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Oooh pretty fish! Very nice pics Guido, looks like a good time was had.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, January 21, 2013 10:23:11 PM)| |  | guidogodoy wrote: | | Oh, last one. Newbie diver in our group about to stab her first lionfish (look 'em up if you don't know how they have damaged the seas). Hard to see but she is just about to stab it with a divemaster looking over her shoulder. Sadly, she hesitated and, everyone who saw "Saving Private Ryan" or "Full Metal Jacket" knows that hesitation means YOU WILL NOT KILL!. She never made the kill and it ducked into the corral and hid in a heartbeat. Cool looking fish, though. Especially in full color. animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/lionfish/
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, January 21, 2013 10:23:11 PM | |
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Oh, last one. Newbie diver in our group about to stab her first lionfish (look 'em up if you don't know how they have damaged the seas). Hard to see but she is just about to stab it with a divemaster looking over her shoulder. Sadly, she hesitated and, everyone who saw "Saving Private Ryan" or "Full Metal Jacket" knows that hesitation means YOU WILL NOT KILL!. She never made the kill and it ducked into the corral and hid in a heartbeat. Cool looking fish, though. Especially in full color. animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/lionfish/
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Monday, January 21, 2013 10:16:43 PM | |
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Cooool!!! 
Aww! Lookit the sea turtle!
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OK, I'll shut up now.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, January 21, 2013 10:03:57 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | As a bonus (and as I had to go through a bunch of video anyway), here is a close up of the spotted ray....
The barracuda as well (that is one fast sucker!). Both were far away and I am just shooting with a GoPro. Same dive site.
To end on a better note, here is a zoom of your turtle!
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, January 21, 2013 10:03:57 PM | |
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As a bonus (and as I had to go through a bunch of video anyway), here is a close up of the spotted ray....
The barracuda as well (that is one fast sucker!). Both were far away and I am just shooting with a GoPro. Same dive site.
To end on a better note, here is a zoom of your turtle!
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Monday, January 21, 2013 9:54:23 PM | |
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Yippeeeeeee!
Looks like the sea turtle was waving at the camera. Too funny!
Thank youuuu!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, January 21, 2013 9:40:06 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Well, trying to speed up the process, I had to go through spotted rays, barracudas and get a good slo-mo shot of the turtles I spotted to get a usable one as a screenshot (I was shooting video at the time). Enjoy!
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, January 21, 2013 9:40:06 PM | |
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Well, trying to speed up the process, I had to go through spotted rays, barracudas and get a good slo-mo shot of the turtles I spotted to get a usable one as a screenshot (I was shooting video at the time). Enjoy!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Monday, January 21, 2013 9:31:19 PM)
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Has it been 6-8 weeks yet?
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Monday, January 21, 2013 8:17:33 PM | |
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Sweet! Thanks alot! I await my prize with anticipation. 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, January 21, 2013 8:15:30 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Thank you for your order. It will be completed in 6-8 weeks.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Damn, such good prizes.
Hmmm... I'll pick...another pic of a sea turtle!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Ummm....you want a copy of Heavy Metal Parking Lot too? Perhaps a rock from the Mayan caves in Belize? Another picture of a sea turtle?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Yaaaaaaayyyy! 
Do I get a prize?
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Hey, someone who didn't fall for the red herring (no pun intended)! You found me! 
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Mmkay, wheeeeere's Guido...
Ooo! I see you! You're in the background wearing the red and green shirt.
Nice pics! The one showing the school of tarpon is especially cool-looking.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just starting to go through pictures but I already have the perfect one for a postcard from Belize:
COME TO BELIZE! NO, WE ARE NOT AN ISLAND!
(giving a "cheers" to Priest/Cross. Flag of Belize to the left of the picture. See if you can figure out which one is me. AKA "Where's Waldo" for Bwian! LOL!)
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, January 21, 2013 8:15:30 PM | |
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Thank you for your order. It will be completed in 6-8 weeks.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Monday, January 21, 2013 8:11:16 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Damn, such good prizes.
Hmmm... I'll pick...another pic of a sea turtle!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Ummm....you want a copy of Heavy Metal Parking Lot too? Perhaps a rock from the Mayan caves in Belize? Another picture of a sea turtle?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Yaaaaaaayyyy!
Do I get a prize?
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Hey, someone who didn't fall for the red herring (no pun intended)! You found me!
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Mmkay, wheeeeere's Guido...
Ooo! I see you! You're in the background wearing the red and green shirt.
