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

[GrandBob]

I don't know of any Ponderosas around here, now that you mention it, but I have Hop Sing running a shop two blocks away.

Ooh, ooh, I get it now. Ponderosa! Hop Sing!

As Mork would say, "Oh, humor! Arr, arr!"

To me, potatos are the greatest food ever invented, what better way to get salt and butter into your mouth?

Well, there's always popcorn

Ha, happens all the time. I'm pretty sure it was on our oneymoon, ( the first one) on the cruise ship, what did Smidgy read? Erma Bombeck? Danielle Steele? uh uh.

The Shining!

She didn't like it when I came in one night when she stayed int the cabin because she wasn't feeling well and after I opened the door I said;

"HERE"S NEBO!"

 

[nebo]

I'm not far from Parker although further now after I moved last year. I can see the entire Front Range from my office window including Pikes Peak and Mt Evans. They paved the road to Pikes Peak recently and its just not the same.

This has been a tough year for Colorado between the fires and the theater shooting. The theater was built in 1998 so not the one you were at.

Jill in CO

Back in '75 Pike's Peak was the civilized road, Mt. Evans was little more than a dirt road with lot's of air time should you drift over a bit too much to the side. And it didn't matter if you sat in the front or back, you still got lots' of air time.

you should probably add your new report to your signature.

Yeah, it's kinda in there, but real confusing. That's the kind of thing I can screw up fixing and never get it back right again, even with Monica beating me over the head.

If you have to go, go BIG!

That's my girl, always looking out for the best for me.

Batten down the hatches! Full steam ahead! Dive! Dive! Dive! <ahoooga! ahoooga!>

okay, I'm all set.

Just kidding.

It looks pretty good from what you posted, so which would you do in the future? Knight's Inn or Rodeway Inn?

Oh, Rodeway for sure. But I may have to get a ladder and go change the spelling, that drives me nuts not being able to fix it.

Blaming the innocent? Well, Smidgy? Was it all your fault you became the people under the stairs?

that's good, not bad.[/



The best part? "Off to Animal Kingdom Ladge"

Hey, are we belittling my wife's accent? Great, I love it.
Really, does it sound like she said it that way? I KNEW IT!

One thing I found interesting is on the next video and when I heard Smidgy's voice on the phone sounds very different from this video. Maybe you were doing a teacher voice?

I think it was acoustics, good echos from under the stairs.

why do I think that's exactly why you bought it?



I'm not surprised. I feel that way everytime I read it.

I gotta find that book again.

I've bought it at least 3 times now.





You weren't in Disney mode yet. You have to pass underneath the welcome sign first before you hear the call of "Let the maiming begin!"

Yeah, I'm gonna regret writing that later, aren't I.

Nah, I survived so I'm still a live target, no crow to put on the menu for you.


I hear ya. Those multiple return trips just don't seem to happen anymore.

Me, younger= two cheesewhoppers and a large fry and chocolate shake= still maybe hungry.





"Sir? Did you enjoy your meal, sir? And why are you making skooshing sounds when you walk?"

I have no idea why, but for both my son Todd and I, our favorite item at almost any buffet is the instant mashed potatoes and gravy. No, can't explain it, always been that way with mashed potatoes and gravy.



What supermarket doesn't have rye bread??

Include the Disney resort carry out to go sundries sections as well. (did I get enough adjectives in there trying to explain those little Disney shops?)



56,000

Did you forget a digit?

Sometimes I really would like to know if special comment messages show up when they punch our name in.


So here's the question. What's harder on your back? 2 days of driving 10.5 hours or 3 days of 7 hours?

This one's easy: 3 days of 7 is harder, a lot. The third day is brutal after a half hour in the saddle. (blood on the ground)





Actually, I'm a little surprised that worked.

I was too, I thought I'd have to pop for a frozen pena colada. ( you have no idea how hard it is to write that drinks name legitimately, and not the way we pronounced it when we were 20, and thought changing BOTH words to un-pc words was just way cool.

Ya gotta wonder what anyone viewing this exercise must've been thinking.

"Look Marge, I think that guy's CSI."
"What makes you say that?"
"He's searching in a classic grid pattern. Trust me... CSI."


You thought that might happen? Surely not the exact room? (And don't call me Shirley)

Yeah, I really did think it was possible, pretty sure it was about a 1 in 80 chance or so.

Well, I'm glad for you both.

Thank you.

Nah. You don't have to eat there... but you do have to get certain confections that shall remain nameless lest...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zldJlUSJ9OI



Yep, got em, and this time I even ate some before they had to be tossed out.
You're right, I forgot how good they were.



...and you can tuna piano.

Nope, not gonna bite.

cheetos never prosper.

