http://www.therealoc.com/rss/Blogs http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_67/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_67/ Q. Where is the park located? A. 8770 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, adjacent to the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, just north of the El Toro "Y". From the 405 San Diego Freeway, take the Irvine Center Drive exit south ½ mile. From the I-5 Santa Ana Freeway, take the Bake Parkway exit to Irvine Center Drive and go north one block. Q. What is there to do at Wild Rivers Waterpark? A. Wild Rivers is a family amusement waterpark offering over 40 water rides and attractions for all ages. There are slides, inner tube rides, two wavepools, activity pools and lounging areas. The activities range from exciting, fast and thrilling to scaled-down rides and attractions for small children. Q. What items are not included in the General Admission price but may be rented? A. The Rental Shack offers Thunder Cove bodyboards, inner tubes, and lockers for all-day use. Bodyboards are available for $ 6 .00 to strong swimmers who are at least 54 " tall. Inner tubes are provided at each attraction requiring them, but may also be rented for your exclusive use. Single tubes are $ 6.00 and double tubes are $ 8 .00 Regularly sized lockers are $5.00 plus a $1.00 refundable key deposit and large lockers are $9.00 plus a $1.00 refundable key deposit. Parking is $ 8 .00 per vehicle. Bus parking is free for pre-registered groups. Although some personal life vests and some flotation devices are not permitted in the park, Wild Rivers provides these items as well as changing facilities at no additional charge. Q. How old must you be to come to the park alone? A. Parental consent is advised on this; however, it is recommended that an adult accompany children under age 10. Q. Where are the closest hotels to Wild Rivers? A. There are many hotels and motels close to Wild Rivers. In addition to those listed below, there are many major hotels located near the Orange County Airport (Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton, etc.) approximately 10 miles from the park. Staybridge Suites 2 Orchard Lake Forest, CA 92630 949-462-9500 www.staybridgesuites.com Full Hot Buffet Breakfast included in the rate everyday. Light Dinner Monday-Thursday with complimentary Beer, Wine and Soda, Complimentary High Speed Wireless Internet Access, Pool, Jacuzzi and Sport Court 24 Fitness Center Doubletree Hotel - Irvine Spectrum 90 Pacifica, Irvine, CA 92618 949-471-8888 Embassy Suites Hotel - Irvine - Orange County Airport 2120 Main Street, Irvine CA 92614 949-553-8332 or 1-800-EMBASSY Atrium Hotel at Orange County Airport 18700 Mac Arthur Blvd., Irvine, CA 92612 949-833-2770 Courtyard by Marriott 23175 Avenida de la Carlotta, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 800-321-2211 La Quinta Inn 14972 Sand Canyon Ave., Irvine, CA 92618 800-687-6667 Best Western 23072 Rockfield Blvd., Lake Forest CA 92630 949-458-1900 Q. Are credit cards and personal checks accepted to pay for admission? A. For guest convenience, admission tickets may be purchased with VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and cash. ATMs are located inside the park next to Trader Robbie's Gift Shop. Personal checks are not accepted to pay for admission. Q. Can you leave the park and return the same day? A. Guests may obtain a hand stamp at the exit gate which will allow them to leave and return the same day. Q. Are facilities available for handicapped guests? A. General entrance and exit facilities are available for handicapped guests. There is limited access to several rides and attractions. Some attractions do not have access for handicapped guests; however, our staff will make every reasonable effort to accommodate handicapped guests within our safety guidelines. Q. Is picnicking permitted in the park? A. Although personal food and beverage items are not permitted inside the park, picnic facilities for guests with personal food items are provided in an area adjacent to the exit gate on a first-come, first-served basis. Barbecues, alcoholic beverages and glass containers are prohibited. Q. Are there food stands at the park? A. Food and beverage facilities are located throughout the park. Colonel Hawkins' Outpost offers sandwiches, french fries, snacks and beverages by Pepsi. Congo Café offers freshly baked pizza, fried chicken, chicken strips, sandwiches and salads. The Sweet Shop offers a variety of ice cream treats, funnel cakes, and candy. Q. What about Water Safety, First Aid and Lost and Found facilities? A. Wild Rivers staffs lifeguards who are certified by the American Red Cross in lifeguard training, CPR and first aid. A complete First Aid Station is centrally located in the park and is staffed by an EMT. Lost and Found is located near the main entrance to the park and is open during park operating hours only. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:08:20 -0400 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_64/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_64/ Listen to the call this girl makes to 911 over her cheese burger.  Typical OC girlz Click here to listen Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:06:08 -0400 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_63/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_63/ I guess I really pissed my neighbor because he left this note on my door.  I think it’s kind of funny.  Let’s play ball! Dear Dick: That’s your name right????  Well guess what, let me introduce myself.  I’m a way bigger dick than you are.  Get used to seeing the cops here every night unless you stop your lame ass partying to the early morning hours.  You guys just have no class.  Can’t you have enough respect for your neighbors to keep it inside the house?  Or do you enjoy pissing people off. I live down the street from you on the opposite corner.  My name is John Hardacre and I will be calling the police on you for disturbing the peace everytime your music and lame ass chicks cackles & screams comes into my bedroom.  