From Oil Wells to Jingle Bells-Bells,pg.66, See you in September!

[Thumper_Man's Wife]

Ok, how's this? We make it a one step program that signifies all the dangers that people like us go through, and we call it, ....ahem..."ONE STEP BEYOND!"
And for a logo, it will be a small picture of a person standing at the top of Swiss Family Treehouse with no railing and the lead foot coming down over the side into air!

Or you can do what everybody else does and say I have too much time on my hands.

I love it! You can be president, I would say worthy chair but with the word chair in the title there it may be a set up to something that could be disastrous.

On another note: Just got through the latest updates and ..i can not believe how rude people can really be. Not only the idiots staying there but the employees. I'm usually pretty mellow and can tolerate quite a bit but I don't think I would have been as nice, and yes i said nice, because in all reality I probably would have gone straight to see the manager the first night, or for sure at least the last night before it got so completely crazy and demanded not only a refund of the entire stay but a sincere apology and dinner to boot! (Can't blame a girl for trying ) I mean, after all, just because the THEY were guests did not mean YOU weren't. You paid money to stay there too! So sorry it turned out so bad! (Reminder to self...never stay there in July!!!!!!)

 

[HaleyB]

Wow. I am impressed that you still have the original battery in your car.

I don't tend to leave doors open so much as I lock my keys in the car. I once did it three times in 10 days. But that is nothing compared to Mr Silly losing a car for two weeks, so he almost never brings it up.

I am glad you are out of there. We stayed at the Boardwalk Villas this time around, which even if we could afford we are way too cheap to enjoy. Unless we have a really good price break. A little unasked for advice, never figure out how much per hour your vacation costs. It makes it less fun.

 

[orangecats2]

Poor Nebo and Smidgy. for both of you. Beach Club has got to be better! Right?

I love my Nebo nickname - okittysquared!

 

[Thumper_Man]

nebo and smidgeon (told you I would resurrect smidgeon ). Okay, okay, I'll go with smidgy.

All I can say again is WOW. One night free? Seriously? Is that all? Oh wait, forgot about the free boost. Well yeah I know you're serious, but I can't believe that's all they offered you two. I gotta agree with my DW (Any idea whom that might be? ) I would've been talking to the manager a long time ago. She'll tell you I'm more laid back then she is. I would've sent her in first. She usually gives the manager a piece of both of our minds, and gets better results.

Now I know why you said I would be more bugged right along with you. I gotta admit, I was; and I wasn't even there. I hoped you called and complained to higher authorities? Latin month or not, there's no need for non-latin guests to be treated with any less respect. You're right, had anyone of us been drinking a beer (IN A GLASS BOTTLE) and smoking, we'd been put in our places. Well let's hope for a more successful stay at BCV.

By the way nebo, you look way too happy in the picture of you wearing the cow costume. What was smidgy really doing?

 

[teedee]

Your update about your last night at All Star's made me so sad. It is totally the opposite of what I expect from Disney and it just makes me sad. I know we can all just avoid July, but that's wrong. Everyone should be treated the same and that kind of behavior should not be condoned, no matter how many of them come to visit. There are rules and they should be enforced. Sooner or later someone will be badly hurt, maybe then they will do something about it, but I doubt it. I cannot even imagine what Walt would think about all this.

Terri

 

[Piglets Mommy]

I hope it gets better at BCV! It can't get any worse....can it???

 

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Well I am glad to see a little bit of magic return to your vacation. That is nice they have to ability to give folks a jump like that.


Looking forward to the next part ~ BCV looks just heavenly.


Lastly, I was so excited to see those pics again ~ those never get old!

 

[nebo]

Nebo.. Just wanted to say i've been a long time lurker on this TR (read through "honey i shrunk the checkbook" last night and today... You do a great job on your TR.. keep up the good work..


There is another thread on here BAD BOYS BAD BOYS Undercover Security. There are some great stories of security just "coming out of the woodwork" when a problem was encountered. Too bad some of those couldn't have been around when your "friend" was harassing you at the DSA... of course from the sounds of it, it would have required quite a few to come out of the woodwork though to make the area peaceful again...

Greetings Fsmith and welcome. I think Honey, I shrunk... has gotten more views during this trip report than when I wrote that one.
I'm going to have to check out the site you gave. We have seen an example in the past once of securtity coming out of the woodwork, literally, when a woman grabbed her daughter and jumped out of the boat on the way up the big hill on Splash Mountain. Her feet barely hit the ground before the lights all came on, two hidden doors opened up and the Morlocks grabbed her and her daughter and rushed them through the doors and out of sight.

