Nothing to See Here...

[tksbaskets]

Hi Sherry,
We were at a nice big lake in Michigan. Unfortunately not one of the Great Lakes. This lake was infected with Swimmer's Itch (if you swim you look like you were attacked by a billion mosquitoes and itch like crazy) so we sat on the beach in the shade while it was 90+ degrees out side looking at the lake. Not a 5 star weekend but we did have fun with our friends.

Hope your foot is feeling better! Now that I'm humming Dueling Banjos in my head...

TK

 

[PHXscuba]

OK, I totally agree with everyone that the ToonTown trees are monstrous compared with the previous set. I can't say the old ones were my favoritest DLR trees, but they fit the area and now we know how much worse it can get!

I get home from vacation to a whole day-plus of new trip reports! Almost enough to make me not miss CA so much. It was gorgeous in OC. We took the older kids to Knotts on Friday, which had some very awesome rollercoasters but other than that had me missing my Disney parks! I may do a mini-review of Knotts for the SoCal Theme Parks section.

I am looking forward to more trip report. Come on, make me shiver!!!

PHXscuba

 

[kaoden39]

It makes me curious what trees they will have this year. I plan on going through every inch of the parks this December. Sherry, I am enjoying this Christmas in July.

 

[kmedina]

I prefer the old trees too. It looks like Disney was going for a fake theme (to match Toontown) with the new trees.

Those Mickey wreaths are beautiful. I cannot wait to see Disneyland at Christmas time. Maybe 2014?!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Bret -

Thank you!

It's always nice when we, as TR-writers and photo-takers, can come up with at least one unique, rarely seen, interesting sort of image to include in our TR's - something that no one else has noticed or been able to capture! I know you know the feeling!

At least MK at WDW uses totally different-looking Mickey-shaped wreaths than what Disneyland used to have on Main Street and in Toon Town, so they are distinctively different and not just recycled.

The Mickey-shaped wreaths were part of what first stood out to me at DLR during when DLR started making a much bigger deal out of the holiday season in the late '80s and early '90s and going all-out with the decorations.

I thought it was such a clever way of showing that it was the Christmas season at a Disney park. It clearly said Christmas, and it clearly said Disney.

Maybe the DLR decorating team decided that it was overkill to have too many wreaths like that on Main Street and up to the Hub so they moved a few of them (or made some brand new ones) to Toon Town, where they thought the whimsical style would be more fitting (although the ones in Toon Town were not identical).

At least the idea of the Mickey-shaped wreath was still alive and kicking in ToonTown, even if the wreaths didn't look exactly the same as the ones on Main Street.

Bret, maybe you'll remember because I'm not 100% sure. The last time I saw one of the Mickey-shaped wreaths in ToonTown was maybe in 2007 or 2008 - is that correct? They were definitely not there in 2010, unless I completely walked past them. But seeing that I was all over Toon Town on a photo spree in 2010, I don't know how I would have overlooked such a thing but it could have happened!


Anyway, now, unless I am forgetting something, I think the Mickey-shaped lamppost wreaths are gone completely - and it makes me wonder if Disney moved them to one of their other parks (not in Florida, but one of the international parks).

It is great to get interesting pictures when we roam around. Not just DL but other places where we go.

At least the MK at WDW is decorated nice for the Holiday season. I just wish we have those Mickey shape wreaths at DL.

Very nice pic of the Mickey shape wreath right by the entrance to TL> Boy do I missed those days in the 80s and 90s where it was so fun to go to DL during the Holiday season.

I believe we saw the Mickey-shaped wreaths in TT around 2007 & 2008. 2009 for sure since I did the Holiday tour. When I got my Nikon DSLR camera in 2008, I didn't take any pics of TT while I did get other lands during the Holiday season. You are correct that they weren't there in 2010.

Last year there wasn't any Mickey-shaped lamppost wreaths at the DLR. Only WDW where I saw them the last two years. It would be nice if they have the Mickey-shaped wreaths in MS just like they did in the past.

 

[Sherry E]

It's very odd, this DISboards e-mail notification system. I got the alert that TK had posted. Then I got the alert that Michele had posted. And then when I got into this thread just now, I saw PHXscuba in between TK and Michele - but I never got an alert about PHXscuba's post! It's like the alert just tells me about the ones it feels like telling me about in any given day!

