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Day 5 Part 2 OLD FRIENDS!
FINALLY! We arrive in this place called Wesley Chapel. My route was pretty direct once I exited I-4.
I called my friend
and told him I am almost there, and he said he will be waiting outside. As I drove thru this particular Floridian enclave…I realized I can never live there. EVERY SINGLE HOUSE LOOKS EXCATLY THE SAME WAY…in the same color. There is no distinction at all from one house to the next. I would never be able to find MY house, what if there was a blinding snowstorm and I could not see, I’d be just driving round and round and round!
Anyhoooooo as I drove past one same house to the next same house…I see a small group of people standing outside one of them. This must be Screwy Louies house. So in typical Brooklyn fashion I start pounding on the horn & yelling out the window …” I’M HEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRR…(HONK HONK HONK)….WE”RE HEEEEEEEERRRRRRREEEEEE” (HOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK , HOOOOOOOOONK HOOOOO….OOOOOOOOOOO….OOOONK)!
Louie’s family was just standing there looking at me driving towards them…No waving or nutin. Then as I drove closer I noticed that I had NO idea who these people were.
These were complete strangers. I drove into the driveway…and they just stood there staring at me. At that moment my cell phone rang….It was Louie.
“Hello” I said
“I HEAR you screaming and blasting your horn” he said…”but I think you are on the next block over”
No wonder the family standing on there lawn with us in their driveway are just staring (or possibly glaring) into my car. I told Louie to hold on!
I opened my passenger side window and hollered out to the glaring family…”Sorry…I thought you were someone I knew from Brooklyn….Have a nice day!” Then I waved goodbye, closed the window and tore back out of their driveway.
SIDENOTE: I hate when that happens!
“Who were they?” asked James from the backseat
“I dunno…That was the wrong house!”
Needless to say James was
Back to the phone with Louie.
“You don’t have very nice neighbors here!” I told him
“You’re an idiot(or sumtin like that) ” was his response!
Screwy Louie then talked me through to his house (I overshot a street..or two) …that’s when I seen him & his sons waiting outside. I didn’t bother yelling or honking the horn this time. For some reason I don’t think the Security car
now following me would have appreciated it!
I pulled in Screwy Louies driveway, while SL went and talked to the Security guys in the car. I think he told them we were some sort of charity case visiting the suburbs for the day!
By now his Mother & Father came out and we were all kissin & huggin and laughin about the noise they heard from around the block.
SIDENOTE: First off if you think “King of Queens” Carries father, Arthur played by Jerry Stiller whenever you read about Louie’s father, you will get more out of the following.
Louies father ALWAYS had a very unnatural fixation in how people drove from ANY GIVEN “A” point to ANY FINAL DESTINATION “B” place. I can remember countless (and I mean COUNTLESS) hours where he would ask a quest in their house in Brooklyn, who had came from New Jersey. “How did you get here? Did you take the Gothels Bridge thru Staten Island, then over the Verrazano? How was the traffic? And if the person said “No, I took the Lincoln Tunnel to Manhattan , then hopped on the West Side Highway and took the Brooklyn battery…..” He would literally start screaming and cursing at them, calling them names.
“EVERYONE knows that the Gothels is the way to go!, You’re a MORON!”
No matter which way a person said they drove…He would start screaming at them! Otherwise he was ok. Unless you were talking about how to fix ANYTHING….then his pat answer was ALWAYS “DUCT TAPE.”
Believe me when I tell you…I SAW THIS MAN DUCT TAPE HIS CARS TIRES!
Then Louis father (Big Lou) asked me how I drove there. (Oiy! Here it comes)
“In a car” I responded. Trying to deflect the conversation
“No Silly…What route did you take?”
Screwy Louie now piped up “Who cares?”
“No, No, NO I wanna know how he came here!” Big Lou demanded
I held my hand up to Screwy Louie so he knew I can take it…don’t worry ‘bout it!
“ I took I-4 to I-295 then got off at exit 302 & took route 78”
SIDENOTE: They weren’t the real Route #’s I just can’t remember what the real ones were as of this writing
“What the #$%& did you take Route 78 for????
“Who the #$^& TOLD YOU TO TAKE THAT? WHAT MORON TOLD YOU THAT?
“WHO $#%^ Told you THAT?” he demanded
“Some people are just so #$%&* STUPID!”
