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Started by Triple Zero, January 18, 2011, 08:48:26 PM

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Suu

#60
January 19, 2011, 02:47:51 PM
Yes.

Once he gets back in the thread, we'll see where he's flying into, and what he wants to do.
Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."

The Good Reverend Roger

#61
January 19, 2011, 03:49:47 PM
Trip, if you make it to Tucson, don't worry about lodging.  We will have a very comfortable bedroom available.

Then we'll take you downtown and return you with bloody stumps for hands and weird welts all over you.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

East Coast Hustle

#62
January 19, 2011, 05:50:35 PM
Trip, don't let these spags foist their selfish agenda on you.

The truth is, the east coast of the USA SUCKS BALLS.

It's crowded, dirty, ugly, old, and crowded. If you wanted all of that, you'd have stayed in Europe, right?

If you are only going to see ONE part of the USA, I'd suggest the west coast. Washington, Oregon, and Northern/Central California contain a stunningly diverse array of cities, mountains, lakes, beaches, rivers, deserts, and rain forests.

With 2 weeks to roam around in, you could see Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, the Cascade Mountains, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the Columbia River, the Olympic Peninsula, Multnomah Falls, Lake Shasta, Lake Tahoe, Crater Lake, Yosemite National Park, the San Juan Islands, the deserts of eastern Oregon and eastern Washington, hell you could even work a weekend in Vegas into your itinerary without too much trouble.

And there are spags everywhere. Portland and the SF Bay Area are both full of spags, and there are a handful in Seattle as well along with various others scattered around the place.

If you want to see the America that evolved from the Old World, go to the East Coast. If you want to see something spectacularly different from anything you're used to and see the America that almost vaguely still resembles what America was supposed to be, go West.


Oh, and New York City is an epic shithole. Don't get your expectations up too high.
Rabid Colostomy Hole Jammer of the Coming Apocalypse™

The Devil is in the details; God is in the nuance.


Some yahoo yelled at me, saying 'GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH', and I thought, "I'm feeling generous today.  Why not BOTH?"

LMNO

#63
January 19, 2011, 05:51:54 PM
Much as I hate to say it, ECH has a point.

The Good Reverend Roger

#64
January 19, 2011, 05:53:28 PM
Also, the West not only shows you what America was supposed to be, it also shows you both the very best and the very worst of Americans.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Sir Squid Diddimus

#65
January 19, 2011, 05:58:47 PM
The west has good scenery, the east has interesting cities.
NY isn't so bad (when you come from FL)

East Coast Hustle

#66
January 19, 2011, 06:19:03 PM
The east has crappy cities.

Boston is cool, Portland ME is OK, Savannah and Charleston are decent. That's it.
Rabid Colostomy Hole Jammer of the Coming Apocalypse™

The Devil is in the details; God is in the nuance.


Some yahoo yelled at me, saying 'GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH', and I thought, "I'm feeling generous today.  Why not BOTH?"

The Good Reverend Roger

#67
January 19, 2011, 06:27:33 PM
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on January 19, 2011, 06:19:03 PM
The east has crappy cities.

Boston is cool, Portland ME is OK, Savannah and Charleston are decent. That's it.

I liked Providence.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

East Coast Hustle

#68
January 19, 2011, 06:42:52 PM
Yeah, but your standards for cities have been artificially lowered.
Rabid Colostomy Hole Jammer of the Coming Apocalypse™

The Devil is in the details; God is in the nuance.


Some yahoo yelled at me, saying 'GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH', and I thought, "I'm feeling generous today.  Why not BOTH?"

The Good Reverend Roger

#69
January 19, 2011, 06:44:25 PM
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on January 19, 2011, 06:42:52 PM
Yeah, but your standards for cities have been artificially lowered.

True.  Phoenix makes Gary, Indiana look good.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

the last yatto

#70
January 19, 2011, 09:20:13 PM
Wonder how many spags can fit into port townsend
(isn't there a ferry or was that when bridge was being repaired)
Look, asshole:  Your 'incomprehensible' act, your word-salad, your pinealism...It BORES ME.  I've been incomprehensible for so long, I TEACH IT TO MBA CANDIDATES.  So if you simply MUST talk about your pineal gland or happy children dancing in the wildflowers, go talk to Roger, because he digs that kind of shit

Schwarzwälderkirschtorte

#71
January 19, 2011, 09:56:32 PM
Hi folks,

I'm Trip's grilfriend.
Well, first of all, thank you guys lot for all you kind invitations and considerations where to go best on our All American HoliDay Trip!
Trip showed me your posts and I guess it gave us for now quite a feeling for what to expect, where to go and some deeper insights on some regions. At least I hope so.. still have to see it though. But whatever we will decide, it will be GREAT, because we are going three weeks to AMERICA! yeah! Trip is really looking forward to go and see some of his friends* which he knows quite a while now.
*girlfriend-language for 'spags'

I got 5 travelbooks form the library and I´m studying hard on this subject. (You heard about it, I´m the main planner and if you have to convince Trip to visit YOUR town, you first to have te convince me  :mrgreen: )

Until now we have several options:
- go on a 'real' holiday and visit scenery-things on the west coast
- hang around in New England
- hop from city to city by plane tot visit as much places as possible
- road trip: NYC - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh - Niagara falls- Toronto - Boston/Providence - Portland, ME
- go to Iowa watching cows

If we would know when the Boston/Providence meeting is, this would help a lot in having a fixed date, so we can plan our holiday around it a.s.a.p.

SO far from me, thanks a lot again and see you soon. We´ll keep you posted.

Sister Fracture

#72
January 20, 2011, 12:03:13 AM
TRIP! D/N/T! TUCSON CURSES ARE THE WORST!
Roaring Berserkery Bunny of the North End™

A Tucsonite is like a Christian in several important ways.  For one thing, they believe what they say about their god in the most literal, straightfaced way possible.  For another, they both know their god can hear them.  The difference between the two, however, is quite vast in terms of their relationship with their god; Christians believe in His benevolence, but Tucsonites KNOW of The City's spite and hate.

the last yatto

#73
January 20, 2011, 01:54:57 AM
Look, asshole:  Your 'incomprehensible' act, your word-salad, your pinealism...It BORES ME.  I've been incomprehensible for so long, I TEACH IT TO MBA CANDIDATES.  So if you simply MUST talk about your pineal gland or happy children dancing in the wildflowers, go talk to Roger, because he digs that kind of shit

Iason Ouabache

#74
January 20, 2011, 06:36:37 AM
Quote from: Khara on January 18, 2011, 09:41:34 PM
Quote from: Charley Brown on January 18, 2011, 09:02:56 PM
Quote from: Khara on January 18, 2011, 08:57:05 PM
I'm still here in St. Louis!  Charley and I are a few hours apart!

*sigh*

Stuck in the middle again.

:lulz:

No fucking shit right!  :argh!:

Why doesn't everyone just meet in the middle.  We can do a 3 day PDfest!!!
Fly Over Country always gets left out.  :cry:

You cannot fathom the immensity of the fuck i do not give.
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