Hi Sherry,
We were at a nice big lake in Michigan. Unfortunately not one of the Great Lakes. This lake was infected with Swimmer's Itch (if you swim you look like you were attacked by a billion mosquitoes and itch like crazy) so we sat on the beach in the shade while it was 90+ degrees out side looking at the lake. Not a 5 star weekend but we did have fun with our friends.

Hope your foot is feeling better! Now that I'm humming Dueling Banjos in my head...

TK

TK -

It sounds like it was at least nice scenery and a nice location for your trip, despite the Swimmer's Itch problems!

The kid who was playing "Dueling Banjos" in "Deliverance" was an odd child.

My foot is still bothering me when I step in certain ways, or if I turn it on its side. There's something right there on the side, like where the bone is, that is sore. Even putting on shoes will irritate it. But if I just keep my foot flat and shoeless and don't move, it's fine!

OK, I totally agree with everyone that the ToonTown trees are monstrous compared with the previous set. I can't say the old ones were my favoritest DLR trees, but they fit the area and now we know how much worse it can get!

I get home from vacation to a whole day-plus of new trip reports! Almost enough to make me not miss CA so much. It was gorgeous in OC. We took the older kids to Knotts on Friday, which had some very awesome rollercoasters but other than that had me missing my Disney parks! I may do a mini-review of Knotts for the SoCal Theme Parks section.

I am looking forward to more trip report. Come on, make me shiver!!!

PHXscuba

Hello, PHXscuba!

I figured you'd be happy to see that there were some new TR installments, as I know you were eager for some holiday-ness in the middle of summer!

Of the old Toon Town trees (pre-2011), I guess I could take or leave Mickey's & Minnie's trees, but I really liked the larger main tree near City Hall, with the giant colorful ornaments. It added a lot of color to Toon Town. These new trees...sad replacements.

I haven't been to Knott's in sooooooo long. Honestly, I'd like to visit Mrs. Knott's again, for the chicken - even though I know they just changed the pricing on their menu - and I'd like to maybe go one day during the holidays, just to see what's different from Disneyland. I love Peanuts characters too. Otherwise, I never have any urge to go there. I'll be interested to read your review, if you do one.

I am working on another TR installment (Day 2, Part 1) right now. You'll be shivering in no time!

It makes me curious what trees they will have this year. I plan on going through every inch of the parks this December. Sherry, I am enjoying this Christmas in July.

Michele -

Thank you. I figure, the Hallmark Channel and I are on the same page - Christmas in July. Might as well!

Yep. I am wondering if DLR will have come to their sense and brought back the 'real' trees to Toon Town, or if they will stick us with the ones from last year again.

Next thing you know they will be replacing the beautiful New Orleans Square tree with some pitiful imitation.

I prefer the old trees too. It looks like Disney was going for a fake theme (to match Toontown) with the new trees.

Those Mickey wreaths are beautiful. I cannot wait to see Disneyland at Christmas time. Maybe 2014?!

Kim -

It seems like the old Toon Town trees are the solid winners across the board - because they were actual trees. I mean, I'm sure they were fake trees too, but they were not plastic molds made in tree shapes like the new trees are! I think that if they had just started out in the very beginning with the fake-tree-plastic-mold trees, way back when DLR first started decorating Toon Town, I'd be used to them by now. But the fact that they started out with better trees and then replaced them with lesser trees is what's unfortunate!

I think that all of the Mickey wreaths on lampposts at Disneyland have disappeared into the vintage holiday vaults somewhere, never to be seen again - along with the long lost Candy Corn Acres from Halloween Time, and Candy Cane Lane from the Disneyland Hotel back in the '90s. There are still Mickey-shaped wreaths that hang from garland above Main Street, but it's not the same as the lamppost wreaths. And Toon Town? I have no clue why they got rid of their Mickey wreaths - maybe theydidn't want them to clash with the new hideous trees?

I don't know why MK at WDW gets to have all the Mickey wreath lamppost fun and we don't get to have any at the original Disney park!?

It is great to get interesting pictures when we roam around. Not just DL but other places where we go.

At least the MK at WDW is decorated nice for the Holiday season. I just wish we have those Mickey shape wreaths at DL.

Very nice pic of the Mickey shape wreath right by the entrance to TL> Boy do I missed those days in the 80s and 90s where it was so fun to go to DL during the Holiday season.

