***Disney Design Addict's Chit Chat,Designs and Pixie Dust! Everybody WELCOME!*** Part 5

[miss missy]

leaving to drive home... hope the deer stay away from me and my rental! Stupid stinking deer!

 

[MinnieMouseMom]

leaving to drive home... hope the deer stay away from me and my rental! Stupid stinking deer!

Drive safe, Missy!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

leaving to drive home... hope the deer stay away from me and my rental! Stupid stinking deer!

be careful!

 

[PrincessLeighsDaddy]

Plane = yuck! A necessary evil!!!!

I get my Nasonex and then PRAY! I swear there are DENTS in the arm rests after take-off when I fly!

I only wish there were DENTS on the armrest!

I will be sure to wear long sleeves(a couple of layers) on our trip.. I don't want to have to make a trip to the ER when we land.

 

[ReAnSt]

You sound like my DW. She will ride a carousel for our daughter... but not for me! She also gets carsick easily too, unless she drives.. I am not looking forward to the flight down to Florida. I keep threatening to "liquor her up" first.

Get her some Bonine or one of the ear patches or Dramamine.

I also had a friend who would get sick and throw up everytime the plane would land, unless whe was extremely well distracted and even that didn't always work. She tried meds and things. Was fine any other time except during the descent and landing.

Becky

 

[Blueeyes101817]

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[itslisa]

leaving to drive home... hope the deer stay away from me and my rental! Stupid stinking deer!

Be careful!


I thought you might find this useful ... And yes .. there I'm being a little cheeky here.


http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fwt/back_issues/september96/vehiclev.html

From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:

Tips for avoiding deer

Because there's no changing a deer's behavior near roads, McAninch offers these tips to drivers to help reduce collisions:

1. Slow down. especially where deer-crossing signs are posted: "I can't tell you how many times I hear reports of collision from people who were in a hurry to go somewhere," McAninch says. If you spot a deer anywhere near a road, immediately decelerate as safely as possible. A standing deer can suddenly panic and dart in any direction. Use your horn to scare the deer away from the road.

2. Drive defensively especially if you see a deer: "Expect the deer to do the unexpected?like run right out in front of your car. And often deer travel in pairs or threes, so if you see one cross the road ahead there's likely another about to come out, too."

3. Be especially wary during spring and fall. In March and April, roadsides have some of the first greenery of the year available to hungry deer. And breeding activity in October and November prompts deer to move around more than usual. Contrary to local lore, there are not more deer along roadsides during deer hunting season. "As many as 100,000 deer are shot in the first few days of the season, and most of the others head for dense cover," says McAninch.

4. Dawn and dusk are dangerous. Low-light hours are when deer are moving most. Nights are especially hazardous because it's hard to see roadside deer until they dash into the headlights.

5. Watch the side of the road, especially near woods. Whitetails regularly travel along river and streambanks or wooded bottomlands?places where motorists usually see deer-crossing signs. While driving in these areas, expand your field of vision beyond the road to see the road ditches and wood edges where deer might be standing.

6. Deer warning gadgets don't work. McAninch says several studies have shown that whistles and other devices attached to vehicles fail to scare or warn deer: "People want to drive 60 miles per hour with some device to scare deer off roadways so they don't have to slow down. It's wishful thinking."

7. Use your lights. Drive with lights on during overcast days and use high beams at night whenever possible. Though headlights from a speeding vehicle tend to confuse whitetails, the reflecting light from their eyes helps drivers to see the animals.

8. Don't dodge a deer only to lose control and smack another vehicle. "Sometimes hitting a whitetail actually turns out to be your best option," says McAninch. "It's not pretty, but it sure beats getting rear-ended or running into a semi."

 

[PrincessLeighsDaddy]

Get her some Bonine or one of the ear patches or Dramamine.

I also had a friend who would get sick and throw up everytime the plane would land, unless whe was extremely well distracted and even that didn't always work. She tried meds and things. Was fine any other time except during the descent and landing.

Becky

I am hoping that the distraction of watching our daughter will help. This is our first trip flying with her, so that will make my DW nervous enough.

