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Posted by: closeup Oct 17 2006, 02:36 PM

I've been thinking about starting this topic for a while but put it off. Posting a picture of the Longfellow house in another thread reminded me of this. Here's a chance to post photos of your city/town/country that you think the rest of us might find interesting. Maybe a photo of a favorite bar or pub. Whatever. My old avatar of the lighthouse was along those lines. It's one of the most painted and photographed lighthouses in the world.








Here's a photo of the jogging trail around Back Cove:

Posted by: closeup Oct 17 2006, 03:43 PM

Here's my favorite bar, right on a pier over the ocean.

Posted by: closeup Oct 17 2006, 03:44 PM

The veiw from J's: Here's where I spend alot of time when I go out.

Posted by: ddd35 Oct 17 2006, 05:16 PM

The veiw from J's: Here's where I spend alot of time when I go out.

Posted by: Gnappster Oct 17 2006, 05:49 PM

hey great idea  , I have some great pics of my house and  hometown , but as far as my favorite  eating joint  I think you can see pics of them in my  411 ...... 

Posted by: closeup Oct 17 2006, 06:01 PM

please to post some pics of the throng of large breasted women that frequent your homestead.

That is all.

Posted by: Gnappster Oct 17 2006, 06:49 PM

Gnappy, aren't you just east of Moose Jaw & Medicine Hat?

Posted by: closeup Oct 17 2006, 07:40 PM

Freeport Indian is about 25-ft. tall. [Ken Balcom, 08/08/2003]

[RA: An earlier chronicle of the Big Indian's owners provided by Chris Madsen: "The F-ing Big Indian. The family version is Freeport Big Indian. Levinsky's, alas, is gone, replaced by a boring ski shop. Before Levinsky's the store was the Casco Bay Trading Company, selling cheap Native American trinkets made in Japan and anything you can name made out of polished cedar. When they moved the Big Indian from its manufacturer to Maine in the '60s, it caused such a sensation on the NJ Turnpike that the state demanded the driver only drive at night."]


We've always refered to this as the B.F.I. (Big Fucking Indian) It's about two miles from L.L. Beans store. When out-of-staters ask how to get to Beans, we'd tell them to turn right at the B.F.I.

Posted by: bondiguy Oct 18 2006, 01:32 AM

I haven't got any actual photos on hand but this is where I spend alot of time. I lve a 5 minute stroll from this famous strip of sand...

Posted by: UncleBuck Oct 18 2006, 09:57 PM

no pics either but this is just a five mile hike up hillboth ways from my place


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Posted by: evade20 Oct 18 2006, 10:10 PM

I really do live about 40 some miles from a little town called Penelope and another six beyond that turn off is another small town named Green...I'll let you know if I ever meet these lovely ladies there.

Posted by: evade20 Oct 18 2006, 10:12 PM

I haven't got any actual photos on hand but this is where I spend alot of time. I lve a 5 minute stroll from this famous strip of sand...

Posted by: Gnappster Oct 19 2006, 01:12 AM

Hey, bondi, Is that the place they took your camera phone away.....?

Posted by: bondiguy Oct 19 2006, 02:52 AM

Hey, bondi, Is that the place they took your camera phone away.....?

BAM? 
(evade must have read the adult humo(u)r for dummies I suggested) 

Posted by: Bobaloo Oct 19 2006, 11:19 AM

I love the ? after the bam

Posted by: evade20 Oct 19 2006, 11:34 AM

BAM? 
(evade must have read the adult humo(u)r for dummies I suggested) 

Posted by: evade20 Oct 19 2006, 11:47 AM

BAM? 
(evade must have read the adult humo(u)r for dummies I suggested) 

Posted by: Gnappster Oct 19 2006, 01:00 PM

Bondi is the one that mentioned that camera phones were prohibited on his favo(u)rite beach...I just figured he knew from first hand  experience.   

Did you mean this one? 

Posted by: evade20 Oct 19 2006, 01:16 PM

Oh I got it, just wasn't expecting you to come up with a clever burn

with a chapter on how to make 1000+ posts without saying anything of value.

Posted by: Gnappster Oct 19 2006, 01:27 PM

  You're getting slow in your "old age"

Posted by: bondiguy Oct 19 2006, 06:13 PM

with a chapter on how to make 1000+ posts without saying anything of value.

Posted by: evade20 Oct 19 2006, 06:20 PM

I wrote that chapter

Posted by: evade20 Oct 20 2006, 01:27 PM

I really do live about 40 some miles from a little town called Penelope and another six beyond that turn off is another small town named Green...I'll let you know if I ever meet these lovely ladies there. 

Posted by: bondiguy Oct 20 2006, 06:24 PM

Damn that place looks cold as a motherfucker

Posted by: summoner Oct 21 2006, 12:52 AM

Winter

Posted by: bondiguy Oct 21 2006, 01:27 AM

That place looks even colder

Posted by: summoner Oct 21 2006, 01:29 AM

That place looks even colder

Posted by: evade20 Oct 21 2006, 05:32 AM

I think that in January we have about -30 celsius here, again.....Summer we went over +30 celsius few times

Posted by: hott1976 Oct 21 2006, 12:49 PM

from my backyard...guess this explains why i can lay out topless. AND.....for those of you who are going to ask...i'm not exactly in Fredericksburg...just closest city to me. Muah.

Posted by: betty Oct 21 2006, 12:58 PM

This is mine in the Derbyshire Dales, bit naff really isn't it !
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Posted by: bondiguy Oct 21 2006, 07:47 PM

I think that in January we have about -30 celsius here, again.....Summer we went over +30 celsius few times

from my backyard...guess this explains why i can lay out topless.    AND.....for those of you who are going to ask...i'm not exactly in Fredericksburg...just closest city to me.  Muah.

Posted by: evade20 Oct 21 2006, 11:43 PM

Do you also have 24 hour days there in summer???

Posted by: summoner Oct 22 2006, 12:23 AM

That some temp range!

Do you also have 24 hour days there in summer???

Posted by: bondiguy Oct 22 2006, 01:18 AM

If you travel far north you will have a nightless night at midsummer Here were I live the sun might be down for couple of hours at midsummer but itīs not as dark as it is now (7am) even! And midwinter there will be no sun in the North for few days and thatīs far far North

Posted by: LikesThemAll Oct 22 2006, 07:05 PM

This is mine in the Derbyshire Dales, bit naff really isn't it !
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Posted by: bondiguy Oct 23 2006, 03:17 AM

Reminds me of a time long ago when I spent a weekend in Edinburg.  Think it was sunny, then rained, then snowed, then sleeted all in the same hour before the sun came out again.

Posted by: Gnappster Oct 23 2006, 01:09 PM

I think that in January we have about -30 celsius here, again.....Summer we went over +30 celsius few times

from my backyard...guess this explains why i can lay out topless.    AND.....for those of you who are going to ask...i'm not exactly in Fredericksburg...just closest city to me.  Muah.

Thats gotta both suck and blow in winter!

Posted by: bondiguy Oct 24 2006, 02:44 AM

and you bitch about teachers' pay?   that looks like some prime real estate! and hott laying out topless does nothing but raise property value through the roof (among other things).

spotted 

Posted by: Gnappster Oct 24 2006, 01:04 PM

and they get 3 months off a year too!!!

Posted by: hott1976 Oct 24 2006, 05:18 PM

and they get 3 months off a year too!!!

Posted by: Gnappster Oct 24 2006, 05:59 PM

ha ha...not 3 months off...if you can remember i was working all summer boyz.  and this property is realistic... the only way we can afford it is because we're renting from my date's parents.    

Posted by: bondiguy Oct 26 2006, 01:18 AM

ha ha...not 3 months off...if you can remember i was working all summer boyz.  and this property is realistic... the only way we can afford it is because we're renting from my date's parents.    

Posted by: Bobaloo Oct 30 2006, 04:51 PM

Thats gotta both suck and blow in winter!

Posted by: Bobaloo Oct 30 2006, 04:54 PM

your date's dad is probably thinking he's the one who wins in that deal, he doesn't own a huge pair of binoculars does he? 

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 2 2006, 12:57 AM

I didn't think that was physically possible.

Posted by: closeup Nov 15 2006, 07:57 PM

Here's a couple of pictures of the Eastern Promenade in Portland. I worked nights in this building during college and would often go up on the roof to watch the sunrise. The top of this building is one of the first places in the country where you can see the sunrise. You can see this same building off to the far left in the panoramic shot.

Posted by: closeup Nov 15 2006, 08:02 PM

Panoramic

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 16 2006, 12:43 AM

Here's a couple of pictures of the Eastern Promenade in Portland. I worked nights in this building during college and would often go up on the roof to watch the sunrise. The top of this building is one of the first places in the country where you can see the sunrise. You can see this same building off to the far left in the panoramic shot.

