Something About Nothing..........# 10

[ky07]

i'm happy that you and dw are there having fun!!

are you going to do the grand opening of Tformers?

it should be spectacular if what i have read is true.

Yeah we are going to try cause even though I brought 2 different pairs of shoes I still managed to get blisters on my feet

 

[macraven]

My favourite stand is Camp 31, which is from Alabama. I must admit, "the South" does it right. I've had some Canadian ribs, and some are pretty tasty too, but nothing is quite as amazing as the Alabama stand.

i love ribs..........

where in Bama is that stand?


just in case i swing by there someday........



i found Goldie's in Vicksburg to be awesome for ribs.
need to makke another trip there

 

[macraven]

Yeah we are going to try cause even though I brought 2 different pairs of shoes I still managed to get blisters on my feet

a big OUCH on those blisters!!


i hope you packed bandades and some gauze St Lawrence.

i don't know which is worse.
blisters or sunburn.


i hope you get to see the opening of Tformers.

 

[Bluer101]

ky07,


Glad you and your wife are having a good time. If you go to the TF grand opening I will look for you on tv. I'm going to watch here at work. How busy is the resorts so far? Can't wait till next weekend I need this vacation.

 

[ky07]

ky07,

Glad you and your wife are having a good time. If you go to the TF grand opening I will look for you on tv. I'm going to watch here at work. How busy is the resorts so far? Can't wait till next weekend I need this vacation.

They are very busy but found it manageable but seems to be getting busier by the day though

 

[ky07]

a big OUCH on those blisters!!

i hope you packed bandades and some gauze St Lawrence.

i don't know which is worse.
blisters or sunburn.

i hope you get to see the opening of Tformers.

So far they haven't gotten bad enough for gauze
Just keeping them clean so they don't get infected on me but this is manageable but the sun burnt legs was way worse and glad that's over with

 

[Kogo Shuko]

i love ribs..........

where in Bama is that stand?


just in case i swing by there someday........



i found Goldie's in Vicksburg to be awesome for ribs.
need to makke another trip there

They are in Castleberry, AL.
They also have a shop in Paris, ON, Canada.

But right now they have teams heading all over North America to compete in cookoffs. So I get to enjoy their ribs right here in Ottawa. Woohoo!! I have an hour to go before I head out to buy my ribs and a bottle of ribsauce.


Bluer
You must be counting down the hours now!! So happy for you.

ky07
I hear you on sunburned legs. *shudder* Worst experience I've ever had. I got a sunburn on my calves which turned into an allergic reaction a few days later. So first they hurt... and then they itched. *shudder*

Other than the burns and blisters, I hope everything is going fine, and it seems to be by your posts.

 

[keishashadow]

ello ello

you just got back this past weekend from vacation.......


hmm, i like the life you lead.

next time, take me with!

oh to be able to take a trip longer than a week, would certainly stretch my airfare budget. The way my kids have been bleeding me dry have decided it's prudent to spend my $s before they claim them.

August babies:


Keishashadow
Lynne G
Metro West
Goofyfigment
Macraven


we're growing.........

adding on with:

Brab
Ky07

such exhaulted company

Good day everyone. Just got back to my shop from cleaning the pool area and patio in the heat. I'm worn out and eating lunch. Oh, 11 more days till vacation.

vacation countdowns r the best!

Heat index is above 100.

as it was most of our days in MCO, along with setting a rain record our 1st day there. It was stated 4 inches of rain in two hours (that we spent huddled in POC with hundreds of others lol)

Yeah we are going to try cause even though I brought 2 different pairs of shoes I still managed to get blisters on my feet

ouch!

we did the single rider line for transformers, took about 1/2 hour around 11 am. It was down all the other times we sent past it our days there, understandable to work out the kinks. Heck of a ridenot sure if was due to days of eating sushi/sashimi or doing so many spinny-type rides that AM on an empty stomach, but transforemers rattled what few brains i have left i still managed to wolf down a rather tasty chicken/waffle sammie @ Cleitus' chicken shack afterwards mistakenly thinking it'd settle my stomach. No such issue when i ride spidermanwill have to give it another whirl in October.

btw put me down in the still moo'ing when u stick a fork in it camp for steak.

 

[macraven]

i think keisha is saying, she ate well on her trip........


welcome back homie, youse were missed!

 

[Kogo Shuko]

I totally just got reamed in the Community Board section for daring to suggest that material items sometimes make a vacation a little bit better than one that's simply "Okay, we're going here. Let's do it."

I feel as though I'm not a good person because I think special items can help make a trip feel a bit better.

Obviously I didn't explain myself in the best way. I hadn't meant just material items.

But wow.

I feel... so low.

 

[BrinkofSunshine]

What are material items? Probably a dumb question, I'm just confused!

Sorry you got reamed, that's not nice

 

[macraven]

I totally just got reamed in the Community Board section for daring to suggest that material items sometimes make a vacation a little bit better than one that's simply "Okay, we're going here. Let's do it."

I feel as though I'm not a good person because I think special items can help make a trip feel a bit better.

Obviously I didn't explain myself in the best way. I hadn't meant just material items.

But wow.

I feel... so low.

don't feel bad, it's not youse, it's the cb board.
i know, i post there a lot and can see the snarkiness and attitudes on some posters.

if you said money when you said material things, i totally agree.
if money is not available, plastic is the next best thing.

i would have answered that way.


of course having certain material things help a vacation go smoother.

at one time i took the dollar store toss away rain ponchos.
then i wised up and found out the park ponchos were so much better.
(and replaced if they tore.....)
the extra $ was worth it for us.

now i need to look up the thread you were reamed in.
bbl


oh, homie you can say anything on your mind in this thread.
no one will be snarky to youse.
this is your home and we all play nice.