Nice pics! The one showing the school of tarpon is especially cool-looking.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just starting to go through pictures but I already have the perfect one for a postcard from Belize:
COME TO BELIZE! NO, WE ARE NOT AN ISLAND!
(giving a "cheers" to Priest/Cross. Flag of Belize to the left of the picture. See if you can figure out which one is me. AKA "Where's Waldo" for Bwian! LOL!)
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Monday, January 21, 2013 8:11:16 PM | |
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Damn, such good prizes.
Hmmm... I'll pick...another pic of a sea turtle!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, January 21, 2013 8:06:41 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Ummm....you want a copy of Heavy Metal Parking Lot too? Perhaps a rock from the Mayan caves in Belize? Another picture of a sea turtle?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Yaaaaaaayyyy!
Do I get a prize?
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Hey, someone who didn't fall for the red herring (no pun intended)! You found me!
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Mmkay, wheeeeere's Guido...
Ooo! I see you! You're in the background wearing the red and green shirt.
Nice pics! The one showing the school of tarpon is especially cool-looking.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just starting to go through pictures but I already have the perfect one for a postcard from Belize:
COME TO BELIZE! NO, WE ARE NOT AN ISLAND!
(giving a "cheers" to Priest/Cross. Flag of Belize to the left of the picture. See if you can figure out which one is me. AKA "Where's Waldo" for Bwian! LOL!)
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, January 21, 2013 8:06:41 PM | |
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Ummm....you want a copy of Heavy Metal Parking Lot too? Perhaps a rock from the Mayan caves in Belize? Another picture of a sea turtle?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Monday, January 21, 2013 8:02:54 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Yaaaaaaayyyy!
Do I get a prize?
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Hey, someone who didn't fall for the red herring (no pun intended)! You found me!
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Mmkay, wheeeeere's Guido...
Ooo! I see you! You're in the background wearing the red and green shirt.
Nice pics! The one showing the school of tarpon is especially cool-looking.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just starting to go through pictures but I already have the perfect one for a postcard from Belize:
COME TO BELIZE! NO, WE ARE NOT AN ISLAND!
(giving a "cheers" to Priest/Cross. Flag of Belize to the left of the picture. See if you can figure out which one is me. AKA "Where's Waldo" for Bwian! LOL!)
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Monday, January 21, 2013 8:02:54 PM | |
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Yaaaaaaayyyy!
Do I get a prize?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, January 21, 2013 7:58:18 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Hey, someone who didn't fall for the red herring (no pun intended)! You found me!
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Mmkay, wheeeeere's Guido...
Ooo! I see you! You're in the background wearing the red and green shirt.
Nice pics! The one showing the school of tarpon is especially cool-looking.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just starting to go through pictures but I already have the perfect one for a postcard from Belize:
COME TO BELIZE! NO, WE ARE NOT AN ISLAND!
(giving a "cheers" to Priest/Cross. Flag of Belize to the left of the picture. See if you can figure out which one is me. AKA "Where's Waldo" for Bwian! LOL!)
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, January 21, 2013 7:58:18 PM | |
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Hey, someone who didn't fall for the red herring (no pun intended)! You found me!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Monday, January 21, 2013 7:35:57 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Mmkay, wheeeeere's Guido...
Ooo! I see you! You're in the background wearing the red and green shirt.
Nice pics! The one showing the school of tarpon is especially cool-looking.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just starting to go through pictures but I already have the perfect one for a postcard from Belize:
COME TO BELIZE! NO, WE ARE NOT AN ISLAND!
(giving a "cheers" to Priest/Cross. Flag of Belize to the left of the picture. See if you can figure out which one is me. AKA "Where's Waldo" for Bwian! LOL!)
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Monday, January 21, 2013 7:35:57 PM | |
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Mmkay, wheeeeere's Guido...
Ooo! I see you! You're in the background wearing the red and green shirt.
Nice pics! The one showing the school of tarpon is especially cool-looking.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, January 21, 2013 12:23:32 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just starting to go through pictures but I already have the perfect one for a postcard from Belize:
COME TO BELIZE! NO, WE ARE NOT AN ISLAND!
(giving a "cheers" to Priest/Cross. Flag of Belize to the left of the picture. See if you can figure out which one is me. AKA "Where's Waldo" for Bwian! LOL!)
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, January 21, 2013 2:39:38 PM | |
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Ok, just a couple.
MASSIVE tarpon at a reef in Roatán, Honduras. I am at depth and water maginfies. They are still pretty far from me.
