Canadian Buffoon European Vacation - 30/03 - Endings and Silver Linings

[pkondz]

Awesome last chapter....so sad to see it end

Thanks!.... and stop ogling my end.

Loved your descriptions! Beeping while running through the terminal

It was pretty funny.... not so much at the time.
"Move people! We've got a plane to catch!"

Then again, it's not a sight you're likely to see.... ever.

Glad you got rid of the suitcase of death! Once we got our first suitcase with wheels, we got the rest with wheels as well!

At first I was kind of regretting that too.
"Burn the suitcase? Gee, I wish I'd thought of that."

But now that I've given it some more thought...

Evil suitcase: "heh, heh, heh... first I destroyed his back, now I'll incapacitate him with noxious fumes!"

Thanks for the guidance on planning our vacation!! I have been taking notes. Unfortunately we won't make Venice, but ready to start thinking about Germany...just need to wait 4 years. He did get into his first choice though!! Now to start thinking tuition...WDW is going to be on hold after this trip, planning a Spring Break at the Grand Canyon next year (probably save some money), and then start saving for Europe.

Four years? It'll go by like the blink of an eye.
Great that he got into his first choice!

I myself would not mind reading about your cross country trip - I think it would be great!!

What is this? A conspiracy?

YAY!! Another Ponzi report coming up

Hold on there! When I said "Too late!" I was referring to orangecats2/bluedogs0 saying people would find out how crazy she was.

AYE, AYE!!!

Well rinse them with running water and go to the ER as soon as possible.

And stop looking at the toe fungus ad.

Did you notice that? I sound like a pirate!

Nope.
Pirates don't giggle.

much

Okay, so just to catch you up, the Buzz family was invaded by an evil viral sore throat/fever/fatigue that lasted for 24 hours for each member of the family. DH was our index case and he was sick on Friday. This is where a family of more than one person is not a good idea, as the dropping like flies is prolonged and endless. Enough of that!

Sorry to hear that. Is everyone over it now?

I loved the last chapter, as much as you can love something that you hoped would never, ever end. It had all the elements of a great Pkondz chapter, a little stress, suspense, and then the triumph. I love the image of Elle speeding you through the airport. I cringed at Ruby's bladder being thwarted and took a pee break on her behalf(sister solidarity ). I can not believe the crazy woman on the plan during landing. What a NUT!!

Thanks Buzz. I'll pass along your sister solidarity comment to Ruby. rotfl: BTW)
I'm not exactly sure what that woman was thinking.
Maybe it was just, "I have to be off FIRST!"
Still... not the brightest move.

And I agree wholeheartedly with Dgthree about burning/torching the suitcase of evil. Simply throwing the sucker out wasn't enough, it needed to feel your pain!

I must admit that I am worried a bit.
Picture the scene...
The Winnipeg landfill, a man pokes through the refuse.
He pauses, bends over and pulls a dirty, beaten suitcase out of a pile of garbage.
He smiles to himself and thinks, "This'll come in handy!"

He doesn't know it yet. But his life has just been irrevocably changed... for the worse.

The reign of the evil suitcase is not over. Not by a long shot.

Thanks for an absolutely terrific trip report Pkondz!

Thanks, Buzz!

And to add to the good news, guess who is planning to go to WDW in late May/early June?

Brad and Angelina?

Dare I mention the two word phrase that is simultaneously music and torment to your ears?

I have no idea what you're talking about.
(I do... but I'm trying not to think about it... must..... resist......)

I missed this post.

Awwww... Poor Thumpy. He misses it. Don't feel sad.
It's right there. You can read it any time you get lonely.

Harass? What did we do that we need to be harassed? Them fighting words. Ponzi take care of my light work for me.

You're on your own. It's freaking snowing again and the roads are too slippery for me to drive over there.

I do agree, Ponzi has some good storytelling abilities. Imagine when he takes a real vacation and quits taking pictures off the internet and inserting them here. That would be exciting. I guess I'll have to wait for his biography to read about his real adventures.

Caught!

Unrelated to anything, the horrible toe fungus pic is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Noooooo!!!!!!!

