Is this a thing?

[SnikPlosskin]

Some people around me seem to be always "Going to (insert exotic location here)" or "coming back from (insert exotic location here)"

Some of them seem to be traveling to some far flung place every time I contact them "Hey, I'm out next week going to Spain..."

I have a feeling these people are just saying they are always going to amazing places and vacations when they are really just working in their office. Sort of a way to look bigger or cooler.

Have you seen this? How the hell can people go on 10 vacations a year?

[Kerrmudgeon]

I think your meds are out of whack Pete. Can't imagine any normal person doing that. You could run into them on the street! :bilmem:

[MrPeabody]

It's a big deal if the wife and I go to Reno.:leaving:

[Thunder22]

Global economy. Cheap flights. Strong dollar.

People aren't staying in the US as much.


oh, and stop watching the travel channel when you're stoned :)

[Burro (He/Haw)]

My wife and I attended a wedding a few years back of a girl her daughter (my step daughter) went to college with. The family was filthy rich, daddy was some big shot at Toro. There were 400 people on the guest list, representing 8 countries or some such thing. Daddy was SURE everyone knew what a shindig he was putting on. They even had the Bishop from his home state flown in to perform the ceremony. It was so over the top it was humorous.

Valet parking was part of the wedding invitation. At the end of the night while we were waiting for our vehicle to come around, some dipshit struck up a conversation with Dawn and I. It was all about his vacations. France, Italy, Africa, Moscow, etc. I was relatively cordial to this guy for a while, but he finally forced my hand with his story about his trip down the Danube. That was it. I went into full Goober mode. 'Hell yeah, boy!" and "Dayumm, I ain't never even been to Wisconsin before!" including hawking up a couple big lung cookies on the sidewalk.

When our car finally arrived my wife and I hopped in and she told me 'Normally, I'd be pissed about that Goober routine you were putting on back there but that guy deserved every bit of it. What an idiot.'

[Knooger]

Some people around me seem to be always "Going to (insert exotic location here)" or "coming back from (insert exotic location here)"

Some of them seem to be traveling to some far flung place every time I contact them "Hey, I'm out next week going to Spain..."

I have a feeling these people are just saying they are always going to amazing places and vacations when they are really just working in their office. Sort of a way to look bigger or cooler.

Have you seen this? How the hell can people go on 10 vacations a year?

I just got back from Estonia, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and England.

[Bill]

Global economy. Cheap flights. Strong dollar.

People aren't staying in the US as much.


oh, and stop watching the travel channel when you're stoned :)

So, what are we supposed to watch then, Mr. Expert?



:dance:

[99 pewtercoupe]

Got a couple of guys in our company that like to talk it up about all the countries that have been to on business. Me...thats great for you...you spent 10 hours on a plane to go to Bumfukistan for a meeting. You got to eat camel dick and sit in your hotel room because it wasn't really a good idea to go out on your own in the evening. Just makes me jealous as all hell

[SnikPlosskin]

I think your meds are out of whack Pete. Can't imagine any normal person doing that. You could run into them on the street! :bilmem:

I think it's a consultant thing. There are times when I have to put people off for a week or two because I'm just up to my ass in alligators. I could say "I'm up to my ass in alligators (like everyone else)" or I could say "I'm off to Paris for a week."

Then people would think "Wow, that guy is a big deal and so successful, he must be a genius."

I honestly think people are doing that.

I did have a revelation a few weeks ago about vacations. Her friend and husband were headed off to Europe with the kids (he works for a huge semiconductor company) I said to my wife "How do people go on vacations like that every year?" She reminded me that most people don't have $50K in medical expenses PLUS they work for a company and get paid to go on vacation.

Shit. That's probably right. I forget my situation is very different from most people that have normal lives.

