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

[buzz1121]

Oh yes, lest I forget, DS and I have both been the rebel spy on Star Tours. DS loves Star Wars! We were lucky on our May 2010 trip to hit the soft opening of Star Tours. I think we rode it about 20 times then. I am lukewarm on the ride, but DS must ride it as many times as possible so DH and I rotate riding it with him.

 

[lisalonglash]

Diane: Steve, have you seen the shampoo?

Steve: No, _______________________?

Now, I want you to simply fill in the underlined area with your own response, and see how close it comes to what I exactly responded.

"No, have you seen my head?"

This is what happens when you spend your whole life in manufacturing, plus, it also makes you start inspecting the
welds that are holding together your ski lift at Blizzard Beach and other sky rides,,,, hey,, I've seen our welders
at a few places I've worked when they were hung over.....
"Don't sweat it Nebo, it'l hold."

Oh man, do NOT tell me to think about welding of ride bits at Blizzard Beach before we go there

On Potatoe Head approach, I slowly let the people in front of us have separation from us, not too much, just enough.
Then, while still walking, I start to separate from Smidgy, who has gotten a little bit slower to all those behind her.

Then, I scoot ahead right behind the people we were following, I have plenty of time to take a couple of good shots until the rest of the group Smidgy was unobtrusively holding back arrives.

Good plan, way to work it so that there's no bloodshed

We then do the ride and she slaughters me again.

That's only right

The Little Mermaid is the one on top.
The second picture is my 4th grade teacher.

You went to school under the sea?

The fried chicken here is terrific, maybe even better than Hoop de Doo, but you'll never finish it, and if you do manage to finish, more than likely you are done for the day.

Ooooh, now I'm looking forward to the chicken!

We started with an order of onion rings, which are just great here, same as at Flame Tree BBQ, then we split a chocolate milk shake, our sever brought us an extra glass and after filling up both glasses, there was still some shake left over in the big, metal cannister glass/cup.

And now my 12yo son is looking forward to the onion rings!

Our one lunch order with appetizer got us both onion rings, a milk shake, mashed potatoes and two pieces of chicken,,, I got the leg and a breast, her a wing and a prayer. I mean thigh.

You prayed for a thigh?

But one thing I couldn't do was get our "Mom", the server, and for once we had an older woman to really play the part, get mad at me and reprimand me.

Oh, I sure hope our "Mom" server plays the part - that's half the fun!

Time after time, I have laid in my bed or on the couch trying to come up with a valid story for this, to nothing that satisfies me.

I can't come up with a story that makes sense for that either - very odd. And kinda amusing!

A day and a half left, and still haven't hurt myself, so, what are the Vegas odds now, think I'll make it?

I'm betting on you!

 

[pkondz]

Monday morning arrives, September 19, and i'm not exactly in my middle aged -end-of-the-trip- crazy mode, but they've got the straight jackets out just in case.

More in your senior citizen-end-of-the-trip-crazy mode? And you're probably used to straight jackets by now. Oh, wait, I don't want to know what you and Smidgy do in the privacy of your own home.

Remember, this is the trip that was supposed to fix and make right the frigid December trip last year,,,,,,,that was supposed to make right the problems we had and experiences with the Brazillian Soccer and Tour groups from the trip before that.

Ah, sounds like you are trying for the proverbial 'perfect trip' (or is that pervect? See previous comment... I'm putting my fingers in my ears now. La La La La... I can't hear you!)

BTW, there's no such thing as a perfect trip. Besides, it's the imperfections that make them memorable. I'm sure there were people out there like:

"I say Molly, wasn't that just a delightful voyage?"

"Oh yes, right up until we hit that iceberg it was simply marvelous."

As we were getting ready, Diane asked a simple question.

Ah good. A simple question for a ...

Understand, when booking DVC, you only get maid service

once every 4 days, and the maid had come yesterday when we weren't home. That's also when you get TP and toiletries replaced.



Sounds like little baby toilets, doesn't it?

"Oh, what a cute little toily, he looks just like you, oh my goodness, he just flushed on me."

sorry

Hey, don't worry about it. Either you get it or you don't. Either you're with us or against us. Urinal or your out all.

But I don't understand why, if you have a room already, would you need a traditional Native North American dwelling.

I believe there is a standard answer to the question Diane

asked me, but I'd like to hear your replies.

Ponzi, I'm almost positive you know,,,, so give others a chance at first, ok?

