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On 2/14/15 4:46 PM, Abit Loco wrote:
On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 15:47:47 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 2:39 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:38:00 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 12:46 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 08:40:48 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: Why would a kid growing up in New Haven and history and culturally rich New England be thinking about Maryland? We did think some about Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, et cetera, because that's where black people were denied education and rights, and were beaten and sometimes lynched. When it comes to race relations, Maryland is a leader of the pack, eh? http://tinyurl.com/d4ee4vv "A national report by the same organization found that Maryland was the sixth-most-segregated state in the country for black students." I suppose you included Maryland in the 'et cetera', eh? Perhaps you should spend a bit of time looking in your own back yard. -- I have seen far more racism in Maryland and DC than I ever have in Florida but I have not spent much time up in the south Georgia part. My daughter went to school up in the pan handle and she says that whole I-10 corridor is unreconstructed southerners. Perhaps that is what Harry is referring to. He is a Jacksonville fan. The "whole I-10 corridor" of Florida is very sparsely populated. There are no substantial towns along it from Jacksonville to Tallahassee and not much in the way of population from Tallahassee to Alabama. The Jacksonville area is populated with over-religious, conservative and backwards people, but Tallahassee is hardly that way. Even in Jacksonville, though, the huge Baptist churches were integrated. Catholics were the ones discriminated against...and I suspect the Jax area was far too backwards to appeal to very many Jews. I liked the seasonality of NE Florida, compared to southern Florida, and I also liked the uncrowded beaches, the flora, the boating and the fishing. But it was pretty much a cultural and intellectual wasteland, otherwise. If I were going to move back to Florida, I'd go for Fernandina in far NE Florida, or somewhere around Ft. Lauderdale. Both are great for boating and fishing and Ft. Lauderdale is not a cultural, intellectual and overly religious wasteland. Looks like you've gotten off the 'racism' kick and are now on the cultural and intellectual kick. Well, southern MD is not your basic intellectual and cultural hotbed, is it Krause? We moved to southern Maryland because we wanted to enjoy the quiet and lighter traffic of a semi-rural area. Even in rush hour, though, the commuter bus gets us to downtown DC in an hour or less for $3.75, and DC certainly is a cultural and intellectual center but one, if memory serves, you are afraid to visit. All those dark-skinned people, you once alluded to here, "scare" you. Harry, you are the one carrying your gun downtown. Why? On weekends, I can drive to "museum alley" in DC in about 45-50 minutes. We usually take the Metro to Washington Nationals games...our Metro line stops right at the baseball park. You, on the other hand, live in an overly congested part of Fairfax County, Virginia, and what, less than a mile as the crow flies from the most heavily traveled and smelliest part of the Beltway? You've gone around and given the beltway the sniff test, eh? WAFJ! I'll bet when you go outside in the morning, you can smell the gasoline and diesel vapors blowing south off the Beltway. The traffic there is relentless. -- Proud to be a Liberal. |
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On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:15:07 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/14/15 4:46 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 15:47:47 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 2:39 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:38:00 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 12:46 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 08:40:48 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: Why would a kid growing up in New Haven and history and culturally rich New England be thinking about Maryland? We did think some about Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, et cetera, because that's where black people were denied education and rights, and were beaten and sometimes lynched. When it comes to race relations, Maryland is a leader of the pack, eh? http://tinyurl.com/d4ee4vv "A national report by the same organization found that Maryland was the sixth-most-segregated state in the country for black students." I suppose you included Maryland in the 'et cetera', eh? Perhaps you should spend a bit of time looking in your own back yard. -- I have seen far more racism in Maryland and DC than I ever have in Florida but I have not spent much time up in the south Georgia part. My daughter went to school up in the pan handle and she says that whole I-10 corridor is unreconstructed southerners. Perhaps that is what Harry is referring to. He is a Jacksonville fan. The "whole I-10 corridor" of Florida is very sparsely populated. There are no substantial towns along it from Jacksonville to Tallahassee and not much in the way of population from Tallahassee to Alabama. The Jacksonville area is populated with over-religious, conservative and backwards people, but Tallahassee is hardly that way. Even in Jacksonville, though, the huge Baptist churches were integrated. Catholics were the ones discriminated against...and I suspect the Jax area was far too backwards to appeal to very many Jews. I liked the seasonality of NE Florida, compared to southern Florida, and I also liked the uncrowded beaches, the flora, the boating and the fishing. But it was pretty much a cultural and intellectual wasteland, otherwise. If I were going to move back to Florida, I'd go for Fernandina in far NE Florida, or somewhere around Ft. Lauderdale. Both are great for boating and fishing and Ft. Lauderdale is not a cultural, intellectual and overly religious wasteland. Looks like you've gotten off the 'racism' kick and are now on the cultural and intellectual kick. Well, southern MD is not your basic intellectual and cultural hotbed, is it Krause? We moved to southern Maryland because we wanted to enjoy the quiet and lighter traffic of a semi-rural area. Even in rush hour, though, the commuter bus gets us to downtown DC in an hour or less for $3.75, and DC certainly is a cultural and intellectual center but one, if memory serves, you are afraid to visit. All those dark-skinned people, you once alluded to here, "scare" you. Harry, you are the one carrying your gun downtown. Why? On weekends, I can drive to "museum alley" in DC in about 45-50 minutes. We usually take the Metro to Washington Nationals games...our Metro line stops right at the baseball park. You, on the other hand, live in an overly congested part of Fairfax County, Virginia, and what, less than a mile as the crow flies from the most heavily traveled and smelliest part of the Beltway? You've gone around and given the beltway the sniff test, eh? WAFJ! I'll bet when you go outside in the morning, you can smell the gasoline and diesel vapors blowing south off the Beltway. The traffic there is relentless. Now you're 'betting' your absurdities. A moment ago you said 'smelliest' part of the beltway. Do you stick your nose out the window while circling the beltway? -- Guns don't cause problems. The behavior of certain gun owners causes problems. |
