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[PolyRob]

EDITING TO POST A LINK THAT IS ALLOWED ON THE DIS...
Well this seems ridiculous:
https://blogmickey.com/2019/11/rise...ll-not-be-included-in-extra-magic-hours-perk/
I wonder how long this will last. We specifically were visiting DHS on a Sunday with EMH to ride this first... That's not until end of January so hopefully they get their act together by then. I assume it relates to getting it up and operational each morning...

A delayed opening is just about the worst thing that can absolutely wreck my entire touring plan for that day, including all the FPs I locked in and everything else... The early arrival is the only way to absolutely control your wait time, and this throws that out the window. Basically, you know everybody will just go stand by the entrance anyways so you have to pick between "wait around for a shorter wait & give up touring advantage everywhere else" OR "go elsewhere and come back and wait a long time". Oh well, I guess we'll adapt, this will no doubt result in hours of strategizing in my brain though - cuz that's just how I roll! This sounds like another "Hagrid's" situation all over again (in terms of unreliable ride systems)...

This makes me SO mad! I purposely planned DHS on a Sunday as well. I will just sit in SWGE and wait a whole hour for it to open then.

If it is because Disney thinks it will strain the ride too much, it is extremely alarming that 1 extra hour of use will put it out of commission for the day. If Disney is doing it to try and make it fair for all guests entering the park unlike MFSR, it will be a rude awakening. I bet a LOT of resort guests will wait it out.

 

[punkin]

So while you all were early BF shopping I was baking. Second batch of crescent rolls still working but so far:View attachment 455208View attachment 455207

Everything looks amazing except for the pecan pie. It's awful. You need to get rid of it immediately! I'm willing to take this bullet for you. Just send it to me and you never have to look at it again!!!!

 

[WVMomof3]

So all the thanksgiving food talk, I have to ask - Black olives Yay or Nay? We always put out a relish tray - black olives, green olives and pickles. But my siblings and I always fought over the black olives. I think it was our favorite part of Thanksgiving meal growing up. lol One year my aunt bought us a Sams size can, this was before Sams was a thing. lol, and we were in heaven. Just the plain pitted olives in the can. But I have not met anyone else who likes them. My kids, my DH, his family, all my friends and everyone I know hates them.

 

[wendow]

So all the thanksgiving food talk, I have to ask - Black olives Yay or Nay? We always put out a relish tray - black olives, green olives and pickles. But my siblings and I always fought over the black olives. I think it was our favorite part of Thanksgiving meal growing up. lol One year my aunt bought us a Sams size can, this was before Sams was a thing. lol, and we were in heaven. Just the plain pitted olives in the can. But I have not met anyone else who likes them. My kids, my DH, his family, all my friends and everyone I know hates them.

I always add them to our relish tray and yep, they disappear way before anything else No one eats green though so I don’t buy those anymore.

 

[georgina]

So while you all were early BF shopping I was baking. Second batch of crescent rolls still working but so far:View attachment 455208View attachment 455207

I've got a pecan pie in the oven now and the power went out for a while (high winds). Hope it comes out OK!

 

[PolyRob]

So all the thanksgiving food talk, I have to ask - Black olives Yay or Nay? We always put out a relish tray - black olives, green olives and pickles. But my siblings and I always fought over the black olives. I think it was our favorite part of Thanksgiving meal growing up. lol One year my aunt bought us a Sams size can, this was before Sams was a thing. lol, and we were in heaven. Just the plain pitted olives in the can. But I have not met anyone else who likes them. My kids, my DH, his family, all my friends and everyone I know hates them.

I love ALL olives! Black, green, kalamata, oil cured... the list goes on

 

[Haley R]

Don't worry, once you get to around 30 or so weeks you won't have much room to eat anything other than small meals.

Seriously though, sounds like you're doing everything right. Keeping active and eating reasonably should keep you feeling well throughout your pregnancy. Just remember women have been doing this since the beginning, your body and brain know what to do so make sure to always trust your gut, even if it's not in a book.

I’m not gonna lie, I definitely have snacks now and then lol. I have the occasional slushie from 7-11

 

[Haley R]

If there’s a way to do it, I have t found it. Also have that offer but no way to use it.

