On Tour in the USA - Page 3

DanaC · 05-22-2009, 02:21 PM

Hiya Diminished (and Persistence!) I have no advice to offer I'm afraid; but a hearty welcome to the Cellar ... which is chock full of enough weirdness to keep anyone occupied for weeks :P

monster · 05-23-2009, 11:57 PM

Well slap us sideways, they were with us all afternoon and evening and we never thought to get a photo. Now you have to come back tomorrow, guys.....

Diminished and I were at school together for one year back when we were 12/13/something like that, but he and P are so cool, it felt like we'd all known each other for a lot longer than that.

capnhowdy · 05-24-2009, 08:53 AM

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By the way,are there any actual real live Raccoons is the U.S,or do they just appear spontaneously dead on the roadsides?They're by far the most common roadkill we see.

[diminished]
This is a result of an ongoing competition between them and the poultry population.

monster · 05-24-2009, 10:44 AM

beest just remembered the Mitchell Corn Palace in South Dakota to add to your list of weirdness. And -as we discussed last night but also mentioning here in case other travellers use this thread- you should probably try and take in a rodeo in Nebraska.

glatt · 05-24-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

beest just remembered the Mitchell Corn Palace in South Dakota to add to your list of weirdness. And -as we discussed last night but also mentioning here in case other travellers use this thread- you should probably try and take in a rodeo in Nebraska.

is that still around? I saw it when i was a kid, and loved it. But I heard it had burned down.

monster · 05-24-2009, 04:09 PM

It has? aw. we saw it about 7 years ago

Hmmm, seems to be still going....

ZenGum · 05-24-2009, 08:16 PM

Nebraska burned down? OMG!

xoxoxoBruce · 05-24-2009, 08:20 PM

Corn Palace.

glatt · 05-24-2009, 08:59 PM

I just googled it. I saw it in 75 and it burned down in 79, but they rebuilt it in 81. I guess the press only reports fires, and not rebuilding. So I never heard it was rebuilt. Awesome place. I recommend it.

Perry Winkle · 05-25-2009, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by diminished

Geordie (NE England,around Newcastle-upon-Tyne) accents are pretty difficult even for fellow English to understand.

Naw. After a year of living in Newcastle, I could understand a strong Geordie accent as long the speaker was sober and talking slow.

If you get to Montana you can't miss our world famous Buffalo Jumps.

monster · 05-25-2009, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

as long the speaker was sober and talking slow.

ah.

monster · 05-25-2009, 10:27 AM

Well we just waved them off as they are heading for the upper peninsula. We took a pic, but I forgot to check I had permission to post, so you'll just have to wait a little longer....

diminished · 05-25-2009, 07:42 PM

Deffo got my permission to post that pic m8,and thanks once again for a great weekend.You and yours were the perfect hosts,and all your neighborhood (look at me adapting to the local spellings) friends were great.You took us in,and got us drunk,which is the epitome of hospitality,as far as we're concerned.We were so enchanted,it took us about 30 minutes to adapt to being back on the road and make it away

Due to circumstances beyond our control,we only got as far as Holland today.Alarming lights began to flash on the dashboard,and I had to find free wifi and search quickly for solutions with a rapidly draining battery,it all turned out to be a storm in a teacup,but when you concentrate that into the crucible of a car's front seat,things get...tense..lol.Cigarettes and a nap have calmed things down now.
Monster and Co. have given us shedloads of information,enough to keep Persistence the mileage junkie very busy for the next week.We've had to mail out another version of the route we're following to the folks back home (the 4th so far,and warned them that a 5th is probably not too far behind it),and every detour adds more possibilities from other Cellarites.Thankyou all for your input

and lol@ Perry Winkle....we still tend to talk like we're nailing each word we say onto the listeners forehead

capnhowdy · 05-25-2009, 07:51 PM

I'm going to visit monnie.....

monster · 05-25-2009, 08:43 PM

heehee. I'll get to work on that pic. Holland is full of.... windmills, tulips and clogs. and tourists. Really. Not much of the wacky baccy, though. Or the liberal attitude.

05-23-2009, 11:57 PM	#32
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Well slap us sideways, they were with us all afternoon and evening and we never thought to get a photo. Now you *have* to come back tomorrow, guys..... Diminished and I were at school together for one year back when we were 12/13/something like that, but he and P are so cool, it felt like we'd all known each other for a lot longer than that. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-24-2009, 10:44 AM	#34
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	beest just remembered the Mitchell Corn Palace in South Dakota to add to your list of weirdness. And -as we discussed last night but also mentioning here in case other travellers use this thread- you should probably try and take in a rodeo in Nebraska. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-24-2009, 04:09 PM	#36
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	It has? aw. we saw it about 7 years ago Hmmm, seems to be still going.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-24-2009, 08:16 PM	#37
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Nebraska burned down? OMG! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

05-24-2009, 08:20 PM	#38
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Corn Palace. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-24-2009, 08:59 PM	#39
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I just googled it. I saw it in 75 and it burned down in 79, but they rebuilt it in 81. I guess the press only reports fires, and not rebuilding. So I never heard it was rebuilt. Awesome place. I recommend it.

05-25-2009, 10:27 AM	#42
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Well we just waved them off as they are heading for the upper peninsula. We took a pic, but I forgot to check I had permission to post, so you'll just have to wait a little longer.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-25-2009, 07:42 PM	#43
diminished Why Aye,Man! Join Date: May 2009 Location: At the moment,'Merika Posts: 101	Deffo got my permission to post that pic m8,and thanks once again for a great weekend.You and yours were the perfect hosts,and all your neighborhood (look at me adapting to the local spellings) friends were great.You took us in,and got us drunk,which is the epitome of hospitality,as far as we're concerned.We were so enchanted,it took us about 30 minutes to adapt to being back on the road and make it away Due to circumstances beyond our control,we only got as far as Holland today.Alarming lights began to flash on the dashboard,and I had to find free wifi and search quickly for solutions with a rapidly draining battery,it all turned out to be a storm in a teacup,but when you concentrate that into the crucible of a car's front seat,things get...tense..lol.Cigarettes and a nap have calmed things down now. Monster and Co. have given us shedloads of information,enough to keep Persistence the mileage junkie very busy for the next week.We've had to mail out another version of the route we're following to the folks back home (the 4th so far,and warned them that a 5th is probably not too far behind it),and every detour adds more possibilities from other Cellarites.Thankyou all for your input and lol@ Perry Winkle....we still tend to talk like we're nailing each word we say onto the listeners forehead Last edited by diminished; 05-25-2009 at 08:40 PM.

05-25-2009, 07:51 PM	#44
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I'm going to visit monnie..... __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

05-25-2009, 08:43 PM	#45
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	heehee. I'll get to work on that pic. Holland is full of.... windmills, tulips and clogs. and tourists. Really. Not much of the wacky baccy, though. Or the liberal attitude. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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