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

[dgthree]

... never so scared in all my life. but I dont' want to say anything more until he's done with the story,.. then I'll add my side of it.

(coming out of lurkdom to sympathize) I know that feeling. I was at a family wedding, and my dad suddenly turned a ghastly shade of grey, and just sort of crumpled to the ground (that might be the epitome of a graceful faint). Boy, was I ever terrified, both because he's my only surviving parent, and also because we were in Banff, very far from our homes in NJ, albeit with lots & lots of family around. That said, I can totally identify with the "never so scared in my life" and my heart is in my throat for you.

FWIW, fast forward 6 years & one double bypass (which may or may not be related to the fainting), and Dad is a pretty healthy 79 year old now, off on a European cruise, spending my inheritance.

 

[nebo]

(coming out of lurkdom to sympathize) I know that feeling. I was at a family wedding, and my dad suddenly turned a ghastly shade of grey, and just sort of crumpled to the ground (that might be the epitome of a graceful faint). Boy, was I ever terrified, both because he's my only surviving parent, and also because we were in Banff, very far from our homes in NJ, albeit with lots & lots of family around. That said, I can totally identify with the "never so scared in my life" and my heart is in my throat for you.

FWIW, fast forward 6 years & one double bypass (which may or may not be related to the fainting), and Dad is a pretty healthy 79 year old now, off on a European cruise, spending my inheritance.

That's great Three Dog Night, hope he lives another 20 years. Now, would you sing Easy to be Hard for me? For the record, you of Hardyston NJ, before I officially became Nebo when i was 18, up to that point I was known as Hardy.

OK, this cracked me up. It's totally me and my DH. Last month we had to take our DD to the ER, she had come home around 9:30 (this is important because Urgent Care closes at 9) and showed us her gross toe, which looked infected. I dragged us all to the ER, where the poor bedraggled triage nurse told us that the place was packed (it was) and it would be a long, long time until she was seen. So we left, stopping at CVS for epsom salts so my DD could soak her toe. Well, we got home late and I went straight to bed and slept like a log. The next morning, my DH said, "How could you sleep? I was awake all night worrying about her toe!" I said, "I knew you would worry, so I didn't have to." (BTW- the epsom salts worked and the toe was a healthy pink in the morning.)

THUMPER MAN for the win. The dog's name was Ginger: "Blah blah blah blah GINGER, blah blah........"

The cat hears:

No, that's not a clue. That's what a cat hears. I loved these cartoons because at the time we had a Jack Russell terrier (difficult breed, we thought we could "fix" him after he had been adopted & returned several times to the shelter. Haha) and a cat adopted from a feral mother in the woods behind our house who had serious mental health issues, but he loved the psycho dog.

I only fainted twice in my life. The first time was at age 13 and we were in church, which started feeling hotter than the surface of the sun (no hell jokes here) so my parents took me outside to cool down. I didn't have any buzzing in my ears and all I remember is watching the sidewalk rush up to meet my face.

The second time was a couple of years later, after oral surgery in the hospital. That was back in the 70's when they actually let you go to the hospital for surgery, and stay there until you were better. I had decided, shortly after getting back to my room from the OR, that I would get up and go into the bathroom so I could change out of the gown and into my real pajamas. The nurse found me on the floor of the bathroom (I told her I was "resting") and she yelled at my roommate, "Why did you let her get up?" My roommate, a 12 year old girl IN FULL LEG TRACTION, had no good answer.

Looking forward to the next chapter!

Hey, keep going , you're doing just fine. I can put off posting and take it easy for a while.

You know, it wasn't until I reread this in Thumper Man's Wife's deconstruction that the nickel finally dropped in.

(BTW, that's a saying I hadn't heard before several people in this thread used it. I like it. Very descriptive. I'm stealing it from now on.)

Ever been in the army? Yeah, neither have I But I understand that they have to train people not to lock their knees for long periods of time while standing at attention. Why? Because they'll faint! Something about blocking blood flow, then releasing it all at once.

Steve, how long were you in that crouch? You probably backed up your blood flow to your extremities, then released it all at once when you stood.

I never thought about the 'st and a attention' factor, it does make sense though. I was in a squat for at least alomst ten minutes, long enough for my legs to kind of cramp up a bit too.

That's my theory anyway. And I'm sticking to it until Nebo tells us the facts. Which, at the current rate, is gonna be long after the Mayan end of the world

we are pretty much finished with the next chapter, my friend, just giving some final "stragglers" a chance to check in, but it will be posted tomorrow for sure.

