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

[Sue M]

Lynne, 1 day so close yet so far! That’s sad. Did you find an AP rate for PB? They were out for my dates. I do love PBH and looking forward to going back.

Schmi had to batten down the hatches!

Mac so sorry it’s taking so long for the dental work. When I had a couple of implants done for back molars I couldn’t chew much. I made fruit/yogurt smoothies which I liked. Used frozen fruit so was nice and thick. And the cold felt good.

Keisha great photos! Good thing you had spare clothes in the car. Where was your poncho! One trip we were in MGM and felt the wind kick up then looked up at sky and said yup time to get out of Dodge! Got back to Poly just in time and sat on balcony. Very memorable storm. We faced MK and GF and could watch the storm coming in swallowing up MK and then GF. Lots of lightening and torrential rain. On west coast we don’t get these kind of storms!
I absolutely hate driving in Florida. A crazy mix of tourists, young male drivers and retirees. Like oil and water! You should see I-95 down south.

Pumpkin fingers crossed for your raise!

Charade the other day I put in a request for 3 & high floor hoping to get a view of some theme park stuff. I also hear there’s a connecting bridge thru convention centre to RP I want to find! Want a meal at Islands and Jake’s!
Congrats on water heater! Lol. My husband has ours replaced every 10 yrs just to be safe. But now we have a hot water on demand system. Love it.

Kind of a funny day here. Can’t decide if it’s going to rain or not!

Going over to friends house up the lane for lunch! With a few of the neighbour ladies and one from Calgary who used to live here. So I better get my skates on. Have to run up to the store and get milk then make my (keto) brownies to bring.

 

[Sue M]

Pumpkin darn I didn’t know about launch. Always amazing to see. One day I’ll get to see in Florida!

Schumi I have to see and inspect luggage too when buying, opening up to see inside too. I’ve had good luck with Samsonite.

Brownies in the oven! Also picked up a pretty plant at corner store where I picked up milk.

Fun ladies day ahead!

 

[soniam]

After emailing the daughter of the co-owner/lead architect, she works there, we now have an appointment to come in to discuss what we need. The woman who declined us will be the project manager. She was very apologetic. Apparently, they have a monetary threshold for new customers, but repeat customers will be helped without a limit. She didn't see that we were repeat customers on the online form. I felt a little bad, because the owner pointed out that I had specified that in the request form. I was very gracious, because I really have no hard feelings. She even said that we are very valued customers. I hope they didn't gripe her out. Glad that's solved, because I absolutely detest trying to find a new general contractor.

I am so exhausted this week. Didn't get as much sleep as I need. I also started going back to yoga, so yoga twice a week and the gym with a trainer 3 times a week. We also stayed out late last night at the Tesla Cyber Rodeo. It was nice party. A lot of silly looking youngsters, which is always fun. We did get to do a self-guided tour of the factory. They had some displays up and some videos explaining the process. Some robots were moving, including the autonomous/trackless ones that move chassis and heavy equipment along the floor. It's a really nice state of the art factory. It's huge! They had a lot of food trucks. DH got food, but I ate before-hand so that I could be good. They also had bands, a drone show, and fireworks. They had all of the cars on display, including the original roadster, the new, not-yet-manufactured new roadster, the semi, and the cybertruck.

@keishashadow Sounds like you are having a good time. Nice that you saw the shuttle launch. One day I will!

@macraven Hope the dental stuff is finished soon and heals quickly.

@Charade67 Bummer about the water heater, but the new one will probably be more efficient and work better.

@Pumpkin1172 Hope you get the raise!

@schumigirl Brrr!

EDIT: I have also been watching closely for Guardians of the Galaxy AP previews at WDW. It seems they might occur while we are there for the wedding. I have never done an attraction preview, so that could be fun.

 

[Sue M]

After emailing the daughter of the co-owner/lead architect, she works there, we now have an appointment to come in to discuss what we need. The woman who declined us will be the project manager. She was very apologetic. Apparently, they have a monetary threshold for new customers, but repeat customers will be helped without a limit. She didn't see that we were repeat customers on the online form. I felt a little bad, because the owner pointed out that I had specified that in the request form. I was very gracious, because I really have no hard feelings. She even said that we are very valued customers. I hope they didn't gripe her out. Glad that's solved, because I absolutely detest trying to find a new general contractor.

