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Tormie
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 11:50 PM

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:koo:

Hi friends :hugs:

Some of you already know, anyway during the next month on November there will be the firsts official 

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meetings. It will be the first time that some member of this little community will meet in person :yeah: .

Tormie will take a plane to the USA and meet Guiltypleasures (Rene), Tda42 (Kenny) and Leahman (Robert) . I'll be in this cities:

-Frankfurt
-Las Vegas
-Portland
-Nashville
-Montgomery
-Miami
-Berlin

And the towns where my good friends live.

so if someone is in the nearby and is willing to meet me I'll be very happy :hug2:  ...

I think to keep in touch with the site and keep a sort of diary, hoping that you'll like to read it :D

So let's begin: The picture of the day is my passport: I had another one but I lost it somewhere :redface: ... In italy the passport has to be requested to the Police and they took my fingerprints, so I thought that the first thing to buy for the trip is a bag of surgical gloves ...

Edit:

Here are the links to an external gallery of all the experience, it will be updated with all the pictures and the videos :D

[url=http://www.megapix.com/?eg=XLOCRV57P]With Rene in Oregon

[url=http://www.megapix.com/?eg=HFTC2DU8P]With Kenny in Tennessee

[url=http://www.megapix.com/?eg=FU80ZE5UP]With Robert in Alabama

[url=http://www.megapix.com/?eg=G043CQ3WP]In Miami with Larry the penguin, The Donkey and the Beaver


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tda42
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 12:09 AM

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Kenny screwed in a new porch light. :cool: 
Welcome mat cleaned off.  :clap: 
Both Chihuahuas cleaned and ready.  :uuh: 
500 cans of bathroom spray.  :redface:


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ahjah
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 08:13 AM

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:D Well, the next to me would be Frankfurt, but I think the plane only will have a stop to take more passengers there.
We wouldn't have much time for a meeting. it's about 300km from me, and I have no car....


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tda42
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 04:16 PM

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:eh: Ive got a model car you can use. :redface:


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ahjah
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 04:37 PM

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:D The car would be no problem, we have so many cars over here in Germany, we have to sell them :roll: 
Germany's car's cradle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Benz
(not the first and not the last bad thing out of Germany :uuh: )
The point is, I don't even got a license :D


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Chromium
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 07:55 PM

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Have a safe trip Tormie.

I hope you packed well.


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leahman
Saturday, 22 October 2011, 06:00 PM

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The 'Rescue [u]Jeep[/u]— is `All [i]gassed up[/i].. [size=10](like Tormie)[/size]
and I'm [u]exhausted[/u], from carrying in— all the Groceries....
 :uuh: 
[u]Got[/u] a LONG [i][b]List—[/b][/i] of places to [i]go...[/i]
and things -to [i]see...[/i]
 :D 
I WASHED my turtle, in strong [i]soap...[/i]
I cut -all the cats Claws....
([u]They[/u] don't [i]like[/i] baths)
 :cat: 
I [u]cleaned[/u] `the Garden (GIANT-size) [i][b]BathTub[/b]—[/i]
- provided a [b]GIANT[/b] -bar of [i]Soap....[/i]
 :pray:  [size=10](praying -It will be used)[/size]
and [u]Giant[/u] Beach [i]towels...[/i]
Got an [i]extra [/i]`16-Pack... of Toilet paper...and a [i]Plumber[/i]
-on Call....
I printed Out `discount coupons... for the local restarunts
and— got those  'Plug-In -air [i]fresheners...[/i]
New Batteries -in the TV [i]Remote..[/i]..
I'm [u]so GLAD[/u]— I[i] got[/i] `[b][font=Times New Roman]3[/font][/b] Bathrooms....
 :wink: 
[b][size=14]SOON—
[color=darkred]AMERICA[/color] [/size][/b] -Will be
[b]Out[/b] -of Pizza, Cookies, and [b]Out[/b] -of Toilet paper....
 :crying: 
We will [u]get[/u] -a [i]lot of Photos...[/i]
 :wink: 
So [u][b]STAY TUNED[/b][/u]— for [font=Times New Roman][b][size=17]News... [/size][/b][/font]
as this Trip [i]occurs ![/i]
 :hug2:   :D   :yeah:


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GrouchoCaesar
Saturday, 22 October 2011, 10:32 PM

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With three toilets you are relatively safe...

