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Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 6:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Maybe the younger kids will handle it better than the adults!

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 6:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
All I'm saying is that iffin I wanted to travel with some pissy moaning kids, I'd go pick up my nephews and drive them to Wal-Mart or Toys-R-Us.

Bbgunny
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06-07-2005

Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 8:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bbgunny a private message Print Post    
This is my first time posting in the TAR section. I'm normally in the BB section, but I can't wait for TAR to start up again. I thought I would share this:
I saw bit of a preview of TAR8 on the evening news last night. They talked with some of the families and Phil. Phil made an interesting point- he said (and I'm paraphrasing here of course) "Its difficult to get a team of two to agree on a course of action, its more difficult when you make it three. When you have a team of four it can become almost impossible."
Which looking at some of the mix of family relationships involved it seems that it will be very interesting. The father-in-law with his three sons-in-law are an early favorite for me just from the preview. I think they'll be a hoot to watch.
Phil has a point too- the parents with the little kids may sometimes have a disadvantage in some of the more physical challenges, but then they may have an advantage in others where speed or working together without questioning each other is necessary. Some of the older groups or siblings etc, may have more fighting or differing opinions which may slow them down... or cause them to make a mistake.

Overall,I'm looking forward to it. I haven't missed a season yet and I think this one will pleasantly surprise alot of people.

Bbgunny
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06-07-2005

Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 8:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bbgunny a private message Print Post    
By the way- I am a dad- and I have seen my kids and others handle stuff and difficulties alot better than some of the so called grown ups on past seasons.
Umm- I also think some of these kids might be more mature than Flo, Hayden, and Jonathan, Ray and Deanna- oh the list could go on.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 9:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Bbgunny, so very true!

Bbfanatic
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08-14-2000

Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bbfanatic a private message Print Post    
Kappy- I agree about watching to see places I will never go too. I love seeing the different cultures.



Serenity
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06-28-2005

Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 5:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serenity a private message Print Post    
Bbgunny - Thanks for posting Phil's comments. They confirm my suspicions that the older teams of 4 may have a bit harder time cooperating than the younger kids will! It'll be interesting to watch.

Monmurph2
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07-06-2005

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Step by Step...inch by inch...spoil me now and who were the 3 teams spotted at the falls???

Kappy
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06-29-2002

Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 12:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
Bbgunny ~ I hear ya! But I just can't get past the thought that for our family to have a good trip, plenty of sleep no matter where we were was a must. And we know from past TAR's that sleep is not always easy. I'm hoping I'm wrong but my son needed his sleep back then and I can't imagine waking him at all hours to run off somewhere. Like I said, I just hope they haven't watered it down too much ~ we'll see.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 6:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
dh and i traveled to 8 states, a wedding, the tetons, yellowstone and reno with 2 kids, one dog, one cat and a beta fish for 16 days. other than wanting to leave dh on the side of the road a few times, we got along great!
dh decided to see how many miles we could get to the gallon in our motorhome and drove through nevada at 50 mph. at one point, i was sure we were passed by chain gangs walking and nuns with strollers. the kids were begging me to think of a way to get dh to stop so i could jump behind the wheel and drive like you're supposed to in nevada--85. i would tell him i had to use the bathroom and when we'd stop, he'd stay glued to his seat. we plied him with juices, waters, coffees, to try and get that stubborn guy to have to get out from behind the wheel and urinate. LOL
oh, and for the record, we got 9.7 mpg at 50 mph and 9 mpg at 75 mph. for me, that less than one mile was not worth getting to lookout points and campsites at midnight rather than in time to bbq and enjoy the sunsets!

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 11:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Just read the Reality World Article (I do believe spoilers are in this article... as well as a space you need to highlight, a photographer has said to have captured the final 3 families )

TAR Article



Kappy
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06-29-2002

Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 8:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
Tabby ~ so what you're saying is, your family could do this and get along great. But if your husband was driving, you'd be the first family eliminated.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 12:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
I'm not so sure about the final three spoilers in that article, Reader. Location spoilers I definately believe, but if you look at the descriptions the article gives of the third place team... and then go to the CBS website... can you tell me which team they are referring to? I don't see any team even closely resembling what is described there.

One of the descriptions of the second and first place teams could be one of the teams... but I'm not going to base my pool picks on that spoiler.

Scorpiomoon
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06-06-2002

Friday, September 02, 2005 - 9:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scorpiomoon a private message Print Post    
When I think of these kids participating in TAR, the image that comes to mind are the trains in India that pretty much every team in every season of TAR have had to take. Can't wait to see small children being crammed on to those moving sardine cans.

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Friday, September 02, 2005 - 10:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
they've put some new interviews of the families on the CBS website...check the homepage.

Starshine40
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07-30-2002

Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 4:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Starshine40 a private message Print Post    
I've seen promos a couple of times the past week for the family version. It's supposed to start Sept 25th or 27th (can't remember which).

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
scorpiomom, i thought this family adventure (cannot call it amazing race!) all took place in north america? so they might not cram kids into moving sardine cans...even if they feel like it at some times!

yeah, kappy! i would have to drive to make sure we got someplace both alive and on time, and i get carsick looking at a map, so dh might have to read it for me. dd would be making snacks for everyone and darling son would complain about the countryside. he would love the big cities, though!
i so do not know where he came from sometimes! oh yeah, he was born in boston....LOL
i so much prefer the country and camping and lakes and fishing...ds loves crowded cement sidewalks, nice hotels, and is a vegetarian. :-)

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 7:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
well, i visited the TAR link posted above and maybe they did cover more than north america. guess we'll find out!

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Wednesday, September 14, 2005 - 9:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
the race is shorter this season...11,000 miles altogether, so it looks like it's North American centered (and we have never gotten any major action in the US, so it's a nice change)

Jan
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, September 14, 2005 - 9:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
our tv guide said that it seems it is north american centred with two canadian cities (montreal and toronto) reporting that they had seen Amazing race flags in town

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 4:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
3 in a row for the race....they won the Emmy again.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, September 19, 2005 - 11:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
And they deserved it!

Riviere
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09-09-2000

Monday, September 19, 2005 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Riviere a private message Print Post    
I look forward to this TAR season! I heard 50 US cities plus one or two, Canada and or Mexico? In the state of world travel some contestant family feels cheated out of travel per one rumor.
Wonder how the 2 families with kids age 9 fare? I drove Alaska to MI with age 15 and 10 yo sons and it wasn't a picnic with a screaming old cat and chirping parrot! That only lasted 6 days.

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 9:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
Title for ep 1, per TV Guide:

"Go Mommy, Go! We Can Beat Them"

Katidyd
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07-15-2005

Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 7:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Katidyd a private message Print Post    
I'm anxious to get this season on the road (so to speak). BB is over. Rock Star INXS is over. Time for Amazing Race and Survivor.