FREAKY FRIDAY, Jan. 20th rants and raves.
 

Rant: secondhand smoke. I'm sick of the stench.

Rave: Minnesota is considering a ban on smoking in all bars, restaurants, and public buildings which would take effect on July 1st. \:D/

Rant: Ice and rain forecast for this weekend, yuck!
Rant: Needed to get house ready to put on market, now it's going to rain.
Rant: Catering a party tomorrow and have to carry heavy stuff in and out, and it's going to be raining/icy, I just know I'm going to fall on my butt with a pan of hot food!
Rave: Booked quick trip to Richmond as surprise for DH in May.
Rave: Just got 2 tix to NASCAR race for what I thought I'd have to pay for one!
Rave: Mass. lottery up to $222 Million for tonight's game - heading out to buy 5 tix - will definitely be travelling much more if I win!
TGIF everyone - have a great weekend!

Rant: jor does not know what month it is! What is the world coming to?

Rant: I'm spending the day organizing our tax info. How can I stand to have so much fun, you may wonder?

Rave: Phil Flash finally finished The Da Vinci Code so I can read it. I have 4 days before we leave for NY, and since it's hardback I ain't carrying it. Taxes ... Da Vinci ... taxes ... Da Vinci ... such a difficult choice.

Rant: Another rainstorm in the Bay Area. Man, am I sick of this weather!

Rant: Getting closer to the March trip that you fodorites helped me plan to hike in Zion and Bryce for the first time, but all of a sudden my right knee is really bothering me this wk. Was told my orthopedist a few yrs ago that I will need total knee replacement in "next 5-10 yrs." but now the reality is hitting, and I have this great hiking trip planned w/close friend, took us a yr to get this trip on the books for both of us.

Rave: Sorry others are still in the cold, but our winter has broken in D.C. area and it is sunny and mid-50s for a few days.

Rave: Going shopping for a new car this weekend. Guess that's both a rant and rave- hate to spend the $$ but also hate to admit my current car is 15 yrs old and doesn't even have air bags.

Sam, good luck w/the ice. I got so tired of falling during our ice storm a few wks ago that I used kitty litter, and am trying to get it off the fresh asphalt driveway and steps. What a mistake.

Rant: Can't find a reasonably priced flight from Key West to Tampa in May for my niece's graduation! (Going for $312.00 right now!)

Rave: Get to spend the whole month of May in the Keys!

Rant: Fedex delivered my new laptop to my neighbours yesterday when I wasn't home. Neighbours weren't home all night. Had visions of total stranger forging the neighbours' signature and absconding with my laptop.
Rave: Neighbours called me an hour ago. They are home. They have my laptop. :) All is well!

Rant: Those creepy nasty Quiznos rats on the Quiznos commercials. What's up with that?

RAVE: It is 72 degrees here right now!!

Rave: Jor, dude, you are in definite need of a vacation! That Fargo cold is freezing your brain!

Rant: Those creepy CREEPY Quiznos rats, arghhh!

Rant: Have to plan 3 chore-trips for June, back to back. Why can't life distribute itself better?

Rave: It's 70 in North Carolina today. The birds know spring is coming, but they're still not getting up before around 7, which is fine.

Rave: So far today, no one has been tediously nasty or stooput on Fodors'. I don't think getting the wrong month, jor, counts as stooput -- I still date my checks with the year starting as 19__ and then have to change it.

I am jealous of Sam. We West-Coasters only have a few "easy" choices for NASCAR races. H & I held season tix for CA Speedway until this year-too many kids, too many races, too many bucks! Next year!

RANT: Going to Vegas in April, which isn't soon enough!
RAVE: Going to Vegas in April!!!

I just joined the fodorites recently, to help me obsess about planning this vakay, but you all have been way too helpful. I'm on overload.

Have a good weekend!

RANT : Sex and the City is ending.
RAVE: Its beautiful here today. Sunday I'm finalizing my May vacation plans for Sanibel.

To EMD1: Thanks for the well wishes - good luck with the asphalt!

To HoJo: Wish you could come to the race! I really never thought of you west-coasters and how far it is to travel to the tracks! I thought we had it bad in Boston until they started racing @ NHIS. Don't forget to go to Las Vegas Motor Speedway and take their track tour. We went a few years ago and they took us to the owner's suite and a few laps in the van around the track @ 100mph...very cool!

Rave: Life is good; Maui is near.

RANT: Rain is predicted for the next week.

RAVE: Rain is welcome in our parched neck of the woods.

RAVE: Dolphins swimming very close to shore can be seen from my office window. I wouldn't see that if I still lived in Pittsburgh...!

RANT: The Quiznos rats (hamsters?). ((n)) Shows what genius results when you design an ad campaign while smoking crack. :s

((8)) "They have a pepper bar!" ((8))

For the record, I'll take Quiznos \:D/ over Subway :& any day, even with the creepy rats (hamsters?)!

Rave (and hooray): today's Pew Research poll on public attitudes. No, it's not travel, but please do forgive me.

rant--had a tire blow out on me yesterday...only a year old too.

rave--signed the closing papers for our new house today:)

Rave: It's Friday!!

Rant: It's going to rain tomorrow but at least it's not ice or snow (Rave).

Rant: Yes... SATC is ending...

LMFAO@ all the Quizno's comments, which brings me to my rants and raves:

Rant: Can't get the damn Quizno's song out of my head as stupid as it is. "We like the Subs!" keeps playing over and over....someone stop the insanity...

