Sir Clinksalot

If you just want beer to get drunk, or standing at the BBQ on a hot summers day ... MGD or Corona. But for God's sake, stay away from Bud. It will turn you away from the stuff. I used to HATE beer because all I ever had was Bud or Miller Lite. Go for the good stuff!!! I have to stress: DON'T DRINK BEER FROM A CAN . BOTTLE ONLY!!!! If you want to 'taste' the beer, go with: Dark Beers: Bass Ale Sam Adams Newcastle Carl Strauss Michelob Amber Bock (the best "Corporate American" beer IMO") Dos Equis Pale Beers: Heineken Rolling Rock Carl Strauss Pale Ale I would suggest just trying a variety of different beers (not on the same night). It took me more than 10 years of beer drinking to find some I really like. If you drink more than one type of beer on the same night (talking GOOD beer here) it will make it taste different from normal. Now, if you are drinking say Strauss and you want to go from a Pale Ale to a Dark Ale then that's fine since they are from the same "Brew". But don't go from a Bass, to a Newcastle to a Sam Adams. I also suggest getting the beer on "Tap" if possible. If not, make sure you pour it in a glass, not out of the bottle. Certain places (Like the Pub at Monte Carlo in Vegas) you will need to sample different types. It's necessity. But then again, like I said, those are from the same "brew" so the ingredients and brewing style are the same, only the specific brewing is different. The other thing I can tell you is that what you eat certainly changes the taste of beer. I usually try to have my beer before the meal, so I can enjoy it. Other times I have one before, eat then another after. Depends on what type of meal it is, and who I'm with. Alot of my friends don't drink, so lingering after a meal isn't usually something that happens alot. Sometimes (again, like the pub) it's almost necessity to eat while drinking. But order something that isn't "Extremely" Garlicy or something. It will make the beer taste nasty no matter what it is. Which is why in Italian restaurants you don't typically see alot of beer being served. So again, Italian, drink the beer before you eat. I have also noticed that since I have started drinking "Premium" beers I don't drink as much. A 6-pack of Newcastle or Bass will last me a month. Of course, I work nights so I'm not able to drink during the week. Any more beer questions and I will be happy to answer them for you. Gregg "Loves being a "Beer Snob"" C.

What is on my mind right now is why do mother in laws have to be such a pain? I would like to get through one holiday or family get together without interference. Is that too much to ask? Kristi "Sorry Gregg, I married you not your mother!!" C.

Gregg "Or you can look in my avatar" C.

And boy are the Sex-y ... Growwwlll Gregg "The thong compliments them ever so nicely" C.

Sadly, that site is pretty reliable. I think we are going to try and go in about a month, so at least maybe Buzz will be soft opening. Gregg "Trying to at least get a little use out of the kids AP's" C.

I love waterparks, and now that I'm down about 20 lbs since last summer I won't feel so wierd at one. My fav's are: Schlitterbahn Raging Waters (San Dimas) Wild Rivers (Irvine) Wet N' Wild (Vegas) Hurricane Harbor (SFMM) Of course, those are the only ones I have been to ...

Favorite Bands: #1 Rush #2 Genesis #3 U2 (then the rest) The Mars Volta Dave Matthews Band Foo Fighters Levellers The Choir Primus Tool A Perfect Circle Favorite Songs: It would be WAY too hard to narrow it down.

I had to go with B&M. I've never ridden a bad one (which is everyone's queue to start bombarding me with lists of horrible B&M coasters). They made the only coaster that has ever figured into a dream I had. Maybe I should point out that was a "non-sexual" dream.

Holy crap - the Oak's eyes light up?!?!? How the heck did I miss that?

(edited because I totally misread the initial post and got my park's confused). A season pass from a Paramount park is supposed to be good at any other Paramount park. We used a Carowinds AP at King's Dominion last year and there weren't any problems to speak of on the first day (well, first evening would be more accurate). On the second day, the person at the gate told us that we had to go to a guest services window, show out AP, and receive a 1-Day ticket to use at the gate (this would have been nice to know BEFORE the park opened, mind you - we were there half an hour early). The fellow at guest services said they had to do that to keep track of who's using APs from where (I refrained from asking if they owned any computers, since that'd be a much less idiotic way to track this stuff). Anyway, long story short (Too late), that depends on the person at the gate. Longer story shorter (way too late), the Paramount AP is inded good at all other Paramount parks - that's one of their primary sale tactics.

