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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Craftsmen for a Day

« on: January 17, 2009, 10:31:22 PM »

I don't understand why they would hire out work for a single day, it just wouldn't make sense for any of the businesses to work like that.

Professional baseball teams, especially minor league teams, and especially independent minor league teams, do this kind of thing all the time. For a premium payment ($300 or so, and up), you get to sign a contract showing that you were a professional baseball player. You get a uniform, the signed contract, a chance to take batting practice, and sit in the dugout for the game.

I think that's the kind of thing Rube is looking for.

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Random Talk / Re: The SDCFans Lounge

« on: January 08, 2009, 11:09:29 PM »

If this also bumps Texas lower in the final standing, I consider it a two-fer. 

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Random Talk / Re: The SDCFans Lounge

« on: January 08, 2009, 10:02:15 PM »

BOOMER!

CHOMP!

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Random Talk / Re: The SDCFans Lounge

« on: January 06, 2009, 08:37:34 PM »

Texas is in a dogfight with Ohio State right now!

That was a heckuva game!

Tulsa and Ball State are playing a good one right now.

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Construction/Rumors / Re: Train Tracks...

« on: January 06, 2009, 08:33:10 PM »

That's about the amount of track you'd remove to install a switch. Is there room to put in a branch at that location?

Rails aren't removed to replace crossties.

(I used to work a section gang on the KCS.)

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Random Talk / Re: The SDCFans Lounge

« on: December 29, 2008, 01:00:54 AM »

2-14 <----------------------------------------------------------------------------> 2-14

Doesn't matter which side of Missouri you're from, you only have one response this year: "Thank you, Detroit!"

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Random Talk / Re: Happy Holidays!

« on: December 27, 2008, 05:07:11 PM »

A bass guitar and practice amp for me, a bicycle for my wife, a huge pile o' stuff for the kids, and.... 2009 SDC passes.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Season Passes On Sale Today

« on: December 21, 2008, 08:41:43 PM »

So... if I purchase one adult season pass, I can purchase a second adult ticket for $5 off for my wife, and use the free guest passes (during the applicable dates) for our four kids (ages 5-19)? (Not counting the oldest, who is off in the Army.)

Be careful about that, the comp. tickets have different dates for when they are valad so planning a trip with for kids for those wouldn't work. I just noticed this when I got my 09 passes in.

Thanks for the info.

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Branson Talk / Re: Where do you stay when you go to Branson?

« on: December 19, 2008, 01:13:29 AM »

I've always stayed in the best western branson Inn which is right next door to SDC...

I stayed there in '98, when it was fairly new. I was very disappointed that the hot tub was out of order (I needed a soak!), but the boys (3 & 7) and I enjoyed a swim in the indoor pool.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Christmas Lights

« on: December 14, 2008, 08:00:46 PM »

"Most Christmasy Places in America" on the Travel Channel features Branson and SDC.  The segment makes the first 10 minutes of the show and does a good job of capturing the season in our neck of the woods.  It's just a shame Branson couldn't have taken the whole hour.  Catch the show if you can.

Wow, Travel Channel's website is a huge piece of crap. Searching for the show produces a summary, but no link to a show schedule. Checking their schedule lets me see the show on 12/10, but clicking the title produces nothing at all, least of all a list of times it can be seen.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Season Passes On Sale Today

« on: December 14, 2008, 07:58:31 PM »

Part of our Christmas present for the kids is going to be 2009 season passes for us 'rents.

Those passes will let us have two full days for both of us, plus the four kids 6-19 (21 is off in the Army), using our guest passes, for $130 + tax (during the applicable dates).

Having run all the numbers, this is our best bargain.

Kevin

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Random Talk / Re: The SDCFans Lounge

« on: December 09, 2008, 05:05:21 AM »

Gotta go with Florida over OU. Aside from the fact that I'm an SEC guy and I hate Oklahoma, I honestly think Tebow's passing game is going to destroy OU's defense.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: $1 gas could spur attendence

« on: December 06, 2008, 03:03:10 PM »

I really don't expect it to go below the $1.50-ish mark where it's been hovering for weeks (except for the $1.69 spike at Thanksgiving).

After Christmas I need to top up all my emergency backup tanks (7 x 5 gallon NATO tanks) and add STA-BIL. Generator season is coming.

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Random Talk / Re: The SDCFans Lounge

« on: November 29, 2008, 06:57:24 PM »

I hope so too, but first we have to win the Border War trophy (Lamar Hunt trophy) this coming weekend at Arrowhead against kU

That didn't go so well.

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Random Talk / Re: The SDCFans Lounge

« on: November 29, 2008, 09:23:02 AM »

Hey Zephon, is that a Browning lever gun?