A Vacation From My Problems (A Sept. 2010 Trip Report) - COMPLETED 12/14

[Captain_Oblivious]

Originally Posted by trennr

Crud and Peanut Butter!!!

Barry...Tim is now my Nemisis too.

Yeah, that was a good try, Nate. But I have to give a point to Tim on that one.

Tim: +1

I wasn't even going for Rocky with the picture, but I have to reward a clear association like that.

[momtoBrandon&Jacob]

Love your report so far Mark - from one Phillies fan to another!!

[Captain_Oblivious]

Originally Posted by that's nice

How 'bout this jem at the Big E this year... big fair in Springfield, MA..
Taken from LINK HERE

Meet the 1,500-calorie 'Craz-E Burger': beef patty, bacon and cheese on Krispy Kreme donut




Talk about a heart-stopper.

The donut burger - a bacon cheeseburger with a buttered Krispy Kreme glazed donut standing in for a bun - is becoming a hit on the fair circuit and among some far-out foodies.

Amusingly, the heart-stopping sandwich was sold just outside the West Springfield agricultural fair's "Better Living Center."

Pioneered in the South and popularized by Food Network host Paula Deen, it was a big hit at this year's Big E fair in Massachusetts. Fairgoers bought about 1,000 "Craz-E Burgers" each day of the fair's 17-day run, which ended Sunday, organizers said.

At 1,500 calories per, that adds up to 2.5 million calories worth of sugary, cheesy, bacon-dressed beef - or the creation of an additional 730 pounds of waistline jiggle.

Originally Posted by MissLiz

See what happens when I go to bed early??? I miss out on points!

I'm a big ol' slacker now.

Love the update! I will say that we were one of those groups with a scooter for the first 2 days. DH's grandma is 80 and my MIL thought that she'd be able to handle the scooter.

Uh, yeah, no. Friday night, as we were leaving MK, I was absolutely certain that she was going to drive that thing into Seven Seas Lagoon until my MIL grabbed the handles and forced her to turn the thing!

We had the rental company bring a wheelchair to switch it out on the 3rd morning. That was much easier!

And no, calories don't count on vacation. That's why I was the only one in my family to order the fixed price menu at Les Chefs for lunch.

Anytime we ride something that scares my 8-year-old, she ends up saying "I can't do it, Mommy. I can't do it!" right about the time we are on the ride, ready to go. That's why she always rides with Daddy now.

We saw a couple of near-misses with scooters! Some drivers were definitely more proficient than others...

And no, you're not a slacker. Well ok, maybe a little.

Originally Posted by PennyLane1084

I'm totally in on this TR. The titled is what reeled me in. Also being a huge movie buff, I automatic heard Bill Murray voice in my head say "A vacation from my problems" and then giggled to myself as I thought of one of my favorite movies "What about Bob"

Glad to have you here! You have excellent taste in movies.

Originally Posted by mom of 3 (or 4) boys

Just read through...and laughed out loud at your IASW picture! Good times!
Looking forward to more.

Always glad to get a laugh!

Originally Posted by PennyLane1084

This movie quote made me actually laugh out loud
Ahhh Airplane!!

Ok I'm hooked on this TR! Best one I've read in a while.

Trust me, 20 years down the road Little Scotty will laugh about his horrible experience on BTMRR.

I sure hope that's the case. Otherwise, he'll be sitting in a padded room somewhere, muttering something like, "Father said I would like this."

[Captain_Oblivious]

Originally Posted by momtoBrandon&Jacob

Love your report so far Mark - from one Phillies fan to another!!

GO PHILLIES!

[dvczerfs]

nice update captain. i never seen someone so upset about that stupid ride being closed!! maybe they are making the voices in the song just a bit more iratating.

[Belle_princess]

"So. That went well" from your last update. . .

. . .isn't that from Princess Diaries?


Oh, and about the crane. . .er Castle Dragon. . .it is out in September and October to put up the CHristmas lights on the castle. We took the Keys to the Kingdom tour this year, and our guide said it takes about 6 weeks, I think, to get all the lights on the castle. She said the story they tell is that it is a Dragon that likes to help Cinderella decorate the castle for the holidays!

No worries- my castle pictures have the Dragon, too.

[Captain_Oblivious]

Originally Posted by dvczerfs

nice update captain. i never seen someone so upset about that stupid ride being closed!! maybe they are making the voices in the song just a bit more iratating.

Dave don't give them any ideas! Soon we'll have Iago and teh Tiki birds singing the song.

Originally Posted by Belle_princess

"So. That went well" from your last update. . .

. . .isn't that from Princess Diaries?

No clue. I've never seen it. But I'll try and look it up and see if you're right.

Originally Posted by Belle_princess

Oh, and about the crane. . .er Castle Dragon. . .it is out in September and October to put up the CHristmas lights on the castle. We took the Keys to the Kingdom tour this year, and our guide said it takes about 6 weeks, I think, to get all the lights on the castle. She said the story they tell is that it is a Dragon that likes to help Cinderella decorate the castle for the holidays!