I am so exhausted this week. Didn't get as much sleep as I need. I also started going back to yoga, so yoga twice a week and the gym with a trainer 3 times a week. We also stayed out late last night at the Tesla Cyber Rodeo. It was nice party. A lot of silly looking youngsters, which is always fun. We did get to do a self-guided tour of the factory. They had some displays up and some videos explaining the process. Some robots were moving, including the autonomous/trackless ones that move chassis and heavy equipment along the floor. It's a really nice state of the art factory. It's huge! They had a lot of food trucks. DH got food, but I ate before-hand so that I could be good. They also had bands, a drone show, and fireworks. They had all of the cars on display, including the original roadster, the new, not-yet-manufactured new roadster, the semi, and the cybertruck.

@keishashadow Sounds like you are having a good time. Nice that you saw the shuttle launch. One day I will!

@macraven Hope the dental stuff is finished soon and heals quickly.

@Charade67 Bummer about the water heater, but the new one will probably be more efficient and work better.

@Pumpkin1172 Hope you get the raise!

@schumigirl Brrr!

EDIT: I have also been watching closely for Guardians of the Galaxy AP previews at WDW. It seems they might occur while we are there for the wedding. I have never done an attraction preview, so that could be fun.

Did Elon show up?

 

[Charade67]

Good evening everyone. I took a nap when the plumbers left and didn't wake up until 2:00. I guess I really needed to catch up on some sleep. I didn't get much accomplished today.

Never did find a suitcase today. They all felt so cheap and not quality, so will leave it for now, it doesn`t need to be a LV, but some looked like they wouldn`t last one journey

Good luck with the suitcase shopping. I bought a new set last year before my Universal trip. It's a nice, colorful paisley patter. Very easy to spot on the luggage carousel.

Does your county require an overflow tank too? That’s the icing on cake here

We didn't have one before, but the plumber said it is now code, so we have the overflow tank now.

I love a rocket launch from the beach Nice surprise with the delay. . Ground control to Major Tom…

I would love to see a launch in person sometime. I have a friend who went to high school near Cocoa Beach and he said his school would deliberately schedule fire drills to coincide with launch times so the students could watch.

Ugh....not fun...but at least you have hot water. I know that ours is on it's last legs too. We are just waiting for it to cr@p out. As long as it doesn't do it on Mother's day (like our last one did and spent my mother's day helping to replace a hot water tank

Fortunately we never had a problem with lack of heat. DH discovered it was leaking when he found standing water under the doormat in the garage.

I absolutely hate driving in Florida. A crazy mix of tourists, young male drivers and retirees. Like oil and water! You should see I-95 down south.

I despised driving during the 6 years we lived there. Too many crazy drivers.

After emailing the daughter of the co-owner/lead architect, she works there, we now have an appointment to come in to discuss what we need. The woman who declined us will be the project manager. She was very apologetic. Apparently, they have a monetary threshold for new customers, but repeat customers will be helped without a limit.

And that's the way it should be. Glad you were able to get that straightened out.


We have no plans so far for tomorrow. I'm thinking about shopping for a waffle iron. I have never had one before, but I finally have some space to store one.

 

[Sue M]

Charade soooo many crazy drivers! And horrific accidents. One time we were heading out on I-95 to connect with Alligator Alley going over to gulf coast. 95 south was closed except for 1 outside lane. Bad accident. When we passed and looked you could barely make out there were 2 cars. Just pieces strewn over the freeway.

 

[soniam]

We are going to Moto GP this weekend, so I probably should go to bed now. Just got through dealing with the shorts I ordered for DS. He despises trying stuff on, and he's in-between the very largest boys sizes and mens size. He has a really tiny waist though for his height. Ugh! Did get some that worked. Have to send back some others, and ordered some replacements to try.

@Charade67 Glad you caught up on some sleep. I should follow your lead.

Did Elon show up?

Yes, he showed up fashionably late. It wasn't a very long talk, and he didn't really say anything that DH and I didn't already know. He talked about the factory construction process, and they drove onto the stage the first Model Y that was built in the factory. He's actually incredibly nerdy in-person. You can tell that he's not terribly comfortable around a lot of people, but he definitely can pull it off. There were some crazy people, mostly women/girls, yelling "We love you" in the audience. It was pretty hilarious. I saw a picture of Harrison Ford in the VIP/media area. I don't know if any other celebrities showed up. I got to meet some of DH's co-workers/employees that I hadn't worked with previously. There are several people there that I worked with, some very closely, at other companies. I managed one of them at a previous company. I got to meet his boss, who lives in California.

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Quiet night tonight at home.

No energy to do anything else, but have the remote control in my hand, and mindlessly watching tv. I don't have the mental capacity to watch anything new tonight, so just rewatching some Big Bang. It's a favorite here!

