Canadian Buffoon's Sweet 16 Celebration - Update 01/28 - The End

And you gave me 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington DC. Har har.

Nah. We haven't wanted to live there
since we burned it down in 1814.

Plus... um... No political commentary allowed...
hmmm....

There are other reasons why I don't want
to live there right now.


:rolleyes1

Solid plan. I use that one, too.

You have wisdom! Experience!
Can't risk that!


I can kinda see the resemblance.

::yes::

:faint: I don't know when exactly Canada became Siberia.

Winter.

Every winter.


I'm shocked!

Shocked it was so far from you, anyway. You usually plan those things better.

The adjacent hotel was sold out.

And then he asked you for a tip.

Just kidding. Glad you could find a kind-hearted soul.

:laughing:
I really was pleasantly surprised.

These Harley stores have really weird hours.

Maybe bikers like to sleep in?

I'd forgotten that was out there. Cool attraction!

::yes::

I feel like that non-refundable part is going to come back to bite you.

Read on, Macduff.

Oh my. 12:15! You are such a slave driver.

:sad2: I'm a horrible parent.
Taking my kid to two States via
three different airlines
so she can do all the things she wants.

Awful!


Um...why did you sell it to me, then?

And it was from their own website.
Not a third party seller.


:headache: :sad2:

This sounds like having a conversation with Drew.

"Do you want waffles or a Pop Tart for breakfast?"
"Um...I want a Pop Tart."

(opens wrapper, toasts Pop Tart)

"NO! I want waffles!"

:laughing:
You feel my pain.


Such a rebel.

Well.... I'm a biker too, ya know.

Technically...


Cool. Looks like it's seen better days, though.

Would you trust your life
to a decommissioned Russian boat???


That looks like it would be painful/fatal. I would never, ever wish injury on anyone.

But if I knew you'd be ok? Absolutely! Comedy gold!

I knew I could count on you.

Neat. I bet that was a busy job.

I believe so.
She was in a Polio hospital.
Met lots of people who lived their lives
in those iron lungs.


O.M.G.

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Why yes... it was something like that.

Probably a good call. But I know the temptation was there.

It was a very close thing.


Very.


All 10 of them! I could tell you about any of them, much better than I could Ariana Grande.





Oh....crap. I think I'm old.

:laughing:
Welcome to the club!


Whoozits and Whatsits galore!

latest


I have no idea. But I guarantee Drew could find a way.

::yes::
I totally believe that. Scotty too, for that matter.

Actually, I can see that. It's not that hard to figure out what each room is. You basically paid for admission.

Yeah. And the tour wasn't that much more.
I think... maybe $30 each?

At least it wasn't $100 each or something.


Nice! Hope it's a great time.

I'm really looking forward to it!

:rotfl2::rotfl2: That's just awesome.

Accurate, too!

Well, hey, they warned you. It's on you if you ate there after that.

But we'd already paid admission!
We were virtual captives!


Man, that's worse than the DMV.

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Close.
Verrrrry close.


Not at all. I'm with Jim Gaffigan--they move side-to-side, all shifty, like, "Oh, crap--I owe that guy money!"

:lmao:

Did you want to go diving?

Actually... I did think of it.
But... those guys aren't swimming.
They're just standing there.

I might... if it wasn't too much.
But it certainly doesn't compare to Epcot.


I do remember seeing that when it happened.

Yup.
Why I thought of it.


That's it. I want my money back!

Sorry. Didn't mean to krill you with puns there.

At first, I thought you had edited this to be a bunch of Marvin helmets floating around. Then I had to go back and scrutinize it carefully to make sure I could make that comment here.

:laughing:
That would've been funny....
and a ton of work!


:hyper:

Wait. I meant to say this: :sad2:

it was at her request, actually. :)

No wonder she was so cranky that day.

Yep.
Poor thing.
No internet for hours!!!


A night of good company!:woohoo:

:goodvibes

::yes::

It really was!

The benefit of having a self-sufficient teenager.

You'll get there.
It'll be a while....
but you'll get there.


So...Coke it is.

I believe the slogan is:
"Coke is it".


but you were close.


She seems to score those quite a bit! She's a pro. :rotfl:

:rotfl:

Closing the gap!

::yes::
Last chance coming up. Big points available.

The way this trip has gone, I have to go with d. Other.

Kay attracts furry creatures like I attract PB&J sandwiches. I'll go with a.

La Brea Tar Pits.

Two hours.

11:30.

Calgary

3-4 hours.

12:30 a.m.

All noted!

I'll get back to you!

Standing by!
 
That does not bode well.

Nope...

Oh no she din't!

Oh yes she did!

Actually, I was floored by her comment.


You're a goooooood Dad. Srsly.

Nah. I can be a real jerk too, sometimes.

Yup, not good.

Nope.
But it worked out,
so not the worst that
could've happened.


You, sir, have the patience of a saint. I would have killed my kid and been writing from prison.

:laughing:

I'd write you!

Yes, part of me was. The other part was hoping you dropped your glasses cuz that's something I'd do.

