CSE-- Pg. 74 SATAN'S HAMMER, Ch.18, pg.160 "Goodnight Sweetheart" epilogue

[TeresaNJ]

Oh my goodness, found your trip report this evening, and just caught up! I happened to be on the Community Board earlier today, and read someone's post asking about recommendations for good trip reports, and your name came up. The person who recommended you certainly knew what they were talking about! Sorry to hear you had some problems, but so far, your TR is hilarious! DH is sleeping, as it is 11:40pm, so I'm trying not to LOL at some of your comments! I'm not normally a TR reader, so didn't know what I was missing. Can't wait for your next installment!

 

[GrandBob]

Bob, great to see you again,missed you. Yeah, right on the Hammer, still the best book of it's genre I have read.
And I AM taking care of my self, this is as good as it gets, but you are going to love this story I believe, and it can also be precautionary, yes,,, it's very possible it could happen to any of youse guys out dere.

Thanks for the warm welcome, Steve. You always manage to make all of us feel special. And no, I didn't mean like in the Special Olympics. Not really, anyway. It was just a coincidence.

Like I said, I read the book so long ago I don't really remember it. So I checked my bookshelf, and son-of-a-gun, there it was. Book so old that the cover price isn't in dollars, it's 3 puka shells or 1/2 a dinosaur bone I mean, that sucker was copyrighted in 1977! You know, you have readers here that aren't as old as that book. So what does that make us? Yeah, I know.

And I still remember Jerry Pournelle from his days writing in the old Byte magazine. I always thought he was too full of himself there. Or was it when he was lecturing at the West Coast Computer Fair's? Anyway, I didn't have a good impression of him then. But you're right, he's a great fiction writer.

OK, enough of the Friday night book club.

Oh, the Santa Fe. Turns out we have a 2004 Honda (our newer car), and though we take it on trips, it doesn't have all that many miles. So my guess:

96987

-Bob

 

[smidgy]

great chapter, honey! always fun to relive the trip through your reports.

well, not always . last sept. (BLT/AKL) was tough, and it was tough reading about it. found out my daddy diedwhile we were at BLT. car was in the shop. no way to make it back in time.

checkin day at AKL was the day of the funeral. sigh.

I remember sitting on that balcony, with the very same view with the song going through my head I knew they would be singing: "Oh, come come come to the church in the wildwood, oh come to the church in the dale. no spot is so dear to my childhood that the little brown church in the dale"..... I digress. all you who want to know more can go back to that TR.

but here we were in the EXACT SAME ROOM!!! I do believe that God is involved with His children in a personal way (not some weird abstract force kinda way)(tee hee I just misspelled "force" and wrote "farce".. how true)and since my daddy is up there having conversations with Him I think it was their way of telling me that it was OK that I couldn't make the funeral.

I was there for him at the nursing home , spending time with him while he was alive. that trip was our reward for quitting smoking, and even tho daddy was kinda "out there" towards the end (I think his mind went up to heaven before the resto of him) he knew what I meant when I told him we quit. he was ecstatic! he always wanted us to, and 2 things he would always remember "still not smoking?" and (to steve) "how's the eye?". he was happy we took the trip and he knows we'll see him again and so this time in the sameroom is kinda erasing all the bad thoughts from the previous time.

well, it works for me. and as soon as I saw that room door, a general feeling of well being washed over me.

ya know, we spoiled people are always looking for GREAT miracles (now, If I could see the red sea part, then I might believe..) and thus miss the "smaller", yet, in many ways, more meaningful miracles.

allrighty, back to the trip report!

 

[Heluvsme]

The SAME room at AKL???

I do believe in signs, and that gave me the shivers! How incredibly sweet!! I can only imagine how hard the last trip was, and yes indeed, her dad was telling you all to enjoy yourselves, although, not knowing what, nor when, the "hammer" happens, I hesitate in saying that.

