View Full Version : Are you working or have you vacation?
In my case,both holiday and some work,according to offshoot,project.So what have you for plan?
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SteamWake
07-13-10, 11:06 AM
Whats a vacation?
Does that answer your question?
Whats a vacation?
Does that answer your question? but this is a lead,to you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo8S3iFdzUc :yep:
HunterICX
07-13-10, 11:17 AM
Summer is high season for where I work at so no Holiday for me.
HunterICX
AVGWarhawk
07-13-10, 11:24 AM
We did our vacation in April so the weather would be nice in Florida. The family did the Disney Parks, Sea World, Universal Studios.
Jimbuna
07-13-10, 11:41 AM
Lake District late August
Alaska put back to next year :stare:
We did our vacation in April so the weather would be nice in Florida. The family did the Disney Parks, Sea World, Universal Studios.
in April. round about Florida?
frau kaleun
07-13-10, 11:44 AM
Lake District late August
Alaska put back to next year :stare:
Does your son work one of the Alaskan cruise boats? That would make it fun.
clive bradbury
07-13-10, 11:54 AM
Both for me. Most of my work is based around the university year, so I get lots of days off in the summer. This year a lot of short breaks - good as the weather has been fantastic for a change. So far:
Gloucester (we were going to Italy, but the weather here was better - no joke!)
Paris
Camping in the Cheddar Gorge last week
This weekend - London. Friday visit to the Hendon Air Museum (looking forward to that one), then probably the Henry Moore sculpture exhibition at Tate Modern - probably pick a few holes in that display.
AVGWarhawk
07-13-10, 11:55 AM
in April. round about Florida?
Yes sir. I could not have ordered up the excellent weather we had in April. It never reached any more than 85 degrees. Rained once for about 1 minute. Humidity was all but non-existent. Honestly, the best week adventure and weather wise I have ever had. Dropped a pretty penny or two but well worth it and I would do it again...in fact, we already are planning next years! We did 6 parks in 5 days and still had plenty more to see! My girls still talk about the trip and still wish to go back. :up:
GoldenRivet
07-13-10, 12:09 PM
I have ownership of my own business.
For those who have never attempted to own or operate their own legitimate business, ill tell you what its like.
Think baby Sea Turtle.
In 2008 the egg of my little baby sea turtle was laid in the sand. in 2009 it hatched out of the egg in the overall life cycle of businesses and this year is absolutely critical... as my business is with its brothers and sisters, rapidly rushing over a hundred yards of sand trying to reach the sea while birds of prey circle overhead (FAA, IRS, TSA).
Once my business reaches the surf, there are still dozens of predators cruising for an easy meal. (Maintenance Costs, Equipment Costs, Grounding Weather)
If by some miracle in 2011 my little turtle sweeps past the surf, and makes it into open seas, the chances of survival increase. Still there are many sharks and barracuda prowling the glimmering corporate waters.
Each year that passes, the odds of survival increase.
The undertaking of growing a small businesses is literally monumental in scope.
so... on the subject of vacation
Vacation is one of those mythical things... much like a Unicorn.
You hear about the elusive vacation, reports of it timidly coming out of the urban jungle on a misty morning once every couple of years to play on the beach for 5 or 6 days before retreating back into hiding.
some have even observed this creature... and have provided photographic evidence.
many others search for it but rarely glimpse it.
Needless to say, for me at the moment... Death would qualify as a vacation.
Both for me. Most of my work is based around the university year, so I get lots of days off in the summer. This year a lot of short breaks - good as the weather has been fantastic for a change. So far:
Gloucester (we were going to Italy, but the weather here was better - no joke!)
Paris
Camping in the Cheddar Gorge last week
This weekend - London. Friday visit to the Hendon Air Museum (looking forward to that one), then probably the Henry Moore sculpture exhibition at Tate Modern - probably pick a few holes in that display.