School of squid in Cozumel. Many out of picture but there are 14 in total.
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, January 21, 2013 12:23:32 PM | |
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Just starting to go through pictures but I already have the perfect one for a postcard from Belize:
COME TO BELIZE! NO, WE ARE NOT AN ISLAND!
(giving a "cheers" to Priest/Cross. Flag of Belize to the left of the picture. See if you can figure out which one is me. AKA "Where's Waldo" for Bwian! LOL!)
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:52:38 PM | |
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Nice!!! Good to hear you had a great time! 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by METALMANJP from Wednesday, October 24, 2012 4:14:29 PM)| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Just got back yesterday from Disney World, I think I need another vacation. The 3d movies were awesome, and the rock n roll roller coaster was super fast . Had a great time and can't wait to go back.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Nice!!! You guys going to Disneyland or Disney World?
Either way, have fun!!!
| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | | Getting ready to take the kids to Disney for a week. I think I am more excited about it than they are. I'll talk to y'all later. |
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Just got back yesterday from Disney World, I think I need another vacation. The 3d movies were awesome, and the rock n roll roller coaster was super fast . Had a great time and can't wait to go back.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Tuesday, October 16, 2012 12:36:17 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Nice!!! You guys going to Disneyland or Disney World?
Either way, have fun!!!
| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | | Getting ready to take the kids to Disney for a week. I think I am more excited about it than they are. I'll talk to y'all later. |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Tuesday, October 16, 2012 12:36:17 AM | |
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Nice!!! You guys going to Disneyland or Disney World?
Either way, have fun!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by METALMANJP from Monday, October 15, 2012 3:14:12 PM)| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | | Getting ready to take the kids to Disney for a week. I think I am more excited about it than they are. I'll talk to y'all later. |
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| [Becks] Sunday, August 26, 2012 8:17:03 PM | |
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I know who I'd vote for but I don't count LOL!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, August 26, 2012 4:46:45 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | At least you have an advantage over the U.S. citizens in so far as news goes. We don't hear about ANYTHING going on around the world unless it's major. I have to read internet newspapers just to keep up with anything outside the U.S. and 90% of America never does that.
As for unemployment. It would be way higher if they counted the people who really are not disabled but claim to be. The the election coming up? We have dumb and dumber to choose from. I'm throwing my vote away with a write in Vote for Slick Willy. lol We are going to hell in a handbasket.
| | | Becks wrote: | | LOLZ I doubt NZ could liberate any country bigger than say, Fiji. And even then we kinda sit in our corner of the world watching everyone else most of the time hehe.
I've heard unemployment is really bad in the US, sounds like it is out of control (for lack of a better term) where you are. But as you say, everyone is focussed on election stuff over there - we get a lot of your political stuff on the news here, and to be honest it scares me sometimes LOL.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | I hear ya. Perhaps you could push the NZ government to invade some oil-rich country to "liberate" them! heh
While we suffer those same inexplicable spikes in gas prices, what compounds the damage is that our economy is absolutely in the shitter. In my immediate area, every other house seems like it is up for sale with nobody buying. We are currently tied for second highest unemployment rate in the state (17+%) and we are one of the poorest states in the nation.
Sad when people can't afford to drive themselves out to find better jobs but, hey, election year! One of the two rich guys running for Pres will fix everything for sure! 
Ah, prolly a better topic for the Blah. After all, that is my general opinion of politicians (aka. big business). BLAH!
| | | Becks wrote: | | I remember when it cost less than $1 per litre lol, ahh those were the days. The thing that gets me is the stupid reasons fuel companies use for the increases, with the latest increases earlier this week they quoted every reason under the sun, the exchange rates, instability in the middle east, blah blah blah.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Becks, I feel for you and europe and the outlaying islands and territories. We in the US are spoiled. We always have the best gas prices and we are really not happy when they get as high as they are now.
What really sucks, is in 2001 I could fill up my Toyota for $11.00 and I thought that was outrageous. I wish OPEC would have a gas war again. In 1984 I paid $0.57 per gallon. Please let that happen again. lol
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At least you have an advantage over the U.S. citizens in so far as news goes. We don't hear about ANYTHING going on around the world unless it's major. I have to read internet newspapers just to keep up with anything outside the U.S. and 90% of America never does that.