“EVERYONE KNOWS THAT Route 78 is under construction! “
Then he turned to Louie, “Did YOU TEL HIM THAT? (As if 48 year old Screwy Louie will be PUNISHED, if he told me that!) Listen when you go home, ah ah ah I mean back to Disney, instead of making the right at the front gate….make a left…then go to the Winn Dixie, but don’t buy the bologna there. These people don’t know good bologna if it hit them in the face, then make a left……”
“Allright Dad…He just got here!” Screwy Louie piped up!
“Okay! Okay! Okay!...Just don’t leave till you talk to me first!” he pleaded
“OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOkay!” I responded.
We then started walking into the house, then Louie’s mother, Terry grabbed my arm and said “Oh don’t listen to him he is still such a @#$%^&”
SIDENOTE:Some things NEVER change!
Once inside Terry, Louies Mom couldn’t stop hugging James, she hasn’t seen him in 6 years. A couple of dozens ‘Oh my God he got so big’s” came out, along with the “I Love his hair, He should bottle that color’s!”
SIDENOTE: James is a red head, but it’s a very unusual shade of orange. Many woman go crazy over it, wishing they can get their hair THAT color!
I had brought Terry a present from WDW. It was a Cinderella Cookie Jar, and of course some Mickey cookies to go in there. She opened it, and placed they cookie jar on the counter…and WARNED EVERYONE …”DON’T TOUCH MY COOKIES!"
As usual, once inside we were all talking to each other at the same time.
No need to stop us at all, we knew what each other was saying and each one of us hearing the others. Except SL sons, they seemed to be in a
listen to all of us talk, they thought my accent was funny. James kept up with us. Even though he has lived in the Pocono’s his whole life, he was surrounded by New Yawkers (many of us here now)! He is a FAST talker & LOUD!
SIDENOTE: Louie is Italian from Brooklyn, His wife was a Mennonite from Missouri. There sons were born & raised in Florida. The boys have very noticeable Southern accents. When I talk on the phone with them and in person…I call then Goober & Gomer!
One very FUNNY story about the youngest one, I must share here. About a year ago he was on the floor watching TV, when he saw a commercial for used cars. He turned to his Grandmother and said in his very prominent Southern accent ‘Grandma, when I git big and git me a job I am gonna git me one of them PREEEEOWNED VEEEEHICKLES!”
After I had a tour of the house and much more chitchat, the cameras came out!
SIDENOTE: There are 2 types of camera people in this world. Those who POSE for pics, and those like my family who just takes pics. Whenever I took pics it was always my family in the natural habitant. You must remember in the world of Pre Digital pics, people only taken pics during Holidays & Special occasions. We must have 50 years of pics of my mother standing in front of the stove cooking, my father asleep on any given chair in the Living room…etc.
This is NOT the case with Screwy Louie’s family. They are posers! I first realized this when as a teen, I went to their house in Brooklyn on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve in an Italian family is a HUGE Deal! When it came time to take pictures I was persuaded to stand with various members of SL (Screwy Louie) family in front of the tree. They were all dressed to the nines (70’s Brooklyn Italian style). As we all stood in front of the Christmas tree, and his father pointed the camera at us, and said ‘Say Cheese”…I swear every member of his family, within a instant grabbed a ornament and posed as if they were decorating the tree, right then and there, dressed to the hilt. I was like “this is so flippen weird” I swear every picture they take of each other they are holding leaves of a plant, looking reflectively into a mirror, glancing proudly at High School diplomas, while dad places his hand on your shoulder.
You get the picture?
So now Louie had his camera, and as put much thought into where Me & James are too stand and who is to be in the picture..
One with just me! Near the back door
One with Me & SL In front of the couch
One with me, SL,& James in the breezeway between the Kitchen & Living room
One with James & SL 2 sons in front of the Book Shelves…HOLDING BOOKS!
One with SL, his Mom, his 2 sons & James.
One with Me, SL & his Mom standing, in a semi circle, ALL HOLDING the new Cookie jar. ….and so on and soon and so on!
Of course there were arguments over each frame shot. Who wanted to stand somewhere else; Who didn’t want to hold a copy of grandmas ‘lady books’; Who wanted the sun to be reflected from their back; Who didn’t want a pic taken below their waist; Should we hold the cookie jar up higher near our chest, but then you cant see Terry….…etc.
Geez the modeling is sure hard work!
SIDENOTE: When SL sent me the pics….James just has this muddled confused look in each pic.
