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How many states have you been to? Easy map calculator from WaPo -- (link) - ty97 Mar 8, 10:26 31
- 46 -- nm - Spawn Mar 8, 10:41
- 19 -- nm - Jovian Mar 8, 10:37 1
  - oops 20. Forgot Delaware. -- nm - Jovian Mar 8, 10:39
- 32. Will be 33 once we get a college visit scheduled at Boulder. -- nm - spamlet Mar 8, 10:37
- 25 - decline Mar 8, 10:36
- 21 -- nm - Inigo Mar 8, 10:34
- 33-ish, and never been to Canada. - JaxSean Mar 8, 10:34
- I haven't been to Alaska or Vermont. That's it. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 8, 10:30 5
  - The skiing in Vermont is amazing! -- nm - Krusty Mar 8, 10:31 4
    - hahahahahahahahaha -- nm - Colorado Mar 8, 10:32 3
      - Sure, Colorado is better as is probably Wyoming and maybe other places but that doesn't change the fact that Vermont has some great mountains and - Krusty Mar 8, 10:34 2
        
        I'm not a skier, but I agree. Just the sheer ease of getting to VT from NY makes it great. -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 10:35 1
        
        I used to ski a lot when I was in HS and college. I hit every good mountain in NY but Vermont beats them all. Killington was wonderful. Just to be -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 8, 10:38
- 15 -- nm - budice Mar 8, 10:29
- 25. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 8, 10:29
- They need to provide more on the qualitative side. I've been to DFW and CLT, so by their criteria of breathing air and eating a meal I've been to TX - Roger More Mar 8, 10:29 12
  - Eating a meal in an airport doesn't count! That's not a real meal or real air! -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 10:34 4
    - I've eaten at Detroit airport several times *and* walked outside to smoke. I still don't count Michigan. -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 10:34 3
      - well, you should! -- nm - mud Mar 8, 10:36 2
        
        I apply a 'must leave airport property' rule. -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 10:36 1
        
        i think that's fair. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 10:38
  - I only count places where I did things and not a state that I passed through or only stopped at to change buses or planes. -- nm - Krusty Mar 8, 10:32 5
    - One group that tracks this stuff (informally of course) uses the 'if you breathe the air in the state' rule. - ty97 Mar 8, 10:33 4
      - Even then, I need rulings for my complicated travel life! - Roger More Mar 8, 10:39
      - My dad took a buddy and me on a "Vacation" style trip when we were in 7th grade. Knocked out A TON of the states. - Volnelk Mar 8, 10:36 1
        
        That's awesome! - Krusty Mar 8, 10:40
      - I'd definitely go with the meal rule. Breathing the air could mean just driving on a highway through a state and that doesn't count in my book -- nm - Krusty Mar 8, 10:36
  - I didn't count Illinois. I've flown through Chicago, but i think that's all i've been there for. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 10:32
- Still 11. I'm trying to decide where to travel to this fall when I'll feel safe to go somewhere. Definitely going to Tennessee but if ST is doing - Krusty Mar 8, 10:28 1
  - PDX is cool! -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 10:32
- paywall -- nm - budice Mar 8, 10:27
speaking of travel, we really want to go to buffalo before it gets too hot. when is that? -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 8, 09:57 9
- And my speaking of travel, I'm hoping to be able to hit the bourbon trail with dad in the fall. When if "fall" in Kentucky? I'd like some pretty driving scenery. -- (edited) - sycor Mar 8, 10:06 4
  - Oct./Nov. will be the best part of fall for Kentuky. -- nm - Krusty Mar 8, 10:23 3
    - Yeah I'd say September/October. November may be a little late. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 8, 10:29 2
      - I figured it was similar to here so I thought Sept. might be a bit early for the leaves changing. Things stay rather warm here until later in the - Krusty Mar 8, 10:31 1
        