As for unemployment. It would be way higher if they counted the people who really are not disabled but claim to be. The the election coming up? We have dumb and dumber to choose from. I'm throwing my vote away with a write in Vote for Slick Willy. lol We are going to hell in a handbasket.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Sunday, August 26, 2012 2:45:57 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | LOLZ I doubt NZ could liberate any country bigger than say, Fiji. And even then we kinda sit in our corner of the world watching everyone else most of the time hehe.
I've heard unemployment is really bad in the US, sounds like it is out of control (for lack of a better term) where you are. But as you say, everyone is focussed on election stuff over there - we get a lot of your political stuff on the news here, and to be honest it scares me sometimes LOL.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | I hear ya. Perhaps you could push the NZ government to invade some oil-rich country to "liberate" them! heh
While we suffer those same inexplicable spikes in gas prices, what compounds the damage is that our economy is absolutely in the shitter. In my immediate area, every other house seems like it is up for sale with nobody buying. We are currently tied for second highest unemployment rate in the state (17+%) and we are one of the poorest states in the nation.
Sad when people can't afford to drive themselves out to find better jobs but, hey, election year! One of the two rich guys running for Pres will fix everything for sure!
Ah, prolly a better topic for the Blah. After all, that is my general opinion of politicians (aka. big business). BLAH!
| | | Becks wrote: | | I remember when it cost less than $1 per litre lol, ahh those were the days. The thing that gets me is the stupid reasons fuel companies use for the increases, with the latest increases earlier this week they quoted every reason under the sun, the exchange rates, instability in the middle east, blah blah blah.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Becks, I feel for you and europe and the outlaying islands and territories. We in the US are spoiled. We always have the best gas prices and we are really not happy when they get as high as they are now.
What really sucks, is in 2001 I could fill up my Toyota for $11.00 and I thought that was outrageous. I wish OPEC would have a gas war again. In 1984 I paid $0.57 per gallon. Please let that happen again. lol
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, August 26, 2012 3:08:31 PM | |
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Scares me too!
(now let me know when I can join the NZ Fiji Liberation Front! NZFLF HAAA!)
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Sunday, August 26, 2012 2:45:57 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | LOLZ I doubt NZ could liberate any country bigger than say, Fiji. And even then we kinda sit in our corner of the world watching everyone else most of the time hehe.
I've heard unemployment is really bad in the US, sounds like it is out of control (for lack of a better term) where you are. But as you say, everyone is focussed on election stuff over there - we get a lot of your political stuff on the news here, and to be honest it scares me sometimes LOL.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | I hear ya. Perhaps you could push the NZ government to invade some oil-rich country to "liberate" them! heh
While we suffer those same inexplicable spikes in gas prices, what compounds the damage is that our economy is absolutely in the shitter. In my immediate area, every other house seems like it is up for sale with nobody buying. We are currently tied for second highest unemployment rate in the state (17+%) and we are one of the poorest states in the nation.
Sad when people can't afford to drive themselves out to find better jobs but, hey, election year! One of the two rich guys running for Pres will fix everything for sure!
Ah, prolly a better topic for the Blah. After all, that is my general opinion of politicians (aka. big business). BLAH!
| | | Becks wrote: | | I remember when it cost less than $1 per litre lol, ahh those were the days. The thing that gets me is the stupid reasons fuel companies use for the increases, with the latest increases earlier this week they quoted every reason under the sun, the exchange rates, instability in the middle east, blah blah blah.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Becks, I feel for you and europe and the outlaying islands and territories. We in the US are spoiled. We always have the best gas prices and we are really not happy when they get as high as they are now.
What really sucks, is in 2001 I could fill up my Toyota for $11.00 and I thought that was outrageous. I wish OPEC would have a gas war again. In 1984 I paid $0.57 per gallon. Please let that happen again. lol
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LOLZ I doubt NZ could liberate any country bigger than say, Fiji. And even then we kinda sit in our corner of the world watching everyone else most of the time hehe.
I've heard unemployment is really bad in the US, sounds like it is out of control (for lack of a better term) where you are. But as you say, everyone is focussed on election stuff over there - we get a lot of your political stuff on the news here, and to be honest it scares me sometimes LOL.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, August 26, 2012 3:11:34 AM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | I hear ya. Perhaps you could push the NZ government to invade some oil-rich country to "liberate" them! heh
While we suffer those same inexplicable spikes in gas prices, what compounds the damage is that our economy is absolutely in the shitter. In my immediate area, every other house seems like it is up for sale with nobody buying. We are currently tied for second highest unemployment rate in the state (17+%) and we are one of the poorest states in the nation.
