Canadian Buffoon's Hi Low Vacation - South Central Musings

[pkondz]

I'm not on FB but did think this the other day...it's almost Halloween ..& Pkondz's birthday!!

So you just remembered that!?!?
Wow! Impressed.
And thanks!

Hope the back is getting better everyday too.

It is. Still sore at times,
but not all the time.
Now it's more like
"Feels good, yup, no probs... ouch!"

Beware I'm feeling a little chatty because I have so many thing to comment on you update. (I made notes)

Bring it on!

First of all I have to say that reading your TR gives me a totally different feeling now after having been there. I smile a little bigger..thanks!

Please tell me you had a great time!

You mentioned driving under water and we went over this for the first time when we went to WL. My hubby said he remembers on one of our early visits he saw a boat going over when we went to MK.

I don't recall for sure,
but I think I saw a boat... once.

We learned on our ride over that the waterway was one of the first things built before anything to drain water where they wanted. And I always thought CP was the first resort and then Poly. But he said Poly was officially open so many mintues by Lucille Ball first because Bob Hope's driver was late to the CP. HA!

Interesting! I never knew that.

AWWWW..so LOVE your main street pictures. I took pics of the mickey pumpkins but yours with castle are postcard cool. Thanks for that good feeling again

Thanks for the compliment!

But then I was truly heart broken when you said you wish you hadn't come! I felt so sad for you.

I couldn't understand why I was feeling like that.
At least I eventually figured it out
and came out of my funk.

So glad you got your head cleared and got your Disney groove back. Yes, you needed this vacation, listening to your work schedule exhausts me!

Try working it.

I found myself wanting to pinch myself those first few days because I couldn't believed we finally made it to Disney! I mean my eyes would well up like I could cry I was so happy. I'd look at my husband and say "We did it!" But what made me feel even more special was he said "You did it babe, you work so hard and did good" Meaning he knows I worked a lot of hours for extra $$ and then all the research and planning to make this a great trip.

That's a good man there. Sounds like a keeper.

Splash picture was awesome.

Thanks!

I appreciate the lengths you go to for us.

Literally just for you.
Otherwise I wouldn't.

Can't wait to see what you and Kay do. You know you will have to...it's tradition. That bar gets higher and higher (just be safe and don't get in trouble)

Already thinking about it!

Dole Whip! yes we do have a similar picture of this. It was the first time we EVER had one. We enjoyed this quickly as ours became a big melting mess. I also enjoyed a cup at AK with dark rum (didn't have to share either)

You must've liked it
if you had a second.

So wish we were daring enough to go see MSEP on its last day but that was the day we flew in and we got up @2:00Am. I heard it was packed and people got seats 2 hours before parade. So I was just enjoying pictures of a parade

Two hours?!?!?


No. Just. No.

I probably not see that I didn't notice Goofy's eye till you said something. It did seem odd that everyone had one eye showing in that picture.

It was weird, wasn't it?

I also looked for the hairy legged pirate and pretty sure something changed. Some may be use to it but I think they have longer pants on him.

That's what I thought!

That was so nice of you to let those families ahead. That extra 16 mins. could have been harder for them.

Next time, I'm going to push
a little old lady out of the way, though.

Plus this add to your wait time, which I'm sure I'm way off.
Speaking of, I didn't see my wait time listed. You said no one had it. I'm pretty sure it was a 184. Stupid amount for your short time, I just threw in 84 since it's my graduation year - so logically huh?

Sorry about that. It's added in now.

Before this gets longer I'll get in guesses:
1 Sleep in (what's this?) - heck no it's Disney
2 we got up (sometime) at 6:00 and you do too, you have limited days
3 Go to HS
4 two bag checks
5 ask directions twice
6 Back to room at 1AM (I have a story to tell about one of our late nights)
7 you walked
8 Beaches and Cream
9 Wild animal was a lizard

Noted.

So wish I was back there. I might have to keep my eyes open for flights for a getaway so I can visit frontierland again.

We never have seat sales, though.
Just increases.

 

[franandaj]

Funny, people keep telling me
I'm not playing with a full deck, so...

Yeah I'm not sure I am either so...

Personally, I think I need another year.
Considering a full deck with Joker is 53 cards...

So I guess we both have another year + 6 maybe 5 months for me. I'm too tired to count right now.

 

[pkondz]

Yeah I'm not sure I am either so...

Twinsies!

So I guess we both have another year + 6 maybe 5 months for me. I'm too tired to count right now.

Ditto. G'night.

 

[Steppesister]

It's the old fashioned, pre-emoticon for this....


Sort of.

It's supposed to be dying of disgust over something, hence the x for eyes and the tongue out.

 

[Thumper_Man]

So its your birthday huh. How did I not know this?


Lady H says Happy Birthday as well.

 

[orangecats2]

I said Happy Birthday on FB.

1. Well, I may have been awake
a fair bit recently. Do I sleep in?
No
2. What time do I wake up? 6:30

3. Which park am I first off to today? Epcot

4. It's a multi park day!
How many times do I visit the nice folks
at bag check? (Yes, I had a bag to check.) 2

5. How many times am I asked for directions?
I'll make it easy on you.
0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 times?

2

6. What time do I get to my room
at the end of the day this time? 10pm

7. I use a new method of getting
from one park to another. What is it?
(I've used bus, boat and monorail in the past.) walk

8. As a matter of fact I do have an ADR.
Two as a matter of fact.
Guess the one that’s not in any park or in Springs.
Beaches and Cream
9. What wild animal do I see today?
(On the way to that ADR.) bunny

Bonus: Did you see it?
Be specifically vague.

Ponzi airlines

 

[irene_dsc]

Happy belated birthday!

 

[bankr63]

Whaa? Birthday? Hope it's a good one! Goin' anywhere special to celebrate?

Work got real busy so I am still just past the 10/16 update. Hope I can catch up again!

 

[pkondz]

It's the old fashioned, pre-emoticon for this....


Sort of.

It's supposed to be dying of disgust over something, hence the x for eyes and the tongue out.

Aw, that's it?
I was hoping for something kinky.
Or rude.

One of those.

So its your birthday huh. How did I not know this?

You never asked!
Actually, I never told
but since it's on FB now...

Lady H says Happy Birthday as well.

Tell her thanks!

 

[pkondz]

I said Happy Birthday on FB.

You did!

1. Well, I may have been awake
a fair bit recently. Do I sleep in?
No
2. What time do I wake up? 6:30

3. Which park am I first off to today? Epcot

4. It's a multi park day!
How many times do I visit the nice folks
at bag check? (Yes, I had a bag to check.) 2

5. How many times am I asked for directions?
I'll make it easy on you.
0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 times?
2

6. What time do I get to my room
at the end of the day this time? 10pm

7. I use a new method of getting
from one park to another. What is it?
(I've used bus, boat and monorail in the past.) walk

8. As a matter of fact I do have an ADR.
Two as a matter of fact.
Guess the one that’s not in any park or in Springs.
Beaches and Cream
9. What wild animal do I see today?
(On the way to that ADR.) bunny

Noted.

Bonus: Did you see it?
Be specifically vague.
Ponzi airlines

I think I'm going to have to
change it up and pick
a different thing to hide...

 

[pkondz]

Happy belated birthday!

Thanks Irene!

Whaa? Birthday? Hope it's a good one! Goin' anywhere special to celebrate?

Thanks!
If you consider going to work
as going someplace special,
then I sure did!

Work got real busy so I am still just past the 10/16 update. Hope I can catch up again!

Good luck!
New update coming.... maybe by tomorrow.
It's about 2/3 written.

 

[Chrystmasangel]

Sooo I had a huge reply all typed out with fancy quotes and all but then I clicked the wrong thing on my keyboard and it vanished....grrr... so until I have more time to sit and re-quote and type everything, I want to at least get my reply's in for the contest so I don't miss it.
1. No, you are at Disney... is sleeping in such a thing?
2. 6:00 am
3. Hollywood Studios
4. 3
5. 3
6. 11:30 pm
7. Uber taxi
8. Cape Mays
9. squirels

Bonus: You would think Frontier Airlines would go there to... but nope, just Pkondz!

So...also wanted to share the Pkondz inspired interaction at Micro Center getting my new keyboard:

Hubby and I walk into Micro center

Micro center employee: "Hello, anything I can help you find today?"

Me: "yes please, I need to know where the key boards are so I can get the F out"

Micro center employee: (stunned look on his face) " Um right this way, I will show you where they are so you can hurry and get the F out"

Me: burst out laughing

Micro center employee: (starts laughing) " Oh good, I thought you really didn't know how that sounded"

Hubby just walks away!

 

[jandlinz]

!

 

[bankr63]

Okay, hoping I hit post reply before pkondz does... These are total guesses because, well, I haven't had time to think them out!!!

My Big Fat Canadian Bonus:
I ride Disney transportation
nineteen times this trip,
(I forgot to include the train
last chapter, so it's 19, not 18)
including two trips on DME/dud.
You already know the first three
had wait times totalling 26 minutes.
(3 for DME + 23 for park buses.)
I've also told you that my luck
wasn't as good as my previous trips.

So that changes my answer. Originally was going to sit on this, and then scoop in with a final high answer, but I lost count after the first thirty.

I originally wrote down 156 minutes when I read the post. Came up with that number based on the average of your waits so far times the total number of waits. However, you just upped the number of waits, so my official answer will be 165 if that is still available (I'll revert to 156 if not).

Now the correct answer is actually 5700 minutes, because isn't a trip to Disney just one long wait for that last DME to the airport? But that answer is too depressing to contemplate. Forget I wrote that...

1. Well, I may have been awake
a fair bit recently. Do I sleep in?

Heck no

2. What time do I wake up?

7:15

3. Which park am I first off to today?

EPCOT

4. It's a multi park day!
How many times do I visit the nice folks
at bag check? (Yes, I had a bag to check.)

3

5. How many times am I asked for directions?
I'll make it easy on you.
0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 times?

Also 3
6. What time do I get to my room
at the end of the day this time?

9:45

7. I use a new method of getting
from one park to another. What is it?
(I've used bus, boat and monorail in the past.)

Automobile - specifically Uber.

8. As a matter of fact I do have an ADR.
Two as a matter of fact.
Guess the one that’s not in any park or in Springs.

BOMA. Zebra Doooooooommmmmmeeeeeesss....

9. What wild animal do I see today?
(On the way to that ADR.)

Giraffe

Bonus: Did you see it?
Be specifically vague.
Now selling tickets for snarky service at Frontierland

 

[orangecats2]

I forgot to post about the one eyed Mickey, Minnie and Goofy.

That was a truly awesome Splash pic!!! I can't believe you did all that for one picture!!!

Haha to forgetting your thing for the tripod! That's something I would do. Of course if I had been with you maybe I could have reminded you.

Wish I could have been with you to go to Skipper Canteen. Although I wouldn't have wanted to rush at all. I eat slow.

So.....when is the next update?

 

[MHSweb79]

Happy belated birthday! I'm a day late, and since I didn't get you anything, also a dollar short. So it all works out!

 

[pkondz]

Sooo I had a huge reply all typed out with fancy quotes and all but then I clicked the wrong thing on my keyboard and it vanished....grrr...

Ooohhhh... that totally sucks.
I've been there.
Did you close your browser
and re-open it?
That works sometimes.

so until I have more time to sit and re-quote and type everything, I want to at least get my reply's in for the contest so I don't miss it.

Gotcha.

1. No, you are at Disney... is sleeping in such a thing?
2. 6:00 am
3. Hollywood Studios
4. 3
5. 3
6. 11:30 pm
7. Uber taxi
8. Cape Mays
9. squirels

Noted.

Bonus: You would think Frontier Airlines would go there to... but nope, just Pkondz!

So it's pretty obvious
which is better, right?

So...also wanted to share the Pkondz inspired interaction at Micro Center getting my new keyboard:

Hubby and I walk into Micro center

Micro center employee: "Hello, anything I can help you find today?"

Me: "yes please, I need to know where the key boards are so I can get the F out"

Micro center employee: (stunned look on his face) " Um right this way, I will show you where they are so you can hurry and get the F out"

Me: burst out laughing

Micro center employee: (starts laughing) " Oh good, I thought you really didn't know how that sounded"

Hubby just walks away!

You did that!
That's awesome!

 

[pkondz]

!

Thanks Lindsey!

 

[pkondz]

Okay, hoping I hit post reply before pkondz does... These are total guesses because, well, I haven't had time to think them out!!!

No worries.
I'm only 2/3 done, roughly.
I'll be writing more tonight
on my midnight shift.

So that changes my answer. Originally was going to sit on this, and then scoop in with a final high answer, but I lost count after the first thirty.

I originally wrote down 156 minutes when I read the post. Came up with that number based on the average of your waits so far times the total number of waits. However, you just upped the number of waits, so my official answer will be 165 if that is still available (I'll revert to 156 if not).

Got you in at 165.

Now the correct answer is actually 5700 minutes, because isn't a trip to Disney just one long wait for that last DME to the airport? But that answer is too depressing to contemplate. Forget I wrote that...

Forget what?

1. Well, I may have been awake
a fair bit recently. Do I sleep in?

Heck no

2. What time do I wake up?

7:15

3. Which park am I first off to today?

EPCOT

4. It's a multi park day!
How many times do I visit the nice folks
at bag check? (Yes, I had a bag to check.)

3

5. How many times am I asked for directions?
I'll make it easy on you.
0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 times?

Also 3
6. What time do I get to my room
at the end of the day this time?

9:45

7. I use a new method of getting
from one park to another. What is it?
(I've used bus, boat and monorail in the past.)

Automobile - specifically Uber.

8. As a matter of fact I do have an ADR.
Two as a matter of fact.
Guess the one that’s not in any park or in Springs.

BOMA. Zebra Doooooooommmmmmeeeeeesss....

9. What wild animal do I see today?
(On the way to that ADR.)

Giraffe

Noted.

Now selling tickets for snarky service at Frontierland

We're branching out.

 

[pkondz]

I forgot to post about the one eyed Mickey, Minnie and Goofy.

I noticed.
And was a little surprised,
to tell the truth.

That was a truly awesome Splash pic!!! I can't believe you did all that for one picture!!!

Thanks!
All for you my dear.

Haha to forgetting your thing for the tripod! That's something I would do. Of course if I had been with you maybe I could have reminded you.

That's it!
Next time you're coming!

Wish I could have been with you to go to Skipper Canteen. Although I wouldn't have wanted to rush at all. I eat slow.

Note to self.
Build time into schedule
for protracted meals.

Got it.

So.....when is the next update?

I was actually thinking of posting
that I wasn't going to put up
the next update until you asked.

It's about 2/3 done.
I'm hoping to finish it,
(or come close) on my
midnight shift which starts
in a couple hours.