Bunnies and mooses and groupies, Oh my!!! The Wilderness Lodge groupies thread. 4.0

[Dizny Dad]

What net is that?

Search engine sites normally used as home pages (Google, Yahoo, etc) know where you have tapped into the internet (provider location) and automatically present the local language version of their page. Trying to get around it can prove to be tricky. It is best just to go directly to places like the DisBoards with a URL. Many times if you use the search engine link, it will still come in in the local language. No, it does not change the discussion boards posts into another language, but the surrounding support features can be.

Sorry if you knew that and was just being funny. I am back at work and recognizing "funny" after returning from a trip isn't always easy.

8 weeks out . . . . it can't come to quickly!

 

[DVCGeek]

Search engine sites normally used as home pages (Google, Yahoo, etc) know where you have tapped into the internet (provider location) and automatically present the local language version of their page. Trying to get around it can prove to be tricky. It is best just to go directly to places like the DisBoards with a URL.

Actually, I never thought about that since I almost always use fixed links from my favorites and/or .HTML files I make dashboards in on my local file system. Plus, I VERY rarely travel internationally so it hasn't come up! Thanks for the explanation; that TOTALLY wasn't what I was thinking (I was thinking net as in amateur radio communications "net" or something along those lines! )

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

I'm next, I'm next!

I have to get through a day of job hunting related meetings tomorrow and a family funeral (cousin) on Tuesday. Then I get to pack and on Thursday, I am out of here and off to Disney. No VWL this time, but we will be at AKV and BCV. I get to have dinner at Artist Point for my birthday, too!

I am so looking forward to sunshine and warmth.

Sorry about your cousin. I hope the job hunt goes well and have a great trip!!!!!

Hello fellow Groupies!!!

Granny here checking in from lovely western Ireland! Spent a nice day and a half in Galway and now near Limerick at Dromoland Castle. My DW told me that if I can't book Cinderella castle for our WDW trips then she wanted to stay at the real thing!

It is a lovely place, and all is going well except the airlines lost two of our bags. Puts a damper on the trip as we are traipsing all over Ireland and the bags haven't caught up with us yet. Oh well, another excuse for DW and DD's to go shopping!

Inkmahm...have a great trip and put the real world worries on hold for a while!!

I'm green with envy.

 

[Dizny Dad]

DVCGeek - Signature looks great ; and makes me enviuos, too!

 

[twokats]

As usual, I have been silently keeping up with all of you and sending you best wishes and all that as I read.

I have been in and out of the hospital with my mother and I am again begging for prayers and pixie dust. She was in a couple of weeks ago for a kink in her intestine which caused a blockage. Dr took care of that and I got her home for almost a week and now she is in for a very bad blood clot in her left leg.

She is very down on all this and asking what can happen next.
I told her we will overcome and get her back home. She has been such a trooper, but as I said she gets some down moments from all this. She has only been in bed 4 months and 9 days. I would have already been a basket case. (I know, I am probably close to it!!!)

Everyone that is headed on vacation, have a great time. Those in other countries, behave yourselves and have a great learning experience!! And everyone else, I hope you have a great week!

Thanks for letting me let off some steam and being such a great group of online friends.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

As usual, I have been silently keeping up with all of you and sending you best wishes and all that as I read.

I have been in and out of the hospital with my mother and I am again begging for prayers and pixie dust. She was in a couple of weeks ago for a kink in her intestine which caused a blockage. Dr took care of that and I got her home for almost a week and now she is in for a very bad blood clot in her left leg.

She is very down on all this and asking what can happen next.
I told her we will overcome and get her back home. She has been such a trooper, but as I said she gets some down moments from all this. She has only been in bed 4 months and 9 days. I would have already been a basket case. (I know, I am probably close to it!!!)

Everyone that is headed on vacation, have a great time. Those in other countries, behave yourselves and have a great learning experience!! And everyone else, I hope you have a great week!

Thanks for letting me let off some steam and being such a great group of online friends.

You definatly have some prayers coming your way from me. I hope she can go home soon and recover. I'm sure having you there is a big help to her. Here are some hugs and moose dust

 

[Muushka]

Oh twokats, so sorry about your mom. I hope all is behind her at this point and that her spirits lift as well as yours.

Sorry to hear about that but I hope you LOVE your trip and that the rest of it goes smoothly!!!

On another note, earlier today I tweaked my signature layout a bit after a suggestion that it was too wide from someone on another thread. I also adjusted the height of all my images to make them uniform. How do you think it looks now?

I think it looks like you can add another VWL Groupie Moosie in the bottom right corner!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

twokats - wishing your mother the best and speediest recovery. I don't know why but with my mother the problems always seem to come together as well and she's gone thru her times of depression also. We'll be thinking of you.