Sad when people can't afford to drive themselves out to find better jobs but, hey, election year! One of the two rich guys running for Pres will fix everything for sure!
Ah, prolly a better topic for the Blah. After all, that is my general opinion of politicians (aka. big business). BLAH!
| | | Becks wrote: | | I remember when it cost less than $1 per litre lol, ahh those were the days. The thing that gets me is the stupid reasons fuel companies use for the increases, with the latest increases earlier this week they quoted every reason under the sun, the exchange rates, instability in the middle east, blah blah blah.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Becks, I feel for you and europe and the outlaying islands and territories. We in the US are spoiled. We always have the best gas prices and we are really not happy when they get as high as they are now.
What really sucks, is in 2001 I could fill up my Toyota for $11.00 and I thought that was outrageous. I wish OPEC would have a gas war again. In 1984 I paid $0.57 per gallon. Please let that happen again. lol
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| [METALMANJP] Sunday, August 26, 2012 4:45:14 AM | |
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My wife has relatives there, I went in 2004 and in 2011. Nice place.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Saturday, August 25, 2012 3:57:40 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Sure did. The music seemed a bit out of place, though, IMO. My uncle bought a CD from that guy a couple of years ago and we were listening to it during the car ride back to Houston. Wish we could've stayed there a little bit longer. Maybe another time.
When did you go to San Antonio?
| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Awesome, did you like the guy selling cd's of redone songs played with a flute of some kind. Really soothing, relaxing music.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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I hear ya. Perhaps you could push the NZ government to invade some oil-rich country to "liberate" them! heh
While we suffer those same inexplicable spikes in gas prices, what compounds the damage is that our economy is absolutely in the shitter. In my immediate area, every other house seems like it is up for sale with nobody buying. We are currently tied for second highest unemployment rate in the state (17+%) and we are one of the poorest states in the nation.
Sad when people can't afford to drive themselves out to find better jobs but, hey, election year! One of the two rich guys running for Pres will fix everything for sure!
Ah, prolly a better topic for the Blah. After all, that is my general opinion of politicians (aka. big business). BLAH!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Sunday, August 26, 2012 1:24:19 AM)| | | Becks wrote: | | I remember when it cost less than $1 per litre lol, ahh those were the days. The thing that gets me is the stupid reasons fuel companies use for the increases, with the latest increases earlier this week they quoted every reason under the sun, the exchange rates, instability in the middle east, blah blah blah.
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What really sucks, is in 2001 I could fill up my Toyota for $11.00 and I thought that was outrageous. I wish OPEC would have a gas war again. In 1984 I paid $0.57 per gallon. Please let that happen again. lol
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I remember when it cost less than $1 per litre lol, ahh those were the days. The thing that gets me is the stupid reasons fuel companies use for the increases, with the latest increases earlier this week they quoted every reason under the sun, the exchange rates, instability in the middle east, blah blah blah.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Saturday, August 25, 2012 7:39:25 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Becks, I feel for you and europe and the outlaying islands and territories. We in the US are spoiled. We always have the best gas prices and we are really not happy when they get as high as they are now.
What really sucks, is in 2001 I could fill up my Toyota for $11.00 and I thought that was outrageous. I wish OPEC would have a gas war again. In 1984 I paid $0.57 per gallon. Please let that happen again. lol
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| [Head banger] Saturday, August 25, 2012 11:14:28 PM | |
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3.88 L per us gallon.
but once you convert to USD (.81 usd to the NZD) you come back to 7 USD a galon.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Saturday, August 25, 2012 5:05:35 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | Wow that looks really pretty! Cool pics Vail.
And whoever mentioned a gas price spike, don't even go there LOL our prices just went up to about $2.23NZ a litre. There's 3 litres in a gallon approx. So we pay approx $7NZ a gallon. It's ridiculous.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | The riverwalk is part of the San Antonio river. The water comes from a group of underwater springs, if I remember correctly. Also it rains quite a bit overthere.
Sorry to hear about the drought in your area. Hopefully the rains will return to your part of the boonies. Here's some more green.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Very purdy indeed. Where did they get that water? The few rivers and ponds we have (had!) around her have dried up!
Nice to see the green. Good contrast with the corn I can see out my window in a field across the street. All dried up and dead on the stalk. :(
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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| [spapad] Saturday, August 25, 2012 7:39:25 PM | |
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Becks, I feel for you and europe and the outlaying islands and territories. We in the US are spoiled. We always have the best gas prices and we are really not happy when they get as high as they are now.
