Canadian Buffoon's Disney With a Teen Vacation - 08/13 - The Wrap

[pkondz]

Just wanted to chime in real quick that I'm not mad or anything.

Well, I've always thought you were a little mad.

I'm sick.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that Carrie. I hope you'll start feeling better soon.

There's no way I'll be able to read all the comments.

No problem. I get that.

Yesterday I think I was only awake for about five hours total.

Whoa... That's usually the amount of sleep I get.
The five hours, I mean.

I had to cancel lunch plans for tomorrow.

Sucks.

Did I catch this from Ponzi?

Wait... You mean... When I was doing all those naughty things to you...
you didn't even wake up!?!?

I may have to revise my opinion of myself.

Not to be all neener-neener-neenery but just 4 short weeks after my last trip, I am headed back down to the World on Sunday, if anyone needs anything.

Lucky.
Would you mind grabbing a Dole Whip float and some zebra domes for me?
Thanks, that'd be great.

And I commend you on your restraint.
I really appreciate your not mocking us.
I'm going to give you 40 bonus points in the contest!

Oh, alright.

Neener-neener-neener!

Well... so much for that.

 

[cinderkelly]

Uuuggg, this work business of mine has got to stop! It's completely hindering my Disboards time! Gotta try and ketchup before the next update I haven't abandoned you, I promise!

Unfortunately, from the time I booked the trip,
until shortly before the trip, the Canadian dollar
took a beating compared to th

Looks like a good time for me to book a trip to Canada!

Well, I had to cut out all excursions,
leaving just the luau.

Bummer

and we decided, with about two weeks to go,
to cancel the luau and instead do one excursion.
We were pretty excited about it...
Well, let's just leave that until it happens, shall we?

On Monday, I felt like crap and phoned in sick.
Didn't sleep hardly at all Monday night.


Geesh, I sure hope I start to feel better for Wednesday!

Oh no! I hate that!

I am quiet (except for the coughing) for a long time.
Eventually I say. "I think we can go."

Gotta be brave for the family. I flew to Hawaii once with an awful cold, I couldn't hear after we landed for 8 hours my ears plugged up so bad . Say what???

1. Is our flight on time or delayed?

On time

2. What annoying thing happens on our flight?

You coughed all the way across the Pacific

3. What good thing happens at our hotel?

You ran into Elvis and discovered where he had been hiding all these years

4. Animals! Animals on a plane! What kind?

Birds

Oh. And 20 bonus points for anyone who guesses
what our one and only excursion is.

Helicopter tour

 

[natebenma]

Where I live (and some of you, as well,) in winter, you can't do that.
Put on boots, coat, gloves, possibly a hat... then go out.

And you're still freezing your nunoons off.

Oh, the joy of breathing shallow,
since you know if you take a deep breath that it's going to hurt.

"And I'd really like the kids to come."
And I said... well, I can't write what I said.

Don't get me wrong, I love the little rugrats,
but I kinda just wanted this to be the two of us.

I am feeling your pain, here.

Mark and I are planning a trip to Disney in October to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. Which is actually in July, but... Food & Wine! Nate will be away at college, but Ben will be in his sophomore year at high school. Ben desperately wants to go to Food & Wine.

Mark says "Ben could come too"

Nopity-Nope!

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That was really nice of you to go with your cousin to the graduation. I am so sorry to hear you were sick before the vacation and worried that you would not be feeling well during the trip. That is not a good feeling!



Bonus questions

1. Is our flight on time or delayed?

On time.

2. What annoying thing happens on our flight?
(Hint: Not turbulence.)

Non-functioning rest room.

3. What good thing happens at our hotel?

Unexpected free breakfast


4. Animals! Animals on a plane! What kind?
(Hint: Not snakes... or dogs... or cats.)

Frozen goat! NO, wait, that was the last trip.

I'm going to go with bird.

It didn't really factor in to my answer, but did you hear about the guy who bought a seat on his flight for his emotional support turkey?

Flying Turkey

Oh. And 20 bonus points for anyone who guesses
what our one and only excursion is.

What were the lowlights
(technically, I suppose the highlight and the lowlight were the same event)

I am using this as a clue to your excursion. I am torn between two things- a snorkeling trip (where the highlights are at lowlights- underwater) or sunrise at Haleakala Volcano, where the lowlight is getting up at an outrageously early hour but your highlights are literally and figuratively high. Or, the lowlight may have been breathing issues at high altitude. Been there, done that, recently.