~~Dawn

 

[TeresaNJ]

great chapter, honey! always fun to relive the trip through your reports.

well, not always . last sept. (BLT/AKL) was tough, and it was tough reading about it. found out my daddy diedwhile we were at BLT. car was in the shop. no way to make it back in time.

checkin day at AKL was the day of the funeral. sigh.

I remember sitting on that balcony, with the very same view with the song going through my head I knew they would be singing: "Oh, come come come to the church in the wildwood, oh come to the church in the dale. no spot is so dear to my childhood that the little brown church in the dale"..... I digress. all you who want to know more can go back to that TR.

but here we were in the EXACT SAME ROOM!!! I do believe that God is involved with His children in a personal way (not some weird abstract force kinda way)(tee hee I just misspelled "force" and wrote "farce".. how true)and since my daddy is up there having conversations with Him I think it was their way of telling me that it was OK that I couldn't make the funeral.

I was there for him at the nursing home , spending time with him while he was alive. that trip was our reward for quitting smoking, and even tho daddy was kinda "out there" towards the end (I think his mind went up to heaven before the resto of him) he knew what I meant when I told him we quit. he was ecstatic! he always wanted us to, and 2 things he would always remember "still not smoking?" and (to steve) "how's the eye?". he was happy we took the trip and he knows we'll see him again and so this time in the sameroom is kinda erasing all the bad thoughts from the previous time.

well, it works for me. and as soon as I saw that room door, a general feeling of well being washed over me.

ya know, we spoiled people are always looking for GREAT miracles (now, If I could see the red sea part, then I might believe..) and thus miss the "smaller", yet, in many ways, more meaningful miracles.

allrighty, back to the trip report!

Your story touched me. Hugs.

 

[Mac Brew]

Hi Nebo my answer for your milage is 137309 miles as your SUV is comming up to the just run in engine stage many miles to go left on it. I also have a Santa Fee but over here we only get one choice of engine which is a tiny deisel of 2.2 litres but it does give 38 miles to the gallon.I wait anticipation to find out what a satans hamer is because i don"t have a clue.

 

[Sandy Mouse]

Great chapter, Nebo. I'm glad you could experience a general feeling of well being for a few days, at least.

My mileage guess is 140,000.

 

[monymony3471]

Am I the only person who cringed when watching the video as the coffee table came into view?

163,443

We passed that spot in Old Town every day driving back to the house. The grocery stores over there scared me, but not as much as wal mart did.

I love when things work out like they did with the room. I totally believe in the other side playing a part in that. I find comfort in that too. On my walks when I see a butterfly I know its my dad checking up on me.

 

[winkers]

I'm glad you got the same room and that Smidgy could feel her Dad's love.

I wonder why AKL is so dark inside?

 

[Self_resqing_princz]

So, with that info, all you have to tell me is how many miles total are on the always lovely Smidgy mobile.

I'm going to go with 179,987 miles

And she got all misty eyed.
As she put it, it was like it was her Dad's way of saying everything's all right this time, now enjoy your stay here and don't worry about anything. Well, she can probably say her feelings better than I can right now, but I definately caught what she meant at the time.

Honestly, I do believe the cosmos line up every once in a while and give you some kind of sign that means something to only a handful of people. Had anyone else gotten that room they would have though nothing of it... but it happened to you and meant something to you. I don't know if that's the "Disney Gods" or if it's karma... but either way, I'll be honestly, I teared up a little too.

 

[Self_resqing_princz]

Smidgy- I don't think you said anything about standing on the balcony hearing that song in your head last time...
"I remember sitting on that balcony, with the very same view with the song going through my head I knew they would be singing: "Oh, come come come to the church in the wildwood, oh come to the church in the dale. no spot is so dear to my childhood that the little brown church in the dale"...."

I gotta say as soon as I read the first few words, I COMPLETELY broke down.
My mom's mom died in January and at her funeral, we sang that and "just a little walk with with Jesus". I can not hear those songs without thinking about my Grandma.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

119,800

Awesome about getting the same room.


