The Ip-Dip Fry Daddy Dude Fest '08 - PTR by the camping dude

[scottny]

I got Gucci Sunglasses, instead. I needed new ones, anyway.

good for you.

 

[irene_dsc]

Uh, I break 3 digits for sunglasses. But then again, (ask Scott,) in New York, that just doesn't seem so horrible. I am weird...though talking to a lot of people I know in new York, I am not alone in this: I wear cheap shirts and buy my jeans on Ebay. My socks come from target. I wear a plastic (stitch) watch, and carry a cheap (Stitch) wallet. I have everything ranging from $.99 - $600 shoes....but I pay up for handbags and sunglasses.

HHBG is the same way. He wears CUSTOM, hand made suits to work every day.....we're talking 4 digit suits here, people, and the first digit isn't 1. The same people make him custom dress shirts. ANd he wears ties from the DOLLAR store.

As for the bag.....It was GUCCI!!

And I returned it.

He better get me something nice for valentine's day.

Lol - well, if I bought sunglasses for myself, I'd have to pay 3 digits, because they'd be prescription. Which may explain why I don't have any currently, lol. (I wore contacts until I got pg with ds and they didn't fit anymore, and then I kept with glasses because of napping, etc, and never went back to contacts.)

But, you are definitely talking a different league of business clothes than I'm used to! Even when I worked corporate, my good suits were maybe $300. And now that I'm out in the boonies, we are pretty casual. Dh would love to have a bespoke suit, but it is hardly worthwhile when he wears them maybe once a year. (He's very hard to fit - broad shoulders but relatively short)

Of course, I suspect that if I had the money for such things, I'd be much more likely to spend it on furniture, art, and garden stuff instead, not to mention, my screened in porch, and dreaming even bigger, the addition we want to add to the house...

 

[carrieannie]

Hubby wears a uniform everyday. ::cop: Free!

 

[camelotcats]

But, you are definitely talking a different league of business clothes than I'm used to! Even when I worked corporate, my good suits were maybe $300. And now that I'm out in the boonies, we are pretty casual. Dh would love to have a bespoke suit, but it is hardly worthwhile when he wears them maybe once a year. (He's very hard to fit - broad shoulders but relatively short)

Of course, I suspect that if I had the money for such things, I'd be much more likely to spend it on furniture, art, and garden stuff instead, not to mention, my screened in porch, and dreaming even bigger, the addition we want to add to the house...

Hubby wears a uniform everyday. ::cop: Free!

I WISH he got his suits for free!!! He is a higher up exec at a big Investment bank (I would call it a Wall Street Firm, but they're in midtown ), and really needs to wear the top-end suits. It's like, the other people there know how senior you are by how good your suits are. LOL. He gets the lower end of the hand made suits, but they are higher than a lot of ones we could buy, and not much more than a designer suit, but they are made to his exact measurements, so he looks awesome in them. His boss has all of his suits made in Hong Kong, and flies out there once a year to get them.

the wrost thing about it is, since he wears a suit EVERY DAY, he has about 7 or 8 suits at a time, and wears them out at a good clip, so we have to buy him one or two new ones every 6 months or so.

I,on the other hand, am an urban redneck. I know nothing about the country or country living, but I'm pretty much a jeans and tee (or sweater in the winter) person. I splurge on coats when I need them (I have a 5 year old and 7 year old coat right now), bags once a year (other times of the year, I am a DSW Gal), and dressy shoes. My "walkign around" shoes are cheap. I got o the city probably once a week on average, and walk a minimum of 3 or 4 miles while I am there window shopping and meeting HHBG for lunch. That will beat up a pair of shoes pretty quick.

My sister, and cousin live in manhattan proper, and have converted me to the dark side, lol. They both wear quality shoes, and sis carries a designer handbag. DC's BF works for GAP as the head of production (Or something similar), and DC and he both wear a lot of Gap. They both love Gap Jeans (as do I), but sis wears designer, since she used to work for a designer Jeans house.

And all THREE of us hit thrift stores, re-sales, the chinatown "dealmakers", and...well.....the knock-off guys who sell on the corners. (Hey!! Fake True religion for $25?? SOLD!)

And I'm not allowed any more hobbies or crafts until I clean up the sewing stash.

So, basically, never.

 

[camelotcats]

So, when we go this week, we are hitting Cabela's. Apparently, there's on in Phoenix, and we are going to go check out camping equipment for ME.

I already know what I want, but I'll humor HHBG.

We're also going to look into new luggage. Ours just isn't working for us. It's good for a long weekend, but not big enough for week-long trips.

 

[irene_dsc]

I WISH he got his suits for free!!! He is a higher up exec at a big Investment bank (I would call it a Wall Street Firm, but they're in midtown ), and really needs to wear the top-end suits. It's like, the other people there know how senior you are by how good your suits are. LOL. He gets the lower end of the hand made suits, but they are higher than a lot of ones we could buy, and not much more than a designer suit, but they are made to his exact measurements, so he looks awesome in them. His boss has all of his suits made in Hong Kong, and flies out there once a year to get them.

the wrost thing about it is, since he wears a suit EVERY DAY, he has about 7 or 8 suits at a time, and wears them out at a good clip, so we have to buy him one or two new ones every 6 months or so.