Final Answer: Haleakala

 

[pkondz]

Uuuggg, this work business of mine has got to stop!

You have three choices that I can think off right away.
1. Win a lottery (or inherit from a rich aunt)
2. Retire
3. Quit and be homeless (might make it tough to DIS, though)


You're welcome.

Gotta try and ketchup before the next update

Is this a Pulp Fiction reference?

I haven't abandoned you, I promise!

Looks like a good time for me to book a trip to Canada!

Everthing is 75% off!

Oh no! I hate that!

I was very much less than thrilled.

Gotta be brave for the family. I flew to Hawaii once with an awful cold, I couldn't hear after we landed for 8 hours my ears plugged up so bad . Say what???

That's what happened to Kay on our last trip.
She was sick and had an awful time.
Did you have an ear ache while flying, too?

On time

You coughed all the way across the Pacific

You ran into Elvis and discovered where he had been hiding all these years

Birds

Helicopter tour

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

I love that picture. I've used it a few times myself.

Heck... I live it.

I am feeling your pain, here.

Mark and I are planning a trip to Disney in October to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. Which is actually in July, but... Food & Wine! Nate will be away at college, but Ben will be in his sophomore year at high school. Ben desperately wants to go to Food & Wine.

Mark says "Ben could come too"

Nopity-Nope!

Now why didn't I think to say "Nopity-Nope!"

Dang it!!!!

That was really nice of you to go with your cousin to the graduation.

Meh. Anyone would've done the same.

I am so sorry to hear you were sick before the vacation and worried that you would not be feeling well during the trip. That is not a good feeling!

Being sick sucks at the best of times.
Right before a vacation is not one of those times.

Bonus questions

1. Is our flight on time or delayed?

On time.

2. What annoying thing happens on our flight?
(Hint: Not turbulence.)

Non-functioning rest room.

3. What good thing happens at our hotel?

Unexpected free breakfast


4. Animals! Animals on a plane! What kind?
(Hint: Not snakes... or dogs... or cats.)

Frozen goat! NO, wait, that was the last trip.

I'm going to go with bird.

Noted.

It didn't really factor in to my answer, but did you hear about the guy who bought a seat on his flight for his emotional support turkey?

Flying Turkey

SnowWhiteOz posted a pic of that a little while ago.
I just find it.... odd, I suppose, that someone would use a turkey
as an Emotional Support Animal.

Unless it's for Emotional Eating.

I am using this as a clue to your excursion. I am torn between two things- a snorkeling trip (where the highlights are at lowlights- underwater) or sunrise at Haleakala Volcano, where the lowlight is getting up at an outrageously early hour but your highlights are literally and figuratively high. Or, the lowlight may have been breathing issues at high altitude. Been there, done that, recently.

Final Answer: Haleakala

Noted.

 

[MHSweb79]

I am going to Boma for dinner on Monday so I will raise a Zebra Dome in your honor. I hate to admit that I don't like Dole Whips - I was expecting something different, more like frozen pineapple juice, which it wasn't.

I am totally jealous of anyone who's successfully been to a Dismeet (or four!). My two (near) experiences went as follows:

1. While checking out the Dismeet forum here on this site, I was very excited to see one for Southern New England. As I read further, it was going to be at a restaurant in the next town over!!! A restaurant I actually knew how to get to!! I could barely contain my glee as I read on for the date. Which was... Three days before.

2. In the Holy Grail of Dismeets, I had arranged to meet up with Nebo and Smidgy, as it turned out we had upcoming trips that overlapped by just two days. As I called Smidgy from our designated meeting place in MK, I was disappointed to learn that Nebo was having a very bad trip and they were mainly having to hang out at their resort. Before I could offer to bring something over to their resort later, my phone died, with Smidgy's cell number in it so I couldn't even call her back from DH's phone. The next day was a travel day, so all was lost. So very disappointing!

 

[BibbitybobityLu]

I'm finally here!!

So you wanna hear about Maui.

Yes. Yes I do.

What were the highlights (and you'd never, ever guess)

What were the lowlights

(technically, I suppose the highlight and the lowlight were the same event)

Yes. Yes I do.

You wanna know about the flights, the hotel(s), the meals.

You wanna know about planned excursions

and unplanned diversions.

Yes. Yes I do.

You want to hear about the laughs, the tears, the joys, the fears.

Yes. Yes I do.