Hey, I have a ray of hope in my future. I might actually get to ride TSMM in November.
My Service Celebration (along with about 5000 others) is at DHS and select attractions will be open for us special people. Heck, I might even ride TOT, but don't hold your collective breaths

 

[nebo]

Yay for a cheap room for the night. With a decent pool even!

Not sure about the Ponderosas in Orlando, but the ones up here -- you can buy just the salad bar. It's usually around $10 or so. But if you add a steak, it's only like $2 more usually.

That must be it, I probably don't even consider not getting the steak when it's only a couple bucks more. But for sirloin, it was edible, a LOT better than the sirloin I once got at Shutters at CBR.

Not another Turtle Lady??? Boo to her.

I'm gonna guess 160,000 miles. Now I know where you stayed. Pretty sure there's only one hotel in town with a Walgreens attached. Was there a Sports Authority nearby? You got lucky, those rooms go for at least triple that rate on game weekends!

You a big Gator fan? do you miss Timmy? Or Hermann?

Shoot Nebo! You mean, I'm NOT kinda pregnant? You know, I went to the dentist for my six month cleaning on Wednesday and the hygienist who walked me back asked me, "Are you pregnant?". Now the switch just flipped to 28 weeks yesterday and there is no way on God's green earth that it is possible for me to be anything but pregnant, it's pretty distinctive. But I deadpanned "Why would you ask?" before I cracked up with laughter. I thought she was going to die before I started to laugh.

fOne time, ages and ages ago, Smidgy was preggers and this couple we met wasn't sure if she was or not, but couldn't mind their own business either, so instead of asking her, they thought they could skirt the issue by asking me. Fools!
"My wife has benign growth in her unterine wall that so far just keeps getting larger by the day. They say that if it get's to be about 7 pounds or so, it will have to be removed, but not to worry about it for awhile, that won't happen till another 5 months from now, we are told."
They walked away not knowing what to think, but Smidgy wasn't too happey with me from what I remember.

See Jill thinks of you when she hears the name Carrion and I now have taken up the habit of responding to questions in a Neboesque/Pkondzesque(ha! these are funny!) manner. I'm being ruined!!!

Maybe there's a Knottsbury Farm trip report forum you would be better suited to? hmmm?

And now when they ask "What are you having? just say puppies.

Jill in CO

I like that, along with triplets, one of each.

Woo-hoo! We got to hear the lovely voice of Smidgy!!! Awesome!!!!

Nebo, I think it is really neat that you and Smidgy got the very same room at AKL as a year ago. That really is amazing!


This is going to kill me because it's WRONG, but ........ After while Alligator!

I really wondered who was going to crack over that line, and yes, it was very hard to type and leave it that way. But you finished it all the way out, well done!

Nope, you forgot one important attribute. You are sparkly as well.



Yay, now we have L. Ron Pkondz in the TR. Lucky us! Dianetics Part II coming soon to a bookstore near us!

Dianetics? I'm still looking for Diuretics!


At least you're trying Pkondz, at least you're trying!

 

[Stan's MaggieMouse]

I'll take 149,312 miles on the Santa Fe.

 

[nebo]

Oh my goodness, found your trip report this evening, and just caught up! I happened to be on the Community Board earlier today, and read someone's post asking about recommendations for good trip reports, and your name came up. The person who recommended you certainly knew what they were talking about! Sorry to hear you had some problems, but so far, your TR is hilarious! DH is sleeping, as it is 11:40pm, so I'm trying not to LOL at some of your comments! I'm not normally a TR reader, so didn't know what I was missing. Can't wait for your next installment!

Well hi Theresa, and welcome to the Monkey House, feel free to join in anytime you wish.

Thanks for the warm welcome, Steve. You always manage to make all of us feel special. And no, I didn't mean like in the Special Olympics. Not really, anyway. It was just a coincidence.

Like I said, I read the book so long ago I don't really remember it. So I checked my bookshelf, and son-of-a-gun, there it was. Book so old that the cover price isn't in dollars, it's 3 puka shells or 1/2 a dinosaur bone I mean, that sucker was copyrighted in 1977! You know, you have readers here that aren't as old as that book. So what does that make us? Yeah, I know.