Rant: I'm the only one in the office today and I was told to stay until 5pm. >:-(

Rave: Got to be at Madison Square Garden last night for the fight fest that was the Rangers - Islanders game.

Rave: Marilyn is coming back to NY! Yay! Sorry Marilyn, I will not be a Hostess Cupcake this time....

Rave: 9 more weeks till Miami and PR

Rave: The weather has finally gotten above freezing point for over a week here in NYC

Rave: Already got my tax refunds back!

Rant: It all went to my dentist for my root canal! LOL

Everyone have a great weekend!

Rave: Booked our pre and post-cruise hotels for Tahiti in June... can't wait!

Rant: Tahiti is EXPENSIVE!!!

Rave: I don't care how expensive it is... I'm going to Tahiti! :)

RAVE: Quiznos new Hamsters and Ham on Rye.

RANT: the fur gets stuck between my teeth.

RAVE: $171 rdtrip Tampa/LAX.

RANT: I need a layover in NM so it will cost me mucho dineros.

RAVE: Tandoori Girl is such a clever screen-name

RANT: There's already an internet slut named Tandoori Girl.

RAVE: Florida passed that law banning smoking in restaurants last year!!! And now all the restaurants have outdoor dining spots.

Tandoori, now you're really cooking!

MissJanna, you will get a BIG rave from me if you can keep those NYC temps above freezing while I'm there!

Tandoori Girl, please explain about your name? What am I missing?

I googled "Tandoori Girl" and someone else is using my name to bad use. A sexy girl -- so hot she sizzles like a Tandoori oven. Not that I know. And I didn't dare even click on the link because I get enough spam already.

Tandoori Girl hides her head behind her veil in shame. This is what I get for taking an oven for a name.

RAVE: 8 weeks to my due date!
RANT: 8 whole weeks till my due date!

RAVE: I leave for a Cancun vacation in the morning...

RANT: 3:30 in the morning!

Rant: Sex in the City is ending :( :( :(

Rave: Hubby Clark and i are going on an impromptu trip to the city, where we hope to finally see The Producers and Movin' Out!!!! :) :) :)

Rant: DD has swim practice tomorrow, wanted to go snowboarding.

Rave: Big brother will baby-sit while we take middle brother and GF up to the condo if he can stay the next night. Done deal!

Rant:Won't be able to make the barrel tasting in the Wine Country

Rave: Wlll be in Healdsburg the week after, tho!! TGF!!! Snow should be great up at the Summitt and condo is all ours!!!! ***kim***

X(:
I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree. Histimines from last weekend's wine???

\:D/: Got the Hyatt Regency for $60 thru Pline so we will be partying Sat night at Old Sac's Mardi Gras celebration with
friends and music at Freeway Gardens.
If we can't make it NOLA, a little bit of NOLA in OS will do.

Rant-All the 'honeymoon helps' as titles to postings.....being more specific sure would help.

Rave-Got a surprise trip to Aruba for Valentine's day...we are leaving a month from today..
Rave-Margaritas,sun , and sand....none of which I have seen much of since summer..

Thanks for reminding me, Blair9535!....

RANT: People who don't put the PLACE they're asking about somewhere in the TITLE of their posts! "Help me plan my itinerary" or "Nice hotel?" just doesn't cut it as a title. C'mon people, PUT THE PLACES IN YOUR DAMN TITLES!!

Rant:the "fearful cousin"/"lifejackets on the vaporetto" thread on the European board

Rave: The "fearful cousin""/lifejackets on the vaporetto" thread on the European board

Rave: Folks are still lining up to get married in SF no matter what!

Rave: Hey Pam! 'taint love grand!
Rant: Mr. R5 pulling a double in the ER
Rave: But then we get a week off together!
Happy Friday what ever month you're in!
R5

Rave: The great posters here on Fodors that I enjoy so much!

Rant: Those "other" posters :(

rjw, did you move recently?

Rant: It rained for about a week in Fl and I was cold!! in Florida!!
Rave: The sun was out today and it was 70. Pup is happy too ((&))

Rant: Can't tag along to New York on a business trip because no "babysitter" for my 16 year old.
Rave: I'll get total control of the channel changer for few days!

Rant: I will not be in NYC to have lunch with Marilyn again.
Rave: At least I got to have lunch with her once ~

Scarlett: ((F))

Rant: At myself. Why do I always catch myself checking the gas gauge as I drive off after I fill up? Where do I think the gas would have gone?

Rave: It was beautiful out today and I didn't need gas.

Rant: Business things pushed back our trip to Hungary and Romania trip from early October to late Oct/Nov.

Rave: Actually being in Transylvania during halloween may be kind of cool, not that I'm thinking of looking for vampires or anything. No Dracula tours...

rant: missjanna has not filed a trip report from her Valentines weekend in D.C. that we all helped her plan. I am not the only one- another fodorite posted to your original message early this week, asking for a report. Missjanna, give us the scoop.

Rant: Day 3 of being home with bronchitis. Bored to tears.
Rant: Sex and the City is ending. I never thought I would actually be looking forward to Sunday nite (since the next day is Monday :( )
Rave: I will get better!!!
Rave: Leaving for Florida for a quick getaway next Friday :)

Rant: just thought of another one based on the rants about the rodent commercial.

Anybody seen the TV ad for Axe perfume? A mosquito bites a man, the mosquito gets eaten by a frog, an old man eats the frog, the old man dies and get eaten by maggots which kiss each other, a bottle of Axe appears. Whoever thought that one up is on crack!!!