Where in the World Isn't Bob Saget?

Figgy1

Figgy1

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MinnieM123 said:
I always liked swimming in the ocean, but once I'm done swimming -- I want to leave. And if you drive to any of the beaches, it's hard to find a parking spot. There's one beach I can use public transportation to get to, but no facilities there. So once you're done swimming, you have to keep your swimsuit on, throw back on the t-shirt and jeans you wore to get there, and then get back on the train, and a bus to get back home. Yah, I don't go to beaches much anymore. ;)
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I can walk to a lake with a beach. I'll see myself back under my rock
 
Figgy1

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PUSH said:
Has anyone gotten any good Prime Day deals? I was looking this morning before I headed up to school, but didn't find much. I ordered one thing. It's probably a good thing that I'm pretty busy today and tomorrow.
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I got the one thing on my weekend shopping list I could get on Amazon at a decent discount. I have a spend $5 get $5 off coupon for Joann that's burning a hole in my pocket. Yup I'm a big spender or I've seen my grocery bill
 
MinnieM123

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PUSH said:
Has anyone gotten any good Prime Day deals? I was looking this morning before I headed up to school, but didn't find much. I ordered one thing. It's probably a good thing that I'm pretty busy today and tomorrow.
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I'd been checking prices the past month for a few items at Target and Kohls. Turns out that both items I wanted went on sale, right at the exact same time of the Amazon Prime Days, so I bought what I wanted, locally here.

(Also heard that stores like Walmart and others, were lowering prices to compete with Amazon's Prime Days. ) So, just an fyi to pals here to shop around a bit.
 
Goofyernmost

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MinnieM123 said:
I hope your a/c gets fixed quickly.
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To be honest, this building is very well insulated. The AC quit sometime before 11am (I was out at the time) and it never got above 75 through to now. However, my outside thermometer when left was 99F at 10am, on the east side, in the sun. They didn't have the part to fix it and are supposed to be back today to finish. Thankfully we had a cold front run through and my ceiling fans have kept it quite comfortable.
 
Goofyernmost

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PUSH said:
I'm the same way. I'm not a "sit and relax" vacationer.

My attention span isn't great. It's gotten worse since I've become a teacher. My thought is that my attention shifts every two seconds with a group of 6 and 7 year olds, and my brain is trained to be all over the place. Movies are very difficult for me if I'm watching them at home. I can barely get through the first ten minutes without going to another website, or scrolling through social media, or start thinking about school.
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That's the only reason why I go to a theater. At home my mind is everywhere. I have had a lot of different directions in my life and I feel I have adapted very well, but it did widen my experiences so now I accept but feel restless. Ergo, my mind runs from present to past and back like a kaleidoscope. Unless it's to remember an appointment or occasion I almost never think into the future anymore. When I am at a theater and I have just spent $16.00 for senior admission and a small drink, I have invested to much to just get tired of it and walk out.🫤
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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PUSH said:
I'm the same way. I'm not a "sit and relax" vacationer.

My attention span isn't great. It's gotten worse since I've become a teacher. My thought is that my attention shifts every two seconds with a group of 6 and 7 year olds, and my brain is trained to be all over the place. Movies are very difficult for me if I'm watching them at home. I can barely get through the first ten minutes without going to another website, or scrolling through social media, or start thinking about school.
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I always was a middle of the road vacationer. I never wanted to waste time, but at the same time I wasn't all that much in a hurry. That is one of the reasons why I hated Fastpass (the original). I like to keep moving, but I also like to stop occasionally, relax and smell the roses. Fastpass didn't allow that because if I wanted a specific Fastpass it involved constant running back and forth across the park to score a pass and my down time was taken up. I've been that way with everything actually. I have stated often that I love to drive and especially love a road trip, but I had many friends that headed out of Vermont for WDW and drove straight through because they didn't want to waste a moment of time away from the resort. 1500 miles non-stop is not only fatiguing it is also dangerous. And how does anyone enjoy the parks when the body is exhausted.

Maybe it's just me. I always made it a two night road trip. From central Vermont to Fredericksburg, Virginia to southern South Carolina to Kissimmee. Arriving there at about 3pm and settling into the hotel unwinding and just getting ready for the next morning in the parks. I stayed off site so usually about 4pm I'd leave and go back to the hotel and rest, have dinner and then head back into the parks until closing. Rinse and repeat. It worked great for me and the only thing that hurt were my feet. I am way to cheap then to waste a whole day ticket to use one up for just a couple of hours in the park when I arrived that day. And I also knew that when I was tired my enjoyment level dropped right of the bottom of the chart. Even true when I was in my thirty's. I think that is the case but that was so many years ago it hard to remember.
 
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NYwdwfan

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PUSH said:
Has anyone gotten any good Prime Day deals? I was looking this morning before I headed up to school, but didn't find much. I ordered one thing. It's probably a good thing that I'm pretty busy today and tomorrow.
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I got a bunch of stuff - everyday dishes, cutlery, hair products & a weight rack. Everything I got I had been eyeing for a while but the discount made it worth it.
 
