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Dimensional Door - Freeople Thread 35
Today | Mo

Posted on 10/20/2009 5:57:42 PM PDT by Mo1



TOPICS: Dimensional Doorway; Freeoples
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To: Darlin'
I think they figured out sometime last year that he has no coat tails. They know he's not going to help them at all.

Besides, I won't stop going on Lake Michigan just because zero came from Chicago.

1,301 posted on 02/11/2010 12:39:34 PM PST by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: Lakeshark
"Well, we both like to get lei’d"

Well, uh, duh...

LOL

1,302 posted on 02/11/2010 12:40:14 PM PST by Darlin' (Stay well or the government will try to kill you.)
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To: Lakeshark
Nope. They believe. :) They've stated as much as recently as Christmas.

Its a glorious place and I've been thinking about a stay there for some time and I'll do that in, oh... about 1,073 more days.

1,303 posted on 02/11/2010 12:45:19 PM PST by Darlin' (Stay well or the government will try to kill you.)
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To: Darlin'
Who knew global warming would be so ..... uh, wintry?

Only AlGore knows.

On a brighter note, I watched the Super Bowl from the balcony of the Hard Rock theater in Biloxi. Huge screen in HD, surround sound, a few thousand screaming Saints fans, and great free food and drink that never ran out. It was better than being at the game. Congratulations and WhoDat!

1,304 posted on 02/11/2010 12:45:24 PM PST by catpuppy (2009 --"We will not ration health care." 2012--"Anybody heard from grandpa?")
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To: Darlin'
Who is "They"?

I get a real estate news letter from there.

Real estate people know it's a sucky time there, it's hard to conceal how bad and overbuilt their market is.

1,305 posted on 02/11/2010 12:48:38 PM PST by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: Lakeshark
The Hawaiian Tourism industry. Hotels. Island tour companies, etc The numbers haven't proven out just yet but they are relying on the publicity his visits receive to promote a new wave of visitors.

Hawaii tourism industry hopes Obama will play Santa during his return to islands
By Mark Niesse, AP, December 26th, 2009

Obama’s Hawaii holiday may boost tourism

KAILUA, Hawaii — Tourism officials hope images of a president celebrating a warm Christmas in Hawaii will remind mainlanders that a sunny getaway awaits them if they’d just hop on a plane and leave the frigid temperatures and mounds of snow behind.

While officials don’t expect President Barack Obama’s visit to attract tourists immediately, they hope it will provide free advertising for a financially struggling state that relies on travelers to keep its economy afloat.

“Hawaii reaps the benefit of the spotlight he provides,” said Darlene Morikawa, a spokeswoman for the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, which has a Web page dedicated to Obama’s past visits. “The last time he was here in Hawaii, national news shows were going live every morning. We had our sunny coverage in the middle of CNN’s snow coverage.”

The snack shops, landmarks and beaches Obama previously visited continue to get a steady stream of visitors a year after his last visit to the island.

“It’s amazing how many people come in and ask about it,” said Kainoa Kaehu, an employee at the shave ice store. “There’s going to be a lot more people coming. People are saying, ‘Maybe we’ll see him this time.’”

A family of six from Spokane, Wash., visited Island Snow this week after they heard it was where Obama had eaten.

“If it’s good enough for Obama, it’s good enough for us, and I’m a Republican,” said family patriarch Steve Salvatori as he sipped a root beer shave ice. “Most people on the mainland wouldn’t know where Kailua is until you say, ‘It’s where Obama vacations.’”

Tourists frequently ask to see Kapiolani Medical Center where he was born, Punahou Circle apartments where he lived for much of his childhood and Punahou School where he graduated high school, said David Uchiyama, vice president of marketing for the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

But most efforts to capitalize on Obama’s fame haven’t proven successful, said Rob Kay, who highlights significant places from Obama’s childhood on his Web site “Obama’s Neighborhood.”

“The nascent Obama tourism industry never really took off. There was some interest for a while, but for whatever reason it seemed to dissipate,” Kay said. “It’s hard to anticipate that his visit will bring any kind of boom, but it can’t hurt.”

People wishing to follow Obama’s activities while he’s in the islands can do so on the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau Web site, which has set up a page labeled “Barack Obama’s Hawaii.” Other businesses have incorporated Obama into their Pearl Harbor and Polynesian tours.

“People want to vacation where the president vacations,” said Anissa Gunther, operations manager for Kailua Sailboards & Kayaks, located in the same shopping center as Island Snow Shave Ice. “It’s cool to see him come back.”

This is Obama’s first visit back to Hawaii since he was sworn in as president.