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On 2/14/15 5:31 PM, Abit Loco wrote:
On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:03:10 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 4:42 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 12:02:22 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 2:39:26 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:38:00 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 12:46 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 08:40:48 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: Why would a kid growing up in New Haven and history and culturally rich New England be thinking about Maryland? We did think some about Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, et cetera, because that's where black people were denied education and rights, and were beaten and sometimes lynched. When it comes to race relations, Maryland is a leader of the pack, eh? http://tinyurl.com/d4ee4vv "A national report by the same organization found that Maryland was the sixth-most-segregated state in the country for black students." I suppose you included Maryland in the 'et cetera', eh? Perhaps you should spend a bit of time looking in your own back yard. -- I have seen far more racism in Maryland and DC than I ever have in Florida but I have not spent much time up in the south Georgia part. My daughter went to school up in the pan handle and she says that whole I-10 corridor is unreconstructed southerners. Perhaps that is what Harry is referring to. He is a Jacksonville fan. The "whole I-10 corridor" of Florida is very sparsely populated. There are no substantial towns along it from Jacksonville to Tallahassee and not much in the way of population from Tallahassee to Alabama. The Jacksonville area is populated with over-religious, conservative and backwards people, but Tallahassee is hardly that way. Even in Jacksonville, though, the huge Baptist churches were integrated. Catholics were the ones discriminated against...and I suspect the Jax area was far too backwards to appeal to very many Jews. I liked the seasonality of NE Florida, compared to southern Florida, and I also liked the uncrowded beaches, the flora, the boating and the fishing. But it was pretty much a cultural and intellectual wasteland, otherwise. If I were going to move back to Florida, I'd go for Fernandina in far NE Florida, or somewhere around Ft. Lauderdale. Both are great for boating and fishing and Ft. Lauderdale is not a cultural, intellectual and overly religious wasteland. Looks like you've gotten off the 'racism' kick and are now on the cultural and intellectual kick. Well, southern MD is not your basic intellectual and cultural hotbed, is it Krause? -- Guns don't cause problems. The behavior of certain gun owners causes problems. I was wondering about that. If one wants intellectual and cultural stimulation, one doesn't move to Podunk, MD. Hell, the *only* things MD have going for it are Annapolis and Box Hill Pizzeria crab cakes. :) Well, the Calvert Marine Museum is pretty close to Huntingtown. And there's probably an adult book store around there somewhere. So he's probably kept pretty well stimulated. He does say he thinks about sex a lot. I think about sex because I'm still having it. You seem to think a lot about model airplanes, probably because you are not having sex. Do you never stop bragging? I'll bet you were getting laid constantly during your trip around the Horn, eh? Do you keep that Maryland Red barn shaking? I'm sorry you've had to sublimate what little sex drive you have left into so many hobbies. -- Proud to be a Liberal. |
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On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:37:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/14/15 5:31 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:03:10 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 4:42 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 12:02:22 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 2:39:26 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:38:00 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 12:46 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 08:40:48 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: Why would a kid growing up in New Haven and history and culturally rich New England be thinking about Maryland? We did think some about Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, et cetera, because that's where black people were denied education and rights, and were beaten and sometimes lynched. When it comes to race relations, Maryland is a leader of the pack, eh? http://tinyurl.com/d4ee4vv "A national report by the same organization found that Maryland was the sixth-most-segregated state in the country for black students." I suppose you included Maryland in the 'et cetera', eh? Perhaps you should spend a bit of time looking in your own back yard. -- I have seen far more racism in Maryland and DC than I ever have in Florida but I have not spent much time up in the south Georgia part. My daughter went to school up in the pan handle and she says that whole I-10 corridor is unreconstructed southerners. Perhaps that is what Harry is referring to. He is a Jacksonville fan. The "whole I-10 corridor" of Florida is very sparsely populated. There are no substantial towns along it from Jacksonville to Tallahassee and not much in the way of population from Tallahassee to Alabama. The Jacksonville area is populated with over-religious, conservative and backwards people, but Tallahassee is hardly that way. Even in Jacksonville, though, the huge Baptist churches were integrated. Catholics were the ones discriminated against...and I suspect the Jax area was far too backwards to appeal to very many Jews. I liked the seasonality of NE Florida, compared to southern Florida, and I also liked the uncrowded beaches, the flora, the boating and the fishing. But it was pretty much a cultural and intellectual wasteland, otherwise. If I were going to move back to Florida, I'd go for Fernandina in far NE Florida, or somewhere around Ft. Lauderdale. Both are great for boating and fishing and Ft. Lauderdale is not a cultural, intellectual and overly religious wasteland. Looks like you've gotten off the 'racism' kick and are now on the cultural and intellectual kick. Well, southern MD is not your basic intellectual and cultural hotbed, is it Krause? -- Guns don't cause problems. The behavior of certain gun owners causes problems. I was wondering about that. If one wants intellectual and cultural stimulation, one doesn't move to Podunk, MD. Hell, the *only* things MD have going for it are Annapolis and Box Hill Pizzeria crab cakes. :) Well, the Calvert Marine Museum is pretty close to Huntingtown. And there's probably an adult book store around there somewhere. So he's probably kept pretty well stimulated. He does say he thinks about sex a lot. I think about sex because I'm still having it. You seem to think a lot about model airplanes, probably because you are not having sex. Do you never stop bragging? I'll bet you were getting laid constantly during your trip around the Horn, eh? Do you keep that Maryland Red barn shaking? I'm sorry you've had to sublimate what little sex drive you have left into so many hobbies. Good to know you're so concerned with my sex life. I wish I were half the manly man you are. Harry, it's come to my attention that you are not very well liked hereabouts. I have an idea for you: Try saying something nice about folks other than yourself. Who knows, it may show good results. -- Guns don't cause problems. The behavior of certain gun owners causes problems. |
