Something About Nothing..........#11

[macraven]

i always plan a return trip while i am on the present trip at the darkside.

 

[Metro West]

Well...winter continues in Florida. Hopefully there will be some changes in a couple of weeks but until then it's chilly here. I don't know how you people who live up north can stand it!

 

[orlandonewstarts]

Metro I hope it warms up fast We are coming on Monday but then again I am leaving -30 windchills. So even if you are only 50 it will feel like a heat wave.

 

[Cielei]

Morning everyone!

I have come to believe that there is something seriously off balance in the universe because lately I've been thinking that almost anything above 0 is a rather pleasant day. I'm not good at this cold/winter/snow thing. I cope by jumping into conversations with random strangers on the internet and living vicariously through them.

 

[macraven]

Well...winter continues in Florida. Hopefully there will be some changes in a couple of weeks but until then it's chilly here. I don't know how you people who live up north can stand it!

we have forced air heat in our igloos.


we can shovel snow but can't shovel heat.


it's a change of weather and cold all over the states except california, who is having the drought.
when you think of central/southern florida, who would think it would be cold there?


the weather where i am located started dipping low first week of december and has continued ...

we usually get our worse winter during mid january thru february.

this year we must have got lucky and having a longer winter season.

i blame it on the kids that prayed for snow for a white christmas.

 

[Lynne G]

Yep, we have our second blast of artic air, so we have been in single and teen digits for over a week now. More snow to come tomorrow. Oh joy. Told my co-worker, we like living here, we complain about the cold, then we complain about the hot. That is why my favorite seasons are spring and fall, though I like the fall more.

Metro, I hope it does warm up for you some. We had great weather over the holidays. We really enjoyed the parks when it was not too hot, and in the
70's most of the time.

Stay warm!

 

[keishashadow]

mac hmmm forced heat in our igloos, it could be big! Yes, the best remedy for post vacation blues is to plan the next one asap. I just completed mine

Wondered where you had been.........I didn't know you were heading to the Bahamas........wow.......any pics?

Glad you had such a good time though

I hope so, they are still on the memory cards. Need to edit then upload but low on the totem pole here this week. House needed a good cleaning, I'm half-way there. least the activity is keeping me warm.

Well...winter continues in Florida. Hopefully there will be some changes in a couple of weeks but until then it's chilly here. I don't know how you people who live up north can stand it!

this is the longest blast of cold weather I can remember in Pittsburgh. Had to turn on our heat on a month early in mid October and have only had a few random days above freezing since. Was glad to escape for a week to warmer climes but it's seriously wearing on everybody's nerves. It's been in single digits all week here during the day and supposed to be in negative numbers next week.

 

[schumigirl]

I hope so, they are still on the memory cards. Need to edit then upload but low on the totem pole here this week. House needed a good cleaning, I'm half-way there. least the activity is keeping me warm.

Can't wait to see some pics Janet .........though remember...housework is over-rated......massively........I never inherited my mothers love of housework.



Had a fun day looking at odd websites.........I never laughed so much in all my life

DH and I have had a evening of trashy tv and a lovely bottle of white wine.........or 2

Sat talking about what pizza we will have tomorrow night...........DS wants barbecue based cheese..............we're going to have spicy BBQ chicken and steak with onions and jalapeños..............with extra jalapeños.........we like it spicy

Getting hungry just thinking of it

 

[schumigirl]

According to our local weatherman it's warmer in Anchorage Alaska this week than it is here in GA...

Don't like the sound of that Vicki...........I thought you always got kinda temperate weather where you are.

Hope it's better soon

 

[macraven]

my mail usually is delivered between 5:30 - 7:00 pm.
we are the last street on the route.


i checked the mailbox at 5:30 this evening and nothing there.


decided to wait until tomorrow morning to check it again.

i have snow drifts in the driveway and didn't plan to shovel it out until i had to go to the grocery store tomorrow.

i'm really better with a vaccum sweeper than i am with a shovel.

 

[tink1957]

Don't like the sound of that Vicki...........I thought you always got kinda temperate weather where you are.

