8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 16

[tom31b]

Hey, anyone see the disney mom's things on the front page. Disney is looking for a panel of 10-12 moms with expert vacation planning skills to discuss all things WDW.

www.disneyworldforum.disney.go.com

While it is the Disney Mom's Panel - its not limited to Moms or women....

 

[captaincrash]

[edited]Oh yeah, and I'm your kid's cub scout leader and hockey coach, serve on the chamber of commerce board, and cook for the homeless shelter once a month, so please don't lecture me on volunteering!!!!!!

Wow!

... that's a LOT of stuff! You've got my attention for being a busy community volunteer!

 

[captaincrash]

I was driving in my work car headed to the area where I would be reading water meters when I heard on the car radio that a plane had crashed in the first tower. The first home I went to, the woman answered the door with tears streaming down her face. Not long after, as I was still in the area reading meters I walked into a home just as the first tower came crashing down. My knees buckled and I had to sit down, I sat that there in shock and disbelief. I stayed at that house until it was time to go home for lunch. Needless to say, only a few meters got read that day.

When the first tower got hit I was already up in the morning going over business reports and swapping emails with an old friend like it was live chat as we were going back and forth every 5 minutes or so with replies. We speculated as the first tower burned what was going on... and then the 2nd tower was hit - and then I sent him the thought - "why on Earth would they just attack people and not try to attack something military?" Then we got word the pentagon was burning - and then we stoped exchanging messsages. My friend works in the private sector for a military oriented function. We were both feeling what most other folks felt that day. A lot of confused feelings - and had the uncertain notion we were probably going to go to war once we identified who did this.

 

[got2travel]

Six years ago I was home sick. I had a migraine and had stayed home the day before too. I was taking my son to daycare and the radio was on. I wasn't paying too much attention, but I heard something about America being under attack. I honestly thought it was a "War of the Worlds" type of joke, I didn't believe it was real. I dropped my son off and went back home. During the drive home I realized that it was real. I sat in front of the tv all day. I couldn't stand to watch anymore, but I couldn't get myself to turn it off either. I left my son at school all day because I figured he'd be better off having some sort of normal day. Turns out I probably should have picked him up. They were letting the kids watch the news coverage during their recess.

 

[jeanneg]

I'm a native NYer living in NC. I had just returned from exercise class and someone called me to turn on the TV. Both towers had been hit but they were still standing. I immediately called my son who was a film student in NYC at the time and was living very close to Ground Zero. I was afraid he was going to take his camera and put himself in danger. He had been asleep wasn't aware of anything. As he had no TV he went up to his roof to see the towers burning. I did not hear from him again until late the next day because all the cell phone towers were affected. I later learned that as he was up on the roof, the first tower collapsed and showered him with debris. Other than that, he refuses to talk about it. I can only imagine the horror he experienced.....and he was just a spectator. I pray to God we never have to experience an attack like that again.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Good evening everyone, and 'respect' for everyone in New York and USA on this anniversary.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Well...

... if I don't populate a posting with images - I have allowed myself to write as I WISH TO ... which can take on novella proportions. Some folks may skip - others may read through. I tend to skim and when i pick up something of interest I read it all the way. And when there's not many pages o ketchup on - then I read it all.

My point - OK - I'll grant you credit for being shorter with that posting compared to others. I missed the complaint on you posting length.

I'm a victim of my own substandard skimming technique...

Can anyone tell.... I'm trying desperately to keep this posting ... brief?

<chuckles>​

I will only ketchup this far from last night, I always enjoy your animation, it seems overnight there was a case of ''repetitive fluff'' Pirate I presume.

 

[tom31b]

I will only ketchup this far from last night, I always enjoy your animation, it seems overnight there was a case of ''repetitive fluff'' Pirate I presume.

Not the usual fluff, a bunch of dam postings instead

 

[allshookup]

While it is the Disney Mom's Panel - its not limited to Moms or women....

Do you have the correct link?

 

[captaincrash]

Morning every one!

Six years a ago on 9/11 I was at work and dd was in daycare, she was 3. Someone said what was happening and we all went on CNN website to see what was going on. I was thinking of calling my dad, when my phone ran and he asked me if I knew about what was going on.

At about noon, security told the County Executive (I work for county government) that everyone should go home, because of security concerns. I left, called daycare to see if they were closing, they weren't and went to my dad's. Got there and saw the video of the towers falling. Stayed for a while and then decided to get started with my Christmas shopping. Went to Toys R Us and hardly anyone was there. Then went to Target and the same thing. It was very eerie. Living 8 miles from Metro Airport and along one of the runway paths, when they shut down all flights it was so quiet. The silence is what I remember most, it was weird.

Prayers and pixie dust to all today. It's hard to believe it's been 6 years.

Yeah....