Now that we did the obligatory Photo Shoot, it is time to go to Lunch. SL chose to go to a restaurant on a pier in Tampa. We drove in his car to Tampa, while SL pointed out the points of interest on route.
I think he mentioned one thing only, and I forgot what that was.
This Pier in Tampa has a Mall downstairs and upstairs is a restaurant. The Mall hand some small businesses selling lots of stuff I never wanted or needed. I am NOT a shopper.
The restaurant upstairs is outside, and there are many seagulls flying way to close to you, leaving way too many presents all over while you sit there and eat. Did I mention it was a balmy 100 degrees that day! We ate some stuff, and drank some warm stuff and decided to go back to the REAL WORLD of WDW.
SL who has lived in Tampa for 16 years, has only been to WDW a few times. So for this day trip he searched the internet. He and his sons will follow us back to WDW. They are staying over at the All Star Sports, and we will all go to MGM tomorrow…. together….in the heat….all day long.
So SL has been telling me that he was searching the internet for info about WDW.(why would anyone “search” the internet for WDW info…when they can just ask me ANYTHING). He has completely become fascinated with Hidden Mickeys
. He can’t wait to go to MGM and look for Hidden Mickeys. When he told his youngest son, who is 10, about this the kid just looked at him as if he was bonkers. The kid didn’t even KNOW who Mickey Mouse is!!!!!!!!! SUPER HARD CORE MUGGLES! His youngest son was there once before, and his oldest son was there twice.
SIDENOTE: I really hate going to WDW with Muggles.
We drove back to SL’s house were I got my car, and SL got his & the boys luggage. And off we go back to WDW, where it’s NICE.
On the way back to WDW, we got hit with one of those torrential Florida downpours.
It lasted the whole drive back. It was brutal.
Since SL waited to the night before to make a ressie, he did not get the sold out POP, so he got a room in the All Star Sports. So the plan was that he will check in then meet us over at the Pop. Since I had the fridge stock with stuff, and refillable mugs it was just easier to park there for the night.
And that is what we did. First SL and his sons came to the POP and did the ULTIMATE DisBoard Sin… Pool Hopped at the POP
. (self inflicted flame) Then we went to dinner at the POP café. Then SL wanted to walk around the POP and see everything. So the Boys decided that they are going into the arcade, while the grownups will tour the property and maybe stop at the Petals Bar
. James & SL’s sons got along just fine.
As usual I gave James a 20 for the Arcade (yes he is spoiled) and SL gave his younger son a $5.00 bill and asked the older one “You brought your birthday money with you, Right?” and the kid nodded!
Sidenote: Louie has become very, very cheap in his old age. He wasn’t always like this, until he moved to California. And it’s not like he don’t have the $.
I MEAN CHEAP.
But what makes it really bad it that he is not cheap with himself. He is very stingy with everybody else. This is a man who just today at lunch told me about the new clothes he bought JUST for his one day in WDW. The clothes totaled about $200.00. (these things do not impress Me)
This is a man, who don’t get his parents Christmas presents anymore, because…well when they die he will just have to throw them out anyway. CHEAP!
This is a Man who had a HUGE birthday party for his girlfriend who just turned 50, and told everyone to bring food & drinks! CHEAP! And the person who was suppose to bring the cake, didn’t show up. So they had no cake. CHEAP!
This is a man who bought his sons only Happy Meal toys for Christmas one year, because other people are going to buy them what they really want anyway. CHEAP!
This is a man who goes to the Salvation Army to buy his kids used shoes, cause they are going to ruin them anyway! CHEAP!
This is a Man who went I went to California (while he was married & living there) with my then GF, INSISTED we go to this fancy restaurant and when the check came he started to divide it by what everybody had…and made his wife pay her share! And told my GF she owes 76.23!!!!! And I being me told him to add my bill to hers! Needless to say until we broke up, I never heard the end of that! (sidenote2:Guess who wound up paying the whole thing…as SL & the Ex fought about how much each should leave as a tip)
So “Good Egg” Andy had to chip into the Arcade fund! Oh yeah and this after splurging for dinner. Cause SL left his wallet back in his room. And guess who payed for Lunch?
So the boys went to the Arcade, and we walked around the Resort. Louie Looked for Hidden Mickey’s (cheap entertainment) and I made sure we alluded the Petals Bar!
The boys won some really ‘cool’ pencils and stencils at the arcade and had a great time.