That's something I've been
lucky enough to never do.

<knock on wood>


Please, Lord, let me have your strength when my kids hit 16.

:laughing:
Good luck!

They can be bought off... Don't ask me how I know...

:lmao:

Mum's the word!

I recognized them ALL, thankyouverymuch! Cary Grant is dreamy, and Mae West can wear a pair of shoes!

I kept staring at her shoes!!

The pipes are for fuel and water. The more you know...

No Coke or Pepsi pipes?



Disappointing.


WAS it a hatch - up and down - or a door - on the same plane? Hatches usually go up and down with a ladder to get you up or down it. The more you know...

Ah!
How about "water tight door" then. :)


Very carefully. I know, I'm so helpful! All those years sailing for the Navy really made me smrt.

::yes::

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That is VERY cool!

I can't wait to see the next one!

LOVE THIS!

:laughing:
Wish I could take credit for it. :)

Weeell, I find that they're just shells of their former selves, and are very s(h)elfish. Plus, I've seen Moana.

It's not that so much as when
the world is you oyster,
you tend to clam up a bit.


Did you know this happened over by my neck o' the woods? And people say that living by the ocean isn't dangerous. Pfft.

I did know that.
Well... define "neck o' the woods".
You're in Richmond?

I did know you were close, though. :)


Hey! Stinger Death Blobs!

:laughing: ::yes::

I'm rootin' for ya!

Thanks!

1. Okay. Last try.
Do I manage to get
to an open Harley Store?
a. Yes

2. What does Kay discover?
a. A small cat living outside our room.

3. We go see an attraction. Which?
b. Santa Monica pier

4. How long does it take to get there?
b. Two hours

5. What time is our flight out
the next day?
b. 9:30

6. We have a connection.
Where is it?
b. Calgary

7. How long is the lay-over?
c. 3-4 hours

8. What time do we get home?
c. 12:30am

All noted!

YES! PM on the way

Got it!
 
Nice update, sounded like a great day!

Other than a few bumps
here and there, it was!


Sorry you missed the original tour but it does look like you saw a lot of the ship.

I don't know if we'd see
much more of it.

And.... by then we were
pretty much done, anyways.


I, for one, was glad you didn't fall overboard

:) Thanks!

Such a sweet story!

It was, wasn't it? :)
I'm glad I spotted them
and realized what was
just about to happen.


So cool to see this! I recognized all the people.

I was really excited
to see Walt in there. :)


I have slept in the upper bunk on cruise ships before, (I was never a fan of having to climb the ladder) but I would be afraid of one on chains like that.

And... where's the ladder????

I saw that back when it happened, crazy!

I know, right?
I never would've thought
that would happen.


Questions next round:
1. Okay. Last try.
Do I manage to get
to an open Harley Store?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Just give up for God's sake!
d. Other. 'Cause there has to be an other.
-------------------------as much as I would like to say yes, I'll have to go with C

2. What does Kay discover?
a. A small cat living outside our room.
b. Proof she saw Ariana Grande.
c. That she no longer gets car sick.
d. That Santa really is real.
-----------------------------------------------------------A because I have heard of the cats living in DL and maybe one migrated

3. We go see an attraction. Which?
a. Hollywood sign
b. Santa Monica pier-----------------------------------B
c. La Brea Tar Pits
d. Hollywood Bowl


4. How long does it take to get there?
a. One hour
b. Two hours-----------------------------------B
c. Three hours
d. We never get there.

5. What time is our flight out
the next day?
a. 8:30
b. 9:30
c. 10:30
d. 11:30-----------------------------------------D

6. We have a connection.
Where is it?
a. Vancouver
b. Calgary------------------------------------B
c. Edmonton
d. Minneapolis

7. How long is the lay-over?
a. 1-2 hours
b. 2-3 hours-------------------------------------- B
c. 3-4 hours
d. 4-5 hours

8. What time do we get home?
a. 10:30pm
b. 11:30pm
c. 12:30am-----------------------------------C
d. 1:30am

All noted!

PM your guess.----------------------------sending

Got it!
 
Funny! He is in Oregon working. His Oregon team is the Portland Trail Blazers

Wait... what does Jim do?
I don't think you've ever mentioned it.
At least I don't recall.


We just had a horrible cold snap about 5 days of 20's and wind. Most are not equipped for that here. Back up to 60s this weekend!

Toasty!

20's isn't bad... but not with a wind.


The scenery is lit up really cool.

::yes::

Thanks, as you can see, I've been away again.

I do see!
And that's okay! :)


Had a great time with the parents, and then Jim was here over New Years so it we extended our Christmas with the kiddos here. Very nice, hard to be back at work again.

Awww... yeah.
The going back to work part sucks.
But it sounds like you had a really
nice time over the holidays.


Happy New Year!

Same to you and yours, Tammie!
 


I'd been thwarted a few times
on this trip already.
But today I was going to prevail!

Uh huh. Sure ya were.


