Lake Delton, in the Wisconsin Dells, is gone.
Ha! I was just coming to post about that. I didn't hear about it until this morning.
ETA: Laura! So sorry you're not going to be able to make it. We'll miss you. ::pout::
Buffy: How was school today? Dawn: The usual. A big square building filled with boredom and despair.
Buffy: Just how I remember it.
'The Killer In Me'
F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.
SailAweigh - Jun 10, 2008 4:12:20 am PDT #8723 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Frankenbuddha - Jun 10, 2008 4:13:44 am PDT #8724 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Does that mean all the ducks have washed away?
SailAweigh - Jun 10, 2008 4:21:44 am PDT #8725 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Real or mechanical? Heh. The Dells cover a very large area, Frank. There's the upper Dells and the lower Dells with all kinds of stuff to do. I'm willing to bet you can still find some ducks, if that was one of your goals for the F2F. Right now, the biggest attraction affected by the loss of the lake is the Tommy Bartlett water show and that's only the ski part of the show. They still plan on doing the land and air part of the show.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 10, 2008 4:25:28 am PDT #8726 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm willing to bet you can still find some ducks, if that was one of your goals for the F2F.
Sadly, the F2F is not happening for me this year. The first time I heard about the Dells was a throwaway reference on MST3K where Joel piped up with "Visit the Dells - ride the ducks!" at one point, and that's always stuck in my head (partly it was the voice he used for the line). So I was curious.
Kathy A - Jun 10, 2008 4:29:37 am PDT #8727 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The Ducks are fun to ride!
WindSparrow - Jun 10, 2008 5:09:36 am PDT #8728 of 10002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
The thought of riding a duck scares me in my engronkified state.
Also, boo-hiss at the cruel fate which is depriving us of Laura and Frankenbuddha... and every Buffista who can't be there.
brenda m - Jun 10, 2008 5:13:02 am PDT #8729 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Does that mean all the ducks have washed away?
No, just the houses.
Laura - Jun 10, 2008 5:33:45 am PDT #8730 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
You mean, like, stopping in NYC on the way to/from Otter Lake?
That could possibly happen on the way home. My SIL lives on Staten Island and we could crash with her a couple days. Of course, Tom and other NYCistas, there is always the option of jumping on the Adirondack train and heading my way. We have room, and possible otter spotting.
As much as I will miss visiting with and hugging the Buffistas I have hugged before, it is particularly tragic that I will miss meeting so many I haven't met before! It makes reading posts a new experience when I can hear the voices and see than mannerisms in my head. sniff
Ginger - Jun 10, 2008 5:36:02 am PDT #8731 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Atlanta is on the way. Sort of.
Laura - Jun 10, 2008 8:19:15 am PDT #8732 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
Hee, maybe on the way to Ohio! Straight up I-95 for me. I don't know whether Mona and I are going to drive straight through on the way up or if we will be spending the night in NC. The trip back will likely involve more stops since I will have kids.