DixieAmos
<font color=teal>Lady of the Manor<br><font color=
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- Apr 30, 2001
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Day 10
Woke up at 11.10am with housekeeping knocking on the door. Apparently we should have been out of the room at 11am. How were we supposed to know, we didnt read any of the information we were given at check in as we were on vacation. She told us we could have until 12.15pm to get out so we got up and got dressed.
We had ordered express check out so I told Dixie to retrieve it from the door handle. She got it off the handle fine and then started screaming as she had dropped it on her foot, her foot bruised immediately, it went purple as did Cuthbert when he opened the envelope.
He went straight to guest relatives to ask why myself, Dixie and Amos had been allowed to spend so much on the charge cards when there was a spending limit on them. The hired help explained to him that I had been to guest relatives each evening to pay off the balance so the cards were nice and empty for the next day. If he thought that statement was bad just wait till his VISA bill arrives!!!
At 12.15pm the bell boy arrived with a little trolley to take our luggage to the bus station. He looked at his trolley and then looked at our mountain of little luggage and called out that if someone could reach the phone could we call bells service and have them send up re-enforcements. It took four trolleys and four bell boys three journeys each. I travelled down on the last trolley.
We had to wait until 2pm for the Magical Express coach to collect us. The drivers face was priceless. The boot was almost full once our luggage was loaded on. The magical part of this trip was a tour of a Caribbean Beach and the Yacht house. When we reached the airport we realised we might have a small problem. There was no way Cuthbert and the children were going to manage to drag 47 little cases and 12 large cases to the check in desk themselves. We had to pay persons to help us. Thankfully we were travelling Upper Class again, heaven knows what we would have done if we had had to queue round the ropes with the commoners. The check in lady said she thought we may be over our weight limit. We were just and Cuthbert had to use another card to pay our $1900 in excess charges. I thought it was reasonable.
Had 40 minutes to wait to get through the security checks as the fast pass machine was broken. No-one was searched and we were soon on our way to the monotrain and duty free where I purchased Yasmin some perfume and obviously I got some perfume for myself. Cuthbert purchased whisky and then got upset that he would have to collect it as he boarded the plane, he had wanted it now. When the flight was announced for boarding the commoners all ran to the gate. The cabin person put out a call saying that important persons would be boarding first and the commoners should clear the area to let us through. Seems the commoners speak a different language, they didnt seem to understand. In a very loud voice I said to Cuthbert This is why we pay more dear, so we dont have to sit near persons like this. The crowd moved from a scrum to a circle with us in the middle so I thanked them for moving and we boarded the plane. Gave Cuthbert his fernangin and I drank the remains and we both passed out and woke up on the descent into Gatwick.
When we got off the plane we had to go to the passport place where the man was reading his newspaper and hardly even glanced at the pictures. I told him I looked beautiful in my picture and it would be nice of him to acknowledge it. He glared at me so I told him he should smile like the nice man at immigration in All the states of the USA had. Next we had to collect the luggage.
We had to set up a line like they do in the Snow White film where you pass things along. We piled all the luggage up against a wall and when we finally had 47 little cases, 12 large cases and our hand luggage we started to distribute it between 4 trolleys. Cuthbert was worried about going through the customs, I told him it was fine as we didnt have any cigarettes to declare. We managed to push the trolleys just, they cases were a little wobbly but none fell off. We went straight through the green channel and I wished the men a very good day as I past. They stared open mouthed at our luggage and I shouted back to them that I purchased it in Harrods and that they should close their mouths so as not to catch any flies from the flight from Jamaica. Cuthbert and the children were speed walking and looking at the floor.
When we got outside Garry the butler and the limousine found us quickly. He said he could see trolleys of luggage apparently moving themselves and knew it would be myself that was with them. I laughed heartily and gave him a hug. I took myself for some breakfast in the airport whilst Cuthbert, the children and Garry took all the luggage to the limousine.
Very soon we were on our way to the long term car park to retrieve our car. It had missed us greatly. We transferred as much of our luggage as we could into the car and then Garry and Cuthbert drove it home and I went in the limousine with the children. The children slept the whole way as they hadnt slept on the plane. I had slept the whole flight so I enjoyed the peace and quiet with 5 bottles of champagne and once back to my Devon mansion I retreated to bed whilst the housekeeper unpacked and did the laundry.
It had been a very nice vaction holiday for myself and I was very grateful that Dixie had booked it for Cuthbert's birthday. The only drawback was staying at that ghastly Popular Place with the tiny tiny tiny tiny cupboards they pass off as rooms and heaving with commoners. Next time I will have to stay in my Grand Floridian again.
It had been a wonderful vacation, the only draw back having been where we stayed but I had survived and I was proud of myself.
Final Tips I would like to pass onto fellow DISniers:
1. Purchase childrens tickets for your children, they are classed as children up to 16 not 9. No-one will ask for their birth certificate anyway.
2. Use the pools at other resorts, it keeps the little ones happy.
3. If you have no alternative to using the bus I suggest staying in the shade and making your way to the front of the queue when it arrives, we found this to be better than standing in the sunshine.
