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

[pkondz]

Oh brother. Yes Sutherland, he's the guy who starred in this TV show named 24 for many years, you know, which is also the title of the chapter you just read. Somebody caught that, right? Right?

Yes, As soon as I saw Keifer I quickly looked at the chapter number. There. Are you happy now? Sheesh, it's like feeding a bear or something.

Nebo! Smidgy! Pkondz! Marita! And everyone else too! I have missed you guys!

Pkondz, what do you think of "Aztec"? Mixtli is unforgettable!

It's too early. You may have missed it, but I got sidetracked. I read the first two chapters or so then had to read two Readers Digests and I'm in the middle of a fact book on the Titanic. Hope to get back to it soon. I'll let you know what I think when I'm done. So far so good, though.

Boy, that's some drive.
What I don't get is that we live about 35 miles nw of Chicago, and the table at the back of the Atlas lists Chicago to Orlando as being 1150 miles. But Disney isn't quite as far as Orlando, yet by the time we get there, my odometer is around 1240. Where are all these extra miles coming from? Getting off and getting gas? Pulling into a rest area?

I did a quick Google map from Waukegan (why? why not.) to CBR and it came to 1205 miles Add in some city stops for hotels and voila. Or maybe your odomoter is a liitle off due to a slightly flat right front tire.

 

[nebo]

Hey Ponzi, what buttons are you hitting when you multiquote my posts? I for got how to do it so that I don't have to put my comments in bold or a different color to separate somebody else's long post.

 

[GrandBob]

Then we left and of course I forgot my hat in the basket.

Ok, I've only had one beer, yeah, the painkillers were helping me by now,,, but still,,, how in the heck can you wear a hat all the live lon,,,,,,,,all day long and now not miss it?

Better question yet:
How can Smidgy, who has not been under the hat, but been looking at the dang thing all day long,,,, now not notice that it's not there either?

I think it was on the bus on the way home I noticed it was missing. And that thing cost me 4 bucks at Wallmart!

I dunno, what kind of moronic idiot would leave their hat on a ride at Disney? I mean how much IQ does it take...

Oh yeah. Our last trip to Disneyland - me, wife, granddaughter. Just got off Splash, and we kinda exploded all over a nearby bench to dry off. When we picked up and left, I left my hat on a fence post. And not no cheap $4 cap, either. My good Australian Outback hat, paid 50 bucks for that sucker.

And no, wife didn't notice. Granddaughter (who notices everything, believe me) didn't notice. We went on a couple rides after that, then went and had lunch while watching Billy Hill and the Hillbillies. Note to Nebo - when, or should I say if, no when you come out to the cool laid-back coast to see Walt's original park, Billy Hill is a must-see.

Anyway, back to the hat. We get out of Billy Hill, and now two or probably three hours have gone by since Splash. Go out into the sunshine, and go to put on my hat. Hat??? (Looks around, pats pockets, as if the hat folded itself into a little pocket). What hat?

So I trudge back to Splash, and sure enough, it's still sitting on the fence post. I excuse myself to the 4 people sitting on the park bench in front of the post and retrieve said hat.

I betcha your cap is still riding Dinosaur.

Hey Ponzi, what buttons are you hitting when you multiquote my posts? I for got how to do it so that I don't have to put my comments in bold or a different color to separate somebody else's long post.

I'm not Ponzi (thank god - can you imagine two of him???). But what you want is that little button at the bottom right-hand side of each post. No, not the one that actually says "Quote". Look just to the right. You want the one with the little '' mark on it. Hit that one on each post you want to quote, then when you reply, it will all be right there.

You're welcome.

-Bob

 

[nebo]

I dunno, what kind of moronic idiot would leave their hat on a ride at Disney? I mean how much IQ does it take...

Oh yeah. Our last trip to Disneyland - me, wife, granddaughter. Just got off Splash, and we kinda exploded all over a nearby bench to dry off. When we picked up and left, I left my hat on a fence post. And not no cheap $4 cap, either. My good Australian Outback hat, paid 50 bucks for that sucker.