Very funny! I'm not sure I did it justice, reading to my DD15. I'm catching a cold. I like the search for a liquor store on a Sunday. I wasn't sure you were going to have drink joy.

And, Smidgy, who hasn't unintentionally left the belt in the car door..

1. Sorry about your cold Marie, and 2. I haven't.

AAAHHHH!!! Didja have to leave us with a cliffie like that?? Dead batteries are no fun. I just had one a week or so ago. No warning, either. Didn't leave the lights on, or a door ajar or anything. Just came out after work and nuttin. Apparently it had just enough juice for my remote to unlock the van, but not even a dash light after that. Luckily, DH is a mechanic and came to the rescue.

Yes, dead cars are a pain, but as far as the cliffy bit goes, see below.

I was totally waiting for the words "Could the owner of the Santa Fe please report to the food court, you left your lights on - in the drink station!"

Glad all was okay

The scary part was is that they wouldn't even have to say "Santa Fe", all they would need to say is "Will the owner of the car in the parking lot......... and I would know it's ours.

Please tell me the phone rang because your pool view is ready and not trouble at home? I hate a cliff hanger.

see below.

Ok I'm thinking the phone was someone from All-Star Sports saying that they did take the night off your bill. But, I could be wrong. I just hope its good news.

Ok, I'm sorry but I guess this falls into the "failure to communicate" section of the report. Honest, this was not supposed to be a cliffhanger, and if I have a legitimate cliffy I would have no qualms about going for it, but not here.

WHat happened was, when we checked into Vero Beach, they told us they would call when our room was ready so we went and parked the car under ground, then got all the junk we would neeed for some pool time while we waited. We no sooner walked back through the lobby with all our pool stuff and onto the short path leading to the pool when her phone rings, the room is ready. That drives me nuts cuz it was just 15 minutes after they told us it could be a few hours.

Well, we got the same exact statement at check in at Beach Club, "we'll call you when the room is ready, could be a few hours. So once again, we collect all the crap we need to spend time at the pool and wouldn't you know it, we just walked into the pool courtyard when the damn phone rings, your room is ready! I think they enjoy messing with us. Sorry to mislead you.

OMG - I have to show this to Mark..it must be Hyundai thing...my drivers side seat belt has that same problem. I'm glad that was the problem and nothing else. OH - be sure to check the screws in the door that hold the locking mechanism in place...guess I slammed mine on my belt too many times and one day..no screws, no door close .

I can't believe that liquor store is closed - we used the same one.

Did you have any problems parking at BCV?

That doesn't sound good about the screws, but let me clarify, the liquor store is NOT closed, it just appeared to be on first glance. There also was not problem parking at the BC Villas, and not a far walk through the pool area and in through the doors to the elevator. Fast elevators too.

!
Glad that your guy got there pretty fast, and that there was no charge. THAT'S the Disney spirit.

You're absolutely right, at that point we were totally at Disney's mercy, and they came through with flying colors and no charge to boot.

Nebo,

I must admit that while I have read and enjoyed every post you and Smidgey have written, I have skipped over some of the responses you have gotten from others so if someone has said this already, my apologies. So...I couldn't help but think that you should have teamed up with Turtle/Hog Lady while at the All Star Sports. It would have been fun to see her reaction if one of the "guests" moved her towels/items and put them on the ground! Perhaps you could have told her to go outside and deal with the "guests" when they were unruly. How ironic that her antics seem so minor now! You could have had a big caravan over to Disney from Vero Beach.

A big welcome to BigDis. You know you're right, for some reason I would have felt better if Turtle Lady had been there with her clan, she'd a gave em what fer!

I love it! You can be president, I would say worthy chair but with the word chair in the title there it may be a set up to something that could be disastrous.

On another note: Just got through the latest updates and ..i can not believe how rude people can really be. Not only the idiots staying there but the employees. I'm usually pretty mellow and can tolerate quite a bit but I don't think I would have been as nice, and yes i said nice, because in all reality I probably would have gone straight to see the manager the first night, or for sure at least the last night before it got so completely crazy and demanded not only a refund of the entire stay but a sincere apology and dinner to boot! (Can't blame a girl for trying ) I mean, after all, just because the THEY were guests did not mean YOU weren't. You paid money to stay there too! So sorry it turned out so bad! (Reminder to self...never stay there in July!!!!!!)

