8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC #4

[got2travel]

Monica and Trevoy

Who was it that needed to be sure to show the pics to their ST? See I do wear my tiara in the parks. Wore it all 3 days. So, ladies, no worries, you won't be the only one in a tiara on grown up princess night. Although the one I have for that is more sparkly. This is my park tiara, then I have my dress up tiara. Yep, true princess here!

 

[MrsScooby]

Mini Eggs are my weakness... I'm banning them from the house. This year just carpy candy for the baskets.

The cadbury ones ? They come in small bags Jelly beans aren't too bad, right

Who was it that needed to be sure to show the pics to their ST? See I do wear my tiara in the parks. Wore it all 3 days. So, ladies, no worries, you won't be the only one in a tiara on grown up princess night. Although the one I have for that is more sparkly. This is my park tiara, then I have my dress up tiara. Yep, true princess here!

Gotta show my DH, he was the Doubting Thomas. Thanks Monica Now I just have to find a dress to match the tiara

 

[got2travel]

Kevin and I are so jealous! Everybody is going to know everybody and we won't know anybody...waaaaa!

Not true Debi. We know you. Just haven't seen you in person yet. At the meet, there was no awkwardness. As soon as we found out who somebody was, we were chatting away as if we were meeting up again, not meeting for the first time.

That's why the chatting on this board is so important. If we left this thread for just planning, we'd all feel like strangers on the ship. Now we are old friends getting together again.

 

[got2travel]

That's wonderful -- but I'm not surprised when you are in the company of the Captain!

The credit goes to his DS. He was really determined to win something. Of course the Dream Suite would have been fantastic. But Dylan was approaching just about every Dream person he saw. When we saw 2 of them with their white vests on, Dylan pointed them out to me. I asked them if they were all finished and didn't notice that they gave me a slight shake of the head. I really thought they ignored me and actually said "Oh, guess their ignoring me". They heard me and one spoke up and said no, I'm not ignoring you, just have a job to do.

So I took the clue and followed them. They posted themselves on the bridge right behind Big Thunder Mountain. We hung out for a minute, all the while, the CMs were checking their watches. Then they reached into their bags and pulled out stacks of Dream Fastpasses. We started yelling for everyone else to come down and we all got the passes.

One of the CM's felt bad and explained that she did actually shake her head no, but I didn't see her. She wanted to be sure that I knew she wasn't ignoring us, but they are not allowed to really say anything as it might "ruin the integrity of the giveaway". She also told us that if you see them walking slowly in the white vest, follow them. If they are running away, then they are done and are trying to get away from the crowd.

 

[got2travel]

Just a quick post to say we made it home and even was able to grab an early flight (one was delayed by about a half hour so we were abe to get on that one which put us in Vegas 2 hours earlier ...wahoooo Dream passed and comped early flight all in the same day ..LOL ) We had a GREAT time with everyone ...the DIS ride on POTC was hilarious , but I will leave that to someone us to explain ( Anyone having Crab) ( Look over on this side , wait whats that over on the other side **AWE Jack running from side to side of the boat errr I mean ship LOL ) ( PLEASE REMAIN SEATED AT ALL TIMES ) ...Okay were whipped , that 7am early entry and not leaving the parks till after 11 killed us ..LOL will get some sleep , talk to everyone tomorrow ...Again , I will repeat what Roger said , If this meet was any indication of whats to come in August , this is going to be a TOAL that no one will forget ...might be hard to top these 15 days and nights coming up ....

I was wondering if you were able to catch an early flight. Good for you.

Tell Melissa that Trevoy finally told me about the money. Once we got home he brought it up and said he really wasn't sure if he could say anything since she told him not to. Wish that ST would listen to me better when I tell him not to do something!

 

[sk8ingmom]

We had a fun night. DH had class and I was having Mom Guilt when I picked the kids up from day camp. This week is their spring break & I wish we could all stay home and play. We went to Johnny Rockets for dinner where I impressed the kids by singing all of the songs listed in the tableside jukebox. Then we saw Horton Hears a Who - it was sallrite. Just to cap off the evening we drove home with the top down, singing along with Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters. Yup, it's 49 degrees.

