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  • @htortorich: My children are building sandcastles in the cat's litter box. That's no little brown snowman out front.

  • @3boysandadog: Need to contact housekeeping to get some clean towels. Oh wait, I am housekeeping.

    Jody: My staycation involves entirely too much time with a two year old who will only wear costumes and her four year old sister who seems to enjoy making her scream. The weather here hasn't been summer-like; the 4th of July was cloudy, rainy and not quite 65 degrees! We've not been anywhere fun, nor will we get to as summer is almost over and school begins in just a month! And, while I will relish the time away from my girls, I would surely enjoy it more from a few hundred miles away!

  • Jody H: White Trash Water Slide- need I say more? OK, I've got video.
  • @htortorich #staycationssuck especially if your only chance of a holiday is being abducted by an alien space c

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Week # 1 - Ahmed, Houston July 22 at 8:58 pm

Ten reasons why STAYCATIONS SUCK!
10. Sandbox not big enough to play Volleyball in.
9. Wake-up call is by a telemarketer.
8. Have to do my own housekeeping.
7. Asking the neighbors to keep an eye on my house while I'm staycationing.
6. Flashing people off the balcony results in uncomfortable stares all year round.
5. The only "sites" I'll be visiting are on the internet.
4. Photographs aren't very exciting to share with friends.
3. When I dial 0 and ask for more towels, the person on the other end gets mad.
2. It's not nearly as satisfying to steal my own lightbulbs.
1. Wife doesn't appreciate complaints about the room service.

Please send me on a real vacation! :)

Cancun Mexico Stafford, Texas



Week # 2 - Sarah H July 29

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OahnAOtyIJk

Oh, I’ve got the staycation blues! (waah, waah, waah-waah)
I’m stuck in my city…no vacation for me…
You know it ain’t pretty…but at least it’s free…
It’s not big on serenity…there’s no private beach…
Heck, my only amenity…is that the remote’s within reach…
No 4-star dining nearby…and I’ve got no room service…
But I can get a pizza pie…in 30 minutes or less…
I’ll take an excursion…to an historic site…
Should I choose the mini golf version…or go fly a kite?
I’ve got the wish-I-weren’t-here, but it’s-all-that’s-near, not-a-vacation, only-a-staycation blues.

Pending West Bloomfield, Michigan

 

Week # 3 - Shawnosaurus August 5

#staycationssuck because the only wildlife in my area is a weird guy who acts like a monkey and yells, "I've got the meat!" :)

 

Pending ?

 

Week # 4 - Sonya D August 12

Here's my most recent Staycations Suck entry- a nod to the good ol' days of the Mad Magazine fold-in.
Just print out the picture (it's a full sheet of paper), fold it along the "B" line, and fold that over to meet line "...;A" to make a new picture that answers "Where are more Americans spending their hard-earned vacation dollars this year?" View the Unfolded Version. View the Folded Version.

Pending Fairmont West Virginia