Something About Nothing............ #14

[drenalin'junkie]

Happy Wednesday all!!!
Another day of rain but the last few have only been misty or infrequent downpours.
The full moon and nor'easter had a lot of flooding elsewhere in town but we've been free.

I'm so saddened by the treatment of the scareactors at UO. One of the guys who goes with us regularly was one and worked Bourne and other shows as well. I'm glad his experiences weren't like that but he hasn't worked there since before Covid.
I was " babysat " as a teen in theme parks and public pools and would never have considered treating an employee poorly. And I was a little hooligan.
We're early planning stages another weekend or 3 day trip soon. Have 3 SW/BG tickets and getting 4 more in a couple weeks. DW is still half speed with her leg but it's better so nwe'll wheel her around when she needs.

 

[Lynne G]

Ugh, DH’s area locked down, no visitors due to COVID breakout. His doctor called me last night to say he tested positive. I talked to him this morning, and he’s feeling okay. There are false positives, and he’s had two booster shots, so I am hoping he has no symptoms.

Unlike me, got a nasty sinus cold that I have been battling these last couple of days. Ran a fever, and achy still, with a runny nose. And have slept more than I think I have in a long time. Headaches too with that darn virus. Thankfully, neither kid caught it.

Ah, Wednesday it is.



Ah camel, bring a box of tissues, mine is almost empty. But yay, get over this hump of a day feeling, and Friday, a day away then. Thank goodness Friday is a lazy one for me. I could use a longer weekend to knock this ick out of me, and hopefully feel better this weekend.

Ooh Chinese for dinner. Egg drop soup sounds perfect, Kids said they’d pick it up. Just woke up from a late afternoon nap.

 

[macraven]

Sending Mummy dust your wife has a miraculous healing on her leg real soon DJ!

 

[macraven]

Add more Mummy dust to include Lynne for her healing!

 

[keishashadow]

Ds's stated they liked my meatballs better and to not buy that again

I've yet to find frozen meatballs that don't have that tell-tale dense, yet soggy texture

So I got some extra steps in that way.

See, shopping is good for you lol

it would also be Disney, Universal, my hate of winter, and my love of travelling in winter to hot destinations

I wanna change my answer /\

was " babysat " as a teen

Same, only it was a private community pool, a 5 min bike ride from my house. Not to be all fancy smancy. If there had been a public one within distance, I'd have surely been directed there lol.

Not complaining at all, I'm a water dog at heart, thot it a grand way to spend my afternoons Still do for that matter lol

DW is still half speed with her leg but it's better so nwe'll wheel her around when she needs.

Long as she's making progress, she'll get there! Has a good nurse in all seriousness, direct family support can make all the difference in one's recovery process

I talked to him this morning, and he’s feeling okay

As if he needed more to deal with. Difficult but smart of them to take precautions at the hospital

Headaches too with that darn virus.

Honestly, it's that way here. Nearly everyone I know has had what they thot was initially exceptionally bad seasonal allergies. Progressively worsening to point told it's a virus. Starting to think that's a catch all/for lack of a better term sort of diagnosis

 

[schumigirl]

Hey all, I’m blond(er) again. Girl had to hustle, said she was so glad I showed up 15 min early. The receptionist only scheduled me for an hour vs the necessary two. She’s usually done early with my appt, a little over 1.5 hours.

I told her it was ok to just do highlights. Can’t remember last time I did that. Let’s just say the mr is liking it lol. Made next appt in under 2 months to add in the low lights and freshen it all up.

Hauling out the truck full of pop & water to DS house before GD track meet today. Will allow us to not have to be there as early on Saturday to the charity golf outing in order to ice it down, somebody else can handle it @ the clubhouse. Handing off the raffle stuff I bought too. Less stuff we have to drag out Saturday, the better! think I might still do a lottery tix bag, they seem to sell well.

Going to pop a nice beef roast in the oven before we do leave, some taters, carrots & celery; will be nice to having waiting when we get back home. On low temp that is so forgiving, no matter if we get back @ 6 or 7 pm.


Hope u have great fall weather! Have fun

While I do think they need to hold the tweens/teens responsible, I also think the ultimate onus is upon Universal to set up protective guidelines to provide a safe environment for both their workers and guests.