(Yeah, I'm rippin' on you. No fair with all the cliff hangers, then leaving us dangling for days at a time. )

-Bob

You are right, it is cruel and a nasty thing to do.
And I'm sure you'd do the same thing given the chance.

I was thinking the same thing, not to mention his son and grandson.

Heck, you know me, anything to liven up a boring evening at Liberty Square

 

[nebo]

You know what? I can hear Ponzi typing right now all the way from Canada. Really, I'll bet he posts a breakdown in less than an hour, just watch.

 

[winkers]

You know what? I can hear Ponzi typing right now all the way from Canada. Really, I'll bet he posts a breakdown in less than an hour, just watch.

Shouldn't you be typing right now and putting us all out of our misery? Get working Nebo!

 

[Self_resqing_princz]

It's been an hr and like 20... not yet Nebs... sorry... if you can hear him typing from Canada, he must be on his other blogs posting.

 

[kath1210]

Shouldn't you be typing right now and putting us all out of our misery? Get working Nebo!

Hear, hear!

 

[pkondz]

Right! (said in your best John Cleese voice) I'm 6 pages (6 pages!!) behind here, so it's time to get to work and catch up!

I know what happens at the end and you've already indicated that you're expecting me to be all soft and mooshy.... and yeah, I probably would be.

But I know you're gonna be okay and I think you want this kept light so...

If I step over the line with this I apologize in advance.

Oh, crap. I'm getting soft and mooshy already!!!

I know I have been sayin this redundantly lately, but as i kept going over this chapter, and adding, subtracting, re writing it forever, well,,, sigh,,, no,, I don't have a word processor so i'm writing it in the little box on the Dis, but I have a feeling this chpater is huge, so, again, don't feel you need to break it down again if you don't want.

I'm sorry. What? Wasn't paying attention. Something about the need to break down the chapter again? Well I wasn't going to, seeing as I'm so far behind... but since you insist...


slave driver.

My only hopes are that you enjoy it, as you can see, alongwitht he next chaptyer,,, I put a lot into it.
nebs

Ah. You always do. Why do you think we keep coming back for more?


Well, I mean besides the inevitable blood-shed, of course.

We are now well into Hot Fudge Sundae, only problem was that I didn't know it, to me it was still "Magic Kingdom Sunday, and yes, even though they can be the same date, there can also be a huge difference, so let us pick up where we left off.

I think I can safely speak for the majority here when I concur that yes, a visit to MK does not normally equate to head trauma.


I could be wrong.

We get the fastpasses for Space Mountain,

And here I was so sure that this is where the 'incident' would occur. I mean You... running... by yourself.

If that's not a recipe for disaster, I don't know what is.

Since we are out of pocket still, and spent a lot so far I just got a hot dog, while Diane got the whole Maine lobster and fillet combo with the crab cakes appetizer and Napolean's bonyparts for dessert.

Odd that I don't recall that on the menu.

Must've missed it.

Napolean's bonyparts...

It might have been the rotisserie chicken that for some reason they leave all connected yet to groos you our, or she may have gotten the chicken all connected to gross you out and connected ribs to gross you out and try to make ribs shooo across the aise when you take a plastic knife and try to foolishly separate them.

And then you wonder why the chapter is so long. You took a simple "I don't know what Smidgy ate" and turned it into the world's longest run-on sentence.

The best way to eat and cut the ribs here is to take your plate over to the Carousel in Fantasyland , and hopefully a cast member will take pity on you and release the Excalibur from the stone so you can cut your ribs with that sword.

No, no, no. I pulled on that sword with all my might and my ribs were sore for days afterwards.

( Uh oh, c'mon, just look at this, Buzz, he's killing time, really, he's just babbling putting it off. I know Marie, but what can we do about it? I guess nothing, even threatening to do play by play birthe scenes hasn't affected him, we are totally at his mercy right now.
When he's finallly done with his stupid cliffhangers, you just watch how fast I find a new trip report to hang around. heck, I may even try a Universal report!.
Oh, you wouldn 't Marie, not really, would you?)

Yes she would. You’re lucky you finally got to the meat and potatoes of the trip on this chapter.


Suddenly, I feel hungry.

And now it's time to find out a new Disney eatery change, and of course, again and again, not for the better.

I just can't believe that the most simplest things have to be changed, modified, altered, swithched and bewitched by Disney.

Isn’t that Disney’s motto? “If it ain’t broke, fix it.”

It's the hot dog bun, strangest thing I've ever seen!

Son of a bun! How can you mess up a hot dog for crying out loud?