Oh. And pictures.

Yes. Yes I do.

You want pretty pictures to look at.

Awww! So no photos of you then???

I'm just kidding!

Well, guess what????

What???? What???? I'm so excited!!!

Edited: So I don't get banned...Elmo gets you into too much trouble

*Disclaimer*

Don't click below if you are under 21, have a history of heart problems, are of a nervous disposition or if you need to be anywhere anytime soon...

Spoiler

I'm not doing any of that, this chapter!

After all the effort I just put in to answering your questions??? And how excited I (and Katy Perry's Elmo t-shirt) got??

Just trust me on that, okay?

I don't know if I can ever trust you again after that

And you're still freezing your nunoons off.

That's why you keep it in your pants!

Remember don't eat the yellow snow

I knew... knew that I wanted to do that again.

I'm not sure this is the time or the place to discuss that

You know... be warm... in winter.

Oh….you meant….right….gotcha. I totally knew that...

So I floated the idea to Ruby...

And got shot down faster than a reluctant bride at the altar.

(She still regrets not doing that 25 years ago.)

I am nothing if not extremely annoying.

Well it's nice to have a talent.

Well, let's just leave that until it happens, shall we?

But...but….I don’t like being patient!!

Now you're thinking "Finally! The boring stuff is over! Let's get to Maui!"

YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!! Finally!!!!!!!!!!

Not so fast.

Damn it!!!

And then there was the lad seated directly behind us.

My cousin later fondly referred to him as the tuberculosis kid.

He coughed for about an hour straight,

spreading cheer and germs for all!

I'm not sure you didn't deserve it!

He does sounds like a swell kid!

Plus my voice has dropped approximately three octaves.
Which, if it weren't for the constant hacking and coughing

would be extremely sexy.

"Well, hello there sweetheart."

I'd say in my super low, studly voice.

"Well, hi yourself big boy." She'd reply.

"Would you like to... <cough><cough><cough><hack!>"

"No." As she turns on her heels and sprints away.

Pfff! She sounds like a wimp!
Still sounds sexy to me!

My fear was that I might have strep.

People always talk about strep but we don't seem to hear about it as much in the UK. Do we call it something different?? Either way I've never had it!

Plus, driving in a circle wouldn't accomplish much.

Unless you are going round a roundabout or trying to do donuts!

Great. Now I want a donut!

Seething on the inside, polite on the outside.

So they were just being Canadian?

Yes. Yes there will be a contest.

Woohoo!!! Cause I did soooo well last time!

Oh, and if you're good little boys and girls,

Damn guess that means I'm out!

I might also send along some chocolate.

Chocolate?!?! I LOVE CHOCOLATE!!!

There will be no, zero, zilch, nada points for flattery.

Feel free to flatter as much as humanly possible.

You just won't get points for them.

Well in that case please disregard my lovely Mr Darcy gif from earlier!

1. Is our flight on time or delayed?

Delayed because your VIP status finally ran out!

2. What annoying thing happens on our flight?

(Hint: Not turbulence.)

Entertainment system is down?
Or maybe a woman screamed the whole.damn.flight (like what happened to me last time )

3. What good thing happens at our hotel?

Free room upgrade?

4. Animals! Animals on a plane! What kind?

(Hint: Not snakes... or dogs... or cats.)

Ants? (Not necessarily in your pants)

Oh. And 20 bonus points for anyone who guesses

what our one and only excursion is.

Dolphin swim? Pearl Harbour? Waterfalls??? Helicopter tour??????????????????
I DON'T KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Simple, really.

@SnowWhiteOz and @BibbitybobityLu drank it all.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

What???? What???? I'm so excited!!!

See now, if a guy posts that one, he gets banned from the boards (and we have proof of this fact). But...
since it wasn't me, I'm allowed to quote it all I want.


For the WIN!!!

 

[Saturn23]

And every year... without fail...

YES EXACTLY!!! We all knew what would happen if we licked the fence but there was always some kid that tried it anyway.

Not here. They still kick the kids out.
It has to be closer to -35 before they consider letting
the little bas... uh, angels stay in.

That's just cruel. I thought they had changed the rules over the last 20 years but I guess it's just because I moved. Kids here get to stay in if it's below freezing. Which is good because half of them are wearing shorts.

Smokin' in the boys room!

Don't even try to tell me you weren't in the boys room.

I never smoke and tell!

