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[Wherem I Now]

Good news, Bad news. The minivan is dead.

I think Fed is smiling somewhere.

Anyway, here's a picture.

Ooh! Shiny!

And, you can race golf carts. They may not be able to out speed one, but you can out bump one.

So, it's like restrictor plate racing?

 

[AirGoofy]

Morning guys. I am spending the day with a rep from one of adhesive/tape suppliers. He is from Germany. All I've been told is he eats steak for lunch and dinner and there is no way he can be out drunk.

He is paying for the meals and I honorably take the challenge of representing 'America and showing him what drinking is

Represent us proudly.

Sorry about the car troubles Norm and even worse the blow to the wallet. That sucks!

But those are some nice and shiney tires you've got there!

Thanks.

Time to Cruze...oh wait that's a Camry.


Nice car, sucks about the find though.

Thanks.

Ok I cooked up a pack tonight, opening the pack I noticed right away that the bacon looked like a mini football but made sense since a duck is not a huge animal, another thing I noticed was the fat to meat ratio, with reg bacon it is more fat, with duck it was more meat less fat, when I put it in the pan it had a gamey smell, while cooking I made a few calls and got together 4 male neighbors + myself to make 5 all from ages 22 - 74 to help in the taste test, each person had 2 slices of duck bacon, for appearance and texture it got 5 thumbs up, while we all agreed it was a little saltier then regular bacon it got 5 thumbs up for taste it had more meat less fat then regular bacon it made up for the salt with a flavorful meat, next was the question is it more like pork bacon or turkey, across the board everyone said pork. Everyone agreed that the regular price was way to rich for our blood, if it was offered we would all eat it again.

After the test since I have 5 more packs we came up with a signature dish for my next BBQ, It was 5 thumbs up for Buffalo sirloin steak cut up wrapped in duck bacon

So what does Duck Bacon sell for Regular retail is 11.99 for a 8oz pack so your looking at 23.98 a pound

Good review and good plan for signature dish. Keep us posted how that goes.

Congrats on the new ride

Thanks.

Sorry about the hit on the wallet. The good news is that at 30k miles that car is barely broken in.

Depending on when or if you plan on selling one of your DVC let me know.

Thanks. We've got an October trip planned, so I can't sell until after we returned.

 

[afwdwfan]

Morning guys. I am spending the day with a rep from one of adhesive/tape suppliers. He is from Germany. All I've been told is he eats steak for lunch and dinner and there is no way he can be out drunk.

He is paying for the meals and I honorably take the challenge of representing 'America and showing him what drinking is

DAS BOOT!!!!!

Remember, you're doing it for your country.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Barry- I'm prepped for some morning drops on ToT on August 5!!!!

Excellent!

Morning guys. I am spending the day with a rep from one of adhesive/tape suppliers. He is from Germany. All I've been told is he eats steak for lunch and dinner and there is no way he can be out drunk.

He is paying for the meals and I honorably take the challenge of representing 'America and showing him what drinking is

If you need to call in the professionals, the other Sconnies and I will be ready.

 

[RodBelding]

Morning guys!

G'mornin fellas. Happy Thursday!

It finally happened this morning. The electric razor had to be recharged. The last time I had to charge it was on our cruise. It had been running on DREAM Power up until now! It just doesn't feel as magical anymore.

You could just grow a beard for the next 304 days (if your ticker is accurate ), and then recharge on the Dream...

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

‘Morning all…

Good news, Bad news. The minivan is dead.

As some of you know, the check engine light has been on since 2010. The report was a defective air sensor, which connects to the catalytic converter. So, no need to replace and I would know when it started to smell, get worse gas mileage, and worse performance. The van had been stinking for several weeks on occasion, acceleration was worsening, and yesterday, temp gauge hit Hot.

Good news, Bad news. The minivan is dead.

I had been Internet shopping cars and found a 2010 Toyota Camry, 30,000 miles, for $13,800. I now own it, or more accurately, DW now owns it, and i have no emergncy fund. I now get to drive the Tumbler, i.e., Pontiac Aztek with 100K miles and transmission issues.

“Well, then I'm happy and sad for you.”

I think Fed is smiling somewhere.

Another one bites the dust…

And you can't "race" golf carts. They always seem to be governed at the same speed, which makes racing difficult.

You can, however, get some pretty good bumper car action going (that's why they put those big rubber bumpers on them) and that rear axel braking system makes it easy to get some good power slides going around the curves. Just make sure there's no holes to catch a tire in when you do that. Those things flip easy.

