tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post976141036199550318..comments2023-04-11T09:34:03.031-04:00Comments on Polybloggimous: An Open Letter To The Conch RepublicNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-70074252314251120042009-07-30T09:38:33.093-04:002009-07-30T09:38:33.093-04:00Jim, have you considered how officious the senior ...Jim, have you considered how officious the senior officers at JIATFS may have been on previous occasions at the airport to poison the well for you? :p<br /><br />Now I know why CW flies his own plane in and out of there.John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-48524894732025886632009-07-30T08:01:38.164-04:002009-07-30T08:01:38.164-04:00The first time I flew into Key West, I don't t...The first time I flew into Key West, I don't think there was airport security. And the flight was under 1000 feet, incredible views.<br /><br />There was a bar about half way down the road to Key West, Ismoralda is my guess, that offered the first beer free to women not wearing a top. Hey it was the 70s. When we bought the motorcycle my wife had to go buy a bra.<br /><br />On a recent cruise Key West was a scheduled stop and I was somewhat amused that everyone was allowed off the boat with no passport and at most an indifferent customs check. Think we had to walk through a metal detector, but we had to do that to get back on the ship at each port. I know there were Canadians on board and one English couple.<br /><br />It is a place I would vacation again.ntschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086019980409702904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-79511521042390903102009-07-30T00:16:09.155-04:002009-07-30T00:16:09.155-04:00I'm watching for the hits from Key West to sta...I'm watching for the hits from Key West to start pouring in. With comments like these, I'm an absolute <em>shoe-in</em> to get an all expenses-paid vacation (or even an all expenses-paid <em>paid</em>-vacation) there on the tourism board's dime.<br /><br />w00t!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-4705319972867115802009-07-30T00:06:26.579-04:002009-07-30T00:06:26.579-04:00The parents of a friend of mine got a little, um, ...The parents of a friend of mine got a little, um, what's the word...oh, they started <i>swinging</i> a few years ago before they retired. I don't mean from trees, although, now that I think about, that could be involved, but ouch... <br /><br />They go to Key West every fall for some event called <i>Fantasy Fest</i>. Now, this is apparently a come as you want to be, costumed (or not) event. Not much to the costumes, some even consist of only creative body painting. Sounds like it might be fun if your a voyeur, but think about it, most of these people shouldn't be wearing x-rated costumes, let alone body paint!! Just sayin'. <br /><br />Anyhow, my friend is usually mortified when the parental units tell her they're attending. Not that she's a prude, but, it's her parents!! <br /><br />Of course the stories we get from the parents are hysterical. The stories from my friends... priceless... something one year about bail money and a body painting incident! O.O<br /><br />That's about all I know about Key West.<br /><br />WendyB_09WendyB_09https://www.blogger.com/profile/03788918629240949526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-27769851669359891352009-07-29T20:48:42.024-04:002009-07-29T20:48:42.024-04:00Uh, the only time I was ever there I was in the Ai...Uh, the only time I was ever there I was in the Air Force, with friends, and we had a pretty good time. But oh, yeah, the bridges. This was in 1976, and we drove from Biloxi, MS. Meaning someone else drove that 160 miles and I did my bet to keep my pants clean and dry.vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955307244053931069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-63151996833270481762009-07-29T17:51:52.151-04:002009-07-29T17:51:52.151-04:00I was hoping for a job offer, you know, in the Key...I was hoping for a job offer, you know, in the Key West Tourism office or Chamber of Commerce.<br /><br />And it's really the airport guys who gave me such a lousy impression of the place. Seriously, those guys should be put on a raft and set adrift without paddles or suntan lotion.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-47563505557373885142009-07-29T14:33:11.375-04:002009-07-29T14:33:11.375-04:00Jeez Jim,
Maybe they'll offer you a trip too!...Jeez Jim,<br /><br />Maybe they'll offer you a trip too!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-57319906934666224982009-07-29T14:07:17.727-04:002009-07-29T14:07:17.727-04:00Um, yeah. Sorry about the froth - I get excited.
...Um, yeah. Sorry about the froth - I get excited.<br /><br />Great Story, Nathan, I laughed my ass off.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-6913108097327112892009-07-29T11:53:28.363-04:002009-07-29T11:53:28.363-04:00ntsc,
I think we can safely say you had a better ...ntsc,<br /><br />I think we can safely say you had a better time there than I did.<br /><br />:DNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-59466508245928860292009-07-29T11:17:23.651-04:002009-07-29T11:17:23.651-04:00I've been to Key West many times and never had...I've been to Key West many times and never had any problems. The mast of the USS Maine graces a cemetery there and my grandfather had shipmates buried there from the incident.<br /><br />We lived in Illinois and my parents would drive to the gulf coast at Sarasota for 2-3 weeks each year, most years. A suntan in Illinois in Feb. was not common.<br /><br />Those original bridges were railroad bridges converted to auto use. The railings were the railroad tracks, cut up and welded into railings.<br /><br />Portugese-man-o'wars don't have barbs, basically the tenticles disolve and stick to flesh. I still carry scars from a similar encounter at about age 6, well over 50 years ago now.<br /><br />My first wife and I used it as a weekend get-away when we lived in Ft. Lauderdale in 73, I worked at a radio station there. We got stuck in traffic on the way back and she and somebody else entertained the milling crowd by dancing on their car roofs, topless. This made the paper in Lauderdale the next day, and while her name wasn't in it, her picture was. My boss recognized her.ntschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086019980409702904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-56332497948285578362009-07-29T09:05:00.255-04:002009-07-29T09:05:00.255-04:00You will be hearing fomr my blog partner CW in sho...You will be hearing fomr my blog partner CW in short order, since he lived in Key West for a long time and still owns a house there. <br /><br />I don't think he'll be offering you an airline ticket, though, dirtbagger. :DJohn the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.com