Marrieds choosing not to have kids

[Hixski]

August can get warm. A couple years ago when we went in early August it was high 90's each day and 70's at night. Just dress light - shorts, tank tops, light colors. And yes you s/stick to drinking water during the day (although I might make an exception on the alcohol for a Grey Goose slushie in France!!!)


One trick is to take a wide-mouth water bottle w/you & fill it w/ice @ the hotel in the morning. As it melts during the day you have cold ice water to drink & keep you cool. Also lots & lots of ice cream!!!

During the middle of the afternoon hit something cool w/AC - Pirates, Fantasmic, etc. Where you can sit & cool off. And the pool mid-day is a good idea too.

It certainly is bearable as long as you don't go crazy & over do it.

Just don't fill up those bottles at a drinking fountain. People use those for things other than drinking. This is probably TMI but a drinking fountain is NOT a baby bidet!!!??? Nuff said!!

We love to go in September too!! Next time though we are going to go at the end of Sept/early Oct in order to hit the Food and Wine Festival. We have never done that yet and I know we would love it!!

 

[HockeyKat]

We have done first and last week of Sept. First week was definitely hot. The last week was also very warm. Shorts and tanks and much pool and water park time, for sure.

And, I live in NC, so I know what hot is! We have also done January twice, and I honestly prefer the heat to the cold at WDW. I like being able to hit the pool.

We are thinking of maybe doing the first week in Nov... on the DVC wait list at the moment. We are also doing May 17-23 (which is coming up quick!). For some reason I didn't realize that May 26th was Labor Day, so I am not too sure what the crowd levels will be like. Oh well, we are at BCV so if they are too bad we will just camp by the pool w/ a few.

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

Just don't fill up those bottles at a drinking fountain. People use those for things other than drinking. This is probably TMI but a drinking fountain is NOT a baby bidet!!!??? Nuff said!!

We love to go in September too!! Next time though we are going to go at the end of Sept/early Oct in order to hit the Food and Wine Festival. We have never done that yet and I know we would love it!!

That is just disgusting!!

Here's a little tip I learned over on the budget board, you can go to any counter service establishment and ask for a cup of ice water. It's free and you don't have to use the baby bidet to fill up your water bottle.

We've been in September before and I actually liked it. I've been in November, December, February, May, June, August and September and honestly, I think September is my favorite timeframe. Hardly ANY kids at all and it's nice and warm. Course, like a Zima-Cheryl said, "the hotter the better in my opinion". My opinion too.

 

[Hixski]

Sooooo, I am sitting at work and the whole room starts shaking. I am in the data center which is on a raised floor. My chair is actually bouncing. I haven't felt one in years but there it was. An earthquake!! 5.4 to be exact, centered in Illinois about 120 miles from us. Now we are used to the tornadoes but the earthquakes are a bit different. This one wasn't even on the New Madrid fault line. If that one ever goes St. Louis and Memphis will probably go with it.

 

[Barthy73]

An earthquake!! 5.4 to be exact, centered in Illinois about 120 miles from us.

I'm jealous! I want to experience an earthquake!

 

[Hixski]

I'm jealous! I want to experience an earthquake!

Honestly, it wasn't that exciting. It kind of feels like you are sitting in your car on an overpass and a big truck goes by and the overpass feels like it is shaking and bouncing.

 

[maddhatir]

We are thinking of maybe doing the first week in Nov... on the DVC wait list at the moment. We are also doing May 17-23 (which is coming up quick!). For some reason I didn't realize that May 26th was Labor Day, so I am not too sure what the crowd levels will be like. Oh well, we are at BCV so if they are too bad we will just camp by the pool w/ a few.

oooo- be careful- isn't the first week in Nov- Jersey week??? I hear it is Crowd-DED!

 

[Barthy73]

On Touring Plans, Jersey "week" is listed for 11/6-11/8, and the crowd calendar appropriately shows "8" as the crowd level. Earlier in the week, crowds are mostly listed as 6-7. I've visited during this time, and it's been nice. Epcot has Food and Wine Festival, but as we visited on a Thursday, the park wa practically empty. We went to Magic Kingdom the next day, and even though crowd calendar showed it'd be less busy, it was pretty crazy.

We're looking to visit sometime in late October (19th-26th maybe), but nothing has been booked yet.

 

[TDISFAMILY]

People keep on asking, and they don't find my answers acceptable. They don't feel that my choice is VALID?Any one want to give their input - I would appreciate it!

I just wanted to say even if you where to decide to have 1 child the questions wouldn't stop there they would ask when are your going to have another?DH and I have 1 DS3 and are perfectly happy just the 3 of us I do not want any more children. Believe me I have a list of reasons I give them for not wanting more but they do not give up. Just wanted to let you know I feel your pain even with one child the same questions get very old answering them on a weekly basis.

