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

[Bluer101]

That's true.. I guess because when it's in your backyard so to speak, you forget how much of a luxury it seems to other people. Then again I'm not really a beach person. I burn too easily even with sunscreen, and everyone I know tends to like to lay around and tan, which is a nightmare for me!

I try and stay out of the sun as much as possible in the summer. I question the sanity of those who choose to do theme park vacations in these months!

Yep, we are insane, heading to Universal Saturday for 9 days. For me I work outside and it does not bother me. I tan real easy and so does DS. Now DW will turn red and peel no matter what.

 

[ky07]

Boy that went by quick. Glad u made it home.

Yes it went by way too fast and have to start saving for next year lol

 

[BrinkofSunshine]

Yep, we are insane, heading to Universal Saturday for 9 days. For me I work outside and it does not bother me. I tan real easy and so does DS. Now DW will turn red and peel no matter what.

Haha, well I'm sure you know how to stay hydrated in this heat. It's the people from the north/overseas that don't know what hit 'em when they get here!

 

[macraven]

woot.
hawks won.

 

[macraven]

We are new power pass holders and live in Ohio (15 hour drive). We want to come again this year (were there for 6 days 1st week of June) but can't afford another onsite stay. Also, has to be when dd is not in school since she will miss 6 days for WDW trip in fall. When is a good time to visit in winter or spring and do you think the $90 upgrade to preferred pass would be worth it for hotel discounts, and if so, can i do it online or by phone or must I do it in person?

rschaen...........another live one.....

glad you dropped in.


if you get a fall break, that should be the time period to plan around.

if your winter break is days before christmas, you will run into crowds.
usually the week leading into the 25th, is crowded in the park.

i think you will have to upgrade in person.
but, call the ap line and inquire if it can be done with them over the phone.
if you bought the power pass online, they will have the transaction records to help you upgrade.

for 2014, you might catch a break as Easter is the end of April.
schools have spring break anytime from early March to mid April.

if your child's time off of school is early March or mid April, i would hope the crowds in the park will have died down.
that's just a guess.

 

[macraven]

Only if you don't live here. The funny thing is we live 5 minutes from the beach and I work right on the intercostal. DW's job is one block from the beach. Now the crazy thing is, I can't remember the last time we went to the beach.

I've lived here nine years and have been to the beach once. I went to Daytona Beach a few months after I moved here...haven't been back.

Yea, I have been down here since 1982. As a child we used to go to the beach. Now if we go out on the boat then I don't mind the water. Now I will do the beach when we take the boat to the Bahamas, but it's gorgeous there.

That's true.. I guess because when it's in your backyard so to speak, you forget how much of a luxury it seems to other people. Then again I'm not really a beach person. I burn too easily even with sunscreen, and everyone I know tends to like to lay around and tan, which is a nightmare for me!

I try and stay out of the sun as much as possible in the summer. I question the sanity of those who choose to do theme park vacations in these months!

i hear ya....


live in florida and the warm weather, no snow factors make it worth it no matter what the entertainment around you is.


i lived in southern illinois for years.
never did the Arch or tourist things.

went back for a visit and spent the day in st louis doing the tourist highlights.


maybe that is similiar to the floridians and the beaches. ?????

then moved to chicago and avoided the tourist things.
moved to the suburbs outside of chitown and went back for tourist stuff.


i think it looks more appealing once you move out of the area.


anyhoot, i dream of living in an area where it does not hit minus 20 wind chill, no sleet, snow, howling winter winds, heavy car traffic.......

give me sunburn weather any day .

i'm not a beach person but i will take a vacation anywhere that does not have me cook, clean, do laundry, etc.

 

[macraven]

it's almost 1:10 am sunday morning and i'm killing time on the Dis since i can't sleep.


i looked at my air reservation about 15 minutes ago and noticed a red alert on my ressie.


United canceled my flight down to orlando in september........
i clicked on the red note and it took me to a section to confirm it, switching me to another flight.

of course i clicked it.
i paid for the rt ticket back in february.
now is not the time to finding another company to use.
especially since united is $218 round trip and all others are near $300 at this point.

they changed my flight to 6:00 am.
WHAT............