Are you Laying to me? I'll have to ask Jay.

Thanks for the tip. (Don't book AKL due to very thin walls)



Turtle lady? Party of 10? Your table is ready... no really, it's your table. You own it.



Sometimes I'm so understanding in a way I can't stand myself.
As much as Turtle Lady, (new and improved) ticked me off, I could just picture her, doesn't go on TOT or Space Mtn. or even Splash with the kids; doesn't make anyone laugh and is always the one to tell them time to go, but now she has a purpose that everybody appreciates, when they wake up and get down to the pool and mom has saved them this great spot, all by herself, even though she can't go in the water herself because of chlorine combustion or whatever.



Did she say anything? Or just dive for the two loungers?

Not a word

dunh dunh dunh duuuuuunh! ooooh, the hammer's coming!

Ah, so what day will "Hot Fudge Sundae " arrive on?

mmmm... nothing like paper thin, shoe-leather hard 'steak'.

No, really, both of us like our sirloins, considering the whole buffet and sirloin and baked potato cost 11.95 each, it was way, way better than it had any right to be, and I never , ever order sirloing anymore for the reasons you stated.

Great chapter Nebo!


Though I still occasionally have nightmares about working Sunday afternoons there.

Is that when those nasty, pain in the **** tea drinkers would come in?

There should be a warning posted at the resort pools about Turtle Lady. and Yellow Jackets! Can't forget the Yellow Jackets.

Yellow Jackets coming up again too.

 

[pkondz]

This one's easy: 3 days of 7 is harder, a lot. The third day is brutal after a half hour in the saddle.

I thought you'd say that. Even when I wrote it, the numbers somehow didn't look right. Of course two days of driving 10.5 hours is easier than 3 days of 7 hours. It's only 3.5 hours more for a couple of days. Not 3 long 7 hour days!! What? they both add up to 21? That can't be right, can it?

Doesn't matter. 2 days at 10.5 is shorter then 3 days of 7 hours.

Yep, got em, and this time I even ate some before they had to be tossed out.
You're right, I forgot how good they were.

toldja.

Sometimes I'm so understanding in a way I can't stand myself.
As much as Turtle Lady, (new and improved) ticked me off, I could just picture her, doesn't go on TOT or Space Mtn. or even Splash with the kids; doesn't make anyone laugh and is always the one to tell them time to go, but now she has a purpose that everybody appreciates, when they wake up and get down to the pool and mom has saved them this great spot, all by herself, even though she can't go in the water herself because of chlorine combustion or whatever.

Bingo. I think your bang on there.

Ah, so what day will "Hot Fudge Sundae " arrive on?

Oh, that's easy. It comes on the 2nd worst day of the trip.


sheesh.

No, really, both of us like our sirloins, considering the whole buffet and sirloin and baked potato cost 11.95 each, it was way, way better than it had any right to be, and I never , ever order sirloing anymore for the reasons you stated.

So long, sirloin.

 

[smidgy]

honey, it's Laura who is annoyed by tea drinkers. Shannon drinks tea (but only once in a while, unlike me). (I am the wonder wife.)
and, man, I KNEW i should have held out for the fancy drink (spelled PINA colada, by the way..PENA colada must be the Mexican version.....)

ok, I may be annoying, but at least I have a Sultry voice!!! one of the best compliments I've had in a while!

 

[smidgy]

speaking of a kitchenette/kitchen net.

where in Hollywood studios can you find Annette Funicello?

 

[pkondz]

(I am the wonder wife.)

I like that!

speaking of a kitchenette/kitchen net.

where in Hollywood studios can you find Annette Funicello?

Same place where you can find the key under the mat.... or the place you should never, ever ask for a side of bacon with frog legs.

 

[Dreamseeker]

Wow, I am hooked. *subscribing*

I haven't logged on in years, but this TR has lured me out of Lurkerville.
You guys are hilarious. I am really anxious to find out what the "hammer" was, nebo, I am not sure I can handle it.
I am 29 years old, and I regularly cover my eyes during murder scenes at movies. I am glad you're alive and well, though!

Greetings from spectacularly sunny Germany

 

[MHSweb79]

OT - My DD has a hedgehog, but he's regular-colored. His name is Coconut but we all call him Hedgie.

Heckawe - True story: When I was a kid (in the 60's) my aunt & uncle bought a shack on some wooded, remote acreage in Maine. Along a stream that they called a river. Ha. (It was good for breeding the biggest, hungriest moquitos I've ever had the misfortune of feeding, not for swimming or boating.) No electricity or plumbing (the flusher was a bucket of water). The first thing Uncle George did upon arrival was nail up a piece of wood that said: "PHUGARWEE."

