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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Flying Cloud
Fraser Valley
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"If I ever want to downsize...."
Indeed. You'd have to shrink yourself considerably. But Barbie still looks pretty hot. Go for it -- or as the Aussies would say, "Let's put another shrimp on the Barbie."
As to the Pepto-Bismol motorhome, I'd park it close to the campfire. How do you say "It's melting" in espanol?
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01-22-2013, 03:10 PM
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65th Anniversary CLIPPER
1996 36' Clipper Bus
Tub City
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I never noticed that the camping Pepto-Bismol container was the same colour!
Pepto-Bismol - YouTube
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01-31-2013, 04:18 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Flying Cloud
Fraser Valley
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Go Into the Shower Again
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02-13-2013, 02:56 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Flying Cloud
Fraser Valley
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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On the Driveway #4 -New Rally!
Unloved? Recently dumped? Stood up by a jerk? Can't get him to pose the question? Or maybe you just hate the love day, period.
Presenting the first annual Valentine's Day Rally for the Embittered.
Date: February 14, 2013. (I know, I know, it doesn't give you much time, but the gas pedal is a good outlet for that repressed rage. You'll make it!)
Place: The FaN driveway (behind the barn). You've heard all about it. Now you can live the experience too - but watch where you step.
Dress: Who cares? Look your worse. You've given up on relationships, so wear those black polyester "fat pants," then spend the next two months filling them out.
Schedule of Events:
"Whine" and Cheese Meet and Cry Party
Airstream Open House: A creative challenge - decorate your Airstream to suit the mood. Here are some decorating tips that will be appreciated by all:
- dangle cupids with little nooses around their necks from the ceiling
- black hearts look great on the Airstream skin
- lotsa dead flowers in and around your Airstream
- and never ever pair-up those plastic-flamingo icons. One sad-looking solo flamingo only!
The Ever-Popular Airstream Potluck:
Please bring....
- jerk chicken
- cocktail bitters
- frozen T.V. dinners to go with the cold, cold hearts
- chicken wings (to chomp out the frustration of wasting all that time with those non-committal types) over-salted, of course, to rub more salt into the wound
- sour cherry pie
- heart-shaped cookies (broken into pieces)
Pinata Smash: (shaped like a cupid) to beat the crap out of followed by an essay contest, "Hitched Forever - Why I Will Never Love Anything but My Airstream Again."
The winner will receive gas money for the second annual Valentine's Day Airstream Rally for the Embittered.
See you there -- I mean here!
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02-13-2013, 03:59 PM
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2014 Bowlus Road Chief
Cumming
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Dear FaN,
I can't help but notice that your very imaginative and compelling invitation to the Rally for the Embittered fails to include directions! I'm sure this is just an oversight. [LOVE the visual of the hanging Cupids!]
Best wishes,
John S.
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02-13-2013, 04:18 PM
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65th Anniversary CLIPPER
1996 36' Clipper Bus
Tub City
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Sorry FLY I am heavenly booked for tomorrow. Thats too bad 'cause I really like those Whine and Cheese events.
Would next years event not be better called a 'REBOUND RALLY'?
Happy Valentines
Dave
"Whine" and Cheese Meet and Cry Party
The winner will receive gas money for the second annual Valentine's Day Airstream Rally for the Embittered.
See you there -- I mean here![/QUOTE]
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02-13-2013, 05:50 PM
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Rivet Master
2011 28' International
Chatham
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fly at Night
Presenting the first annual Valentine's Day Rally for the Embittered.
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Wonderful! As I've been described by my Ex as being an "Emotional Cripple" I'll fit right in. Now all I need is the TARDIS to get me to BC in less than 12 hours....
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02-14-2013, 12:02 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1997 25' Safari
Yakima
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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I couldn't pump the pepto colored RV fluid out of my water lines fast enough to make the drive from Washington state in time to make it to your event. I guess I will have to live vicarously through the next posts in the series of your Thread. Happy V-day anyway.
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1997 25' Safari
2012 Chevy Silverado HD 2500
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02-14-2013, 04:10 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Flying Cloud
Fraser Valley
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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And Another Thing.....
....if "love is blind," why are lingerie sales up 45% today?
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02-14-2013, 04:50 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2018 16' Sport
Olympia
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02-14-2013, 05:10 PM
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65th Anniversary CLIPPER
1996 36' Clipper Bus
Tub City
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Join Date: May 2009
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I just did a driveby to see how that first annual Valentine's Day Rally for the Embittered was going. WOW!
There was no room to even park close to the food bar for the Whine and Cheese.
I didn't dare go in there with my 'white box motorhome'. I figured they had enough to whine about.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And the road in there was still like this at 3PM. Everyone trying to get to the starlight barn dance?
Dave
( images thanks to Google)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fly at Night
Unloved? Recently dumped? Stood up by a jerk? Can't get him to pose the question? Or maybe you just hate the love day, period.