Ok, C'mon with me here, we all know what a hot dog bun looks like; two long halves, hopefully still connected on one side, with a slit down the longways center to put the doggie in. If you don't pack it too much, it will semi close so you can grab it when you eat it and kind of keep most of the condiments inside the bun.
Right?

Wrong. A really, really good hotdog will have so much crap piled on top of it that some should fall off if you look at it too hard.

But essentially (as far as the bun goes) yes, you’ve got it right.

Not this abomination.
That's right, if you are going to mess with my hot dog for the worse, it's an abomination.

We rarely see eye to eye… but that’s only ‘cause I can still see… but I agree with you whole heartedly. It’s a hot dot for Pete’s sake! Leave it alone! Its perfection lies in its simplicity.

It's a lot wider than normal, with a slit down one side, not the middle. Like on the left hand page. And the slit doesn't go from end to end, the ends are still solid, meaning that the dog could not slip out the ends.

But it doesn't close either, i'ts now more of an open face sandwich, with all this useless extra "bun" that you'll just rip off anyway. This also prevents you from putting too much on it, since you can't close anything up around it.
I should have taken a picture of it.

Yes you should have. I can sorta picture it, but it sure sounds weird.

And even if you put just a little bit on the dog, mustard, relish, whatever, I guarantee that a lot of it is going to be in your moustache, no way to avoid it, just ask Diane.

Oh, I believe you. And I also know exactly what you’re trying to infer here.

No no, I'm not saying that Diane has a ,,,,, I mean she was sitting across from ,,,,, oh, forget it! this will only get worse.

yes it will!

We did get good seats down in front for the entertainment, Sunny Eclipse, but that turned out to be a waste, only person watching ol' Sunny was me.

Haven’t seen him yet. We did eat there, but that part of the restaurant was packed.

Like I said, he is now fearless, at first he said he kind of liked it, but once was enough, doesn't want to do it again.

I haven’t done Space Mountain in years. Last time we were there it was down for refurb, the time before that the kiddies were too little. But even though (by some) it’s a tame coaster, the fact that it’s in the dark can be pretty un-nerving!

But by the time they reached the end of the moviing exit conveyor,,, "You know, if you really wanted to, I could very much like to do that ride again."

Good for you Jackson!

My problem right now wasn't passes, it was gasses.

This too shall pass… occasionally with great fanfare. Or at least everyone else will want to fan the air.

Well, except for me, I had important stuff to take care of as the lunch didn't quite agree with me. Boy, nobody or nothing ever agrees with me anymore, so I told them I'd meet them at the exit to Buzz.

So you ate a lousy hot dog that didn’t agree with you and then you said you’d meet them at “the exit to Buzz”. I’ve never quite heard it called that before. What ever happened to discretion? Or even just a simple “excuse me I have to use the men’s room”.

Exit to Buzz.

Odd.

I thought we'd be leaving finally now to go head back, but , uh uh, they want to hit Monster's Inc before we leave. I like this but now I'm starting to twitch, we are way past our "go back and swim" time, I'm so used to being in control that now when this is not done correctly, well, like I said, I start to twitch.

Ah it’s good to get out of a rut from time to time. Besides, what’s the worst thing that could happen?


Whoops! That’s the next chapter, right?

Remember that guy from Faulty Towers?

I started with John Cleese up above… but you could also be referring to Manuel.

Nah.

Basil!

Caught a pretty good show, although none of us were singled out, no, I still haven't been, "That Guy" yet, lately they've finally been leaving me alone. About time.
Everybody said they like the show, but they weren't in awe with the technology like I was when I first saw it.

On my ‘to do’ list.

"Todd, you realize you just watched a cartoon monster hold a conversation with a real person in the audience?"
"Yeah, I figured there's a guy behind the screen talking."

Same technology as Turtle Talk? I’m still amazed at that.

Well, ok, but he, too seems more interested in making sure Jackson is haveing the best possible time, and not really letting himself appreciate the magic Disney has.

That’s okay too. If you make sure the wee ones are having fun, you’ll be more likely to return and have a good time when they’re older. I really do wonder how many people there are out there who don’t want to go to Disney because their first visit was with parents who kept screaming at them to have a good time.

So far since park opening, all I've done is Splash, Big Thunder, ROTC, Jungle, Wedway, and Monster's Ink. Oh, and a mini train ride.

That’s not bad, actually. You did the big two (I’m not counting Space, here) a handful of others and went to college.

looking forward to making sure they do Wishes the right way, smack in the middle of Main Street where I can then stare at Jackson the whole time watching the amazement on his little face, maybe even put him on my shoulders to see better.