And I noticed that sometimes you can get rid of it by clicking the 'x'... and sometimes there's no 'x' to click and you're stuck with it.

Oh, the humanity!

 

[Riles_and_Gabe]

Well, Ponzi, I think there were enough votes in favor of posting your cross-country trip with 2 teen girls.

Anxiously awaiting the link!

PS: Plus Dismeets, you MUST do a report!

Is it too late to vote? I definitely want to read another TR. A roadtrip sounds like the perfect read!!

 

[Thumper_Man]

Ok. I finished breaking down. I recomposed myself and now I'm ready to finish posting my comments.

Elle turns to me and asks, "Dad? Are we going to make our connecting flight in Toronto?"
I smile and shake my head, no.
"What's going to happen to us?"

Ever see the movie The Terminal with Tom Hanks?

I tell her not to worry. Either Air Canada will put us on a later flight or put us up in a hotel.
"Would we be able to see Aunty ____?"
"If we overnight, we'll definitely give her a call." I say.

“Hi Aunty. We’re kinda stranded at the airport at the moment. Can you come pick us up and let us stay the night?”

Aunty replies. “Who’s this? I think you have the wrong number.” (Hangs up)

She cheers right up.
I'm pretty sure she's hoping we lose even more time so she can visit her aunt.

ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE.

We have two hours to make our connection in Toronto.
We were airborne one and a half hours late.
I'll be the last person off the plane.
We have to clear customs, retrieve our bags, go back through security, find our gate…

We’ve never flown internationally. Is this how it always is? Well hopefully not the part about being late and all. Just wondering for our flight to/from Cancun in November.

Anyone want to place a bet on if we'll make our connection?
I'll give great odds.

No?

Now wait a minute. I’m still thinking about this. Plus I’m trying to find the answer before I take the bet. This sounds like a sure fire bet I can win for once.

The flight over the pond was fairly uneventful, but three things did stand out.

1. My back still hurt like hell.
2. My back still really hurt like hell and I needed some of Nebo’s minnie buddies.
3. See 1 & 2.

I posted the following way back in Chapter Three.
It was in reference to our first flight of the trip from Winnipeg to Toronto.

The flight to Toronto is uneventful... except for one little thing.
I hadn't seen Ironman3 yet, and was pleased to see it offered as one of the inflight entertainment options.
I watched 3/4 of it and was going to watch the rest on the next flight...
but it wasn't offered on the overseas leg.

The flight we were on from Venice to Toronto is a new discount carrier branch of Air Canada.
Instead of having TVs in the seat in front of you,
there were TVs hanging from the ceiling placed every six or seven rows.

Guess what started playing?
Yup. Ironman3!

Now what are the odds of that happening?

But then it was interrupted as the pilot congratulated us all for making it this far.
Then interrupted again to tell us that it was apparently cooling down in the cabin.
(Because there's no way we'd know that ourselves)
Then interrupted to tell us our flying time to Toronto.
Then interrupted to tell us our cruising altitude...
which you really need to know, in case you want to go outside for some fresh air.
Then interrupted again to tell us that they would be serving drinks soon.
etc.
etc.
etc.

I really was beginning to think that I was destined to not see this movie.

SPOILER ALERT.



He saves the girl and blows up all his suits at the end.

Oh. You still haven't finished seeing it. I'm Sorry. My bad.

Eventually, though, I did finally get to see that last quarter.

Phew. I don’t feel bad spoiling the ending now.

I don't remember it though.

It’s been coming out on HBO, Showtime and Starz if you have those channels. Can set the DVR (Not VCR) to record it.

For those of you who might be curious, the flying time from Venice to Toronto is nine and a half hours.
Still... faster than swimming.

Not unless you’re a Sea Turtle.

Pretty long time to sit and just... well...
Even though I tried to avoid this in Venice by using the bathroom...

I tell Ruby.
She tells me that she has to, too.

Are you really in any condition to join the mile high club?

Slowly, carefully, I leverage myself up into a standing position.

Well that’s a start.

Of course they're all occupied.
If I'd been hale and hearty, they would've been empty.

Doesn’t it always work that way.