That’s a good start.

IMO a better one is to set and enforce stricter polices for minors during the event. The behavior you describe has been reported during regular evening park hours too, especially during the summer & the weekends.

They instituted curfews for non resort guests for minors in citiwalk.

They need to do the same for both resort & park guests.

At the very minimum for HHN, even though it means they might take a bit of a hit @ the gate profits, U needs to:

*set a strict age limit & enforce it for HHN, if only on the weekends. As in, if you can’t produce a document with your pic on it (school ID, driver’s license, etc) go home, unless…

*insist an adult be present, taking full responsibility for “underage” childrens’ behavior in the park.

*adult must operate as chaperone and, even then, only for a maximum of 3 kids.

do I see this happening? Yes, only after a guest gets hurts.

being a right to work state, FL permits employees to sign away rights to sue their employer. No idea how U falls in that camp. Could be NDAs and waivers for limited recourse if hurt in line of work depending how it’s categorized. I’d like to think not the case. The employees deserve better

Off soapbox now

Yep, all the issues could be easily dealt with if they put their minds to it. The employees do deserve better, that is a good soapbox to stand on.

We met up with our friend D the other day for coffee who had worked HHN for many, many years, him and others quit last year and won’t do it again. Simple reason for most issues are too many young folks and too busy.

Loving the sound of your weekend again…..they will love your food!!

Quick Tuesday stop in!!!!

Quiet night last night. Whipped up some dinner - breakfast for dinner and then just a quiet evening. I thought about a walk - but that's as far as it got lol

Started this post this am...it's now 1:40 and my casual gal left early as she had a family thing come up. I worked through lunch trying to partake in a teams education session over lunch - and only got to see 1/4 of it with pts being booked all day and 2 RO's this week. Our locum RO is here this week seeing pt's and doing consults and follow-ups. So....busy, busy, busy


I am from the group of people that think that " It is ok to have adult ONLY " places - and I believe this is a place where it should be enforced. Those parents who feel entitled that their child could/should attend this type of venue need to take a backseat. Even if you feel like your child will like it - it's a no go zone. As well, as enforcing adults attend with teenegers - to be sure those teenagers act appropriately - and don't jeopardize someone safety.

And that is the sad reality.

Well...off to complete some tasks from all the consults this morning

Have a great day everyone!!!

I think out of every comment I have heard recently, what you said is the most pertinent regarding adult only spaces. It is ok and we should be able to have adults only. But so many say oh my kids love it…..who cares!

I know adults can be jerks too, we’ve never seen that thankfully, but one of the issues that has been getting worse is the amount of young babies/toddlers at the event. Crazy. Universal need to implement all that has been said, but I doubt they will, most folks want teens to be with adults, but again, it won’t happen and that’s a shame.

I’m glad our hhn days are over, doesn’t seem like we’re missing much from what everyone is saying and that is very sad to say for those that still enjoy the event. It’s a completely different event from when we started going and not in a good way.

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Ummmm…….how wonderful the staff at the hotels have been!! Yup, I could bore forever about that and how amazing the weather has been since we arrived!!

It has rained twice at night, both HHN nights but we’ve been inside, but no rain during the day at all…so, this legendary lizard is a happy one

I've yet to find frozen meatballs that don't have that tell-tale dense, yet soggy texture

See, shopping is good for you lol

I wanna change my answer /\

Same, only it was a private community pool, a 5 min bike ride from my house. Not to be all fancy smancy. If there had been a public one within distance, I'd have surely been directed there lol.

Not complaining at all, I'm a water dog at heart, thot it a grand way to spend my afternoons Still do for that matter lol

Long as she's making progress, she'll get there! Has a good nurse in all seriousness, direct family support can make all the difference in one's recovery process

As if he needed more to deal with. Difficult but smart of them to take precautions at the hospital

Honestly, it's that way here. Nearly everyone I know has had what they thot was initially exceptionally bad seasonal allergies. Progressively worsening to point told it's a virus. Starting to think that's a catch all/for lack of a better term sort of diagnosis

Agree, home made meatballs are so easy and full of flavour and you know what the meat is! Goodness knows what they use to make some of those frozen ones.






