Poll: holiday travel

[Ron Wenrich]

Expires 12-5-05

[Furby]

Don't know yet! ;D

[Ed_K]

 To much work to go anywhere  8).

[isawlogs]

 I voted outa town ... should add ... if it dont snow .  :  Going to thet new place of mine 

[Robert R]

I'm not going any farther than my horses will take me!!  In fact, we're hesitant to answer the phone this week lest we get invited somewhere.  We celebrated Thanksgiving earlier this month with my younger brother as he was leaving for a 2-year stent in Korea with the AirForce.  Now, we just want to lay low and enjoy quiet times at home.

[Paschale]

I'm going up the road a little over an hour to mom's place, and bringing the girlfriend home, for the first time to meet the fam.  We'll see how that goes! 

[Jeff]

So when ya going to introduce her to the rest of the family?? HINT HINT

We are going to Chet's for Thanksgiving. Christmas, I dunno, since I sacrificed a reindeer today I might have ta lay low.

[Roxie]

My Thanksgiving tradition is a little different now that both my son's are married.  The daughter-in-laws get some pressure from their Mom's to help cook dinner, so Thanksgiving Breakfast is at my house.  We'll be having my famous sausage and egg casserole along with bacon, ham, sausage, biscuits, waffles, chocolate chip pancakes, sausage gravy and grits!  Around late afternoon, Cowboy Bob and I go beggin for turkey at his brother's place!   :D
Christmas Day is open house day.  We feed about 40 people, but it's all spaced out so I've never run outta room.  Anyone that wants to can come by anytime they get the chance.  Fixin's are Baked Ham, Meatball sandwiches, potatoe salad, cole slaw, baked pineapple, baked beans, pickled eggs and biscuits.  There is always pie and cake too.  Y'all are invited!!   8)
Cowboy Bob hoards the pickled eggs....I see him sneaking them into a bowl in the back of the frigerator...making sure he get's his quota! 

Note to Jeff:  Ya never git tired of playing with the grits button, do ya?   :D :D

[Modat22]

I'm hoping to avoid the mother - n - law this season, thats all I want for christmas.

[Jeff]

What can I say, grits are my life... ;D

[breederman]

It's winter time,just hunker down,breed cows put more wood on the fire and nap! ;D
  We will travel two hours for a christmas celebration with Terrys family,but mostly spend time with the girls when they are home from college.

[dail_h]

   Goin ta Baltimore for Thanksgivin to sil's gonna spend Fri. & Sat at the Smithsonian,and other turist traps in DC. Our #2 daughter aiin't never seen all that stuff.
   May drop by George W's if we have time :D :D :D

[Quartlow]

Nope I aint a goin no where's!!! no how no way, in fact after thanksgiving I start limiting my travels. I hate gettig caught up in the christmas traffic and all the comercialization.

The closer it gets to Christmas the closer I stay to home ;) Not that I go much of anywhere anyway.!!!

[WeeksvilleWoodWorx]

Dang! Sure a lot of yoopers round here :D Dis redneck stayin home, real close! 8)

[Striker]

Going to Lansing Michigan to spend the holiday with my wifes family.

Jeff

[Jeff]

Going to Lansing Michigan to spend the holiday with my wifes family.

Jeff

heck thats just a spit from here.  Tammy and I are leaving at noon tomorrow for our 12 hour drive to Chet's which is about 6 hours away. It'll seem like 12 I bet or more. Its supposed to be snow the whole way but Tammy the adventurer says "were going".

[Paschale]

So when ya going to introduce her to the rest of the family?? HINT HINT

Well, now...I'll have to see if she's up for meeting the rest of the family.  That's a BIG step, ain't it?  Must be serious if I introduce her to the Forestry Forum!  ;D

[J_T]

Well I made it all the way to Texas :D Gunna go over to Mexico in a bit and see if they got any bargins  8)Nice and warm here 8)

[DR Buck]

I'll probably go from the sofa to the dining room table .........and back!     :D

[Modat22]

Happy thanksgiving from Merlin and modat!

[etat]

Well,I've never been on a airplane in my whole life but Kim and I will be leaving dec. 30 for a vist to CT for four days.  "If" I have enough nerve to actually get on the dang  airplane that is.   

[J_T]

CK you can do it  8) The wife and I did  :D Just got back from Mexico a few minitts ago  :

[pigman]

Just got back from the long drive to my daughter's for Thanksgiving. The weather was not bad and the trip went well; all eight miles of it. ;D  The kids will be coming to the farm for Christmas, no travel at all.

J_T, I haven't been on a plane in 35 years. I have forgot how to travel that way.

[Tom]

First trip?   take a camera and get a windo seat.  You're gonna really enjoy this.    You have to be quick to see much because the fool things get up there pretty quick.  When your taking off, try to get your bearings so that you can look for something familiar, like your house.  Don't try to aim the camera just hold it to the window and point.  You'll be surprised how far back and forward the camera can see from close to the window when you can't see that far.

I favor seats in the back of the plane even if it is a little noisier there.   On top of the wing is the smoothest.  Far forward is the quietest.  

Most of the airlines don't serve food, just some little snacks and soft drinks.  The best thing to do is stop at a hamburger joint and get a couple of hamburgers and fried pies to take along in a bag.  Then get a soft drink from the steward.

I don't know why so many people try to carry their luggage aboard.  Don't do it.  Check what you can.  Take maybe one small bag with essentials that you can put in the overhead, just in case your luggage doesn't meet up with you on the other end.

The less you carry aboard, the easier it is to go through all this new security checking.  No big belt buckles.  Wear shoes that you can get off and on easily.  It takes a lot of the hassle out of it.

Make sure that you put all kinds of identification in you check-in luggage.  Stuff like address and phone numbers and contacts on both ends of the trip will come in handy if you get separated from it.

Flying is fun.   Take-off is a couple of  hundred people on a dragster.  Landing is like entering the first turn at Daytona.

You'll like it.  8)

[Teri]

You can do it CK!!!!!! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Its fun!!! I've only flown a couple of times.