Hmmm.... she doesn't look too happy.
Maybe something happened while she was in the lav?

"Something wrong?" I innocently ask.
"I still have to go!" She hisses. "I couldn't go, because when you came out, I couldn't get around you!"

Whoops!
"Okay, I can get up again; just give me a couple seconds to catch my breath."
"Just forget it!"

Dun-DUN-DUUUUUN!

Ruby isn't as used to going without sleep as I am.
She might get a tad.... grumpy.
She might also have a bladder that is poking her and saying,
"Excuse me? Weren't you going to do something about this?"

I know better than to try and "fix it".
I settle quietly into my seat and pray for light chop and not severe turbulence.

Are you praying because you don’t want the turbulence to take a toll on your back? Or on poor Ruby’s bladder so she don’t reach over and smack you everytime it may happen?

She never did leave her seat.

I bet she was sitting there plotting her revenge.

My mind started wondering, "What's the emergency that's prompting a flight attendant to rush to the front?"

You know, a woman can only hold it for so long. Clean up, Row 1 seat 2.

I look up and realize it's a woman passenger, with her wheeled carrion.
At about the time I figure this out, an actual flight attendant goes charging by, calling out,
"Ma'am! Ma'am! You have to remain in your seat! Ma'am! You have to stay in your seat!"

Ruby already getting her place in line so she can make a mad dash to the restroom? Smart gal.

Guess she had some place to go in a hurry.

The flight attendant spent the rest of the trip parked by her side lecturing her on the finer points of stupidity.

I wonder if they did anything?
Charge her for endangering herself, or others?
Put her on a watch list?
Maybe nothing.

Dunno.

I don’t know what the penalties would be as well. Tell you what though; on your next flight, why don’t you give it a try and tell us what happens. Sure you risk losing your flying privileges for the rest of your life, but inquiring minds want to know. We’ll all learn from your mistake.

I usually sit and relax while people are doing this,
since there's really nowhere to go until the people up front get off.

Do what I do, jump over the seats. This will move you up in the line.

This time, though, because I'm going to need a wheelchair, I've got no choice.
You have no idea how long it took to empty that airplane.

A looong time.

I’m sure 5 minutes felt like a very long time. Give or take 20 minutes or so.

I make my way out of the plane and there's no wheelchair.
Apparently somebody else needed a wheelchair and they only brought one.
After a few minutes, my chariot shows up.

Well see there, it was worth the wait. I would take a chariot over a wheelchair any day.

Every cloud has a silver lining.
This was ours.

Because I was in a wheelchair,

What happened to the chariot? Did it get confiscated?

We make our way to the baggage carousel and I learn how physics works.

I know we'll need a cart. And look! Right beside the carousel is a line of them!
I confidently wheel myself up to the carts and push one forward.

Or tried to.

What happened was this.
I pushed the cart and the cart moved forwards... the same amount that I moved backwards.
So then I pulled the cart back towards me so that I could get back to where I was.
I roll forward... the cart rolls backwards.
Undaunted, I retry this manoeuvre... with the same result.

I do it again.

Newton’s laws at work. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Thankfully, Ruby rescued me (and the cart) at that point.
She had gone to the bathroom... really, couldn't she just wait?
Sheesh.

You should be lucky she showed up at all. I bet part of her revenge was to stand there watching you to see if you succeed or not. I personally would be standing in the back laughing and filming it to see if I could win $10k on America’s Funniest Home Videos.

Now I don't know if it's because of my condition or if it was kismet,
but our bags were among the first ones off the plane.

Must’ve known time was of the essence.

The girls grab them and pile them onto the cart.
We set off to find an Air Canada agent who'll tell us what our fate is.

You’re doomed to stay in Toronto, FOREVER. BWAAA HA HA HA!

We see a sign for connecting flights and head in that direction.

Well I would hope you would head in that direction. It would pointless to go any other direction.

"Will our bags make our flight?"
"Yes, plane to plane is really fast, but you have to hurry!"

Sure they will. They’ll make it home before you do.

Imagine this scene:

Me, in a wheelchair.
Elle pushing.... no make that running, while pushing me.
She's shouting, "Beep beep! Beep beep!"
People are scattering in all directions trying to get out of our way.