Oh Yea, and I’m going to enjoy watching it happen as you experience the real world. Hopefully your respectable enough to come by and apologize and say you will take it in the house quietly But I doubt you will dick…By the way, when my wife yelled down the street at 4AM last night to tell you guys to mello out…One of your asshole friends decided to tell her to ??? off……This at 4AM…You are the one that should ??? off. You are barking up the wrong tree here pal…..I’ve lived here in the OC my whole life and I’m 44 years old.  You want to play ball with my softball team….by the way were sponsored by Hurricanes Bar and Grill and have been for 15 years...we’d love to play you.  Next time you have a big party, I’ll assume my softball team is invited.  We’ll come over keep you quiet and drink your beer….ok???  Only if the cops don’t there first. Yea you have pissed me off DICK!  Get used to HBPD showing up at your door because I don’t think you take this seriously…Understand this is a promise…This not a THREAT…Welcome to the real world. FU- John Hardacre Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:04:09 -0400 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_62/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_62/ Hi guys, I'm going to be taking some time off. Ive been ill and the voice recognition software Ive been using isn't working with the new version for some reason. You all have my email, sorry to be so abrupt but I'm not really up to spending much time on line these days - best of luck for everyone. Doc Mon, 7 Apr 2008 18:04:05 -0400 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_61/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_61/ Well I only had one reply to my last blog about looking for plastic surgeons in the area, and I'm not sure I want "free implants". Usually you get what you pay for, so I'm willing to spend. It's my body after all!I like all the info on Orange County breast implants on the Finesse Aesthetics site, and have heard another favorable comment about Dr. Savalia, but still if anyone has any REAL suggestions for OC plastic surgeons please post. And no schemes for "free" breasts! Please!I luv the springtime- does it get any better than a Cali spring?!?!?!Go Lakers!   Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:03:35 -0400 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_60/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_60/ Ok, here's the deal...I really want to take a certification at a college in Anaheim, California to become a Phlebotomist. Here's the catch, I have no cash and the course cost totals $2500.00. If you have any ideas for me or would like to make a donation toward my class please shoot me an email and we can chat. People helping Real People in the Real OC! Thanks for listening and for supporting me everyone. Love you all! Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:03:28 -0400 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_59/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_59/ Hi everyone!  Living in LA and finding out about this site I just had to create a profile!Almost spring- one of my favorite times of the year!  Plus my Lakers are doing awesome!  YAY!OK to the point of my post.  I have been looking into "upgrading" my breasts, and was wondering if anyone here has stories or recommendations on area plastic surgeons.  Gotta fill out that bikini this summer!!A couple of surgeons I have heard good things about:Beverly Hills Body - don't know too much about them except a friend of a friend of a friend swears she knows Dr. Dadvand there.Finesse Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery - heard/read good things about Dr. Savalia.  Offices out of Newport Beach and Santa Monica as well.Anywho- if anyone out there has advice or knows more about these guys I would really appreciate it.  Thanks in advance! xoxo!  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:02:37 -0500 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_57/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_57/ Sending a few photos to your friends is a snap. We've all done it -- just drop the pictures in an e-mail and hit send. But what if you want to send a 25 megabyte audio file? Or a package of hi-res photos that tops 80MB? Or a 690MB video file? Pando is an innovative and free P2P application that lets you send large files to your friends over e-mail. It doesn't use e-mail for the actual file delivery (that part is handled by a simple, downloadable client) but your friends are notified that you want to share with them over e-mail, and they get a small e-mail attachment they can click on to launch the client and initiate the transfer. To share a file, you must have the Pando client (a free download for Mac OS X, Windows 2000, XP and Vista) installed. Open the client, drag and drop the file or folders you want to share and enter the e-mail addresses of your friends you want to deliver it to. Pando sends e-mails to your group of friends inviting them to share with a small .pando file attached. They click on the file and (presuming they have the free client as well) Pando launches and the sharing begins. There are also add-ons for Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, AOL and Hotmail. Users can send attachments normally or as Pando-ized attachments without leaving their regular e-mail client. Pando uses BitTorrent for the P2P sharing, but in our tests, the term "BitTorrent" wasn't mentioned at any time during the experience. So, it's perfect for sharing with people who aren't hip to BitTorrent or who have less-than-working knowledge up how to set up and share trackerless torrents. You also get BT's blazing-fast speeds when there are multiple clients sharing the same set of files at once. The only barriers are the fact that the client needs to be installed on both ends to work, and the free version of the client displays ads along the bottom, which may turn some users off. You can use Pando's free service to share any files up to 1GB. Since the shared files are hosted by Pando for a week or two, you should be careful if you're using it to share copyrighted materials. In a phone interview, Pando told Wired.com that it complies with DMCA takedown notices if it receives them. Pando's e-mail service is its bread and butter -- and rightly so, since most of us still get away with sending e-mail attachments whenever we can, only resorting to other methods when our attachments are rejected for being too big -- but the company also has tools for sending files to friends over IM and by little links that can be embedded in web pages. We've written about Pando before. See the Wired News story about the P4P Working Group to read how the company is using edge networking concepts to ease the bandwidth crunch created by sharing large files. Wed, 6 Feb 2008 21:02:11 -0500 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_56/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_56/ KnickerPicker - Online dressing room. Bada Bing! Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:01:06 -0500 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_55/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_55/ WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE ITS HIGH-DEFINITION DVD TITLES EXCLUSIVELY IN THE BLU-RAY DISC FORMAT BEGINNING LATER THIS YEAR Decision Made in Response to Strong Consumer Preference for Format (January 4, 2008 - Burbank, CA) - In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning later this year, it was announced today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros. and Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. "Warner Bros.' move to exclusively release in the Blu-ray disc format is a strategic decision focused on the long term and the most direct way to give consumers what they want," said Meyer. "The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger. We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers." Warner Home Video will continue to release its titles in standard DVD format and Blu-ray. After a short window following their standard DVD and Blu-ray releases, all new titles will continue to be released in HD DVD until the end of May 2008. "Warner Bros. has produced in both high-definition formats in an effort to provide consumer choice, foster mainstream adoption and drive down hardware prices," said Jeff Bewkes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Time Warner Inc., the parent company of Warner Bros. Entertainment. "Today's decision by Warner Bros. to distribute in a single format comes at the right time and is the best decision both for consumers and Time Warner." "A two-format landscape has led to consumer confusion and indifference toward high definition, which has kept the technology from reaching mass adoption and becoming the important revenue stream that it can be for the industry," said Tsujihara. "Consumers have clearly chosen Blu-ray, and we believe that recognizing this preference is the right step in making this great home entertainment experience accessible to the widest possible audience. Warner Bros. has worked very closely with the Toshiba Corporation in promoting high definition media and we have enormous respect for their efforts. We look forward to working with them on other projects in the future." Sun, 6 Jan 2008 08:01:29 -0500 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_54/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_54/ Balls.Of.Fury - **Breach - N/ACaptivity - **Chuck.And.Larry - N/ADeath.Proof - **Disturbia - ***I.Am.Legend - ****Live.Free.or.Die.Hard - N/AMr.Brooks - ****Next - ****No.Country.For.Old.Men - ***Planet.Terror - N/APremonition - N/AShoot.Em.Up - **The.Hills.Have.Eyes.2 - N/AThe.Kingdom - N/AThe.Reaping - N/AVacancy - *** N/A means I haven't seen it yet but its on the table. No Country for Old Men was a cam screener so I cant really give it a fair review but I will say this... I have been incredibly disappointed with the endings of almost every movie Ive seen this summer. Some were surprising dogs and some were surprisingly good.These are just the movies Ive seen this... er last month. If you've seen anything exceptional this year - Pass it on. Tue, 1 Jan 2008 23:01:00 -0500 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_53/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_53/ But at least I covered all the birthdays for the year in one day. Actually kind of convenient. Tue, 1 Jan 2008 23:01:25 -0500 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_52/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_52/ I bought a newer Ford F-250 crew cab and returned to the dealer the next day because I couldn't get the radio to work.  The salesman  explained that the radio was voice activated. "Nelson," the salesman said to the radio.  The radio replied,"Ricky or Willie?" "Willie!" he continued and "On The Road Again" came from the speakers.  Then he said, "Ray Charles!" and in an instant "Georgia On My Mind" replaced Willie Nelson. I drove away happy, and for the next few days, every time I'd say, "Beethoven," I'd get beautiful classical music, and if I said, "Beatles, I'd get one of their awesome songs . Yesterday, a couple ran a red light and nearly creamed my new truck, but I swerved in time to avoid them.  I yelled, "Idiots!" Immediately the French National Anthem began to play, sung by Jane Fonda and Barbara Streisand, backed up by Michael Moore and The Dixie Chicks, with John Kerry on bass guitar, Hillary on guitar, Al Gore on drums, Dan Rather on harmonica, Nancy Pelosi on tambourine, Harry Reid on spoons, Bill Clinton on sax, and Ted Kennedy on Scotch. Man, I just LOVE this truck!!! Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:12:47 -0500 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_51/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_51/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:12:16 -0500 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_50/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_50/  The picture shows that this soldier has been thru Survival School and learned his lessons well. He's giving the sign of "coercion" with his left hand. These hand signs are taught in survival school to be used by POW's as a method of posing messages back to our intelligence services who may view the photo or video. This guy was obviously being coerced into shaking hands with Hillary Clinton. It's ironic how little she knew that he would so inform us about the photo---perhaps because she's never understood our military to begin with.    Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:12:15 -0500 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_49/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_49/ I as a female with mainly male friends and 4 female friends, don't understand why boyfriends get all bent out of shape when I hang with my male friends??? When he was one of the male friends and knew the way I was and that i prefer to hang with guy friends cause girls are so f'kn competative and bitchy. I am VERY flirtacious and am a people person, hey i have people skills, but when i have a boyfriend i dont mess around with other men. I look but DONT touch. I guess i just need to get myself a MAN that is secure with himself and wont think that im gonna f'k him over. I believe what goes around comes around KARMA!!!!! Fri, 7 Dec 2007 08:12:44 -0500 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_48/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_48/ "Do not believe in what you have heard; do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations; do not believe anything because it is rumored and spoken of by many; do not believe merely because the written statement of some old sage is produced; do not believe in conjectures; do not believe merely in the authority of your teachers and elders. After observation and analysis, when it agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it." -- Buddha -- Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:11:29 -0500 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_47/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_47/ When you can gross out Joe Rogan, you know its freaking nasty. I challenge anyone here to watch this video and post their reaction... Ill do it if you do it!   This video is just a constant shot of Joe's reaction. I had to throw in the second dude because he almost yakked - funny! Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:11:18 -0500 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_46/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_46/ ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER ( CALIFORNIA ) NEWSPAPER  "I received this article via email this morning. I only edited the first paragraph to clarify the summery of the article, the rest is completely untouched." This is a letter submitted to the editor of the Orange County Register by Rosemary LaBonte. Rosemary made some good points. It seems people (including politicians) have difficulty structuring their arguments when speaking against supporting the currently proposed immigration revisions. Rosemary made her argument seem pretty simple. This letter was NOT printed in the Orange County Register. Newspapers simply won't publish letters to the editor which they either deem politically incorrect (read below) or which does not agree with the philosophy they're pushing on the public. This woman wrote a great letter to the editor that should have been published; but, with your help it will get published via cyberspace! New Immigrants From: "David LaBonte" My wife, Rosemary, wrote a wonderful letter to the editor of the OC Register which, of course, was not printed. So, I decided to "print" it myself by sending it out on the Internet. Pass it along if you feel so inclined. Dave LaBonte (signed) Written in response to a series of letters to the editor in the Orange County Register: Dear Editor: So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren't being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports of entry. Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like Mr. Lujan why today's American is not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to the United States, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented . Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made learning English a primary rule in their new American households and some even changed their names to blend in with their new home. They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their power to help their children assimilate into one culture. Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity. Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out. My father fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from Germany, Italy,France and Japan . None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had come from. They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan. They were defending the United States of America as one people. When we liberated France, no one in those villages were looking for the French-American or the German American or the Irish American. The people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country's flag and waving it to represent who they were It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl. And here we are in 2007 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same rights and privileges. Only they want to achieve it by playing with a different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement card and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I'm sorry, that's not what being an American is all about. I believe that the immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve better than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better life I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags. And for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty, it happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't start talking about dismantling the United States just yet. (signed) Rosemary LaBonte Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:47 -0500 http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_45/ http://www.therealoc.com/rss/link_blogs/id_45/ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:11:50 -0500