Done! Times up!

Diane: Steve, have you seen the shampoo?



Steve: No, _______________________?

have you seen the real poo?

Yesterday turned into a much longer day than we wanted,

Was it one of those days when the boys in Boulder add a second?

and my foot was pounding this morning.

Glad to hear you can keep a beat. Love a good toe-tappin' tune.

I skipped

Can keep a beat and dance too! What a guy!

having anything to eat and just took some pills for it,

oh. Not as musical as I first thought. Nevermind.

I stuck a Slim Jim in my pocket but doubted I'd get to it, and we left.

Only if you lock the keys in the Santa Fe again.

It's incredible how much it must have cost to make up all the oversize games and crayons

and everything else in there, those all required engineering

Never really thought about just those particular items. I think of all of Disney that way. I always marvel at the fact that there's never a burnt out bulb. Not engineering but just the attention to detail.

This is what happens when you spend your whole life in manufacturing, plus, it also makes you start inspecting the

welds that are holding together your ski lift at Blizzard Beach and other sky rides,,,, hey,, I've seen our welders

at a few places I've worked when they were hung over.....

"Don't sweat it Nebo, it'l hold."

Okay! On behalf of the Dis community, I'd like to thank you for ruining Disney for us all. "Hey! Wanna go on Space Mountain?"
"Nope. Those rails will probably fall apart just as we're zooming along."
"Okay, how about splash?"
"No way, something's bound to break at the big drop?"
"Ummm... how about Big Thunder... nevermind. How about something really safe like the carousel?"
"Yeah, okay. That should be safe."

Breaking news. Dozens injured in freak Disney carousel mishap.

Back to what I was saying, some queue's you really need to go through to get all that Disney offers.

Nice try. Ruined, I say!

Other examples are Kali River Rapids and Expedition Everest.

Great queues... but we go through 'em so fast we hardly have the chance to register what it is we're seeing.

But this queue has a major problem area, that has even started fights, and that is Mr. Potatoe Head.

I too remember the flame war that was the Mr. Potato Head thread.

Everybody has to stop and take a picture of him, as well they should, but a lot of folks think that if you do this, that gives them the right to be able to pass you in line, which it doesn't.

Officially not touching this. Nope.

On Potatoe Head approach, I slowly let the people in front of us have separation from us, not too much, just enough.

Then, while still walking, I start to separate from Smidgy, who has gotten a little bit slower to all those behind her.



Then, I scoot ahead right behind the people we were following, I have plenty of time to take a couple of good shots until the rest of the group Smidgy was unobtrusively holding back arrives.

Good plan. I like my plan better. I already have a picture of Mr. Potato Head... I don't need more. Moving on!

We then do the ride and she slaughters me again.

Well... yeah. She has an unfair advantage. She can see.

We had a wait then, like always at the studios, for Little Mermaid, then finally did that.

What? Wait? Okay.

The Little Mermaid is the one on top.

There's a joke here.... but it's a family board.

The second picture is my 4th grade teacher.

My fourth grade teacher was my favorite teacher ever. But that's a dead ringer for my fifth grade teacher.

After procuring RRC fastpasses it was now time to head back the other way again and take a slow walk back to Prime Time for our early lunch.

I don't know why, but "take a slow walk back to Prime Time" reminds me of "take a long walk off a short pier".

Yes grasshopper, I shall tell you that which has been gleaned by the nebo family over multiple Prime Time viewings.

Do I have to burn dragons into my forearms? Don't wanna.

Split a plate.

Phew! That's probably less painful. Probably.

No, don't karate chop a plate in half, I mean, split an order.

Okay everyone! Let's all sing Nebo's favorite song!

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting!

Hello? <sound of crickets>

We started with an order of onion rings, which are just great here, same as at Flame Tree BBQ, then we split a chocolate milk shake, our sever brought us an extra glass and after filling up both glasses, there was still some shake left over in the big, metal cannister glass/cup.

Check. Added to the list of things that must be done.

And no, our server didn't look down on us for being cheap, not at all.

Gotta love servers who look up to you when you're being cheap.

The chicken came with mashed potatoes and "I thought" green beans, but Smidgy said it was "seasonal greens",

In the world of dining out... Is there a more frightening term then 'seasonal greens'? I think not.

Brussels Sprouts.

I stand corrected.