Presenting the first annual Valentine's Day Rally for the Embittered.
Date: February 14, 2013. (I know, I know, it doesn't give you much time, but the gas pedal is a good outlet for that repressed rage. You'll make it!)
Place: The FaN driveway (behind the barn). You've heard all about it. Now you can live the experience too - but watch where you step.
Dress: Who cares? Look your worse. You've given up on relationships, so wear those black polyester "fat pants," then spend the next two months filling them out.
Schedule of Events:
"Whine" and Cheese Meet and Cry Party
Airstream Open House: A creative challenge - decorate your Airstream to suit the mood. Here are some decorating tips that will be appreciated by all:
- dangle cupids with little nooses around their necks from the ceiling
- black hearts look great on the Airstream skin
- lotsa dead flowers in and around your Airstream
- and never ever pair-up those plastic-flamingo icons. One sad-looking solo flamingo only!
The Ever-Popular Airstream Potluck:
Please bring....
- jerk chicken
- cocktail bitters
- frozen T.V. dinners to go with the cold, cold hearts
- chicken wings (to chomp out the frustration of wasting all that time with those non-committal types) over-salted, of course, to rub more salt into the wound
- sour cherry pie
- heart-shaped cookies (broken into pieces)
Pinata Smash: (shaped like a cupid) to beat the crap out of followed by an essay contest, "Hitched Forever - Why I Will Never Love Anything but My Airstream Again."
The winner will receive gas money for the second annual Valentine's Day Airstream Rally for the Embittered.
See you there -- I mean here!
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02-14-2013, 05:27 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2018 16' Sport
Olympia
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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I just did a driveby to see how that first annual Valentine's Day Rally for the Embittered was going. WOW!
Dave
Too cute Dave!!! Love the sea of Airstreams!!!
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02-15-2013, 12:48 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Flying Cloud
Fraser Valley
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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massey's got that one right. Haven't you heard that the camera never lies??
We had to turn thousands away. Many even showed up without a trailer.
We've decided to extend the invitation to all those embittered souls - trailerites or not.
So, B.C. Place Stadium has been booked for next year.
Look at all the empty seats in the nosebleed section. We'll fill 'em!!!
I can hardly wait!
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02-15-2013, 12:52 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Flying Cloud
Fraser Valley
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p.s.... Carlita, thanks, but now you've done it - inspired me to dig deeper into this warped mind.
"The Breakfast Show" is nothing. Wait 'til you get a taste of what I can plate for lunch and dinner!
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02-22-2013, 10:40 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2018 16' Sport
Olympia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fly at Night
p.s....Carlita, thanks, but now you've done it - inspired me to dig deeper into this warped mind.
"The Breakfast Show" is nothing. Wait 'til you get a taste of what I can plate for lunch and dinner!
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Too cute!!! We're all hungry, bring it on!
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02-23-2013, 12:09 AM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Hi,
Oh, I don't know about this Fly at Night lady; On another Air Forums thread she mentioned, or insinuated, how far she could spit!
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2000 Navigator / 2014 F-150 Eco-Boost / Equal-i-zer / P-3
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02-23-2013, 04:37 AM
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Rivet Master
1982 34' Limited
Brunswick
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBERTSUNRUS
Hi,
Oh, I don't know about this Fly at Night lady; On another Air Forums thread she mentioned, or insinuated, how far she could spit!
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Haha! Thats funny!
Lets just keep her out of the saloons!
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02-23-2013, 10:00 AM
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Rivet Master
2015 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2013 25' FB Eddie Bauer
2012 20' Flying Cloud
Small Town
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fly at Night
Ha! Ha! and no. I was only sleeping there - not flying it.
You might want to direct that question to these Aeroflot pilots. Yikes!
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Great; thanks for posting.
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02-23-2013, 01:27 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Flying Cloud
Fraser Valley
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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On the Driveway #5 - or Since One of You Asked for "Lunch"
My Encounter with “Mike the Bike”
“I have the day all planned,” says my date to be with that delightful drawl that comes across so pleasingly on the phone. "A bicycle ride then lunch, perhaps?"
I guess this is what you would call a “blind date.” I’ve seen his picture – not bad – and he says he’s a “cycling freak” and is known as “Mike the Bike.” I haven’t been on a bicycle for years - don’t even own one, but “Mike the Bike” tells me he will bring the bicycles. I wonder if I can still remember. But don’t they say, once you learn to ride you never forget? Tee-hee.
I know long pants can get caught in the bicycle chain, so am wearing orange pedal pushers. They’re a bit tight since I bought them. I guess I’ve put on a few extra pounds.... maybe ten....maybe even twenty.....or so.
My apartment intercom rings. It is Mike. “Hi. I’m ready to go. C’mon down!”
I grab my water bottle and dash down two flights of stairs. With three bounds I am across the lobby and out the door.
