• Road Trip!

    From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to poindexter FORTRAN on Saturday, January 03, 2026 09:24:24
    Re: Road Trip!
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Fri Jan 02 2026 06:21 pm

    My wife and I recently visited Europe (Paris, Edinburgh, and London). We
    did book some activities ahead of time (sometimes that's even necessary for
    some activities), but we also wanted to have some free-form time.

    We went to Italy a few years ago, and had a travel agent (they're still around!) plan the logistics. She even included down time and free time in the schedule!

    As I'm fond of saying, Spontaneity has its time and its place...

    Yeah, I figured travel agents were probably still around. We used a company I found, Trip Masters, which helps plan vacations - It has an automated system on their web site where you can tell it what cities you want to visit, and it helps book plane tickets & other connections, airport transportation, hotels, and activities in each place. You can also talk to someone there if you need help with anything.

    Nightfox

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  • From Daniel Path@VERT/CAPCITY2 to Mortar on Saturday, January 03, 2026 20:35:32
    Hello Mortar,

    02 Jan 26 13:01, you wrote to Accession:

    Re: Re: Favorite fast food items
    By: Accession to phigan on Fri Jan 02 2026 08:01:52

    bunch of little gift shops, and we also ate at the "Haunted
    Hamburger"...

    Did you try their ghoulash or imbibbing their spirits? Of course you
    gotta have a piece of booberry pie for desert. :)

    someone said goulasch and spirits? is this kind of a hungarian restaurant?
    ;)

    ByEbYe
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Mortar on Saturday, January 03, 2026 19:11:07
    Re: Road Trip!
    By: Mortar to All on Fri Jan 02 2026 01:05 pm

    Lots of stuff packed into a one week vacation. We only had a couple
    of actual days to enjoy our VRBO that had an outdoor kitchen and
    pool.

    Maybe too much stuff. Personally, I prefer a more free-form
    vacation. I pick a place I want to go, get there and then just see
    what happens. More relaxing that way.


    when i was with my common law wife pookie, we would go to virginia every year for 2 weeks. her dad had a house on the lake.

    They would wear us the fuck out because they were doing something every
    hour of the day. we had no time to just rest and watch tv.

    These were old boomers and they never stopped.

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  • From Bf2k+@VERT/TACOPRON to MRO on Saturday, January 03, 2026 22:01:13
    Re: Road Trip!
    By: MRO to Mortar on Sat Jan 03 2026 07:11 pm

    when i was with my common law wife pookie, we would go to virginia every year for 2 weeks. her dad had a house on the lake.

    Do you remember which lake in VA? I'm in VA.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Bf2k+ on Sunday, January 04, 2026 00:52:09
    Re: Road Trip!
    By: Bf2k+ to MRO on Sat Jan 03 2026 10:01 pm

    Re: Road Trip!
    By: MRO to Mortar on Sat Jan 03 2026 07:11 pm

    when i was with my common law wife pookie, we would go to virginia
    every year for 2 weeks. her dad had a house on the lake.

    Do you remember which lake in VA? I'm in VA.


    laka anna
    https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/lake-anna

    it heated by the water usage of the nearby power plant.
    it's a big place for boating and partying.

    it's a man made lake. the fish will actually come up to you and beg for
    food. they love the warm water.

    everyone who owned land around that area had their land value jump very high. spotsylvania is also rumored to be the burial ground of kuna kinte.
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  • From Bf2k+@VERT/TACOPRON to MRO on Monday, January 05, 2026 11:26:55
    Re: Road Trip!
    By: MRO to Bf2k+ on Sun Jan 04 2026 12:52 am

    Do you remember which lake in VA? I'm in VA.

    laka anna
    https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/lake-anna

    Yep I know it well. I remember when they filled it. It is about 45 miles from my house.

    Not only have a fished it quite a few times, but I remember fishing in one or two of the ponds that were displaced when they filled it.

    It's a beautiful lake with a large striper population in it.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Bf2k+ on Monday, January 05, 2026 17:02:40
    Re: Road Trip!
    By: Bf2k+ to MRO on Mon Jan 05 2026 11:26 am


    Not only have a fished it quite a few times, but I remember fishing
    in one or two of the ponds that were displaced when they filled
    it.

    It's a beautiful lake with a large striper population in it.


    it can be dangerous due to the reckless boat drivers. i think
    there's drowing deaths or boat related deaths every year.
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  • From Bf2k+@VERT/TACOPRON to MRO on Tuesday, January 06, 2026 21:51:54
    Re: Road Trip!
    By: MRO to Bf2k+ on Mon Jan 05 2026 05:02 pm

    it can be dangerous due to the reckless boat drivers. i think
    there's drowing deaths or boat related deaths every year.

    Yep... the last time we put our boat in there on a weekend, we were nearly run over by a larger boat. We never went back on a weekend. It's safer during the week.

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