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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 2:47 pm
Maybe Lynn and Alex will give M&G their backpacks next week when they leave. Has any team really ever had a very difficult time when starting a leg with no money? Or at least where it's cost them the game? I would find it harder to start with no toothbrush. Crz, they are both the same. I was just ribbing you because NASCAR is my racing sport of choice.
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 2:56 pm
I would hope that if there are any medications, or prescription eyeglasses or something, they would be allowed to have those from their packs? Yikes.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 2:57 pm
it is not against the rules to fly first class. it is against the rules to purchase a first class ticket. if by chance you get bumped from coach to first class, because that is what is available, ohhhhh KAY then!
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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 2:59 pm
They probably were bumped to the first class. You know, not by choice. Sometimes when the airline/travel agent over booked/sold the amount of eco or whatever they call it class, you'd get bumped to the first class w/o having to pay extra.
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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 3:01 pm
Ah, Landi said it better.
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Sassynegal
Member
01-21-2005
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 3:02 pm
I think the money thing still hurts them as others get to save money from leg to leg and you lose all that you saved which may come in handy for a tip or map or something in future. Taking thier packs not only took thier clothes but took anything they had bought to help them (maps, language books, tour guides, etc). I think it would defeat the purpose of having non-elimination rounds if they made them go to a bogus location first or gave them time delays. Part of the Race is how you play it effects how others help you - do you think if Rob&Amber had been last and had no stuff other teams would give them money or clothes?? In a poor country this could hurt you. I remember last season the teams showed some mercy as a team couldn't bring themselves to beg from people that have nothing. I also noticed they promised to pay the money back to the teams so this could hurt them later when a team wants them to pay up and they need the money too. I am glad Gretchen and Meredeth are still in it. I like them and like seeing an older couple go far!
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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 3:25 pm
Sorry if this is too much a "re-hash", but I don't have the time to go back and search. --just got back from one job and getting ready to go to the next job after feeding the family.... I heard Lynn said stuff like ".... we stopped to help.... Rob & Amber didn't.... " implying the Romber was not "helpful" to the brothers. My question is, What did Lynn and Alex actually do to help? I understand compassion yadayada, but what could they have helped? Did they bother to check with the producers, ask if they could piggy back the brothers to the next task or anything? In my book That would have been the only thing matters, help the other team to go on with the race or nothing. None of them are doctors, car engerneers, producers or God. None of them could have helped in any practical ways. If I were Romber I won't have stopped either, remembering what the police officers near the rim of any accident I've ever seen, would have said, "Move on, go home , nothing to see, move on...
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Shawndra
Member
03-29-2005
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 3:39 pm
the team that sat in first class was having a conversation with the inflight help and explained they would like to get off the plane first. it was after that conversation they were seen sitting in fist class. i've heard references over the amazing races that they didn't want to get into trouble for speeding especially when a car was passing them going over the speed limit. but have never heard anything specific about it......ie penalties.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 3:47 pm
Yep.. Gretchen and Meredith said when they went by there were lots of people standing around and they were waved on. And in any breakdown they always have to wait for a substitute vehicle and they just lose the time.. just like the Patrick and Susan lost the time when their boat broke down and that's happened many times with cars.. heck remember Lori and Bolo -- didn't they actually require a third car one time? If you want to try to hear what Gretchen said about the accident and about losing their stuff there are two clips but you have to listen to the 1:57 clip and then it goes into the shorter one and her voice gets very soft when she is describing what they would allow her to have (tampons being the key item, which she doesn't use anymore; Lynn envisioned her selling tampons on street corners to get funds) Go HERE and then listen to Never Say Never and Broke, which they seem to have split up .. and I see a new one called Still in it.. going to check that myself.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 3:52 pm
The new clip is VERY interesting and shows how we don't see everything.. They said they got a little money from the four teams, but they REALLY made lots of money begging at the airport!! They got clothing from Joyce and Uchenna AND Ron and Kelly!! They had washed out Meredith's dirty ones but they were still wet the next day. They ate two bananas, some peanuts and someone's leftover french fries for dinner Phil says first time for this and he hated doing it especially with blood dripping off her face.. and they don't say anything about future.. But begging seems to work.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 3:58 pm
Boy that one clip is hard to hear.. it certainly does sound like the packs are gone forever.. Lynn said "you won't have those big things to carry around, and you'll get money at the start of the next leg" so they do get money. Gretchen is hard to hear but does say they took their jackets, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant... just could have tampons. So.. the plastic bags would have passports and I still think prescription meds if they take them which is likely.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 4:01 pm
Someone who's more of a Lynn fan, there is a second clip from him, apparently calling Rob Satan's spawn and worse for not stopping.. it is hooked to the clip where he says no room in the van.. I'm not up for that right now. Also if you get lost, just click on TAR off the CBS.com site then click on the link for teams and then on a team you want to hear but it will also give you other clips.
