Is my vacation going to be.... meh?
3My wife and I are going on a week-long vacation leaving this weekend from Pennsylvania, and we are considering two options. Driving to Florida where my nephew lives, or taking a cruise to Bermuda. We always wait until the last minute to plan, because we can sometimes get a killer deal on a cruise by doing so. Today I check the cruise-line website, and the price is right.
My dilemma… My wife wants Bermuda, and I want Florida. Why would I rather go to Florida instead of Bermuda? Two real dumb reasons:
- I like to geocache and I’ve found some in Bermuda, but never found anything below Virginia. and worst of all…
- I don’t want to lose my meh clicky streak.
Saturday will be my 559th smiley in a row, which will be broken if I go on a cruise. I ain’t paying through the nose for slow WiFi.
We’ve been to Bermuda three times, and Florida twice.
What do y’all think? Am I really this stupid to be thinking this?
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Keeping the wife happy is bloody well PRICELESS in anyone’s book. Have someone click the face for you while you are on-board.
Enjoy Bermuda!
@hems79 What he said.
@Pavlov As a newlyish married man, I’ve discovered this is in fact the truest truth of life. Heed this advice @hems79.
@Pavlov Very true. Plus the fact that we are going away for our wedding anniversary, is making this an easier choice…
but that clicky face…
You could say to heck with both those options and find a cruise deal to somewhere you haven’t been yet. New adventure for both. And yes, do as @Pavlov says and get a friend or family member to click for you.
In fact I would be happy to do it for you. You would have to trust me with your account password. I’m sure there won’t be that many things I would want to order while you are gone
@ceagee That would involve a flight, which is an arm and a leg. We just drive to NYC and park the car for a week.
Now thinking about it… maybe another road-trip besides Florida??
@ceagee …and no power of clicky face shall be granted to any MEHmeber. The entire time on the cruise I’ll be thinking about how I’ll have seven packages of three of the same item arriving at my house.
@hems79 so little trust. Would it make you feel better to know I’d have the packages sent to me ?
@hems79 Go west. It’s still early ( kids in school) good time to visit the National Parks. Pick one you’ve never been to and get in the car ! Have fun.
Pick somewhere that neither of you has been. I hear they have good breakfast in the Pacific Northwest.
@hallmike
@MEHcus @hallmike
On a related note:
@MEHcus
I would say to not worry about the face clicking. It’s not like you have a perfect streak going anyway. There are very few people that do. I think it should be over 680 clicks in a row. Possibly around 685?
@cengland0 688
@carl669 Thanks. I knew it was around there somewhere. I have 679 clicks and know I missed a couple in the beginning before I knew what that button was.
@carl669
In that case, in an ideal world, I probably could have had almost all the clicks done. I have 632 days on my account, and it took me over a month from finding out about Meh to actually registering.
@cengland0 True. Plus the idea of freedom from the clicky face seems tempting at times…
I work at a travel company these days, I’m told Bermuda is wonderful. Give your meh login to a trusted friend & take the cruise.
@MrGlass Bermuda IS wonderful! We’ve cruised there three times. We take it real slow there, travel the entire island on their public transportation, and just relax. The beaches are breathtaking with their pink sand, I can’t say enough great things about that place. I’m not saying it’s getting old, but we’ve already done a lot there. It’s just my better-half is really set on the idea of cruising there again.
@hems79 Ah, maybe a different sunny place? I know my company sells a lot of Punta Cana, Riviera Maya, and other locations that are supposed to be similarly beautiful/sunny.
@hems79 Have you ever rented a scooter there? Great way to get around and see places you can’t get to any other way. The Lobster Pot is a great restaurant, but pricy (as most things are there).
@hallmike Where is the Lobster Pot at?
We ate at Art Mels Spicy Dicy. I’d kill a man for one of their fish sandwiches on cinnamon raisin bread.
@hems79 In Hamilton, just 2 blocks up from the harbor. The fish chowder is a staple.
Drive to Florida. Take Skyline Drive. Find great BBQ.
@JerseyFrank What’s Skyline Drive? If it’s anything like Skyline Chili, I’m OUT.
@hems79 It’s a scenic byway through Shenandoah National Park atop the Blue Ridge mountains.
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Happy Wife Happy Life. Live by this.
Bermuda, Florida is hot already and this is a dumb weekend to drive
@cranky1950 You’re just cranky.
@hems79 and your point is?
@cranky1950 But then again florida has boa constrictors and nile crocks, not to mention blue hairs driving in your lane.
@cranky1950 Pythons…
This may sound silly in comparison to your current options but… Consider driving down to Nashville. I spent a few days there at the beginning of the month and found it to be a great town. You could do a little circuit, spend a few days in Memphis (visit Graceland), maybe meander up to Louisville on the way home. Or go north, visit Toronto or up to Montreal with a few days in Mont Tremblant. There are sooo many places you could drive to that are unique and entertaining.
@cinoclav Definitely not silly. We did the Nashville / Memphis trip a few years back:
Loveless Cafe in Nashville
Riverboat Cruise on the Mississippi
Sun Studios in Memphis (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
Went to Mississippi to gamble at a casino or two
Drove past Graceland (neither one of us wanted the tour, we just wanted to see it from a distance)
Back to Loveless Cafe
Finished it up by visiting my wife’s family above near Bowling Green, KY.
@cinoclav @hems79 Whenever we travel from TX to MI to visit my brother & fam, we always make a point to stop in Memphis for bbq. Them’s got some good smoke in Memphis
@hems79 Yup, delicious.
@cinoclav I was thinking along the lines of Cozy Corner, but YMMV
@cinoclav We’ve eaten there four times, and it was 10 out of 10 every time.
I went on a cruise last fall. I entrusted my clicking to a family member who did poorly. It was not a perfect set but it was respectable.
We had a family emergency at home while we were onboard. I had to pay the horrible connection fees to stay in touch.
Thoughts on my experience: You can find free wifi in many places on days you go ashore. For days at sea, we stayed online to download the emails I needed and sent responses. It was awful slow but the cost was not as crazy as I thought it would be. We did not buy a quantity of minutes and just used what we needed. Organize what is important for those days and then go for it.
For the record, make the spouse happy. Is it Bermuda or cruising that she likes? Maybe go north, instead? I would go cruising instead of visiting family every time!
Well, the update that no one really cares about that much:
We are going to… FLORIDA! It was actually my wife’s choice, the reason being thunderstorms are in the forecast while in Bermuda and on the way back home. Would suck to pay for a suite w/ a balcony and not being able to use it for the last five days.
I get my wish, and it wasn’t my choice. Awesome!
@hems79 Have fun and watch out for the snakes and lizards and large bugs and other crawly things that are in Florida.