Summer vacation?

[JERRY2KONE]

OK so I know some of you must be taking summer vacations, so what are some of the various plans you guys have for the summer break?

Our three youngest kids are departing on Sunday for their summer break, and are spending nearly 8 weeks with their grandparents and other relatives. In lue of Department policies we have to take at least six weeks stateside for reaclimation time (at Gov expense) so we are squeezing in as much as we can to our summer plans. The wife & I are flying out on Monday for a six week break on our own. Two weeks in Orlando/Daytona for the 4th of July NASCAR races, two weeks in San Francisco & San Diego visiting our other kids and maybe even a couple of days in Vegas, and finally two weeks in the DC/East Coast side visiting with other friends & family. We should be back home (Prague, Czech Republic) late July for some rest before the kids get back from their trip.

SO what are your plans guys?

[pinkpanda3310]

No vacation for us at the moment but right across the street from us is a new girl in my eldest daughters class. She is from Ireland. I understand her mum (and herself) are spending the summer vacation here (our winter is much the same as there summer I've been told). It is a bit of a trial to see if they likes it here (Perth). They are staying with the girls aunt. In a year or two they might move here.

Anyway we want to make the most of it for the girls. Young Tasmin was around our house again this afternoon, I gave them a camera to play with. 5 minutes each for a turn (I have 3 girls so 4 in total), so we will have some pics to give them before they go home. Olive (my daughter) will be quite sad when they go.

I forgot to say - glad you're settled :)

[JERRY2KONE]

Well we arrived here in Orlando last night and took some time to recharge our batteries. Luckily I slept most of the 10 hour flight, but I was still a little bit jetlagged. Today we spent most of the day driving about my old haunts and doing some shopping. We are picking up stuff that we can not get our hands on while in Europe. I also managed to find a very nice R/C shop today. "Superior Hobbies" and the shop is pretty big and they have tons of great stuff. Nice to see such a nice shop, but no R/C tracks within 50 miles or so according to the owner. It just seems to me that if you decide to open an R/C shop that having a track near by can garuntee fairly good sales.

After that I also stopped in at the local Harbor Frieght to check out the latest supply of tools. Its good to be in the states once again. Time to visit with some of our family and friends. What a great summer break.

[lincpimp]

Iget to do a bunch of house renovation and modification... No vacation for me. Thats ok, I will save the cash for later!

Glad to hear you are having a good time Jerry!

[_paralyzed_]

I've been on bedrest for basically 3 years. Up a week or so here and there and then months back in bed.

I've learned that pressure sores are just a part of my life now, and some sores never heal.

Sooo... Right now I am giving myself 1 day a week out of bed and packing as much as I can into my days up. I've been getting up from 7pm-7am on saturdays, so I can hit the bars in my hometown and hopefully pick up a bar skank. (I don't drink) Then I either defile said skank or come back to my apartment and wrench on r/c's. I really get into a zone working from 3-7am. My neighbors must hate the drilling/dremeling/cutting at all hours!

In august I get my 14 year old, Caleb, for the month! So I will be up and mobile for the entire month of august, spending time with my boy! I can't wait. I'm scrambling to have my r/c's running by then.

The month up will make one giant pressure sore and months of healing, but my boy is worth it.

Stay positive guys and make the best out of every situation. Attitude is a choice

[JERRY2KONE]

And Harold thank you sir. You are always an inspiration to the rest of us. Realizing the obstacles that you have to endure every day through some of your posts give the rest of us reason to not complain about the little things that piss us off so we can think more positively and keep our forward motion. You are a trooper Harold and I can only wish you the best in everything you do. Life is good no matter what. We have to push right through all of the BS that tries to keep us down and find happiness as much as we possibly can.

We just awoke from our second night here in Orlando and it is already like 85f outside. We will do a little running about, and more than likely spend some time sitting by the pool so we have a nice wet place to stay cool. One of the shocking things for me was seeing that the theme parks have doubled their prices over the last five years from the mid $50's to now at $125 for a two park two day pass. What a pisser that is, considering that I use to work for Universal Studios Orlando as a rollercoaster technician, and get my six tickets for free every month. Oh well we are here to relax and take it easy for a couple of weeks.

Sorry to hear no vacation James. I am sure that you will make up for it in other ways for sure. So how about the rest of you guys?

[_paralyzed_]

Thanks Jerry. I learned early in my life that I was a "leader" and that my attitude and presence in a room can completely change it's dynamic.

I'm often accused on facebook of "looking for pity". I am so not that guy. I write what I write because it is the facts of the situation I am in, and like you said Jerry, to show all the whiners out there that it could always be worse.

I'm glad that you get to be state side for a while. I hope you and the wife get fully recharged.

What are other people up to?

[Shonen]

working! but I don't mind it much, the weather's been nice lately. Even though I'm just an OA, I do fieldwork from time to time for the engineering office I work for. I guess since I am in Hawaii, it's like a vacation every day. Most of the people who grow up here (like me) have a kind of jaded response to that fact, but I suppose it's true for places you've grown up around regardless of where it is. I've taken trips to Las Vegas, Arizona, Alaska and most of the East coast and it's beautiful over there!