Dejected and rejected

Prevail... get rejected.... prevail... get rejected.... prevail....

No. Get rejected.

There are in fact,
decent people in the world.

Yes, there are. I've even met a few.

In 1933, during the Great Depression,
both Cunard and White Star (Titanic)
were struggling.
The British government agreed to
loan Cunard money to complete
the Queen Mary provided it merge
with White Star.

That's actually really interesting stuff.

and paid the non-refundable fee in full.

Whenever I see those words, a certain feeling of dread enters my heart.

I started to tell her that I had let her pick the time,
(12:15pm) and the tour, but shut my mouth.

You are a FAR, FAR better human than me.

I turned to Kay.
"What do you want?"
"I dunno."
"Well, it's your birthday trip. You can pick."
"No, you pick."
"Well, would you rather go on the earlier
tour or the later tour?"
"I dunno."
"Well, pick one."
"No. You pick."
"Do you want the Haunted tour?"
"Doesn't matter."
"How about the Historical tour?"
"Doesn't matter!"
"Well, the Historical tour
is the one you originally picked.
So do you want to do that one?"
"I don't care. Sure."

It is precisely then that I would turn on my heels, walk away, hope she followed, and go back to the hotel. Drop her off, and make tracks for the nearest Disney park- without her. That's not ok.

Admit it.
You were hoping I really had
fallen in the water, weren't you.
Bonus points if you say
whether you were or not.

No. Not really.

As we were poking around,
the Haunted tour happened
to arrive.
We listened in for a bit.
Kay said. "I wanted to do the Haunted tour.
But you wouldn't let me!"

See ^

For bonus points,
how many do you recognize?
(Without Googling.)
Or, if the list is shorter,
how many did you not recognize?

All but Heston.


That's a cool tie-in!

Question.
How does one get up there???

The same way the folks in the picture below it do- a ladder. (See the clips for the ladder there?)

I never trust crustaceans.
For bonus points,
tell me why you don't.
(Or if you do.)

Anything with that many legs cannot be trusted. Ever.

I asked but was told that dolphin
conservation wasn't the aquarium's porpoise.

har.


Nice!!!


Bam!!!

Looks like Fran, Alison and Liesa
are heading out to Trader Sam's tonight.

:dancer::dancer::dancer:

They reluctantly acquiesce to my constant
barrage of begging them to let me join them.


Yuss!!!

Umm, pretty sure *I* asked you.

Or is that "was prompted by Alison to pass it over"?

I'm quite certain Alison said, "I'll drink it!"

And, nope! No photos.

There are plenty of dorkish photos of us on my thread. ;)

1. Okay. Last try.
Do I manage to get
to an open Harley Store?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Just give up for God's sake!
d. Other. 'Cause there has to be an other.

b

2. What does Kay discover?
a. A small cat living outside our room.
b. Proof she saw Ariana Grande.
c. That she no longer gets car sick.
d. That Santa really is real.

a

3. We go see an attraction. Which?
a. Hollywood sign
b. Santa Monica pier
c. La Brea Tar Pits
d. Hollywood Bowl

a

4. How long does it take to get there?
a. One hour
b. Two hours
c. Three hours
d. We never get there.

d

5. What time is our flight out
the next day?
a. 8:30
b. 9:30
c. 10:30
d. 11:30

d

6. We have a connection.
Where is it?
a. Vancouver
b. Calgary
c. Edmonton
d. Minneapolis

d

7. How long is the lay-over?
a. 1-2 hours
b. 2-3 hours
c. 3-4 hours
d. 4-5 hours

b

8. What time do we get home?
a. 10:30pm
b. 11:30pm
c. 12:30am
d. 1:30am

d


Bonus: Did you see it?
All of them?
(Hint: Less than 5)

PM coming.
 


Uh huh. Sure ya were.

Well... apparently.... not.

Prevail... get rejected.... prevail... get rejected.... prevail....

No. Get rejected.

:sad2:

Yes, there are. I've even met a few.

I find that most people are, actually. :)

That's actually really interesting stuff.

I had no idea the founder was Canadian.
Or that the two lines were separate at first.


Whenever I see those words, a certain feeling of dread enters my heart.

::yes::

You can't hide that kind of foreshadowing.

You are a FAR, FAR better human than me.

Nope.
Doubt that.

A lot.


It is precisely then that I would turn on my heels, walk away, hope she followed, and go back to the hotel. Drop her off, and make tracks for the nearest Disney park- without her. That's not ok.

I can put up with a lot.
I have put up with a lot.


No. Not really.

:goodvibes

All but Heston.

You didn't recognize him from the photo, you mean?
You do know of him, though, right?


That's a cool tie-in!

::yes::
I was really excited to see his photo
and to read that placard.


The same way the folks in the picture below it do- a ladder. (See the clips for the ladder there?)

But.... where is it?????

Anything with that many legs cannot be trusted. Ever.

:lmao:


I got a million of 'em.

All worse than that one.


Nice!!!

Bam!!!

Thanks! :)

Umm, pretty sure *I* asked you.

