The Last to Post-2nd Edition - Part 3

[usnuzuloose]

When was the last time you ate popcorn?

 

[skiingfast]

When was the last time you ate popcorn?

I like popcorn and am missing a microwave bad. I need to get over to the city for shopping so I don't buy whatever Kmart has.

 

[usnuzuloose]

I like the popcorn machine I got my DH for christmas. When you say the city, does that mean far off from where you are?

 

[PrincessInOz]

When was the last time you ate popcorn?

One post before yours!

 

[usnuzuloose]

Were popping all over arent we?

http://www.animationplayhouse.com/pop.gif

 

[PrincessInOz]

Starting to think about dinner time.

 

[usnuzuloose]

Okay whats for dinner?

 

[franandaj]

I completely forgot what I was going to post!

And this isn't even the Old Fogies thread!

 

[usnuzuloose]

I love it.

 

[skiingfast]

Wonder what time you actually had breakfast on the second day?

about 11, I finished with that part where we ate at the Island Buffet in the Flamingo.



After we got in the car we went out to Hoover Dam. So many dam jokes would commence. I had no idea where I was going, just aimed Southeast. I hadn't done the drive from Vegas in a while and the city had expanded like crazy. Saw our first of 3 rollovers on the side of the rode up the sidehill. But in not a long time made it out to the dam. Dam it was nice. Dam was hot too.

Also driving the other way was interesting, the new bridge was open and I noticed I missed the turn off to the dam. So we held on and went over to Arizona to officially cross the bridge. This was my first time seeing the bridge complete. Last trip to the dam the arcs were almost complete. Problem with driving over the bridge was the wall were too high so you could not see sideways. But at the least one friend got a new experience, Arizona, which upon entrance we quickly exited.

Then back to the dam access road. We stopped at a nice pull out with a paved trail to the bridge. You can walk along the north edge, dam side of the bridge. They have some historical displays along the walk, which climbs about 50 feet. Awesome walk when it's 110F. But the bridge was windy, many hats blown down into the canyon. Also with a fear of heights I kept against the wall not the rail. Who know what it looks like strait down.

Back in the car made our way down to the dam. Parked in the dam parking structure, quiet day so in the shade. They asked if we had a pet in the car as we paid. There must be some stupid dam people killing their pets while taking a dam walk. On the exit I did a huge burnout. The dam garage floor is super slippery.

We went down into the visitor center and something happened. BTW the visitor center is pretty much pay to see. You go through dam security. The scanner guy looked at my visor. I've worn this visor for several years, or at least on just like it. He warned me I was in UNLV county. Shocked this is the first time anyone has ever reconized the symbol on it. A bucking horse for the Wyoming Cowboys, or Pokes as I call them. It was like dam Disney Magic.

So we did the short tour, which I had done before but my friends had not. First they take a Photopass picture. Then we watched the old movie. It has English subtitles, which cause me to read the subtitles and not focus on the film. Then the sort you out into two queues. One for the long dam tour, one for us on the dam short tour. So we got grouped up and waited for our turn down the elevator.

We went down with a nice dam guide. She said tons of dam jokes and answered a lot of dam questions. Then in a tunnel at the bottom were given to a new dam guide. She was enthusiastic for sure. Talked fast and a in a very varied tone with so much enthusiasm. Not quite dam crazy, but a little over the top. So learned about how the dam worked. Then back to the elevators. Went down to the dam turbine room. Learned some dam turbine facts. Took terrible dam picture in that room. Then back to the elevators where we were met by the nice dam guide again. I asked if there were any dam dam joke questions before Vegas Vacation, and she had no idea. Before that movie came out I don't remember any dam jokes on the dam tours.

Back up the elevator they let you into a museum. It's really nice. You can also go up to the dam observation deck on the roof, which we did after the dam museum. Took some pictures up on the deck, and then out the gates to walk on the dam. Took mor dam pictures. While in the museum I was drinking water like I had just reached an oasis. On the way back to the dam parking garage from the dam is a drinking fountain. Stayed there for a little bit. The water was almost hot but it was wet.