He was previously in the islands for Christmas vacation last year and during a family vacation in August before he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination. He also returned to Honolulu last October to visit his ailing grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham, who died just two nights before Election Day.

“People are sitting back home and saying, ‘Wow, look how beautiful it is. Let’s go to Hawaii,’” said hiking guide Mitch Berger. “It’s very slow this holiday season. Anything that gets us in the news doesn’t hurt.”

The number of visitors to Hawaii declined to about 5.4 million through the first 10 months of this year, a 5.5 percent decrease from the previous year, according to statistics from the Hawaii Tourism Authority.


1,306 posted on 02/11/2010 12:57:24 PM PST by Darlin' (Stay well or the government will try to kill you.)
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To: catpuppy
WOW! It sounds like you had the best seat in the house. :)

We Dat! Dahlin' and its such fun.

1,307 posted on 02/11/2010 1:00:40 PM PST by Darlin' (Stay well or the government will try to kill you.)
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To: Darlin'
The number of visitors to Hawaii declined to about 5.4 million through the first 10 months of this year, a 5.5 percent decrease from the previous year, according to statistics from the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

Pretty lame "they". Wishful thinking from a few Bambi zealots, most of them know he's not helped them. That last sentence is all you need to know.

1,308 posted on 02/11/2010 1:03:24 PM PST by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: Darlin'

Darlin’, it really was an experience with deafening cheers from the most excited fans I’ve ever seen. And although loud, proud and well watered, the folks were very well-behaved. It was a great experience.


1,309 posted on 02/11/2010 1:07:18 PM PST by catpuppy (2009 --"We will not ration health care." 2012--"Anybody heard from grandpa?")
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To: Lakeshark
I agree. Every visitor will support those expectations.

Have fun. Aloha ʻoe. :)

1,310 posted on 02/11/2010 1:13:13 PM PST by Darlin' (Stay well or the government will try to kill you.)
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To: catpuppy

I’m so happy to hear that. That has been one of the most delightful aspects of the whole experience. Everyone was/is deliously happy, excited. High on emotions but suprisingly sober... or mostly sober. :)


1,311 posted on 02/11/2010 1:18:36 PM PST by Darlin' (Stay well or the government will try to kill you.)
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To: catpuppy

The tens of thousands of fans at the Saints parade Tuesday afternoon in New Orleans were excited, jubilant and loud not rowdy or gross or out of control. They just seemed to be soaking in, savoring every minute. Not the typical New Orleans parade crowd by any means.


1,312 posted on 02/11/2010 1:28:30 PM PST by Darlin' (Stay well or the government will try to kill you.)
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To: Lakeshark

I hope they pay up soon, too, cuz you promised me a new boat and a 6-pack of champagne! :)


1,313 posted on 02/11/2010 4:35:42 PM PST by derllak
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To: Letitring; catpuppy; Mo1; Lakeshark; sweetliberty; Servant of the 9; grannie9; ...

Yippee! It is snowing in south Louisiana. Lots of big, beautiful snowflakes, falling so softly. We probably won’t have much accumulation but for now it is a magical sight. Love it.


1,314 posted on 02/12/2010 7:44:39 AM PST by Darlin' (Stay well or the government will try to kill you.)
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To: catpuppy

Is it snowing on the panhandle yet? :)


1,315 posted on 02/12/2010 7:45:52 AM PST by Darlin' (Stay well or the government will try to kill you.)
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To: Darlin'
Did you go out and do snow angels?

:-)

We've had snow on the ground here since mid December. I get to ski almost every day, it's wonderful.

And when it's summer, it's as beautiful as Hawaii.........great combo!

1,316 posted on 02/12/2010 8:18:29 AM PST by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: Lakeshark; Letitring; catpuppy
Oh, Boo. It has stopped snowing and melting seems imminent. LOL

Not the case for Mississippi though. They've really got lots all over the whole state.

Its heading toward catpuppy now.

1,317 posted on 02/12/2010 8:42:37 AM PST by Darlin' (Stay well or the government will try to kill you.)
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To: Darlin'

1,318 posted on 02/12/2010 9:21:04 AM PST by Darlin' (Stay well or the government will try to kill you.)
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To: Darlin'
photos posted on a local news website

LOL Sneaux Day for puppydogs, too

1,319 posted on 02/12/2010 9:26:21 AM PST by Darlin' (Stay well or the government will try to kill you.)
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To: Darlin'

Would not be an especially unusual scene except that it is in bayou country.

1,320 posted on 02/12/2010 9:30:32 AM PST by Darlin' (Stay well or the government will try to kill you.)
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