Definitions:
Yellow Jacket (n), a yellow and black striped insect from the wasp and hornet family that nests in the ground. Extremely annoying if it comes in close contact with a painful sting when angered. Active during early afternoon to late afternoon, often found near water.
Got it
Yellow Jackets are annoying when they come into close contacts with a painful sting. However, if they are happy, all the above is null and void since this only happens when angered.
Did I get that right?
I am willing to bet, that a trip report chapter has never, ever, been named that before in the history of the Dis!
And never will again, because no one can replicate a Nebo classic
That and no one will be able to spell it.
I am also sure that the meaning is now clear to you all.
and besides,, making up sects. is the best.
Nope, Not gonna touch this one
I know Ill get myself in trouble.
I'm not sure what happened, but a couple pictures didn't come through in the Epcot chapter. I am having a bigger problem lately with Photobucket,,, and it also may be because i lost track of which e'mails of the new chapter I sent myself, so as far as I can tell right now,,, I have not posted a picture of either of us yet,,, right?
You are correct sir. I was gonna say something but since Ive sort of been MIA lately, I would wait. I mean, we are only on day 2 of the trip. Pics have gotta come soon right?
The disturbing part, is that nobody is even asking for photos, and we are 5 chapters in!
Chapter 2
Page 5
Must be because most readers are repeat readers, and seen all the pics from the other reports,, not many newbody's here, right?
Last I checked my body was still the same old body Ive had for the last 32 years. Not that I dont keep wishing for someone elses body
or trying desperately to shrink the body Im in at the moment
but nope
Still the same.
Yeah, that must be it. I can talk myself into anything.
But you did get a bit of audio
Technically we got a bit of Nebo too, your reflection was in the window
So let's go back to Epcot for a moment.
OK
Dont know if I can get a flight that fast though.
After One Dog Night we stopped off for a bit to listen to Off Kilter,,, and i got Diane to take a picture of me.
But I'm the one that usually holds the camera,,, and I'm noticing lately,,, she's not that interested in taking my pictue either.
hmmm
But I DID talk her into it,,, you know,,, for the report.
I can hear it now, Come on Diane
Our followers need a Nebo pic
You know this just as much as I do. Its obligatory. It will only hurt your eyes for a second
We also now have a picture that was supposed to be posted when I doubled the post of the stupid desk:
this is right after checking in, with I think the decorative rugs on our bed covers;
And I didn't complain about taking it!
This would have been more of the
I have to take a picture of this. No one will believe they put rugs on our beds if I dont have the pic to back it up. And Smidgy is sitting there rolling her eyes.
Which brings us to back to Epcot with both of us exposing ourselves to a complete stranger in front of the Epcot Fountain.
A couple walked by and I asked them If they'd take our picture.
"No thanks."
With you exposing yourself, they probably werent sure where you were keeping the camera.
Have yu ever noticed that when you give the camera to a passerby to take your picture,,, the first thing they do is,,,,
anybody?
Im with Ponzi, My first reaction is, How does this work
yes,,, that's right,,even though you are standing right where you want to be, and hand them the camera right where you want THEM to be, They will immediately turn into photographer extraordinaire and immediately take about 5 steps back, to make sure they have now included everything they can possibley fit in the frame, the topiary, the fountain, Spaceship Earth, The Lincoln Memorial and Uranus.
This is T-Man, Hell find the spot he sees the picture best. Hes the photog in the family.
I like this pic of the two of you. Very very nice!
By the way,,, this pile of dirty, smelly laundry in the corner?
After ten days there,,, you get the second opportunity to see me standing in front of it,, arms spread to the ceiling, yelling,,,
"It's ALIVE!"
Why do I have the feeling that you do this just so you can say that, and that you get a wild kick out of doing so?
Dinner tonight is at Planet Hollywood, so if we are to have any appetite for that, lunch should be sooner rather than later.
Good thinking
About 11:30, I gave my order to the waitress, and Smidgy went up to order our lunches and get pop for the mugs.
Not so good thinking
All I wanted was a hot dog and fries, it will come with a soda and I'll save that for a mix later on, for now the refillable mug will suffice.
I like a man who knows what he wants
Nope,,, this was way too simple to work.
I didnt say he would get what he wants
We are not what you would call close to Siestas, or Smidgy would have made another trip back,,, but now it was also getting busy there, so she made her own decisions for me.
Smart woman!
You can't get a regular hot dog there now.
They now sell what they call,, "Hot Dog Sliders", and I am not making this up.
Are they aware what the connotation "slider" canotes?
Didnt you know? They are catering to the umpa lumpas now. Either that or mini me cast down their idea of regular hot dogs and decided bigger really wasnt better!
What these were , were shorty weiners,, but bigger than cocktail weenies,, on miniature buns. No, they weren't a regular hot dog cut in half,, they were made that way.
Why? Beats the snot out of me.
The question is
How many sliders did you get per meal? If you got at least 2, then technically you got your 1 hotdog. Just fuse them together with mustard
Youll be fine!
One more surprise still coming:
Oh goodie, I love surprises!
Anyway,,,, the milk was very good
Thats good to know. They really cant screw up milk, unless youre like my brother and have to have a certain brand. There is a reason my brother cannot live anywhere by NM, he wont drink any other brand by Creamland. If he lived elsewhere, we would have to ship it to him
Even the chips were crap,,, Disney's very own brand,, and a Kettle type chip instead of a real, oily type potato chip.
This bag actually scared me,, I was afraid I might cut open my cheeks and gums these babies were so hard and sharp, kind of like eating roofing shingles only with less flavor.
I love Kettle chips, but Im big on the crunch factor. I need a chip to make some noise. Although I tend to like the krinkle cut better than just the regular potato chip
Anywho
Back to your story.