Could be!
You're regretting that now,
aren't you!


I'm quite certain Alison said, "I'll drink it!"

::yes:: I won't argue with you there!

There are plenty of dorkish photos of us on my thread. ;)

:laughing:

1. Okay. Last try.
Do I manage to get
to an open Harley Store?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Just give up for God's sake!
d. Other. 'Cause there has to be an other.

b

2. What does Kay discover?
a. A small cat living outside our room.
b. Proof she saw Ariana Grande.
c. That she no longer gets car sick.
d. That Santa really is real.

a

3. We go see an attraction. Which?
a. Hollywood sign
b. Santa Monica pier
c. La Brea Tar Pits
d. Hollywood Bowl

a

4. How long does it take to get there?
a. One hour
b. Two hours
c. Three hours
d. We never get there.

d

5. What time is our flight out
the next day?
a. 8:30
b. 9:30
c. 10:30
d. 11:30

d

6. We have a connection.
Where is it?
a. Vancouver
b. Calgary
c. Edmonton
d. Minneapolis

d

7. How long is the lay-over?
a. 1-2 hours
b. 2-3 hours
c. 3-4 hours
d. 4-5 hours

b

8. What time do we get home?
a. 10:30pm
b. 11:30pm
c. 12:30am
d. 1:30am

d

All noted!

PM coming.

Got it!
 
Did you know there's a Harley Davidson
just a five minute drive
from where we were staying?

I did not know that!

The drive over to Garden Walk,
an outdoor mall, was quick and painless.

You drove from the Annabella to the Garden Walk? :rotfl2: You can call yourself an official honorary Southern Californian! :lmao:

I arrived at the Harley store and........

Of course.
It didn't open until 11:00.
And we'd have to be gone
before that.

Of course.

There were two tours that I thought
might interest Kay.
A Glory Days Historical Tour
or a Haunted Encounters tour.
I let her chose, and she picked
the historical tour.

I've done both of them. The Haunted one was a little bit cheesy towards the end when they tried to make you think the boiler room was going to blow and we were all going to die, but both were interesting.

I booked the tour for March 31st
and paid the non-refundable fee in full.

If you have told me your plans, I could have told you that you can buy tickets same day. I would have even given you a coupon from my Entertainment Book!

Perhaps the early mornings or
maybe the long days had taken their toll.
Kay snapped back.
"I can't go faster. You're ruining this trip!"

O. M. G. :faint:

That one has got a mouth on her!

I turned to Kay.
"What do you want?"
"I dunno."
"Well, it's your birthday trip. You can pick."
"No, you pick."
"Well, would you rather go on the earlier
tour or the later tour?"
"I dunno."
"Well, pick one."
"No. You pick."
"Do you want the Haunted tour?"
"Doesn't matter."
"How about the Historical tour?"
"Doesn't matter!"
"Well, the Historical tour
is the one you originally picked.
So do you want to do that one?"
"I don't care. Sure."

Smack her!

There was an area that was obviously
off limits to guests.
I went in anyways.
If they really wanted to keep us out,
they would've posted a "Keep Out" sign
or locked the doors, right?

Glad we went in, it was the nicest part
of the ship.
(although we were shooed out
fairly quickly.)

The bar was off limits to guests? :confused3 I thought they made some good money in there!

I leaned out and spotted
another tourist attraction.
A Russian diesel-electric submarine.
It was commissioned in 1971
and ran until 1994.
It was sold to Australian businessmen
who displayed it until 1998 and then
moved it to Long Beach.

I have not toured that one.

I'm not sure if this dining room
was laid out for formal events
or was part of the on-board restaurant.

I don't think it was part of either restaurant. Sir Winston's is upstairs and is much more elegant than that. It could have been overflow dining for Chelsea, that's on the main level where you showed the tour area. On Sundays they offer a sumptuous brunch in the Grand Salon. I haven't been in years, and Holy Crap I just checked out the pricing and it's $59.95 per person now! When we would go it was like $25-30pp and we used a BOGO!

Our view of Long Beach from an upper deck:

Isn't it a nice looking city? :goodvibes

We listened in for a bit.
Kay said. "I wanted to do the Haunted tour.
But you wouldn't let me!"

For the love of......

I silently counted to ten.
Then I did it again in French.
Then German.
Then Japanese.


I don't speak Japanese.
But I tried to anyways.

Ichi
Ni
San
Shi
Go
Roku
Shichi
Hachi
Kyuu
Juu

Learned that in 4th grade when we had Japanese exchange students staying with us. I can say about three more phrases and that ends my conversational Japanese.

For bonus points,
how many do you recognize?

Well without reading the captions I found Alfred Hitchcock and Lou Costello's faces familiar, but when I tried to identify who there were, I got the names wrong. I'm not a big celebrity type of person and once I read the captions I could see who they were, but I don't usually recognize any stars except for chefs.

Lots of pipes and stuff.
That's about as technical
as I get.