[magman]

vacation...what's that. I live on Cape Cod which many of you know is a hot spot in New England in the summer time. Working my regular job and my own irrigation business unfortunately leaves me little to no time to vacation in the summer. The highlight of my summer is watching my daughter play softball a couple nights a week.

My down time, only working 40 hrs./week instead of 60+ now, per say is winter...so I must wait till then.

Jerry, I hope you enjoy your self in Fla..My daughter and I may visit Disney next Spring so I am starting to squirrel money away now for the trip.

Harold, I truly hope you enjoy your son for the month. You truly deserve the precious time together.

[JERRY2KONE]

Jerry, I hope you enjoy your self in Fla..My daughter and I may visit Disney next Spring so I am starting to squirrel money away now for the trip.

Harold, I truly hope you enjoy your son for the month. You truly deserve the precious time together.[/QUOTE]

Ya thanks we are doing our best here in nearly 100f weather, loven the hotel pool. If your daughter is under 12 Disney will be OK, but if she is 12 or over Disney is a waste of money. Universal is much better because it provides more active rides and activities for bigger kids. I used to work at Universal and we called Disney "The Rat Down The Street" (for good reason). Epcot is just a long walking shopping adventure, and MGM is just too small for the money you fork out. All be it the prices all of these parks are charging is rediculous now a $60 and people were complaining then that it was too much. The best way to get tickets is to sign up for one of those 90 minute timeshare seminars for two free tickets and then just say NO. Good luck with your adventure sir.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

I learned early in my life that I was a "leader" and that my attitude and presence in a room can completely change it's dynamic.

Not sure if it is anything more than the large volume of fart gas that you expel making the room more "dynamic" (lots of coughing and running must be very dynamic)...

I always enjoy your whining Harold. Don't let Jerry get your head all big with his brown nosing, he just cannot help himself, he just thinks you are a sexy beast. (told me so himself in a pm, I threw up in my mouth a little while reading it)

An just to let eveyone know the humidiy reached 150% (maybe more) today. Nice day to be working in a metal building with no shade over it. I can imagine what a steamed veggie feels like.

Anyways, the wife and I are considering have in swimming pool put in at the new house. Expensive, but it sure would be gangsta. I will have to post pics so yall can drool over the pimp in his board shorts, looking all miami!

[_paralyzed_]

I hadn't considered the noxious gas

[JERRY2KONE]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Not sure if it is anything more than the large volume of fart gas that you expel making the room more "dynamic" (lots of coughing and running must be very dynamic)...

I always enjoy your whining Harold. Don't let Jerry get your head all big with his brown nosing, he just cannot help himself, he just thinks you are a sexy beast. (told me so himself in a pm, I threw up in my mouth a little while reading it)

An just to let eveyone know the humidiy reached 150% (maybe more) today. Nice day to be working in a metal building with no shade over it. I can imagine what a steamed veggie feels like.

Anyways, the wife and I are considering have in swimming pool put in at the new house. Expensive, but it sure would be gangsta. I will have to post pics so yall can drool over the pimp in his board shorts, looking all miami!

OMG now you made me throw up in my mouth, but I could not stop it there. Please keep the Playgirl photos to yourself James. They might appreciate those over on TRX though.

The pool sounds like a great idea considering how the temps are rising higher every year. Just having a pool is a plus, and you can recover about half of your investment if you decide to sell down the road. Even more if you landscape it well. Good luck with your project and please share pics of the pool, not yourself....

I have to admit the gasy comments about Harold cracked me up. Too funny.

[JERRY2KONE]

What a great day. We managed to gather up our 6 year old grandaughter and her mother and took them to "WET & WILD" for the day (& got them season passes). It got up to around 95f and the park was a full on blast. She had never been to a waterpark before so this was a real treat for all of us. One of our sons drove down from Pennsicola to join us for a week as well so there is still much to do. The rides were a lot of fun, but the little one was the peach of the day for me. She is so cute and the last time we saw her was about three years ago, but she still seemed to remember who we are, and was so happy to spend the day with us. So now we are all getting showered and cleaned up so we can take her to see Kungfu Panda 2 at 7pm. This makes the whole trip worthwhile. We are planning to go to Universal over the weekend so I will get to ride the coasters once again. Now this is the way vacations should be spent. Having fun and sharing it with our youngest family members. I hope to see some posts like this from some of you out there as well. James, get back to work.

[jayjay283]

Nice Jerry but how can you afford all that amusement park fees. Selling the shish abroad ? No customs tax when flying government planes.. Kidding !

My vacation for the summer is going to Vegas in a few weeks. Wife has to go for a conference for walgreens every year and i've been stuffing my RC $20s in a drawer for a year. Time to blow the loot at the craps table. We also go to Lake Geneva up here in Illinois, rent speed boats with no license, training, or much of a care from the rental place except you dont bend the prop. Thats when you just feel free, throttle open and no turning lanes or stop signs. This year i'll bring our nephews, they are 18 & 19 and they can pull me so I can ski. My wife can't swim and freaks out if I jump off the boat to cool off.