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Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 10:10 am
by Davestr
MexicanYarisTK wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 10:03 am
Davestr wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 9:49 am

Totally agree. For sure want to hear about that. Never done a river cruise nor spent much time on the Rhein. Very cool sounding adventure. Im always on the Danube.
I heard good things about the river cruises, but i'm probably too :millennial: for that right now.
Im thinking you would really enjoy it !!

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Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 11:06 am
by wap
Sno wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 7:35 am Zilch and I are booked to travel from Switzerland up the Rhine river to Amsterdam next April. :fuckyeah:
:fuckyeah:

We're going to Switzerland this fall. Much excite.


We're also driving up to Mackinac Island next month and going on a cruise in December.

:megusta:

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Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 11:07 am
by wap
Sno wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 7:35 am Zilch and I are booked to travel from Switzerland up the Rhine river to Amsterdam next April. :fuckyeah:
Also, a coworker is doing this same cruise next month.

Viking?

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Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 11:23 am
by Sno
wap wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 11:07 am
Sno wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 7:35 am Zilch and I are booked to travel from Switzerland up the Rhine river to Amsterdam next April. :fuckyeah:
Also, a coworker is doing this same cruise next month.

Viking?
Yuh.

We got lucky, honestly. My Dad was in a really bad accident back in February that he was pretty lucky to survive. Following that, my 96 year old grandmother, his mother, passed in March. He was the main caretaker for her and I loved her but it was a case of you have to love your family, but not necessarily like them all the time. I was not blessed with a sweet old kind grandmother. She was mean, and terribly vocally racist.

And to make a long and complicated story short, my mother, my Dad’s ex wife of over 15 years now, insisted on maintaining a relationship with her ex-mother in law to keep a thumb on my Dad and as manipulation.

So with my grandmother passing, he’s pretty free for the first time in ...forever?

His current wife is a total sugar mama and with their newly found flexibility, he offered to take Zilch and I with the two of them and all we needed to cover was airfare.

And even better, my brother whom I don’t get along with, was not invited with his two children. They’re going to take them to Disney on a separate trip.

Viking cruises are no kids allowed. :fuckyeah:

Should be peak tulip season. In for castles and no sea sickness.

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Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 11:45 am
by Apex
Sno wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 11:23 am
wap wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 11:07 am

Also, a coworker is doing this same cruise next month.

Viking?
Yuh.

We got lucky, honestly. My Dad was in a really bad accident back in February that he was pretty lucky to survive. Following that, my 96 year old grandmother, his mother, passed in March. He was the main caretaker for her and I loved her but it was a case of you have to love your family, but not necessarily like them all the time. I was not blessed with a sweet old kind grandmother. She was mean, and terribly vocally racist.

And to make a long and complicated story short, my mother, my Dad’s ex wife of over 15 years now, insisted on maintaining a relationship with her ex-mother in law to keep a thumb on my Dad and as manipulation.

So with my grandmother passing, he’s pretty free for the first time in ...forever?

His current wife is a total sugar mama and with their newly found flexibility, he offered to take Zilch and I with the two of them and all we needed to cover was airfare.

And even better, my brother whom I don’t get along with, was not invited with his two children. They’re going to take them to Disney on a separate trip.

Viking cruises are no kids allowed. :fuckyeah:

Should be peak tulip season. In for castles and no sea sickness.
Sounds like an awesome trip!

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Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 1:18 pm
by wap
Sno wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 11:23 am
wap wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 11:07 am

Also, a coworker is doing this same cruise next month.

Viking?
Yuh.

We got lucky, honestly. My Dad was in a really bad accident back in February that he was pretty lucky to survive. Following that, my 96 year old grandmother, his mother, passed in March. He was the main caretaker for her and I loved her but it was a case of you have to love your family, but not necessarily like them all the time. I was not blessed with a sweet old kind grandmother. She was mean, and terribly vocally racist.

And to make a long and complicated story short, my mother, my Dad’s ex wife of over 15 years now, insisted on maintaining a relationship with her ex-mother in law to keep a thumb on my Dad and as manipulation.

So with my grandmother passing, he’s pretty free for the first time in ...forever?

His current wife is a total sugar mama and with their newly found flexibility, he offered to take Zilch and I with the two of them and all we needed to cover was airfare.

And even better, my brother whom I don’t get along with, was not invited with his two children. They’re going to take them to Disney on a separate trip.

Viking cruises are no kids allowed. :fuckyeah:

Should be peak tulip season. In for castles and no sea sickness.
Dang. Such family :disgust: . So drama.

Glad it's working out for your dad and you. :like: Should be a great time. Amsterdam is a fun city. They have :drool: Indonesian restaurants there and an :amaze: Van Gogh museum, a really interesting Resistance museum, and you can actually go in and tour Rembrandt's house, which was :mindblown:

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Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 2:17 pm
by Davestr
Sno wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 11:23 am
wap wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 11:07 am

Also, a coworker is doing this same cruise next month.