I prefer my herb roasted turkey over fried or smoked. BIL hates turkey and won’t eat it, but has insisted on frying or smoking a turkey in the past. (He has a smoker so loves to smoke anything he can)

Baking lots today but only for Thanksgiving. Envious that you are ready for Christmas too. I won’t get to it this weekend either as my niece and nephew’s birthday is Sunday and I’m helping niece make a mirror glaze cake for their party Sunday

One of my single coworkers bought a pumpkin one for herself. I think it took her a week but she ate the whole thing.

Yeah the “rule of thumb” is about a pound a month for the first three months, then a pound a week after that. Comes out to about 30-35 pounds. Recommendations fluctuate over the years but usually right around 30 lbs of gain for normal pre-pregnancy weight.

My gym is doing a weight loss challenge until December. I decided to do it to make sure I’m only gaining a healthy amount of weight. Plus it’ll be fun to see how my weight and measurements go up.

 

[PolyRob]

My gym is doing a weight loss challenge until December. I decided to do it to make sure I’m only gaining a healthy amount of weight. Plus it’ll be fun to see how my weight and measurements go up.

No more 7am pizza?!

 

[brownhaired_girl]

A 12 hour shift for me tomorrow. I think I will end up with hospital food. The silver lining would be, other than a couple “call” shifts that I signed up for, it is my last scheduled shift until 12/21. I’m accustomed to working ALOT more. I had to use 3 vacation days and a personal day for our HI trip.

 

[Haley R]

No more 7am pizza?!

Oh I ate that during the challenge lol. When I have a craving there’s no stopping it. Last night Dh mentioned French onion dip and chips and we went straight to the store because I couldn’t get my mind off of it

 

[PolyRob]

Oh I ate that during the challenge lol. When I have a craving there’s no stopping it. Last night Dh mentioned French onion dip and chips and we went straight to the store because I couldn’t get my mind off of it

Ahhh I love it! I just had pizza for dinner so it was on my mind Also love french onion dip and chips. Do you get the wavy chips or the flat ones? lol

 

[Haley R]

Ahhh I love it! I just had pizza for dinner so it was on my mind Also love french onion dip and chips. Do you get the wavy chips or the flat ones? lol

I had chicken, green beans, and a knorr pasta side for dinner. It was pretty good. We buy wavy chips for the dip. If we still lived in Iowa we’d buy Stersings but they don’t sell them here

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

So all the thanksgiving food talk, I have to ask - Black olives Yay or Nay? We always put out a relish tray - black olives, green olives and pickles. But my siblings and I always fought over the black olives. I think it was our favorite part of Thanksgiving meal growing up. lol One year my aunt bought us a Sams size can, this was before Sams was a thing. lol, and we were in heaven. Just the plain pitted olives in the can. But I have not met anyone else who likes them. My kids, my DH, his family, all my friends and everyone I know hates them.

All olives... I could just replace the turkey with a bowl of olives and be content... well... could is probably the wrong word. I just do that!!

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

This makes me SO mad! I purposely planned DHS on a Sunday as well. I will just sit in SWGE and wait a whole hour for it to open then.

If it is because Disney thinks it will strain the ride too much, it is extremely alarming that 1 extra hour of use will put it out of commission for the day. If Disney is doing it to try and make it fair for all guests entering the park unlike MFSR, it will be a rude awakening. I bet a LOT of resort guests will wait it out.

It is very frustrating. Opening late (IMO) hurts everybody the entire day. They either severely underestimate my purely don’t care about the number of people willing to stand at the ride entrance until it opens. I guess that is my backup plan at this point. At least that way if it opens at 9am we can be on our way to other things by 9:30. Having a Slinky Dog FP will make that an easier decision for us (ie wasting the whole EMH)

I've got a pecan pie in the oven now and the power went out for a while (high winds). Hope it comes out OK!

There are really high winds here today. It’s crazy! I don’t like it. South Hills didn’t lose power though so maybe it’s worse up north

I love ALL olives! Black, green, kalamata, oil cured... the list goes on

We have too many similarities sometimes my brother!!!

 

[DaveL]

Fresh Chase shutdown reports today just in time for Thanksgiving...

3 users on r/churning reporting shutdowns (1 personally, 1 for a P2, and 1 for a friend).

• The first one was 27/24 (and 16/12) for their stats using a black star link they were targeted for
• The second one was a user I recognize on r/churning who apparently used leaked/manipulated links to double dip a CSP and CF. Their flair indicates that they are 28/24...
• The 3rd was a friend of a trusted r/churning user.

