People leaving DU. Relax everyone I'm just on vacation. Be back next week.

[underpants]

I've been monitoring DU as always I just haven't been posting or replying. It's going to be okay. I'll be back next week. I'm still reading your posts (you are still cared for) so your audience is still receptive of your opinions and insights.

Full disclosure - I am posting as the sun rises on NORTH Myrtle Beach South Carolina sitting on the finely swept sands outside the condo my family got comped from a corporate connection. They only did 3 passes with the sand sweeper this morning - this will need to be fixed in the coming days. Hell, I had to carry own chair AND coffee down here. Yes DU, I feel your collective groans for my plight. I feel you DU even when I am not with you.

You are probably thinking "Well you can still keep DU together!!!" True. I'm leaving my phone upstairs and reading "Havana Nocturne" about how the mafia and their government/corporate stooges failed to prevent the rise of Castro. The population, with a history of rebellion, grew tired of merely being the servant class to the vacationing tourists who reaped the native environment for their own fleeting amusement.

Yes the irony of my situation is palpable but then so is the fact that I take a week off from DU and many feel life is no longer worth it (here on DU of course). Relax everyone. I'll be back next week.

"History will absolve me" as someone once said in a famous speech.

All is well. Remain calm.

[Vinca]

1. You have no idea how jealous I am at this very moment.

Have a great time!

[underpants]

7. I have to return to the condo now

I believe the farm raised egg and hand grown tomato breakfast should be complete now. Power does need nourishment.

[awoke_in_2003]

37. Me too

I haven't been able to afford a vacation for two years. I am taking one in two weeks, but am going nowhere.

[Sunlei]

2. sounds like my Everquest guild :P, have a good week in condo! yes, those sand sweepers on the Corp.

resorts sand sweep and wash the florida beach so many times per day, I COULD NOT FIND ONE DAMN SHELL FOR MILES.

[underpants]

4. This is on a public beach. I am still "a man of the people".

The condo is comped. I've found that the locals will collect shells for you in exchange for coupons to many local bargain beach ware/pancake houses/ golf shoe outlets. I feel it is good for them - they can sell or barter the goods for other needed items. Not sure how that works with pancakes but hey I don't want to meddle in their personal lives ...plus I have powers that need to be conveyed in broader means.

[Sunlei]

9. I'm 2nd class "free Corp stuff too" USA resorts and free game box tickets, only if they can't use.

I've never, ever got the "big, best free stuff", private Jet to Dubai for a week at the 5 stars. Have fun, buy some shells from the locals

[TexasProgresive]

3. Congrats on a restful vacation.

When you get back let us know who much fun you had. My question is, how's the water? I went into the water at Ocean City, MD and off of Assateague Island, VA and I couldn't take it. I grew up swimming in the tepid waters of the Gulf of Mexico. I know I'm a wuss. So I limited my water time to surf fishing for Blues and rock fish.

[underpants]

5. Warm and very salty

Actually saw a shark about ten feet off shore yesterday morning. An hour later everyone, many who were probably unaware of it, we're back splashing around in the waves. I sat on the beach observing, hoping for a Roman Colliseum event but alas no.

[TexasProgresive]

13. You're such a sweetie!

While you're having fun on the beach, I'm getting ready for a bike ride before Texas turns up the heat. There's a small window between too dark and too hot.

[Sunlei]

20. you missed that Texas window of hot. 8.19 am now and its 81 in sw Houston shade.

have a nice bike ride, wear something to keep the killer sunshine off you

[TexasProgresive]

24. I slather lots of SPF 50 sunscreen. I am a very WHITE old man.

That's another reason I like to ride in the early morning, the slanted morning or evening sun is not so harmful. I had a good ride of 12.6 miles. I usually see some neat critters or other natural wonders but this morning was mostly just good clean air. I only had 2 vehicles pass me so I wasn't breathing a lot of noxious fumes. One thing of note one of those was a TexDPS car. It wasn't running hot but we don't see those often on our county roads. The nosy in me would like to know if something is going on

[Sunlei]

27. It is good to use sunscreen!. The local Texas police drive along our' country roads' all day long.

Sometimes at a high rate of speed (no lights) just so they can cover all any cars on their country roads 'street beat'

They can run the plates, scan the stickers while they drive and maybe hit a 'daily jackpot' and get a "lucky traffic stop".

It's actually really nice outside before the sun rises. But out on dark country roads to many slow opossums, skunks and low flying bats to ride a bike through safely.

[mnhtnbb]

18. You need to come south to at least the Outer Banks.

We were at Emerald Isle, NC last week--for a week. Water temp 81 degrees (today)

[TBF]

6. We will try to carry on ...

Have a great week!

[underpants]

8. ....as is my will

[sufrommich]

10. I'm making a note that you're in the pocket of Big Carpet

for future reference.

[underpants]

11. Not in the pocket

Just in the condo overlooking the manicured sands. That's all.

[sufrommich]

12. Lol. Enjoy your vacation. nt

[malaise]

14. Enjoy

[mnhtnbb]

16. Enjoy your vacation! We just got home Sunday from a week at Emerald Isle, NC

Are you going to tempt the sharks? My husband went in the ocean twice--no shark bites.
My son's friend was walking in a tide pool and was attacked by a crab! He lifted his
foot up to see only the claw hanging off his little toe! So...beware the claws!

[Spazito]

17. LOL...

Is this a GBCWFAW post? Enjoy your holiday, sounds lovely. I'm going grocery shopping and there's no beach, no groomed sand there, damn.

[underpants]

34. Okay I googled that

[Spazito]

35. LOL...

Goodbye Cruel World For A Week!

[alcibiades_mystery]

19. Ha!

[B Calm]

21. Thanks! Now everybody will sleep sound tonight. Staying calm

as you suggested.

[Atman]

22. I'll try not to make any jokes about it.

Some people on this site seem to be really, really humor deficient.

[Hekate]

32. Hmmmm

Yes indeedy, Atman.

[Martin Eden]

23. So then, you're merely telling us not to get .......

...... our underpants in a bunch?

[underpants]

25. Exactly

[MADem]

26. But .... but ....

Corporations are Eeeeevil....!

Or something on those lines....!!!

Lucky dawg!

[ananda]

28. In the room people come and go ..

.. talking of Michelangelo.

[Paladin]

29. Nicely put. Thank you. (nt)

[d_legendary1]

30. Have a good time!

Send us a post card!

[skip fox]

31. You're here in spirit!

[Hekate]

33. We shall keep calm and carry on

You, return refreshed.

[nutsnberries]

36. enjoy!