...what about the other passengers on the flight over?  That's a closed-loop air-conditioning system they use for commercial aircraft, people.  :shocked!: 

Methinks the oxygen masks will be coming down at some time... if only so they can open the doors mid-flight to air things out!

(Sorry, boss... couldn't help myself.)


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Chromium
Sunday, 23 October 2011, 07:28 PM

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GC - LOL!

Leahman, you make this sound like it's bigger than a state visit, great reporter work, shall look forward to the coverage (where is my popcorn).

Can I have a more detailed itinerary - would not want to miss things.

I expect the site hits to go up during this.


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leahman
Sunday, 23 October 2011, 07:42 PM

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:mmmh: - Yes [b][color=#FF5500]Grocho[/color][/b]...  :sad: 
I[u] know[/u], they T R I E D— To seat him, [i]beside[/i] the Restrooms... 
in the [i]back of the plane...[/i]
(Obviously -his [i]walking-[/i] from the [i]front to the back...[/i]
could cause... `a [u]SEVER[/u], Sudden, and [i]UNEXPECTED[/i] -[i][u]change[/u][/i] -in Atitude)  :shocked!: 
But he would have [i]`none of it...[/i]
 :uuh: 
[u]AS IT[i] IS—[/i] [/u] the Air Italino -`[b]Uni-Jet Aircraft[/b]—
will make 54 stops, before [i]reaching[/i] [i]Las Vegas.[/i]
20 for fuel, 4 for `spare PARTS, 30 for[i] DIRECTIONS[/i]  :lmao: 
and [u]ALL[/u]— for AIRING-OUT the build-up 'of  Surfurious -
Methane ... gases....
 :sick: 
[size=10][b][color=darkred](They really [i]should [/i]-Collect his exhaust, -and FUEL THE PLANE)[/color][/b][/size]
But I suspect— that [i][u]after[/u][/i] `the [u]FIRST[/u] [i]Stop...[/i]
there will be  `probally.... many -[i][u]Fewer[/u] [/i]-passengers... -[i]on board...[/i]
(He slips [b][i]-off [/i][/b] `those size [u]16[/u] Nike's— to nap -with [i]much Snorring)[/i]
So MAYBE— it can  keep [i]`[u]above[/u] the Waves[/i]
crossing `the[i] pond...[/i]
 :pray:
 :lmao:    :yeah:    :thumb:    :dance:


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leahman
Sunday, 23 October 2011, 07:58 PM

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:D -[b][color=blue]CHROMIUM[/color][/b]...
We've [i]discussed [/i]- [u]listing[/u] -the [i][b]details[/b][/i], of his visit...
But OBVIOUSLY, 'Rene and Kenny and I - 
Have -TO BE ABLE, to plan `some suprise -[i]events,[/i]
for him.
[size=10][color=darkred](Obviously, [u]my 'Entire Staff[/u] -is working feverishly, -on this)[/color][/size]
We EACH [i]plan[/i] -to make and edit [u]Videos[/u]... of his [i]visit...[/i]
WHICH YOU -[u]will be able[/u] to -See !

-So—  :popcorn:  -get  your `PopCorn[i] ready...[/i]
 :D


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Tormie
Monday, 24 October 2011, 01:40 AM

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:bad-words:  :bad-words:  :bad-words: 


:roll:


Hi Amish...