And no, wife didn't notice. Granddaughter (who notices everything, believe me) didn't notice. We went on a couple rides after that, then went and had lunch while watching Billy Hill and the Hillbillies. Note to Nebo - when, or should I say if, no when you come out to the cool laid-back coast to see Walt's original park, Billy Hill is a must-see.

Anyway, back to the hat. We get out of Billy Hill, and now two or probably three hours have gone by since Splash. Go out into the sunshine, and go to put on my hat. Hat??? (Looks around, pats pockets, as if the hat folded itself into a little pocket). What hat?

So I trudge back to Splash, and sure enough, it's still sitting on the fence post. I excuse myself to the 4 people sitting on the park bench in front of the post and retrieve said hat.

I betcha your cap is still riding Dinosaur.

Hey Bob, great hat story, as for the posting, that's the muliti-quote button and I use that one always, but like as you can see here, all I can do is insert my comments in your post. When Ponzi breaks down a chapter, all the highlights are separately quoted, as if my chapter was many, many different posts, capiche?


I'm not Ponzi (thank god - can you imagine two of him???). But what you want is that little button at the bottom right-hand side of each post. No, not the one that actually says "Quote". Look just to the right. You want the one with the little '' mark on it. Hit that one on each post you want to quote, then when you reply, it will all be right there.

You're welcome.

-Bob

Hmm, saying my message is too short, won't let me post so I'm typing this now, this response is by hitting the quoteb button to see what happens.

 

[nebo]

Ponzi, tell me you're not deleting what you don't want to use, and then typing in quotation marks and brackets around everything every time you want to quote a line from my chapter.

 

[GrandBob]

Hey Bob, great hat story, as for the posting, that's the muliti-quote button and I use that one always, but like as you can see here, all I can do is insert my comments in your post. When Ponzi breaks down a chapter, all the highlights are separately quoted, as if my chapter was many, many different posts, capiche?

Oh, you want to do separate quotes for different parts of the same post. That's harder. You have to cut and paste the [ QUOTE ] and [ /QUOTE ] lines. (Note I had to put in spaces, or it would have actually made that into a quote). Each time you want to reply, insert a [ /QUOTE ] (the / character means "end", so /QUOTE means "end quote"). Then reply. Then to start the next one, copy the [ QUOTE=nebo;xxxx ] kind of line, keep whatever text you want, and again end it with [ /QUOTE ] (leave out the spaces on all these examples).

Not too hard once you get the hang of it. Hope my description wasn't too confusing.

-Bob

 

[GrandBob]

Ponzi, tell me you're not deleting what you don't want to use, and then typing in quotation marks and brackets around everything every time you want to quote a line from my chapter.

We crossed paths. Yes, I think he's doing that. But you don't actually have to type out everything. That's what cut and paste is for (^C and ^V).

-Bob

 

[nebo]

If you don't mind an interjection, I have an introspection.
I have an affection for your predilection to form such a collection but if I look at a projection of my own confection it might result in my ejection.

Very good, aren't words fun? But you had me worried there, I was afraid you were gonna hit the "ection" that would get us in trouble.


You had me at "too dumb for that".
Actually, when I'm on vacation, the last thing I want to do is work. Keeping a diary is work.

I agree. I do usually have a little memo book with me to remember some lines I think are funny, but I'll go days without even opening it up.

Day 1
Woke up, went to park, rode rides, ate food, slept.
Repeat for all days of trip except last.
Last day
Woke up, went to park, rode rides, ate food, went home.


Booooooring.

Ponzi, you could pull off a good trip report, i know you and I have no doubts. It's not so much the story, but the TELLING of the story and you're good with a keyboard. Plus you have teenage daughters, that's good trip report material right there.
You afraid to reverse our roles? hmmm?


I don't know if that was a typo or on purpose. But I like that! Gonna try and remember to use that.

If you use that line too munch people are going to scream. sorry

I always shake my head at restaurants that do that. "Our price hasn't gone up in years!!!" Good for you. I remember when I would leave feeling full, now the 'same' meal gets served in a thimble.

Okay, restau - rant over.