 

[Kogo Shuko]

What are material items? Probably a dumb question, I'm just confused!

Sorry you got reamed, that's not nice

I mean, like buying things.

I was trying to get suggestions on how to make a trip more family or group oriented, and made an example of matching jewelery or matching bags or something of the sort, and the first reply was all about how it's more about the people than the money and buying things wouldn't make something special.

I kinda disagree with that mentality. The first time I went to Disney at the age of six, I desperately wanted a stuffed Pongo at the store, and my mother agreed with the mentality and wouldn't buy it for me (40 dollar toy). My aunt ended up buying it for me, and to this day he remains my favourite toy. Over 20 years later, if I'm having trouble falling asleep at night, I grab him off the shelf and it helps with the small bouts of insomnia. Best gift someone has ever gotten me, and it obviously made me an addict for parks ever since.

***

I love this thread the most. Everyone here is so nice. It reminds me of my other favourite online homes over the years gone by that have sadly slipped away. Who knew the darkside good be so... happy?

 

[macraven]

read that thread and posted on it.


i did notice that the ones that were snarky did not come back to say "sorry", or
"i didn't mean it like that" type of replies after your last posting there.


there are times that i have to bite my tongue until it bleeds in order to stop from posting something that isn't nice.

i might have thoughts other than what a poster wants to hear, but i keep it to myself. i never intentionallly try to hurt someone's feelings.
that's how i am.


yea, everyone that posts in the sans thread are really nice homies.
some come and go, some have been around since the beginning, some come back on occassions and all are treated as old friends.

they start talking like they never have been away.


that's how friends are.
(our invisible people in a box is what Mr Mac tells me)


when i welcome newbies, i always try to tell them that they now belong with us and this is their new home.


the darkside loves everyone.
it would take in cats too if they could type.

 

[schumigirl]

btw put me down in the still moo'ing when u stick a fork in it camp for steak.

You and me both........we just had a bbq and had no steak tonight......I`m full.......but I`m imagining a big juicy rare steak now!!!
Nice to see you back.......glad you had a great trip

I totally just got reamed in the Community Board section for daring to suggest that material items sometimes make a vacation a little bit better than one that's simply "Okay, we're going here. Let's do it."

I feel as though I'm not a good person because I think special items can help make a trip feel a bit better.

Obviously I didn't explain myself in the best way. I hadn't meant just material items.

But wow.

I feel... so low.

Oh don`t feel bad at all Kogo............I very rarely post there.....some of the posters try to be contrary just for fun at times.....or so it seems. Sorry they made you feel bad

oh, homie you can say anything on your mind in this thread.
no one will be snarky to youse.
this is your home and we all play nice.

This is probably the only board I post on, on this site. I can`t be bothered with the grief some places give you.
I recently stopped posting or reading a UK forum that is Disney orientated......it`s not the same place it used to be and not fun. There were a few nice folk still on there, but generally people just looking to antagonise, belittle and be argumentative for the sake of it. Not somewhere I wanted to be part of. Yes we can all have differing opinions on things but there are ways to disagree without being unpleasant. I was once called idiotic for saying we spent our full trip staying at RPR

Anyway..........

Another beautiful day here.......spent the day with DS decorating his room.......nearly finished.....then a bbq.....yum. Why do we eat more at a bbq than when you cook a normal meal

Supposed to rain tomorrow Well the nice weather was good while it lasted...........

 

[macraven]

What are material items? Probably a dumb question, I'm just confused!

Sorry you got reamed, that's not nice

material things to me are my AP for the darkside, a king suite at rph, and my chainsaw wolf jersys, CSW tees, CSW hats. ( and csw hoodies coming out this year)

oh, not those material things........




little miss sunshine, i do hope to be able to meet up with youse sometime this october.

i camethisclose to meeting you the year when i was going or coming from first aid in the park.

 

[BrinkofSunshine]

material things to me are my AP for the darkside, a king suite at rph, and my chainsaw wolf jersys, CSW tees, CSW hats. ( and csw hoodies coming out this year)

oh, not those material things........




little miss sunshine, i do hope to be able to meet up with youse sometime this october.

i camethisclose to meeting you the year when i was going or coming from first aid in the park.

I'd love to meet up! Just send me a PM

The material possession thing is puzzling. Who cares if you buy something to make your vacation more memorable? It's like the whole VIP argument.

 

[Lynne G]

I totally just got reamed in the Community Board section for daring to suggest that material items sometimes make a vacation a little bit better than one that's simply "Okay, we're going here. Let's do it."

I feel as though I'm not a good person because I think special items can help make a trip feel a bit better.

Obviously I didn't explain myself in the best way. I hadn't meant just material items.

But wow.

I feel... so low.

Please don't feel low.

I think material things are a great part of a vacation. My DS wants a T shirt everywhere we go, as he loves to be reminded of it. DD likes to collect magnets and charms from the places we go. I think pictures and things are great reminders of what fun we had when we vacation. To each their own.

KY07 - glad you are enjoying your trip, and hope those feet issues get better fast.

Keisha - welcome home. Love those very rare steaks.

Raven - so quiet, DM took the kids for some fun, so no interruptions at work. They are loving their summer vacation already.

It is a beautiful day here. 80's with low humidity. Love it. Can't believe summer is almost here.

 

[agavegirl1]

Kogo, I understand how you feel. I read this thread often and haven't seen the kind of snark and contrariness like the on the Trip Planning Forum or Community Board.

 

[Kogo Shuko]

Thanks everyone!!

This is definitely the best place. Gotta love all the homies here.

I really did just wanna find out what other people do to make their trips extra special. Thanks for your post, Mac. I love looking at other people's ideas and coming up with my own.