Figgy1

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Goofyernmost said:
I always was a middle of the road vacationer. I never wanted to waste time, but at the same time I wasn't all that much in a hurry. That is one of the reasons why I hated Fastpass (the original). I like to keep moving, but I also like to stop occasionally, relax and smell the roses. Fastpass didn't allow that because if I wanted a specific Fastpass it involved constant running back and forth across the park the score a pass and my down time was taken up. I've been that way with everything actually. I have stated often that I love to drive and especially love a road trip, but I had many friends that headed out of Vermont for WDW and drove straight through because they didn't want to waste a moment of time at the resort. 1500 miles non-stop is not only fatiguing it is also dangerous. And how does anyone enjoy the parks when the body is exhausted.

Maybe it's just me. I always made it a two night road trip. From central Vermont to Fredericksburg, Virginia to southern South Carolina to Kissimmee. Arriving there at about 3pm and settling into the hotel unwinding and just getting ready for the next morning in the parks. I stayed off site so usually about 4pm I'd leave and go back to the hotel and rest, have dinner and then head back into the parks until closing. Rinse and repeat. It worked great for me and the only thing that hurt were my feet. I am way to cheap then to waste a whole day ticket to use one up for just a couple of hours in the park when I arrived that day. And I also knew that when I was tired my enjoyment level dropped right of the bottom of the chart. Even true when I was in my thirty's. I think that is the case but that was so many years ago it hard to remember.
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The times we've driven straight through were some of the most relaxing because I managed to sleep for 8 hours straight when it wasn't my turn to drive:joyfull: That said we usually stop somewhere in Ga or northern FL as of late. It's easier to go farther when you both manage to sleep well on the other person's shift
All that said you have to know yourself and your driving partner(s) otherwise as you said downright dangerous
 
Songbird76

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ajrwdwgirl said:
Just a guess, but people are getting used to things coming out on their streaming services fairly quick so some people might be waiting. I am a huge Indiana Jones fan so I'm biased and think it was a great movie. I was so excited for the movie, I tried to talk my husband into seeing it while we were in France, but I was given a hard no. Even if I wasn't such an Indy fan, I think it is still a solid movie and has good action (even from an 80 year old). My other guess is that younger kids may not know the Indiana Jones movies much, every year I have less and less kids in my middle/high school classes that are familiar with them.

Oh and side note, when my husband and I finally got to see the movie we were the youngest ones (in our mid-40's) in the fairly full theater.
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It's probably good you didn't go in France. I'm not positive, but I don't think most European countries show original language movies in their theaters. The Netherlands does, but I think most countries only show dubbed versions.
 
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Figgy1 said:
The times we've driven straight through were some of the most relaxing because I managed to sleep for 8 hours straight when it wasn't my turn to drive:joyfull: That said we usually stop somewhere in Ga or northern FL as of late. It's easier to go farther when you both manage to sleep well on the other person's shift
All that said you have to know yourself and your driving partner(s) otherwise as you said downright dangerous
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That reminds me of a pit stop I had to get gas and food at a truck stop in GA. I find these bathrooms better maintained. When I was pumping gas I saw a nearby a truck driver checking the outside front of his cab. He was wearing nothing except an adult diaper. Seems like time is of the essence to get to his destination without much delay.
 
Goofyernmost

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Goofyernmost said:
To be honest, this building is very well insulated. The AC quit sometime before 11am (I was out at the time) and it never got above 75 through to now. However, my outside thermometer when left was 99F at 10am, on the east side, in the sun. They didn't have the part to fix it and are supposed to be back today to finish. Thankfully we had a cold front run through and my ceiling fans have kept it quite comfortable.
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Update... they didn't get back. Scheduled for tomorrow. It seems that a lot of folks in NC are having heat issues. I on the other hand, like stated above, am lucky. My apartment is on the east side so it gets the morning sun which is hot but not a bad as the west side in the afternoon. Since I have apartments above and below as will as the air conditioned hallway separating the east side and the west side my place has remained fairly livable. Since I discovered this problem at 11am yesterday the temperature inside my place has only gone up 3.5 degree F. My blinds are closed and my curtains are drawn closed and my ceiling fans and dehumidifier are a blazing away. BTW, the outside temperature on the east side today was 104.3 F. They told me that they would install a window AC if they don't get back tomorrow but they assured me that they will be back. They had to send the blower motor from Greensboro, NC.
 
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Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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Figgy1 said:
The times we've driven straight through were some of the most relaxing because I managed to sleep for 8 hours straight when it wasn't my turn to drive:joyfull: That said we usually stop somewhere in Ga or northern FL as of late. It's easier to go farther when you both manage to sleep well on the other person's shift
All that said you have to know yourself and your driving partner(s) otherwise as you said downright dangerous
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I mostly drove myself even when another driver was with me. I inherited, from my father, the inability to sleep when someone else is driving so there is no eight hours sleep.
 

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