Off on vacation

Bill B · Post by **Bill B** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:52 pm

Hello All,

Leaving tomorrow for 12 days of vacation. Don't know what internet capabilities will be available so I may not be posting much. Didn't want anyone to think I was going away mad - I'm just going away.

We're driving with friends to a resort in the Berkshire Mountains (more like glorified hills) in Massachusetts to stay for a week. Not sure what we'll all be doing but mostly "Leafpeeping." We'll stop at Niagara Falls, cross into Canada, and then drive through lower Ontario on the return leg.

Y'all stay out of trouble while I'm gone.

Bill

David Watkins · Post by **David Watkins** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:42 am

Have good one Bill
See ya

Jane H · Post by **Jane H** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:47 am

Hi Bill

Enjoy - the forum will be quiet without you!!!

And just think of all the posts you'll have to catch up on when you get back.

Jane

Post by **Steve Wooler** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:33 am

I dread to think what "leafpeeping" is, Bill, but have a good one, whatever it is.

Kevin Pallant · Post by **Kevin Pallant** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:19 pm

Steve, Its nothing to do with Adam & Eve! Its the past time of looking at the leaves changing colo(u)r in autumn (or the fall).

Post by **Steve Wooler** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:22 pm

Hi neighbour - long time no speak!

I'll take your word for it, but knowing Bill, I still suspect its something a bit more intriguing than that.

Kevin Pallant · Post by **Kevin Pallant** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:29 pm

Look forward to a more interesting activity then - over to you Bill!

p.s. Time for another curry then Steve?

Carol Townsend · Post by **Carol Townsend** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:38 pm

Enjoy yourself Bill!
Don't do anything I wouldn't do!
Bye
Carolnoe

Post by **Steve Wooler** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:42 pm

Too true, Kevin - I'll be in touch.

Bill B · Post by **Bill B** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:56 pm

Dear Mr. Anorak and everybody else,

Are you impugning my character?

Leaf peeping is exactly as Kevin describes it. Or perhaps as Adam said to Eve "your leaf or mine"?

Arrived at the resort last night after three days of driving, sight seeing and visiting friends. Had brunch yesterday at the US Military Academy at West Point - quite impressive.

We'll keep you posted.

Bill

Carol Townsend · Post by **Carol Townsend** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:00 am

What was impressive? The Academy or the brunch?
See you soon
Carol

Bill B · Post by **Bill B** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:13 pm

Carol,

The Academy. The brunch was also very good. We've had a great time this week. The weather has been ideal and we've seen a lot of interesting sights both historic and scenic.

Talk to you all when we get back.

Bill

Bill B · Post by **Bill B** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:42 pm

Hello everybody,

Got back last Wednesday and I'm finally caught up with all the work left for me when I returned. Had a great time. The weather was ideal; no rain and temperatures about 70-75f or 21-24c which was way above normal. Unfortunately the colors hadn't turned as much as they usually would have by this time of year because of the warm nights. The scenery was still quite nice though.

Went to a number of historic sites from the revolutionary war Where We THREW OFF THE YOKE OF OUR OPPRESSORS.....Ooops sorry about that.

I guess with most of the readers of this forum being from the other side of the pond I should tone it down a little.

One of the most impressive sights was Niagara Falls which I hadn't seen since I was seven and that my wife and the couple we travelled with had never seen. Kind of funny that one of the premier tourist destinations in the world was never on our list of things to do, but I suppose that it's typical of all of us that we ignore what's close to home and hunger for a taste of what we consider exotic.

Bill

Carol Townsend · Post by **Carol Townsend** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:44 pm

Young Bill,
I am trying to think of a suitably pithy riposte to your " throwing off the yoke of our oppressors" remark, but I'm stuck! Where are Messrs Watkins and Wooler when you need them?
Yours in frustation
Carolnoe

Post by **Steve Wooler** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:15 pm

Sorry, Carol - its over to The Watkins I'm afraid. I'm in the middle of a major web server upgrade and my brain is hurting!!!!

Carol Townsend · Post by **Carol Townsend** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:23 pm

Sounds like you need one of my pills.

Bill B · Post by **Bill B** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:26 pm

Carolnoe,

I find it hard to believe that you are ever at a loss for words.

Based on our taxes over here and your taxes over there I think we're all under the yoke.

Bill

P.S. Thanks for the compliment. As I've often said "age is a fact, young is a state of mind"

Carol Townsend · Post by **Carol Townsend** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:43 am

Yes indeed Bill.
I have a habit of calling people " Young whoever", and I think most of the folk here are VERY young!
I saw two great birthday cards once. One said " you can grow old, but you don't have to grow up!" and the other said " you can't turn the clock back, but you can wind it up!"
Cheers young'un!
Carolnoe

Carol Townsend · Post by **Carol Townsend** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:50 am

[quote="Bill B"]Carolnoe,

I find it hard to believe that you are ever at a loss for words.

Based on our taxes over here and your taxes over there I think we're all under the yoke.

Bill

Don't get me started

Carolnoe

David Watkins · Post by **David Watkins** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:09 pm

Now called Browns in Uk.....now officially the highest taxed country in the OECD.But where does it all go ?????????
David

myTobago – your questions, review and comment about Tobago

Off on vacation

Off on vacation

I'm Back