I'll leave from Milan to Frankfurt, another plane to Las Vegas, 5 hours there and I'll take a plane to Portland, then I'll rent a car and drive to Rene's town... After visiting Rene I'll take a plane to Atlanta and another one to Nashville, then a car for going to Kenny's place... Form Kenny's place I'll go by car to Robert's town... And because the cheapest flight back is from Miami, I'll go there by car , back to Berlin, then to another airport of Milan. Everything from November 3 to November 26 (hopefully :roll: )

So it will be Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, Alabama and Florida :D


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tda42
Monday, 24 October 2011, 02:19 PM

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Here comes the jet lag. :crazy:


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leahman
Monday, 24 October 2011, 03:54 PM

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:mmmh:  [size=10]Hmmmm.... [/size] A man had just settled into his seat `next to the[i] window[/i] on a plane—
[u]going from Frankfurt[/u], to the USA, when another man  :glasses9:  sat down in the aisle seat and put [i]his black Labrador Retriever [/i]in the middle seat -next to the man.  :grommit:  The first man looked very quizzically at the dog, licked his fingers,  from the [i]sausages[/i] he'd been snacking on, and asked [u]why[/u] the dog was [i]allowed on the plane.[/i]The second man explained that he was from the[color=darkred] [b]D[/b]rug [b]E[/b]nforcement [b]A[/b]dministration [/color]and that the dog [i][u]was[/u][/i] a 'sniffing dog.' 'His name is[i][b] Sniffer[/b][/i] and he's the [i]best there is[/i]. I'll show you once we get airborne, when I put him to work.'
 :koo: The plane took off, and finally it -leveled out, the Policeman said, [i][u]'Watch this.'[/u][/i]  He told Sniffer to 'search'.
[u]Sniffer[/u] jumped down, [i]walked[/i] along the aisle, and finally sat very [i]purposefully[/i] next to a large woman for several seconds.
[u]Sniffer[/u] then returned to his seat, and put [i]one paw [/i]on the policeman's arm.
 :uuh: 
The Policeman said, '[u]Good[/u] boy', and he turned to the man and said, [u]'That woman[/u] is in possession of marijuana, I'm [i]making a note of her seat number[/i] and the authorities will apprehend her, when we [i]land.'[/i]
'Gee, that's [i]pretty good,[/i]' replied the first man....  :mmmh: 
Once again, the Policeman sent Sniffer to [u]search[/u] the aisles.
The Dog sniffed about, sat down beside a man for a few seconds, returned to its seat, and this time he placed [i][u]two paws[/u][/i] on the agent's arm.  :wink: 
The Policeman said, '[u]That man[/u] is carrying cocaine, so again, I'm making a [u]note[/u] of his seat number, [i][size=13]for the police.'[/size][/i]
'[u]I like it![/u]' said his seat mate. 
The policeman then told [u]Sniffer[/u]... to 'search' again.
[u]Sniffer[/u] walked up and down the aisles for a little while, sat down for a moment, and then came [size=13][u]racing[/u] back to the agent, [u][b]jumped[/b][/u] -back `into the middle seat and proceeded to [b][color=darkred]poop[/color][/b] [i][size=14][u]all over the place.[/u][/size][/i][/size]  :shocked!: 
[u]The first man[/u] was really Shocked,  and disgusted by this behavior— and [u]couldn't[/u] figure out `how or why a [i][size=13] [u][color=darkred]well-trained[/color][/u] dog[/size][/i] would [i][u]behave[/u][/i] like that, so he asked the Policeman, [i][u]'Eh... [u]What's[/u] [i][size=13]going on[/size][/i] ?'[/u][/i]

The Policeman nervously replied... 'He's just found -a [i]bomb.'[/i]
 :uuh:

 :ROTFL:  —Sorry.... I just `can't[i] help it...[/i]  :lmao:


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tda42
Monday, 24 October 2011, 06:27 PM

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:lmao:  :lmao:  :lmao:  :lmao:  :lmao:  :lmao:  :lmao:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :wink:  :thumb:


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Chromium
Monday, 24 October 2011, 09:17 PM

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Thanks Tormie.

I have to ditto Tda42, about the jet lag.

Leahman, sniffer is a cool sounding dog (Donk must have shown him how to cover the place in crap, that takes some training).


