I 'memba when they had a wall mounted breathalyzer in TTT

Friday: burgers on Blackstone, nailed them as usual

Saturday: up fairly early to throw some shit in a bag and head out to Edisto. Friend bought a house out there this year and wanted to have a Man Weekend, so we had 8-9 of us out there with glowing crystals. I was the only one who drove, everybody else boated from Chas. Sweet house, I'm doing something wrong (although I think this guy sold his house on Rainbow Row and moved a little north on the Peninsula, and bought this place with the spare change leftover from that sale).

Took some boats out to Otter Island and put mebbe 6 rigs in the water. Got ONE hit a couple hours in, but it was exciting--30-35 lb. tarpon that immediately broke the Wal-Mart pole mount out of the sand and snapped the line. Played horseshoes and bocce, didn't lose, because I'm so good at my craft. Drank much, watched games/scores on phones, headed back to grub.

Did a Lowcountry Boil/Beaufort Boil/Frogmore Stew, watched most of the Clemson game, complained about all of it, will need to rewatch in a mildly sober state.

Sunday: Up by 9, on the road by 10 after coffee and brefiss, home a lil after 11. Showered, hit up the Lewis Hatch Chile Roast with 19She. Was really crowded and disorganized and didn't get much in the way of free food like it has been for years--still a pretty fun scene though. Actually ate late lunch at Rancho Lewis (John's TexMex joint), quite tasty. 19She got nice and toasty, and I was quite certain I was gonna get some of my body parts moistened up when we got home, BUT...she decided she needed to call my aunt for some reason, and drunkenly talked to her for 30-40 minutes, mostly in the bathroom...and when she came out, she was inexplicably angry at me AND my dad. Proceeded to throw up and go upstairs and pass out, leaving me to feed, bathe, and get kids ready for school tomorrow. 19B was not particularly pleased at THAT turn of events.

11/10 weekend until late Sunday, but still lotsa fun.

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Well it started on Wednesday...

Oct 10, 2022, 10:13 AM

Got up at 5:00 AM to get everyone else going for our trip to the airport. Arrived more or less as scheduled and had limited time to hang. Thought 4 year old would freak out about flying in a plane since she is always noticing when they fly over, but alas, she's way more interested in the iPad. Had a short layover in PHL and then on to Logan International. Dealt with the hellscape that is navigating Boston via GPS to visit with step-sister and her husband for dinner. Had a great meal at a little Salvadoran place and then saw their three story walkup nearby. Step brother in law is the lowest self esteemed individual I've ever known I think. I now know how much every piece of stereo equipment and musical instrument in his house costs. On the way back from there to our place, we got in a fender bender. Apparently slowing and beeping your horn did not mean come on over. Not too bad though.

Next day, up and on to Salem. Whoa. Weirdest town ever. Every single store is selling witch stuff. We hit most of the cool places around the main area near the mall and the "Old Jail." Runes, enchantments, protections, etc. Met the "Love and Light" good witch at the oldest witch store in Salem. Looked her up to see about doing a reading and found out she is on probation for assaulting the owner of the witch store down the street from her. So much for love and light. Had a great Pizza at Flying Saucer and then a pretty nice dinner. Pretty much every meal is around 150-250 bucks for two parents, two teens and four year old.

Next day we had breakfast and then checked out some more shops and stores, but Friday was twice as crowded as Thursday and there were lines for a few places. Did a tour of haunted places and actually learned that Salem was the home of the first National Guard unit, that Nathaniel Hawthorne added the "W" to his last name to distance himself from his great-grandfather who was the judge who sentenced many of the women to die during the witch hysteria. Learned that despite seeking religious freedom the Puritans eventually drove other religions underground and the oldest Episcopalian church there was founded almost 100 years before they could build an actual church. Had a pretty good dinner at Turner's seafood.

Saturday got a late start but met my cousin and her family at the Marina Biergarten. Had a couple of "Maine Lunch" IPA's that were pretty good before trying to check out more of Salem. Saturday was like Carolina Clemson crowds had been multiplied by 20, dressed as goblins and ghouls, and dropped into the middle of hell, I mean Salem. Literally lines around the block for every single store and 2 hour waits for tables at every single restaurant. Hit three stores for their kids to get some memorabilia and then headed out of Salem to grab dinner and hang out. Ate some pizza and said goodbyes and then wife of and I dropped the kids at the airbnb and headed to a sports bar to watch the back 3/4 of the Clemson game. Scored our first TD right around the time I finished my first old fashioned and then took off from there.

Sunday, up and out to a corn maze near Salem. Cool as heck. Tons of playgrounds, food, and activities for kids. Best part was the apple cannons. You get 50 apples for 5 bucks and shoot them at cars and metal cutouts in the woods. The cars are completely pummeled. It's insane the power of these air cannons. Left there had grabbed a quick lunch before heading back for the flight home. Daughter of flying to Charleston got stuck in DC and they put her up in a hotel and got her flight out this morning, but everyone flying home here had an uneventful flight.

All in all, a lot of fun. As far as Salem, the whole place is good fun but I would not ever recommend going on a weekend in October, it is slammed. I think going on a wednesday, thursday and maybe a Friday would be ideal to see everything that is cool and not be overwhelmed by the crowds.

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Good morning everyone how was your weekend?

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KMS is drowning in the tears of her 11 year old.

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Kinda rough with annoying sinus infection

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Pretty work-heavy but mixed in some play too.

Came back from vacation.

Well it started on Wednesday...

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It was a bucket list trip for the 14 year old…

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Welp, The Tigers won but I didn't die.

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