Well i guess we are honeymooning in...... Schenectady???

[SallyMander]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Iza and i were en route from Boston back to Columbus, and ran into car trouble. We are currently camped out in Schenectady waiting for a part to ship to us here. It probably won't be here until tomorrow, so we have an unexpected layover! Luckily we have a cozy hotel room, the dogs, lots of snacks, and all the leftover alcohol from the wedding! ;)

Well, we got married in a tropical storm and it looks like our adventures aren't ending there! :D

:hi:

[SoxFan]

1. "adventures" and "Schenectady"

Two words you rarely hear in the same context!

[SallyMander]

2. LOL! Good point...

It's raining, so we're just hanging out at the hotel - not very adventurous at all! ;)

:hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

3. WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON DU!!!!!!??????????

I can imagine many fun things to do during an unexpected layover in a hotel room with someone I love...

:evilgrin:

[SallyMander]

10. Haha

Umm, i mean, i have no idea what you're talking about! :blush:

[Pierre.Suave]

19. Maybe I need to provide some photographic aids

to assist in understanding what I am talking about.

[SallyMander]

23. What, you want to get my thread locked??

;)

[Pierre.Suave]

26. Pfffffttttttt

I can PM them to you... You know, I just want to help. :P

[malta blue]

4. wanna meet up later?

I am about 15 miles from Schenectady :hi:

[SallyMander]

11. Aww, that would've been fun mb

But we're car-less and just ordered in Chinese. I think we're going to hang out and watch the Red Sox.

:hug:

[malta blue]

20. Enjoy your evening newlyweds!

:pals:

[SallyMander]

24. Thank you!

:hug:

[lizziegrace]

5. You know how to have a good time...

;)

Glad you can laugh about it. A sense of humor will get the two of you through life. :hug:

[SallyMander]

12. It's just one thing after another!

Iza just checked the forecast for our party next Saturday - thunderstorms! Of course! :rofl:

:hug:

:loveya:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

6. That place is not fun except in the winter

then it is a laugh riot

[SallyMander]

13. Really?

?

:hi:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

17. no, they just get lots of snow

lots and lots of snow

[SallyMander]

18. Ohhh... well that would be fun

For a day or two. Then i'd want to leave. :D

[old mark]

7. Well, it won't be too crowded...

[SallyMander]

14. True enough!

Although we haven't left the hotel all day, so who knows, really! :rofl:

[Lars39]

8. Hope you're not in a "geographical oddity" !

a la O Brother Where Art Thou. :D Best wishes and felicitations. :hug:

[SallyMander]

15. LOL

Apparently the geographical oddity is following us wherever we go! :rofl:

Thanks Lars! :hug:

[Gormy Cuss]

9. Sheesh. You're taking that whole "unique wedding" idea to an extreme.

:rofl:

[SallyMander]

16. Unintentionally, i swear!

:rofl:

:hug:

[sniffa]

21. Hi. I'm in Schenectady

[SallyMander]

22. ...

:spray:

Hmmm, wonder if we could get that movie on Pay-Per-View... :think:

[Lavender Brown]

25. Welcome to our fine metropolis...

The lit up General Electric sign at night is our main attraction. Also the Stockade historic district. Enjoy! :hi:

[malta blue]

27. hey - are you local....

I am about 15 minutes from the stockade....

[Lavender Brown]

29. Long story...

I'm from the Schenectady area originally. I just moved from Albany to Clifton Park in July, and am moving back to Albany in October. Hopefully that will be my last move for a while. I'm the moving queen, apparently.

Are you in... Malta?

[malta blue]

30. Used to be in Malta....

now in Ballston Lake. Clifton Park - you are 10 minutes away :D

We should connect one of these days....

Former DUer Distressed American is local, as well as Rhiannon12866, LoveMyCali, Nuxvomica and Redwitch :bounce:

[Lavender Brown]

31. Yay... Dems in a red county :)

I know about Rhiannon, I've never met her but she was one of the first people to welcome me to DU. I've been saying we should have a local meetup forever. :hi: I'm game, anytime.

[malta blue]

32. excellent....