I think the impact should be minimal. If you haven't noticed, only about 30% of people who have registered here are also on Westcoaster. Which means that most people here have either found the forums through TPR or through Robb's email. Second, the main reason Robb and Elissa opened these forums (I can say this because he told me this is why) is so that people can upload pictures and updates from all parks and be able to post their pics. Third, they were getting alot of "Ask Alvey" type questions on WC and it wasn't the place for it. Fourth, they wanted another place for people to upload and download track and scenario files. Fifth, they wanted to bring back "Coaster Events" information. I'm sure Robb or Elissa could elaborate more, but that's what I know.

I prefer Manual, but both of our cars are Automatic because Kristi can't drive a stick ... well, at least not one on a car ... igsmile:

Here is a park I started a LONG time ago. It's not done yet, but I thought I could share some screen shots. I came across a problem though, I have run out of $$. I didn't give myself enough in the Scenario editor. Anybody know how to give yourself more $$ without losing your game progress??? Enjoy the ScreenShots.

Just got out of bed ... so: Shirt: None Pants: Penguin Pajama bottoms Socks: None

X-box and GameCube: What we play most: GameCube - Mario Party Games, Tony Hawk Games, Zelda, Activision games X-Box - We only have 1 Xbox game - DDR Ultramix

They both look very cool. Maybe we will get out to PKI next year.

^ Wait, your saying there was a SCAD tower in TX and we didn't go!?!?!?! Gregg "Eh, I was probably too fat to ride it back then anyway" C.

Just got done listening to Rusty Cage by SoundGarden in the car ...

I can vouch, Robb and Elissa know how to plan a coaster trip. During our TX trip last year I think the longest we stayed at a park was 7 hours and that was SFOT. First day we got to SFAW (barely) for opening. We were gone there by I think 2 or 3. We did all of the coasters, Diablo Falls, Dungeon Drop and the Sky ride. We then drove to San Antonio and actually made it to SFFT for the last hour of operation. Day two we got to SFFT about 45 minutes prior to opening and they had the front area open including the boomerang. Bonus!!! I think we were done there by 1pm, ate at Carrabas and were at Schlitterbahn by 5pm (after checking into our next hotel to change). Closed out Schlitterbahn that night and were back the next morning. Next day we were done with Schlitterbahn by I think 1 or 2pm and drove to SFOT. Again, we closed out the park that night. Next day at SFOT at 9:30 and they had the front area open so we were able to get our Q-bots before the park opened so we could go and do some Non Q-bot rides. (Dark ride, Mine Train, etc). Getting to your next park the day before and being able to get a couple of rides in, as well as getting the layout of the park down (if it's your first trip) is really important IMO. When we go to GA in April we are gonna be on a short schedule. We are doing Dollywood on a Saturday but we want to try and get to SFOG for at least the last 2 hours of that saturday (they close at 10) so we can get in some rides and get a layout of the park down. We only have about 5 hours on Sunday at the park, so Gold Q-bot is definately our plan. Plus if we can get some night rides in on Saturday, all the better.

Yeah, it's all true, we were like WTF!?!?!? Robb's hometown was the best ... Intamin, FL. I was also a "Phone a Complete Stranger" that day as well. Gregg "It was a Golden Girls question and I actually knew the answer" C.

In theory I LOVE hyper-coasters ... In reality I have only ridden 2 (Goliath (SFMM) and Desperado) Also, In theory I LOVE woodies, but my woodie count is rather thin as well. Gregg "Can't wait to ride GASM and Thunderhead in 2 months" C.

^ I can name a bunch that are better than alot of recent B&M's, and they are all old. Montezooma's Revenge (Knott's) Viper (SFAW) Greezed Lightnin' (SFAW) Shockwave (SFOT) Hell, Revolution (SFMM) was the best of the best until it got butchered.

I honestly don't remember. I went basically off of memory for most of the ride and tweaked it once I got the exact proportions. I did the track originally before the woodie expansion came out so the supports were different. Once the wood supports came out I just added them on to make it look like a woodie. Well, except for the loop of course. As for the lake, I'm not too into the environment thing. I just like to make rides. If other people want to add other stuff to the track after they download it, go for it.

I also have to go with Intamin. Back in the day though, it would be Schwarzkopf hands down.

2 parks jump right out ... As Elissa stated, SFAW is actually a nice park. I would certainly go back there. Another one ... DCA. I just don't understand the flack this park gets. I love it.