Members Mark L Posted July 28, 2017 Members Share Posted July 28, 2017 Keep that mixing desk warm. I'll be over in 2030 when I've saved enough for the air fare, accommodation, cab fares, and your fees as recording engineer and producer. As well as the wages for all the session guys we'll need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Assuming I'm still around then and can afford to do so, I'll waive my fees and take points on the record instead. I'll even see if I can get some players to come in and do me a favor, and I have a spare room you could crash out in... but you're on your own for the air fare though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted July 29, 2017 Author Members Share Posted July 29, 2017 Crikey, that's an exceedingly generous offer! I've just had a look at air fares online. They're not quite as exorbitant as I was expecting. Mmmm, maybe this could happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted July 29, 2017 CMS Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 Air fares are one of the better bargains these days, but you need to buy your ticket at the right time. Fares can change a few times in an hour. The trick is to shop around a couple of months before you want to go to get a sense of the days when fares are lowest. Check a few calendars to make sure there's nothing going on where you're flying to that would cause a big travel rush on one or two days, and decide what's a reasonable price to pay for your ticket. Then, maybe 3-4 weeks before you plan to travel, check fares a few times a day and when you find one that's close enough to your target, buy it. It's hotel rates and car rentals that have gone crazy around here in the past year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted July 30, 2017 Members Share Posted July 30, 2017 How much for me a ticket to spectate? I'll drive and make nachos! And I can crash in the back of the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted July 30, 2017 Author Members Share Posted July 30, 2017 Air fares are one of the better bargains these days, but you need to buy your ticket at the right time. Fares can change a few times in an hour. The trick is to shop around a couple of months before you want to go to get a sense of the days when fares are lowest. Check a few calendars to make sure there's nothing going on where you're flying to that would cause a big travel rush on one or two days, and decide what's a reasonable price to pay for your ticket. Then, maybe 3-4 weeks before you plan to travel, check fares a few times a day and when you find one that's close enough to your target, buy it. It's hotel rates and car rentals that have gone crazy around here in the past year. Good advice, Mike. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted July 30, 2017 Author Members Share Posted July 30, 2017 How much for me a ticket to spectate? I'll drive and make nachos! And I can crash in the back of the truck. I reckon about £1000 should do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted July 30, 2017 Members Share Posted July 30, 2017 I reckon about £1000 should do it No nachos for you..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 What type(s) of cheeses do you use in your nachos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted August 2, 2017 Author Members Share Posted August 2, 2017 No nachos for you..... Who needs nachos? I'll be smuggling some fish & chips through customs, matey boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted August 2, 2017 Members Share Posted August 2, 2017 Who needs nachos? I'll be smuggling some fish & chips through customs, matey boy! Very well...I can take a hint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted August 2, 2017 Members Share Posted August 2, 2017 What type(s) of cheeses do you use in your nachos? Depends really...I like Oaxacan cheeses mixed with cheddar most of the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Who needs nachos? I'll be smuggling some fish & chips through customs, matey boy! Good luck getting the malt vinegar through - they're really cracking down on liquids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted August 3, 2017 Author Members Share Posted August 3, 2017 Good luck getting the malt vinegar through - they're really cracking down on liquids. Looks like it's nachos, then. What the heck are nachos, anyway? I'm English and ignorant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted August 3, 2017 Members Share Posted August 3, 2017 These are pulled pork nachos Mark..Ya wash 'em down with cold beer and good friends.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 These are pulled pork nachos Mark..Ya wash 'em down with cold beer and good friends.. The "cold" beer might be a bit of a new experience for him too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 The "cold" beer might be a bit of a new experience for him too... WHAT? The poor British haven't discovered refrigeration yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted August 4, 2017 Author Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 Ah, so that's what nachos look like. That single serving for an American would probably feed about 4 of us Brits Cold beer? You actually keep your beer in the fridge? What's wrong with you people??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Ah' date=' so [i']that's[/i] what nachos look like. That single serving for an American would probably feed about 4 of us Brits And here's where I mention that it's because it takes 4 Brits to equal one American, but then you'd counter with "yeah, around the waist", and really, who could argue with that, so what's the point of saying anything to begin with? Cold beer? You actually keep your beer in the fridge? What's wrong with you people??? Some of us don't have basements to store it in to keep it "cool", so we had to improvise and adapt. Turns out it's actually more refreshing that way... especially when it's 100 degrees (that's 37.7778 degrees to the rest of the world) outside. Of course, drowning in your own sweat will probably be another new experience for you - what's a hot day over there - 70 (21.1111) degrees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 To be fair, that looks like a plate that's designed to be shared by everyone at the table. Of course, there are Americans who think it's a single serving... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted August 4, 2017 CMS Author Share Posted August 4, 2017 Ah' date=' so [i']that's[/i] what nachos look like. That single serving for an American would probably feed about 4 of us Brits It feeds about 4 normal Americans, too. Nobody actually eats nachos as a meal, it's something to keep busy with when you're drinking beer. Cold beer? You actually keep your beer in the fridge? What's wrong with you people??? Q: Why do the British drink beer at room temperature? A: Because Lucas makes their refrigerators. For those not old enough to remember "British sports cars," Lucas Electric was the company that made the electrical/ignition systems for the majority of the cars over there between the 1940s and 1960s. They had a reputation for not starting, stalling out due to ignition failures, and for flickering headlamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mark L Posted August 4, 2017 Author Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 If it gets above about 75 degrees (Fahrenheit) I start to melt. We're not used to too much sunshine in the UK. There's a reason this is a 'green and pleasant land' - it's always bloody raining! I was kidding you about the beer, by the way. There used to be a thing about Londoners liking their beer at room temperature. Not sure if it's true any more. Here in the more civilized north we like it nice and cold from the fridge. Even if it's cold outside. Which it invariably is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted August 5, 2017 Members Share Posted August 5, 2017 If it gets above about 75 degrees (Fahrenheit) I start to melt. We're not used to too much sunshine in the UK. There's a reason this is a 'green and pleasant land' - it's always bloody raining! I was kidding you about the beer, by the way. There used to be a thing about Londoners liking their beer at room temperature. Not sure if it's true any more. Here in the more civilized north we like it nice and cold from the fridge. Even if it's cold outside. Which it invariably is I live In Texas...Where it gets cold for around 30 minutes a year....Where we are also prone to exaggeration....About everything really....And for some reason I don't know, yet blindly accept, we like eating very hot foods when it's hot outside..Which it invariably is[/i}. We do like our beer cold though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philboking Posted August 6, 2017 Members Share Posted August 6, 2017 Real beer tastes better when warm. It's one way to tell if a beer is any good - you don't have to freeze your taste buds to tolerate the flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Luke17 Posted August 7, 2017 Members Share Posted August 7, 2017 great info Mike..we do this all the time since we fly back and forth to Our place in Puerto Rico 4-6 times a year...true Dat about car rentals..like through the roof in the last two years.but deals can be had if you look enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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