Later that night we bid a fond goodnight to all, and planned to meet the Muggles
at the front gate at MGM upon rope drop.
Please place your Pin Lanyards around your neck and come back to read the next edition Day 6 titled “US vs. The Muggles”
OR ARE YA ALL READY FOR A MIDTERM TEST?
….With a AWARD going to the highest Scorer!
Sidenote: You thought I was kidding when I said a Test will be given, didn’t ja?
FINALLY! We arrive in this place called Wesley Chapel. My route was pretty direct once I exited I-4.
I called my friend
Anyhoooooo as I drove past one same house to the next same house…I see a small group of people standing outside one of them. This must be Screwy Louies house. So in typical Brooklyn fashion I start pounding on the horn & yelling out the window …” I’M HEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRR…(HONK HONK HONK)….WE”RE HEEEEEEEERRRRRRREEEEEE” (HOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK , HOOOOOOOOONK HOOOOO….OOOOOOOOOOO….OOOONK)!
Louie’s family was just standing there looking at me driving towards them…No waving or nutin. Then as I drove closer I noticed that I had NO idea who these people were.
These were complete strangers. I drove into the driveway…and they just stood there staring at me. At that moment my cell phone rang….It was Louie.“Hello” I said
“I HEAR you screaming and blasting your horn” he said…”but I think you are on the next block over”
I opened my passenger side window and hollered out to the glaring family…”Sorry…I thought you were someone I knew from Brooklyn….Have a nice day!” Then I waved goodbye, closed the window and tore back out of their driveway.
SIDENOTE: I hate when that happens!
“Who were they?” asked James from the backseat
“I dunno…That was the wrong house!”
Needless to say James was
Back to the phone with Louie.
“You don’t have very nice neighbors here!” I told him
“You’re an idiot(or sumtin like that) ” was his response!
Screwy Louie then talked me through to his house (I overshot a street..or two) …that’s when I seen him & his sons waiting outside. I didn’t bother yelling or honking the horn this time. For some reason I don’t think the Security car
I pulled in Screwy Louies driveway, while SL went and talked to the Security guys in the car. I think he told them we were some sort of charity case visiting the suburbs for the day!
By now his Mother & Father came out and we were all kissin & huggin and laughin about the noise they heard from around the block.
SIDENOTE: First off if you think “King of Queens” Carries father, Arthur played by Jerry Stiller whenever you read about Louie’s father, you will get more out of the following.
Louies father ALWAYS had a very unnatural fixation in how people drove from ANY GIVEN “A” point to ANY FINAL DESTINATION “B” place. I can remember countless (and I mean COUNTLESS) hours where he would ask a quest in their house in Brooklyn, who had came from New Jersey. “How did you get here? Did you take the Gothels Bridge thru Staten Island, then over the Verrazano? How was the traffic? And if the person said “No, I took the Lincoln Tunnel to Manhattan , then hopped on the West Side Highway and took the Brooklyn battery…..” He would literally start screaming and cursing at them, calling them names.
“EVERYONE knows that the Gothels is the way to go!, You’re a MORON!”
No matter which way a person said they drove…He would start screaming at them! Otherwise he was ok. Unless you were talking about how to fix ANYTHING….then his pat answer was ALWAYS “DUCT TAPE.”
Believe me when I tell you…I SAW THIS MAN DUCT TAPE HIS CARS TIRES!
Then Louis father (Big Lou) asked me how I drove there. (Oiy! Here it comes)
“In a car” I responded. Trying to deflect the conversation
“No Silly…What route did you take?”
Screwy Louie now piped up “Who cares?”
“No, No, NO I wanna know how he came here!” Big Lou demanded
I held my hand up to Screwy Louie so he knew I can take it…don’t worry ‘bout it!
“ I took I-4 to I-295 then got off at exit 302 & took route 78”
SIDENOTE: They weren’t the real Route #’s I just can’t remember what the real ones were as of this writing
“What the #$%& did you take Route 78 for????
“Who the #$^& TOLD YOU TO TAKE THAT? WHAT MORON TOLD YOU THAT?
“WHO $#%^ Told you THAT?” he demanded
“Some people are just so #$%&* STUPID!”
“EVERYONE KNOWS THAT Route 78 is under construction! “
Then he turned to Louie, “Did YOU TEL HIM THAT? (As if 48 year old Screwy Louie will be PUNISHED, if he told me that!) Listen when you go home, ah ah ah I mean back to Disney, instead of making the right at the front gate….make a left…then go to the Winn Dixie, but don’t buy the bologna there. These people don’t know good bologna if it hit them in the face, then make a left……”
“Allright Dad…He just got here!” Screwy Louie piped up!