ORD has a listed check in time 90 minutes prior on monday mornings.
it is one of the busier periods for travelers there.
their counter isn't manned until 5:00 am....

i don't even finish packing until midnight prior to my flight.

well, looks like i have to change my car service from home to a 3:30 am pick up.
get in line for check in early to beat the business travelers and wait till the employees open up.

i am not an early morning person.
i can't believe they canceled my flight.

i called united after i did the reconfirmation to have my seat rebooked.
originally it was an large airbus and now it is a smaller plane.
but am all set on my seat.


only good thing is i love coffee and all the mcdonalds at ord will be open that early morning.....

 

[goofyfigment]

Well we arrived. It took 16 hours straight thru. Wanted to see monsters last night but it was sold out we have tickets for 530 today. Now the vacation can begin.

 

[schumigirl]

Just found out this morning that we get to go to the beach Monday... yeah!
Going to Destin, wish it was in the budget to get to UO too. Just a short 4 night stay, but any vacation is a good vacation as far as I am concerned.

Have a great time........yep it`s still a vacation. I f I have a few days anywhere I still think of it as a break away

I enjoy St. Pete and Clearwater.

We always have a day at the beach.......not beach fans though, as in we don`t sit and sunbathe all day.......we would be bored rigid. But we like a paddle or two in Clearwater or St Pete`s....think we`re going to Clearwater this year and enjoy a meal at either Crabby Bills or Frenchy`s Rockaway Grill and then enjoy the sunset.....always a lovely day.....but that`s enough for us.

you are always a very busy homie!!

i bet your house is so clean you could eat off of the floor.

at my place, you couldn't see my floor.......


tea with honey is a trick to drink when you have that tickling throat.
maybe lace it with some "hard" stuff and it will go away soon.


i have on my list today to remember to look for the super moon.



how many more sleeps for you Carole before your darkside stay?

Confession time.......I did only do a "little" housework yesterday....I hate housework but it`s gotta be done!!!

Tried some honey this morning Really struggle with honey as I only like it in honey mustard dressing.........now if maple syrup was medicinal I would have no trouble

81 sleeps till our overnight at the airport Radisson and that make 82 sleeps till Orlando

i looked at my air reservation about 15 minutes ago and noticed a red alert on my ressie.


well, looks like i have to change my car service from home to a 3:30 am pick up.
get in line for check in early to beat the business travelers and wait till the employees open up.

i am not an early morning person.
i can't believe they canceled my flight.

i called united after i did the reconfirmation to have my seat rebooked.
originally it was an large airbus and now it is a smaller plane.
but am all set on my seat.


only good thing is i love coffee and all the mcdonalds at ord will be open that early morning.....

You may as well not bother going to bed!!! That sucks big time such a change of times.......any earlier and we would have been passing in the air.....I could have waved to you!! Well maybe not so much if our flight heads straight across the Atlantic instead of going down the east coast then turning right.

If you need an alarm call.....I`ll be awake......can`t believe we miss one another by one day!!!!! Next year hopefully


It`s cool here today with some very sudden heavy downpours......no sitting in the garden today. Laundry and Ironing I think for me today.

Happy Sunday

 

[schumigirl]

Well we arrived. It took 16 hours straight thru. Wanted to see monsters last night but it was sold out we have tickets for 530 today. Now the vacation can begin.

Wow.....that`s a long drive.......have a great trip though, looking forward to hearing about it

 

[Bluer101]

it's almost 1:10 am sunday morning and i'm killing time on the Dis since i can't sleep.


i looked at my air reservation about 15 minutes ago and noticed a red alert on my ressie.


United canceled my flight down to orlando in september........
i clicked on the red note and it took me to a section to confirm it, switching me to another flight.

of course i clicked it.
i paid for the rt ticket back in february.
now is not the time to finding another company to use.
especially since united is $218 round trip and all others are near $300 at this point.

they changed my flight to 6:00 am.
WHAT............