Stopped at Costco (my work is 2 blocks away) on my way home and picked up the chicken burger and wedges meal. Boys liked it...and it has lots of wedges for everyone - more than enough. I can see this being a great option for Friday night dinner when I don't have the energy to cook much, but also don't want to spend the extra $$$ for ordering in.

Seems the cold weather is moving in earlier than forecasted. Hopefully that means it will move out fast as well. I hope that this will be our last blast of cold weather. The temps are supposed to be in the 20-30F range. Time to pull out the socks again.

We also stayed out late last night at the Tesla Cyber Rodeo. It was nice party. A lot of silly looking youngsters, which is always fun. We did get to do a self-guided tour of the factory. They had some displays up and some videos explaining the process. Some robots were moving, including the autonomous/trackless ones that move chassis and heavy equipment along the floor. It's a really nice state of the art factory. It's huge! They had a lot of food trucks. DH got food, but I ate before-hand so that I could be good. They also had bands, a drone show, and fireworks. They had all of the cars on display, including the original roadster, the new, not-yet-manufactured new roadster, the semi, and the cybertruck.

That sounds like it would have been a great time! Sounds like Elon would have been neat to watch arrive. I always enjoy those unique out of the normal nights out.

I am glad you got everything sorted with the architect.

I took a nap when the plumbers left and didn't wake up until 2:00. I guess I really needed to catch up on some sleep. I didn't get much accomplished today.

Some days we just need to nap! I have learned to change my attitude towards not always having to "be productive". Some days, we just need to recharge. I try not to feel guilty about it.

Brownies in the oven! Also picked up a pretty plant at corner store where I picked up milk.

Yum! I hope your dinner with your friend went well.

Well, I should get going. Check in on youngest before he heads to bed. He has the early 4am shift.

I'll leave a light on for anyone coming in while it's dark out.

 

[Sue M]

Quiet night tonight at home.

No energy to do anything else, but have the remote control in my hand, and mindlessly watching tv. I don't have the mental capacity to watch anything new tonight, so just rewatching some Big Bang. It's a favorite here!

Stopped at Costco (my work is 2 blocks away) on my way home and picked up the chicken burger and wedges meal. Boys liked it...and it has lots of wedges for everyone - more than enough. I can see this being a great option for Friday night dinner when I don't have the energy to cook much, but also don't want to spend the extra $$$ for ordering in.

Seems the cold weather is moving in earlier than forecasted. Hopefully that means it will move out fast as well. I hope that this will be our last blast of cold weather. The temps are supposed to be in the 20-30F range. Time to pull out the socks again.


That sounds like it would have been a great time! Sounds like Elon would have been neat to watch arrive. I always enjoy those unique out of the normal nights out.

I am glad you got everything sorted with the architect.

Some days we just need to nap! I have learned to change my attitude towards not always having to "be productive". Some days, we just need to recharge. I try not to feel guilty about it.

Yum! I hope your dinner with your friend went well.

Well, I should get going. Check in on youngest before he heads to bed. He has the early 4am shift.

I'll leave a light on for anyone coming in while it's dark out.

Thanks Pumpkin. It was lunch and was so much fun. We’ve all known each other since our kids were in preschool or before. And the kids are all now in their 30’s. Always lots of laughs when we all get together.
Tomorrow is dinner with another couple. To a great Greek restaurant.

 

[schumigirl]

Does your county require an overflow tank too? That’s the icing on cake here

Carole We hit up one yet another Greek diner yesterday as worse for road wear lol. Roast Turkey & chicken parm. Barely got thru half of it. Had to save room for lemon meringue pie. Good, scratch food for under $12 each lol

I love a rocket launch from the beach Nice surprise with the delay. . Ground control to Major Tom…

Love the pictures....food looks good, especially that turkey meal! And fabulous you saw the launch so close. We`ve only seen 2 in Florida, but they were from Orlando......will see one from the coast one day.

We did watch it on my laptop, but not the same.

Happy Friday Dance!!! Insert the dancing Banana - as that's how I feel today.

Just watched the SpaceX launch. Manager came into my office about some clerical duty...and we ended up watching it together - when he wondered what he was listening to lol

Picked up some doughnuts for our coffee break today. We all are needing the extra sugar jolt to get through today. The doughnut and tea and tasting fantastic this morning.


We have found the same thing. We went to buy new luggage for our trip, and ended up not getting anything new, as we like to see if before we purchase it. Hopefully you can find something before your trip. I hope your weather improves. It's actually beautiful today....BUT forecast is for wet snow tomorrow until Tuesday

Fun...I enjoy those lady fun days!!! Enjoy all the moments!