I believe we saw the Mickey-shaped wreaths in TT around 2007 & 2008. 2009 for sure since I did the Holiday tour. When I got my Nikon DSLR camera in 2008, I didn't take any pics of TT while I did get other lands during the Holiday season. You are correct that they weren't there in 2010.

Last year there wasn't any Mickey-shaped lamppost wreaths at the DLR. Only WDW where I saw them the last two years. It would be nice if they have the Mickey-shaped wreaths in MS just like they did in the past.

Bret -

Do you remember Candy Cane Lane at the Disneyland Hotel back in the '90s? And after Candy Cane Lane they put in that ice skating rink. Candy Cane Lane and Candy Corn Acres are probably sitting in a rest home for discontinued Disney holiday decorations right about now.

 

[Belle Ella]

Anyway, after enjoying our yummy sundaes on a bench, Jessica/Belle Ella (who now works in DCA) came to meet up with us for a bit. The last time I saw her was in October 2011, at the Halloween Party, and we never got any pictures together. In fact, Liza and I split up from Jessica and Paula (smile4stamps) and never saw them again that night!

This time we made sure to get a few shots in front of the beautiful fountain at Carthay Circle. It's a great place to sit on a hot day!



Here I am with are Jessica - and in case you haven't figured it out or in case you have not met either one of us, Jessica is the young, pretty, thin one in the picture! TK, notice that I am wearing a dark blue shirt - because of the lack of black Mickey t-shirts that have been around in the last few years!

Sorry to dredge this back up but this is the first I've gotten back here in AGES and I hadn't seen the photo yet! I'm so glad we had time to meet up and actually got a picture for once!

 

[Sherry E]

Sorry to dredge this back up but this is the first I've gotten back here in AGES and I hadn't seen the photo yet! I'm so glad we had time to meet up and actually got a picture for once!

Jessica!

Oh, it's fine to dredge! I know! After meeting 3 times, the third time's the charm for the photo! It's about time! I'll definitely see you on some upcoming trip or another. It was great to see you again last month.

I knew you were super busy these days. In fact, I sooooo wanted to contact you a couple of days ago when I realized I had to move everyone over to a new thread for the Halloween Superthread (only because the existing one was a couple of pages shy of the 250 mark). I was going to ask if you wanted to tackle the ToC again - or recreate it, or do with it whatever you wanted to do to it this time around - because I dreaded the idea of having to start it, but I thought, "I can't bother her now - she has 2 jobs and she is way too busy!" I just didn't have the heart. As it is, I had to copy and paste the text that Kristin and Liza created over to the new thread (saves time that way)...but there is a big ol' empty space where your ToC would have been.

 

[tksbaskets]

Sorry to dredge this back up but this is the first I've gotten back here in AGES and I hadn't seen the photo yet! I'm so glad we had time to meet up and actually got a picture for once!

I love this picture! Can't wait to see the new fountain in person.

 

[Sherry E]

Okay, I've gotten tied up with a few things the last few days so have been slow to finish the latest TR installment (Part 1, Day 2 - 12/5/11) I started.

I wanted to pop in and give you an update, though.



I have decided to return to Catalina in 2 days!!


Now, keep in mind that it is going to be hot hot hot. In fact, I stopped looking at Accuweather's forecast for Avalon because it was slowly climbing up and the Real Feel was predicted to be 88 degrees the last time I checked...an utter nightmare from Hades for me. I had to stop looking at it and just put the heat out of my mind for now.

I am also putting my foot problem out of my mind for now, and am not going to think about how I am walking around on a possible fracture. Aside from the fracture issue, my feet should be fine. I have been plantar fasciitis-free for the last several years (ever since I started wearing arch support inserts), and I have been blister-free ever since I started wearing these particular socks from New Balance. As long as my leg/hip don't start acting up and hurting (as they have done at Disneyland), hopefully I will make it through the day alive!

I am using a new (to me) shuttle service called "Sav-On Shuttle" to get to and from the Long Beach boat docks. I saw them listed in the Catalina Island Visitors Guide. They are half the price of what Super Shuttle would charge me. I am a bit skeptical, as all of the online reviews of Sav-On Shuttle that I found are like 5-star reviews, and those sound a little hard to believe. They are a little too 'glowing,' if you know what I mean - almost as if they were planted.