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Tormie
Thursday, 03 November 2011, 12:26 AM

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Ready to go... :plane: :D


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Tormie
Thursday, 03 November 2011, 07:52 AM

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Frankfurt airport :D.  Maybe a best one later. I'm walking around waiting the flight for Sin City


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tda42
Thursday, 03 November 2011, 08:18 AM

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On the Tar Mac. Ready for take off. So when is the next place you are going to touch down in? :uuh:


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Tormie
Sunday, 06 November 2011, 05:07 AM

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:koo: here I am Kenny :) , just the time to take advantage of the favorable change rate ( :whistle: ) and buy a cheap netbook , so I can process the pictures :photo:

Anyway... From Frankfurt I took the plane to Las Vegas... Almost 12 hours and there was not enough room for my legs, they could even have 1 less row and more space for MY legs...
Then in Las Vegas I had a very quick tour just around the airport...

[img]http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/3406/002ukz.jpg[/img]

(Inside Las Vegas Airport)

 Then the most comfortable plane that I took was the one to Portland: leather seats, a lot of room for my legs, and obviously the flight was very short (less than 2 hours...). Then I went out the terminal to find the company that rented me the car, there was someone at each desk of all the companies... Except mine... There was only an automatic kiosk so I had to do it by myself while talking with a guy with a military jacket (it was around midnight). A shuttle brought me at the parking lot. Once grasped the steering wheel of the dinosaur I just searched the clutch pedal and pressed the large break pedal instead, resulting in a sudden break and bad words... There was no manual, so if someone knows how to turn up the Sirius system on a Ford Expedition just tell me...
I drove all night (for me it was plain day because of the jet lag) and reached Coos Bay.

[img]http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8754/016jdr.jpg[/img]

(Tormie speeding...)

I'm spending a good time with Rene :hug2: , everything is ok and I'm exploring the way of life of the Americans  :uuh: , carefully...

[img]http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/3877/025gfo.jpg[/img]

(The dinosaur)

[img]http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/1461/024jh.jpg[/img]

(Fire Dept.)

[img] http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/1406/050sk.jpg[/img]

(Boats)

[img]http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1299/053ij.jpg[/img]

(Bayshore promenade)

[img]http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/5373/054nk.jpg[/img]

(Adv)

[img] http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6715/074ay.jpg[/img]

(Old train)

[img]http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1371/088wl.jpg[/img]

(downtown Coos Bay)

[img]http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5969/089ud.jpg[/img]

(This in not Rene, his name is Jetro  :D )

[img]http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/2258/091fh.jpg[/img]

(...and his little mate... I don't remember the name of the girl...)

Next episode soon :hi: :hugs:


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ahjah
Sunday, 06 November 2011, 09:33 AM

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:hugs: Have fun over there Davide :D
I'm a bit concerned about the earthquakes, thou they were'nt reported from Oregon :mmmh:
Something went wrong with the pictures. I Only see the first one showing the car (what's not what I'm interested in in the first place ;) )
The other pictures don't show ...


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Tormie
Sunday, 06 November 2011, 10:30 AM

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Oh, I'm sorry,something went probably wrong with the attachments, I'm going to retry :redface:


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Chromium
Sunday, 06 November 2011, 11:08 AM

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No offence to Jetro, but I like how you refer to the car as a dinosaur, then show the cute iguana in the picture.

Glad your having a great time Tormie.


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Tormie
Sunday, 06 November 2011, 11:27 AM

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I'm very sorry Amish and Andreas  :sorry: ... I had to download a software to resize the pictures and I put them on an external server in order to be shown properly... I'll fix everything better when I'll be home, I don't want to touch the configuration of the site when I have not all my tools :uuh: , but now it works :D


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Chromium
Sunday, 06 November 2011, 11:33 AM

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Tormie, what ever you did worked. I can see the pictures now.

Some great pictures, your collecting good memories of seeing some friends here.

It is always odd when I see signs of rain in the US, I have not been conditioned for it.