Having the best time as always!!

Mainly catching up with friends, made some new friends in the Club Lounge with some Canadian convention people, they are fabulous and so nice! We have so enjoyed their company last few evenings in the club lounge and in Orchids bar!

Weather has been amazing! I still haven’t uttered those famous words yet that it’s too hot, nope, it is hot though, 95-98F on average which is pretty darn perfect, not great for pictures though as I always look too hot!

Parks have been a mix of empty or mobbed depending on time of day and where you are, for the most part it’s been fine although ET was a 45 minute wait if you didn’t have EP the other day.

One or two disappointments with what they’ve done in the parks, the Tribute store has been declining in hitting that impressive target for a couple of years now, this one is poor, no imagination at all, even the staff admitted it’s disappointing.

But, it’s been so much fun and we still have a few folks to meet up with in the next couple of weeks. I do wonder if we’ll manage that bar crawl we planned as the heat just might not be conducive to a bar crawl, we’ll see.

Up far too early as usual, but always keen to get the day started!

 

[Charade67]

Once again I am super bored at work. Thankfully today is Thursday and I have tomorrow off. I have a bunch of errands to run though. The main one is picking up some pictures I had framed. I did a cross stitch for my vet’s office as a thank you for putting up with my cat for the past 10 years. I will give it to them next week when I take Caspian in for a nail trim. I also had dh’s high school diploma framed. He suggested it as a Christmas present. It has been in a small, cheap frame for all these years. What he doesn’t know is that I found his kindergarten diploma and had that framed too.

It saddens me to hear about the treatment of the scare actors at HHN. I never went, but I know that many of you have enjoyed it in the past.

Continued prayers and well wishes for Lynne, her husband, and DJ’s wife.

I’m off to find something to keep me busy until lunch.

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Quick thirsty Thursday stop in!

Quieter night again last night. I did get a short walk in though.

I had forgotten to take some meat out of the freezer to defrost - so I put the new microwave to work and then my handy defrosting tray to work and it defrosted the chicken quite quickly. I couldn't decide what to make - so dinner was a little later. I grilled the chicken, some roasted tatters, tossed some beets into a pot and a cucumber salad.

Made a few phone calls last night - then sat with the remote control for a bit.

Woke up to a chilly morning, but it looks like it will warm up nicely today. The forecast is for a bit cooler with rain over the weekend. So I will be happy to putter around the house and maybe fit in a little baking as well.

DW is still half speed with her leg but it's better so nwe'll wheel her around when she needs.

I hope she continues to heal.

Our youngest ds has foot/ankle issues. He has flat feet which have affected his ankle bones. He has been going to an orthopedic pediatrist. He has special insoles for all his shoes - but we are hoping he will be able to handle all the park days we have planned. I also have numbers for scooter companies if the need arises. Every now and then he has a bad day at work ( he's a second year electrician) and then needs to rest his feet for a day or two. Fingers crossed all the walking and standing will be ok.

Thank goodness Friday is a lazy one for me. I could use a longer weekend to knock this ick out of me, and hopefully feel better this weekend.

Get better soon!!! It sucks that your dh's unit is closed due to covid. One unit here just came off break out lock down. This particular strain seems to be particularly nasty

Having the best time as always!!

it's great to hear your having a great time! I have been watching wait times for the past couple of months...and you're right it's either packed or empty. Last week seemed to have low wait times - this week....they are higher than I've seen them previously. I had even commented to dh last night at dinner that wait times seem to be increasing - meaning more peeps in the parks. I'm just crossing my fingers we don't have mobs of people the days we are in the parks.

I’m off to find something to keep me busy until lunch.

I don't know which is worse - not having enough work - or too much that you don't know where to even start or prioritize. I hope you find something to do.

Well, off to tackle a few things I have put off all week that need to be done

Have a great day everyone

 

[keishashadow]

Hey all. Crack of dawn dr appt biting me now. May sneak in a pool nap lol

even the staff admitted it’s disappointing.

I had wondered if they hired new designers this year.