“Okay! Okay! Okay!...Just don’t leave till you talk to me first!” he pleaded
“OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOkay!” I responded.
We then started walking into the house, then Louie’s mother, Terry grabbed my arm and said “Oh don’t listen to him he is still such a @#$%^&”
SIDENOTE:Some things NEVER change!
Once inside Terry, Louies Mom couldn’t stop hugging James, she hasn’t seen him in 6 years. A couple of dozens ‘Oh my God he got so big’s” came out, along with the “I Love his hair, He should bottle that color’s!”
SIDENOTE: James is a red head, but it’s a very unusual shade of orange. Many woman go crazy over it, wishing they can get their hair THAT color!
I had brought Terry a present from WDW. It was a Cinderella Cookie Jar, and of course some Mickey cookies to go in there. She opened it, and placed they cookie jar on the counter…and WARNED EVERYONE …”DON’T TOUCH MY COOKIES!"
As usual, once inside we were all talking to each other at the same time.
No need to stop us at all, we knew what each other was saying and each one of us hearing the others. Except SL sons, they seemed to be in a
SIDENOTE: Louie is Italian from Brooklyn, His wife was a Mennonite from Missouri. There sons were born & raised in Florida. The boys have very noticeable Southern accents. When I talk on the phone with them and in person…I call then Goober & Gomer!
One very FUNNY story about the youngest one, I must share here. About a year ago he was on the floor watching TV, when he saw a commercial for used cars. He turned to his Grandmother and said in his very prominent Southern accent ‘Grandma, when I git big and git me a job I am gonna git me one of them PREEEEOWNED VEEEEHICKLES!”
After I had a tour of the house and much more chitchat, the cameras came out!
SIDENOTE: There are 2 types of camera people in this world. Those who POSE for pics, and those like my family who just takes pics. Whenever I took pics it was always my family in the natural habitant. You must remember in the world of Pre Digital pics, people only taken pics during Holidays & Special occasions. We must have 50 years of pics of my mother standing in front of the stove cooking, my father asleep on any given chair in the Living room…etc.
This is NOT the case with Screwy Louie’s family. They are posers! I first realized this when as a teen, I went to their house in Brooklyn on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve in an Italian family is a HUGE Deal! When it came time to take pictures I was persuaded to stand with various members of SL (Screwy Louie) family in front of the tree. They were all dressed to the nines (70’s Brooklyn Italian style). As we all stood in front of the Christmas tree, and his father pointed the camera at us, and said ‘Say Cheese”…I swear every member of his family, within a instant grabbed a ornament and posed as if they were decorating the tree, right then and there, dressed to the hilt. I was like “this is so flippen weird” I swear every picture they take of each other they are holding leaves of a plant, looking reflectively into a mirror, glancing proudly at High School diplomas, while dad places his hand on your shoulder.
You get the picture?
So now Louie had his camera, and as put much thought into where Me & James are too stand and who is to be in the picture..
One with just me! Near the back door
One with Me & SL In front of the couch
One with me, SL,& James in the breezeway between the Kitchen & Living room
One with James & SL 2 sons in front of the Book Shelves…HOLDING BOOKS!
One with SL, his Mom, his 2 sons & James.
One with Me, SL & his Mom standing, in a semi circle, ALL HOLDING the new Cookie jar. ….and so on and soon and so on!
Of course there were arguments over each frame shot. Who wanted to stand somewhere else; Who didn’t want to hold a copy of grandmas ‘lady books’; Who wanted the sun to be reflected from their back; Who didn’t want a pic taken below their waist; Should we hold the cookie jar up higher near our chest, but then you cant see Terry….…etc.
Geez the modeling is sure hard work!
SIDENOTE: When SL sent me the pics….James just has this muddled confused look in each pic.
Now that we did the obligatory Photo Shoot, it is time to go to Lunch. SL chose to go to a restaurant on a pier in Tampa. We drove in his car to Tampa, while SL pointed out the points of interest on route.
This Pier in Tampa has a Mall downstairs and upstairs is a restaurant. The Mall hand some small businesses selling lots of stuff I never wanted or needed. I am NOT a shopper.