        Yeah here in NC it's mid-late October. Wasn't sure about KY. -- nm - sycor Mar 8, 10:38
- 2125. -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 8, 10:05
- All the sauces below Carolina Reaper should be pretty managable, not too hot -- nm - budice Mar 8, 10:04
- July or August is when it heats up -- nm - decline Mar 8, 09:59
- July. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 09:57
This insurrectionist fled to Kenya. They deported him back to the US where he faces 8 charges -- (link) - TWuG Mar 8, 09:53 2
- That's a choice of places. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 10:19
- Since he fled, he won't get bond. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 8, 10:12
By my count there are 14 states I haven't been to. If all goes well, that will be down to 5 by June. - ty97 Mar 8, 09:50 16
- i have been to 31 states. - Andie Mar 8, 10:08 13
  - Just 11 for me -- nm* - Krusty Mar 8, 10:21 2
    - how many provinces? -- nm - mud Mar 8, 10:22 1
      - 2. Ontario and Quebec when I was in college. Didn't need a passport then. -- nm - Krusty Mar 8, 10:24
  - 8 -- nm - mud Mar 8, 10:19
  - I think 23 - Reagen Mar 8, 10:18
  - 21, I think, not counting airport layovers. -- nm - znufrii Mar 8, 10:13 2
    - Recounted and got 23. - znufrii Mar 8, 10:16
    - yeah, I never count layover so I technically have not been to Michigan. - ty97 Mar 8, 10:14
  - whoa, maybe 10-15 here -- nm - budice Mar 8, 10:12
  - hell, I think I'm only at 20 or so -- nm - decline Mar 8, 10:12
  - Dang I think I've done 12. I need to travel the US more. -- nm - sycor Mar 8, 10:10 1
    - i have done a couple long road trips which helped. - Andie Mar 8, 10:11
  - not bad at all! I've been to....3 provinces? -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 10:09
- In honor of George Thorogood's 50 states in 50 nights tour I once did a 10 in 10 tour. - zunk xometimes Mar 8, 10:08
- But you'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before you recognize Missourah. -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 8, 10:04
They just announced our HS is going back five days after Spring Break. - spamlet Mar 8, 09:45 8
- I honestly can't decide if it's (a) yay we're getting back to "normal" or (b) this is too soon. - JaxSean Mar 8, 10:10 1
  - I’m okay with it. Study after study has shown that schools aren’t super spreaders with masking. - spamlet Mar 8, 10:11
- our school district went from hybrid 2 days a week back to 4 days in-person in Feb and we pulled the dragon kids to be fully distance learners - SyrDragon Mar 8, 10:02
- I just learned that I'm probably not going back to the office until 2022. We just signed a new lease and got allowances to upgrade our space. It - pmb Mar 8, 09:58
- Our city just announced the ban on special events is ending April 1 and all virtual meetings are going back in-person with CDC measures required. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 8, 09:50 2
  - People lost their shit this weekend when it looked like the Farmers Market was not going to be able to happen. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 8, 09:50 1
    - You don’t eff with the Farmers Market. -- nm - spamlet Mar 8, 09:55
- Logan went back 5 days starting today. -- nm - Spawn Mar 8, 09:45
I want this. Who's with me??? -- (link) - David Mar 8, 09:40 1
- oh heck yes -- nm - Jovian Mar 8, 09:57
Kielburgers say the Ethics Committee too partisan, won't show -- (link) - mud Mar 8, 09:26 5
- I don't think that's a thing you can do. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 09:27 4
  - Sure you can. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 8, 09:40
  - Maybe a test case to challenge the authority of congress to summon people. -- nm - Max Mar 8, 09:28 2
    - (Parliament) -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 09:29 1
      - gesundheit. - Max Mar 8, 09:30
I just booked a hotel (for December). This brings me a surprisingly high amount of happiness. I MIGHT GO SOMEWHERE. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 09:22 47
- where are you going??? -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 8, 09:43 40
  - In theory (if it doesn't get cancelled) London and then a 28 hour stopover in Lisbon on the way home. Early December. Should all be very pretty. -- (edited) - Andie Mar 8, 09:47 39
    - yay travel! And I really enjoyed London. And you can save money by taking the train to Wales. From London you can do a semi-private tour of - sycor Mar 8, 09:51 27
      - Oh, i've been to London, it's my all time favourite city and i haven't been in years. But i have never been to Stonehenge! -- nm* - Andie Mar 8, 09:52 26
        
