Totally typical of us French. Then we throw up a white flag! ;D
sorry if you got a little french in you but when I was in France, they were a bunch of arrogant pricks…
you met them all? come on man. American are arrogant pricks. Russians are arrogant pricks. when it comes down to it every succesful species and every successful member of each of those species are arrogant pricks. we all think we deserve to live more than anyone else. When I have been in France (not much but some) everyone I had an interaction with seemed perfectly civil.
Perhaps… and I am just saying perhaps here… it takes one to know one? y’know, when you act like a … well anyway let’s all drop the fill in nationality of your choice bashing and either give Phil some good, amusing or at least novel advise or not and leave it be.
LOL, stereotype FAIL. He’s born and bred from San Diego. Leave the xenophobia at the door, please. Also, let me know of you come back, sounds like you went to all the wrong places if that was your impression. I’ll show you what it’s really like - you just gotta avoid certain places.
Thanks for the advice guys. Since sleeping on it, I’m feeling better. The bachelor party is supposed to be a Belgian beer cruise. I won’t be brewing for that one 
Wow. Is this a cruise company, or are you guys renting your own boat? how long is it?
No clue. Supposedly it pokes around Brugges or something. I think it’s this: http://www.bonbeer.com/page47.php
Um, how can I put this delicately… Maybe your beer sucks? I’m kidding, of course, since I thought even a warm, flat version of your CAP tasted pretty good. But seriously, we all have our own tastes and tend to brew according to them. Perhaps he prefers the brews of the other guy. Maybe it was his way of trying NOT to hurt your feelings.
Man I loved that beer. I really gotta make another one, and soon… I dunno about why he chose what he did, but I think a big part of it has to do with bottling capability. It also sounds like I didn’t listen well enough to what he was saying, which happens sometimes.
I can relate…
That’s a week long cruise! That’s his bachelor party?! I’m really jealous!
Bottle a mead, create a special label, and give it as a wedding present.
So, finally, like almost always I just misunderstood and took things the wrong way. I think with stress from work plus the new baby on the way things are just getting overwhelming a little too fast these days. Time to RDWHAHB.
…Oh, so you found the trouble.
;D
(Only kindding, to play into the 'nationality of choice thing.)
Kid on the way?
Excellent!
Congrats!
I have one on the way, as well!
Exciting & stressful times, for certain.
+1
That sounds like a hellava great time!
We were just talking about it. It happens too late in the year, apparently. So it’s a no-go, but perhaps I’ll do this with the wife.
That’ll work too! 
That will be a nice present to yourselves next year, but with a baby on the way (congratulations!) I’m not sure the timing will work out. Or maybe I am just projecting. :) Our kids are 6 and we haven’t both gone away for a week without them.
We drug our poor kids everywhere we went starting when our son was 4 and our daughter was 2. Since my family was 1200 miles away and hers was about 6000 we didn’t have any built in baby sitters so the kids went with us. They learned young how to sit in a carseat or airplane seat for endless hours and today in their 20’s still have an intense love of travel. Phil, I think your kids would love a Belgian beer cruise.
I assumed kids wouldn’t be allowed :) My family is on the east coast, the kids love flying. And we can make the 3+ hour drive to Portland (her family) without stopping for a bathroom break. ;D
Kids are fine as long a they are drugged. then they don’t cause so much trouble ;D