:lmao: The answers to that statement might have been discovered on the Historical tour! :rotfl2:

I had recognized the fountain,
shown (blurrily) in the photo below.

That's funny! I don't even know where that fountain is. :laughing:

Wanna see photos of the food????
Yeah... I didn't take any.
But I can tell you what we had!!

I mean, I could... if I'd taken notes.
That ship has sailed.

I seem to remember you mentioning something about lackluster Clam Chowder.....

After lunch, we explored the
various areas of the aquarium.

Some sample shots:

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"Hey! Bub! C'mere! Wanna buy a used shell?"

True story....The Aquarium of the Pacific opened around the same time that I moved to Long Beach. That was about the same time Fran came down with Rheumatoid Arthritis, so it took me a while to finally get to the place. I ended up going with one of my friends from College (that I don't see much any more). And it was in front of the tank with these critters that we both said, "Hey! You would look good on my plate with a side of drawn butter!" The mother's chaperoning a school group, gave us the worse stink eye and the kids were mortified. :rotfl2:

We came back home to see Fran and explained how hungry for seafood that we were. It turns out a new restaurant had just opened in Long Beach and she suggested that we try out the Crab Pot! :laughing:

Not sure if you've seen the following.
(*Warning* The following is a little bit graphic
and did actually happen. Be assured, however
that everyone was fine in the end.)

Yup that was all over the news a while back.

I asked but was told that dolphin
conservation wasn't the aquarium's porpoise.

We wandered amongst the exhibits and
just happened to come across a show
that was just starting.
It was about some sort of aquatic mammal.
I didn't know if Kay wanted to watch,
but she said that she felt like we otter,
so we did.

:sad2:

We popped into one final gallery
and looked at different types
of jellyfish floating serenely.

Those are pretty cool. That exhibit was new when I went there.

Kay was pretty much done.
I was okay, but quite willing
to let her chill for an evening.

Besides, the poor child had
been away from the internet
for sooooo long!!!

Tragic.

Heaven Forbid.

Looks like Fran, Alison and Liesa
are heading out to Trader Sam's tonight.

::yes:: We told you that you were welcome to come with.

They reluctantly acquiesce to my constant
barrage of begging them to let me join them.

Liesa was PMing you when Fran and I got there.

I don't remember exactly what
I ordered.

A Margarita.

When it arrived, I took one sip
and promptly passed it over to Alison.

Well not too promptly because you can see it in front of you as we are stoking the flames of Liesa's drink.

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Alison was much happier too.
She got an extra drink out of the deal.

::yes::

Steppesister - 875
MeghanEmily - 845
Captain_Oblivious - 840
franandaj - 785

Ugh, I'm slipping.

1. Okay. Last try.
Do I manage to get
to an open Harley Store?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Just give up for God's sake!
d. Other. 'Cause there has to be an other.

Yes. At least I hope so.

2. What does Kay discover?
a. A small cat living outside our room.
b. Proof she saw Ariana Grande.
c. That she no longer gets car sick.
d. That Santa really is real.

That she no longer gets car sick.

3. We go see an attraction. Which?
a. Hollywood sign
b. Santa Monica pier
c. La Brea Tar Pits
d. Hollywood Bowl

Since A and D are not really that great of options, I'm going to say La Brea Tar Pits because you told me before the trip you wanted to go to the Santa Monica Pier.

4. How long does it take to get there?
a. One hour
b. Two hours
c. Three hours
d. We never get there.

Three hours

5. What time is our flight out
the next day?
a. 8:30
b. 9:30
c. 10:30
d. 11:30

11:30AM

6. We have a connection.
Where is it?
a. Vancouver
b. Calgary
c. Edmonton
d. Minneapolis

Vancouver

7. How long is the lay-over?
a. 1-2 hours
b. 2-3 hours
c. 3-4 hours
d. 4-5 hours

2-3 hours

8. What time do we get home?
a. 10:30pm
b. 11:30pm
c. 12:30am
d. 1:30am

10:30PM
 
Was there last summer.
The island I mean.
Got lost, a bit, too. :blush:

Didn't see you, though.
You must've zigged when I zagged.


:rolleyes2
We do a lot of camping, but lemme know next time you're here and we can get together for drinks. There are a lot of wineries up in my area... just sayin'. :drinking1
 
On the DISdads board,
there's a running gag about
penguins and Canadians.
::yes::
formal chicken army, now is it?

When I thanked the sender,
I was told:
"Penguin? I thought it was another Marvin!"
:laughing: well, at least it works anyway!

Admit it.
You were hoping I really had
fallen in the water, weren't you.
Bonus points if you say
whether you were or not.
Not really. Then there's water on my keyboard, I have to mop it up, too much hassle...

Kay said. "I wanted to do the Haunted tour.
But you wouldn't let me!"
Teenagers. Let me just say I feel your pain and leave it there.

I was particularly pleased
to spot this distinguished gentleman.
Very cool!

Right then and there,
I decided that I had to come back,
to see the race live.
And that's just what I'll be doing
this coming April.
:)
Sounds great. I must admit I am not a racing fan. But I appreciate that trip must be a highlight for someone who does enjoy it.

