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Title: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: franksolich on November 18, 2010, 12:03:58 PM: It's a week early, but one has the impression there's many who are taking off early, for Thanksgiving.

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As in years past, conservativecave appreciates members here letting everyone know that in real life, they're taking off for the holiday, and won't be around here for a few days.

Family can really interfere with being here.

Thanksgiving Day is usually one of the slowest days of the year on conservativecave, and those motley few of us hanging around, it's nice to know who's here, and who's not.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: true_blood on November 18, 2010, 12:07:01 PM: More than likely, I will be on. Not sure for how long, but I may peek. :wink:
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: cavegal on November 18, 2010, 12:08:50 PM: I should be around.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: Mike220 on November 18, 2010, 12:14:17 PM: I'll be here. My mom is going to DC to visit my stepdad for the holiday, so I'm going home to watch the dogs. Won't have anything else to do since she lives in the middle of nowhere. Hell, I'm probably going to Applebees for dinner on Thanksgiving. :whatever:

And I have to buy beer on my way out there since it's a dry county... :argh:
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: Chris_ on November 18, 2010, 12:20:15 PM: I'll be here. I got a 4-day weekend starting on Friday, but I'm not going anywhere until Thanksgiving afternoon if I do anything at all.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: IassaFTots on November 18, 2010, 12:23:53 PM: I am not going anywhere. Hoping to get a lot of stuff done around the house, taking advantage of the long weekend.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: franksolich on November 18, 2010, 12:30:33 PM: Quote from: chris_ on November 18, 2010, 12:20:15 PM
I'll be here. I got a 4-day weekend starting on Friday, but I'm not going anywhere until Thanksgiving afternoon if I do anything at all.

You know, chris_, that seems to be the way it's always worked out, for years, going clear back to our old home.

On Thanksgiving, chris_ and franksolich usually are the only authorities on-line here.

And for an hour or two at a time, the only two people here, period.

But.....as I've always said since I was a teenager, working at the old Henkle & Joyce Hardware Co. in Lincoln, always the last one to depart (the place had circa 100 employees) on a holiday eve, or on Friday afternoons--"somebody's got to keep the lights burning."
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: thundley4 on November 18, 2010, 12:40:59 PM: I'll be going to my sister's or my aunt's, but it's only for 3-5 hours.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: njpines on November 18, 2010, 12:50:30 PM: I'll be here in SNJ enjoying not having to drive in traffic for 5 days -- taking Monday off as well as I need to burn a vacation day before I start losing them.

I'll probably pop in and out of here periodically if/when I can chase the teenager off the laptop! :-)
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: littlelamb on November 18, 2010, 12:55:53 PM: I will be here nothing going on around here
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: Celtic Rose on November 18, 2010, 02:37:30 PM: I will be visiting with family all next week, and I will probably become very sporadic beginning tomorrow.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: Karin on November 18, 2010, 03:21:53 PM: I'll be here on Friday, but not Thursday. We have a big family reunion, but it's right here in town. No traveling! :yahoo:
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: DixieBelle on November 18, 2010, 05:35:38 PM: I'll be flying home on Monday for the week but I will log on periodically since I'm taking my laptop.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: BattleHymn on November 18, 2010, 05:46:00 PM: With all the big shots that won't be here, will that mean the proles that show up get to sit at the adult's table? :-)
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: franksolich on November 18, 2010, 05:57:01 PM: Quote from: DixieBelle on November 18, 2010, 05:35:38 PM
.....but I will log on periodically since I'm taking my laptop.

You always promise that, madam, but then you get all involved in real-life family chitchattery and forget about lonely chris_ and franksolich here.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: Death on November 18, 2010, 05:58:44 PM: Quote from: BattleHymn on November 18, 2010, 05:46:00 PM
With all the big shots that won't be here, will that mean the proles that show up get to sit at the adult's table? :-)

No... :tazeme:

and keep your hands off the wine.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: Odin's Hand on November 18, 2010, 06:22:36 PM: I'll be on here and there in between 2 visits around the city.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: chitownchica on November 18, 2010, 06:35:59 PM: I'll be in Dallas Tuesday - following Monday. I'll be off and on throughout the week.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: Carl on November 18, 2010, 06:42:07 PM: Holidays come and go for me so not a thing,will be here God willing in the usual manner.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: BattleHymn on November 18, 2010, 09:11:37 PM: Quote from: Death on November 18, 2010, 05:58:44 PM
No... :tazeme:

and keep your hands off the wine.

I can live with that. I was never into wine- why mess with the weak sauce when you can suck down grandpa's cough syrup? :coffee:
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: longview on November 19, 2010, 09:47:52 PM: First time I can remember I'm not either traveling or working. I have relatives coming here for several days.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: Evil_Conservative on November 19, 2010, 09:52:47 PM: I'll be around a little bit.

We do our own little thing on Thanksgiving instead of traveling to see the drama queens of the family. ;)
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: Boudicca on November 19, 2010, 10:14:29 PM: Doubt I'll have alot of time to post or even lurk on Thanksgiving Day itself, since it's a labor intensive day for me in the kitchen. But I will try...
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: NHSparky on November 20, 2010, 03:55:15 AM: I'll be here.