Appears shooting for a retro punk vibe. As one who lived thru that era, they are missing the true design & vibe by a wide mile

What he doesn’t know is that I found his kindergarten diploma and had that framed too.

That's a cute idea

He has been going to an orthopedic pediatrist. He has special insoles for all his shoes - but we are hoping he will be able to handle all the park days we have planned. I also have numbers for scooter companies if the need arises.

Have u tried KT tape? It's a foot/ankle saver for me. Recommended by both my podiatrist & several PTs. Videos online to help find the perfect taping configuration

Not sure how old ur DS is, scooter
Rental usage Age is 18 in FL

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Have u tried KT tape? It's a foot/ankle saver for me.

WE have tried it allllllllllll. It has helped but we found if he wears a compression type sock , that helps to stabilize his ankle. He finds he can't stand on ladders for long periods of time - that is always the worst for him. He is the magic 21 - so no worries for him

Back to work

 

[keishashadow]

Better (almost) late than never, paid off our December cruise on RCCL’s Utopia, that just started sailing out of port canaveral. Should still have that new ship smell lol

Upon request, made the annual fried green tomato dinner yesterday. They talked to me all night, just not used to fried food these days. Do try to accommodate the fam

Today, will start the sauce for tomorrow’s pasta. Have 5# of hot sausage & 3# of ground beef. Will make up a quick red sauce & add the meat to simmer & then let the flavors develop overnight.

Tomorrow, will make rest of sauce & plop the trays in oven. Then, I don’t want to look @ pasta for at least a month!

Know Carole still making like a lizard in sunny FLA. not sure if Robbie’s trip is still humming along.

What’s everyone’s plans for the weekend? Still in the 80’s here woohoo.

 

[drenalin'junkie]

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Better (almost) late than never, paid off our December cruise on RCCL’s Utopia, that just started sailing out of port canaveral. Should still have that new ship smell lol

Upon request, made the annual fried green tomato dinner yesterday. They talked to me all night, just not used to fried food these days. Do try to accommodate the fam

Today, will start the sauce for tomorrow’s pasta. Have 5# of hot sausage & 3# of ground beef. Will make up a quick red sauce & add the meat to simmer & then let the flavors develop overnight.

Tomorrow, will make rest of sauce & plop the trays in oven. Then, I don’t want to look @ pasta for at least a month!

Know Carole still making like a lizard in sunny FLA. not sure if Robbie’s trip is still humming along.

What’s everyone’s plans for the weekend? Still in the 80’s here woohoo.

Put butter fried porcini, maitake, king, enoki and criminis in sauce 3 days ago. Fried and sliced the hot Italian sausage the next day. Over ravioli day one. Alone with the sausage the next, then over spaghetti rigate. Smothered in pecorino Romano, parmesan and asiago tableside.
Hope the ladies are enjoying the beautiful weather if they can dodge the showers, looks to be drying up for a while. Gulf moisture hits one way or another next weekend. Hopefully minus hurricane winds.

 

[keishashadow]

Fried and sliced the hot Italian sausage the next day

Yum, i generally break mine down in the sauce. Do love a good hot sausage with peppers & onions

Curious, can you get good, fresh made sort of sausage in the grocery stores there? Have never seen it in butcher meat case when buzzing thru for the basics we need when traveling.

 

[drenalin'junkie]

If the butcher shop is out and I don't have any from any of my friends who hunt hogs, I'll use Premio.
We also love sausage, pepper and onions. I use the red, yellow and orange peppers and a Vidalia or other sweet onion. Can only have it infrequently as onion and I are barely speaking.
We always sear or cook and rest meat before adding it to anything so the juices are sealed in. Not as big a deal with fatty meats but required for lean cuts.

 

[Lynne G]

Friday it is, so fries on the menu for lunch. Huge mall walking on a very nice day.

 

[Robo56]

Good Friday Morning everyone

Robo: I can't believe that unruly teens have endangered the scare actors and ruined all this for everyone else. I hope that Universal throws them out and bans them for life. It's horrible to think they even hurt some of them. There is no excuse for this. It makes me wonder if some of them are videoing all of this to put on tiktok? That seems to be a thing now, but I hope that's not the case. I have never gone to HHN, but we will be there on the 3rd of November for a daytime house tour. It looks like you are having a wonderful vacation with your sisters

It is sad.

