Where in the World is Bob Saget?

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PeterAlt

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MinnieM123 said:
Your trip report was very entertaining. :) Sure, we knew you couldn't possibly accomplish everything you set out to do, but it was fun following along with what you actually did, in a very short period of time. (My only regret was that you could not go to the Disney Museum.)

Now, one of the fun aspects about this Sagateer thread here, is that someone is always going on vacation. We just had yours and @StarWarsGirl95 . We will soon be hearing from @Cesar R M about his fabulous cruise to Alaska (I think he even bought a new camera for this). And now @seahawk7 is off to Seattle, so we're following along with her trip as well.

It's great to come home from work and check in on this thread, because I can live vicariously through all these vacations! I really look forward to catching up on all the details. :happy: :joyfull:
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You know, (and I hate to keep sounding like a broken record but the more I say this the more emphasis on it is meant) I would do it again in a heart beat. Sure, it wasn't always smooth sailing, but the challenge is part of the fun. Nothing really major or life-threatening happened. The kinks were merely inconveniences. All the planning put into it actually helped avoid any real catastrophes from happening. Things I would actually do differently are so minor that's it's really irrelavent when you look at the total picture.

Here's some lessons learned:

- Keep at least $200-$300 cash on you.
- Do not use American Express
- Learn where the bad neighborhoods are to avoid
- If using transit, learn the system beforehand
- Try to stay at 1 hostel per metropolitan area
- Luggage can check in before you directly from airport

That last item I actually learned at the last minute of planning beforehand and I'm happy I did.

The Disney Family Museum had to be cut out because of multiple unforeseen situations and I could have made it if it weren't for those situations. The delayed JetBlue flight from Long Beach to San Francisco was the beginning of a chain of events. The clincher was that I was unable to get out of San Jose in a timely manner. By the time I actually got out of that haunted city, my stress level was off the charts. I may have made it, but at that point I was done taking risks.

When I made it back to San Francisco, I felt like I was "home". That means I see myself coming back in the very near future. When I do, there'll be plenty of stuff "new" waiting for me to see.

As I told my mom on the ride back from the airport, I'm going to need to go on an "exploratory" mission in California that could possibly last as long as a month to make contacts and see if I could find a way to make a living there. If that trip is successful, my next trip after that would be permanent.
 
Goofyernmost

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MinnieM123 said:
That's hilarious and amazing! My gosh, talk about a small world (and no, I'm not referring to the Disney ride, either!), and what an unusual situation 55 years later?! Great story! :happy:
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It was beyond weird. This kid was my childhood hero. He had a huge list of credits in films, for a kid. Here he was 55 years later washing buses for us. How hard can you fall anyway. I give him credit, he was very upbeat and spoke with anyone about those days that seemed the least bit interested. I found it fascinating, but, he was lousy at a simple job and thankfully he moved on within a couple of weeks. I thought at first it was just a bunch of garbage, but, his recall was in line with everything I have seen about him even to looking like the kid (or at least resembling him even after all those years). Freaky really.
 
MinnieM123

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PeterAlt said:
You know, (and I hate to keep sounding like a broken record but the more I say this the more emphasis on it is meant) I would do it again in a heart beat. Sure, it wasn't always smooth sailing, but the challenge is part of the fun. Nothing really major or life-threatening happened. The kinks were merely inconveniences. All the planning put into it actually helped avoid any real catastrophes from happening. Things I would actually do differently are so minor that's it's really irrelavent when you look at the total picture.

Here's some lessons learned:

- Keep at least $200-$300 cash on you.
- Do not use American Express
- Learn where the bad neighborhoods are to avoid
- If using transit, learn the system beforehand
- Try to stay at 1 hostel per metropolitan area
- Luggage can check in before you directly from airport

That last item I actually learned at the last minute of planning beforehand and I'm happy I did.

The Disney Family Museum had to be cut out because of multiple unforeseen situations and I could have made it if it weren't for those situations. The delayed JetBlue flight from Long Beach to San Francisco was the beginning of a chain of events. The clincher was that I was unable to get out of San Jose in a timely manner. By the time I actually got out of that haunted city, my stress level was off the charts. I may have made it, but at that point I was done taking risks.

When I made it back to San Francisco, I felt like I was "home". That means I see myself coming back in the very near future. When I do, there'll be plenty of stuff "new" waiting for me to see.