Posted by: Gnappster Nov 16 2006, 11:13 AM

Here's a couple of pictures of the Eastern Promenade in Portland. I worked nights in this building during college and would often go up on the roof to watch the sunrise. The top of this building is one of the first places in the country where you can see the sunrise. You can see this same building off to the far left in the panoramic shot.

Posted by: Bobaloo Nov 16 2006, 12:08 PM

looks like a great place to visit!

too bad it is in the US and A

Posted by: Gnappster Nov 16 2006, 12:10 PM

uniiiice

Posted by: Bobaloo Nov 16 2006, 12:16 PM

I have yet to see the movie, but the show was funny as hell.

Posted by: closeup Nov 16 2006, 12:27 PM

Gnappy, see the cove in the upper right of the bottom picture? There's a clay jogging path around it that's about 3.5 miles long. That's where I do most of my running, it's a great veiw and because it's clay, it hardly ever gets muddy.

Posted by: Gnappster Nov 16 2006, 12:49 PM

The movie was F-ing great.  I saw it on opening night with my sister.  It was sold out, so we had to buy tickets to some shitty movie and break in because they were checking ticket stubs.  we were so late, that we had to sit in THE front row.  Even with the sore neck and retinal damage, the movie was still fucking awesome.  I laughed my ass off so hard and a few parts that my voice hurt after the movie.  Or maybe that was just cuz my head was so far back for so long.

Anyway... great movie.  Go see it.

Gnappy, see the cove in the upper right of the bottom picture? There's a clay jogging path around it that's about 3.5 miles long. That's where I do most of my running, it's a great veiw and because it's clay, it hardly ever gets muddy.

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 17 2006, 12:19 AM

I have yet to see the movie, but the show was funny as hell.

Posted by: Gnappster Nov 17 2006, 11:45 AM

Im guessing you are talking about Borat?

I havent seen it yet but I figure I'll downlaod it this weekend

Posted by: Bobaloo Nov 17 2006, 02:58 PM

do you really think it is ok to steal from big faceless corporations?

Posted by: Gnappster Nov 17 2006, 03:28 PM

Well, I've just read in this pamphlet, So You've Decided To Steal Movies, that's it's okay.

I think there's a funny cuz it's true line in there somewhere.  But I could be wrong.

Posted by: Bobaloo Nov 17 2006, 03:57 PM

you see a black guy, a black guy drives a car like this.... but a white guy. a white guy drives more like.... this. 

it's hard to type the scene out

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 17 2006, 08:08 PM

do you really think it is ok to steal from big faceless corporations?

you see a black guy, a black guy drives a car like this.... but a white guy. a white guy drives more like.... this. 

it's hard to type the scene out

Posted by: Gnappster Nov 20 2006, 12:03 PM

I am officially stumped.

spotted and.... yes'm
Its true.... its true, we are soo lame!

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 21 2006, 12:49 AM

that's one guy who can say his dick drags on the ground and means it!

Posted by: Bobaloo Nov 21 2006, 03:44 PM

that's one guy who can say his dick drags on the ground and means it!

Posted by: Gnappster Nov 21 2006, 04:17 PM

How'd I miss that.  that was great.

There's also a spinoff joke about 16-pound balls, but i won't go there.

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 21 2006, 05:09 PM

How'd I miss that.  that was great.

There's also a spinoff joke about 16-pound balls, but i won't go there.

Posted by: Bobaloo Nov 21 2006, 07:19 PM

that's one guy who can say his dick drags on the ground and means it!

How'd I miss that.  that was great.

There's also a spinoff joke about 16-pound balls, but i won't go there.

Oh come one.... tell it

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 21 2006, 11:42 PM

Um, okay. 

That's because he's packing 16-pound balls.

(it always helps if you laugh at your own jokes)

Posted by: evade20 Nov 23 2006, 11:50 AM

Um, okay. 

That's because he's packing 16-pound balls.

(it always helps if you laugh at your own jokes)

I dont get it

Posted by: closeup Nov 24 2006, 05:10 PM

Here's where I was working last week, moving furniture and setting up Christmas trees.

Posted by: closeup Nov 24 2006, 05:13 PM

The Inside:

Posted by: Gnappster Nov 24 2006, 05:14 PM

Here's where I was working last week, moving furniture and setting up Christmas trees.

Posted by: closeup Nov 24 2006, 05:23 PM

is that an old building or a new building made to look like an old building.

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 24 2006, 05:28 PM

Here's where I was working last week, moving furniture and setting up Christmas trees.

Posted by: closeup Nov 24 2006, 05:30 PM

What do you do for a gig dude?

Posted by: Gnappster Nov 24 2006, 05:34 PM

It was built in 1858. Those two small pictures are practically useless in showing how ornate and luxurious the interior is. When it was built, the guy who built it was the richest guys in Maine. It's open for tours year round, but really gets a lot of visitors aroung Christmas when the place is decorated for the holidays the same way in would have been in the 1850's. The building has about 95% of the original furnishings/china/rugs/paintings, etc, as when the first owners lived there. Google "Victoria Mansion" if you'd like to see more of it. It's pretty impressive. We have to wear white gloves and booties on our feet before we're even allowed to touch anything.

Posted by: Gnappster Nov 24 2006, 05:35 PM

My brother and I own a moving company.

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 24 2006, 05:40 PM

My brother and I own a moving company.

That's right...I was watching Jerry Springer Naked Rumble 6 yesterday and remembered that weren't you deleivering something to the show? How'd that go?

Posted by: closeup Nov 24 2006, 06:01 PM

That's right...I was watching Jerry Springer Naked Rumble 6 yesterday and remembered that weren't you deleivering something to the show? How'd that go?

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 24 2006, 06:06 PM

Maury is a soft cock anyhow

Posted by: closeup Nov 24 2006, 06:12 PM

Maury is a soft cock anyhow

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 24 2006, 06:17 PM

I never watch the show, but it's the same as Jerry Springer, ie white trash yelling and screaming at each other. If I want to listen to that, I'll go visit Josh22.

Posted by: closeup Nov 24 2006, 06:28 PM

Yeah but springer always guarantees a pair of breasts haha

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 24 2006, 06:36 PM

If you want something interesting to read, go to "The Smoking Gun" and read about Maury's 100 million sexual harassment suit. One of the associate produces claims that as part of her job she had to tape female guests breasts together to make them appear larger. She got the nickname "The tape lady" She was also told to go into bars and proposition married men and she if she could talk them into having sex with her. She's a 26 year old blonde with big tits so she had quite a few takers. Naturally, it was all being taped. Anyway, that's just two things, there's five pages worth of stuff in the deposition.

Posted by: Gnappster Nov 24 2006, 06:38 PM

It was Maury Povitch. It aired yesterday but I missed it. What a fucked-up deal that turned out to be. My brother was going to pick up the furniture from Ikea in New Jersey on the way back to Maine from New Orleans. They wanted to know when he was going to get to the warehouse and on Tuesday morning I told them he'd be there Friday. Thursday eve I get a call saying they can't figure out what furniture to load, can't get ahold of the person who would know and would my brother mind waiting until Monday to pick it up. I said no way was my brother going to sit in Newark NJ for three days because someone can't get their collective head out of their asses and get the stuff out on the loading dock. I told them if the stuff isn't on the dock by 4pm, I was going to instruct my brother to just keep heading north. Which is what happened. The Maury Show was all pissed at me saying my company was already mentioned on the show, they couldn't edit it out. blah, blah, blah. I basically told them they had three days to bring about 10 boxes from the front of the store to the back and they couldn't get it done so too fucking bad. Find someone else to haul the stuff. Anyway, here's where it gets weird. The following Sunday, I'm sitting at my favorite watering hole having a few beers and watching the Patriots on TV. This guy sitting next to me at the bar says to me, practically out of the blue, that his house burned down over the summer. I ask him if he was the one on the Maury show and he says he was. I tell him he's not getting his furniture delivered by me and run the story above by him. He looks disappointed but doesn't really say much. Then, on Monday, I get a call from a guy asking where his Ikea furniture is and when I'm going to deliver it. I'm like, WTF man, didn't I just explain to you yesterday that I wasn't delivering it? He doesn't know what I'm talking about. He's never been in that bar. He's 6'4" and 250lbs. The guy in the bar is maybe 150lbs. I couldn't fucking believe what I was hearing. The guy in the bar totally bullshitted me into beleiving he was the guy on the Maury show. Why would anyone do that? So, to sum it all up, fuck Maury and his shitty show.