I am not making this up. This really happened.
She ran.
She kept yelling, "Beep, beep!"
People scattering.

I imagine it would look something like THIS.

Ruby and Kay were left to fend for themselves and keep up as best they could.
I figured if we could just get to the gate in time, I could stall them until Ruby and Kay caught up.

Elle and I get to gate 68 and... nobody's there.

Too late. Or is it?

Wait, there's an attendant at the desk.
We roll up and she takes our boarding passes and tells us that they were just about ready to close the doors.
By this time, Ruby and Kay catch up and we all board the plane.

And the Dis fans cheer “Hooray”

I do my chair grip routine to get to my seat.
We settle in and while we're doing that, two more people get on.
Within seconds of us taking our seats, they close up the plane and start to depart.

Leaving on a jet plane, I hope I don’t have to do that again.

A lot of things happened that really makes me wonder.

“Did I remember to close the garage door? Did we really travel to Europe? Or was it just a hallucination from the shot the doc gave me? Did Moses really part the sea? If so, how did he do it? And I wonder if I’ll ever get my man card back from T_Man”

No?! Well I was just guessing.

Oh, sure. I'd rather have not hurt my back, even if it meant missing our connection…

We arrive back in Winnipeg and my folks are there waiting for us.
I'm pretty sure they didn't want to see me in a wheelchair, but were relieved to see us nevertheless.

I bet your dad told your mom “I knew that boy was trouble ever since he was 3. Looks like he finally done and pissed Ruby off enough that she threw him off the mountain. Pay up.”

So that's it.
We went from not going on a trip to going to Disney to going to Europe.
We saw lots, did lots, ate lots, had fun lots.
Hopefully we were successful in our efforts to give the kids "a taste of Europe."
Only time will tell.
Elle wants to go back.
Kay, for the moment, is content to stay home. We'll see if that changes or not.

Not at all surprised about Kay considering half the trip was spent in the hotel sleeping the days away. Elle seems like the adventurous type or should we say “DADDY’s GIRL.” Not to say Kay isn’t, but 2 trips now and Elle seems to be your right hand gal.

I went to the doctor shortly after getting home and I was diagnosed with a prolapsed disk... maybe.
They took X-rays, just to be sure, but they didn't show anything.
Which is a good thing, I suppose.
I was in physiotherapy twice a week for a few months and that helped a lot.
At the time of this writing, I'm still a bit stiff in my lower back and I've changed some habits.
I worry pretty much all the time that I'm going to hurt myself again.
I'm really, really careful when I pick things up.
But who knows. I got hurt picking up an iPod.

Heck I get hurt just standing around sometimes or walking. Lady H and I both have bad backs. Sometimes we don’t know who’s is worse. She has her days and I have mine, though mine are less frequent then hers. She goes to the chiropractor for hers which seems to have really helped her over the years. I’ve tried going to a chiropractor for mine. Went to 2 different ones and neither one wanted to work on me. After that, I saw 2 specialists and have been diagnosed with a hemivertebrae. What that means for me is that one of my vertebrae’s is incomplete. One specialist recommended surgery, the other didn’t. Gave me shots to the spine as I also have degenerative disc disease. Maybe one of these days I’ll go with Heather to her chiropractor and see what he says.

Anyways enough about my back problem, glad to hear things are better with your back. I know what you go through. Knock on wood it nevers happens while we’re on vacation. Stay safe.

I want to thank all of you who've been following along on our adventures.
I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

I certainly did. Sorry I didn’t get to post as often as I wanted to, but I was following along with every chapter.

Nebo always says that it's not just him, but the people who comment that make the TR.
And, as much as it pains me to say this, he's right.

Funny. I made the same comment in our TR. I guess he’s entitled to be right every now and then. Even the sun shines.......

Well you know the saying.

Without you people encouraging me and pointing out my all too frequent lapses,
this TR would've never gotten off the ground.

I guess I should put the cattle prod away then until your next TR?

So thank you all for reading along, commenting along, or just saying "Hi" and letting me know you're out there.


