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HK July 21st 08 09:01 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 



Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin

By MATTHEW BARAKAT – 8 hours ago

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to
dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.

Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area,
where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four
months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife,
Yvonne Le, said 5,000 people have taken the plunge so far.

"This is a good treatment for everyone who likes to have nice feet," Ho
said.

He said he wanted to come up with something unique while finding a
replacement for pedicures that use razors to scrape off dead skin. The
razors have fallen out of favor with state regulators because of
concerns about whether they're sanitary.

Ho was skeptical at first about the fish, which are called garra rufa
but typically known as doctor fish. They were first used in Turkey and
have become popular in some Asian countries.

But Ho doubted they would thrive in the warm water needed for a
comfortable footbath. And he didn't know if customers would like the idea.

"I know people were a little intimidated at first," Ho said. "But I just
said, 'Let's give it a shot.' "

Customers were quickly hooked.

Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md., heard about it on a local radio
show. She said it was "the best pedicure I ever had" and has spread the
word to friends and co-workers.

"I'd been an athlete all my life, so I've always had calluses on my
feet. This was the first time somebody got rid of my calluses
completely," she said.

First time customer KaNin Reese, 32, of Washington, described the
tingling sensation created by the toothless fish: "It kind of feels like
your foot's asleep," she said.

The fish don't do the job alone. After 15 to 30 minutes in the tank,
customers get a standard pedicure, made easier by the soft skin the
doctor fish leave behind.

Ho believes his is the only salon in the country to offer the treatment,
which costs $35 for 15 minutes and $50 for 30 minutes. The spa has more
than 1,000 fish, with about 100 in each individual pedicure tank at any
given time.

Dennis Arnold, a podiatrist who four years ago established the
International Pedicure Association, said he had never heard of the
treatment and doubts it will become widespread.

"I think most people would be afraid of it," he said.

Customer Patsy Fisher, 42, of Crofton, Md., admitted she was nervous as
she prepared for her first fish pedicure. But her apprehension dissolved
into laughter after she put her feet in the tank and the fish swarmed to
her toes.

"It's a little ticklish, actually," she said.

Ho said the hot water in which the fish thrive doesn't support much
plant or aquatic life, so they learned to feed on whatever food sources
were available — including dead, flaking skin. They leave live skin
alone because, without teeth, they can't bite it off.

In addition to offering pedicures, Ho hopes to establish a network of
Doctor Fish Massage franchises and is evaluating a full-body fish
treatment that, among other things, could treat psoriasis and other skin
ailments.

Ho spent a year and about $40,000 getting the pedicures up and running,
with a few hiccups along the way.

State regulations make no provision for regulating fish pedicures. But
the county health department — which does regulate pools — required the
salon to switch from a shallow, tiled communal pool that served as many
as eight people to individual tanks in which the water is changed for
each customer.

The communal pool also presented its own problem: At times the fish
would flock to the feet of an individual with a surplus of dead skin,
leaving others with a dearth of fish.

"It would sometimes be embarrassing for them but it was also really
hilarious," Ho said.
On the Net:

* http://www.yvonnesalon.com/


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I just knew Herring would find a suitable retirement job.

BAR[_2_] July 22nd 08 12:31 AM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
HK wrote:



Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin


[ snip ]


I just knew Herring would find a suitable retirement job.


I grew up in that area.

HK July 22nd 08 12:42 AM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:



Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin


[ snip ]


I just knew Herring would find a suitable retirement job.


I grew up in that area.



Do you think there is a connection between Alexandria, Virginia; carp;
feet, and your upbringing in that area?

John H.[_5_] July 22nd 08 12:26 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:30:57 -0400, BAR wrote:

HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:



Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin


[ snip ]


I just knew Herring would find a suitable retirement job.

I grew up in that area.


Do you think there is a connection between Alexandria, Virginia;
carp; feet, and your upbringing in that area?

Yeah, it has to do with an area that is wealthier than McLean and
Great Falls.



Whatever.


Don't believe me check it out yourself. From Alexandria south on the
parkway to Rt 1 is a very pricey area and has been for about 45 years.


Just to get your mind out of the gutter...

We played The Osprey of Belmont Bay yesterday. This is a great place to
lose a bunch of balls. I went through about half a dozen. Shot a 97 though!

http://tinyurl.com/6c8dq9

BAR[_2_] July 22nd 08 12:34 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
John H. wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:30:57 -0400, BAR wrote:

HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:


Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin

[ snip ]

I just knew Herring would find a suitable retirement job.
I grew up in that area.

