The I am a pirate/fireman, I am not a hijacker thread, all about nothing in general

[WAMUMOF4]

Very true

Also, something evil I've been thinking
What is with all the ECV's at DW and DL?
I highly doubt all the people using them have a genuine need, and while at DW the other week I kept noticing a group of 3 people with a wheelchair, and I think the reason I kept to noticing them was because they were taking it in turns pushing each other around the park
Then tonight while waiting for our table out the front of the restaurant a group of 7 young women on ECV's moved through and I am pretty sure they weren't needing them legitimately.
The young guy doing donuts in the carpark of Epcot probably didn't need the ECV either
Next time we come I'm getting an ECV...it's all the rage

those people you saw were the exact reason i refused to get one with my leg and hobbled around in pain instead

 

[WAMUMOF4]

If not this, what do you think you'd prefer to do instead?

I think i probably should of booked next year to take all the kids to Anzac cove instead and just done a land tour and the dawn service next year instead of the 100 year anniversary we still love the idea but when you compare it to a Disney cruise we are being over charged we are paying $1444.44 a day and they are serving us a bottle of water in the dining room with dinner all other drinks other than an a couple of areas where you can get tea/coffee are charged for and even though they have hired the ship there are still cover charges on some of the restaurants and that is not including your tips for crew etc. I am sure we will enjoy it but i am extremely worried we will be dissapointed and i am thinking of all the other traveling we could do with that money

 

[miss.potatohead]

Very true

Also, something evil I've been thinking
What is with all the ECV's at DW and DL?
I highly doubt all the people using them have a genuine need, and while at DW the other week I kept noticing a group of 3 people with a wheelchair, and I think the reason I kept to noticing them was because they were taking it in turns pushing each other around the park
Then tonight while waiting for our table out the front of the restaurant a group of 7 young women on ECV's moved through and I am pretty sure they weren't needing them legitimately.
The young guy doing donuts in the carpark of Epcot probably didn't need the ECV either
Next time we come I'm getting an ECV...it's all the rage

oh lordy do not mention this off the australian side of the DIS; I brought up a similar observation before I realised how controversial the was and had my head bitten off because 'how do you know they don't need them, there are such things as invisible disabilities' yes - that's true but there are also people who are total idiots!

 

[battymum]

Yeah we noticed the use of ECV's as well, was particularly annoying on the buses - but I kept telling my kids to think of their grandma who while doesn't have a particular disability, but is "pooh sized" and couldn't walk very far , why can't they enjoy Disney too! (Mind you, she would never get on a plane , so not a problem for her)

 

[BecBennett]

I think i probably should of booked next year to take all the kids to Anzac cove instead and just done a land tour and the dawn service next year instead of the 100 year anniversary we still love the idea but when you compare it to a Disney cruise we are being over charged we are paying $1444.44 a day and they are serving us a bottle of water in the dining room with dinner all other drinks other than an a couple of areas where you can get tea/coffee are charged for and even though they have hired the ship there are still cover charges on some of the restaurants and that is not including your tips for crew etc. I am sure we will enjoy it but i am extremely worried we will be dissapointed and i am thinking of all the other traveling we could do with that money

Yeah I looked at the prices, holy dooley!

Still it looks like an amazing cruise! Cairo and Luxor by themselves would be amazing, plus add on Turkey, Greece and Italy and it's almost too good to be true!

Do you need to make your own way home from Rome?

Just know, that if you're having trouble getting excited I am extremely jealous!!

 

[WAMUMOF4]

Yeah I looked at the prices, holy dooley!

Still it looks like an amazing cruise! Cairo and Luxor by themselves would be amazing, plus add on Turkey, Greece and Italy and it's almost too good to be true!

Do you need to make your own way home from Rome?

Just know, that if you're having trouble getting excited I am extremely jealous!!