Yeah but springer always guarantees a pair of breasts haha

If you want something interesting to read, go to "The Smoking Gun" and read about Maury's 100 million sexual harassment suit. One of the associate produces claims that as part of her job she had to tape female guests breasts together to make them appear larger. She got the nickname "The tape lady" She was also told to go into bars and proposition married men and she if she could talk them into having sex with her. She's a 26 year old blonde with big tits so she had quite a few takers. Naturally, it was all being taped. Anyway, that's just two things, there's five pages worth of stuff in the deposition.

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 24 2006, 06:42 PM

Well I knew it was A talkshow.
Anyway, that's one messed up story.
maybe you should go on Springer and tell it 
and how! I never miss his PPV specials. Next Door Nikki got naked for the first time on his show.
That's crazy. Isn't that entrapment or blackmail or something? Although I doubt the wives of the men who fucked the tape lady cared what it was.
I always knew Maury was a shady character. Springer is pure salt of the earth!

Posted by: closeup Nov 24 2006, 06:43 PM

Well I knew it was A talkshow.
Anyway, that's one messed up story.
maybe you should go on Springer and tell it 
and how! I never miss his PPV specials. Next Door Nikki got naked for the first time on his show.
That's crazy. Isn't that entrapment or blackmail or something? Although I doubt the wives of the men who fucked the tape lady cared what it was.
I always knew Maury was a shady character. Springer is pure salt of the earth!

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 24 2006, 06:45 PM

I don't think she actually fucked them, just got them(on tape) to agree to. Can you imagine sitting at home with the wife and that segment comes on? What a sleazebag.

Posted by: Gnappster Nov 24 2006, 06:54 PM

I don't think she actually fucked them, just got them(on tape) to agree to. Can you imagine sitting at home with the wife and that segment comes on? What a sleazebag.

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 24 2006, 06:56 PM

Well if some smokin hot woman I've never seen before and came up to me out of the blue and wanted to have sex with me, I'd know it was on tape or something. I'm far too cynical(and realistic) to think otherwise.

Posted by: closeup Nov 24 2006, 06:59 PM

Well if some smokin hot woman I've never seen before and came up to me out of the blue and wanted to have sex with me, I'd know it was on tape or something. I'm far too cynical(and realistic) to think otherwise.

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 24 2006, 07:04 PM

Maybe, but if you were out of town, had a few drinks, and she did a little more acting to make it seem real, it wouldn't take much to agree to it. Not saying you would, just saying a lot of guys would. Besides, she probably hit on 20-30 guys, I think the odds are pretty good at least a  couple are going to get caught.

Posted by: closeup Nov 24 2006, 07:13 PM

yeah you are right.... She'll bag one eventually

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 24 2006, 07:19 PM

I thought I was on a "Candid Camera" type show last year. I show up with my crew to this old farm house ready to spend the day moving them. We start the tour to see what has to be moved and the whole house is jam packed full of junk. Floor to ceiling, every single room has  just barely has enough room to walk thru. Most of the furniture is buried in this mess. Then the basement, packed with about 10 truckloads of stuff. The garage-same thing. Barn-full to the brim with useless junk. It would have literally taken 10 guys a week to move this shit. It wasn't Candid Camera, it was just a nutty old lady and her daughter who never threw out a single thing in their whole life. What a clusterfuck.

Posted by: closeup Nov 24 2006, 07:20 PM

Well, it's off to Happy Hour. In fifteen minutes I'll be here: It's a great veiw of the working waterfront.

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 24 2006, 10:55 PM

Blue oyster bar?

Posted by: closeup Nov 24 2006, 11:22 PM

Blue oyster bar?

Posted by: evade20 Nov 25 2006, 08:50 PM

Blue oyster bar?

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 26 2006, 06:06 AM

Spotted!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTJMerul33E

Posted by: Gnappster Nov 27 2006, 11:19 AM

Thank god for police academy movies.... they taught me not to shop lift!

Posted by: bondiguy Nov 28 2006, 12:54 AM

and that dangerous, violent confrontations are best handled with one liners and a guy who can do sound effects with his mouth 

Posted by: closeup Nov 30 2006, 07:36 PM

FROMMER'S TOP DESTINATIONS
1. Krakow, Poland
2. Tokyo

3. Minneapolis

4. Panama

5. Asheville, N.C.

6. Ethiopia

7. Portland, Oregon

8. Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

9. Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

10. Glen Canyon, Utah

11. Zurich, Switzerland

12. Portland, Maine
Portland has joined the likes of Tokyo and Zurich, Switzerland, as a must-see destination for world travelers, at least according to Frommer's, publisher of a series of highly acclaimed travel guides.
On Tuesday, the company announced its top 12 world travel destinations for 2007. Portland is ranked No. 12 on the list, recognized for its culture and restaurants and the ease of exploring the city on foot.
The ranking, and the publicity that will come from being promoted in various guidebooks, should give tourism here a boost, city and tourism officials said.
"Frommer's is a premier tourism and travel guide, and it certainly should increase the awareness of our destination around the world," said Barbara Whitten, president of the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Portland. "We've been on the top ten, top five or top three list for a wide variety of things. This is another affirmation and a great distinction for us."
The list was compiled by the guidebooks' authors and experts and reflects a mix of "surprising, thriving or emerging" travel destinations.
Portland has some pretty heady company.
Portland's waterfront and trail network shares billing with the Caribbean getaway of Virgin Gorda, in the British Virgin Islands, and with the ancient city of Krakow, Poland. Closer to home there's the Smoky Mountain town of Asheville, N.C., and that other city with the same name: Portland, Ore.
Deborah Wakefield, spokeswoman for the Portland Oregon Visitors Association, said she expects the listing to boost visits.
"We see a lot of visitors who walk into our visitors center with either a guidebook or a newspaper in hand," she said. "I know the power of the press is very influential in travel decisions. People just have so many choices. There are so many places to go; a lot of time you need that mention in a list or article to push people over the fence to your destination."
The description of Portland, Maine, is almost gushing.
"A university town (Bowdoin and U Maine) and burgeoning retirement location, Portland has a fantastic mix of culture and education," according to the statement released by the guidebooks company. The statement also praised "an impressive amount of first-rate restaurants," citing Fore

Posted by: bondiguy Dec 1 2006, 03:26 AM

Nuts to reading all that

Posted by: Gnappster Dec 1 2006, 11:19 AM

He was the only one I heard people laughing at

FROMMER'S TOP DESTINATIONS
1. Krakow, Poland
2. Tokyo

3. Minneapolis

4. Panama

5. Asheville, N.C.

6. Ethiopia

7. Portland, Oregon

8. Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

9. Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

10. Glen Canyon, Utah

11. Zurich, Switzerland

12. Portland, Maine
Portland has joined the likes of Tokyo and Zurich, Switzerland, as a must-see destination for world travelers, at least according to Frommer's, publisher of a series of highly acclaimed travel guides.
On Tuesday, the company announced its top 12 world travel destinations for 2007. Portland is ranked No. 12 on the list, recognized for its culture and restaurants and the ease of exploring the city on foot.
The ranking, and the publicity that will come from being promoted in various guidebooks, should give tourism here a boost, city and tourism officials said.
"Frommer's is a premier tourism and travel guide, and it certainly should increase the awareness of our destination around the world," said Barbara Whitten, president of the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Portland. "We've been on the top ten, top five or top three list for a wide variety of things. This is another affirmation and a great distinction for us."
The list was compiled by the guidebooks' authors and experts and reflects a mix of "surprising, thriving or emerging" travel destinations.
Portland has some pretty heady company.
Portland's waterfront and trail network shares billing with the Caribbean getaway of Virgin Gorda, in the British Virgin Islands, and with the ancient city of Krakow, Poland. Closer to home there's the Smoky Mountain town of Asheville, N.C., and that other city with the same name: Portland, Ore.
Deborah Wakefield, spokeswoman for the Portland Oregon Visitors Association, said she expects the listing to boost visits.
"We see a lot of visitors who walk into our visitors center with either a guidebook or a newspaper in hand," she said. "I know the power of the press is very influential in travel decisions. People just have so many choices. There are so many places to go; a lot of time you need that mention in a list or article to push people over the fence to your destination."
The description of Portland, Maine, is almost gushing.
"A university town (Bowdoin and U Maine) and burgeoning retirement location, Portland has a fantastic mix of culture and education," according to the statement released by the guidebooks company. The statement also praised "an impressive amount of first-rate restaurants," citing Fore

Posted by: bondiguy Dec 1 2006, 04:57 PM

well who do you think made Steve Guttenberg a staaaaaaaaar.

Posted by: closeup Dec 2 2006, 04:49 PM

Nuts to reading all that

Posted by: Seymour Dec 3 2006, 08:30 AM

Posted by: closeup Dec 3 2006, 08:48 AM

It was probably due to the pictures you posted. As soon as I saw them, I know I thought of seeing the area.