Do you think there is a connection between Alexandria, Virginia;
carp; feet, and your upbringing in that area?
Yeah, it has to do with an area that is wealthier than McLean and
Great Falls.

Whatever.

Don't believe me check it out yourself. From Alexandria south on the
parkway to Rt 1 is a very pricey area and has been for about 45 years.


Just to get your mind out of the gutter...

We played The Osprey of Belmont Bay yesterday. This is a great place to
lose a bunch of balls. I went through about half a dozen. Shot a 97 though!

http://tinyurl.com/6c8dq9


Isn't that a full length course? Does it play like a links course, must
get a bit windy when the sun comes up? We used to do quite a bit of
water skiing on Belmont Bay from about 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM from May to
September, when the Sun came up we went in because it started to get too
choppy. From the pictures I've seen they haven't learned how to use a
lawn mower on the rough at The Osprey.

I am going out to Cincinnati this weekend to play golf with a bunch of
guys. Five rounds in two and a half days. Sixteen hours of driving and
about 40 gallons of prime US gasoline out the tail-pipe.

BAR[_2_] July 22nd 08 12:38 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:



Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin


[ snip ]


I just knew Herring would find a suitable retirement job.

I grew up in that area.


Do you think there is a connection between Alexandria, Virginia;
carp; feet, and your upbringing in that area?

Yeah, it has to do with an area that is wealthier than McLean and
Great Falls.


Whatever.


Don't believe me check it out yourself. From Alexandria south on the
parkway to Rt 1 is a very pricey area and has been for about 45 years.



Yes, I know. We have some friends that lived south of Alexandria in a
very tony area, What that has to do with a salon offering carp bowls for
removal of dead toe skin escapes my imagination.

Northern Virginia is just too damned congested these days for decent
quality of life. When I had my office on the edge of Alexandria, it took
me 15 minutes to drive over to a local coffee shop that was only three
miles away. I have a number of friends who live throughout Northern
Virginia. We meet in DC these days.

BTW, did you know the Springfield area of Fairfax County is pretty much
run over with MS-13 gang members these days?


You won't catch me moving to No. Va. again. When I move it will be East
until Assawoman Bay or South, 200 or more miles.

HK July 22nd 08 01:23 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:



Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin


[ snip ]


I just knew Herring would find a suitable retirement job.

I grew up in that area.


Do you think there is a connection between Alexandria, Virginia;
carp; feet, and your upbringing in that area?

Yeah, it has to do with an area that is wealthier than McLean and
Great Falls.


Whatever.

Don't believe me check it out yourself. From Alexandria south on the
parkway to Rt 1 is a very pricey area and has been for about 45 years.



Yes, I know. We have some friends that lived south of Alexandria in a
very tony area, What that has to do with a salon offering carp bowls
for removal of dead toe skin escapes my imagination.

Northern Virginia is just too damned congested these days for decent
quality of life. When I had my office on the edge of Alexandria, it
took me 15 minutes to drive over to a local coffee shop that was only
three miles away. I have a number of friends who live throughout
Northern Virginia. We meet in DC these days.

BTW, did you know the Springfield area of Fairfax County is pretty
much run over with MS-13 gang members these days?


You won't catch me moving to No. Va. again. When I move it will be East
until Assawoman Bay or South, 200 or more miles.




When we go out to the Shenandoah, I try to get through the Northern
Virginia portion of I-66 as quickly and quietly as possible. We start to
breathe a little easier once we are west of Manassas. Once in a while my
wife likes to shop at some of the stores at Tysons...I hate going
there...but there are three stores at that mall with some appeal for
me...restoration hardware, ll bean, and apple. I usually can kill enough
time to match up with my wife's shopping. If it going to be a really
long day, I head over to Microcenter, but, nowadays, if I need computer
stuff, I hit the Microcenter store on Rockville Pike.

We still like Virginia Beach, but we head down there through southern
Maryland, and avoid the Virginia I-95 and Richmond messes.

We're looking at some second home possibilities in the Hilton Head to
Savannah areas. The problem is, it is one hell of a long drive. Flying
is a possibility, but the airports in that area are dinky, and so are
the planes. We like St. Simons Island in Georgia, but it is awfully far
from just about everything and living there would probably drive me bonkers.







John H.[_5_] July 22nd 08 01:27 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:34:25 -0400, BAR wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:30:57 -0400, BAR wrote:

HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:


Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin

[ snip ]

I just knew Herring would find a suitable retirement job.
I grew up in that area.

