LOL!! When I got to "let's call him Dad" I just about peed my pants!
WillThink4Wine | Homepage | 05.28.08 - 3:58 am | #

great post! well written, accurate, and funny! very nice indeed...

if they had timeshares on cruise ships i would be the biggest sucker out there but on land, not so much...

smiles, bee
xxoxoxoxxooxoxo
empress bee (of the high sea) | Homepage | 05.28.08 - 6:59 am | #

Oh man I'm glad I'm a home body and like to travel in a car...well maybe not so much this year. LOL
violetteb | Homepage | 05.28.08 - 7:05 am | #

I enjoyed reading about Sue Doe-Nims waxing woes. I have never had that done. Does that make me wrong?
melly | Homepage | 05.28.08 - 10:24 am | #

Response from the proprietors of Manifest Density....I don't link to you anymore? I know I used to...hmmm. I will rectify the situation, althought a link from my ghost town of a blog isn't worth a whole lot...
MDC | Homepage | 05.28.08 - 10:40 am | #

So that's what a timeshare is! I always wondered...
Abby | Homepage | 05.29.08 - 12:45 pm | #

Why'd you renew? I'm just asking.
floridian | 05.29.08 - 6:21 pm | #

floridian: It's not my timeshare, but that "member of my family" that I mentioned. I just helped him do the transaction.
Margaret | Homepage | 05.29.08 - 9:00 pm | #

A ways back my wife and I went to Vegas for a presentation. 3 night all expenses paid trip just to listen to them yap. It was a total sham and the prices were insane. After about 5 min we got up to leave. They nearly blocked the door. I whispered to one of them, "I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and I'm--" He jumped out of my way, swung the door open, and swept his hand towards the hallway outside as if to say, "Thanks for coming, and have a lovely day!" We haplessly strolled out.. and had a fun weekend in Vegas.

I think that was the same weekend we saw Pete Rose (yes, the disgraced baseball legend), sitting in a BOOTH on the Vegas strip signing autographs for $50 a pop. The guy was one of my favs as a kid. He seemed affable enough. I quipped, "Of all the places you could be, you chose Vegas, huh? Why am I not surprised?" He chuckled and signed another baseball for someone. He then deadpanned me and motioned toward my wife, "Is that your girlfriend? She's cute."

I can't make this stuff up.

Thanks for the funny blog.

Joe
http://joesacramento.com
Joe Sacramento | Homepage | 05.30.08 - 8:43 am | #

Once again, my vagina and I are thrilled with the traffic.

xoxo
Sue
Sue | Homepage | 05.30.08 - 10:59 am | #

Joe: Oh, I gotta remember the IBS line - that's a good one!
Margaret | Homepage | 05.30.08 - 1:44 pm | #

You're so right!!!!

We have two timeshares, one in Cabo and one in Maui. We paid Way too friggin much for our Maui one. I look online now and see it's selling for half what we paid. Plus the maitenance fees for both are due in January, you know, right after we've spent all our money on our families for Christmas. I don't know what we were thinking.
Sandra | Homepage | 08.22.08 - 10:06 am | #

Actually....my husband and I love our "timeshare". It is a resort membership with many resorts all over the world, most of them in the states. No trading or "VIP" crap. It's points...off season/on season...plus modest maintenance fees per year. You pick the resort, check availability on line, and book. Simple. We've always been able to get WHERE we wanted WHEN we wanted.

We are going to Fiji for 2 weeks in December for our 25th Anniversary. We spent 2 weeks in Maui 3 years ago. We've also stayed in 3 others along the Oregon coast, and in several others for a couples-only weekend getaway. We are very happy!

Sorry your dad's is bad....where is Dusty Shithole, Kansas, anyway? I think I drove through there several years ago.
Cheri Pryor | Homepage | 07.08.09 - 1:33 am | #