.
Lmaoooo
i doubt anyone is but just in case anyone or anyones family is planning on taking a long train ride this is a great deal
https://www.amtrak.com/flashsale?cmp=pdsrch-Amtrak|Brand|DC|Exact-google&gclid=Cj0KEQjw8-LnBRCyxtfMl-Cbu48BEiQA6eUMGoPT1V0dbnzOMupSeU0Zg0N2bs4lTzreibHg0mg_Kp4aAlax8P8HAQ
My wife and I have talked about doing a cross-country train ride. It would be a fun way to see the country.
I once took Amtrak from NYC to Chicago. Never again.
On heavily travelled commuter lanes, the train is awesome. Everywhere else, it's hell. They don't have rights to any of the rails; the freight companies do. You have to stop and let cargo trains pass the whole time. It sucked. Constant unexplained stops and delays.
just took a two week eurotrip all on the eurorail. hamburg - berlin - copenhagen - amsterdam. the trains seem even nicer now than they were last time I was there.
amsterdam still my favorite place in the world although copenhagen was surprisingly fun. crazy nightlife scene. was never really on my list of spots but is fairly close to hamburg so we checked it out for a few days.
our entire train drove onto a ferry to cross the water from germany to denmark...it was pretty dope.
Going to Ireland in September. England too. Skipping the continent this time. Paris/South of France next summer if all goes well. My daughter is doing her summer internship there, so perfect timing.
Quote from: Rome on June 19, 2019, 11:55:32 AM
Going to Ireland in September. England too. Skipping the continent this time. Paris/South of France next summer if all goes well. My daughter is doing her summer internship there, so perfect timing.
i'm heading to ireland in september as well. maybe we can hang out, buddy.
Tried to fly home today from Portland, Maine from visiting the in-laws for the holidays. However, the flight to our connector (Philly) was canceled due to mechanical issues. So we're watching the Bowl games from our comped room in the Portland Hilton and flying out on the redeye tomorrow morning.
Could be worse, I guess...
Which airline? I didn't know they comped rooms anymore.
Quote from: AO1 on January 01, 2020, 04:14:57 PM
Which airline? I didn't know they comped rooms anymore.
American.
Frontier/Spirit they cancel your flight tell you you're sol offer no room and put you on standby
Yeah that's because the ULCCs (ultra low cost carriers) don't have agreements with the legacies to get you on other flights if you're canceled.
So if I'm on United and they can't reroute me on another United Flight they'll put me on American or Delta or someone they have agreements with.
Because of the lighter holiday schedule, there was no way to get us to a connecting flight to get to Fort Myers today. So American took care of us pretty well, all things considered.
I have to get up at 3 am, but if that means I'll eat lunch at home, I can live with that.
Go to Disney often, just got back. Weather ranged from the 30's - 50's the first few days, daughter was sick the last 3. Anyway, the new Star Wars ride Rise of the Resistance is open. You and your entire party have to be at Disney Hollywood Studios by 7 am which is what time you can join a boarding party. Got to the park at 5:45 am at which point we were already in a huge crowd about 30 deep, it was 35 degrees and windy. By 6 am the line was so far back I couldn't tell how far. At 7 am I reserved boarding party 50, by 7:03 am there were no more available boarding parties. The process is insane. The ride was down a large part of the day so we didn't get to board until 4:30. The ride itself is groundbreaking and amazing. It puts you right in the middle of a Star Wars movie. Can't believe I'd say this but the experience was worth the headache.
Anyone travel to Italy? Our Disney season passes end May 2nd and I was thinking of taking the daughter to see the motherland. Probably go to Rome.
Africa is the motherland. Itally is the 3rd cousinland.
been planning a trip to vietnam for this july....and then this coronavirus hits asia. >:(
Wifey went to Rome, Naples and Florence. They skipped Venice. She said it was nice but been there, done that. No reason to go back.
I'm not looking back thru this mess but I wanted some recommendations for places to stay in Las Vegas. I *may* be going there in July (yeah, it's hot, so is this shteinhole, so farg off).
Thx.
1. Palazzo
2. Venetian
3. Cosmo
4. Wynn
I like and have stayed at all of them. And they're very close in rankings. At Cosmo you'll get a room with a balcony and can ask for it to face the Bellagio fountains.
The V/P rooms are big and advertised as suites but they just have a sunken living room.
london-amsterdam-rome, all set for a trip in august
besides getting my bird sucked by some dutch whore, any suggestions on places to hit/avoid
That will be fun. I've always wanted to do a train trip around Europe. London, Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam and Rome.
My best friend is is Rome now. And caught covid.
I dunno...that sounds like a grueling run. I'd much rather just plop down in any one of those places for the entire duration, hit the same pub four or five times, spend enough time in one place to get a feel for it before jaunting off to the next spot. It's just too much running around for my taste.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 08, 2022, 01:19:49 PM
That will be fun. I've always wanted to do a train trip around Europe. London, Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam and Rome.
My best friend is is Rome now. And caught covid.
Well, the good news is you're nearly old enough to do one of those Viking River Cruises they advertise on PBS. You're certainly white enough.
Amsterdam is probably my favorite city in the world. Prague, Berlin, and Paris would be my other choices in Western Europe.
London is great also, expensive as farg though. NYC except cleaner and with better manners.
All of Italy can suck it except by Monaco and the Riviera. I know I'm in the minority but I just don't see the hype compared to so many other great places in Europe. Always been my least favorite part of any Euro trips I've done.
Depends on how long you're going but a Eurorail pass is clutch. You can basically customize one that gives you x number of legs anywhere within x number days.
I am thinking about going to Vegas for summer league this year. Been on my bucket list for ages.