When I called Sav-On shuttle last week to get quotes, I was told (very clearly) that it would be $65 each way to get me to and from Long Beach. When I called back this morning to book my shuttle, the same exact guy answered the phone. I heard papers rustling and then he hung up on me. He quickly called back. He is the same one I talked to last week (I think he may be the owner of the business) and he was trying to say it would be $75 each way. I reminded him that we had spoken and what he quoted me, and he kind of reluctantly agreed to $65 again. However, if he is not the one picking me up and driving to Long Beach, I don't know if the driver who does pick me up will honor the $65 rate.

I have to be at the boat terminal on Saturday morning at 5:15 a.m. This means Sav-On Shuttle has to pick me up at 4:45 a.m. I am trying to catch some early morning 'dolphins romping in the water' sightings, which always seem to happen on Catalina Express rides. Occasionally, when you get closer to the Island, you may see a stray flying fish skimming over the top of the water. They are usually night creatures, but once in a while a rebel flying fish will stray from the pack and go out in the daytime.

I have not been on one of those Catalina Express boats in years, and I never used to get seasick before. My equilibrium has changed, though, and my balance isn't what it used to be, so I wonder if I should pop a Dramamine just to be safe. The last thing I need is to be hit by a surprise case of seasickness on top of the heat exhaustion I am sure to come home with!

When I get to Avalon on Saturday, I plan to try to reel off a bunch of photos (obviously - what else would you expect from me?), get a golf cart and go up to the Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Garden, where there is beautiful tile and lots and lots of cactus plants everywhere (not many flowers).

Then, after that 3-hour adventure, assuming I return the golf cart in one piece, without incident, I have a list of places in town where I can get free goodies for my birthday, ranging from free coffee, a free cookie, a free scoop of ice cream and a free "fortune bracelet" from Bay of the Seven Moons (a great name for a shop). I can also get a free map from the Catalina Island Conservancy. I know I am definitely taking advantage of the coffee, cookie and ice cream!

Apparently I can even play a free round of miniature golf, if I am so inclined.

I will probably wander over to the Casino for more photos (there are some beautiful murals around the entrance), check out some art galleries and take even more photos!

Hopefully, when it comes time for sunset to hit, I can get one or two marginally decent sunset pictures.

I don't know if I am going to have a sit-down meal at one of the waterside restaurants I used to eat at - I like sitting by the water and looking at the fish swimming around below - or going with a counter service place, but I will eat at least one meal so I have something food-related to report on when I come back.

So...the questions are:

1. Will this Sav-On shuttle place get me where I need to go on time, and will they pick me up or leave me stranded at the boat terminal? And what will I be charged?

2. Will I get seasick for the first time in my life?

3. Will I remember how to drive the golf cart and not crash it into unsuspecting fellow golf cart drivers or accidentally drive it off of a cliff?

4. Will I pass out from the heat, or can I stave off any heat-related illnesses until I get home?

5. Will I make my possibly fractured foot even worse?

6. Will my free "Fortune Bracelet" bring me some much-needed good luck?

7. Can I manage to get one acceptable sunset picture?




If I make it home from this adventure to my 'other favorite place' - and don't need to be hospitalized - and then do a trip report, it will likely be titled either "The Old Woman and the Sea," or "The Sun is a Harsh Mistress."


Wish me luck!!




I will attempt to pop back in later today or tomorrow to post the next holiday TR installment!!

 

[kaoden39]

I hope your day is wonderful and without problems!!

 

[kmedina]

I am glad you got the rate you were originally quoted. Hopefully, everything works out nicely. Bring one of those water fans to help you cool off fron the heat.

 

[Sherry E]

I hope your day is wonderful and without problems!!

Thank you, Michele!

I was mainly just attempting to be funny in my previous post, of course, but in all seriousness I am going to think good thoughts and not fret over things until they actually happen, if at all.

I know that at least part of the day will be wonderful. I am fairly certain that there will be wonderful segments here and there, at the very least, if not the entire day! Getting free coffee, a free cookie, a free bracelet and a free scoop of ice cream will be wonderful, for sure!

If I have time for the free miniature golf too - why not? I am terrible at it, but it's always fun to at least try to hit the ball, no matter where it ends up!

There actually is a restaurant (called the Buffalo Nickel) at which I could get a free meal as well, but this place is a little ways away from the main town and I'd have to either take a shuttle there or take the golf cart there (if the golf cart is allowed on that road). Plus, it's a Mexican restaurant and I'm not a huge fan of Mexican food (I am much more of an Italian food person), so I'd have to look at a menu in advance and see if there was anything I could eat and if it would be worth the shuttle ride over there. There has to be something I'd eat - it's free! I just have to determine if I have the time to go there since it's a bit out of the way of the other in-town things I want to do.