Okay, here’s a mushy part. That really, really, really sucks that you missed that opportunity. Geez, man. I feel bad for you. I really do.

R.O.T.C." hmmm missed that the first couple times. No wonder it was so boring this time.

Well maybe so. But now that you’ve done it, you have certain obligations. Which branch of the military needs nearly blind retired machinists?

Oh, of course. The nuclear development department.

“Sir! If we don’t get those cooling rods in place soon, this whole place will have a catastrophic melt down that’ll make Chernobyl look like wet firecracker!”

“But who can we get to do it? We need someone expendable, someone who’s already pretty much used up.”

“I’ve got it, sir! Oh, Steve. Could you come here for a minute?”

Like I said, not much time to relax and we changed and met down by the Hippy Dippy hide your Bippy pool,

You mean the Hippy Dippy you bet your sweet Bippy pool, right?

and yes, the yellow jackets were in full swing.

And Jackson had a blast with them.

that must’ve made you cringe.

I think they are mainly worried about the Yellow Jackets' sound equipment getting struck, that would be expensive.

And yet… oddly gratifying.

And again, in my imaginative mind, I pictured them all going "Ooh, aah" as they saaw all the over sized icons, but I guess it's just me that has the mind of a child, or maybe the problem is that they've seen too many pictures already, on line.

Or perhaps after having sensory overload at MK already, the magical becomes the mundane.

Those ears! That silly cap! The cheesy grin with the equally cheesy moustache! And Mr. Potato head right behind you is kinda funny too.

Never noticed before about the ears… yup, just like me. Must be a german thing.

The rest of the family looks good, though


Oh, all right. It’s a very nice family photo.

Sheesh.

Ha, that was when I was called Bruce Willis; since then I have gone through the actor ranks until I bottomed out at Mr. Magoo.

This was taken somewhere that morning, but offhand, I have no idea where, maybe I'll know when I see it full size.

Definitely, Splash.

And finally, Jackson found something at the exit of Splash Mountain I have never seen before; A little kid's size, "Laughing Place." Diane wasn't with us at this moment, and when she saw the photo later even she had to ask where this was taken, amazing how after probably 40 trips on Splash Mountain, you can miss something every single time!

Huh. That’s interesting that you’d miss it every time, probably only because it really isn’t worth looking at as an adult. Of course Jackson spotted it. Right there is one of those “Experiencing Disney through the eyes of a child” moments.

Do I seem like I'm dawdling?
You in a hurry?

Not at all. Let’s discuss Fawlty Towers some more.

(Ponzi, com'on, you and Nebo are best buds, you have an in with him, please get him to hurry this along a bit, PLEASE? I Really, really, need to know what happens, and soon! I can't take it anymore so pleased TALK to him,,,get HIM to talk.

Sure! I think my favourite episode is “The Germans” especially:

Basil Fawlty: Is there something wrong?
German Guest: Will you stop talking about the war?
Basil Fawlty: Me? You started it.
German Guest: We did not!
Basil Fawlty: Yes, you did. You invaded Poland!

Well, Ok, I'll try again, but you just may have noticed that he has been using me as "open season" lately, so not exactly sure how much he's going to divulge to me, I'm sorry Smidgy, I really can't help you.")

He only uses me as “open season” ‘cause he loves me.

(yes, I always find ways to amuse myself)

Careful. Family board. :

The Fifties pool was open!
The Sixties is closed due to lightning, but apparently this is a lightning free county all the way over in the fifties section.

Well duh! It’s 10 years earlier. Probably no lightning on that day 10 years earlier.

Now that it's football season again, a kid on the pool deck was throwing a football to a kid in the pool, and vice versa, but this kid kept getting a bit too close to our table.

Uh, oh.

It was now turning darker in the sky, and I had my back to the pool trying to get the umbrella to stay up if it started to drizzle.

I couldn't see the kid in the pool or where he was throwing it, but I had one foot balanced on a chair to kind of support myself as I lifted the heavy umbrella when the football slammed into the table, scared the crap out of me and I jumped!

Here it is! Here it is!

The chair my right leg was using as a lift flipped over, but I caught myself in my usual dextrous, athletic style that I have worked on perfecting all my life.

No it isn’t! No it isn’t!

Todd picked up the football and threw it back.

Hard, I hope. Aiming for the head, I hope.

I did notice though that once again, no,not nearly as bad as two days ago, but all the sudden movement made me a tad disney.

I mean dizzy,

Good one.

But first, I went on an ice run.

Yes, once again, C'mon now, everybody, "The Iceman Cometh, Again! The sequel that never made it.