Good rant, but one thing that doesn't seem get smaller, in fact just keeps growing are drink sizes, even the pop vending machines are 20 ounces now, again what happened to a regular 12 ounce can or bottle?

Check, added to list.

The O rings really are pretty darn good, not healthy but who cares about healthy eating in Disney?

Cool, dude. Gnarly.



I was trying to think of a comment here, when I actually got to thinking. Wouldn't it be a safe bet to say that any body of water within Disney property (other than Bay Lake) is man made?

I haven't clicked your link, but I'm not so sure how much of Bay Lake is God created,, from what I understand just about all the sand on the resort beaches is from the bottom of Bay Lake, and the first layer of sludge that covered the sand was used to make the Magic Kingdom's second story, which is the one we all walk on and that covers the ground floor utilidors.

Found this interesting article:
http://www.startedbyamouse.com/features/BayLake01.shtml

As soon as the CM said "don't sit there" I was sure it was birds.

Fat Man or Little Boy. I think I'd prefer them to the birds. With the birds you get a nasty surprise in your hair (oops, sorry. On your head) or on your clothes. With the others, you don't have to worry about changing or showering after one hits you. Heck, you don't have to worry about anything else ever again. Of course if you have a school desk to huddle under, neither one will affect you.

Hey, I remember when the air raid sirens would go off every tuesday morning at ten thirty, and these were not put there for severe storm alerts, but for actual air raids, they have since morphed into tornado alerts.




True, but if it's in addition to everything else. Yummmm...

Only if it's the creamy kind, I don't like the tangy stuff.

Makes me think of the ravens I saw up North.

Ok, you make it sound like you're from the south.
No, YOU are from the North. For you to go North you would have to go south first, around the other side.

Okay, Eddie...

My all time favorite Christmas movie! Just watched it last week.

"Every time Catherine revved up the microwave, I'd p*** my pants and forget who I was for about half an hour or so."

I got confused, is this line from Christmas Story? Or is your all time fave a different movie? Not story, vacation. I don't know a Catherine.


IheartDDuck beat me to it. Terrific picture, too!



This should be good. How do you attract these people? All I get is:
"Mind if we sit here?"
"Not at all, enjoy the show."

How dull is that? Wouldn't that make a terrific TR?

And then we saw Flights of Wonder where we met some polite people.

<snore>

Ah, you will be surprised what you will notice on your trip if you are set in Trip Report Mind Meld.

That's true. But that's why God invented flatulence. So you could let one rip as you climb over them to continue down the row.

Really? I thought it was to get me in trouble in church.

Diane tries for the foot stepping on technique climbing over, she's good at it.





And thus the expression "Bite you in the butt" was born.



Are you kidding me?!?!

"No habla Eengleesh."
And if he replied in Spanish, "Sorry, I don't speak Spanish either."

People! You can't live with 'em. You can't drop Fat Man or Little Boy on 'em.

i wish you could have seen and heard him. He was the most polite confrontaional person I had ever met. The innocent look of expectation on his face when Smidgy told me what he said was unreal.
It was like Ralphie from Christmas Story trying to start trouble.




Actually, he might be better in the shape he's in now then the candidates you've got. Guaranteed that he wouldn't say the wrong thing.

Na, Ronnie was great for saying the wrong thing,, he's still find a way.

Is it just me, or does she have the same expression as the owl?

I never noticed it at first, but you're right.


When I read that the first time, I assumed you meant Mme. Hindenburg walked away. Sometimes I think that CMs are willing to let people do whatever they want as long as a confrontation is avoided.

No, it was the cast member who walked away, But I think you're right on that.


Which is why we still haven't seen it. Didn't want DD4 (and later when she was DD8) to be one of those kids.

They are going to have to do something here, this is the park center piece and it's a crappy movie that doesn't focus well.

Hmm... makes you wonder. Who's the bigger villain here? Bruce for helping to foist this mess on us or Bobby Kardashian for helping O.J.? Close one.

Help me here, I know of Kato Kalin and the ex football player driving the white Bronco but a Kardashian was involved too?

Same here. I will take my kids to see them, though.