I'd kill to go to Crawford Spence in Vegas...at least before I'd pay what it would cost
Quote from: Diomedes on June 08, 2022, 01:22:24 PM
I dunno...that sounds like a grueling run. I'd much rather just plop down in any one of those places for the entire duration, hit the same pub four or five times, spend enough time in one place to get a feel for it before jaunting off to the next spot. It's just too much running around for my taste.
i enjoy that aspect of it...ive done a lot of roadies across the US and the act of getting from point A to B is fun
this time im training from london to amsterdam and then flying from amsterdam to rome. spending 3 days in each spot. london i made sure id hit a weekend so i could take in some football
yeah that was going to be my suggestion take in some futbol even if it's the lesser divisions. they are fun as farg. even though I just shtein on Italy I've been to a couple minor league games there and they are fun.
Amsterdam red light district is not as sexy as it used to be, you'll see plenty of Midwest boomer couples in fanny packs walking by, but definitely still a sight to see, especially at night. and even if you're not into smoking lots of weed or eating mushrooms, the coffee shops are such a fun vibe.
you should definitely eat mushrooms and randomly explore the city though.
You should eat mushrooms, period. But have a friend who ain't tripping, and who has done them before, on hand. Really.
good time to book a European trip. euro just sank lower than the dollar for the first time in a long time, at least 20 years.
My clients just left for Germany and Poland.
if you see me, ill show you my picture of me at the colosseum wearing an eagles shirt. i am not falling for the trap at posting it here
i really loved london...the ability to subway around everywhere efficiently is something that could never happen in our 3rd whole shtein hole country. amsterdam is cool, great food, everyone speaks english. rome i think i walked 15 miles a day. i also hooked up with a 22 year old bisexual iranian girl who lives there. *pats self on back*
the traveling part was pretty brutal. first world problem i know. but like coming back from italy, it took 23ish hours and only 12 of them were in the air.
Pic of the Iranian chick?
How many days total were you there?
I really wanna go to Europe
left last wednesday, came back yesterday
whatever you do dont go to rome in august, man its hot. rookie mistake. a lot of restaurants i wanted to hit were closed because people just take the month off there. getting from euro city to euro city is pretty easy, if you can get 1.5-2 weeks off its very doable and not incredibly expensive
Like South Texas hot?
Like Southwest Florida hot?
not as bad as florida because nothing can touch that humidity...kinda reminded me of texas heat more than anything. id be at a football practice in august and would sweat through my shirt 5 minutes in.
but theres a reason nobody vacations to houston or brown town
Yep.
It's funny to watch the replies to people in the houston subreddit who ask what there is to do here. Nothing. Other than sweat.
It has been incredibly hot and oppressively humid here this year. We usually get afternoon or early evening thunderstorms to cool it down but not this year. It's awful.
Anyway, I'm glad Todd got to see Europe a little. And banging an Iranian hottie sounds nice for him as well.
Sadly without pix we can't really believe him, but imaginary Hoyda is always nice too!
Banging foreign Hoyda and taking a pic in Eagles gear at a renowned historical site.
I feel like a proud pops
On the plane to Cancun. Our first real vacation since Covid.
We are staying at an all inclusive just south of the city in a town called Playa Moreles.
Can't wait to get there and drink my face off
Who is we? You hired an escort?
Close. Raheem Mostert and Five Fo. A raucous threesome.
My lady. Been together for awhile now. She's from Wilmington DE and we met down in TX.
The kicker was those useless TSA clowns kept my bag to rummage through it for some reason. We landed at 2. They paged us to tell me no dice and it'll be on a later flight. It just got delivered and they tore through it. I have no clue what could've caught their eye? Literally clothes, shoes, toiletries and sunscreen.
Scumbag losers.
Have met a few Eagles fans down here though. One of our bartenders saw my hat and came over to talk. He's only been to the US twice but has been following the Eagles since the Randall days.
Cancun back in 93 and we had a blast. Wife and I dating at the time but company paid trip - bitch and a half to get to Cancun form Hawaii back than but we loved it. I drank tequila and corona the whole week. At the time it was safe and the people were great. Water was spectacular. The food was amazing and I am a huge history buff so I enjoyed the Mayan and Yucatan history. Have fun J!
Thanks Don we had a blast. The only regrets was that we couldn't stay longer.
Excellence Riviera Cancun is where we stayed. All inclusive adults only joint. The value was great.
It was funny bc due to the resort being a bit south from the main Cancun hotel strip the water looks more like Jersey shore Atlantic Ocean water than tropical paradise. People bitched about it bc it wasn't crystal clear and had a fair amount of seaweed. Didn't bother us bc we are use to the NE beaches.
Wish we could go back for two weeks. We will probably go back in May.
Heading to Denver/Colorado Springs for the week for a work event.
Never been out there so I'm looking forward to some nice chilly weather and non-Houston scenery.
Not many non-East coast places I could ever live but Denver is on the short list. Great city.
Never spent time in Colo Springs, only passed through, but I hear it's pretty Trumpy.
Yeah I had two days in Denver and I dug the vibe a lot. The sports bar I went to Sunday was downtown and the bartender was from Villanova.
We spent some time downtown and had lunch at some cafe Monday and it was cool.
In Colorado Springs I haven't interacted with any locals other than the steakhouse employees last night and the workers at this resort we have the convention at. But it wouldn't shock me if it was Trumpy.
I wish I had time to go west of Denver a bit to see more of the mountains.
Taking my daughter to Los Angeles on May 9th to go see the Cruel World Festival that weekend.
I'm honestly taking her out there to try and convince her to move the farg out of this disgusting inbred shteinhole of a state.
She's an English teacher right now but her true talent is as a writer.
Los Angeles would be ideal for her as it would have been for me if I had been a wee bit smarter about things in my youth.