Well, it's been a month and Finally my back is about back to normal. Riding in a car bothers it but otherwise, I am doing good I've never been out of commission for a month with back problems before and hope to never have that happen again. I'm being very careful because of my trip in early November, which is about 6 weeks away, Yea!

Ruth so glad to hear your back is feeling better. Hope it is all healed up by the time your vacation time arrives.

So simple but, effective, even I could pull this off

Cute cat Pumpkin.

I'm so saddened by the treatment of the scareactors at UO. One of the guys who goes with us regularly was one and worked Bourne and other shows as well. I'm glad his experiences weren't like that but he hasn't worked there since before Covid.
I was " babysat " as a teen in theme parks and public pools and would never have considered treating an employee poorly. And I was a little hooligan.
We're early planning stages another weekend or 3 day trip soon. Have 3 SW/BG tickets and getting 4 more in a couple weeks. DW is still half speed with her leg but it's better so nwe'll wheel her around when she needs.

It is so sad about the bad behavior of the teens this year. Still shaking my head over the whole situation.

I would have never behaved in such a way as a teen.

Good to hear your wife’s leg is improving.

Unlike me, got a nasty sinus cold that I have been battling these last couple of days. Ran a fever, and achy still, with a runny nose. And have slept more than I think I have in a long time. Headaches too with that darn virus. Thankfully, neither kid caught it.

Hope you feel better soon.

We met up with our friend D the other day for coffee who had worked HHN for many, many years, him and others quit last year and won’t do it again. Simple reason for most issues are too many young folks and too busy.

I read many quit last year and after the first two weeks this year.

I’m glad our hhn days are over, doesn’t seem like we’re missing much from what everyone is saying and that is very sad to say for those that still enjoy the event. It’s a completely different event from when we started going and not in a good way.

I think this might be the last year of HHN for me. Will still take my Fall vacation, but not HHN focused.

Having the best time as always!!

Good to hear you are enjoying your vacation. Have a great time the remainder of your trip.

Our youngest ds has foot/ankle issues. He has flat feet which have affected his ankle bones. He has been going to an orthopedic pediatrist. He has special insoles for all his shoes - but we are hoping he will be able to handle all the park days we have planned. I also have numbers for scooter companies if the need arises. Every now and then he has a bad day at work ( he's a second year electrician) and then needs to rest his feet for a day or two. Fingers crossed all the walking and standing will be ok.

There is a lot of walking depending on how much time is spent in the parks. Balancing park time and pool leisure time back at the resort is a nice mix.

Know Carole still making like a lizard in sunny FLA. not sure if Robbie’s trip is still humming along.

My sister and I flew back out of the vacation bubble yesterday afternoon. Was sorry to leave. We had such nice stay at Portofino. The Club Lounge Staff were awesome.

What’s everyone’s plans for the weekend? Still in the 80’s here woohoo.

Chilling with my sweetheart and cooking whatever he wants.

Put butter fried porcini, maitake, king, enoki and criminis in sauce 3 days ago. Fried and sliced the hot Italian sausage the next day. Over ravioli day one. Alone with the sausage the next, then over spaghetti rigate. Smothered in pecorino Romano, parmesan and asiago tableside.

Wow….sounds delicious….and a great way to extend your Italian meals out nicely.


Flew back to IN with sister yesterday. Was sad to leave Portofino. They were so wonderful to us. It was time to leave the vacation bubble and get back home to the real world.

I’am at the Heart hospital this morning sitting in the waiting room while hubby is having his heart stress test. This was planned a number of weeks ago. He is having test done to see if he could tolerate having back surgery.

Brought my IPad to bide my time while hubby is having his tests. I can’t go back there with him while he is having his testing.

It was a wonderful vacation. We had a great mix of family time, leisure pool time and a little shopping.

Despite my disappointment in HHN this year it did not ruin my vacation. I did not take full advantage of the number of days I could have attended with my ROF with EP. Just did not feel the need to.

Just by observation. There were very few in my age group attending HHN this year.
Mostly I would guess teens, 20’s 30’s age group.