I can hardly believe what I see. My fit, debonair date is sitting astride a bicycle built for two. My heart does a pitter patter as I blush and exclaim, “You romantic devil. This is just so unbelievably charming.”
“Not really” says Mike the Bike "The one-person bicycles were all rented. It was either this or two tricycles.”
My heart stops pitter pattering. Oh well. At least he is honest. I’m sure we’ll still have a nice ride and a delightful lunch.
Speaking of lunch -- or too many lunches as the case may be -- I notice Mike the Bike hasn’t taken his eyes off my orange pedal pushers, size X-large.
I am tempted to ask, “Do they make me look fat?” but I already know the answer because Mike the Bike then says somewhat flatly, “These bicycle seats only come in one size. I can’t make yours bigger.”
“That’s okay” I say airily. “I think I can manage.” Mike the Bike holds our love chariot steady as I hoist myself aboard. I pretend to to ignore the groan of the seat springs as I plop, along with Mike the Bike’s pained expression. Oh well. Back in the saddle again!
Mike the Bike was right about those seats. They must have been made for anorexics. My thighs spill over each side like two full Glad garbage bags. I slap one thigh. It jiggles. I then blurt out, “Too much cake and pudding, I guess. Maybe you should have rented a bicycle built for three?”
My feeble stab at humour obviously does not amuse Mike the Bike as he says nothing, before lightly springing onto the front seat.
We are off.
But it feels good to be out in the fresh air. We are going downhill and our legs don’t have to work too hard. The wind in the face feels good. Maybe the day will be filled with mirth - fat thighs and all.
“Hey Mike!” I shout. “Want to sing? How about ‘A bicycle made for two'? You know it?”
“Yeah, I do. Okay,” he yells back.
”One, two three, sing!”
We both burst out in song.
♫ "Daisy, Daisy give me your answer do,
It won’t be a stylish marriage,
I can’t afford a carriage,
but you look sweet upon a seat
of a bicycle built for two." ♫
But just as we finish the final chord, our easy downhill coast is over. We have come to a big hill.
Mike the Bike raises himself out of the saddle and leans forward into the climb. I follow suit. I’m trying my hardest, but after ten pedals I’m through. I wonder if Mike the Bike will notice if I just sit there with my feet off the pedals. Maybe if we keep singing he won’t?
“Hey Mike. How about another song?” I boom, as I take my feet off the pedals and stick my legs straight out like a pair of open scissors.
“Yeah, okay” he gasps. “But are you pulling your weight? It’s suddenly gotten awfully hard to pedal?”
"Yes, my sweets. My legs are just a goin’ like piston rods. Let’s sing again, and it will take our minds off the work."
“Must be all that weight and aerodynamic drag in the back then,” Mike the Bike replies somewhat weakly. “I’ll pick the song this time.”
“Hokay,” I reply effortlessly. Even with the narrow seat, I am enjoying the free ride.
Mike the Bike begins his song....
♫ "She's a twosome, *pant*
She's a foursome
If she'd lose some *gasp*
I would like her more some
Can she prance up a hill?
No, no, no, no, no... *pant*
Can she dance a quadrille?
No, no, no, no, no,
Oh, I don’t want her, you can have her
She’s too fat for me.... ♫ *gasp*
Mike the Bike has made his point. I want out - or off.
“Stop!" I holler, but he keeps going.
♫ "Does she fit in your coupe? *gasp*
By herself she's a group..." ♫
“Stop this bicycle!” I holler again, but Mike the Bike doesn’t hear me as we’re still going uphill, slowly but surely. We’re almost at the crest, and he is still singing. ...
♫ "Could she possibly
Sit upon your knee? *gasp*
No, no, no pant *cough*
Oh, I don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me..." *pant*
We’ve now reached the top of the hill. Mike the Bike puts on the brakes and turns around, his face beet red and dripping with sweat. “I think I need a drink,” as he points to the Starbucks across the street. “I hope you didn’t mind the song. I was just trying to make light of some heavy weather."
But I am mad. A slow simmer envelops. Even the iced cappuccino won’t help this burn.
So, I excuse myself to go to the washroom, and when I get back I tell Mike the Bike that I have a headache and he doesn’t have to take me home.
We both feign great disappointment over the abrupt ending of our date. I do not think this is unusual. The kind of bald-faced lies told on most first dates would put a political speech writer to shame.
We go back outside. Mike the Bike swings onto the bicycle built for two, now minus one, cheerily waves, then begins his pedal back down the hill.
I begin the walk home. I can forget Mike the Bike, but cannot forget how much I enjoyed the idea of unexplored places – the open road – even from the vantage point of a too-narrow bicycle seat.
A tail-light comes on in my head. I just have to follow it.
Someday I will hit that open road and go exploring......
with an Airstream trailer!
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02-23-2013, 01:35 PM
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65th Anniversary CLIPPER
1996 36' Clipper Bus
Tub City
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Can I have the movie rights?
Dave
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