Wow, thanks everyone. Pip (Rob): Sorry about the reference to the "Outer Banks." My bad, much like calling St. John "St. Johns." Nails on a chalkboard bad. Eek. If you follow along here, you'll see we may end up crashing at your place if all hell breaks loose. Please prepare you...

Yea...if worse came to worse, get on 40 from Wilmington, stop by to say Hi to me and then keep going west for another 3 hours (after we've watched the neighbors have sex) and you'll be in the mountains of NC. I haven't been out here yet, but there's apparently a lot to do in Boone/blowing Rock. Nice...

We just booked the NC Coast for late September. We bought insurance. My plan is "If there's a storm, head west" We'll hit the NC mountains. If you're committed to making the drive down here, see what may be available in the NC mountains...maybe get a cabin in Blowing Rock or something. Or,...

Crystal River's got plenty of shopping and all the conveniences of modern Florida...it's just not all that convenient to either airport.

Plus, it's filled with old geezers like yourself.

There's also a lot of snorkeling in the springs. Do you like manatees?

I've worked at home for 6 years...but not quite in that capacity. I'm a remote PM for a major corporation. My company realizes that if you don't make people wear shoes and let them work in their shorts, you can abuse them into working 60+ hours per week. It's great fun...except when you're still in ...

My in-laws are in Crystal River. It's north of Tampa. Kinda in the middle of nowhere, but lots of fishing/boating/nature stuff in the area. Just don't ask your kids to come visit because they'll curse you forever after driving from either TPA or MCO or driving in along 301. Other than that, it's a n...

wow...I've seen all of the "along the way" images, but that really looks different.

For now, it's certainly cleaner looking. It's gonna be something to get used...so bright looking

We did it twice. Not intentionally...they just happened to live in an apartment under the house. It was nice when the grill's propane tank died...it got replaced ASAP. However, the "drop-in to say Hi" visits were a little bit tedious. I'd prefer not to stay with them so close by from now o...

My long-winded answers weren't good enough? I'm crushed. I'm gonna go cry now.

I still support the 48-can cooler. It's wonderful

We went through a few carousels last night...wife sitting with a box of tissues. I think we need to go thru them all and pull out the ones she'd want to keep. Then, once I have that pile, I'll have to figure out how to go about converting them. Do I "trust" a company to take them overseas ...

Does anyone have a scanner they can recommend? We picked up 20 years worth of slides out of my father-in-law's garage last weekend...including a 1967 honeymoon on St Thomas. I've got 16 carousels and several boxes...a lot of pictures. What kind should I get? Based on rates to send them out to be con...

"Why do people do X, Y or Z?"

There are 2 answers:
A: Because people, as a whole, suck
2: Because they're assholes

There's no other reason. I hate people a lot lately.

I bought one last summer on the advice of many people here. I got the big one, normally $100, but available that day for 50% off. Does it work well, you ask? Yesterday, the fridge died (Awesome). I loaded the fridge's contents into it (what would fit anyway) and had my wife buy some dry ice. Ever se...

Last July I pulled genips from trees (I hope that wasn't a bad thing) and also bought them in the square.

I may or may not have brought some home and keep the seeds on my desk. I shake them from time to time.

This thread lingered in my mind for a few days until, after all was said and done yesterday, I plopped my ass in a lawn chair, my toes in the synthetic grass of my backyard (It's synthetic because I could not grow real grass in the clay), and put on the new ZBB album. Read a little magazine, sipped ...