Maybe Frommer is a member. And you have done a lot for your city's economy.
I just hope Frommer isn't that fake posting guy.

Posted by: Seymour Dec 3 2006, 09:12 AM

Well, I heard when Frommer visited New Jersey, he got mugged. That'll drop you down a few notches on his list.

Posted by: natalie Dec 6 2006, 03:20 PM

well who do you think made Steve Guttenberg a staaaaaaaaar.
They rank Krakow Poland as number one so I dunno how much clout they have. My buddy lives near there and says it's nothing special haha. But not to rain on your parade. I'd love to visit eastern Canada/north eastern USA some day. 

The only place I've been to on the list is Okanagan Valley in BC and it is pretty beautiful.
Been to Minneapolis but only on a stopover on a flight so never left the airport. The one thing I remember is that at most restaurants the people helping you could barely speak english. Is this the norm in America? 

Posted by: closeup Dec 19 2006, 10:40 PM

We had a police chief here for 17 years(Mike Chitwood) who was the prototype for "Dirty Harry" He came from Philly where he was the most decorated cop in Philly's history. Anyway, there was a story today about how in his new job in Upper Darby, Pa. the cops are selling t-shirts with his favorite saying on it:

"Not in our town, Scumbag"

They've sold a bunch of them so far. His son is police chief in Daytona Beach, Florida and said he wouldn't mind having a few shirts sent down. His other most noted quote is: " Don’t even think about it ‘Scumbag'"

Posted by: bondiguy Dec 20 2006, 12:11 AM

We had a police chief here for 17 years(Mike Chitwood) who was the prototype for "Dirty Harry" He came from Philly where he was the most decorated cop in Philly's history. Anyway, there was a story today about how in his new job in Upper Darby, Pa. the cops are selling t-shirts with his favorite saying on it:

                          "Not in our town, Scumbag"

They've sold a bunch of them so far. His son is police chief in Daytona Beach, Florida and said he wouldn't mind having a few shirts sent down. His other most noted quote is:                " Don’t even think about it ‘Scumbag'"

Posted by: Gnappster Dec 20 2006, 11:21 AM

We had a police chief here for 17 years(Mike Chitwood) who was the prototype for "Dirty Harry" He came from Philly where he was the most decorated cop in Philly's history. Anyway, there was a story today about how in his new job in Upper Darby, Pa. the cops are selling t-shirts with his favorite saying on it:

                          "Not in our town, Scumbag"

They've sold a bunch of them so far. His son is police chief in Daytona Beach, Florida and said he wouldn't mind having a few shirts sent down. His other most noted quote is:                " Don’t even think about it ‘Scumbag'"

Sounds like McGarnical!

Posted by: closeup Dec 20 2006, 06:42 PM

The Dirty Harry character was based on him or he is just like Dirty Harry?

Posted by: bondiguy Dec 21 2006, 01:11 AM

Posted by: Gnappster Dec 21 2006, 12:54 PM

Because he gets results you stupid chief!!!

Posted by: evade20 Dec 21 2006, 06:07 PM

Nuts to reading all that

Posted by: bondiguy Dec 21 2006, 10:17 PM

The McGarnical post was funny and this was the icing on the cake

Posted by: Gnappster Dec 22 2006, 12:11 PM

Sounds like something one would have said at a Flanders BBQ

Posted by: bondiguy Dec 22 2006, 09:06 PM

right as rain, or as we say here, left is rain

Posted by: hott1976 Dec 29 2006, 11:18 AM

another from my back yard, last night.

Posted by: evade20 Dec 29 2006, 11:27 AM

another from my back yard, last night. 

Posted by: josh22 Dec 29 2006, 11:32 AM

another from my back yard, last night. 

Posted by: bondiguy Dec 29 2006, 05:38 PM

another from my back yard, last night. 

Posted by: closeup Jan 5 2007, 02:55 PM

Stephen King's house. Check out the gate.

Posted by: ddd35 Jan 5 2007, 03:05 PM

another from my back yard, last night. 

Posted by: bondiguy Jan 5 2007, 04:56 PM

Steven King's house. Check out the gate.

Posted by: closeup Jan 5 2007, 06:11 PM

Alright, it's offically 5pm, Happy Hour has now started. In about 15 minutes, this is going to be my veiw from J's Oyster Bar:

Posted by: bondiguy Jan 5 2007, 06:14 PM

Alright, it's offically 5pm, Happy Hour has now started. In about 15 minutes, this is going to be my veiw from J's Oyster Bar:

Posted by: ddd35 Jan 5 2007, 06:47 PM

Have a beer for me.... I'm about to head off to catch some waves

Posted by: closeup Jan 6 2007, 03:16 AM

Have a beer for me.... I'm about to head off to catch some waves

Posted by: ddd35 Jan 6 2007, 10:14 AM

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we see some of these in my hometown , 1995 F5 hit and wiped several of my neighbers out ...

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Look out your back door and see this ... what a view that would be ..

Posted by: closeup Jan 6 2007, 01:37 PM

The bottom picture is from the end of my street. The top one is where I worked during school.

Posted by: hott1976 Jan 6 2007, 02:08 PM

Closeup....
i don't think i ever knew you had a girlfriend. where have i been?

Posted by: closeup Jan 6 2007, 09:07 PM

About twenty miles away. George H.W. Bush's home.

Posted by: bondiguy Jan 7 2007, 11:24 PM

watch out for Paris  her big titties might knock ya off the board  .

You have the better end of the deal. I'd much rather take a dip in the ocean than ride a bar stool. But the water here is 38 degrees. J's was packed and, as usual, I had a really good time. (Even though the GF tried to start an argument)

About twenty miles away. George H.W. Bush's home.

Posted by: closeup Jan 9 2007, 05:19 PM

Home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. About a mile from my house. I think he was on "The Sopranos"

Posted by: bondiguy Jan 10 2007, 02:28 AM

Home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. About a mile from my house. I think he was on "The Sopranos"

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 10 2007, 12:04 PM

Who DOESN'T live near you?

Posted by: closeup Jan 10 2007, 01:21 PM

Who DOESN'T live near you?

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 10 2007, 01:37 PM

Martha Stewart lives on an island not too far away: (The same island John Travolta lives on) Check out John Travolta's Florida home. He parks his 707 right up to the door.

Posted by: closeup Jan 10 2007, 01:41 PM

that must be a bitch to find a parking spot for that thing if you have to run to the grocery store of something like that.

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 10 2007, 01:45 PM

that must be a bitch to find a parking spot for that thing if you have to run to the grocery store of something like that.

If you look close you can see the second, smaller plane in front of the garage. He probably uses that for his beer runs.

Posted by: closeup Jan 10 2007, 01:46 PM

Check out the second picture I posted. It gives a little background on how nice it must be to be rich and famous. Or at least rich.

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 10 2007, 02:01 PM

Check out the second picture I posted. It gives a little background on how nice it must be to be rich and famous. Or at least rich.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 10 2007, 02:47 PM

Nevermind the initial cost of the place. Can you imagine how much it costs to upkeep a place like that?? It's hard to imagine having that much cash that you could do it essentially as a hobby.

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 10 2007, 02:53 PM

I couldn't even afford the electric bill at a place like that.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 10 2007, 03:04 PM

I can barely afford the electric bill at MY place

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 10 2007, 03:22 PM

you have electric at your place???  You must be rich!

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 10 2007, 03:25 PM

We got it last month.
I wonder what the poor people are doing. 

Posted by: natalie Jan 10 2007, 04:01 PM

Alright, it's offically 5pm, Happy Hour has now started. In about 15 minutes, this is going to be my veiw from J's Oyster Bar:

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 10 2007, 04:04 PM

Well, I make the wife pedal a bicycle that's hooked up to a generator.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 10 2007, 04:10 PM

She must be grateful that you allow her to workout so much AND provide you with much needed televsion.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 10 2007, 04:12 PM

Uh, you drink in the parking lot?
Is that the poor man's way to go drinking? *L*

Posted by: closeup Jan 10 2007, 04:36 PM

Uh, you drink in the parking lot?
Is that the poor man's way to go drinking? *L*

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 10 2007, 04:47 PM

See all those umbrellas with tables and chairs under them? Guess what they are used for. The bottom picture is from inside the bar. It's on a pier, the ocean is underneth you when you're inside. The bar next to it is actually floating on the ocean. It goes up and down with the tides 18 feet, twice a day.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 10 2007, 04:54 PM

I zoomed in and in the top pic I think I can see closeup playing with his dinghy 

Posted by: ddd35 Jan 10 2007, 06:23 PM

Who DOESN'T live near you?

