Fuck all this crap. We're going to Canada. Tomorrow, next day,

[Redstone]

next week, as soon as Mrs R's passport gets renewed. But it has to travel 8,000 miles to get renewed, then 8,000 miles back, so it's not like we can use FedEx Next Day.

A week, maybe a week and a half away from all the bullshit. For the first time in three years.

No newspapers. No radio news. No TV news. No Internet. Gonna go race Go-Karts every other day with my kid.

And stuff my face with Poutine!

Redstone

[barb162]

1. Good for you; enjoy your trip

Canada is a beautiful country. Loved it every time I have been there

[Redstone]

5. Yes, it's wonderful. I can say that because I've only been there in the

winter once or twice. Not so wonderful at 20 below.

Redstone

[Radio_Lady]

37. We're going up to Canada on the other side of the continent.

From Portland, OR to Victoria, B.C., Canada.

A couple of days in Seattle on either side.

Should be great fun in August (if it doesn't get to 92 degrees in Nanaimo, like it did last year).

Have fun, Redstone --

[barb162]

38. Oh, I love that area. British Columbia is terrific!

[Radio_Lady]

39. We're been there four times in the eight years we've lived in the NW.

Twice in summer, and twice in winter (Christmas to New Year's).

It was really a lot of fun!

[barb162]

42. I have only been there in summer. I love Victoria, Vancouver,

that incredible coast.

[libnnc]

2. Sounds like paradise Redstone

Drink some good beer for me!

:toast:

[Redstone]

9. I'll do that. Yes, it is paradise for us because we stay with Mrs R's

cousin, who is filthy rich. (Her husband is, actually.)

Nice to have no cares and not be allowed to spend a cent for a week or so.

And the best part? Even though the cousin's husband is THE #1 criminal-defense attorney in the country, he's a regular guy. And Mrs R's cousin, having grown up in abject poverty like Mrs R did, is also not snooty in the least.

They're just regular folks. I am SO looking forward to a week of decompression.

Redstone

[Canuckistanian]

17. Greenspan?

He once won a lawsuit against my sister.

[Redstone]

27. No. You wouldn't know this guy. He works for the real assholes,

biker gangs and so on. Doesn't like doing that, but he realizes that's where the money is.

Redstone

[Canuckistanian]

43. Say no more

I know who it is.

[democracyindanger]

3. Houpe you like nice, poulite peouple.

I can't fucking stand 'em.

[Redstone]

4. Quebecois? Polite? You've never been to that part of Canada, have you?

Though I will admit they're a hell of a lot more polite to americans than they were 30 years ago.

Redstone

[Gormy Cuss]

6. Tank you.

Quebecois aren't that polite. Montrealers, on the other hand..

[Redstone]

11. Yes, the ones in the city are better. I can read French but don't speak it

well...I told Mrs R that I know the only French I need..."Paralais-vous Anglais?"

Works every time.

Redstone

[LadyoftheRabbits]

7. Have fun!

I haven't yet been out of this country... I'd like to at least get to Canada. :P Go-Karts would be the best thing ever. :hi:

[Redstone]

10. Oh, yes, indeed. We go to a horse farm out in the country, where they

do horse rides and also have a go-cart track that's damn near a mile long.

And being Out There, they're not real picky about rules. Some of their Karts really rip!

Of course, I always turn in the lowest lap times, because I'm the only one who has driven in real car races. It was a damn long time ago, but it's like riding a bicycle...

Redstone

[lizziegrace]

8. I'm going tomorrow to turn in my application

for a passport. I just might decide to take a road trip north someday soon.

[RetroLounge]

12. Take me with?

You can drop me off in Winnipeg... I'll hitch to Vancouver...

:D

RL

[lizziegrace]

14. So...

I'm just 4 wheels, and a killer stereo to you? :cry:

;)

[RetroLounge]

15. Well, no, it could take us days to get there

we gotta sleep sometime :evilgrin:

RL

[lizziegrace]

16. Nice save...

:eyes:

But to drop you off in Winnepeg, I'd have to drive all the way to Wisconsin from Ohio. Detroit's only 5 or 6 hours from here. You my dear are 8-10 hours. But, you could make it worth my time...

:evilgrin:

[RetroLounge]

21. Oh, it would be worth it...

I was a musician after all...

:D

RL

[lizziegrace]

22. And a poet

sigh....

:loveya:

[RetroLounge]

24. I could read you poetry while you drive...

:hi:

RL

[lizziegrace]

25. Depends on the poem.

Might have stop the car.

[RetroLounge]

26. Plan on it...

:evilgrin:

RL

[RevCheesehead]

20. Vancouver?

It's hardly Oostburg. Or Algoma. :eyes:

[RetroLounge]

23. Oostburg?!?

Slowly I turned...

http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/slowly.html



RL

[RevCheesehead]

28. You ain't gonna pummel me, are ya?

:cry:

[RetroLounge]

44. Metaphorically speaking...

perhaps.

:evilgrin:

RL

[RevCheesehead]

45. metaphorically?

you can't even write me a simple poem. :evilfrown:

[RetroLounge]

47. What rhymes with Oostburg?

:shrug:

RL

[RevCheesehead]

48. Just substitute "Uffda".

You were screaming it enough the other night. :loveya:

[Dangerously Amused]

13. Sweet!

Have the time of your life. But not so good a time that you decide to stay for good. :scared: I can see that happening, but we need you here.


:hi:


PS - We'll all be clamoring for a photo of Redstone in a Go-Kart upon your return, you know.

[Redstone]

29. Will see if I can get such a picture. Just for you.

And no, I won't desert you guys (or you specifically). Promise.

Redstone

[Dangerously Amused]

36. Aww, you're the best.

:hug:

[Briarius]

18. Lucky you!

Do enjoy dude! We're doing the weekend mini-vacations to the beach, but I'd love to have a week to decompress (someplace cool!) Have fun :hi:

[Redstone]

31. Thanks, my friend. Mrs R and I do both REALLY need this. I'll work

for a day or two while we're there, but that's it.

Redstone

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. My dear Redstone!

Oh, I'd be jealous if I didn't have my own trip coming up this week!

I know you will get the good rest and decompression that you and your whole family needs!

Have a ball! And.......take lots of pics!

We'll have duelling pic threads on our return, I just know it!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Redstone]

33. Yes, like I said, NO NEWS. No Internet. Complete decmpression.

I may even forget to take pictures.

But you can't.

Redstone

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. I never forget to take pictures!

NO worries there! My camera will be the only thing I will carry in my hands......

Once I've gotten off the plane, that is!

(I'm using a fanny pack in place of a purse.)

:hug:

[Redstone]

35. It's going to be interesting, to see your pix.

Redstone

[tinfoilinfor2005]

30. Maybe I missed this on another post, but

what is Poutine?

P.S. Have a wonderful vacation!

[Redstone]

32. It's a Heart Attack In a Bowl. French fries, with cheddar cheese curds

and a brown gravy, served at molten temperature.

Saltier than a sailor, but strangely addictive.

And then there are the Michigan Burgers. I can't wait. I can hear my arteries snapping shut already.

Redstone

[saigon68]

41. Poutine----Mais naturellement

bon appétit !

[Initech]

40. I'm with ya, I gotta get out of this country

My top 3 destinations I want to go to right now are Dublin, Melbourne, and Amsterdamn.

I gotta get out otherwise all this rapture bullshit is going to drive me insane.

[BreweryYardRat]

46. Good for you.

You could use some R+R.