Otherwise, I am kind of tempted to go back to my old favorite spot, Antonio's, and eat waterside. I am still uncomfortable eating by myself in public - I prefer to have people with me, and have always felt that way - but I have done it before and I can do it again if I have to!

I am glad you got the rate you were originally quoted. Hopefully, everything works out nicely. Bring one of those water fans to help you cool off fron the heat.

Kim -

You know what? That's a good idea. And you just reminded me that I have one of those mister fans somewhere around here. I had totally forgotten about it until I just read your post. Hmmm...where could I have put it? It must be in a drawer in a closet somewhere.

I realize that this Sav-On Shuttle place probably handles a lot of people. Since they are listed in the Catalina Island Visitors Guide, they probably get a lot of tourist calls. I didn't expect this guy to remember verbatim every word he said to me last week. But I don't think that too many of his calls come in from my specific area so when I told him where I was, that should have jogged his memory. It's only been a week. When he tried to switch it to $75, I was thinking, "Oh dear, is this place going to be any good?"

I told the Sav-On Shuttle person that I moderate a Disneyland/travel-planning discussion board, and that we get a lot of people asking about shuttles, as well as people wanting to visit other places in SoCal while they are here. I told him that if this excursion goes well, and they pick me up and drop me off at the right times (within reason), I will recommend them all over the board as being an alternate option to Super Shuttle, etc. ...IF all goes well!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Bret -

Do you remember Candy Cane Lane at the Disneyland Hotel back in the '90s? And after Candy Cane Lane they put in that ice skating rink. Candy Cane Lane and Candy Corn Acres are probably sitting in a rest home for discontinued Disney holiday decorations right about now.

I believe I did see Candy Cane lane at the DLH in the 90s. I haven't stayed there for some time since I was staying at the Pan Pacific hotel. I know for a fact that the DLH had a skating rink in the 90s since we walk through the property.

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[tksbaskets]

What fun!! Looking forward to hearing all about the island adventure

 

[kaoden39]

Sherry, I hope you have a marvelous birthday on Catalina!!

 

[mvf-m11c]

I hope you have a great time on the Catalina Sherry.

 

[Sherry E]

I believe I did see Candy Cane lane at the DLH in the 90s. I haven't stayed there for some time since I was staying at the Pan Pacific hotel. I know for a fact that the DLH had a skating rink in the 90s since we walk through the property.

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Bret -

You would have been really young. Candy Cane Lane was around in the early part of the '90s, like even before Toon Town opened. (I think I have a picture from Candy Cane Lane in the first post of this TR thread.) Of course, that was back when the Disneyland Hotel was a much bigger property and had many more shops and restaurants, too. So if you walked through the hotel back in the early '90s for any reason, you may have seen Candy Cane Lane. The ice rink came along in the mid-'90s, just before the big makeover of DLR that created Downtown Disney and the GCH, correct?

What fun!! Looking forward to hearing all about the island adventure

TK -

Thanks!

My two TR title choices that I mentioned (and I may always switch to something else after I get back, as I often do) are plays on words, or tips of the hat to two literary works: "The Old Man and the Sea" and "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." You know I am all about the clever TR titles!

Sherry, I hope you have a marvelous birthday on Catalina!!

Michele -

Thank you!

I still have to wait out tomorrow and then on Saturday I set sail. Ahoy matey!!!

Honestly, I think that once I see how this new place, Sav-On Shuttle, operates, and if they show up on time without screwing up anything, I will feel a lot more at ease. They didn't send me a confirmation. They didn't get my last name. They didn't even confirm my first name after I gave it at the very beginning of the call. The guy I talked to seemed to have blanked out on what he told me last week, not to mention that he hung up the phone on me and then called me back, never saying that he got disconnected or what happened.

Something tells me this Sav-On Shuttle is a kind of mom & pop operation, which may or may not be a good thing. At least with Super Shuttle, they may be Super Expensive but they are professional in how they handle things. So once I make sure these Sav-On people are not going to make me late for my boat, I will be able to breathe a sigh of relief!

I hope you have a great time on the Catalina Sherry.

Thank you very much, Bret!