The hike back to Eternal Bloodlines and Goblins was very long. They constructed two new tent building structures for those houses that you had to walk behind MIB building. It was a hike. They had air conditioned mobile toilets that were half way to the houses if that gives you an idea.

The only saving grace was that you were able to go to both houses while you were back there.

I saw many young ones dropping for a sit on the concrete for a rest after that hike.

It was hot and muggy most nights I went to HHN. Nothing new there. A little portable hand fan or neck fan are wonderful things to have.

You can teach an old dog new tricks. My sister K brought her hand fan last year and I was sold.

It was 92 here when we landed yesterday afternoon, but not the humidity like Orlando. So Fall weather has not arrived here yet.

Hubby had my Halloween lights lit up for me when I arrived home.

Best part of getting back home was seeing my sweet husband.

Have a wonderful rest of your day everyone.

 

[Pumpkin1172]

TGIF I am so flippin happy it is Friday.

Woke up with a migraine early this morning and took meds, then back to sleep. Woke up feeling a bit better - enough to struggle through the day...but OMG I'm soooo crabby I can hardly stand myself. Thank goodness I work mostly alone, so not much interaction with others - only checking in pt's and answering phones. I can paste a smile and be courteous for that - but that's the limit.

Thank goodness I'm off early today, as I have a massage this afternoon. Whatever my massage lady is doing, it is helping my lower back and also my lower right leg and foot. Hopefully this one will have me in fine working order for Orlando.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand it's almost time for me to leave. Always something hitting my desk all day.

Have a great day everyone. I hope to stop in while I'm puttering around the house this weekend

 

[disneyseniors]

TGIF I am so flippin happy it is Friday.

Woke up with a migraine early this morning and took meds, then back to sleep. Woke up feeling a bit better - enough to struggle through the day...but OMG I'm soooo crabby I can hardly stand myself. Thank goodness I work mostly alone, so not much interaction with others - only checking in pt's and answering phones. I can paste a smile and be courteous for that - but that's the limit.

Thank goodness I'm off early today, as I have a massage this afternoon. Whatever my massage lady is doing, it is helping my lower back and also my lower right leg and foot. Hopefully this one will have me in fine working order for Orlando.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand it's almost time for me to leave. Always something hitting my desk all day.

Have a great day everyone. I hope to stop in while I'm puttering around the house this weekend

Hope that nasty migraine is history by now!
I am having a massage next week and hope it helps my back problems too. I am a bit apprehensive about laying on my stomach for the massage, but we will see. So glad it helped you.

 

[Charade67]

I don't know which is worse - not having enough work - or too much that you don't know where to even start or prioritize.

I’m going to go with not enough work. It makes the time seem to go much slower.

Today, will start the sauce for tomorrow’s pasta. Have 5# of hot sausage & 3# of ground beef. Will make up a quick red sauce & add the meat to simmer & then let the flavors develop overnight.

Tomorrow, will make rest of sauce & plop the trays in oven.

Put butter fried porcini, maitake, king, enoki and criminis in sauce 3 days ago. Fried and sliced the hot Italian sausage the next day. Over ravioli day one. Alone with the sausage the next, then over spaghetti rigate. Smothered in pecorino Romano, parmesan and asiago tableside.

I want to go visit Keisha and DJ this weekend.

What’s everyone’s plans for the weekend? Still in the 80’s here woohoo.

College football tomorrow. Our game is sold out.

My sister and I flew back out of the vacation bubble yesterday afternoon.

I can’t wait to be back in the vacation bubble again.

Woke up with a migraine early this morning and took meds, then back to sleep. Woke up feeling a bit better - enough to struggle through the day...but OMG I'm soooo crabby I can hardly stand myself.

Hope you are feeling much better now.


The past few days have convinced me to ask for a dash cam for Christmas. There are too many bad drivers who go through the intersection just outside my neighborhood. They don’t seem to understand that the rule is right turn on red after stop. I have had 2 near misses in that intersection in the past 3 days. Oh, and we have a traffic signal there, not just stop signs.

I’m off to do some stitching. I feel the need to stab something repeatedly.

 

[macraven]

Note to self…..don’t sit next to charade if she has a needle in her hand.