Hope it's better soon

It's been unusually cold this winter. We use a propane heater to supplement the heat when the temps get below freezing... it's had the same 75 gallons of gas for 3 years....that was used up by December and we are almost out of gas again If I have to buy more its going to seriously damage my vacation budget.

The good news is it's supposed to be in the 50's tomorrow before dropping back into the teens again....it's been like a yo-yo.

Hope everyone has a great weekend

 

[macraven]

vicki, sounds like you are gonna have a heat wave !!


our high for monday is predicted to be negative 4 for the high.


since my driveway has been shoveled, i can not go out and do errands and spend money.

 

[Metro West]

Metro, I hope it does warm up for you some. We had great weather over the holidays. We really enjoyed the parks when it was not too hot, and in the 70's most of the time.

It looks to be a little warmer until the first part of February when we jump back into the low 80s. Once this second cold snap hits next week we should be good to go.

 

[schumigirl]

Evening all

Shared a big BBQ chicken and steak pizza with DH and DS for dinner tonight........added onions and jalapeños on our slices...........it was gorgeous!

I made a white chocolate cheesecake today and a flourless choc cake for DS..........100 million calories a slice in the cheesecake

Just had a slice.........it was Lush I love white chocolate!! DS loved his cake too........it's a bit like a big gooey brownie as it doesn't rise really, but it looks lovely.......he's glad I don't like it

They'll both take days to eat!

Lazy Saturday night.........going to watch a movie I think later.......don't know which one.......and maybe a wee glass of wine

 

[kittengal13]

Ohhh that pizza and the desserts sound yummy!!! Man, I hate diets!!!

This weekend I have worked, last night I done two fitness classes in a row and tonight I am watching White House Down.. I have such a rock and roll lifestyle!!

 

[macraven]

Evening all



Lazy Saturday night.........going to watch a movie I think later.......don't know which one.......and maybe a wee glass of wine

Mac 101:
wee glass of wine

translates to killing off the bottle.

 

[RAPstar]

Ok, so after much soul searching, and brain racking, my original birthday trip has been changed. Partly cause that week didn't get approved from work, partly cause I want to wait to do Disney again after they get most of the kinks worked out with the new My Magic confusion. And thirdly, cause I didn't want to have spent all the money I will have spent over time on these monthly payments for an AP just to have gone for HHN last year. So, using said AP, I booked a room at the new Cabana Bay, who's having an introductory offer where you get a family suite for the price of a standard room (which will be a heck of a lot bigger than the rooms at POP), and will be going in May. So I will get to catch the tail end of Mardi Gras, and help break in the brand new hotel. I'm quite excited!

 

[macraven]

hooray for andy/robbie!
he's coming home again.


yea, i was at the motherland this month and the new system has a long way to go with getting the glitches fixed.

my son has the iphone.
great to use for checking line waits in the parks while there.

but....

the system goes down a lot and when that happens, you are left in the dark not being able to check out the info.
for 7 hours at Epcot, the system was spotty at the most.
just couldn't get on to it.

we were not fans of fp+ experience.

 

[RAPstar]

hooray for andy/robbie!
he's coming home again.


yea, i was at the motherland this month and the new system has a long way to go with getting the glitches fixed.

my son has the iphone.
great to use for checking line waits in the parks while there.

but....

the system goes down a lot and when that happens, you are left in the dark not being able to check out the info.
for 7 hours at Epcot, the system was spotty at the most.
just couldn't get on to it.

we were not fans of fp+ experience.

That's kinda what worried me the most, on top of the fact that I probably wouldn't be able to reserve and FPs till I was there since I was probably going to get into the parks with through my cast member friend. I guess living alone for so long as made me so independent I want to have my own way into the park. I may make a day trip over to Epcot just for the Flower thing they have since I've never done it, but we'll see.

 

[macraven]

i used my disney ap when i booked the 3 fp per day in advance for this month's stay.

you have to have the ap or park tickets to book the fp in advance and link it to your hotel in the fast pass experience.
if you don't have that, then you can book your 3 fp in the park kiosk.


i tell youse andy, it was so icky with this new system, i decided not to renew my motherland ap this year.

my darkside ap will always be renewed.