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<font color=blue>DVC-Trivia Contest, Apr-2006: Hon
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We checked in early on 12/1/04 and headed out to hit the OKW annual meeting. Nothing very remarkable about the meeting, but the annual pass announcement and the new slide received big responses. I was a little dissapointed that the "refreshements" only consisted of orange juice, coffee, or soda. I was hoping for a cookie or a donut! 
We called back to OKW about 3 to find our room was assigned, so we headed for the grocery store and our 1st floor (ugh) villa. I was a bit dissapointed to find we had once again been given a first floor room in the HH area. It is generally not my favorite area, and with the pool down for rehab, was a bit worse than usual. I generally do NOT like 1st floor rooms either, but this dedicated 2 bedroom (1314) had a great view of a pond, fountain and just a smidgen of the tee and golf cart path. It was a nice area, but our Christmas lights weren't seen by many, since it was not visible from any roadway.
The unit was in great shape except for the damage to the dishwasher door that some inconsiderate guest some time in the past decided to "boot"! There was a huge dent in it that looked like it had been kicked repeatedly. I did a quick check of the kitchen items and called down to get pot holders, since I knew we would be needing them right away that night. We really liked this location for view and ease of reaching HH and the bus. As for our upstairs neighbors....not so much... They must have had a LOT of kids up there who were up banging and pounding on walls, tile floors and windows with hard objects starting at about 5:30 every morning. A sharp knock on the ceiling with the broom a couple of times one morning did quiet them down a bit. On top of it all, I am asthmatic, and someone was smoking in this non-smoking building, and it was coming through the bathroom vents. I called the front desk and they allerted housekeeping to try and find out where it was coming from and to "gently" remind them it was a non-smoking unit. It must have worked, because I didn't notice it again.
We had another DVC owner along as our guest this trip. She is taking her sister and family in March and was out of points, so we brought her along to start an AP for her next trip. We really had a GREAT time!
It was such fun meeting so many DVC/DISsers at our little mini meet at SSR and again at the Merry Member Mixer. BTW, we thought the mixer was great! Hope they do this other times of the year as well!
The pool slide is very near completion now, and it looked like they were getting ready to paint it when we left.
There seemed to be lots of renters this trip. Lots of folks on the bus who had no clue about what was going on.
We called back to OKW about 3 to find our room was assigned, so we headed for the grocery store and our 1st floor (ugh) villa. I was a bit dissapointed to find we had once again been given a first floor room in the HH area. It is generally not my favorite area, and with the pool down for rehab, was a bit worse than usual. I generally do NOT like 1st floor rooms either, but this dedicated 2 bedroom (1314) had a great view of a pond, fountain and just a smidgen of the tee and golf cart path. It was a nice area, but our Christmas lights weren't seen by many, since it was not visible from any roadway.
The unit was in great shape except for the damage to the dishwasher door that some inconsiderate guest some time in the past decided to "boot"! There was a huge dent in it that looked like it had been kicked repeatedly. I did a quick check of the kitchen items and called down to get pot holders, since I knew we would be needing them right away that night. We really liked this location for view and ease of reaching HH and the bus. As for our upstairs neighbors....not so much... They must have had a LOT of kids up there who were up banging and pounding on walls, tile floors and windows with hard objects starting at about 5:30 every morning. A sharp knock on the ceiling with the broom a couple of times one morning did quiet them down a bit. On top of it all, I am asthmatic, and someone was smoking in this non-smoking building, and it was coming through the bathroom vents. I called the front desk and they allerted housekeeping to try and find out where it was coming from and to "gently" remind them it was a non-smoking unit. It must have worked, because I didn't notice it again.
We had another DVC owner along as our guest this trip. She is taking her sister and family in March and was out of points, so we brought her along to start an AP for her next trip. We really had a GREAT time!
It was such fun meeting so many DVC/DISsers at our little mini meet at SSR and again at the Merry Member Mixer. BTW, we thought the mixer was great! Hope they do this other times of the year as well!
The pool slide is very near completion now, and it looked like they were getting ready to paint it when we left.
There seemed to be lots of renters this trip. Lots of folks on the bus who had no clue about what was going on.
