Forum: Aruba in General
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011, 01:33 PM
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Re: Snowbound
Love the cat storys too. Mine are ticked that there is so much snow. They hate it and I think they are blaming me. I can tell by the way they look out and then glare at me.
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Snowbound
So what your saying is, the hotter the earth gets, the more it will snow and give us record low temperatures.
My dad (Deceased)was an archaeologist and he agrees that the earths getting warmer. He...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,513
Re: Snowbound
You can come shovel my sidewalk. I dont mind. I can see your cat backing up now as mine do the same thing. I wrote about my cats a little in the next/last reply.
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Snowbound
Aquarius and Sherry, We have 4 cats. They are indoor/outdoor, but with snow on the ground they are mostly indoor. Cant get them in during hot weather. They lay on the concrete in 100 degree weather...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Snowbound
LOL. You might be right, although they dont make a sound when they are stalking them outside.
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 21
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Re: Snowbound
Definately unusual weather we are having. Global warming advocates, aka algoreites,take notice. Man made global warming does NOT cause blizzards all over the world.
On another note, my cats are...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 21
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Snowbound
We are now officialy snowbound. We have had over 16 inches of snow since midnight here in Owasso. The official report at Tulsa international is 13.5 inches so far with up to 20 inches in local...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 0
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The Aruban name change??
I just saw an add to rent a week at the Tropicana resort, Aruba. In the small print it said formerly the Arubian resort.
How are things going with the owners there now? Has everything been settled?
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011, 01:10 PM
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Forum: Aruba in General
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,988
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Forum: Aruba in General
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,988
Re: Just curious....
Thats right Elaine. We never ate there when it was Calypso. Gurss they went out of biz between our trips. Maybe we were lucky.
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Forum: Aruba in General
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,988
Re: Just curious....
We are a little different. Our flight doesnt arrive until after 9 or 10 at night. By the time we get to our resort we have been up for about 18 hours. Most places are closed and we are very...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Friday, January 7th, 2011, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Aruba in General
Monday, December 27th, 2010, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 1
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Re: Beach at Baby Beach?
We didnt see any problem with the beach there but we didnt stay after we got there. It was a sunday afternoon and it was totaly packed with people. Parking was even filled up and people parking at...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Monday, December 27th, 2010, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Playa Linda Parking
We stayed there this year. There are the 2 parking areas. We found the one unde the resort to be full most of the time and parked at the one across the street. Your room key activates the gates at...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Natalee Halloway
The article does not say if they have determined how long the bone fragment may have been exsposed to the elements. It is possible it has been laying out for much longer than 5 years. Bone and...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Saturday, November 20th, 2010, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 12
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Re: Weather or not 'tis the question ...
Dont let the weather reports scare you. Unless there is another one of those low pressure areas over Venezuala that keeps the wind from blowing.
We also have had a few bad trips. Went to London...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Monday, November 8th, 2010, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,782
Re: BIG waves at Bucuti!!
5 or 6 years ago the beach across the street from Divi Village was completely gone. There was water up to the rocks and a big gap in the area with no sand. In two years it was back even better. So...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Monday, November 8th, 2010, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, November 4th, 2010, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 11
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Re: Storm Track...
We arrived on Oct 3 and had a monsoon on monday Oct 4, rain and clouds on Oct 5, clouds and no breeze on Oct 6 and then sunshine for the rest of our stay through Oct 15. Wish we had known you were...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Monday, November 1st, 2010, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 11
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Re: Allure of the Sea
That is amazing. Better hope there isnt a big swell just about when they get under the bridge. Bet the captains chair has some suction holes in it too.
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, October 28th, 2010, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, October 28th, 2010, 07:54 PM
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Re: Aruban people's hospitality
One year we went in November. We drove to baby beach to snorkel. When we got done we decided to go to the cerro colorado lighthouse. We had not been there before. We drove thru a houseing area on...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Sunday, October 24th, 2010, 12:13 PM
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Re: Net Metering Question
I dont know if they allow it on private homes. The Playa Lindas news letter said they wanted to put in solar panels to offset some of the costs for electricity. The goverment ruled that if they put...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010, 03:02 AM
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Replies: 12
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Re: changes I saw
the aricle I read about the boas said they killed less than a hundred 7 years ago, over 200 the next year, over a thousand 2 years ago and around 2500 last year. The concern is that they are...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Friday, October 22nd, 2010, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 12
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changes I saw
We just returned from 12 days on Aruba and thought I would mention the changes we saw this year. This was our 13th time on Aruba. These changes could have occured anytime in the last 3-4 years. We...
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Forum: Aruba Trip Reports
Sunday, October 17th, 2010, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,242
Re: arubabob on the island
Sorry I havnt been able to update, home now.
