8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 9

[Verandah Man]

I want to do that...really really really badly....but I don't want to be a copycatter!! Would it help if I beg and grovel??? How about bribe??

Oh, help yourself Stacey, I got it from someone, who got it from someone, and so on. I just added the words under the picture myself. I thought it was a countdown clicker and the ship would move, but it doesn't, I still think it looks nice, that's why I'm keeping it in my siggie.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Just seen a TV report on property developers buying land in Florida for $250m, and they want to develop for five star hotelsand luxuary appartments.

The people who live ther purchased caravan type accomodation but own shares in it so some are in for $1 million.

 

[Verandah Man]

Well I didn't beg or bribe.. I just STOLE IT 'cause I am a Pirate..

Yes, but you did ask nicely, before stealing it...........

 

[Verandah Man]

Too bad we aren't keeping track of T.O.P.'s.

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Oh please, I don't think we need to do that here, it's crazy enough as it is now............

 

[Verandah Man]

Yeah, but we don't need to get THIS group started on any more competitions!

Stated very well Stacey!!!

 

[Verandah Man]

I hit 1000!

Looks like I am way late...........but CONGRATS Paula on reaching your

1000th post!!!

 

[Verandah Man]

So sorry about the kitty, we had to do that a few weeks ago with our kitty. It was awful, and she was only 6, but she had apparently had cancer in her kidneys and we never knew until she suddenly stopped eating! The only positive part of the story is that we left for our cruise a week later and it helped the kids to have something to look forward to! In fact, we surprised our family by showing up unexpectedly on the cruise It was so cool!

If anyone has time for a story about the surprise...here goes...

We took my parents and DH's parents on a cruise in Jan. 2005. We were celebrating both grandpa's 60th birthdays. Our reasoning for spending so much money for the whole trip (11 of us) was that we have 5 kids and we really were so grateful to them for helping us so much over the years. Plus, my husband's parents hadn't been on a real vacation for at least 20 years, and being newly retired, we hoped to inspire them to take more trips!

Well, we had a BLAST and we really didn't know what we were getting into with my in-laws. The next year they took my newly wed sister in law and her new husband on the Disney Cruise. Then they booked another cruise on the ship to go with my DSIL again AND my husband's aunt and cousin (who had never been out of Wisconsin before!). So, when we heard that they were all going, we called our trusty TA and she got us 2 rooms right down the hall from them. She linked our dining and everything! They had NO idea we were going! Our oldest DS turned 15 the day before we left and when DMIL called him, we were at EPCOT and she was at the hotel in Port Canaveral and she still had no idea.

Then she called us when we were on the ship!!!! We had just got to our cabin without being seen by any of the other family members. We were laughing sooooooooooo hard!

We had a hard time deciding when we should reveal ourselves because we didn't think we could make it all the way to dinner without being seen, so we decided to just knock on their door about 15 minutes before the safety drill started. We went to DSIL first and she was ssssssooooooooo happy, we have never traveled with them before as they are still newlyweds (about 2 years now) and have no kids. Then we all went to Grandma and Grandpas room and knocked. The look on her face was priceless. She cried for about 20 minutes! What a fun memory for all of us!!!!

Poohmom

Great story and great surprise, glad you could pull it off!!!

 

[Verandah Man]

I think keeping it a secret was the most fun part of all. The only problem was that we couldn't tell our toddler ahead of time as we knew she would say something, so we only told her after we knew we weren't going to see grandma and grandpa again.

BUT, grandma had it in her head that she had to drop of DS's birthday present before she left. So we put baby in the car and drove around town while grandma dropped the presents off. I don't think I ever laughed so hard at us just shoving her in a carseat with nowhere to go. (My DH got pulled over by the cops for speeding too during the drive...but he just got a warning! It is almost funnier now remembering how crazy it was!)

Oh well, I am almost ketched up!

Poohmom

 

[Verandah Man]

How cool! I don't know many people who live where they grew up.

I'm a hometown boy, I've lived in this same town since I was a tiny tot, and that's a lot of years!!!

 

[miztigg]

I just opened one of the Fortune Cookies we got with our dinner from last night.

The slip from inside the cookie reads: "An unexpected event will bring you riches." Lucky Numbers 16,17,20,26,29,38

can you say mega millions

 

[Verandah Man]

good evening fellow diser's! how is everyone's weekend going? ok here, except for my poor ds has the dreaded flu bug! yuck!

Oh no, another sickie, I hope he feels better soon!!!

 

[Verandah Man]

Shhhhhhh... I am over a day behind.

You poor thing you, how dreadful................

 

[Verandah Man]

I doubt I will be able to catch up before the 3am shut down. Wondering why I am still up tonight? DD is having a sleepover. Yes, I have seven 12-14 yos in the house. They are playing, "Would you rather???"

Good Golly Miss Molly, I remember having those nights in our house......

I woke up in the middle of the night one time to find one of our fish in the tank filter, luckily I got up when I did and was able to free the poor little fishy.

 

[Verandah Man]

I enjoy reading your posts lil'grumpy.

I do as well!!!

 

[Verandah Man]

Good Morning All

Looks like I have my work cut out for me this morning, nearly 30 pages to skim over to get ketched up on.

What do you know, after nearly two hours, I ketched up to myself.........

 

[Verandah Man]

Further INCIDENT REPORT from Dsiney Magic.

Slight vandalisum on Deck 9 has been noted.

Maintenance staff were dispatched and found that the was some problems with the signs for the three pools.

The sign's showed.

• MICKEY POOL
• GOOFY POOL
• QUITE COVER OOL

Comments from Maintenance staff.

• On arrival we found there was no P in the adult pool.
• We checked the goofy pool and it had a small P in it.
• Then we went to the Mickey pool and found a very big P in it.

Children are to blame.

 

[Verandah Man]

can you say mega millions

I usually don't play the lottery, might have to give it a try this week!!!

 

[Verandah Man]

OK, time to get some breakfast now!!!

 

[kab407]

Good Lord! What went on here last night? 40 pages to ketchup on

Time to put on another pot of coffee.....

Morning all. Hi Andy!

 

[captaincrash]

good evening fellow diser's! how is everyone's weekend going? ok here, except for my poor ds has the dreaded flu bug! yuck!

Influenza intensity by week for 2005 ~ 2006

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/weeklyarchives2005-2006/05-06summary.htm​

Well... According to last seasons' National CDC tracking by week... we appear to be right at the PEAK of flu season (or just past it)... so it should get better from here. Of course, this season is not precisely like last year, and the data varies radically by region. In any event though, we certainly hope your DS gets over his 'bout with the bug. Earlier last month my 2 DDs and myself seemed stricken - and rather then try to kick it on our own as we've tried in earlier years I decided to go in for medication early. It seems a bit better this time because of it. However, the real solution would have been to get a flu vaccine BEFORE the season got started. Above is a link to the CDC page on the 2005-2006 flu season - and below is a link to the CDC page on the ongoing 2006-2007 flu season. At any rate... we hope the bugs not bad and that it leaves your home soon!

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/weeklyarchives2006-2007/weekly08.htm