Archive through October 09, 2003
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Archive through October 09, 2003
Colossus | Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 12:02 pm     Sorry - double post. Thanks, Lance!!! I hear you're my future cyber father-in-law. |
Lancecrossfire | Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 12:07 pm     Welcome to the posting world of TVCH Colossus! It's good to have you join in and be able to give your perspective on things--hopefully many things. <waving at both Colossus and Goddess> |
Colossus | Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 12:07 pm     Ok, Here I am. Finally! Otherwise known as Marriage Material. I chose this name by a suggestion at our meeting in Austin; "some connection to Goddess" so not actually being a god. I wanted to be bigger than life. GAL is sitting here with a big smile on her face as I write my first post to everyone. Thanks to everone for your suggestions. We had alot of laughs sorting though it all. GAL has plans for the infamous photo. And I have been informed I will find out at the same time as all of you.! Dear God; What have I started.? |
Squaredsc | Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 12:15 pm     welcome colossus. now you ask what have you started? it's a lil too late for that now, lol. it's nice to meet you. i happen to have a copy of the infamous photo that gal emailed to me. but alas i couldn't use it as a desktop pic. |
Mware | Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 12:36 pm     <Moved what I was going to say to Colossus's folder> |
Urgrace | Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 01:33 pm     Twinks, there are a lot of us so far away who would love to be there to help you and can't because it is so far. I'm still hoping to get up your way one day. Sheesh, I feel bad that I am not there right now. |
Tntitanfan | Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 01:36 pm     Seamonkey did such a great job summing up my trip up until the time I spoke with her that I am not sure there is a great deal left to add. I think she must be a court stenographer in another life because she left out hardly anything I said!! Of course, I am from the South so I talk slowly!! Tuesday, September 2 The first day of vacation! Given that we always leave the day after Labor Day, this is about as early a date as it is possible to leave in September!! Our first night - 320 miles down the road - was spent in Macon. This is the second itme we have just stopped over in this lovely old southern town without enjoying any of historic places available for viewing. I visited a friend who lived there while I was in college, but that has been a while ago. Come to think of it, places that were new then are probably historic by now!! Wednesday, September 3 Today we moved along to Hazelhurst, home of one of my epals who celebrated her 80th birthday in July. She was in poor health at that time so we postponed our visit until she was feeling better. We visited with her and took her out to lunch in McRae, another wide spot in the road about 20 miles away. We then met the Chamber of Commerce welcome lady - my friend's job for many years - who escorted us through the "Big House." This is a gorgeous 1920's house that has been purchased by the county's Second Harvest organization to be used as a training school and restaurant. It has been cleaned, but the restoration has not begun. The Nashville SH has done the same sort of thing with training kitchen workers so that they can draw better than minimum wage in the food industry. The first class here had 100% job placement - We visited some more and met two of my friend Verle's great grandchildren before heading back to our motel for the evening. Thursday, September 4 Our motel offered the first of what was to become a recurring breakfast treat - a do-it-yourself waffle bar! We made another stop at Verle's to tell her good-bye before hitting the road for Waycross and the GA entrance - there are two in FL - to the Okefenokee Swamp. We began our visit with a private boat ride through the swamp. Because there is so much tannin in the water, it is black and gives as much reflection as a mirror. The effect then is like gliding along in a hall of mirrors. This adventure was followed by a reptile show and a "train ride" to observe hte local flora. Then it was back on the road again - |
Urgrace | Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 04:17 pm     Great summary so far, TNT. I'm looking forward to the rest of the trip, because I know you went some terrific places. As for the swamp, that must have been a unique experience, one I've never thought of trying! <shiver> |
Theowl | Sunday, October 05, 2003 - 07:43 am     Welcome Home TTFan!! Sounds like a great start to a wonderful trip!! I'm waiting for more. Did you meet KP? We have to get together and plan the TN, KY, ALA get together. While you were gone, I got some people hyped up on it, so it's a go. Please continue with the trip... GO TITANS!!!