Viking?
Yuh.

We got lucky, honestly. My Dad was in a really bad accident back in February that he was pretty lucky to survive. Following that, my 96 year old grandmother, his mother, passed in March. He was the main caretaker for her and I loved her but it was a case of you have to love your family, but not necessarily like them all the time. I was not blessed with a sweet old kind grandmother. She was mean, and terribly vocally racist.

And to make a long and complicated story short, my mother, my Dad’s ex wife of over 15 years now, insisted on maintaining a relationship with her ex-mother in law to keep a thumb on my Dad and as manipulation.

So with my grandmother passing, he’s pretty free for the first time in ...forever?

His current wife is a total sugar mama and with their newly found flexibility, he offered to take Zilch and I with the two of them and all we needed to cover was airfare.

And even better, my brother whom I don’t get along with, was not invited with his two children. They’re going to take them to Disney on a separate trip.

Viking cruises are no kids allowed. :fuckyeah:

Should be peak tulip season. In for castles and no sea sickness.
Amazing story. You enjoy that amazing cruize. You have earned it!! :like: :like:

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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 8:56 pm
by Gberg2119
So I'm going on a vacation to Paris later in the summer which means I need a power adapter. I'm only taking my phone and tablet over. Should I use an adapter with just 2 USB's or should I go for the one with 2 sockets? Will quick charge work for my phone over there when just charging over USB?

Anyone have a good one they've used?

Ceptics CTU-9C USA to Most of Europe Travel Adapter Plug With Dual USB - Type C - Ultra Compact https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N14AV3K/re ... gBbD7B596X

Ceptics World Travel Adapter Kit - 2 USB + 2 US Outlets, Surge Protection, Plug for Europe, UK, China, Australia, Japan - Perfect for Laptop, Cell Phones (Does Not Convert Voltage) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XSJ14CX/re ... gBbT9DNRC2

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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:49 pm
by troyguitar
Flying to SFO tomorrow morning, but won't really do/see much or have time to kick used M3 tarz most likely... going to see wife's friends in San Jose.

I was half tempted to rent a Poorsche on Turo and just drive around by myself all weekend while they talked about old school stuff. :disgust:

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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 10:48 pm
by D Griff
Sno wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 11:23 am
wap wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 11:07 am

Also, a coworker is doing this same cruise next month.

Viking?
Yuh.

We got lucky, honestly. My Dad was in a really bad accident back in February that he was pretty lucky to survive. Following that, my 96 year old grandmother, his mother, passed in March. He was the main caretaker for her and I loved her but it was a case of you have to love your family, but not necessarily like them all the time. I was not blessed with a sweet old kind grandmother. She was mean, and terribly vocally racist.

And to make a long and complicated story short, my mother, my Dad’s ex wife of over 15 years now, insisted on maintaining a relationship with her ex-mother in law to keep a thumb on my Dad and as manipulation.

So with my grandmother passing, he’s pretty free for the first time in ...forever?

His current wife is a total sugar mama and with their newly found flexibility, he offered to take Zilch and I with the two of them and all we needed to cover was airfare.

And even better, my brother whom I don’t get along with, was not invited with his two children. They’re going to take them to Disney on a separate trip.

Viking cruises are no kids allowed. :fuckyeah:

Should be peak tulip season. In for castles and no sea sickness.
Very nice!

The gf and I just went to Ireland, Switzerland, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Switzerland was both of our favorites, it's epic. Everything was awesome though, with Paris both of our least favorite, kind of a regular, dirty big city.

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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 10:51 pm
by D Griff
Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 8:56 pm So I'm going on a vacation to Paris later in the summer which means I need a power adapter. I'm only taking my phone and tablet over. Should I use an adapter with just 2 USB's or should I go for the one with 2 sockets? Will quick charge work for my phone over there when just charging over USB?

Anyone have a good one they've used?

Ceptics CTU-9C USA to Most of Europe Travel Adapter Plug With Dual USB - Type C - Ultra Compact https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N14AV3K/re ... gBbD7B596X

Ceptics World Travel Adapter Kit - 2 USB + 2 US Outlets, Surge Protection, Plug for Europe, UK, China, Australia, Japan - Perfect for Laptop, Cell Phones (Does Not Convert Voltage) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XSJ14CX/re ... gBbT9DNRC2
Got https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1 for the aforementioned trip to UK and EU and it worked great for our cell phones, iPad, etc.

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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:34 pm
by Desertbreh
troyguitar wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:49 pm Flying to SFO tomorrow morning, but won't really do/see much or have time to kick used M3 tarz most likely... going to see wife's friends in San Jose.