With just a two night stay there really wasn't time to keep going and complaining, as far as July goes, I'd just be leary of the cheaper resorts, though I think Pop is still exempt from the large groups. I'd worry about Riverside too.

Wow. I am impressed that you still have the original battery in your car.

I don't tend to leave doors open so much as I lock my keys in the car. I once did it three times in 10 days. But that is nothing compared to Mr Silly losing a car for two weeks, so he almost never brings it up.

I am glad you are out of there. We stayed at the Boardwalk Villas this time around, which even if we could afford we are way too cheap to enjoy. Unless we have a really good price break. A little unasked for advice, never figure out how much per hour your vacation costs. It makes it less fun.

Vacation per hour? Wow, you are a masochist. We liked the BWV too, but not as much as BCV, though we'd probably like Boardwalk better if we had a Boardwalk facing room instead of out on the wing like we had.

Poor Nebo and Smidgy. for both of you. Beach Club has got to be better! Right?

I love my Nebo nickname - okittysquared!

Yes OKS, the Beach Club was much better.

nebo and smidgeon (told you I would resurrect smidgeon ). Okay, okay, I'll go with smidgy.

All I can say again is WOW. One night free? Seriously? Is that all? Oh wait, forgot about the free boost. By the way nebo, you look way too happy in the picture of you wearing the cow costume. What was smidgy really doing?

That stupid cow suit was a nightmare that night, not only did I have milk trickling down my leg all night, but a couple of folks wouldn't leave my udders alone, trying to find the "real" one.

Your update about your last night at All Star's made me so sad. It is totally the opposite of what I expect from Disney and it just makes me sad. I know we can all just avoid July, but that's wrong. Everyone should be treated the same and that kind of behavior should not be condoned, no matter how many of them come to visit. There are rules and they should be enforced. Sooner or later someone will be badly hurt, maybe then they will do something about it, but I doubt it. I cannot even imagine what Walt would think about all this.

Terri

Somebody did get hurt Terri, me! With all the crap going on around us that night, I totally forgot I was going to get the dang canvas shoes off and ended up with blisters! and bad ones at that.

Lastly, I was so excited to see those pics again ~ those never get old!

Yeah, it seemed to me like a good time to slip them in again.


Thanks to all of you for reading and those that post, always appreciated.

Oh shoot, there was one more thing.

I have this problem a lot of times where my feeble little brain goes off on a tangent and what seems funny and clear to me, others have absolutely no idea of what the heck I"m talking about.

For example:

Remember in "It's a Wonderful Life" when George Bailey is standing on the bridge saying, "Clarence, get me back, get me back Clarence, I want to live?"

Then Burt the cop shows up and tells him that his mouth is bleeding and George is now deleriously happy, knowing that he is now back and everything is back to normal.

"My mouth is bleeding! My mouth is bleeding, Burt, Yaaay, Merry Christmas!"

Well, that's what I was trying to do with me when we pulled up at the Villas and I was ecstatic that the lot was full.
Only I screwed that up too using Clarence instead of Burt. "The lot is full, yay, the lot is full Clarence,!"

Nobody out there made that connection, did you? I asked Smidgy and she just looked at me like I'm nuts. Oh well, like that's something new.

cya

 

[Guatemommy]

I sorta made the conection - I knew Clarence referred to Its Wonderful Life, but I wasn't exactly sure what part.

You are doin just fine, Nebo - we 'get' you!

 

[mmeb144]

Thanks to all of you for reading and those that post, always appreciated.

Oh shoot, there was one more thing.

I have this problem a lot of times where my feeble little brain goes off on a tangent and what seems funny and clear to me, others have absolutely no idea of what the heck I"m talking about.

For example:

Remember in "It's a Wonderful Life" when George Bailey is standing on the bridge saying, "Clarence, get me back, get me back Clarence, I want to live?"

Then Burt the cop shows up and tells him that his mouth is bleeding and George is now deleriously happy, knowing that he is now back and everything is back to normal.

"My mouth is bleeding! My mouth is bleeding, Burt, Yaaay, Merry Christmas!"

Well, that's what I was trying to do with me when we pulled up at the Villas and I was ecstatic that the lot was full.
Only I screwed that up too using Clarence instead of Burt. "The lot is full, yay, the lot is full Clarence,!"

Nobody out there made that connection, did you? I asked Smidgy and she just looked at me like I'm nuts. Oh well, like that's something new.

cya

Hey, you get used to the blank stares over time.

