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The conversation for the Hillbilly Meet is here. F2733189?thread=1292721

I just added a few ideas for activities for those of you staying a few days with me. Post 28.

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So I will ask you here. Do you think 10 bottles of cranberry will be enough?

hey! coolio!

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10 bottles should do it. It has such a kick that we'll get everyone snockered if they drink any more than that.

Wouldn't want to get anyone now would we?

Is this here the queue for snockering?

HeeHee. It may not be as fancy as aged Scotch Whisky, but it will get you just as drunk.

Snockered? Is that a similar state to Larryed?

Snockered, layered, wasted, pickled. I always liked s**tfaced.

<...aged Scotch Whiskey> Tastes better straight too. It's pretty good made into a spritzer as well

So which airport should I look to be flying to?

yeah, me and the family would like to use an airport, it seems only right!

I've noticed that there's an airport in Joplin? Would that be your nearest?

Z, I can be from my door to the Joplin airport terminal in 5 minutes or less. But it is difficult to make connections in and out. When I visited you, I flew out of Joplin.

Here's the deal. All flights into and out of Joplin must be routed through St. Louis Lambert. Period. No other way unless you hire a charter. The only airline that flies into Joplin is a commuter service run by American Airlines called American Connects. So, you will have that extra St. Louis stop.

Plus - and this is what Marv hated when he came here to go to the Lincoln Meet with me - you will have to fly on a Jetstream between Joplin and St. Louis. These are very small planes. Some folks have a problem with them.

Then there is the problem that the short hop between Joplin and St. Louis adds quite a bit to the price of the tickets. For this reason a lot of people in this area refuse to fly from here and go to either Springfield, Missouri or Tulsa, Oklahoma instead. I can get to the Springfield airport in an hour and to the Tulsa one in two hours. I couldn't come to St. Louis to get you because that would be a six hour drive for me. So, price the tickets for those three airports before you make a final decision.

From my standpoint, I would rather have you fly into Joplin. That would be the easiest for me. But I am willing to pick you up at one of the other airports too. The biggest problem would be for several of you to come into Tulsa at different times. But I am so thrilled at the prospect of you coming that however the schedules turn out, I'll make it work.

When I flew over I went from Joplin to St. Louis to Dallas to Gatwick. And when I flew home I went from Heathrow to Chicago to St. Louis to Joplin. I was happy to pay the extra for the ticket for two reasons. First, the savings to have flown out of Tulsa would have been eaten up by toll roads and long term parking fees at the airport. Plus, I figured when I got back I would be too tired to want to drive another two hours home. I think the people around here should use our own airport more.

so what other drinks are there in the Joplin area...... a nice sourmash or two

RJR, you can buy almost everything here spirits wise. We might not have the same brand names though. And won't have the specialty beers and ales available in the UK. But lots of dfferent beers just the same. But there will be something for everyone, I'm sure.

What's your favorite?

RJR, if I may add a word or two.........there are also some nice local beers available in the area. (Besides the big brand names.) Some of the bigger stores carry a good line of imported spirits--both beers and whiskeys.

My favorit is cider but i must admit to a nice bitter! But as/when i was in the NY the other week i found Budd lite a bit too sweet/fizzy but i found Millar to be quite acceptble for the purpose of getting falling down drunk

Miller? Surely we can get you a better beer than that! I abhor American macro-brews.

My plans are to drive from the Triangle. If the Wittys can make it perhaps we can plan a convoy (I have two way radios we can use). I don't much like airplanes, and I rather like road trips so it will be good for me.

Marv,
Do you like the brews made in the local cafes? How about Boulevard Beers from KC?