I have to say, I'm as green as a jelly bean. How I would love to have some sand under my feet right now. Enjoy all the moments - even though you got wet yesterday at HS. A day wet in a park is much better than being at work

Ugh....not fun...but at least you have hot water. I know that ours is on it's last legs too. We are just waiting for it to cr@p out. As long as it doesn't do it on Mother's day (like our last one did and spent my mother's day helping to replace a hot water tank )

OOOO how awesome you got to see it!!!! I was watching from my desk.

Well, I should probably shuffle some papers and fill out some spreadsheets.

Have a great day everyone

Haven`t had a doughnut for a while.....might get some today......

Yes, our weather is similar now, absolutely beautiful, but so cold, not heading out walking while it`s so chilly.

I think we might wait till Orlando and buy something out there.......not much choice right now for some reason.

Pumpkin darn I didn’t know about launch. Always amazing to see. One day I’ll get to see in Florida!

Schumi I have to see and inspect luggage too when buying, opening up to see inside too. I’ve had good luck with Samsonite.

Brownies in the oven! Also picked up a pretty plant at corner store where I picked up milk.

Fun ladies day ahead!

Seems to be a shortage of them where we were shopping. I like a soft bodied case but they had hard shell ones in abundance.

Good evening everyone. I took a nap when the plumbers left and didn't wake up until 2:00. I guess I really needed to catch up on some sleep. I didn't get much accomplished today.


Good luck with the suitcase shopping. I bought a new set last year before my Universal trip. It's a nice, colorful paisley patter. Very easy to spot on the luggage carousel.


We didn't have one before, but the plumber said it is now code, so we have the overflow tank now.


I would love to see a launch in person sometime. I have a friend who went to high school near Cocoa Beach and he said his school would deliberately schedule fire drills to coincide with launch times so the students could watch.


Fortunately we never had a problem with lack of heat. DH discovered it was leaking when he found standing water under the doormat in the garage.


I despised driving during the 6 years we lived there. Too many crazy drivers.


And that's the way it should be. Glad you were able to get that straightened out.


We have no plans so far for tomorrow. I'm thinking about shopping for a waffle iron. I have never had one before, but I finally have some space to store one.

A good nap is worth it`s weight in gold!

We do love driving in Orlando and around Florida, but yes there are some crazy drivers. We noticed young women seem to the ultra aggressive on our last few trips, I think they`ve taken over from the classic boy racer image. Sadly their horsepower outweighs their intelligence and driving ability usually.

We are going to Moto GP this weekend, so I probably should go to bed now. Just got through dealing with the shorts I ordered for DS. He despises trying stuff on, and he's in-between the very largest boys sizes and mens size. He has a really tiny waist though for his height. Ugh! Did get some that worked. Have to send back some others, and ordered some replacements to try.

@Charade67 Glad you caught up on some sleep. I should follow your lead.


Yes, he showed up fashionably late. It wasn't a very long talk, and he didn't really say anything that DH and I didn't already know. He talked about the factory construction process, and they drove onto the stage the first Model Y that was built in the factory. He's actually incredibly nerdy in-person. You can tell that he's not terribly comfortable around a lot of people, but he definitely can pull it off. There were some crazy people, mostly women/girls, yelling "We love you" in the audience. It was pretty hilarious. I saw a picture of Harrison Ford in the VIP/media area. I don't know if any other celebrities showed up. I got to meet some of DH's co-workers/employees that I hadn't worked with previously. There are several people there that I worked with, some very closely, at other companies. I managed one of them at a previous company. I got to meet his boss, who lives in California.

When Elon talks, his passion is palpable. I have watched so many interviews with him and you can become addicted to his speeches due to his passion. You can see him logically working out how explain something better, or already have a better way of explaining what he has just spoken about. Incredibly enigmatic man. Some folks find th eengineering side of his interviews boring, but my goodness I`m hooked on them, even the bits I don`t understand until he explains them. Fascinating man and is number 2 choice on my table for five famous folks alive or dead for dinner.......






Slept so late again today........this is becoming a lovely habit on a Saturday......

Another very sunny bit cold day today, barely over the freezing with real feel, so although it`s too cold right now to walk, we might head out this afternoon for a walk if it stays nice.

Also recording the Australian qualifying and race tomorrow as it`s going on before we get up. Once upon a time we used to get up in the middle of night to watch both qualifying and the race regardless of time......but now, it`s just not the same. We still watch it, but not with the same passion.

Charcuterie for dinner tonight.......we didn`t get any smoked salmon which we do like to go alongside everything else....but we have enough. Going to bake some cornbread instead of our usual rosemary and garlic bread (keisha`s recipe I still use) and maybe a nice cocktail tonight as I think we`re going to watch the Greatest Showman on the big screen tonight.