... silence among other things. I remember going to catch my flights to work in the days after. What struck me most was walking into LAX. The passenger check in counters were COMPLETELY EMPTY... so I thought, "OK, flights are lite and everyones' at the gate, OK...". Then it really hit me as I reached the 1st window looking towards the area where the jumbo jets would normally be parked, maneouvering and taxiing. There were none. It was virtually empty until I saw the two little communter jets parked. All the other gates were empty, empty, empty, empty. Then, when I reached my waiting lounge by the gate there were like 6 people waiting including myself and the airline counter employee. It was soooo like somehing out of the Twilight Zone. I boarded my flight and thought..." What on Earth am I doing? I have a new baby at home and I'm flying off to work when NONE of my competition is flying!". Right then and there I "changed gears".

Since then - I look back on it and just feel amazed that people living in less than 3rd world conditions (stone age almost) are plotting to just attack our country like this. IMO it defies reasoning. What do they really hope to gain? AND what-ever it is they want I most assuredly do not want to GIVE IT TO THEM. Really... what I want them to get is a taste of something they most assuredly DON'T Want... if ya kno what I mean. Now... I don't wanna get into the rights and wrongs of being in Iraq or Afghanistan. Nor do I want to trigger any religeous dialogs... but I honestly find myself wondering about this. Some have said they supposedly have some big circular logic that probably links the USA to supporting Isreal and the old Shah of Iran ... and supporting Iraq and Saddam to make war with Iran a long time ago - then withdrawing support for Saddam when he went WILD and attacked Kuwait. OK... maybe so. And if not - then what on Earth do they really want? What is really going on here? Have we inadvertantly GIVEN those responsible what they really wanted to accomplish?

And to think ... they tried to bomb the WTC in 1993 with a truck bomb too - and still America's response was apparently lite (or invisible):

In 1993 terrorists drove a truck packed with 1,100 lbs of explosives into the basement parking garage at the World Trade Center. Despite the size of the blast—it left a crater 22 ft wide and five stories deep—only six people were killed and 1,000 injured. The towers were repaired, cleaned, and reopened in less than a month.

I've heard mention that historians and the world arrives at final opinions on world events about 50 years after they transpire. Shoot... I don't have another 44+ years to wait to find out! I am curious as to WHAT the heck is going on with this horriffic gesture. I scratch my head a bit when folks say the funding for those responsible comes from mostly Saudi nationals.

Strange - strange and tragic. There's only one thing that is obvious to me - that there is no easy answer about this in my eyes.

Please forgive the pointless rantings of an average guy from California on this sad day of rememberance.

God Bless America.
May peace reign again for the majority of us all around the world through our strength and wise decisions undertaken in the years to come.
God bless America.​

 

[tom31b]

Do you have the correct link?

http://www.disneyworldmoms.com

 

[villagesbarbara]

I am having the worst time getting anything done today. At least I was able to finally catch up from the last two weeks. Forget about the hundreds of pages I missed last summer. Six years ago both DH and I were working for a utility contractor in the Philadelphia suburbs. No TV - our DD was working and had access to news and was keeping me up to date. No one knew what was going on. They finally let everyone go home but DH was the supervisor on duty and had to wait till all the trucks were in and the yard was locked up before he could come and pick me up. I was almost the last one left in the building. It was so quiet - no keyboards clattering, no phones ringing no dispatchers on the radio to crews. Other than the incredible sadness - the thing I remember most was the feeling that once I knew something was seriously wrong that I had to talk to both my girls. They were both in their mid 20's and out on their own -- but I just had to talk to them. When we were finally able to leave and head home, there was so little traffic on the bridge to NJ - everyone was proably already home watching TV. It was a long, frightening, and sad day. Many years ago I was a stewardess for United and couldn't help thinking about those flight crews and the passengers. It was a long time before those nightmares faded. But, as all nightmare do, they become part of us and hopefully have made us stronger.

So today I guess I'll forget about everything I should do and just concentrate on those who need our prayers and be thankful for all of my blessings.

Barbara

 

[captaincrash]

Not the usual fluff, a bunch of dam postings instead

It seems GOOFY-for-LIFE has been a busy beaver here, eh?

​

 

[allshookup]

http://www.disneyworldmoms.com

Thanks! Looks very interesting. Hmmmmm, but a HUGE commitment if I even had a snowball's chance with 10,000 applicants. A free trip sounds like a good incentive though. To apply or not to apply?

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Not the usual fluff, a bunch of dam postings instead

Actually the rate of postings overnight did 'spike' like a ''DAM''.

 

[captaincrash]

Last nite I detected a PRICE reduction on my COSTA cabin fare! I was not sure if it was in fact a lower price or a mistake of some kind. I was paying $1440 for a catagory 6 window with 2 kids (children are free + taxes only). So last nite I was on the Costa site trying to find internet access rates plus any other useful info in general. I - of course wandered over to the cruise fares because I had a friend who was considering joining but declined when the prices a few weeks ago jumped UP about 25%. Yeah... he waved at THESE price levels.

Well... last nite the Costa web site had my price showing as $998 instead of the $1440. I thought... hmm... is this wrong? I double checked my on-line confirmation and catagory, sailing dates, and ship. And sure enough it looked like it was less - but where were the taxes and port charges? That was a variable I could not clearify.