 

[itslisa]

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[Blueeyes101817]

Thank you! We just flipped and are watching too!

they just said that they still have not identified the one person that was found dead,,,they said they are all just waiting..

 

[PrincessLeighsDaddy]

im watching cNN--i just saw that people are saying that 12 of the miners are found alive!

(family members are saying they were told this--they dont have any "confirmed" reports)

That is GREAT NEWS!

 

[ReAnSt]

LOL ... I can see it now .....

"Excuse me sir ... can you remove your face from my cleavage!"

He was so scared, and was completly oblivious to the world around him. I tried to get him off of me and told him to leave me alone but gave up because I don't think there was anything that would have pried him off of me. He snapped out of it once he realized he was safely on the ground. But he was still quite shaken up and so embarrased and apologetic. It was like he was a completly different person. It literally was and is his tower of terror. I am sure he will never ride again.

Becky

 

[MinnieMouseMom]

im watching cNN--i just saw that people are saying that 12 of the miners are found alive!

(family members are saying they were told this--they dont have any "confirmed" reports)

I was just coming to post that too. Thank goodness!!

 

[itslisa]

I am hoping that the distraction of watching our daughter will help. This is our first trip flying with her, so that will my DW nervous enough.

I was "quietly nervous" when I flew with DS the first time. The trip down wasn't bad ... but the trip home had us on a puddle jumper from NY to NH. (the captain practically passed the drinks back! LOL)

We hit a rough patch and it felt like we were "dropping out of the sky". It kept happening over and over. Ben wasn't quite 4 at the time. He thought it was funny and would giggle. Well, I was nervous and started giggling with him. Soon, he had the whole plane giggling with nervous laughter after each drop. We were ALL so very happy to be back on the ground!

 

[ReAnSt]

Be careful!

Tips for avoiding deer

Another thing, in the winter when roads are salted, deer like to stand and lick the salt off of the roads. They think it is one big salt lick. Although lots of places are using other chemicals besides plain old salt these days. When the see a car it panics them and they don't know where to go.

Becky

 

[itslisa]

He was so scared, and was completly oblivious to the world around him. <snip> I am sure he will never ride again.

I can understand the terror! My DH kept trying to get Ben on but he was NOT interested. I think the name does it by itself -- cause he won't go on Snow White's Scary Adventures either.

 

[PrincessLeighsDaddy]

I was "quietly nervous" when I flew with DS the first time. The trip down wasn't bad ... but the trip home had us on a puddle jumper from NY to NH. (the captain practically passed the drinks back! LOL)

We hit a rough patch and it felt like we were "dropping out of the sky". It kept happening over and over. Ben wasn't quite 4 at the time. He thought it was funny and would giggle. Well, I was nervous and started giggling with him. Soon, he had the whole plane giggling with nervous laughter after each drop. We were ALL so very happy to be back on the ground!

DD will be turning 4 on this trip...Thank goodness it is only a 2 hour flight. I also made sure that it was non-stop. DW would never be able to take repeated take-off and landings.

 

[itslisa]

Another thing, in the winter when roads are salted, deer like to stand and lick the salt off of the roads. They think it is one big salt lick. Although lots of places are using other chemicals besides plain old salt these days. When the see a car it panics them and they don't know where to go.

SO TRUE!!!
Where are you from that you know so much about deer????


I nearly tagged one this Fall. We have an area down the road where they like to cross (no sign - but locals know) and he just popped out of nowhere. Of course those FL deer, while cute, do not match the size of the New Englanders!

 

[ReAnSt]

I am hoping that the distraction of watching our daughter will help. This is our first trip flying with her, so that will make my DW nervous enough.

At least she isn't flying alone and doesn't have a two month old with her. When I was two months old my mother and I flew to Boston from Philadelphia to visit my Dad who was up their on business and to visit family.

Knowing my Mom I can only imagine how badly she was freaking out, as it was a completly new experience for her.

Becky

 

[ReAnSt]

SO TRUE!!!
Where are you from that you know so much about deer????

Pennsylvania, we regularly see deer out our back window and they are out and about all over the place, due to loads of construction and loss of woodlands and fields.

Becky