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nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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And you've still got yer own, exclusive currency.. . . .....Youse Brits don't wanna join any clubs now, do ya? :P;)

We iz a peculiar lot :lol:

Don't see any Canadian stampede to be absorbed into North America, neither :P , just as the Kiwis aren't particularly anxious to become Aussies, Aussies, Aussies, oye, oye, oye :lol: , thank ya all the same. It's the old tribal identity thingy B) me thinks - keep what makes us youneek.

Well said Shroomie!! :lol:

Yep, I can just waltz in.

Well heck, that ain't phair - we (Brits) need a visa to get in your phair land :rolleyes:

Soooo, we on??........I'll bloody walk to Heathrow if I have to!!

Hey psills! Long time no see :P

Leeesar!!!!!!!!!

Glad your arm's is getting bettah!

Baby Alexis is gonna be walking soon! ...then the trouble really starts! ;):unsure:

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elye Community Regular
elye
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Leeeeesar! So great to hear about that arm o' your'n, and just in time for work to be starting up again.... .. .. . . .I can only imagine the fortitude and effort required to git yerself to Cheeecago last month, when that break was still new. .... . . .

Wonder Woman, you is!

I SMELL A TRANS-ATLANTIC PSILLY PSUMMIT!!!! B):)B)

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Soooo, we on??........I'll bloody walk to Heathrow if I have to!!

We will totally figure out how to make this happen!!

Having a non-starting day. Had to make myself a second pot of motivation.

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
Posted

We will totally figure out how to make this happen!!

Yes, we MUST!!!

Having a non-starting day. Had to make myself a second pot of motivation.

Got any spare??

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
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I'll bloody walk to Heathrow if I have to!!

You'd get your Sven fer sure! Aren't you about as far East of The City as Heathrow is West? Quite the hike, that.

Great news that the two of you can meet phace to phace. :)

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
Posted

You'd get your Sven fer sure! Aren't you about as far East of The City as Heathrow is West? Quite the hike, that.

Great news that the two of you can meet phace to phace. :)

Let's hope so!!! (37 miles btw ;) )

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
Posted

Okay, I looked into how the EU works, and found this diagram:

800px-Supranational_European_Bodies.png

What could be simpler than that? :blink:

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Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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.....thanks.....Peter.....that helps.....

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
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Okay, I looked into how the EU works, and found this diagram:

800px-Supranational_European_Bodies.png

What could be simpler than that? :blink:

Pretty simple, really, if one knows what a "Schengen Area" is :P

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
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The Schengen Area is the free travel zone, within which there are no border controls. It is named for the city in which the agreement was originaly negotiated.

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

All I know is, the Eurozone sounds like a special place you can access after ingesting certain... . . ... ...mushrooms.... ... . . . . . where there are bright coloUrs and sitar music.... . . ..

:huh:

:lol:

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
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All I know is, the Eurozone sounds like a special place you can access after ingesting certain... . . ... ...mushrooms.... ... . . . . . where there are bright coloUrs and sitar music.... . . ..

:huh:

:lol:

Aha, now I know why I keep getting these melodious and colorful flashbacks :blink: Peeples keep taking me to the Eurozone!

:lol:

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Aha, now I know why I keep getting these melodious and colorful flashbacks :blink: Peeples keep taking me to the Eurozone!

:lol:

:lol::lol::lol:

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
Posted

The Schengen Area is the free travel zone, within which there are no border controls. It is named for the city in which the agreement was originaly negotiated.

I knew that :blink:

Aha, now I know why I keep getting these melodious and colorful flashbacks :blink: Peeples keep taking me to the Eurozone!

:lol:

:lol:

FAR out man!

<Those phlashbacks can be fierce!!!!>

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
Posted

Totally loving Jess's new av :lol:

GO GIRL!!!

I think all us gym bunnies should have an av of our best defined muscle group :blink::lol:

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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There should be some penalty for not posting in the silly thread for hours without a really good excuse.

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

Holy crap, Jyessssssss.........are those YOUR abs/arms/boobs?? :blink: Man, with that upper physique you must head to the infamous topless beaches along the Mediterranean.. . .. ....I'd be showing ALL of that off! B)

elye Community Regular
elye
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I think all us gym bunnies should have an av of our best defined muscle group :blink::lol:

Gawd.. .... . . . . ...hmm. .. .. .. . . .... .close-up of my mouth, perhaps? <_<

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Holy crap, Jyessssssss.........are those YOUR abs/arms/boobs??

:ph34r: Yes, I put my 45 year old belly on the internet.....without an attached face :ph34r:

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
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Kids start back to school tomorrow . . . I'm in a labeling frenzy hell . . . Smackl would lose his head if it weren't labeled attached.

Gym Bunnies??? . . . Gah!!!! . . . so that makes me . . . ??? . . . a computer slug??

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
Posted

:ph34r: Yes, I put my 45 year old belly on the internet.....without an attached face :ph34r:

I've got photo shop skills, you know . . . I can fix that for ya!!!

:jealousphace:

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
Posted

Thanks Judy. We live in Kansas City. Before kids we lived in Sacramento & Wash, DC.

I'm packing a loaf of bread and will hit a grocery for cold cuts and fruit. Figured I would bring that to Catalina and anywhere else I might need food.

The boys want to go to a beach. One wants to try surfing. I'm going to check the internet & see what I can find. Are there any beach areas that have a boardwalk like Santa Cruz? Rides, games, junk food, stores full of cheap stuff?

Thanks

Karen

I was thinking of you this weekend and hoping you were having a great time

can't wait to hear how the trip went

There was a big surfing competion at Hunnington Beach this weekend you probably couldn't get near the place.

Judy

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

I've got photo shop skills, you know . . . I can fix that for ya!!!

Would I end up looking like Sam Manhead?

celiac-mommy Collaborator
celiac-mommy
Posted

Had my coffee 'date' and I'm sorry to report that I once again failed at thumb spotting. In my own defense, however, I want to say that I couldn't stop staring into his amazing blue eyes......

is there a 2nd date???

I am done wif party mode, now I'm onto vacation mode! I am already picturing myselph on the beach in Waikiki. I am soooooo relaxed :P Nuphin phunny goin on here, too busy to be phunny! I'm still in denial about Max starting kindergarten. He's been really clingy lately, always wanting to cuddle and stay close. We haven't been talking too much about it with him, so I don't think it's that. probably because I've been so busy that he's needing my attention. I'm gonna miss him soooooo much!! <sobbing phace>

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

is there a 2nd date???

Hiking when I return from Spain. Already on the calendar. :)

Max will be fine, and so will you. Boys never really grow up.

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