P.O.T.C. On Stranger Rides! The Missing Chapter,,Final Thoughts,, Preview Thoughts.

[pkondz]

Ok, let's see if I can squeeze a few in before we head out to Dr. DeSade and his new cohort.

Just a quickie to say good luck with the Marquis! Comments on the TR later.

 

[mblc14]

Makes sense about the kids protecting you at school.
Just curious, do they ever have a code brown there? (pooper on campus)?

Code browns probably happen during the real code reds!

Hope the appointment went well...

 

[nebo]

It's like this, I'm back, nothing really new, new guy agrees wih the old guy except for one thing. he thinks i should get a FEW more injections just for the hell of it, it's not just for breakfast anymore. He thinks in my case a few shots even though it's not bleeding right now may help, apparently my original doctor didn't tell him how violent I can be getting fa shot in the eye. You see, my doctor is an all around retinal specialist, and very good, too. This new guy deals mostly with all forms of macular degeneration.
Technically, I don't have age-related md, but I do have "myopia related md" both wet and dry, whichis this guys specialty.

I guess I'll stick with him for now, really doesn't matter cuz they are in the same office and are partners, ]
but I can't help but feel that I have just been traded to the expansion team
for a couple pairs of reading glasses and a Reader's Digest, Large Print to be named later.

For tonight, i won't sweat teh spelling, if you won't.

Maybe Smidgy could weigh in? I'd like to hear about the muscles...

Ok, this is Smidgy here, posting under nebo's name, you can tell by how I circle/dot the i in Smidgy. um, oh, "tee hee", (he hates it when I do tee hee]
Girlfriends! So good to see you! Can you believe they took away my shows and put the Flu on instead of My Children?
Shan, when you are married all these years to Nebo, , you don't notice any body's muscles at all because they just wouldn't match up with him, even if he is getting older but I still like the way he looks when he gets tan and wears tank tops.
I'll let nebo have it back now.

Well, what can I say, I didn't want to answer for her and since she was right here.....

She's always been a "drinking" smoker, really only smoked when she was drinking.



um, gee how soon they forget. this statement is SO not true. not the "always" part. since I started smoking at age 15, until about a few years ago, I smoked whenever I could.. it has only been the last few years that I somehow morphed into a "only smoke when I drink" smoker. which wasn't true at all on trips. on our vacations, Ismoked much more often than at home. therefore, I truly felt the void left without the smokes.

Yes, you are correct, and I know you felt a void without your smokes. But I suffered through and EMPTY VOID the entire time.
Either that or it was the Summer Sausage.

okay, queenbetsy, you got me on the dolcet. I looked in up, and it wasno in my dictionary.(like from the 50's!) however! dolce was, and it is from Music, and says sweet and pleasant.., gently...

oh, gack!!!

actually, when we were divorced, I was so used to talking to him at lunch time, and I would sometimes call him at work at lunch (with some excuse or another), just to hear his pleasant voice.

now I'm making MYSELF go GACK!!!!!

And a lot of others I'm pretty darn sure.

funny, the entry in the dictionary after dolce is:

when I got to the room I called for luggage. they said he will be at our door in about 10 minutes. after abut 15 minutes, I told nebo to go ahead and go down to the pool while there was still blue skies. after a bit, the phone rang. they said the luggage guy was down by our car. strange.. he was going to come up, I thought. I got down there, and the driver side door was WIDE open!! I asked the luggage guy "It was like this when you pulled up?" he said "yes, that's why I had them call you to meet me down here. I didn't want to leave it alone like this." yikes! I tried to start the car. it started whew!

guess nebo ,in our rush to grab some stuff and get to the room, forgot to close his door. but, nothing was stolen, the car started, all was ok, so I saw no need to "needle" steve with this news. what good would it do?


:

Ok, time for the perspective police to check in.
IF this is true, I left the door open, it was only for, or going to be, a matter of maybe ten minutes, so to say you were worried about the car starting because a little dome light was on for ten minutes goes WAY beyond excess hyperbole and stretching it, to "give me a break, you compare this to when you left the passenger side door open for 2 days and we did need to get a jump?"