I swear, despite being raised on reruns of F-Troop and Gilligan's Island (back then we danced in the street when we got a 4th channel - no kidding) I was about 40 years old before the penny dropped and I got the joke.

Doh!

MILEAGE- My guess is 159, 323.

 

[nebo]

honey, it's Laura who is annoyed by tea drinkers. Shannon drinks tea (but only once in a while, unlike me). (I am the wonder wife.)
and, man, I KNEW i should have held out for the fancy drink (spelled PINA colada, by the way..PENA colada must be the Mexican version.....)

ok, I may be annoying, but at least I have a Sultry voice!!! one of the best compliments I've had in a while!

Wow, you are right on ALL counts except for one, Laura is NOT the only one annoyed by tea drinkers.

I like that!



Same place where you can find the key under the mat.... or the place you should never, ever ask for a side of bacon with frog legs.

Very good, whoops , I'm stepping on her toes. But it wins the award for best pre show, hands down.

Wow, I am hooked. *subscribing*

I haven't logged on in years, but this TR has lured me out of Lurkerville.
You guys are hilarious. I am really anxious to find out what the "hammer" was, nebo, I am not sure I can handle it.
I am 29 years old, and I regularly cover my eyes during murder scenes at movies. I am glad you're alive and well, though!

Greetings from spectacularly sunny Germany

Marita, Ponzi, look, a Germanite!
Guten tag, fraulein, wie geht es dir?
Hey, when you subscibe, doesn't that usually mean you are sending money also? Just wondering. As for the Hammer, it is only metaphorically speaking from my imagination, if I'm going to write about it, well, then I'm going to WRITE ABOUT IT, if you get my drift.
But don't worry, nothing to be scared about, I'm the only one who was affected when Satan's Hammer landed.
And even then, it was basically my own fault.

OT - My DD has a hedgehog, but he's regular-colored. His name is Coconut but we all call him Hedgie.

Cool, can they be litter box trained?

Heckawe - True story: When I was a kid (in the 60's) my aunt & uncle bought a shack on some wooded, remote acreage in Maine. Along a stream that they called a river. Ha. (It was good for breeding the biggest, hungriest moquitos I've ever had the misfortune of feeding, not for swimming or boating.) No electricity or plumbing (the flusher was a bucket of water). The first thing Uncle George did upon arrival was nail up a piece of wood that said: "PHUGARWEE."

I swear, despite being raised on reruns of F-Troop and Gilligan's Island (back then we danced in the street when we got a 4th channel - no kidding) I was about 40 years old before the penny dropped and I got the joke.

Doh!

MILEAGE- My guess is 159, 323.

Well, maybe that penny is worth something now.
thanks for the story, and I can't remember the last time I saw a rerun of F Troop, but Everybody Loves Raymond has to be on 10 different times a day, on 5 different channels!

 

[Dreamseeker]

Mir geht es gut, danke nebo, und Dir?

Well, actually, here in Germany, when I subscribe to your thread it means, that you have to send ME money! But I am willing to let it slide this one time!

I think, once it's "Hammer time" and you have posted how "it" happened, I will read the responses of the other posters first, so I can conclude from their reactions, whether I will be able to handle it, or not. May have to drink some schnaps before I do, but like a good little German, I obviously have plenty of that in zee freezer!

 

[orangecats2]

Yum-----peach schnapps!

I have some green apple pucker in my car's glove compartment that's been there for years if anyone want some.

 

[Dreamseeker]

Yum-----peach schnapps!

I have some green apple pucker in my car's glove compartment that's been there for years if anyone want some.

Ha, I'll have some
I like peach schnapps! But, again, I am German, I won't really question zee Schnapps!
Just keep it coming !

 

[nebo]

Mir geht es gut, danke nebo, und Dir?

Ach, du lieber. Danke, es geht mir gut.

Well, actually, here in Germany, when I subscribe to your thread it means, that you have to send ME money! But I am willing to let it slide this one time!

I think, once it's "Hammer time" and you have posted how "it" happened, I will read the responses of the other posters first, so I can conclude from their reactions, whether I will be able to handle it, or not. May have to drink some schnaps before I do, but like a good little German, I obviously have plenty of that in zee freezer!

Yum-----peach schnapps!

I have some green apple pucker in my car's glove compartment that's been there for years if anyone want some.

Ha, I'll have some
I like peach schnapps! But, again, I am German, I won't really question zee Schnapps!
Just keep it coming !

I just bought Smidgy a bottle of butterscotch shcnapps,but what my grandparents always had on hand was a bottle of, I know I"m going to misspell this,,
Kummel, with the oomlat on top.

 

[buzz1121]

Just under the wire!

My mileage guess is 123,800 miles or 199,237 kilometers for Pkondz!!