I was half tempted to rent a Poorsche on Turo and just drive around by myself all weekend while they talked about old school stuff. :disgust

Economic way to cool the bedroom

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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:37 pm
by wap
Currently on Mackinac Island. Nicer than I remembered as a young kid.

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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:38 pm
by wap
D Griff wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 10:48 pm
Sno wrote: Fri May 18, 2018 11:23 am

Yuh.

We got lucky, honestly. My Dad was in a really bad accident back in February that he was pretty lucky to survive. Following that, my 96 year old grandmother, his mother, passed in March. He was the main caretaker for her and I loved her but it was a case of you have to love your family, but not necessarily like them all the time. I was not blessed with a sweet old kind grandmother. She was mean, and terribly vocally racist.

And to make a long and complicated story short, my mother, my Dad’s ex wife of over 15 years now, insisted on maintaining a relationship with her ex-mother in law to keep a thumb on my Dad and as manipulation.

So with my grandmother passing, he’s pretty free for the first time in ...forever?

His current wife is a total sugar mama and with their newly found flexibility, he offered to take Zilch and I with the two of them and all we needed to cover was airfare.

And even better, my brother whom I don’t get along with, was not invited with his two children. They’re going to take them to Disney on a separate trip.

Viking cruises are no kids allowed. :fuckyeah:

Should be peak tulip season. In for castles and no sea sickness.
Very nice!

The gf and I just went to Ireland, Switzerland, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Switzerland was both of our favorites, it's epic. Everything was awesome though, with Paris both of our least favorite, kind of a regular, dirty big city.


This surprises me a bit, unless it really changed in the last decade or so. Where did you stay, what arrondissement?

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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:59 pm
by Barnes93cb
Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 8:56 pm So I'm going on a vacation to Paris later in the summer which means I need a power adapter. I'm only taking my phone and tablet over. Should I use an adapter with just 2 USB's or should I go for the one with 2 sockets? Will quick charge work for my phone over there when just charging over USB?

Anyone have a good one they've used?

Ceptics CTU-9C USA to Most of Europe Travel Adapter Plug With Dual USB - Type C - Ultra Compact https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N14AV3K/re ... gBbD7B596X

Ceptics World Travel Adapter Kit - 2 USB + 2 US Outlets, Surge Protection, Plug for Europe, UK, China, Australia, Japan - Perfect for Laptop, Cell Phones (Does Not Convert Voltage) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XSJ14CX/re ... gBbT9DNRC2
Check on your devices that theyre compatible with 220 first.
Then buy the cheapest adapter you can find.
Buy two of them.

I have a handful of really cheap adapters that I use when deployed. They are the cheapest things I could buy but cannot find a link. I have never had one fail. But I always take a spare.

Almost all devices are 220 compatible now. But I would check to verify.

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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:13 am
by wap
Barnes93cb wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:59 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 8:56 pm So I'm going on a vacation to Paris later in the summer which means I need a power adapter. I'm only taking my phone and tablet over. Should I use an adapter with just 2 USB's or should I go for the one with 2 sockets? Will quick charge work for my phone over there when just charging over USB?

Anyone have a good one they've used?

Ceptics CTU-9C USA to Most of Europe Travel Adapter Plug With Dual USB - Type C - Ultra Compact https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N14AV3K/re ... gBbD7B596X

Ceptics World Travel Adapter Kit - 2 USB + 2 US Outlets, Surge Protection, Plug for Europe, UK, China, Australia, Japan - Perfect for Laptop, Cell Phones (Does Not Convert Voltage) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XSJ14CX/re ... gBbT9DNRC2
Check on your devices that theyre compatible with 220 first.
Then buy the cheapest adapter you can find.
Buy two of them.

I have a handful of really cheap adapters that I use when deployed. They are the cheapest things I could buy but cannot find a link. I have never had one fail. But I always take a spare.

Almost all devices are 220 compatible now. But I would check to verify.
:dat: :dat: :dat:
My devices are 220 compatible so I just bought a six pack of :scrooge: adapters from Amazon for like $9 or something. Been using them just fine for several years now with zero issues in any country I've been to.

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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 1:29 am
by Barnes93cb
wap wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:13 am
Barnes93cb wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:59 pm

Check on your devices that theyre compatible with 220 first.
Then buy the cheapest adapter you can find.
Buy two of them.

I have a handful of really cheap adapters that I use when deployed. They are the cheapest things I could buy but cannot find a link. I have never had one fail. But I always take a spare.

Almost all devices are 220 compatible now. But I would check to verify.
:dat: :dat: :dat:
My devices are 220 compatible so I just bought a six pack of :scrooge: adapters from Amazon for like $9 or something. Been using them just fine for several years now with zero issues in any country I've been to.
Take the word of FAP. A true world traveler.

My experience with the adapters with multiple functions is sub par. Just get the most simple one you can find. Those all country 214824 different selections are a pain.