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Boberg | Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 05:44 am     Hope it is ok to post this here as I am taking a "Road Trip" beginning 1st of November from Texas to Montana. My mom and I are going to see my daughter who is stationed at the Air Force base in Great Falls. We would like to see some things on our way, I especially enjoy great scenery as I have lived in Texas all my life and not done a lot of traveling. I know that there are people from all over the US on this board and thought some of you might have some suggestions as to some things to check out/see between Texas and Montana, it is a 2wk trip. Thanks! PS..I really enjoyed hearing about the Texas get-together, sounds like it was great fun by all. |
Karuuna | Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 08:42 am     Boberg! If you're driving thru Colorado, you should let me know and 'check out' some Colorado board members! After all, we're quite the "sight" to see!  |
Boberg | Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 09:30 am     Karuuna..Thanks for the invite! "sight to see"..ROFL My mom will be with me and she doesn't know about my other life here at this board..esp. my Big Brother addiction so I had better pass this time but I bet you would know of some great scenery to see while going thru Colorado if you live there. My dad was there several years ago and he said it was one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen. You see in Texas it is all flat land (well mostly..we do have a few "hills". |
Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 11:42 am     Hahahahahaha, we are Boberg's dirty little secret. Don't worry, Boberg, there's plenty of that going on. Lots of us have a secret life here. |
Boberg | Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 02:32 pm     YES, you all are Juju..LOLOLOLOL Ok, I've been doing a little internet search and found these places that might be of interest: Wyoming- Old West Wax Museum and Dancing Bear Folk Center Colorado-I'm sure we will be just awed by the scenery but also found a tour of Denver. Kansas- Great Plains Nature Center and Wichita Bottanical Gardens. Very much open for suggestions from anyone who lives in these states and in Montana. |
Tess | Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 03:11 pm     Boberg, Juju's NOT an axe murderer. She's just a figment of my very fertile imagination. Just keep repeating that to yourself. As long as you're going through Kansas, I can state that Spygirl is also NOT an axe murderer. She's not even strange, despite the name. Ok, maybe she's a little bit quirky, but aren't we all? I've been to Karuuna's house with my DH and little daughter and we escaped with our lives so I'm fairly certain that she's not only NOT an axe murderer but my DH has a crush on her. Sorry, we didn't go for to see the sights when we zoomed through all those states. We just visited potential axe murderers and had a blast. If you find ANYTHING at all interesting in Wyoming near I-80, I'd love to hear about it since we're making another trip out west. |
Tntitanfan | Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 07:26 pm     Sorry to be posting in such dribs and drabs - an expression of my grandmother's - but I have been running at warp speed to catch up since returning home! Friday, September 5 We spent Thursday night in St. Marys, GA., in a handicapped suite - nothing else available as early as we wanted to check in - with a bathroom large enough to hold a square dance. The rest of the suite was a tight fit for the two of us. What puzzled me was that neither the bedroom nor kitchen were by any stretch of the imagination wheelchair accessible! We took a short drive through the historic district before leaving town on Friday morning. There are houses there dating from 1799 and a lovely municipal park along the St. Marys River. On the way up to Savannah we stopped at the Hofwyl-Broadfield plantation just outside of Brunswick. This was a thriving rice plantation in the 1850's and remained in the family until 1973. Today it is a wildlife preserve. We thoroughly enjoyed our "private" tour of the plantation house - more of a working farm type house than the luxurious plantation homes the south was famous for. As soon as we arrived at our motel, I called and made reservations for Saturday's "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" tour. Saturday, September 6 We found the Grey Line office with no difficulty and joined about 20 others for our tour. We had a excellent guide and enjoyed seeing all the places asssociated with the book, such as Mercer House, the house where Lady Chablis lived, the club where she still works occasionally, the former site of Sweet Georgia Brown's,and the famous cemetary!! We wanted to eat at Lady and Sons, - think Oprah; think Food Network - but this is a near impossibility on the weekend without reservations. We were able to find Clary's - also from "Midnight" - and had a nice lunch there. Still a very "neighborhoody" sort of place - Sunday, September 7 A day of rest with some grocery shopping, phone calls, post card writing. Not my favorite sort of day, but there is more to come - hopefully more quickly!! |
Spygirl | Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 11:36 am     I'm headed to Toledo this weekend - anyone in the area wanna plan a TVCH meeting? |
Glenn | Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 12:09 pm     I am going to Houston this weekend, anyone in the area want to plan a Tvch meeting?  |
Bob2112 | Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 12:42 pm     I'm be home this weekend - anyone in the area wanna plan a TVCH meeting? |
Spygirl | Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 12:45 pm     Alrighty, then |
Glenn | Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 12:53 pm     Spygirl, someone has to not let you get toooooo far ahead since Tess is land based on her travels.  |
Squaredsc | Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 01:02 pm     im going to be where im at, holla back. |
Grannyg | Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 01:55 pm     Glenn, if you could round up Lance and the credit card, you'd probably have a whole slew of people who would come to a tvch meeting. Just a suggestion.......... |
Egbok | Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 01:59 pm     I'm following Granny around the board...so yeah, hand me the credit card and I'll be there too! Okay..my lunchtime is over...back to work for me. |
Schoolmarm | Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 02:17 pm     I'm also staying home....and wouldn't mind a visitor to Western PA! |
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