Katushkin's American road trip (for real this time) - 10/1 - 10/15

[fohat.digs]

Are you still passing through the Atlanta area?

[katushkin]

Are you still passing through the Atlanta area?

Yessir! Not for long though, we are going to be in downtown most of Sunday with a visit to R1N3's place around lunch time of the Saturday.

[heedpantsnow]

Do you have lodging set up in Orlando?  I'm about to go into the jungle tomorrow and won't be out until 10/2.  I'll check back with you then.

[katushkin]

Do you have lodging set up in Orlando?  I'm about to go into the jungle tomorrow and won't be out until 10/2.  I'll check back with you then.

We do, we've booked a hotel in Downtown Orlando, I don't remember what it's called though...

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[katushkin]

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**** YOU SCOTT YOU DON'T KNOW ME

 

[xtrafrood]

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**** YOU SCOTT YOU DON'T KNOW ME

 

Perfect Florida accent and everything. You're ready

[katushkin]

So we had our accommodation in Miami cancel on us on Tuesday. Which wasn't great, but now we have found an Airbnb on Northeast 1st Avenue in Downtown Miami, so arguably it's better. We can walk to loads more stuff now rather than getting Ubers everywhere.

Still up 10 hours before our flight finishing packing, actually getting very excited.

[iamtootallforthis]

Looking forward to NY man.

[heedpantsnow]

I just got back in town. Massive delay coming out of S.America. Are you guys in Orlando?

[smarmar]

Katushkin, Is it safe for us to assume that you bypassed Florida, or at least Orlando, before the hurricane came through?

[HoffmanMyster]

Katushkin, Is it safe for us to assume that you bypassed Florida, or at least Orlando, before the hurricane came through?

He is in Atlanta now, chilling with R1N3.  Had to run from the hurricane.

[katushkin]

Sorry guys! I have been busy with friends and family all week and am writing this just before I get on my flight from Charlotte to Newark.

We did get out of Florida. We left on Thursday morning and drove all day straight to Atlanta. Both the Kennedy Space Centre and all Orlando attractions were closed on Thursday and Friday so we couldn't do anything there, and if we stopped off in Orlando we would have just given the hurricane more time to catch up with us. We got to Atlanta at about 9pm and have had an awesome long weekend with R1N3 and his girlfriend and friends. The aquarium and Coca Cola world were awesome and it was great to see my cousins little three week old boy

We have taken loads of pictures so I will need to get them organised (probably not into an imgur album because it doesn't like keeping photos in any order).

I will say one thing though; you Americans really suck at driving.

[xtrafrood]

From my experience, the driving becomes progressively worse as you drive from N FL to S FL

[HoffmanMyster]

I will say one thing though; you Americans really suck at driving.

Dude, you're in FL and GA.  They are among the worst drivers I've seen.  Check my road trip thread for my comments on that.  )

[dgneo]

I will say one thing though; you Americans really suck at driving.

Dude, you're in FL and GA.  They are among the worst drivers I've seen.  Check my road trip thread for my comments on that.  )

Connecticut/Massachusetts would like a word with you.

[fohat.digs]

New Jersey is the worst driving venue, at least in the eastern US.

[HoffmanMyster]

I will say one thing though; you Americans really suck at driving.

Dude, you're in FL and GA.  They are among the worst drivers I've seen.  Check my road trip thread for my comments on that.  )

Connecticut/Massachusetts would like a word with you.

* HoffmanMyster will just stay in the Midwest* where it's safe 

*minus Chicago

[iamtootallforthis]

New Jersey is the worst driving venue, at least in the eastern US.

Worst driving venue, yes. Worst drivers, no. Massachusetts still carries that crown.

[alienman82]

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[iamtootallforthis]

New Jersey is the worst driving venue, at least in the eastern US.

Worst driving venue, yes. Worst drivers, no. Massachusetts still carries that crown.

maybe but Upstate NY drivers are very bad too.  RIP syracuse

Never been out that way but I hate driving in Upstate NY around Albany.

[katushkin]

Well I went through FL, GA, SC and NC and everyone was as bad as each other.

Using mobile phones while driving, no indication when changing lanes, tailgating dangerously close, no lane discipline whatsoever (I feel I overtook more people driving in the right hand lane than the other two combined) like HGVs driving in the middle lane for no ****ing reason. Everywhere. And speed limits are a joke as well. I was doing 60 in a 45 and a lot of people were still overtaking me.

[alienman82]

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[HoffmanMyster]

Well I went through FL, GA, SC and NC and everyone was as bad as each other.

Using mobile phones while driving, no indication when changing lanes, tailgating dangerously close, no lane discipline whatsoever (I feel I overtook more people driving in the right hand lane than the other two combined) like HGVs driving in the middle lane for no ****ing reason. Everywhere. And speed limits are a joke as well. I was doing 60 in a 45 and a lot of people were still overtaking me.

Dude, I told you to come to the midwest.    We're not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but we are at least better about passing in the left lane. 

[heedpantsnow]

says all the attractions in Orlando were closed
missed out on watching Toy Story 2 with me and my kids in a closet






WITH SKITTLES

[HoffmanMyster]

says all the attractions in Orlando were closed
missed out on watching Toy Story 2 with me and my kids in a closet






WITH SKITTLES

Why you gotta make me jelly... 

[katushkin]

OK everyone, We got back yesterday morning, had a nap and now I think i'm pretty much sorted back in the UK rhythm, but i'm about to **** that all up again with my night shifts this week but oh well.