Then back in the car it was about 3. After boulder went South on US93, one friend wanted to take pictures in the middle of the desert like in the Hang Over. But a few miles down wasn't going to work great. You could always see something in the wide view and we weren't too interested in going further.

So back to LV went pretty good a little jammed up on I-15, but not quite the 5pm traffic. I think we just beat that. So we went to Ross. Not a place I wanted to spend time, but since I brought nicer shirts they wanted some too. And the Ross there is huge, well there two we went to the one on Sahara(I think). So it's nice to see compared to the tiny one near me. Got a shirt and some big shoes for DS.

Then back to the room we decided to do dinner right away, instead of waiting until later.

 

[PrincessInOz]

I completely forgot what I was going to post!

And this isn't even the Old Fogies thread!

Maybe you're going to tell us that you're going to miss us all soooo much that you're not going to have a great time at D23???

 

[PrincessInOz]

Okay whats for dinner?

Pasta carbonara for the boy and me.

A vegetarian pasta for DH.

Hmmm....might need to take pictures of the vegetarian pasta.

 

[skiingfast]

I like the popcorn machine I got my DH for christmas. When you say the city, does that mean far off from where you are?

It's about 100 miles to the mall and big box stores.

 

[PrincessInOz]

about 11, I finished with that part where we ate at the Island Buffet in the Flamingo.



After we got in the car we went out to Hoover Dam. So many dam jokes would commence. I had no idea where I was going, just aimed Southeast. I hadn't done the drive from Vegas in a while and the city had expanded like crazy. Saw our first of 3 rollovers on the side of the rode up the sidehill. But in not a long time made it out to the dam. Dam it was nice. Dam was hot too.

Also driving the other way was interesting, the new bridge was open and I noticed I missed the turn off to the dam. So we held on and went over to Arizona to officially cross the bridge. This was my first time seeing the bridge complete. Last trip to the dam the arcs were almost complete. Problem with driving over the bridge was the wall were too high so you could not see sideways. But at the least one friend got a new experience, Arizona, which upon entrance we quickly exited.

Then back to the dam access road. We stopped at a nice pull out with a paved trail to the bridge. You can walk along the north edge, dam side of the bridge. They have some historical displays along the walk, which climbs about 50 feet. Awesome walk when it's 110F. But the bridge was windy, many hats blown down into the canyon. Also with a fear of heights I kept against the wall not the rail. Who know what it looks like strait down.

Back in the car made our way down to the dam. Parked in the dam parking structure, quiet day so in the shade. They asked if we had a pet in the car as we paid. There must be some stupid dam people killing their pets while taking a dam walk. On the exit I did a huge burnout. The dam garage floor is super slippery.

We went down into the visitor center and something happened. BTW the visitor center is pretty much pay to see. You go through dam security. The scanner guy looked at my visor. I've worn this visor for several years, or at least on just like it. He warned me I was in UNLV county. Shocked this is the first time anyone has ever reconized the symbol on it. A bucking horse for the Wyoming Cowboys, or Pokes as I call them. It was like dam Disney Magic.

So we did the short tour, which I had done before but my friends had not. First they take a Photopass picture. Then we watched the old movie. It has English subtitles, which cause me to read the subtitles and not focus on the film. Then the sort you out into two queues. One for the long dam tour, one for us on the dam short tour. So we got grouped up and waited for our turn down the elevator.

We went down with a nice dam guide. She said tons of dam jokes and answered a lot of dam questions. Then in a tunnel at the bottom were given to a new dam guide. She was enthusiastic for sure. Talked fast and a in a very varied tone with so much enthusiasm. Not quite dam crazy, but a little over the top. So learned about how the dam worked. Then back to the elevators. Went down to the dam turbine room. Learned some dam turbine facts. Took terrible dam picture in that room. Then back to the elevators where we were met by the nice dam guide again. I asked if there were any dam dam joke questions before Vegas Vacation, and she had no idea. Before that movie came out I don't remember any dam jokes on the dam tours.