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ahjah
Sunday, 06 November 2011, 12:17 PM

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:yeah: The Photos are there now :D
Downtown Coos Bay still looks a bit like old towns in the western movies (You'd have to fancy a dry and dusty main street, of course ;) )


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Tormie
Sunday, 06 November 2011, 03:32 PM

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:D Yesterday was raining all day but still beautiful, anyway it's not the season for a bath (I'm more used to the warm waters of the Mediterranean sea), there were people fishing at the bay-shore. Today Rene will bring me to Charleston where is her favorite spot to take photos. I'm not used to the heavy breakfast... So I paid for it at the hotel only for some orange juice and a banana :roll:


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ahjah
Sunday, 06 November 2011, 06:18 PM

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>BURP!<


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Tormie
Monday, 07 November 2011, 04:30 PM

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I'm leaving Coos Bay. I'll go to meet and hug Rene for the last time :crybaby: ... Bit I am very happy to be able to come here and meet my friend :hug2: .

I'll have the internet on the plane to Nashville, so I'll upload the pictures later , meanwhile, my penguin says it's time to go....


[img]http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8161/leaving002.jpg[/img]


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ahjah
Monday, 07 November 2011, 05:10 PM

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:D So next stop will be at Kenny's ? :friends:


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tda42
Monday, 07 November 2011, 07:09 PM

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Look out Lawrencburg. Here we come!  :cool:


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Tormie
Tuesday, 08 November 2011, 04:32 AM

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Yup.. :D It will just take some hours of flight and drive :D ( :tired: )


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Tormie
Tuesday, 08 November 2011, 05:32 AM

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I'm still at the airport, after the check of the security... They touched me everywhere with a glove :redface: ... I had the honor of a complete search :roll: . At a certain point a guard lubed his glove :shocked!: , but it was only for touching my belt...

Anyway, one more hour to wait and I'm at a desk charging my phone, using the internet and keeping the little netbook charged... Time to show some pics :photo:

I want to upload many, so no comments under them. They were taken at Charleston on a beautiful day :) !

[IMG]http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/2096/277bu.jpg[/IMG]

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ahjah
Tuesday, 08 November 2011, 10:06 AM

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:D I can see a BIG shadow in front of "Brandy" ;)


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Chromium
Wednesday, 09 November 2011, 12:17 AM

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Thanks for sharing the pictures Tormie, you certainly saw a good deal.


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guiltypleasures
Wednesday, 09 November 2011, 02:06 AM

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I've been reading this thread and enjoying it so much  :lmao:  :yeah: 
Very sad that my time with our industrious leader Tormie  :whistle: had come to an end and he has left in that big airplane in the sky to attack...ah visit Laurenceburg TN, but we had a lot of fun, hugs and giggles while he was here!  :friends:  :lmao:  :D  :heartbeat: I will always remember this wonderful time we spent. Now Kenny it's your turn to enjoy his company and show him your area.  :hi: I haven't had so much time yet to resize the photos I took of his visit, but they are here in full resoulution if you would like to see/download them. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2591930355003.2142460.1156960988&type=3

Okay, it's been a long day and I need to rest my fingers and find some dinner and feed my little bearded dragons Jethro and Sunshine :) Take care my friends  :heartbeat:  :)


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tda42
Wednesday, 09 November 2011, 12:15 PM

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Davide is here safe and sound. We talked and hugged. Had dinner and both I think where the happiest people alive. :D SO many things in this world and you find a friend like Davide. What are the odds if not any for him to come to America? :mmmh: To me it couldn't have been any better. Davide went to his Hotel Room to rest and then he will return and we will do some more stuff. It is suppose to rain here today so we will do indoor things and hit the road Thursday running hard to see Tennessee and the town I live in.  :D


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Tormie
Wednesday, 09 November 2011, 02:31 PM

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:koo: I'm here :hugs: ...

I would have liked to write yesterday but I fell asleep :tired: :lazy: . I've many photos and videos , I'll upload some photos tonight and I've to upload some of the videos on a video storage server, you'd find the video of me searching for Kenny's home very funny... I was searching his house on the right and it was on the left side and I said to myself "he has a pickup truck" :D but EVERYONE had a pickup truck :mmmh: there ... so, some forwards and backwards up and down the street and then Kenny came out of the door :hug2: . I met also Dory and Xindy  :heartbeat:  :heartbeat:  :heartbeat: ... I think I've scared Dory :crybaby: but Xindy licked all my face :D , the little girls are so cute  :heartbeat:  :heartbeat:  :heartbeat: . I had a dinner with Kenny and Debbie and I enjoyed every moment of it. Today it should even be better because I slept a lot and I'm no more confused so much ( :mmmh: Where am I ? What time is it ? I mean really, timezone ? Sunset or sunshine ? :dontknow: .

