Things that represent the year 2020

Too early?

https://youtu.be/0BKPyL152jQ

hedonist said:

Too early?

https://youtu.be/0BKPyL152jQ

Good call. Roger Daltrey in all of his Tommy glory.

Poncier said:

brianlux said:

JW269453 said:

brianlux said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

brianlux said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

josevolution said:

https://twitter.com/electroboyusa/status/1335741656096677888?s=21
This totally represents 2020 is that a fountain in the front of the mansion or the pool lol Kelly’s house in the 5th poorest state!ok it could be some one else’s home or one of the five or six homes she owns, but you get the gist of it all.

google neil young's hawaiian hideaway. jesus. 

Poncho:  "A little more boat?"

Neil:  "NO, Poncho,  A little more lanais!"

Billy:  "Fuck it, Ralph, let's go grab a Mai Tai."

LOL. I'd love to just be able to go to hawaii one day. never mind own my own paradise there. it's frickin' gorgeous. 

I went to Oahu when I was a kid and it kind of sucked- all tourist bullshit.  But then years later in the mid 80's I went to Maui with my (then) second wife for a week and I'd never felt so relaxed in my life.  We both called our bosses and arranged for a couple more days off to extend our stay.  It was amazing! But today?  I don't know.  Is it over crowded these day, anyone know?

Went to Oahu for 10 days 6-7 years ago. Our Hotel was on Waikiki beach and after spending a couple of days in Honolulu checking out the touristy things I was starting to wonder what the big deal about Hawaii was. My wife and I decided to just rent a car and take our own daily excursions all over the island away from where the tourists hang out. It is amazing how much more beautiful that island is the further you get away from Honolulu. We found some amazing beaches and hiking trails that the locals were surprised to see us obvious tourists at, but everyone we encountered was friendly and welcoming. We ended up driving the entire island throughout our stay and enjoyed the scenery between stops much more than fighting for space on the overcrowded man made Waikiki beach. It ended up being an amazing trip, and one we will not forget. Once the kids are a little older we will likely do the same on Maui.

Maui was beautiful when I went there years ago.  It had some rather touristy areas, of course, though not- big city like Honolulu.  But there were several really great places to get away from the crowd and enjoy the island.  The one place I missed was getting out to was Hana on the northwest side.  We rented a car and tried to make the drive but it is non-stop curves and even though I was driving, I got too car sick to make it the whole way and we had to turn back.  Maybe keep that in mind if you go and anyone in your family has motion sickness issues.  It's too bad- that place is reputed to be magnificent.  In any case, I hope you get a chance to see Maui!

We did the "Road to Hana" drive while on our honeymoon. They gave you a cassette (it was 1998) that guided you and told you when to stop and see things like waterfalls along with a map. There is a point where the tour ends and you are supposed to turn around and head back. The guy we rented the cassette etc. from said..."you don't have to turn back, just keep, going and you'll come back around the other way and there's more to see". So I figured, sure, why not. You end up on unpaved, narrow winding roads along cliffs with no guard rails, and it got dark. Thought I was going to end up in a news item, "Honeymooning couple from Massachusetts killed when rental car plummets off cliff to rocky death 800 feet below". Scariest driving I've ever done. 

I had a buddy that was "house sitting" on that road.  We had locals over one night and they were taking pictures of the back yard.  It was a few hundred acres w the ocean as a backdrop.  I thought it was interesting that an islander was taking pics.  He told me that this part of the island is all private and most locals will never get to see it so it was a treat for them.

I was in a remote part of the island and had no clue...  These things would happen to me all the time and always thought that everyone did this.

tempo_n_groove said:

Poncier said:

brianlux said:

JW269453 said:

brianlux said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

brianlux said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

josevolution said:

https://twitter.com/electroboyusa/status/1335741656096677888?s=21
This totally represents 2020 is that a fountain in the front of the mansion or the pool lol Kelly’s house in the 5th poorest state!ok it could be some one else’s home or one of the five or six homes she owns, but you get the gist of it all.

google neil young's hawaiian hideaway. jesus. 

Poncho:  "A little more boat?"

Neil:  "NO, Poncho,  A little more lanais!"

Billy:  "Fuck it, Ralph, let's go grab a Mai Tai."

LOL. I'd love to just be able to go to hawaii one day. never mind own my own paradise there. it's frickin' gorgeous. 