The restaurant upstairs is outside, and there are many seagulls flying way to close to you, leaving way too many presents all over while you sit there and eat. Did I mention it was a balmy 100 degrees that day! We ate some stuff, and drank some warm stuff and decided to go back to the REAL WORLD of WDW.
SL who has lived in Tampa for 16 years, has only been to WDW a few times. So for this day trip he searched the internet. He and his sons will follow us back to WDW. They are staying over at the All Star Sports, and we will all go to MGM tomorrow…. together….in the heat….all day long.
So SL has been telling me that he was searching the internet for info about WDW.(why would anyone “search” the internet for WDW info…when they can just ask me ANYTHING). He has completely become fascinated with Hidden Mickeys
. He can’t wait to go to MGM and look for Hidden Mickeys. When he told his youngest son, who is 10, about this the kid just looked at him as if he was bonkers. The kid didn’t even KNOW who Mickey Mouse is!!!!!!!!! SUPER HARD CORE MUGGLES! His youngest son was there once before, and his oldest son was there twice. SIDENOTE: I really hate going to WDW with Muggles.
We drove back to SL’s house were I got my car, and SL got his & the boys luggage. And off we go back to WDW, where it’s NICE.
On the way back to WDW, we got hit with one of those torrential Florida downpours.
It lasted the whole drive back. It was brutal.
Since SL waited to the night before to make a ressie, he did not get the sold out POP, so he got a room in the All Star Sports. So the plan was that he will check in then meet us over at the Pop. Since I had the fridge stock with stuff, and refillable mugs it was just easier to park there for the night.
And that is what we did. First SL and his sons came to the POP and did the ULTIMATE DisBoard Sin… Pool Hopped at the POP
. (self inflicted flame) Then we went to dinner at the POP café. Then SL wanted to walk around the POP and see everything. So the Boys decided that they are going into the arcade, while the grownups will tour the property and maybe stop at the Petals Bar
As usual I gave James a 20 for the Arcade (yes he is spoiled) and SL gave his younger son a $5.00 bill and asked the older one “You brought your birthday money with you, Right?” and the kid nodded!
Sidenote: Louie has become very, very cheap in his old age. He wasn’t always like this, until he moved to California. And it’s not like he don’t have the $.
I MEAN CHEAP.
But what makes it really bad it that he is not cheap with himself. He is very stingy with everybody else. This is a man who just today at lunch told me about the new clothes he bought JUST for his one day in WDW. The clothes totaled about $200.00. (these things do not impress Me)
This is a man, who don’t get his parents Christmas presents anymore, because…well when they die he will just have to throw them out anyway. CHEAP!
This is a Man who had a HUGE birthday party for his girlfriend who just turned 50, and told everyone to bring food & drinks! CHEAP! And the person who was suppose to bring the cake, didn’t show up. So they had no cake. CHEAP!
This is a man who bought his sons only Happy Meal toys for Christmas one year, because other people are going to buy them what they really want anyway. CHEAP!
This is a man who goes to the Salvation Army to buy his kids used shoes, cause they are going to ruin them anyway! CHEAP!
This is a Man who went I went to California (while he was married & living there) with my then GF, INSISTED we go to this fancy restaurant and when the check came he started to divide it by what everybody had…and made his wife pay her share! And told my GF she owes 76.23!!!!! And I being me told him to add my bill to hers! Needless to say until we broke up, I never heard the end of that! (sidenote2:Guess who wound up paying the whole thing…as SL & the Ex fought about how much each should leave as a tip)
So “Good Egg” Andy had to chip into the Arcade fund! Oh yeah and this after splurging for dinner. Cause SL left his wallet back in his room. And guess who payed for Lunch?
So the boys went to the Arcade, and we walked around the Resort. Louie Looked for Hidden Mickey’s (cheap entertainment) and I made sure we alluded the Petals Bar!
The boys won some really ‘cool’ pencils and stencils at the arcade and had a great time.
Later that night we bid a fond goodnight to all, and planned to meet the Muggles
~~~~~~
Please place your Pin Lanyards around your neck and come back to read the next edition Day 6 titled “US vs. The Muggles”
OR ARE YA ALL READY FOR A MIDTERM TEST?
….With a AWARD going to the highest Scorer!Sidenote: You thought I was kidding when I said a Test will be given, didn’t ja?
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Wow - you're up early this morning! Great update.