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On 2/14/15 5:59 PM, Abit Loco wrote:
On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:37:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 5:31 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:03:10 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 4:42 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 12:02:22 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 2:39:26 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:38:00 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 12:46 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 08:40:48 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: Why would a kid growing up in New Haven and history and culturally rich New England be thinking about Maryland? We did think some about Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, et cetera, because that's where black people were denied education and rights, and were beaten and sometimes lynched. When it comes to race relations, Maryland is a leader of the pack, eh? http://tinyurl.com/d4ee4vv "A national report by the same organization found that Maryland was the sixth-most-segregated state in the country for black students." I suppose you included Maryland in the 'et cetera', eh? Perhaps you should spend a bit of time looking in your own back yard. -- I have seen far more racism in Maryland and DC than I ever have in Florida but I have not spent much time up in the south Georgia part. My daughter went to school up in the pan handle and she says that whole I-10 corridor is unreconstructed southerners. Perhaps that is what Harry is referring to. He is a Jacksonville fan. The "whole I-10 corridor" of Florida is very sparsely populated. There are no substantial towns along it from Jacksonville to Tallahassee and not much in the way of population from Tallahassee to Alabama. The Jacksonville area is populated with over-religious, conservative and backwards people, but Tallahassee is hardly that way. Even in Jacksonville, though, the huge Baptist churches were integrated. Catholics were the ones discriminated against...and I suspect the Jax area was far too backwards to appeal to very many Jews. I liked the seasonality of NE Florida, compared to southern Florida, and I also liked the uncrowded beaches, the flora, the boating and the fishing. But it was pretty much a cultural and intellectual wasteland, otherwise. If I were going to move back to Florida, I'd go for Fernandina in far NE Florida, or somewhere around Ft. Lauderdale. Both are great for boating and fishing and Ft. Lauderdale is not a cultural, intellectual and overly religious wasteland. Looks like you've gotten off the 'racism' kick and are now on the cultural and intellectual kick. Well, southern MD is not your basic intellectual and cultural hotbed, is it Krause? -- Guns don't cause problems. The behavior of certain gun owners causes problems. I was wondering about that. If one wants intellectual and cultural stimulation, one doesn't move to Podunk, MD. Hell, the *only* things MD have going for it are Annapolis and Box Hill Pizzeria crab cakes. :) Well, the Calvert Marine Museum is pretty close to Huntingtown. And there's probably an adult book store around there somewhere. So he's probably kept pretty well stimulated. He does say he thinks about sex a lot. I think about sex because I'm still having it. You seem to think a lot about model airplanes, probably because you are not having sex. Do you never stop bragging? I'll bet you were getting laid constantly during your trip around the Horn, eh? Do you keep that Maryland Red barn shaking? I'm sorry you've had to sublimate what little sex drive you have left into so many hobbies. Good to know you're so concerned with my sex life. I wish I were half the manly man you are. Harry, it's come to my attention that you are not very well liked hereabouts. I have an idea for you: Try saying something nice about folks other than yourself. Who knows, it may show good results. I've complimented your very nice wife many times. I haven't seen "good" results. I've complimented Skipper a few times for his writing abilities, and pointed out that he was the only real rightie here who could write, but, alas, he apparently died. No good came of that, either. What do you have in mind? -- Proud to be a Liberal. |
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On 2/14/15 6:44 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:13:52 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 4:44 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:38:00 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: I have seen far more racism in Maryland and DC than I ever have in Florida but I have not spent much time up in the south Georgia part. My daughter went to school up in the pan handle and she says that whole I-10 corridor is unreconstructed southerners. Perhaps that is what Harry is referring to. He is a Jacksonville fan. The "whole I-10 corridor" of Florida is very sparsely populated. There are no substantial towns along it from Jacksonville to Tallahassee and not much in the way of population from Tallahassee to Alabama. The Jacksonville area is populated with over-religious, conservative and backwards people, but Tallahassee is hardly that way. Even in Jacksonville, though, the huge Baptist churches were integrated. Catholics were the ones discriminated against...and I suspect the Jax area was far too backwards to appeal to very many Jews. I doubt you have actually spent much time in Tallahassee and I know you don't know much about Pensacola from what you said. There are also plenty of small towns if you get a few miles off of I-10. It is still pretty much Baja Alabama tho. There you go again. You have no idea how much time I spent in Tallahassee. And I didn't say the corridor was unpopulated...I said it was sparsely populated. That there are small towns some miles away from I-10 doesn't change the validity of my posit. So go ahead and regale us with all the stories about how Harry the wonder schlong banged every pretty girl at FSU. We have not heard of your Tallahassee experiences yet. I liked the seasonality of NE Florida, compared to southern Florida, and I also liked the uncrowded beaches, the flora, the boating and the fishing. But it was pretty much a cultural and intellectual wasteland, otherwise. If I were going to move back to Florida, I'd go for Fernandina in far NE Florida, or somewhere around Ft. Lauderdale. Both are great for boating and fishing and Ft. Lauderdale is not a cultural, intellectual and overly religious wasteland. I suppose if you like the North East US you would be right at home in that whole SE area of Florida, You even have the old familiar I-95 grid lock. My office was in Ft Lauderdale and the kids lived there for 4 years but I did all I could do to avoid the place. Miami is even worse. We were in the Hollywood and Ft. Lauderdale area for two weeks last year and never once got even close to getting on I-95. Never ran into "gridlock," even on Route 1/Biscayne Boulevard. My wife's grandma lived in your neck of the Florida woods and we often visited her. Didn't much like the Gulf side of the state. OK so if you stay at a friend's condo on the beach and never actually have to go anywhere, you might not notice the traffic on I-95 or US1 or the turnpike but people who have actually had to work there have a different opinion.. I suppose if you prefer the theater to nature, the east coast is made for you. I prefer the theater of the estuary where wildlife is the "play". Not much of that left on the Atlantic side. I guess it is good you folks stay over there. Where did you get the idea that I preferred "the theater to nature"? Oh, and we did drive up and down US 1. But we had no reason to get onto I-95 or the Turnpike. We stayed in Hollywood at the resort hotel formerly owned by the Plumbers union. -- Proud to be a Liberal. |
