Marrieds choosing not to have kids

[Bushmills]

LOL, please disregard - pathetic attempt at an inside joke. Today is one of those days where, try as I might, I just can't be productive at work. Instead, I'm compelled to browse these boards in search of Disney pictures, and wishing I was there. ADD I suppose.

 

[maddhatir]

I know what you mean! After getting back from Disney last friday- I went into a long (Labor day) weekend and now I just can't get into work!

I have got to buckle down!!

But good news- it is almost Friday!

Hoping to go to the "Roar to the Shore" this weekend- it is this awesome cycle rally that we go to every year in Wildwood NJ- there are usually 100,000+ bikes! Ahhh- to feel at home!

But it seems like the guys riding cycles anymore are just a bunch of $#@&^ bags- I like the old time Harley dudes, they are some of the sweetest guys around- but, I think they are becoming a rare breed!

It has gotten so bad with the "new riders" that I would prefer to hang out with the darn Warlocks than some of the punks that ride anymore I think the Warlocks are much more polite! Is that possible?

 

[Bushmills]

I agree 100% - seems that the only people who can afford the bikes, insurance and maintenance are the stuffy white collared, weekend warrior, yeah I'm dangerous on my brand new Harley, doctor and lawyer types. I too find it MUCH easier to talk to / have fun with the true archtypal "biker" - never had a problem with them. The bike rally you describe sounds like a lot of fun, and I'm envious of your Disney trip! You must have had a blast even with this weather.

 

[maddhatir]

Yeah- the Docs etc (oh- be sure to add the cigar in the mouth! ) are not my "cup of tea", but I can deal with them alittle. My DH is a good ole' blue collared mechanic and kind of fits nicely on a Harley! He talks about getting a new bike and I tell him "no way!" He has a 2001 Harley, his very first bike. It is a Road King Classic, w/ soft bags- It is nice and worn (his boots are beat up, his cycle jacket is about 20 years old, his helmet is beat up) and I LIKE that! Only the weekend warriors buy a "shiney, new bike" every year...... WHO CARES!

BUT actually- the riders I am talking about, are the loud, obnoxious younger guys! Mostly the one's with the custom bikes. They are J#@% offs in real life anyway- just sit them on a bike and forget about it! Have you seen those guys? I think with the success of Jesse James years ago, it has created a new breed of bikers that I call "punks"

When you go to the rallys- you see the old timers and gangs , the white collar guys, and the punks and they are never together. DH does not like me walking around the gangs, like the Warlocks etc, but honestly, as a female, I feel more threatened and uncomfortable around the obnoxious punks!

Tonight that new FX show, "Sons of Anarchy" is starting! I have to catch it! 10PM!

 

[Bushmills]

Nice - sounds like hubby has a nice bike! I agree - most of my leisure clothes are worn, tattered, old, and VERY comfortable. Having to wear suits and khakis (sp?) all week makes me want to "bum" around all weekend.

Ah yes, the young 'uns - I know exactly what you mean. They all try so very hard to be cool, but it is a bit laughable really. Every time I see them I'm reminded of a Dennis Miller line in the second Tales From The Crypt movie, where he tells a kid in a pool hall "you couldn't possibly get any cooler, could you?". They have the look, the bike, the clothes, and very wealthy parents. By the way, they hate it when you laugh at them.

I'm still kicking myself - I used to ride a 1984 Yamaha Seca Turbo (remember the turbo bikes of the glorious '80's??). It wasn't a sport bike, somewhat of a cruiser, definately not a crotch rocket. Was fun and went like stink, and was all I could afford. Sold the bike in my early 20's, let my bike license expire, and now thanks to the uber conservative gov't here in Canada, I have to get a graduated license if I want to ride again. Ah well, my wife and I are planning a move to Florida next year and will get my license through the good ol' Florida DMV. Would love to then either rebuild an old Harley or possibly an Indian. Do you ride?

 

[maddhatir]

I can ride- I do have my license, I took the safety course and I used to ride dirt bikes when I was younger.

I am just a little scared to be out there on the road with the idiots and the bikes seem so heavy and I know that is not an issue while you are actually moving, but it is the stopping and holding it up that scares me I like to chill out on the back of DHs bike and enjoy the scenery. I keep my license up to date just in case though.