Our one lunch order with appetizer got us both onion rings, a milk shake, mashed potatoes and two pieces of chicken,,, I got the leg and a breast, her a wing and a prayer. I mean thigh.

leg and a breast man, eh? I'm more of a... nevermind.

But one thing I couldn't do was get our "Mom", the server, and for once we had an older woman to really play the part, get mad at me and reprimand me.



This was very confusing to me, I usually have no problem getting people mad at me, but not her.



I left my hat on.

I put my elbows on the table.

I didn't pick up my glass with my pinky sticking out. (no, never did understand that one)

I even kicked Diane's shin under the table to make her say; "He's kicking me, he's kicking me," but to no avail.

You were trying too hard. Next time, just be yourself and you'll get plenty of grief from your server... and you won't even have to be at Prime Time!

She was the mime at Prime Time.

What a crime, maybe she needed a dime.

There she sat, broken hearted,
Paid a dime and only farted.
Next time she'll take a chance,
Save a dime and poop her pants.

I took the styrofoam container she was holding back into the restroom,

This is looking more and more like those clinics where you're a donor? And not a blood donor? And only guys can donate? Can I be more obvious? Can I use more question marks? Can I?

took off the lid and saw it was little more than half full of God knows what, then went to the sink and filled it to the top with cold water and put the top back on.

Yeah, you're right. The whole thing is just... weird.

Nope, have no idea what it was, but when I came out she grabbed it out of my hands and without even looking thanked me and ran away. Then, the weird guy still standing there shrugged his shoulders and turned and stumbled after her.

Maybe he had some kind of clean freak phobia.

Lunch finished, that ended our morning at the Studios, and we eventually found our car in the parking lot

Was it hiding?

Hey! It's possible. Everything else has happened with it.

A day and a half left, and still haven't hurt myself, so, what are the Vegas odds now, think I'll make it?

You better get hurt. You can't lead people on like this. It's just not done. No pain, no gain.

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[McDisney]

have you seen the real poo?

Excellent!

 

[Sandy Mouse]

have you seen the real poo?

Worth the wait! I'm still chuckling!

Okay! On behalf of the Dis community, I'd like to thank you for ruining Disney for us all. "Hey! Wanna go on Space Mountain?"

Uh huh. You know you're all going to pause before getting on a ride next time around.

 

[nrod]

have you seen the real poo?

If this is not it, it should be!!!

 

[nebo]

Everything takes twice as long with less quality. The last few weeks have just been tons of fun!

That's too bad, but you know I'm having the same trouble here at home.


Art of Animation with Mushu is a favorite with 3 year old DD. She likes it, but her favorite part is getting to see Winnie the Pooh at the end, which we must do every single time, sometimes more than once.

I guesss we'll have to try that again and get into the drawing class this time.

I will say a prayer of thanks tonight that Kaylee's sugery went well and is over. DD had a minor surgical procedure done over the summer and I was on pins and needles.

I know, you hate to see little ones suffer, how does a 3 year old get a hernia anyway?

I have absolutely no idea on what in the heck your shampoo reply was, but I am on pins and needles to hear what Pkondz thinks.

I see Ponzi has posted but I haven't read it yet. We will be on the same page if he was channeling a MASH episode like I was.

What in the frip-frap was that crazy lady at Prime Time doing with that cup? What was in that cup that you poured out? I am going to wonder about this for a long time Nebo, thanks for that, really thanks.

It's worse than The Birds, you know the birds are going to attack again, it's not if but when and that car slowly driving off doesn't make you feel any better for the outcome. But this cup thing, with grabbing your shirt, basically imploring you to get the water.....what in the heck??

It was just a large styrofoam type cup, 3/4 full of a half frozen, part chunky, part slushy substance. It looked like Chicke A La King thawing out.


I don't want this TR to end, I know that for sure. I know that for many reasons this has been a tough trip, but Nebo, I just gotta say that I really hate the dry periods when a Nebo TR is not in progress. I look forward to hearing your take on, well, just about anything. You have a really great "feel like I've known you for years" writing voice.

In my best Terminator voice......"I'll be back"....and soon this time!!

Thanks Buzz, we still have a few chapters left in us.

Whew! I have just finished all 120 pages. It's taken me the better part of a week, evenings, after work. My family wants to know why I have abandoned them. But I was lured. Lured by your dining review.