But being the loving and trusting husband I are, I believe you, and I will try from now on to not leave the door open when you might find it that way immediately in the future.

Sa-weet score on the room!!!

My empathy for you is kicked into high gear right now, I can imagine that loss you and Diane are feeling, smoking is relaxing, vacations are supposed to be relaxing, it's like not bringing along a member of the family. On top of that, another relaxation technique for you is the ritual of reading by the pool, and due to your eye issues even that is a chore. After the drive down you two had, you both deserve a HUGE pat on the back, I wish I could do it in person!! And Diane, I'm also so touched by your protection of Steve when you realized the door was left open, I'm not saying I would have rubbed it in my dh's face, buuuutttt........ Just kdding, you guys are a great team!!!

Dawn

Hi Dawn, we had a great room, I suppose some had better ppool views and were a bit closer to the promenade but this even gave us great access to our car,,,,,,, IF WE CHOSE TO LOOK AT IT.

I caught up with my reading of the thread late Sunday, so my postings will be more timely now.
I love your pictures of CBR, Nebo. We've always stayed at Pop but are considering a moderate next time. It will have to be POR, though for this trip because we'll need the trundle. Sometime in the future I will have to stay at CBR, though. That's just beautiful.

As you will see Sandy, just gettin warmed up with the CBR pics.
According to all reports and reviews I've read, this is the lowest rated moderate resort and I just don't get it.
To me, there is not cheeerier or happier looking resort on property, and with the new pool, that's a huge plus now, too.
Yes, it's too big, and the food court is one of the worst for selections, not quality. Shutters the restaurant is nothing great either, if you want a sit down meal on property, go for the cheapest they have, stick with pasta or something there. Just make sure to take the time for expplorin, especially across the bridge to Jamaica and Aruba.

AND we have a winner!

hmm, can't remember why I quoted this

I love your room view. I stayed at the CB several years ago and scored a corner room but I think my great view was of the building next door. Such a lovely resort. I hope you had a great time there.

As you can tell "Not Grumpy," we loved it there, so much that I hated to leave and go to Bay Lake Tower.
Yes, you read that right, It happened just as I thoguht it might, I DIDN"T WANT TO LEAVE and go to a stuck up, snooty place with indoor hallways.

 

[mmeb144]

Ok, this is Smidgy here, posting under nebo's name, you can tell by how I circle/dot the i in Smidgy. um, oh, "tee hee", (he hates it when I do tee hee]
Girlfriends! So good to see you! Can you believe they took away my shows and put the Flu on instead of My Children?
Shan, when you are married all these years to Nebo, , you don't notice any body's muscles at all because they just wouldn't match up with him, even if he is getting older but I still like the way he looks when he gets tan and wears tank tops.
I'll let nebo have it back now.

Well, what can I say, I didn't want to answer for her and since she was right here.....

Somehow, I read this as Nebo doing a Smidgy voice impersonation.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

I have. and had the left one removed. the right one wasn't ready yet (at the time). well, now it's ready!! my right eye was pretty much useless on the trip!

Know the feeling, hope you can get it fixed. Not a fun thing to have...

 

[nowellsl]

If you really love to read (like I do) I would recommend getting a kindle. You can make the font pretty large, which is nice (kind of like the large print readers digest) you just have to turn the page (or push the page button) every other word See how much easier that is, to read?????

 

[nebo]

Great installment

And if you stuck around for the credits, you got to hear Smidgy sing "These boots were made for walkin' "

Hey, hey, don't give away the ending, I forget these things are public.

Just got back last night now I am all caught up.
Thanks Nebo and Smidgy for the wedding wishes.
the screen name is actually a milder form of one I have been using for years (shudupu) started on a news group back in the nineties that was just a bunch of Red Sox and yankees fans giving each other a hard time.
My wife (1st time in print) turned me on to Disney and now she thinks she has created a monster.
We returned from a weekend away but we are not calling it our honeymoon that will be in November -- 5 nights at the Grand Floridian.
I was thinking about doing a trip report and combining the honeymoon with our August trip when I proposed . I'm not sure if I have the writing chops for it and I'm not a big picture taker.