It's nice when a couple can grow old together.

So, you and Smidgy are sharing the same dangling participle book?


No idea what you are referring to here. If you'd said Byfuglien, Ladd, Kane and Pavelec from the Jets I'd understand.

Ice, Action, Riff, Baby John, are all characters from the play West Side Story, the Romeo and Juliet remake with two warring gangs, the Jets and the Sharks.



<sigh> which is why my kids love it. Flame Tree next time for sure.

I'll bet yuou lose this one again, because now it'l be a "tradition" to eat at Pizzafari.

Let's all go the lobby, let's all go to the lobby, let's all go the lobby. And get something to eat.

You're not old enough to remember that intermission cartoon.




We find that a lot of parents these days seem to think that it’s everyone else’s job to watch their kids. I remember taking one or both DDs to the playground. Next thing I know I’m babysitting half a dozen or more kids while their Moms take a break. I’m not going to sit there and let little Suzy bash her brains out after falling from the top of the play structure just because Mommy is too busy sitting on her asterisk. But it sure wasn’t my idea of fun.

If you go to the local Wallmart by us you will think the kids drove themselves there, good luck even finding the parents so it's not just a Canadian thing.

Wait a minute, Patrick Kane plays for my Hawks, not the Jets, but how is Dustin and Andrew doing up there? I know Byfuglien was a big hit last year as a Thrasher before the team got tired of being in a nice climage and moved to the,,,, um,,, North.



They do say that if you lose one sense, another sense can become heightened.

That seems senseless.

I’m not saying that happened with you

Cuz I have no sense?


Only if I have something really important to say, like: “I bet it gets pretty hot in Florida” or “Sometimes it rains and things get wet.”

People like to know these things. And yes, I frequently use my native tongue; I’ll throw a few “ehs” in there, just so people know I’m from out of town.

I bet, ya hoser!

Heck no. I’m sure you’re as stimulated by my fascinating narrative as I am.

Sorry,what was that?





Did you see Diddly this time? I believe Diddly is the last dinosaur on the left before the ride ends.

Nope, never saw him, but I did see Bo.


Okay. Here goes.
Rewstaurnsauwrwus.
Shoot.



Sleepy, Dopey, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful and Doc. Nope just one Doc.

You left out McCoy.

Me! Okay, turn your speakers up.

Mmmnnnbbbbrrrt.

It’s exactly like that. You can hear it here, about 3/4 of the way down:
http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-53573T?open

Oh, I forgot to go and do this.




Didn’t we discuss plums in the last chapter?

I believe that was Jay.

That’s why I kept my comments brief.
Thanks again for the fun chapter!

Thanks, and thanks for taking the time to ruin it, but don't worry, the rest won't be this long.
Or will they?

 

[nebo]

Oh, you want to do separate quotes for different parts of the same post. That's harder. You have to cut and paste the [ QUOTE ] and [ /QUOTE ] lines. (Note I had to put in spaces, or it would have actually made that into a quote). Each time you want to reply, insert a [ /QUOTE ] (the / character means "end", so /QUOTE means "end quote"). Then reply. Then to start the next one, copy the [ QUOTE=nebo;xxxx ] kind of line, keep whatever text you want, and again end it with [ /QUOTE ] (leave out the spaces on all these examples).

Not too hard once you get the hang of it. Hope my description wasn't too confusing.-Bob

Oh no, not confusing at all, Bob. I didn't know you spoke in tongues. Thank you, but I guess I will stick with the way I've been doing things, that woujld take me forever and I spend enough time on this report.

 

[nebo]

I have another question, this one legit, also;

How far in advance, or, when, is the best time tp buy your air fair? I'm still not good at this. I know there's an optimal time to usually buy the tickets,,,, too far out is way expensive, and too close to departure is the same way,,, so,,, when? And are you better off booking directly through the airline? Or use Expedia or Travelocity or one ot those?

Really, I want to book our May trip flight to get it over with, it is just driving me nuts not to be able to drive, yes, there really is a lot of Clark in me, but if we fly we can have moere Disney time, and with a qs food plan, we don't need to bring all we usually do.