Yikes! Another Canadian. And look at the avatar,,,, hmmmm,,,,, looks remotely familiar.
Hi Rodeo, nice to meet you, glad you took the bait.
So, did you take your name from the end of Wizard of Oz
when all the witchs's soldiers were walking through the corridors chanting,,"RO-DE-O,,,,,REDO-DO."

Great, great, great TR!! I am now hooked. I've been a mostly lurker but sometimes poster, mostly dining and CB. I always stayed away from trip reports because I thought they'd make me sad. Especially since we have no trip planned anytime soon. And it kinda did - well envious maybe. But more happy. Oooh, and a little disturbed by they eye thing. Eye things are my big phobia in life. I do really, really enjoy your writing style, all the details, the pictures. I especially loved the chapters set in CBR. That was where we stayed on our first family trip and I really loved it. My kids are desperate for me to find a way to get us back to Disney. Hubby - now there's the sticking point. I'm married to Scrooge McDisney.

That's too bad, have you considered telling him he'll only need one pair of long underwear in Florida?

So for now I will live through trip reports - I'm going to start in on your previous ones now.

I would't do that, intentionally causing personal harm to yourself is usually against the law.

Smidgy - hope your eye thing is healing well too. I think I would have to be restrained and heavily sedated to go through what either one of you have done with your eyes.

Thanks Rodeo, check in often.

Sorry about your soap going Of course he's taking care of you, you're a sweetheart too!

Ok, that's it, HOLD it right there! Counting the next poster that will make 3 in a row from Canada, what is this, Canadians Day Out?

Oooh boy, I have Prime Time on my short list for ADRs this time (we've never been before) - I sure hope we'll have a TV table, that's part of the fun!

I think 4 is what most tv tables accomodate.




Many prayers coming her way My youngest son had a hernia operation when he was about a year old - I remember how scared I was! Hugs to all of you

Your son too? I had no idea this was that common with little ones.

Oh yes, lest I forget, DS and I have both been the rebel spy on Star Tours. DS loves Star Wars! We were lucky on our May 2010 trip to hit the soft opening of Star Tours. I think we rode it about 20 times then. I am lukewarm on the ride, but DS must ride it as many times as possible so DH and I rotate riding it with him.

I guess I'll have to pay more attention next time.

"No, have you seen my head?"

You don't need the flowers as a peace offering, I'm aware of what my head looks like. Smidgy usually complains I have too MUCH hair,meaning, I haven't buzzed it down recently enough.

Oh man, do NOT tell me to think about welding of ride bits at Blizzard Beach before we go there

Oh yes, when you're sitting in the chair lift and looking up at the arm connected to the cable., and the ground is now 40 feet below you,,,,,,

You went to school under the sea?

Where do you think Finding Nebo came from?

Ooooh, now I'm looking forward to the chicken!
It really is good there, no lie.


And now my 12yo son is looking forward to the onion rings!

I believe they are called, "Onion rings for two" ,,,there's a lot of them, and they are really huge




Oh, I sure hope our "Mom" server plays the part - that's half the fun!

You neber know what you're going to get there, like riding Jungle Cruise,,, sometimes you just get a crappy boat skipper.




I'm betting on you!

Pssst.... don't bet a lot

 

[nowellsl]

There she sat, broken hearted,
Paid a dime and only farted.
Next time she'll take a chance,
Save a dime and poop her pants.

 

[nebo]

More in your senior citizen-end-of-the-trip-crazy mode? And you're probably used to straight jackets by now. Oh, wait, I don't want to know what you and Smidgy do in the privacy of your own home.

Who said we do things privately?



BTW, there's no such thing as a perfect trip. Besides, it's the imperfections that make them memorable. I'm sure there were people out there like:

"I say Molly, wasn't that just a delightful voyage?"

"Oh yes, right up until we hit that iceberg it was simply marvelous."

Well yeah, with all that extra buoyancy Kathy Bates was carrying, no way 'ol Molly was gonna sink.



Hey, don't worry about it. Either you get it or you don't. Either you're with us or against us. Urinal or your out all.

I often wondered how the Ural Mountains got their name.


have you seen the real poo?

Never really thought about just those particular items. I think of all of Disney that way. I always marvel at the fact that there's never a burnt out bulb. Not engineering but just the attention to detail.

For fear of ruining something else for you, I too, used to feel that way, but I'm noticing more and more "glitches", especially in regular maintenance.
But no, not POOL maintenance, they'll scrub those babies down in 10 degrees.

