Nudes in the news

[jbeegoode]

There is a very suspicious implication that your life is good, ric.
Jbee

[Peter S]

http://camdennewjournal.com/article/man-who-suffered-body-obsession-on-nudist-colony-cycling-tour

Apart from use of the C (colony) word ....

[Greenbare Woods]

There was a time when half the film industry in the US focused on NYC.   The TV industry still does.  Everything I've seen tells me I never want to go anywhere near that place.

One time I was visiting a zoo in Atlanta.  Through the crowd we heard a very loud, obnoxious, and boorish family coming toward us.  Shrill voices saying disgusting things.   Yep, tourists from NYC.

I actually had to get off a plane in NYC once and drive out of to their upstate mountains.  And once I had to change planes at the NYC airport.  Both were negative experiences.  Changing planes ended us up in a union work slowdown that caused thousands of passengers to suffer and delayed our return home by a day.  They lied to us about the union problem, I read about it when I finally escaped and got home.

I guess NYC people think its the greatest place.  They can keep it. 

Bob

[ric]

we changed planes in newark bound for florida about 15 years ago.

immigration and passport control was a shambles... 2/3 of the desks were for us citizens , when they were cleared the staff pissed off leaving the rest of the world to wait in line for another couple of hours. in general all the airprt staff seemed to have attitude problems.  guess where we arnt flying to ever again.     florida was ok once we got there.

flying back we were given seats scattered all over the plane,  check in said staff on the plane will sort out changing seats, once we got on the plane staff said wed have to go back to checkin and book on a later flight. 
we just sat next to the kids and swopped seats with the passenger who was supposed to be sat there,  same thing happened on the transatlantic flight... tickets scattered all over the plane...bloody thing was less than half full... our conclusion was all us airline staff must be on noxious substances, or just plain ignorant. 

[JOhnGw]

I think the seat scattering trick is to persuade people to pay for the on-line seat selection service which many airlines have introduced.
I think Ryanair is one of them.

[Greenbare Woods]

Airlines treat people like shit.   I quit using their abysmal abusive service.

Bob

[JOhnGw]

Airlines treat people like shit.   I quit using their abysmal abusive service.

Bob

Unfortunately it's not practical to drive to the Canary Islands.

[jbeegoode]

It sometimes depends on where and when I'm flying how nice the flight is. Some European can be very nice. Air France always had better food and served those small wines. Newer Arabian airlines are trying harder to get a better foothold. The rest, more and more, are treating people like cattle. The smile professionally and..."Get along, lil' dawgy."

I remember way back, when they'd give those clousenet  airline pins to the kids. They were very polite, but the prop-planes took forever, had hard vinyl seats, no entertainment, the those ancient TV dinners of turkey and stuffing in tin...the good 'ol days. Everybody dressed up like Sunday, to elevate the level of class, because those that couldn't afford it dressed less prosperous. They took the train and then we have to discuss the change there, too.

Ever take a Pullman across country, naked? Banging around in a Pullman can be fun. People walking those tight halls in their jammies. Balancing act to get to the dinning car with its weird unique smell and thick white table cloths and heavy silverware.
Europe always outdid the US on trains, but for the dining car and Pullmans, back in the day. Now, I hear they're very nice and quick. Can you get free range on them?
Jbee

[jbeegoode]

Airlines treat people like shit.   I quit using their abysmal abusive service.

Bob

Unfortunately it's not practical to drive to the Canary Islands.

There are slow boats and nude cabin spaces...but I'd rather spend a couple of extra days on and a Canary island than an old boat.
Jbee

[Greenbare Woods]

Airlines treat people like shit.   I quit using their abysmal abusive service.

Bob

Unfortunately it's not practical to drive to the Canary Islands.

You could, perhaps, change your destination.   There are plenty of CO places to choose from.

[ric]

if you want winter sun from the uk , the canaries are a 4 hour flight due south ,  no time zones and jet lag to worry about,  flights and accomodation are cheap and pleantyful ,  if you avoid the school holiday rip offs.

add in they are small islands , european standards and low crime .supermarkets are same as we get in uk etc.. in short theyre familiar we feel comfortable and relaxed.   its a no brainer really

anywhere warm in europe is a flight ... or ferry and days driving

[JOhnGw]

if you want winter sun from the uk , the canaries are a 4 hour flight due south ,  no time zones and jet lag to worry about,  flights and accomodation are cheap and pleantyful ,  if you avoid the school holiday rip offs.

add in they are small islands , european standards and low crime .supermarkets are same as we get in uk etc.. in short theyre familiar we feel comfortable and relaxed.   its a no brainer really

anywhere warm in europe is a flight ... or ferry and days driving

That's what I was about to say.

[Greenbare Woods]

if you want winter sun from the uk , the canaries are a 4 hour flight due south ,  no time zones and jet lag to worry about,  flights and accomodation are cheap and pleantyful ,  if you avoid the school holiday rip offs.

add in they are small islands , european standards and low crime .supermarkets are same as we get in uk etc.. in short theyre familiar we feel comfortable and relaxed.   its a no brainer really

anywhere warm in europe is a flight ... or ferry and days driving

If you're willing to put up with the cattle car abuse on airlines then have a wonderful time.

[ric]

we normally fly to southern spain/portugal or canaries with either ryan air or easyjet and on rare occasions with tour operators airlines tomson or thomas cook , its no frills but for a few hours no big deal. the only time ive flown been treated like cattle and had such a bad experience to swear never to repeat was with american airlines from bristol to newark and on to florida.  . pleanty of places to go in the world where the natives welcome you whilst they try to get your money
even marrakesh was a pleasanter experience than newark.

[eyesup]

. . . but there are soo many obnoxious personalities perverted by the culture there.

I’ve known some REAL jerks from Texas! But maybe you are on to something if you look at it as a per capita of jerks per 1000 people. I’ve been to destination resorts and when encountering New Yorkers I would agree, but I also have friends here from there that are normal as me.

Errr . . ., wait, I go hiking naked out in the middle of the desert. Hmmmm!

Duane