Do you think there is a connection between Alexandria, Virginia;
carp; feet, and your upbringing in that area?
Yeah, it has to do with an area that is wealthier than McLean and
Great Falls.

Whatever.
Don't believe me check it out yourself. From Alexandria south on the
parkway to Rt 1 is a very pricey area and has been for about 45 years.


Just to get your mind out of the gutter...

We played The Osprey of Belmont Bay yesterday. This is a great place to
lose a bunch of balls. I went through about half a dozen. Shot a 97 though!

http://tinyurl.com/6c8dq9


Isn't that a full length course? Does it play like a links course, must
get a bit windy when the sun comes up? We used to do quite a bit of
water skiing on Belmont Bay from about 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM from May to
September, when the Sun came up we went in because it started to get too
choppy. From the pictures I've seen they haven't learned how to use a
lawn mower on the rough at The Osprey.

I am going out to Cincinnati this weekend to play golf with a bunch of
guys. Five rounds in two and a half days. Sixteen hours of driving and
about 40 gallons of prime US gasoline out the tail-pipe.


Yeah it's a full length course. For most of the holes you've got two
choices - the fairway or a lost ball. They provide four extra balls per
cart. It's not a links course, but I don't know what to call it, other than
a bitch.

Have fun on the Cincinnati trip. I'm going to NC in a few weeks for some
golf in the Winston Salem area. I'm trying to figure out a way to strap the
clubs to the motorcycle. It gets right at 50mph. I think I can stand the
bag on the passenger foot peg and then strap it down tight. We'll see.

[email protected] July 22nd 08 01:38 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
On Jul 22, 8:23*am, HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:


Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin


[ snip ]


I just knew Herring would find a suitable retirement job.


I grew up in that area.


Do you think there is a connection between Alexandria, Virginia;
carp; feet, and your upbringing in that area?


Yeah, it has to do with an area that is wealthier than McLean and
Great Falls.


Whatever.


Don't believe me check it out yourself. From Alexandria south on the
parkway to Rt 1 is a very pricey area and has been for about 45 years..


Yes, I know. We have some friends that lived south of Alexandria in a
very tony area, What that has to do with a salon offering carp bowls
for removal of dead toe skin escapes my imagination.


Northern Virginia is just too damned congested these days for decent
quality of life. When I had my office on the edge of Alexandria, it
took me 15 minutes to drive over to a local coffee shop that was only
three miles away. I have a number of friends who live throughout
Northern Virginia. We meet in DC these days.


BTW, did you know the Springfield area of Fairfax County is pretty
much *run over with MS-13 gang members these days?


You won't catch me moving to No. Va. again. When I move it will be East
until Assawoman Bay or South, 200 or more miles.


When we go out to the Shenandoah, I try to get through the Northern
Virginia portion of I-66 as quickly and quietly as possible. We start to
breathe a little easier once we are west of Manassas. Once in a while my
wife likes to shop at some of the stores at Tysons...I hate going
there...but there are three stores at that mall with some appeal for
me...restoration hardware, ll bean, and apple. I usually can kill enough
time to match up with my wife's shopping. If it going to be a really
long day, I head over to Microcenter, but, nowadays, if I need computer
stuff, I hit the Microcenter store on Rockville Pike.

We still like Virginia Beach, but we head down there through southern
Maryland, and avoid the *Virginia I-95 and Richmond messes.

We're looking at some second home possibilities in the Hilton Head to
Savannah areas. The problem is, it is one hell of a long drive. Flying
is a possibility, but the airports in that area are dinky, and so are
the planes. We like St. Simons Island in Georgia, but it is awfully far
from just about everything and living there would probably drive me bonkers.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Bull****. Savannah's airport handles all types of heavy passenger
aircraft, and is quite busy because of military bases in the area.

HK July 22nd 08 01:43 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
wrote:


Bull****. Savannah's airport handles all types of heavy passenger
aircraft, and is quite busy because of military bases in the area.



When I want the opinion of an uneducated, semi-literate idiot, I'll let
you know. I flew into Savannah recently, and have done so about a half
dozen times. It's a dinky airport.

Savannah, though, is a very nice city.

RPS July 22nd 08 02:02 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
HK wrote:
and living there would probably drive me
bonkers.


Why should St. Simons be any different then everywhere else you have
lived. You have been bonkers ever since you started logging into
rec.boats. My guess is you were this way since birth.

