Bad Things

Legend RIP Interesting to see that both Leon Redbone and Dr John died within a week of each other. IMHO they were both very different, but still cut from the same cloth.

Looked around online and found this... https://www.banpitbulls.org/where/where-are-pit-bulls-banned-internationally/ Where are pit bulls banned internationally Argentina Parts of Australia Parts of Austria Bavaria Belarus Parts of Belgium Bermuda Parts of Brazil Parts of China Parts of Canada Denmark Ecuador Finland France Germany – Pit bull type dogs are banned in 15/16 German provinces. Guyana Ireland Israel Italy Parts of Japan Latvia Liechtenstein Malaysia Malta New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Singapore Spain Switzerland Turkey The UEA Ukraine United Kingdom Venezuela ** No countries except Canada and the US allow the importation of pit bull type dogs. **

Exactly! That stupid horn is annoying even for TV viewers, I can only imagine how bad it would be, being there.

If you can't drive as least as fast as the speed limit, pull over and let cars pass you!! I'm trying to get to work here! Oh... and speaking about work... why can't I bring my dog to work?? She's a GREAT dog. Quiet, won't crap inside and can sit right beside me in my office. Heck, she's probably smarter than half the people here! I want my dog!

Listening to One Bills Drive right now while driving around the top of the South.

Can anyone tell me if there's somewhere to watch this show online? We get The History channel here, but this particular show isn't on the schedule.

I could not be happier with Josh. All in!!

The Shammy! What a great place to eat. Buck Pond was always our "go-to" campground when I still lived in NYS. I love that area of the ADKs. I went back there a couple years ago with my brother and rented this great little place on Osgood Pond. The owner took us to The Shamrock a couple of times. The biggest food portions, I've ever seen!

No worries at all. I know of some great places off the beaten path that I'm sure you'd enjoy.

Gotcha. That's correct... you do not have to worry about tipping while you're down here. On that note, what areas are you planning on visiting? Don't hesitate to send me a private message if you have any questions. I'm more than happy on giving you more tips! (If you find yourselves on the top of the South Island, I'd even let you buy me a beer!)

Yeah, but my tip was on the Two Bills Drive server, which I assume is in America.

Well, yeah... the prices are built in as they should be. What's the purpose of tipping anyway? It's stupid. We've even had pizza delivery guys hand back the tip we gave them, not because it was against policy, but because the pizza guys felt uncomfortable accepting tips. When Kiwis travel to the US for a holiday, they all generally love it, but complain about two things... 1. Tipping and 2. Standing and waiting in line for "everything". On a similar note, when you go shopping in a store down here, the price that you see on the item already has the tax included, so you know exactly what you need to pay when you get to the checkout. (No trying to figure out how much the tax will be.)

There's no tipping down here in New Zealand, thank God. It's one of the irritating things to deal with when visiting the States.

I'm with ya, Shaw66! Well said.

Uh... I hate to break it to you, but it's still considered spring up there until June 21st, when summer actually begins. Our winter season begins next week. Bring it on!

Just so you know... the "ignore user" feature can be a wonderful thing.

Fair enough.

Since you're so good at looking these kinda things up, I was wondering if you could be me a favor. Do you know how to say "Douche-bag" in Dothraki?

Which makes for a poorly written over-arching story.

I forgot about the white horse. Where did she even ride it? Wasn't she still in Kings Landing? The more I think about it, the more I think people are correct in calling out the poor writing this season.

No it wasn't. The very first scene of the entire series was about the White Walkers and their threat was constantly being built up. "Winter is Coming" wasn't just a saying to remind everyone to get their firewood ready, it was about the upcoming threat of the White Walkers and the Night King.

So, where do you think Drogon was carrying Dany's body away to? There were other Red witches, right? It's almost like they were setting us up for a sequel. (Yeah, I know a prequel is in the works.) For what it's worth, I thought last nights finale was a fitting closure to the last 2 hurried seasons. (But still a great disappointment when considering how great the first 6 seasons were.) I honestly have a hard time believing that they didn't revisit the Night King/Bran/3-eyed Raven storyline. Very weird.

Same here! I phoned up this morning and cancelled.

The best place for our summer holidays is right here... you can't beat the South Island of New Zealand. My favourite place for our (southern hemisphere) winters is either The Cook Islands (Rarotonga), or visiting friends and family in America, where it's the northern hemisphere's summer. If I'm back for the NY summer, I have to spend time up in the Northern Adirondacks, away from the crowds in Lake Placid and the High Peaks.