[SnikPlosskin]

Got a couple of guys in our company that like to talk it up about all the countries that have been to on business. Me...thats great for you...you spent 10 hours on a plane to go to Bumfukistan for a meeting. You got to eat camel dick and sit in your hotel room because it wasn't really a good idea to go out on your own in the evening. Just makes me jealous as all hell

Bumfukistan. :rofl:

[Aerovette]

Got a couple of guys in our company that like to talk it up about all the countries that have been to on business. Me...thats great for you...you spent 10 hours on a plane to go to Bumfukistan for a meeting. You got to eat camel dick and sit in your hotel room because it wasn't really a good idea to go out on your own in the evening. Just makes me jealous as all hell

I have a buddy that had to spend some time in the Bahamas for work. Sounds great right? WRONG. The resorts may be just fine but he came back telling me how the "worker world" there HATES tourists and especially whites. He spent most of his time there watching his back for fear he was going to be killed. He said outside the resorts the place is a shithole. He was telling me how poor everyone is and how the smallest of things costs a fortune. He was able to get favors for Oreos. Oreos are ten buck a package and no one that works there can afford any kind of treats. He used that stuff like cigarettes in prison.

[Stangkiller]

With todays social media, it'd be pretty tough to tell friends you were going somewhere exotic without producing pictures.

[Knooger]

With todays social media, it'd be pretty tough to tell friends you were going somewhere exotic without producing pictures.

Here's a pic I took in Estonia, note the Royal with cheese.

[Thunder22]

So, what are we supposed to watch then, Mr. Expert?



:dance:

Porn. Duh.


:cert:

[Knooger]

Porn. Duh.


:cert:

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[Stangkiller]

Here's a pic I took in Estonia, note the Royal with cheese.

Is that a selfie of you chasing the little green arrow under the sign?

[Y2Kvert4me]

Here's a pic I took in Estonia, note the Royal with cheese.Did you learn how to say "12 months" in Estonian? :D

12 months in estonian - YouTube

[Knooger]

Did you learn how to say "12 months" in Estonian? :D

12 months in estonian - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R0oXjIzOx4)

I would have given them the chance to verify that on mine.

[Knooger]

With a little Google translate I got this: kaksteist kuud.

[NEED-A-VETTE]

Global economy. Cheap flights. Strong dollar.

People aren't staying in the US as much.


oh, and stop watching the travel channel when you're stoned :)

:iagree:

I was just browsing plane tix to Okinawa. They were as low as $608 round trip from LAX. $617 to Tokyo round trip from LAX.

[island14]

I have a buddy that had to spend some time in the Bahamas for work. Sounds great right? WRONG. The resorts may be just fine but he came back telling me how the "worker world" there HATES tourists and especially whites. He spent most of his time there watching his back for fear he was going to be killed. He said outside the resorts the place is a shithole. He was telling me how poor everyone is and how the smallest of things costs a fortune. He was able to get favors for Oreos. Oreos are ten buck a package and no one that works there can afford any kind of treats. He used that stuff like cigarettes in prison.

I made friends with a taxi driver (Bootsie) there my first trip. and ended up hanging out with him and his wife a lot going to local bars and parties.

At first I could tell by the looks in some of their eyes I was not welcome, but after awhile it seemed like I had a bunch of new friends.

Amazing how many new friends you can make with a bottle of booze.. :lol:

The morning I was leaving... Bootsie stopped by the hotel to ask me how much I was going to give him for being my tour guide.. :Jeff '79:

I was like damn... mannn... WTF!!

I have to pay you for being my friend??.. :island14: :rofl:


But I liked it there enough I went back several times, and even considered moving there at one time.

Like you said, everything is 100% taxed there and expensive.

I was thinking about getting a boat just to smuggle legal items (but untaxed) like jeans, cigarettes, TV's, Microwaves, ect, ect to there..

Heck no one ever checks boats going there.. Just when they leave.. :lol:

[island14]

:iagree:

I was just browsing plane tix to Okinawa. They were as low as $608 round trip from LAX. $617 to Tokyo round trip from LAX.


December trip? :island14:

[Kerrmudgeon]

i always thought what a neat life it would be to have an old bi-plane and fly up and down the beach towing advertising banners. very cool.....probably starve, but very cool.:cool:

[Knooger]

i an old bi

A little deleting to get to the true meaning of your post. You're welcome.

[Kerrmudgeon]

A little deleting to get to the true meaning of your post. You're welcome.

You must be bored. :bslap:

[island14]

You must be bored. :bslap:

Are you offering to do it to him? :Jeff '79:

[NEED-A-VETTE]

December trip? :island14:

Not this year. Too much going on, due to the Affordable Care Act. Not going to be able to take any considerable amount of time off anytime before March/April.