Something About Nothing ... #12

[Lynne G]

Yep, Wednesday again. Afternoon Schumi! Eeek, Easter stuff out. So far, have only seen Valentine stuff.

Well, it's the first Wednesday of the new year, and the camel has arrived. Yeah, Keisha, keep count: It's hump day - Wednesday.

Week-end here we come.

As of the weather person last night, still saying around 1 to 3 inches of snow, starting tonight, and ending tomorrow night. Hello Nor'easter. Stay even further out to sea then we see ya so far.

Then, bye to the storm, and Arctic air to hurry in. Yeah, 30 today, 20 tomorrow, and 9 as the high on Friday. No better than 9 on Saturday or Sunday too. Brr.

Hope the Boston area does not get much snow as well. Still sending mummy dust you take off as planned on Sunday, Chuckers.

To all the homies traveling this week-end, safe travels with no delays.

With that, I need a huge cup of tea. Time to heat the water up.

Later homies. Have a wonderful Wednesday.

 

[Chuckers]

Happy Hump Day!!!

@schumigirl EASTER EGGS??? Wow.. that is just toooooo soon.

@Lynne G We're now looking at 12-15 inches of snow tomorrow... wheeeee! I will take off on Sunday if I have to fly the darn plane myself!

If I don't take off on Sunday at 8am, look towards Boston for a mushroom cloud because I *will* go nuclear.

 

[Chuckers]

4!

• The atomic number of beryllium
• A cow's stomach is divided into 4 digestive compartments
• All insects with wings, except flies, have 4 wings
• There are 4 basic states of matter: gas, liquid, solid, and plasma
• There are four giant gas/ice planets in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
• The number of bits in a nibble, which is half a byte
• In Tetris, every shape in the game is made up of 4 blocks.
• In sports:
  • In baseball, for scoring purposes, the second baseman is assigned the number 4
  • In basketball, the number 4 is assigned to the "power forward" spot
  • In rugby, one of the two starting locks wears the number 4
• Four is considered an unlucky number in Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Japanese cultures mostly in Eastern Asia because it sounds like the word "death". Like the U.S. will skip the 13th floor in buildings, many heavily Asian areas will substitute 'F' for '4' when numbering floors in their buildings. Asian companies will also skip the number 4 when putting out 'series' of product lines (i.e. Nokia doesn't have a cell phone series starting with a 4)
  
• Franklin D Roosevelt claimed there are Four Fundamental Freedoms everyone ought to have: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear
• There are 4 houses in Hogwarts: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin

When I go to Universal Studios in 4 days, I wonder if there's a Sorting Hat that can tell me which house I actually belong in?


I think this image is very appropriate.. anyone know why?

 

[Chuckers]

I just modified my reservation and canceled the meal plan for my trip. I didn't realize just how expensive it was. I was paying over $60 a day for food.. for 1 person. I won't EVER eat $60 a day in food. That's insane. Plus, I can use the gift cards at ANY City Walk restaurant and for merchandise as well.

 

[keishashadow]

Going to attack the big Xmas tree when I'm done here. Won't be able to reach the top third, not about to do a step ladder. As usual the mr will have to clean up after one of my projects. Since he's working midnight shift out in negative degree temps, not about to poke the bear this week.

School 2 hour delays again today, having difficult time getting the buses running.

We have Easter Eggs in stores now. They appeared day after Boxing Day

Janet.....what a carry on with bookings! Hope you get sorted..........

Kohlby......yep, 10 week’s will fly past........cannot wait though, that’s the trouble........



Wednesday again...........

Having a clear out day......getting rid of so much stuff that has just been “there” in spare rooms, utilty and garden rooms......so few trips to the recycling waste Centre.........it was busy.......think everyone had the same idea!

Out tonight with my friend......back to normal Wednesdays for us now........like a little night out with her.......

Have a great Wednesday........

Have seeen valentines but thankfully no Easter reminders here yet.

Disney is nothing but a series of hoops if you want to do it 'right'. Perfect for those who are detail oriented, me; well not so much. Find Pinterest excruciatingly boring, not a big crafter; now & again will crochet or do needlework/embroidery if the mood strikes me. To each their own!

I did Hotwire a fullsize car for next week. Choice of $83 for midsize, $90 for fullsize; which i snagged. Wound up with unknown Thrifty, at least in terminal, but determined to bring the trip in reasonably since it was one of the Mr's Xmas gifts to me.

Happy Hump Day!!!

@schumigirl EASTER EGGS??? Wow.. that is just toooooo soon.

@Lynne G We're now looking at 12-15 inches of snow tomorrow... wheeeee! I will take off on Sunday if I have to fly the darn plane myself!

