Supersize me

[Gritineye]

It's just the splinters that you need to watch out for.

Silly boy pike!

 

[Bornfree]

As someone who normally never puts on any weight (I've been 10 stone for 40 years) three weeks in America got me to 11 stone, and I loved every minute of it.

 

[Blobber]

As someone who normally never puts on any weight (I've been 10 stone for 40 years) three weeks in America got me to 11 stone, and I loved every minute of it.

Think how big you would have been if you stayed for a year!

 

[roofman]

I think it is ‘fashionable’ to bash the US, usually from people who have never been, same as so many bikers slag off Harleys, though most have never ridden one.
(In general, not on this forum, I mean)

I asked my old employer if they could help get me a green card, when I was working in the Gulf of Mexico, but they said they couldn’t do it. I’d have moved there in a heartbeat.

The medic on my ship told me about her father who was selling his house in Kentucky. 30 acres, a huge farm house, with a big barn converted into a 2 storey metal/wood workshop….. all for $70,000 That was ten years ago, and I’d have snapped his hand off if I could have just got a visa…

Should of went for it and just stayed out of trouble

 

[Morrisman]

Should of went for it and just stayed out of trouble

I had wife and daughter back in the Philippines, but if I’d been single I’d have had a go.

Even nowadays I have an American mate almost begging me to go over there and help him out working on remote telephone transmission antennas, thousands of them all over the country, each with a generator that needs regular preventative maintenance. I’d need a truck, and tools, but basically dotting around covering as many as I can a week. Staying in hotels, driving thousands of miles a week.

 

[8ob]

I had wife and daughter back in the Philippines, but if I’d been single I’d have had a go.

Even nowadays I have an American mate almost begging me to go over there and help him out working on remote telephone transmission antennas, thousands of them all over the country, each with a generator that needs regular preventative maintenance. I’d need a truck, and tools, but basically dotting around covering as many as I can a week. Staying in hotels, driving thousands of miles a week.

Sounds like a good excuse to buy one of those gurt Mericun motorhomes

Bob

 

[Morrisman]

Sounds like a good excuse to buy one of those gurt Mericun motorhomes

Bob

A 12 bed Winnibagel, or whatever they are called. Living the dream.

 

[Bobtail4x4]

been over to the states several times, if you keep away from the tourist places the locals are great, the more touristy the worse it gets, (I suppose they see so many idiots they tend to ignore them,) think of London here?
called to see someone I "knew" from a forum took him lots of pre ordered landrover parts. he produced an AK47 loaded it and asked me if I wanted to go hunting....

standing in Walmart asking for allstar boots for a friend over here, my fife came back to me to find me surrounded by 4 local girls, who loved my Yorkshire accent,

would love to live over there, as I shoot, love cars and the outdoors etc,

 

[Bullet2012]

A 12 bed Winnibagel, or whatever they are called. Living the dream.

Doubles as a mobile brothel.

 

[Morrisman]

been over to the states several times, if you keep away from the tourist places the locals are great, the more touristy the worse it gets, (I suppose they see so many idiots they tend to ignore them,) think of London here?
called to see someone I "knew" from a forum took him lots of pre ordered landrover parts. he produced an AK47 loaded it and asked me if I wanted to go hunting....

standing in Walmart asking for allstar boots for a friend over here, my fife came back to me to find me surrounded by 4 local girls, who loved my Yorkshire accent,

would love to live over there, as I shoot, love cars and the outdoors etc,

“I love your cute limey accent”

 

[zx9]

Well I am jealous of the lot of you, having never had the opportunity to explore the States when I was younger and more adventurous, now that I can afford to go and have time to go I can't make up my mind where I want to go to and what I want to see.

 

[bricol]

local girls, who loved my Yorkshire accent,

I've had to point out before to American mates that my undisputed success with the ladies over there . . . fades to less than zero back home . . . I've also suggested they simply fake an English accent and spell things properly for more success themselves

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

now that I can afford to go and have time to go I can't make up my mind where I want to go to and what I want to see.

I did a west coast fly/drive...one of the best trips I've done I think. I'm not into national parks but it's hard not to be amazed...need to time the trip though as it's best to avoid peak season.

Vegas is ok for a day or two...but not worth going there as a destination.

 

[Bobtail4x4]

it was 120 degrees in Vegas the other year when we were there,

 

[Morris]

I did a west coast fly/drive...one of the best trips I've done I think. I'm not into national parks but it's hard not to be amazed...need to time the trip though as it's best to avoid peak season.

Vegas is ok for a day or two...but not worth going there as a destination.

It's a day as far as we are concerned. We certainly wouldn't rush back.

it was 120 degrees in Vegas the other year when we were there,

It was scary hot when we were there.

 

[Seadog]

it was 120 degrees in Vegas the other year when we were there,

Celsius?

 

[ajlelectronics]

Celsius?

Of 360?

 

[roofman]

Don't shoot me, and Erie Fred don't hate me

 

[Bobtail4x4]

Celsius?

it certainly felt like it, the yanks dont do metric, its commie or something,