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It turns out that route 69 is duel highway South of Tulsa and North of Tulsa turns into a small 2 lane road with a 65 mph speed limit that goes through 3 or 4 small towns dropping to 35mph, but today on a Sunday, traffic was extremely light. Of possible interest, Waze my gps navigator of choice, midway through the trip switched us off the InterState and onto 69, I suppose due to the traffic it read.
Eleven hours of listening to the 70s on SiriusXM, looking at the Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas landscape, got through Dallas unscathed with moving traffic, sipped on coffee and did not have to resort to 5 Hour Energy.
No. It’s bloody long. No end in site. Too warm because we can’t have the AC on due to COVID.
Too much work to do because colleagues are on actual holiday as well!
It was. That and the fact we have to wear trousers and shirts. Tomorrow I’m at the warehouse office. Shorts and t shirt for sure.
No doubt, we run ours so it's like the arctic - it's like 90˚ outside and I'm wearing a thick hoodie
10August20 Derechio Winds: read about it here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/your-weather-event.2199155/post-28763599
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Looking at the number of people On the beach, I’m guessing you were there early. Enjoy.Saundersfoot, Wales, UK
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Lovely.Chores are done, kicking back on the farm. Rural is where it’s at. Only missing a lake.
Indeed, that was at 10am and it did get a little busier but everyone kept about 7 metres from each other which was cool. Bloody hot day mind you
I’m sure it was. Don’t worry. Normal Welsh weather will resume soon enough.Indeed, that was at 10am and it did get a little busier but everyone kept about 7 metres from each other which was cool. Bloody hot day mind you
Sadly you’re right. We got drowned yesterday morning in 3 hours of torrential rain and then by 1pm it was 25 degrees and not a cloud in the sky! British weather at its finest.
I will retire in Venice. Favorite place in the world. ( Malta is quite nice as well, more specifically Northern part of Gozo ).
Almost perfect... just needs a lake or some canals!Chores are done, kicking back on the farm. Rural is where it’s at. Only missing a lake.
When usually driving cross country 10+ hours, I dial in the Headline News Channel on SiriusXM in the afternoon evenings to listen to Forensic Files, a TV show rebroadcast on the radio.
This last weekend returning from Minnesota to Texas, 18 hr drive, not including stops, got to listen to Very Scary People, a show hosted by Donny Wahlberg that profiles serial murderers. Got to listen to the stories featuring Son of Sam (Boston), The Night Stalker (California), and BTK, (a nickname for Bind, Torture, & Kill) and coincidently spent the night at BTK’s home town, Wichita, Kansas. He was one of the head officers in the local Lutheran Church. He evaded capture for 30 years murdering 7-10 people. 👀
This last weekend returning from Minnesota to Texas, 18 hr drive, not including stops, got to listen to Very Scary People, a show hosted by Donny Wahlberg that profiles serial murderers. Got to listen to the stories featuring Son of Sam (Boston), The Night Stalker (California), and BTK, (a nickname for Bind, Torture, & Kill) and coincidently spent the night at BTK’s home town, Wichita, Kansas.
He was one of the head officers in the local Lutheran Church. He evaded capture for 30 years murdering 7-10 people. 👀
Had a Canada holiday booked for this year but is now postponed to next year due to the 'rona.
Hopefully that's another year in which they build more dispensaries, because I wanna try that proper medical grade ****. Quality has been improving significantly in the UK too tbf but I doubt our black market grows can rival the professional grade stuff from a legal dispensary. We shall see next year.
I really can't think of anything better than enjoying that beautiful country with the amazing views, all that wildlife, lovely people... while utterly baked. And not even having to be paranoid because it's actually legal. Ahhhh.
Hopefully that's another year in which they build more dispensaries, because I wanna try that proper medical grade ****. Quality has been improving significantly in the UK too tbf but I doubt our black market grows can rival the professional grade stuff from a legal dispensary. We shall see next year.
I really can't think of anything better than enjoying that beautiful country with the amazing views, all that wildlife, lovely people... while utterly baked. And not even having to be paranoid because it's actually legal. Ahhhh.
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Now a 2 week Amsterdam to Budapest river cruise? 😍 Or a 2 week cruise around the Med starting in Barcelona to Italy and back though a dozen intermediate stops? 🥰 Expensive but well worth it.
That said, our typical vacation is fly in, rent a car, and set our own schedule. It’s hard to beat that.
I‘m not really a cruise person either, but it depends on the cruise. Caribbean cruises, with a stop in Jamaica, Caimen Islands, and Cozumel, Mexico? ...eh, that was ok. My wife says she considers the boat as much the destination as the destinations, but I disagree. The boat is fun, but I woukd have zero interest in a cruise from the UK to New York crossing the North Atlantic. And you really can’t dock at a tourist dock for 6 hours and say you’ve visited Jamaica.
Now a 2 week Amsterdam to Budapest river cruise? 😍 Or a 2 week cruise around the Med starting in Barcelona to Italy and back though a dozen intermediate stops? 🥰 Expensive but well worth it.
That said, our typical vacation is fly in, rent a car, and set our own schedule. It’s hard to beat that.
Venice has it all for me: food, wine, coffee, culture, no cars, everyone walking, trains and an airport just around the corner. Would like to retire there.
A bit off-topic, but semi-related, [Plus I didn’t want have to start a thread on this.] If anyone has any information if they’ve ever ventured to Mauritius, {which is an island east of Madagascar, Southwest of India}, I would really enjoy your feedback. Inspired by a movie I just recently watched (Serenity with Matthew McConaughey/Anne Hathaway, outstanding film BTW.), I am planning on making my way for a vacation, pending obviously when the pandemic can subside enough where it’s safe to do so.
For anyone that’s ever been there, what was your experience? Any particular recommendations for resorts? Entertainment/nightlife? If you used a travel agent, any recommendations? Fishing excursions? Food locale? I realize there’s a plethora of information on the Internet, but personal experience from someone else would be just as helpful.
From everything I’ve researched on Google Maps, it’s absolutely gorgeous with mountainous regions, coral reef, stunning waters, and overall I’ve heard the culture is also very friendly and is tourism orientated.
Anyways, this is pretty much a done deal, just want to get some feedback and it’s a matter of when, not if.
One of my goals was to make my way to the other side world at some point, and I found my destination location.
Thanks!
For anyone that’s ever been there, what was your experience? Any particular recommendations for resorts? Entertainment/nightlife? If you used a travel agent, any recommendations? Fishing excursions? Food locale? I realize there’s a plethora of information on the Internet, but personal experience from someone else would be just as helpful.
From everything I’ve researched on Google Maps, it’s absolutely gorgeous with mountainous regions, coral reef, stunning waters, and overall I’ve heard the culture is also very friendly and is tourism orientated.
Anyways, this is pretty much a done deal, just want to get some feedback and it’s a matter of when, not if.
One of my goals was to make my way to the other side world at some point, and I found my destination location.
Thanks!
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