 

[Rozzie]

We are thinking of maybe doing the first week in Nov... on the DVC wait list at the moment. We are also doing May 17-23 (which is coming up quick!). For some reason I didn't realize that May 26th was Labor Day, so I am not too sure what the crowd levels will be like. Oh well, we are at BCV so if they are too bad we will just camp by the pool w/ a few.

Hey, we'll be there till' the 2nd, maybe we could have a "last man standing" contest with some F&W tastings. Good luck on the waitlist! How long you been on? I know BWV had quite a few 1BR's Pref when I booked at 7 months last month, I bet things will open up for you.

To the question of Jersey Week, I've done it twice, and really it wasn't terrible. But we do get to the parks early and head out when the droves come in though. I actually like Jersey Week, as my favorite New Jerseyian says on another board, everyone drinks a lot and walks fast!!

I kinda "grew up" at FW, lived in Orlando as a kid, dad traveled all the time and my mom would load us up in the pop up and just kinda hang out all week for something to do. Went back to FW last October with my dad/stepmom and his RV and now been daydreaming of buying a 5th Wheel. I could do travel nursing maybe, and DH could, well, mmm, I'll have to get back to that. His job ain't a travel job for sure. Anyhoo, FW was a blast, itching to go again sometime. Gosh, we could have stayed all week just at the Fort without entering into a park.

 

[maddhatir]

I actually like Jersey Week, as my favorite New Jerseyian says on another board, everyone drinks a lot and walks fast!!

I just read this and started cracking up b/c everytime I am out just running errands etc here at home (in Jersey!)- I always say- "WHERE THE HECK IS EVERYONE GOING IN SUCH A HURRY!"

Though, I rarley find myself saying- where the heck is everyone going- drunk and in a hurry

 

[HockeyKat]

Hey, we'll be there till' the 2nd, maybe we could have a "last man standing" contest with some F&W tastings. Good luck on the waitlist! How long you been on? I know BWV had quite a few 1BR's Pref when I booked at 7 months last month, I bet things will open up for you.

To the question of Jersey Week, I've done it twice, and really it wasn't terrible. But we do get to the parks early and head out when the droves come in though. I actually like Jersey Week, as my favorite New Jerseyian says on another board, everyone drinks a lot and walks fast!!

I kinda "grew up" at FW, lived in Orlando as a kid, dad traveled all the time and my mom would load us up in the pop up and just kinda hang out all week for something to do. Went back to FW last October with my dad/stepmom and his RV and now been daydreaming of buying a 5th Wheel. I could do travel nursing maybe, and DH could, well, mmm, I'll have to get back to that. His job ain't a travel job for sure. Anyhoo, FW was a blast, itching to go again sometime. Gosh, we could have stayed all week just at the Fort without entering into a park.

We are sort of flexible on dates... were just thinking the first week in Nov because we have been the last week in Oct and thought it was crowded.

The other option would have been to do the week that started the 9th, and come on Friday to get in the last bit of F&W. There was TONS of availability that week, and maybe we would enjoy that more, we hate crowds...

Thanks for the heads up!!

 

[Suzibrat]

Good Morning everyone! Did you all catch the screw up on here last night? Twas a riot! The illustrious minds that run this site were sending us right over to the dark side! Honestly, it was childish and petty but it shows the mentality of the people that run this site. I was up half the night watching the fun and now I'm pooped. Heaven forbid you shouldn't agree with all the pixie dust blowing that goes around on here and *poof* you are gone! Yeah, the whole thing pisses me off because it's like you have to walk on egg shells around here, afraid to say the wrong thing. I'd actually like to see the people from the dark side be able to post here-would liven up the place and be a welcome change from the pudding vents, and crap that we see on the CB...oh yeah, I'm in a bad mood today. lol

 

[patti_jim_peanut]

Good Morning everyone! Did you all catch the screw up on here last night? Twas a riot! The illustrious minds that run this site were sending us right over to the dark side! Honestly, it was childish and petty but it shows the mentality of the people that run this site. I was up half the night watching the fun and now I'm pooped. Heaven forbid you shouldn't agree with all the pixie dust blowing that goes around on here and *poof* you are gone! Yeah, the whole thing pisses me off because it's like you have to walk on egg shells around here, afraid to say the wrong thing. I'd actually like to see the people from the dark side be able to post here-would liven up the place and be a welcome change from the pudding vents, and crap that we see on the CB...oh yeah, I'm in a bad mood today. lol

What happened?

I went to bed early last night, trying to get caught up on my sleep for DISNEY!!! 2 days!!

I have noticed that you do have to be careful of what you say. I started a thread making light of all peeves DISNEY, and people were having fun with it when all of a sudden this mod comes out of nowhere and says "that's it for this one" and closes it...