Bacon up soon.........brunch today instead of breakfast....and as always a pot of tea or two.....

Have a wonderful Saturday



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[Lynne G]

Yay a Saturday morning. Oh so quiet. And that’s a good thing. A rainy morning, then just clouds. And a cool feeling 56 the high.

Was the weirdest thing. In the middle of the night, I heard someone say hey lynne right near my ear. DH was sound asleep, and it was not his voice, and kids were, I think, still watching or online playing, and they don’t usually say hey, nor call or refer to me other than mom, and it didn’t sound like them. Not anyone’s voice I recognized. Odd dream? Was a little like what the .. But decided it was nothing to be worried about. Did go back to sleep. After I enjoyed a very long shower, I am like I can still remember it. Which is also odd, as I rarely remember what I dream about. Eh. So dreaming for sure. Guess I need to be focused on something else, then will forget about it.

Like reading the thread and the Dis.

Yay, for Son to be so busy, and nice your plans got straightened out, and how neat to see that car manufacturing plant and saw Elon. Yeah, when my kids went from kids to adult shoes and clothes, my poor pocketbook got lighter. Yeah, most kids’ clothes don’t have narrow waists. Glad to hear DS has some new shorts. Older one always, and mostly still does, wear basketball shorts, or shorts that have stretchy waistbands. Has a few that button, with zippers. They are the more dressy ones. Yeah, as a kid, he hated to go clothes shopping. Now, while not like to do it much, does go with me, to try on. I don’t mind returns, but can be annoying to have to stop back to that store, or drop off to mail back.

Yay for a Costco run. We think of the three big box stores, Costco has the nicer items, Pumpkin. Your DS has an early work start. Older one usually works on a Saturday, but this week, he’s off today. He asked his work to not give him early start times. He has had a few of those though. You still have lower temps than us. Hope you get much warmer weather soon.

Sue, glad to hear fun times with long known friend, and yay for a Greek meal out.

Charade, we are on our second water heater, and will probably get another one sooner than later. It has an expiration sticker, so we will get a new one when we get close to that date. The old one, also started to leak. Yeah, they are not cheap, but at least usually readily available when you need it. And yep, no shame in a nap. I tend to do them late in the afternoon, or like last night, a little napping as watching crap on Friday night. I do think bodies need a certain amount of sleep, to recharge and let the body truly rest.

Actually, there are crazy drivers everywhere. Including the guy, that almost hit oncoming traffic, as he kept going over the middle double line. Swerved so back fast, almost slammed against the high berm on the other side of the road. Little one knew to give him more room then usual. Always told my kids to drive defensively. Thankfully, he turned in the 4 way stop sign, though did not stop, at his stop sign, nor signal he was turning, and almost an accident there. And when we were coming home from the huge mall we stopped by, after a quick trip to the closest outlets, we thought for a Friday afternoon, the traffic was more thick than should be. Turned from the radio music station to the news one, to hear the traffic report. Yep, not one but two accidents on the highway we were on, but thankfully we were still moving as both had recently been cleared. And hehe, accident on the highway on the opposite side of the city, and drivers were trying to turn around, and were getting stuck in the mud on the side of the road. Yeah, only in my City. So yep, more like stupid drivers, more then crazy. And the adage applied to drivers too. If there is something stupid enough to do, there is driver stupid enough to do it. Like the guy, that decided to drive down the rails, for a good couple hundred feet, as he was passing over one of the more smooth railroad road crossings. Or the guy, that turned on the one way road that was outbound, not inbound. We were on that outbound only road in the turn lane, and he passed us and went around the curve that we just came around to wait at the light. We prayed no one was coming around that blind curve behind us, not expecting to see that wrong way car. Sigh.

So DH is again, out the door, since he will be doing these all day visits until she passes away. At least a highway makes it a not too long trip. And with little one, older one and me, with not much planned today, it’s still a very quiet house. So tea and the rest of the eggs and bacon, as I made sandwiches for DH to eat and bring, and I rather just eat it on my plate, and finish it up. Kids will probably do brunch. By then, I’ll be ready to eat again. Hehe, both DH and I are early risers. Week days, weekends and many days when on vacation.

Super Stupendously happy Saturday. Yay, so enjoying your live trip report and pictures Keisha.


Beep beep beep, phone just said moderate rain in 10 minutes. Yeah, I have no reason to go out in that rain. Still in my pajamas.

 

[schumigirl]

WOOOOHOOOOO.......

One of my 3 horses just won the Grand National!!!!!

Spending spree coming up.......

