Travel

It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas

Mom and I took our annual Christmas shopping trip to Branson. We hit Tanger outlet mall, and The Landing, as well as a few other stand alone stores. Had lunch at Mellow Mushroom. We gave our feet a break and saw the movie Ticket to Paradise – which we thought was cute, but predictable. Stopped by Uranus Fudge Factory on the way back (funny to see – but everything in the store is overpriced – which makes it not funny enough to buy anything – except fudge.)

I always look forward to this trip. It’s always a good time, and mom generally gets 95% of her shopping finished within the first day on this trip. I’m more of a – let me see all the options – then I’ll pick some things. Here are some pics:

Krisgo and a fungi
Seen in Uranus.
Proud Cock on Hwy 76
Just because you have hafacr.. doesn’t mean you can park there, sir.
Patco shopping at the Landing

Travel Hot Takes

Do you agree?

When choosing your seat on the plane, do you prefer…

  • Window seat: 50.9%
  • Aisle: 48.9%
  • Middle: Less than 1%, but not zero. Who are you people???

You’re planning a short weekend getaway. Where are you staying?

  • Hotel: 60%
  • Airbnb: 40%

You and the crew are leaving the Drive Thru off I-80 with a bag of McChickens for lunch. Do you…

  • Eat while driving, which sometimes requires your copilot to feed you fries: 75%
  • Park and eat: 25%

You get handed the aux during a long road trip. What kind of audio are you putting on?

  • Curated playlist: 54%
  • Podcast: 20%
  • Audiobook: 12%
  • No aux needed—road trips are for the local radio stations: 10%
  • Nothing, I prefer silence: 4%

Do you use cruise control on the highway?

  • Sometimes: 47%
  • Always: 34%
  • Never: 19%

What’s your in-flight drink order?

  • Water: 28%
  • Ginger ale: 19%
  • Cocktail/beer/wine: 17%
  • Any other kind of soda: 15%
  • Coffee/tea: 10%
  • Juice: 8%
  • Other: 3%

We also asked readers what their go-to gas station snack + drink combos were. We didn’t anticipate crowning a “winning” answer to this question, but then someone responded with “a skewer of 7-Eleven meatballs and a huge Dr Pepper.” So they are the winner.

Read more HERE Thanks Paul