 

[TyRy]

Ahhh - thanks for the clarification about the liquor store...sometimes my brain doesn't comprehend what I'm reading!

 

[Self_resqing_princz]

For example:

Remember in "It's a Wonderful Life" when George Bailey is standing on the bridge saying, "Clarence, get me back, get me back Clarence, I want to live?"

Then Burt the cop shows up and tells him that his mouth is bleeding and George is now deleriously happy, knowing that he is now back and everything is back to normal.

"My mouth is bleeding! My mouth is bleeding, Burt, Yaaay, Merry Christmas!"

Well, that's what I was trying to do with me when we pulled up at the Villas and I was ecstatic that the lot was full.
Only I screwed that up too using Clarence instead of Burt. "The lot is full, yay, the lot is full Clarence,!"

Nobody out there made that connection, did you? I asked Smidgy and she just looked at me like I'm nuts. Oh well, like that's something new.

cya

I think there's something wrong with me (other than the fact that I'm sick and have a fever of 101 cuz I've got strep throat) because I totally understood your reference! I even giggled a little when I thought about Nebo running down the street yelling "oh the old building and loan... oh the disney store..." hehehehe

 

[Millie12591]

Am I to late to join?

 

[castmemberb4]

I think there's something wrong with me (other than the fact that I'm sick and have a fever of 101 cuz I've got strep throat) because I totally understood your reference! I even giggled a little when I thought about Nebo running down the street yelling "oh the old building and loan... oh the disney store..." hehehehe

Me too. I mean there's something wrong with me, not strep though. (hope you feel better soon) I totally got the reference but didn't realize it was the wrong character.
DH loves that movie I like to call it Ït's a Crappy Life and I'm Depressed"

 

[burly]

nebo were you refering to "it's a wonderful life" with the lot is full thing?
my significant other is a nut about that movie and we watch it even during the summer sometimes!
back with more when i get done reading .......
good stuff.


KIM

 

[nrod]

Hi Nebo!

I got the Clarence reference (that's my all-time favorite movie though ). I'm a long-time lurker and love your sometimes obscure references! And absolutely love all your reports. So glad you decided to do another report, it had been awhile. Sure hope the trip gets better from here.

 

[traveljunkie]

Hi Jill, and welcome. My sister had moved out there then, and my buddy and I drove out to visit, when we were barely 20. She lived in Broomfield, then moved further west to Parker, but I never got to see the Parker house. And that drive up Mt. Evans scaredthe hell out of me.

Hi There Nebo and Smidgy,

thanks for a great TR. I don't usually read them but I got hooked on RIGLEE's and saw the many references to yours. Now I need to go back and read your other ones.

I had to come out of Lurkdom and comment....I live in Broomfield I never see our little town mentioned and to be mentioned by the famous NEBO .... Yep, Mt. Evans is scary. My husband who drives like a maniac on a normal road thinks it's fun to drive it...about gave my MIL a heart attack between his driving and no oxygen

Have you seen the news or heard from your sister about the terrible fire we have in the canyon west of Boulder? My kids have teachers and friends who lost EVERYTHING. It is horrible, 169 houses burned down so far...(sorry to jump in with sad stuff).

I chuckle out loud and love when you talk about your clip clops. Funny how descriptive kid names stick with families. When my daughter was 3 she called those wind type, nylon athletic pants --Sweep Sweeps. Funny to hear my almost 50 yr old DH still call them that.

Thanks for writing even when the subject matter was less than fun.

--

 

[nebo]

I sorta made the conection - I knew Clarence referred to Its Wonderful Life, but I wasn't exactly sure what part.

You are doin just fine, Nebo - we 'get' you!

If you get that obscurity, you do realize this opens new doors for me and my madness?

Hey, you get used to the blank stares over time.

Sounds like the voice of experience speaking.

I think there's something wrong with me (other than the fact that I'm sick and have a fever of 101 cuz I've got strep throat) because I totally understood your reference! I even giggled a little when I thought about Nebo running down the street yelling "oh the old building and loan... oh the disney store..." hehehehe

Great Rebecca, you almost made Squirt squirt out of my nose. I still don't like the fact that Mr. Potter got to keep the money that Uncle Billy gave him by mistake. But at least you have now defined my demographics, you need to be running a fever to figure out Nebo's jokes. Hope you feel better soon.

Am I to late to join?

Millie you are fashionably late, feel free to jumlp in any time.

