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scotchandcigar said:
people want shows, adventures, tours, big food markets and shopping districts, casinos, dancing.
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Shows can be nice but no thanks to the rest of that. If I want to dance I'll do it in our room with a Bluetooth speaker. It'll be all romantic and shit.

And anyone who tells you "we're not beach people" are either being aggressive dicks or something is wrong with them. Who doesn't like sitting in a chair in the sand, getting some sun and watching the ocean? If you want to get crazy actually go for a swim in the ocean. The waves smacking you around is always kinda fun.
 
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scotchandcigar said:
In a small space, there's actually 3 stores with a big collection of high-end watches.
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Sorry I'm posting 3 in a row but I skimmed over this sentence the first time I read it.

What are we talking about? Omega? Patek Philippe? You all know me, if I ever break the 2k mark for a watch (which I know isn't a huge amount when we're talking real high end but it's huge to me and really should be huge to any normal person despite how much you're worth) it will be a Grand Seiko or a MRG line Casio.

But it would be fun to try on some fancy watches.
 
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JHDK said:
Sorry I'm posting 3 in a row but I skimmed over this sentence the first time I read it.

What are we talking about? Omega? Patek Philippe? You all know me, if I ever break the 2k mark for a watch (which I know isn't a huge amount when we're talking real high end but it's huge to me and really should be huge to any normal person despite how much you're worth) it will be a Grand Seiko or a MRG line Casio.

But it would be fun to try on some fancy watches.
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Rolex, Tudor, Breitling, Hublot, IWC, Oris, Cartier, Tag Heuer, Bell & Ross, Corum. Stuff like that.

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And anyone who tells you "we're not beach people" are either being aggressive dicks or something is wrong with them. Who doesn't like sitting in a chair in the sand, getting some sun and watching the ocean?
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Many people. A lot of people don't just sit out in the sun. Probably half the people I know are like that. They either burn, or they find it boring. People like mountains, and fishing, and boating, and lakes. They like to kayak and canoe and raft down rivers.

Now I've done all of the above, and I still enjoy those things in the summer (along with sitting on a beach). But in the winter, I might ski, but I prefer going someplace warm and sitting on a nice beach. So as far as convincing me that beaches are nice, you're preaching to the choir. But that's not everyone's cup of tea.

If you ever went on a cruise, you'd see that as soon as the ship gets going, about two-thirds of the travelers go inside somewhere. The older people mostly don't sit outside. They're on the cruise for the destinations, the gambling, the food, and the shows. You know what they say about different strokes.
 
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scotchandcigar said:
Probably half the people I know are like that. They either burn, or they find it boring. People like mountains, and fishing, and boating, and lakes. They like to kayak and canoe and raft down rivers.
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Fishing, boating and kayaking is all kinda the same shit as sitting on the beach. it's just relaxing. I'm not a huge fan of fishing cause I don't relax by killing things but I get it. There is something meditative about waiting around for like 5 hours all camouflaged and silent in the woods to get a shot at a deer.

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if you ever went on a cruise, you'd see that as soon as the ship gets going, about two-thirds of the travelers go inside somewhere. The older people mostly don't sit outside. They're on the cruise for the destinations, the gambling, the food, and the shows. You know what they say about different strokes.
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I disagree with that. I've been on multiple Carnival and Royal ships and usually the older people are all too happy to lay out on the deck by the pool. And more power to them. It's vacation, have fun.

For me, I get a cruise with a balcony I'd be the old man who just wants to sit there, order room service and look at the open water.
 
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JHDK said:
Fishing, boating and kayaking is all kinda the same shit as sitting on the beach. it's just relaxing.
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I enjoy kayaking, but the only reason I'd do the other 2 is to be in the sun. Yes, they could all be considered relaxing water pastimes; just like sitting on a beach, walking a beach, or swimming in the ocean. But what I'm getting at is this: a lot of people have no interest in a beach vacation. They'd prefer being in the mountains, or on a lake, or on a river, or sightseeing. Or in the ocean on a boat. Like I said, probably half the people I know - friends, family, and coworkers - don't go to a beach for vacation.

Maine is "vacationland", yet the only part of the state with beaches is the southern tip, where I live. If you wanted to come up for a beach vacation, you'd get off Rt. 95 at one of the first few exits. But every summer, Rt. 95 is jammed for miles and miles, because people are going to somewhere other than a beach.

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I've been on multiple Carnival and Royal ships and usually the older people are all too happy to lay out on the deck by the pool. And more power to them. It's vacation, have fun.
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I can't argue with what you've seen for yourself. But we've been on 3 cruises, and the outside decks were primarily used by families and people below retirement age. The older people were in the enclosed decks, or the lounges, or casinos. Most older people don't like sun exposure. They worry about cancer.
 
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Maybe it’s because I live 30 minutes from a (not so pretty) beach, but after about an hour on a beach I’m ready to move on.

Mountains and scenery are nice too, but my favorite vacations are cities. Stick me in San Francisco, or any old city, even the less exciting ones. Hotels and restaurants and walking amongst the skyscrapers, that’s what I like in a vacation.
 
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Aaron said:
Maybe it’s because I live 30 minutes from a (not so pretty) beach, but after about an hour on a beach I’m ready to move on.
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I'm like 7 miles from a nice beach but the last time I saw the ocean was in Miami (which is about 40 miles from me) 3 years ago cause a girl dragged me there. And I spent my time there seeing how deep I could dig a hole in the sand.

I got all the way down to my shoulder. It was a pretty sweet hole.
 
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American Airlines flight forced to return to Albuquerque after a man tried to open the emergency exit, passengers say​


The man, who was sitting at the emergency exit, “cracked open the window that was protecting the handle” on the door, a passenger said. “He ripped down the handle where it exposed some of the emergency exit and all the wind came rushing down.”

"The man had the safety mechanism down, with both hands on the lever and he was yanking it. He had it pretty well pulled … I could hear the actual difference in pressure – there was a whistling.”

Multiple passengers got the man to the ground and flight attendants restrained him with duct tape and flexi cuffs.
 
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In 2008, American Airlines began charging passengers an extra fee for their luggage. Most airlines followed suit. (Southwest Airlines is an exception.) Last year, American Airlines made $1.4 billion from those fees – and it apparently is not enough.

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American Airlines raises bag fee by $10 for luggage checked at the airport

But the carrier is also reducing fees for slightly overweight bags.
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Increasingly, if you bring a carry-on bag onto a plane, they will check it for free when the plane fills up. And of course, you can continue getting fatter and still pay the same, up to a degree.
 
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Spotted by Mrs. Scotch during dinner.

Of all the people that NBC News with Lester Holt could find in an airport to interview about the weather in the northeast, they pick this guy.

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