I went to Oahu when I was a kid and it kind of sucked- all tourist bullshit.  But then years later in the mid 80's I went to Maui with my (then) second wife for a week and I'd never felt so relaxed in my life.  We both called our bosses and arranged for a couple more days off to extend our stay.  It was amazing! But today?  I don't know.  Is it over crowded these day, anyone know?

Went to Oahu for 10 days 6-7 years ago. Our Hotel was on Waikiki beach and after spending a couple of days in Honolulu checking out the touristy things I was starting to wonder what the big deal about Hawaii was. My wife and I decided to just rent a car and take our own daily excursions all over the island away from where the tourists hang out. It is amazing how much more beautiful that island is the further you get away from Honolulu. We found some amazing beaches and hiking trails that the locals were surprised to see us obvious tourists at, but everyone we encountered was friendly and welcoming. We ended up driving the entire island throughout our stay and enjoyed the scenery between stops much more than fighting for space on the overcrowded man made Waikiki beach. It ended up being an amazing trip, and one we will not forget. Once the kids are a little older we will likely do the same on Maui.

Maui was beautiful when I went there years ago.  It had some rather touristy areas, of course, though not- big city like Honolulu.  But there were several really great places to get away from the crowd and enjoy the island.  The one place I missed was getting out to was Hana on the northwest side.  We rented a car and tried to make the drive but it is non-stop curves and even though I was driving, I got too car sick to make it the whole way and we had to turn back.  Maybe keep that in mind if you go and anyone in your family has motion sickness issues.  It's too bad- that place is reputed to be magnificent.  In any case, I hope you get a chance to see Maui!

We did the "Road to Hana" drive while on our honeymoon. They gave you a cassette (it was 1998) that guided you and told you when to stop and see things like waterfalls along with a map. There is a point where the tour ends and you are supposed to turn around and head back. The guy we rented the cassette etc. from said..."you don't have to turn back, just keep, going and you'll come back around the other way and there's more to see". So I figured, sure, why not. You end up on unpaved, narrow winding roads along cliffs with no guard rails, and it got dark. Thought I was going to end up in a news item, "Honeymooning couple from Massachusetts killed when rental car plummets off cliff to rocky death 800 feet below". Scariest driving I've ever done. 

I had a buddy that was "house sitting" on that road.  We had locals over one night and they were taking pictures of the back yard.  It was a few hundred acres w the ocean as a backdrop.  I thought it was interesting that an islander was taking pics.  He told me that this part of the island is all private and most locals will never get to see it so it was a treat for them.

I was in a remote part of the island and had no clue...  These things would happen to me all the time and always thought that everyone did this.

I went in December 1992 for my honeymoon - 3 days in Oahu and then 3 weeks in Maui (Kauai had just had a massive hurricane and was off limits). I loved Maui, it was beauitful. We also took the road past the sign that side Residents Only and headed into the magical mystical mushroom land. I felt like I was in a Tolkien novel. Breathtaking. I was about as chill as you can get and then we made a turn and SHIT - skinny no rail road that winds forever. I am scared of heights and I can still feel the terror. It was nightmare scary.

 We stopped at a resident's place - they were selling cold drinks or something and they told us about the ocassional car falling off the road, very cool couple that let us chill out before we got back on the road. . I went from ecstatic to horror. I couldn't even try to enjoy the view because I was touching the cliff wall and telling my now ex-husband to get closer. Phew. That did, after quite a long time, turn into a road that led to the road to Hana. We only got about halfway to Hana; we were walking on a little walkway on a mountain and it collapsed ahead of us.So that was the end of that.  I still think the mystical green mushroom land was the happiest place I've ever been. 

Our hotel was gorgous and there was a road that connected all the hotels and bars along the coast for easy access to bars, etc.. I walked away from my ex one night and just stood in the darkness at the water's edge. I  took in how lucky I was to be standing on this small island in the Pacific and I really felt the beauty and, of course, my internal pull towards the ocean. I never feel as calm and whole as I do when I am AT the ocean.I needed to feel small and grateful surrounded by a mystical land.  I can still feel the intensity of those moments and I treasure that. 

Definitely not a 2020 type feeling!!!!

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Has anyone purchased their own equipment (bands, weights, machinery) in lieu of going to the gym?

brianlux said:

tish said:

I want to try that!

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hedonist said:

Has anyone purchased their own equipment (bands, weights, machinery) in lieu of going to the gym?

Have weights already.  Bought a jump rope.  Forgot that I used to like jumping rope.  Realized that I dislike jumping rope now.