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Originally Posted by DougRNS

Best of luck to mombug. I thought your parents were from Connecticut? Did I miss a move?

I was born in CT. My ancestral home - the one below, the land of which has been in the family for over a dozen generations - is in CT, through my paternal line. Mom, on the other hand, grew up across Boulder, Houston, and Rochester, but favored Boulder above the others and retired there shortly after I moved to god-forsaken Austin.

Parents divorced before I got to 8th grade. Mom was still in CT until that move. Because we enjoy ,visiting Boulder anyway, we see her on those trips (and soon, constantly). So we describe visiting CT as visiting my family, because it's the literal entire rest that I'm close to. Mom's side has a few spread from Binghamton to Concord, CA and I hardly know them.

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People here don't get it.

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol

KCB has actually played at the airport a couple times. We did it to welcome back Honor Air flights. People seemed to like it. Or they at least liked when we played "Rocky Top."

I'm glad; that is a good cause. Please be aware that some people have sensory processing disorders and excess noise causes us undue stress. There are PSA ads and Sesame Street videos about it. It honestly makes me want to be a shut-in.

02-06-23, 07:36 PM

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#TerraFirma

https://twitter.com/Oriana0214/statu...88421520019492

Somebody’s been watching too much Pushing Tin…

02-06-23, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug

Ok, I misunderstood. Nice place.

02-06-23, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug

Airports, and airplanes, are my own personal hell. I can't imagine how you handle it.

Going north for a family reunion in June. Telling anyone who will listen that it's my last one

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Best part of the city to stay.

agree because it’s relatively close to Burger Joint

02-06-23, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by bampilot06

They have new and improved first class seats now. I saw a thing about it.

You talking about the “Big Front Seat”? Supposed to be a bit more spacious, but that’s about it.

I’ve been in AA first class seats that looked like they were retrieved from the dump.

02-06-23, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2

Going north for a family reunion in June. Telling anyone who will listen that it's my last one

4 months to purchase and restore the Continental for the trip

and a bike will easily fit in the trunk (with both wheels on)

02-06-23, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mojo31

You talking about the “Big Front Seat”? Supposed to be a bit more spacious, but that’s about it.

I’ve been in AA first class seats that looked like they were retrieved from the dump.

if not big - go for many ... 787 - nine across !

02-06-23, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by t2p

agree because it’s relatively close to Burger Joint

Is that the place in the La Meridian?

Also close to The Grill, Oceania, and Quality Meats.

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02-06-23, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DougRNS

Ok, I misunderstood. Nice place.

It's much more impressive than I grew up; it looks Yellowstone. That house is nice. I grew up down the road, in one with rippled floors that my grandfather wired for power with lamp wire. The old farmhouse had random dog crap in closets. Then my aunt married well, the new one was built... and he decided to cheat on her. Nice of him to build us an awesome house first.

Also the old farmhouse burned down maybe 30 years ago and was replaced with a nice modular that now has a three-car garage with lift and full hydraulic and pneumatic tool set. The house I grew up in... has not changed much.

02-06-23, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug

They also decide to have ******g musicians playing ******g live music on top of all the restaurants playing music and all the *******s blasting whatever from their phones. It's agony above and beyond for me.

Its weird.

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02-06-23, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by t2p

if not big - go for many ... 787 - nine across !

There's almost no point to normal first class. This one made a difference.

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02-06-23, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug

Can you understand that people might not want additional loud noise over the top of all the other loud noises for hours? Also, most live music is crap, but over an airport it all is. And blasting your own music over a speaker in the terminal should be banned like it is on the planes themselves. Should be banned everywhere, actually.

When I got home from the ride Saturday my neighbor was blasting his music loud enough so I could hear every word inside my house. Mrs John was pretty upset but I didn't confront him because they've been pretty good for months and I hate asking them to turn it down. Finally, after 3+ hours we were both getting headaches and irritable so I went out and asked him to turn it down. It makes my anxiety go through the roof.

I've never done that, blast music into somebodies house. I've never made noise here except when doing yard work.

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That ain't ever happening. The Mojo don't fly cattle car airlines. 😜

so Greyhound and Megabus are possibly in play ?

02-06-23, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol

People sure are neurotic this eve.

Velo Vol remains cool as a cucumber.

English or Persian?

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug

There's almost no point to normal first class. This one made a difference.

could be mistaken - but I think that guy is related to Ross Perot

somehow

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[QUOTE=Mojo31;22792753]Is that the place in the La Meridian?

Also close to The Grill, Oceania, and Quality Meats.[/QUOTE

yes !

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02-06-23, 08:29 PM

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so Greyhound and Megabus are possibly in play ?

Lol.

02-06-23, 08:30 PM

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[QUOTE=t2p;22792773]

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Originally Posted by Mojo31

Is that the place in the La Meridian?

Also close to The Grill, Oceania, and Quality Meats.[/QUOTE

yes !

We've stayed there. Had the burgers, too.

02-06-23, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Mojo31

Is that the place in the La Meridian?

Also close to The Grill, Oceania, and Quality Meats.

but a little too far from Levain

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