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On 2/14/2015 5:39 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/14/15 5:35 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/14/2015 4:57 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 15:47:47 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: We moved to southern Maryland because we wanted to enjoy the quiet and lighter traffic of a semi-rural area. Even in rush hour, though, the commuter bus gets us to downtown DC in an hour or less for $3.75, and DC certainly is a cultural and intellectual center but one, if memory serves, you are afraid to visit. All those dark-skinned people, you once alluded to here, "scare" you. On weekends, I can drive to "museum alley" in DC in about 45-50 minutes. We usually take the Metro to Washington Nationals games...our Metro line stops right at the baseball park. You, on the other hand, live in an overly congested part of Fairfax County, Virginia, and what, less than a mile as the crow flies from the most heavily traveled and smelliest part of the Beltway? I guess it is what you grew up with. I liked Maryland when it was rural and I moved away when it started to be just a suburb of DC I agree the Smithsonian is a thing worth doing but that is really the m,ost attractive thing in the whole town. I was a member for many years. I guess when you grow up there, when you have seen one monument, you have seen them all. The rest is just another big city. I would have a hard time saying which is the worst part of the beltway and I was on it almost every day for 15 years, some days looping the whole thing. From Rt 5 or 210 to 270, it is "6 of one" which direction will be best. A lot of times, straight through town was best. When I worked midnights I would go downtown, visit the Smith and maybe have lunch with a government friend or two. Is the Space Museum still down there across from the Smithsonian? I thought it was pretty cools but that was back in the late 70's. There's still an aerospace musuem, and there is a larger "annex" facility out by Dulles Airport. I think when we lived in Annapolis the original aerospace museum had just recently opened. We used to visit DC fairly often to tour the Smithsonian and other sites. It was a favorite place family guests that visited us wanted to spend time visiting. |
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On 2/14/15 6:55 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/14/2015 5:39 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 5:35 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/14/2015 4:57 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 15:47:47 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: We moved to southern Maryland because we wanted to enjoy the quiet and lighter traffic of a semi-rural area. Even in rush hour, though, the commuter bus gets us to downtown DC in an hour or less for $3.75, and DC certainly is a cultural and intellectual center but one, if memory serves, you are afraid to visit. All those dark-skinned people, you once alluded to here, "scare" you. On weekends, I can drive to "museum alley" in DC in about 45-50 minutes. We usually take the Metro to Washington Nationals games...our Metro line stops right at the baseball park. You, on the other hand, live in an overly congested part of Fairfax County, Virginia, and what, less than a mile as the crow flies from the most heavily traveled and smelliest part of the Beltway? I guess it is what you grew up with. I liked Maryland when it was rural and I moved away when it started to be just a suburb of DC I agree the Smithsonian is a thing worth doing but that is really the m,ost attractive thing in the whole town. I was a member for many years. I guess when you grow up there, when you have seen one monument, you have seen them all. The rest is just another big city. I would have a hard time saying which is the worst part of the beltway and I was on it almost every day for 15 years, some days looping the whole thing. From Rt 5 or 210 to 270, it is "6 of one" which direction will be best. A lot of times, straight through town was best. When I worked midnights I would go downtown, visit the Smith and maybe have lunch with a government friend or two. Is the Space Museum still down there across from the Smithsonian? I thought it was pretty cools but that was back in the late 70's. There's still an aerospace musuem, and there is a larger "annex" facility out by Dulles Airport. I think when we lived in Annapolis the original aerospace museum had just recently opened. We used to visit DC fairly often to tour the Smithsonian and other sites. It was a favorite place family guests that visited us wanted to spend time visiting. April is a decent time to be here, and after Labor Day. Too hot, too many tourists in June, July and August. There are some new museums that weren't here when you lived in Annapolis. -- Proud to be a Liberal. |
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On 2/14/2015 6:59 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/14/15 6:55 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/14/2015 5:39 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 5:35 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/14/2015 4:57 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 15:47:47 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: We moved to southern Maryland because we wanted to enjoy the quiet and lighter traffic of a semi-rural area. Even in rush hour, though, the commuter bus gets us to downtown DC in an hour or less for $3.75, and DC certainly is a cultural and intellectual center but one, if memory serves, you are afraid to visit. All those dark-skinned people, you once alluded to here, "scare" you. On weekends, I can drive to "museum alley" in DC in about 45-50 minutes. We usually take the Metro to Washington Nationals games...our Metro line stops right at the baseball park. You, on the other hand, live in an overly congested part of Fairfax County, Virginia, and what, less than a mile as the crow flies from the most heavily traveled and smelliest part of the Beltway? I guess it is what you grew up with. I liked Maryland when it was rural and I moved away when it started to be just a suburb of DC I agree the Smithsonian is a thing worth doing but that is really the m,ost attractive thing in the whole town. I was a member for many years. I guess when you grow up there, when you have seen one monument, you have seen them all. The rest is just another big city. I would have a hard time saying which is the worst part of the beltway and I was on it almost every day for 15 years, some days looping the whole thing. From Rt 5 or 210 to 270, it is "6 of one" which direction will be best. A lot of times, straight through town was best. When I worked midnights I would go downtown, visit the Smith and maybe have lunch with a government friend or two. Is the Space Museum still down there across from the Smithsonian? I thought it was pretty cools but that was back in the late 70's. There's still an aerospace musuem, and there is a larger "annex" facility out by Dulles Airport. I think when we lived in Annapolis the original aerospace museum had just recently opened. We used to visit DC fairly often to tour the Smithsonian and other sites. It was a favorite place family guests that visited us wanted to spend time visiting. April is a decent time to be here, and after Labor Day. Too hot, too many tourists in June, July and August. There are some new museums that weren't here when you lived in Annapolis. I remember being able to drive down from Annapolis in less than an hour and find a parking place on the street right at the main entrance to the Smithsonian. Must not have visited during tourist season. |