I,on the other hand, am an urban redneck. I know nothing about the country or country living, but I'm pretty much a jeans and tee (or sweater in the winter) person. I splurge on coats when I need them (I have a 5 year old and 7 year old coat right now), bags once a year (other times of the year, I am a DSW Gal), and dressy shoes. My "walkign around" shoes are cheap. I got o the city probably once a week on average, and walk a minimum of 3 or 4 miles while I am there window shopping and meeting HHBG for lunch. That will beat up a pair of shoes pretty quick.

My sister, and cousin live in manhattan proper, and have converted me to the dark side, lol. They both wear quality shoes, and sis carries a designer handbag. DC's BF works for GAP as the head of production (Or something similar), and DC and he both wear a lot of Gap. They both love Gap Jeans (as do I), but sis wears designer, since she used to work for a designer Jeans house.

And all THREE of us hit thrift stores, re-sales, the chinatown "dealmakers", and...well.....the knock-off guys who sell on the corners. (Hey!! Fake True religion for $25?? SOLD!)

And I'm not allowed any more hobbies or crafts until I clean up the sewing stash.

So, basically, never.

It does seem like the only people I see out here wearing suits on a regular basis are bankers, so it doesn't surprise me that your dh is a banker!

Of course, another disadvantage of the suburbs is that while I don't need to wear the truly expensive clothes, there also aren't the great thrift stores like in the city. Tho I am pretty convenient to a lot of outlets. My sister is very urban, and introduced me to thrift stores - but she is definitely not a label person!!!

 

[camelotcats]

It does seem like the only people I see out here wearing suits on a regular basis are bankers, so it doesn't surprise me that your dh is a banker!

Of course, another disadvantage of the suburbs is that while I don't need to wear the truly expensive clothes, there also aren't the great thrift stores like in the city. Tho I am pretty convenient to a lot of outlets. My sister is very urban, and introduced me to thrift stores - but she is definitely not a label person!!!

HHBG asked me to point out that he is NOT a banker....though he does have a "banker's tan" (aka, the Vampire look)

He is/was a trader, and is currently one of the heads of IT for the Energy Department at his company....basically there's the head of IT, then him, though he's not officially the head of IT for the dept, he doesn't report to the guy who is. i's very confusing.

Honestly, the thrift stores in NYC are expensive and something of a rip-off. There is a thriving vintage market here, and it drives the prices up to ridiculous levels.

I shop my thrift in Phoenix, Brooklyn, and eastern LI where my folks still live. I also shop the world's largest thrift store (eBay). When we lived in Hoboken, the thrift stores were better.

 

[irene_dsc]

HHBG asked me to point out that he is NOT a banker....though he does have a "banker's tan" (aka, the Vampire look)

He is/was a trader, and is currently one of the heads of IT for the Energy Department at his company....basically there's the head of IT, then him, though he's not officially the head of IT for the dept, he doesn't report to the guy who is. i's very confusing.

Honestly, the thrift stores in NYC are expensive and something of a rip-off. There is a thriving vintage market here, and it drives the prices up to ridiculous levels.

I shop my thrift in Phoenix, Brooklyn, and eastern LI where my folks still live. I also shop the world's largest thrift store (eBay). When we lived in Hoboken, the thrift stores were better.

Ok, sounds very confusing. I know lots of IT people, and a few investment people (tho lots more IT geeks!), but ok... Actually, my BIL is an IT guy for a bank, as it happens, and he used to work for a trading company, incl. 6 months setting stuff up at their London office. But, my BIL has absolutely nothing to do with any of the bank/trading stuff, afaik! He also doesn't have to dress up very much, tho when they were in the same building as the main bank, he had to wear ties every day. But, they could be silly ties - and often were, lol. So, all that to say, I'm guessing your dh's job is a bit different than my BIL's!

The thrift stores I used to shop in the city were really, really cheap. We're talking like $1 for a shirt, or $3 for jeans. I refuse to do eBay for clothes - I'm much too picky about trying stuff on before I buy it, regardless of how cheap it is. And I only buy about 5% of what I try on!

 

[Montana Disney Fan]

So, when we go this week, we are hitting Cabela's. Apparently, there's on in Phoenix, and we are going to go check out camping equipment for ME.

I already know what I want, but I'll humor HHBG.

We're also going to look into new luggage. Ours just isn't working for us. It's good for a long weekend, but not big enough for week-long trips.

Make sure to purchase yourself a Hurricane Survival Kit.

 

[camelotcats]

Make sure to purchase yourself a Hurricane Survival Kit.

UH....Ok.

I perused the camping section of Cabelas while in AZ last week. I now have the "go ahead" from HHBG to order a tent, shelter, and rolling duffle.

I'll update when I get them.

Also, thinking about making an ADR for Friday night....should I, or should I try to meet up with other people??? Not sure....

 

[ncsjodi]

UH....Ok.

