Who is this "Erika" threatening to crash our party?
As our trip was approaching the monkeys were monitoring the news from the tropics. Well, most of the monkeys. Chim Chim was blissfully unaware that a potential hurricane/tropical storm was threatening to crash our party.
There was much discussion on the Beach and Yacht Club FAQ board about the impending storm Erika and the ways that different people deal with wet weather at Disney.
At the time of these discussions, I was already in Orlando, over at the Darkside, getting my weather news from the FAQ thread.
Bubbles:
Hmmm... poncho or umbrella??? I don't really do ponchos... so I'm thinking umbrella which will be useless in a hurricane! Maybe i should just pack a shot glass and call it a day. Back to packing...
~N
Rafiki:
Going poncho. Also packing an umbrella...
Abu:
We got some $5 ponchos at the sporting goods store that must not be named. "Richards"
Chim Chim:
All this talk of rain has me thinking that you all are leaving out the best strategy for dealing with it.
I too am not a fan of dealing with soggy ponchos or umbrellas. Jackets are too hot for the heat of summer so when it rains I just ditch everything and go nekked. The advantages are that you dry off a LOT quicker and everybody gets out of your way everywhere you go, even in line. The downside is that you have to be fast enough to outrun security, which at my age, can be a major challenge.
~NM
To ~NM... no words.
~N
No words! I don't think the 4 of us are going to shut up the whole time we are together!
~NM
Yea... I don't think there will be any sleep... Especially IF Erica decides to crash our party!! Good thing we know a good bar!!
~N
Which Erica is crashing our vacation (And more importantly, will she run nekked in the rain with us??) And why do you need to pick up luggage if we are doing this trip "Au Naturale"?
Sorry I'm not keeping up with these developments, I've been busy packing the luggage I am not taking.
~NM
ALL CHECKED IN!!! SW A23 WOOHOOO!!! Monkeys are coming Monkeys are coming!!! Can't wait... time to iron and pack! Should arrive by 12:30-1... Question is should I pick up my own luggage like Rebecca OR should I use that amazing yellow tag Ninja sent me?!?!?! What to do what to do!!
~N
SEE! This is just another reason to use Ninja Mom's GO NEKKED method of dealing with the rain. I'm going to be foot loose, pants loose and shirt loose for my next trip. I ain't worried 'bout no stinkin hurricane! That storm should be worried about ME!
~NM
Maybe I should have Fed Exd some Nola Hurricane mix, addressed to The Nekked Ladies of The Solarium ......
Now on to the next dilemma... to bring the camera stuff or not... NM care to weigh in on this one??!?!!?
~N
I'm bringing my camera but it's a waterproof one. We have to take the Synchronized Pool Tube Team picture for the Olympic yearbook.
Who is this Erica chick that might be there the same time as us? Is It Erika Murphy ( hopeful look!) ???
When Chim Chim posted this message, we assumed she was kidding around and was fully aware of the possibility of Erika, the storm.
She wasn’t.
One could hope it's Erika... Anyway I've decided that after the last 11 months that i've had.. I'm nixing the camera for this trip. I have a water proof cover for it, but I just want to do not a lot of anything that requires me to think...I'll use my phone if I want pics or I'll just take yours I have to bring my comp for work.... as much as I don't want to do that. But just incase someone needs something...
~N
And now, time for some good news!
Watching Weather Channel just now, and they said it's "Very interesting how this thing (Erika) is just breaking apart." They showed a map with winds of only 40-45 miles per hour early Monday and Tuesday over central Florida.
If the weather channel just read this thread they would understand things. Erika is very much afraid of what will be happening when NinjaMom and her monkey friends arrive at the BC, so Erika is running away!
More good news...from National Hurricane Center:
Special Message from NHC Issued 29 Aug 2015 12:54 UTC
Erika has dissipated as a tropical cyclone. NHC will issue a Special Advisory shortly. Tropical storm watches/warnings being discontinued.
Do you really think "Erica" would mess with Dee and Ninja Mom and the gang of crazy women????? Really????? She is running away as fast as possible!
Darn tooting that wimp of a storm is scared of us! I huffed and I puffed and I blew that storm AWAY! The only problem is that we are back to our regularly scheduled Florida thunderstorms. It's a good thing my Disney poncho is opaque so my drip dry nekked butt is tough to see.
I don't think it was until Chim Chim and Rafiki actually met face to face that Chim Chim understood that the Erika we were discussing was the hurricane, not a person. But for continuity sake, Rafiki responded on the board.
Erika is/was a tropical storm heading towards Florida.....the storm is named Erika. I think her last name is Storm...
Ohhh.... I get it..... FINALLY!
There may have been a couple of good-natured incidences where we made fun of Chim Chim's cluelessness.
That's the way we monkeys roll!
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