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donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Cesar R M said:
Funnily you ask, there are people who actually have retired by going nonstop into cruise ships.
Since its cheaper than paying a care house.
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Yep, I’m not gonna’ go back and try to research it now, but, I remember reading a story about 8-10-ish years ago about a ship being planned kinda’ like that. You could buy a suite/townhome/condo on the ship and live there as it continuously cruised around the world. Basically, a cruising city...!!!!! :)
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
So, 120 gas pumps . . . do all of those ever get used at the same time? Unless that's the only gas station within a few hours of anything else, I can't imagine the need for 120 pumps at the same location.

Is the draw to this location, the fact that it's the largest convenience store in the world? Is this place a "destination", more than a place to fill up your car's tank? ;)
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The 2 times we pulled into the Buc-ee’s in the League City area, on the way to and from the cruise, the pumps were packed. A quick search, just now, didn’t yield any info for me on the exact size of that location, but, it is huge.
I think the draw is that they are just really cool and convenient large stores. They have tons of ice machines out front, much product to choose from, and are very well organized and laid out. Plus, let’s face it, the hugeness factor is pretty Texas-fun...!!!!! :hilarious:
They are also renowned for their extremely clean monster-sized bathrooms. I can personally attest they are extremely clean every time I have been in one.
I have never done anything more than use the restroom, get some water, etc., there, but, youngest DD loves the baby stuff there and keeps picking up cute stuff for her soon-to-be-born niece...!!!!! :hilarious:

Plus, who doesn’t like a giant, silly-looking, beaver statue...!!!!!!!!!!! :joyfull:

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donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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OK gang, I be gone for tonight...!
Y’all all be cool and have the sweetest of dreamity-dreams and/or mornin’...!!! :happy::)

Just one shot of the moon from our balcony on our last sea day/morning when I woke up at 4:36a to use the facilities ;), and opened the stateroom curtain to see this view...I sat out on the balcony for a good half hour to soak it all in.....should have sat there longer... ;) such peace and beauty...!!!!!!!!!!!! :inlove:

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Figgy1

Figgy1

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SteveBrickNJ said:
@MySmallWorldof4 ....You are a PA resident, correct? If yes, how long has it been since you were in Lancaster PA? I just answered a traveler's question on Trip advisor and now I am missing PA Dutch food.
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I'm not a fan of German food so I go down that way for Hershey and fabric shopping NOT the food! I pack my own but if you need a list of good fabric stores with good prices I have that. Just make sure to bring a flashlight;)
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
Since my kids are too big for Dutch Wonderland, probably 2 years. I am about an hour and a half away from there. There are no big highways in that part of the state so it is all local roads which takes longer.
We do have lots of Mennonites and some Amish around in the area and can easily by PA Dutch food if we wanted. There is a Mennonite owned grocery store about 5 minutes away from my house.
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James outgrew DW before he was 3:(
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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donaldtoo said:
Gonna’ wait ‘til this weekend to start cruise mini TR. Been a bit of a hectic week at the office so far, so I’m just chillin’ in the evenings. I leave for one lousy week and the design pipeline backs up...!!!!! :hilarious:
When I first activated my phone in Cozumel, I had a text from the office that they couldn’t find a set of drawings. How they couldn’t find them immediately, I have no clue.
They were the only thing on my drafting table, rolled up, and with the clients name in large, red, Sharpie facing straight up. And, I told the office manager they were there before I left that Friday, in case the partner came looking for ‘em while I was out.
Took one quick return text to get that straightened out, but, good grief, do I need to leave a flashing neon sign next time...?!!!!! :hilarious::cyclops:;):)
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Hee hee . . . ;) Yup, sounds about right. You made it too easy for them and that's why they messed up! :p

When I went on vacation a few weeks ago, similar types of things happened--despite the fact that I told the key players where things were, AND I also emailed to them, the exact location of each. I don't know if people just don't want to deal with anything not usually in their daily routine, or if they have selective memory or whatever. But it never fails that when you go on vacation, there's always some sort of (completely unavoidable) crisis! :banghead:

My favorite was the locked closet in our office. I showed a few people where the key was, and that it was marked with a tag "closet key". Do you think one of them could remember where I showed them the key was?:rolleyes:
 
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