Posted by: closeup Jan 10 2007, 10:50 PM

none of the sexy ladies from here at RMM live near him

Posted by: bondiguy Jan 10 2007, 11:59 PM

me?

Martha Stewart lives on an island not too far away: (The same island John Travolta lives on) Check out John Travolta's Florida home. He parks his 707 right up to the door.

beer runs to europe probably.

Well, I make the wife pedal a bicycle that's hooked up to a generator.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 11 2007, 11:48 AM

and me!
Isn't Martha Stewart that home rennovation lady???

JT flies an Aussie airplane!
When he wants a Heinekin he gets it from the source! haha
I have been using children.... the fiancee will do a much better job

Posted by: bondiguy Jan 11 2007, 10:50 PM

it's a great way to keep the women in shape.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 11 2007, 11:05 PM

U r a wise, wise man

Posted by: bondiguy Jan 11 2007, 11:13 PM

when it comes to my women and my money, I don't mess around.

And by women, I mean woman; and by woman, I mean wife; and by wife I mean I don't get to mess around with my money or my woman.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 11 2007, 11:19 PM

Gotcha, can't win, don't try

Posted by: bondiguy Jan 11 2007, 11:24 PM

I'm all over that:

No matter how good you are at something, there's always about a million people better than you.

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 12 2007, 12:05 PM

Like Daryl Strawberry?

Posted by: bondiguy Jan 12 2007, 05:30 PM

That's right, Skip!

Posted by: closeup Jan 17 2007, 03:42 PM

Remember this guy? He used to live next door to where I'm living now. I don't know him but it seems most of my neighbors do.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 17 2007, 03:45 PM

Remember this guy? He used to live next door to where I'm living now. I don't know him but it seems most of my neighbors do.

Posted by: closeup Jan 17 2007, 03:48 PM

He looks like a mix among robert downy junior, billy joel, and some girl whose name I can't think of.

Posted by: natalie Jan 17 2007, 03:52 PM

His name is Judd Nelson. Last thing I can think of that he did was some show with Brooke Sheilds. He played her boss.

Posted by: closeup Jan 17 2007, 04:12 PM

Here's kind of a cool story. This guy, Bill Dunlop, set sail in a 9ft sailboat from Portland. He left from the pier where the floating restaurant above is docked. He asked me to help him load his boat with food and drinks. What he had me do is take all his canned food and dip it in hot paraffin. That way nothing would spoil. He used 2 liter plastic bottles of Coke and Mountain Dew for ballast. When he finished drinking the bottle, he'd fill it with sea water and put it back. Nobody thought he had a chance in hell of making it, but he did. Later, he tried to sale that 9ft boat around the world. He went missing after making it to Austrailia. Bondi was probably to young to remember it, but it was quite a story for a while. This guy had some major cojones to even attempt it. He told me that he had his boat built so it would do barrel-rolls off the top of the waves he was expecting. He said on a 40-50 foot wave it would flip over about a dozen times.



Sailor Trying to Cross Atlantic in Small Boat










After a sendoff under grey skies, Bill Dunlop spent his first day at sea today in a nine-foot sailboat, heading across the Atlantic.

He is seeking a record for the smallest boat used in a solo Atlantic crossing.

The Wind's Will left a Portland Harbor marina Sunday as 20 large and small vessels tooted horns in salute.

Mr. Dunlop, 40 years old, of Mechanic Falls, Me., said he expects to reach Falmouth, England, in eight to 12 weeks. In 1980, Mr. Dunlop crossed the ocean in a 35-foot sailboat.

His boat is filled with food, survival equipment, extra sails, rope tools and reading matter. Mr. Dunlop's sailboat has a fiber glass hull, and a $16 sextant for navigation. He has a radio, but no backup engine.

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 17 2007, 04:32 PM

Remember this guy? He used to live next door to where I'm living now. I don't know him but it seems most of my neighbors do.

He looks like a mix among robert downy junior, billy joel, and some girl whose name I can't think of.

His name is Judd Nelson. Last thing I can think of that he did was some show with Brooke Sheilds. He played her boss.

Here's kind of a cool story. This guy, Bill Dunlop, set sail in a 9ft sailboat from Portland. He left from the pier where the floating restaurant above is docked. He asked me to help him load his boat with food and drinks. What he had me do is take all his canned food and dip it in hot paraffin. That way nothing would spoil. He used 2 liter plastic bottles of Coke and Mountain Dew for ballast. When he finished drinking the bottle, he'd fill it with sea water and put it back. Nobody thought he had a chance in hell of making it, but he did. Later, he tried to sale that 9ft boat around the world. He went missing after making it to Austrailia. Bondi was probably to young to remember it, but it was quite a story for a while. This guy had some major cojones to even attempt it. He told me that he had his boat built so it would do barrel-rolls off the top of the waves he was expecting. He said on a 40-50 foot wave it would flip over about a dozen times.
Sailor Trying to Cross Atlantic in Small Boat




After a sendoff under grey skies, Bill Dunlop spent his first day at sea today in a nine-foot sailboat, heading across the Atlantic.

He is seeking a record for the smallest boat used in a solo Atlantic crossing.

The Wind's Will left a Portland Harbor marina Sunday as 20 large and small vessels tooted horns in salute.

Mr. Dunlop, 40 years old, of Mechanic Falls, Me., said he expects to reach Falmouth, England, in eight to 12 weeks. In 1980, Mr. Dunlop crossed the ocean in a 35-foot sailboat.

His boat is filled with food, survival equipment, extra sails, rope tools and reading matter. Mr. Dunlop's sailboat has a fiber glass hull, and a $16 sextant for navigation. He has a radio, but no backup engine.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 17 2007, 04:45 PM

Here's kind of a cool story. This guy, Bill Dunlop, set sail in a 9ft sailboat from Portland. He left from the pier where the floating restaurant above is docked. He asked me to help him load his boat with food and drinks. What he had me do is take all his canned food and dip it in hot paraffin. That way nothing would spoil. He used 2 liter plastic bottles of Coke and Mountain Dew for ballast. When he finished drinking the bottle, he'd fill it with sea water and put it back. Nobody thought he had a chance in hell of making it, but he did. Later, he tried to sale that 9ft boat around the world. He went missing after making it to Austrailia. Bondi was probably to young to remember it, but it was quite a story for a while. This guy had some major cojones to even attempt it. He told me that he had his boat built so it would do barrel-rolls off the top of the waves he was expecting. He said on a 40-50 foot wave it would flip over about a dozen times.
Sailor Trying to Cross Atlantic in Small Boat




After a sendoff under grey skies, Bill Dunlop spent his first day at sea today in a nine-foot sailboat, heading across the Atlantic.

He is seeking a record for the smallest boat used in a solo Atlantic crossing.

The Wind's Will left a Portland Harbor marina Sunday as 20 large and small vessels tooted horns in salute.

Mr. Dunlop, 40 years old, of Mechanic Falls, Me., said he expects to reach Falmouth, England, in eight to 12 weeks. In 1980, Mr. Dunlop crossed the ocean in a 35-foot sailboat.

His boat is filled with food, survival equipment, extra sails, rope tools and reading matter. Mr. Dunlop's sailboat has a fiber glass hull, and a $16 sextant for navigation. He has a radio, but no backup engine.

Posted by: closeup Jan 17 2007, 04:47 PM

he looks like a guy I went to school with.
I didn' t know he was in anything after Breakfast Club. Oh yeah, he played a voice in the Transformers movie.
How did dipping canned food in wax prevent it from spoiling? Did it just keep the cans from rusting/corroding from the sea water?

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 17 2007, 04:52 PM

balls of steel, man.  It's great that he's only using a sextant.  True craftsman, he is.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 17 2007, 04:54 PM

he looks like a guy I went to school with.
I didn' t know he was in anything after Breakfast Club. Oh yeah, he played a voice in the Transformers movie.
How did dipping canned food in wax prevent it from spoiling? Did it just keep the cans from rusting/corroding from the sea water?

Posted by: closeup Jan 17 2007, 04:55 PM

balls of steel, man.  It's great that he's only using a sextant.  True craftsman, he is.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 17 2007, 04:57 PM

All the other "sailors" at the marina would always criticize him(or worse, talk behind his back)  after he got thru explaining some technique or idea he was going to use on his solo cruise. They didn't think he could find England by just using "dead reckoning". They were wrong, he knew more about sailing then all the rest of them put together.

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 17 2007, 04:57 PM

All the other "sailors" at the marina would always criticize him(or worse, talk behind his back)  after he got thru explaining some technique or idea he was going to use on his solo cruise. They didn't think he could find England by just using "dead reckoning". They were wrong, he knew more about sailing then all the rest of them put together.

Posted by: closeup Jan 17 2007, 05:06 PM

The proof is in the pudding.

