tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post5290454358817439110..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Summer Vacation, Day 8Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-8601363165426204292011-08-23T16:25:10.627-04:002011-08-23T16:25:10.627-04:00Re: PH
Years ago I worked in a 5 story library bu...Re: PH<br /><br />Years ago I worked in a 5 story library building. (Actually, I worked in the basement of said building, in a small room that never had it's duct work connected to the air system. But that's another tale.)<br /><br />The top floor of the library was a little museum (oddly, to artwork donated by the people who gave the money for the building). In the elevator, the numbers above the door said:<br />B 1 2 3 4 PH<br /><br />Regularly some smartass would change the latter to say<br />PHIVEMoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397412122635951126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-45667603750955092742011-08-23T07:45:34.204-04:002011-08-23T07:45:34.204-04:00Those pestering time share guys have cousins on th...Those pestering time share guys have cousins on the street in Charleston (SC) and Savannah, trying to sell crappy,overpriced tours of the towns that you can accomplish for free by...walking around. I always tell them 'We're just leaving town now'. After we've passed them 3 or 4 times, they just sneer at us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-45460055721584250192011-08-22T21:30:28.112-04:002011-08-22T21:30:28.112-04:00In my part of the world and in my line of work &qu...In my part of the world and in my line of work "Ultra" along with "Uber" and "Epic" are pretty common, to the point of causing me to twitch when used in a non ironic way. <br /><br />I will grant that "Epic" has a rather precise meaning when I am wearing my game designer hat.Mike Looneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942657810234378665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-16273352646057337722011-08-22T20:48:35.727-04:002011-08-22T20:48:35.727-04:00Hash house agogo is great. Car museum in there to...Hash house agogo is great. Car museum in there too. Terry Fator is AWESOME! Great entertainer, family oriented, and well worth the tickets. He won America's got talent and he for sure has TALENT!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-11373894175813528222011-08-22T20:47:17.563-04:002011-08-22T20:47:17.563-04:00Hubby gets mad when I start quoting studies, too. ...Hubby gets mad when I start quoting studies, too. But it's so hard NOT to, isn't it???The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-81444454263157933492011-08-22T19:35:50.992-04:002011-08-22T19:35:50.992-04:00I have never in my forty plus plus years been to L...I have never in my forty plus plus years been to Las Vegas. Not only am I not sorry, after reading this I am actually thankful.mbnettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-71515549106502971562011-08-22T19:22:17.538-04:002011-08-22T19:22:17.538-04:00We have a bar in downtown Jacksonville called Ivy,...We have a bar in downtown Jacksonville called Ivy, the ultra bar!-never been.<br />Those pesky timeshare guys, or any malignant salesperson; I just tell 'em to flake off or I'll tap him with my snubbie(.38). It's OK, this is Florida.Mockingbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-77265504824202147452011-08-22T18:46:23.873-04:002011-08-22T18:46:23.873-04:00I think the only way anyone could get me to Vegas ...I think the only way anyone could get me to Vegas is drugged, tied up, and locked in a car trunk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38728633127168170252011-08-22T18:21:39.502-04:002011-08-22T18:21:39.502-04:00So, if you're staying at Excalibur, has Mrs. G...So, if you're staying at Excalibur, has Mrs. Grumpy made it to "Thunder From Down Under" yet?<br /><br />proluMcDuckVetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-56603353923022351772011-08-22T16:33:00.474-04:002011-08-22T16:33:00.474-04:00I wish I had known you were going to Vegas. I'...I wish I had known you were going to Vegas. I'd have recommended going to the Pinball Hall of Fame. It's one of our favorite place to go when we visit (and one of the cheaper forms of entertainment). They have games from the late 50's up to the present (yes, they still make pinball machines), and most are playable. Many even have notes on the history of each particular games, and there's even an upright circus-themed game that was one of the only three demos built.snarkygurlhttp://dorkchocolate.net/2010/08/day-2-pinball-hall-of-fame/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-45115295421907844442011-08-22T16:26:53.238-04:002011-08-22T16:26:53.238-04:00Soon, instead of "ultra," it will be &qu...Soon, instead of "ultra," it will be "epic." <br /><br />Love these vacation posts; they're hilarious. Informative, too. I haven't been to Vegas in decades. Sounds like a lot has changed.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714078352001622357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-33773586438546058272011-08-22T16:09:40.663-04:002011-08-22T16:09:40.663-04:00Vicki- click here.Vicki- <a href="http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/p/artisanal-overdose.html" rel="nofollow">click here</a>.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-64508724104260630502011-08-22T16:07:19.421-04:002011-08-22T16:07:19.421-04:00Please help a formerly regular reader who has now ...Please help a formerly regular reader who has now come back to catch up with the inside joke! Artisanal. What's with thatVickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-48105934456125102082011-08-22T15:49:24.893-04:002011-08-22T15:49:24.893-04:00Marco- Both are long closed.Marco- Both are long closed.