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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:18 am
by Sno
Doing NYC for pleasure in December with a girlfriend. Including some touristy shit. (See Rockefeller, 9/11 monuments, a show, etc.) I could use some hotel recommendations. Naturally, we are looking to be as close/in Manhattan as possible but under $250 a night would be ideal.

Send me your recommendations!

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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:36 am
by D Griff
Sno wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:18 am Doing NYC for pleasure in December with a girlfriend. Including some touristy shit. (See Rockefeller, 9/11 monuments, a show, etc.) I could use some hotel recommendations. Naturally, we are looking to be as close/in Manhattan as possible but under $250 a night would be ideal.

Send me your recommendations!
Check out the Yotel on 9th Ave. It's super modern and in the middle of everything. It used to be under $250, may have gone :waxer: though, I haven't stayed in the city in a while, always stay in Brooklyn or NJ these days when I have to go to NYC.

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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:38 am
by dubshow
off to the Smoky Mountain Crawl with :fax: to ride tiny motorcycles for weekend.

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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:41 am
by D Griff
wap wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:38 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 10:48 pm

Very nice!

The gf and I just went to Ireland, Switzerland, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Switzerland was both of our favorites, it's epic. Everything was awesome though, with Paris both of our least favorite, kind of a regular, dirty big city.


This surprises me a bit, unless it really changed in the last decade or so. Where did you stay, what arrondissement?
That was part of it, we stayed near Gare de Lyon which wasn't that nice of an area.... and don't get me wrong, it was fun. It was really cool to see the famous stufflike Notre Dame, Louvre, Eiffel Tower... but compared to a place like Lucerne, Brugge, Amsterdam? It doesn't come anywhere close. It was the only city where we were constantly bothered by guys selling useless nonsense, homeless all over, trash around. The river dinner cruise thing was wonderful though.

I'd categorize Paris with New York. It's one of those must see in your lifetime places, but once you get it out of the way, there's no reason to go back often. Chicago, for example is a place that I would much rather spend a weekend than NYC, having been to both many times. But if you were on your last year on this planet, had never been to either, and only had time for one, go to New York.

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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:10 am
by Sno
D Griff wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:36 am
Sno wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:18 am Doing NYC for pleasure in December with a girlfriend. Including some touristy shit. (See Rockefeller, 9/11 monuments, a show, etc.) I could use some hotel recommendations. Naturally, we are looking to be as close/in Manhattan as possible but under $250 a night would be ideal.

Send me your recommendations!
Check out the Yotel on 9th Ave. It's super modern and in the middle of everything. It used to be under $250, may have gone :waxer: though, I haven't stayed in the city in a while, always stay in Brooklyn or NJ these days when I have to go to NYC.
This one does keep popping up in my searches. Have you stayed at it or one personally? It seems like it could be awesome or awful.

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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:12 am
by D Griff
Sno wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:10 am
D Griff wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:36 am

Check out the Yotel on 9th Ave. It's super modern and in the middle of everything. It used to be under $250, may have gone :waxer: though, I haven't stayed in the city in a while, always stay in Brooklyn or NJ these days when I have to go to NYC.
This one does keep popping up in my searches. Have you stayed at it or one personally? It seems like it could be awesome or awful.
Yes, multiple times. I like it.

The bar is really cool. It's a super modern vibe. If you're OK with a tiny room, it's great, very innovative use of space. The room really is tiny though.

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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:50 am
by Gberg2119

Barnes93cb wrote:
wap wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:13 am :dat: :dat: :dat:
My devices are 220 compatible so I just bought a six pack of :scrooge: adapters from Amazon for like $9 or something. Been using them just fine for several years now with zero issues in any country I've been to.
Take the word of FAP. A true world traveler.

My experience with the adapters with multiple functions is sub par. Just get the most simple one you can find. Those all country 214824 different selections are a pain.
These look good. 3 pack for $10. I assume my devices are 220 compatible. They're relatively new.

Ceptics CT-9C USA to Most of Europe Travel Adapter Plug - Type C (3 Pack) - Dual Inputs - Ultra Compact (Does Not Convert Voltage) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCZJ5UN/re ... gBb6DZGD6T

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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:40 am
by wap
Barnes93cb wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 1:29 am
wap wrote: Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:13 am

:dat: :dat: :dat:
My devices are 220 compatible so I just bought a six pack of :scrooge: adapters from Amazon for like $9 or something. Been using them just fine for several years now with zero issues in any country I've been to.
Take the word of FAP. A true world traveler.

My experience with the adapters with multiple functions is sub par. Just get the most simple one you can find. Those all country 214824 different selections are a pain.
I'm speaking just of Europe, I should point out. And for that awesome place you really only need 2 adapters. One with the 2 round prongs for the continent and the bigger, clunkier 3 squared off prongs for the UK.