Okay! On behalf of the Dis community, I'd like to thank you for ruining Disney for us all. "Hey! Wanna go on Space Mountain?"
"Nope. Those rails will probably fall apart just as we're zooming along."
"Okay, how about splash?"
"No way, something's bound to break at the big drop?"
"Ummm... how about Big Thunder... nevermind. How about something really safe like the carousel?"
"Yeah, okay. That should be safe."

Breaking news. Dozens injured in freak Disney carousel mishap.

Elderly man severly hury on Peter Pan.
Primevil Whirl kills it's second cast member.
Tourist almost dies on stairs leading to Cirlcle of Life/Indiana Jones stage show.

Nice try. Ruined, I say!

You just did a great imitation of Diane's Dad. Wow, I can hear him saying that.

Great queues... but we go through 'em so fast we hardly have the chance to register what it is we're seeing.

Yep, it's a tough call, and if it's not too busy your brain just wont let other people run past you while you dawdle looking at spearheads or something.

I too remember the flame war that was the Mr. Potato Head thread.

I never saw it myself, but I heard about it, the thread I mean. When I talk about Mr. Potato Head, I'm talking from what I have seen in person.




Good plan. I like my plan better. I already have a picture of Mr. Potato Head... I don't need more. Moving on!



Well... yeah. She has an unfair advantage. She can see.

I KNEW she was cheating!

Okay everyone! Let's all sing Nebo's favorite song!

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting!

Hello? <sound of crickets>


Ah, that brings back memories,,, makes me want to go back to Hard Rock Hotel and see if they are also still playing The Joker with Kung Foo Fighting.

Check. Added to the list of things that must be done.

Something about a shake that comes in a metal cannister that makes it taste so much better.




In the world of dining out... Is there a more frightening term then 'seasonal greens'? I think not.
Yes there is, its....
Brussels Sprouts.

I stand corrected.

You were trying too hard. Next time, just be yourself and you'll get plenty of grief from your server... and you won't even have to be at Prime Time!

Oh, you mean like, "How are the shrimp prepared?"
Point taken.


There she sat, broken hearted,
Paid a dime and only farted.
Next time she'll take a chance,
Save a dime and poop her pants.

You know, that poem just looks so wrong with the substitute words in it.

This is looking more and more like those clinics where you're a donor? And not a blood donor? And only guys can donate? Can I be more obvious? Can I use more question marks? Can I?

Can it.

Was it hiding?

Hey! It's possible. Everything else has happened with it.

I suppose you're right. This trip was bad enough, and the last time it came down here it had it's seat belt slammed in the door, which then slowly but surely drained all the life out of it.

You better get hurt. You can't lead people on like this. It's just not done. No pain, no gain.

Thanks for the chapter!

And thank you for your continued support.

Excellent!

Worth the wait! I'm still chuckling!
.

If this is not it, it should be!!!

Ponzi quotes:
have you seen the real poo?

Ding Ding Ding

As I expected he would, he was right on the money, maybe not verbatim but darn close enough.

My originaly answer to "Steve, have you seen the shampoo?" was, "No, how about some real poo instead?"

This is why he scares me so much. I knew he get it.
I think he's me in my next life.
The only problem is, by the time I get to use it, there won't be hardly anything left, he's not THAT much younger than me.

 

[pkondz]

Who said we do things privately?

Or maybe I should be saying: Good for you!

I often wondered how the Ural Mountains got their name.

Yes that's exactly how it happened. Some explorer saw the mountains and spent days trying to figure out what to call them. Suddenly, a light bulb lit up over his head: "Urethra!", he exclaimed. The rest is history.

Elderly man severly hury on Peter Pan.
Primevil Whirl kills it's second cast member.
Tourist almost dies on stairs leading to Cirlcle of Life/Indiana Jones stage show.

My DMom always says, "Truth is stranger than fiction..."

Oh, you mean like, "How are the shrimp prepared?"

First they're given the 'last rites', then they are asked for any final words and finally asked to look away before their little heads are lopped off. Not preparing them would just be too cruel.

 

[mrsksomeday]

I want you all to know nebo has been a sweetheart, taking care of me, putting up with me being home.. even being sympathetic to my bemoaning the last week of yet another favorite soap (One life to live)...

if any of you love me at all , you will. boycot the chew and the Revolution.. bad BAD shows!!!