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/henrymoore/default.shtm
:DL
Note: Pick some new hole will probable,increase the value. :yep:
Yes sir. I could not have ordered up the excellent weather we had in April. It never reached any more than 85 degrees. Rained once for about 1 minute. Humidity was all but non-existent. Honestly, the best week adventure and weather wise I have ever had. Dropped a pretty penny or two but well worth it and I would do it again...in fact, we already are planning next years! We did 6 parks in 5 days and still had plenty more to see! My girls still talk about the trip and still wish to go back. :up: charge battery,and I can feel the imaginable, to have time for the family :up:
Betonov
07-13-10, 12:28 PM
I have ownership of my own business.
:yeah:and good luck. I always had respect for entrepenours
It's my busy season also. seems that boats tend to be designed in winter and constructed in summer
I have ownership of my own business.
For those who have never attempted to own or operate their own legitimate business, ill tell you what its like.
Think baby Sea Turtle.
In 2008 the egg of my little baby sea turtle was laid in the sand. in 2009 it hatched out of the egg in the overall life cycle of businesses and this year is absolutely critical... as my business is with its brothers and sisters, rapidly rushing over a hundred yards of sand trying to reach the sea while birds of prey circle overhead (FAA, IRS, TSA).
Once my business reaches the surf, there are still dozens of predators cruising for an easy meal. (Maintenance Costs, Equipment Costs, Grounding Weather)
If by some miracle in 2011 my little turtle sweeps past the surf, and makes it into open seas, the chances of survival increase. Still there are many sharks and barracuda prowling the glimmering corporate waters.
Each year that passes, the odds of survival increase.
The undertaking of growing a small businesses is literally monumental in scope.
so... on the subject of vacation
Vacation is one of those mythical things... much like a Unicorn.
You hear about the elusive vacation, reports of it timidly coming out of the urban jungle on a misty morning once every couple of years to play on the beach for 5 or 6 days before retreating back into hiding.
some have even observed this creature... and have provided photographic evidence.
many others search for it but rarely glimpse it.
Needless to say, for me at the moment... Death would qualify as a vacation.
memorable, and I can see when I was a child all the walk,along the bank,with strong feeling from sea, :up:
GoldenRivet
07-13-10, 01:52 PM
my last real vacation was August 2008, three months before securing funding for by business venture. I had left the airline industry, and was between jobs, living the life of a vagabond hippy.
My Dad took my mom, my sister and I to the Beach in Destin, Florida.
My grandfather had retired to the Port St. Joe area in the early 1980s and we had frequenly visited the area during the course of my younger years. (He passed away in 89.)
I had not been back to Florida since except on perhaps 2 or 3 flying trips which took me to the area on official business - and never more than a quick night layover or an hour or two sitting in a terminal building.
Essentially, it has been almost 20 years since i paid a visit to Florida purely for pleasure.
The purpose of the trip was to serve as a sort of reunion with the past, and a time of relaxation on the beach mixed in.
We were there for 5 days, it was great to get some salt water on my skin... didnt realize how much i missed it!
from that trip i formed a memory - one of many throughout my life - which will last me a life time.
My mother and I went for a walk on the beach out of nothing better to do. It was a clear night with nearly a full moon, a calm surf, on mostly abandoned sand. We probably walked just 2 or 3 miles out and back that night, just conversing. One day when my mother is long gone... i will still have that.
That was my last real vacation about 2 years ago.
Lord knows im due another.
My anniversary is next month. hmmmmm :hmmm:
my last real vacation was August 2008, three months before securing funding for by business venture. I had left the airline industry, and was between jobs, living the life of a vagabond hippy.
My Dad took my mom, my sister and I to the Beach in Destin, Florida.
My grandfather had retired to the Port St. Joe area in the early 1980s and we had frequenly visited the area during the course of my younger years. (He passed away in 89.)
I had not been back to Florida since except on perhaps 2 or 3 flying trips which took me to the area on official business - and never more than a quick night layover or an hour or two sitting in a terminal building.
Essentially, it has been almost 20 years since i paid a visit to Florida purely for pleasure.
The purpose of the trip was to serve as a sort of reunion with the past, and a time of relaxation on the beach mixed in.
