LarryFmScotland
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Larry Live and Loud.
The Wilmotz Florida Tour 2003.
The Posse.
Larry Wilmot 44 - Social Work Manager
Jill Wilmot 43 - Inspector of Nursing Homes
Gregory Wilmot 15 Talented Scientist in the Making.
Edward Wilmot 12 Mobile Heartthrob.
29th July until the 12th August.
Hi Folks, its that time again, you know, the summer holidays and where are we going again?, oh yes the Holiday Camp. I mean Walt Disney World of Course. This will be -if my mathematics is holding out - our seventh trip to the World in five years . Which isnt bad going considering we live in the North of Scotland. Actually I was a bit miffed to find out that one of my bosses at work has been 10 times . But it is also consoling to note that I am not the only weird one, North of Glasgow.
One of the ways we afford to visit is to make as much use of whatever discounts that are going. So we buy Annual Passes, and have a fallow year in between them, so that we go every summer but only buy on pass every two years . (Think about it!) Then when it is Annual Pass year we try to go as many times as we can, on the last pass we managed 3 trips. This time it may be 2, but Im working on a New Years Eve trip. (Its a big pain in the butt to be tied to School Holidays!)
We then book accommodation using the Annual Pass Discount. (Thanks Mousesavers.com.) We saved up our Tesco Clubcard Vouchers and this time we have enough for free car hire, inc the outrageously priced Insurance. You know for a normal free fly drive, you then have to pay, Crash Damage Waiver, Extra Driver fee, Tank of Petrol upfront fee, State Tax, Airport Tax, Child Safety Seat fees, Tire Tax, Exhaust Emission Tax, Metallic Paint Tax and Emptying Ashtray Fee or Non Use of Ashtray Fee (for Non Smokers!!) The upshot being that the thing costs more to hire for two weeks than buying a car in Florida which is so cheap to us Europeans, we wonder why you dont just buy a new one instead of filling it up when it runs out of petrol? Sorry I forgot Petrol is so cheap in the USA that they pay you to take it off their hands . $1-50 a gallon. Pah Humbug.
Anyway the vouchers we saved are enough to pay for the car and the myriad of extra costs. So thats OK then.
We have booked to stay at the All Star Music, got the discount and we are there for 12 days. We are then; dont tell the Big Cheese, going to stay at the Hard Rock Hotel for two nights at the end of the trip. This is because we have 2 days of Universal Pass left from last year, and I really really fancy the front of the line perk, i.e. you get a permanent Express Pass (Fastpass Copy) for all the rides for your length of stay. That is cool. Spiderman is great, but is it queue for 2 hours great, nope it aint that great.
Now regular readers will probably note that I am writing the same old guff this year as I have done every year for the past few visits, even when I go to DLP I write the same old stuff, though with extra rude bits thrown in for the French.. (Hey, its compulsory). You know, winging about petrol, moaning about Americans not using proper English. Well this year I stopped to think about it and said to myself, I got away with it last time, if its not broke dont fix it. But you know, I like a bit of a gimmick, just to give myself a bit of a challenge. I also find that it is dammed hard work writing up these trip reports whilst you are back from the old hols, jet lagged and depressed at being back at work.
So whilst I was driving around at work the other day wondering if it is possible to actually insult your bosses to keep yourself sane and still get promoted, when a weird and spook thought popped into my mind. Do the flipping thing at Walt Disney World. Well I do have a laptop that I have never used much, and I have heard that there are phone sockets in the rooms and electricity seems to be on tap At a rather measly 110 volts. (We use 240 I intend to strain the electricity with a sock and use it following this scientific modification , it should be down to around 125 volts then. and I reckon it will work ok.) (If it doesnt expect the next bit in September Which September I wont be drawn into.)
So this is the Prequel Episode One of Larry Live and Loud. (Loud as in Loudmouth probably.) You will be able to compare the stuff I write with the actual stuff we did from WDW1972s report .
And you will find out where I will be the next day, so you can play a game of Wheres Larry! A bit like Wheres Wally but I refuse to wear that red stripy thing. Now to make this interesting, I want anyone who recognises me to come up to me in the Parks and say. You are Larry I claim my free Yorkshire Pudding and Onion Gravy. You will then be given a voucher to claim this delicacy in Bettys Tea Room in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. The only condition is that you must be over 75 and have the written permission of both your parents to take part. To make life easier I promise to wear traditional British Clothing of a Pin Striped Suit and a Bowler Hat, throughout the trip. Maybe a Red Carnation if someone can tell me the name of a good florist in Kissemmeeeee.
Ok so what is the plan, well we Fly on Tuesday, its a bit of a trip, 26 hours from door to hotel door Via Inverness, Gatwick, Detroit and MCO.
We have very little in the way of things planned, We are meeting our mates Tom and Leanne for the Annual Pass Holders wee little trippy on Mission Space. We meet Sue Holland at CW where else, and there is A Sues Gangs Traditional Christmas Meal at Le Cellier. Kevin my mate from Huddersfield Weve known each other since we were 5 or 6 on and off, is a DVC member . (Rich Git.) and so we are going to meet up with him at the Boardwalk in the second week, and hopefully will return the compliment with a trip to the Hard Rock. And that folks is about it.
I fancy a buffet at the Oberfest, or what ever it is called at Germany in Epcot, and I fancy a side trip to NASA ..
But apart from that I am open to suggestions.
Well that is about all Im prepared to divulge so I shall say.
I hope I have a nice Trip.
And I will write soon.
Behave until then.
Cheers Larry Your Friend in Scotland.
PS Im thinking of buying a Pal Mickey, do you think I will look Stupid???
