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Travel to Arizona? No thanks!
"H the K" wrote in message m... Richard Casady wrote: On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:46:25 -0400, H the K wrote: Tim wrote: On Aug 21, 3:13 pm, jps wrote: Nice to see somebody reacting to this lunacy in Arizona... Travel icon Arthur Frommer says he won't be spending his tourism dollars at the Grand Canyon, or anywhere else in Arizona, because the state's laws allow people he described as "thugs" and "extremists" to openly carry firearms. That's ok, My brother and his family went on vacation and visited the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Black Hills, Rushmore and the like. They had a really enjoyable time and didn't feel threatened by anyone. Well, Arizona isn't yet on my list of States I'll Never Visit. Still the same three: Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama. The only tourist attraction in Louisiana is the French Quarter, if you want to call a bunch of bars an attraction. Utah has some interesting geology, and that is it. Casady I've been to Louisiana at least a dozen times in the past 15-20 years, and only a fifth have been in connection with New Orleans as a "tourist" destination. I like Louisiana. I have a poet friend who teaches English at LSU. I first went to Arizona on spring break with a couple of guys who lived in the Yuma area, and I thought the geography, fauna, and flora really interesting. I feel no need to visit Utah. On the way to Illinois from AZ, once, I went up through the Monument Valley and on into Utah along the Colorado River and on up through Colorado. We were so impressed with the "geography" in Utah that we changed our trip plans to go back through that way on our return from Illinois. That is the prettiest country I've ever seen, and I'm comparing to the Grand Canyon, even. Tom G. |
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Tom G wrote:
"H the K" wrote in message m... Richard Casady wrote: On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:46:25 -0400, H the K wrote: Tim wrote: On Aug 21, 3:13 pm, jps wrote: Nice to see somebody reacting to this lunacy in Arizona... Travel icon Arthur Frommer says he won't be spending his tourism dollars at the Grand Canyon, or anywhere else in Arizona, because the state's laws allow people he described as "thugs" and "extremists" to openly carry firearms. That's ok, My brother and his family went on vacation and visited the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Black Hills, Rushmore and the like. They had a really enjoyable time and didn't feel threatened by anyone. Well, Arizona isn't yet on my list of States I'll Never Visit. Still the same three: Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama. The only tourist attraction in Louisiana is the French Quarter, if you want to call a bunch of bars an attraction. Utah has some interesting geology, and that is it. Casady I've been to Louisiana at least a dozen times in the past 15-20 years, and only a fifth have been in connection with New Orleans as a "tourist" destination. I like Louisiana. I have a poet friend who teaches English at LSU. I first went to Arizona on spring break with a couple of guys who lived in the Yuma area, and I thought the geography, fauna, and flora really interesting. I feel no need to visit Utah. On the way to Illinois from AZ, once, I went up through the Monument Valley and on into Utah along the Colorado River and on up through Colorado. We were so impressed with the "geography" in Utah that we changed our trip plans to go back through that way on our return from Illinois. That is the prettiest country I've ever seen, and I'm comparing to the Grand Canyon, even. Tom G. I'm sure Utah has many beautiful vistas. I feel no need to spend money in a state run as a theocracy. |
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Travel to Arizona? No thanks!
On Aug 22, 10:39*am, NotNow wrote:
SteveB wrote: "Richard Casady" wrote in message . .. On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:46:25 -0400, H the K wrote: Tim wrote: On Aug 21, 3:13 pm, jps wrote: Nice to see somebody reacting to this lunacy in Arizona... Travel icon Arthur Frommer says he won't be spending his tourism dollars at the Grand Canyon, or anywhere else in Arizona, because the state's laws allow people he described as "thugs" and "extremists" to openly carry firearms. That's ok, My brother and his family went on vacation and visited the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Black Hills, Rushmore and the like. They had a really enjoyable time and didn't feel threatened by anyone. Well, Arizona isn't yet on my list of States I'll Never Visit. Still the same three: *Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama. The only tourist attraction in Louisiana is the French Quarter, if you want to call a bunch of bars an attraction. Utah has some interesting geology, and that is it. Casady I can see you've never been to Utah. *And if you have, and that's all you got out of the trip, I pity you. *As for Louisiana, there's lots to see and do. *I have lived in both states, so I am not speaking through my hat.. Steve What's even more amazing is that fat ass Harry doesn't understand, nor have knowledge of those states he mentioned's tremendous beauty and natural resources. He's a bigot. I've been though utah, but it was a long time ago and I thought it was a beautiful state, myself. |
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Travel to Arizona? No thanks!
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:13:52 -0700, jps wrote:
Nice to see somebody reacting to this lunacy in Arizona... Travel icon Arthur Frommer says he won't be spending his tourism dollars at the Grand Canyon, or anywhere else in Arizona, because the state's laws allow people he described as "thugs" and "extremists" to openly carry firearms. The pioneering author of budget-travel guides said on his blog Wednesday that he was "shocked beyond measure" by reports that a dozen protesters openly carried guns and rifles outside a Phoenix building where President Barack Obama spoke on Monday. Frommer says he won't travel in a state where civilians carry loaded weapons as a means of political protest. On his blog (www.frommers.com/blog), Frommer wrote: "For myself, without yet suggesting that others follow me in an open boycott, I will not personally travel in a state where civilians carry loaded weapons onto the sidewalks and as a means of political protest. I not only believe such practices are a threat to the future of our democracy, but I am firmly convinced that they would also endanger my own personal safety there. And therefore I will cancel any plans to vacation or otherwise visit in Arizona until I learn more. And I will begin thinking about whether tourists should safeguard themselves by avoiding stays in Arizona." Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon says he spoke with Frommer on Thursday and invited him to visit the city to clear up any possible misconceptions about safety. Good news. Maybe it'll be less crowded when we go to Flagstaff next year to see all the sights. -- John H "My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government." Thomas Jefferson |
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On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:37:14 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: On Aug 21, 3:13*pm, jps wrote: Nice to see somebody reacting to this lunacy in Arizona... Travel icon Arthur Frommer says he won't be spending his tourism dollars at the Grand Canyon, or anywhere else in Arizona, because the state's laws allow people he described as "thugs" and "extremists" to openly carry firearms. That's ok, My brother and his family went on vacation and visited the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Black Hills, Rushmore and the like. They had a really enjoyable time and didn't feel threatened by anyone. Tim, did they camp out there, or were they motelling it? -- John H "My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government." Thomas Jefferson |
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