RPS July 22nd 08 02:06 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
hk wrote:
wrote:


Bull****. Savannah's airport handles all types of heavy passenger
aircraft, and is quite busy because of military bases in the area.



When I want the opinion of an uneducated, semi-literate idiot, I'll let
you know. I flew into Savannah recently, and have done so about a half
dozen times. It's a dinky airport.

Savannah, though, is a very nice city.


Ohhhh, now I understand what you are looking for in a city. A city with
really big airport buildings. I thought you meant an airport that was
serviced on a regular basis by large planes. Savannah can handle and
has regular service by carriers using 727 etc, but the airport building
themselves are not as big as Atlanta, Chicago or NYC. You really do
have unique requirements for places to live. How big is the airport in
Costa Rica?


HK July 22nd 08 02:28 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
RPS wrote:
hk wrote:
wrote:


Bull****. Savannah's airport handles all types of heavy passenger
aircraft, and is quite busy because of military bases in the area.



When I want the opinion of an uneducated, semi-literate idiot, I'll
let you know. I flew into Savannah recently, and have done so about a
half dozen times. It's a dinky airport.

Savannah, though, is a very nice city.


Ohhhh, now I understand what you are looking for in a city. A city with
really big airport buildings. I thought you meant an airport that was
serviced on a regular basis by large planes. Savannah can handle and
has regular service by carriers using 727 etc, but the airport building
themselves are not as big as Atlanta, Chicago or NYC. You really do
have unique requirements for places to live. How big is the airport in
Costa Rica?



From where I live, Savannah is "served" mainly by the puddle-jumping
"partners" of the major airlines. The major airlines are crappy
enough...their "partners" are far worse.

United Express, operated by Mesa Airlines
US Airways Express
Delta, via "Freedom" Airlines
AirTran, from the wonderful folks who brought you ValuJet

Now, there are a couple of mainstays sprinkled about, but the majority
of the schedules indicate Savannah is a minor regional airport, just as
I described it.

As for the rest of your schitty opinion, well, you deserve the
usual...go foch yourself.

Don White July 22nd 08 02:29 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 

"BAR" wrote in message
. ..

Isn't that a full length course? Does it play like a links course, must
get a bit windy when the sun comes up? We used to do quite a bit of water
skiing on Belmont Bay from about 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM from May to September,
when the Sun came up we went in because it started to get too choppy. From
the pictures I've seen they haven't learned how to use a lawn mower on the
rough at The Osprey.

I am going out to Cincinnati this weekend to play golf with a bunch of
guys. Five rounds in two and a half days. Sixteen hours of driving and
about 40 gallons of prime US gasoline out the tail-pipe.




Boy, you're a real... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQCVTJTPTHE



HK July 22nd 08 02:34 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
Don White wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
. ..
Isn't that a full length course? Does it play like a links course, must
get a bit windy when the sun comes up? We used to do quite a bit of water
skiing on Belmont Bay from about 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM from May to September,
when the Sun came up we went in because it started to get too choppy. From
the pictures I've seen they haven't learned how to use a lawn mower on the
rough at The Osprey.

I am going out to Cincinnati this weekend to play golf with a bunch of
guys. Five rounds in two and a half days. Sixteen hours of driving and
about 40 gallons of prime US gasoline out the tail-pipe.




Boy, you're a real... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQCVTJTPTHE




That's our Bertie...driving to Cincinnati...in the summer.

Wheeler Jim July 22nd 08 02:59 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 

"HK" wrote in message
...
Don White wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
. ..
Isn't that a full length course? Does it play like a links course, must
get a bit windy when the sun comes up? We used to do quite a bit of
water skiing on Belmont Bay from about 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM from May to
September, when the Sun came up we went in because it started to get too
choppy. From the pictures I've seen they haven't learned how to use a
lawn mower on the rough at The Osprey.

I am going out to Cincinnati this weekend to play golf with a bunch of
guys. Five rounds in two and a half days. Sixteen hours of driving and
about 40 gallons of prime US gasoline out the tail-pipe.




Boy, you're a real... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQCVTJTPTHE



That's our Bertie...driving to Cincinnati...in the summer.


What's wrong with Ohio in the summer?


[email protected] July 22nd 08 04:08 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
On Jul 22, 9:28*am, HK wrote:
RPS wrote:
hk wrote:
wrote:


Bull****. Savannah's airport handles all types of heavy passenger
aircraft, and is quite busy because of military bases in the area.