The Wilmotz Florida Tour 2003.
The Posse.
Larry Wilmot 44 - Social Work Manager
Jill Wilmot 43 - Inspector of Nursing Homes
Gregory Wilmot 15 Talented Scientist in the Making.
Edward Wilmot 12 Mobile Heartthrob.
29th July until the 12th August.
Hi Folks, its that time again, you know, the summer holidays and where are we going again?, oh yes the Holiday Camp. I mean Walt Disney World of Course. This will be -if my mathematics is holding out - our seventh trip to the World in five years . Which isnt bad going considering we live in the North of Scotland. Actually I was a bit miffed to find out that one of my bosses at work has been 10 times . But it is also consoling to note that I am not the only weird one, North of Glasgow.
One of the ways we afford to visit is to make as much use of whatever discounts that are going. So we buy Annual Passes, and have a fallow year in between them, so that we go every summer but only buy on pass every two years . (Think about it!) Then when it is Annual Pass year we try to go as many times as we can, on the last pass we managed 3 trips. This time it may be 2, but Im working on a New Years Eve trip. (Its a big pain in the butt to be tied to School Holidays!)
We then book accommodation using the Annual Pass Discount. (Thanks Mousesavers.com.) We saved up our Tesco Clubcard Vouchers and this time we have enough for free car hire, inc the outrageously priced Insurance. You know for a normal free fly drive, you then have to pay, Crash Damage Waiver, Extra Driver fee, Tank of Petrol upfront fee, State Tax, Airport Tax, Child Safety Seat fees, Tire Tax, Exhaust Emission Tax, Metallic Paint Tax and Emptying Ashtray Fee or Non Use of Ashtray Fee (for Non Smokers!!) The upshot being that the thing costs more to hire for two weeks than buying a car in Florida which is so cheap to us Europeans, we wonder why you dont just buy a new one instead of filling it up when it runs out of petrol? Sorry I forgot Petrol is so cheap in the USA that they pay you to take it off their hands . $1-50 a gallon. Pah Humbug.
Anyway the vouchers we saved are enough to pay for the car and the myriad of extra costs. So thats OK then.
We have booked to stay at the All Star Music, got the discount and we are there for 12 days. We are then; dont tell the Big Cheese, going to stay at the Hard Rock Hotel for two nights at the end of the trip. This is because we have 2 days of Universal Pass left from last year, and I really really fancy the front of the line perk, i.e. you get a permanent Express Pass (Fastpass Copy) for all the rides for your length of stay. That is cool. Spiderman is great, but is it queue for 2 hours great, nope it aint that great.
Now regular readers will probably note that I am writing the same old guff this year as I have done every year for the past few visits, even when I go to DLP I write the same old stuff, though with extra rude bits thrown in for the French.. (Hey, its compulsory). You know, winging about petrol, moaning about Americans not using proper English. Well this year I stopped to think about it and said to myself, I got away with it last time, if its not broke dont fix it. But you know, I like a bit of a gimmick, just to give myself a bit of a challenge. I also find that it is dammed hard work writing up these trip reports whilst you are back from the old hols, jet lagged and depressed at being back at work.
So whilst I was driving around at work the other day wondering if it is possible to actually insult your bosses to keep yourself sane and still get promoted, when a weird and spook thought popped into my mind. Do the flipping thing at Walt Disney World. Well I do have a laptop that I have never used much, and I have heard that there are phone sockets in the rooms and electricity seems to be on tap At a rather measly 110 volts. (We use 240 I intend to strain the electricity with a sock and use it following this scientific modification , it should be down to around 125 volts then. and I reckon it will work ok.) (If it doesnt expect the next bit in September Which September I wont be drawn into.)
So this is the Prequel Episode One of Larry Live and Loud. (Loud as in Loudmouth probably.) You will be able to compare the stuff I write with the actual stuff we did from WDW1972s report .
And you will find out where I will be the next day, so you can play a game of Wheres Larry! A bit like Wheres Wally but I refuse to wear that red stripy thing. Now to make this interesting, I want anyone who recognises me to come up to me in the Parks and say. You are Larry I claim my free Yorkshire Pudding and Onion Gravy. You will then be given a voucher to claim this delicacy in Bettys Tea Room in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. The only condition is that you must be over 75 and have the written permission of both your parents to take part. To make life easier I promise to wear traditional British Clothing of a Pin Striped Suit and a Bowler Hat, throughout the trip. Maybe a Red Carnation if someone can tell me the name of a good florist in Kissemmeeeee.
Ok so what is the plan, well we Fly on Tuesday, its a bit of a trip, 26 hours from door to hotel door Via Inverness, Gatwick, Detroit and MCO.
We have very little in the way of things planned, We are meeting our mates Tom and Leanne for the Annual Pass Holders wee little trippy on Mission Space. We meet Sue Holland at CW where else, and there is A Sues Gangs Traditional Christmas Meal at Le Cellier. Kevin my mate from Huddersfield Weve known each other since we were 5 or 6 on and off, is a DVC member . (Rich Git.) and so we are going to meet up with him at the Boardwalk in the second week, and hopefully will return the compliment with a trip to the Hard Rock. And that folks is about it.
I fancy a buffet at the Oberfest, or what ever it is called at Germany in Epcot, and I fancy a side trip to NASA ..
But apart from that I am open to suggestions.
Well that is about all Im prepared to divulge so I shall say.
I hope I have a nice Trip.
And I will write soon.
Behave until then.
Cheers Larry Your Friend in Scotland.
PS Im thinking of buying a Pal Mickey, do you think I will look Stupid???