We had a ****ing awesome time. I am currently going through the approx 3000 photos we took to give you guys an idea of what we did and saw without writing too much, but I would like to thank a few people before I get to it. First I would like to thank everybody who posted in this thread with advice and ideas. Sorry I didn't get round to meeting all you guys, and didn't get to go up north (soon) but i really appreciated all the help. Next I would like to thank Hoff for the beers he sent me and R1N3 as well as the gorgeous Lightsaver. We drank the one pair of beers but the other is sat in my fridge ready for a special occasion Secondly I would like to thank CPTBadass for all his help and advice as well (all four paragraphs!). We unfortunately did not set enough time (or luggage space) aside for sneaker shopping I managed to pick up a pair of Gazelles but only because they were cheaper than they are in the UK and they were in a huge mall in Charlotte we went to... We need to go back to NYC at some point so I will endeavour to make it to at least some of the places you listed next time Next I would like to thank iamtootallforthis for coming all the way in to NYC to meet with me and my gf for a few drinks. It was awesome to see you and talk **** about keyboards while my gf was having her ear talked off by some random guy about history  )

Finally I would like to thank R1N3 for being a super cool dude. Thank you for holding my deliveries for me like my own personal PO Box, thank you for sorting us out a place to stay when Hurricane Matthew drove us out of Florida. Thank you for driving us around Atlanta and showing us some AWESOME places to eat, and thank you for being just super accommodating in general and making us feel like we were at home

Obligatory loot pic:

[iamtootallforthis]

Great getting to see you and your gf man! Definitely fun getting to talk keyboards and life over beer. That guy definitely had some screws loose though but if you don't meet a crazy person in NYC, you miss out on a vital part of the city )

Hopefully I can make a trip over to you in the near future! 

[alienman82]

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[katushkin]

Fun fact: in a survey this year, 90% of Native Americans asked did not find the term "Redskin" offensive.

Source

 

[alienman82]

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[tp4tissue]

Fun fact: in a survey this year, 90% of Native Americans asked did not find the term "Redskin" offensive.

Source

 

yes but 90% of democrats think that 90% of Native Americans are

It's not a cross cultural thing..  In Asia,  Red is a good color.. even on skin... not-fire-truck-red skin,   but any red hue is typically a good thing.

[alienman82]

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[katushkin]

Fun fact: in a survey this year, 90% of Native Americans asked did not find the term "Redskin" offensive.

Source

 

yes but 90% of democrats think that 90% of Native Americans are

It's funny when people think other people are going to be offended. People should listen more

[iri]

Very cool hat. I don't even know what kind of sports Redskins play (without looking up), but their merch looks great.

[iamtootallforthis]

Very cool hat. I don't even know what kind of sports Redskins play (without looking up), but their merch looks great.

American football.

[katushkin]

Very cool hat. I don't even know what kind of sports Redskins play (without looking up), but their merch looks great.

I think they are pretty cool. I am hoping to get some more from some of the American stores but I might have to get someone in the US to proxy for me 

I have maybe five peaked hats and three beanies/bobble hats now. My gf thinks the grey one looks a bit like a Gryffindoor one hah.

[alienman82]

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[fohat.digs]

90% of Native Americans asked did not find the term "Redskin" offensive.

I don't understand the whole "political correctness" of team names. People love their teams and the naming of a team or mascot after "X" seems like an honorific to me (note: I am an alumnus of a college with an insect as its mascot).

Sometimes colloquialisms morph over time (the local high school is the unfortunate "Trojans") but in general I think that team names are considered positive.

[iamtootallforthis]

Very cool hat. I don't even know what kind of sports Redskins play (without looking up), but their merch looks great.

I think they are pretty cool. I am hoping to get some more from some of the American stores but I might have to get someone in the US to proxy for me 

I have maybe five peaked hats and three beanies/bobble hats now. My gf thinks the grey one looks a bit like a Gryffindoor one hah.

I can see what my local stores have man.

[katushkin]

I will proxy.

Thnx bb. Maybe not loads at once but I definitely need a few. Will let you know

I don't understand the whole "political correctness" of team names. People love their teams and the naming of a team or mascot after "X" seems like an honorific to me (note: I am an alumnus of a college with an insect as its mascot).

Sometimes colloquialisms morph over time (the local high school is the unfortunate "Trojans") but in general I think that team names are considered positive.

I don't understand either really. I think largely it is honorific, I mean, why would you name a team after a racial slur? Although I get the Cleveland Indians controversy because the mascot is basically a caricature. I mean, the African-American equivalent would be a gollywog =/

I can see what my local stores have man.

Thanks dude, although I went into three Lids stores in NYC and pretty much grabbed all the Redskins gear they had that I liked  ) I think online might be my best bet at this point...

[iri]

Although I get the Cleveland Indians controversy because the mascot is basically a caricature.

It doesn't seem offensive to me, but I don't know anything about political correctness.

[alienman82]

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[katushkin]

Although I get the Cleveland Indians controversy because the mascot is basically a caricature.

It doesn't seem offensive to me, but I don't know anything about political correctness.

But I mean, you can imagine it on top of a dancing cartoon figure from the forties or fifties because it looks like something from that era. I mean, it was introduced as their logo in 1951.

[xtrafrood]

Although I get the Cleveland Indians controversy because the mascot is basically a caricature.

It doesn't seem offensive to me, but I don't know anything about political correctness.

But I mean, you can imagine it on top of a dancing cartoon figure from the forties or fifties because it looks like something from that era. I mean, it was introduced as their logo in 1951.

Two Major League movies later. MLB still can't take a hint. At least there is a clear-cut argument against the Cleveland Indians mascot. Feathers? In India? idk

[katushkin]

And here is the loot album

http://imgur.com/a/dB37d

[xtrafrood]

niiice