I perused the camping section of Cabelas while in AZ last week. I now have the "go ahead" from HHBG to order a tent, shelter, and rolling duffle.

I'll update when I get them.

Also, thinking about making an ADR for Friday night....should I, or should I try to meet up with other people??? Not sure....

We won't be arriving until Sunday AM at the earliest, since we'll be driving down from Indy. Can't leave until early Saturday morning.

 

[ncsjodi]

Okay, guys... I was just out looking at airline tickets for my MIL's trip to Orlando next week and I decided to do a little research for our October trip, just to see what prices are... and I SCORED!!!! AirTran has $69 each way tickets right now for our dates in October. Actually, we'd have to come in on Saturday evening instead of Sunday, but that's okay. With the price of gas and the wear and tear on our car (that is now paid off), I'm thinking an extra $150 to fly doesn't sound that bad. Now I have to find a place to stay on Saturday night because adding another night at OKW is out of the question. Weekend nights are 41 points! I'd rather spend $99 or so and stay at POP or one of the other values. We'll arrive in Orlando around 6:45 pm on Saturday night, so all we'll need is a place to crash before loading up and moving to OKW on Sunday morning. Now to convince DH to buy the tickets now....

 

[camelotcats]

Okay, guys... I was just out looking at airline tickets for my MIL's trip to Orlando next week and I decided to do a little research for our October trip, just to see what prices are... and I SCORED!!!! AirTran has $69 each way tickets right now for our dates in October. Actually, we'd have to come in on Saturday evening instead of Sunday, but that's okay. With the price of gas and the wear and tear on our car (that is now paid off), I'm thinking an extra $150 to fly doesn't sound that bad. Now I have to find a place to stay on Saturday night because adding another night at OKW is out of the question. Weekend nights are 41 points! I'd rather spend $99 or so and stay at POP or one of the other values. We'll arrive in Orlando around 6:45 pm on Saturday night, so all we'll need is a place to crash before loading up and moving to OKW on Sunday morning. Now to convince DH to buy the tickets now....

I think you should camp....

 

[ncsjodi]

I think you should camp....

That's not going to happen with two kids... sorry. Two girls that are a little prissy, that is.

 

[camelotcats]

Tent and shelter ordered.

I got a 6 lb tent. I hope it's easy to set up. Otherwise, I'm screwed. I'll definitely have to practice in the back yard this summer. It's only a 3-person tent, so if we decide to family-camp, we'll end up buying a new one. I just didn't want to schlep a 25lb tent around for just me.

I got a light-weight shelter, too. And a rolling duffle that should be lighter than our current one. I also got a fan/light. I think I have almost everything....except for a mallet.

Cabelas didn't have rubber mallets. HHBG sayd he'll get me one at Home Depot. I'll probably fill in my packing gaps at Target.

 

[Disneyolic]

Tent and shelter ordered.

I got a 6 lb tent. I hope it's easy to set up. Otherwise, I'm screwed. I'll definitely have to practice in the back yard this summer. It's only a 3-person tent, so if we decide to family-camp, we'll end up buying a new one. I just didn't want to schlep a 25lb tent around for just me.

I got a light-weight shelter, too. And a rolling duffle that should be lighter than our current one. I also got a fan/light. I think I have almost everything....except for a mallet.

Cabelas didn't have rubber mallets. HHBG sayd he'll get me one at Home Depot. I'll probably fill in my packing gaps at Target.

If you lived closer I'd tell you to come over and get a small rollup inflatable mattress. It's very thin and meant for camping and sleeping bags. We haven't used it in years as I am no longer into camping. That was a thing that was cool when I was dating Rob ...

 

[ncsjodi]

OK, I did it! I booked the airline tickets! We'll be arriving Saturday evening now instead of Sunday mid-day, so that's good. An extra park day! We got all four tickets for $712! Here are the times:

Saturday, Oct. 18th
Arrive MCO at 6:43PM

Friday, Oct. 24th
Depart MCO at 6:07PM

I'm still looking for a room for Saturday night, since our DVC reservation just covers Sunday through Friday. Adding a weekend night is a lot of points. It will make much more sense to book at a value for one night, especially since we'll be arriving so late.

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Angela,

Yea for you too! You've got your tent ordered! Congrats! It looks like this Ip-Dip meet is really going to happen. Of course, it all depends on whether Buzz survives his flu and comes back to us! I'm counting on him for Sunday's dinner.

 

[carrieannie]

Yea!! Your all set Angela!! I wonder if you should head over to Fort Wildeness while your there in April. just so you know what to expect.

Great Job on the Tickets Jodi!!

I`m still thinking about it. We`ll see..

 

[ncsjodi]

Yea!! Your all set Angela!! I wonder if you should head over to Fort Wildeness while your there in April. just so you know what to expect.

Great Job on the Tickets Jodi!!

I`m still thinking about it. We`ll see..

Come on, Ed! You gotta come along! We need our bartender!

 

[scottny]

unfortunately no ip-dip fry daddy dude fest for me. I wish I could do it but just is not gonna happen.

maybe another time.

now if u all excuse me I am gonna go cry in the corner.