I saw your new TR title, courtesy of PrincessInOz!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Bret -

You would have been really young. Candy Cane Lane was around in the early part of the '90s, like even before Toon Town opened. (I think I have a picture from Candy Cane Lane in the first post of this TR thread.) Of course, that was back when the Disneyland Hotel was a much bigger property and had many more shops and restaurants, too. So if you walked through the hotel back in the early '90s for any reason, you may have seen Candy Cane Lane. The ice rink came along in the mid-'90s, just before the big makeover of DLR that created Downtown Disney and the GCH, correct?

Thank you very much, Bret!

I saw your new TR title, courtesy of PrincessInOz!

Back in the mid 90s, I was around 10 to 15 years old during that time. You do have a picture of the Candy Cane Lane sign at the DLH. You, Shawn and M look great in that picture. The DLH was really big back then before DTD with all those shops restaurants and of course the monorail station as well as the tram that takes the hotel guests to the front gate at DL (if they didn't ride the monorail). My family and I go to the DLH to have breakfast or lunch at the Monorail Cafe and also sometimes I get to drive the remote control boats in the marina. I do remember there was a model cruise ship with the remote control boats. I really do miss the old Disneyland hotel where they had the marina in the center of the hotels. I haven't seen that sign in over 20 years since I didn't pay attention to those signs back in days. I believe that there was a ice rink at the hotel during the Holiday season before the DTD expansion in the late 90s.

Can't wait to hear about your trip to the Catalina.

PiO came up with a great title for my upcoming TR. You still having no problems seeing my pictures on my TR. I know about your CPU problem and the pictures that I posted were big until awhile ago a shrink them so you can see them.

 

[Sherry E]

Back in the mid 90s, I was around 10 to 15 years old during that time. You do have a picture of the Candy Cane Lane sign at the DLH. You, Shawn and M look great in that picture. The DLH was really big back then before DTD with all those shops restaurants and of course the monorail station as well as the tram that takes the hotel guests to the front gate at DL (if they didn't ride the monorail). My family and I go to the DLH to have breakfast or lunch at the Monorail Cafe and also sometimes I get to drive the remote control boats in the marina. I do remember there was a model cruise ship with the remote control boats. I really do miss the old Disneyland hotel where they had the marina in the center of the hotels. I haven't seen that sign in over 20 years since I didn't pay attention to those signs back in days. I believe that there was a ice rink at the hotel during the Holiday season before the DTD expansion in the late 90s.

Can't wait to hear about your trip to the Catalina.

PiO came up with a great title for my upcoming TR. You still having no problems seeing my pictures on my TR. I know about your CPU problem and the pictures that I posted were big until awhile ago a shrink them so you can see them.

Bret -

It's hard to believe all of that extra stuff used to be a part of DLH, isn't it? In a way, although I am glad they added in the GCH and DTD and, of course, DCA as part of that massive expansion in the late '90s, I wish that the DLH had been able to stay as it was. A large chunk of it got demolished. It wasn't like just one shop or something - it was a big part of it that disappeared! I loved those remote-controlled Jungle Cruise boats!

Yes, I can usually view most of your photos now - sometimes, if there are a lot of them on a page, it will take a while to load, but it's nowhere near the level of problems I have with the jumbo-sized pictures. And it's not only your photos, of course - any thread or TR that has a bunch of jumbo photos on one page will give me problems (even the Christmas thread, at times!). If there is only a random jumbo picture here and there, scattered throughout the thread, it's not a big deal. I have trouble even going back to the early pages of this TR because I started out using bigger photos before I downsized!

I don't know if you saw that I mentioned a page or two ago that I want to start a thread (or I want someone else to do it) focusing on the wonderful, detailed lamps and light fixtures around DLR. I've seen your pictures of light fixtures. I've seen Deej's pictures. I've seen bumbershoot's. I've seen Mariezp's. I think that TK has even taken a few light fixture photos! And I have taken a few - only a few. I think it would be really interesting to see all of the light fixtures in one thread, sort of as a collection, rather than just spread around in our assorted Trip Reports.

I know exactly what I want to name the thread, too (speaking of catchy titles for threads!), but I don't know if I should start it and wait for everyone else to gather up their light fixture photos to post, or if someone else should start it in the DL Community section and I can post what few photos I have later on. The most important thing is that I think it would be cool to see all the light fixture photos that everyone has taken presented in one place - I would bet that a lot of people have never even noticed them, and this would be an interesting little 'detail' they could learn about before their next DLR trips!