Fire and Ice: When Lightning Strikes!
Ice Age: The Nebo Era
Ice Castles: The Cooler
The Ice Storm: In a Bucket
Iceman: (nah too close to The Iceman Cometh)
Ice Station Zebra: an Animal Kingdom Tale.

And for some reason, I miss smoking the most when I'm at Disney. Why is that? It's just that sometimes it would be a real treat to go and find a DSA after not having one for a while.

Ya know. I can see that. It gave you an incentive to go and explore.

Yes, I was really looking forward to tonight, still lots of new stuff to show them. And I felt pretty good, I looked at the safe where my pills are and just turned away, nope, don't need any tonight.

Uh, huh.

It's Tuesday, the day Hot Fudge Sundae is going to either hit or miss, and I couldn't wait to have a block of time to get back to this, you don't want to waste this when you're in a hurry, it's a really exciting part!

Only in Disney can your dreams come true!!!

Um… wait.

Yeah, this was the final time anybody was going to be reading THIS book.

Ironic. Considering it sounds like it was almost the final time you were going to be reading a book.

And if it's a monster Stephen King book, it can knock you out if you doze off reading it in bed!

And did Smidgy finish hers yet? All 850 pages or so?

"Well now all I'm seeing you read is "Lucifer's Hammer", even the Bathroom Reader is forgotten." "You do know that Satan is often referred to as the Beast, right?"

"Yeah dear, of course I do. Things just happen."

So what you’re saying here is… it’s all Smidgy’s fault.

It was nice and hot and steamy when we pulled into the Magic Kingdom for the second time today.

Isn’t that how most horror stories start? “It was a hot and steamy night…”

I had thought that since a lot of the biggies are knocked off, they's want to listen to wise old Nebo and Smidgy on how to tackle tonight.

So when did you finally figure out that they think of you guys as old fuddy duddies who don’t know nuttin’?

Unfortunately, we skipped the good stuff line, and only had a 15 minute wait on our side in the Wham bam thank you ma'am line.

That’s probably the one thing I’m looking forward to the most… if/when we get back.

They all loved the ride.
They loved it so much they wanted to immediately do it again!

They have good taste in rides.

I was next to a pole of some sorts; sign post, light post as in street light? Not sure. But I got tired of standing and kind of crouched down in a squat.

At this point…. Nope, still didn’t see it coming.

Smidgy was behind me somewhere, she may have gotten someone to move over on the ledge. Or she may have thrown some insurgent off the legde herself, not really sure.

But there were other anatomical parts that the mind at times has no jurisdiction over.

Family board.

As I was in the process of performing the simple act of "standing up", well, then all kinds of strange began to happen all at once.

Not quite so simple, apparently.

In a last moment of cognizance, I knew I was in major trouble, and not just that I am in the process of fainting.
But that I am at full height, and not just crumbling into a pile.

I am falling straight backwards, as if I was standing at the edge of a pool, with my back to it.

In a last act of total desperation, even though I was pretty much already unconscious, I thrust my arm out hoping my hand could grab that post and save me.
Grab it, grab it, squeeze it, then just hang on, the feeling will pass, everyting will be allright and we can go on as normal, so just grab the damn post!

It missed.

No, I can’t do it. I can’t make light of, or make fun of that. Nope. Not funny. But you know what really got me? It wasn’t just that you passed out. And probably put out your back and/or whacked your head.

I already know that you’ll survive those.

What gets me is knowing that Smidgy watched it happen…

And Todd…

And Jackson.

 

[pkondz]

Well that's terrible! Not only that you passed out and I'm guessing hit your head pretty badly, but that you didn't even finish the story...

And here I was worried about being insensitive.

Poor Nebo doesn't even have hair to cushion the fall

Yup. Didn't have to worry.

Did you know the blood bank now tells you to clench the buttocks (your own, not somebody else's) when you feel faint? True story.

I have a line for this... but I don't wanna get kicked off the DIS....


ahem.

I was about to write the same thing about hair, then saw your post below where I was typing. It just needed saying.

No more Mr. Sensitivity!

I think when you buy your Disney cup you might also consider a Disney helmet?

Gotta protect all the soft spots.

How spiffy, I finally have something that may be construed in an anatomical sense as being too long, and it's the length of my eye!

Well... at least it's something.

Yes, I am Ponzi, he is me, he is my study.
SPF 30 on
Spf 30 off
Grasshopper will learn the ways of the Order, for Master will teach him.

Do I have to wander America, too? And... speak... really.... slow...?

