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drxman1

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Nov 5, 2008
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Controversial take...Key West sucks. Impossible to get to, terrible beaches, stupid humidity, Jimmy Buffet worship, crowded bars, etc. Why just not go to the Bahamas or St. Martin or even Aruba? I've been to Key West 3-4 times and have given it my all...and frankly, there are better options out there for my travel dollars.

I mean, I've only been there once, and it was a while ago...but yeah, the beaches suck. The town was pretty expensive, and the bar tenders just expected way too much.

It is nice, but would not be my first choice.
 

_Chase_

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Jan 22, 2004
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Having lived on an island for just a few months, it really takes a short amount of time before you want to murder any dickhole that's singing (a) Jimmy Buffet or (B) Brown Eyed Girl in a bar. There quickly reaches a point where you want to walk on stage and urinate in Dickhole's sound hole and smash a bottle over his head.
 

BBdK

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Sep 21, 2003
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^ 100% confident my wife would hate it. Never been, but all my friends worship. Just seems like it would be a blast with your buddies, but a pretty poor choice for a "getaway" type Oceanside vacation with your wife, which is why we've never pulled the trigger.
 
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BBdK

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Anyone here been to San Juan and Vieques? Thoughts?


It's awesome. Spent 4 days in San Juan & 3 days in Vieques a few years ago.

The beaches in Vieques are unreal...you can pick all sorts of secret ones and have the entire place to yourself. Beaches in San Juan aren't much, but it's a blast -- food/culture/lassies are off the charts, and Old San Juan is like a slice of Europe in the Caribbean. Plus, Casinos. :sunglasses:

Was pretty much like 2 separate vacations in one week -- highly recommend.
 
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anthonys735

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Duval St is a party but the other 95% of the Island is very chill. It's loaded with really good restaurants and old charm. It's absolutely nothing like what you are expecting, it would be wodie for a couple get-a-way. The beach is a bit of an issue and the real issue is how much it cost and hard it is to get to.

But once you get there I think it's pretty awesome. It's basically the Highlands on an Island.
 
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mashburned

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Mar 10, 2009
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Breaking twitter news: please don't keep this in GYERO.

Apparently some yeti tumblers are dishwasher safe. A guy tweeted yeti two info cards from a 20 and 30oz tumbler. One said dishwasher safe, and one said not to put in dishwasher. Yeti said they were sorry about the confusion and the card had outdated info. I think this is ********. I can't trust them. I should have known after that stupid "developed in Texas made in china!!!" ********. Total crock of a company.
 

BBdK

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Sep 21, 2003
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Vieques Mosquitos are on another level -- I mean, REALLY bad, even during the day. Definitely would not go there at the moment.
 

Ron Mehico

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Jan 4, 2008
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Proposed to my wife in Key West. Best way I enjoy doing it: Fly into Miami and rent a car and then drive down there. For whatever reason I just absolutely love that ride and think its amazing. Also lets you explore the other keys and not just be on Key West the whole time. The food is absolutely incredible as well - don't think we had a single bad meal. Overall I thought it was great for a couples get-away.
 
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Hank Camacho

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May 7, 2002
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It's awesome. Spent 4 days in San Juan & 3 days in Vieques a few years ago.

The beaches in Vieques are unreal...you can pick all sorts of secret ones and have the entire place to yourself. Beaches in San Juan aren't much, but it's a blast -- food/culture/lassies are off the charts, and Old San Juan is like a slice of Europe in the Caribbean. Plus, Casinos. :sunglasses:

Was pretty much like 2 separate vacations in one week -- highly recommend.

Vieques looks to be picking up. I went back in 2008 but it seems to be changing.

I'm looking at a 10 to 14 day jaunt in PR and I want to spend 2 days on each end in San Juan, maybe less.

Where did you eat in Vieques? I remember eating at Bananas (great prime rib) and the pizza place you can get to from Al's bar, that one fancy place, and then a whole lot of nothing.
 

BBdK

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Sep 21, 2003
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We stayed in Isabel II. Went to Esperanza one night to Banana's...then drank along the Malecon at the various bars.

I'd have to look it up, but had a Mofongo (Sabores)that was one of the best meals of my life in Isabel. Had lunch out of that Sol Food truck a few days, and there was a little bakery in town (Panaderia La Viequense) that had breakfast sambos on pressed Cuban bread that was ridicto.

Then, our host James, a real life Tarzan, went out and caught us Fish & Lobster one day with his spear and nets he gets to on his surfboard and cooked us up a feast on his deck.