I’m guessing that a fair amount of liquid fortification was involved with these discoveries…

How many courses are you banned at anyways?

Many from the sound of it.

Man... I remember staying up all night to flip Asteroids over and over again on the 2600. I doubt most kids these days even know what "flipping" is!

Something that you can’t do with cars so much anymore either.
Curse you seventh digit!

Even after all those pros, the con of no money is still way worse. After our October trip, I may sell one of our DVC Contracts to get the cash back.

Now that is sad…
Prudent? Maybe… but sad.

Depending on when or if you plan on selling one of your DVC let me know.

It pays to be opportunistic.

Morning guys. I am spending the day with a rep from one of adhesive/tape suppliers. He is from Germany. All I've been told is he eats steak for lunch and dinner and there is no way he can be out drunk.

He is paying for the meals and I honorably take the challenge of representing 'America and showing him what drinking is

Good luck. Will there be a "trip" report with pictures?

What we really need is video of their exploits afterward.

The Hangover Part IV: “Duck Amuck”​

 

[Emma's Dad]

Ok I cooked up a pack tonight, opening the pack I noticed right away that the bacon looked like a mini football but made sense since a duck is not a huge animal, another thing I noticed was the fat to meat ratio, with reg bacon it is more fat, with duck it was more meat less fat, when I put it in the pan it had a gamey smell, while cooking I made a few calls and got together 4 male neighbors + myself to make 5 all from ages 22 - 74 to help in the taste test, each person had 2 slices of duck bacon, for appearance and texture it got 5 thumbs up, while we all agreed it was a little saltier then regular bacon it got 5 thumbs up for taste it had more meat less fat then regular bacon it made up for the salt with a flavorful meat, next was the question is it more like pork bacon or turkey, across the board everyone said pork. Everyone agreed that the regular price was way to rich for our blood, if it was offered we would all eat it again.

After the test since I have 5 more packs we came up with a signature dish for my next BBQ, It was 5 thumbs up for Buffalo sirloin steak cut up wrapped in duck bacon

So what does Duck Bacon sell for Regular retail is 11.99 for a 8oz pack so your looking at 23.98 a pound

Excellent report! Thanks, Ron One question... did the "gamey" smell go away after it was done cooking?

G'mornin fellas. Happy Thursday!

It finally happened this morning. The electric razor had to be recharged. The last time I had to charge it was on our cruise. It had been running on DREAM Power up until now! It just doesn't feel as magical anymore.

I can imagine your face as the razor slowed and finally gave up...

You could just grow a beard for the next 304 days (if your ticker is accurate ), and then recharge on the Dream...

Brilliant! And change your last name to Robertson

Something that you can’t do with cars so much anymore either.
Curse you seventh digit!

What we really need is video of their exploits afterward.

The Hangover Part IV: “Duck Amuck”​

 

[mm1971]

Good Morning Guys.

Final piece of the trip is complete. Rented through Alamo today using the insiders code, a coupon and a visa discount. What was once over $400 for the week was secured for $170.

Now it's just waiting until we can board that plane!

 

[Emma's Dad]

Good Morning Guys.

Final piece of the trip is complete. Rented through Alamo today using the insiders code, a coupon and a visa discount. What was once over $400 for the week was secured for $170.

Now it's just waiting until we can board that plane!

Very nicely done! Didn't know they had Visa discounts...

 

[budamacdvcr]

Happy Friday Eve Gents!

Morning guys. I am spending the day with a rep from one of adhesive/tape suppliers. He is from Germany. All I've been told is he eats steak for lunch and dinner and there is no way he can be out drunk.

He is paying for the meals and I honorably take the challenge of representing 'America and showing him what drinking is

Do your country proud

G'mornin fellas. Happy Thursday!

It finally happened this morning. The electric razor had to be recharged. The last time I had to charge it was on our cruise. It had been running on DREAM Power up until now! It just doesn't feel as magical anymore.

I hear ya, I still have some of the DCL shampoo and body wash bottles for use when I travel on business. Maybe if you get one of these the magic can return

 

[mm1971]

Good news, Bad news. The minivan is dead.

As some of you know, the check engine light has been on since 2010. The report was a defective air sensor, which connects to the catalytic converter. So, no need to replace and I would know when it started to smell, get worse gas mileage, and worse performance. The van had been stinking for several weeks on occasion, acceleration was worsening, and yesterday, temp gauge hit Hot.