        Shout it you need a London (or Greenwich) tour guide, I can take you to all the free places. You'll need an Oyster card for travel. -- nm - LMS Mar 8, 10:20 6
        
        I've been meaning to ask you a favor. Would you mind giving me your email? It's a small favor of providing some chocolate. - sycor Mar 8, 10:30 2
        
        Sure - LMS Mar 8, 10:35 1
        
        Awesome I'll email you in a while. It's the Butler's chocolate bars. They were so yummy when I had them. Hell, even a kit-kat or twix were better - sycor Mar 8, 10:37
        
        !! ooh, i will (but much much closer. the world is so crazy, anything could happen.) -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 10:23 2
        
        No problem - we might be advised to wear masks again for the winter even if we should mostly be vaccinated by then. - LMS Mar 8, 10:30 1
        
        of course! -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 10:38
        
        When I went to Stonehenge (by car, I drove myself) I also went to Bath which is a cool city. - ty97 Mar 8, 09:58 16
        
        The tour I did at Stonehenge lets you walk between the stones. Small group. They usually include Salisbury Cathedral. But do have a tour that includes - sycor Mar 8, 10:03 3
        
        i will definitely check them out. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 10:06
        
        ooohh, Salisbury Cathedral looks gorgeous! -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 10:05 1
        
        It is. -- nm - spamlet Mar 8, 10:06
        
        i am too scared to drive in england. yes, call me cowardly, but i am alive and cowardly. (more) -- (edited) - Andie Mar 8, 09:59 11
        
        I don't blame you. Just riding in a car when my cousin drove on the left side was nerve wrecking enough. -- nm - sycor Mar 8, 10:04
        
        That's fair! It's definitely strange. -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 10:00 9
        
        The first time I drove on the left was when I was in South Africa for work. I had barely traveled at all at that point and I was young-ish and - ty97 Mar 8, 10:03 8
        
        last time we were in Ireland... - Andie Mar 8, 10:05 7
        
        We did drive in Ireland. The narrow roads bothered me more than the wrong side. - spamlet Mar 8, 10:06 6
        
        Yeah Ireland, especially west coast, is crazy narrow. We popped a tire on a rock wall trying to squeeze by another car near Doolin. -- nm - sycor Mar 8, 10:08 2
        
        Our first day from Shannon I’m pretty sure we ended up on a cow path that Google insisted was a road. -- nm - spamlet Mar 8, 10:10 1
        
        OMG so did we trying to get from Doolin to Aillwee Cave. Freaking terrifying! Up the side a steep hill on a gravel "road" steep enough that we would - sycor Mar 8, 10:13
        
        I think I gave my brother a near heart attack driving back on the narrow roads from the Cliffs with buses coming around bends at us. -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 10:08 2
        
        omg, i would pass out. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 10:09 1
        
        accurate depiction - ty97 Mar 8, 10:13
        
        This is who I used. They do early morning and evening. It's a whole day thing with other stops as well. They also have a Harry Potter tour too now. -- (link) - sycor Mar 8, 09:55 1
        
        thanks! -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 09:55
    - !!!!!!! -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 09:49 10
      - I know. Doesn't it sound WONDERFUL? I am banking on North America and Europe all being vaccinated by then. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 09:51 9
        
        I would *love* to travel to Europe sometime late in the year, I'm hoping to. But not booking anything quite yet. - ty97 Mar 8, 09:52 8
        
        Yeah, I'm undecided about a possible 4 day business convention in October in Baltimore -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 8, 10:04
        
        the airfare was, $191, Cdn, return. I rolled the dice. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 09:53 6
        