This is nothing groundbreaking or new. This should not cause any amount of elevated worry around shutdowns as long as you are responsible in your pacing. My thoughts:

• If you are wrecklessly signing up for cards from Chase 1 month apart, then perhaps you should worry, but I don't think we have anybody doing that here.
• I know most people avoided the leaked/manipulated links so that shouldn't be a concern. If you did move forward using one of those links I assume you understood the risks and it was acceptable to you.
• I would tread lightly on those black/green star offers if you have a high X/24 count. That triggers a review of your credit and could put you at risk for a shutdown.

Apparently you might get an email like this if you are shutdown:

Yikes, this gave me a heart attack. I got an email that looked just like this today, minus the word Closed, and deleted it because it looked like Spam. It appears it was just them adding a notice that they decreased a credit line per my request. Ok, breathing better now.

You get a lot of these when you have a two month on going dispute, minus the closed part but add that they are just going against you...

Sounds somewhat like what they call Thunder Snow around here.

Yeah, does not happen often and surely not to the extent we had!

 

[bernina]

I always add them to our relish tray and yep, they disappear way before anything else No one eats green though so I don’t buy those anymore.

That's because green olives go best in a martini

 

[ten6mom]

Anyone have a D23 Membership? Is it worth $ to get “discounts” they mention? Is there likely to be any discounts we could use at Disneyland?

I just have the free one... AFAIK there are no discounts associated with it that can be used at DL. I think even the paid one is only helpful for advance purchase passes to the D23 convention (and I could be wrong about that).

2 Thanksgiving Suppers for me tomorrow and then 1 on Saturday with the IL's!
I work tomorrow, and my usual person that helps prepare the meal and cook the turkey is out this week, so this is what I am making for my officers.
I have
Pioneer Woman's mash potatoes
sweet potato casserole
green bean casserole
mac and cheese
corn
Ham ( I'm scared I'll under cook a turkey, so if they wanted food at work they get ham)
cranberry sauce
stuffing (the easy stove top stuff)
rolls
pies

Then after work I go to my mom's and she'll have a whole spread there. Woohoo I love Thanksgiving food!

I don't work tomorrow night, but if I did, I would not be cooking for my units! I don't even cook for my dispatchers! (I actually... don't like to cook! Shhhhh)

We did do a pre-Thanksgiving "bring what you want" potluck last night since most of my team works my same nights but we have one whose work week ends Tuesday, so we wanted to do something all together. There was jambalaya, pies, Mexican rice, apple pie, pecan pie... it was tasty!

 

[disneybirds]

My travel hacking joy of the day: Persistence pays off! Over the summer some friends asked us to spend New Year's (my birthday) with them in Key Largo. They have a boat and are docking at a Hilton property that is part of the Curio collection called Baker's Cay. Sadly, there was no availability for a one night stay on points and the cash price is over $1,000 for one night 5 nights was available on points but I didn't want to blow 5 nights worth of points to stay only one night. So, I booked a Hampton Inn nearby. I've been checking the Hilton site periodically to see if any one night availability came up for a points stay on NYE at the property where our friends are staying. This morning was a success! 60,000 points for one night on a room that is over $1,000. I never thought I'd get a better CPP value on HH points than our over water bungalows in the Maldives stay. I'm pleased to be wrong about that. In my head this makes up for blowing points at an LAX airport Embassy Suites stay next year because I don't feel like paying real money for it and getting a really awful CPP value.

Love this! I have been looking at this property over Christmas break as well! Thinking maybe a trip without the kids.

 

[orangecuse]

So all the thanksgiving food talk, I have to ask - Black olives Yay or Nay? We always put out a relish tray - black olives, green olives and pickles. But my siblings and I always fought over the black olives. I think it was our favorite part of Thanksgiving meal growing up. lol One year my aunt bought us a Sams size can, this was before Sams was a thing. lol, and we were in heaven. Just the plain pitted olives in the can. But I have not met anyone else who likes them. My kids, my DH, his family, all my friends and everyone I know hates them.

There have been numerous years where I have had to lay down BEFORE dinner because I ate so many black olives. Seriously, as an adult too hahaha My husband gets so mad and tries to hide them. My toddler loves them too soooo probably what we are both eating for lunch while we wait on cousin hahaha