What really sucks, is in 2001 I could fill up my Toyota for $11.00 and I thought that was outrageous. I wish OPEC would have a gas war again. In 1984 I paid $0.57 per gallon. Please let that happen again. lol
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Saturday, August 25, 2012 5:13:16 PM | |
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$7 a gallon?!?!? Daaaamn! And I thought paying over $4 a gallon was bad. Still, though. Paying those $7 per gallon might become reality here soon.
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Wow that looks really pretty! Cool pics Vail.
And whoever mentioned a gas price spike, don't even go there LOL our prices just went up to about $2.23NZ a litre. There's 3 litres in a gallon approx. So we pay approx $7NZ a gallon. It's ridiculous.
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The riverwalk is part of the San Antonio river. The water comes from a group of underwater springs, if I remember correctly. Also it rains quite a bit overthere.
Sorry to hear about the drought in your area. Hopefully the rains will return to your part of the boonies. Here's some more green.
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Very purdy indeed. Where did they get that water? The few rivers and ponds we have (had!) around her have dried up!
Nice to see the green. Good contrast with the corn I can see out my window in a field across the street. All dried up and dead on the stalk. :(
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Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
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Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time.
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Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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Wow that looks really pretty! Cool pics Vail.
And whoever mentioned a gas price spike, don't even go there LOL our prices just went up to about $2.23NZ a litre. There's 3 litres in a gallon approx. So we pay approx $7NZ a gallon. It's ridiculous.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Saturday, August 25, 2012 4:07:37 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | The riverwalk is part of the San Antonio river. The water comes from a group of underwater springs, if I remember correctly. Also it rains quite a bit overthere.
Sorry to hear about the drought in your area. Hopefully the rains will return to your part of the boonies. Here's some more green.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Very purdy indeed. Where did they get that water? The few rivers and ponds we have (had!) around her have dried up!
Nice to see the green. Good contrast with the corn I can see out my window in a field across the street. All dried up and dead on the stalk. :(
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Saturday, August 25, 2012 4:51:07 PM | |
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I'm waiting for that food and gas price spike. And so is my wallet. 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, August 25, 2012 4:44:06 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Now that looks like MY front yard. Just change the river for my gravel drive. Green all over my side of the street thanks to the trees, grass and weeds. Just all the fields around that are sad.
All this side of the country is in a massive drought. Check it out: droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
This basically wiped out all the corn and soybeans. Get ready for the national food and gas (mixed with what? Ethanol! Sucrose to make it will now have to almost exclusively from sugar cane and not corn) spike. Coming to an area near you soon.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | The riverwalk is part of the San Antonio river. The water comes from a group of underwater springs, if I remember correctly. Also it rains quite a bit overthere.
Sorry to hear about the drought in your area. Hopefully the rains will return to your part of the boonies. Here's some more green.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Very purdy indeed. Where did they get that water? The few rivers and ponds we have (had!) around her have dried up!
Nice to see the green. Good contrast with the corn I can see out my window in a field across the street. All dried up and dead on the stalk. :(
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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Now that looks like MY front yard. Just change the river for my gravel drive. Green all over my side of the street thanks to the trees, grass and weeds. Just all the fields around that are sad.
All this side of the country is in a massive drought. Check it out: droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
This basically wiped out all the corn and soybeans. Get ready for the national food and gas (mixed with what? Ethanol! Sucrose to make it will now have to almost exclusively from sugar cane and not corn) spike. Coming to an area near you soon.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Saturday, August 25, 2012 4:07:37 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | The riverwalk is part of the San Antonio river. The water comes from a group of underwater springs, if I remember correctly. Also it rains quite a bit overthere.
Sorry to hear about the drought in your area. Hopefully the rains will return to your part of the boonies. Here's some more green.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Very purdy indeed. Where did they get that water? The few rivers and ponds we have (had!) around her have dried up!
Nice to see the green. Good contrast with the corn I can see out my window in a field across the street. All dried up and dead on the stalk. :(
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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The riverwalk is part of the San Antonio river. The water comes from a group of underwater springs, if I remember correctly. Also it rains quite a bit overthere.
Sorry to hear about the drought in your area. Hopefully the rains will return to your part of the boonies. Here's some more green.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, August 25, 2012 3:57:43 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Very purdy indeed. Where did they get that water? The few rivers and ponds we have (had!) around her have dried up!