We were there for 5 days, it was great to get some salt water on my skin... didnt realize how much i missed it!
from that trip i formed a memory - one of many throughout my life - which will last me a life time.
My mother and I went for a walk on the beach out of nothing better to do. It was a clear night with nearly a full moon, a calm surf, on mostly abandoned sand. We probably walked just 2 or 3 miles out and back that night, just conversing. One day when my mother is long gone... i will still have that.
That was my last real vacation about 2 years ago.
Lord knows im due another.
My anniversary is next month. hmmmmm :hmmm: Words from Mr Cris Rea
Gone Fishing
I知 gone fishing
I got me a line
Nothing I do is gonna make the difference
So I知 taking the time
And you ain稚 never gonna be happy
Anyhow, anyway
So I知 gone fishing
And I知 going today
I知 gone fishing
Sounds crazy I know
I know nothing about fishing
But just watch me go
And when the time has come
I will look back and see
Peace on the shoreline
That could have been me
You can waste a whole lifetime
Trying to be
What you think is expected of you
But you値l never be free
May as well go fishing
I love this words, and song, btw we most do a celebration for your anniversary :DL
Note: link to sound!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRTXnAxlxTc
Herr-Berbunch
07-13-10, 02:42 PM
Holiday in Herefordshire, UK. Just a little cottage...
http://img.chooseacottage.co.uk/Property/441/400/441239.JPG
http://img.chooseacottage.co.uk/Property/441/400/441244.JPG
http://img.chooseacottage.co.uk/Property/441/400/441246.JPG
Jimbuna
07-13-10, 02:49 PM
Does your son work one of the Alaskan cruise boats? That would make it fun.
Right in one frau :up:
He is now senior third officer on the Holland America cruise ship MV Ryndam....she does her final Alaskan trip during the winter months (he believes) then transfers to the Med schedule.
Mrs Buna would rather cruise the Med before she savours places like Juneau and the Hubbard Glacier :damn:
Holiday in Herefordshire, UK. Just a little cottage...
http://img.chooseacottage.co.uk/Property/441/400/441239.JPG
http://img.chooseacottage.co.uk/Property/441/400/441244.JPG
http://img.chooseacottage.co.uk/Property/441/400/441246.JPG
as well, :yep:
frau kaleun
07-13-10, 02:52 PM
Right in one frau :up:
He is now senior third officer on the Holland America cruise ship MV Ryndam....she does her final Alaskan trip during the winter months (he believes) then transfers to the Med schedule.
Mrs Buna would rather cruise the Med before she savours places like Juneau and the Hubbard Glacier :damn:
Call me crazy but I'd rather do the Alaskan cruise. I'm not really a hot weather person. Not that I'd turn down a Mediterranean cruise, mind you, just might not be my first choice.
I wonder if they do cruises to Antarctica? Prolly not. But that would be cool. Heh.
Call me crazy but I'd rather do the Alaskan cruise. I'm not really a hot weather person. Not that I'd turn down a Mediterranean cruise, mind you, just might not be my first choice.
I wonder if they do cruises to Antarctica? Prolly not. But that would be cool. Heh.
http://www.polarcruises.com/ :DL
Jimbuna
07-13-10, 03:02 PM
Call me crazy but I'd rather do the Alaskan cruise. I'm not really a hot weather person. Not that I'd turn down a Mediterranean cruise, mind you, just might not be my first choice.
I wonder if they do cruises to Antarctica? Prolly not. But that would be cool. Heh.
Oh I agree but it's simply not worth the grief :nope:
Herr-Berbunch
07-13-10, 03:03 PM
Call me crazy but I'd rather do the Alaskan cruise. I'm not really a hot weather person. Not that I'd turn down a Mediterranean cruise, mind you, just might not be my first choice.
I wonder if they do cruises to Antarctica? Prolly not. But that would be cool. Heh.
I'm with you Frau, I hate the heat. There are some Antarctic cruises, but few and far between, and certainly not cheap!
