Vacation Thread

[mussa]

Yes I would, but only if you would drown in your own pool of excrement.

[Father Demon]

2 weeks in Ocean Isle Beach, NC in June.  Nice house right on the beach -- walk off our porch, and on to the sand.  It's a rental, but it should be very nice.

Also looking at a lake house out in Lake of the Ozarks.  Haven't convinced the Mrs. yet, but maybe I'm getting closer.

[Don Ho]

My wife's company is sending us on an all-expenses-paid week to the Grand Wailea on Maui.

I just found out another detail:  daily food/drink allowance for the two of us?  $300.

You will love The Grand Wailea.  Probably one of the top hotels in Hawaii.  Everyone I know that has stayed there has loved it.  When are you going?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

in about a month and a half

[Don Ho]

do they have a whole agenda planned out for you or is it quality free time?  Lot of things to do on Maui.  I can also tell you where not to go.  shtein, just hanging at The Grand Wailea is worth the trip out.   My god yesterday was a long day.  Left Philadelphia at 8:15 AM, changed planes in Chicago and landed in HNL around 2:15 PM.   12 hours in airports and planes.  Every flight we were on, coming and going was packed.  Thank god I had my laptop and a good book.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Yeah, we're not looking forward to flying, especially with an 8-month-old... but first class will make it bearable.

We'll have a lot of free time, but we'll also have an infant in tow.  What stuff is "can't miss" good?

[mussa]

do planes have regular power outlets for laptops now or do you need fancy smancy plugin? my laptop battery onlylast maybe 2-3 hrs

[Don Ho]

do planes have regular power outlets for laptops now or do you need fancy smancy plugin? my laptop battery onlylast maybe 2-3 hrs

United in first class only and 9 times out of 10 the damn outlet doesn't work.  American in first class, first 5 rows of economy and than I think it's every other row in economy on certain planes.  Delta does on some planes.  Continental in first and first 10 rows of economy.

Even if the plane has a power source you need different adapters.  For United you need a little three prong adapter.  American uses the standard cigarette style adapter.

I went and bought a notebook battery which claims to have 6 hours of juice but I usually get 4.  It helps to kill time and is well worth buying one if you fly alot.  Takes the headache away when you have a long flight and you are sitting in a seat with a power port that doesn't work.

[mussa]

ive been in AZ two days, goin on 3. ive been super drunk the entire time. friday i was up 26 hrs straight.

[Seabiscuit36]

ive been in AZ two days, goin on 3. ive been super drunk the entire time. friday i was up 26 hrs straight.

Couldnt tell at all mussa       

[Susquehanna Birder]

Looks like the Iceland trip is back on the front burner. The guy who was questioning it has done a 180, and now he's practically planning the entire trip. It'll happen before October, because we want to go before the brass monkeys migrate south.

[SD_Eagle5]

Got a bunch of passes to Hershey Park, was thinking about going up there for a few days. Any of you freaks ever been there? Last time I was there was when I was 8.

[ice grillin you]

i went there like three or four years ago...its still hershey park...nothing really noteworthy to say about it....its a small unassuming amusement park

[SD_Eagle5]

perfect, I'm taking the women and kid. We usually do dorney once or twice a summer for thrill rides.

[rjs246]

I find that Hershey Park makes all kinds of assumptions when I visit.