We had normal Aruba weather the last 7 days of our trip. Sun and wind every day. No more rain.
Saturday bil and I played golf at Divi. We were...
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Forum: Aruba Trip Reports
Sunday, October 10th, 2010, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 8
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Re: arubabob on the island
We have had suny skys for the last 3 days. The wind came back yesterday too. Life is good.
Picked up sis and bil at airport friday. No rain since friday after dark.
Ate at Pelican again friday...
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Forum: Aruba Trip Reports
Thursday, October 7th, 2010, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,242
arubabob on the island
I am going to try this again. I posted a report earlier and it seems to have disappeared into the void. sorry if both show up.
We flew AA from TUL/DFW/MIA/AUA using FF miles. First leg was normal. ...
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Forum: Aruba Trip Reports
Thursday, October 7th, 2010, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,524
where is it?
I posted a report and it looks like it disappeared.
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Forum: Aruba in General
Friday, October 1st, 2010, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 2,467
Views: 724,004
Re: let's do a countdown part 2
2 more days and a wake up.
Hope the weather there gets better. :lightningNeed some sun.:shades_sm
We have never had a full day of rain in 13 trips. Shoot, weve never had 2 hours of rain in 13...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 0
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question about Laguna restaurant
We have eaten dinner at Laguna at the Radisson several times and enjoyed it. We were thinking about having breakfast there this trip but can not find out how much it is. Dinner is $23 now. Anyone...
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Forum: Where to Stay
Monday, September 27th, 2010, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 1
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Re: one night. 11/25/10
We like to stay at the Renaissance downtown for an extra day we need. You can stay the night and visit the private island the next morning. You can eat lunch on the island as well. Probably cant...
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Forum: Aruba Trip Reports
Monday, September 27th, 2010, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,411
Re: Ahhhhhh.......aruba
Hopefully, you will have nothing but sunshine and warm breezes for the rest of your trip. We will be there on the 3rd and would like the weather to be its usual, normal self. Being from Oklahoma...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Sunday, September 26th, 2010, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 2,467
Views: 724,004
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Forum: Aruba in General
Friday, September 24th, 2010, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,836
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Forum: Aruba in General
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 2,467
Views: 724,004
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Forum: Aruba in General
Friday, September 17th, 2010, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 2,467
Views: 724,004
Re: let's do a countdown part 2
I think anything you want to substitute will be fine.
Have you tried Amstel Bright. Thats BRIGHT not LITE. I will probably drink a few of those as well. I like them better than Balashi. Cant...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Friday, September 17th, 2010, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 2,467
Views: 724,004
Re: let's do a countdown part 2
OK, its a tough job, but somebodys gotta do it. Since no one else is volunteering, I'll do my best.:beer_yum::beer_yum::beer_yum::beer_yum::beer_yum::beer_yum:
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Forum: Aruba in General
Friday, September 17th, 2010, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 2,467
Views: 724,004
Re: let's do a countdown part 2
I had some free time today so I checked my res on Americans site. Everything was fine and as it should be. Then I did a little exploring on the FF site and found a return leg from DFW/TUL that would...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, September 16th, 2010, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 2,467
Views: 724,004
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Forum: Aruba Trip Reports
Thursday, September 16th, 2010, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,766
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, September 16th, 2010, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 2,467
Views: 724,004
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, September 16th, 2010, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 2,467
Views: 724,004
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Forum: Aruba in General
Thursday, September 16th, 2010, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 2,467
Views: 724,004
Re: let's do a countdown part 2
17 days for us. How long will U B there? Where R U staying?
We will be at Playa Linda for 5 nights and Costa Linda for 7 nights.
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,271
Re: SAME OLD STORY SAME RESULTS (I think)
Good for you. You went after what you wanted, got what you were looking for at the price you were willing to pay so there was no entrapment or luring or buyers remorse involved. If all people that...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,271
Re: SAME OLD STORY SAME RESULTS (I think)
RTFP!!
Read the fine print! Your response to that coupon is exactly why stores continue to send them out. Many people will still buy even after they find out they were suckered in.
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Forum: Aruba in General
Monday, September 13th, 2010, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,271
Re: SAME OLD STORY SAME RESULTS (I think)
Charles, your teacher was correct, there aint no such thing as a free lunch. Words to live by. If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. More words to live by.
I must admit, I was...
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Forum: Aruba in General
Sunday, September 12th, 2010, 11:59 PM
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Replies: 2,467
Views: 724,004
Re: let's do a countdown part 2
Wow, can't believe I've been away for 3 days....OMG, Ruba you're down to 6 days!!!!! And Bob, where are you at? 20? And where am I at? 173? No, no, I forgot - 3 holidays 3 holidays 3 holidays........
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Forum: Aruba in General
Friday, September 10th, 2010, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 2,467
Views: 724,004
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