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

[Cielei]

Sorry to hear about your aunt schumi - HUGS (I can't find the hug smiley)

High of 66 here today Why does that feel so much colder in the summer? I literally broke out the fleece jacket today just to go to the store for a quick trip!

Mac - I was reading about a small festival thing they have downtown (Finnfest I think it was called) and they had a nice little story about Red Wing and it's founding. We still haven't made it there, but I am pretty sure we could find it!

I like the skorts they sell in the golf section, those are usually really cute - or the tennis skirt ones

Hope everyone has a great week!

 

[Lynne G]

Hello all! Rainy Monday. Spent the afternoon driving back from Niagra Falls in rain so hard wipers at full speed still were of no help and there was also fog, so you could not even see the type of vehicle until you were on top of it. Really scary driving through the mountain passes.

We had fun. Did not get a chance to see Clifton Hill. Stayed near the falls on both sides. Took the horn blower boat ride to the falls and there was rainbows in both falls that we got to see on our late afternoon ride. DD's team did not win, but they did play hard.

Well, chilling out tonight, back to routine.


Keisha, belated birthday wishes.

Schumi, sorry to hear about your dear Aunt.

 

[Heluvsme]

Schumi, I'm sorry for your loss. I understand about reaching that age where you start losing relatives, most of mine have passed. My nieces and nephews are starting to have babies though and boy do we celebrate all the new lives!

 

[agavegirl1]

58 degrees. It's mid-July for Pete's sake! Fun watching the local news with all the newscasters bundled up at Target Field (All Star Week festivities) like it was November or something.

Sorry about your loss Schumi. I am a little "past" the age of starting to lose relatives and have lost two of my aunts in the last five years. My sympathies.

I buy the golf skorts. When I find a style I like on sale, I get multiple colors.

For those of us in the nephew's cousin of the polar vortex...stay warm out there.

 

[macraven]

Midwest to Feel September-like Due to Polar Vortex, says accuweather......


by midnight, 52 degrees, rf 47

rest of the week, low 50's and some nights in the 40's.

daytime low 60's with 72 possibly on friday.
but that won't happen for me as i'm one mile from lake michigan.....



this is a contest i do not wish to win.
will be glad to come in second place to agavegirl.

 

[goofyfigment]

Just a driveby :waving:

 

[macraven]

 

[schumigirl]

Thanks for the nice wishes

Agavegirl1..........I know what you mean.....I've lost 2 aunties and an uncle in last 2 years.......still got a few left but it's dwindling.

Yes.....nice to look forward to the nieces and nephews having babies........

Lynne.......your trip sounds lovely........shame the little un didn't win this time and the fog sounds scary!!


My nephew got back from a month in Orlando yesterday.........they had a fantastic time.......loved the storms they saw .......loved Gaylord Palms and the Don Cesar in St Pete's........thought the Portofino was ok but felt it was nice but a bit dull.......they are not party animals either, spent time at RPR pool a lot. Told them they should have stayed at RP

They loved DA and everything Universal.......they don't plan to set foot in Disney again.....did not enjoy it at all. They still had great time though.

Still having beautiful weather here......nice and hot...........

8 weeks today till Orlando

 

[macraven]

http://www.mynews13.com/content/new.../2014/7/15/universal_transformers_rescue.html

anyone know anything about this glitch ?

it was on the chicago area news about a couple hours ago.

we don't usually get info on the darkside up here unless it is a big deal.

 

[Lynne G]

http://www.mynews13.com/content/new.../2014/7/15/universal_transformers_rescue.html

anyone know anything about this glitch ?

it was on the chicago area news about a couple hours ago.

we don't usually get info on the darkside up here unless it is a big deal.

No. Wow. I thought most of the issues with Transformers was fixed. The kids didn't seem to mind having to go down the ladder. Glad no one was hurt and the fire department was there to help.

Mac, we'll give you some of our heat. Last night, it rained at home, darn storm followed me down the mountain. You would have thought that would have cut the humidity, but it's even more humidity today. Then we had a storm at lunch time, and the sun is now out even stronger. We're close to 90 degrees again today. Polar air somehow left after ruining our winter and spring and we're in our typical hot and humid summer, with an afternoon or night time quick storm. Tornado was sighted around us last night. Guess that's why some were without electricity.

 

[Cielei]

Must be something in the water down there - they had to evacuate a monorail tram via the roof hatches at Disney yesterday or the day before because it got struck by lightning, and pirates was down a few days ago because that guy lost a couple of fingers (they say keeps your hands in the boat for a reason, people).

I'm supposed to be painting - that doesn't seem to be happening. How many more ways can I find to procrastinate today?

 

[Bluer101]

 

[keishashadow]

what day is it?

Hello all! Rainy Monday. Spent the afternoon driving back from Niagra Falls in rain so hard wipers at full speed still were of no help and there was also fog, so you could not even see the type of vehicle until you were on top of it. Really scary driving through the mountain passes.

We had fun. Did not get a chance to see Clifton Hill. Stayed near the falls on both sides. Took the horn blower boat ride to the falls and there was rainbows in both falls that we got to see on our late afternoon ride. DD's team did not win, but they did play hard.

Well, chilling out tonight, back to routine.


Keisha, belated birthday wishes.

Schumi, sorry to hear about your dear Aunt.

ah....nothing like picturesque road trips in our neck of the woods. Poor road conditions & deer everywhere but nothing beats hair pin turns around the mountains in dense fog while coal trucks take up three-quarters of opposite side of the road.

remind me why I still live where it isn't flat

glad to hear u had a nice trip, Niagara falls is fun. forgot to ask if you snuck into any of the casinos to try your luck.

carole - sorry for your loss. Skorts - you either love 'em or hate 'em. I tried them for golfing but found the double layer of material to be too hot. Use wicking shirts & have a few of the shorts but don't find them particularly flattering to my middle aged butt

nice thing about Orlando, anything seems to go as to style

Must be something in the water down there - they had to evacuate a monorail tram via the roof hatches at Disney yesterday or the day before because it got struck by lightning, and pirates was down a few days ago because that guy lost a couple of fingers (they say keeps your hands in the boat for a reason, people).