Sure. If she has to suffer... Everyone has to suffer.
That's how I feel too.
That's why I write these TRs.

Oh yeah that's right, we all lost a bet...

You (almost) had it down to a science.

Almost. Going out into the arctic with a wet foot was the worst! It just froze into a block of ice.

I thought I was going to get some cake out of the deal.

Sadly... No cake.

You did get cake, it was of the cruelty variety.

Oy. Did you get sick??

Miraculously no, my coat was a great barrier. I was really surprised.

I'm okay with that.
One less mouth to feed.

I don't see a downside here.

Oh yeah, you said you would replace her with a fish if she was lost. Well then I guess the rule was made for parents who actually want to keep their kids.

Oh, I can write it sans stars.
But then child and family services would come
and take them away.
I ain't got time for that ****.

Huh. Guess I can't write it without stars after all.

Well if one less mouth to feed is a good thing, wouldn't two less be even better? Go ahead, write what you said.

(Just kidding, I know you love your girls)

That only works for hawt chicks.

You had two of them in the car with you. Just switch seats before the cop reaches you.

Well... sure.
But only when I know I can get away with it.
Why do you think I love single rider and FP lines so much?

And it's only partially because the wait is shorter.

Haaaa!!! Yes the cutting and gloating is almost better than not waiting in line... Do you glance back and laugh at all the people waiting in standby?

You've lived down south too long.

I knew you would say that. While that's true, my response would have been the same before leaving Canada.

You win!!!!

YAY I WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You said it, too late to change your mind now.

Again?!?!?

Of course, crazy is way better than normal. Normal is just boring.

 

[Saturn23]

See now, if a guy posts that one, he gets banned from the boards (and we have proof of this fact)

What if I posted it? I don't have male or female listed in my profile. Would I get banned?

 

[Saturn23]

It's a classic, for sure!

My favourite is the part where they ride Duff's version of Small World. That episode aired just before our trip to Disney.

Bart "Lisa, I dare you to drink the water"
Lisa "I don't think that IS water"

My sister and I quoted that so many times that when we got on Small World our mom yelled out
"Both of you keep your hands inside the boat and DON'T drink the water!!!"

She really thought we would try it.

 

[Saturn23]

I remember doing that exact thing!!!
Ah the memories.

That's so funny!! We didn't even have the internet to compare notes back then. It must have been "my friend at another school hides in the bathroom at recess, let's try that!" Word spread old school style.

These days they still make our kids go out unless there's a cold weather advisory. Which down here in the balmy area of Southern Ontario is around -30 (with or without wind chill).

I can't even imagine going out at that temperature anymore. Freezing is cold enough.

 

[BibbitybobityLu]

See now, if a guy posts that one, he gets banned from the boards (and we have proof of this fact). But...
since it wasn't me, I'm allowed to quote it all I want.

Oh man! Of course! Elmo is Sesame Street not Disney!

Damn it Elmo! You got me into trouble AGAIN!

 

[pkondz]

I am going to Boma for dinner on Monday so I will raise a Zebra Dome in your honor.

mmmmmmmmmmmmm...........

zzzzzzeeeeeeeee.... No! Must... resist.....


You could hop on a plane and raise one in my honour here in person.
Of course when I say "raise in honour",
I mean: Hold it up and I'll eat it right out of your hand.

I hate to admit that I don't like Dole Whips - I was expecting something different, more like frozen pineapple juice, which it wasn't.

Not everyone loves them.
Provided you tried the Dole Whip float.

You did, didn't you?

I am totally jealous of anyone who's successfully been to a Dismeet (or four!). My two (near) experiences went as follows:

1. While checking out the Dismeet forum here on this site, I was very excited to see one for Southern New England. As I read further, it was going to be at a restaurant in the next town over!!! A restaurant I actually knew how to get to!! I could barely contain my glee as I read on for the date. Which was... Three days before.

Dang! Missed it by that much.

2. In the Holy Grail of Dismeets, I had arranged to meet up with Nebo and Smidgy, as it turned out we had upcoming trips that overlapped by just two days. As I called Smidgy from our designated meeting place in MK, I was disappointed to learn that Nebo was having a very bad trip and they were mainly having to hang out at their resort. Before I could offer to bring something over to their resort later, my phone died, with Smidgy's cell number in it so I couldn't even call her back from DH's phone. The next day was a travel day, so all was lost. So very disappointing!