This is Al Sleet, the Hippy Dippy Weather man, with the Hippy Dippy weather, man!
. . .
Looking at the weather radar, there's a line of rain squalls coming in from the north. There's also a line of Russian ICBM's coming in from the north.... So don't sweat the rain, man!

That was great! I forgot all about that one!

I've never seen a picture of a remark. So I don't know if you resemble one or not. Unless you're referring to Nebo as a remark, then I would say "Yes, you resemble that remark."

You've never seen a remark? Haven't you ever seen a mark on a page that bleeds through to the next page? That would be a mark and a remark.

Poor Nebo, poor Smidgy!! I can't imagine what must have been going through everyone's heads watching all of this.

I'll defer comment for now.

I'm a paralegal. I have to bill for my time, and we have certain requirements..... I lost 4 billing days during hurricane Isaac and that could cause me problems. I thought I was going to have to cancel my trip to make up for it, but instead will have to work harder every day. I'm going to have to work at work... for months. What a world, what a world.

How about another quiz? Who knows what the dog's name was in that Far Side cartoon? (I remember it well - I had it on my fridge for years).

I'm too late! But yup. Ginger. Blah, blah, blah Ginger.

First, I was at Costco on Saturday. A very old couple were puzzling over 50 Shades at the end of the book aisle. She had an oxygen tank with the nose tubes on... I almost intervened to warn them, and now I dread to think what might have happened when she started reading the book. Either poor soul, or lucky Gramps!!



Watched "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" on Monday night, a CBC comedy series that I expect you don't get South of the Border. Watch the following clip for another view of 50 Shades from the generation of "a certain age"...Mrs Enid on 50 Shades

At work now, I'll have to check that out later.

that clip was hilarioous! wish we had that show .. I always loved british humour.

If it's from This hour has 20 minutes... that's Canuck humor missy!

The pool is pretty nice! I love the zero depth entry ....

That's really cool. Great pic!

Beliieve me, NOTHING was going through my head.

Time to say it. Something was going through your head…


Concrete.

And my favorite George Carlin joke is that when you are driving, everyone is an idiot or a maniac. The guy in front of you going too slow is an idiot, and the guy behind you coming up too fast is a maniac. It's funny because it's true. Here it is, just 24 seconds long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkxaF5Pq5D8

Ha! I’ve used that line myself…. Got zero reaction to it. (Unless you count the “Oh, really? That’s interesting. Why are people driving so slow?” “Uh… nevermind.”)

And just for the record, there is NO WAY to throw up gracefully.

Sure there is. I’ll never forget (and somewhere I’ve got it on video) when our oldest DD was only a few months old. She’d been fed and just had a bath. She was lying on her tummy on a towel and managed to lift her head up (possibly for the first time). She gave me the nicest smile, then threw up a bunch of formula… without making a sound or breaking that smile.

I get it. You always did like Nebo better.

You always have a soft spot for your first. Glad you understand.

Hey! And now Nebo has a soft spot on the back of his head!

Nah, his head was always soft… all over.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! seriously, guys, I thought he had a heart attack.(his dad had a heart attack, he has high blood pressure, smoke 3 packs a day for years, maybe we didn't quit soon enough, etc. etc.


never so scared in all my life. but I dont' want to say anything more until he's done with the story,.. then I'll add my side of it. you know the point of view of THOSE WHO WERE ACTUALLY CONSCIOUS!!!

Aw poor Smidgy. I thought of you right away when the last chapter ended.

I was thinking the same thing, not to mention his son and grandson.

Ditto.

That's my theory anyway. And I'm sticking to it until Nebo tells us the facts. Which, at the current rate, is gonna be long after the Mayan end of the world

Not to worry about the end of the world… Marty McFly went to 2015 and it was still around.

You know what? I can hear Ponzi typing right now all the way from Canada. Really, I'll bet he posts a breakdown in less than an hour, just watch.

Well… you were close. I was typing at 4:30. For about 4 hours or so.

 

[orangecats2]

I'm baaaaack.....

 

[Self_resqing_princz]

I have to agree with winkers... We're not paying you to sit around and read disblogs... oh wait... we're not paying you at all... are we?

 

[smidgy]

Ponzi, yeah, I saw you broke down Shan's report earlier, that's why I put the time limit down.
But I know this chapter was long, and you still didn't back down,, you are amazing,, all I'll say for now, get to it tomorrow and we'll "chat", but thanks, nice job.

Now comes the bad news:
after I make silly, nonsensical comments based on your nonsensical condiments, I am going to have to post the next chapter. Hey, don't look at me in that tone of eyebrow, if I don't post it soon they are going to go for my throat, and that's one of my favorite paved, civilized trails to my stomach!