As I told my mom on the ride back from the airport, I'm going to need to go on an "exploratory" mission in California that could possibly last as long as a month to make contacts and see if I could find a way to make a living there. If that trip is successful, my next trip after that would be permanent.
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That's very interesting, and I also agree that travel broadens your horizons. I always learn things when I travel, as well. Sometimes, it's good to get out of your comfort zone a little and challenge yourself. I probably don't do that often enough, but it does feel good when it happens. :)

Lastly, I might mention that my only non-negotiable when I travel anywhere, is that I always make sure I have enough money (always more than I think I need), because you just never know what types of situations you can run into. I know you had a problem with some of the prepaid AE cash cards, so maybe in the future, try to mix it up a little with cash and/or other methods. (And maybe a "secured" credit card might be an option if you're trying to work through any credit issues.)
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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Goofyernmost said:
It was beyond weird. This kid was my childhood hero. He had a huge list of credits in films, for a kid. Here he was 55 years later washing buses for us. How hard can you fall anyway. I give him credit, he was very upbeat and spoke with anyone about those days that seemed the least bit interested. I found it fascinating, but, he was lousy at a simple job and thankfully he moved on within a couple of weeks. I thought at first it was just a bunch of garbage, but, his recall was in line with everything I have seen about him even to looking like the kid (or at least resembling him even after all those years). Freaky really.
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That is intriguing on a number of different levels. It's not at all uncommon for child stars to fizzle out once they grow up. This is a hard reality that many of those children had to face, and often had to just deal with it on their own (which messed up a lot of those them as adults, too). However, I like how he maintained a positive outlook, regardless of the unexpected twists and turns in his work and personal destiny. It shows he has strong character, and we have to admire people like that.
 
PeterAlt

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MinnieM123 said:
That's very interesting, and I also agree that travel broadens your horizons. I always learn things when I travel, as well. Sometimes, it's good to get out of your comfort zone a little and challenge yourself. I probably don't do that often enough, but it does feel good when it happens. :)

Lastly, I might mention that my only non-negotiable when I travel anywhere, is that I always make sure I have enough money (always more than I think I need), because you just never know what types of situations you can run into. I know you had a problem with some of the prepaid AE cash cards, so maybe in the future, try to mix it up a little with cash and/or other methods. (And maybe a "secured" credit card might be an option if you're trying to work through any credit issues.)
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I originally was going to take $600 cash with me but a relative talked me into converting most of it to AE gift cards. I shouldn't have listened to her. That "her" by the way is my 95-year-old grandmother.

Another thing, a couple of years ago, I realized that all of my dreams take place at places I've once lived. The lack of variety of where dreams take place has to have a negative impact on a person's psychological health. Therefore, the more one travels, the more variety of localities are made available in dreams. The greater variety forces the brain to explorer more possible unforeseen problems, thus increasing individual skills in problem solving and overall intelligence.

Of course, this is just theory. I very well believe there is truth to it and wouldn't be surprised if medical science discovers this on its own some day.
 
Andrew C

Andrew C

You know what's funny?
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Wish I was at the Halloween Party

Ice cream and sandwiching it between two freshly baked sugar cookies

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Candy Corn Cupcakes.

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Candy Corn Soft Serve—the cone is filled with candy corn.

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Spiced Pumpkin Waffle Sundae topped with soft serve, cinnamon sugar and sprinkles. I really want to try this one.
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Definitely the waffle for me!
 
PeterAlt

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Wow. This is incredible. I'm trying to catch up with my TV programs and I'm watching Ray Donovan (which takes place in LA) and I "get" some lines that I now understand as LA lingo that I would have never "gotten" before! There are certain expressions and language terms that are exclusive to the LA area that I picked up there. It's just so cool that I understand these things now. I would have never questioned or wondered that there were special meanings to these things. It would have just passed through my ears as just meaningless cool-sounding words before.
 
JenniferS

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Goofyernmost said:
Wanna here something funny? Don't care, I'm telling it anyway. As a kid the local TV Station (yes, there was TV back then) brought in Rin Tin Tin and Rusty! Highlight of my life at the time. Speed forward 55 years and a fellow that we hired to "clean buses" in Stowe, Vermont turned out to be (no, not Rin Tin Tin you fool) the one and only Rusty. aka, Lee Aaker.
I'm fully aware the the majority of you folks with a great deal of moisture behind the ears, do not even know about Rin Tin Tin and Rusty!
Look it up... that what they tell me the internet is for.
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Well yee-haw, I must be younger than I thought!
Either that, or a deprived Canadian. Whichever.
 
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