It wasn't even bad...someone started with turn down service and we went on to elaborate that a bedtime story and glass of warm milk would be nice before they tuck us in.

Then someone else said:
"To truly get people riled up, you have to be more specific, like I tipped 25% while nursing my baby at the table of the restaurant that I had chosen out of the 6 dinner ADRs I had made so I could have my pick and sharing my buffet meal with a child who got in free because I lied about their age while character hogging and I ran my double stroller that I did not pay for, I just took from a ride and ran into 66 ankles on the way here. Did I leave anything out?"

To which I replied:
"Don't forget that you pulled your kids out of school for the trip and they have *gasp* unexcused absences!!! and that you brought your resort mugs from last year!

And some of those peeves were mine so noone can say that I was singling out anyone...

 

[Suzibrat]

I think that was hilarious! It's amazing you didn't get a slap on the hand for it in some way....cuz we all know things are perfect at Disney and nothing like that could ever happen
The webmaster's little attempt to control the dark side bit him right in the butt and I think it was funny as hell.

 

[WDWguru]

What happened?! I missed it!

 

[maddhatir]

I think that was hilarious! It's amazing you didn't get a slap on the hand for it in some way....cuz we all know things are perfect at Disney and nothing like that could ever happen
The webmaster's little attempt to control the dark side bit him right in the butt and I think it was funny as hell.

I know for a few days- you could not link from there to here- here to there wherever- Not sure what I missed last night. Where the heck was I??-

I know I was in the house ...........oh yeah- We were catching up on our missed Bill Maher episodes- he is so darn funny- I said to DH- WHY- every night, on the nightly news- can't it be mandatory for them to just run one of his quick thoughts ponder- make all the one track mind, pea brains of this country open their eyes to what is going on besides what is in their own little one track pathetic "me-me me" worlds!

OMG- Suz- sounds like I am in one of those moods too!

I am just so sick of people not having a freaking clue! People are just a bunch of brainwashed, cattle who follow the herd- god forbid they think out of the box- OMG- I think I need to go vent over on the Heathen thread about all of this- I am sorry!

OK- back to Suzi's post Those from the dark side DO post on the DIS- this is where they were spawned Kind of like a bad "mutation"

I would say that MOST of us on the DIS feel the same way- we like to laugh about things, make fun of a few people here and there, not downright be mean, but get a jab in here and there- hey- they bring it on themselves people!

I also float around the boards thinking- - WHERE IN THE WORLD do these so called "do gooders" that post on the Dis come from!?- Do they know they are in the "minority" You know the old saying- the squeaky wheel gets the oil! So whine enough, get offended and you get the job done!

Heck- Who does not lie, cheat, steal, fib, partake in a few immoral shenangigans once in a while for god's sake- it's fun!- but you always have those few who have to swoop down- tell you how wrong you are, tell you how offended you made them, tell you how perfect their little pathetic lives are b/c of course, they do not partake in shenanigans- it would be wrong!

OK- I am done venting- I was wondering where this all came from- but I guess they have been hiding in MY personal depths of #ELL! Nice to get it all out!

Thank you for your time and patience!

Oh- and happy Sunday.......

 

[Aunt Michelle]

Hey there everyone -

I hope everyone is doing well. I have been reading, just not having the time for posting with working 60 hours a week and working on my MBA full-time - I must be crazy. I did happen to log on last night and see what was going on and I would just like to offer an alternate opinion, if I may.
I think many people around here (DIS) forget two things, one, this is marketed as a Disney Board, all things Disney - travel advice, reviews, tips, etc. Second thing is that it is also a family site, none of the threads or forums are locked down and teens and younger family members can access all the threads. For a site that is supposed to match the above criteria, sometimes it is appalling to see what gets posted. People who are supposedly wonderful parents to small children who are downright nasty to other people, fine role-model there, threads with topics about cheating spouses, insurance fraud, oh shoot, too many odd things I have seen.
I am not suprised that the moderators are trying to exert some control. Those who have crossed over to that other board shock me just as much (and I am not a person who gets shocked by much), the gutter mouths, rude words and behavior. Sometimes neither here nor there makes a very nice commentary on basic human courtesy.

(putting soapbox back in the closet)

I hope everyone has a good week.

 

[Shyvioletisme]

hmm. you're gone for 1 night and you miss everthing..I'm confused..so WHAT happened???

 

[Devil_Dog99]

hmm. you're gone for 1 night and you miss everthing..I'm confused..so WHAT happened???

If it is what I think, the thread was on the Community Board and has been removed from the DIS entirely. But baby, from what I could see, some person was looking for a tip but was cut off by the mods as it grew way out of scope of the DIS boards. Something we here on this thread do not have to worry about........ *wink wink nudge nudge*