I never trust crustaceans.
For bonus points,
tell me why you don't.
(Or if you do.)
I never trust them. All mussels, no brains.

Ahem...bonus points for the best seafood pun?...to anyone? :rolleyes1
We'd been going pretty much
non-stop for days
and tonight was a recharge night.
Just... relax and do... zip.
I can see the need for that. I try to plan a couple half days off during our Disney weeks now. It's just too much. Can't go commando style for long.

Besides, the poor child had
been away from the internet
for sooooo long!!!

Tragic.
It borders on child abuse these days.

Trader Sam's has an extensive menu.
Lots of different specialty drinks.

And they all have rum.
Which pkondz does not drink.
A definitive reason why I need to go to traders Sam's someday. I do drink rum, almost exclusively. And rum cocktails are a favourite of mine.

Questions next round:
1. Okay. Last try.
Do I manage to get
to an open Harley Store?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Just give up for God's sake!
d. Other. 'Cause there has to be an other.

2. What does Kay discover?
a. A small cat living outside our room.
b. Proof she saw Ariana Grande.
c. That she no longer gets car sick.
d. That Santa really is real.

3. We go see an attraction. Which?
a. Hollywood sign
b. Santa Monica pier
c. La Brea Tar Pits
d. Hollywood Bowl

4. How long does it take to get there?
a. One hour
b. Two hours
c. Three hours
d. We never get there.

5. What time is our flight out
the next day?
a. 8:30
b. 9:30
c. 10:30
d. 11:30

6. We have a connection.
Where is it?
a. Vancouver
b. Calgary
c. Edmonton
d. Minneapolis

7. How long is the lay-over?
a. 1-2 hours
b. 2-3 hours
c. 3-4 hours
d. 4-5 hours

8. What time do we get home?
a. 10:30pm
b. 11:30pm
c. 12:30am
d. 1:30am
1. a
2. a
3. b
4. d
5. b
6. a
7. c
8. c
 
I did not know that!

Really!
Well... it's not a dealership.
Just a store.

Still.... counts.


You drove from the Annabella to the Garden Walk? :rotfl2: You can call yourself an official honorary Southern Californian! :lmao:

:laughing:
I would have walked,
but I was pressed for time.
It was zoom over there.
(Then find the flippin' place.)
Run in, grab a chip and a shirt.
Run out.
Zoom back to the hotel.

Round trip was maybe 15 minutes?


I've done both of them. The Haunted one was a little bit cheesy towards the end when they tried to make you think the boiler room was going to blow and we were all going to die, but both were interesting.

That's just stupid.
You don't need silly theatrics
to make a tour interesting.

I would've been annoyed.


If you have told me your plans, I could have told you that you can buy tickets same day. I would have even given you a coupon from my Entertainment Book!

Now you tell me!

;)

O. M. G. :faint:

That one has got a mouth on her!

:rolleyes2

She is a good kid...
But there are times.................


Smack her!

:laughing:

Well... actually...
there was this one time...


The bar was off limits to guests? :confused3 I thought they made some good money in there!

It was just too early, I think.
Not open yet.
Looked like they were getting ready.


I have not toured that one.

That makes two of us.

I don't think it was part of either restaurant. Sir Winston's is upstairs and is much more elegant than that. It could have been overflow dining for Chelsea, that's on the main level where you showed the tour area. On Sundays they offer a sumptuous brunch in the Grand Salon. I haven't been in years, and Holy Crap I just checked out the pricing and it's $59.95 per person now! When we would go it was like $25-30pp and we used a BOGO!

For $60/person, it better
be spectacular!


Isn't it a nice looking city? :goodvibes

::yes::

For the love of......

yup.

Ichi
Ni
San
Shi
Go
Roku
Shichi
Hachi
Kyuu
Juu

Learned that in 4th grade when we had Japanese exchange students staying with us. I can say about three more phrases and that ends my conversational Japanese.

I learned it when I took Karate lessons
for a couple of months...
oh about 30 years ago.

Pro tip. Don't take lessons
from a young barely adult male.

The testosterone is way too high.
and the self control is way too low.

Bruised lungs are not fun.

But I only remembered it up to six.


Well without reading the captions I found Alfred Hitchcock and Lou Costello's faces familiar, but when I tried to identify who there were, I got the names wrong. I'm not a big celebrity type of person and once I read the captions I could see who they were, but I don't usually recognize any stars except for chefs.

Interesting that it was those two.
And surely you recognized Disney.


:lmao: The answers to that statement might have been discovered on the Historical tour! :rotfl2:

:laughing:

That's funny! I don't even know where that fountain is. :laughing:

I see it every year on TV...
And now I know exactly where it is.


I seem to remember you mentioning something about lackluster Clam Chowder.....

How do you remember that?!?!?

And yes! That's what I had!


