tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post2888182567108478692..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Start Spreading the News...Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-1217207356200945772007-12-14T11:53:00.000-05:002007-12-14T11:53:00.000-05:00A trip to NY - so exciting! I'm glad you made it!T...A trip to NY - so exciting! I'm glad you made it!<BR/><BR/>The only excitement we've had here in FL is a new form of "snow"... My son's pull-up was overloaded (somehow) and he proceeded to swing it around the bathroom spreading those sticky clear diaper pee globs EVERYWHERE. I've had them in my washer before (washing a diaper by mistake), but never all over the floors, walls, hallway carpet, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3124851069275139972007-12-14T10:24:00.000-05:002007-12-14T10:24:00.000-05:00If you think a taxi ride in NY is scary try London...If you think a taxi ride in NY is scary try London!<BR/><BR/>I've been to NY and let me tell you it is tame compared to the taxi rides I took in London last year.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy NY!OGD Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176631173235092743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-18631842531638918292007-12-14T09:40:00.000-05:002007-12-14T09:40:00.000-05:00When I was a kid, they had to hold a plane for us ...When I was a kid, they had to hold a plane for us as we rushed through the airport. I feel your pain. I hope you enjoy your trip.<BR/><BR/>I saw someone mention peanut butter and ADD. Can you fill us in? I guess I missed that.<BR/><BR/>Have fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-87864424494073532052007-12-14T09:26:00.000-05:002007-12-14T09:26:00.000-05:00Dawn, My first time to New York was just as eventf...Dawn, My first time to New York was just as eventful. My flight wasn't delayed, but it was delayed to land. We circled over La Guardia for two hours, then we had to set down in Maryland to refuel. We eventually landed about five hours after my flight was to arrive. I have no way of contacting my friends who were waiting for me. Fortunely they did wait!!! I still love New York :->Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16819545079005937152007-12-14T09:12:00.000-05:002007-12-14T09:12:00.000-05:00OK..so you are going to be stuck in NY in a snowst...OK..so you are going to be stuck in NY in a snowstorm? This is going to make great blog material!MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981936279721759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-2056377361441843002007-12-14T08:20:00.000-05:002007-12-14T08:20:00.000-05:00I've never been to New York, but I want to go. Sou...I've never been to New York, but I want to go. Sounds like you're having a great time, except for the flight situation. Congrats and have fun!<BR/><BR/><BR/>www.kathy-iamwhoiam.blogspot.comKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421713950020402708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-84166185655893000602007-12-13T22:25:00.000-05:002007-12-13T22:25:00.000-05:00I'm coming Saturday! If you're still there, maybe...I'm coming Saturday! If you're still there, maybe I'll see ya!JenLohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335549553791444287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-17562977930930448162007-12-13T20:29:00.000-05:002007-12-13T20:29:00.000-05:00Sounds like such fun, I love New York and Chicago....Sounds like such fun, I love New York and Chicago.<BR/><BR/>Dorothy from grammology<BR/>remember to call gram<BR/>http://grammologyDorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181570769074774554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-56064253456231131642007-12-13T19:47:00.000-05:002007-12-13T19:47:00.000-05:00Welcome to NY! There is something in the water th...Welcome to NY! There is something in the water that makes pizza and bagels out of this world! You should totally try the pastrami too! Here is hoping you actually make it home because that Sat night storm should be a doozy. Safe trip!<BR/>http://thecarneybuzz.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16626090125481777722007-12-13T19:32:00.000-05:002007-12-13T19:32:00.000-05:00Oh Dawn, there is one sight you will regretfully m...Oh Dawn, there is one sight you will regretfully miss, and that's the guitar playing naked cowboy! Yup. We were visiting family a couple summers ago and this guy was wearing a cowboy hat, boots and white underwear with something like Naked Cowboy written across his butt. He was panning for donations on a traffic island! The kids got a kick out of it, tooke pics with camera phones to prove it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-84628441159120556392007-12-13T19:07:00.000-05:002007-12-13T19:07:00.000-05:00Coming from a frequent traveler, a couple of answe...Coming from a frequent traveler, a couple of answers on the giving away of the seat:<BR/><BR/>Your ticket is a contract to ride the plane. The seat assignment is a courtesy. People being people, there's a large number of people on any given flight who don't make it for various reasons: missed the flight entirely, got an earlier flight, changed their flight at the last minute, delayed from a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36803784346833058362007-12-13T19:02:00.000-05:002007-12-13T19:02:00.000-05:00Incessant honking is akin to pressing the button o...Incessant honking is akin to pressing the button on an elevator or a crosswalk a dozen times. It's the psychological reassurance that seems to count LOL!<BR/><BR/>I am a Canadian girl...we have nothing to compare to NYC! Keep the blogs coming - I am living vicariously thru you :-)Just me.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09967206539043210205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-14373817922931604352007-12-13T18:43:00.000-05:002007-12-13T18:43:00.000-05:00Wow I just watched that video link from a comment ...Wow I just watched that video link from a comment and was amazed at it !!!<BR/>We live three hours drive from Sydney and went there for our honeymoon and were amazed at the noise from the city lol. <BR/>Its incredible the way people drive in the city also its like they are on a mission and cant stop till there finish it lol.