Canadian Buffoon's Disney With a Teen Vacation - 08/13 - The Wrap

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

You are an inscrutable enigma.

Interesting…
That precisely how I list my profession on my business cards.

Which of course made me take a look.
(Haven't in a long while.)

You’re welcome.

Nah. I think I'd go on the "Short sleeve shirts for everyone!" slogan.
It ties right in with your 2nd amendment "The right to bare arms".

I’m a supporter of the right to arm bears, myself…

Going... goingggg.... goingggggg.... gone!

Not true… never had any in the first place, so technically they can’t be gone.

Oh, the good ol' days.
We used to lay down...
on the platform behind the backseat rest and the rear window.
We didn't wear seatbelts... there weren't any!

We did a good bit of that stuff as well.
For a good while we also had a platform that had supports which hooked across the backs of the front seat and covered over the whole backseat and the foot wells. It basically turned the back of the car into a big playpen/rumpus-room. If there were seat belts, they were buried under that platform and probably stuffed under the seat back so as not to interfere with all the rough housing my brother and I were into during the long road trips.

Once we got a bit older, my dad bought a pickup with a cap on the back of it. We through a hunk of carpet down and stuck a cot in the back for the seating. The spare tire wouldn’t fit the under-carriage carrier so that was just stored loose in the back as well. We’d fold up the center legs of the cot and shove the tire under that as the middle support and to get it out of our way. By any modern standards, this would have been considered a death-trap, and yet we’d climb in the back and go gallivanting hither and yon up and down the east coast and over serpentine mountain roads without even a second thought.

I know. But then I wanted to throw you a curve ball
to see what you'd do with it.

By my count…
It was a swing and a miss.

Do yourself a favour.
Go watch all three Godfathers.

It’s on my to-do-list.
Along with entirely too many other things, if I’m being truthful

I've done that too. But not since the internet came around.
Or at least, not as much.

Google Maps is near as good as an atlas for entertainment.
I’ll pick a random spot, zoom in and start perusing. I spend a lot of time saying: “hummm… wonder where that road goes?”

When I’m reading road-trip TR’s in particular I nearly always have a browser window opened up to maps so I can follow along.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

I really have zero plans to write anything about Maui.
And after reading Mark's (@Captain_Oblivious) Hawaii TR
I am even less inclined to write.

Wait, you didn't read the entire thing, did you?? That's more cruel and unusual punishment than anyone deserves.

His was much, much better than anything I would come up with.
And I'm not being self-effacing. It really was that good.

Wow, thank you so much! Are you sure you read mine?

But it's definitely non-Disney.
I've done that before (my Euro TR) to mixed success.

Show of hands if you really want this.
I'm not promising anything.... but I'll at least think about it
if there's enough interest.

I would definitely be on board for reading it! I was watching a golf tournament in Maui this weekend and missing the place immensely.

Actually, I might need to check out your Euro TR. That sounds pretty cool.

 

[DISNEYMOON10121991]

Want to talk about happy/scared,
she was bullied so badly in grade 11

That's so hard as a parent. You try to help and support them any way you can but can't be there every minute of the day. My son (also oldest) had some bumps during middle and early years of high school. Lot of fake friends and
treated very badly. Luckily he did find a nice group by senior year. Hope she was happy with her new school. She's graduated now-right? Thank goodness high school is just a small blimp of your life

I have one more coming up.

Nice!

Ruby on the other hand.
People talk to her All. The. Time.

I've been told I'm like that too. That or we go someplace and run into someone I know. My family just knows I'll be chatting for awhile. I take after my dad a little. When the grandparents came to Disney once, he always sat
near the bus driver and started a conversation. We're not too shy.

Show of hands if you really want this.
I'm not promising anything.... but I'll at least think about it
if there's enough interest.

I'm raising my hand to this idea.
You've taken us on some very nice travels thank you very much
I just want to start another Pkondz party.
I would total understand that you wouldn't have the energy for a contest or a huge report.
But I would love to see some of the beautiful pictures I'm sure you would take and just a paragraph or two about what you did.
Remember you're THE MAN!

 

[Gracefulskinny]

Whoa. Those must've been reallllllly good meds.

So you're feeling better! Good!

Starting to!

Show of hands if you really want this.

 

[franandaj]

Totally up for a Maui TR! It's looking more and more like TRS are the only way I'm getting back to Hawaii so please!

 

[MHSweb79]

↑
If the ride went through Dollywood it would be the Sum of All Hills.
I don't get that.
Could you please explain it in detail?

Thanks

Well, see, Dollywood is an amusement park in the Smoky Mountains. Ergo, "hills." See?

I would read a trip report from Maui. I mean, I followed a bunch of poofy tutus through Niagara Falls so why not?

 

[orangecats2]

I'm four pages behind on the chatter! Not sure if I'll ever get that read. I worked a day and a half last week and then needed to hibernate for awhile. lol

Lemme get my answers in before you go and post the next chapter before I'm ready. I know I won't win again but it's fun to try anyway.
Going to AK, having a churro, 3 parks total that day, yes you have one more ADR and you leave the park at 7pm. and you do get some snow

I'll read any old thing you put out there. Unless it's something complicated or about learning. So Maui should be fine.

 

[DonnaBeeGood]

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[SnowWhiteOz]

It's no different than any other festival.
Except you die of exposure if you stay for more than a minute.

That's "psychotic".
You were close, though.

You'd still be cold.
You need a wind break, too.

Why would I need this?

 

[SnowWhiteOz]

Show of hands if you really want this.
I'm not promising anything.... but I'll at least think about it
if there's enough interest.

 

[jandlinz]

Show of hands if you really want this.

 

[Heluvsme]

Maui! Maui! Maui!

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Show of hands if you really want this.
I'm not promising anything.... but I'll at least think about it
if there's enough interest.

I'm all for you thinking about it.
I'd certainly be reading such a TR as your writing is some of the more entertaining around.
Not to mention that conversation possibilities.

 

[irene_dsc]

Add me into the group that would definitely follow a Ponzi Maui TR! But I would totally understand if you felt you needed a break, too.

 

[pkondz]

Thanks! That's the biggest compliment I've received all day. Love it!

It is?
How is that possible.
I would think you'd get (much better) compliments all the time!

The lack of cold and snow we've had thus far has thinned my blood and made me a wuss

I hear ya.
We had a slow start to winter too.
So those first few days... when it wasn't even that cold yet?
Brrrr.....

I'm used to being two months into winter weather, used to the cold by now, and here we are just starting in January!

But boy... Once it decided to be cold... it decided to be cold!

 

[pkondz]

Interesting…
That precisely how I list my profession on my business cards.

I know.

I’m a supporter of the right to arm bears, myself…

Pooh's gotta work on his aim, it appears.

Not true… never had any in the first place, so technically they can’t be gone.

When you're right, you're right.


Cherish this moment.

We did a good bit of that stuff as well.
For a good while we also had a platform that had supports which hooked across the backs of the front seat and covered over the whole backseat and the foot wells. It basically turned the back of the car into a big playpen/rumpus-room. If there were seat belts, they were buried under that platform and probably stuffed under the seat back so as not to interfere with all the rough housing my brother and I were into during the long road trips.

Once we got a bit older, my dad bought a pickup with a cap on the back of it. We through a hunk of carpet down and stuck a cot in the back for the seating. The spare tire wouldn’t fit the under-carriage carrier so that was just stored loose in the back as well. We’d fold up the center legs of the cot and shove the tire under that as the middle support and to get it out of our way. By any modern standards, this would have been considered a death-trap, and yet we’d climb in the back and go gallivanting hither and yon up and down the east coast and over serpentine mountain roads without even a second thought.

One van, four adults, four kids, cross country. No seat belts.
I remember playing chess on the floor of the van with my cousin...
Helped pass the time while driving through Saskatchewan...
Big province. Nothing in it. (At least not where we drove.)

By my count…
It was a swing and a miss.

They can't all be homeruns.
Trust me... I know.

It’s on my to-do-list.
Along with entirely too many other things, if I’m being truthful

Oh, man. Ain't that the truth.
I read a blurb somewhere about how people should not
be making bucket lists.
It leads to disappointment when you can't do everything on the list.

I already know my bucket list is too big for a lifetime!
Still... I've managed to check a few things off that list.

Google Maps is near as good as an atlas for entertainment.
I’ll pick a random spot, zoom in and start perusing. I spend a lot of time saying: “hummm… wonder where that road goes?”

I almost try and not open Google maps.
Otherwise I get side tracked and lose all kinds of time.

When I’m reading road-trip TR’s in particular I nearly always have a browser window opened up to maps so I can follow along.

Now that is a good idea!

 

[pkondz]

Wait, you didn't read the entire thing, did you?? That's more cruel and unusual punishment than anyone deserves.

No, I didn't.
I just don't have time!!

But I'm hoping to get back to it when (if) I ever do.

Wow, thank you so much! Are you sure you read mine?

Yes. Quite sure.
I kept reading and saying to myself "Dang. This is good."

Actually, I might need to check out your Euro TR. That sounds pretty cool.

It was a fun trip... right up until the second last day...

 

[pkondz]

That's so hard as a parent. You try to help and support them any way you can but can't be there every minute of the day. My son (also oldest) had some bumps during middle and early years of high school. Lot of fake friends and
treated very badly.

The schools talk a lot about bullying, etc.
But they really have no policies in place to effectively deal with it.
Sorry to hear about your son, but I'm not surprised.
It really seems to be getting out of hand.

Luckily he did find a nice group by senior year.

Good!

Hope she was happy with her new school. She's graduated now-right? Thank goodness high school is just a small blimp of your life

She was very happy with her new school.
And yes she's graduated now.

I've been told I'm like that too. That or we go someplace and run into someone I know. My family just knows I'll be chatting for awhile. I take after my dad a little. When the grandparents came to Disney once, he always sat
near the bus driver and started a conversation. We're not too shy.

That's a good trait to have.

Well, see, Dollywood is an amusement park in the Smoky Mountains. Ergo, "hills." See?

Ah, of course.
I see it now.

 

[pkondz]

I'm four pages behind on the chatter! Not sure if I'll ever get that read. I worked a day and a half last week and then needed to hibernate for awhile. lol

Oh you poor thing! You worked for a day and half????
I can totally see why you'd need a break!

(I'm currently on day 7 of 13 straight... possibly more.)

Lemme get my answers in before you go and post the next chapter before I'm ready. I know I won't win again but it's fun to try anyway.
Going to AK, having a churro, 3 parks total that day, yes you have one more ADR and you leave the park at 7pm. and you do get some snow

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

Perfect.

Why would I need this?

For shade. The winter sun can be very bright.
(Actually... kidding aside, it really can.)