Jafo Embarks On A Road Trip
And only 36 years since the last one.....
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 by Jafo | Discussion: Community
Tomorrow morning [Friday, Aus time] I'm on a plane to the US and Canada. All things going well [the US doesn't chuck me out for being unintelligible] I'll be visiting all the great guys and gals at Stardock HQ.
Yay for me..... It's been a loooong time coming. I've known these guys for about a decade so it'll be a 'buzz' to finally catch up with them in 'Real Life' [tm].
In all of my history with skinners/skinning I've only met 3 skinners before, all of whom were from Oz, like me.....so this will likely be sensory overload [or something]...
I have a beat-up old laptop that'll hopefully keep me in contact here on my travels....and if I get a chance on the road I'll try to post the odd pic or two, but I'll likely not be on quite as frequently/long as is usual.
If you've the inclination to PM or otherwise contact me re issues with Wincustomize and/or its inhabitants it may be a better bet for the next few weeks to badger Island Dog in lieu.....[he yearns for your contact]....
Hopefully I can get one or two group mug-shots at Stardock on the 16th to show you what an ugly - er - wonderful bunch of people they all are....
Take care of each other...I'll be busy taking photos....
Cheers,
Paul.
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Reply #122 Sunday, September 13, 2009 9:54 AM
Saturday night was fun ....friendly people....beer 74 ...tried to catch a photo of a squirrel [we don't have them]...
Slept in Sunday morning....[that was novel]...it's now day 16 ....feels like 60.
I think 'holiday' is a misnoma....
Reply #123 Sunday, September 13, 2009 10:30 AM
Slept in Sunday morning....[that was novel]...it's now day 16 ....feels like 60.
I think 'holiday' is a misnoma....
That's 'misnomer'. 
....get some good rest, Jafo. Hope you're (all of you) having a blast! 
Reply #124 Sunday, September 13, 2009 11:26 AM
Maybe you'll get lucky and see a raccoon. They rip garbage apart. What part of Toronto are you staying in? I lived there for 16 years, and still live close by.
Reply #125 Sunday, September 13, 2009 1:59 PM
What, no tree rats in Oz?
But you do have sugar gliders which are kinda close looking anyway.
Reply #126 Sunday, September 13, 2009 2:55 PM
sorry im late to this thread jafo but i feel like i ate some of starkers curried cabbage 
glad to see you enjoying your trip can't wait to see some pics and soak those tootsies 
Reply #127 Sunday, September 13, 2009 5:36 PM
Aunt Kizzy's Back Porch (Louisiana style cooking, five star food)
523 Washington Blvd. Marina Del Rey (301) 578-1005
Rajun Cajun (Cajun food so good, makes your toes wiggle)
422 Pier Ave. Hermosa Beach (310) 376-7878
Rosa's Mexican Restaurant (The Super Deluxe Burrito is the best in the city, my spot since 1975 and the recipe has never changed)
322 Pacific Coast Highway Redondo Beach (310) 374-9094
Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles (Try the "Scoe's Special" with my complements)
Five locations depending on where you're staying including the original in Hollywood on Sunset and Gower.
Enjoy Dude;
Curtis's Ballet School and Screen Shot Heaven (Try the frou frou and slippers, thery're so cute)
I'm 400 miles north and so hoping you'll visit!).
Say, Jafo....did you ever manage to visit Curtis?
Reply #128 Sunday, September 13, 2009 6:45 PM
Doc...that's wrong in so many ways. Funny as hell, thou.
Reply #129 Sunday, September 13, 2009 9:11 PM
Yonge street....2837....bit south of Laurence.
We pick up a car tomorrow....off to Niagara....
Reply #130 Sunday, September 13, 2009 9:15 PM
If you see barrels for rent to see the Falls ..... don't. 
Reply #131 Sunday, September 13, 2009 10:37 PM
Definitely try the Maid of the Falls...and do get the slickers...it actually goes right up close to the falls and the view is stunning. Did it years ago, on a very hot day....as good as a tall, cold one. Something the girls won't forget. I promise.
Reply #132 Sunday, September 13, 2009 10:53 PM
...already booked....from Melbourne weeks ago....
Reply #134 Monday, September 14, 2009 11:03 AM
If it was this hard in Oz there'd be an uprising.....ultimately a 4 mile walk...
I should have warned you about that. We are pure in Ontario. You can't just go anywhere and buy beer or liqour; you have to go to a government distributor. If you go to a licensed establishment, sometimes known as a bar, they are not allowed to sell you something that you can take home.
Reply #135 Monday, September 14, 2009 10:44 PM
Day 17 .... beer 79 ....Niagara is impressive.....all that water....a few hours of it would solve Oz's water shortage....
Been behind the falls...got a bit wet.....tomorrow we're on the Maid of the Mist......probably wetter.
View from the hotel is 'spiffy'....don't really need to go anywhere....
Reply #136 Monday, September 14, 2009 10:53 PM
i can't image the cost of this trip. you must have saved for years in order to be able to afford such a vacation. you're doing something that most americans and canadians will never do. GO JAFO! i'm quite envious.
Reply #138 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:30 PM
great view jafo thanks for posting i get to see places i have never seen before 
Reply #139 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:43 PM
There'll be more...but it'll be easier when I'm back in Oz...
Reply #140 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:40 PM
Day 18 .....beer 84....still not King.
Maid of the Mist was great....
Tomorrow we drive back to Toronto.... 'the girls' fly on to Washington...while Terry and I fly to Detroit..... just to see the guys at Stardock.
We get there around 4-ish [tho with me driving ....anything could happen]..
Looking forward to it, though....
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Reply #121 Sunday, September 13, 2009 7:24 AM
mhmmm, bere hick* adn thtas aterf oen