I am sure DH would know the bike you are talking about.

I LOVE Indians! I like the way the fender cuts across the wheel- Harleys and Indians are my 2 favorite bikes! But the Indian has to be the one with the longer fender. I think they are making some now that you cannot even tell it is an Indian I say, why bother-

BTW- I am very good at laughing at people to make them feel like idiots Maybe I can try that this weekend!? I have also said the famous, "wow- you are just too cool" to some people that like to show off, I guess I can throw that in too!

Wow- if you are moving to FL- not sure of the area- you can do the Biketoberfest in Dayton in Oct! DH and I have been there a few times. We rented a Harley one year in Orlando and would go between Disney and Daytona for the week.

I would never do Bike Week in Daytona- too many crotch rockets and kids!- Biketoberfest is more of an older crowd and cruiser bikes!

 

[Bushmills]

I hear you - that's my wife's concern as well. She doesn't like the weight of the bikes, but as I tell her, it's only a concern if she tips it and no ones' around to help pull it up.

I agree - the classic Indians are the best, so much style. All bikes tend to look alike now for some reason.

Biketober fest?? Haven't heard of that, but will definately do some reading! We're planning on the central Florida area (where else??), and Daytona is only an hour away, and a nice bike ride at that. There's only one thing we're dreading about moving down there.

Can't wait to get our kids down there though (2 dogs, 2 cats, all 4 completely insane). When are you guys going down next?

 

[maddhatir]

Here is the link to Biketoberfest!
http://www.biketoberfest.org/

Ugh- DH dumped his bike a few years back- it felt like slow-mo! It was so weird, we were in a parking lot and he was turning around, he knows what happened, the turn was sharp and he was going wayyyy too slow, the bike just kind of ....fell over. I did a swan dive off the bike b/c I knew it was going down.

What was embarrassing, was, we were at one of the dealerships hanging out b/c they were having an open house with 100s of bikes and food- I wanted to just get up after the dive and do a bow and a "taaaa-daaaa"

Just be careful riding down that stinking I4 (I think that is what it is called)- it seems like that highway is a death trap- you can be cruising along and then BAM! Traffic comes to a dead stop! And people in FL like to ride RIGHT on your butt! We drove to FL a few times and we thought it was just a coincidence the first time- but each time after that- it was the same People do not do that very often in NJ and if they do- I usually hit my brakes and scare the crap out of them

I am not sure when we will be going back to Disney- my DH is NOT a big Disney fan- he goes for me. But I have been talking up the Boardwalk telling him how relaxing it is just hoping he might change his mind! I have the "wheels in motion"! It may take a year, but they are rolling.......slowly.......

 

[TKDisneylover]

Though I suppose we'd have to use green jello?

Me thinks it's time to make some absinthe "jello" shots. (Madd, is there such a thing as vegan jello?) Now that I am doing Atkins I cannot "louche" my absinthe so I started drinking it over ice with Sprite Zero, it's very good that way!

Hoping to go to the "Roar to the Shore" this weekend- it is this awesome cycle rally that we go to every year in Wildwood NJ- there are usually 100,000+ bikes! Ahhh- to feel at home!

But it seems like the guys riding cycles anymore are just a bunch of $#@&^ bags- I like the old time Harley dudes, they are some of the sweetest guys around- but, I think they are becoming a rare breed!

I agree 100% - seems that the only people who can afford the bikes, insurance and maintenance are the stuffy white collared, weekend warrior, yeah I'm dangerous on my brand new Harley, doctor and lawyer types. I too find it MUCH easier to talk to / have fun with the true archtypal "biker" - never had a problem with them. The bike rally you describe sounds like a lot of fun, and I'm envious of your Disney trip! You must have had a blast even with this weather.

You guys missed it Labor Day weekend here in good ol' Wisconsin. We had the Harley 150th Anniversary and big stuff going on in both Milwaukee and my hometown, Waukesha. There were over 150,000 bikers coming in from out of town. They were your good ol' true bikers like you guys were discussing, very down to earth, and friendly people. It was a total success bringing money into our little city with music by Blues Travelers, Foghat, Los Lobos, The Guess Who, Montgomery Gentry, Mitch Ryder and the BoDeans. DH & are were at our favorite local mexican restaurant and were able to see the Los Lobos boys come in for dinner. Very cool dudes and friendly to us little people. Milwaukee had some bigger names, one being the Boss Bruce Springsteen. DH & I hung low at home and listened to the roar of bikes coming into town all weekend (we live about 2 blocks from a country highway that gets lots of bikers coming through).

