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Marc

Fully vaccinated are you?
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Well, it was past my 1000 mile 'limit' but did it anyway figuring I could handle it. It turned out to be 1180 miles from my house to my client. I typically drive if a client is less than 1000 miles. Flying is such a pain in the :ca: anymore that I really hate to fly. It's worse than a bus. And since that 'shoe' guy you even get to take off your shoes which they take away to check.

Besides, I can throw my printer and other stuff in my trunk that I couldn't take on a plane.

I will say 1 thing - Miami is traffic city 24 hours a day. And rude to the point of dangerous as often as one gets 'cut off' and such. I don't know what they pay for auto insurance down there but it must be sky high.

I guess I'm just not a 'city that never sleeps and where everyone drives like nuts' person. :thedeal:
 
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Michael T

Originally posted by Marc
I will say 1 thing - Miami is traffic city 24 hours a day. And rude to the point of dangerous as often as one gets 'cut off' and such. I don't know what they pay for auto insurance down there but it must be sky high.

I guess I'm just not a 'city that never sleeps and where everyone drives like nuts' person. :thedeal:

As a former Miami resident.... YEP! :frust: Insurance on a Mitsubishi Eclipse was $1600 per year for the bare bones insurance (full coverage of course, with uninsured motorist - you wouldn't believe the number of people who drive [I use the term "drive" VERY loosely] without insurance). That was WITH the multicar discount, no tickets, no accidents.

I remember driving on I-95 one morning and about 1/2 mile in front of us I saw the SIDE of a jeep. I thought the guy was spinning out... you don't normally see the side of a vehicle on the freeway... Nope... this bozo missed his exit. Instead of going to the next one, he stopped, backed up and drove ACROSS 5 lanes of interstate. :bonk:

Miami is a beautiful city to visit, but I'll NEVER again live there.

Now... I just came back from Asheville, NC. Yow!!! Gorgeous!!!


Cheers!!!
 
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Bruce Epstein

Originally posted by Marc


I guess I'm just not a 'city that never sleeps and where everyone drives like nuts' person. :thedeal:

Don't bother coming to Paris, then, unless it's in August!
:vfunny:
 
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mooser

Micheal T,

"Now... I just came back from Asheville, NC. Yow!!! Gorgeous!!! "

I love that area too. We went for a week long vacation there and didn't want to come back. I would really like to get a job near that area.

Marc,
As guy who only found this forum 6 months or so ago, I know I really appreciate the opportunity to share, ask and read what other have to say. Thanks!!!!

Mooser
 

Randy

Super Moderator
Bruce,

What in the devil is contradancing?

I trained Contra's in the 80's and I can guarantee dancing wasn't a subject we covered.:biglaugh:
 
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Bruce Epstein

Originally posted by Randy
Bruce,

What in the devil is contradancing?

I trained Contra's in the 80's and I can guarantee dancing wasn't a subject we covered.:biglaugh:

Contradancing is a form of folk dancing evolved from English dances of the 17th century. Nowadays, it is primarily a North American activity, although we have contradanced in England and occasionally even on the continent.

More information is available at https://www.sbcds.org/contradance/whatis/ and https://www.io.com/contradance/

:bigwave: :bigwave:
Controversial political statement warning: the types of people who participate in contradancing tend to be on the opposite side of the political spectrum from those who supported the Contras in the 80's, and some of that sentiment is stil evident on the above-mentioned websites.
 
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Michael T

Originally posted by mooser
Micheal T,

"Now... I just came back from Asheville, NC. Yow!!! Gorgeous!!! "

I love that area too. We went for a week long vacation there and didn't want to come back. I would really like to get a job near that area.


Hey Mooser...

Isn't Kane near the Allegheny National Forest? If that's the area I'm thinking of, it's nothing to sneeze at. I wish I had a week in Asheville - the weekend went WAY too fast.

Cheers!!
 

CarolX

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Miami horror stories

Michael,



As a former Miami resident....

My condolances!!!! My husband is from Miami. I rembember him telling me how horrible the drivers were. I thought to myself, can't be any worse that Chicago drivers.....boy was I wrong! The I-95 story....my husbands got a million of those stories to tell!

CarolX
 
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Michael T

Re: Miami horror stories

Originally posted by CarolX
Michael,
My condolances!!!! My husband is from Miami. I rembember him telling me how horrible the drivers were. I thought to myself, can't be any worse that Chicago drivers.....boy was I wrong! The I-95 story....my husbands got a million of those stories to tell!

CarolX

Hi Carol...

My condolances to both you and your husband if you have to go back there. The father-in-law still lives in Miami and my wife has several frends there (she lived there for 17 years), so we have to make the jaunt back every now and then. *shudder* If I didn't have to leave Coral Gables, I think it would be just fine... :biglaugh: Yeah, I've got several more about Miami traffic. Let's not forget the other endearing things about Miami.... Like the corpse falling from the sky (fell out of an airplane landing gear bay) or the naked guy who boarded Metro-Fail with a severed head... :eek:

Yeah... I miss Miami........ NOT! :vfunny:

Cheers!!!
 

Marc

Fully vaccinated are you?
Leader
Ah, Paris!

Originally posted by Bruce Epstein

Don't bother coming to Paris, then, unless it's in August!
:vfunny:
I was there a number of times between 1964 and 1967. The last time I was in Paris was 1967 (!) so I'm sure it has changed dramatically. It was nice back then. Hopefully before I leave this world I'll get to see it one last time. I still have 8mm films (I put them onto VHS tape) I took of the left bank and much of Paris. In fact during the summer of 1966 I was youth hosteling by bicycle and met three fellas from Paris in Copenhagen in a hostel. We rode our bikes to Paris together from Copenhagen that summer. The next year I was there for Bastille Day (1967).

As an aside, on that hosteling trip in 1966 the first breakfast I had in France on the way the waitress called me a baby because I didn't drink any wine - I had asked for milk... I'll never forget that. So - That was my first time to try wine. I pedaled pretty awkwardly that day... :rolleyes: When I got back to the US my father explained that wine was a part of French life but that he didn't expect it to become part of my daily routine...

Oh, so many years ago... My age is showing... :thedeal:
 
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