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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 9:37 am
Roxip, are you sure you don't mean Kevin? I don't think Michael is arrogant at all.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 9:38 am
I'm sure I mean the younger one and I'm equally sure I got the name wrong...DUH! Thanks for the correction.
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 9:40 am
Yes sharing a cab might be impossible... but maybe a van from the airport into town... I recall one season it was a race to the end and one guy told his cab rider get us there fastest and I will give you a big tip. (Big tip came from his pocket -- not from winnings) So when they say you have $200 for this leg of the race... that is not necessarily so..
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 9:54 am
It has seemed in the past that the teams that budgeted their money tended to have the best luck towards the end of the Race because they had more leftover cash from other legs. Of course Michael and Kevin's problem is that they weren't supposed to take cabs. I probably wouldn't have left my bags in a cab sitting there running up fares all leg either though...I would have been paranoid about the cost.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 10:23 am
Didn't Team Guido even do some shopping?
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 11:42 am
I was surprised at how many left their bags with the cabs when the next clue said to walk. What if they didn't get to go back? They kind of lucked out this time that they were able to backtrack to get the bags and pay their cab, but I'm not sure it's a great strategy when you don't know what's coming ahead. I understand not wanting to lug the bags. And yes, teams need to spend wisely because every dollar they save early in the game can benefit them later in the game. We've seen teams spend money on hotel rooms while others have saved their money and slept on the street.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 11:43 am
Roxip, I was somewhat surprised at how many left their bags with their taxis. I remember a couple of seasons ago where that female team left their bags on the dock to take a boat ride, but they didn't realize that boat ride was going to take them 20 miles to the next destination. Haven't these people seen the show to know you must have your bags and travel papers when you hit the mat?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 12:17 pm
Apparently these people haven't seen the show because every season there is: 1. A team who doesn't know how to drive a standard transmission. 2. A team who doesn't know to read the clues VERY carefully and ends up paying for it. 3. A team who does something stupid, like leaving their bags at the dock, or someplace else, and they end up having no clothes the rest of the race. At least most of them know to keep the fanny packs with passports and money with them when they are running around. Hasn't there only been one time when a team tried to check in without a passport? And didn't they lose it?
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 12:50 pm
Costco, I remember a mother/son team leaving their passports in a taxi. It might have been the mother with the deaf son - not sure. I know they checked in without their passports and were eliminated. However, I read that the taxi driver did find their passports and turn them in to the U.S. Embassy so they were able to leave the next day. The all-female team that left their bags at the dock also left their travel papers in the bag and they had to go back 20-something miles to get their stuff. So it has happened at least twice that I can remember, so I'm a little surprised that it still happens - much less most of those teams leaving their bags with the taxis.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 1:17 pm
4. Puts the wrong kind of case in their vehicle. Last night one team did check in without their documents and they had to go back...and incurred a 30 minute penalty for taking a taxi...and they still beat Kevin/Michael. It just wasn't their leg!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 2:17 pm
It wasn't necessarily their documents, it was that they hadn't paid their cab. I think Phil would've let them check in without their bags with the statement that they then forfeited those bags.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 2:36 pm
Yeah, they have to pay the taxi before checking in.
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 2:38 pm
it was the mom team of toni and dallas who left their passports in the taxi. i believe it was season 13
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Jmm
Moderator
08-15-2002
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 2:40 pm
As I recall, as long as you have your travel documents you can leave your backpack but you have to have paid the taxi driver.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 3:02 pm
Exactly Jmm. That's what I was trying to say.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 3:19 pm
The volleyball girls are just ridiculous. GET OVER YOURSELVES! Kharma...they are hoping for 2 women to get out so they get two men instead...LOL!
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 4:03 pm
Am i the only one who can't stand brook? To some she may be fun/positive but to me she is obnoxious and seems to one of those people begging for attention.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 4:44 pm
Oregonguy...I'm not drinking the Brook koolaid either. She gets on my last nerve..."Go Claire!" "C'mon Claire" "hurry up claire!"
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 5:08 pm
Oh good. I thought I was the only one who thinks Brook is obnoxious beyond belief. I didn't want to say anything because everyone seems to like her. Now that Kevin and Michael are out, the only ones I want to win are the doctors. My favorites have been eliminated in my exact order of liking them. First Andie and Jenna, then the singers, now Michael and Kevin.... I hope I haven't put a curse on Nat and Kat.
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Jmm
Moderator
08-15-2002
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 5:10 pm
You just stay away from Gary and Mallory, Mama. LOL They're from the little place where I grew up and I'd like to see them keep doing well.
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 7:39 pm
Costa, I thought it was Team Cha Cha Cha that did the shopping in Hong Kong (or Shanghai).
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 8:04 pm
This is so funny. I found Brook obnoxious from the get-go but now have begun to really like her, lol. In fact, last night I even enjoyed what seemed like a minor brain spurt/growth in Vicki and Nick. Someone help me! I'd love to see Gary and Mallory take it all.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 8:15 pm
<---is amused at how many people are finding the really positve racers obnoxious this season. I am enjoying such nice people this time around. There must not be enough nasty people to hog the spotlight. I love Brooke, the Docs, and Mallory!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 8:27 pm
Every time Kevin groused about being out of the race, I shouted at the computer "It is YOUR fault that you are out. How can you not own that and quit griping?" P.S. He didn't answer me -
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 8:48 pm
hehehe Tnt! Loved that. I'm still deciding who I'm rooting for. Indecision time. But I'm sure happier that we had an all around more likable crew this time. And I can simply moan when people that I like get the boot. ETA: Although, confess that I don't have a fondness for either Nick or Chad. Would sure love another girl team of Vicki & Stephanie.
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