If I don't take off on Sunday at 8am, look towards Boston for a mushroom cloud because I *will* go nuclear.

I was telling DH this am how you got royally screwed for Halloween trip & now this. Appears as tho it will blow thru late Thurs/Friday. You should be good to go!

Didn't Tink have to scramble to change plans?

Not doing U this go-round or would make plans to say 'hey'.

I just modified my reservation and canceled the meal plan for my trip. I didn't realize just how expensive it was. I was paying over $60 a day for food.. for 1 person. I won't EVER eat $60 a day in food. That's insane. Plus, I can use the gift cards at ANY City Walk restaurant and for merchandise as well.

They have a meal plan?

 

[Chuckers]

I was telling DH this am how you got royally screwed for Halloween trip & now this. Appears as tho it will blow thru late Thurs/Friday. You should be good to go!

Didn't Tink have to scramble to change plans?

Not doing U this go-round or would make plans to say 'hey'.
They have a meal plan?

I think Tink had to change one day. She still went tho.. I was supposed to meet her at VB for a slide and a drink.

I hope to be able to meet some people on one of these trips! I wish I was like @schumigirl and could go 3 times a year... especially for 2 weeks at a time! I'd be in heaven!!

There are two meal plans available. 1 is just QS meals and the other is 1 QS, 1 TS, 1 snack, and 1 beverage - this one is only available if you book a vacation package through Universal. I chose it because I like to have my meals pre-paid and not have to worry about paying for food. After I paid for tho, I did more research... there's only a few table service restaurants that actually participate in the meal plan and you only get an entree, a dessert, and a drink - no substitutions. It turns out to be VERY limiting. (This is one area I feel WDW is superior in offering, but I am not the only one, it seems to be a general consensus.) There are many places where I would actually have an appetizer as my meal instead of an entree. The only places the gift cards aren't taken are the hotels, but I'm not going to be eating many meals in the hotel as I plan on being in the parks/city walk almost all day.

Now it doesn't matter where I want to eat, I can pay for it with the gift cards instead. So, the meals are still paid for and I'll have extra for souvenirs - or ice cream .

 

[Lynne G]

Fantastic Four. We all like that area of the park. Dr. Doom came up behind little one and we had great interaction with him and not was even in line.

 

[Chuckers]

I've only done Fearfall once.. I look forward to doing it again and I never got to do Storm's ride...

 

[schumigirl]

It is cold here......not like over in America, but cold for us........

Heading out in a minute to pick up my friend........I’m starving! Steak place tonight I think........

Finally managed to finish my December trip report ......like to get it done without dragging on for months......and months.......so, it’s complete........short and hopefully sweet.......

Roll on March............

 

[Charade67]

I did Hotwire a fullsize car for next week. Choice of $83 for midsize, $90 for fullsize; which i snagged. Wound up with unknown Thrifty, at least in terminal, but determined to bring the trip in reasonably since it was one of the Mr's Xmas gifts to me.

I totally misunderstood the first sentence when I read it. I was thinking, “Wow, she has some interesting skills.”

 

[Chuckers]

I totally misunderstood the first sentence when I read it. I was thinking, “Wow, she has some interesting skills.”

That made me laugh out loud at work!

Rumor has it we have tomorrow off because we're going to close due to snow!!!

 

[Metro West]

It is cold here......not like over in America, but cold for us........

Heading out in a minute to pick up my friend........I’m starving! Steak place tonight I think........

Finally managed to finish my December trip report ......like to get it done without dragging on for months......and months.......so, it’s complete........short and hopefully sweet.......

Roll on March............

Just finished the trippie and even though I get to see you part of the time it's fun seeing what else you get into during the visit. I think I'm going to heat up some spaghetti tonight so my stove will help heat the kitchen. My poor heating system isn't used to this degree of cold weather!

It's 46 right now but it supposed to hit 31 tonight.

Luckily...it's supposed to start warming on Sunday and should be in the 70s for Chuckers' visit next week.

 

[Chuckers]

RUMOR IS TRUE!!! WE R CLOSED TOMORROW!

 

[kohlby]

Chuckers - Smart to cancel the meal plan. It's easy to save on the food. I've only ever spent $60 a day when I bought several alcoholic drinks, which aren't included in meal plans of course. If you want a plan one day, do the quick service meal plan after crunching numbers. It's one entree, two drinks, and a snack. It really depends on what you do for entree and snack if it saves money. We always used it on our frozen butterbeer (snack) and chicken and ribs platter at 3B's day. Also note that those the receipt says it must all be used in one day - or at least it used to say that - that's not reality. We spread ours out.

Keisha - hotwiring would be thrifty. We always go for the cheapest car rental place and it changes each time we need a car. It's never been an issue. Disney is lots and lots of hoops. It made planning for Universal trips feel odd after planning for Disney trips though. It was a good kind of odd.

