Road trip to see Cory's shop

I need to make my way up there. I have been wanting to check out the store since it was opened but the drive makes me have to make a special day trip up there.  

Well D, maybe yourself, me and Lloyd and another Southender, can plan a day trip to head up and visit Cory. On the way back we can hit the new and Improved (crossing my fingers) APFP, then over to Midway, and home.

Sounds like a good idea. I will have a ton of time on my hands soon since my work will not be in the way.

Yeah, I'd like to take that trip too, as long as I wasn't driving I'd put in for my part of the gas!!!!! I always have a hard time driving north with all the gridlock you have to deal with near Seattle. That's why I rarely go up there, unless my wife drives. Guess its a small bout of road rage. (Self diagnosed of course)

Lloyd road rage? How do you manage a classroom of kids?

I think madness has a great idea with the road trip.

My truck seats 5, 4 more comfortably, whenever you guys want to go. I am done with school till Sept24, so I can even go during the week if that works for you.

So thats 3, anyone else interested in making the trip? But, if we go during the week, like Lloyd I hate traffic, so we would need to be up there around opening time, and done with Midway before I5 gets to crazy going South.

Moving this talk so that we dont foul up Cory's thread.

Id go depends on what day and where to meet up to be picked up. 

Im still working Mon-Fri till my job closes so I may not make it. My job is finished on Sept 30, but we dont have much left so we might close early. Keep me in the loop as to when.

I coach youth bowling in Federal Way, and it starts this Saturday, I will be done by noon and ready to meet all, or we can start early on Sunday, OOOOPPPPPSSSSS , no we cant, opening day of football, Im not going anywhere on Sunday

So if you all want to meet up Saturday before noon, lets make it a day.

This Saturday wont work for me im flying back from Hawaii.  

I have an anniversary dinner this Saturday that I have to be at, especially because its mine. My wife would kill me if I missed. Oh well 11 years was a good run...  

Congrats

SiRWesDragon wrote:Congrats

Hey your just doing one liners to pad your stats, no fair.  

Thanks, takes a lot to keep a marriage going now days. Happy to have a wife that supports my crazy hobby.

SiRWesDragon wrote:Congrats

Didnt we just have this convo.           

LOL, Hey the following Saturday works as well, same setup same time.

Nope scratch that, thats the swap meet day. Maybe the following Saturday, or D if your able to get a weekday off between now and then.

C**P! I will most likely have to work that Saturday. We are going to open the business up on a weekend to the public to try and sell the rest of the stuff off. September will just not work unless the business closes early.

YOU SUCK   'D'....  

Im trying to stay till the end to get my severance package.

DMD123 wrote:

SiRWesDragon wrote:Congrats

Hey your just doing one liners to pad your stats, no fair.  

Thanks, takes a lot to keep a marriage going now days. Happy to have a wife that supports my crazy hobby.

madness wrote:

SiRWesDragon wrote:Congrats

Didnt we just have this convo.           

LOL, Hey the following Saturday works as well, same setup same time.

Nope scratch that, thats the swap meet day.  Maybe the following Saturday, or D if your able to get a weekday off between now and then.

Im just congratulating dmd123.   

The 9/14 is the swap, right?

SiRWesDragon wrote:The 9/14 is the swap, right?

Oh I see your plan,  the only way for me to answer that question, is with a yes.

I want to go!! I also have an SUV that can hold 6 people.

9/21 is the Plant swap. Which would be cool cause there are door prizes etc if you're participating. But it could be a late night for you guys driving back.

Tacoma...? Tacoma? TACOOOOOOMA?!?!?! You think that's a drive. What about me? I work there three times a week, and I'm from Bremerton. =P

Not only do I drive, I have to take a ferry as well.

Hahaha...there is no excuse! =P Come see us!

PokeSephiroth wrote:Tacoma...? Tacoma? TACOOOOOOMA?!?!?! You think that's a drive. What about me? I work there three times a week, and I'm from Bremerton. =P

Not only do I drive, I have to take a ferry as well.

Hahaha...there is no excuse! =P Come see us!

Yes there is an excuse, I dont want to go to jail, and if I have to deal with the 85% of dumb a** drivers that live here in Washington while driving up there, I will end up running them off the road.          

Well I guess I know who wont be driving lol

LOL! Then that just means you should get someone else to drive for you. Obviously. =P

madness wrote:

PokeSephiroth wrote:Tacoma...? Tacoma? TACOOOOOOMA?!?!?! You think that's a drive. What about me? I work there three times a week, and I'm from Bremerton. =P

Not only do I drive, I have to take a ferry as well.

Hahaha...there is no excuse! =P Come see us!

Yes there is an excuse, I dont want to go to jail, and if I have to deal with the 85% of dumb a** drivers that live here in Washington while driving up there, I will end up running them off the road.          

+1 to that, I swear I've almost blown multiple gaskets.

DMD123 wrote:Lloyd road rage? How do you manage a classroom of kids?

I think madness has a great idea with the road trip.  