All those marines are so cocky and close minded

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 17 2007, 05:12 PM

They weren't marines, they were just guys that had enough money to put a boat in the water. Weekend sailors. They just couldn't get it that this guy knew what he was talking about. The sailors in England surely got it, they're probably still talking about it. England has a more nautical heritage than the U.S., they understand how hard it is to sail a boat the size of a bathtub across the Atlantic.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 17 2007, 05:12 PM

They weren't marines, they were just guys that had enough money to put a boat in the water. Weekend sailors. They just couldn't get it that this guy knew what he was talking about. The sailors in England surely got it, they're probably still talking about it. England has a more nautical heritage than the U.S., they understand how hard it is to sail a boat the size of a bathtub across the Atlantic.

Posted by: closeup Jan 17 2007, 05:16 PM

Oops I misread. I just like to take potshots at you as often as possible

Let me rephrase. Guys who hang out at the marina are so cocky and close minded. 

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 17 2007, 05:16 PM

especially if a big brown shark comes.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 17 2007, 05:22 PM

GI Joe is swimmin in the water duhdah duhdah duhdahdah!

Posted by: closeup Jan 17 2007, 05:28 PM

GI Joe is swimmin in the water duhdah duhdah duhdahdah!

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 17 2007, 05:30 PM

I think Bob is having a major flashback. Remember your little floating ring?

Posted by: ddd35 Jan 17 2007, 05:50 PM

There's a funny story about that.

Actually. On second thought, it's not that funny.  Nevermind.

Posted by: bondiguy Jan 18 2007, 01:58 AM

you're all nerds

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 18 2007, 12:03 PM

you're all nerds

Posted by: ddd35 Jan 18 2007, 03:16 PM

I think that's been established... I also think that's why we all get along.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 18 2007, 04:08 PM

Posted by: ddd35 Jan 18 2007, 04:09 PM

and the winner of the Evade award is....

3d

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 18 2007, 04:17 PM

and the winner of the Evade award is....

3d

Posted by: ddd35 Jan 18 2007, 04:21 PM

Here is his acceptance speech:

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 18 2007, 04:26 PM

my speech will be short  ... 

Posted by: ddd35 Jan 18 2007, 04:28 PM

Well we are talking about 3d so "short" probably works

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 18 2007, 04:33 PM

you bastard   You told me you didnt peak !!!

Posted by: ddd35 Jan 18 2007, 04:36 PM

The kids down at the playground told me 

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 18 2007, 04:42 PM

oh I thought that was you when i drove by during recess  , you are tall for your age EH  ?

Posted by: ddd35 Jan 18 2007, 04:44 PM

average, I guess.

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 18 2007, 04:58 PM

it was hard to tell  when I saw ya you were chasing some little 8 yr old around  ..

sreaming   LET ME SEE,   LET ME SEE ...

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 18 2007, 05:12 PM

nuh uh
she was 9

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 18 2007, 05:21 PM

You know what I love about twenty nine year olds???
There's twenty of them.

Posted by: ddd35 Jan 18 2007, 05:21 PM

YEp .

Posted by: bondiguy Jan 19 2007, 02:20 AM

I think that's been established... I also think that's why we all get along.

and the winner of the Evade award is....

3d

You know what I love about twenty nine year olds???
There's twenty of them.

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 19 2007, 01:55 PM

(I never thought I'd see the day that evade WASN'T the most burnt person here!!!)

Posted by: Bobaloo Jan 19 2007, 02:49 PM

He's probably acting like one of the "cool kids" down at the retirement home right now

Posted by: bondiguy Jan 19 2007, 04:41 PM

He's probably acting like one of the "cool kids" down at the retirement home right now

Posted by: Gnappster Jan 19 2007, 04:43 PM

He's gone from Abe to Jasper on the Cool-O-Meter

Posted by: bondiguy Jan 19 2007, 04:47 PM

next he's gonna be surpassing the crazy old man dancers.

Posted by: bondiguy Feb 15 2007, 01:09 AM

Ok, so this was an overcast day but I mean, is there a better harbour anywhere in the world???

Posted by: Puppet Feb 15 2007, 02:47 PM

Pearl Harbor..

Posted by: bondiguy Feb 15 2007, 11:24 PM

Pearl Harbor..

Posted by: closeup Feb 16 2007, 10:57 AM

Ok, so this was an overcast day but I mean, is there a better harbour anywhere in the world???

Posted by: ddd35 Feb 16 2007, 03:16 PM

Pearl Harbor..

Posted by: bondiguy Feb 16 2007, 04:14 PM

Beautiful harbours I'll admit... but I am always going to be bias aren't I?

Also, we have the most unbelieavable backdrop for NYE fireworks displays...

Posted by: ddd35 Feb 16 2007, 04:29 PM

Beautiful harbours I'll admit... but I am always going to be bias aren't I?

Also, we have the most unbelieavable backdrop for NYE fireworks displays...

Posted by: closeup Apr 21 2007, 06:25 PM

last week we had snow and sleet and a nor'easter blow thru. I lost power for three days and the house was freezing cold. Three days later, it's almost 80 degrees. the windows are open and people are wearing shorts and sandals. And there is still snow on the ground and snowbanks in parking lots. Crazy weather or what.

Posted by: bondiguy Apr 22 2007, 11:19 PM

last week we had snow and sleet and a nor'easter blow thru. I lost power for three days and the house was freezing cold. Three days later, it's almost 80 degrees. the windows are open and people are wearing shorts and sandals. And there is still snow on the ground and snowbanks in parking lots. Crazy weather or what.

Posted by: Gnappster Apr 23 2007, 01:29 PM

last week we had snow and sleet and a nor'easter blow thru. I lost power for three days and the house was freezing cold. Three days later, it's almost 80 degrees. the windows are open and people are wearing shorts and sandals. And there is still snow on the ground and snowbanks in parking lots. Crazy weather or what.

Pic on the left looks might fucking cold!!!

Posted by: misschickie May 29 2007, 11:18 PM

Posted by: Gnappster May 30 2007, 12:17 AM

wow, that is something else, bondi.

well, we like to hike, so here we are hiking, and then the view from the top.

Posted by: ddd35 May 30 2007, 09:02 AM

wow, that is something else, bondi.

well, we like to hike, so here we are hiking, and then the view from the top.

Posted by: misschickie May 30 2007, 02:57 PM

where are u in BC exactly. The island?

Posted by: evade20 May 30 2007, 07:22 PM

wow, that is something else, bondi.

well, we like to hike, so here we are hiking, and then the view from the top.

Posted by: misschickie May 30 2007, 07:35 PM

Damn, I'm going there just for the view
and maybe I'll bump into Miss Chickie too

Posted by: evade20 May 30 2007, 07:57 PM

evade...it is very, very, very private at the top.  

Posted by: misschickie May 30 2007, 08:06 PM

Who's on top? 

Posted by: evade20 May 30 2007, 08:10 PM

well, you, then me, then you...then we'll REALLY get busy.

Posted by: bondiguy May 30 2007, 09:24 PM

Looks like good hiking country chickie

Posted by: jrock8 May 30 2007, 11:18 PM

Who's on top? 

well, you, then me, then you...then we'll REALLY get busy.

Posted by: ddd35 May 31 2007, 09:20 AM

well, you, then me, then you...then we'll REALLY get busy.

Posted by: Gnappster May 31 2007, 12:45 PM

Damn, I'm going there just for the view
and maybe I'll bump into Miss Chickie too

Who's on top? 

that's only b/c evade would probably slip and you two would go tumbling down the hill...

... on the bright side, what are the odds he breaks ANOTHER hip?

Posted by: misschickie Jun 5 2007, 08:40 PM

you all give me such a warm, funny feeling...

Posted by: ddd35 Jun 6 2007, 08:09 AM

you all give me such a warm, funny feeling...

Posted by: closeup Jun 12 2007, 09:56 PM

Here's a picture from a Casco Bay "Booze Cruise". It doesn't get much better than this.

Posted by: bondiguy Jun 13 2007, 01:02 AM

Here's a picture from a Casco Bay "Booze Cruise". It doesn't get much better than this.

Posted by: ddd35 Jun 13 2007, 08:07 AM

Here's a picture from a Casco Bay "Booze Cruise". It doesn't get much better than this.

Posted by: bondiguy Jun 14 2007, 12:41 AM

The famous Icebergs pool at Bondi Beach. Every year at the start of winter the old Iceberg members throw massive chunks of ice into that pool and swim around in it. It is supposed to feel great???

Posted by: johnnyjk Jun 14 2007, 06:56 AM

the gold coast is not a bad place been here for a long time we have good beaches surfers paradise for going out partying nice rainforests indy grand prix and more always heaps of on the beaches not too much we have meter maids that put money in our meters so you avoid getting fined

pics of what happens in the highrises in surfers when indy is on and the cars.