 

[maddhatir]

Me thinks it's time to make some absinthe "jello" shots. (Madd, is there such a thing as vegan jello?) Now that I am doing Atkins I cannot "louche" my absinthe so I started drinking it over ice with Sprite Zero, it's very good that way!

Nope- no vegan jello! I do not eat it or "drink" it!

I had to make a change too- DH was putting half and half in my chocolate martinis! I had to put a stop to that last night and got 2% milk- it is not that bad! I can deal!

You guys missed it Labor Day weekend here in good ol' Wisconsin. We had the Harley 150th Anniversary and big stuff going on in both Milwaukee and my hometown, Waukesha. There were over 150,000 bikers coming in from out of town. They were your good ol' true bikers like you guys were discussing, very down to earth, and friendly people. It was a total success bringing money into our little city with music by Blues Travelers, Foghat, Los Lobos, The Guess Who, Montgomery Gentry, Mitch Ryder and the BoDeans. DH & are were at our favorite local mexican restaurant and were able to see the Los Lobos boys come in for dinner. Very cool dudes and friendly to us little people. Milwaukee had some bigger names, one being the Boss Bruce Springsteen. DH & I hung low at home and listened to the roar of bikes coming into town all weekend (we live about 2 blocks from a country highway that gets lots of bikers coming through).

Sounds fun! Did you go and checkout some of the fun?!

I am sorry- NJ lays claim to The Boss! Don't ever let Artie Lang from Howard Stern hear you say The Boss is from Wisconsin! ....or, does he live there now? I was never a fan- I just always know NJ owns Bon Jovi and Bruce!

Hey you- have been ghost hunting lately??? Have you been on the Ghost Hunters thread?? I have not stopped by in a long time!

I am trying to talk DH into doing a few days in Savannah in the fall!!!! I told him I would get together a "proposal" and present it it him We really loved it when we went a few years ago- it is beautiful!

 

[Bushmills]

Did I hear "Savannah"?? I LOVE that city - second only to central Florida! DId you do the ghost tours? They're fun, and let you take cocktails with you. In Savannah, a pub crawl is LITERALLY a pub crawl.

 

[maddhatir]

We did not do the ghost tour there- we only stopped over for one night and part of the next day on our way to Charleston- that is where we did the ghost tour.

I will certainly do one this time- both DH and I WANT to see Bonaventure!!! I will NOT leave without seeing it this time! I want to stay about 4 days.

I have to find some haunted B&Bs to stay in too!

 

[Bushmills]

Nice - hope you guys have a great time! Some day we want to spend the night in Lizzie Borden's house - it's now a B&B and you can actually stay in the murder rooms. Personally, I'm not a believer, but it's fun nonetheless.

 

[TKDisneylover]

Sounds fun! Did you go and checkout some of the fun?!

Nope, just hung around home on the new deck.

I am sorry- NJ lays claim to The Boss! Don't ever let Artie Lang from Howard Stern hear you say The Boss is from Wisconsin! ....or, does he live there now? I was never a fan- I just always know NJ owns Bon Jovi and Bruce!

No I did not say he is "from" Wisconsin, I said he "played" here for the Harley events this weekend. He was the big ticket performer in Milwaukee.

Hey you- have been ghost hunting lately??? Have you been on the Ghost Hunters thread?? I have not stopped by in a long time!

No ghost hunting yet, DH and I have been spending every weekend since the deck was completed drinking it up and enjoying the nature and good weather around us. The kids went back to school this week, that means fall will soon be upon us. We did try to do some EVP work in our house but we got nothin'!

No stopping by the ghost hunters thread, IMHO they tell too many stories and their very biased about Ghost Hunters International. Too boring for me.

I am trying to talk DH into doing a few days in Savannah in the fall!!!! I told him I would get together a "proposal" and present it it him We really loved it when we went a few years ago- it is beautiful!

