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Friendly Staff, Loved the Sewing Classes
I took a beginners sewing class at Bernina after seeing their booth at the Fair in 2004.
The pattern was a bit expensive, and I think they would have preferred if you bought your fabric & stuff...
I took a beginners sewing class at Bernina after seeing their booth at the Fair in 2004.
The pattern was a bit expensive, and I think they would have preferred if you bought your fabric & stuff from their store (Their fabric is alot more expensive than the cheap-o fabric I was interested in using).
Betty was the instructor and she taught me and the other girl in the class (very small class sizes!) how to make a double-sided apron with a pocket.
Having never used a sewing machine before, I found the instruction to be straightforward and simple and I now have a terrific apron that looks professionally made.
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Very nice staff
I had gotten a sewing machine and couldn't make it work. I was referred to B&C Sewing by the ladies at Joanne's Fabric.
I took my machine to B&C where the man did a look-over of it for free, and...
I had gotten a sewing machine and couldn't make it work. I was referred to B&C Sewing by the ladies at Joanne's Fabric.
I took my machine to B&C where the man did a look-over of it for free, and told me I couldn't get it to work because it was missing a huge peice and that it would cost more to fix than it would be to buy a comparable used one.
Their prices on used machines were REALLY great and low and the staff was very friendly and the man even helped me carry my big old broken machine out to the car for me!
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Ice Skating? In South Carolina? No Way!
Yes Way! It's true! The old Kmart, I believe, was transformed from an empty old building into a year-round winter wonderland.
THe skating sessions are short. That's okay, because I've only been on...
Yes Way! It's true! The old Kmart, I believe, was transformed from an empty old building into a year-round winter wonderland.
THe skating sessions are short. That's okay, because I've only been on the ice once. It hurt and was cold when you fell, which I did alot. The nice people there offered me one of those "walker" looking things for me to use so that I wouldn't fall, but I'd have to say I'd rather fall every 2 minutes rather than skating around with one of those things.
If you've never ice-skated before, you have to use your ankles, and that hurts too.
It's fun, though, and you can get hot-dogs and stuff there as well.
Watch out for the 8-year old hecklers who have no problem putting your tired, out-of-shape-butt to shame as you waddle around the rink. They will laugh at you when you fall, which is funny the first 3 times, but becomes tiring after that.
Get there early to watch the zamboni!
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The Polar Bear Exhibit Makes Me Cry :-(
I'm not one of those animal rights activits that think zoos should be outlawed. In fact, I love zoos.
However, Riverbanks makes me cry every time I see the Polar Bear exhibit. Why?
Well,...
I'm not one of those animal rights activits that think zoos should be outlawed. In fact, I love zoos.
However, Riverbanks makes me cry every time I see the Polar Bear exhibit. Why?
Well, firstly, Columbia is quite hot in the Summertime--I'd assume muc hotter than the artic circle gets during its summer.
Secondly, the bear is given a peice of white styrofoam as a pretend ice-block to play around with. For some reason, that just makes me really sad. Oh and the bears don't look too happy either. Of course, they're in weather that's about 9x's hotter than their normal climate. I suppose I'd be a little cheesed off if I were them too.
I do like the giant tortise they have there. It's quite friendly and will follow you around without any provocation.
The monkeys are funny, although the monkey house should be rated "R" because of some of the monkey hi-jinx I've seen occur there. Parents, be warned!
If you go to the zoo between May - October, make sure to bring sunscreen and lots of water. It gets REALLY hot in Columbia, so don't get dehydrated or sunburnt!
Like every other zoo in existance, I've never been to Riverbanks when all exhibits are open at once. I think that's one of the signs of the end of times, so perhaps I shouldn't want all the exhibits to be open at once.
Oh and the pengin house is kind of miserable looking too. THe penigins are segregated behind this fully-glassed enclosure. The room itself is kind of steamy, but I'm sure (I hope) that the parts the penguins live in would be better temperature controlled.
There's a rainforest walk through where you can see animals and they even make it rain, complete with thunder and lightening effects. THAT is pretty interesting. The exhibit is laid out so that the animals have cover, but aren't so covered that you can't see them. Lots of birds and monkeys!
