And I recently checked the Inn at Blackberry Farm in the Smokies and it was more than double that.
But it's right by Dollywood! That's worth something.
Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books!
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - Jan 13, 2010 11:22:12 am PST #1304 of 30001
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msbelle - Jan 13, 2010 11:25:26 am PST #1305 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Dude, someday I will go to Dollywood and it will be epic.
Ok, I think I have a frontrunner then - 2011 spa long weekend. I shall start saving.
Fred Pete - Jan 13, 2010 11:33:07 am PST #1306 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I can't even begin to get started about the futility of a third world country depending on tourism as a source of foreign income. We're hosed that way, and we're pretty good at it.
New Orleans is pretty good at tourism, too. Bottom line -- Jobs, often seasonal, pay generally not too good.
Dana - Jan 13, 2010 11:33:43 am PST #1307 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I feel like I should own something with a houndstooth pattern. I have argyle socks, but no houndstooth.
Nicole - Jan 13, 2010 11:34:41 am PST #1308 of 30001
I'm getting the pig!
Question for them that know Vegas - what hotels are super close to ceasar's palace? Like, next door and not as expensive.
tommyrot - Jan 13, 2010 11:35:05 am PST #1309 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I feel like I should own something with a houndstooth pattern. I have argyle socks, but no houndstooth.
In the late '60s you could buy a Mercury Cougar with a houndstooth vinyl roof.
smonster - Jan 13, 2010 11:36:09 am PST #1310 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
New Orleans is pretty good at tourism, too. Bottom line -- Jobs, often seasonal, pay generally not too good.
Also drawing on the New Orleans comparison, lots of resources are deployed to keep the tourists safe and happy. Residents? Eh.
Aims - Jan 13, 2010 11:36:46 am PST #1311 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Question for them that know Vegas - what hotels are super close to ceasar's palace? Like, next door and not as expensive.
TI is pretty close. I think Bally's is close. Right next door is The Mirage.
meara - Jan 13, 2010 11:38:48 am PST #1312 of 30001
Totally depends on where you're going and how fancy it is, msbelle.
Re Haiti, I am glad to hear my best friends family is ok. Or at least, alive. I also hear they were somewhat stocked up for hurricane season which wasn't bad as expected, so there's some supply of food and water, which is a blessing. I admit, some of my thoughts were wondering how the dominican republic fared--my dad served in the peace corps there (waaay back in the early 60s when the program started) and still has friends there. I stayed with them one summer. And they are well off, for there, but sure don't live in a resort, nohow.
Tom Scola - Jan 13, 2010 11:41:26 am PST #1313 of 30001
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This map seems to indicate that the Dominican Republic was mostly spared.