Fjords would do me. :yeah:
frau kaleun
07-13-10, 03:08 PM
I'm with you Frau, I hate the heat. There are some Antarctic cruises, but few and far between, and certainly not cheap!
Fjords would do me. :yeah:
But are you... pining for them? :O:
OMFG this be Teh One! (Thanks for the link Vendor!) Not that I will ever do it of course, it just makes me happy knowing the possibility exists.
http://www.polarcruises.com/antarctica/tours/khlebnikov_1/weddell-sea_416.htm
But are you... pining for them? :O:
OMFG this be Teh One! (Thanks for the link Vendor!) Not that I will ever do it of course, it just makes me happy knowing the possibility exists.
http://www.polarcruises.com/antarctica/tours/khlebnikov_1/weddell-sea_416.htm :yep:
antikristuseke
07-13-10, 03:40 PM
I am working 15 hour shifts because other people are on vacation
I am working 15 hour shifts because other people are on vacation get some recreation, or do other stuff too :yep:
Jimbuna
07-13-10, 06:03 PM
I am working 15 hour shifts because other people are on vacation
Part-time worker eh? :DL
Part-time worker eh? :DL I'ts plenty,Part-time worker eh?
:hmmm:
Platapus
07-13-10, 06:36 PM
I had my very first vacation as an adult three years ago. I might want to give it a try again in a few years.
I had my very first vacation as an adult three years ago. I might want to give it a try again in a few years.
Great. I need extra crew, :yep:
Platapus
07-13-10, 07:13 PM
My boss asked me why I don't take vacations.
I replied. "Isn't it a vacation when the company pays you your full salary but you don't do any work?
He said yes.
I just stared at him.......until we both busted up laughing. :har:
I have a really cool boss. :up:
My boss asked me why I don't take vacations.
I replied. "Isn't it a vacation when the company pays you your full salary but you don't do any work?
He said yes.
I just stared at him.......until we both busted up laughing. :har:
I have a really cool boss. :up: :agree:
Platapus
07-13-10, 08:07 PM
Call me crazy but I'd rather do the Alaskan cruise.
We did an Alaskan cruise on my one an only vacation. I highly recommend it. Parts of Alaska were, literally, indescribably beautiful.
We did an Alaskan cruise on my one an only vacation. I highly recommend it. Parts of Alaska were, literally, indescribably beautiful.
How long take the trip,
Platapus
07-13-10, 08:44 PM
How long take the trip,
It was a short one. 7 days only got up as far as Ketchikan. I would love to do a more northern cruise.
It was a short one. 7 days only got up as far as Ketchikan. I would love to do a more northern cruise. I can heard,was everything included,except tip or other recreation stuff,i read about Ketchikan,I't looks gorgeous :yep:
Platapus
07-13-10, 10:01 PM
Depending on the boat, you may have to pay for liquor. Not a concern for me, but it can get quite expensive if you have to pay for it.
Depending on the boat, you may have to pay for liquor. Not a concern for me, but it can get quite expensive if you have to pay for it.
obviously :hmmm:
Herr-Berbunch
07-14-10, 04:01 AM
We did an Alaskan cruise on my one an only vacation. I highly recommend it. Parts of Alaska were, literally, indescribably beautiful.
I agree with you, but nothing can be indescribable, by sheer mention of it's indescribability. :doh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PTvr755V8s
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Platapus
07-14-10, 02:06 PM
I agree with you, but nothing can be indescribable, by sheer mention of it's indescribability. :doh:
Dunno about that. On many occasions, The Frau and I simply ran out of words that could adequately describe the beauty we saw. It was one of the few times I was ever in awe of something and I am not normally an awe type of guy.
And all I saw was the southern part of Alaska. I never got up to the really beautiful northern parts. One of these days... one of these days...
Dunno about that. On many occasions, The Frau and I simply ran out of words that could adequately describe the beauty we saw. It was one of the few times I was ever in awe of something and I am not normally an awe type of guy.
And all I saw was the southern part of Alaska. I never got up to the really beautiful northern parts. One of these days... one of these days... l't bee in :hmmm: 2015 or something,you have new chance :yep:
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