Great update great room.
I just realized you don't have to be miserable to entertain me.

I take it back it may have been a little bit more entertaining to me because I was watching the game while I read it. I guess the Lions are for real.

Hey Archie, welcome back, until I remember your name you'll have to be Archie for awhile.
So, you proposed just this last August at Disney, and are taking the Moon there in November? Terrific, sounds like she DID create a monster and tell her she should be proud.
But all creators should at least check in here to s;how what they have done, that, and I'd reallhy like to meet her, we'll all be nice, RIGHT GANG?

We have a Grand Floridian pool day coming up,, although they don'[t get much talk here on the DIS, the pools over there are just beautiful.

Looks like a great room location! I really want to try CBR one day...I know it gets a bad rap sometimes, but the theming realy appeals to me. I can't wait to read more....

I don't know why it gats the bad rep, I still think the rooms are bigger thatn the other mods, but the more time you spend there, the more you want to check out every little nook and cranny hidden amongst the buildings. And if your a smoker?
Just heaven!

This is what I would have done. Probably down to the missed opportunity to explain the missing wurst.

Timing is everything, and she admitted the forgetting the suasage 2 days ago.
And it wasn't just "cheddarwurst" or cheddarwurst, or "suasage and cheese" or "smoked sausage and cheddar" it was,,,,,,,,
drum roll please.................................................................................... "Beddar With Cheddar" by Johnsonville.
Where I by it, it is now 2.99 per package, the price is getting up there. If you do pop for them, theygo best with a soft poopy seed bun, and a little bit of either a yellow mustard, or yellow mustard with some mayo, oniions will overpower the sausage taste that you are paying for.

And I agree with Everyone on the room - those corner rooms at the mods are the best: the seem (wether they are or not, who know) bigger and the windows are out of sight.

I have read a million times that CBR rooms are 340 square feet, all the other mods are 315 square feet, corner rooms don't matter but with the window, that makes it SEEM bigger. Not sure if the rooms really are bigger at CBR, bringing a tape measure is teh last of my thoguhts when packing but since it's the first mod, it could be bigger than the others.

Can't wait to hear more- in print or vocally: Nebo reminds me of my uncles in-law - DH's family is from Rockford IL & sometimes sound a little Chicago.

Not sure is I'm on any more tape narrating, but you eventually will have Diane coming up.

 

[Sandy Mouse]

[QUOTE And it wasn't just "cheddarwurst" or cheddarwurst, or "suasage and cheese" or "smoked sausage and cheddar" it was,,,,,,,,
drum roll please............................................ ........................................ "Beddar With Cheddar" by Johnsonville.
Where I by it, it is now 2.99 per package, the price is getting up there. If you do pop for them, theygo best with a soft poopy seed bun, and a little bit of either a yellow mustard, or yellow mustard with some mayo, oniions will overpower the sausage taste that you are paying for.
[/QUOTE]

Have you ever tried green onion sausage? It could be something that is just available down here (I had never heard of it before moving here) but it is wonderful.

 

[dwheatl]

Makes sense about the kids protecting you at school.
Just curious, do they ever have a code brown there? (pooper on campus)?

At least once a year in my class. I teach kindergarten, and some of the 4-year-olds are just not ready to get themselves to the bathroom on time. The worst was when I was the school librarian, and a fifth grader stood up, and "it" rolled out of his pants leg and across the floor. We all just stood there staring at it. It reminds me of Seinfeld - "That's a pretty big matzo ball hanging out there!"

 

[queenbetsey]

"guess nebo ,in our rush to grab some stuff and get to the room, forgot to close his door. but, nothing was stolen, the car started, all was ok, so I saw no need to "needle" steve with this news. what good would it do?"

Oh Smidgy, you let him slide on that one after the seat belt in the door a few trips back???? you are too too nice.

 

[queenbetsey]

Love the colors at CBR. Wish I was there right now!


If we have a code red (shooter on campus), we are supposed to evacuate our elementary school to the high school on the next block. My feeling - If there's someone with a gun on our campus, chances are, they came from the high school. My mother said, "Well, the kids at the high school will be armed. Maybe they can protect you."