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On 2/14/2015 5:03 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
I think about sex because I'm still having it. You seem to think a lot about model airplanes, probably because you are not having sex. -- Proud to be a Liberal. What wiuld your wife do if she found out? -- Respectfully submitted by Justan Laugh of the day from Krause "I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here. I've been "born again" as a nice guy." |
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On 2/14/2015 6:37 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/14/15 5:59 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:37:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 5:31 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:03:10 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 4:42 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 12:02:22 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 2:39:26 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:38:00 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 12:46 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 08:40:48 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: Why would a kid growing up in New Haven and history and culturally rich New England be thinking about Maryland? We did think some about Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, et cetera, because that's where black people were denied education and rights, and were beaten and sometimes lynched. When it comes to race relations, Maryland is a leader of the pack, eh? http://tinyurl.com/d4ee4vv "A national report by the same organization found that Maryland was the sixth-most-segregated state in the country for black students." I suppose you included Maryland in the 'et cetera', eh? Perhaps you should spend a bit of time looking in your own back yard. -- I have seen far more racism in Maryland and DC than I ever have in Florida but I have not spent much time up in the south Georgia part. My daughter went to school up in the pan handle and she says that whole I-10 corridor is unreconstructed southerners. Perhaps that is what Harry is referring to. He is a Jacksonville fan. The "whole I-10 corridor" of Florida is very sparsely populated. There are no substantial towns along it from Jacksonville to Tallahassee and not much in the way of population from Tallahassee to Alabama. The Jacksonville area is populated with over-religious, conservative and backwards people, but Tallahassee is hardly that way. Even in Jacksonville, though, the huge Baptist churches were integrated. Catholics were the ones discriminated against...and I suspect the Jax area was far too backwards to appeal to very many Jews. I liked the seasonality of NE Florida, compared to southern Florida, and I also liked the uncrowded beaches, the flora, the boating and the fishing. But it was pretty much a cultural and intellectual wasteland, otherwise. If I were going to move back to Florida, I'd go for Fernandina in far NE Florida, or somewhere around Ft. Lauderdale. Both are great for boating and fishing and Ft. Lauderdale is not a cultural, intellectual and overly religious wasteland. Looks like you've gotten off the 'racism' kick and are now on the cultural and intellectual kick. Well, southern MD is not your basic intellectual and cultural hotbed, is it Krause? -- Guns don't cause problems. The behavior of certain gun owners causes problems. I was wondering about that. If one wants intellectual and cultural stimulation, one doesn't move to Podunk, MD. Hell, the *only* things MD have going for it are Annapolis and Box Hill Pizzeria crab cakes. :) Well, the Calvert Marine Museum is pretty close to Huntingtown. And there's probably an adult book store around there somewhere. So he's probably kept pretty well stimulated. He does say he thinks about sex a lot. I think about sex because I'm still having it. You seem to think a lot about model airplanes, probably because you are not having sex. Do you never stop bragging? I'll bet you were getting laid constantly during your trip around the Horn, eh? Do you keep that Maryland Red barn shaking? I'm sorry you've had to sublimate what little sex drive you have left into so many hobbies. Good to know you're so concerned with my sex life. I wish I were half the manly man you are. Harry, it's come to my attention that you are not very well liked hereabouts. I have an idea for you: Try saying something nice about folks other than yourself. Who knows, it may show good results. I've complimented your very nice wife many times. I haven't seen "good" results. I've complimented Skipper a few times for his writing abilities, and pointed out that he was the only real rightie here who could write, but, alas, he apparently died. No good came of that, either. What do you have in mind? What were you expecting? And from whom? -- Respectfully submitted by Justan Laugh of the day from Krause "I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here. I've been "born again" as a nice guy." |
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On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 18:37:58 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/14/15 5:59 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:37:53 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 5:31 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:03:10 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 4:42 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 12:02:22 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 2:39:26 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:38:00 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 12:46 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 08:40:48 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: Why would a kid growing up in New Haven and history and culturally rich New England be thinking about Maryland? We did think some about Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, et cetera, because that's where black people were denied education and rights, and were beaten and sometimes lynched. When it comes to race relations, Maryland is a leader of the pack, eh? http://tinyurl.com/d4ee4vv "A national report by the same organization found that Maryland was the sixth-most-segregated state in the country for black students." I suppose you included Maryland in the 'et cetera', eh? Perhaps you should spend a bit of time looking in your own back yard. -- I have seen far more racism in Maryland and DC than I ever have in Florida but I have not spent much time up in the south Georgia part. My daughter went to school up in the pan handle and she says that whole I-10 corridor is unreconstructed southerners. Perhaps that is what Harry is referring to. He