Maybe i need to relook at the places we are going and get excited again lol
Yep you have to pay for your own way home we are planning on doing Europe for a few weeks and then flying over to the USA for 2 weeks on the way home at least we get to do DLP if we dont cancel we are just going to keep saving and decide later if we could cancel and get our money back we would

 

[becpee]

Yeah we noticed the use of ECV's as well, was particularly annoying on the buses - but I kept telling my kids to think of their grandma who while doesn't have a particular disability, but is "pooh sized" and couldn't walk very far , why can't they enjoy Disney too! (Mind you, she would never get on a plane , so not a problem for her)

I know the 7 young women I saw were trying not to laugh as they went past, and the guy doing the donuts, well, I have nothing to add

 

[alicia1506]

When we were at dlr and universal orlando we saw quite a few moderately overweight to obese people using the ecvs. As someone who is in the 'obese' category myself, i could understand why these people were in the ecv. I know all about invisible illness and i have a busted knee (which was the size of a melon on this trip) a bad back and so on but personally i relished the opportunity to move my body and get fit and would have died before resorting to an ecv. And boy did i burn some calories. I lost 10kg and 13 cm off my hips in the 3 weeks we were in the usa...

I think the ecvs were designed to be a convenience for those who needed them but have now become a convenience for those who want them.. A kind of segway tour of the parks for those who dont want to walk

 

[BecBennett]

I think the ecvs were designed to be a convenience for those who needed them but have now become a convenience for those who want them.. A kind of segway tour of the parks for those who dont want to walk

Personally I don't care either way, if you definitely need an ecv to get around, or if you just think you do, whatever, doesn't bother me at all, but the Wall.E comment I read made me lol, and I was disappointed that so many people got so angry about it, because as far as I'm concerned it was a very true and very witty observation.

 

[alicia1506]

so last week i went to a recruitment company to register for a job. they had me sit in a room and fill in forms for 2 hours and told me they would put me forward for the next round of opportunities. no interview. no personality test, writing test, math test, personality test, etc. seemed too good to be true.

sent them an email yesterday asking if all the forms were filled in correctly and if they needed more details about references etc. got a reply stating that they had completed ref checks, put my name forward and should be getting back to me later this week.

got a call at 8.15am this morning that went something like this: 'Hi Alicia? How you doing hon? Yeah, just wanted to let you know you start work Monday at 8.15am at XXX location. Congrats!! I'll send you an email with the details. Bye'

omg!!! so in 5 more days i will be officially employed again. I am so, so, so happy.

a. we really need the money. b. i'm going stir crazy with nothing to do. c. this trip next year is now a possibility and i can get excited about it again. d. i can now afford to do xmas and carlo's birthday.

oh, the happiness i am feeling right now. i just did a little boogie dance in my study in my pjs.

 

[battymum]

Yay, that $93 can fare was worth it! So happy for you.

 

[australiankaren]

so just hoped back on and straight into the midst of the wheelchair debateits so good to be back

oh and congrats alicia on landing the job

 

[Andona]

Alicia, that is fantastic news! Well done

Andona

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[Ozdisneydreamin]

That is brilliant news Alicia, congrats !!!

 

[miss.potatohead]

Congrats Alicia!

 

[areweindisneyyet]

Wonderful news Alicia!

 

[Marlea98]

That's great news, Alicia. My sister has been searching for jobs and doing the whole group interview stuff and then never hears back. I can understand how frustrating it would be for you.

Bought myself a new pair of Crocs today. Kids ones . Lightning McQueen one and I added a jibbitz of . I got them half price so paid $23 for them. Gotta love being small so I can get away with these things! I can see myself walking around WDW next year with them on

Back to the gym today after more than a month of relative inactivity (if you don't count my wandering around Melbourne the other week). I'm still stuck at 67kg Consoled myself with a 6" turkey and salad Subway on Italian herbs roll with a macadamia bikkie and small coke. Should've ignored the coke and biscuit though.

Welcome back, Karen. HOpe you had a great time.

 

[Caroline NZ]

Yay Alicia on getting a new job Onwards and upwards

 

[frangipanisam]

Congratulations Alicia!!!! That's fantastic news, hope it all works out well now that must be a weight off your shoulders, especially while planning

 

[alicia1506]

awww, you are all too kind.

i have spent the day just bumming around the house, enjoying one of my last days of freedom before returning to work.

wrote letters to both of my grandmothers this morning and will post those tomorrow.

also spent quite some time on my bike, clocked 16km distance today with a higher resistance level. i want to lose a little more weight before work on monday.

turns out that a colleague from a previous job also works for the same company i will be with, in the same department. she also is struggling with her weight, and starts tony ferguson on monday with her partner. we are going to be weight loss work buddies, so i am feeling all kinds of pumped about this new start on monday