Just had to share this lovely bit of news with ya'll! My DD had the battery from her cell phone stolen right out of her school locker today. She insists her locker was locked, but there are kids that watch to see your combination. Now if this isn't bad enough, DD had her Ipod stolen from her school bus in the fall, her Ugg boots were stolen from her dance class a few weeks ago (although later returned when the thief exchanged them for another girl's Uggs). What a sweet bunch of kids we have living in this area!

I called DH to give him the news so he could calm down a bit before he got home from work. He does not take the news that he now has to dish out more money very well. Not to mention that his DD has been the target of theft yet again.

That sucks Diane. I just don't get kids.

There were some miniature bottles of Frexinet champagne and some regular size bottles of wine, Pink and Yellow. No not the colors, that was the name of the wines, you could buy Pink or your could buy Yellow.

Pink or Yellow? Seriously?
No Red?

Who buys wine like that? Even Boone's went through the trouble or making up names.

I've been trying to figure out which night for Palo also. PV night sounds like a good idea. I'm gonna need to start calling you mastermind... hmmmm, perhaps that's what the M stands for...

Mastermind. I like that.

Did you get in trouble with the Voice From Above???

So cool about the fast passes.

Isn't it exciting when the voice or God, or Walt, or whoever, speaks to you?

Not true Debi. We know you. Just haven't seen you in person yet. At the meet, there was no awkwardness. As soon as we found out who somebody was, we were chatting away as if we were meeting up again, not meeting for the first time.

That's why the chatting on this board is so important. If we left this thread for just planning, we'd all feel like strangers on the ship. Now we are old friends getting together again.

ITA! That's why I like the chatting. The planning is useful, but I am way more excited about zipping, snorkeling, etc., with a group of friends than I would be with a group of well organized strangers.

 

[got2travel]

It was so dark in there - we only had 2 tablelit candles that did not suffice - so I broke out my handy dandy Pumba flashlit. WARNING: Do not stare too hard at it -else the wrist strap will bonk you in the eye!

Oh my, I didn't hear that story. Hmmm.....who will I need to buy a shot or 2 to hear that one???

 

[sk8ingmom]

Hey M.....were you ever being accused of being a genius.

Yes, but for some reason the situation always seems to involve drinking.

 

[got2travel]

Trevoy taking his turn with the little ones:

Anyone see why you won't be able to identify my DS by a group bracelet???

 

[captaincrash]

Question

Any computer geeks out there? It appears I need a new backlight for my screen on my laptop. The guy at Geek Squad says it would run me about $300 to repair. Anyone know if that is accurate? Or better yet, anyone know a techy type person who could repair it for me? If it's going to run that much, I may just wait for a deal and pick up a new laptop instead of repairing.





now, back to catching up.....and pics from DL are in the process of uploading right now

What is the exact model number and make of your notebook?

 

[captaincrash]

Just had to share this lovely bit of news with ya'll! My DD had the battery from her cell phone stolen right out of her school locker today. She insists her locker was locked, but there are kids that watch to see your combination. Now if this isn't bad enough, DD had her Ipod stolen from her school bus in the fall, her Ugg boots were stolen from her dance class a few weeks ago (although later returned when the thief exchanged them for another girl's Uggs). What a sweet bunch of kids we have living in this area!

I called DH to give him the news so he could calm down a bit before he got home from work. He does not take the news that he now has to dish out more money very well. Not to mention that his DD has been the target of theft yet again.

That's kind of sad - but at the same time this hopefully makes a good lesson for your/our kids to keep an eye on thier personal security - and to be aware that there are thieving sorts out there. Maybe right in our midst evidently.

It's relatively harmless now - and if these lessons teach our children to watch their backs and AVOID trouble in the future = then these escapades today will be tolerable, eh?

 

[got2travel]

Hi Tom -- thanks again for the pirate zone newsletter . . . I will only point out that under "sign up for beer, wine, martini, etc., tasting" it should definitely NOT suggest that we will be having a ladylike tea . . . it would take all the fun out of it!

My thoughts exactly.

Now, seeing how much fun we had at the mini-meet, "without even a single drop of rum", I can only imagine what the tastings will be like.





well, some of us had a few drops.....

