The Martin WooHoodStock Thread

[josiane]

Flying OT-

Spoiler:

My fear of flying is a border-line phobia It freaks me out, heck even seeing a low flying air plane freaks me out (DC has two air ports right near the city so when we went to DC I was a bit freaked out when the planes were coming in) I'm a worrier I worry about everything, and being 2 hours away from New York City really doesn't help my fear of planes (I was in 5th grde when 9/11 happened but let's just say I've never looked at a plane the same way again ) And it really stinks because one day I'd love to go to Europe

((((Amanda)))) Like Jumble says, flying really is the safest way to travel of all, statistically, but phobias are by their very nature irrational, so I know that doesn't actually help if you're genuinely afraid

Wow, you Europeans really have a different view of long drives than I do! Here, one hour is NOT a big deal AT ALL! We're about to drive an hour to go see a movie and go to dinner for our anniversary! Our families live 3 hours away, which we drive almost every month. I guess the U.S. is so much bigger, we're all used to traveling further(?).

Well, some wise person once said that the difference between the US and the UK is that the UK has history, while the US has geography. Distance just doesn't mean the same in the two places But likewise neither does time - like when I was in DC and visited the oldest building there from 1766, but where I live I go in and out of buildings that are that old and hundreds of years more every day

Then again, that is probably more my city than normal for elsewhere

[starlover]

Jas about your country! You gotta love small countries! They rock! and three days, that's not a lot, but I think we could manage it in three days as well! School has only been too lazy to do so...they prefer sending us to Germany

Amanda I said from one end to the other, not side to side From Land's End in Cornwall (England) to John 'O' Groats in Scotland is 874 miles (1,407 km)

Edit: Good grief Jann,I didn't realise your country was that small

Small is good! and you probably don't realise it, because we act like we are a big country

When you think about it, Canada could probably fit us all in it's back pocket

I think it wood! Or Russia for that matter...China...

Talking of China...reminds me of the story mom told me when she came back from there. She talked with some young girl that worked in a factory. That girl worked there for 49 weeks a year(no weekends and loooots of working) and then she would get two weeks of, for which one week was to travel back to her family, give the money, spend a few days there(a week) and then travel back again...makes our country look small too, if you think that someone has to travel a week! to the family.

*imagines being tucked into Martin's back pocket*

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...le65/faint.gif

Oh my...or any of TPTB for that matter

*faints next to Jumble*

[jasminaGo]

Jas about your country! You gotta love small countries! They rock! and three days, that's not a lot, but I think we could manage it in three days as well! School has only been too lazy to do so...they prefer sending us to Germany

Yes they do! Germany? Cool

The farthest they've sent us was Romania (we went to see Dracula's castle )

[Jumble]

Josiane Farnham Castle is 12th century, and I reckon there's a lot more places around here as old as that, so you're not alone with the old buldings

And yes, back on topic....

[DutchIndeed]

*blinks*
*Sits down next to Martin, Joe, Coopie, Brad, Dan and Carl and watches the live edition of Discovery Travel*



...I just think it's weird to have to fly across the country. Shopping, university, the beach, the country side, history, amusement... I have it all within an hour from the place in which I was born

[Jumble]

*blinks*
*Sits down next to Martin, Joe, Coopie, Brad, Dan and Carl and watches the live edition of Discovery Travel*



...I just think it's weird to have to fly across the country. Shopping, university, the beach, the country side, history, amusement... I have it all within an hour from the place in which I was born

I have all of that within 20 minutes, except the beach which wood be about an hour away

I used to live a five minute walk from the sea........ I loved to go there in the winter and watch it throw it's tantrums on stormy nights........... ah, those were the days

[starlover]

Hmm...how far away is everything

Small supermarket-2 min(walking)
Bus-*steps outside walks from property* I'm there(20 seconds)
Germany- 2 min(car), 5 min(bike)
City-5 min with car(15 min with bike) same counts for the trainstation
School(uni)- 1 hour and 15 min. (but I could have picked a uni closer to me which is only 30 min...but it didn't had the study I wanted)
Beach- 2 hours(tops)
Martin (and the other lovely PTB) - 20 hours(give or take)

[DutchIndeed]

See? Who needs planes, anyway?

[Jumble]

Hmm...how far away is everything

Small supermarket-2 min(walking)
Bus-*steps outside walks from property* I'm there(20 seconds)
Germany- 2 min(car), 5 min(bike)
City-5 min with car(15 min with bike) same counts for the trainstation
School(uni)- 1 hour and 15 min. (but I could have picked a uni closer to me which is only 30 min...but it didn't had the study I wanted)
Beach- 2 hours(tops)
Martin (and the other lovely PTB) - 20 hours(give or take)

......... and for everything else, there's Mastercard

Sorry, couldn't resist

[starlover]

See? Who needs planes, anyway?

but but but...how do you want to cross the big honkin' pond then?

I don't do that with a boat...

[starlover]

......... and for everything else, there's Mastercard

Sorry, couldn't resist

*puts mastercard up*

got it yesterday! It has a fancy gold color and a tree on it




I just realise you mean that Martin isn't for sale with a mastercard*faints*

[Jumble]

but but but...how do you want to cross the big honkin' pond then?

I don't do that with a boat...

Some people don't feel the need to cross it, or can't afford to

Oh look, Magic is playing 'I Got Wood, Babe'

[DutchIndeed]

......... and for everything else, there's Mastercard

Sorry, couldn't resist

I was thinking ''What's a Martincard?'' But saw I was being tunnelvisioned again...

but but but...how do you want to cross the big honkin' pond then?

I don't do that with a boat...

Sure you can! With a little uhmpf and imagination, everything is possible!

[Jumble]

*puts mastercard up*

got it yesterday! It has a fancy gold color and a tree on it




I just realise you mean that Martin isn't for sale with a mastercard*faints*

Oh no, feel that awful 'g' word coming *puts bag over head and hides*

[DutchIndeed]

Some people don't feel the need to cross it, or can't afford to

Oh look, Magic is playing 'I Got Wood, Babe'

...And now I read ''Martin is playing 'I Got Wood, Babe' ''
It's disturbing.