About the trip from Portland: I had a hard time finding the Alamo parking lot (where I had to give back the car) , I mean I was in the area but I had to turn around many times unable to find the entrance to a secondary road that lead to this place, then I spotted their blue shuttle and followed it :redface: , I had only 10 miles of gas inside the tank...
The flight to Atlanta was 9 hours of torture... I don't remember the type of the plane but probably I took (I've choose it :roll: ) a place over the Air conditioner cooler of the plane because there was this iced air coming to my left shoulder and every position I tried it was bad . Anyway I had this magic "sleeping pill" and slept some hours anyway. I don't remember much from the flight from Atlanta to Nashville, I fell asleep even before the plane took off  :redface: and woke up 10 minutes before the landing (Where am I :uuh: ?).
I had some problems with Alamo at the Airport, long story to tell, they tried to overcharge me but I found a nice guy at the exit that fixed everything . Now I've a tyrannosaur :shocked!: that is the same car of Tony Soprano :lmao: ... So everything is how it should have to be :madsmile: :mafia: ...
I lost myself a couple of time on the road, then Kenny called me :phone: ... And I was able to say hime where I was :uuh: ... And now I am here at the desk of the hotel room, I've Larry the penguin watching for my safety :hug2: (the beaver is still sleeping :lazy: ) a cup of Dr.Pepper and luckily the clog of the toilet has been solved  :shocked!: 

Talk you later fired :friends: :hugs:


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Chromium
Wednesday, 09 November 2011, 03:54 PM

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Tormie, so glad the adventure is going well, and your having a fun time.

Thanks for recording it and sharing the details. I appreciate you must be short on time, and in need of rest, and staying focused must be quite challenging with issues like the one at Alamo Airport.


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JanReinar
Friday, 11 November 2011, 12:36 AM

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:thumb: I hope you have a great trip! Thanks for sharing these happy times my friend!  :heartbeat:   :hug2:  :friends:


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Tormie
Friday, 11 November 2011, 04:16 AM

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:koo: I'm here :hi:

Here are some pictures from today's tour in Lawrenceburg :D ! You can see the two old Dams (Kenny will tell you the full story) , the Davy Crokett National Park, some Amish farmhouses. The story of the Dams is very interesting, maybe Kenny will like to open a special thread about them :wink:

[img]http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/426/lawrenceburg005.jpg[/img]

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(Kenny and the tyrannosaurus :D  )

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...And for now it's all, I need to sleep, I can't keep my eyes open -> :lazy:


I hope that everyone is having a good time :hugs: ... Even if I left the fridge empty :madsmile: ... >BURP!<


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ahjah
Friday, 11 November 2011, 09:17 AM

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I did a search on Lawrenceburg on Google Earth the other day, ended up in the middle of nowhere. Now I see, it IS in the middle of nowhere... ;)
And now, even the fridge is empty...


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Tormie
Friday, 11 November 2011, 12:57 PM

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:D You should be apple to spot where the Dams are on the satellite view :D ...

*AHEM* an empty fridge just waits to be FILLED (hint...hint)

I would like to try tiose WeissWurst  :droll: :whistle:


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tda42
Friday, 11 November 2011, 02:28 PM

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[quote user="ahjah" post="43319"]I did a search on Lawrenceburg on Google Earth the other day, ended up in the middle of nowhere. Now I see, it IS in the middle of nowhere... ;)
And now, even the fridge is empty...[/quote]


Andreas is just jealous  :prrr:  because we have horses that run off of natural Gas.  :wink:  :afterburner: But yes it is a little town of 30,000..............lets see that's including pig,goats,skunks,cows,horses,deer,dogs,cats and a few other things I won't mention in the food.  :D  That is a grand total of 5 people that live here. :uuh: Oh!. The fridge is restocked but now I can't pay the power bill. :crying: Oh! and another thing, they say the camera puts on 5 more pounds....I'm really taller than that.  :lmao:


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Chromium
Friday, 11 November 2011, 07:46 PM

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Nice to see you out having fun Kenny.