Good news, Bad news. The minivan is dead.

I had been Internet shopping cars and found a 2010 Toyota Camry, 30,000 miles, for $13,800. I now own it, or more accurately, DW now owns it, and i have no emergncy fund. I now get to drive the Tumbler, i.e., Pontiac Aztek with 100K miles and transmission issues.

Anyway, here's a picture.

Congrats on the new car, condolences to the emergency fund. I guess if the light has been on for 3 years it was to be expected. Just think. If you ruin the Aztek, then you can get a new car too.

Tomato/tomatoe

Speaking of the importance of education...
So I'm trying to negotiate with my wife last night for our 2014 WDW trip. This is the big one I've been waiting for with all the in-laws (who I genuinely enjoy). She wants October with cooler weather and better crowds for a 5-day trip where the kids only miss 3 or 4 days of school. I was angling for a 8-day extravaganza.. Negotiations started breaking down and I had a stupid moment. "Look- this is the trip I've been looking forward to for 9 years. I don't want something as stupid as school getting in the way of that."

Skool isn't impotant.

 

[mm1971]

Thanks all. It really is a bag of mixed feelings at this point. I hated the minivan. DW wanted one so bad and after "we" bought it, she "hated" it, and I got to drive it. We got it at our local, new car dealer (there are three in town) with the "under the tent sale". The van had 192,000 miles and I just couldn't justify more repair on the 14 year old vehicle. I knew the check engine light was there, but it also needed new tires and probably new struts (wasn't riding very well). There was a leak and it didn't hold wiper fluid and the AC wasn't very strong. And, it is a really great looking car, gets good gas mileage, and has great longevity reputation. I like driving the Aztek so I can pretend to be Batman and blow people up with it.

Even after all those pros, the con of no money is still way worse. After our October trip, I may sell one of our DVC Contracts to get the cash back.

And, you can race golf carts. They may not be able to out speed one, but you can out bump one.



Whatever you want to call them, I'm broke now and I need more beer money.

Sounds like the new car was the right choice. I drive a Lexus ES which is basically the same car, but I got to spend a lot more money to buy it. Bought it used in 2008 (it's a 2006) and it has 110K miles on it and have done nothing but the normal maintenance. The Camry will last a good long time.

Hmmmmm, a DVC contract. Let me know if you decide to sell and I'll check with Town Hall. We have talked about it, but I seem to keep getting vetoed.

Ok I cooked up a pack tonight, opening the pack I noticed right away that the bacon looked like a mini football but made sense since a duck is not a huge animal, another thing I noticed was the fat to meat ratio, with reg bacon it is more fat, with duck it was more meat less fat, when I put it in the pan it had a gamey smell, while cooking I made a few calls and got together 4 male neighbors + myself to make 5 all from ages 22 - 74 to help in the taste test, each person had 2 slices of duck bacon, for appearance and texture it got 5 thumbs up, while we all agreed it was a little saltier then regular bacon it got 5 thumbs up for taste it had more meat less fat then regular bacon it made up for the salt with a flavorful meat, next was the question is it more like pork bacon or turkey, across the board everyone said pork. Everyone agreed that the regular price was way to rich for our blood, if it was offered we would all eat it again.

After the test since I have 5 more packs we came up with a signature dish for my next BBQ, It was 5 thumbs up for Buffalo sirloin steak cut up wrapped in duck bacon

So what does Duck Bacon sell for Regular retail is 11.99 for a 8oz pack so your looking at 23.98 a pound

At that price I would probably buy it once to try it, but not very often. That's a pretty steep price for bacon. Thanks for the review and those Buffalo Sirloins sound awesome! When do I need to be there?

 

[mm1971]

Morning guys. I am spending the day with a rep from one of adhesive/tape suppliers. He is from Germany. All I've been told is he eats steak for lunch and dinner and there is no way he can be out drunk.

He is paying for the meals and I honorably take the challenge of representing 'America and showing him what drinking is

We got your back! DO us proud and if you need a designated driver, Norm has a new car!

Morning guys!

You could just grow a beard for the next 304 days (if your ticker is accurate ), and then recharge on the Dream...

Very nicely done! Didn't know they had Visa discounts...

Yes sir! Go to the Visa website and click on the discounts tab. They will give you a customer ID and promotional code. You get 20% off plus $15.