When I want the opinion of an uneducated, semi-literate idiot, I'll
let you know. I flew into Savannah recently, and have done so about a
half dozen times. It's a dinky airport.


Savannah, though, is a very nice city.


Ohhhh, now I understand what you are looking for in a city. *A city with
really big airport buildings. *I thought you meant an airport that was
serviced on a regular basis by large planes. *Savannah can handle and
has regular service by carriers using 727 etc, but the airport building
themselves are not as big as Atlanta, Chicago or NYC. *You really do
have unique requirements for places to live. *How big is the airport in
Costa Rica?


*From where I live, Savannah is "served" mainly by the puddle-jumping
"partners" of the major airlines. The major airlines are crappy
enough...their "partners" are far worse.

United Express, operated by Mesa Airlines
US Airways Express
Delta, via "Freedom" Airlines
AirTran, from the wonderful folks who brought you ValuJet

Now, there are a couple of mainstays sprinkled about, but the majority
of the schedules indicate Savannah is a minor regional airport, just as
I described it.

As for the rest of your schitty opinion, well, you deserve the
usual...go foch yourself.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Uh, Savannah isn't a "minor regional airport". It's an international
airport. Just because your local airport of choice isn't serviced
well, doesn't mean that Savannah is a minor regional airport.
And, US Airways, not express offers non-stop to Washington Reagan, and
there are many major airlines that can get you there with a change of
planes, non of which are puddle jumpers, but common carrier aircraft.

RPS July 22nd 08 04:13 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
wrote:
On Jul 22, 9:28 am, HK wrote:
RPS wrote:
hk wrote:
wrote:
Bull****. Savannah's airport handles all types of heavy passenger
aircraft, and is quite busy because of military bases in the area.
When I want the opinion of an uneducated, semi-literate idiot, I'll
let you know. I flew into Savannah recently, and have done so about a
half dozen times. It's a dinky airport.
Savannah, though, is a very nice city.
Ohhhh, now I understand what you are looking for in a city. A city with
really big airport buildings. I thought you meant an airport that was
serviced on a regular basis by large planes. Savannah can handle and
has regular service by carriers using 727 etc, but the airport building
themselves are not as big as Atlanta, Chicago or NYC. You really do
have unique requirements for places to live. How big is the airport in
Costa Rica?

From where I live, Savannah is "served" mainly by the puddle-jumping
"partners" of the major airlines. The major airlines are crappy
enough...their "partners" are far worse.

United Express, operated by Mesa Airlines
US Airways Express
Delta, via "Freedom" Airlines
AirTran, from the wonderful folks who brought you ValuJet

Now, there are a couple of mainstays sprinkled about, but the majority
of the schedules indicate Savannah is a minor regional airport, just as
I described it.

As for the rest of your schitty opinion, well, you deserve the
usual...go foch yourself.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Uh, Savannah isn't a "minor regional airport". It's an international
airport. Just because your local airport of choice isn't serviced
well, doesn't mean that Savannah is a minor regional airport.
And, US Airways, not express offers non-stop to Washington Reagan, and
there are many major airlines that can get you there with a change of
planes, non of which are puddle jumpers, but common carrier aircraft.


I wonder if you can get to Hilton Head's International Airport with a
direct flight from Harry's preferred airport.

Oh wait, Savannah is the largest airport serving Hilton Head. Never mind.


BAR[_2_] July 22nd 08 04:30 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
wrote:

Uh, Savannah isn't a "minor regional airport". It's an international
airport. Just because your local airport of choice isn't serviced
well, doesn't mean that Savannah is a minor regional airport.
And, US Airways, not express offers non-stop to Washington Reagan, and
there are many major airlines that can get you there with a change of
planes, non of which are puddle jumpers, but common carrier aircraft.


If Gulfstream wasn't headquartered in Savannah that airport wouldn't
support much more than a Cessna 182.

HK July 22nd 08 04:45 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
BAR wrote:
wrote:

Uh, Savannah isn't a "minor regional airport". It's an international
airport. Just because your local airport of choice isn't serviced
well, doesn't mean that Savannah is a minor regional airport.
And, US Airways, not express offers non-stop to Washington Reagan, and
there are many major airlines that can get you there with a change of
planes, non of which are puddle jumpers, but common carrier aircraft.


If Gulfstream wasn't headquartered in Savannah that airport wouldn't
support much more than a Cessna 182.