On another note, earlier today I tweaked my signature layout a bit after a suggestion that it was too wide from someone on another thread. I also adjusted the height of all my images to make them uniform. How do you think it looks now?

I think there's room for at least two more resorts - maybe three!

 

[blossomz]

A few pages ago someone asked about Southwest and Magical Express. So I shot them an email and received their response today. Here is the latest:
Over the years we have heard from many Customers who have asked us to consider participating in Disney's Magical Express shuttle-and-luggage service, and we have certainly listened. Although we won't be offering this amenity at all Disney resorts, we're happy to share that we have launched a pilot program for guests staying at Disney's Pop Century Resort and will be flying on Southwest Airlines. These Customers will be able to check in for their flights and drop off their luggage before departing for Orlando International Airport.

While we don't have a definitive date as to when we might offer this service at other Disney resorts (since this initiative requires extensive time and programming to implement), please know that it is our goal to eventually expand this service to Southwest Customers staying at other Disney resorts in the future. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this process, and we hope to see you onboard when your travels take you to "The Most Magical Place on Earth."

Guess we'll just have to wait awhile till they get to our end of the world!

 

[DVCGeek]

DVCGeek - Signature looks great ; and makes me enviuos, too!

Cool, thanks! Guess we all envy someone- perhaps eventually I'll hit the 1000 point club. I'm almost 1/3rd there now...

 

[DVCGeek]

twokats - sorry to read about your mom; things improve soon!!!

I think it looks like you can add another VWL Groupie Moosie in the bottom right corner!

Hmmm, double groupie it? Interesting idea...

I think there's room for at least two more resorts - maybe three!

Maybe someday; ya' never know! As of this weekend I haven't won the lottery yet though, so it might be a while!

 

[Muushka]

Your sig would start with our moose and end with our moose. Perfect!

 

[Granny]

I know how Groupies like photo TR's, so here's one of our current hotel:

Not trying to make anyone jealous, mind you!!

Thanks for the kind words regarding the missing luggage. One bag made it to us tonight and we're hoping for the other one tomorrow night. If not, just another excuse for shopping!!

 

[DVCGeek]

Your sig would start with our moose and end with our moose. Perfect!

How's this? I also moved the text to the middle...

 

[Muushka]

Be still my heart. That picture is gorgeous. How did you get it?

Hoping for the knock on the door: Luggage for Granny!

 

[Muushka]

How's this? I moved the text to the middle...

Looking good!

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

stopher1 - Welcome back and your relaxing trip sounds heavenly! Hope to see pictures soon.

Inkmahm - So sorry about your cousin. Hope you have a safe and relaxing trip. Enjoy the Artist Point birthday dinner.

twokats - so sorry that your mom is facing more difficulties… It can’t be easy for you trying to keep positive for her.

DVCGeek - love the starting and ending moosies--Great idea Muushka!

blossomz - thanks for the info

Granny - LOVE it! Hope you get your last bag soon.

My countdown is down to 11 days for my Ft. Wilderness trip. Had a scare last night--one of my DS15 sprained his ankle pretty bad. X-ray today showed no break, so we are thankful for that. Still pretty swollen and he is in an air splint for 2 weeks. We're so grateful that it isn't worse and that it is enough days away from departure that it hopefully doesn't affect our trip very much.

 

[twinklebug]

My countdown is down to 11 days for my Ft. Wilderness trip. Had a scare last night--one of my DS15 sprained his ankle pretty bad. X-ray today showed no break, so we are thankful for that. Still pretty swollen and he is in an air splint for 2 weeks. We're so grateful that it isn't worse and that it is enough days away from departure that it hopefully doesn't affect our trip very much.

Fort Wilderness! I grew up going to the Fort. Boy has it changed... but is always magical! Will you be in a cabin, camper, or Tent (for the bravest of souls.)

 

[wildernessDad]

I know how Groupies like photo TR's, so here's one of our current hotel:

Not trying to make anyone jealous, mind you!!

Thanks for the kind words regarding the missing luggage. One bag made it to us tonight and we're hoping for the other one tomorrow night. If not, just another excuse for shopping!!

Wow! Oh, no! I'm not jealous!.... Geez! Maybe next you'll tell me you own the place!

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

Fort Wilderness! I grew up going to the Fort. Boy has it changed... but is always magical! Will you be in a cabin, camper, or Tent (for the bravest of souls.)

This time will be a tent (for the craziest of souls).

We've stayed 10 times in a cabin since 2000 and twice in a tent. It was the only place we could afford to stay on property with a family of 6 back in the early days before we bought DVC. And with 4 boys the cabins were perfect. Lots of good memories! Now it is usually just the 4 of us--with the college kids not being able to go much.