il_serpente Posted October 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 19, 2022 18 hours ago, TheAuthority said: Believe it or not there are a couple of car trains over here in the US. I took an overnight one from Washington DC to Tampa one time. Hand your car to the valet, board the train (you can book a room with a couch that flops down into a bed.) go and have dinner with wine etc. All extremely civilized. I believe that’s not the only one. You can also take a sleeper train from Denver (starts in Chicago I think) all the way through the Rockies and down into San Fran. It’s meant to be epic - one of the cars has a glass roof for viewing. The trans-Canada is also supposed to be spectacular. My son's in Vancouver and I have family in Winnipeg, so I'm thinking of incorporating it into a family visit in the next couple of years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 43 minutes ago, Sid4ever said: Do they still have Orphanides? Na they went bust when the "haircut" happened and they took everyones savings over 100k illegally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted October 20, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 20, 2022 6 hours ago, il_serpente said: The trans-Canada is also supposed to be spectacular. My son's in Vancouver and I have family in Winnipeg, so I'm thinking of incorporating it into a family visit in the next couple of years. Yeah I know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark Albrighton Posted October 20, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2022 Anne Sacoolas pleads guilty to killing Harry Dunn by careless driving. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Whatsapp is down worldwide apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted October 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2022 Bizarre list but I guess we win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 9 hours ago, Genie said: Whatsapp is down worldwide apparently Yay. Can facebook and social media do the same but on a more long term basis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 It was 'bring your kid to work day' today, at our place. I worked from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 27, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 27, 2022 19 minutes ago, Xela said: It was 'bring your kid to work day' today, at our place. I worked from home. Misanthrope or Mystery Dad? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted October 27, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2022 20 minutes ago, Xela said: It was 'bring your kid to work day' today, at our place. I worked from home. Pissed off my boss no end when we did this. My goat shit all over the floor and ate half of the sofa in reception. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, sidcow said: Pissed off my boss no end when we did this. My goat shit all over the floor and ate half of the sofa in reception. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, bickster said: Misanthrope or Mystery Dad? The former, most definitely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Reading that news story about South Korea Quote South Korea Halloween crush kills 120, injures 100 - officials More than 100 people have died in a crush among huge Halloween crowds in a popular nightlife area of South Korea's capital, officials say. The death toll jumped from 59 to 120 in the last hour, with local media reporting a further 100 injured. BBC It reminded me of where we were last week. We went to Citywalk* at Universal in Orlando just for something to eat and a look round. (*Citywalk is an area in between the 2 Universal theme parks with bars, restaurants, shops etc. You have to pass through it to get to either Universal Islands of Adventure or Universal Studios). It was insanely busy, we got there just before 7pm not realising that at 7pm they reopened the parks for the halloween events. We were immediately really concerned with the crowds. Shoulder to shoulder you couldn’t move. We decided to turn straight around and head away. We were saying to each other that if there was some kind of trigger like an explosion or gunshot type sound it would be incredibly dangerous. This was the scene at the entrance, that queue is 15 cars wide and stretched as far as I could see Inside Citywalk this was the scene all over It was a waste of $30 in Ubers but we didn’t want to stay there a moment longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Genie said: Reading that news story about South Korea BBC It reminded me of where we were last week. We went to Citywalk* at Universal in Orlando just for something to eat and a look round. (*Citywalk is an area in between the 2 Universal theme parks with bars, restaurants, shops etc. You have to pass through it to get to either Universal Islands of Adventure or Universal Studios). It was insanely busy, we got there just before 7pm not realising that at 7pm they reopened the parks for the halloween events. We were immediately really concerned with the crowds. Shoulder to shoulder you couldn’t move. We decided to turn straight around and head away. We were saying to each other that if there was some kind of trigger like an explosion or gunshot type sound it would be incredibly dangerous. This was the scene at the entrance, that queue is 15 cars wide and stretched as far as I could see Inside Citywalk this was the scene all over It was a waste of $30 in Ubers but we didn’t want to stay there a moment longer. Its pretty crazy that they dint limit the amount of tickets/capacity of people attending each day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 29, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 29, 2022 Just saw a bit of footage of the Seoul crowds, and among the various fancy dress outfits, some were dressed in Squid Game guard costumes. Struck me as a sick irony that this whole tragedy was like Squid Game made real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 30, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 30, 2022 I was offered 2 tickets to Kevin Bridges for Thursday. I took them before realising I'm on front line on call for about 10 banks and one of the guys who might have been able to swap with me is on annual leave. So I went from being probably not able to go, to definitely not able to go. So I'm trying to sell them on for face value. This could equally piss me off but I think it's just general life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 30, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 30, 2022 7 hours ago, BOF said: I was offered 2 tickets to Kevin Bridges for Thursday. I took them before realising I'm on front line on call for about 10 banks and one of the guys who might have been able to swap with me is on annual leave. So I went from being probably not able to go, to definitely not able to go. So I'm trying to sell them on for face value. This could equally piss me off but I think it's just general life (Mooneys Kevin Bridges) Oh, HIM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 The large one is a Penny Bun, a desirable edible mushroom. The little one isn't a mini version of the big one, it's a Death Cap. The online foraging groups are quite exciting atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 I see big, baggy jeans are back in fashion again amongst the yoofs and I think they all look like big, silly clowns. I say, as I re-adjust my nuts in my stretchy-skinny jeans at 35 years old. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Royal Mail's having IT problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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