I'd just feel a lot better knowing I got the best deal flying possible to offset my not driving disappointment.

How do you yell out,,, "And we're off!" on an airplane without it turning around and letting YOU off?

 

[GrandBob]

Thank you, but I guess I will stick with the way I've been doing things, that woujld take me forever and I spend enough time on this report.

We all understand, and we all appreciate the time you put into it.

-Bob

 

[GrandBob]

How do you yell out,,, "And we're off!" on an airplane without it turning around and letting YOU off?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxIuIxqo2So

And yes, I can recall taking a flight on the old PSA airline (Pacific Southwest? or something like that, flew lots of intra-California routes) where the crew played that tune. Had it timed perfectly, so the "Hi ho Silver" happened exactly when we left the ground. The passengers applauded.

-Bob

 

[pkondz]

Hey Ponzi, what buttons are you hitting when you multiquote my posts? I for got how to do it so that I don't have to put my comments in bold or a different color to separate somebody else's long post.

Yup. GrandBob pretty much nailed it. At the start of the post I put this (modified so it wouldn't actually quote). Sometimes I use bold instead of color or leave it out altogether if needed. I copy the whole thing then paste it in wherever I want to comment and put the comment in the middle.

[/COLOR.][/QUOTE.]

[COLOR="blue".]

[quote="nebo, post: 43508460"]Very good, aren't words fun? But you had me worried there, I was afraid you were gonna hit the "ection" that would get us in trouble.

"ection" word? Er... don't know what you could possibly be referring to.

Ponzi, you could pull off a good trip report, i know you and I have no doubts. It's not so much the story, but the TELLING of the story and you're good with a keyboard. Plus you have teenage daughters, that's good trip report material right there.
You afraid to reverse our roles? hmmm?

Oooh, dem's fightin' words! Callin' me a coward? If even one person posts, I'd consider it. But who in their right mind would do that??? (Smidgy, you don't count 'cause for all I know Nebo would just post under your name)

Only if it's the creamy kind, I don't like the tangy stuff.

Nope, I'm the opposite. Love the tangy vinegary one. The creamy one is just okay. Umm... we are still talking about cole slaw, right?

Ok, you make it sound like you're from the south.
No, YOU are from the North. For you to go North you would have to go south first, around the other side.

Nah, the pests around here are mosquitoes. Where I used to live the pests were white, and weighed 1000 pounds or so. That's North.

"Every time Catherine revved up the microwave, I'd p*** my pants and forget who I was for about half an hour or so."

I got confused, is this line from Christmas Story? Or is your all time fave a different movie? Not story, vacation. I don't know a Catherine.

National Lampoon Christmas Vacation. Catherine is Eddie's wife. He's talking about how he used to have a metal plate in his head but now it's plastic. He goes on to say that he doesn't know if he should go down the hill on the saucer 'cause the plate is right under his hair part and if he dents it his hair "just ain't gonna look right."

Diane tries for the foot stepping on technique climbing over, she's good at it.

You go girl!

Hmm... makes you wonder. Who's the bigger villain here? Bruce for helping to foist this mess on us or Bobby Kardashian for helping O.J.? Close one.

Help me here, I know of Kato Kalin and the ex football player driving the white Bronco but a Kardashian was involved too?

Copied this off another site.

Kim Kardashian was born Kimberly Noel Kardashian in the exclusive San Fernando Valley community of Calabasas, CA on October 21, 1980. Her father was attorney Robert Kardashian, who gained infamy as the man who sheltered O.J. Simpson after the double murders of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman; and later as a member of his colossal legal team.

I'll bet yuou lose this one again, because now it'l be a "tradition" to eat at Pizzafari.

I'm gonna start a new tradition, the one where Daddy stamps his feet and holds his breath until he gets his way, tradition.

And don't get me started on what happened with Le Cellier!!

Let's all go the lobby, let's all go to the lobby, let's all go the lobby. And get something to eat.

You're not old enough to remember that intermission cartoon.

Wanna bet?