I was thinking of having a gathering soon so I will surely keep you on the list :hi:

[Awsi Dooger]

34. I think of that GE plant when the subject is Schenectady

My uncle worked there smack out of college. But he hated the winters so much he begged for a transfer.

Actually, Schenectady had some positive reviews from Pat Riley last weekend when he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Riley still treasures his Schenectady roots as a cigarette smoking trouble making street kid. He brought about 50 of his old friends to be at the induction.

My summers in that area aren't as fancy as Schenectady. I prefer a campground on the river in Scotia. :)

[Turbineguy]

35. Turbines and Gears

[Lavender Brown]

36. The winters aren't as bad as they used to be

Summers in Scotia? That means going to Jumpin' Jacks for ice cream! :)

[Awsi Dooger]

37. All the time!

I love Jumpin' Jacks. Often I'll go to the little library nearby to check email and check out a book, then maybe get in a pickup game at the park. After that it's off to Jumpin' Jacks to chat with locals and dominate some burgers and ice cream. :)

I gotta concede, the first couple of years in the mid '90s I drove right by the place. It stands out by the bridge with plenty of activity but no one told me about it. It wasn't until they had a publicized water skiing display with bikini babes that I went to watch and got hooked on the place.

[lost-in-nj]

28. At least its not

Rochester.....

:scared:

I have stories
(repressed)



lost

:hi:

[Gonzo Gardener]

33. I've just found the perfect wedding gift for you and Iza! It comes in sets of (unlucky number)*13*

Set of 13 UK-style warning signs - all fictitious and made purely for fun - satirizing the quirks and mechanical problems the Split Screen VW bus and camper van.



VW camper van mechanical problems - Learn to read the humorous warning signs!

Sign 1: Warning: VW Split Screen camper van ahead

Now what could be more appealing than a Type 1 camper with its endearing 'face' like a wise old owl, those funny bug-like 'eyes', the groovy split windscreen that looks like a plane? Though attractive on the surface, every Type 1 VW camper has a 'history' and can conceal problems underneath, as we discovered during our 6 month ownership of one in 1996. Oh Ye Who Covet The VW Split Screen Camper Van: Admire But Beware!

...

Sign 7: Please try to STOP if you can WHOAHH!

If you're used to the hypersensitive brakes on modern cars it may come as a shock to experience the brakes on a classic VW camper van. As you get a feel of the pedal you will learn a new meaning of the word 'travel'. That's not from A to B - you probably won't be doing much of that - but the amount of 'travel' from the 'fully out' position to the 'fully jammed down hard against the metal for dear life' position. Whether or not this action has the effect of reducing the forward motion of the vehicle depends to a large extent on how much brake fluid - if any - you have in your system. Driving on the motorway through north Holland in August 1996, the brakes on our 63 Split gradually went from normal to nothing in the space of a couple of hours.

...

Sign 13: End of VW Camper Van

This sign, similar to the 'End of motorway' sign, is a blue information sign informing you that your VW van experience is about to come to an end. Maybe you've decided to sell the van because of the astronomical cost of the repairs. Maybe it's riddled with rust, failed its MOT test and is only fit for the crusher. Another possibility is that your rental period is up and you have to take the van - hopefully still in good mechanical order and undamaged - back to the VW rental company. Parting can be difficult but all things have to come to an end.

:rofl:

To find out what all of the signs mean go here ---> http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.aidan.co.uk/article_vw_camper_van_warning_signs.htm&h=415&w=466&sz=32&hl=en&start=22&um=1&usg=__8Xo4xgvp_p0WtxY1gSJrPdKKstE=&tbnid=PTDOMCYjqg5-LM:&tbnh=114&tbnw=128&prev=/images%3Fq%3DVW%2Bbreakdown%26start%3D18%26ndsp%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADBS_enUS292%26sa%3DN

[ThomCat]

38. I wish you were in a slightly different part of NY State.

I'd happily give you a place to stay. Or at least take you out for a wonderful dinner and then send you back to your hotel for some privacy to celebrate your honeymoon. :P

:hug:

I'm sorry about the breakdown. I'm glad you're making the best of it. Please be well. I would like you and Iza to give each other a hug from me. :)