Nice to see the green. Good contrast with the corn I can see out my window in a field across the street. All dried up and dead on the stalk. :(
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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Very purdy indeed. Where did they get that water? The few rivers and ponds we have (had!) around her have dried up!
Nice to see the green. Good contrast with the corn I can see out my window in a field across the street. All dried up and dead on the stalk. :(
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Friday, August 24, 2012 8:32:35 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Saturday, August 25, 2012 3:57:40 PM | |
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Sure did. The music seemed a bit out of place, though, IMO. My uncle bought a CD from that guy a couple of years ago and we were listening to it during the car ride back to Houston. Wish we could've stayed there a little bit longer. Maybe another time.
When did you go to San Antonio?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by METALMANJP from Saturday, August 25, 2012 8:43:37 AM)| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Awesome, did you like the guy selling cd's of redone songs played with a flute of some kind. Really soothing, relaxing music.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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Awesome, did you like the guy selling cd's of redone songs played with a flute of some kind. Really soothing, relaxing music.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Friday, August 24, 2012 8:32:35 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Friday, August 24, 2012 8:32:35 PM | |
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Funny you ask. Visiting the River Walk and taking the boat tour was the one thing my mom wanted to do before leaving Texas. And that was what we did. We also got into the mall right after, where we bought some souvenirs and looked like a bunch of tourists when we left for CA the next day.
Overall, very green and scenic, and very pretty.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by METALMANJP from Friday, August 24, 2012 2:22:52 PM)| | | METALMANJP wrote: | | Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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Did you get to the River Walk in San Antone? It's beautiful, also all the great mexican restaurants along the way. The river walk mall was cool too. Hope you had a good time.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:38:57 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:38:57 AM | |
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Spa, did you wish for my early death?!? Say it ain't so!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, just came back from Texas. Stayed in Houston and went to San Antonio, Galveston, and a town called Tyler. The trip was mainly for a family reunion of sorts, so I didn't get to do too many touristy things. Weather was humid, but pretty tolerable. Pics will have to wait, though, since I can't find the USB cord at the moment. Grrrrrrr...
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| [guidogodoy] Saturday, August 18, 2012 1:41:45 AM | |
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Haaaa! Close. That is "VAYA con Dios" LOL!! (a "vía" means "way" or "route"... "vaya" is a command "go").
Good expression to learn right before popping a cap in somenone's ass!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Friday, August 17, 2012 11:57:25 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Via con dios! or something like that. lol
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See y'all later!
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Via con dios! or something like that. lol
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Friday, August 17, 2012 4:59:37 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Off to trip number...what is this now, 3? Yeah, I think so. Goin' to the Lone Star State. Yeeeehaaaaaaaa!!! First time ever (save for a layover at George Bush International, at least)!
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| [Becks] Friday, August 17, 2012 3:08:53 PM | |
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Have fun Vail!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Friday, August 17, 2012 4:59:37 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Off to trip number...what is this now, 3? Yeah, I think so. Goin' to the Lone Star State. Yeeeehaaaaaaaa!!! First time ever (save for a layover at George Bush International, at least)!
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| [guidogodoy] Friday, August 17, 2012 12:45:31 PM | |
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¡Adiós y buen viaje! 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Friday, August 17, 2012 4:59:37 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Off to trip number...what is this now, 3? Yeah, I think so. Goin' to the Lone Star State. Yeeeehaaaaaaaa!!! First time ever (save for a layover at George Bush International, at least)!
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Off to trip number...what is this now, 3? Yeah, I think so. Goin' to the Lone Star State. Yeeeehaaaaaaaa!!! First time ever (save for a layover at George Bush International, at least)!
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That probably was the incinerator. Couldn't see very well to the back as we couldn't get in there. Although judging by the plaque on the wooden table, the place probably used to be open to the public at one point.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Tuesday, July 31, 2012 5:13:57 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Cool pictures! The morgue shot: Is that an incinerator in the back of the room?
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Outside the main prison is another story. Tons of old and decaying buildings standing along with seagulls and plant life. Very cool.
That building on the dock was once home to residential apartments for prison guards and their familes.
A dock watchtower.
Officer's Club in front of the power plant.
The power plant, which provided power to all the buildings on the island and the city of San Francisco as well.
Can't remember the function of this building at the moment. Might come to me soon.
Plants.
More plants.
The Morgue.
Seagull chick!
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Cool pictures! The morgue shot: Is that an incinerator in the back of the room?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Monday, July 30, 2012 11:17:20 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Outside the main prison is another story. Tons of old and decaying buildings standing along with seagulls and plant life. Very cool.
