August 7, 2004 Magic...who's going?

[sbennett]

Denise - Glad to hear you're all safe, saw pictures of Annapolis on the news and was wondering how you all made out.
My brother got it worse than originally thought. When they were finally able to venture out, they realized they couldn't even get out of their community via road...only 1 in 10 telephone poles remained standing, house 3 houses away from them was ripped apart by tornado, 3 people were killed in the next community over from them. They probably won't have power for a least a couple of weeks. They had to drive across people's lawns to get out of their community. So they're going to go and stay with their youngest daughter near Elon. Don't know what damage they had at the Car dealership they work at....Edenton Motors. Best part is their house in on the market because they want to build a smaller house on another piece of water front property..guess they can state "This house survived Hurricane Isabel" in their listing!

 

[jeanneg]

Whew, Denise, I'm so glad everyone there is fine.....I must have seen the same coverage as Shelley showing the horrible conditions in Annapolis. I even got out my map to see precisely where Severna Park was and when I saw how close it was to the water, I was really scared for all of you. When I last checked my computer last night, there was still no word from you and I was very concerned. So tell Andy we're all very thankful you posted when you did! Congrats on your basement staying dry also. Been there, done that and I wouldn't want to do it again!

Gee, Shelley, Edenton really took a pounding. There was lots of coverage on it on our local news. I'm sorry for the property loss but glad everyone is safe. I was a little premature yesterday when I remarked that there was no loss of life. NC lost 3 and I think there were 17 deaths overall, which is really tragic. It really puts things in perspective when something like this happens.

Sandy, how did Sara make out? I have absolutely NO IDEA what yo're talking about.....my kids ALWAYS listen to me!

 

[wendym]

Denise please tell Andy we are very grateful you went on the computer - we were all worried about you! Shelley, so sorry to hear what happened to your brother. The devastation looks awful.
Wendy

 

[gometros]

Finally checking in after a busy weekend. I wanted so badly to get on earlier to find out if Denise posted yet. Glad to hear you guys survived. Good MOrning America was showing some of the areas that are still under water in MD, VA and NC. Absolutely incredible what kind of devastation Isabel wrought.

 

[jeanneg]

Hi guys,
Nothing new to report, but I noticed we had fallen down to page 6 and didn't want us to get buried. How's everybody doing?
Jeanne

 

[gometros]

For those of you who celebrate Rosh Hashana - a happy and healthy New Year to you all. May this year bring us a year of peace and prosperity.

And many Disney cruises

Edit to add: I meant to mention that my wife's boss is going to San Juan at the end of November. Even though they aren't staying in the same area as the port, I will ask them to bring back some info.

 

[DVCLady]

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[jeanneg]

I won't pretend to have all the answers, but i've been to PR several times and may be able to address some of your questions. I've done the rainforest tour and it was interesting but not outstanding. I've also toured El Morro (the big fort you see on all the PR commercials) and found that to be very fascinating. Old San Juan is very quaint and does not seem as impovished as some other Carribean towns. If you plan to do alot of walking, wear sensible shoes because it's somewhat hilly and many of the streets are paved with cobblestones. We have some friends about 45 minutes from San Juan and hope to be able to meet them for lunch if they're able to take the time from work. At the moment we're not planning to do any excursions, but will have to wait and see what they offer and whether or not our friends can meet us. Many of the larger, modern hotels have casinos so that's probably where I'll be heading looking for the nickel slots!
Jen is just dying to have a crack at them, but I've got to assume the legal age for playing there is also 21, so it looks like she'll be out of luck! Which could be a bad thing.....I'd much prefer to give her $20 to blow on the slots than have (sugar)dad take her shopping and end up burning some serious cash!

 

[EPCOTgrl1]

I'm just too lazy to log out of being Chelsea.


My boss has family in PR. He advised the fort and old town, but I have a hankering to see the rain forest. I do have to find out where he went to bring home souvies. . . he came home with some of the best treats the office has seen in awhile. If I don't bring back some more I may have a mutiny.

BTW Sandy, you poster is on the way, Finally!!!!!!!!!