My other horse came second, third horse went out early......I know nothing of form or betting, we go with a names we like.......Tom`s horses came 6th and the other 2 fell too.

Haven`t picked a winner for a while....we don`t gamble generally but we do put bets on for the Grand National every year.......lucky!!!

Will be starting to put together dinner soon......charcuterie has no cooking at all, plate it up on slates and boards and we`re done. Cornbread turned out lovely, friends dropped in and they took some away with them too.......enjoyed a glass of wine with them and some snacks so not desperate to eat early.

Then The Greatest Showman is on the big screen tonight.....gotta love some Hugh Jackman.........

I miss the icons on the laptop.......

 

[buckeev]

Howdy you SANs Cool Cats!
Just back from a very tasty Orlando trip! F & G offerings were the best we've experienced! DANG! That BISON & those GRILLED OYSTERS THO!!! And, Oh yeah...I actually had my FIRST EVER Avocado TOAST!!! #boujiebuckeev I think we tried 19 different items-BY FAR the most we've ever had at any Epcot Foodie Event! Flowers-n-such are GORGEOUS! Crowds were pretty heavy, but nothing like Christmas crowds...(regardless of what a lot of folks are saying.) Of course, YMMV. First stay at AKL: Snagged Savannah View for 5 of the nights and the animals were very active most of the day. Highly recommend if you're DVC, IMO it's an outstanding $ value using your points. (Sleeper sofa is Donkey butt though.) Other than that, 8.5 from the Texas Judge!
But...time to stop waxin' effusive ...

CAUTION: Activating RANT MODE!
GENIE+ STINKS!!!
This was our third WDW trip since G+ started in October and it has been worse for us each time. It SERIOUSLY penalizes late sleepers, (or at least those of us that really don't want to hafta wake up before the Sun's up!) "Big ticket" rides are pretty much "gone" within SECONDS of the 7 AM "Start Time" every morning. Even the A La Carte, PAY-AS-GO offerings are gobbled up in a nano-second, or-best case-scenario, an extra $15 PP might get you a 9:45PM ressie for Jungle Cruise! (well, JC was a bit less...), ..(that's $15 per person on top of the $15 to subscribe to GENIE+ ...PER DAY! I did tap the refresh numerous times and every once-in-a-while, I'd see Remy or Test Track or one of the "Big" rides show a Lightning Lane purchase option pop up...but by the time I continued through the purchase procedure, it would disappear, or give me a different time window that conflicted with a Dining Reservation, Parade, Fireworks Show, etc. Of course, "Standby" is usually available on most rides. Heck, Flight of Passage was only 220 minutes when we had planned on doing it.
We spent an incredible amount of time with our faces crammed into our smart phones, (don't get me started about battery life and screen brightness!) I've been carrying charging blocks into the parks since the Nixon administration-(exaggeration)-but have never drained a 12,000 AND a 20,000 MAH external batteries...even with Gage watching Barney videos all day! (Not exaggeration.)

We visited Guest Services a couple of times and while they seemed genuinely sympathetic to our situation, they offered ZERO remedies.
I think it takes A LOT to get me to post anything negative about Disney. GENIE+ is firmly entrenched in the "A LOT" category for us.
We were so frustrated with it that we drove to Universal and proceeded to ride Velocicoaster and Hagrid's and HP Train...all on standby only! AND BUTTERBEER!!!
(Note to self: Don't let USO APs expire!)
Our next Orlando trip-USO and DIZ-isn't until mid-ish October and I plan on investing some time to figure out what I'm doing wrong at WDW and evaluate my diminishing Uber Planner Skills.
END RANT

Missed Y'all!

Robert

 

[Sue M]

Schumi perhaps luggage shortage is due to not many travelling for a long time then bam, lots of travel. I have both the Samsonite soft and hard sided sets. Lately I’ve been using the hard side ones.
Congrats on winning your race. We watch some of the big races on tv and we pick our horses generally on name, colour…real technical lol.

Lynne yikes that’s scary. I’ve had similar dream? Where I heard a voice. Scared the pants off me. Sometimes just a laugh. I have no idea what that is. Someone from the other side? Creepy.
Did you find AP rate for your PB dates? I keep looking to see if a 2 queen will appear. Right now daughter and I have a king room. I don’t mind sharing king bed. Plenty of room but I think the sofa may fold out too. However 2 queens is preferable.

Not much sleep last night. Woke up at 3:30 and couldn’t get back to sleep. So didn’t go paddle today.