I rule my classroom with an iron fist     

Actually, I have plenty of patience for kids. It's adults that drive me crazy from time to time.......  

My wife says that I suffer from road rage (when cut off) and tech rage (when my laptop / phone doesn't work as fast as I think it should_

I like the idea of the 21st......  i have plans most weekends this month, but i definitely want to make it up there.  

Poke, we need a ferry from tacoma to edmonds

a ferry from Tacoma to Edmonds...that would be interesting.
If that happened, then there DEFINITELY shouldn't be any excuse not to visit Aquarium Co-Op =P

I would rather drive, I get so bored on the ferry! not to mention I get seasick  

I've been to Cory's shop a few times from way down south here in McKenna! I don't buy any fish, but have found other things that I "needed".  And yes, the traffic on I-5 is terrible.   I think the number is more than 85%! This is me during most of the 75 mile drive (each way) -->

Going tomorrowsssss after the Pax convention

BillHN: if you go wednesday, we'll have new stuff coming in that day. just a heads up.

No can do Good suh. My wife will kill me hahahaha

darn.... maybe treat her out to some bubble tea afterwards? =P

This has been very enlightening.... I now know who the road ragers are.  

Well...for one, I'm Asian. (Or Mexican, whichever way you want to look at it. LOL)

... no. I'm Filipino. Which means, watch out.

Hey BillHN, if you get a chance let me know when you're gonna be there, I would like to meet some members from the fishbox in person

I luckily only live about 5 miles from there, so it's not a big issue for me to head down

madness wrote:
Yes there is an excuse, I dont want to go to jail, and if I have to deal with the 85% of dumb a** drivers that live here in Washington while driving up there, I will end up running them off the road. 

I hear that.  I avoid anything north of where my folks live in Renton like the plague (and that's really too far north already!).  It seems the older I get the more dangerous, oblivious, idiot drivers there are on the roads around here.

Exactly!!! There is no being courteous, a blinker means nothing (whether it is used or doesnt get used), all hills and curves for some reason is a sign to slow down to 20 under the speed limit. Oh look, some people on the side of the road, lets slow down and look at them............................ OMG, whats that? Is that rain? ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, lets slow down. Oh no, here comes a firetruck at us 5 lanes over, OMG the law says I need to stop. ERRRRRRRRRRRR. (NO YOU DONT IDIOT LEARN THE LAWS!!!!!!!)

See I am already getting fired up, and I am not even on the road yet.      

PokeSephiroth wrote:Well...for one, I'm Asian. (Or Mexican, whichever way you want to look at it. LOL)

... no. I'm Filipino. Which means, watch out.

Im half Korean so really watch out when Im on the road!  

Asian people get such a bad rap for their driving, just not fair.

All too true. I consider it a lesson in anger management every time I drive. I expect everyone on the road to try to kill me in some way, either maliciously or otherwise. I own quick vehicles with decent tires for exactly this reason.

Exactly, thats what I tell my son. Be a defensive minded driver but not a defensive driver, it is more important mastering being an offensive driver.

Now if we can just keep these Asians off the road.     

DMD123 wrote:
Asian people get such a bad rap for their driving, just not fair.

Having ridden in cars with co-workers from India driving, I can attest to this being true, at least for folks from India. Granted, they're not all bad drivers, but considering the chaos they learned in, it's not surprising that a substantial proportion are.

I once had a co-worker from Iran who was riding with me on the way back from lunch tell me that I'd fit right in driving in Tehran after a mild traffic tantrum involving horns and gestures. I've mellowed a lot since then (bad marriage back then, for one), but I still take it as a compliment.

If people don't get called on their bad driving, why would they ever change? It does occur me that it's not my job to punish these people for their poor driving behavior...

Reminds me of a joke, mod can delete if offensive to anyone:

What do you get when you cross a Mexican with a Korean?

A car thief that cant drive...  

You guys sound like my Dad! he is always yelling at someone for driving like an idiot and then has to get revenge, we say that he is on jerk patrol  

What can I say? It's not illegal if you're not caught! SO DON'T GET CAUGHT OVER SPEEDING! =P

If you ask a filipino the rules of the traffic lights,

Filipinos will usually say:
Green, go.
Yellow, go faster.
Red, stop....if you want.

I'm pretty sure red means stop! I got T boned at an intersection because a guy ran a red light.

rofl i drive for a living in downtown seattle every week.. you guys just pick TERRIBLE times to go there. first off any weekday from 6-10am or 3-7pm is going to suck. the trick is to just avoid that tiny little 5 mile section of I5. take another highway or surface street to avoid it. also any day with a major sporting event is going to be chaos..

on a side note i feel the pedestrians in seattle are much worse then the actual traffic... or those darn cyclists!!!!!

Anthraxx wrote:
on a side note i feel the pedestrians in seattle are much worse then the actual traffic... or those darn cyclists!!!!!

Many cyclists, unfortunately, don't believe traffic law applies to them. Or they magically convert themselves from cyclist into pedestrian and back, unpredictably. And people wonder why they get smooshed...