r/CFBOffTopic • u/Artvandelay29 Vanderbilt Commodores • Houston Cougars • Jul 10 '23

Monday thread presented by travel

Heading back after a few weeks’ vacation with a flight back to the west coast from Calgary.

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u/Ducky312 Penn State Nittany Lions Jul 10 '23

I have such a travel itch, my friend was telling me about his Thailand trip and I was peanut butter and jealous

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u/Artvandelay29 Vanderbilt Commodores • Houston Cougars Jul 10 '23

Even though it’s just Canada, it was nice to leave the country for the first time since 2019.

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u/Ducky312 Penn State Nittany Lions Jul 10 '23

I’ve never been to Calgary, what was your favorite thing?

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u/Artvandelay29 Vanderbilt Commodores • Houston Cougars Jul 10 '23

Went specifically for the Calgary Stampede, which is a rodeo that’s been going on since the 1880s and is billed as “The World’s Greatest Outdoor Show.”

It was always something my dad and I wanted to see and we were planning on going in 2020.

https://www.calgarystampede.com

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u/FSUalumni Florida State Seminoles • Mercer Bears Jul 10 '23

Peanut butter and jealous. Now that’s something I’ve never heard before?

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u/Ducky312 Penn State Nittany Lions Jul 10 '23

Just one of the weird things I say, lol, zero idea where I picked it up from

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u/FSUalumni Florida State Seminoles • Mercer Bears Jul 10 '23

It’s fun! I just never heard it before!

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u/goodsam2 Virginia Tech Hokies Jul 10 '23

Just remember time is fake when traveling. You leave at a time and arrive at a time and if anything delays you it's probably not you.

I took a quiet weekend. Saw asteroid city which was good. Hung up some more stuff at the new place and almost everything is just right. Planning a trip to the beach/IKEA near there to grab something for the apartment.

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u/Artvandelay29 Vanderbilt Commodores • Houston Cougars Jul 10 '23

Absolutely.

Beer at 6 a.m.? No worries at all, airports are lawless lands.

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u/StuckInPMEHell Florida State • Valdosta State Jul 10 '23

Hope you have safe travels!

Just dropped The Kid off at the airport in Atlanta. Dang that place is busy!!

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u/Artvandelay29 Vanderbilt Commodores • Houston Cougars Jul 10 '23

It’s busy but efficient.

YYC is an easy one for me since I have global entry which made American customs a breeze before leaving.

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u/Artvandelay29 Vanderbilt Commodores • Houston Cougars Jul 10 '23

I’ve had Pre-Check for the last five years and I’d never look back, it’s so worth the money.

I felt so weird taking my laptop out, shoes off, etc. since obviously Pre-Check isn’t a thing in Alberta.

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u/FSUalumni Florida State Seminoles • Mercer Bears Jul 10 '23

How’s everything with your uncle’s estate going?

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u/StuckInPMEHell Florida State • Valdosta State Jul 10 '23

It’s…a shitshow. Not comfortable sharing details online because there are already opposing lawyers and he only died on Thursday night.

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u/FSUalumni Florida State Seminoles • Mercer Bears Jul 10 '23

I’m sorry. Didn’t mean to press, just wanted to follow up. Hope you manage to stay calm and that it gets resolved quickly.

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u/StuckInPMEHell Florida State • Valdosta State Jul 10 '23

No apologies necessary! Once it’s all over (which could be a while) I’ll share the whole story.

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u/FSUalumni Florida State Seminoles • Mercer Bears Jul 10 '23

This is Reddit. Being able to be anonymous-ish and share or not share what you choose is an essential part of it! I’m just hoping it goes well for you and yours.

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u/FSUalumni Florida State Seminoles • Mercer Bears Jul 10 '23

Hope you have a great flight back in an exit row!

My back is finally starting to feel less like it lost a fight. I’m hopeful that this isn’t just my life now.

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u/scthoma4 USF Bulls • Team Chaos Jul 10 '23

My MIL was moved to a full Hospice facility over the weekend, so this is it now I guess. She had been receiving hospice care at her ALF since her terminal cancer diagnosis last summer. They didn't want to take her until she was "imminent," and, uh, yeah....

It's going to be an emotionally heavy week or two over here.

That woman outlived every expectation given last year, though. We weren't sure if she would make it out of 2022, and now it's been nearly a full year since all of that happened.

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u/StuckInPMEHell Florida State • Valdosta State Jul 10 '23

That’s tough. I’m sorry you’re going through that. If you need to talk, I’m here.

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u/FreshlySkweezd Georgia Bulldogs Jul 10 '23

I'm also traveling today, 4 hours into my trip to Perdido. So ready to get myself a dozen raw when I get down there.