I am in mourning over OLTL being over . Have you heard the Mannings, Blair, Todd, and Starr are headed to GH for a couple of episodes at the end of February along with John McBain?

I hope you are continuing to feel better. So happy Nebo is there to take care of you.

What are the dates on your May trip?

 

[nebo]

:
Yes that's exactly how it happened. Some explorer saw the mountains and spent days trying to figure out what to call them. Suddenly, a light bulb lit up over his head: "Urethra!", he exclaimed. The rest is history.




First they're given the 'last rites', then they are asked for any final words and finally asked to look away before their little heads are lopped off. Not preparing them would just be too cruel.

I am in mourning over OLTL being over . Have you heard the Mannings, Blair, Todd, and Starr are headed to GH for a couple of episodes at the end of February along with John McBain?

I hope you are continuing to feel better. So happy Nebo is there to take care of you.

What are the dates on your May trip?

Hi, Tracy, we are going to skip the bypass Carbondale route this time and fly again on April 29th for a ten day stay at Coronado, with a 25% off code.
I'm hoping the code get's better though, I hate going down
there with a bad code.

 

[jcc0621]

Your son too? I had no idea this was that common with little ones.

My son was born with this

My originaly answer to "Steve, have you seen the shampoo?" was, "No, how about some real poo instead?"

And her response to you was to throw said bottle at you? Oh wait, that would have been MY response

Hi, Tracy, we are going to skip the bypass Carbondale route this time and fly again on April 29th for a ten day stay at Coronado, with a 25% off code.

So does this mean no August trip then?

I'm hoping the code get's better though, I hate going down
there with a bad code.

But usually you need a code, ya know a code red or code blue....911 on speed dial, difibulator on stand-by

 

[mrsksomeday]

Hi, Tracy, we are going to skip the bypass Carbondale route this time and fly again on April 29th for a ten day stay at Coronado, with a 25% off code.
I'm hoping the code get's better though, I hate going down
there with a bad code.

Bad codes annoy me . I knew you were flying, we are going down in May as well and I was wondering if our dates overlapped, but they don't. We will be there May 16h - May 22nd renting points at Boardwalk Villas. Hope you have a great trip.

 

[nebo]

My son was born with this


Born with a hernia?
How much heavy lifting can you do in a womb?





So does this mean no August trip then?

Well, funny you should ask. No it doesn't, that is finally our Jackson trip to Disney and if anything gets cancelled, it's the April/May trip. That one is our ten year reunion anniversary trip, it was in '02 when we were divorced that I
asked her if she wanted to go to Disney. I can't believe I drove my little Hundaii Tiburon all the way down for just a 3 night stay at AKL and then a 4 night stay at Movies, then it was time to turn around and come back home.

But usually you need a code, ya know a code red or code blue....911 on speed dial, difibulator on stand-by

The only codes I ever get when down in Disney are either head codes, or Code browns.

Bad codes annoy me . I knew you were flying, we are going down in May as well and I was wondering if our dates overlapped, but they don't. We will be there May 16h - May 22nd renting points at Boardwalk Villas. Hope you have a great trip.

Ditto. We like the Boardwalk. Got first floor renting points there ourselves.


Ok, new chapter I'm pretty sure tomorrow night early,
in a little bit I'm going to post the Ohana dining review from last year on my dining thread just to see if they run me out of town. If you remember, that wasn't exactly a
"delicate' chapter.
Darn shrimp

 

[Sandy Mouse]

Born with a hernia?
How much heavy lifting can you do in a womb?

My granddaughter was born with one too, but she's 13 now and has never had to have anything done about it.

 

[smidgy]

sigh! the plan is to take the may trip... then, when it is time to take the august trip with our son, DIL and JACKSON!!!!, to tell all my various jobs AFTER the may trip that we just couldn't turn down a trip with JACKSON .. gee, why didnt' they let us know earlier???

we are hoping for both trips, but we'll see. the one with... see if you get his rigth.. JACKSON is the most important!!!

anyone from work reading this? (I doublt it)

see, this kid is just the best kid! really, so good, kind, well behaved.. you barely have to give him a "look", and, If he rarely does something wrong, just a look will nip it in the bud. and smart! plays checkers, chess, othello,k parcheesi , etc etc.. only 6. if anyone deserves a great rip it is him.
he went to Florida with his mom (my son's ex) and their family about a year and a half ago.. but they stayed in a condo offsite, and ony went to disney one day. so this will be GREAT!!!!! and, if I DO say so myself, Jackson LOVES his Grandma Smidgy! oh boy oh boy!!! (not that I'm excited or anything)

 

[Thumper_Man]

Okay everyone! Let's all sing Nebo's favorite song!

