Adult Behavior

[tonyj]

My last post did come off as way too personal and serious.
Sorry for the 'attack', it was bad form.

 

[UGAFan0829]

LOL; I'm quite familiar with the "Redneck Riviera", having driven down there often for a day at the beach when I lived in Tallahassee. Great beaches on Florida's panhandle coast -- I really like St. George Island, in particular.

Can someone please tell me why Panama City Beach is considered the "Redneck Riviera"? Call me dumb, but I enjoy going there, and I am not a redneck...I might be a little country, and of that I am proud...Just wondering how someone gets the title "redneck"?

 

[tink&cinderella]

I wanted to put in my two sense worth re the excessive drinking by adults in front of their children.

Hmmmm - I get that all adults want to have fun, let loose or hang loose - whichever they prefer, but my own thinking is there should be a responsible non drunk adult to supervise the children. After all, if you are intoxicated, you are impaired and so is their judgement.

Personally, could never imagine getting drunk in front of my two children - I believe in setting a good example.

So, I guess my question is what if an adult is "wasted" and tries to pick up a child at the club. Do they release that child to them??? or do they call an alternate??? What if this is a single parent, travelling without another person to assist. What liability does Disney carry regarding the safety of those children?? Any ideas? Thoughts???

 

[TheWog]

Not DCL, but a couple weeks ago on the Enchantment a woman came dinner at the table next to us with giant Poncharello glasses and a hat. She sat right down and proceeded to talk to the family there about Star Trek and Klingons and who knows what else. When she started to hit on the husband the family abandoned the table and left her alone. Of course it turns out she was at the wrong table and even on the wrong floor of the dining room. I'd say she consumed a little more than she should have. Later on to see her dancing was quite a sight as well. Running bet was who she was going "home" with that night.

So, there is a funny (I am sure much funnier to watch it transpire) cruise adult behavior story to get us back on track.

 

[mickeyfan1]

LOL; I'm quite familiar with the "Redneck Riviera", having driven down there often for a day at the beach when I lived in Tallahassee. Great beaches on Florida's panhandle coast -- I really like St. George Island, in particular.

Can someone please tell me why Panama City Beach is considered the "Redneck Riviera"? Call me dumb, but I enjoy going there, and I am not a redneck...I might be a little country, and of that I am proud...Just wondering how someone gets the title "redneck"?

Honey, that whole PC Beach to Pensacola has been called the Redneck Riviera for years. WHo knows when it started. When I was a Damn Yankee living in Conyers, PC Beach was referred to as Little Atlanta. Everyone went there for spring break. My mother lives on the panhandle, everytime I visit and go to any of the tourist trap suvenier shops there are T shirts procaiming "Welcome to Destin or PC or whereever, the RedNeck Riviera. As far as getting the title of Redneck, I believe that Jeff Foxworthy is the best resourse on that.

As to the adults drinking and the kids, while many of you wouldn't think of doing it, there are those that do. I would hope that if a CM in a club felt the child was in danger from an inebriated parent, they would call security. As far as what the policy is, the best place to find out is on the ship, as the Club CMs. Asking here will result in speculation at best, unless there is someone with first hand knowledge. (Not I saw a CM do this, but I had this happen)

 

[rejobako]

LOL; I'm quite familiar with the "Redneck Riviera", having driven down there often for a day at the beach when I lived in Tallahassee. Great beaches on Florida's panhandle coast -- I really like St. George Island, in particular.

Can someone please tell me why Panama City Beach is considered the "Redneck Riviera"? Call me dumb, but I enjoy going there, and I am not a redneck...I might be a little country, and of that I am proud...Just wondering how someone gets the title "redneck"?

Sorry; didn't mean to offend; it's just a catchy, alliterative term for the panhandle beaches that has been in use for decades. Doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with being a redneck, nor was I trying to imply that everyone who enjoys them must necessarily be identified as one.

Mea culpa.

 

[UGAFan0829]

Honey, that whole PC Beach to Pensacola has been called the Redneck Riviera for years. WHo knows when it started. When I was a Damn Yankee living in Conyers, PC Beach was referred to as Little Atlanta. Everyone went there for spring break. My mother lives on the panhandle, everytime I visit and go to any of the tourist trap suvenier shops there are T shirts procaiming "Welcome to Destin or PC or whereever, the RedNeck Riviera. As far as getting the title of Redneck, I believe that Jeff Foxworthy is the best resourse on that.

As to the adults drinking and the kids, while many of you wouldn't think of doing it, there are those that do. I would hope that if a CM in a club felt the child was in danger from an inebriated parent, they would call security. As far as what the policy is, the best place to find out is on the ship, as the Club CMs. Asking here will result in speculation at best, unless there is someone with first hand knowledge. (Not I saw a CM do this, but I had this happen)

The thing is...most people who call others "rednecks" have no clue about them or the lives that they lead. Just because someone drives a jacked-up pickup they're called a "redneck". I just wondered how people so freely give up that title to people that they only judge by looks. I have seen MANY Jeff Foxworthy movies and shows...that's a comedian, not a person in real life judging someone by the way they talk, dress or what they drive!

 

[DancingBear]

Many Southerners wear the title loud and proud, a la Gretchen Wilson!

 

[UGAFan0829]

Many Southerners wear the title loud and proud, a la Gretchen Wilson!

That's right...that's why I happen to be one of her fans and love her music...She's not ashamed of who she is NOR where she come from...and she has no reason to be!
I'm going to stop here...I think I've said enough. I apologize to the poster who started this topic, as I know it's gotten way off track...but sometimes you just have to stand up for the things that you believe in...and if I get flamed for it...oh well...I can't change who I am and wouldn't if I could!
'Nuf said!