Spoiler alert!
The third book is the weakest one in the series.
You ruins it!
Kidding
I just wanted to post a Gollum smiley
Ive already read all 3 and I agree with you. It was too much was crammed into the last book, and wasnt written as well as it could have been.
She hates it when you order a Coke or Pop of whatever species, and they fill it with ice first,,, then fill the pop in, whatever they can fit in the glass/mug/cup, where you really end up with very little pop and a lot of ice, so very often she will say, "Easy ice, please."
Almost everybody in the business knows that "easy ice" means you don't fill the glass completely with ice,,, maybe only half way,, ok?
I can honestly say, I knew that!!!!!!
She handed her mug over and said, "Coke, easy ice please."
She was now greeted with a puzzled look on the cast member's face, so she defined herself:
"Coke,, but only fill the glass half way with ice."
CM nodded, but with a small, quizzical shrug of the shoulders and went to work.
The minute that shrug comes into play you know theres gonna be problems. Why is it so hard to find a good coke filler these days?
She filled the mug halfway with ice,, then added the Coke to make it an even, right on the money half way full mug of pop, and handed it back to her.
Duh, I mean doesnt everyone want their ice and their pop to match? Hello? She is a woman, everythings supposed to match.
According to Diane,, you could all see the light bulb go off over the girl's head, and it was with a great sigh of relief that comes with knowledge and understanding, that she did what she did next.
She dumped the entire mug out and started from scratch again!
All she had to do was fill the rest of it with Coke and be done with it, but no,,, she needed to start from scratch to get it right.
Because if she started from where she was, then she would only be filling it half way again. We dont want the poor dear to confuse herself even more
Not long after,, something ocurred to me,, and just as I was opening my mouth to say,, "Hey,,, No Yellow Jackets today,",,,,
I heard the buzzing!
Famous last words of a fool
I looked up in the tree,,, and there was Rue pointing down at a small Tracker Jacker,,,, I mean there was a small Yellow Jacket coming closer.
I couldnt help but crack up laughing at this
Not about the Yellow jackets, but your reference to the Hunger Games while detailing it. A friend of mine was reading the books not too long ago and while on a trip to another town for work, she noticed the signs on the side of the road stating district changes for the police districts. These signs read: End District 5, Begin District 6, or something to that effect. Of course the first thing she thinks of is the Hunger Games
.OK. Sorry
Squirrel
In the past, I have often used the phrase, "Hey, what can I say, I'm a chick magnet", just to get under Smidgy's skin once in a while, but usuallly at Disney, the truth is I'm more a kid magnet.
And Im sure Smidgy will use the eye roll I used in one of the above comments when you mention this phrase
It's tough enough being a chick magnet,,
Insert Smidgy eye roll here
Remember back in Oil's Well that Ends Well, the water balloon toss Smidgy and I took part in?
Still one of the more shining moments in my Disney "let's get silly" trips. I've never had something work out that well before.
I still cant believe you were able to pull that off
And T-man, dont be getting any ideas here Mr
Well, this Yellow Jacket is setting up the same thing, forming two teams, handing out big wet balloons.
But she's doing it right over me,,and I mean "Over me". Leaning across my lawn chair and my legs to hand someone a water balloon. I was beyond being a chick magnet,, I was more of the "Invisible Man!"
Im waiting for the inevitable balloon to precariously slip out of the Yellow Jackets hands, and then look at you with a look that says, Now Nebo, this is Disney, You must take this with a grain of salt and pretend that it is fun fun fun, especially in front of the kiddos.
No, she was attracted to me allright, just like the rest of them. I must have loooked so sexy lying there clutching my hardcover Mockingbird book to my chest in my pale Illinois white skin that she couldn't help herself!
Once again, Insert Smidgy eye roll here
After filling up our mugs again with pop for mixers,,,,
NO ICE NO ICE NO ICE
Whats that sir? You want Ice, Ice and More Ice?
About now,,, I'm really looking forward to getting the big bacon cheeseburger at Planet Hollywood that I forego last time, because they had rasied the price ridiculously.
But I had just checked two days ago,,,, and the menu had just been updated with new prices as of last week or so,,, Bacon Cheeseburger,,,, or Mushroom Swill burger,,, which will also work,,,,,,, 11.95.
What a steal! Honestly, We have been to PH many times, and to this day I still dont think I have had one of their burgers. Now I must get one!
Key kids,,, a fun chapter to do, really,,, I kept going back to try and stretch it out,,, but invariably, what I'd end up doing is adding more "padding" and bubble wrap to the middle of it. Hope you got some laughs out of it though, and "she who must not be disturbed" made a huge contribution.
We dont mind padding and bubble wrap. The minute a piece of bubble wrap is around an adult we turn into kids anyway
Well just Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, right along with you.
Great chapter Nebo! Thanks!
Happy Father's Day Nebo!
And to all the other Dads reading this, too!
Happy belated Fathers Day to Pkondz, Nebo, and all the other daddys out there! I hope your special day was just a special as you all are!
ps, happy anniversary, honey!!! 34 years ago today, we promised to love, honor and cherish. (note to all ... I never promised to obey.
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Happy belated anniversary Nebo and Smidgy! Congratulations on 34 years. Im glad we could be a part of some of it!
By the way, Great pics of you, your son and grandsons. No matter the situation before, Im glad you were all able to reconnect on such a special day. I hope there are many more pictures like that to come!
This work thing is really cutting into my Dis time. Hopefully I can catch up. At least in 2 more weeks, I can hope things will return to normal.
I couldn't agree with you more heartedly. except to add: oh gack!!!!!
So glad you both were there with him when that happened! Prayers and 