ORD has a listed check in time 90 minutes prior on monday mornings.
it is one of the busier periods for travelers there.
their counter isn't manned until 5:00 am....

i don't even finish packing until midnight prior to my flight.

well, looks like i have to change my car service from home to a 3:30 am pick up.
get in line for check in early to beat the business travelers and wait till the employees open up.

i am not an early morning person.
i can't believe they canceled my flight.

i called united after i did the reconfirmation to have my seat rebooked.
originally it was an large airbus and now it is a smaller plane.
but am all set on my seat.


only good thing is i love coffee and all the mcdonalds at ord will be open that early morning.....

Wow what a fiasco.

The only good thing is its on the start of your vacation and not going home. Gives you time to recoup.

Well we arrived. It took 16 hours straight thru. Wanted to see monsters last night but it was sold out we have tickets for 530 today. Now the vacation can begin.

Have fun.

 

[macraven]

Well we arrived. It took 16 hours straight thru. Wanted to see monsters last night but it was sold out we have tickets for 530 today. Now the vacation can begin.

glad you had a safe trip and there now!

i heard that the monsters movie was awesome.
what a fun way to start a vacation!

 

[macraven]

You may as well not bother going to bed!!! That sucks big time such a change of times.......any earlier and we would have been passing in the air.....I could have waved to you!! Well maybe not so much if our flight heads straight across the Atlantic instead of going down the east coast then turning right.

If you need an alarm call.....I`ll be awake......can`t believe we miss one another by one day!!!!! Next year hopefully



Happy Sunday

i so wished i would be there a day earlier so we could meet up.
i'm crossing my fingers that in 2014 will be possible.
i need to contact you before i book anything next year!

Wow what a fiasco.

The only good thing is its on the start of your vacation and not going home. Gives you time to recoup.



Have fun.

you do have a point.
it is better to be in orlando early and start the vacation early.

 

[kittengal13]

Thank you for the welcome messages guys


And thanks for the weight loss comments totally not a diet person but weight watchers seems to agree with me.... I've been really bad this weekend though.. Too many takeaways!!

And I sure am a cat person! I have two one year old female cats who are polar opposites of each other- one is quiet and gentle and one is.. Well, for lack of a better work... Crazy!!! Haha, I'm convinced she's a human in a cats body! they are both amazing! Do you have cats?

Kitten Gal x

 

[macraven]

i need Schumigirl 101 to teach me the time zones.


she's in the UK also



so i don't know if our Kitten has just woken up or had her dinner for the evening.

anyhoot, talk about cats all you want.
besides hhn, i completely and totally love cats.

my kitten is a red tabby, her name is Luna.
the other is a calico adult female (also) and named Kyla.


i adore my kitties but hate when they throw up.
ick.

 

[kittengal13]

Ha ha, I am from the UK so it is currently 6:32pm... I've just logged on at 6pm because I was working all day then had my dinner etc.. if it makes you feel any better, I do not know anything about time zones either

My cats are called Holly (jet black, crazy) and Skye (grey striped, quiet).

Also, what is the dark side? Is that what WDWers call Universal?

 

[Bluer101]

Ha ha, I am from the UK so it is currently 6:32pm... I've just logged on at 6pm because I was working all day then had my dinner etc.. if it makes you feel any better, I do not know anything about time zones either

My cats are called Holly (jet black, crazy) and Skye (grey striped, quiet).

Also, what is the dark side? Is that what WDWers call Universal?

Dark side is Universal and Motherland is Disney.

 

[kittengal13]

Dark side is Universal and Motherland is Disney.

Thanks for the info!

What's your fave?

 

[Bluer101]

We live cats too. Right now we only have one female that's 16-17 years old. We have had her since a kitten. She is a tabby.

We used to have a male Russian Blue but had to be put down in 2007. After a few surgeries in his life he ended up with huge stones that operating was not guaranteed. So to not put him through it with either complications after even if he made it. Do the smart choice was to spend some time at the vet and put him down. DW and I were there the whole time and I held him through the whole injection process. It was sad but no more suffering.

On a side note when our tabby passes on we will again get 2 more.

 

[kittengal13]

So sad But you're right, at least there was no more suffering!

I do love cats, I love when my cats do crazy things like chase my phone charger around or if I put my hand under a blanket and move it around they go crazy thinking it's something they must catch... endless hours of fun!