I'm supposed to be painting - that doesn't seem to be happening. How many more ways can I find to procrastinate today?

I've climbed down out of ride vehicles in the past (ToT & spinning dino ride @ AK where we broiled in sun for over an hour) but they would've have to use a cattle prod to get me to climb out the monorail's roof & walk whatever distance it was (200 ft?) on top of the car before climbing down.

it's all fun & games until somebody loses the tips of their fingers. seriously, it's a shame. We've ridden it a zillion times and have been wracking brains trying to figure out exactly how it could've happened on such a low key ride. Obviously, hand out of the boat, but assume the security film will show if it was a fluke or as a result of the individual's actions. Rides have to be designed safely but guests should have the responsibility as to supervising children & having common sense

 

[Lynne G]

It's Wednesday! Thanks for the picture Bluer.

Keisha, I did go into a casino, but didn't gamble. The casinos were huge. The casino across the street from our NY side hotel had entertainment inside and outside. You could tell it was the high summer season. There were crowds, but we did a good job of avoiding most of them. DD's games were in Old Fort Niagra. Darn phone thought I was in Canada, and I promptly got no signal inside that park. However, it was a beautiful park on Lake Superior. The lake water was not that cold when we walked along the rocky shore.

And, since I have not done enough driving this week, in two days, we are headed down the Jersey shore for another soccer tournament.

Another storm last night, and today the high is 85. Dreary morning, as it's been overcast and there's still wet and puddles from the rain last night. Our grass and plants are loving it though. Tomato plant is taller than me now.

 

[macraven]

I'm supposed to be painting - that doesn't seem to be happening. How many more ways can I find to procrastinate today?

if you follow Mac 101, i can teach you how to procrastinate for 5 years.
i'm only at year 4 and 7 months of cleaning out my basement.

 

[macraven]

Lynne, isn't Niagra Falls thrilling !
we stayed on the canadian side and loved the whole place.

from the canuck side, looking to the states isn't a view worth it at all.
other way around, it is breath taking.

i refused to drive back over that bridge when we were ready to leave.
drove west in canada and took a different bridge back to chi land.

 

[Lynne G]

Lynne, isn't Niagra Falls thrilling !
we stayed on the canadian side and loved the whole place.

from the canuck side, looking to the states isn't a view worth it at all.
other way around, it is breath taking.

i refused to drive back over that bridge when we were ready to leave.
drove west in canada and took a different bridge back to chi land.

Yes, the falls were thrilling. Definitely, the Canuck side was so much better than the American side. Could see both falls so much more clearly. I was amazed at how fast the river was flowing. Since we were staying at a hotel near the American falls, we took the Rainbow Bridge over to Canada. Great scenery from that bridge. Since we were west of the falls too, with our Canadian hotel, I took the Peace Bridge home. What delayed our ride home, and started our day, was an accident at the customs booths at the end of the Peace Bridge. We sat there almost an hour waiting for them to clear the wrecks and move the stuck trucks. I have never seen so many trucks all in long rows. Both times I had nice custom agents, and took very little time once I was through customs.

 

[keishashadow]

We had a Canadian border guard ask one of our kids when they were 7 if we were their 'mommie & daddy'. so glad it wasn't the especially smrt **** DS, likely would still be rotting there. We asked him why he pulled us over for special attention and was told it was because we described the case of cans in the back seat as pop instead of soda.

I'm not big on throw back Thursday but

http://youtu.be/7o70X8bRlsc

I hear bruce has a featured role in upcoming sharknado 2

anybody else lovin the weird al releases this week?

 

[mrsabbott]

My cousins call cokes "pop". Where I grew up, they were all cokes.
For example..
"I'm going to get a coke. Do you want one?"
"Sure!"
"What kind do you want?"
"I'll have a Dr Pepper."

While in college, I realized not everyone understood that logic so I tried developing the habit of calling them "sodas". But Hubs said that isn't quite right and that clear ones are sodas and dark ones are colas.. Who knows?

I also love he Weird Al videos this week! I didn't like the Foil one so much but loved Tacky and Word Crimes!

 

[schumigirl]

We had a Canadian border guard ask one of our kids when they were 7 if we were their 'mommie & daddy'. so glad it wasn't the especially smrt **** DS, likely would still be rotting there. We asked him why he pulled us over for special attention and was told it was because we described the case of cans in the back seat as pop instead of soda.

I'm not big on throw back Thursday but

http://youtu.be/7o70X8bRlsc

I hear bruce has a featured role in upcoming sharknado 2

anybody else lovin the weird al releases this week?

Thanks for lifting the San thread from the depths of all the Potter threads

Loving weird al..........the grammar one is excellent.......should be shown to everyone who uses the internet ..........

Tom still loves the Star Wars one he did few years back.......it's in his favorites

Immigration in Orlando once pulled DS to the side when we arrived and asked him if he had travelled to Pakistan recently.....lol.......not even in our wildest dreams would we go to Pakistan.........but they asked him several questions after telling us not to answer for him........as if we would.....immigration is quite nerve racking enough without annoying them.

Heading off to pick up DS new car in a bit......he is so excited to get it .............

Weather is still gorgeous here.......(sorry mac) boiling hot today again........got loads of laundry washed....dried.....ironed and put away........

Hope everyone's good