DISer chapter of NKOTB anonymous, part deux... we don't want an intervention!!!

[hmdavid]

I loved melrose! Confused by the whole Sydney thing

Is anyone here going to the Today Show next Friday? I just found really good airfare to NYC and wouldn't mind going to see my sister again. Hmmmm... decisions, decisons!

 

[N&B'smom]

I gave it some thought but decided against it, we don't need to spend the money and it would certainly require staying over in NY the night before, you'd have to get there at the crack of dawn!

 

[jenny105]

I don't live too far from NYC, it's an easy train ride but I don't want to stay on the street overnight. People camp out to get a decent view. I'll pass.

 

[kte28]

Hi ladies!

No idea where that K is from. All the other letters are obvious Boston landmarks. Someone did mention in that thread that it could be from the King's Bowladrome in Boston, which is a solid possibility. But it would have to be the OLD King's sign. Definitely not from the new.

Heather, so glad the Lia party went well! Sad that your friend couldn't make it, though. I'm sure the video would have been great.

No Today show for me. Between the day I'm taking Monday due to Donnie's party the night before and the upcoming cruise, I just can't swing the time. Especially with the uber tight deadline I'm on to get all the audits in the plan done by June 30. Eek!

I hope I don't have any problems with the cruise to be quite honest. This whole stupid swine flu thing makes me wish pigs never existed. Carnival is only cancelling stops in Mexico, so the cruise is definitely still on, but it makes me think it won't be the same. There are 30 passengers going that are from Mexico. I have NOTHING against people from Mexico, but the majority of the cases have been from there, so it doesn't thrill me. And it also makes me think that the guys will not be nearly as interactive with fans. Who could blame them, but it makes me really sad to think I'll have spent this much money and will barely be allowed near them.

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting slightly annoyed with the New Kids and all the Twitter stuff. Between the NKOTB contest to fly to the Today show mystery, coupled with Donnie's ridiculous and cryptic instructions, and Jordan's maddening obsession with NOT telling us about this stupid Tink thing, I'm not enjoying it lately.

This was kind of a downer post...I think I'm just cranky with everything going on around me.

 

[jenny105]

I am totally with you on the Twitter stuff. It's getting old, fast. Donnie has really been getting on my nerves especially because he acts like he's puppet master over the "army." I could care less what the whole tink thing means. If he tells us great, if not, I'm not losing sleep over it and I'm not going crazy trying to figure out what it means!

I hope the cruise is great for you! I really hope that all of this doesn't affect how they're going to interact with the fans. People paid a ridiculous amount of money for it and nobody should be left feeling disappointed.

 

[eh24fan]

I still love Joe and Jon's tweets. They are more than just crap. Donnie's get on my nerves and Jordan's are kinda like that kid in school that just says stupid stuff to get on your nerves. LOL

The swine flu thing is making it's way to Delaware...4 probable cases @ UD.

It's cold and dreary here today. How do we go from 90 and A/C over the weekend to 50 and needing jackets on Wednesday??? Global warming my behind. LOL

 

[cruiserkaren]

I am totally with you on the Twitter stuff. It's getting old, fast. Donnie has really been getting on my nerves especially because he acts like he's puppet master over the "army." I could care less what the whole tink thing means. If he tells us great, if not, I'm not losing sleep over it and I'm not going crazy trying to figure out what it means!

I hope the cruise is great for you! I really hope that all of this doesn't affect how they're going to interact with the fans. People paid a ridiculous amount of money for it and nobody should be left feeling disappointed.

I couldn't have said it better!

Erin - Right on about Jordan!

We have at least one case in IN. Someone from Notre Dame, already fully recovered. What I don't get is if he is already fully recovered how do they know it was the swine flu? We may have more but I try not to watch any coverage of it in front of Alex. She is really perceptive and I don't want her scared. Listening to the news for 5 minutes makes you ask yourself if you should ever leave the house again!

 

[kte28]

We just got 2 confirmed cases here. Karen, I THINK people can be on the road to recovery but still be a carrier. One report I read said that someone can be contagious for 7 days, and that even if you feel 100%, give it one more day before you go about normal business. Additionally, they could have taken tests on that individual and by the time the CDC verified them, the person was fully recovered. I know that if lab results are conclusive for swine flu by local agencies, they are required to send them to the CDC to independently verify the legitimacy.

Honestly the flu itself doesn't worry me siginificantly. 30,000+ people die from the regular flu every year. While this does appear to be a bit more aggresive of a strain, it is treatable. My concern is over the panic that has somehow engulfed the country. I'm more with President Obama on this one, it is a cause for concern but not alarm.

Additionally, I worry people who might have come down with the flu might be selfish and think, "Well who cares, I've spent this much money and I want to see the band gosh darn it, so I'm gonna go!"

I'm really just hoping the whole thing blows over. Reported cases have been decreasing in Mexico, and while cases are still being reported in the US, I would like to think that it's due to people unknowingly having contracted it while vacationing and exposing others. Now that it's out in the open, I'm hoping the awareness will halt the spreading.

I'm probably being a little wishful here, but I don't want my vacation ruined. Selfish of me probably given some people being so sick, but I just can't help being a little disappointed.

 

[angey77]

You gals worried about the swine flu? Try being in Texas!!! I went to lunch today and, I hate to say this, but a Mexican guy opened a door for me, and all I could think of is "OMG, I hope you are not infected ... hold my breath!"
It's a little unnerving when the only death in the U.S. is in Houston, even though it was a family traveling here from Mexico seeking medical help. But who knows who they encountered along the way?

 

[N&B'smom]

Please let me vent for a second???

I'm so aggravated! Just last night a Mourning Dove laid an egg in a nest in a flower box on our porch. Perfect, safe location. Right outside a stained glass window in our house, we could see into the nest without going outside and scaring the bird.

Anyway...so she just laid the egg last night. She sat there all night and was still there this morning, one dedicated mama. Today our bug guy came to spray the outside bottom portion of our house. He removed the nest and egg! I can't believe he'd do that! Why would he disturb the next with an egg in it? That's not a pest!!

I just searched my yard and found the egg. I put it back into the flower box (without touching it) but I feel like the damage was already done and she's gone now and will want nothing to do with it. I'm so mad and sad.

 

[jenny105]

Honestly, I think people are going overboard with the swine flu. It's all you hear about on the news and people are just panicking. The media seems to be making it out to be about 100x worse than it actually is.

That was pretty dumb of the bug guy. Why couldn't he just leave it alone?

 

[eh24fan]

Please let me vent for a second???

I'm so aggravated! Just last night a Mourning Dove laid an egg in a nest in a flower box on our porch. Perfect, safe location. Right outside a stained glass window in our house, we could see into the nest without going outside and scaring the bird.

Anyway...so she just laid the egg last night. She sat there all night and was still there this morning, one dedicated mama. Today our bug guy came to spray the outside bottom portion of our house. He removed the nest and egg! I can't believe he'd do that! Why would he disturb the next with an egg in it? That's not a pest!!

I just searched my yard and found the egg. I put it back into the flower box (without touching it) but I feel like the damage was already done and she's gone now and will want nothing to do with it. I'm so mad and sad.

Some people just don't think before they do stuff. I would be mad too!

While we're venting, I'll take my turn.

So, my sister in law is due any day now with the baby. My mom, stepdad, mommom and stepgrandfather are all on a 2 week cruise. My mom told my brother and sil over and over that she wants to know when she goes to the hospital...call her cell & leave a message, email her, something. They insist they won't do it b/c the baby will be there when they get home, they aren't going to bother her on vacation, blah blah blah. I told them to let me know too. Here's the thing...they won't and I know it. They will call their "couple friends" first, Keith & Shelly, the SIL's mother and that's it. They won't call me. In fact, I won't know anything until Jacoby is already here more than likely. Even then, I won't be the first or even 2nd call I'm sure. This bugs me...big time. In fact, it pisses me off. My mom is hurt b/c of the way they acted about it before she left and honestly, so am I.

I've offered to keep the baby when SIL has to go back to work, not for free (I have to make a little $$ sheesh(, but for a lot less than they'd pay a daycare. Instead, their friend is trying to get her husband to let her open a daycare and if she does, they are taking him there. I admit it, I have issues with this. I'm super excited about them finally having a baby, I can't wait to meet my nephew and I know that their friends will see him more than any of us will.

So, that's my vent for the day.

 

[walkerag]

I've offered to keep the baby when SIL has to go back to work, not for free (I have to make a little $$ sheesh(, but for a lot less than they'd pay a daycare. Instead, their friend is trying to get her husband to let her open a daycare and if she does, they are taking him there. I admit it, I have issues with this. I'm super excited about them finally having a baby, I can't wait to meet my nephew and I know that their friends will see him more than any of us will.

So, that's my vent for the day.

I would be irritated by this too! It doesn't make sense to me..
Why send your newborn to a daycare and expose them to all of the illness that kids carry around when a family member has offered to keep your child at their home
I had no choice in the matter, we had to go with daycare but if I did have the choice I can assure you my baby would not go to daycare

 

[michael's mom]

Hi ladies!

No idea where that K is from. All the other letters are obvious Boston landmarks. Someone did mention in that thread that it could be from the King's Bowladrome in Boston, which is a solid possibility. But it would have to be the OLD King's sign. Definitely not from the new.

I have missed way too many pages to catch up while on vacation (and yes, we had a terrific time!) but are you talking about the K that was on the big screen at the concert when they used fonts significant to Boston to spell out NKOTB? If so, the K is the strike out sign that they use at the Red Sox games...but if now, I don't know. I am really just grasping here

 

[N&B'smom]

Erin - I'm sorry. To not call people when you are headed to the hospital is kind of weird to me, I mean you've specifically requested that they fill you in basically so you can get all excited about the baby coming. It sounds to me like your SIL just likes to be in control. Bummer about the day care thing too. That makes no sense whatsoever.

 

[jenny105]

Your SIL sounds like my SIL. Has to do everything on her terms, her way, her timeframe, etc. No consideration of other people's feelings.

 

[cruiserkaren]

Ok Melody, let's make a deal! If I win Jordan's contest (and we all know I will right?) I'll take you. You win, you take me! Deal?


OMG how exciting would that be to win that?

 

[hmdavid]

Just sent in my entry for JK's contest. Anyone else enter?

 

[back4more OH]

I got my entry in. WOW could you even imagine winning that.

 

[N&B'smom]

I hope you girls win!!!!