Costa Brava Guest House: http://jamesvieques.wix.com/costa-brava-guest-house#!gallery

Check out Culebra as an alternative to Vieques if you want a little more action.
 
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SAECATFAN

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Nov 7, 2001
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Then WTF are you talking about? Who gives a **** what some jagoff non-denom church says? I f'n don't.

"God is not a divine being or a magician, but the Creator who brought everything to life," the pope said. "Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve."

Unlike much of evangelical Protestantism in the U.S., Catholic teaching traditionally has not been at odds with evolution. In 1950, Pope Pius XII proclaimed there was no opposition between evolution and Catholic doctrine. In 1996, St. John Paul II endorsed Pius' statement.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/10/28/pope-francis-evolution-big-bang/18053509/
 

Hank Camacho

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May 7, 2002
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Had my bi-weekly phone call with my dad this morning. He's a contractor. He told me a story about renting a dumpster and having it filled overnight with trash bags of **** and looking at a $600 bill to dump stuff that didn't come from his job.

His response? He had his guys open the bags and look for addresses and there were a bunch of repetitive bills, etc. So he had them fill up the trucks with anything that had the specific address in it and drop it off on the front porch of that address.

Check and mate, Pops. Well done.
 

anthonys735

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Jan 29, 2004
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It was Cathedral of Christ the King and a video explaining the Rite of Baptism. Not exactly non-denominational.
 

Hank Camacho

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May 7, 2002
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We stayed in Isabel II. Went to Esperanza one night to Banana's...then drank along the Malecon at the various bars.

I'd have to look it up, but had a Mofongo (Sabores)that was one of the best meals of my life in Isabel. Had lunch out of that Sol Food truck a few days, and there was a little bakery in town (Panaderia La Viequense) that had breakfast sambos on pressed Cuban bread that was ridicto.

Then, our host James, a real life Tarzan, went out and caught us Fish & Lobster one day with his spear and nets he gets to on his surfboard and cooked us up a feast on his deck.






Costa Brava Guest House: http://jamesvieques.wix.com/costa-brava-guest-house#!gallery

Check out Culebra as an alternative to Vieques if you want a little more action.

Will discuss with the old lady.
 

anthonys735

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Jan 29, 2004
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Well, set them straight then, K-16.

Christ.
Nah, I'm good. I was there for my good friends and their child so pretty great experience. Just venting that it appears my archaic religion seems to be holding on rather than progressing. Mainly salty about a derogatory example they used when an unfortunate couple realized they chose homosexuals as their child's god parents.
 
Nov 14, 2002
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No chance I'm digging in a dumpster for my wallet. All the cards can be replaced with ease. Drivers license would be a pain, but whatever. And there's a good chance there's less than twenty bucks in there. Hard pass on sifting thru **** to retrieve it.

Gal at work confirmed my stupid college decision spiel. She's sending her child to a neighboring state school at a clip of over $40,000 per year. Because the English department is top notch and her family loves that school. Jesus h christ.

Theons sister being a switch hitter. And potentially into incest. She's Sasha Grey, basically. Safe to assume water sports and scat are in play, too?

Heading to Clearwater tomorrow thru Sunday. Looks like I'll narrowly miss a hurricane, but it will probably rain every day. Perfect.
 

anthonys735

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Jan 29, 2004
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Still not sure who said anything about non-denom.

-I was actually 1st-16th, K was Coral Ridge in Fairdale. Logged perfect attendance so we got a free trip to Chuckie Cheese... and some little bastard stole all my coins.

-Caught up on some lost sleep last night. Good run this morning. Back in the groove.

-How awful is the NBA Playoffs timeline? Good grief.

-Little dude on the brink of walking, already figured out opening stuff up. Escalating quickly.
 

Dennis Reynolds

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Sep 29, 2009
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Breaking twitter news: please don't keep this in GYERO.

Apparently some yeti tumblers are dishwasher safe. A guy tweeted yeti two info cards from a 20 and 30oz tumbler. One said dishwasher safe, and one said not to put in dishwasher. Yeti said they were sorry about the confusion and the card had outdated info. I think this is ********. I can't trust them. I should have known after that stupid "developed in Texas made in china!!!" ********. Total crock of a company.

My Yetis say dishwasher safe. Only thing that kept me from chucking them.
 

BBdK

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Sep 21, 2003
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My Yeti is for bedside Ice Water only, I rinse it out nightly before my refill.

Thing makes the best tasting water of all time.
 
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