mbanjo - Posted - 01/09/2013:  13:18:10

Your local knowledge will be invaluable for my plans I may ask a lot of questions

Edited by - mbanjo on 01/09/2013 13:20:34

Alaina - Posted - 01/09/2013:  13:20:14

You'll have a great time, trust me. I'm here to help!

Edited by - Alaina on 01/09/2013 13:27:12

mbanjo - Posted - 01/09/2013:  15:31:09

Thank you I appreciate that..........there is nothing better than getting information first hand. I spend a lot of time on google but its not the same

Alaina - Posted - 01/09/2013:  15:34:32

It never is! Just like pictures will never do the real thing justice

mbanjo - Posted - 01/09/2013:  15:42:49

I already have a great knowledge of the US.....have spent a lot of time studying various places that interest me .........last year was death valley....I can name just about every canyon........its a must do when I visit...........in the cool season of course

Alaina - Posted - 01/09/2013:  15:48:42

Yes, definitely in the cool season. Though I still recommend driving through the midwest in the summer and praying to get caught in a huge storm. There is nothing like it on Earth

mbanjo - Posted - 01/09/2013:  16:22:26

I will be looking forward to it....

Alaina - Posted - 01/10/2013:  08:21:24

You should! I'm looking forward to it too

mbanjo - Posted - 01/10/2013:  12:23:13

I have to visit gracelands too....... was a big fan of Elvis

ErikH - Posted - 01/10/2013:  15:03:39

If you are driving across the country, be sure to go through South Dakota.  The Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, and the Badlands are not to be missed.

Alaina - Posted - 01/10/2013:  15:11:15

Don't forget the Grand Canyon! My bf and I are planning on going there on our way to Texas this summer

mbanjo - Posted - 01/10/2013:  15:20:05

That's in my plans.........going north to alaska also ......Denalli national park

Alaina - Posted - 01/10/2013:  15:20:49

Dang, you are going to be BUSY

mbanjo - Posted - 01/10/2013:  15:36:01

I have all the time in the world.............if the money lasts as long:-)

Alaina - Posted - 01/10/2013:  15:36:48

If only it lasted longer...

mbanjo - Posted - 01/10/2013:  16:08:38

It would if I could take my printing press along....:-)

Alaina - Posted - 01/10/2013:  16:10:00

Haha I'm pretty sure Customs wouldn't like that

mbanjo - Posted - 01/10/2013:  16:22:21

I used to be a customs officer........they were not to happy when it went missing

Alaina - Posted - 01/10/2013:  16:26:25

ROFL!!!!

mbanjo - Posted - 01/10/2013:  17:15:20

There are still plenty of bushfires rageing here...and the forecast is for hotter weather for the weekend. Things will get worse before they get better.

ErikH - Posted - 01/11/2013:  02:30:36

That is something we don't normally have to deal with in my part of the country.  We get tornadoes and the occasional blizzard to make up for it, though.

Alaina - Posted - 01/11/2013:  08:33:33

I miss tornado season...

mbanjo - Posted - 01/11/2013:  11:04:52

I would love to get close to see a tornado.......we only get willy willys once in a while

Alaina - Posted - 01/11/2013:  11:48:21

I saw one when I was 5. My sister was still a baby and screaming bloody murder as mom was dragging her and me to my grandparents' basement. I was demanding to stay upstairs with dad and grandpa to watch the storm and she flat out told me no. Bailey (my sister) had started to settle down, so I went over and pinched her leg, she started screaming again, I ducked under mom's arm and was upstairs and on my dad's shoulders before she could make it up the stairs to catch me. It was scary and exciting and breathtaking and flat out incredible to watch. 

mbanjo - Posted - 01/11/2013:  11:54:59

Scary stuff for sure........We get to see them all the time on the news here. You must get hundreds every year.....?

Alaina - Posted - 01/11/2013:  12:06:28

In the US we do, some worse than others

mbanjo - Posted - 01/11/2013:  12:54:28

Stay out of the way of them if you can...,..........

Alaina - Posted - 01/11/2013:  12:56:38

Where is the fun in that? Curlicue line, remember? 

mbanjo - Posted - 01/11/2013:  13:15:36

But you may get sucked up and finish up in Oz......dorothy :-)

Alaina - Posted - 01/11/2013:  13:51:25

I'd give that witch a run for her money, trust me!

mbanjo - Posted - 01/11/2013:  14:07:25

Bet you would too!...:-)

ErikH - Posted - 01/11/2013:  14:55:40

I've been in the vicinity of one once or twice, but never close enough to see one.  I would like to see one, as long as it isn't headed for my house.

Alaina - Posted - 01/11/2013:  14:58:29

It was a good two miles away, but it was still one of the coolest things I've ever seen

mbanjo - Posted - 01/11/2013:  15:53:30

Two miles is tooooooo close for me

Alaina - Posted - 01/11/2013:  15:54:39

Not when you are a 5 year old who loved adventure and wasn't afraid of anything except your sister's poopy diapers.

mbanjo - Posted - 01/11/2013:  16:05:58

Aaaarh.......you said the two worst words in the world ........P------D--------rs. :-)

Alaina - Posted - 01/11/2013:  16:09:08

I know, right?!?!?!

mbanjo - Posted - 01/11/2013:  17:47:50

There's only one thing worse.........PDs from twins

ErikH - Posted - 01/12/2013:  05:30:37

How about PD's from adults?

mbanjo - Posted - 01/12/2013:  12:34:46

Never thought of that one......:-)

ErikH - Posted - 01/13/2013:  04:15:34

If I think hard enough, I bet I could come up with something even worse..............

mbanjo - Posted - 01/13/2013:  12:15:37

Wait till I've had breakfast first :-)

Alaina - Posted - 01/14/2013:  10:59:04

And that is why I will never work in an old folk's home.

ErikH - Posted - 01/15/2013:  02:44:46

I would think bed pan duty in a hospital wouldn't be very pleasant, either.

BigMonFan - Posted - 01/15/2013:  06:06:25

You can't turn a double play when there are already two outs.

BigMonFan - Posted - 01/15/2013:  06:08:41

Replies are only edible for 15 minutes.

Alaina - Posted - 01/15/2013:  09:19:22

Sunny San Diego isn't very warm right now...

mbanjo - Posted - 01/15/2013:  12:09:16

Its nice to see more people seem to be playng the games...............:-)

Alaina - Posted - 01/15/2013:  12:10:45

I know! Definitely adds more diversity to the comments!