The thought of SI's son saying "VEEEEHICKLES!” had me thinking fondly of my dad.......he could make that word last for several minutes or more. (And it was ALWAYS a vehicle - we never owned a car!) Keep it up.
ps - smooth move arriving at your buds house in your full New Yorker glory!
The thought of SI's son saying "VEEEEHICKLES!” had me thinking fondly of my dad.......he could make that word last for several minutes or more. (And it was ALWAYS a vehicle - we never owned a car!) Keep it up.
ps - smooth move arriving at your buds house in your full New Yorker glory!
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Day 5 Part 2 OLD FRIENDS!
Anyhoooooo as I drove past one same house to the next same house…I see a small group of people standing outside one of them. This must be Screwy Louies house. So in typical Brooklyn fashion I start pounding on the horn & yelling out the window …” I’M HEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRR… (HONK HONK HONK)….WE”RE HEEEEEEEERRRRRRREEEEEE” (HOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK , HOOOOOOOOONK HOOOOO….OOOOOOOOOOO….OOOONK)!
I drove into the driveway…and they just stood there staring at me.
“You don’t have very nice neighbors here!” I told him
I think they were just wondering why a strange grown limey haired man pull so suddenly & noisily into their drive way screaming "I"M HER!!!!!!?!?!?!?
“Okay! Okay! Okay!...Just don’t leave till you talk to me first!” he pleaded
“OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOkay!” I responded.
So did ya remember to get directions for the ride home?
We then started walking into the house, then Louie’s mother, Terry grabbed my arm and said “Oh don’t listen to him he is still such a @#$%^&”
SIDENOTE: James is a red head, but it’s a very unusual shade of orange. Many woman go crazy over it, wishing they can get their hair THAT color!
Guess he won't ever have to invest in Tag or Axe then!
As usual, once inside we were all talking to each other at the same time.listen to all of us talk, they thought my accent was funny. James kept up with us. Even though he has lived in the Pocono’s his whole life, he was surrounded by New Yawkers (many of us here now)! He is a FAST talker & LOUD!
So what kind of accent does James have?
SIDENOTE: You get the picture?
So now Louie had his camera, and as put much thought into where Me & James are too stand and who is to be in the picture..
One with just me! Near the back door
One with Me & SL In front of the couch
One with me, SL,& James in the breezeway between the Kitchen & Living room
One with James & SL 2 sons in front of the Book Shelves…HOLDING BOOKS!
One with SL, his Mom, his 2 sons & James.
One with Me, SL & his Mom standing, in a semi circle, ALL HOLDING the new Cookie jar. ….and so on and soon and so on!
So why didn't you post a couple already?!?!?!
He can’t wait to go to MGM and look for Hidden Mickeys. When he told his youngest son, who is 10, about this the kid just looked at him as if he was bonkers. The kid didn’t even KNOW who Mickey Mouse is!!!!!!!!! SUPER HARD CORE MUGGLES!
Since SL waited to the night before to make a ressie, he did not get the sold out POP, so he got a room in the All Star Sports. So the plan was that he will check in then meet us over at the Pop. Since I had the fridge stock with stuff, and refillable mugs it was just easier to park there for the night.
Did ya get any of that there bologna from the Winn Dixie?
So “Good Egg” Andy had to chip into the Arcade fund! Oh yeah and this after splurging for dinner. Cause SL left his wallet back in his room. And guess who payed for Lunch?
Hmmm, wonder how much your day at MGM cost ya!
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OR ARE YA ALL READY FOR A MIDTERM TEST?
Sidenote: You thought I was kidding when I said a Test will be given, didn’t ja?
Is this just another poor attempt to stall writing? You still have to finish this report. Next month you should be starting a pre TR for your next visit.
GREAT INSTALLMENT!!!
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Worth the wait - now I'm ready for the test.
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As usual I gave James a 20 for the Arcade (yes he is spoiled) and SL gave his younger son a $5.00 bill and asked the older one You brought your birthday money with you, Right? and the kid nodded!
So Good Egg Andy had to chip into the Arcade fund! Oh yeah and this after splurging for dinner. Cause SL left his wallet back in his room. And guess who payed for Lunch?
So the boys went to the Arcade, and we walked around the Resort. Louie Looked for Hidden Mickeys (cheap entertainment) and I made sure we alluded the Petals Bar!
The boys won some really cool pencils and stencils at the arcade and had a great time.
Gosh, DisUnc, can I go to WDW next time with you and James? You could pay for my kids arcade time, too.