 

[captaincrash]

TAKE WHAT YA CAN!

Congrats TOM!

Another prize goes to da SWABBIES!​

 

[arlenesp]

Ok, did 5 pages, now back to work.

Just a quick note. I forgot my pedometer so I can't give you exact distances. The walk from the HoJo parking lot to the front gates is no more than 1/2 mile. At a slow stroll (which was about all I could do on Sunday afternoon) it would take 10 minutes give or take depending on traffic lights. From HoJos you have to cross 2 streets.

Popped into Harbor Cove Liquor & Gift Shop. A 6 pack of premium beer (imported) was $14.41. Domestic was $9.xx (forgot the exact). Didn't see any hard alcohol. There were some miniature bottles of Frexinet champagne and some regular size bottles of wine, Pink and Yellow. No not the colors, that was the name of the wines, you could buy Pink or your could buy Yellow. Didn't see a price on any of these. I took a few pictures with the camera phone, I'll try to post later. Not sure how they came out though.

But I don't think that any of the liquor stores that will pop up on google will be anything to suit our needs. I'm pretty sure they are all touristy hotel gift shops.

Thanks Monica

Just checking on you guys.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

I hope everyone is doing well. We are busy and have several WDW visits planned this year. We are booked on the first DCL visit to St Criox next January.

It look like we are staying in Baltimore for at least one more year so that means there is no way we can go on this cruise ... even if we could get a room. We'll see for sure in May.

Blessings to you all.

Hi Brack !

Anyone see why you won't be able to identify my DS by a group bracelet???

I was going to ask about that.

 

[got2travel]

Drive by posting


DL Mini Meet was great. Had a blast. Thanks to Todd's son Dylan and his deligence, we got dreamed with fastpasses. He was deteremined to get something out of this trip.

I've heard there were already pics posted. Not sure when I'll be able to post pics though. ST dropped the laptop and my screen is black now, if I tilt it just right I can sort of see the log in. Trying to decide if I'll let the kids at Geek Squad look at it or send it to HP.

Had one of the best trips ever with DS. He is really working hard on his attitude and behavior. I think it's part maturity part medication. But whatever it is, I'll take it.

Can't wait to see what everyone's been up to.

Must have jinxed myself with this post. DS got suspended today. Joined in with some other kids picking on another while on the bus this morning. Haven't talked to him about it yet. I want to be able to do it without yelling. I'm not there yet. From what I understand DS and 2 others ganged up on one of the special ed kids and taunted, teased and hit him.

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

Must have jinxed myself with this post. DS got suspended today. Joined in with some other kids picking on another while on the bus this morning. Haven't talked to him about it yet. I want to be able to do it without yelling. I'm not there yet. From what I understand DS and 2 others ganged up on one of the special ed kids and taunted, teashed and hit him.

Can't be true Monica This is the same ST that we were with this weekend. Hard to understand how they can be so nice one minute and turn around and do something that you know they know is wrong.

 

[Michelle2]

Must have jinxed myself with this post. DS got suspended today. Joined in with some other kids picking on another while on the bus this morning. Haven't talked to him about it yet. I want to be able to do it without yelling. I'm not there yet. From what I understand DS and 2 others ganged up on one of the special ed kids and taunted, teashed and hit him.

Monica...I hope everything works out ok.

 

[Michelle2]

CAUTION: ACTUAL CRUISE-RELATE POST

I know shocking, isn't it?

1. Has anyone besides Andrew been following the "new dining rotaion" thread? I've given up trying to figure it out - and my only real care about it is when we should book Palo dinner. So here is what I'm thinking....the night we are in PV the 'all aboard' time is pretty late, so that night should be a normal rotation dining night (i.e., no formal, semi, pirate) AND those of us on the 1 pm zip line will be cutting it really close to make it back and be presentable for early dining...SO, I'm thinking that late-ish Palo on PV night might be a good idea. The kids can eat burgers and pizza & go to the lab.

