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#276 of 346 Re: anyone been here? [fintail] by steve_ HOST

Sep 29, 2012 (9:35 am)

Replying to: fintail (Sep 29, 2012 8:56 am)
Heh, I saw Senator Stennis in those hallowed halls back in the 60s. Got a quill pen from the Supreme Court gift shop on another trip. These days, I just go for the food and the gardens (been to Dumbarton Oaks probably six times now).

#277 of 346 Re: anyone been here? [steve_] by fintail

Sep 29, 2012 (9:56 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Sep 29, 2012 9:35 am)
Next time bring a briefcase full of unmarked bills...you might be able to buy yourself a law. Tax breaks for yoopers!

#278 of 346 Re: anyone been here? [steve_] by gagrice

Sep 29, 2012 (11:18 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Sep 29, 2012 9:35 am)
You don't have to subject yourself to DC to meet politicians. Just hang around the Anchorage Airport. I used to see Wally Hickel, Ted Stevens and Don Young all the time. My best spot was Hubert Humphrey wandering around the airport all alone, no entourage. I walked up and shook his hand and told him it was a pleasure meeting him even if we did not share the same political views. He was waiting for a flight back to Minneapolis. Very pleasant man. One of the few decent politicians.

#279 of 346 Re: anyone been here? [gagrice] by steve_ HOST

Sep 29, 2012 (12:59 pm)

Replying to: gagrice (Sep 29, 2012 11:18 am)
Met Uncle Ted once but never ran into Dandy Don. The governor before Sarah borrowed a canoe from me once, through a friend.
 
Said hi to the Idaho gov outside a lunch spot one time but not having a TV, I didn't recognize him until later. Ditto one of the other reps around Boise.
 
Met Larry Craig once too, but luckily I never ran into while changing planes in MSP.
 
DC is a fun place to visit in spites of all the pols.

#280 of 346 Re: anyone been here? [steve_] by gagrice

Sep 29, 2012 (5:52 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Sep 29, 2012 12:59 pm)
You did not miss much with Don Young, a rude crude obnoxious person. I was across the room from him in the AK Airlines lounge and he was on his cell phone swearing like an uneducated common thug. I never voted for him after that.

#281 of 346 Re: anyone been here? [steve_] by explorerx4

Sep 29, 2012 (6:18 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Sep 28, 2012 2:52 pm)
We had a small road trip today.
Went to the 'Big E' a multi state fair in Western Mass.
We took a friend of my oldest daughter's who is from the mid west.
It was fun walking around eating all those bad foods, walking through each of the 6 New England states buildings, and the agricultural buildings with all the animals.
When we got back to our house, the Nascar race was on the tv, and she said I want to go to one of those.
I said sure next spring we will go to the track they are showing on tv.
It's pretty easy trip from CT, 4 hour drive, 5 hours at the track for the Saturday race, 4 hours back.
I'm pretty sure she going with us to South Bend next month for the football game, so I think we have a new road trip buddy, or sort of a new 3rd kid.

#282 of 346 Road Trip may be out last bit of Freedom by gagrice

Oct 01, 2012 (9:57 pm)

You want to fly you give up Constitutional freedoms. Soon trains buses will follow. Taking a drive may be our last bit of freedom in this Brave New World.
 
http://www.infowars.com/tsa-confiscates-camera-deletes-footage-of-checkpoint/

#283 of 346 Santa Fe anyone? by steve_ HOST

Nov 06, 2012 (8:06 pm)

Road Trip to Santa Fe (Inside Line)
 
Maybe Fintail will stop in in the next week or so with tales of his latest autobahn driving.
 
I'm off to Toledo tomorrow.

#284 of 346 Re: Santa Fe anyone? [steve_] by gagrice

Nov 06, 2012 (10:20 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Nov 06, 2012 8:06 pm)
Are you driving a VW Beetle? Diesel I hope.

#285 of 346 Re: Santa Fe anyone? [gagrice] by steve_ HOST

Nov 07, 2012 (7:39 pm)

Replying to: gagrice (Nov 06, 2012 10:20 pm)
My sister's '00 New Beetle seats were quite good. Did a lot of 9 hour trips in it between Virginia and Chattanooga while she owned it, and found the seats very comfortable. Her '05 Forester seats are good too though; cloth unlike my Outback's seats.
 
But the weather report looked good so we are in the van again this week, also with the cloth seats. Only thing I miss about the Outback is the heat; otherwise the leather seats in it aren't all that great for longer trips.
 
Gas surprised me - never saw it more than a dime cheaper than what it is a few blocks from my house. Didn't think to price diesel.
 
And only had three deer jump out in front of us today, all in a row.

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