That building on the dock was once home to residential apartments for prison guards and their familes.
A dock watchtower.
Officer's Club in front of the power plant.
The power plant, which provided power to all the buildings on the island and the city of San Francisco as well.
Can't remember the function of this building at the moment. Might come to me soon.
Plants.
More plants.
The Morgue.
Seagull chick!
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| [guidogodoy] Monday, July 30, 2012 11:45:15 PM | |
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NO! Contrary to popular thought, I do NOT wish your untimely demise (although one of you in a cell would have been funny)!
Nice pix! Thanks for sharing as I enjoyed them.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Monday, July 30, 2012 10:46:41 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | You just wanted to see me get torn to pieces by all the Bay-area sharks, didn't ya? Yeah, well, too bad. I forgot my bathing suit at home. I did nearly crap my pants though when one of the tires on Mom's car got punctured by a brick that fell from a semi in front of us. That any better?
Spa, it did feel kinda spooky wandering around the cell blocks, so it probably is haunted. That or I've been watching too many episodes of Ghost Adventures.
Well, then. More pics, it is!
Here's one of the hallways.
A few of the bare essentials that prisoners were given.
The kitchen.
The exercise yard. It was really windy and could barely hold my camera up. According to the audio "tour guide", Bridge was a very popular game amongst the prisoners. Speaking of bridge, that's the Golden Gate in the background.
The library.
Solitary confinement.
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Yup, sure did. Walked around "The Rock" for a good 3 hours taking pics of the buildings and the fauna and flora and going on an audio tour of the main prison. Kept getting confused as to where I was supposed to be by the end of each session, but it wasn't too bad. As for the swimming, I feel that I probably could make it, since the island was surprisingly close to the mainland. Would probably get caught early though, since my swimming skills are sub-par.
I'll post up some more pics when Photobucket stops being difficult (keeps giving me this "Status 503" nonsense), but here's one for now.
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Just came back home from a little "roadtrip" of sorts. Went to San Jose, Sacramento and San Francisco. Even got to go to Alcatraz. It's a must-see!
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Monday, July 30, 2012 11:17:20 PM | |
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Outside the main prison is another story. Tons of old and decaying buildings standing along with seagulls and plant life. Very cool.
That building on the dock was once home to residential apartments for prison guards and their familes.
A dock watchtower.
Officer's Club in front of the power plant.
The power plant, which provided power to all the buildings on the island and the city of San Francisco as well.
Can't remember the function of this building at the moment. Might come to me soon.
Plants.
More plants.
The Morgue.
Seagull chick!
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Monday, July 30, 2012 10:46:41 PM | |
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You just wanted to see me get torn to pieces by all the Bay-area sharks, didn't ya? Yeah, well, too bad. I forgot my bathing suit at home. I did nearly crap my pants though when one of the tires on Mom's car got punctured by a brick that fell from a semi in front of us. That any better?
Spa, it did feel kinda spooky wandering around the cell blocks, so it probably is haunted. That or I've been watching too many episodes of Ghost Adventures.
Well, then. More pics, it is!
Here's one of the hallways.
A few of the bare essentials that prisoners were given.
The kitchen.
The exercise yard. It was really windy and could barely hold my camera up. According to the audio "tour guide", Bridge was a very popular game amongst the prisoners. Speaking of bridge, that's the Golden Gate in the background.
The library.
Solitary confinement.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, July 30, 2012 8:18:42 PM)
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guidogodoy wrote: |
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Kewl!!!! I wanna see more. Even better, I wanted to see you try to swim it!
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Vaillant 3.0 wrote: |
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Yup, sure did. Walked around "The Rock" for a good 3 hours taking pics of the buildings and the fauna and flora and going on an audio tour of the main prison. Kept getting confused as to where I was supposed to be by the end of each session, but it wasn't too bad. As for the swimming, I feel that I probably could make it, since the island was surprisingly close to the mainland. Would probably get caught early though, since my swimming skills are sub-par.
I'll post up some more pics when Photobucket stops being difficult (keeps giving me this "Status 503" nonsense), but here's one for now.
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guidogodoy wrote: |
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Cool. Did you get on the island? If so, did you ponder if you could make the swim?
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Vaillant 3.0 wrote: |
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Just came back home from a little "roadtrip" of sorts. Went to San Jose, Sacramento and San Francisco. Even got to go to Alcatraz. It's a must-see!
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