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Post by gus2 on Dec 16, 2006 15:36:11 GMT
Well here i am in the Poconos mountains breathing the fumes of the 4x4s that got us up here, but it really is beautiful scenery and I think no wonder the Americans are so proud of their country. I find that next week before Christmas we are to go to Ellis Island to see if there are any 'huddles masses' there,see the Statue of Liberty and a few days later down to Washington DC .
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Post by gus2 on Dec 22, 2006 14:59:42 GMT
Hello again you Brits and Britesses. Will you forgive me for not posting but i have just returned from Washington DC and i hope you will again forgive me for telling you how much i enjoyed it. Yes i know i have taken every opportunity in the past to knock America and as for the nations politics I shall continue to do so, but the American people are a delight, they are so friendly it is almost unbelievable.
The Vietnan Wall commemorating the dead was a sobering sight and my brother and sister in law complained bitterly about the amount of security arrangements that have been put into place since 9/11 but apart from that it really is a city worth visiting.
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Post by Daz Madrigal on Dec 22, 2006 15:54:15 GMT
It didnt take long. One day in the good ole US of A and he's singing its praises! Merry ChrIstmas to you and yours (family and whomever!)  |
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Post by Pink Betty on Dec 22, 2006 16:32:41 GMT
Merry things to you and yours Gus
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Post by gus2 on Dec 22, 2006 20:33:27 GMT
Went out today to do some last minute Christmas shopping, horror upon horror, the roads were full, the stores were full, but no road rage and no store rage. I also learned that it is not a shopping trolley it is a shopping cart, such are the wonders of America ;D
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Post by gus2 on Dec 22, 2006 20:37:59 GMT
Ahem! are you not all being a little premature withyour Christmas wishes. I believe Christmas day is on Monday is it it not?. Seattle airport have took all their Christmas trees down to please the atheists who protested about it. Way to go atheists, soon we will have no Christmas at all.
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Post by Pink Betty on Dec 22, 2006 20:46:00 GMT
Ahem! are you not all being a little premature withyour Christmas wishes. don't be such a miserable old wotnot Gus! Of course, being 'a little premature' possibly means something different to me...... |
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Post by mathilde on Dec 22, 2006 22:57:42 GMT
Glad you're enjoying it, Gus, and I hope you have a happy Christmas AND a happy 23rd of December. |
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Post by Daz Madrigal on Dec 23, 2006 15:12:45 GMT
Well I just read a very interesting article comparing living in the UK with the USA and it makes interesting reading but its a bit much so the last sentence usually sums things up pretty well.
We don't actually see any police very often (in London) because, to the best of my knowledge, we only have one officer covering a community of 6,000 people. A good friend of mine who lives in the New Jersey suburbs tells me that if an unfamiliar car even loiters on his street, he can get the cops out within a few minutes.
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Post by Daz Madrigal on Dec 23, 2006 15:17:02 GMT
Ahem! are you not all being a little premature withyour Christmas wishes. I believe Christmas day is on Monday is it it not?. Seattle airport have took all their Christmas trees down to please the atheists who protested about it. Way to go atheists, soon we will have no Christmas at all. gus You can NOT be serious!  .. they should get the tree and stick it up their asses. A-s-s-es as in donkeys. |
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Post by gus2 on Dec 23, 2006 15:21:04 GMT
Well I just read a very interesting article comparing living in the UK with the USA and it makes interesting reading but its a bit much so the last sentence usually sums things up pretty well. We don't actually see any police very often (in London) because, to the best of my knowledge, we only have one officer covering a community of 6,000 people. A good friend of mine who lives in the New Jersey suburbs tells me that if an unfamiliar car even loiters on his street, he can get the cops out within a few minutes.I have difficulty telling the difference between the regular cops and the hords of security type cops they all look the same. My brother tells me though that since 9/11, security and the enforcing of it has become big business. gus |
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Post by gus2 on Dec 23, 2006 15:24:32 GMT
Ahem! are you not all being a little premature withyour Christmas wishes. I believe Christmas day is on Monday is it it not?. Seattle airport have took all their Christmas trees down to please the atheists who protested about it. Way to go atheists, soon we will have no Christmas at all. gus You can NOT be serious! .. they should get the tree and stick it up their asses. A-s-s-es as in donkeys. Another snippet, A main store in Chicago has took it's traditional Nativity scene, you know the one with the stables and the babe in the manger, down after protests from Atheists. Right on. gus |
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Post by gus2 on Dec 23, 2006 15:27:51 GMT
Looking through the local paper here i was amazed that there are four full pages of churches inviting you to their services.
Some denominations i have never heard of. such choice.
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Post by Daz Madrigal on Dec 23, 2006 15:33:38 GMT
Oh what serendipity..its Gus...England calling! England calling! Roger!  Well they should all gang up and kick the hell out of the Atheists!  And then shout 'Take that from Little Saint Nick!' :)That seems perfectly seasonal to me? |
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Post by Daz Madrigal on Dec 23, 2006 15:39:35 GMT
Well I just read a very interesting article comparing living in the UK with the USA and it makes interesting reading but its a bit much so the last sentence usually sums things up pretty well. We don't actually see any police very often (in London) because, to the best of my knowledge, we only have one officer covering a community of 6,000 people. A good friend of mine who lives in the New Jersey suburbs tells me that if an unfamiliar car even loiters on his street, he can get the cops out within a few minutes.I have difficulty telling the difference between the regular cops and the hords of security type cops they all look the same. My brother tells me though that since 9/11, security and the enforcing of it has become big business. gus Well it seems to me they get the job done, whereas ours are nowhere to be seen. Someone actually pointed out two Policewomen walking down the road and pointed out 'look at that..the Police..walking!!'. They have to walk round in two's for some reason. They were actually no bad looking. Some people would actually throw a brick through a car window and then wave them over saying come on then frisk me!..well I wouldnt but some would. Better than Toyah Wilcox, Gargs..well past her sell by date! |
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