Sun is shining so will go out for a walk. Before I do some vacuuming. Our friends we’re going out to dinner with (just another couple) are coming over for drinks first. So guess I should make up an appie plate. Maybe just some meats and cheese, olives…

Buckeev we love AKL too. Last stay at AKL we snagged a CL Arusha savanna room cheaper than just Arusha view without CL! Someone goofed on website! We saw that and grabbed it!
No way- first time for avocado toast? I love it with a sprinkling of Everything Seasoning on top from Trader Joes.
I’ve read lots of complaints about Genie+ All saying same as you. Paid for it and was awaste of $ because everything is gone in seconds. Then nothing till dinner time! I hope you write to guest relations. They really need to fix this. The old system was way better. And the DL system was great. It worked really well. But they changed to Genie+ too. And nobody likes it. They’ve really messed everything up. I hate the park reservations system too.
Our last trip in August 2021 was before Genie, we had no FP at all. Was there 2 weeks and only got to ride new Rise of Resistance once. And was lucky to get that. Did half of what we usually do and for more

 

[macraven]

Welcome back home homie Buckeev!
And many thanks sharing with all of us how it really is at the Motherland

It’s all over my head at this point in how to do Disney and still have a few pennies left in my pocket

The new system which includes genie is not sinking in with me

I have the money but will not pay the money to lose my sleep to be up early to book a ride
Just won’t be happening for me going solo.

Only way I would be back at Disney is if my son sets everything up and all I have to do if follow the family.

But I’m sure many will adapt to the new system and love it
I started going to Disney when they opened back in early 1970’s
Was so easy of a park to enjoy.

I ventured out today to go to Publix
Low crowds and of course limited things I needed for dinner for Sunday
But did get enough items to carry us thru for a few days

Tonight we order out and Sunday will roast a chicken.

What is everyone up to this weekend?

 

[schumigirl]

hey buckeev......well, mixed trip there for you......glad you enjoyed the oysters!! Yes, don`t let those UO passes expire.......good to see you.

Sue M.....what a coincidence......we`re having similar tonight.....charcuterie is always a hit when we have friends round, and enjoy it when it`s just the two of us too.....

They said there is no shortage of luggage, just didn`t have what we wanted, I thought that too. I`m not keen on hard sided luggage though.





Letting the cheese and meat come to room temperature before enjoying with some nice red wine.......shrimp are seared and just have scallops to quickly sear too and we`re ready to eat soon. Bought a pineapple cream cheese ring to try, haven`t had it before, looks nice.....I think someone has already sampled it........

Still a gorgeous night out there, but very chilly.

 

[schumigirl]

Welcome back home homie Buckeev!
And many thanks sharing with all of us how it really is at the Motherland

It’s all over my head at this point in how to do Disney and still have a few pennies left in my pocket

The new system which includes genie is not sinking in with me

I have the money but will not pay the money to lose my sleep to be up early to book a ride
Just won’t be happening for me going solo.

Only way I would be back at Disney is if my son sets everything up and all I have to do if follow the family.

But I’m sure many will adapt to the new system and love it
I started going to Disney when they opened back in early 1970’s
Was so easy of a park to enjoy.

I ventured out today to go to Publix
Low crowds and of course limited things I needed for dinner for Sunday
But did get enough items to carry us thru for a few days

Tonight we order out and Sunday will roast a chicken.

What is everyone up to this weekend?

No plans for us.....my friends are worried we are becoming hermits......lol.....turning down dinner and lunch invitations is not something we usually do......

Low crowds on a Saturday is a win in a grocery store!

We enjoyed Disney in 07/08 but my goodness it does not sound fun anymore......folks glued to a phone is not my idea of fun.

I am up to enjoying a very nice red wine tonight if that counts as plans.......lol......Tom chose this one and it smells very nice.......time to enjoy it!!

 

[Charade67]

We are now the proud owners of a waffle iron. We will try it out sometime this week. I also picked up a gift bag while we were out. There is a young couple at my church who are getting married next month. We are having a small shower for them tomorrow. They registered for some interesting things on Amazon, so I picked something fun from their list - a burrito blanket.

I go a nice surprise in the mail. I have a credit card with American Airlines and I have earned a $125 flight credit. I'll be saving that to spend on the flight when we go to Disneyland next year.

No energy to do anything else, but have the remote control in my hand, and mindlessly watching tv. I don't have the mental capacity to watch anything new tonight, so just rewatching some Big Bang. It's a favorite here!

I do that too. Probably more often than I should. Often I watch Castle or whatever Avengers movie is on at the time.