I've flown into and out of the airport serving Savannah at least a half
dozen times over the years. It's a small "regional" airport, not the
smallest or crummiest, just small.

I don't understand why the two Georgian troll brothers,
Loogy-between-the-Ears and Repulsive-Putrid-Schitt, are working so hard
to defend the airport. It serves its market and if it were a lot larger,
it would just encourage more growth in that part of the state. That's no
advantage.

One would hope it would never become another Atlanta airport, which gets
my vote for the worst large airport in the United States. It exists as
it is only for the convenience of the airlines, and once you are there,
if you are not changing planes, where are you? In Atlanta. Puke.

I work hard when I fly to avoid the Atlanta airport.


[email protected] July 22nd 08 04:54 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
On Jul 22, 11:45*am, HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
wrote:


Uh, Savannah isn't a "minor regional airport". It's an international
airport. Just because your local airport of choice isn't serviced
well, doesn't mean that Savannah is a minor regional airport.
And, US Airways, not express offers non-stop to Washington Reagan, and
there are many major airlines that can get you there with a change of
planes, non of which are puddle jumpers, but common carrier aircraft.


If Gulfstream wasn't headquartered in Savannah that airport wouldn't
support much more than a Cessna 182.


I've flown into and out of the airport serving Savannah at least a half
dozen times over the years. It's a small "regional" airport, not the
smallest or crummiest, just small.

I don't understand why the two Georgian troll brothers,
Loogy-between-the-Ears and Repulsive-Putrid-Schitt, are working so hard
to defend the airport. It serves its market and if it were a lot larger,
it would just encourage more growth in that part of the state. That's no
advantage.

One would hope it would never become another Atlanta airport, which gets
my vote for the worst large airport in the United States. It exists as
it is only for the convenience of the airlines, and once you are there,
if you are not changing planes, where are you? In Atlanta. Puke.

I work hard when I fly to avoid the Atlanta airport.


I'm not trying to defend any airport! I'm just stating facts, I know,
facts don't mean anything to you. What don't you like about Atlanta
Hartsfield? You do know it's one of the most user friendly large
airports in the country, don't you? You also do know that the Atlanta
area is one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. don't you? What
is it specifically that you don't like about Atlanta? Is it the
abundant history here that bothers you? Is it the great museums? Is it
because it's considered the big apple of the south because of it's
nightlife, theaters and arts, abundance of fine dining, what?

[email protected] July 22nd 08 07:35 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 


Shot a 97 though!

And that was just 9 holes....according to the ammount of balls
lost......

BAR[_2_] July 22nd 08 07:38 PM

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wrote:

Shot a 97 though!

And that was just 9 holes....according to the ammount of balls
lost......


6 lost balls = 6 strokes.

John H.[_5_] July 22nd 08 08:04 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:38:22 -0400, BAR wrote:

wrote:

Shot a 97 though!

And that was just 9 holes....according to the ammount of balls
lost......


6 lost balls = 6 strokes.


And the strokes didn't hurt any less just because the balls were free!

JimH[_2_] July 22nd 08 10:16 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
On Jul 22, 3:04*pm, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:38:22 -0400, BAR wrote:
wrote:


Shot a 97 though!


And that was just 9 holes....according to the ammount of balls
lost......


6 lost balls = 6 strokes.


And the strokes didn't hurt any less just because the balls were free!


Free balls while playing golf? I thought you enjoyed that bonus when
cleaning them while working in the locker room but not while on the
course.

Jim July 22nd 08 10:32 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 

"JimH" wrote in message
...
On Jul 22, 3:04 pm, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:38:22 -0400, BAR wrote:
wrote:


Shot a 97 though!


And that was just 9 holes....according to the ammount of balls
lost......


6 lost balls = 6 strokes.


And the strokes didn't hurt any less just because the balls were free!


Free balls while playing golf? I thought you enjoyed that bonus when
cleaning them while working in the locker room but not while on the
course.

Strange but not funny.


JimH[_2_] July 22nd 08 10:53 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
On Jul 22, 5:32*pm, "Jim" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message

...
On Jul 22, 3:04 pm, John H. wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:38:22 -0400, BAR wrote:
wrote:


Shot a 97 though!


And that was just 9 holes....according to the ammount of balls
lost......


6 lost balls = 6 strokes.


And the strokes didn't hurt any less just because the balls were free!


Free balls while playing golf? *I thought you enjoyed that bonus when
cleaning them while working in the locker room but not while on the
course.

Strange but not funny.