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting!

Hello? <sound of crickets>

Those Disney fans were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing

 

[nebo]

Those Disney fans were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing

You and your wife come up with some of the best smilies!


Ok, it's Friday night,,, back to work, next chapter should be up before too long.

 

[nebo]

As you read this feel sympathy for the de,,,Smidgy.
With the demise of her favorite soap opera, this is now
day 5 of No Life to Live.


Back in the room that Monday afternoon, we changed quickly and after grabbing our stuff we headed down to the Kidani side of the resort, it was about 1:15 or so, not a good time to go in search of good lounge chairs and tables.

What I can't rember is just how we got there;
did we walk? Take the shuttle? Hop a DD bus that stops there next? Rickshaw?

But we did get there.

Unfortunately, the Yellow Jacket had already set up shop, and that made finding nice chairs near the pool but away from him, even harder. Yes, this was our first male yellow jacket. He was about 19 years old, with all the exhuberance of a 12 year old on a sugar high, and he also seemed new at the job.

What he lacked in planning and a schedule, he made up for in volume.

After we got settled in a couple of loungers, we tried the slide, and it's ok, not one of the best from what I remember but at least there weren't any ribs to hurt your back as you slide over them.
But it really is pretty here, no idea how it got so lush already, but it looks like it's been here for 10 years already.

What we didn't like though was they have the "circle" thing going on here for the loungers too, and we couldn't get chairs at the pools edge, we were sent into the second ring with foliage blocking our view of the pool.

There were two teenage girls with two great chairs in the inner circle, lying there sunbathing, and I considered doing my "Excuse me, but did you see which way that snake went that was right under your chairs here?"
" I want to make sure it wasn't a venomous species, I didn't get a good enough view of him, Oh, and , you might want to be carefull putting on your shoes, they like dark places." "In fact, you'd probably be safest if you just went back up to your room."

This routine worked once in the past, but I just wasn't up for it today, sometimes I get the 'guilts'.

Hate when that happens!

One time Diane did see a racer at Blizzard Beach and went after it shouting "Snake". Five minutes later we could have had our choice of any of the 20 lounge chairs that were in our little sandy copse between palm trees and bushes behind the bar and smoking area.

Now, when we are lying by a pool in lounge chairs, Smidgy is one of those people that will sometimes, unbelievably, actually try to sleep from time to time.

I have never fallen asleep in a lounge chair in my entire life!

She was lying on her stomach, facing away from me and we were still having some love bug hassles, a couple landed on her back and she shooed them away.

Then, no more did.
Oh, they bothered me all right, but they left her alone.

This won't do, it's my only entertainment.

I found a straw on the ground by my chair, and leaned over and lightly touched her back with it.

But, holy smokes, I wasn' t prepared for how fast her head could spin around like Linda Blair's, and she caught me.

No, she did not see the humor in the situation.

Ok, jigs up, I left her alone and hid in my book when she
said, "Don't do it again."

Then she said, "I mean it, don't do it again."

I assumed she wanted to make sure her point was taken and I didn't even look up and just grunted ok.

What I didn't realize is that more bugs landed on runway Smidgy and that was what she was talking about.

When she finally said, "I'm not going to tell you again to stop it", I was ready to say,, "Thank Goodness, I was wondering when you
were going to stop complaining about me", but I looked up
and saw them myself and got out of my chair and walked around to her side, that is still facing away from me.

This definately reminds me of a time that I think happened at French Quarter, when this huge blackbird ended up perched on her back as she tried to nap,
and she blamed me for that too.

She sees me, and jumps up shaking off love bugs in a frantic dance that Jim Carrey might have done.

When she was done I wanted to say, "****aka" to see if she'd do it again, but I didn't.

There's something about finding out that what you thought was somebody trying to immitate bugs crawling on you, is really bugs crawling on you, that can freak you out.

But this Yellow Jacket de jour was the worst of them, and we barely lasted over an hour. I knew one thing though, I blew it here.
This would have been a great pool to come to early in the morning I believe, and I never did. Afternoon? Not so much.

Back in the room I took one more shot from our balcony.