Schumi - Wow - that is way too early for Easter.

Bbrrrrrrrrrr . . . I had to leave the house today and there was a temp that started with the number 3. I drove to my youngest's speech therapy without the car heat on because it didn't cross my mind to put it on. I just made sure the ac was off. I did better on the way home, remembering turning on the car heat from my pre-FL days and drove home in more warmth. I hope you're all surviving the terribly low temps most of you have. That storm about to hit in the northeast doesn't look very nice.

I'm trying to plan which concerts to go to this spring but Universal and Sea World haven't released the schedule yet. Disney has theirs out but I have to look at all three before I decide.

 

[Lynne G]

Yay! for already closed Chuckers.

I am a wimp, so teleworking tomorrow. Then took Friday off. Yeah, have to ease back. That, and 4 overnight is not my idea of fun.

Great rate you got Keisha. I have only used Hotwire one for a car. Gave us Hertz and the kids joked it would not get stolen it was so crappy. Crap car is what they called it. Oh well, it did it’s job and now I tend to stick to Alamo.

To swing a Spring trip. Hmmmmm.

 

[Chuckers]

Chuckers - Smart to cancel the meal plan. It's easy to save on the food. I've only ever spent $60 a day when I bought several alcoholic drinks, which aren't included in meal plans of course. If you want a plan one day, do the quick service meal plan after crunching numbers. It's one entree, two drinks, and a snack. It really depends on what you do for entree and snack if it saves money. We always used it on our frozen butterbeer (snack) and chicken and ribs platter at 3B's day. Also note that those the receipt says it must all be used in one day - or at least it used to say that - that's not reality. We spread ours out.

I have over $300 to spend on food for 5 days.. I don't think I have to worry. Probably the most expensive meal will be the character meal. I want to do that even tho I won't eat close to my money's worth. I am doing Mythos at least once and probably some meals in city walk, but I don't expect to pay that much for them because I can't eat like I use to eat.

 

[keishashadow]

I totally misunderstood the first sentence when I read it. I was thinking, “Wow, she has some interesting skills.”

Oh, i have mad skills lol

Forgot to mention my youngest DS has (pricey) apartment in the city with 2 roomies. They are on day 6 of no heat and a trickle of water in the bathroom. Mgmt company finally sent out a repairman who pronounced the pipes frozen & the furnace DoA.

Perhaps, they will be able to have it replaced tomorrow or the next.

Even better, one of my DS's friends is staying there for an 2 week internship & needs to stay in that area. DS doesn't want to bail on him ala the other two, now warm roomies.

Suggested he ask for a hotel room, think it's the least they can do at this point.

 

[Charade67]

Today is supposed to be TV delivery day. They were supposed to arrive between 12 and 4. It is now 4:30 and no TV. Dh has been on hold with Best Buy for 10 minutes trying to find out where our TV is. He is not happy.

Schumi - Easter eggs?? Way too soon. I have never understood why retail has to rush the holidays. I haven’t seen any Easter stuf here yet, but I’m sure it won’t be long.

Chuckers - I’m hoping the winter storm doesn’t mess wiith your vacation plans. We didn’t use the dining plan either. I like the ones Disney has, but the Universal plan didn’t seem worth it. Enjoy your day off.

Keisha - I don’t really mind jumping through Disney hoops, but I am a planner. I have to admit though, it was nice not having to do as much planing for Universal.

Lynne - I wish I had a job that allowed me to telecommute. I really did not want to get up this morning.

Best Buy says our TV is out for delivery but they have no idea why it hasn’t shown up yet. They are supposed to contact the delivery people and call us back.

 

[Lynne G]

There may not be school tomorrow. Now saying 3 to 6 inches coming in the wee hours of the morning until mid afternoon, with 30 to 40 mph wind. Ah, then a low of record breaking 2 degrees on Saturday. Hello frigid air.

Went to the grocery store for some meat, and oh my goodness, crowded! Yeah, by Friday, all will be frozen, but cleared. Eh, pasta meal tonight. Will save the meat for roasting tomorrow, as I watch DH clear the snow. I did lift up my windshield wipers and moved both cars into the driveway. Here is hoping the township plow comes around by dinner time.

And Keisha, our school buses were late picking kids up this morning, seems some were having trouble starting up.

 

[Charade67]

No TV today. Best Buy contracted with a third party to do the delivery and set up. The third party overbooked today and didn’t get to us. What’s really annoying is that no one bothered to call or even text that they wouldn’t be able to deliver. Best Buy has promised to be here tomorrow with one of their own Geek Squad people to complete the set up. If they don’t arrive tomorrow they may have lost a large sale.