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74435536844788191312011-08-22T15:44:47.094-04:002011-08-22T15:44:47.094-04:00If you want some cool things to do off the strip, ...If you want some cool things to do off the strip, check out (a) the Star Trek exhibit, and (b) the Liberace museum. If you like Star Trek, this is a blast, as it has props from the show, and a timeline that ties all the shows in the series together (I kid you not). They also have a themed restuarant where you can get Tribbles (chicken fingers) and guys in Klingon or Ferengi costumes wandering around. The Liberace museum has a neat collection of his costumes, pianos, and old cars.Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930813831113945752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-85092837286915919412011-08-22T14:24:19.261-04:002011-08-22T14:24:19.261-04:00Here's the trick .... just tell those guys on ...Here's the trick .... just tell those guys on the street that you are Canadian .... they will leave you alone. BTW ... that works in almost any scenario.Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-70922152975894633422011-08-22T13:17:18.081-04:002011-08-22T13:17:18.081-04:00I was just in Vegas a couple weeks ago! Did you t...I was just in Vegas a couple weeks ago! Did you take the kids to see the water show at the Bellagio yet? I highly recommend eating at Hash House A-Go-Go at the Imperial Palace. They have dubbed their food "Twisted Farm Food" and man, is it soooo gooood!!!! I really liked it. :0) There is also Lied Discovery Children's Museum north of downtown area on Las Vegas Blvd. Pretty cool once you get past the Berenstain Bears room. My kiddos had a blast. Have fun!PA Honeybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06788465617178812326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-26056077274617242052011-08-22T13:06:18.261-04:002011-08-22T13:06:18.261-04:00"Trish, look at any pic of Justin Bieber, and..."Trish, look at any pic of Justin Bieber, and that's what his hair looks like."<br /><br />Oh dear God, no... I need a psych consult. Or some heroinTrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04093134978136435293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-64706782676397516172011-08-22T12:27:51.992-04:002011-08-22T12:27:51.992-04:00"Sure, you can have all of my beer. After I&#..."Sure, you can have all of my beer. After I'm finished with it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76317348686614516412011-08-22T12:06:26.641-04:002011-08-22T12:06:26.641-04:00Well, I guess the "ultra" thing could ha...Well, I guess the "ultra" thing could have been worse...it could have been the artisan-lounge, the artisan-pool, and the artisan-magician :-)Tarynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523449106100926340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-54837593830615140472011-08-22T11:10:55.703-04:002011-08-22T11:10:55.703-04:00I was in Vegas at the beginning of the month. We w...I was in Vegas at the beginning of the month. We were passing through NYNY and I was mentioning to my wife about the oxygen bar right by the walkway to Excalibur, about what a waste of money it was. She did not exactly agree, trying to cite the "advantages" of it. I said exactly the same thing as you, since I have been breathing for 4 decades, I do not see the merit. She mentioned the massages and the different aromas to revitalize you. I countered with the aromas of the strip, like nothing else you have ever seen. She was quiet after that...The_Connectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035884053517244121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74712446960162792312011-08-22T10:07:27.781-04:002011-08-22T10:07:27.781-04:00{sigh} ... better than that, look at what percent ...{sigh} ... better than that, look at what percent oxygen, if it is labeled that way. I almost sprayed coffee all over the inside of my van, when I heard a local bar trying to get into the act, advertising on the radio about their new rejuvenation station where you could pay to breathe 21% pure oxygen.Griffin3https://www.blogger.com/profile/18233449076394973161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-81816985923125935192011-08-22T10:07:19.219-04:002011-08-22T10:07:19.219-04:00Oxygen bars--that's old. New thing is pumping ...Oxygen bars--that's old. New thing is pumping nitrogen into car tires at $38 a throw, cause they hold pressure better and get you better mileage. When I informed my client--Honest Sam the tire Man-- that nitrogen makes up 78% of the atmosphere--he said You know, I know keep quiet and have a free nitrogen fill. I did and I did.Packerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790343423937405624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-58165900938986633182011-08-22T09:28:22.310-04:002011-08-22T09:28:22.310-04:00If you told them about the ETC, they could probabl...If you told them about the ETC, they could probably make a few extra bucks selling Co-Q10 appetizers. Sounds like some ultra-oxygen healing to me.Rickhttp://littlewhitecoats.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-35331626043489809232011-08-22T09:17:14.066-04:002011-08-22T09:17:14.066-04:00Trish, look at any pic of Justin Bieber, and that&...Trish, look at any pic of Justin Bieber, and that's what his hair looks like.<br /><br />Trust me. He ain't Justin Bieber.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.com