C'ya t'marra everyone, remember, don't do what I do, and don't do what I talk about.
Ok, don't do nothing.
.........................................nebo

 

[smidgy]

It's been an hr and like 20... not yet Nebs... sorry... if you can hear him typing from Canada, he must be on his other blogs posting.

Yeah Becca, he got me. I saw he had just posted on the best trip report out there, Shan's, and i thought he was coming here next.
Little did I know that there was a Mork and Mindy episode on that took priority. You know those Canadians.

Hear, hear!

I think I'm getting an idea why Kathy only posts once a year on my threads: because I just yank a quote out from her that nobodyk knows what she's referring to and post it again.
Like now.

Kath, I'm just teasin with you, I love you and of course all my readers.
Well, almost all.

 

[smidgy]

Whoops
Hey, I'm getting better looking in my old age.
I'll be Smidgy from now on.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

I haven’t done Space Mountain in years. Last time we were there it was down for refurb, the time before that the kiddies were too little. But even though (by some) it’s a tame coaster, the fact that it’s in the dark can be pretty un-nerving

It must be at least 30 years ago (maybe more) that I rode it with my mom. She was sitting behind me. I didnt hear a peep out of her the entire ride. She must have been in her late 60's then. I thought she must have had a heart attack or someting, I was scared to death she had died. Turns out, she was afraid that if she screamed, she would lose her dentures, LOL. (which, as an aside, many people have done). This was also the last time I rode Space Mountain.

 

[dwheatl]

It must be at least 30 years ago (maybe more) that I rode it with my mom. She was sitting behind me. I didnt hear a peep out of her the entire ride. She must have been in her late 60's then. I thought she must have had a heart attack or someting, I was scared to death she had died. Turns out, she was afraid that if she screamed, she would lose her dentures, LOL. (which, as an aside, many people have done). This was also the last time I rode Space Mountain.

My dad did have a heart attack on Space Mountain. When they first opened it at DL, my parents took my best friend and me. My dad said he didn't feel good later that day, and we went home a day early, with my mom driving, which she almost never did. We didn't find out until we got home that it was a heart attack. Dad didn't want to ruin our Disney fun.He was one tough guy.

 

[shan23877]

Yeah Becca, he got me. I saw he had just posted on the best trip report out there, Shan's, and i thought he was coming here next.
Little did I know that there was a Mork and Mindy episode on that took priority. You know those Canadians.

Nebo you are too, too kind. And probably wrong, but since Laura hasn't been around much I suppose that helps my case...

Thanks pal

It must be at least 30 years ago (maybe more) that I rode it with my mom. She was sitting behind me. I didnt hear a peep out of her the entire ride. She must have been in her late 60's then. I thought she must have had a heart attack or someting, I was scared to death she had died. Turns out, she was afraid that if she screamed, she would lose her dentures, LOL. (which, as an aside, many people have done). This was also the last time I rode Space Mountain.

That's the exact reason that my grandma wouldn't ride when she first took me! I guess she had good reason to be nervous!

 

[Backstage_Gal]

It must be at least 30 years ago (maybe more) that I rode it with my mom.

I better correct myself before Smidgy and Mony jump on my case. I just wrote exactly what I despise "at least 30 years ago, (mayber more)"

Drives me crazy when I hear ads that say "save up to 70% or more". if it's up to, it cant be more, else it would be at least 70%.

So I will amend my sentence to "at least 30 years ago". Hope that passes...

 

[smidgy]

Ok,this is really me now. (of course, the word "me" is defined by who is posting, so you still don't know who it is)

ponzi, I was cracking up at your 'breakdown" great stuff!
I love the fire alarm bit in the "german" episode.. ""should just let them all burn" Manuel: "fire fire!" fawlty"no fire only drill!"

my dad told me about his first time on space mountain..he thought they were going to slowly move along and look at different educationl stuff about outer space.. then... whoosh! off he went!!!! (he was 52, with my 10 year old baby brother)

 

[pkondz]

It's been an hr and like 20... not yet Nebs... sorry... if you can hear him typing from Canada, he must be on his other blogs posting.

Nope. He's got good ears.

Lousy eyes... but good ears.

I'm baaaaack.....

But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought she was a goner
But the cat came back; she just couldn't stay away.

Welcome back kitty.

I have to agree with winkers... We're not paying you to sit around and read disblogs... oh wait... we're not paying you at all... are we?

We're paying him the ultimate compliment by reading this stuff....

and asking for more!