Special shout outs to lisaviolet, Thumper_Man, buzz1121, Backstage_Gal, smidgy, jedijill, mmeb144, Thumper_Man's Wife, orangecats2, bankr63, MAGICFOR2, queenbetsey, nowellsl, ColoradoDisneyFreaks, nebo, My2Girls66, ougrad86, dawnbu40, Queenofallthings, shan23877, winkers, dgthree, KRIS10420, minnie mum, Lady Elle, PrincessCaitlin, Riles_and_Gabe, AbbyMarie, NFLDERS, DizzneyDi, cindermomma, cjlvsccm, Spriesty, bellebud, Lintasare, Self_resqing_princz, Pluplo and The Duck, Kitzka, Mac Brew, Gumbo4x4, 3CW, LSmith, figment52, hops&dreams, Ciciwoowoo and wiigirl...
for letting me know that I'm not alone out there.

It was greatly appreciated and kept me going.

If you write it, they will come.

One last word.
Once I was back on my feet and feeling a little more human.

I threw that damned suitcase in the trash.

This was probably the funniest part of the whole TR.

Thank you for keeping us entertained.






Does this mean I have to go work on my TR now?

 

[mmeb144]

ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE.

I really enjoyed this version of this song. I saw the song performed at the Olympic Closing Ceremony in London a couple years ago (on TV, not actually there). It was amazing!

Does this mean I have to go work on my TR now?

 

[pkondz]

Is it too late to vote? I definitely want to read another TR. A roadtrip sounds like the perfect read!!

Vote? Who's voting? Don't I get a say in this thing???

Ok. I finished breaking down. I recomposed myself and now I'm ready to finish posting my comments.

So... You're okay now? I mean, as okay as you get?

Ever see the movie The Terminal with Tom Hanks?

Yup.
And believe me, I thought about it... but not in the way you might think.
I was thinking about it when we landed in Paris, since that's where the true story behind the movie took place.

“Hi Aunty. We’re kinda stranded at the airport at the airport at the moment. Can you come pick us up and let us stay the night?”

Aunty replies. “Who’s this? I think you have the wrong number.” (Hangs up)

Hadn't thought that far ahead!

ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE.

Love that song!
But not as much as The Galaxy Song.

We’ve never flown internationally. Is this how it always is? Well hopefully not the part about being late and all. Just wondering for our flight to/from Cancun in November.

Don't know. It depends, but we had to clear customs in Toronto since that was our first stop in Canada.
I presume that way, all passengers go through customs whereas on the Toronto/Winnipeg leg, not everyone would.
Your bags may be checked through... or they may not.

SPOILER ALERT.



He saves the girl and blows up all his suits at the end.

Oh. You still haven't finished seeing it. I'm Sorry. My bad.

Suits? Girl?

I really have to watch that again...

Are you really in any condition to join the mile high club?

If Ruby had been willing, I wouldn't let my back get in the way!

Well that’s a start.

Are you praying because you don’t want the turbulence to take a toll on your back? Or on poor Ruby’s bladder so she don’t reach over and smack you everytime it may happen?

Neither. I wasn't the least bit concerned about the plane.
I just knew the turbulence was going to come from the seething hellspawn seated beside me!

I bet she was sitting there plotting her revenge.

Probably. I'm still waiting.... which is the worst part.
Part of her plan, I'm sure.

Ruby already getting her place in line so she can make a mad dash to the restroom? Smart gal.

I don’t know what the penalties would be as well. Tell you what though; on your next flight, why don’t you give it a try and tell us what happens. Sure you risk losing your flying privileges for the rest of your life, but inquiring minds want to know. We’ll all learn from your mistake.

Well, since you'll be flying before me, I'll let you take the lead.

Well see there, it was worth the wait. I would take a chariot over a wheelchair any day.

Well, it was pretty awesome until the horses started pooping all over the rugs.

What happened to the chariot? Did it get confiscated?

Yup. Dang horses.

Newton’s laws at work. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

But I was on vacation! Work shouldn't apply!

Sure they will. They’ll make it home before you do.

Actually, that's exactly what I thought would happen.

"Ohhhhh... I'm sorry, sir. But you just missed your flight.
But don't worry, your bags are all on board!!!"

I imagine it would look something like THIS.

That's actually pretty darned close!

And I wonder if I’ll ever get my man card back from T_Man”

Man card. ptui. I don't need it. Weren't you following along?
I gots me a Platinum Dad card.

I bet your dad told your mom “I knew that boy was trouble ever since he was 3. Looks like he finally done and pissed Ruby off enough that she threw him off the mountain. Pay up.”

First off, it was ever since I was 2.
Secondly, they've been paying for it ever since.

Not at all surprised about Kay considering half the trip was spent in the hotel sleeping the days away. Elle seems like the adventurous type or should we say “DADDY’s GIRL.” Not to say Kay isn’t, but 2 trips now and Elle seems to be your right hand gal.

She's definitely the more outgoing of the two.
I wonder if that will change when she gets a little older?

Heck I get hurt just standing around sometimes or walking. Lady H and I both have bad backs. Sometimes we don’t know who’s is worse. She has her days and I have mine, though mine are less frequent then hers. She goes to the chiropractor for hers which seems to have really helped her over the years. I’ve tried going to a chiropractor for mine. Went to 2 different ones and neither one wanted to work on me. After that, I saw 2 specialists and have been diagnosed with a hemivertebrae. What that means for me is that one of my vertebrae’s is incomplete. One specialist recommended surgery, the other didn’t. Gave me shots to the spine as I also have degenerative disc disease. Maybe one of these days I’ll go with Heather to her chiropractor and see what he says.

And here I am whining and moaning about my back when you have a much worse problem.

Seems to me there's a design flaw somewhere there.

Anyways enough about my back problem, glad to hear things are better with your back. I know what you go through. Knock on wood it nevers happens while we’re on vacation. Stay safe.

Thanks. And it's crossed my mind already when thinking about the next trip with just the two teenagers.

I certainly did. Sorry I didn’t get to post as often as I wanted to, but I was following along with every chapter.

I knew you were. And doing these breakdowns is time consuming (and just how long did it take you to hunt down all those videos??) (note how I still haven't done Lady H's last chapter??)
But when you guys did, I always enjoyed them!

Funny. I made the same comment in our TR. I guess he’s entitled to be right every now and then. Even the sun shines.......

We better stop saying it, before it goes to his head.

I guess I should put the cattle prod away then until your next TR?

Yay! Someone not demanding a new TR!

Thank you for keeping us entertained.

You're welcome!

Does this mean I have to go work on my TR now?

In a word? Yes.

 

[DizzneyDi]

Just wanted to thank the Pkondz family for agreeing to travel to Europe just so Pkondz could entertain all his many fans with this trip report. Thanks, ladies. <insert golf clap and a couple of these here>

Except...

What if TMan is right and all those fabulous pics came straight off the internets? Could it be?? Is it possible that there was no Suitcase of Doom? No beeping through airports?? Did all of us who shared in the pain of Pkondz's back problem do so EVEN THOUGH SAID BACK PROBLEM OCCURRED ONLY WITHIN THE DEVIOUS MIND OF THE PERPETRATOR OF THIS BOGUS TRIP REPORT??

Cap locks off; didn't mean to shout.

Wait, YES I DID!!! But I'm better now. (Better is relative.)

Some of you are probably suggesting that since we saw ample evidence that the Pkondz family really did go to Europe, because, after all, they were in so many of those pics. To which I reply: Pkondz has mad photoshop skillz. We see evidence of this scattered all over the disboards, don't we?

OMG, you guys, what if this is all some sort of strange months-long Canadian mindgame, and we've all been had? If so, we must all vow to keep silence forevermore and attribute anything even remotely fishy about this entire thread to "poetic license." And it goes without saying, what happens in Pkondzland stays in Pkondzland.

What were we talking about again??

But, seriously, Pkondz, thank you for making the Winter of Ice and More Ice so much more bearable with your impeccable wit and writing talent. Well done, sir.