 

[TammiMcMan]

I was disturbed by some adult behaviour that I saw on our January cruise. We were at the adult pool and there was a woman sleeping on the lounge chair next to us. She was there with a bunch of younger people, don't know if they were children or grandchildren, but they looked barely legal. They were all sitting at the edge of the pool and one of the young ladies gets up, comes over to her mothers(?) lounge chair and grabs the half bottle of vodka and tequila and carries these glass bottles back to the shallow area of the adult pool and starts pouring drinks for the group. The woman wakes up and starts shrieking this girls name and demanding she bring back her booze. This woman was stumbling drunk. The girl brought the vodka bottle back, refilled this womans cup and then went back to the group.

I know there's no accounting for some peoples behaviour, but I was really disappointed that Disney had no security around. I saw more adults with food and glass bottles in the adult pool and hot tubs, then anywhere else.

 

[suesings]

TonyJ:
Just so you know, I am the daughter of an alcoholic father and uncle. Not to mention the daughter of a mean-nasty mom when she drinks. So I do know from where I speak. Do I have "symphathy" for my father and uncle, sure - Do I excuse it, no. I think having an "excuse" such as he is an alcoholic so that is why he gets drunk in front of his children and risks their safety and embarrasses his family is a cop-out! Sorry, but as parents, we have the RESPONSIBILITY of getting ourselves "WHATEVER" help is necessary to raise our children in safe, healthy homes. You can excuse all the behavior you want by calling things a "disease." Sure, I'd love to party and get wasted all the time and not take care of my children, but that is not acceptable in my book. I would go to the ends of the earth to straighten myself out to make sure my two young daughters had a healthy, happy home. There is always the option of not having children, if alcoholism is the road one takes and doesn't seek help to manage.

I don't mean to bring everyone down, just wanted to clarify.

Sue

 

[sy1203]

I have not laughed this hard in quite awhile. Thanks to TiggerBounce for starting this thread. Its a shame it is getting off track and I too would like to hear some more. Come on all you comedians out there lets hear some more funny stories about risque behavior at the pools and hot tubs!

 

[smchan]

Many Southerners wear the title loud and proud, a la Gretchen Wilson!

LOL! The hit pretty close to home for me. I live in North Carolina, have a nice education, and earn a good living in a white collar job. I'm married with 2 boys, in my late 30's, yet just this past weekend was checking out the new Mustang GT as I'm looking to trade-in my Camaro Z28.

What I *really* want is a black 1978 Trans Am with a screamin' chicken on the hood, t-tops and an 8 track stereo. But my wife thinks they're ugly (she's just misguided) and says I'd have to keep it in the garage under a car cover so others couldn't see it. That would mean I'd have to clean out that garage. Ain't happening.

Sam

 

[DancingBear]

smchan--

Well, I was just a transplanted Yankee while I was down there, but I did my grocery shopping at the Wal-Mart in Race City, USA, and I drove by DEI to pay my respects after The Terminator's fatal crash, so I was kinda a redneck by association!

 

[rejobako]

What I *really* want is a black 1978 Trans Am with a screamin' chicken on the hood, t-tops and an 8 track stereo.

LOL; my first car was pretty close: a 1979 Camaro Berlinetta with the 8-track and T-tops. I've owned more practical cars/vans since, but I've never had as much fun in one (and you can take that several different ways )

 

[Hercules10]

What I *really* want is a black 1978 Trans Am with a screamin' chicken on the hood, t-tops and an 8 track stereo.

YOIKES! I had a 1980 T/A with T-tops in high school. Aaaaah fond memories of the T/A. Weekends spent replacing: waterpump, fan clutch, steering pump, compressor, brake pad, rotors, calipers. All so I could hear the cute chicks go "Kewl car!"

BTW, talk about adult behavior? I make all these scenarios look like kindi-garden when I'm in the garage working on my cars.

 

[UGAFan0829]

smchan--

Well, I was just a transplanted Yankee while I was down there, but I did my grocery shopping at the Wal-Mart in Race City, USA, and I drove by DEI to pay my respects after The Terminator's fatal crash, so I was kinda a redneck by association!

Ummm...I think that should be the INTIMIDATOR!!!

 

[DancingBear]

Ummm...I think that should be the INTIMIDATOR!!!

Shows you how much I've forgotten since moving back up north a couple of years ago.

 

[rejobako]

As a follow-up to yesterday's discussion, I was watching Leno last night, half asleep, and he had the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue covergirl on; turns out she's a panhandle native, and mentioned that she was from the "redneck riviera". Sweet little thing . . .

 

[smchan]

LOL; my first car was pretty close: a 1979 Camaro Berlinetta with the 8-track and T-tops. I've owned more practical cars/vans since, but I've never had as much fun in one (and you can take that several different ways )

And the crowd said Amen! My redneck progression of cars has been a 1980 Mustang, a 1983 Mustang, a 1985 Corvette (my dads actually but I sure drove it enough), a 1995 Camaro Z28 convertible, and a 2000 Z28 convertible. In addition to the '78 T/A, I also want an 86 1/2 'vette convertible, and a late 80's Buick Grand National and "Five-Oh" rag-top (fellow rednecks know what I'm talking about).

I sold the '95 when my wife stopped working to be a stay at home mom. Got a monster raise 2 months later. Figures. 2-3 years after that my wife said she was tired of me being miserable and mourning my car and asked that I go buy another.

Dad liked the bucket seats in the '83 Mustang because he said it would keep me out of trouble. Then I showed him how the bucket seats would recline all the way back.

Now I'm too darn old and my body hurts too much to have fun in anything less than a Suburban with the back seats removed.

So... we were talking about adult behavior, right? Let's get back on topic.

Sam