Originally Posted By MPierce >> The weather right now is glorious. May is what I call the perfect month for theme parks and beaches. Warm generally rain-free days with cooler nights. << It's still to hot, and humid for me. >> And unless you go to some of the truly redneck counties in north and central FLA, we are a mix. Remember, Orange County actually voted for Obama last election (even if throngs waited for my beloved Sarah to sign her book in said county too). << I would think y'all would be more worried about your Ghetto trash, and gangs than you would be about Rednecks. How come they never come up in your complaints? >> I do wish we had less people and more open space (we have plenty in the hicks) in metro areas, though. << If they had a lot of open space they wouldn't be called Metros. >> Oh, and I wish our Disney parks were better. << I wish they were better, and your second hand experiences there, were a little more reasonable price wise.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Well, I do agree that using one's IMAGINATION is always a good thing ... (damn that song is playing in my head now). << Yeah, well the Dreamfinder, and Figment aren't around to help me.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Getting a woman to give me/buy me a tiara was a cruise goal of mine. << It's good to set lofty goals in one's life.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> And I firmly believe when it comes to travel that one shouldn't put off for next year (or beyond) that which they can do now! << Procrastination can become an art form when applied a certain way. >> And I love to be pampered, but only after a good spanking (wait, there's no way I wrote that at 2 a.m. on a Disney forum is there? hell yeah!) << Do you prefer the leather belt method, the ping pong paddle method or the open hand method?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> It's tough ... I'm simply working or planning trips ... or planning trips while working or watching 24 online when I'm supposed to be working (hey, gimmee a break, I missed three hours of Jack Bauer's terrible eighth day while traveling). << Losing both Lost, and 24 in the same season must be hard on you.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> They are the BEST US carrier by far, although Delta is stepping up its game << You know how I feel, about air travel, but they seemed very good the 2 times I was forced to fly in the past 27 years. Glad to hear about Delta. I have a friend I grew up with that has worked for them over 35 years. >> And if it happens, watch how hard your hometown will get hammered as HQ will be in Chicago. << It's definetly a big deal here. I can't believe I didn't hear that it was United until last night. I'm really surprised they don't relocate corporate headquarters to Houston for the tax break.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Yes. And they appear to be more proactive/responsible than Exxon, which was reprehensible in Alaska. << Your kidding me right? That's not what I'm reading on every news sight I go to. They're even questioning the reaction time of the White House. Though I don't see how the White House could have reacted any better than they already have. Maybe they want Obama to jump into a dinghy, head out to the oil slick, and start bailing with a bucket. >> But money can't replace ecosystems ruined, dead creatures and ruined livelyhoods ... not to mention the dozen or so men who were killed when the rig 'sploded. Nothing is foolproof, so they say. But the chances for catestrophic incidents like this need to be made so tiny as to be thisclosetoimpossible and I don't believe we're close to it. << There are risk in most operations like this. Supplying energy is dangerous. No matter what form you are supplying it in. Like working in a coal mine or working in the refineries. I love how Britsh Petroleum is spotting off about their good safety record. All you have to do is ask anybody in the industry about that. You will find out BP is lying out their kazoo. Ask some of the widows living in Texas City from the blast there that killed 14 in 2005. It also sent prices soaring. Just like this latest mishap is going to do. The fact of the matter is, if we just shut down operations off our coast we leave ourselves in a very, very, very, very vunerable position. The equipment designed to prevent this from happening failed. They are working to assemble the containment, and pump system they need to stop this mess. You can bet several will be on hand, and ready in the future. By the way. There will be off-shore drilling off of the Florid coast. It will just be that China is doing the drilling. Have your state representives come up with a plan to block that yet? >> Well, their buses are a whole lot less scarier than ours (or Disney's)! << If WDW had buses like TDL, they would be less scary. >> I honestly can say that EVERY country I've ever visited has better McDonald's BY FAR than the USA. I chalk that up to them being allowed (both by government and rube consumers) to put out a crappier product. << Have you tried the one in Dhaka Bangladesh yet? >> As to chips, I just don't get why we have so few varieties in the USA. And I absolutely intend on trying Lay's Blueberry Tater Chips when I head back to China. << How many brands do you want?