 

[Mac Brew]

Sad to see your report finnished.Enjoyed folowing it to the end.Looking forward to folowing your next one about your trip to niagera falls.We went there many many moons ago and seen a real chipmonk next to a tree.Seen lots of water whilst there but only seen the one chipmonk You might be lucky and catch one your self.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

[QUOTE Buzz]And Marita, maybe a meet up

[/QUOTE]Sure, if the times work out right. Let me know when you get closer

 

[pkondz]

Just wanted to thank the Pkondz family for agreeing to travel to Europe just so Pkondz could entertain all his many fans with this trip report. Thanks, ladies. <insert golf clap and a couple of these here>

I'll pass that along.
Except....

Except...

What if TMan is right and all those fabulous pics came straight off the internets? Could it be?? Is it possible that there was no Suitcase of Doom? No beeping through airports?? Did all of us who shared in the pain of Pkondz's back problem do so EVEN THOUGH SAID BACK PROBLEM OCCURRED ONLY WITHIN THE DEVIOUS MIND OF THE PERPETRATOR OF THIS BOGUS TRIP REPORT??

Caught!
Yes, it's true. Oh, the shame.
We never actually went to Europe.
We did however skydive into Fiji, then took a submarine to New Zealand.
There we recreated the Lord of the Rings saga by trekking to all the film locales.
We scuba dived the Great Barrier Reef where I actually had to fight off a great white shark that tried to attack us.
We backpacked across Australia and herded kangaroos.
We took a catamaran over to Papua New Guinea and lived like natives in the forests.
There was lots more, but as you can already see, pretty boring stuff.
Who'd want to read about that?
So I had to make up something more interesting.

But I'm better now. (Better is relative.)

I had a relative who thought he was better than everyone else, too.
So I know what you mean.

Some of you are probably suggesting that since we saw ample evidence that the Pkondz family really did go to Europe, because, after all, they were in so many of those pics. To which I reply: Pkondz has mad photoshop skillz. We see evidence of this scattered all over the disboards, don't we?

Just out of curiosity, would you mind posting a picture of yourself?
Oh, no reason, really.

Just curious.... :

OMG, you guys, what if this is all some sort of strange months-long Canadian mindgame, and we've all been had?

Well, geez. It's been a long winter up here.
Everyone needs a hobby, ya know.

If so, we must all vow to keep silence forevermore and attribute anything even remotely fishy about this entire thread to "poetic license." And it goes without saying, what happens in Pkondzland stays in Pkondzland.

I like that.
I'm my own Vegas!

What were we talking about again??

I'm not sure... but I think it was kumquats.

But, seriously, Pkondz, thank you for making the Winter of Ice and More Ice so much more bearable with your impeccable wit and writing talent. Well done, sir.

You're very welcome!
And I got a kick out of the whole "It's a sham!" theory!

I wouldn't call my wit impeccable though. That's reserved for Poe, or Keats, or Frost.
I would be honoured if mine was half of any one of them.

Sad to see your report finnished.Enjoyed folowing it to the end.Looking forward to folowing your next one about your trip to niagera falls.

OMG! It IS a conspiracy!
Who was it exactly that decided this for me already?

We went there many many moons ago and seen a real chipmonk next to a tree.Seen lots of water whilst there but only seen the one chipmonk You might be lucky and catch one your self.

You really know how to paint a thrilling picture!
Funny thing is, one time when I was there, I did see a squirrel (close enough) next to a tree!

Last time, though, I took Kay to Marineland and we saw lots of critters.

 

[jedijill]

Alas, I am playing catch up but I have a good excuse since I'm still at DL. Sorry to see the report end....you finally got some pixie dust at the end. What was that crazy lady on the plane thinking????

Can't wait to hear about the road trip!

I should start getting some updates on my DL trip report in a few days if anyone needs any entertainment.

Jill in CO

 

[pkondz]

Alas, I am playing catch up but I have a good excuse since I'm still at DL.

Welll..... okay. I'll let you off with just a warning.

Sorry to see the report end....you finally got some pixie dust at the end. What was that crazy lady on the plane thinking????

I believe she was thinking, "I gotta get off! I gotta get off! I gotta get off! I gotta get off! I gotta get off!"

