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[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Morning, Gents! Very long time no chat, I know, but took a break. It's been a while, so let me start somewhere. Back in June my DW, DD and DMiL went to Ireland for two weeks. I stayed home to look after both my house and my DMiL's house, staying at her house because I was also watching her dog. I was to watch our dog as well but we had to put him down due to old age and not being able to get around anymore. Man that was hard. Anyways, while over at my DMiL's house I tripped and started having back spasms. Man that hurt. Of course I had no one at home to help so I called a friend, who wound up calling 911 because I couldn't get out of the house I hurt so bad. Work is work. I've auditioned for, and got into, two shows at a local theater company, Evita and Newsies. In Evita I'm in the ensemble and having a blast. Unfortunately my arthritis has quickly made me realize that I can no longer do the dancing, so I've had to bow out of at least one song. I'm still in a couple, but the choreography is fairly easy, so no worries. In Newsies I'm playing Joseph Newsies, the main antagonist. Man, I'm going to have fun with this role. I scared everyone last night at the first read through, so this is going to be fun. Evita opens next month and Newsies opens the end of November. I'm sure there's more, but that's all for now. Have a good day, everyone.

TTFN

 

[pkondz]

I was to watch our dog as well but we had to put him down due to old age and not being able to get around anymore. Man that was hard.

Sorry to hear that. No, it's never easy.

Anyways, while over at my DMiL's house I tripped and started having back spasms. Man that hurt. Of course I had no one at home to help so I called a friend, who wound up calling 911 because I couldn't get out of the house I hurt so bad.

ouch.
Been there. I've always said that a back is just poor design.

I've auditioned for, and got into, two shows at a local theater company, Evita and Newsies.

Good for you!

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Hey, Guys!

Trying to stop by more often to say hey. Not much else to report. Still waiting on work to make the move and officially offer me the surgical coordinator position. Apparently I'm supposed to shadow the manager today, so maybe it will happen soon.

Sorry to hear that. No, it's never easy.

No it isn't easy. I was surprised at how hard that was. It took some time, but I can now come downstairs in the morning and not look for our dog sleeping in the corner.

ouch.
Been there. I've always said that a back is just poor design.

Sucks, doesn't it? You don't realize what the back brings to table until you've done something to it.

Good for you!

Thanks

 

[pkondz]

Still waiting on work to make the move and officially offer me the surgical coordinator position. Apparently I'm supposed to shadow the manager today, so maybe it will happen soon.

Sounds like a good sign. Good luck!

No it isn't easy. I was surprised at how hard that was. It took some time, but I can now come downstairs in the morning and not look for our dog sleeping in the corner.

You don't realize what the back brings to table until you've done something to it.

Oh I realize. I’ve thrown it out too often, (as recently as last month) not to.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Hello there gentlemen,

I'm back from a week in WDW and very, very excited to be back in the office which of course is why I'm logging onto the DIS.

We really had a great week. The place is much more expensive and due to the monetized Lightning Lane system, you can't get on nearly as many rides in a day as you used to be able to. But despite that, we were able to ride everything we wanted to do using the standby lines (and often multiple times). Mid-August seemed to be a good time to go as crowds didn't seem too bad. For the big-ticket rides, wait times in standby averaged around 25-30 minutes for us. Had a lot of great meals via the dining plan and we really liked being able to use the Skyliner at the Caribbean Beach resort.

Do you get the ROI that you used to? Absolutely not. Can you still have a good vacation? Yes.

 

[pkondz]

I'm back from a week in WDW and very, very excited to be back in the office which of course is why I'm logging onto the DIS.

Welcome back??

We really had a great week.

Good to hear! Although I saw your posts on IG and it certainly looked like it from there.

The place is much more expensive and due to the monetized Lightning Lane system, you can't get on nearly as many rides in a day as you used to be able to.

For the big-ticket rides, wait times in standby averaged around 25-30 minutes for us.

Huh! I'm surprised by that. Much shorter than I'd have guessed.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Huh! I'm surprised by that. Much shorter than I'd have guessed.

At times waits were longer (or posted longer), so we would avoid those rides and do something else until the line went down. Sometimes it helped to eyeball the lines since we know they manipulate the wait times. The first time we rode Guardians, the posted wait was 45 minutes. But we walked by and saw that the line was completely indoors, so we jumped in and it only took 25 minutes before we were in the pre-show.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

I'm back from a week in WDW and very, very excited to be back in the office which of course is why I'm logging onto the DIS.

Excellent salaried time management strategy.

We really had a great week. The place is much more expensive and due to the monetized Lightning Lane system, you can't get on nearly as many rides in a day as you used to be able to. But despite that, we were able to ride everything we wanted to do using the standby lines (and often multiple times). Mid-August seemed to be a good time to go as crowds didn't seem too bad. For the big-ticket rides, wait times in standby averaged around 25-30 minutes for us. Had a lot of great meals via the dining plan and we really liked being able to use the Skyliner at the Caribbean Beach resort.

Excellent park time management, as well.
And I agree about the skyliner. It has made Pop(70s) our favorite value spot and CBR the go to for moderates. Of course, your mileage may very...

Do you get the ROI that you used to? Absolutely not. Can you still have a good vacation? Yes.

True and also true. Can't do it as often, but it's still doable if you manage the expectations.

You did make one monetary miscalculation though...
If you'd told me that you were stopping in Charlotte, you would likely have gotten your dinner paid for that night.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

And I agree about the skyliner. It has made Pop(70s) our favorite value spot and CBR the go to for moderates. Of course, your mileage may very...

My boys and I tried the Skyliner from CBR to Epcot on one of our first nights. We had planned on driving our van to the park to cut down on travel time. But I got back to the room and told my wife, "I don't think I can drive it there as fast as the Skyliner."

You did make one monetary miscalculation though...
If you'd told me that you were stopping in Charlotte, you would likely have gotten your dinner paid for that night.

Seems to me as though I already owe you one dinner. I can't keep going further and further into debt with all of you guys! (which of course is a testament to how generous everyone is)

I actually did think about trying to get something together. The problem was that we were leaving from Delaware that morning and driving all day, and I had no idea what time we would actually arrive in Charlotte. Getting through the DC/Fredericksburg/Richmond gauntlet is a crapshoot. I would have hated to not get there until late and have forced you to wait on us all evening. And we were gone by lunchtime the next day.

But I apologize for not giving you a heads up! I didn't mean to offend.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

I actually did think about trying to get something together. The problem was that we were leaving from Delaware that morning and driving all day, and I had no idea what time we would actually arrive in Charlotte. Getting through the DC/Fredericksburg/Richmond gauntlet is a crapshoot. I would have hated to not get there until late and have forced you to wait on us all evening. And we were gone by lunchtime the next day.

But I apologize for not giving you a heads up! I didn't mean to offend.

Oh, trust me... I ain't offended, so apologies are quite unnecessary.
And, your logic was sound.

Just sayin' that my sense of hospitality would have demanded that I pick up the check (especially knowing that one needs all available monetary resources when mounting an assault on the castle).

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Just sayin' that my sense of hospitality would have demanded that I pick up the check (especially knowing that one needs all available monetary resources when mounting an assault on the castle).

And I do appreciate that, but given how much more my boys eat than the last time we met up, I may have done you a huge favor!

 

[pkondz]

And I do appreciate that, but given how much more my boys eat than the last time we met up, I may have done you a huge favor!