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 4:13 pm
Everyone can beg and it sounds more and more like everyone should beg when they have a chance so they a better off for tips and buying food.
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Csnog
Member
07-18-2002
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 4:28 pm
I remember a team of girls asking for money in Miami airport before they left on the first leg that season. They said they could always use extra money and might as well get it now. Asking for money is nothing new on AR.
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Wick1st
Member
02-10-2005
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 5:18 pm
Although I believe Kelly and Ron are going to give us a good story line next week I reviewed the previews for next week and I don't believe she is calling Ron a Red Neck. I'm thinking she is saying, "He's a redneck" while she's talking to Ron. Sounds as if someone else has really upset Kelly. Did anyone else catch this?????
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 5:20 pm
Hmm well I thought she meant him, but editing can change everything..
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 5:51 pm
Okay, I just watched my tape of last night's AWESOME episode, and before I read through all the stuff above, I just have to say: YAY! Ray and Deana are gone! Yippee! I sooooo wanted him to be eliminated after the way he was treating her. I mean, come on! He whacks her in the head with a stick and instead of apologizing for almost knocking her head off, he blames it on their inability to work as a team???? What a $%@*@(%$($@$ (self-modded since I knew I would be--hee!). I was so pumping my fist and yelling WOO HOO when the brothers were racing for the finish line. Very satisfactory episode!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 7:50 pm
the hard part about begging is that it's illegal in some locales and many of the countries they visit are so impoverished, who would have the money to spare? usually it has been other tourists or other teams who are able to give some financial help. the hardest part for meredith and gretchen was to be out in cots in the middle of a great salt flat, not in downtown new delhi or tokyo,for example, with a few million people around! there were kinda slim pickens for people to hit up for bucks i laughed til boogers came out when i saw ray on tv this morning doing damage control about his not helping the older couple out. he was doing them a favor not to get their hopes up when they were going to be finished anyway! man, that sacrificial lamb stuff still cracks me up...
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 8:06 pm
They obviously got enough until they got to the airport and then according to them, they got lots of money there.. this was an interview with Phil.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 8:27 pm
I was glad Meredith and wife made it!! Good for them. Their whining gets on my nerves but I was rooting for them last nite. I want the boyfriends out next and I want Rob to beat them to the mat in a footrace! LOL
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 8:43 pm
i realize they got enough $; i was just making a comment about how hard it could be it's a toss-up for me whether the boys go or rob goes. not caring for how any of these 3 play the game. i am waiting to see sir bill and pamy on TAR. have you made any plans? too bad you don't get eliminated based on a voting system LOL...i could totally see all the tvchers fast-finger dialing for hours on end to keep "pamsir" safe!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 9:02 pm
LOL Tabby!! I could never do the race!! Bill could but not me! We tried to get him and Landi to do it!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 9:08 pm
I did not see Alex/Lynn saying anything uncalled for. The only words they said about Rob/Amber is when they didn't stop for the overturned car. And even Phil called R/A out for that. So I am not sure why people seem to hate the boyfriends so much. (Now they were close to racist when they made their Tupac comment, so maybe for that....??) Also the comment by Kelly was indeed calling Ron a redneck (may even have been "stupid redneck".)
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 9:13 pm
Also Rob and Amber gave no help to Meredith/Gretchen, Rob even said something about M/G being con artists. What? Like Gretchen got hurt on purpose just in case they came in last so they'd be more sympathetic when they'd have to beg????
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - 9:18 pm
i don't dislike alex/lynn, but i do have a favorite team to win this. definitely not rob and amber and i'd like to see an older couple win this. don't think that's going to happen, but who knows? this always seems to be a foot-race at the very end, so it would have to be a quick-running duo. right now, i love uchena and joyce. i think if they won, they'd send money to the orphanage or take a trip where they could spend time with the kids. i think people who really favor rob and amber dislike the boys for making comments about rob and amber... i don't like that rob and amber are recognized and helped because of their survivor ties. who would have thought they watched survivor in all parts of the world?! as for rob being upset at the boys not sharing their 'taxi', rob is the one who had a bus driver not open the rear doors so he and amber could exit the front door and get a lead. turn about is fair play, i think.
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