A late night last night, rope drop, lunch at Prime Time and then pool and sun time really had both of us beat, and the bed looked really inviting, but there was no time to slow down now.

Before we changed out of our suits, I told her I'd flip her for who has to go for ice,
she agreed and picked up a quarter that was lying on the table.

But I was in the crouch, arms out wide, feet spread, ready to use my hip.

Again, she didn't see the humor in this and just sat down,
so I picked up the bucket and went for ice. Man, all my jokes and attempts at whimsy are tanking today.

Ice bucket in hand, (again) I decided to just stay on our own floor and walk way way down to the ice room, I don't know why when it's closer a floor below us.

Ahead of me is who I'm guessing is a dad with two little kids, looked like they were checking in and the kids were so excited they were almost literally bouncing off the walls, and yelling a bit.

They then stopped and he fumbled with trying to open the door on my left as I approached.

Just then the door opposite them on my right side opened up and a woman who didn't look too good came halfway out and yelled at them to "Keep it down please, some of us are trying to sleep!", and slammed the door as she went back in.

The guy looked shocked, the kids didn't say a word and kind of cowered against him and as I walked past, I just
said not to worry about her, people like that are everywhere, he seemed gratefull that I was on his side.

The little bit I could see of the woman made me think she was all hungover, even though it was late afternoon, and next to her door is a room service tray, with a lot of uneaten food on it, again, not a good sign.

I went on my way and got the ice.

On my way back I paused for a second outside the woman's door, and I could hear her going on about something in the room to somebody else, really loud.
It seemed she was just needing a target to yell at.

And I did the only thing I could think of doing:

the half eaten food on the tray that was next to the door?

well, by the time I had walked past, it was now
directly in front of the door,,,

that opens inward.

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Yes, I considered knocking on the door and then running for it, but there was no where to hide at this stretch of corridor, so I just left it to my imagination as to what happened in the end.
That was good enough.

Triumphantly I returned with my bucket full of ice, mission accomplished, and I handed it to Diane.

"You know, we also need ice for the cooler," and she handed me
a garbage bag.

My one thought was, "Hey, maybe something's happened already with the tray getting stepped into," and I can go check it out,
but then another little Nebo appeared in my head saying,
"but if she does step in it or not, if she see's you again
she is definately going to blame you."

I played it safe and went down to the 4th floor this time for the ice.

45 minutes later, Sunny D's and vodkas in hand we headed for the bus stop. Just before we left the room, I had a funny feeling and ran back in and poured a couple of fingers of whiskey in a plastic cup with some ice and brought that with.

Turned out to be a wise move, we waited forever for a bus to come, over 20 minutes which to me is unheard of at a resort. Instead of killling the Sunny D, I just sipped on the whiskey on the rocks while we waited, I was the envy of a few
people waiting there.

Eventually a bus to the Studios showed up, followed by a mad dash for the door.

And it was packed, standing room only.
No, I'm not a fan of the bus service here, at AKL.

At least this time we knew which way to go when we were dropped off where we should be, this time instead of chasing 5 people into a parking lot, we chased 60 people into the park.

It felt pretty strange going throught the turnstyle again, it feels like this is all we've been doing lately, but I guess it's only the third time in the last two days.

At least we are prepared, got fastpasses for Toy Story and Aerosmith. Before we made the turn for Toy Story, I asked her if she was hungry, we weren't too far from Starring Rolls. We have been meaning to stop and get the Black Forest Ham Sandwich here for the last 3 trips after reading
that they were very good.

Smidgy knew I meant that as well, but responded,
"It's been what, three or four trips now that we were going to eat here, and I'm still full from lunch, besides, I'm enjoying the drink right now so I guess it can wait another trip or so."

After standing waiting for the bus, then standing on the bus the whole
ride and walking into the park, we stopped off for a
sitdown by the Brown Derby, which, of course is a smoking section.

I have finally reached the point where smoke either bothers me sometimes, or really makes me want to have one, I never know ahead of time which it will be.

Today it wasn't busy there, so we just sat and talked a few minutes, and what should she say?

"You know, except for almost getting killed on the highway coming down, you have been pretty much injury free since we've gotten here."

It almost seemed like an accusation, like I'm not trying hard enough.

"Yeah, well, that's 'cuz I never told you about the hangnail I got a few days ago, and remember the second day at CBR when the top of my head got kinda burnt?"

There was no comment at all from her, and that bothered me most of all, she's not trying to jinx me, is she?