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Posted by: johnnyjk Jun 14 2007, 06:57 AM

The famous Icebergs pool at Bondi Beach. Every year at the start of winter the old Iceberg members throw massive chunks of ice into that pool and swim around in it. It is supposed to feel great???
i remember these when i went down there i think they had them on the tv here too

Posted by: bondiguy Jun 14 2007, 07:10 AM

the gold coast is not a bad place been here for a long time we have good beaches surfers paradise for going out partying   nice rainforests indy grand prix and more always  heaps of  on the beaches not too much we have meter maids that put money in our meters so you avoid getting fined 
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Posted by: johnnyjk Jun 14 2007, 07:12 AM

sorry i just fixed some tits on a bull i am

Posted by: bondiguy Jun 14 2007, 07:16 AM

Shoes on a snake? An employment agency in Alice Springs? hahaha

Anyway god bless Indy, I gotta get up there one year. Heard the place absolutely goes off!

Are you a league fan mate?

Posted by: johnnyjk Jun 14 2007, 07:19 AM

Shoes on a snake? An employment agency in Alice Springs? hahaha

Anyway god bless Indy, I gotta get up there one year. Heard the place absolutely goes off!

Are you a league fan mate?

Posted by: Gnappster Jun 14 2007, 06:10 PM

I must visit these places!

And if you want to swim in icy water, just come here in January.

Posted by: bondiguy Jun 15 2007, 12:33 AM

yeah i used to play a bit in school , hey but so has every other prick too we just got a new team the titans their home ground will be 5 mins from where i live when it is finished so i will be able to crawl home 

I must visit these places!

And if you want to swim in icy water, just come here in January.

Posted by: ddd35 Jun 15 2007, 11:31 AM

the gold coast is not a bad place been here for a long time we have good beaches surfers paradise for going out partying   nice rainforests indy grand prix and more always  heaps of  on the beaches not too much we have meter maids that put money in our meters so you avoid getting fined 

pics of what happens in the highrises in surfers when indy is on and the cars.
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Posted by: bondiguy Jun 15 2007, 06:24 PM

wow looks great , didnt realize the Indy cars ran there  .. thats outstanding  ...

Posted by: johnnyjk Jun 15 2007, 06:26 PM

Yeah they come out to the Gold Coast once a year. No one knows a fucking thing about the sport but it's like 1 big party up there. For some reason ladies feel the need to show their breasts for no good reason other than being asked to by 25 pissed guys!

And at the end of the weekend, no one knows who won but if you're single and don't pull a root by Sunday night you are a possible homo sexual

Posted by: closeup Jun 15 2007, 10:38 PM

Staight from Casco Bay-these lobsters would themselves eat a 1 lb lobster for lunch.

Posted by: johnnyjk Jun 16 2007, 06:55 AM

Staight from Casco Bay-these lobsters would themselves eat a 1 lb lobster for lunch.

Posted by: baby21 Jun 17 2007, 12:54 AM

Just some pictures of where I've lived all 18 years and 11 months of my life . The two of the city I found online, and the one picture from the car is one I took on my drive to work... it's off of this road that's actually a dam and you can see everything from up there.

Denver is the best

Posted by: misschickie Jun 17 2007, 07:14 PM

Staight from Casco Bay-these lobsters would themselves eat a 1 lb lobster for lunch.

Posted by: misschickie Jun 17 2007, 07:16 PM

Here's a picture from a Casco Bay "Booze Cruise". It doesn't get much better than this.

Posted by: bondiguy Jun 18 2007, 01:03 AM

those lobsters a farkin huge i was going to say something of some of the boys  catching crabs that big but i am a newbie and would get roasted big time  it would also be far too lame

Just some pictures of where I've lived all 18 years and 11 months of my life . The two of the city I found online, and the one picture from the car is one I took on my drive to work... it's off of this road that's actually a dam and you can see everything from up there.

Denver is the best

Posted by: baby21 Jun 18 2007, 03:05 AM

I waaaant to go to Japan.

I've been talking to this girl I know there, and they are seriously the most hospitable and nicest people. I know that's a generalization.. but I think it would be absolutely amazing.

annnd I'd take a little swim and come and hang out with Bondi.

Posted by: bondiguy Jun 18 2007, 06:19 AM

I waaaant to go to Japan.

I've been talking to this girl I know there, and they are seriously the most hospitable and nicest people. I know that's a generalization.. but I think it would be absolutely amazing.

annnd I'd take a little swim and come and hang out with Bondi.

Posted by: johnnyjk Jun 18 2007, 07:19 AM

Baby I have to echo your post there. Before I went to Japan I wasn't fussed to go, I was more looking forward to Mexico. However I had a great time there, they really are the nicest people, very hospitable! If they didn't kill our whales I'd love em even more

Ohh and I give good surfing lessons

Posted by: Damor Jun 18 2007, 08:04 AM

Just some pictures of where I've lived all 18 years and 11 months of my life . The two of the city I found online, and the one picture from the car is one I took on my drive to work... it's off of this road that's actually a dam and you can see everything from up there.

Denver is the best

Posted by: Gnappster Jun 18 2007, 12:44 PM

Staight from Casco Bay-these lobsters would themselves eat a 1 lb lobster for lunch.

Just some pictures of where I've lived all 18 years and 11 months of my life . The two of the city I found online, and the one picture from the car is one I took on my drive to work... it's off of this road that's actually a dam and you can see everything from up there.

Denver is the best

Baby I have to echo your post there. Before I went to Japan I wasn't fussed to go, I was more looking forward to Mexico. However I had a great time there, they really are the nicest people, very hospitable! If they didn't kill our whales I'd love em even more

Posted by: baby21 Jun 18 2007, 11:18 PM

I lived just south of Denver, and miss it.  Some pictures of the places I miss in CO!
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Posted by: nanagirl Jun 18 2007, 11:38 PM

wow cool.. i think i'll upload some pics of home too
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Posted by: nanagirl Jun 18 2007, 11:41 PM

is it okay if i put a couple more?
richardson's beach -black sand
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Posted by: misschickie Jun 19 2007, 02:17 AM

wow cool.. i think i'll upload some pics of home too
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Posted by: bondiguy Jun 19 2007, 04:39 AM

so if you cooked one up, it would be like 2 lobsters in one? yum!

well how else do u make lil lisa slurry?

Posted by: ddd35 Jun 19 2007, 09:22 AM

Just some pictures of where I've lived all 18 years and 11 months of my life . The two of the city I found online, and the one picture from the car is one I took on my drive to work... it's off of this road that's actually a dam and you can see everything from up there.

Denver is the best

Posted by: ddd35 Jun 19 2007, 09:23 AM

is it okay if i put a couple more?
richardson's beach -black sand
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waimea -paniolo(hawaiian cowboy) countryside
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Posted by: somfan Jun 19 2007, 11:15 AM

is it okay if i put a couple more?
richardson's beach -black sand
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waimea -paniolo(hawaiian cowboy) countryside
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Posted by: Gnappster Jun 19 2007, 12:09 PM

is it okay if i put a couple more?
richardson's beach -black sand
waimea -paniolo(hawaiian cowboy) countryside

Are any of those Lobsters Pinchy?

I think I'm gonna puke

Posted by: Bobaloo Jun 19 2007, 12:35 PM

I love Hawaii. I could handle living there year round.
I would of course need to supplement my income being a private invesitgator who always wears a Tigers cap and has a friend named TC who flies a Chopper.

Posted by: nanagirl Jun 19 2007, 07:35 PM

those were pics from my hometown on the big island, hawaii. i now live in oahu, hawaii (dif. island). it's more of a city but still beautiful
i didn't take this pic. but it's of honolulu and magic island
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if you're planning on taking a vacation in hawaii, I'd suggest going to an outer island (ie:not oahu) just because it's more 'tropical' and away from the traffic of the city. It's more like 'paradise' out there.. but if you want to go clubbin' and dance w/ some hot locals, then in that case I suggest oahu

Posted by: somfan Jun 19 2007, 07:52 PM

those were pics from my hometown on the big island, hawaii. i now live in oahu, hawaii (dif. island). it's more of a city but still beautiful
i didn't take this pic. but it's of honolulu and magic island
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if you're planning on taking a vacation in hawaii, I'd suggest going to an outer island (ie:not oahu) just because it's more 'tropical' and away from the traffic of the city. It's more like 'paradise' out there.. but if you want to go clubbin' and dance w/ some hot locals, then in that case I suggest oahu

Posted by: nanagirl Jun 19 2007, 08:12 PM

lol yea that's alamoana beach park on the left It's nice there.
did you get a tan?