We had that last spring at the middle school that I worked at in the morning. Scary stuff. We at first thougt it was our drill. Policy is that secuity gets to be the last ones inside after checking that all the doors are locked. I walked around the corner to see a cop gun drawn asking me why I was out there. My response was "all this for drill?" His respose "betsey get under cover"
then the chopper started buzzing us. No real threat just a prank call but
Makes me kind of glad I have changed jobs and now am back in a classroom. Pull that memory out when we have a screaming type of day.

 

[queenbetsey]

I also have back issues. Had 2 back surgeries just about
a year apart so totally understand how that goes when on a long drive or trip on the A.T. of D.
Karl Malden took his Amex.. Folks like us.... Vikes, Somma, and motrin

 

[shan23877]

Wait a minute Shannon, your from Chicago, so you can't tell by the voice if someone else is from chicago, right? And what is pure Chicago?

Oh, no my friend, I'm from a bit further down state. My husband's family is from Chicago. I can recognize that accent from a mile away. Though the longer I'm married to him the more "Chicago" I sound too.

Chicago is my favorite city, so pure Chicago is pure compliment!

 

[luvmyboys]

Back-back-posts by Shannons! (It's an invasion-- watch out!)

I have been reading your TR's for years now, and this one is action-packed. I'm anxious about the ominous Beast foreshadowing. Dun dun dun dun DUNNN.


We are headed to WDW on Sunday (via the Aluminum Tube of Death) and I am so excited that the weather looks to be clearer than in weeks past. And by clearer, I mean I won't have to wear my scuba gear to the MK.

Great writing thus far Nebo & Smidgy!

 

[Curiouser&curiouser!]

I went away for nearly 2 weeks and this tread has 19 new pages!?!?! 19! REALLY!?!?!

Anywho . . .

What a terrible trip down! That is why I am afraid to try driving. I hate long car rides anyway and with my luck everything that could go wrong will.

Glad that you finally made it through all that (without smoking too!) and are in paradise though!

I know better than to expect the beast to quietly rest. It will be back with a vengence!

 

[pkondz]

I usually try and not respond to others posts since this is Nebo and Smidgy's TR, but there were a couple of posts that I felt needed to be addressed. So here ya go. Sorry to Nebo for butting in... I'll try to reserve future comments to your posts...

Smidgy, please, please don't feed the Nego after midnight! If the version we have right now is the mild mannered, cute Gizmo, I can't even begin to imagine what the Nego would be like once the Spike transformation took place. Speaking of this though, is there anyone who would like to try a Nebo/Spike graphic, maybe Nebo's face on Spike?

I thougt about this, but when Nebo begged for it... let's see if I can find the post. Ah, here it is...

Oh please, please, don't get them started on someting like that.....

Well, here ya go

Hey, at least I let you keep the spike hair do.

And as for this:

And now for something totally different (Monty Python anyone?)

I can't take an invite like this and let it die a quick death, so...

"It's wafer thin."

(Need more? Try this then..
Ah, good afternoon, sir; and how are we today?
Better.
Better?
Better get a bucket)

 

[McDisney]

I usually try and not respond to others posts since this is Nebo and Smidgy's TR, but there were a couple of posts that I felt needed to be addressed. So here ya go. Sorry to Nebo for butting in... I'll try to reserve future comments to your posts...



I thougt about this, but when Nebo begged for it... let's see if I can find the post. Ah, here it is...



Well, here ya go

Hey, at least I let you keep the spike hair do.

And as for this:



I can't take an invite like this and let it die a quick death, so...

"It's wafer thin."

(Need more? Try this then..
Ah, good afternoon, sir; and how are we today?
Better.
Better?
Better get a bucket)

 

[orangecats2]

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I'm sorry but that is just distrubing! I'd rather look at his blood shot eye!

 

[jecskc]

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I'm sorry but that is just distrubing! I'd rather look at his blood shot eye!

As disturbing as this is, I would rather see this than the eye. That photo just made me want to

 

[fsmith2845]

Well, here ya go

Hey, at least I let you keep the spike hair do.

Nicely done!!!
I think if i need some photos altered... i'm coming to you!!