I just found this board...

[TuckandStuiesMom]

...wearing my Heelys while riding an ECV and pushing a stroller at the same time, while drinking from a 10 year old refillable mug, then pushing my way in front a family with small children that have been waiting for an hour just minutes before a parade starts, all after standing in the middle of the walkway to study a park map for 5 minutes, with plans to return to my onsite hotel and pool hop after I'm done? ...

OOOOOooooooOOOOO Now, where were you when I was tryin' to get some naughtiness goin' last week, my Sistah?!?!

Last one into th GF pool's a rotten egg!

 

[RVGal]

OOOOOooooooOOOOO Now, where were you when I was tryin' to get some naughtiness goin' last week, my Sistah?!?!

Last one into th GF pool's a rotten egg!

Heaven forbid I stick my Value-Resort-Paying toes in We-Paid-More-For-Our-Room water.

Personally, I wouldn't have the energy to pool hop. By the time I drag my tired rear end to my room, I wouldn't dream of going any farther than the closest pool. If I can't stumble out of my room with a towel and hit a chair in under 2 minutes, I ain't going.

 

[darlak]

So, should I start a thread about wearing my Heelys while riding an ECV and pushing a stroller at the same time, while drinking from a 10 year old refillable mug, then pushing my way in front a family with small children that have been waiting for an hour just minutes before a parade starts, all after standing in the middle of the walkway to study a park map for 5 minutes, with plans to return to my onsite hotel and pool hop after I'm done?

Goodness knows, I need a break from THOSE threads.

You probably won't have seen any of my posts on those threads since I really don't care if kids are wearing Heely's unless they run over me or mine...I wish I could get someone to push ME in a stroller sometimes, so I don't care how old that child is in a stroller....although I wouldn't do it, I don't think people reusing their mug is going to make my WDW vacation cost thousands more....I avoid the parades at all costs...and like you, I'm way to tired at the end of the day to pool hop.

This is where I come when I need a break too. Everyone here is nicer and seems to have arrived here with their sense of humor intact so that I don't need to add a disclaimer at the end of every post saying that "I am speaking in only the most general terms and my intention is not to personally insult anyone."

On the other hand, I am always up for a good line-cutter thread!

 

[rosiep]

I am currently embroiled in a ruckus on a post that reads something like "this makes my blood boil".....and it's a picture of some kids climbing in a recessed area. Everyone agreed with the OP and I was just amazed at the things some people freak out about....
Heaven help us..

 

[RVGal]

I guess that's what I don't understand about most of those posts. People get SO worked up about the most trivial things.

It has never crossed my mind to look in someone else's stroller and attempt to make a guess at how old the child inside is and then pass judgement on the parent based on it. What is up with that? I'll bet that the same people that argue "That child is too old to be in a stroller" are the same people that tsk-tsk about parents who take their baby to Gymboree classes or whatever because "That baby is just too young to have scheduled activities like that".

In other words, "You are not raising YOUR child the way I raised MINE... so you must be doing it WRONG."

I guess I'm one of those that doesn't pay enough attention to what other people are doing while I'm at a theme park. Unless you actively cause me pain or distress, I'm probably not even going to know you are there... and even if you run over my toe or bump into me or *gasp* break in line in front of me... I might have a moment of "Well, that was unpleasant" but it will not last longer than a moment or ruin my whole vacation.

The way I see it, those people that fixate on a pet peeve (mugs, strollers, heelys, etc.) are going to be on the lookout for those things when they go. Inevitably, they will see whatever their pet peeve is and come back here to the DIS to rant about it. Personally, I go looking for a fun time with my family. That is what I fixate on when I am there. That is what I come back here to share.

I know... crazy, huh?

 

[darlak]

I guess that's what I don't understand about most of those posts. People get SO worked up about the most trivial things.

It has never crossed my mind to look in someone else's stroller and attempt to make a guess at how old the child inside is and then pass judgement on the parent based on it. What is up with that? I'll bet that the same people that argue "That child is too old to be in a stroller" are the same people that tsk-tsk about parents who take their baby to Gymboree classes or whatever because "That baby is just too young to have scheduled activities like that".

In other words, "You are not raising YOUR child the way I raised MINE... so you must be doing it WRONG."

I guess I'm one of those that doesn't pay enough attention to what other people are doing while I'm at a theme park. Unless you actively cause me pain or distress, I'm probably not even going to know you are there... and even if you run over my toe or bump into me or *gasp* break in line in front of me... I might have a moment of "Well, that was unpleasant" but it will not last longer than a moment or ruin my whole vacation.

The way I see it, those people that fixate on a pet peeve (mugs, strollers, heelys, etc.) are going to be on the lookout for those things when they go. Inevitably, they will see whatever their pet peeve is and come back here to the DIS to rant about it. Personally, I go looking for a fun time with my family. That is what I fixate on when I am there. That is what I come back here to share.

I know... crazy, huh?

You had me agreeing on all points....until you got to the part about line cutters.

 

[RVGal]

You had me agreeing on all points....until you got to the part about line cutters.

I'm not saying I LIKE line cutters or think they are not doing something wrong, but why would I get all worked up over someone else's rude behavior and have it change how my day is going? I would have a moment of GRRRRR and R-rated thoughts about them and then let it go. That's just me. If I get upset, then it changes how I feel overall. I refuse to let someone else have that kind of impact on my vacation.

Some people can get mad and shout at someone who is breaking the rules and it makes them feel better. They would have a worse time if they held it in and didn't address the situation personally. For those people, I say have at it. Do the confrontation thing with my blessing. For me, confrontations like that make my stomach hurt. It is better for me to shrug it off because I will suffer for it, mentally and physically, if I make a big deal out of it.

I'm not saying I'm a doormat and would let someone take advantage of me, but I choose my battles. This just doesn't happen to be a battle of significance to me.

 

[RickinNYC]

Welcome to all the new folks!

 

[darlak]

RVGal, I think we're pretty much in agreement here. You're right, in the grand scheme of things, line-cutters really don't impact my life that often. However, it is a battle I choose to fight when confronted with it. If I try to let that one go, I tend to fume over it all day. I agree that's pretty petty, but I'm sure you most likely have some small thing that really bothers you that I could just shrug off. Line cutters are that line in the sand for me. They are at that point of rudeness that I have decided that I will no longer tolerate.

Your last line sums it up best. "This just doesn't happen to be a battle of significance to me." It is to me. I cannot make a convincing argument on the merits of that particular choice. I suspect that it is a fight better left for others, yet I know I will still choose to fight it.

Our differences are exactly what make us interesting to one another. If we were all cut from the same cookie cutter, what a boring world this would be.

 

[RVGal]

I think we are definitely in agreement, we just have our line in the sand drawn in different spots.

The line cutters are something that bother you and not confronting them would have a negative impact on your vacation. I have no problem with that. Yell at the jerks. Maybe it will make them think twice before they do it again (and again). Don't keep it bottled up if it is something that you can easily vent.

The line cutters are something I consider rude, but they only bother me for a moment and then I'm over it. If I were to confront them, that would bother me more. I'm not the kind of person that can get angry... really angry... and then let it go quickly.

Fight the good fight. Maybe if there were more people like you and less like me, there would be fewer line cutters. I doubt it, but maybe.

 

[padalyn]

I may be wrong here, but I think Disney actually has a policy about line cutting. Tossed out for the day.

hello one and all - welcome to the new posters, and the "no longer lurkers"