Posted by: somfan Jun 19 2007, 08:15 PM

lol yea that's alamoana beach park on the left It's nice there.
did you get a tan?

Posted by: bondiguy Jun 20 2007, 12:11 AM

Now that was funny!

I've never been to Hawaii.  I've planned to plan on going, but it always falls through.  It might finally happen next year around spring break time.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jun 20 2007, 03:25 PM

those were pics from my hometown on the big island, hawaii. i now live in oahu, hawaii (dif. island). it's more of a city but still beautiful
i didn't take this pic. but it's of honolulu and magic island

if you're planning on taking a vacation in hawaii, I'd suggest going to an outer island (ie:not oahu) just because it's more 'tropical' and away from the traffic of the city. It's more like 'paradise' out there.. but if you want to go clubbin' and dance w/ some hot locals, then in that case I suggest oahu

Posted by: Gnappster Jun 20 2007, 03:43 PM

those were pics from my hometown on the big island, hawaii. i now live in oahu, hawaii (dif. island). it's more of a city but still beautiful
i didn't take this pic. but it's of honolulu and magic island
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if you're planning on taking a vacation in hawaii, I'd suggest going to an outer island (ie:not oahu) just because it's more 'tropical' and away from the traffic of the city. It's more like 'paradise' out there.. but if you want to go clubbin' and dance w/ some hot locals, then in that case I suggest oahu

Posted by: bondiguy Jun 21 2007, 01:16 AM

When I finally make my way out there, I'll be sure to look you up.

I'd like to do more of the non-touristy kind of stuff and actually experience it for all it's worth.  When my wife went to China for a month on a study abroad program, her instructor took her group to all these awesome places that really dug into the many cultures of China.  It wasn't a typical experience and it was something that no travel agency would be able to come close to duplicating.  She ate lunch with farmers, she hiked up mountain thingies and waterfalls.  Her pictures are amazing and her journal is exciting to read.  her instructor actually lived in China for some time and met his wife there.

Anyway, that's the kind of experience I'd like ot have when I finally make it out to Hawaii.

yeah, I stayed in Honolulu and it was pretty touristy and Americanized, but the trip was almost free so who was I to complain. Plus Waikiki Beach was amazing for scenery 
But we went out to Hanama(sp?) Bay and some other places for snorkelling that were pretty spectacular.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jun 21 2007, 11:44 AM

Similar experience when i was in Mexico. I got to see the production of Tequila from plant to spirit. We met authentic El Jimador's (Mexican Agave Farmers and cultivators) and got to see a side of Mexico many tourists do not get to see. Plus we got really loaded

Posted by: ddd35 Jun 21 2007, 02:02 PM

ever seen the movie open water ? dont take a scuba trip in mexico they tend to leave non mexican desent people out to feed the sharks .

Posted by: ddd35 Jun 21 2007, 02:04 PM

those were pics from my hometown on the big island, hawaii. i now live in oahu, hawaii (dif. island). it's more of a city but still beautiful
i didn't take this pic. but it's of honolulu and magic island
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if you're planning on taking a vacation in hawaii, I'd suggest going to an outer island (ie:not oahu) just because it's more 'tropical' and away from the traffic of the city. It's more like 'paradise' out there.. but if you want to go clubbin' and dance w/ some hot locals, then in that case I suggest oahu

Posted by: bondiguy Jun 22 2007, 12:21 AM

Yeah, we did that when we were in Mexico.  We took 4-wheelers to Ixtapa and got to stop a few places along the way and got to see some real town, some real farming communities, and then fianlly the tequila distillery, same as you, from plant to the bottle.  Lots and lots of bees, though.  The little lady was a little freaked out by that, but I was too busy dipping my sweet, sweet agave in my even sweeter tequila to even notice.  mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

ever seen the movie open water ?   dont take a  scuba trip in mexico  they tend to leave non  mexican desent  people out  to feed the sharks  .

Posted by: bondiguy Jun 22 2007, 12:35 AM

Here in Sydney and surrounding areas we have had a few big storms over the past fortnight. It has been good to get so much raint to fill our dams up even a little but the devestation has been amazing. The surf has been unrideable. Here are 2 shots, the first a pic of Clovelly beach lookout whish is 2kn around the coast from Bondi. To give you perspective these rocks are 10 to 15m from sea level and this is how high the waves were hitting. The second is a pic of a bulk carrier ship that ran aground in the first of the storms on a Newcastle beach, 2 hours north of sydney.

Posted by: Bobaloo Jun 22 2007, 09:31 AM

Here in Sydney and surrounding areas we have had a few big storms over the past fortnight. It has been good to get so much raint to fill our dams up even a little but the devestation has been amazing. The surf has been unrideable. Here are 2 shots, the first a pic of Clovelly beach lookout whish is 2kn around the coast from Bondi. To give you perspective these rocks are 10 to 15m from sea level and this is how high the waves were hitting. The second is a pic of a bulk carrier ship that ran aground in the first of the storms on a Newcastle beach, 2 hours north of sydney.

Posted by: ddd35 Jun 22 2007, 09:57 AM

Here in Sydney and surrounding areas we have had a few big storms over the past fortnight. It has been good to get so much raint to fill our dams up even a little but the devestation has been amazing. The surf has been unrideable. Here are 2 shots, the first a pic of Clovelly beach lookout whish is 2kn around the coast from Bondi. To give you perspective these rocks are 10 to 15m from sea level and this is how high the waves were hitting. The second is a pic of a bulk carrier ship that ran aground in the first of the storms on a Newcastle beach, 2 hours north of sydney.

Posted by: ddd35 Jun 22 2007, 10:01 AM

Sweet... I didn't notice many bees but it may have been different times of year!
I am pretty sure that is loosely based on 2 American tourists left behind whilst scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Unless I am wrong (which I never am )

http://www.cdnn.info/news/article/a040723.html

Posted by: simonwilkinson Jun 22 2007, 10:04 AM

... here's my place up in the north of Scotland .... nice and quiet ... this is the beach at the back of my house where I walk the dogs ... usually see just one or two other folk each time I go out ....

Posted by: ddd35 Jun 22 2007, 10:06 AM

... here's my place up in the north of Scotland .... nice and quiet ... this is the beach at the back of my house where I walk the dogs ... usually see just one or two other folk each time I go out ....

Posted by: ddd35 Jun 22 2007, 10:19 AM

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Posted by: simonwilkinson Jun 22 2007, 11:38 AM

... the world's bread basket maybe? I know I'm pretty lucky living where I do ... never take it for granted ... here's one more for now ...

Posted by: Gnappster Jun 22 2007, 12:48 PM

Here in Sydney and surrounding areas we have had a few big storms over the past fortnight. It has been good to get so much raint to fill our dams up even a little but the devestation has been amazing. The surf has been unrideable. Here are 2 shots, the first a pic of Clovelly beach lookout whish is 2kn around the coast from Bondi. To give you perspective these rocks are 10 to 15m from sea level and this is how high the waves were hitting. The second is a pic of a bulk carrier ship that ran aground in the first of the storms on a Newcastle beach, 2 hours north of sydney.

... here's my place up in the north of Scotland .... nice and quiet ... this is the beach at the back of my house where I walk the dogs ... usually see just one or two other folk each time I go out ....

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this is whats normally out my back door ..

... the world's bread basket maybe?  I know I'm pretty lucky living where I do ... never take it for granted ... here's one more for now ...

Posted by: bondiguy Jun 22 2007, 06:25 PM

that top picture is amazing in and of itself.  Did you take it?

I had no idea were it was filmed  I do however know 2 people that got left out in the water off the coast of cancun  for 6 hours   before the  Mexican  boat guides came back to get them  .. by that time they had puked and were very ill from the continued  wave action and the salt water slapping them in the face  ... But now I guess I have to add Australia  to the list of No scuba  with  local's ?

... here's my place up in the north of Scotland .... nice and quiet ... this is the beach at the back of my house where I walk the dogs ... usually see just one or two other folk each time I go out ....

wow, living so far from the ocean,shit like that frightens me!

Posted by: Gnappster Jun 25 2007, 12:30 PM

When you live within 1 hour of a beach your entire life you get used to shit like that!

Posted by: bondiguy Jun 25 2007, 06:16 PM

you may have the beach but I have -40 winters 

Posted by: baby21 Jun 26 2007, 02:04 PM

We don't get cold winters... but we did have close to three blizzards in 2 months.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Storms_2006-07

That kinda made me laugh... just ctrl f colorado.

I just know that after all the snow we got, I've never been so sick of it in my life. It made for some good snowboarding though .

Now that it's 100 out every other day.. I'm kinda missing that snow.

Posted by: closeup Jun 26 2007, 02:16 PM

Taking the bus to Gnappy's house in July: