Canadian Buffoon's Hi Low Vacation - South Central Musings

[pkondz]

So glad you have your priorities straight!

It's all about the priorities.

A true TR Writer would have for quality TR writing's sake. We demand entertainment!

I have failed and failed miserably.

She is a finer woman than me.

She'll do in a pinch.

Whoops! Some things should be kept private...

Become?

Tell that to the pimple faced kid
at the movie theatre who won't
give me a discount.

Just what your nurse ordered.

Thank you nurse Liesa.

Well thank God we're still doing that!

Some things are sacrosanct.

Noted.


aaaaand crap.

Better get walkin'...

I think I see where this might be going. Me no likey.

I am very curious to know what you are thinking...

You can't fool me. I'd have disenharemed myself if you had.

No! Anything but that!!!

Got a photo of you with the train station in the background.
BOG
HM
12AM
ECVs
3
Yes
SM, HM, SplM
A bunny wabbit
Is this a serious question with a duh answer? you.

Noted.

As long as you have a good on-time record and free snacks, I'd choose yours.

Nothing but the best!

135 minutes

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

I'm answering these quickly at work because of the whole first in best dressed thing but will comment properly when I get home

I admire your dedication.

1. You grab a park map
2. Skipper's Canteen
3. Haunted Mansion
4. 10:30pm - you stayed for the last MSEP then went back to bed
5. Because they have to load a wheelchair or ECV
6. 6
7. Not this time.
8. Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean and Big Thunder
9. A lizard.
10. Myself? No, wait, it's you.

Noted.

I saw it. And if by it you the mean the new slogan on a certain bridge made of air

Slogans make or break a business.

138 minutes

Noted.

 

[Heluvsme]

LOVE the "Pkondz Airlines Fly The Snarky Skies"
Or something like that. Clever!

Last TR I seem to remember a blazing sore throat!

What a quick trip, but you know, I'd take a quick trip to Disney ANY day!

Ok, I don't typically do the contest, I prefer to just read.... But what the hay, let me give this one a shot...
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Contest

1. So... what'd I do before even going in? Upgraded to hoppers
2. I have an ADR... where is it? BOG
3. What's the first ride I go on? Haunted Mansion
4. Considering my lack of sleep,how late do I stay at MK? YOU CLOSED IT!
5. Why is my wait for a bus 16 minutes? There was a driver change
6. How many times was I asked for directions?
(It just happens to me.) ummmmmm, three times
7. Dole whip. Yes or no? (as in did I have one.) yes
8. Why yes, I do have FPs. Where to? Pirates Of The Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain
9. What wild animal do I encounter
back at the resort? A Snake?
10. Who's your favourite TR writer? Ponzie! And even though he's not able to any longer, Nebo will always be a favorite of mine, as will the late Del's Wife, Robin, RIP

Bonus:
(Back by popular demand)
Did you see it? Be vaguely specific.
Saying yes ain't gonna work.
Pkondz Airlines?

My Big Fat Canadian Bonus:
I ride Disney transportation
eighteen times this trip,
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.

Armed with that information...

What is my total time spent waiting
for Disney Transportation?
128 minutes

 

[pkondz]

"Because I don't have any fruits or vegetables."

Perfect!!

Discovered you were no longer constipated, and used the washroom.
Crystal Palace
Jungle Cruise
11:30PM
Bus driver was on break
3
yes
Jungle Cruise, Splash Mountain, Philharmagic
My favorite, not your favorite? Tie between TheLittleKatie and DisneyFreak98

Noted.

It was 2:54 when you took the picture of your room.

Hmmm.....

Oh, man, of course I saw the PKONDZ AIRLINES, but I thought "did you see it" referred to the last picture!

There ya go!

103 minutes

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

Ugh, so obviously I suck this time around.

Well, now you know how I feel on your TR!

I will be back for the rest of the replies and answers, but I will say that in addition to pineapple wine before all flights, snarkiness is a new service! Nice.

We're always striving to be mediocre.

Woo, excited to see the update today!

Not as excited as I was!
After promising I'd have it done,
I get to work and we're short staffed.

Managed to get it done, though.

Looking forward to reading more!

Working on it!

1. Take pictures of the pumpkins at the entrance.
2. Be Our Guest
3. 7DMT
4. 10:45PM
5. Bus broke down right before your stop and then you had to wait for another!
6. 3 times
7. Yes to the dole Whip
8. Given that I said 7DMT for your first ride, I certainly hope you had a FP for it, also one for Haunted Mansion and BTMRR
9. Gecko
10. Pkondz, obviously

Noted.

Bonus: But wouldn't saying "yes" be the snarky answer?

I think it would be
"What's it to you?"

My Big Fat Canadian Bonus:
144 Minutes

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

1. Get a photo from the Photopass photographer in front of the train station?
2. LTT
3. HM
4. 10:30
5. Because you let a family with small children take the last spots on the bus that got there first.
6. 3
7. Yes
8. HM, Peter Pan, Space Mountain
9. Crocodile
10. You, of course! (Liesa would have to be my favorite PTR writer so far, since she only just started her TR!)

Noted.
And I like your #10 answer.

Well, of course. How could it have possibly been anything else?

Naturally. Thanks for the bonus point!

You earned it.

The footwear warning is making me worried. I almost put visiting first aid for your foot as the first thing you did, but figured you wouldn't have blisters *quite* that quickly - and you did mention that you brought scissors for your moleskin this time.

Yeah the feet were fine before
I started walking with the new shoes.
I don't know if I'll mention
when the blister bandaids go on.

Oh, and I forgot to quote the other bonus question, but yes, I did see it! I like the new slogan.

A slogan to end all slogans.

Oops - forgot the bus total! 174 minutes

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

1. gift shop forgot something?
2. Be our guest
3. Haunted Masion
4. 9 pm
5. Scooter mishap
6. 2
7. yes
8. space mountain, 7DMT, BTM
9. Rabbit
10. Nebo

Noted.
Good choice on #10.

137 min total on buses

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

I will second this. Try the gluten-free chocolate macaroon cookie - incredible.

Nope! Not I.
The word "macaroon" implies coconut.

pkondz does not do coconut.


Ever.

Also - did you happen to have these again when you landed in Edmonton, since there is a Cookies by George right after you come through security.

I haven't got there yet!!
But I can definitively say that
we did NOT have George's cookies
when we landed in Edmonton.

It's becoming my tradition (when we're not flying at balls-o-clock and everything is closed)

I can see why!
I wish our airport had one.

Or there was one close to home.


Like next door.




And I have a secret tunnel to it.

This made me laugh, it reminds me of the employees at the RBC I go to.

So it's universal!

Whoops! Wrong theme park.

The last time I flew with WestJet, I was so proud of myself for putting my luggage tag on, but then when I went to drop my bag off the WestJest employee just looked at it and sighed, then reached out and fixed it.

Ok, this might make me reconsider taking a US connection through Toronto, I always hated that! And it always felt like you had to walk 5km with all of your bags just to get to customs to drop it off again.

When Kay & I had to do the bag shuffle,
we only had to take it up an escalator.
The next conveyor belt was right there.

But it sure is nice not to worry about it now.

I see you've been photoshopping. Also - bonus question!

So, I had never heard of Pizza Hotline, but apparently the owner's son went to the same school as either my boyfriend or my sister-in-law at some point, and he thought he was a big deal because his dad owned a pizza place.

Huh. Small world.

Scratch my idea of reconsidering connections through Toronto that involve customs. No thank you!

Don't let that picture throw you!
Even though there were a lot of people,
it moved really quickly
and I was through it in less
than five minutes.

So earlier this year when we were on our way, I excitedly told the customs guy in Edmonton we were off to Disney. He looked me up and down, shrugged and replied with "I guess you do have the whole Ariel thing going on with that blinding red hair".

You're kidding!!!

It's about $100 for this upgrade, correct?

Depends on the flight.
I've seen $50, I've seen $100.
I think the longer the flight,
the more expensive.

Figures.

I usually just click
"change seats"
and see then what it costs.

I'm really considering doing it, our flight this time is from Edmonton-Calgary-Orlando, so that YCC-MCO one is quite long.

It's nice. Love the leg room
but probably the elbow room
even more.

Also - life hack for WestJet: if you ever end up on a tiny WestJet Encore plane, you can grab the first row for free if it's available when you check-in online 24 hours before your flight. I managed to get row #1 on 3 of my 4 flights from Toronto-Fredericton-Toronto this year. You still get priority boarding and free snacks (but they don't carry the sandwiches, just the snack boxes).

Good to know.
Don't know when I'll be flying WEN,
but you never know!

You need to go to a Running Room and be properly fit for sneakers. If you're wearing the proper ones, you never have to break them in.

That's where I get Body Glide.
Next time, I'll do as you say.

I'm still not super thrilled
with the shoes I got.

My boyfriend is a crazy running person and he's been to footwear seminars at The Running Room (I can't make this stuff up...). He made me go last fall before our trip, and I barely wore my sneakers before going to Disney and I didn't have a single minute of pain because of them.

You've convinced me.

#viewsfromthe6ix

Why yes... I did have to Google that.
Probably 'cause I'm not a Hip fan.

This made me laugh way harder than it should have.

I actually didn't even notice
until after I got home.
I just wanted a shot of how
full the fake-o-rail was.
I was too busy being happy!

Ok, noted. We stayed at ASMu on our last trip, and we were in one of the very last buildings. That walk sucked at the end of the night.

Oh, God.
I've been there.

Never. Again.

1. Grabbed a celebration button
2. Skipper's Canteen
3. Jungle Cruise
4. 10pm
5. You leave right after Wishes, so you get stuck behind the masses of people leaving at the same time. Therefore, you need to wait for a second bus.
6. Three times
7. Yes
8. Space, Splash and Mine Train
9. Canadian goose
10. I think I'm supposed to say you here...

Noted.

Bonus: See above. Nice photoshopping.

Noted. Thanks!

Canadian Bonus: 150 minutes, with a lot of sorry's.

Noted.

And...

 

[pkondz]

Says you...

Well, it wasn't, was it?
At least this update?

Who knows?

Correct.

I'll have to remember that. My BiL was just in Regina last week for an interview. If he ends up working for them he might have to bring some home when he makes trips to the corporate office.

Tell him to!
It'll be worth it. Trust me.

I only buy the milk chocolate ones...
Because they're to die for.

Woohoo!!! Finally! Sorry you had so much difficulty getting to that point though.

You know. All was forgotten
as soon as she said that.


Good thing I took notes.

Why did you even go to bed?

Going to bed was easy.
I did that around 11?

It was the going to sleep that sucked.

Become?

Ha! Liesa beat you to that.
And I'll give you the same answer.

Tell it to the pimply faced kid
at the movie theatre
who won't give me a discount!

Well, I guess I do plan to leave something in the United States...

I thought everybody knew that.

Ya.
I do.
But it was either new shoes...
or barefoot.

I didn't buy them for Disney,
I bought them 'cause I needed them!

So your bag was second?

I wish.
Actually it took a fair amount of time.
I wasn't last...
but I wasn't in the first 20-30.

1. Picture in front of the train station
2. Town Square? - seems you always end up there
3. It's a Small World, featuring AC/DC
4. 10:30
5. Because although you had a VIP transportation pass, you failed to realize that Disney is adding more and more upcharge services every day. Now the VIP pass only guarantees less than a 20 minute wait, and what you really needed was the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious VIP transportation pass which costs only 7 times as much as your puny VIP pass.
6. twice
7. Yes
8. Haunted Mansion, Thunder Mountain, Pirates
9. lizard
10. @Captain_Oblivious ... oh wait, I guess you're looking for a different answer. Let's try @pkondz

Noted.
And your first answer to #10 is good for me.

They have the snarkiest pilots.

Our interview process is top notch.

123 minutes

Noted.

 

[DizzneyDi]

I'm here! I'm here! Only 17 pages behind in the comments, but that's practically right on time for me. No excuses, just life stuff, but all is well in Palm Harbor FL, and also on the DIS Trip Report forum now that Ponzi is writing another TR. We're gonna have to start a vacation fund to keep you traveling, my friend. And NEXT time you come to WDW I'll meet you there, promise!

 

[KathyM2]

Really! No more airport two step?

Have to tell you I was worried!! But it's great that even with having to go through customs in Toronto, you still got to check your bags all the way through! Glad your bag made it!!

Your room looked awesome...and love the convenience factor!! Though after that amount of travel and the early wake up ...I probably WOULD have taken a short nap before heading out lol...but I get it...you are THERE!!!!

 

[pkondz]

Yikes. That's very worrisome.

It wasn't a highlight of the trip.

You know, I've heard that one, too. Never knew whether I should believe it or not.

Not to worry.
Bring a couple of bucks with you
and you should be good to go.

Well, ok. But they're cookies. I mean, how much more amazing could they--

[Keanu Reeves Face] Whoa. [/Keanu Reeves Face]

Correct.

Why do I feel like I'm watching an Abbott and Costello routine here?

Once I got the card
and wasn't stressing anymore,
I knew... I knew this was going
in the TR.

I think they're called the "Make 'Em Go Away" Pile and the "Crap, They're Not Going Away Yet" Pile.

I like your logic better.
It's more.... logical.

You'd better leave before it turns into next month!

This is exactly what I was thinking!
"We'll ask the branch manager. Jim?"
"Not 'til next month."

The new L.L. Bean catalog! It's here!

But have you ordered from
an L.L Bean catalog?

We have!
(When you live up north
you live by catalogs.)

You are a wise man. I'm not sure anyone would notice if I was gone.

It's like taking out insurance.

I was pulling for the Eagles football player/magician. Not that I'm biased or anything.

I liked his message, but his magic was occasionally spotty.
Some good... some not so great.

Well, that was a nice little nap. And it would have sucked anyway, even if you'd fallen asleep sooner.

Yep. Getting up at 2:15
is still getting up at 2:15
no matter what time you
get to bed.

Bravo. That's one of those words that makes you wonder. Another favorite reminds me of a line from Heathers: you can be overwhelmed and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?

One of Ruby's favourite movies.
Funny thing was, I Googled
the opposite of "inept"
(it's competent BTW)
But liked it better that way.

Even if it wasn't, I wouldn't worry about it. I mean, what could possibly go so wrong that your plane would never show up at the gate?

Er.... Uh.....

I refuse to think about it before a flight!

No. Nobody's that dumb.

Correct.

Truth. Etch it in stone.

Nah. I don't want the notoriety.
The last time, some guy named Moses
did it and they're still talking about it!

(Okay, technically it wasn't him,
but I'm not going to drag Him into it!)

I love views from the air, period. I always try to get the window seat when I fly. I just find it endlessly fascinating.

Except when I fly with someone else,
I always give them the window
and wind up in the sucky middle seat.

Yeah, that digital zoom breaks down pretty quickly.

Yeah. Just.. basically don't bother.

Do you plan on putting that banana in anyone's tailpipe? This is considered terrorism in some parts of the world.

Eddie Murphy. Beverly Hills Cop.

Hey, my Jim Carrey gif was almost right.

Almost.
Zero points for "almost".

I would have sent you to Taco Bell. Flushes the system right out.

Oh, man! I wish I'd thought of that!
It would help if we had some here.

Uh oh.

Yeah....

I'll just tell my teenagers. Who will have the same reaction.

Well, the deck is stacked against her. Poor woman.

I feel sorry for her.



All the time.

Technical term?

Truth is, all us older guys use
that without even thinking.

"There's a line of freezing rain from ___ to ___
but mostly the rest of the area is clear or just LPFs."

I guess the Kardashians were visiting at the same time as you.

That would explain it.

Wait.... don't they need more for egos?

Wow. Who pi---d in their corn flakes?

They really don't look too happy, don't they?

Get a load of the ol' bag.

I fixed it! I fixed it!!!

No, but I saw one with what looked like blood on his shorts.

That's it. Vacation ruined.

I've got a good mind to turn around right now!

You mean...not perfect? Was there anywhere to go but down?

Well.... it could've stayed the same...


Should've.

Not at all. It's Disney! You can sleep when you're dead!

Exactly!
If you come back from Disney rested,
you're doing it wrong.

Had your photo taken in front of the train station.

Liberty Tree Tavern

Haunted Mansion

I'll say Disney adrenaline gives you a second wind. 11:30 p.m.

The bus driver goes on break and switches off with a new one.

3.

Yes. How could you possibly resist?

BTMRR, 7DMT, POTC

Lizard

@Steppesister Pkondz! Definitely @pkondz . I mean, I devoted a whole chapter in my TR saying how great your TR's are.

Noted.
And by all means, put Liesa in front!

Yes. I'll cloak my answer in super-secret inviso-text:

Snark-o text.

Let's see...mulitply by 15...carry the 1...subtract 23...multiply exponentially by the number of scooters needing to be loaded...multiply by the number of rainstorms...divide by the number of buses that pass by destined for other parks...

153

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

Would that be considered: a first?

I always tell the truth.
Well... usually.



Sometimes?

Actually, when it comes to the TR,
I try to be as honest as I possibly can
or make it really obvious that I'm kidding.
And if I'm not positive you'll know the difference
(or sometimes, even when I know you will)
I usually let you know.

Pbbft…
You were considering that before you left.
But your harem would revolt, and that wouldn’t be pretty.

I was considering not writing one,
but when I decided to,
I put things in motion
which only would be worth it
if I wrote a TR.

This event caused me to
rethink the entire thing.

More like you’re stuck with us.

But I'd be lost without you!

Tease!

Oh, brother.
Just scroll down, man!

Sorry. Should've broke it to you gently.

Cryptic…
I like it.

And yet, I'm never cryptic!

And the arouma


(trying to practice speaking Canadian)

Not bad! Pretty goud, actually.

Or as you Yanks say it.
Pretty good, actally.

clichés, platitudes and nonsequiturs?

That's it! Thanks!

That’d be quite the drive for a cookie.

But totally worth it.

But are they better then Zebra Domes?

Ah. You know me well Grasshopper.


And....


Georges Cookies are way better than Zebra Domes.

In a cookie stupor.

Hay, you’re driving, we’re just all jumbled up in the back seat, here.

I have that image in my mind now
of me driving a Volkswagen Beetle
and the rest of you crammed in the back
with arms, heads and legs sticking out the windows.

At least that’s a slight step up from having lobsters crawling out of your ears.
(Just ask Ralph)

I don't know this story.
Was this recent?

Yep…
a lobster in your pocket would have made for a rather different story.

Those pincers.... just... no.

Thought y’all spoke Canadian up that’a way.

We do!
But sometimes we speak Yankee for kicks.

Or the skill set to get a job in one of their banks.

Good point.

Yeah, that’s how I heard it as well.
Double hummm….

While chasing moose and squirrel.

Funny you should mention that....

Fixed it for ya’.


I’m also assuming her name was Natasha…
it just completes the picture so nicely.

I like it!

Friday?
Losing ground quickly, here.

I know. I didn't dare ask to speak to a manager.

Always love that gif.

I’ve been told that…
but really it’s just a function of when one starts and/or stops counting.

Never thought of it that way....


Hmmm......
I think I like "comes in threes" better.
Because "comes in infinite supply until
the final and worst one (death) arrives"
just isn't as cheerful.

Mmmmmmm…
Now I need to make a trip out to the Waldhorn.

Sainthood ensured.

So that's why the Pope keeps calling?
I thought he was just soliciting.

We’ve all got a dream.

(Yours may stink, but still…)

But at least it's something to strive for...

Oh, I’d never do such.
But I know this gal by the name of Karma, and she’s a real…

A real... a real what?.... WHAT???

With “free standing” being the optimal part of the description.

Meh. Anyone can put up a stick with guide wires.

Careful how you answer that last one…
Bananas really get them all worked up.
Almost as much as apples do, I’m told.

Someone's been reading the chatter!

Scowls work better on most Americans.
At least that’s my experience.

Now you tell me.
I looked too..... foreign.

I’d just about consider paying for that upgrade.

Oh who am I kidding…
I can’t even afford the fair on any airline in the first place.

Worth it if you can swing it.

That’s a joke, right?
New shoes… at WDW?

I wish.
It was unfortunately thrust upon me.

They’ll do that regardless of the subject matter.

True.

So is Tamara’s…
and probably that of every other married woman on the planet.

Yep.

At least you didn’t see any BUFs coming directly toward you.

Maybe there were. I can't see out the front
of the airplane.

“I… hate you…”

Dang. Can't see the image.
But... the thought's there.

Is that “patience” or carousel of “penitence”?

Not bad...

Hmmm....
Patiently penitent?

You must be bearing gifts.


You’re not Greek, are you?

Not last time I checked my passport.
(Which was actually today.)

There’s that penitence part of it I was on about.

Oh, all right.
Penitence it is.


It's you I need patience with!

I thought it was to be an ept dweeb?

That's my life dream.
This was my airport dream.

I can too have more than one dream.

The other way around could be more exciting.

You think so?
You may be right.

Welcome to the rest of our worlds.

No! I don't want to go!

Actually, yes.
I thought that was an interesting feature of the service.
And I didn’t know that faxing requests was still an option at the resorts.

Neither did I.
I was sure that would've been
a thing of the past.

Apparently... not so much.

That gif is hilarious!

But normal for most of us.

pkondz is anything but normal.


Abby Normal, perhaps.

The Hokey Pokey…

No?
How about: took pictures of the Fall decorations in front of the train station

Skipper Canteen
(Going out on a limb with that one)

POTC

10:30

Good Lord! Don’t see much chance in getting this one right; there are so many possibilities.
I’m going to go with either you’re at the wrong stop or Godzilla ate the first bus and you had to wait for the backup. Or maybe you were delayed by a parade of 742 ECVs…
You ran out of gas!
got a flat tire!
didn’t have change for cab fare!
lost your tux at the cleaners!
locked the keys in the car!
An old friend came in from out of town!
Someone stole your car!
There was an earthquake!
A terrible flood!
Locusts!
IT WASN’T YOUR FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD!


Twice (on this day anyway)


Of course!


Haunted Mansion, 7DMT, Splash Mtn.


Squeak, Squeaker… Squeak Squeaken.


Mark.


Oh, wait… that answer might could garner me double secret negative points, mightn’t it? …
I meant to say: Ponzie, of course!

Noted. And I see you mentioned ECVs, so... points.

You mean: The - dark - Friendly Skies?

Of course it's dark.
We don't let our passengers turn on the lights.

Ever.

234 (always make things divisible by 13 when given a chance)

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

Oooh, foreshadowing...

Otherwise, where'd the fun be in that?

Good Lord, enough of the build up, get on with the story...

Oh, fine. Be that way.

Oh, oh, I know, I know...

I hadn't read ahead at that point.

Nothing East of the Red/Mississippi Rivers? Probably taste like granola...

Tastes like Nirvana.
They don't go out east
because everyone there's
tastebuds are stunted
by too much poutine
and Montreal smoked meat.

Again with the foreshadowing...

Gotta keep ya'll reading somehow.

Check, Pkondzi cooked and bad things come in threes, got it.
Phew, glad that one's over.

Glad I could help.

Um, doesn't a winner usually require 2 people?
Grace was pretty impressive. Reminded us of a VERY young Basia Bulat, who I think hails from your neck of the woods originally?
I thought Brian J Crum was going to do better than he did, but I bet we'll hear of him again.

Never heard of her so I Googled.
She's from Ontario.
But.... how weird is this?
She's playing in Winnipeg...
right now as I write this!

Also, Crum's final song was,
IMHO his weakest.
If he'd sung "Creep"
for the first time,
he would've won.

An absolute angel!

Okay, that's good to know! Terminal 1 at Pearson has had that for a while, but didn't know they had rolled out the international check through in T3 as well now! Filed away for future reference.

Of course that's just one more thing to panic Pkondz. Making sure you id the photo of your bag correctly.
"Sir, is this your bag?"
"Um, why, is it ticking?"
"No."
"Did the sniffer dogs pick it?"
"No"
"Did the x-ray machine show unusual objects?"
"Sir, please step into this side room..."

Geez, like just because it's ticking
you'd think that was a bad thing...

You are one class act my friend...

That's what my mom says!

Meh, you seen one big stick in the air, you've seen them all.
Now when they get the elevators to randomly drop you 100+ stories, with hidden doors opening to show the waiting crowds your screaming maw, then you'll have a winner. Tower of Terror II, brought to you by Disney, the Toronto Cardiac Institute, and Depends...

Wow. Can you imagine????
People would line up for miles.

Those actually look a lot like my current pair of New Balance running shoes. I ran a 5K in mine with nary a break in. Sorry to hear your experience wasn't as good.

Ah, well. It is what it is.

But that was Ex-Lax, WestJet wants you to be comfortable.

I could've avoided that whole
customs thing!

Ah ha! So dinner WAS the 3rd thing.



Good thing it wasn't gate 9 3/4. That one is REALLY hard to find...

But if I did... I'd take it!
Who wouldn't??

Wow, constipation appears to be a problem for all WestJetters.

Okay, quick anecdote. A+ and I were travelling to Cabo during the last(?) Air Canada labor disruption (spelled that okay OC2?). We were overnighting in Toronto. Got to the carousel ahead of the madding crowd. And waited, and waited and waitezzzzzz.....
Eventually it started up, and ran for about 5 minutes, then the first bag came up. One minute later, the second bag came up. One minute later, the third bag came up. 90 bags (minutes) later we got our first bag. About 10 minutes later our second.

Got checked in to our hotel room about 2 hours late. I'm really glad we weren't connecting until the morning tho!

Holy crap! That's horrible!
But, considering the airline...
Probably not unexpected.


Even on a good day.

Which is exactly how we travelled the next trip. WE were the ones with the maxed out carrions.

Can't say I blame you.

I'm going to say you stopped to get a locker for some mystery package that you have been alluding to.
I'm gonna say BOG
POTC
11:55 pm - trying to surf out just ahead of the madding crowds.
Because you didn't surf fast enough and a scooter thingy got the last spot, so you had to wait for the next bus.
Well, no, it has happened to me too. They just like asking intelligent looking guys. (fishing for bonus there).
I'll say twice.
Oh he!! yes!
7DMT, (lucky duck)
BTM
SM
Geez, family board Pkondz!
Ummm, racoon?
Nebo - damn, there goes the bonus points...

Noted.

I'm pretty sure that Air Kabek already uses that tagline. Perhaps "we don't constipate" would be better?

I'll notify my ad department.

Gonna wait to answer then. Probably more clues coming, but I have already calculated my first guess. Wrote it down on a piece of paper at the office and photographed it.

Wait too long and all the good times will be gone.

And I don't think there'll be more clues.
You already know how long the next wait is.

To be honest, that was a gimme. You said you were on WestJet and that was the only connector that made the Orlando flight.

I know. I'm okay with that.
Also why it was only 2 points
with no wiggle room.

Who says I wear underwear?

Shall I withdraw the points???

I'm number 4, I'm number 4! Almost as much fun as making the wild card game...

 

[pkondz]

Hi Pkondz

Hey Mac!

It's a perk of living in a country where everyone who does not live there wants to emigrate to even the Americans what to move there at the moment well at least until after their elections have taken place

I keep hearing that.
I very much doubt we'll have
an influx of Americans flooding
our borders though,
regardless of who wins.

I'm from the east coast and even natives from the west coast here are hard to understand by us natives from the east.

Interesting.
People from our East coast
can be hard to understand
by the rest of the country.

I think I got it you where flying Pkondz airlines acording to the sign at the aircraft at your first departure point.

The fake orail photo you would think that the passenger's were heading for a wake and not Orlando.

I know! Cheer up people!

Luky with your room at least no stairs this time.

Yes!!!
2nd floor would've been okay.
I would've grumbled if it was 3rd.
But no way did I want 4th again!

we'll I beer stop rambling on and get to the competiton

I suspect that was a typo, but...


When you have to beer stop,
you have to beer stop.

1 You were for the first time aousted by the survey cast member and asked numerous questions about your visit
2 Be our guest restaurant
3 Hunted mansion
4 Leave the park at 22:30hrs
5 You meen you had to wait longer than 2mins for a bus. What came over disney I bet it was one of many Ecv's boarding the vehicle that caused the delay by not managing to drive the said vehicle properly.
6 A man that looks in control will always get asked for directions looks like you where asked nine times tonight.
7 No to the dole whip next time in the park.
8 The three mountains Splash,Space and Big thunder.
9 One of the local rascal Racoons was your first animal.
10 Has to be The little Kate as she is from this side of the pond but you are a very, very close second .But if Nebo was still writing it would have to be him first I mean.What an inspeartion he was to a lot of future disboard trip writers & readers.

Noted.
And... Yeah, she's really good.
Enthusiasm just oozes out of her TRs, doesn't it?

And nice shout out to Nebo.

I think I did see the sign for Fly Pkondz airways at Whinipeg departure gate. Cant cheat mentioned thisin last post.

We aim to dis-please!

Bus time I was so far off the last report but I will give it a go of 293 mins or 4hrs 53mins.

Noted.

Great start to your trip looking forward to the next installments

Thanks! Working on it!

What happened on the fake orail to make all the passenger's apart from yourself to look so misrible.

Maybe everyone was just exhausted.

I ain't got time for that!

 

[pkondz]

LOVE the "Pkondz Airlines Fly The Snarky Skies"
Or something like that. Clever!

Thanks!

Last TR I seem to remember a blazing sore throat!

Good memory!
I was so worried before leaving!
I was basically staying as far
from sick people as possible.

What a quick trip, but you know, I'd take a quick trip to Disney ANY day!

If someone said
"Here's a free trip to Disney.
You leave at 5am, arrive at noon, fly back out at 8pm."

I'd probably do it.

Ok, I don't typically do the contest, I prefer to just read.... But what the hay, let me give this one a shot...

Good! Glad you're playing.
Prize is good too.

1. So... what'd I do before even going in? Upgraded to hoppers
2. I have an ADR... where is it? BOG
3. What's the first ride I go on? Haunted Mansion
4. Considering my lack of sleep,how late do I stay at MK? YOU CLOSED IT!
5. Why is my wait for a bus 16 minutes? There was a driver change
6. How many times was I asked for directions?
(It just happens to me.) ummmmmm, three times
7. Dole whip. Yes or no? (as in did I have one.) yes
8. Why yes, I do have FPs. Where to? Pirates Of The Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain
9. What wild animal do I encounter
back at the resort? A Snake?
10. Who's your favourite TR writer? Ponzie! And even though he's not able to any longer, Nebo will always be a favorite of mine, as will the late Del's Wife, Robin, RIP

Noted.
Never read (or heard of) Del's Wife, Robin.
Sounds like I missed a good one.

128 minutes

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

I'm here! I'm here! Only 17 pages behind in the comments, but that's practically right on time for me.

Well I'm glad you made it!

to the TR!

No excuses, just life stuff

I get that.

Oh, boy... do I get that.

but all is well in Palm Harbor FL,

Glad to hear it!

and also on the DIS Trip Report forum now that Ponzi is writing another TR.

Awww... Thanks!

We're gonna have to start a vacation fund to keep you traveling, my friend.

I'm all for that!
Everyone pitch in to keep me in Disney!


(Just kidding! Kinda not!)

And NEXT time you come to WDW I'll meet you there, promise!

You will? That'd be great!
How's March for you?

 

[franandaj]

How's March for you?

When in March?

 

[pkondz]

Have to tell you I was worried!! But it's great that even with having to go through customs in Toronto, you still got to check your bags all the way through! Glad your bag made it!!

I was actually thinking that
it was more likely that my bag
would make the flight than I would!

Your room looked awesome...

Of course it does... it's home!

and love the convenience factor!!

Absolutely un-beatable.

Though after that amount of travel and the early wake up ...I probably WOULD have taken a short nap before heading out lol...but I get it...you are THERE!!!!

When that adrenaline kicks in...
Which it always does when you arrive...

 

[pkondz]

When in March?

You saw that did you?
Nothing firmed up quite yet,
but I have booked off the last week of March.

Reasons in the next update, I think.