4. Don't waste time keeping seats or curbs for hours before shows or parades, we were always able to find a space right up until start time.
Woke up at 11.10am with housekeeping knocking on the door. Apparently we should have been out of the room at 11am. How were we supposed to know, we didnt read any of the information we were given at check in as we were on vacation. She told us we could have until 12.15pm to get out so we got up and got dressed.
We had ordered express check out so I told Dixie to retrieve it from the door handle. She got it off the handle fine and then started screaming as she had dropped it on her foot, her foot bruised immediately, it went purple as did Cuthbert when he opened the envelope.
He went straight to guest relatives to ask why myself, Dixie and Amos had been allowed to spend so much on the charge cards when there was a spending limit on them. The hired help explained to him that I had been to guest relatives each evening to pay off the balance so the cards were nice and empty for the next day. If he thought that statement was bad just wait till his VISA bill arrives!!!
At 12.15pm the bell boy arrived with a little trolley to take our luggage to the bus station. He looked at his trolley and then looked at our mountain of little luggage and called out that if someone could reach the phone could we call bells service and have them send up re-enforcements. It took four trolleys and four bell boys three journeys each. I travelled down on the last trolley.
We had to wait until 2pm for the Magical Express coach to collect us. The drivers face was priceless. The boot was almost full once our luggage was loaded on. The magical part of this trip was a tour of a Caribbean Beach and the Yacht house. When we reached the airport we realised we might have a small problem. There was no way Cuthbert and the children were going to manage to drag 47 little cases and 12 large cases to the check in desk themselves. We had to pay persons to help us. Thankfully we were travelling Upper Class again, heaven knows what we would have done if we had had to queue round the ropes with the commoners. The check in lady said she thought we may be over our weight limit. We were just and Cuthbert had to use another card to pay our $1900 in excess charges. I thought it was reasonable.
Had 40 minutes to wait to get through the security checks as the fast pass machine was broken. No-one was searched and we were soon on our way to the monotrain and duty free where I purchased Yasmin some perfume and obviously I got some perfume for myself. Cuthbert purchased whisky and then got upset that he would have to collect it as he boarded the plane, he had wanted it now. When the flight was announced for boarding the commoners all ran to the gate. The cabin person put out a call saying that important persons would be boarding first and the commoners should clear the area to let us through. Seems the commoners speak a different language, they didnt seem to understand. In a very loud voice I said to Cuthbert This is why we pay more dear, so we dont have to sit near persons like this. The crowd moved from a scrum to a circle with us in the middle so I thanked them for moving and we boarded the plane. Gave Cuthbert his fernangin and I drank the remains and we both passed out and woke up on the descent into Gatwick.
When we got off the plane we had to go to the passport place where the man was reading his newspaper and hardly even glanced at the pictures. I told him I looked beautiful in my picture and it would be nice of him to acknowledge it. He glared at me so I told him he should smile like the nice man at immigration in All the states of the USA had. Next we had to collect the luggage.
We had to set up a line like they do in the Snow White film where you pass things along. We piled all the luggage up against a wall and when we finally had 47 little cases, 12 large cases and our hand luggage we started to distribute it between 4 trolleys. Cuthbert was worried about going through the customs, I told him it was fine as we didnt have any cigarettes to declare. We managed to push the trolleys just, they cases were a little wobbly but none fell off. We went straight through the green channel and I wished the men a very good day as I past. They stared open mouthed at our luggage and I shouted back to them that I purchased it in Harrods and that they should close their mouths so as not to catch any flies from the flight from Jamaica. Cuthbert and the children were speed walking and looking at the floor.
When we got outside Garry the butler and the limousine found us quickly. He said he could see trolleys of luggage apparently moving themselves and knew it would be myself that was with them. I laughed heartily and gave him a hug. I took myself for some breakfast in the airport whilst Cuthbert, the children and Garry took all the luggage to the limousine.
Very soon we were on our way to the long term car park to retrieve our car. It had missed us greatly. We transferred as much of our luggage as we could into the car and then Garry and Cuthbert drove it home and I went in the limousine with the children. The children slept the whole way as they hadnt slept on the plane. I had slept the whole flight so I enjoyed the peace and quiet with 5 bottles of champagne and once back to my Devon mansion I retreated to bed whilst the housekeeper unpacked and did the laundry.
It had been a very nice vaction holiday for myself and I was very grateful that Dixie had booked it for Cuthbert's birthday. The only drawback was staying at that ghastly Popular Place with the tiny tiny tiny tiny cupboards they pass off as rooms and heaving with commoners. Next time I will have to stay in my Grand Floridian again.
It had been a wonderful vacation, the only draw back having been where we stayed but I had survived and I was proud of myself.
Final Tips I would like to pass onto fellow DISniers:
1. Purchase childrens tickets for your children, they are classed as children up to 16 not 9. No-one will ask for their birth certificate anyway.
2. Use the pools at other resorts, it keeps the little ones happy.
3. If you have no alternative to using the bus I suggest staying in the shade and making your way to the front of the queue when it arrives, we found this to be better than standing in the sunshine.
4. Don't waste time keeping seats or curbs for hours before shows or parades, we were always able to find a space right up until start time.