 

[buzz1121]

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

Woo-hoo Marita! The kids LOVE TSMM so I'm curious to hear what you think of it. DH loves TOT, but I'm a little meh on it.

 

[Dreamseeker]

I just bought Smidgy a bottle of butterscotch shcnapps,but what my grandparents always had on hand was a bottle of, I know I"m going to misspell this,,
Kummel, with the oomlat on top.

Kümmel, huh? Umlauts make every word üüüber fun

Ha, not a huge fan of that. My grandparents had a boat load of that, too, though! In my grandparents' generation that was still considered for medicinal purposes. Me, personally, if someone puts it in front of me, I'll have it. Otherwise that'd just be disrespectful. Contrary to popular belief, zee Germans are a really friendly bunch!

Which probably has a LOT to do with the amount of alcohol we drink. Or maybe that's just me. I'm not sure. Love butterscotch schnapps, though!

 

[nebo]

Ladies and Gentleman
(notice how that came out singular? still not sure who would qualify but there has to be one, right?)

The moment you have all been waiting for has arrived, yes, we are going to finally get to the great "reveal" as Jakeybake called it.

That's right, the total mileage on the Santa Fe, let us review:

It's a 2003, bought in early '03, six cylinder all wheel drive and been to New York once, and WDW 13 times, so we are talking about an over nine year old car now, they say that the average car gets 12000 miles per year put on it, that's why most warranties use the 12000 number, using that formula alone would bring you to about 114000 miles for the average person.

And most of you fell for it.
Most.

But even though I do all the driving to Florida, and beyond!, this is still a Smidgy vehicle, and as you know, she is FAR from normal!

So, we are going by your guesses that are the closest to the actual mileage number, no matter if higher or lower, the top 5 finishers are, in order, worst to best:

5. Backstage Gal , Marita
4. Okittysquared, Carrie
3. DStratton, Darla, the fish killer
2. Ponzi, Ponzi, you just over extremed your extreme answer

and closest at number 1.
GrandBob, can't remember his name

the actual mileage was,
and remember, your mileage may vary,
79, 846

I think if you took away all the trips, she's have negative mileage. There was a time when she never had to go far, but now the VFW is 20 miles round trip.
For me? Those 27 and a half years I worked for my company was 71 miles round trip.

Okey doke

I do believe we have a new chapter for you all readey to go for tomorrow night.

 

[buzz1121]

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

Nope, I don't think I would stand any hope of having more sarcasm infused into my communications in that type of TR. I like jams and jellies just fine, but I don't want to wax eloquent about them.

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

I'm not that big yet. Good grief Nebo, what are you wising on me?

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!

I just couldn't leave the little detail hanging. I had to finish it for you though it was completed with great pain!

 

[pkondz]

Wow, I am hooked. *subscribing*

I haven't logged on in years, but this TR has lured me out of Lurkerville.
You guys are hilarious. I am really anxious to find out what the "hammer" was, nebo, I am not sure I can handle it.
I am 29 years old, and I regularly cover my eyes during murder scenes at movies. I am glad you're alive and well, though!

Greetings from spectacularly sunny Germany

Look Nebo! It's our people! Whereabouts in Deutschland?

Marita, Ponzi, look, a Germanite!

I know!

But don't worry, nothing to be scared about, I'm the only one who was affected when Satan's Hammer landed.
And even then, it was basically my own fault.

Isn't it always?

Just under the wire!

My mileage guess is 123,800 miles or 199,237 kilometers for Pkondz!!

klicks.

Ladies and Gentleman
(notice how that came out singular? still not sure who would qualify but there has to be one, right?)

nope.

It's a 2003, bought in early '03, six cylinder all wheel drive and been to New York once, and WDW 13 times, so we are talking about an over nine year old car now, they say that the average car gets 12000 miles per year put on it, that's why most warranties use the 12000 number, using that formula alone would bring you to about 114000 miles for the average person.

And most of you fell for it.
Most.

But not all! I knew it!

and closest at number 1.
GrandBob, can't remember his name

I demand a recount! Did you add this up in Florida???

the actual mileage was,
and remember, your mileage may vary,
79, 846

I think if you took away all the trips, she's have negative mileage. There was a time when she never had to go far, but now the VFW is 20 miles round trip.

That's where I went wrong. I figured it didn't get driven every day so decided on 3 miles/day. Thought work would be a little closer... but I was sure the mileage would still be pretty low.

 

[pkondz]

Nope, I don't think I would stand any hope of having more sarcasm infused into my communications in that type of TR. I like jams and jellies just fine, but I don't want to wax eloquent about them.

Personally not a fan of wax in my jam. Too chewy.


Just watch, the tag fairy will pick now to show up!