Ponzi, yeah, I saw you broke down Shan's report earlier, that's why I put the time limit down.
But I know this chapter was long, and you still didn't back down,, you are amazing,, all I'll say for now, get to it tomorrow and we'll "chat", but thanks, nice job.

You know, when you're right, you're right. It doesn't happen often, but this time it did.

I am amazing, aren't I?


And modest, too!

Now comes the bad news:
after I make silly, nonsensical comments based on your nonsensical condiments, I am going to have to post the next chapter.

I relish the opportunity to provide comments and I'm glad you think I cut the mustard even though it took me a while to ketchup.

Sorry, I mayo may not have gone overboard with that.

Hey, don't look at me in that tone of eyebrow, if I don't post it soon they are going to go for my throat, and that's one of my favorite paved, civilized trails to my stomach!

Civilized?

Why don't you take a week or two before posting. I'm pretty sure everyone will be very patient...
Oh, wait. My mistake. That's supposed to be, "If I tell you to take a week or two before posting, someone on here will make sure I become a patient."

I knew it was something like that.

Little did I know that there was a Mork and Mindy episode on that took priority. You know those Canadians.

There are some things that are bigger than all of us.

Mork & Mindy is one of those things. Nanu-Nanu.

Hey, I'm getting better looking in my old age.

And yet more accident prone... it's a trade-off.

Turns out, she was afraid that if she screamed, she would lose her dentures, LOL. (which, as an aside, many people have done). This was also the last time I rode Space Mountain.

My dad did have a heart attack on Space Mountain. When they first opened it at DL, my parents took my best friend and me. My dad said he didn't feel good later that day, and we went home a day early, with my mom driving, which she almost never did. We didn't find out until we got home that it was a heart attack. Dad didn't want to ruin our Disney fun.He was one tough guy.

Holy carp! I stub my toe and I whine like a little girl (although to be fair, it really hurts!)

I better correct myself before Smidgy and Mony jump on my case. I just wrote exactly what I despise "at least 30 years ago, (mayber more)"

Drives me crazy when I hear ads that say "save up to 70% or more". if it's up to, it cant be more, else it would be at least 70%.

So I will amend my sentence to "at least 30 years ago". Hope that passes...

See the principle after school (it's the principal of the thing, ya know.)

Ok,this is really me now. (of course, the word "me" is defined by who is posting, so you still don't know who it is)

It's the cat! The cat's posting now!

ponzi, I was cracking up at your 'breakdown" great stuff!

Thanks Smidgy!

I love the fire alarm bit in the "german" episode.. ""should just let them all burn" Manuel: "fire fire!" fawlty"no fire only drill!"

Is that in that episode? That's another great one. I also like the food inspector and the mouse. Wouldn't it be great if they did a reunion show? Gee... I don't know if all the cast is still alive. 'scuse me, off to Google. BRB.

Okay this is weird. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fawlty_Towers_cast_members is a list of all the cast (including people with no lines)... but no mention of the main characters. Still looking...

Okay, they're still alive (interesting to note that Manuel (Andrew Sachs) is the oldest) although all the secondary characters (The Major and the two old ladies) are gone.

photo of the cast taken May 2009: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2221648384/nm0768795

my dad told me about his first time on space mountain..he thought they were going to slowly move along and look at different educationl stuff about outer space.. then... whoosh! off he went!!!! (he was 52, with my 10 year old baby brother)

What did he say afterwards?

 

[cp'ersmom]

Fawlty Towers! One of the greatest sitcoms of all times. I always loved how they rearranged the letters on the sign at the beginning of the show and always marveled at what they got away with! Which one was John Cleese married too? I was never sure which one was which. Was Prunella the wife or the maid?

A heart attack on Space Mountain!! Wow! that's scary, I think I am done with that ride! I thought my son had a heart attack on the Harry Potter ride. He screamed during the first 10 seconds and then nothing! He did not move, make a sound, nothing. The way the seats are you can't see the person next to you. I was so worried about him, I couldn't enjoy the ride. After we got off and I saw he was ok I rode again. NOT RECOMMENDED!

Well Nebo, you had me fooled! I was convinced you got whacked in the head by the door to the connecting room. I was expecting something like, " I had just bent over to pick up my fuzzy cup when WHAM! Jackson came charging into the room and my lights went out" you would have written it better of course but that was sort of the scenario I was expecting.

Sounds like a scary time for all but I'm glad you are here to tells us all about it.

Taking my daughter to the airport in 1/2 hour for her flight to Orlando. She's running in her first Run Disney event! so excited. I leave Wednesday! Yipee!