Good luck with that, it sounds nice. I would love to get DH there, but it will have to wait another year. Disney in October and many home improvements this summer have tapped out the budget.

 

[maddhatir]

No I did not say he is "from" Wisconsin, I said he "played" here for the Harley events this weekend. He was the big ticket performer in Milwaukee.

No ghost hunting yet, DH and I have been spending every weekend since the deck was completed drinking it up and enjoying the nature and good weather around us. The kids went back to school this week, that means fall will soon be upon us. We did try to do some EVP work in our house but we got nothin'!

No stopping by the ghost hunters thread, IMHO they tell too many stories and their very biased about Ghost Hunters International. Too boring for me.

Good luck with that, it sounds nice. I would love to get DH there, but it will have to wait another year. Disney in October and many home improvements this summer have tapped out the budget.

I know some people would get all "bunged up" about the Boss thing! I never got into his music- but then again- I want to move from Jersey

I would much rather be going to Disney in Oct than Savannah! You will have an AWESOME time! Like I said- I am working on DH!

A friend of mine just asked me yesterday if I wanted to do a "girls trip to Disney- a real girls trip- all adults I said, man- the budget! But she said, not until next year and she can use your Carnival Cruise Line credits for a place in Disney- not sure where- but I told her I might change my mind by next year- she wanted me to be their "official tour guide"

I think GH is a pretty lame show- but for some reason I KEEP on watchin'! I think I am just waiting for that one show to blow my mind! I am still waiting for my own personal story to happen! Be sure to tell me if you get an EVP!!!!! I would love to hear about it! eeeek-! hopefully you do not hear a "growl"!!!!

Everytime DH goes through the DVR, he will say- do you want to keep GH?- I say YES! and then I watch it and complain the whole time

 

[maddhatir]

Oh Tammy! I forgot to ask you, not sure if you get HBO- if you do- are you going to start watching True Blood???

Vampires.......... I love vampires!!!!

 

[maddhatir]

Nice - hope you guys have a great time! Some day we want to spend the night in Lizzie Borden's house - it's now a B&B and you can actually stay in the murder rooms. Personally, I'm not a believer, but it's fun nonetheless.

Not sure if I would want to do that- I like an Inn or B&B that is haunted more than ........ bizarre!

 

[TKDisneylover]

Oh Tammy! I forgot to ask you, not sure if you get HBO- if you do- are you going to start watching True Blood???

Vampires.......... I love vampires!!!!

I just saw the ad for it tonight and thought what a great series this is gonna be! We have Movie channel & Showtime, so I asked DH if it would be a problem to switch to HBO and he said, not at all. Bye bye Movie channel, hello H-B-O! SWEET!!! My neck is tingling just thinking about it!

 

[maddhatir]

I just saw the ad for it tonight and thought what a great series this is gonna be! We have Movie channel & Showtime, so I asked DH if it would be a problem to switch to HBO and he said, not at all. Bye bye Movie channel, hello H-B-O! SWEET!!! My neck is tingling just thinking about it!

Your neck is tingling! *chomp chomp* I hope the show is good!

We have had HBO since The Sopranos, Sex and the City and Six Feet Under. We then got hooked on Entourage- and now True Blood! How can we get rid of it now!

We also have Showtime- we LOVE Dexter- of course! WEEDS!!!, and Californiacation is pretty good too! At first I was not too crazy about it- but I got into it after a while.

 

[MistyMoss]

Oh Tammy! I forgot to ask you, not sure if you get HBO- if you do- are you going to start watching True Blood???

Vampires.......... I love vampires!!!!

Oooohhhh, Oooohhhh, me, me, I am going to tape it!!!! I love my vampires. (Next to my aliens, they are my favorites)

Madd: Glad you had a good time on vacation. The pic looked great. Is your niece still a wench in training????

For anyone wanting a haunted stay: check out this website. You just pick from your state (or the state you want) and it has all the places. I have it set up for my state of Missouri.

http://www.allstays.com/Haunted/mo-missouri-haunted-hotels.htm

Our most famous haunted place to stay in St. Louis is the Lemp Mansion. Here is a link to it: http://www.lempmansion.com/

We are only days away from our Alaskan cruise!!! I can hardly stand the wait.