Me too. I mean there's something wrong with me, not strep though. (hope you feel better soon) I totally got the reference but didn't realize it was the wrong character.
DH loves that movie I like to call it Ït's a Crappy Life and I'm Depressed"

Well, aren't you the cynical one, geesh! You know, even though I got the quote wrong, I think if I would have used Burt instead of Clarence like I should have, nobody would make the connection then.

nebo were you refering to "it's a wonderful life" with the lot is full thing?
my significant other is a nut about that movie and we watch it even during the summer sometimes!
back with more when i get done reading .......
good stuff.


KIM

pat yourself on the back, Kim.

Hi Nebo!

I got the Clarence reference (that's my all-time favorite movie though ). I'm a long-time lurker and love your sometimes obscure references! And absolutely love all your reports. So glad you decided to do another report, it had been awhile. Sure hope the trip gets better from here.

Hi Nancy and welcome! I once got to play a real nutcase once at a murder mystery party, probably one of the best times I ever had. Especially cuz I got to drive all the guests nuts by acting nuts, everytime they would question me I'd answer in lines from that movie. When a dead body was discovered and everybody crowded around, I just walked up, "Every time a man dies, an angel gets it's wings." Great fun! Near the end of the night I walked around clutching a paper bag to my chest and it drove everybody crazy trying to find out what evidence I had in there. Finally, with a flourish, I dumped it out. two halves of a dandelion fell out cuz it was early spring and there were no flowers yet. As everyone looked at them I just said, "Zuzu' petals."

Hi There Nebo and Smidgy,

thanks for a great TR. I don't usually read them but I got hooked on RIGLEE's and saw the many references to yours. Now I need to go back and read your other ones.

I had to come out of Lurkdom and comment....I live in Broomfield I never see our little town mentioned and to be mentioned by the famous NEBO .... Yep, Mt. Evans is scary. My husband who drives like a maniac on a normal road thinks it's fun to drive it...about gave my MIL a heart attack between his driving and no oxygen

Welcome TJ, that oxygen thing got my attention too, that fifty feet from the car to the refreshment stand at the top seemed like a mile. Thank you for enjoying the report, much appreciated.

Have you seen the news or heard from your sister about the terrible fire we have in the canyon west of Boulder? My kids have teachers and friends who lost EVERYTHING. It is horrible, 169 houses burned down so far...(sorry to jump in with sad stuff).

Yes, I have been following the fires, and this morning I heard wind gusts were over 50 miles an hour! Doesn't help with it being this time of year I would imagine with the leaves dying and drying out. Hope the situation changes soon for the better.

I chuckle out loud and love when you talk about your clip clops. Funny how descriptive kid names stick with families. When my daughter was 3 she called those wind type, nylon athletic pants --Sweep Sweeps. Funny to hear my almost 50 yr old DH still call them that.

Thanks for writing even when the subject matter was less than fun.

--

That's good, sweep sweeps. To this day we still use my son's phrase he said once when he was about 6 years old. Now, when nightfall arrives Diane or I will say, "It's darking out."

Back on "Wonderful Life", I'm pretty sure I said this before, but isn't it funny how the main beloved charachter had all his transgressions forgotten and forgiven?

Yeah, he was great when thing went ok, but as soon as some challenge comes into his life?

He viciously berates an old man for losing the money;
He verbally abuses his children to the point of child abuse;
He totally ignores his wife and leaves her dazed and confused:
He goes out and gets drunk:
He gets in a fight:
He then drives while drunk and wrecks the car into a tree.
And he then plans on taking his own life leaving his wife to take care of everything.

Yes, 'Ol George was a heck of a guy.
Budt I still love him, how can you not like Jimmy?


tomorrow night, new chapter

 

[winkers]

Oh, Nebo & Smidgy...how I've missed you!!

Now I'm going back to read.....back later

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Yeah, he was great when thing went ok, but as soon as some challenge comes into his life?

He viciously berates an old man for losing the money;
He verbally abuses his children to the point of child abuse;
He totally ignores his wife and leaves her dazed and confused:
He goes out and gets drunk:
He gets in a fight:
He then drives while drunk and wrecks the car into a tree.
And he then plans on taking his own life leaving his wife to take care of everything.

Yes, 'Ol George was a heck of a guy.
Budt I still love him, how can you not like Jimmy?


tomorrow night, new chapter

WOW, great perspective Nebo. Never thought of it like that.

BTW, I got the Clarence reference too, in spirit

You are still the best trip writer around in my book, I love all your reports.