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Forum: Cities and Travel 09-08-2009, 06:50 AM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Well, we've finally made it home and managed to...

Well, we've finally made it home and managed to catch our breath long enough to tell the tale of the end of our odyssey.

There was nothing left to do.We'd ticked all of ur remaining boxes, and...
Forum: Cities and Travel 09-02-2009, 12:42 AM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Pleasure being here, on the whole, its busted...

Pleasure being here, on the whole, its busted quite a few preconceptions I had about the US, and provided quite a few surprises :)

My tip to anyone travelling over here tho, is forget about the...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-31-2009, 10:13 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Will do, Monster, and wont do the other :D ...

Will do, Monster, and wont do the other :D

This forum is more interesting and way more active than the ones I frequent anyway, tho I'm more known for lurking than posting.

Today we visited SF's...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-30-2009, 10:24 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Yeah, his accent seemed to lean that way. It...

Yeah, his accent seemed to lean that way.

It always confuses me, matters of race.

When questioned on it, I always put myself down as Episcopalian.
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-30-2009, 10:14 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Is it 'cos I isn't black? Misunderstandings in San Jose

Bit of a strange encounter today.

After converting a full bottle of Wild Turkey into an empty one, we were both a bit hungover this morning.There was terrible confusion over what we should do...
Forum: Parenting 08-30-2009, 12:46 AM
Replies: 196
Views: 23,653
Posted By diminished
A couple of years ago, I had a friend at work.One...

A couple of years ago, I had a friend at work.One of those sweet swayable teenage girl-types who was expecting, but the father of said sprog didn't want to know.

I almost succeeded in convincing...
Forum: Quality Images and Videos 08-30-2009, 12:35 AM
Replies: 473
Views: 96,529
Posted By diminished
With Persistence peering over my shoulder, all I...

With Persistence peering over my shoulder, all I can say is thats a lovely green dress.
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-30-2009, 12:27 AM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
I have a publishable map of our convoluted...

I have a publishable map of our convoluted travels.Unfortunately, its produced using Microsoft Streets & Trips, and I can't find a way to remove all the tags for each stop necessary to keep track of...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-30-2009, 12:10 AM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
It was a relatively easy one to do to be honest,...

It was a relatively easy one to do to be honest, Bruce.

As a native of the Northeast of England, all I had to do was mention 'Newcastle' and 'Sunderland',two 'soccer' teams from the northeast with...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-29-2009, 10:50 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Your cats wouldn't let me anywhere near them,...

Your cats wouldn't let me anywhere near them, Monster.Although I think I managed to get one of them to stop running away whilst I was in the area.Without resorting to Crazy Glue.

And ZenGum, if...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-29-2009, 09:10 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Cheers Bruce. Its been my great pleasure to...

Cheers Bruce.

Its been my great pleasure to be posting up my stuff here, as all but one of the people back home seem to have forgotten we exist, the one who remembers does so because I keep...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-29-2009, 05:33 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
No Epic Suitcase. Got some Adult Robitussin...

No Epic Suitcase.

Got some Adult Robitussin cough gels (tried them earlier in the trip, for the DXM content, didn't rate it very much), Equate sleep aid liquidcaps (diphenhydramine, intend to...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-27-2009, 08:13 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Yeah, we're now in possession of a bright blue PT...

Yeah, we're now in possession of a bright blue PT Cruiser for the last week of our jaunt, after assuring the rental people that we had no idea at all how the fault had developed :D

It seemed to...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-26-2009, 12:07 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
For ZenGum :) ...

For ZenGum :)

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3170/ometer100.gif

Quick update: we've killed another rental car.Looks like the shocks are shot to bits on this one.Its a pity, because this car...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-24-2009, 02:32 AM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Yeah, its a pretty good reminder that Death...

Yeah, its a pretty good reminder that Death Valley is an extreme environment, and that most stories leading to stupid deaths there (and other extreme places) begin with a bad decision that leads to...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-24-2009, 01:48 AM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Things not to do in Death Valley

Time for an update.

We entered California after ditching our stash of bananas, that we might not attract attention to ourselves.

Initially, we made for L.A, after a little visit to the town of...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-20-2009, 02:10 AM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
I wish I hadn't got myself banned from the...

I wish I hadn't got myself banned from the motel's network last night.

Then I might have seen glatt's post this morning...I'm a closet astronomy enthusiast...it never occurred to me that I might...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-19-2009, 12:53 AM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Bryce was as excellent as Zion was disappointing....

Bryce was as excellent as Zion was disappointing.

Not that I really think Zion is a bad NP,it was just badly overcrowded.Also, save yourself a couple of hours if you go there by missing out the...
Forum: Arts & Entertainment 08-19-2009, 12:01 AM
Replies: 2,160
Views: 874,112
Posted By diminished
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here I rejoice...

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

I rejoice that I'm finally old enough to appreciate Pink Floyd :)
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-16-2009, 05:53 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Finally sorted through 900+ images.I really...

Finally sorted through 900+ images.I really should learn that the longer I leave it, the more of a pain in the ass it is to do.

We're holed up in Cedar City,UT today.It seems to be one of those...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-15-2009, 01:16 AM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Yeah, I even had to give up going to the 'Pinball...

Yeah, I even had to give up going to the 'Pinball Hall of Fame', our need to escape Vegas was so bad.That, and a big chunk of one of my teeth dropped out....can't decide if it was from cultural...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-13-2009, 08:16 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Instructions received and understood. After...

Instructions received and understood.

After a very wet day wandering the southern rim of the Grand Canyon, we've just booked up a helicopter trip for the morning.

Persistence is bouncing around...
Forum: Technology 08-12-2009, 11:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,421
Posted By diminished
I'm in Flagstaff AZ, we're completely...

I'm in Flagstaff AZ, we're completely clouded-out, and I'm very disappointed.I was looking forward to some decent sky-watching under clear desert skies :(
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-12-2009, 11:55 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Well,Las Vegas has come and gone. We were...

Well,Las Vegas has come and gone.

We were very much less than impressed with the place, cutting our 2-3 day planned stay to less than 24 hours.

When people ask me about visiting places, I often...
Forum: Cities and Travel 08-08-2009, 12:06 AM
Replies: 274
Views: 34,547
Posted By diminished
Question here for the Lady Cellarites. ...

Question here for the Lady Cellarites.

Persistence needs a dress,as we'll be attending a wedding within 24 hours of returning home. As we're not very well up on which American chain-stores stock...
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