Darvaz.. The door to Hell

P.C. · Apr 04 08 08:49

Part of the camping experience the aforementioned - part of it is learning to appreciate the things we take for granted - hot shower - warm / dry bed - stove - electricity - etc....

That's so true Van Guy.

I remember the days we used to backpack into the wilderness for 3 weeks or so.....and then that first bath when you get home....with warm water and bubbles and fresh towels. Heavenly. I try to not take any of these luxuries for granted....and they are luxuries.[/DIV]

van_guy · Apr 07 08 06:54

P.C. wrote:
[div]Au contraire.....it's a pretty not bad camping spot. I open up my 'tent' and look over a forest of green, and I breath in some fairly decent air, listen to the birds chirping and the woodpeckers destroying my retaining wall....oh wait....strike that last one.

Have you ever been to Prince George? The town mascot is Mr PG man (no I'm not making this up - see below) he's this statue at the outskirts of town. He used to be made out of wood. Unfortunately too many rednecks with chainsaws and plenty of beer live in PG ... i think you can figure out what happened to the poor guy. Sooooooooo.... PG not wanting to be defeated made a new Mr. PG Man this time out of STEEL painted to look like wood. ... sooooooo what I'm getting at it why don't you make your new retaining wall out of steel painted as wood and give those dirty peckers a little surprise.

vny!://wikitravel.org/en/Prince_George
Mr. PG: A large statue of man with tree stumps for legs and arms, around 10 metres high, has to be seen to be believed. Mr. PG stands near the tourist information centre at the intersection of Highway 16 and Highway 97. Mr. PG has been successfully burned down by repeated arson attempts, and is now constructed of fire-proof metal.
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P.C. · Apr 07 08 07:52

rofl. OMG.....that's ummm....hideous. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/c008.gif" border=0]

Something tells me he made a better bonfire than he did a statue.

[img height=567 src="vny!://www.alsimmons.com/press/timeimg/mr.pgpostcard.jpg" width=390]

Lil Me · Apr 07 08 07:53

Better yet, P.C. should build a REPLICA of Mr P.G.
It can be Vancouver Island's newest tourist attraction. Sell tickets! Sell donuts to the busloads of tourists!

van_guy · Apr 07 08 08:00

P.C. wrote:
rofl. OMG.....that's ummm....hideous. [img style="cursor: pointer;" onclick="url(this.src);" src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/c008.gif[/img]

Something tells me he made a better bonfire than he did a statue.

P.C. · Apr 07 08 08:05

Well, I know now after seeing this image, I will be not be putting 'Visit Prince George' on my Bucket List. (I DO like that rock walkway though)

van_guy · Apr 07 08 08:13

P.C. wrote:
Well, I know now after seeing this image, I will be not be putting 'Visit Prince George' on my Bucket List. (I DO like that rock walkway though)

Not sure what a bucket list is...

but sure everyone loves a rock walkway - as long as it's real rock not that painted steel made to look like rock.
If you visit the worst cities section - you'll find PG showing up quite a lot - for good reason.

P.C. · Apr 07 08 08:25

The Bucket List.....

Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

[img style="WIDTH: 198px; HEIGHT: 300px" height=567 src="vny!://www.collider.com/uploads/imageGallery/Bucket_List/the_bucket_list_movie_poster_onesheet.jpg" width=389]

van_guy · Apr 07 08 08:41

P.C. wrote:
The Bucket List.....
Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

[img style="width: 198px; height: 300px;" src="vny!://www.collider.com/uploads/imageGallery/Bucket_List/the_bucket_list_movie_poster_onesheet.jpg" height="567" width="389"]
Ahhhhhhhhh

So what's #1 on your list??

P.C. · Apr 07 08 09:03

I actually crossed #1 off my list a couple years back. To pat a dolphin. Next would be a manatee.

I want to milk a cow too. (I have simple needs) [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/liebe/g038.gif" border=0]

Lil Me · Apr 07 08 09:06

P.C. wrote:
I want to milk a cow too. (I have simple needs) [img style="cursor: pointer; font-style: italic;" onclick="url(this.src);" src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/liebe/g038.gif[/img]
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Cool! So you knock on the door of the farmhouse and explain to the farmer about the Bucket List, and your list, and about patting the dolphin...and then ask if you can milk the cow.

van_guy · Apr 07 08 09:10

P.C. wrote:
I actually crossed #1 off my list a couple years back. To pat a dolphin. Next would be a manatee.
I want to milk a cow too. (I have simple needs) [img style="cursor: pointer;" onclick="url(this.src);" src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/liebe/g038.gif[/img]

Pat a dolphin OK -
a manitee - sure

but Milk a cow??

you knowthat you could goto a farm tommorow and pay some schmuck $5 and he'd let you cross that crazy fantasy off your list

P.C. · Apr 07 08 09:13

but Milk a cow??

you knowthat you could goto a farm tommorow and pay some schmuck $5 and he'd let you cross that crazy fantasy off your list

[img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/a090.gif[/img] I knew I shouldn't have shared my dreams.

van_guy · Apr 07 08 09:18

P.C. wrote:
[em]but Milk a cow??

you knowthat you could goto a farm tommorow and pay some schmuck $5 and he'd let you cross that crazy fantasy off your list[/em]

[img style="cursor: pointer;" onclick="url(this.src);" src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/a090.gif[/img] I knew I shouldn't have shared my dreams.

I'm sorry - where i grew up 1/2 the kids i went to school with were farmers ... it would be like if I were to tell you that all i wanted to do was go to the ocean ...

btw if you want to pet a sting ray - theres a place in houston that's pretty cool

P.C. · Apr 07 08 09:20

So did you get to milk their cows ?