Didn't Neebs write about that in his TR?
Seems to me I remember him talking about a near miss and a dead phone...

He and Smidgy (along with Marie and her DD) were one of my DISmeets.
And I was wrong. It was five DISmeets. I forgot the big Winnipeg one.
(Big meaning there was about a dozen of us.)

 

[pkondz]

I'm finally here!!

There you are!

Hello!

That one makes me think "Lost in space."

And that one just cracks me up.

Awww! So no photos of you then???

I'm just kidding!

There will, unfortunately, probably, be pictures of me.
Avert thine eyes. Protect the children and the innocent!

What???? What???? I'm so excited!!!

Saw this last night.
Couldn't post a reply then.
So hard.... to look away, I mean.
And I'm so excited that if/when we meet
that you're so excited and will wear that.

Uh..... gimme a minute here.
(Probably less.)

 

[pkondz]

Okay... I'm back.

After all the effort I just put in to answering your questions??? And how excited I (and Katy Perry's Elmo t-shirt) got??

I need to get you excited more often.

Whoa. Now that's anger.

I don't know if I can ever trust you again after that

You trusted me in the first place??!?!?

That's why you keep it in your pants!

Remember don't eat the yellow snow

There's not a Canadian child alive who doesn't know that.

I'm not sure this is the time or the place to discuss that

Name the time. Name the place.

I don't.
I'm infallab... infillabl...infe... perfect.

But...but….I don’t like being patient!!

This one has noticed your lack of patience.

YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!! Finally!!!!!!!!!!

Er...

Damn it!!!

I'm not sure you didn't deserve it!

He does sounds like a swell kid!

Wow. Harsh.
I would never wish you ill.

Well... maybe a chest cold.
But that's it!

Pfff! She sounds like a wimp!
Still sounds sexy to me!

Have I told you how much I love you?

People always talk about strep but we don't seem to hear about it as much in the UK. Do we call it something different?? Either way I've never had it!

Huh.
It's not all that common here either, I don't think.
I wonder if it's just a knee jerk reaction.
"My throat hurts! It's strep!"
similar to
"I have a headache. Must be an aneurism!"

Unless you are going round a roundabout or trying to do donuts!

mmmmm..... donuts.

Great. Now I want a donut!

At this point, I'll take anything with a hole in it.

So they were just being Canadian?

Yesh.

Woohoo!!! Cause I did soooo well last time!

Well, stay on top of it girl!

Damn guess that means I'm out!

Can't make it too easy for you!

Chocolate?!?! I LOVE CHOCOLATE!!!

The way her eyes grow big when the little girl says that...

Sorry.
Insults might work...
and you are doing particularly well in that department at the moment.

Well in that case please disregard my lovely Mr Darcy gif from earlier!

Aw, man!

Delayed because your VIP status finally ran out!

Entertainment system is down?
Or maybe a woman screamed the whole.damn.flight (like what happened to me last time )

Free room upgrade?

Ants? (Not necessarily in your pants)

Dolphin swim? Pearl Harbour? Waterfalls??? Helicopter tour??????????????????
I DON'T KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

See now, if a guy posts that one, he gets banned from the boards (and we have proof of this fact). But...
since it wasn't me, I'm allowed to quote it all I want.


For the WIN!!!

Rather... hypnotic, wouldn't you say?

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Well Hello! I kept thinking you were gone.. guess I didn't notice time was marching on. Anyway, welcome back!

It stinks that you had to be sick just in time for your trip. I hope you start to feel better. Can't wait to see your pictures!

1. On time
2. Some guy next to Ruby kept coughing
3. Ocean View
4. A comfort guinea pig
Bonus ? A submarine tour!

Looking forward to your next update

 

[Jake & Crew]

Thank you!

Just read through your TR and thoroughly enjoyed it. As a family who travel to WDW in August each year I thought it would be an interesting read but was not prepared for what an excellent read it was due to your wit and fantastic writing style. Your other TRs are on my must read list

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

What if I posted it? I don't have male or female listed in my profile. Would I get banned?

Can't say...
Try it and see.

Then I can quote it and see if it attracts a Mod or not.

Oh man! Of course! Elmo is Sesame Street not Disney!

Damn it Elmo! You got me into trouble AGAIN!

And yet you keep tempting fate...
Like to live on edge I see.

I still get to quote it in safety

Rather... hypnotic, wouldn't you say?

Aaaaa, Hummmm... Wha...
Did you say something?