Taking a 5-day weekend since I didn't get to take Veteran's Day off, I took the day before Thanksgiving in lieu of pay. Gives me a chance to take the car in for the 60K service.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: DLR Pyro on November 25, 2010, 12:43:10 PM: I'll be having Thanksgiving Day brunch with the wife, daughter and grandbaby then onto Disneyland to shoot tonight's show. We are taking the weekend off to head to Santa Barbara with my surfing buddys for our annual Thanksgiving surf strip. Not looking forward to the cold water, but it will be nice to get away for a few days.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: Evil_Conservative on November 25, 2010, 01:45:12 PM: Quote from: DLR Pyro on November 25, 2010, 12:43:10 PM
I'll be having Thanksgiving Day brunch with the wife, daughter and grandbaby then onto Disneyland to shoot tonight's show. We are taking the weekend off to head to Santa Barbara with my surfing buddys for our annual Thanksgiving surf strip. Not looking forward to the cold water, but it will be nice to get away for a few days.

Sounds fun! We need to take our daughter out to Disneyland soon. :)
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: Chris_ on November 25, 2010, 02:12:13 PM: I'm at home with my rib roast, green been casserole, roasted potatoes, and cranberry sauce. Should be a good meal.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: Chris_ on November 25, 2010, 07:20:05 PM: French's fried onions don't taste so good right out of the can. I recommend having the deli slice your onion for you (1/16-inch), flouring, and frying them yourself.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: IassaFTots on November 25, 2010, 07:29:32 PM: Quote from: chris_ on November 25, 2010, 07:20:05 PM
French's fried onions don't taste so good right out of the can. I recommend having the deli slice your onion for you (1/16-inch), flouring, and frying them yourself.

Why wouldn't you slice them yourself?
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: Chris_ on November 25, 2010, 07:38:33 PM: Because I have crap knives that suck and didn't feel like doing the work.

I think the deli was closed. I didn't make a whole lot of plans for today and didn't start shopping until noon. As long as I get to eat today, I'm happy. No big deal.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: JLO on November 25, 2010, 08:20:14 PM: Quote from: franksolich on November 18, 2010, 12:03:58 PM
It's a week early, but one has the impression there's many who are taking off early, for Thanksgiving.

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/dummiedestroyer/Paradise.jpg)

As in years past, conservativecave appreciates members here letting everyone know that in real life, they're taking off for the holiday, and won't be around here for a few days.

Family can really interfere with being here.

Thanksgiving Day is usually one of the slowest days of the year on conservativecave, and those motley few of us hanging around, it's nice to know who's here, and who's not.

Hia Frank! I hope you have a good holiday! Our big meal sucked, pretty much. The only leftover that was any good was the bird.

Mashed potatos were lumpy and runny. Dressing was really BAD and soupy - gravy was tasteless - and green bean casserole was awful because I didn't cook the frozen beans first!

Heehee! Hope you enjoyed a better meal!

Too many cooks in my kitchen today.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: NHSparky on November 26, 2010, 05:29:13 AM: Quote from: DLR Pyro on November 25, 2010, 12:43:10 PM
I'll be having Thanksgiving Day brunch with the wife, daughter and grandbaby then onto Disneyland to shoot tonight's show. We are taking the weekend off to head to Santa Barbara with my surfing buddys for our annual Thanksgiving surf strip. Not looking forward to the cold water, but it will be nice to get away for a few days.

Ah, the holidays at D-Land. Save me a turkey leg or a chimichanga.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: vesta111 on November 26, 2010, 11:35:03 AM: Quote from: JLO on November 25, 2010, 08:20:14 PM
Hia Frank! I hope you have a good holiday! Our big meal sucked, pretty much. The only leftover that was any good was the bird.

Mashed potatos were lumpy and runny. Dressing was really BAD and soupy - gravy was tasteless - and green bean casserole was awful because I didn't cook the frozen beans first!

Heehee! Hope you enjoyed a better meal!

Too many cooks in my kitchen today.

Sounds like you took cooking lessons from me JLO.

I solve that problem every year, I do the prep and Hubby does all else-Turkey-stuffing --gravy . He allows me to peel anything that needs peeling.

Left overs are my favorite part of the holidays as All the fixens seem to taste better after they have sat in the fridge for a while.

This year with all the goings on he had to remind me to set the extra place setting for remembrance of the Military man/woman that will never be able to join us, that will not ever have Thinksgiving again.

Big family squabble over my tradition of years, some simply do not understand but a few do, they at first tear up when they see the setting but then forget it is there.

Yup-o, crazy old lady that I am, if next year I find myself living under a bridge somewhere with a baloney sandwitch for my Thanksgiving meal, there will be an extra Dixie cup and a crust of bread there in remembrance for those that died for my freedom and hope they may have enjoyed spending a meal with a crazy lady.
Title: Re: official Thanksgiving holiday "taking off" thread
Post by: JLO on November 26, 2010, 09:12:28 PM: Quote from: vesta111 on November 26, 2010, 11:35:03 AM

This year with all the goings on he had to remind me to set the extra place setting for remembrance of the Military man/woman that will never be able to join us, that will not ever have Thinksgiving again.

Big family squabble over my tradition of years, some simply do not understand but a few do, they at first tear up when they see the setting but then forget it is there.

Yup-o, crazy old lady that I am, if next year I find myself living under a bridge somewhere with a baloney sandwitch for my Thanksgiving meal, there will be an extra Dixie cup and a crust of bread there in remembrance for those that died for my freedom and hope they may have enjoyed spending a meal with a crazy lady.

Wow, what a great tradition - thanks for sharing the idea!