True story....The Aquarium of the Pacific opened around the same time that I moved to Long Beach. That was about the same time Fran came down with Rheumatoid Arthritis, so it took me a while to finally get to the place. I ended up going with one of my friends from College (that I don't see much any more). And it was in front of the tank with these critters that we both said, "Hey! You would look good on my plate with a side of drawn butter!" The mother's chaperoning a school group, gave us the worse stink eye and the kids were mortified. :rotfl2:

:lmao:

Perfect!

We came back home to see Fran and explained how hungry for seafood that we were. It turns out a new restaurant had just opened in Long Beach and she suggested that we try out the Crab Pot! :laughing:

You should go again.
Maybe in a few months.


Yup that was all over the news a while back.

::yes::


You're welcome!

Those are pretty cool. That exhibit was new when I went there.

It was new when we went too.
At least neither of us
had seen it before.


::yes:: We told you that you were welcome to come with.

Yup.
Either that or put up with
whining/pouty texts all night.


Liesa was PMing you when Fran and I got there.

That's who I was whining/pouting to.

A Margarita.

Ah! Thanks!

Well not too promptly because you can see it in front of you as we are stoking the flames of Liesa's drink.

Notice it's still full.

Ugh, I'm slipping.

Better get 'em all right!

Yes. At least I hope so.

That she no longer gets car sick.

Since A and D are not really that great of options, I'm going to say La Brea Tar Pits because you told me before the trip you wanted to go to the Santa Monica Pier.

Three hours

11:30AM

Vancouver

2-3 hours

10:30PM

Noted.

And got your PM!
 
We do a lot of camping, but lemme know next time you're here and we can get together for drinks. There are a lot of wineries up in my area... just sayin'. :drinking1
Okay!
I don't get out that way
very often, but if I do...

I'll give you enough warning
so you can conveniently
go camping again.



:lmao:
 
::yes::
formal chicken army, now is it?

Make it so!

:laughing: well, at least it works anyway!

It does!
First pack of PEZ is..
well, in me.


Not really. Then there's water on my keyboard, I have to mop it up, too much hassle...

True.
Good thing I didn't, then.


Teenagers. Let me just say I feel your pain and leave it there.

:rolleyes1

Very cool!

I know, right?

Sounds great. I must admit I am not a racing fan. But I appreciate that trip must be a highlight for someone who does enjoy it.

That's okay.
I totally get that not everyone is.
But for me... yeah, it's gonna be great!


I never trust them. All mussels, no brains.

Nice one. ::yes::

Ahem...bonus points for the best seafood pun?...to anyone? :rolleyes1

Nice try. ::yes::


And... no.


I can see the need for that. I try to plan a couple half days off during our Disney weeks now. It's just too much. Can't go commando style for long.

I typically go for just 4-5 days.
So commando style is kinda a must.


It borders on child abuse these days.

:sad2:

A definitive reason why I need to go to traders Sam's someday. I do drink rum, almost exclusively. And rum cocktails are a favourite of mine.

Then you'd love it.
Strongly recommend.


1. a
2. a
3. b
4. d
5. b
6. a
7. c
8. c

All noted!

Got your PM, too.
 
Of course.
It didn't open until 11:00.
And we'd have to be gone
before that.

NOOOOOOOO!!

She looked at it for a moment and said.
"When did you buy these tickets?"

Uh, oh. That can't ever be a good
question can it?


I told her I wasn't sure.
"Maybe a month or two earlier?"

She informed me that there was no tour
at that time.

NOOOOOOO!!!!

Admit it.
You were hoping I really had
fallen in the water, weren't you.
Bonus points if you say
whether you were or not.

Well, I mean it obviously wouldn't have been a fatal fall or anything...since you're still here to write this report...so I mean it would have made for a good story... :P

No, I'm glad you stayed safe and dry. I guess.

And the fuel tanks are filled
with mud to stabilize the ship.

Really?? That's cool!

For bonus points,
how many do you recognize?
(Without Googling.)
Or, if the list is shorter,
how many did you not recognize?

Marvin!

And also Walt. Obviously.

And even a couple of others. So I'm fairly impressed with myself.

Right then and there,
I decided that I had to come back,
to see the race live.
And that's just what I'll be doing
this coming April.
:)
I've seen Indy races in Toronto,
Edmonton and the big one,
the Indianapolis 500 (twice!)

Awesome!! That's exciting!


I think I would like to have this shirt maybe I think. I love them all. Particularly fond of Death Floof.

Questions next round:
1. Okay. Last try.
Do I manage to get
to an open Harley Store?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Just give up for God's sake!
d. Other. 'Cause there has to be an other.

2. What does Kay discover?
a. A small cat living outside our room.
b. Proof she saw Ariana Grande.
c. That she no longer gets car sick.
d. That Santa really is real.