AND you get to add it to any other discounts. It allowed me to us a different 20% discount, the insiders discount (not sure of the %, they just start you at a certain rate. I guess I could go figure it out if needed), upgrade to higher class and another 10% off for prepaying. I believe they call it "stacking" the coupon codes.

 

[cj9200]

Good news, Bad news. The minivan is dead.

I had been Internet shopping cars and found a 2010 Toyota Camry, 30,000 miles, for $13,800. I now own it, or more accurately, DW now owns it, and i have no emergncy fund. I now get to drive the Tumbler, i.e., Pontiac Aztek with 100K miles and transmission issues.

Anyway, here's a picture.

Sorry to hear you had to put the minivan out of its misery. Nice new ride though.

Morning guys. I am spending the day with a rep from one of adhesive/tape suppliers. He is from Germany. All I've been told is he eats steak for lunch and dinner and there is no way he can be out drunk.

He is paying for the meals and I honorably take the challenge of representing 'America and showing him what drinking is

What we really need is video of their exploits afterward.

The Hangover Part IV: “Duck Amuck”​

Be careful Duck those Germans know how to drink. Take him down, we are counting on you. Rob, like the title. You might have a blockbuster on your hands.

Good Morning Guys.

Final piece of the trip is complete. Rented through Alamo today using the insiders code, a coupon and a visa discount. What was once over $400 for the week was secured for $170.

Now it's just waiting until we can board that plane!

Looks like I will be putting the kid on a plane and not driving her up. So it is doubtful I will be stopping by the World until January.

 

[Grooovertoo]

Hey guys!! What's a movie, that no matter what you are doing if it's on TV, you stop what you are doing and watch it or a movie you go to in order to feel good or get out of a funk? Anyone...anyone??

Mine?

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

I look forward to everyones responses.

 

[BigTikiDaddy]

Morning! Two more weeks!

Good Morning Guys.

Final piece of the trip is complete. Rented through Alamo today using the insiders code, a coupon and a visa discount. What was once over $400 for the week was secured for $170.

Now it's just waiting until we can board that plane!

Awesome! We are pretty much done except for the US Cash. This week I got the photopass CD ordered, and booked the boat tour. http://www.islandboatlines.com/ Just pretty much packing and trying up loose ends here.

Original plan was to leave really early Thursday morning and push as far as we could, but as it turns out we'll wait till I'm paid that day to get the last of our cash, so we won;t get on the road till just after 9, only downside is we will hit traffic on the evil QEW of hell now. But all is good.

Hey guys!! What's a movie, that no matter what you are doing if it's on TV, you stop what you are doing and watch it or a movie you go to in order to feel good or get out of a funk? Anyone...anyone??

Mine?

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

I look forward to everyones responses.

I don't know why, but for me, this is the one..

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

Hey guys!! What's a movie, that no matter what you are doing if it's on TV, you stop what you are doing and watch it or a movie you go to in order to feel good or get out of a funk? Anyone...anyone??

Mine?

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

I look forward to everyones responses.

 

[Goofy + 3]

Ever hook a good sized fish? That can bring quite a rush....but I like both sports...

And I equally suck at both sports too.

Fishing is a sport?

Even after all those pros, the con of no money is still way worse. After our October trip, I may sell one of our DVC Contracts to get the cash back.

Easy now, things can't be that bad. Just don't have any emergencies and you won't need an emergency fund.

Has anyone else noticed how clean Norm's garage is?

Depending on when or if you plan on selling one of your DVC let me know.

No. Let me know.

Morning guys. I am spending the day with a rep from one of adhesive/tape suppliers. He is from Germany. All I've been told is he eats steak for lunch and dinner and there is no way he can be out drunk.

He is paying for the meals and I honorably take the challenge of representing 'America and showing him what drinking is

Sorry, but I think you'd lose this one. I don't know you that well, but I've known some Germans. As babies, they go straight from breast milk to Bitburger. True story.

Hey guys!! What's a movie, that no matter what you are doing if it's on TV, you stop what you are doing and watch it??

Empire Strikes Back, Silence of the Lambs, Godfather 1 or 2.

 

[cj9200]

My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

What we really need is video of their exploits afterward.

The Hangover Part IV: “Duck Amuck”​

Hey guys!! What's a movie, that no matter what you are doing if it's on TV, you stop what you are doing and watch it or a movie you go to in order to feel good or get out of a funk? Anyone...anyone??

Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Shawshank Redemption (even though it's on every night)
Die Hard
The Hunt for Red October
Planes, Trains & Automobiles