Thanks for bringing the funny!
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MUGGLES! HUMPH!
I'm nosey and need to know what happened at MGM, please I beg of you do not keep me waiting months for this!!!
I'm nosey and need to know what happened at MGM, please I beg of you do not keep me waiting months for this!!!
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DisUnc.. is that you?! You STILL writing this thing? lol
Better finish fast since soon you'll be back from this year's vacation!
I have to give you credit though.. at least you ARE still writing. I gave up so long ago. This year, being at the world for 3 weeks I am not even going to attempt it again. Not that you read mine anyway
I'm at the world now, midway, 9 nights left. I'll leave some reviews and highlights... eventually! Maybe you'll peak in on me
I love reading your TR... so keep on! Just meld one right into the next one...
See ya around home-ish.
Hugs!!
Better finish fast since soon you'll be back from this year's vacation!
I have to give you credit though.. at least you ARE still writing. I gave up so long ago. This year, being at the world for 3 weeks I am not even going to attempt it again. Not that you read mine anyway
I'm at the world now, midway, 9 nights left. I'll leave some reviews and highlights... eventually! Maybe you'll peak in on me
I love reading your TR... so keep on! Just meld one right into the next one...
See ya around home-ish.
Hugs!!
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Great installment. I laughed so much about the picture takers vs. pic posers. We just got back from Sesame Place and my son wanted to pretend he was still there, so first thing this morning we got dressed and he had me come outside with my camera where he loaded up a trash can on his wagon and wheeled it to the front yard so he could pretend to meet Oscar the grouch again. He posed behind the barrel as if he was in it. It was very cute. I am a picture taker taker taker, maybe with a little posing thrown in, but I think he's gonna be a poser.
So, how CHEAP is SL????? That drives me crazy. Luckily my family is a split the bill type, and those who drink more than others will throw in extra.
Hope it's not another 48 days til we hear about MGM.
So, how CHEAP is SL????? That drives me crazy. Luckily my family is a split the bill type, and those who drink more than others will throw in extra.
Hope it's not another 48 days til we hear about MGM.
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You may need to do something other than go out to eat with SL just tell him your not hungry you just had a couple of buttered rolls. Linda
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Hi DU! 
I am back yesterday evening to a pleasant surprise...an installment from you! 
Gosh now I will have to go back and reread and study for the upcoming quiz. Now is the quiz just on material from this trippie or does it include other trip info???
Now comments about your last installment:
a. I dont think you'll have to worry about the blizzard in FL thing....it was so darn hot there I thought I had died and gone you know where
b. How do you have the patience with the "cheapie" people....that drives me crazy!
c. I am really concerned about you going somewhere with muggles who don't understand the importance of time and tour plans etc at Disney. Somehow I just feel this spells disaster.
Great update...funny as usual!!!! 
Can't wait for more!
I am back yesterday evening to a pleasant surprise...an installment from you! Gosh now I will have to go back and reread and study for the upcoming quiz. Now is the quiz just on material from this trippie or does it include other trip info??? Now comments about your last installment:
a. I dont think you'll have to worry about the blizzard in FL thing....it was so darn hot there I thought I had died and gone you know where
b. How do you have the patience with the "cheapie" people....that drives me crazy!
c. I am really concerned about you going somewhere with muggles who don't understand the importance of time and tour plans etc at Disney.
Somehow I just feel this spells disaster. Great update...funny
as usual!!!! Can't wait for more!
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You crack me up. SL's family sounds like a riot with all the picture posing and the grandfather wanting to know how you got there. Hilarious. Keep the good stuff coming!
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DisUnc- now THAT's cheap, CHEAP.
I hate that you had to buy lunch and dinner and arcade $ for his boys. He does have quite a bit of entertainment value though. This story better have a happy ending...he springs for Character autographs and redneck-salad-bar at the fixin's station??? Did he buy you drinks at Club Cool at least?
I pose my family too, so I won't judge.
I hate that you had to buy lunch and dinner and arcade $ for his boys. He does have quite a bit of entertainment value though. This story better have a happy ending...he springs for Character autographs and redneck-salad-bar at the fixin's station??? Did he buy you drinks at Club Cool at least?
I pose my family too, so I won't judge.
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Too funny
OMG not another hold on DAY 6
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OMG not another hold on DAY 6
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Too funny
OMG not another hold on DAY 6
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Hey these things happen! Give the guy a break!
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