3. We go see an attraction. Which?
a. Hollywood sign
b. Santa Monica pier
c. La Brea Tar Pits
d. Hollywood Bowl

4. How long does it take to get there?
a. One hour
b. Two hours
c. Three hours
d. We never get there.

5. What time is our flight out
the next day?
a. 8:30
b. 9:30
c. 10:30
d. 11:30

6. We have a connection.
Where is it?
a. Vancouver
b. Calgary
c. Edmonton
d. Minneapolis

7. How long is the lay-over?
a. 1-2 hours
b. 2-3 hours
c. 3-4 hours
d. 4-5 hours

8. What time do we get home?
a. 10:30pm
b. 11:30pm
c. 12:30am
d. 1:30am

1. B (and a little bit of C also)
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. D
 
Ooh, and I forgot to quote this one:

I never trust crustaceans.
For bonus points,
tell me why you don't.
(Or if you do.)

I dunno, that crab had a pretty trustworthy face. I'm fairly trusting of crustaceans. It's myriapoda that I can't seem to trust.
 
On one deck, I leaned out
and fell to the waters far below.

No... wait.

I leaned out and spotted
another tourist attraction.
A Russian diesel-electric submarine.
It was commissioned in 1971
and ran until 1994.
It was sold to Australian businessmen
who displayed it until 1998 and then
moved it to Long Beach.


Admit it.
You were hoping I really had
fallen in the water, weren't you.
Bonus points if you say
whether you were or not.
No we would have really missed you here.

I took this next shot as an
homage to my late MIL.
She used to be a switchboard
operator at a local hospital.
We took a similar picture at the Fort Edmonton Park Museum as my sister and I both work/worked for the Telephone company in Toronto.

P1030755_zpss9n8e92e.jpg

For bonus points,
how many do you recognize?
(Without Googling.)
Or, if the list is shorter,
how many did you not recognize?
I recognized most of them but missed a few until I read their names and went oh is that what they looked like in their younger days.
I really thought the one of Lou Costello was Jim Nabors.


P1030775_zps7adsytpy.jpg

Question.
How does one get up there???
I think they hide the ladder so either nobody trips over it or somebody doesn't move it around.

The Long Beach Grand Prix is the longest running
major street race held in North America.
It's first race was in 1975.
And I've probably been watching since the '80s.
I too have been watching the race for many years.

I've seen Indy races in Toronto,
Edmonton and the big one,
the Indianapolis 500 (twice!)
I have only made it to Toronto and Indy 500 but I did get to see the track location in Brisbane Australia. Didn't attend the race but did buy the souvenirs.
We even saw the Champ Car race circuit in Las Vegas but again didn't go to the race and it was cancelled after the one and only race held there.
Fremont Street
In July 2006, the Las Vegas City Council approved a 2.44-mile (3.93 km), 14-turn, counterclockwise street circuit in Downtown Las Vegas area near the Fremont Street Experience. Champ Car held their first event on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007. The race was titled the Vegas Grand Prix. The course was generally liked by competitors and fans. With the dissolution of the Champ Car World Series in 2008, the event was cancelled after only one running.

"Hey! Bub! C'mere! Wanna buy a used shell?"

I never trust crustaceans.
For bonus points,
tell me why you don't.
(Or if you do.)
Don't trust them because they never come out of their shells.

Questions next round:
1. Okay. Last try. Do I manage to get to an open Harley Store?
d. Other. 'Cause there has to be an other.
I want to say yes you finally do but I am going to try for the other and maybe there is a store at the airport.

2. What does Kay discover?
a. A small cat living outside our room because when I stayed at the Annabella we had cats outside the rooms.

3. We go see an attraction. Which?
b. Santa Monica pier

4. How long does it take to get there?
a. One hour

5. What time is our flight out the next day?
d. 11:30

6. We have a connection.Where is it?
a. Vancouver

7. How long is the lay-over?
c. 3-4 hours

8. What time do we get home?
d. 1:30am

Bonus: Did you see it?
All of them?
(Hint: Less than 5)


PM your guess. I will send it later.
Posting will result in deductions.
 
Really?
Wait... she did a return concert.
Is that the one you meant?
Or the one with the bombing?
It was the concert shown on TV after the bombing. They showed the entire 3 hour concert on CTV.
 
I think I missed an opportunity for bonus points so I hope you will grant me back in. I really don't care if you fell off or not since I know you didn't. You lived to have drinks with us that day so just count me in for these bonus points. Please?
 
NOOOOOOOO!!

Yes.

Sigh...


NOOOOOOO!!!!

Batting 1,000 today.

Well, I mean it obviously wouldn't have been a fatal fall or anything...since you're still here to write this report...so I mean it would have made for a good story... :P

:laughing:
It would have!

No, I'm glad you stayed safe and dry. I guess.

:) Thanks!

Really?? That's cool!

::yes::

That ship ain't goin' nowhere.

Marvin!

And also Walt. Obviously.

And even a couple of others. So I'm fairly impressed with myself.

:lmao:

Awesome!! That's exciting!

Can't wait!

I think I would like to have this shirt maybe I think. I love them all. Particularly fond of Death Floof.

Ah, yes...
Living in Churchill gives you
a whole other perspective on them.


1. B (and a little bit of C also)
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. D

Noted!

Got your PM, too!
 

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