What is strange about him getting free balls? It was never meant to
be funny.

RPS July 22nd 08 10:59 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
HK wrote:
RPS wrote:
hk wrote:
wrote:


Bull****. Savannah's airport handles all types of heavy passenger
aircraft, and is quite busy because of military bases in the area.


When I want the opinion of an uneducated, semi-literate idiot, I'll
let you know. I flew into Savannah recently, and have done so about a
half dozen times. It's a dinky airport.

Savannah, though, is a very nice city.


Ohhhh, now I understand what you are looking for in a city. A city
with really big airport buildings. I thought you meant an airport
that was serviced on a regular basis by large planes. Savannah can
handle and has regular service by carriers using 727 etc, but the
airport building themselves are not as big as Atlanta, Chicago or
NYC. You really do have unique requirements for places to live. How
big is the airport in Costa Rica?



From where I live, Savannah is "served" mainly by the puddle-jumping
"partners" of the major airlines. The major airlines are crappy
enough...their "partners" are far worse.

United Express, operated by Mesa Airlines
US Airways Express
Delta, via "Freedom" Airlines
AirTran, from the wonderful folks who brought you ValuJet

Now, there are a couple of mainstays sprinkled about, but the majority
of the schedules indicate Savannah is a minor regional airport, just as
I described it.

As for the rest of your schitty opinion, well, you deserve the
usual...go foch yourself.


Well I guess you are will never find that perfect place.

Reminds me of a story about a farmer sitting on his front porch, during
the early 1900's A man in a wagon loaded down with all of his
belongings, stops and come up to the farmer. He asked the farmer what
the people of the town are like. The farmer replies, "well son, what
were they like where you came from. The traveler says, well that is why
I am moving, the people were rude, self centered, assholes. The farmer
said, "well they are about the same way here". So the traveler got back
in his wagon and continued heading west.

A few days later, another man come by, his wagon loaded with all of his
belongings, and he asked the same question. Again the farmer replied
"well son, what were they like where you moved from". The traveler got
a tear in his eye, said "That was the hardest part about moving West, is
we are leaving some of the nicest, most helpful and concerned neighbors
anyone could ask for". The farmer smiled back and said "Son, I think
you will find the people here are about the same".

Harry, have you ever noticed that no matter where you go, everyone is an
asshole?





JimH[_2_] July 22nd 08 11:08 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
On Jul 22, 5:59*pm, RPS wrote:
HK wrote:
RPS wrote:
hk wrote:
wrote:


Bull****. Savannah's airport handles all types of heavy passenger
aircraft, and is quite busy because of military bases in the area.


When I want the opinion of an uneducated, semi-literate idiot, I'll
let you know. I flew into Savannah recently, and have done so about a
half dozen times. It's a dinky airport.


Savannah, though, is a very nice city.


Ohhhh, now I understand what you are looking for in a city. *A city
with really big airport buildings. *I thought you meant an airport
that was serviced on a regular basis by large planes. *Savannah can
handle and has regular service by carriers using 727 etc, but the
airport building themselves are not as big as Atlanta, Chicago or
NYC. *You really do have unique requirements for places to live. *How
big is the airport in Costa Rica?


*From where I live, Savannah is "served" mainly by the puddle-jumping
"partners" of the major airlines. The major airlines are crappy
enough...their "partners" are far worse.


United Express, operated by Mesa Airlines
US Airways Express
Delta, via "Freedom" Airlines
AirTran, from the wonderful folks who brought you ValuJet


Now, there are a couple of mainstays sprinkled about, but the majority
of the schedules indicate Savannah is a minor regional airport, just as
I described it.


As for the rest of your schitty opinion, well, you deserve the
usual...go foch yourself.


Well I guess you are will never find that perfect place.


Regarding airports.............when traveling to Boston I always
preferred to fly into Providence, RI vs Boston Logan. I always hated
to fly into Chicago and would drive their foregoing the flight.

I never had a problem with Atlanta and it's airport although it is not
a place I would choose to live.


Harry, have you ever noticed that no matter where you go, everyone is an
asshole?


I think Tom stated the same thing about drivers in Virginia. He made
a similar comment about folks in another State some months back. I
missed your post to Tom asking that same question. ;-)

BTW: Does John Herring live in Virginia?

Short Wave Sportfishing July 22nd 08 11:31 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:59:50 -0400, RPS wrote:

Well I guess you are will never find that perfect place.


What exactly do all these messages have to do with carp?

And pedicures?