Originally Posted By MPierce >>>My mother is a saint. <<< >> Well she is certainly lovely. << <<But she lacks cooking skills.>> >> Hey, only I can rip her lousy cooking!!! << Well I wouldn't have known if you hadn't told me. And you know I can't keep a secret. I already let it slip about you being a Gigalo. I'm just glad your Mom doesn't read LP.
Originally Posted By MPierce <<There are some things on the right wing that are ok, and indeed even in Fla ;-)>> >> That is mostly correct! << It's either correct or false. There can be no mostly in that statement. >> Because there is one fundamental point missing for all those 'keep it in your pants' and 'keep those legs crossed' brigades of Bible-thumpers and that's the fact people like SEX! And that's a good thing. The USA needs to get off this puritanical religious POV about getting off and let people have knowledge and the ability to protect themselves against disease and unwanted pregnancies. Period. If you have a moral issue, that's between you and your family and your church. But in NO WAY should affect/shape public policy. << As much as you dislike those Bible Thumpers, they are correct. No matter what you say. I knew about rubbers when I was a kid. Guess what, it doesn't work. You can spend 100 billion dollars (a drop in the bucket to the bail-out bill) on sex education, and it still won't work. PERIOD! Self responsibility is the only thing that will ever work. I swear I think some people want the Government to unzip their trousers for them when they take a leak!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> <<I don't think anybody has. It's just especially hopeless in third world countries because of the rampant corruption in governments. People often critsize the US. Sometimes justly, and sometimes unjustly. But people flock here because they know if they try hard enough they can make it. >> Not touching this one at this late hour ... nope, not now ... another day, perhaps. << It doesnt matter if it's 3 in the morning or 3 in the afternoon. The facts remain the same. People have always flocked to this country for the opportunities it offers. That is a fact. If anyone doubts that check out the statistics on immigration, both legal, and illegal Those folks aren't coming here to be oppressed. If that's not good enough next time they have a swearing in ceremony for citizenship, go to it. When it's over ask those people why they came here. >> But now I'd rather discuss coloring with Aurora as a major new MK attraction << I know dshyates is pretty pumped up about it.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I'm a liberal nutjob, (sorta) but I can say the same, only visa versa. << If you go into corporate law you are in for a rude awakening. Hasn't Spirit explained that to you yet.
Originally Posted By MPierce How come none of those links you posted work for me EE. What am I doing wrong?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Lucky you. One of my favorite things to do is snorkeling in the Keys. It's even a little better than snorkeling in the Living Seas. But not quite as good as taking a leak at the Magic Kingdom. << >> ^ Leaking in the MK just is the ultimate. << Have either one of y'all tried taking a leak behind the Dumbo topiary? It's kind of tricky.
Originally Posted By MPierce This is the 16th post in a row. Can you top that on a Sunday afternoon Spirit?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<This is the 16th post in a row. Can you top that on a Sunday afternoon Spirit?>> Probably, but I've had a long day and am sitting down to 60 Minutes ... maybe later!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>> You are George Costanza.<<< I could see it, literally and figuratively.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I would think y'all would be more worried about your Ghetto trash, and gangs than you would be about Rednecks. How come they never come up in your complaints? <<< Good point, they are a problem.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>> If you go into corporate law you are in for a rude awakening. Hasn't Spirit explained that to you yet.<<< Not doing corporate, unless it's Disney. My main area of interest and knowledge in Constitutional Law. >>>How come none of those links you posted work for me EE. What am I doing wrong?<<< No idea, but it might be on my end. >>> Have either one of y'all tried taking a leak behind the Dumbo topiary? It's kind of tricky.<<< That's a goal for June. Speaking of June- Spirit- EMH Card? >>> Probably, but I've had a long day and am sitting down to 60 Minutes ... maybe later!<<< Interesting show tonight.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Not doing corporate, unless it's Disney. My main area of interest and knowledge in Constitutional Law. << If you make it all the way to the Supreme Court can I tell people I knew you when?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> <<This is the 16th post in a row. Can you top that on a Sunday afternoon Spirit?>> Probably, but I've had a long day and am sitting down to 60 Minutes ... maybe later! << Talk is cheap.
