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Replying to: chikoo (Dec 10, 2008 12:07 pm) Hey, do I resemble that remark? The salesman noted we were intelligent but foolish (not to buy this fab deal!). But he never called us losers. To our face...! If you know exactly what a timshare is, what you're getting into, it can be fine for some folks. Just be intelligent enough and none too foolish to know it is NOT an investment! A sad part of the day was our time at the indoor pool/hot tub. There was an older couple there, the gentleman in obvious ill-health. I spoke to his wife, they had bought into this timeshare many years ago. At that time, the spa area was striclty for the timeshare owners. This couple came to use the pool/spa regularly for excersize/therapy as the husband had arthritis, cancer and other (unfortunate) maladies. Now, the pool was open to all the people who came for the presentation and most flaunted the rules of the pool. She complimented my well-behaved kids, but there were a couple of other families where the parents were ignoring the kids who were jumping, screaming, running in/around the pool (ignoring all the posted signs) as this poor older gentleman was trying to do his aqua-excersizes. I really felt bad for those folks. Another timeshare caveat, I guess. The bylaws can change... At this year's Auto Show, this timeshare outfit had a booth, I entered a contest. I'm expecting my invitation any moment now! |
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Replying to: mjfloyd1 (Dec 10, 2008 12:03 pm) Whereas, if I wanted to go (as I did) for a weekend, with vouchers, deals, etc that you can find fairly easily, it ended up being about $300 for a two night stay in the main hotel. Will I go back? Probably...if the deal is right. But, I doubt I'd do it next year, or the year after that. There are just too many good travel deals out there right now to commit to one resort chains vacation spots. I'm a golfer. While that new course is supposed to be nice, I don't know that it will be any nicer than some of the ones that are closer to home for me. And, if I were to go again, I'd probably wouldn't want to do it with a bunch of guys. I consider it more of a romantic getaway. When I do those, I don't take my clubs with me, as I hope to have better things to do. I've travelled a lot for work. When I want to go for relaxation, I don't think you can do better than a cruise. You got your ocean. You've got your food. You've got your casino (if that's your thing). You've got your shows. You've got different port of calls. And, right now, you can score a cheap one. Given the included meals and shows, you can do a cruise for much less than a week in any of those vacation membership deals.
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Replying to: graphicguy (Dec 10, 2008 1:45 pm) We go to Myrtle Beach every year and usually get about 10 calls during the week pitching the time share deal. My Uncle went once and he got a real nive Nike Driver and 18 Holes at a local course. He ignored them the whole time and told them that he was leaving with his Driver and golf pass at 11:00 am if they were done or not |
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Replying to: graphicguy (Dec 10, 2008 1:45 pm) The Pete Dye golf course is supposed to be the longest course in the US and is very hilly and narrow. Should be a challenge - especially when I hit short and to the right - but that's another story all together. My wife wanted me to get graphite shafts - I guess so it'd go farther to the right, I'd never find my ball in the woods then. You're right about the cost - pretty inexpensive usually. The casino is being made to look like the French Lick hotel and no longer like a boat and it's being expanded with a larger high roller area and an in-casino buffet, so it may or may not be slightly different then even this last summer. To keep on topic, I just bought an 08 Acura MDX with tech package.
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Replying to: graphicguy (Dec 10, 2008 1:45 pm)  The wife and I went to French Lick about 14 years ago... pre-kids. Reminded me a lot of the Overlook Hotel from The Shining... with the long spooky corridors. Kept thinking a crazy guy named Jack would pop around a corner and nail me with an axe. But, it was nice. We may go back one of these years. Cruise sounds good. Looked into several a couple weeks ago. Only $400 for 7 day Caribbean cruise, eats included, kids free (sold out while we were thinking about it). Reminded me of buying a car though, a lot of mop n glow add ons. You pay the initial fee, then you have a lot of stuff not included in the price, i.e port fee $150 per person, a tipping fee of $15 a day per person, round trip air fare, casino loses, money for booze (for the wife) etc. Still a good deal with all the add-ons... may still end up going this summer. |
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Replying to: mjfloyd1 (Dec 10, 2008 2:18 pm) I am never concerned about the length of a golf course. I need width !! 
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Replying to: houdini1 (Dec 10, 2008 3:01 pm) I'm with ya brother. I'll whack it all day, as long as I can stay away from things like water, trees, tall fescue, dirt, mud, sand, and "out of bounds" signs. jipster....that hotel does indeed remind me of the "Shining". That movie still creeps me out. Sometimes tough to do, but if you can stay away from the "art auctions", the jewelry presentations, etc, you can usually do fine on a cruise. Although the one I took with my son for his 21st birthday had him believing since he was legal, it was his duty to drink the bars dry. Good thing he's a rookie. He got sick (and learned a good lesson) the first day on board. Me thinks it was the tequila. Still ended up with a $350 bar bill, once I added wine with dinner. Can't imagine a better deal than cruising right now, though.
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Replying to: graphicguy (Dec 10, 2008 8:18 am) "I was thinking last night about how some of the long time posters here seem to have become friends. Yeah, we fight every once in a while. But, overall I can say that all of you have made tough times just a little easier to bare. " Yes sir, we agree to disagree. Not that there's any ego's involved here.  Some thoughts on the bailout. Believing in laissez - faire it's been difficult to endorse a bail out but having been forced to grasp the big picture, a few items that our lawyer congressmen may fail to grasp. 1) Unemployment benefits by and large won't be recoverable from a tax aspect. 2) In that the dealerships and fmc and gmac have sold their loans forward into cdo's and securitized them, we fail face credit crunch II and call into doubt the insurance companies that have guaranteed them adding insult to injury to insult x 10 . 3) The psychological impact of 2.5 -3 million added to the unemployment rolls if we add in thge parts makers/ suppliers/distributors that will cost us up the wazoo and be cost ineffective. 4) The Chinese take over manufacture of our auto parts, write in personal fear here. To those that think bankrupting the auto's will solve the UAW. How well has it worked for the airlines? It's a fine mess you've gotten me into Ollie.
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Replying to: duke23 (Dec 10, 2008 9:02 pm) |
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Some senate leaders say a bailout deal for automakers is close. They say it's taking so long because every time they almost get a deal, the car executives say, "I'll have to go and check with my manager".
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