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the maple epee · 10-05-2007, 10:41 PM

Well, foliage season here in dear Vermont is nearly in full swing. And you know what that means. Tourists. Hordes of them. In their ****ing buses.
It brings up the age old question that Vermonters always ponder this time of year: If it's tourist season, then why can't we shoot them...legally?

Goddam leafpeepers.

Elendae · 10-05-2007, 10:52 PM

Don't worry, Maple, tourists are annoying no matter where they visit. I grew up 15 minutes from a large amusement park. My friends and I used to feed bad information to the obnoxious tourists... maybe you should try it.

TangMan · 10-05-2007, 10:57 PM

I live in Florida. What's more, I grew up near Orlando. What's more, the USA's largest retirement community (I kid you not) is right next door. Honestly, I can't imagine you having a worse tourist season than us.

latenight · 10-05-2007, 11:03 PM

Tourist=$

'nough said

DE_Strip_Tease · 10-06-2007, 08:33 AM

We get people in cheap cowboy hats and and boots walking up and down the streets asking where the country music stars are. It's hard to explain that most of them don't actually LIVE in Nashville, especially not on "Music Row".

I like tourists sometimes. The one's we get can be really funny.

matt9476 · 10-06-2007, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by the maple epee

Well, foliage season here in dear Vermont is nearly in full swing. And you know what that means. Tourists. Hordes of them. In their ****ing buses.
It brings up the age old question that Vermonters always ponder this time of year: If it's tourist season, then why can't we shoot them...legally?

Goddam leafpeepers.

Just imagine what your tax base and economy would be like without those "goddam leafpeepers" staying in your hotels and eating at your restaurants.

swordwench · 10-08-2007, 12:31 PM

Mmmm... tourists... I grew up on Cape Cod. I like tourists.

With fava beans, and a nice chianti.

magic_moose · 10-08-2007, 12:42 PM

As someone who lives just outside of Washington, DC, I've seen a tourist or two. And here there really is no season.

But, I always figure it is worth being nice. For one thing, they are sort of indirectly my guests. Another thing, I am often a tourst somewhere else and figure I look just as lost there.

Maple, if you are ever standing in front of a 555 foot obelisk and ask me where the Washington Monument is, I promise to be nice.

(Yep, that actually happend once)

lefty_monster · 10-09-2007, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TangMan

I live in Florida. What's more, I grew up near Orlando. What's more, the USA's largest retirement community (I kid you not) is right next door. Honestly, I can't imagine you having a worse tourist season than us.

The tourists aren't bad, it's the snowbirds. Tourists tend to drive like drunken teenagers- senile snowbirds drive like Hellen Keller.

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Originally Posted by magic_moose

As someone who lives just outside of Washington, DC, I've seen a tourist or two. And here there really is no season.

But, I always figure it is worth being nice. For one thing, they are sort of indirectly my guests. Another thing, I am often a tourst somewhere else and figure I look just as lost there.

Maple, if you are ever standing in front of a 555 foot obelisk and ask me where the Washington Monument is, I promise to be nice.

(Yep, that actually happend once)

You're kidding me. That's too good. Like at Disney people ask "What time is the 3 o'clock parade?". Stupid stupid stupid.

carsen82 · 10-10-2007, 12:33 PM

Vermont must be beautiful this time of year. All that snow...

swordwench · 10-10-2007, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by carsen82

Vermont must be beautiful this time of year. All that snow...

I think they're firmly entrenched in Mud Season. That's the season that precedes Winter, and then returns to precede Summer. The only difference between the two Mud Seasons is that one has pretty colors, and the other is sort of grey.

Don't get me wrong - I like Vermont. Any state that still tries to secede is OK in my book.

Hattrick · 10-10-2007, 12:49 PM

its about to get to the Silly season here in Colorado...

its a bit tough when you have lived in a Ski town for a few years and get 3-5 days a week on the slope. bad skiers, worse snow drivers, ooooh and the attitude of some of the people that come on in to some of these towns hehehe.

Lift Ticket: 56$
New Lib Tech Snowboard: 488$
Condo Stay: 827$
Seeing the arrogant tourist faceplant on their new snowboard: Priceless

rcmatthews · 10-10-2007, 02:32 PM

I didn't dislike Americans until I moved to Paris

KD5MDK · 10-10-2007, 03:59 PM

You probably caught it from the water.

rcmatthews · 10-10-2007, 04:38 PM

Nah, it crops up every time I see cans of coke on sale for 2 euros, or equally when I'm sitting on the quais of the Seine at night and I see the ridiculously bright lights of a bateau-mouche come by every two minutes. Kinda kills the mood, you know.

KD5MDK · 10-10-2007, 06:15 PM

You know, in the Middle East people drink Pepsi because it's less American.

Timo · 10-10-2007, 10:30 PM

I likee being sa to0urist

the maple epee · 10-10-2007, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Timo

I likee being sa to0urist

BLAM!

Timo · 10-10-2007, 10:53 PM

Your just greedy and want it all for your slelf!

Lemonaide · 10-11-2007, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by the maple epee

Well, foliage season here in dear Vermont is nearly in full swing. And you know what that means. Tourists. Hordes of them. In their ****ing buses.
It brings up the age old question that Vermonters always ponder this time of year: If it's tourist season, then why can't we shoot them...legally?

Goddam leafpeepers.

Now I know why you call yourself the Maple Epee.. thank you I wondered....
...... you might want to start with me mum.

She likes to drive up north to look at the trees. I used to ski and visited Killington Vermont for skiing way back, so you should be used to seeing people from the Northeast. Vermont is a beautiful state, I had considered revisiting myself but I wouldn't know where to start.