My copying quotes quite aren't up to snuff, so will just answer.
The hell part of our last day was my friend being sick and waking up torrential rain. She texted that we would go for lunch (at BOG) so we rolled over and slept in a little. We finally left, the rain still lashing down and we hauled out our ponchos. After dodging the open umbrellas at the MK stop (when you are under the shelter, please close your umbrellas), we went through security and the turnstiles. At least I got thru. My son got stuck. Seemed he had no MK tickets left.
Before we left, he had 5 days left on his old 10 day NE ticket, so I purchased an extra ticket. The CM I talked to told me to scan the actual ticket when we went to AK earlier that week to use that ticket there. Well, it appears that does not work. It just pulls a ticket entitlement from
MDE, regardless of which ticket he scanned at the entrance. So only the non-MK ticket was remaining on our last day. Gate CM sent us to stand in line at GS - line was long enough that is wasn't under the overhang so standing out in the pouring rain. I managed to Text my friend and tell her we would be there as soon as we could. Of course, I was crying too, the littlest thing makes me cry and I was wet and frustrated and had been told it would be fine! When we finally got to see someone, she just filled out a slip,of paper. I think she had to OK it with her supervisor, but they let us go without charging us extra.
We get to BOG, can't find our friends anywhere. They let us into the entryway so we stayed dry. We called, we texted
Finally someone told us to check up at the entryway, we found out they hadn't checked in and finally managed to hook up with them just at the time for our ADR. It already was crowded. Not too crazy about BOG. The queue in front is too tight, and the ballroom where we ended up was too noisy. Food was good, but I will probably skip it going forward.
That was the hell. Once we got out, the rain was gone and the day got better. And the estimated 8 crowds never materialized, probably because of the rain. So my son and I set out to just do whatever, which is way more fun then commando. But because of the rain we got an anytime FP for the BTMRR we had scheduled for that morning and missed our PP FP. So I rescheduled the PP FP for BTMRR at 7 pm. And we used the anytime FP for our second time on BTMRR. So that was some good that came out of the rain.
The queue at PP is cute. It takes you through the children's bedrooms. And you see Tink and per pixie dust as lights that appear on and off. I had more fun watching the little girl ahead of me, especially when Tink appeared. Just before you get on the ride you get sprinkled with pixie dust. I was glad we took the time to see it.
If you go to any athletic store, they will carry the socks. There are two kinds, one that wicks moisture away and then the wicking double-ply ones I prefer. It is two layers so it reduces friction somehow and fits snugger on my feet than my regular socks do. I walk a lot in my shoes. When my son was running track, he had to get new shoes every three months because the cushioning in them breaks down. Because I have bad feet, but don't run track, I figure every 6 months is sufficient. This was the first time I switched back and forth daily between two pairs of shoes, and it made a world of difference. at the store, I just walked on the treadmill, and they can look at your gait and decide which athletic shoes work best for you.
We are in Loudoun County, Virginia. We received the brunt of the storm. Rob was safely back at college, so he only got 18". They shovel his walks and keep the dining halls open, so he was in good shape. Just glad we came back the weekend before. Watching the snow fly Friday afternoon, I could remember that only a week ago, a mere 168 hours, we had been enjoying the 70's at WDW.
Now that I have monopolized the conversation, back to you
Carol
I kept thinking "Our luck can't possibly continue, can it?"
Of course.
I don't doubt this!
Sorry to hijack Ponzi but I saw Glittercat and went 