        OMG! -- nm - Pippy Mar 8, 09:54
        
        WOW -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 09:53 4
        
        ........ - ty97 Mar 8, 09:53 2
        
        :( but -- (edited) - Andie Mar 8, 09:54 1
        
        kidding! -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 09:54
        
        like i had a choice. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 09:53
- Travel! -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 09:38 1
  - (I have so missed travel) -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 09:38
- Hey, I have a question for you. - spamlet Mar 8, 09:26 2
  - answer -- (edited) - Andie Mar 8, 09:28 1
    - Awesome, thanks :) -- nm - spamlet Mar 8, 09:30
- nice :) -- nm - budice Mar 8, 09:23
'Oprah with Meghan and Harry' pulled in 2.6 among adults 18-49 and 17.1 million viewers for CBS. These numbers > Emmys + GGs combined -- (link*) - budice Mar 8, 09:20 4
- I blame Kate. -- nm - zunk xometimes Mar 8, 09:39
- Though the Globes were off by 2/3 compared to previous years. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 09:28 2
  - GG so racist. -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 09:40 1
    - more "GG never heard of em" -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 11:18
Hmmm, Amtrak is bringing back sleeper cars (roomettes, bedrooms) on overnight trains on the Northeast Corridor (DC-Boston) line next month -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 09:13
As an immigrant, I wanted to understand Canada's fascination with the Tragically Hip. This is what I found -- (link) - Mop Mar 8, 09:10
Dan Levy left a nice note for the next host of SNL on his dressing room mirror and the tradition's been going strong ever since! For THREE MORE HOSTS! -- (link) - Mop Mar 8, 09:06 1
- Just like Willie Nelson's guitar! Eventually they'll wear a hole in the glass. -- nm - Max Mar 8, 09:08
OTD 50 yrs ago, "Love It To Death" -- (link) - mud Mar 8, 09:06
Weekend Viewing: Catch 22 ltd series: A. Finished Justified A. Finished Borgias: B+. Date Night B-. Tom & Jerry C+. Training Day A-. -- nm* - con_carne Mar 8, 09:06 9
- The avengers with Nathan; A. For a kid who doesn’t like Marvel, he sure seems to like a lot of marvel movies. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 8, 09:47
- Oh! Watched the pilot ep of Debris (NBC). I'm diggin' it enough to give the series a go -- nm - decline Mar 8, 09:38 1
  - I see what you did there. -- nm - spamlet Mar 8, 09:44
- Raya and the Last Dragon: A+, Boss Level: B+ (and a lot of fun), WandaVision finale: A+, season: A+. - David Mar 8, 09:19
- I Care A Lot B+ -- nm - JenBro Mar 8, 09:17
- She's the Man: C+ Bynes and Tatum are actually fairly funny together, I think enhanced by close camerawork. - Max Mar 8, 09:13
- Watched some OG Twilight Zone with dad A+ as always. Planning to watch Boss Level tonight. -- nm - sycor Mar 8, 09:12
- I forgot we also watched the pilot EP of Keenan: F (turned it off about 10 minutes in) as well as Young Rock: B- (will keep watching this probably) -- nm - oblique Mar 8, 09:11
- SpongeBob: Sponge on the Run - A -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 09:06
Seriously, that AEW ending was sooooo bad. - David Mar 8, 09:04 1
- There should already be a job posting for new head of production. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 8, 10:23
McCaskill, unsurprisingly, says she's out. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 09:03
I love California girls and international women equally. -- nm - Max Mar 8, 09:01
Dose one of the vaccine has been injected in to my arm. I'm waiting for some super powers, but for now everything is thumbs up. -- nm* - sycor Mar 8, 08:53 4
- How many thumbs though? -- nm - spamlet Mar 8, 09:31
- Sweet. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 8, 09:31
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Mar 8, 09:11
- 👍👍 -- nm - Meg Mar 8, 09:09
Streaming Into the Void... episode 33. -- (link) - Mop Mar 8, 08:51 [spotify] 2
- with AutoTune? -- nm - Max Mar 8, 08:52 1
  - Where we're going... we don't need AutoTune! -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 09:00
Tell me why? -- nm - Spawn Mar 8, 08:50 5
- there's no sun in the sky...stormy weather 's why -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 8, 10:17
- ain't nothing but a heart ache -- nm - Pippy Mar 8, 09:53
- Would you like to know more? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 8, 08:57
- Tell Me Why -- (link) - mud Mar 8, 08:56 [youtube]
- tell me sweet little whys -- nm - oblique Mar 8, 08:53

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