So... I called this morning and spoke to Costa directly. The rep confirmed that including port and taxes my fare for a catagory 6 would be $1263. That saves us $177... (-12.3%) ... which is enough to cover the basic gratuities for the adults in our cabin! The Costa REP did not have to consult my TA - they just adjusted the total costs down on the spot!

Now - I only know we were holding a reservation confirmation at $1440 and now it's $1263. That saved us 12.3% against our original total price for the cruise. Not exactly an expensive sailing to begin with ... but it's always nice to save a buck, eh?

 

[captaincrash]

Too much dam information!

(feel free to groan)

Actually the rate of postings overnight did 'spike' like a ''DAM''.

Yeah...

... it seems Goofy-for-LIFE has found an entirely NEW FLAVOR of that "Dam" Fluff ta use here....

 

[dahuffy]

Unfortunately no 125's in stock and this place is the only dealer in the area.

If i wanted a 125, you have to have a motorcycle license in MD and from what i understand there's like a year wait to get into a class around here.

With a 50 cc, which should be ok for what i need it to do... After a year or so, i may think of taking the restrictor off and it should get 55-60 then at top speed. Which would be nice on the off chance i might have to travel a short path across the interstate (to use local roads is very out of the way)

The horrible thing is that in MD, an un registered "scooter" can't legally go over 30mph (well it can but that's the speed limit placed by the state) Although,I did take the classes myself.

As for 9/11:

I dropped off my DD at school at 8am. I didn't need to be at work till 11:00. I usually had the Today show on or something but that morning i was cleaning up the kitchen. scared1: shocker)

My DH called me around 9:30 'ish and
he says: " guess what's happening?"
i answered, "the world's ending?"
He said "close, turn on the TV"

As i watched the next few minutes, the first tower fell....

I still had to go into work but it was sad there. It was a call center and our only news was whatever was on MSN or CNN.com...

Kevin took his Buddy on the interstate a few times when he had his,not fun. You get blown around quite a bit and they really don't go that fast. The speedo says 60 but it's more like 50. You need a motorcycle license down here too but classes aren't a requirement. Take the written and then go to the DMV for a driving test.

 

[pdarrah]

9/11/01 - I was driving DS to his preschool (he was just over 2) and since we always listened to classical music in the car, I didn't know anything about it until I got to his school. Several of the teachers were gathered around a tiny TV they had in their break area and one of them told me that a plane had flown into the 1st tower. At that point we didn't know what it was - was it just a tragic accident maybe? I went on to work (about 5 minutes away) and turned on the news in the car. On the way, the 2nd tower was hit. We don't have TV/radio at the office, but we were on good terms with the neighbor next door so we went back and forth all morning watching it. The teachers at DS's school did a good job keeping the kids away from it and I remember keeping the TV off after we got home so he wouldn't see it (just too young at 2 to understand something like that). Once he was in bed, we watched the news for hours.
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Down in my neck of the woods. Let us know when your concert is and we'll see if we can make it. DS13 was just nominated for IMEA Choral Festival so at least someone in our family can sing. (I can't carry a tune in a bucket with both hands).

The concert will be December 1st at Pfeiffer Hall at North Central College. The chorus will be around 80-100 singers along with orchestra and soloists.
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BIP - I won't quote your long post on volunteering and cliques, but I really wanted to thank you for posting it. Knowing it isn't just me is really making me feel better. I tend to be a little shy (although I try very hard to force myself not to be!) and it is so uncomfortable being an outsider all the time. We have a PTO meeting tonight that DH and I will be going to. Once again, I will try to get involved! BTW, I also live in the town where I grew up. I lived here from kindergarden through highschool. After that I left and went to college and only came back when DH and I happened to find a house here. Only one mom at the school is someone I went to school with (as far as I remember) and I didn't really know her back then. It certainly seems like all the other moms and most of the kids do know each other outside of school. DS has also had some trouble making friends - he tells me that "they are all already freinds with each other and don't seem to need any more freinds..."

Pamela (pdarrah)

 

[poohssmum]

Taking a few minutes to remember where I was 6 years ago today ...

Ironically, I was right here at my desk in the same office I sit in today. I heard about it first on the radio when the DJ hesitantly announced that a plane had hit the WTC ... speculation at the time was that it was some sort of small private plane. I remember thinking ... "what a horrible accident". As the news continued and reality set in, I remember some of my co-workers starting to gather around one of the only TV's we had in the office. One of our Senior Managers came out of a meeting and saw us all standing around a TV in the middle of the production floor. He had no idea what was going on and told us in so many words to "go back to work". I didn't see the first tower fall ... but I did see the 2nd tower fall, and with it fell many tears my own and some from my co-workers. We could do little more than stand there in stunned silence

Some of the things that stick with me are all of the "near miss" stories that I heard in the days and weeks that followed. I had co-workers that were in the WTC on the 10th ... they were supposed to be there on the 11th also, but finished what they needed to and headed home early. A co-worker's neice was supposed to be in the building, but had a migraine so she went back to bed and planned to head in to the office by lunch time. I also live in the flight path of a commercial airport and 2 different military bases. I never realized how much the sound of airplanes is a constant in my life, until those days when there were no planes flying and all was quiet.