Can't wait to hear about the road trip!

You too???
How did this get started without me???

I should start getting some updates on my DL trip report in a few days if anyone needs any entertainment.

woot! Sounds good!

 

[orangecats2]

Where did everyone go? It's not done yet is it?

I finally bought and tried some Hot Sex last night on Nebos recommendation. It was good. Kind of like a spicy Kahula.

Will there be a PTR for the summer trip? Why aren't Kay and Ruby coming?

 

[mmeb144]

Where did everyone go? It's not done yet is it?

I finally bought and tried some Hot Sex last night on Nebos recommendation. It was good. Kind of like a spicy Kahula.

Will there be a PTR for the summer trip? Why aren't Kay and Ruby coming?

Pkondz is obviously working hard on something. I'm sure he will answer eventually.

You planning on joining the fun this summer? I may drive over to Nebo's place because it's closer to get a chance to meet everyone. However, my DD and I want to visit Niagara Falls, so we may try to do that.

 

[pkondz]

Where did everyone go? It's not done yet is it?

All done. I've rolled up the sidewalks and put 'em to bed.

What? You miss me or something???

I finally bought and tried some Hot Sex last night on Nebos recommendation.

You did what with Nebo???
Does Smidgy know????

Wow!
er.... how was it/he?

It was good. Kind of like a spicy Kahula.

Really! I would've thought he was past his prime.
Atta boy, Neebs!

Will there be a PTR for the summer trip? Why aren't Kay and Ruby coming?

Well.... several reasons.
Kay doesn't travel all that well in cars. Long road trips are not something she enjoys.
We just had a major trip (which we weren't even supposed to have) so we want to keep costs down.
Other reasons too, but those are the big ones.
Taking Elle's friend/teammate helps defray some costs, too.

As for a TR or even PTR.... I dunno.
I'm weakening obviously, since at first it was definitely not going to happen...
and now it's a maybe.

Do you people really want one?
Really?

Pkondz is obviously working hard on something. I'm sure he will answer eventually.

Working hard or hardly working?

Is that the oldest cliché in the world after "Come here often?"
(As said by Adam to Eve)

You planning on joining the fun this summer? I may drive over to Nebo's place because it's closer to get a chance to meet everyone. However, my DD and I want to visit Niagara Falls, so we may try to do that.

Heh. We should all just show up at Nebo's house, unannounced.

Pretty sure he doesn't even know we're coming yet.
I still have to phone him and see if he even wants to meet!
I'm hoping he does, but....

Either way, it would be fun to meet you, either at Chi town or the Falls.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

as for a tr or even ptr.... I dunno.
I'm weakening obviously, since at first it was definitely not going to happen...
And now it's a maybe.

Do you people really want one?
Really?

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[pkondz]

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Subtlety is all

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Dang, I didn't put in caps! Let me try this again:

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A cross-county trip with a buffoon and two teen girls, what's not to love?

 

[mmeb144]

Plus you could talk about the interesting characters you meet.

Please do a trip report for your drive to Niagara Falls.

 

[pkondz]

Dang, I didn't put in caps! Let me try this again:

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's better. I was a little perturbed without the caps.

Well, more perturbed than usual.

A cross-county trip with a buffoon and two teen girls, what's not to love?

Oh, now I see.
You've seen me in physical pain, now you want to see mental anguish.
Me and two teen girls... what could possibly go wrong?

Sanity optional.

Plus you could talk about the interesting characters you meet.

That right there is a really good reason.

Please do a trip report for your drive to Niagara Falls.

Oh, alright.
Just remember, when your eyes are glazing over out of sheer boredom from the dullness of the TR, you asked for it!

 

[Thumper_Man]

Heh. We should all just show up at Nebo's house, unannounced.

Pretty sure he doesn't even know we're coming yet.
I still have to phone him and see if he even wants to meet!
I'm hoping he does, but....

This road trip isn't this month is it? I know they have a trip planned this month to their home away from home. I don't remember the exact dates, but after DL, I think they're needing their Disney fix. It would be too funny if you all showed up at their house and they aren't even home.

So yeah, you might want to call him.