Back up the elevator they let you into a museum. It's really nice. You can also go up to the dam observation deck on the roof, which we did after the dam museum. Took some pictures up on the deck, and then out the gates to walk on the dam. Took mor dam pictures. While in the museum I was drinking water like I had just reached an oasis. On the way back to the dam parking garage from the dam is a drinking fountain. Stayed there for a little bit. The water was almost hot but it was wet.

Then back in the car it was about 3. After boulder went South on US93, one friend wanted to take pictures in the middle of the desert like in the Hang Over. But a few miles down wasn't going to work great. You could always see something in the wide view and we weren't too interested in going further.

So back to LV went pretty good a little jammed up on I-15, but not quite the 5pm traffic. I think we just beat that. So we went to Ross. Not a place I wanted to spend time, but since I brought nicer shirts they wanted some too. And the Ross there is huge, well there two we went to the one on Sahara(I think). So it's nice to see compared to the tiny one near me. Got a shirt and some big shoes for DS.

Then back to the room we decided to do dinner right away, instead of waiting until later.

Breakfast at 11? That's lunch for me!


Sounds like I need to do a dam tour next time I visit Arizona. I've seen the dam 4 times and dam if I haven't done a dam tour in any of those visits. Time to change those dam odds.

Sounds like you had a dam good day, despite being hot and needing dam water. Although I'm not sure how I would cope with all those dam jokes.


(And can I just say....I love shopping at Ross??? )

 

[PrincessInOz]

It's about 100 miles to the mall and big box stores.

I think I'll take back my invitation to come and camp on your doorstep. On second thoughts....DH is a bigger shopper than me....maybe my self-invitation stands!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Okay Lasters. Time to head to the kitchen.

Salt mines for me tomorrow and then the weekend. We have a rather sad weekend this weekend. We're going to the unveiling my FiL tombstone. Not going to be fun!

 

[skiingfast]

I think I'll take back my invitation to come and camp on your doorstep. On second thoughts....DH is a bigger shopper than me....maybe my self-invitation stands!

Haha, there is still plenty of stuff to buy in town, just not good deals on basic items.

 

[skiingfast]

Breakfast at 11? That's lunch for me!


Sounds like I need to do a dam tour next time I visit Arizona. I've seen the dam 4 times and dam if I haven't done a dam tour in any of those visits. Time to change those dam odds.

Sounds like you had a dam good day, despite being hot and needing dam water. Although I'm not sure how I would cope with all those dam jokes.


(And can I just say....I love shopping at Ross??? )

Keep in mind we didn't sleep until about 8am, so it was short night.

The tour is ok, of course I've already been in the dam a few times. The Museum is really nice, ever having been in it. Not big but great displays.

Ross is great, if they sold more Disney stuff I'd be set.

 

[franandaj]

I love it.

Maybe you're going to tell us that you're going to miss us all soooo much that you're not going to have a great time at D23???

It had to do with microwaves and that we bought our "travel" microwave for the trip we are going on tomorrow. I really don't want to pack it up, but one thing we are planning on having requires heating. I'm sure there will be others, but I didn't know I would be on this "diet" last Black Friday when we bought it.

Tonight I wholly blew the det. We went to a mixer for the Long Beach Gay Chamber of Commerce. It would have been fine, they served wonderful lo cal options, just not enough. We ended up going to a Japanese restaurant and ordered six appetizers! Tuna sushi (for me), fried wontons, sunomono with crab, a tempura shrimp roll (coated in shrimp, avocado and eel sauce) teriyaki chicken and edamame. Needless to say with some wine, this busted the diet. Good thing I had only eaten about 400 calories before the hor'douvres!

 

[usnuzuloose]

Holy Moly where do you live? In the middle of the forest? A hundred miles. I will give you a hint if you order online. I use a Ebates, it doesnt cost anything. Just sign up for free and it has all stores basically. Each store reimburses you a percent for shopping through ebates. Somtmes they pay double. You can even use it for black friday I think the shopping time starts about midnight. I have used for hotels and black friday and they send out a check quarterly. Way to make money for shopping. Its addicting. Its free money since I have to purchase things.