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Tormie
Saturday, 12 November 2011, 04:33 AM

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Last night at Lawrenceburg :crybaby: ... I'm so happy to have met Kenny and his wonderful family  :yeah: :hugs: and to have spent a very nice time with them  :dance: . But now I'm sitting here very sad because I'll have to leave another friend and I don't know if I'll be able to meet him again  :crying:  :crying:  :crying: ...

I and Kenny spent a day in Columbia and Nashville, all dedicated to trains... Photos will follow but here is a special one, Kenny, I and the 576 NC&StL Train, Centennial Park, Nashville :hug2:

[img]http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1912/columbiaandnashville085.jpg[/img]


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ahjah
Saturday, 12 November 2011, 11:03 AM

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:hugs: Good to see you two in person :D But the BIGGEST in this pic is the train....


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Chromium
Saturday, 12 November 2011, 01:08 PM

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Nice capture, in this one.


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tda42
Saturday, 12 November 2011, 05:11 PM

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This has been a close experience for me. One that  shall cherish all my life. Davide is a very great man with a kind heart. It is like I told him. The site is like a door with a porch light. It is always on and to who ever enters the door can stay as long as they like. There may be other Poser sites but you will not find one as special as this.  :heartbeat: Even though you make Poser art here the one thing that is most needed is friendship. It will always be that way and when you put forever on the end of the sites name, that is a mighty long time. He left my house at 10:10 AM my time and is on his way to see Robert next. I wish him a safe trip and I know Robert and him will keep Donkey very occupied.  :D Roll Tide!  :yeah:


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Tormie
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 08:46 AM

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:koo: :uuh: I was sure to have wrote another message in this thread :mmmh: , but it's not here :crybaby: ... It was very sad to leave Kenny and his family :sad: ... I would like to have everyone living down the block, so we could help each other and have fun... But this world is like this :roll:

I have reached  Robert's home safely thanks to my GPS and Posy :heartbeat: ... Here is a quicky: today we went to have some fun with firearms. No worries , not an animal was hurt in the process ( I am not a hunter ) , but I couldn't resist when the target on the paper was the face of a well known Italian that recently resigned from his office :whistle: :yeah:

[img]http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5628/scamera123.jpg[/img]

( Gomer Pyle is back .... :lmao: )

I have a lot, I mean, a lot of pictures of Rene's place, Kenny's place and now Robert's place :photo: , but only a little time to upload them, but don't worry, I'll have some more vacation days when I'll be home and I'll show you everything :D :hurrah:

Good night everyone :hugs:


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ahjah
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 09:20 AM

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:D ... :roll:


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Tormie
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 09:24 AM

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:redface: .... Believe it or not I was not able to hit the orange face :roll: It was shielded by some kind of wax :sick: or supernatural powers :uuh:


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tda42
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 04:18 PM

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Ok give Posy the gun and let her shoot it. :uuh:  Davide puts an apple on Robert's head. :thumb:  :shocked!:


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leahman
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 05:31 PM

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In a Hidden and Secure — Secret Loacation...
[size=14][color=darkred][u][b]C[/b]landestine — [b]O[/b]perations — [b]T[/b]raining[/u][/color][/size]
[b][font=Comic Sans MS][color=crimson][size=16]The PIRATES of POSETTE[/size][/color][/font]
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tda42
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 06:25 PM

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What we failed to see is the extra part of the right side of the picture with the end of the rifle point blank with Roberts hands high in the sky. Also notice one of the model turds underneath Robert.  :lmao:  Hey, its ok Robert I would have done the same thing.  :uuh:


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Chromium
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 07:23 PM

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Nice pictures at the shooting range, Tormie.