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Super Fun in North Charleston
Who sez you gotta go to the beach or (heaven forbid!) drive downtown to have a good time in Charleston? Not me, that's for sure!
Just drive down Ashley Phosphate Rd towards Dorchester, and right...
Who sez you gotta go to the beach or (heaven forbid!) drive downtown to have a good time in Charleston? Not me, that's for sure!
Just drive down Ashley Phosphate Rd towards Dorchester, and right on your right will be heaven on Earth! Frankie's Fun Park is like Myrtle Beach, only much much smaller!
They have a mini-golf course with waterfalls that have a strangely unnatural blue coloured water flowing through. Think "Tidy Bowl" blue.
THey have batting cages, and this gyro thing you strap yourself into and go all which ways in the air.
Skee-ball and arcade games are there as well, as well as a mini racetrack that you can race around with your friends.
Mostly kids there, but some adults as well. Just forget the suspecting glances as you, a 45 year old, get glee from playing skee-ball til your arm falls off. You know that if you get 50,000 tickets (equal to about $250 US) you can get a large stuffed panda that is worth around $1.25. So what if the conversion factor doesn't work out in your favour? At least you have a panda that is so large you can't fit it in your car so you end up giving it away to one of the kids who heckled you when the skee-ball bounced off the back and hit you in the eye.
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Maybe I was too old to enjoy it....bring kids if you have them
My husband and I went to Pacific Science Center. We don't have children and perhaps that's why my review may be skewed in the eyes of some.
That being said, I think that Pacific Science Center has...
My husband and I went to Pacific Science Center. We don't have children and perhaps that's why my review may be skewed in the eyes of some.
That being said, I think that Pacific Science Center has alot to offer.....but based on what's there, there's not much for childfree people to do here.
They have tons of activities for kids that are very interactive and hands on. I even participated in many of them, including the exhibit outside where you stand on one side of the walkway, someone else stands on the other, and you speak into these concave red things and you can hear what each other is saying even across that distance.
They have a mole exhibit where you can see the moles digging and doing moley things.
They have a planetarium as well, which was kind of fun.
The best part is the Butterfly Room where you can walk amidst millions (i'm assuming) of butterflies. There were some dead ones on the ground that had been ground into the floor by millions (again, assuming) of feet treading through. Try not to touch the butterflies--the staff doesn't seem to like it when you do.
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Let's Get Retro and Skate The Night Away
Oh! How many millions of miles I must have skated on the warbly floors of Stardust Skate Center as a child, adolescent, and adult.
What can be said about a skating rink that hasn't been said...
Oh! How many millions of miles I must have skated on the warbly floors of Stardust Skate Center as a child, adolescent, and adult.
What can be said about a skating rink that hasn't been said before? The shoe room smells like feet, the concession stand floors are sticky and gummy, and you'll be hard pressed to find anyone over the age of 17 there on a Friday or Saturday night.
But who cares about that? It's a skating rink. Go ahead, rent some speed skates, get a partner, and skate your night away. They still have the "couple skates" where they will toss out anyone who isn't partnered up. They have the boys only, girls only, and the obligatory hokey pokey.
Be a kid again. Strap on the skates, wear your knee-high socks and short-shorts, adjust your stopper and you are ready. to. go!
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Hang out at the airport and save your $$
The Museum of Flight is just junk. SEriously.
You can take a walk around a 1960's-era Airforce One, which is even filled with the obligatory...
The Museum of Flight is just junk. SEriously.
You can take a walk around a 1960's-era Airforce One, which is even filled with the obligatory cheesy-manequins-positioned-at-the-desk-to-look-like-they're-working things.
There's alot of airplanes hanging from the roof, and you can see alot of mockups of different things, but it's really really a bad museum. Even my husband who is enthralled by anything dealing with airplanes was begging me to leave.
Wanna see planes for cheap? Hang out on E. Marginal and watch the planes going to and fro Boeing field. You'll save the cash AND see more interesting things than you could have in the museum.
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