No worries- my castle pictures have the Dragon, too.

Thanks for the info! I was annoyed at the crane, but FreezinRafiki did some stellar Photoshop work for me. The crane has been banished forever. Banished, genius! Into the human world!

[trennr]

Originally Posted by Captain_Oblivious

Banished...Into the human world!

Monsters Inc.

[KatMark]

Okay, I'm all caught up. We were probably one of those many CRAZY people on the monorail on the 18th--as that was the day we went to the MNSSHP (our first) and it was a zoo with people coming and going.

We never had a problem with the crane when we went over Labor Day until about the 12th of September. Since we've been going later in the month the last two trips, that darn thing is always in my pictures (I have to see if I can find someone who knows how to chop it out of my pictures). I'm not sure if it is painting or them starting to put up the Christmas lights.

Mark, I love the picture of you in front of IASW...that was my reaction w hen I heard the news before we even left.

I agree with you on the Riverside Mill. Although we've never stayed at POR, we have gone over a number of times to eat there and it is great.

Poor Scotty...I hope things get better as you go along.

[Captain_Oblivious]

Originally Posted by trennr

Monsters Inc.

+1

Still amazed at how fast you guys are on these quotes.

Originally Posted by KatMark

Okay, I'm all caught up. We were probably one of those many CRAZY people on the monorail on the 18th--as that was the day we went to the MNSSHP (our first) and it was a zoo with people coming and going.

We never had a problem with the crane when we went over Labor Day until about the 12th of September. Since we've been going later in the month the last two trips, that darn thing is always in my pictures (I have to see if I can find someone who knows how to chop it out of my pictures). I'm not sure if it is painting or them starting to put up the Christmas lights.

Mark, I love the picture of you in front of IASW...that was my reaction when I heard the news before we even left.

I agree with you on the Riverside Mill. Although we've never stayed at POR, we have gone over a number of times to eat there and it is great.

Poor Scotty...I hope things get better as you go along.

A zoo is right! I'll assume you weren't with the guy who cut us off from the monorail.

Sounds like the consensus on the crane is that they're hanging Christmas lights.

I hope you can at least see the level of compassion we have as Scotty's parents and nominate us for Parents of the Year. He's frightened and bawling his eyes out, and we just snap pictures of him.

[KatMark]

Originally Posted by Captain_Oblivious

+1
I hope you can at least see the level of compassion we have as Scotty's parents and nominate us for Parents of the Year. He's frightened and bawling his eyes out, and we just snap pictures of him.

Absolutely!!!! I would have done the same thing.

[Captain_Oblivious]

Current Standings After 5 Entries

Trennr 5
FreezinRafiki 4
glennbo123 4
MissLiz 3
Middlepat 2
That's Nice 2
Melk 1
LegoMan3 1

[KatMark]

Originally Posted by Captain_Oblivious

Current Standings After 5 Entries

Trennr 5
FreezinRafiki 4
glennbo123 4
MissLiz 3
Middlepat 2
That's Nice 2
Melk 1
LegoMan3 1

This explains why Nate (Trennr) doesn't take many pictures on vacation; he has his nose in a movie trivia book.

[trennr]

Originally Posted by Captain_Oblivious

+1
Still amazed at how fast you guys are on these quotes.

OK I scan my e-mail update for anything that "Stands-Out" as a possible quotes. There have been a few that I could not place...but sounded familiar.

I still think "join with me now as I recount every part of the trip in excruciating detail" is from some movie...TV Show...or something...I've heard it before.

Originally Posted by KatMark

This explains why Nate (Trennr) doesn't take many pictures on vacation; he has his nose in a movie trivia book.

No not really...since 1995 my Movie watching library has been mostly animated...I have gotten Cars, Monsters Inc. both Cartoons...then Spaceballs was a gimme from Barry's TR...Forrest Gump which is probably my all time favorite movie...and one from The Fugitive which I believe was a BC (Before Children) movie. Also the Fugitive and Forrest get regular airtime on cable/satelite channels...which I almost always stop and watch a few minutes of while channel hopping.

[Captain_Oblivious]

Originally Posted by trennr

OK I scan my e-mail update for anything that "Stands-Out" as a possible quotes. There have been a few that I could not place...but sounded familiar.

I still think "join with me now as I recount every part of the trip in excruciating detail" is from some movie...TV Show...or something...I've heard it before.

No not really...since 1995 my Movie watching library has been mostly animated...I have gotten Cars, Monsters Inc. both Cartoons...then Spaceballs was a gimme from Barry's TR...Forrest Gump which is probably my all time favorite movie...and one from The Fugitive which I believe was a BC (Before Children) movie. Also the Fugitive and Forrest get regular airtime on cable/satelite channels...which I almost always stop and watch a few minutes of while channel hopping.

I'm sure many TV shows have used "Join with me now" as an intro, but I wasn't thinking of anything in particular when I wrote that part.

I do the same thing--when certain movies are on TV, I just can't help but stop and watch them.