 

[jeanneg]

Denise:
Just curious, what kind of treats were they? I just remembered another excursion, but I don't think it's the sort of thing Disney would sponsor and I can't remember how close to San Juan it is. Bacardi has their distillery in PR and they run tours all day. I've always been a sucker for factory tours, so I really loved it. Plus they give the adults free rum drinks and I remember they served some very delicious pina coladas. (but then again, I would remember that, right?)
Oh, and when you mentioned Sandy's poster, you reminded me of something else.......I just saw "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" and Johnny Depp was so hilarious. (A.B. was very hot also, but JD is my man!) There were some parts that were pretty brutal, but I knew they were coming so I didn't look, and overall it was a really fun movie.

 

[EPCOTgrl1]

They were candies and this powered sugar covered cake thing, with some sort of jelly in the middle. They were to die for.

Does that mean we get good prices on Bacardi in SJ? Andy will need to re-stock his Conk Coller supply

BTW did you hear the rumor of JD as Willy Wonka? Now THAT'S a moview I'll want to see.

I really should be doing my college homework.

 

[jeanneg]

Hmmm...I don't think I've ever had those, they sound really good. I once bought several boxes of rum balls at the Bacardi factory, but we didn't use them right away, and then when we did, they were hard and not nearly as good as they should have been. Which reminds me, I still have a rum cake from Key West put away somewhere! Yes, the Bacardi there is very cheap and there's also a private reserve blend that you can't buy in the U.S. which is the one we usually bring home. I'm pretty sure you can get all the Bacardi products at a good price in town.
I can't wait for the new Willy Wonka movie.....the one with Gene Wilder has always been a big favorite of ours.

 

[wendym]

Hi all
Those treats sound gorgeous! I imagine I will be buying a couple of boxes of those for school, not that my colleagues deserve them - to say the last few weeks have been stressful is to put it mildly! However I have this cruise to look forward to. The rum factory sounds good too.
I hope the rumour about the Willy Wonka film is true - he would be excellent in it.
Wendy

 

[musicalSaranader]

I love Johnny Depp a whole lot, but... replacing Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka??? I just can not picture it. But yeah, he was really great in "Once Upon a Time in Mexico". And that rum factory sounds like a whole lot of fun...

 

[jeanneg]

Hi Sara,
I agree, I can't picture him in that role either. All I know is that he is soooo good at whatever he does, esp. the quirky roles, that I'd be anxious to see how he plays the character. I hope you're having a good semester. Jen just started the hard core swimming practice, so I all I hear from her right now are complaints about being tired! This year the Lehigh family weekend football game is against Towson. (Unfortunately, Jen has an away meet that same weekend so we won't be going up.)

 

[gometros]

I suspect that if Johnny Depp is in it, it will be a quicrkier version of the orignal.

Denise - I got the poster yesterday. Elana thanks you! (She loves Orlando Bloom).

 

[sbennett]

Is anyone else following the Nate Page story

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=445789&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

(Hope I did that correctly) His mother would love to get Christmas Cards from everyone..apparently doctors are concerned about weight loss.
Let's all send cards!!

 

[jeanneg]

Hi Shelley,
For the sake of limiting the amount of time I spend "surfing", I generally only check the main DCL forum once every week or two.
So, in answer to your question, I really have not been following the Nate Page saga all that closely. I will be delighted to send him a Christmas card if you let me know exactly where to send it. You can p.m. me or just send it to my personal email if you think it best not to post his address here. I've seen some of the photos and they just break my heart.....really puts all our trivial concerns into perspective.

 

[sbennett]

it's been weeks since anyone's posted here....what's up?

We've had a very active couple of weeks. Corey's back in the hospital and will be going to residential therapy as soon as there's an opening. He's severely depressed and very suicidal.
He cut himself again, and then at school he re-opened it again.
He was also doing things to get kids to give him money. Like eating yellow jackets and sticking his head in a garbage can.
to name a few. Please pray for him and us. It's soooo difficult to hear your son say he's better off dead, and nobody would miss him if he was gone...and you wonder if there was something you could have done differently.
Hopefully we'll be able to go on the cruise with you all ... it all depends on how Corey does and how much of this the school and our insurance will cover. We're having a CSE meeting at the school tomorrow..so wish us luck.
Happy Columbus Day!!

 

[eye R.N.]

I'm so sorry. Hopefully they can adjust medication?

Let me know how the meeting goes. I can't imagion what you must be feeling.

Prayers are on the way.