HMMMMMMM? :)

HK July 22nd 08 11:39 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
RPS wrote:


Well I guess you are will never find that perfect place.



Not looking for a perfect place, Real Pile 'o'Schitt

Jim July 22nd 08 11:46 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 

"JimH" wrote in message
...
On Jul 22, 5:32 pm, "Jim" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message

...
On Jul 22, 3:04 pm, John H. wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:38:22 -0400, BAR wrote:
wrote:


Shot a 97 though!


And that was just 9 holes....according to the ammount of balls
lost......


6 lost balls = 6 strokes.


And the strokes didn't hurt any less just because the balls were free!


Free balls while playing golf? I thought you enjoyed that bonus when
cleaning them while working in the locker room but not while on the
course.

Strange but not funny.


What is strange about him getting free balls? It was never meant to
be funny.

You are`strange. If it wasn't meant to be funny, what was your intent?


JimH[_2_] July 22nd 08 11:59 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
On Jul 22, 6:46*pm, "Jim" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message

...
On Jul 22, 5:32 pm, "Jim" wrote:



"JimH" wrote in message


....
On Jul 22, 3:04 pm, John H. wrote:


On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:38:22 -0400, BAR wrote:
wrote:


Shot a 97 though!


And that was just 9 holes....according to the ammount of balls
lost......


6 lost balls = 6 strokes.


And the strokes didn't hurt any less just because the balls were free!


Free balls while playing golf? I thought you enjoyed that bonus when
cleaning them while working in the locker room but not while on the
course.


Strange but not funny.


What is strange about him getting free balls? *It was never meant to
be funny.

You are`strange. If it wasn't meant to be funny, what was your intent?


Shakes head and walks away laughing

[email protected] July 23rd 08 01:05 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
On Jul 22, 5:16*pm, JimH wrote:
On Jul 22, 3:04*pm, John H. wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:38:22 -0400, BAR wrote:
wrote:


Shot a 97 though!


And that was just 9 holes....according to the ammount of balls
lost......


6 lost balls = 6 strokes.


And the strokes didn't hurt any less just because the balls were free!


Free balls while playing golf? *I thought you enjoyed that bonus when
cleaning them while working in the locker room but not while on the
course.


Dumb schitt.

[email protected] July 23rd 08 01:06 PM

Carp Pedicures in Alexandria, VA
 
On Jul 22, 6:08*pm, JimH wrote:
On Jul 22, 5:59*pm, RPS wrote:





HK wrote:
RPS wrote:
hk wrote:
wrote:


Bull****. Savannah's airport handles all types of heavy passenger
aircraft, and is quite busy because of military bases in the area.


When I want the opinion of an uneducated, semi-literate idiot, I'll
let you know. I flew into Savannah recently, and have done so about a
half dozen times. It's a dinky airport.


Savannah, though, is a very nice city.


Ohhhh, now I understand what you are looking for in a city. *A city
with really big airport buildings. *I thought you meant an airport
that was serviced on a regular basis by large planes. *Savannah can
handle and has regular service by carriers using 727 etc, but the
airport building themselves are not as big as Atlanta, Chicago or
NYC. *You really do have unique requirements for places to live. *How
big is the airport in Costa Rica?


*From where I live, Savannah is "served" mainly by the puddle-jumping
"partners" of the major airlines. The major airlines are crappy
enough...their "partners" are far worse.


United Express, operated by Mesa Airlines
US Airways Express
Delta, via "Freedom" Airlines
AirTran, from the wonderful folks who brought you ValuJet


Now, there are a couple of mainstays sprinkled about, but the majority
of the schedules indicate Savannah is a minor regional airport, just as
I described it.


As for the rest of your schitty opinion, well, you deserve the
usual...go foch yourself.


Well I guess you are will never find that perfect place.


Regarding airports.............when traveling to Boston I always
preferred to fly into Providence, RI vs Boston Logan. *I always hated
to fly into Chicago and would drive their foregoing the flight.

I never had a problem with Atlanta and it's airport although it is not
a place I would choose to live.

Harry, have you ever noticed that no matter where you go, everyone is an
asshole?


I think Tom stated the same thing about drivers in Virginia. *He made
a similar comment about folks in another State some months back. * I
missed your post to Tom asking that same question. *;-)

BTW: *Does John Herring live in Virginia?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


In the words of your fatherly lover/babysitter:
As for the rest of your schitty opinion, well, you deserve the
usual...go foch yourself.


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