Was the weirdest thing. In the middle of the night, I heard someone say hey lynne right near my ear. DH was sound asleep, and it was not his voice, and kids were, I think, still watching or online playing, and they don’t usually say hey, nor call or refer to me other than mom, and it didn’t sound like them. Not anyone’s voice I recognized. Odd dream? Was a little like what the .. But decided it was nothing to be worried about. Did go back to sleep. After I enjoyed a very long shower, I am like I can still remember it. Which is also odd, as I rarely remember what I dream about. Eh. So dreaming for sure. Guess I need to be focused on something else, then will forget about it.

I've had that happen too. I've been asleep, but wake up because I think I hear B say "mom", but she isn't in the house.

One of my 3 horses just won the Grand National!!!!!

Congratulations!

CAUTION: Activating RANT MODE!
GENIE+ STINKS!!!

I completely agree. I think we wasted our money on it last month. We tried to reserve RotR at exactly 7 am and the earliest time we could get was 5:35.

I am so envious of your savannah view room. That is on my bucket list.

No way- first time for avocado toast?

I have never had avocado toast. Then again, I don't like avocado.

 

[Lynne G]

Sue, no, haven’t seen an AP rate at all this year. We too have a king room. I’m hoping when I get there, they may give us 2 beds. While little one and I have shared before, we too much rather have 2 beds. I keep checking, though now what I reserved at is finally at the same rate as now seen at RP, both I would say, are high for mid August. Really hoping to see a lower rate. But at least happy at PBH, as we both prefer it if same price as RP.

Even more odd. My sister said she was awake at the same time I said I heard that voice. She had gotten up to use the restroom, and was thinking hard about our mom. Yeah, 2 years gone as of 2 days ago. Maybe it was just a sign from mom. Who knows? I don’t believe in ghosts. Guess our minds do funny things when you are in a deep sleep and REM going on.

Yay Buckeev. Thanks for a great report. Yeah, my kids finally want to go back. I’m scared about how crazy that genie is. The fact that neither kid is an early riser, I can see us just deciding what limited important things we want to do, then just wing the rest, with standing in line. Sad. As now still have to reserve a park each day. Way too much wheels to turn for me. We have blissfully gone to the other parks, with not any of those worries.

And so, a great breakfast from the Jewish restaurant we sometimes go to. All were full, then now mid afternoon, all looking for food. Pancakes were leftover, but I think older one ate them. Eh, maybe will make a salad. At least the sun is out, though my phone says rain coming in 25 minutes. Was rainy and overcast until now. And a little cool. Though store we went to after the meal was way too warm feeling.

Yay for Charade to get a waffle iron. I use mine every so often. We like waffles, and they are easy to make.

 

[schumigirl]

We watch some of the big races on tv and we pick our horses generally on name, colour…real technical lol.

lol.....we do the same thing!! Usually a jockey wearing purple works for me, but I just went for names yesterday......didn`t know how much I won till Tom told me.....I have no clue, but very happy!!!

We are now the proud owners of a waffle iron. We will try it out sometime this week. I also picked up a gift bag while we were out. There is a young couple at my church who are getting married next month. We are having a small shower for them tomorrow. They registered for some interesting things on Amazon, so I picked something fun from their list - a burrito blanket.

I go a nice surprise in the mail. I have a credit card with American Airlines and I have earned a $125 flight credit. I'll be saving that to spend on the flight when we go to Disneyland next year.


I do that too. Probably more often than I should. Often I watch Castle or whatever Avengers movie is on at the time.


I've had that happen too. I've been asleep, but wake up because I think I hear B say "mom", but she isn't in the house.


Congratulations!


I completely agree. I think we wasted our money on it last month. We tried to reserve RotR at exactly 7 am and the earliest time we could get was 5:35.

I am so envious of your savannah view room. That is on my bucket list.


I have never had avocado toast. Then again, I don't like avocado.

I love avocado, on it`s own or in a sandwich works. But, for years I wouldn`t eat them as I thought I hated them, maybe I had a bad one at some point.

Enjoy your waffle iron!




It is a gorgeous morning here......sun is blistering in the sky and early on it was very cold, below freezing again. But, going to be warmer later so think this afternoon we`ll head down to the beach and walk along the front and enjoy the sunshine.

Doing chicken breasts stuffed with brie and a spot of cranberry sauce for dinner tonight, will wrap the chicken with some proscuitto, always a popular choice to cook here. They are much larger than I realised when I bought them.

Just watched the Australian Grand Prix we recorded early this morning, we had no plans to get up to watch it as we used to, much prefer a Sunday snuggle.

So same as yesterday, it`ll be a small brunch today, I have some croissants, continental meats and a cheese selection with olives and stuffed cherry peppers. Already enjoyed 2 pots of tea, but time to eat now........

Have a wonderful Sunday ​