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    Triple Works - The New Jeans World Tour

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      MikeC
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      Nice pics, Chris.  Are you from Texas (originally)?

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      • ChrisC
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        Oh God no.

        I grew up in North Carolina; Charlotte, to be exact.  I went to college in Arizona, then ended up in New Jersey for a few years.  I met my Texas born and bred wife there and she "convinced" me to move here.  I've been a resident alien for about eight years now.

        It feels longer…

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        • SeulS
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          NC, NJ, now TX… You do know how to pick 'm...

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          • ChrisC
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            North Carolina is beautiful and New Jersey gets a bad rap.  I'll fight you on those two, pig boy.

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            • SeulS
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              I'll give you NC, I'll wrestle you over NJ…

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              • bagley920B
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                Why you ever left here Chris I don't know…

                If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                  MikeC
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                  Personally, I don't mess with Texas….

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                  • ChrisC
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                    How do you start your day?  I go with a breakfast of champions- random energy drink and semi-nutritious bar.  Meanwhile, Benjamin gets an episode of Yo Gabba Gabba and yogurt.

                    Then it was off to the Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary.  It's a bit different from a standard zoo, in that all the animals there are rescue animals.  Nonetheless, there are still some fairly exotic creatures roaming around, like the most impressive peacock I think I've ever seen.  Clearly unconcerned with people, too.

                    A few massive tortoises; I tried their method of keeping cool, but it didn't really work.  Worth a shot…

                    Probably should have tried the red kangaroo's technique- laid out in the shade looks pretty comfortable.

                    Not really sure how this fits in with the zoo/animal sanctuary, but it's kinda fun.

                    The interesting part of the day ended with lunch at the world famous Salt Lick in Driftwood, Texas.

                    Mmmmmm, brisket…

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                    • seanoconoS
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                      That Salt Lick story is great.

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                      • GilesG
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                        It is - and on the bucket list…

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • SeulS
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                          Peacocks are the most annoying animals in the world… There's a "cock" in there for a fucking reason... My neighbour had some, when I was a young boy living in the country... Those bastards are loud, and it gets worse when there's a couple of them... After a short while all you wanna do is set those beautiful feathers on fucking fire... I swear if anyone 'd sell peacock meat, I'd eat if out of spite...

                          I love the "Kickstart" breakfast though...  😃

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                            Looks like the kangaroo's working hard keeping up the national image 😉

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                            • SeulS
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                              If that's what you Aussies are like, I'm fucking moving… I'd blend right in...

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                              • ChrisC
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                                Not cold enough for you, Seul.  Besides, they'd make you drink Fosters.
                                😉

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                                • SeulS
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                                  I forgot about the bloody Fosters…

                                  starts swimming back to Belgium…

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                                    As a nation we are rather lazy, yes. Having worked in San Francisco (2 yrs), + bits of Asia, Australia's the only country I know of where open bludging on the job is seen as normal. Work ethics are very laid back/weird.

                                    To the point, round about, 2 of my last 3 jobs have asked me about what I like to drink in the interview. Both have well stocked fridges that staff are encouraged to drink from. 1 of the places used to go through a few cases of exotic beer every day of the week (from about 11am).

                                    Australia has some of the most public holidays & holidays in the world. 4 weeks annual leave (20 days), and there's all the normal and a few extra holidays (Queen's Birthday Long Weekend is such an example, thanks UK!)

                                    Fosters' is Australia's joke on the world, no one drinks it here, but I'm sure you're reversing the cultural play anyhow 😛

                                    /endhijack may the tour continue :).

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                                    • seanoconoS
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                                      Sounds like I'm living in the wrong country.

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                                      • Finn666F
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                                        Sean you could also come to switzerland…1-2 bottles of wine during the lunch break isn't that uncommon 😉 (at least in the place I've worked for!)

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                                        • seanoconoS
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                                          Okay, I'm definitely in the wrong country.

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                                          • natehateN
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                                            im moving to Australia, snowy get the couch ready!

                                            don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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