Wait a minute, Patrick Kane plays for my Hawks, not the Jets, but how is Dustin and Andrew doing up there? I know Byfuglien was a big hit last year as a Thrasher before the team got tired of being in a nice climage and moved to the,,,, um,,, North.

Evander Kane.

I bet, ya hoser!

Koo roo koo koo, koo roo koo koo!

You left out McCoy.

He' dead Jim... um, I mean, Nebo.

Me! Okay, turn your speakers up.

Mmmnnnbbbbrrrt.

It’s exactly like that. You can hear it here, about 3/4 of the way down:
http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf...AN-53573T?open

Oh, I forgot to go and do this.

Do it. It's actually pretty funny.

I have another question, this one legit, also;

How far in advance, or, when, is the best time tp buy your air fair?

Good luck with that! There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it that I've heard of. The only thing I know is that if you wait, you'll never get as good a price as the one if you'd booked early. And if you book early, the price will be much lower from that point up to the time you actually board the aircraft.

 

[pkondz]

Deleted by request

 

[smidgy]

Me! Okay, turn your speakers up.

Mmmnnnbbbbrrrt.

It’s exactly like that. You can hear it here, about 3/4 of the way down:
http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf...AN-53573T?open



ok ponzie. I now know what a platypus sounds like, AND I ahve to Pee like crazy!!!!! BRB.... (I can't sit next to fountains in a restaurant)

 

[smidgy]

It's too early. You may have missed it, but I got sidetracked. I read the first two chapters or so then had to read two Readers Digests and I'm in the middle of a fact book on the Titanic. Hope to get back to it soon. I'll let you know what I think when I'm done. So far so good, though.

I lvoe reader's digest, but sometimes they do get to be like a job...
I have my reader's digest to read, plus my Redbook, oh a new AARp bulletin (you wouldn't know about that), today's Northwest Herald, yesterdays Suntimes (that ,makes 2 sudokus if nebo didn't do his and 2 or 3 crosswords), oh and my friday hosuecleaning customer gave me a new Uncle John's Bathroom reader for christmas...
and when am I supposed to read all the books I want to read????? and I love books!

 

[mmeb144]

Oh, come on Ponzi, please do a trippie. Your family stories on this report are pure comedy gold. You get hurt or sick just like Nebo and he's pretty funny...

 

[dance2874]

I have another question, this one legit, also;

How far in advance, or, when, is the best time tp buy your air fair? I'm still not good at this. I know there's an optimal time to usually buy the tickets,,,, too far out is way expensive, and too close to departure is the same way,,, so,,, when? And are you better off booking directly through the airline? Or use Expedia or Travelocity or one ot those?

Really, I want to book our May trip flight to get it over with, it is just driving me nuts not to be able to drive, yes, there really is a lot of Clark in me, but if we fly we can have moere Disney time, and with a qs food plan, we don't need to bring all we usually do.

I'd just feel a lot better knowing I got the best deal flying possible to offset my not driving disappointment.

How do you yell out,,, "And we're off!" on an airplane without it turning around and letting YOU off?

There really isnt a sure fire way to say when to buy them. But I will say the best site I have used by far is kayak.com. It searches all the other websites (discount sites and the airlines themselves) and then you click to be taken to whichever one you like best to book it there. Its like a massive search engine and I have never successfully found a better deal searching another way. Sometimes it will come up as the airline itself being cheapest, sometimes not. It is a huge timesaver because it searches them all simultaneously

 

[pkondz]

Oh, come on Ponzi, please do a trippie. Your family stories on this report are pure comedy gold. You get hurt or sick just like Nebo and he's pretty funny...

That makes me laugh. "Please do a TR and here's hoping some major calamity will strike you at the same time!"

BTW you did notice the ticker right? It's gonna be a while before a TR could even be possible. Maybe I should start a PTR? I could maybe win a prize for the absolute longest most useless PTR ever or something...

 

[GrandBob]

Just gonna skirt the banned list are ya? Gonna sneak right up to it? See how close you can get?

But ossifer, nebo made me do it!

I mean, come on! Have you ever seen him serve up such a big fat straight line? Speak in tongues indeed.