And I still remember Jerry Pournelle from his days writing in the old Byte magazine. I always thought he was too full of himself there. Or was it when he was lecturing at the West Coast Computer Fair's? Anyway, I didn't have a good impression of him then. But you're right, he's a great fiction writer.

OK, enough of the Friday night book club.

Oh, the Santa Fe. Turns out we have a 2004 Honda (our newer car), and though we take it on trips, it doesn't have all that many miles. So my guess:

96987

-Bob

I was under the impression it was more Lrry Niven than JP doing the writing, not sure why

The SAME room at AKL???

I do believe in signs, and that gave me the shivers! How incredibly sweet!! I can only imagine how hard the last trip was, and yes indeed, her dad was telling you all to enjoy yourselves, although, not knowing what, nor when, the "hammer" happens, I hesitate in saying that.

~~Dawn

Dawn, there is a conflict in fortunes coming up, but I'm sure explanations also for why.

Hi Nebo my answer for your milage is 137309 miles as your SUV is comming up to the just run in engine stage many miles to go left on it. I also have a Santa Fee but over here we only get one choice of engine which is a tiny deisel of 2.2 litres but it does give 38 miles to the gallon.I wait anticipation to find out what a satans hamer is because i don"t have a clue.

No clue Scotty? Well, only maybe 2 or 3 more chapters and it will be explained, and it's going to hurt me all over again.

Am I the only person who cringed when watching the video as the coffee table came into view?

163,443

i took good care of that coffee table the whole time, talking nice to it, putting police tape around it.....

I love when things work out like they did with the room. I totally believe in the other side playing a part in that. I find comfort in that too. On my walks when I see a butterfly I know its my dad checking up on me.

I'm glad you got the same room and that Smidgy could feel her Dad's love.

I wonder why AKL is so dark inside?

After much research and investigating, I have learned that the reason it is so dark in there, is due to..........

lack of windows and lack of light bulbs.

119,800

Awesome about getting the same room.


Hey, I have a ray of hope in my future. I might actually get to ride TSMM in November.
My Service Celebration (along with about 5000 others) is at DHS and select attractions will be open for us special people. Heck, I might even ride TOT, but don't hold your collective breaths

That's great! ( I don't get it, she get's so excited about maybe doing a ride for free.)

 

[Backstage_Gal]

[B]

That's great! ( I don't get it, she get's so excited about maybe doing a ride for free.)

Well, duh, I dont get to vacation there and I am not up early enough to make the mad run for FP tickets. What's so hard to understand? Well, technically, I COULD vacation there, but it doesnt hold much appeal. Although, I could stay at Art of Animation for $84 for the night of my Service Celebration. Stay tuned...

And I can ALWAYS ride rides for free! It's getting on them that is the issue.

 

[Mom&RN]

176,543 is my guess

Don't ask for whom the hammer falls, it falls for thee... the suspense is killing me!

Awesome angel hug to get the same room. If I was a math whiz and could figure out the odds of getting the same room by chance I'd guess it was 6 trillion to 1 (roughly )

 

[Sandy Mouse]

Hey, I have a ray of hope in my future. I might actually get to ride TSMM in November.
My Service Celebration (along with about 5000 others) is at DHS and select attractions will be open for us special people. Heck, I might even ride TOT, but don't hold your collective breaths

I say go for it!

 

[margymas]

My guess - 167500. How many of you were expecting disaster when Nebo got off the elevator and found himself in The Twilght Zone?

 

[dwheatl]

My vote on the Santa Fe is 123,123.
Very sweet, getting the same room. A few weeks after my mom died last September, I went to visit DH at a conference at Asilomar, near Monterey. I ended up walking on a beach I had been to with my family as a child, and where I had one of the best memories of my mom. I laughed and cried and called my brother to say God and Mom had let me know she was safely home.