<BR/>Enjoy yourself and thanks for the photosroseys madhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028772769100673560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49162382160519377122007-12-13T17:55:00.000-05:002007-12-13T17:55:00.000-05:00What airline was this?I had the exact same thing h...What airline was this?<BR/><BR/>I had the exact same thing happen to me last December when I was flying back east. They never called the flight - boarding or final call. When I finally got up to see if the flight had been further delayed, "Oh. It just took off." Uh-huh. And when were you going to tell me this? Argh!Janellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11092893864737058248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-81602355691529957712007-12-13T16:42:00.000-05:002007-12-13T16:42:00.000-05:00I'm originally from NY, and now live in the midwes...I'm originally from NY, and now live in the midwest (we're kind of in "nose hair" territory of Lake Michigan, 90 min from Chicago). Please, for me, have some pizza, real hot, fresh bagels right out of the oven, and Chinese food. Oh....the Chinese food....<BR/>And ask anyone for directions. The only argument you should encounter will be between 2 NYers who disagree on the fastest way to get to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-520442005920948382007-12-13T14:33:00.000-05:002007-12-13T14:33:00.000-05:00Dawn enjoy your celebrity status !!I have a horror...Dawn enjoy your celebrity status !!<BR/><BR/>I have a horror catching a plane story too.<BR/><BR/>When we went o/s in 1982 we couldn't fly direct from Adelaide so had to go to Melbourne. we had had our tickets about 6 months.<BR/><BR/>We got to the airport in what we thought was plenty of time only to find out they had moved the time of the flight forward and it was already boarding !! Talk aboutnutralady2001https://www.blogger.com/profile/08295111685100929709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-20122880886700455042007-12-13T14:04:00.000-05:002007-12-13T14:04:00.000-05:00Just received this from a traveling friend of mine...Just received this from a traveling friend of mine. Since you're staying in a hotel, you might want to check it out (or not - ewww!). DON'T use the glassware.<BR/><BR/>FYI, my fellow travelers!!!<BR/>This is off the MFC training homepage. Can you say yuck ... <BR/><BR/>STAYING IN A HOTEL THIS HOLIDAY?<BR/>This is just an FYI since some of you may be traveling during the upcoming holidays, you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77583369579456792322007-12-13T13:52:00.000-05:002007-12-13T13:52:00.000-05:00Can I just say I am completly jealous! Enjoy the t...Can I just say I am completly jealous! Enjoy the trip and the pampering on behalf of all stay at home moms!! <BR/><BR/>Tanyajohnsonfamilyof6https://www.blogger.com/profile/16583034551051338607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-53306617110054063982007-12-13T13:03:00.000-05:002007-12-13T13:03:00.000-05:00Welcome to the first snowstorm of the North East. ...Welcome to the first snowstorm of the North East. I hope you find the east coast exciting and fun. I live in CT and NYC is like our back yard. Enjoy your trip and hopefully you see why we can't live anywhere else but around here.jennsquaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383452567741036085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-28953157350545962412007-12-13T12:58:00.000-05:002007-12-13T12:58:00.000-05:00I was amazed with the traffic my first time in New...I was amazed with the traffic my first time in New York too. Although after spending a month in Hanoi, New York drivers are actually pretty tame. Hanoians use turn signals to tell others what to do & the horn is a must - you drive with your hand on it at all times. At least in New York they don't drive on the sidewalk, something to be thankful for!<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your trip!K & Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198446233444706005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-74006888969331983332007-12-13T12:27:00.000-05:002007-12-13T12:27:00.000-05:00Enjoy your trip! Enjoy having a hotel room all to ...Enjoy your trip! Enjoy having a hotel room all to yourself! Your own bathroom, bed, tv... oh now I'M jealous :)ummmhellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605433866154234066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49059904858745711262007-12-13T12:09:00.000-05:002007-12-13T12:09:00.000-05:00THAT is the fun of living in NY. You get to honk.....THAT is the fun of living in NY. You get to honk... everybody! <BR/>We all know they're not gonna move faster, but at least you get ot honk and it's fun. :)<BR/>Noe<BR/><BR/>http://myveryprivateworld.blogspot.comRitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922129207090504251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-70733918207712030512007-12-13T12:05:00.000-05:002007-12-13T12:05:00.000-05:00Just one question, did your suitcase make it to NY...Just one question, did your suitcase make it to NY with you? I would have been freaked out to have to hand my things to a total stranger and to rely on them to get it to the right place...on time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-4972565575552069992007-12-13T11:52:00.000-05:002007-12-13T11:52:00.000-05:00Thanks for letting us go on these trips with you! ...Thanks for letting us go on these trips with you! I don't think my nerves could handle a plane ride or NYC in general, but I love your pictures!<BR/><BR/>How can they give away a seat that you paid for???Veggiemomof2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08499664148041543629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-33734874999356505262007-12-13T11:23:00.000-05:002007-12-13T11:23:00.000-05:00ohhh...so jealous...its 12.22am in Singapore right...ohhh...so jealous...its 12.22am in Singapore right now, going to bed right after this, bring me there in my dreams can? *wink*Angelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043506734506988218noreply@blogger.com