is a Jacksonville fan. The "whole I-10 corridor" of Florida is very sparsely populated. There are no substantial towns along it from Jacksonville to Tallahassee and not much in the way of population from Tallahassee to Alabama. The Jacksonville area is populated with over-religious, conservative and backwards people, but Tallahassee is hardly that way. Even in Jacksonville, though, the huge Baptist churches were integrated. Catholics were the ones discriminated against...and I suspect the Jax area was far too backwards to appeal to very many Jews. I liked the seasonality of NE Florida, compared to southern Florida, and I also liked the uncrowded beaches, the flora, the boating and the fishing. But it was pretty much a cultural and intellectual wasteland, otherwise. If I were going to move back to Florida, I'd go for Fernandina in far NE Florida, or somewhere around Ft. Lauderdale. Both are great for boating and fishing and Ft. Lauderdale is not a cultural, intellectual and overly religious wasteland. Looks like you've gotten off the 'racism' kick and are now on the cultural and intellectual kick. Well, southern MD is not your basic intellectual and cultural hotbed, is it Krause? -- Guns don't cause problems. The behavior of certain gun owners causes problems. I was wondering about that. If one wants intellectual and cultural stimulation, one doesn't move to Podunk, MD. Hell, the *only* things MD have going for it are Annapolis and Box Hill Pizzeria crab cakes. :) Well, the Calvert Marine Museum is pretty close to Huntingtown. And there's probably an adult book store around there somewhere. So he's probably kept pretty well stimulated. He does say he thinks about sex a lot. I think about sex because I'm still having it. You seem to think a lot about model airplanes, probably because you are not having sex. Do you never stop bragging? I'll bet you were getting laid constantly during your trip around the Horn, eh? Do you keep that Maryland Red barn shaking? I'm sorry you've had to sublimate what little sex drive you have left into so many hobbies. Good to know you're so concerned with my sex life. I wish I were half the manly man you are. Harry, it's come to my attention that you are not very well liked hereabouts. I have an idea for you: Try saying something nice about folks other than yourself. Who knows, it may show good results. I've complimented your very nice wife many times. I haven't seen "good" results. I've complimented Skipper a few times for his writing abilities, and pointed out that he was the only real rightie here who could write, but, alas, he apparently died. No good came of that, either. What do you have in mind? My wife doesn't see your kind compliments, and that's most likely my fault. What I had in mind was this: Try saying something nice about folks other than yourself. Who knows, it may show good results. -- Guns don't cause problems. The behavior of certain gun owners causes problems. |
No balls, no brains
On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 19:18:36 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 2/14/2015 6:59 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 6:55 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/14/2015 5:39 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/14/15 5:35 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/14/2015 4:57 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 15:47:47 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: We moved to southern Maryland because we wanted to enjoy the quiet and lighter traffic of a semi-rural area. Even in rush hour, though, the commuter bus gets us to downtown DC in an hour or less for $3.75, and DC certainly is a cultural and intellectual center but one, if memory serves, you are afraid to visit. All those dark-skinned people, you once alluded to here, "scare" you. On weekends, I can drive to "museum alley" in DC in about 45-50 minutes. We usually take the Metro to Washington Nationals games...our Metro line stops right at the baseball park. You, on the other hand, live in an overly congested part of Fairfax County, Virginia, and what, less than a mile as the crow flies from the most heavily traveled and smelliest part of the Beltway? I guess it is what you grew up with. I liked Maryland when it was rural and I moved away when it started to be just a suburb of DC I agree the Smithsonian is a thing worth doing but that is really the m,ost attractive thing in the whole town. I was a member for many years. I guess when you grow up there, when you have seen one monument, you have seen them all. The rest is just another big city. I would have a hard time saying which is the worst part of the beltway and I was on it almost every day for 15 years, some days looping the whole thing. From Rt 5 or 210 to 270, it is "6 of one" which direction will be best. A lot of times, straight through town was best. When I worked midnights I would go downtown, visit the Smith and maybe have lunch with a government friend or two. Is the Space Museum still down there across from the Smithsonian? I thought it was pretty cools but that was back in the late 70's. There's still an aerospace musuem, and there is a larger "annex" facility out by Dulles Airport. I think when we lived in Annapolis the original aerospace museum had just recently opened. We used to visit DC fairly often to tour the Smithsonian and other sites. It was a favorite place family guests that visited us wanted to spend time visiting. April is a decent time to be here, and after Labor Day. Too hot, too many tourists in June, July and August. There are some new museums that weren't here when you lived in Annapolis. I remember being able to drive down from Annapolis in less than an hour and find a parking place on the street right at the main entrance to the Smithsonian. Must not have visited during tourist season. Your odds of winning the Powerball lottery are probably better than finding a parking spot there during the summer. Best to park at a far metro station and take that into town. -- Guns don't cause problems. The behavior of certain gun owners causes problems. |
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Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/12/15 11:00 AM, Tim wrote: On Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 5:08:49 AM UTC-8, Keyser Söze wrote: http://tinyurl.com/owo4qog -- Proud to be a Liberal. Harry, you bring up this stuff, just to have it thrown back at you. I think you like it. Scott Walker considers himself one of the leading contenders for the GOP 2016 nomination. It's significant to point out he's ball-less and brain-less, and like many GOP wannabes, is playing to the bible-thumpers in his party by not taking a stand on this issue. It's not a political issue. It's a personal belief. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com |
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On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 02:27:53 -0500, wrote:
On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 21:37:59 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: I remember being able to drive down from Annapolis in less than an hour and find a parking place on the street right at the main entrance to the Smithsonian. Must not have visited during tourist season. Your odds of winning the Powerball lottery are probably better than finding a parking spot there during the summer. Best to park at a far metro station and take that into town. If you time it so you are just getting there at 10, you can score but there will be someone waiting for you too pull out. If I couldn't find a spot, I would just go home. I was passing through anyway. I usually decided which museum I would visit by where I parked. They are strung out all along the mall there and you have plenty of choices. Most of the year parking is not that tough tho. Another cool spot is Haines Point. I caught a small mouth bass off of that seawall once on a rubber worm. I didn't really have anything to do with it so I tossed it back. Hanes Point was always a great place to take kids so they could climb and play all over 'The Awakening'. But, since they've moved the statue to National Harbor (where I won't go), the point has lost it's big attraction. http://tinyurl.com/ns89y7a http://tinyurl.com/pw5dx92 The golf course isn't bad if there's been no rain recently. It's a nice one for walking. -- Guns don't cause problems. The behavior of certain gun owners causes problems. |
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On 2/15/15 12:33 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 10:08:09 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 02:27:53 -0500, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 21:37:59 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: I remember being able to drive down from Annapolis in less than an hour and find a parking place on the street right at the main entrance to the Smithsonian. Must not have visited during tourist season. Your odds of winning the Powerball lottery are probably better than finding a parking spot there during the summer. Best to park at a far metro station and take that into town. If you time it so you are just getting there at 10, you can score but there will be someone waiting for you too pull out. If I couldn't find a spot, I would just go home. I was passing through anyway. I usually decided which museum I would visit by where I parked. They are strung out all along the mall there and you have plenty of choices. Most of the year parking is not that tough tho. Another cool spot is Haines Point. I caught a small mouth bass off of that seawall once on a rubber worm. I didn't really have anything to do with it so I tossed it back. Hanes Point was always a great place to take kids so they could climb and play all over 'The Awakening'. But, since they've moved the statue to National Harbor (where I won't go), the point has lost it's big attraction. http://tinyurl.com/ns89y7a http://tinyurl.com/pw5dx92 The golf course isn't bad if there's been no rain recently. It's a nice one for walking. I have some pictures of me climbing on that one. We had to jump over the fence to do it because they were getting ready to move it. I am still not sure why they had the fence there tho. Nobody was working there. It's sited nicely at National Harbor. Couple of decent restaurants there, but not much else that appeals to us. We sometimes hit one of the seafood joints if we're downtown and I've happened to drive in... -- Proud to be a Liberal. |
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On 2/15/15 1:27 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 12:39:00 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/15/15 12:33 PM, wrote: On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 10:08:09 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 02:27:53 -0500, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 21:37:59 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: I remember being able to drive down from Annapolis in less than an hour and find a parking place on the street right at the main entrance to the Smithsonian. Must not have visited during tourist season. Your odds of winning the Powerball lottery are probably better than finding a parking spot there during the summer. Best to park at a far metro station and take that into town. If you time it so you are just getting there at 10, you can score but there will be someone waiting for you too pull out. If I couldn't find a spot, I would just go home. I was passing through anyway. I usually decided which museum I would visit by where I parked. They are strung out all along the mall there and you have plenty of choices. Most of the year parking is not that tough tho. Another cool spot is Haines Point. I caught a small mouth bass off of that seawall once on a rubber worm. I didn't really have anything to do with it so I tossed it back. Hanes Point was always a great place to take kids so they could climb and play all over 'The Awakening'. But, since they've moved the statue to National Harbor (where I won't go), the point has lost it's big attraction. http://tinyurl.com/ns89y7a http://tinyurl.com/pw5dx92 The golf course isn't bad if there's been no rain recently. It's a nice one for walking. I have some pictures of me climbing on that one. We had to jump over the fence to do it because they were getting ready to move it. I am still not sure why they had the fence there tho. Nobody was working there. It's sited nicely at National Harbor. Couple of decent restaurants there, but not much else that appeals to us. We sometimes hit one of the seafood joints if we're downtown and I've happened to drive in... I looked at the national harbor over the bridge but we didn't get down there. I remember when the whole area was a wetland. It's now a physically attractive area, good walking, plantings, hills, and vistas, with lots of high end "shoppes," and suchlike, but they actually charge to park there, which is a big NO for suburban shopping, and even my wife, a consummate shopper, said the stores were boring. I believe a casino is going to be opening there, which, of course, will be a big reason to stay away. -- Proud to be a Liberal. |
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On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 13:27:48 -0500, wrote:
On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 12:39:00 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/15/15 12:33 PM, wrote: On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 10:08:09 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 02:27:53 -0500, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 21:37:59 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: I remember being able to drive down from Annapolis in less than an hour and find a parking place on the street right at the main entrance to the Smithsonian. Must not have visited during tourist season. Your odds of winning the Powerball lottery are probably better than finding a parking spot there during the summer. Best to park at a far metro station and take that into town. If you time it so you are just getting there at 10, you can score but there will be someone waiting for you too pull out. If I couldn't find a spot, I would just go home. I was passing through anyway. I usually decided which museum I would visit by where I parked. They are strung out all along the mall there and you have plenty of choices. Most of the year parking is not that tough tho. Another cool spot is Haines Point. I caught a small mouth bass off of that seawall once on a rubber worm. I didn't really have anything to do with it so I tossed it back. Hanes Point was always a great place to take kids so they could climb and play all over 'The Awakening'. But, since they've moved the statue to National Harbor (where I won't go), the point has lost it's big attraction. http://tinyurl.com/ns89y7a http://tinyurl.com/pw5dx92 The golf course isn't bad if there's been no rain recently. It's a nice one for walking. I have some pictures of me climbing on that one. We had to jump