B. Is anyone else like me and hoard travel shampoo, etc. from resorts & cruises? If so, and you have some spare H2O products from WDW or DCL, would you be willing to share some & mail it to me? (I'll pay for shipping and buy you a drink on the cruise). We haven't stayed on property or cruised since Disney started leaving H2O products in the room. I'd really like to try the shampoo & condition before we go because if it doesn't freak my hair out, it would save me from packing 2 weeks worth of shampoo, conditioner, body wash, etc. I just need to try the stuff first or risk sportin' a 2-ft. wide white girl 'fro for 2 weeks.

I totally know what you mean about the rotations....Disney makes it almost impossible to plan in advance, but your plan sounds perfect. That sounds like a great Palo night.

And the H2O products are awesome!! I did hoard up on my last cruise in December, but its already almost depleted!

 

[Esteri]

Hear Hear Crew!!​

Our Web Provider, JR, has outfitted this motley crew with their very own shopping cart system. (Huzzah JR!) The Quartermaster will be taking all orders for soft goods using this system. It is being configured now, and will be available to the crew according to the calendar below.

Soft goods will be available for purchase from the Quartermaster as follows:

Regular Items

• Heavy-weight, 100% cotton, T-shirts and Unisex Tank tops provided by our Printer
  Options: Color (black, white), Size (Youth & Adult), Front (Breast Pocket, Full front), Back (Full back, No Image)
  Price is affected by color, size, and back selection.

Special Order Items

• Ladies Tanks and Cami tops
  Options: Color (black, white), Size (Adult, perhaps Youth), Front (Breast Pocket, Full front), Back (Full back, No Image)
  Price is affected by color, size, and back selection
• 200 thread count white Pillowcases
  Price is affected by number of pre-orders (I have to get them by the dozen)
• Gear Bag (Tote Bag)
  Options: Color (Black, White)
  Price is affected by color

DIY Service

Gotta have that red tank top?

• you provide the item, the printer will print it.
  Fabric items only, must be heat tolerant
  Options: Black or White outline on the artwork, size and placement

Order Method

Pre-Sales
The Printer, and providers of special order items, give discounts for quantity. The Pre-Sale will determine what pricing levels will be set by the Quartermaster. You should consider a Pre-Sale order as a committment to buy. It would be bad for the crew to be short of funds because the pre-sale indicated a higher level of discount then we could meet. Pre-Sales open on April 28th and close on May 16th.

Order Period
Orders open on May 19th, which happens to be the same date final payment is due, and close June 10th. There are a number of intermediate closing dates which the crew needs to pay attention to:

May 31st - Last Day to order Special Order items
June 3rd - Last Day to order with check or money order payment
June 4th - Last Day to order DIY Service
June 6th - DIY Service items must be received by the Quartermaster
June 9th - checks and money orders must be received by the Quartermaster

For those members of the crew who are visual - here is a calendar. These dates have been added to the Calendar on the crew website.

Payments: The crew may pay by check, money order, or PayPal. PayPal payments will have a 3% additional charge to cover costs. Orders close early for check and money order to allow time for payment to reach the Quartermaster. Checks made out of rubber will incur a $25 service charge and the crew member must immediately submit payment by PayPal to keep their order active.

Shipping: It appears that we can cram up to 8-10 items in a Flat Rate USPS Priority Mail box. Every 8-10 items will incur a $10 Shipping and Handling charge. Handling includes funds for tape, labels, printer cartridges, fuel, and pizza for the packing crew. All members of the crew may pick up their goods from the Quartermaster in Sacramento CA between June 30th and July 2nd to avoid shipping charges.

International crewmates may use Global Priority Mail (for many doubloons), have the goods shipped to your pre-cruise inn (inns will hold packages for you), or the Quartermaster can deliver the goods at Disneyland before we board (there's a limit on the number of goods the Quartermaster can carry). The last two methods will incur the $10 per 10 item shipping and handling charge, and goods will be delivered by July 14th.

If you have any questions, please see the Quartermaster (Esteri).

ARGH!

 

[got2travel]

Has anyone done the "Sunshine Rewards" site? Looks interesting, stumbled across it today - how legit?

Don't do it myself, but there are several on the Budget Board that belong. It is legit, I just don't know how easy it is to build rewards.