Jul 17 2008

NYC in a Double Decker Bus

My mother, father and older brother and sister were born in New York City. I was the first native born Texan in my family. The first time we visited New York City, I was only five years old and remember being cold, ill, and wondering how Santa Claus was going to find us in a motel in New Jersey. I do remember seeing the Statue of Liberty and visiting family members.

As I grew older, I was happy to visit my family in New York. Growing up within a nuclear family means you miss family reunions, Christmas at Grandma’s and having a safe place to go when you need it. My extended family lived in the Bronx area of NYC. This is a very old part of the NYC and the apartments were built just after WWII. It was always exciting to stay there because you could not plug in more than one appliance at a time or you would blow circuit breakers. However, we could walk to Macy’s and to buy pizza, large hot soft pretzels and Italian ices. I could have lived on those four items.

My mother and I went to New York City three or four times before I left home. Each time, I was a little older and we did more sightseeing. We toured Manhattan and Brooklyn in a double decker bus. I liked the buses much more than the subways. We did use the subways to visit my aunts on my father’s side of the family. We ate lunch in the middle of Manhattan.

One tour gave us a ticket to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but my mom did not like museums, so I went on my own. On the way, I met some young people and found out about all the things to do in New York. I went on a tour of the countryside on a motorcycle with these new friends and saw some truly beautiful lakes and byways within an hour of NYC.

If you are planning to travel to New York or other major city, read the online travel guides at the Trusted Tours & Attractions website. While you are there, make sure you sign up for Trusted Tours & Attractions eNewsletter for a chance to win a $150 iTunes Gift Card!

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Happy trails!

Posted by CyberCelt under Family Fun, Guided Tours, Museums, Other States, Travel Sites Reviews

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Jul 16 2008

Willie to Wind Up the Backyard

Today it was announced that Willie Nelson and special guests will perform the final concert at The Backyard on Sunday, October 26.

The Backyard is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country in a natural, open-air setting in the shade of 400 year old live oaks. The multilevel decks, fish ponds and plaza meant The Backyard was always more than just another Austin venue for live music. It will soon join the historic ranks of Armadillo World Headquarters, the Stiner Ranch, South Park Meadows and Soap Creek Saloon, which were fantastic places for concerts in Austin that are gone but not forgotten.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, July 19, at 10:00 a.m. The first 400 ticket buyers will receive the “early bird price”; a portion of all proceeds will be donated to a charity to be announced soon. Ticket prices range from as low as $60 (Early Bird price) and up to $350 (Golden Circle price).

Tickets will be available at GetTix, by phone at 1-866-443-8849, and at various outlets including Waterloo, RunTex and the UT Co-Op.

Posted by CyberCelt under Day Trips, Famous Texans, Music, Remember

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Jul 15 2008

On the Road Again . . or not?


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Jul 14 2008

Gas Scam at Pumps

This is a true story that happened to a friend of mine who will remain nameless. She did check with the Dept. of Agricultural and it is a real concern.

On April 24, 2008, I stopped at a Exxon gas station, located at Balcones Drive and Parkcrest Street , Austin , Texas my truck’s gas gauge was on 1/4 of a tank. I use the mid-grade, which was priced at $3.71 per gallon. When my tank is at this point, it takes somewhere around 14 gallons to fill it up. When the pump showed 14 gallons had been pumped I began to slow it down, then to my surprise it went to 15, then 16. I even looked under my truck to see if it was being spilled. It was not. Then it showed 17 gallons had been pumped. It stopped at almost 18 gallons. This was very strange to me, since my truck has only an 18-gallon tank. I went on my way a little confused, then on the evening news, I heard a report that 1 out of 4 gas stations had calibrated their pumps to show more gas had been pumped than a person actually got.

Here is how to check a pump to see if you are getting the right amount: Whichever grade you are using, put EXACTLY 10 GALLONS in your tank, then look at the dollar amount, if the dollar amount is not EXACTLY 10 times the price of the fuel you have chosen, then the pumps are rigged. In my case as I said the mid-grade was $3.71 9/10 per gallon, my dollar amount for 10 gallons should have been $37.19. If I had only check the pump. It doesn’t matter where you pump gas, please check the 10-gallon price. If you do find a station that is cheating, contact the Texas Department of Agriculture, and direct your comments to Todd Staples, Commissioner (512-463-7476). In other states contact proper authorities.

Remember to report them to the authorities. DO NOT take matters into your own hands, even if you have a rifle handy! LOL

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Jul 11 2008

Using Credit Wisely

I am the credit card queen. I have an Excel spreadsheet on which I keep track of our credit cards, interest rates, special offers and debt. I visited a website called CreditCardClub that provides credit card reviews. You may find just the card you need on this site. Whether you want a card with no annual fee, low-interest rate, 0% introductory rate, cash-back option, airline mile or gasoline rewards, you will find it. They also offer information on business credit cards as well.

We have a gasoline reward credit card that pays us cash back on the first $100 of gasoline or automotive repairs and maintenance each month. We receive cash back for other purchases, but it is the gasoline reward that sold us on this card. We fill up our truck and our car once a month and receive cash back!

I do not recommend getting into credit card debt, but if you pay off your bill monthly, you may find some deals on this website that allow you to float your debt for 25-30 days. The site is easy to use and they have done all the work. My next credit card is going to be an airline mileage reward card. I have almost enough air miles for two round trip tickets to Hawaii and Kauai is definitely on my “bucket list.”

If this helps you in some way, I am glad.

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