over the fence to do it because they were getting ready to move it. I am still not sure why they had the fence there tho. Nobody was working there. It's sited nicely at National Harbor. Couple of decent restaurants there, but not much else that appeals to us. We sometimes hit one of the seafood joints if we're downtown and I've happened to drive in... I looked at the national harbor over the bridge but we didn't get down there. I remember when the whole area was a wetland. Shortly after the place opened, my wife and I decided to stop there for a cup of coffee and look around. We were on the 21' Proline at the time. If you look at a satellite map of the place, you can see if's got about a half mile of concrete pier, not counting the marina. Just about the time we got ready to dock, a young guy in a nice green sport coat comes running over asking if he can help us. I told him we were just stopping for a cup of coffee and a looksee. He replied, "Docking is $10 an hour." So we left. Went to the Starbucks in Alexandria where docking is free. I don't think I've ever seen any boats tied to the long pier. -- Guns don't cause problems. The behavior of certain gun owners causes problems. |
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On 2/15/15 2:20 PM, Abit Loco wrote:
On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 13:27:48 -0500, wrote: On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 12:39:00 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/15/15 12:33 PM, wrote: On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 10:08:09 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 02:27:53 -0500, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 21:37:59 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: I remember being able to drive down from Annapolis in less than an hour and find a parking place on the street right at the main entrance to the Smithsonian. Must not have visited during tourist season. Your odds of winning the Powerball lottery are probably better than finding a parking spot there during the summer. Best to park at a far metro station and take that into town. If you time it so you are just getting there at 10, you can score but there will be someone waiting for you too pull out. If I couldn't find a spot, I would just go home. I was passing through anyway. I usually decided which museum I would visit by where I parked. They are strung out all along the mall there and you have plenty of choices. Most of the year parking is not that tough tho. Another cool spot is Haines Point. I caught a small mouth bass off of that seawall once on a rubber worm. I didn't really have anything to do with it so I tossed it back. Hanes Point was always a great place to take kids so they could climb and play all over 'The Awakening'. But, since they've moved the statue to National Harbor (where I won't go), the point has lost it's big attraction. http://tinyurl.com/ns89y7a http://tinyurl.com/pw5dx92 The golf course isn't bad if there's been no rain recently. It's a nice one for walking. I have some pictures of me climbing on that one. We had to jump over the fence to do it because they were getting ready to move it. I am still not sure why they had the fence there tho. Nobody was working there. It's sited nicely at National Harbor. Couple of decent restaurants there, but not much else that appeals to us. We sometimes hit one of the seafood joints if we're downtown and I've happened to drive in... I looked at the national harbor over the bridge but we didn't get down there. I remember when the whole area was a wetland. Shortly after the place opened, my wife and I decided to stop there for a cup of coffee and look around. We were on the 21' Proline at the time. If you look at a satellite map of the place, you can see if's got about a half mile of concrete pier, not counting the marina. Just about the time we got ready to dock, a young guy in a nice green sport coat comes running over asking if he can help us. I told him we were just stopping for a cup of coffee and a looksee. He replied, "Docking is $10 an hour." So we left. Went to the Starbucks in Alexandria where docking is free. I don't think I've ever seen any boats tied to the long pier. Parking a car isn't free, either. -- Proud to be a Liberal. |
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On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 14:24:40 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/15/15 2:20 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 13:27:48 -0500, wrote: On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 12:39:00 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/15/15 12:33 PM, wrote: On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 10:08:09 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 02:27:53 -0500, wrote: On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 21:37:59 -0500, Abit Loco wrote: I remember being able to drive down from Annapolis in less than an hour and find a parking place on the street right at the main entrance to the Smithsonian. Must not have visited during tourist season. Your odds of winning the Powerball lottery are probably better than finding a parking spot there during the summer. Best to park at a far metro station and take that into town. If you time it so you are just getting there at 10, you can score but there will be someone waiting for you too pull out. If I couldn't find a spot, I would just go home. I was passing through anyway. I usually decided which museum I would visit by where I parked. They are strung out all along the mall there and you have plenty of choices. Most of the year parking is not that tough tho. Another cool spot is Haines Point. I caught a small mouth bass off of that seawall once on a rubber worm. I didn't really have anything to do with it so I tossed it back. Hanes Point was always a great place to take kids so they could climb and play all over 'The Awakening'. But, since they've moved the statue to National Harbor (where I won't go), the point has lost it's big attraction. http://tinyurl.com/ns89y7a http://tinyurl.com/pw5dx92 The golf course isn't bad if there's been no rain recently. It's a nice one for walking. I have some pictures of me climbing on that one. We had to jump over the fence to do it because they were getting ready to move it. I am still not sure why they had the fence there tho. Nobody was working there. It's sited nicely at National Harbor. Couple of decent restaurants there, but not much else that appeals to us. We sometimes hit one of the seafood joints if we're downtown and I've happened to drive in... I looked at the national harbor over the bridge but we didn't get down there. I remember when the whole area was a wetland. Shortly after the place opened, my wife and I decided to stop there for a cup of coffee and look around. We were on the 21' Proline at the time. If you look at a satellite map of the place, you can see if's got about a half mile of concrete pier, not counting the marina. Just about the time we got ready to dock, a young guy in a nice green sport coat comes running over asking if he can help us. I told him we were just stopping for a cup of coffee and a looksee. He replied, "Docking is $10 an hour." So we left. Went to the Starbucks in Alexandria where docking is free. I don't think I've ever seen any boats tied to the long pier. Parking a car isn't free, either. It's ridiculous. -- Guns don't cause problems. The behavior of certain gun owners causes problems. |
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