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Tormie
Saturday, 19 November 2011, 06:28 AM

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:koo: Here I'm with some pictures of today's tour. Robert and Karen :hugs: are bringing me to a tour through Alabama and Georgia: Here is some pictures, but I've thousands... 

There are pictures of Sabby Cat  :heartbeat:  :hug2: , The Hank Williams Grave in Montgomery, The Talladega Speedway Circuit, and a couple from Atlanta (but it was dark).

Robert and Karen want me to taste a lot of the typical recipes of the South  :shocked!: ... So ...


>BURP!<  :redface: 

and goodnight everyone :hi: :hugs:

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ahjah
Saturday, 19 November 2011, 11:18 AM

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WOW Sabby is one BIG cat  :shocked!: :D


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Chromium
Saturday, 19 November 2011, 05:25 PM

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Nice pictures Tormie.


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Tormie
Sunday, 20 November 2011, 03:21 AM

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Thank you :hugs: ... I only want to share this experience with all of you friends :)


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Tormie
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 04:29 PM

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:koo: Now I'm in Miami for some days before leaving... I found an easy way to upload the tons of pictures that I have, in chronological order, here are the first three galleries :photo: :

[url=http://www.megapix.com/?eg=XLOCRV57P]With Rene in Oregon

[url=http://www.megapix.com/?eg=HFTC2DU8P]With Kenny in Tennessee

[url=http://www.megapix.com/?eg=FU80ZE5UP]With Robert in Alabama

I also edited the first post of the topic , adding this links and obviously I'll add more in the next days. The videos need editing, so you'll find them when I'll be home where I'll be able to access the software that I need...

Yesterday I went to the Seaquarium in Miami, you'll find the pictures tonight or tomorrow, very nice place, but EXPENSIVE : 40$ + 8$ for the parking :shocked!: ... The Gator Park should cost 22$ and I'm heading there today. I'm little short on cash so these last two days will be cheap  :redface: like the old days when I was a teenager and travelled across Europe running on the trains (yes, avoiding the check because we had no tickets :uuh: ) :D

Enjoy and tell me if you're not able to watch the pictures :hi:


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ahjah
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 06:10 PM

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[quote]like the old days when I was a teenager and travelled across Europe running on the trains (yes, avoiding the check because we had no tickets[/quote]

 :shocked!: but, thats illegal... :uuh:  :wink:  :lmao:


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ahjah
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 06:29 PM

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:thumb: Very nice shots, I like Oregon, close to the ocean :D , I like BIG Sabby, and I simply love "Please dont put trash..." .
Reminds me somehow of "Don't dry your cat in the microwave, it'll explode"  :lmao:


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Chromium
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 07:00 PM

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Thanks for sharing this personal trip of yours Tormie.

A great set of photos, of memories, which clearly mean alot.


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Tormie
Friday, 25 November 2011, 05:41 AM

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:koo: Just uploaded the pictures of my visit to Miami (I've one more day, tomorrow...) and added some to the "Alabama" gallery, there is also a choo choo there in the last pictures that Kenny would like to see :D ...

Just look at the last pictures in the Alabama gallery and here is the new one :

[url=http://www.megapix.com/?eg=G043CQ3WP]In Miami with Larry the penguin, The Donkey and the Beaver

The first ones are at the Miami Seaquarium, the last ones are at the Gator Park , in the Everglades. The Gator Park costs 22$ for a tour and a little show, it worth every cent. I've also a video of the tour on the boat, it needs editing because it looks like I recorded a lot of the sky but few of what is really interesting  :redface: , so wait some days and I'll upload all the videos, cleaned and fresh as a daisy...

Have a nice day/night everyone :hi: :hugs:


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ahjah
Friday, 25 November 2011, 10:23 AM

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:thumb: I'd like to be there for taking pictures, too :D
Looking forward to the movie. I wish you a safe return :hugs:


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JanReinar
Saturday, 26 November 2011, 11:14 AM

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Great set of pictures! Thanks for sharing!  :hug2:  :friends:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:


