Something About Nothing.......#4

[Metro West]

Todd - do you know what's available there, i've never been on that portion of road? Know they have a hotel between the maingate & sherbeth - assume there has to be restaraunts?

Which road are you talking about? If you're talking about 192 it's tourist central in Kissimmee...lots of restaurants and motels.

 

[keishashadow]

Which road are you talking about? If you're talking about 192 it's tourist central in Kissimmee...lots of restaurants and motels.

honestly, i'm not sure - d'oh, the one that runs in front of the main gate entrance (furthermost southern entry point)

don't want to run across I-4 if we can avoid it due to traffic, etc.

was hoping there might be dining "west" of maingate, or close to it (which is unchartered water for me, since we always head in either DTD or next exit)

 

[RAPstar]

No...Pamela was played by Paula Shaw in that movie.

Good to know. Of course Freddy vs. Jason was a crappy movie, only made good by Robert Englund playing Freddy again.

Which Leota are you talking about? I prefer Eleanor Audley's Leota in the HM before they changed the head during the refurb last fall. I don't care for Jennifer Tilly in the movie...her voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard.

The one that is on lori's ticker. I like Jennifer Tilly, mainy because of her voice. I love people with unique voices (Eartha Kitt anyone?).

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Good afternoon peeps! I'm going to try to ketchup, before going to the TGM site. If I don't, I may never ketchup. That sites kinda frying my brain.

 

[ky07]

Good afternoon all
I guess good for some as for me not so good cause the brought my car back yesterday and don't know what the heck they done to it but now the speed odometor doesn't work so you can't tell how fast your going and thats not the kicker I have no idea what they did to the wiring under the dash but I can smell something burning and guess I am lucky it didn't catch fire and didn't see smoke but smell it and I guess its time to go somewhere else and just hope we can that tax rebate thing in or we may have to cancel or trip because of all this

 

[Metro West]

honestly, i'm not sure - d'oh, the one that runs in front of the main gate entrance (furthermost southern entry point)

don't want to run across I-4 if we can avoid it due to traffic, etc.

was hoping there might be dining "west" of maingate, or close to it (which is unchartered water for me, since we always head in either DTD or next exit)

I'm not real familiar with that area since I never go down that way much. There lots of restaurants on Apopka Vineland at the Crossroads. There are some nice places on 192 on the other side of I-4 but that's about all I know of that area. Sorry.

 

[wwessing]

Good afternoon all
I guess good for some as for me not so good cause the brought my car back yesterday and don't know what the heck they done to it but now the speed odometor doesn't work so you can't tell how fast your going and thats not the kicker I have no idea what they did to the wiring under the dash but I can smell something burning and guess I am lucky it didn't catch fire and didn't see smoke but smell it and I guess its time to go somewhere else and just hope we can that tax rebate thing in or we may have to cancel or trip because of all this

Lawrence. . . call them up, get the manager or owner on the phone. Tell them you will be bringing your car in ONE MORE TIME and you expect it to be fixed correctly, and without charge. Whatever you paid them to do should be done correctly AND now they should be responsible for repairing the damage they did themselves. Don't go anywhere else before you try that. . .especially if it cuts into your vacay funds If it is a small, local auto shop, get the owner. If it is something chain/corporate, get the big manager and tell them you will be calling their corporate office with a complaint.

I have an auto repair horror story that happened to us last year while we were traveling AND towing our campler/hauler. . .I shoulda done a trippie, but I was so busy dealing with this place I didn't get around to it. Some day I'll share. . . .

Remember, kind but firm. . . hope it works out

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Barb, I made the dip. It was very good. We liked it better the 2nd day. By then, it definitely had some heat. Thanks again

For those who are running nonstop with your kid's activities, enjoy it while you can. I know that sounds crazy now, but you may miss it someday. I have 2 sisters (1 w/2 kids & 1 w/3 kids) that had kids who literally played every sport. Every summer was spent playing on all star & AAU teams. Now that they're grown, my sisters don't know what to do with themselves. We still have one niece playing sports, & everyone goes to every game & some practices just because. The one thing I haven't liked about living in FL is missing out on watching them play sports.

tarheelmjfan: You ponder well my friend.
If youse yins are interested ,I would love to show some photos of my hame .
Give me a few days and I'll post.

Ps ma hame is your hame,if youse ever reach my bonny shores the hoose is aye open.

I can't wait to see your pics. I love learning about new places.

My Dad is having a quad bypass on Wednesday. He has a 50/50 chance of surviving the surgery.......so that is another thing weighing on my mind.

I hope your dad does well with his surgery today. You're all in my thoughts.

my cautiously optimistic recap of vet visit today (that i attribute to the positive vibe here-many thanks!)
back (with poochie ) from the vets. he doesn't think she has hip displaysia; thinking an auto immune disease (lupus?-who knew dogs got them?)

she has a fever so vet gave her anti-inflamitories & pain pills instead of the steriods which don't mix with the fever? Said to call him Thursday if no improvement; then we'd have to look at MRI of spine/knees since an exray wouldn't show the problem.

i'm convinced the power of goodwill had an effect, keep it coming please!

That's great! Prayers do work.

Yes, I won! Two of the guys haved refused to come over for the weigh in so I consider that a voluntary quit. All 3 of my opponents are over 25 years younger than I. I'm going to try to continue but not at the same rate.

I don't want to lose so much that I don't qualify as trailer trash for our "Troy Boy" though.

You did great on your diet. Nothing's a better motivator than money.

hi there homie.
i bought the tgm 2 years in a row back in 05-6.
i resubscribed to it again for this trip in oct.

i know the details and what is given out to the subscribers, but i took it for a couple of reasons.

one is for the chat threads. find out who is going when i am and do a meet for mnsshp.
the other is for changes that come up for rehabs and closing at the last minute.

is this your first time with tgm?
i hope you like it.
many enjoy what he has to offer.

i think touring guide is great also for those that need to plan ahead.

i plan my uo trips on what to do and when.
most of the fun of planning the trip is prior to the trip for me.

Yeah, this is my 1st time using TGM. I actually signed up to get the Least Crowded Park info. Naturally, he doesn't have it posted yet. There looks like a lot of good info, but it will take a lot of reading to take advantage of it. I like to plan also, but at UO it's only for fun. At WDW, it's necessary & time consuming to make sure you see & do as much as possible. In other words, I like the magic key.

I stayed at the AS Sports in 1997...my last trip down before moving here...the rooms were small but since it was just two of us it worked out.

That would be cool if we all could meet up down there somewhere.

We stayed at ASSp once too. It was a long time ago, but we really enjoyed it there. We've stayed in all categorizes of resorts at WDW, & it was one of our better stays.

 

[loribell]

thanks, sounds fun; just not sure it'd be worth it for hubby - the meat eater

lori - same with CM's, sigh; think we'd be disappointed because of all the goodies we're used to @ dinner there

wonder what Cape May serves, know my DS like it on honeymoon; although he'll eat anything.

i'm started to think that since we'll be @ the AK & close to back entrance/Sherbeth Road; we should just skip the DP (picking just a few onsite meals) and check out what's down on 192?

Todd - do you know what's available there, i've never been on that portion of road? Know they have a hotel between the maingate & sherbeth - assume there has to be restaraunts?

Read something about Lobster buffets (oxymoron lol; probably of consistency of rubber if languishing on a buffet ); think we saw one driving down International (something blvd?) to Tampa before we hit I-4 looking for cell phone charger

the road layout near Disney/U drives me mad

Well there is plenty of bacon & sausage on the buffet at Chef Mickey's. If that is what he wants, doughnuts too. Don't know about the one at Cape May.

Good afternoon all
I guess good for some as for me not so good cause the brought my car back yesterday and don't know what the heck they done to it but now the speed odometor doesn't work so you can't tell how fast your going and thats not the kicker I have no idea what they did to the wiring under the dash but I can smell something burning and guess I am lucky it didn't catch fire and didn't see smoke but smell it and I guess its time to go somewhere else and just hope we can that tax rebate thing in or we may have to cancel or trip because of all this

Lawrence that is terrible. Are they giving you a loaner car with all this work they are doing?

honestly, i'm not sure - d'oh, the one that runs in front of the main gate entrance (furthermost southern entry point)

don't want to run across I-4 if we can avoid it due to traffic, etc.

was hoping there might be dining "west" of maingate, or close to it (which is unchartered water for me, since we always head in either DTD or next exit)

There are quite a few places out west of the maingate. I know there is an Outback there. We have eaten at it several times. There is also a Key W Kools - stay away at all costs. Quite a few other alternatives. I will look through some of my links when I get a chance and let you know what I find. Now I have to go take Mikey to therapy.

 

[ky07]

Well there is plenty of bacon & sausage on the buffet at Chef Mickey's. If that is what he wants, doughnuts too. Don't know about the one at Cape May.



Lawrence that is terrible. Are they giving you a loaner car with all this work they are doing?


There are quite a few places out west of the maingate. I know there is an Outback there. We have eaten at it several times. There is also a Key W Kools - stay away at all costs. Quite a few other alternatives. I will look through some of my links when I get a chance and let you know what I find. Now I have to go take Mikey to therapy.

No they won't give me a loaner thats why I am fed up with this carlot

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Somone tried to break into my house it seems. The bathroom window was busted, but there was nothing taken or anything. The dogs must've scared them.

That's scary! 2 attempted break-ins at different homes, are you sure it's not someone you know? Either that, or someone thinks you have drugs stashed in there.

Okay I am back from the missing. Did you guys realize I was gone????

I was wondering where you'd disappeared to. I'm glad you're back.

Hasn't it been awhile since you planned a trip? I'm glad you have a "project" now....

Well, I've partially planned a few. We just couldn't decide on one. This is the 1st time I've done any serious planning in a while. You're right, I definitely need something to occupy my time. Sad, but true.

We are off to the doctor this morning....Bubba needs looked at. He's fine, just don't want him worse, and want to know how to prevent this....again.....

I hope it was nothing serious, & they were able to help you prevent future issues.

wear spandex.
i'm told its the in thing now.

The funny this is, I remember when spandex shorts under long tops was in.

Okay I see Janet has told you that rooms with DVC will be next to impossible. I think your best option of those is the Dolphin. I also prefer the dde over the ddp now.You better get busy!

I think that's what we're going to do. Since we're getting seasonal passes, I'm sure we'll go a few times, & the DDE card will be good for a year. Plus, we eat at DTD occasionally, when we take Kenny over to Orlando for a concert. After discussing it, we've decided that makes more sense in the long run.

Happy birthday to James! Stinkin girl needs to back away!

Way to go Bubba's team!

So, the Reading Royals are Bubba's team? I was wondering who that way. In that case, Go Reading Royals.

We had a lab a few years ago that started having trouble using his back legs. He would go through times that he was fine then just drag them behind him. Took him to the vet put him on steroids and nothing helped. The vet was recommending we put him down. I mentioned it at work and one of the girls asked if we feed him table scraps. She said red meat especially will build up fatty deposits on the back bone and cause that problem. We stopped feeding him table food and he was fine in days and never had the problem again. Can't believe the vet wanted us to put him down.

So if any of you are feeding them table scraps put them on a strict diet and see if it will help.

Oops! Molly only eats table scraps. She won't eat 4-legged baby girl food. She never would. I wouldn't exactly call her food scraps though. She's the pickiest eater in the house. I don't know what we'd do, if this happened to her. I once asked the vet about it, & she said that when she got hungry enough she'd eat whatever she had. She didn't eat a bite for 2 days. I couldn't take it anymore. I wasn't going to let her starve trying to force her to eat dog food. We try to feed her a more balanced diet, w/ guidance from the vet. I even mix all her food up together. She refuses to eat what she doesn't like. She'll actually lick her bowl clean with the exception of the veggie, etc. that she doesn't want. I don't know how she eats around it like that. It's really kind of funny to see how clean she can lick a bean w/o eating it.

Wow, I cruise. I didn't know. How exciting. Would you mind sharing some details?

I love to cruise too!

Good plan. I wish I had a Mr Blu to do that for me. Ah, I life of curves and cleaning...To heck with that, I just wish I had a Mr Blu.

The right Mr. Blu is out there somewhere. You'll happen upon him, when you least expect it.

Hey maybe they will just keep mine ..I don't want to trade them in I just don't want to come home with them either ... Maybe I can trade them for some kids that actually LISTEN TO ME

You better try to take your 6 yr. old now. They won't keep him, after he becomes a teenager. He'll be too expensive to feed then.

 

[KStarfish82]

Afternoon everyone!




Not to brag...but check out the ticker!

 

[tarheelmjfan]

DH went to his eye dr. specialist this past Sat. DH has been having cataracts esp his left eye is getting bad w/ the cataracts. We tentatively scheduled his cataract surgery a month from now. I don't know if the cataracts are inherited. I think so

I hope everything goes smoothly for him.

evenin all. Congrats on the car Lawrence, i know how you feel. seems like every time I get 1 thing fixed on my beetle, something else is wrong with it. now no one will even tell me the exact thing wrong, just that it's running lean on gas. whatever that means. anywho, just ordered pizza and watching Juno tonite with mom.......or Clue the movie, I haven't decided what strikes my mood right now.

My van does that too! Somehow, my hubby always fixes it! All he does is leave for a little while. When he comes back, it's heavier on gas.

i think a lot of kids go thru the Tude thing in their life.
take each day as it comes and hopefully she'll grow out of it soon.
i only had boys. i'm told girls have the tude more so.

No kidding! The question is, when do they grow out of it.

Haven't had chance to ketchup, but wanted to letcha'll know Bubba is fine and all is well....

Till tomorrow.....

I love Juno. Makes me all teary eyed tho, partly cause I'm adopted, and the cause it is a good love story. Don't ask, I have BF issues.

No offense, but I think you need a new bf. It doesn't sound like he appreciates you, & you deserve better.

I agree. The mod did seem to end it somewhat suddenly, but it could have turned into another "troy" if it did continue.

It looked more like it may turn into a Troy on the UO board to me. Poster #21 deserved a lambasting.

 

[Metro West]

Good afternoon all
I guess good for some as for me not so good cause the brought my car back yesterday and don't know what the heck they done to it but now the speed odometor doesn't work so you can't tell how fast your going and thats not the kicker I have no idea what they did to the wiring under the dash but I can smell something burning and guess I am lucky it didn't catch fire and didn't see smoke but smell it and I guess its time to go somewhere else and just hope we can that tax rebate thing in or we may have to cancel or trip because of all this

That REALLY stinks!

Did it come with any kind of warranty from the dealership? I would tell them if they didn't fix it to your satisfaction and at their expense, you will be reporting them to the BBB...that might shake them up a bit.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Tricia - i'd take it VERY slow & easy with the boys, that young even under best circumstances not hard to get overwhelmed. That said, we're still commandos ; our plan is in oct (due to belt tightening ) is sleeping in every day since we're only doing special events, U before HHN & maybe 1 day or after 4 tix in park...i don't do sleeping in/guess i'll be out on the balcony w/my coffee for hours lol. Still not even sure of our schedule due to HHN not be announced ; guess i'll make ADRs & then decide if I'll buy the DP & keep all or part of them.

Where are you guys planning to eat? I'm having a hard time deciding, where to make ADRs at. By now, you all know my family really likes good food. OTOH, Kenny's girlfriend is very picky, & I'm afraid she wouldn't like the places we would normally choose. I want to take her to some fun restaurants (i.e. character meals or heavily themed restaurants). We wouldn't normally choose those though. I need to find places that we'll all enjoy. When it comes down to it, I'll probably go with what she'll enjoy. She's only spent one day at WDW ever, & we've been lots of times. It will be my luck that I'll book all these restaurants that we wouldn't normally have chosen, then they'll break up before then.

After the first year you are on the boards, those Gay Days threads get old fast. When are Gay Days so I make sure I'm not there then... I just found out my reservations are during Gay Days, what should I do... I had the best trip during Gay Days... I had the worst trip during Gay Days...

The only thing worse than being gay is being a local. There's always those, "When will FL schools be out?" questions. "We want to avoid the locals at all cost." "Mobs of teens run around unsupervised, & totally out of control." "The locals come in the masses." "They think they own the parks." Yeah, we locals are lepers.

It may help. It is a very small forum right now. Looks like they are really trying to get it to get started moving. I had a reply from the administrator this morning and they said they were going to work on more and could include Universal ones. They even asked for suggestions of what we would like. I think if we were to start posting over there kinda regular they would be even happier to do it for us.

I wanted to add anyone that would like to go to those forums or get a ticker can just click on mine. It will take you to the ticker page & there is a link for the forums at the top of the page.

I've never heard of that forum before. I'll have to check it out, if I ever escape TGM.

More baking today, then a late shift!

I still haven't had a cookie.

wonder what Cape May serves, know my DS like it on honeymoon; although he'll eat anything.

I was going to suggest Cape May. The food is good, & it's more low key than most character meals. That suits us better. We like more relaxed meals.

If you want a really cheap meal, where Jr. & DH can get their fill, look for a Cici's pizza. It's a pizza buffet. It definitely not the best pizza ever, but it's cheap. There's a salad bar, pasta w/red & alfredo sauce, & desserts. The best part, it's $4.99 not including drinks.

Good afternoon all
I guess good for some as for me not so good cause the brought my car back yesterday and don't know what the heck they done to it but now the speed odometor doesn't work so you can't tell how fast your going and thats not the kicker I have no idea what they did to the wiring under the dash but I can smell something burning and guess I am lucky it didn't catch fire and didn't see smoke but smell it and I guess its time to go somewhere else and just hope we can that tax rebate thing in or we may have to cancel or trip because of all this

This is ridiculous. It's looking like you or your DW are going to have to get nasty with them. If it's not in your nature, have someone call & pretend to be you. (My DH & I are very laid back. When someone tries to rip us off, I have my sister call & pretend to be me. Noone rips her off. ) Another idea..... Do you have a TV station that investigates businesses that rip people off? If so, you may want to call them & tell them your story. Let them deal with it for you. Good luck!

Now I have to go take Mikey to therapy.

How is his therapy going? I haven't heard in awhile.

Afternoon everyone!




Not to brag...but check out the ticker!

You know your bragging, but I don't blame you. I'm excited for you guys.

 

[macraven]

any report from tracie on her dad's surgery today?



just got home a bit ago.

now off to make dinner.


watch idol for the elimination.

i hope it is you know who that gets the boot.

 

[loribell]

I was wondering where you'd disappeared to. I'm glad you're back.

Thanks!

I think that's what we're going to do. Since we're getting seasonal passes, I'm sure we'll go a few times, & the DDE card will be good for a year. Plus, we eat at DTD occasionally, when we take Kenny over to Orlando for a concert. After discussing it, we've decided that makes more sense in the long run.

Sounds like a good plan to me! Next time plan sooner so you can rent some points and stay in the Epcot area.

Oops! Molly only eats table scraps. She won't eat 4-legged baby girl food. She never would. I wouldn't exactly call her food scraps though. She's the pickiest eater in the house. I don't know what we'd do, if this happened to her. I once asked the vet about it, & she said that when she got hungry enough she'd eat whatever she had. She didn't eat a bite for 2 days. I couldn't take it anymore. I wasn't going to let her starve trying to force her to eat dog food. We try to feed her a more balanced diet, w/ guidance from the vet. I even mix all her food up together. She refuses to eat what she doesn't like. She'll actually lick her bowl clean with the exception of the veggie, etc. that she doesn't want. I don't know how she eats around it like that. It's really kind of funny to see how clean she can lick a bean w/o eating it.

I know it is hard to try to make them eat dog food when they don't like it. Ours loved macaroni. He would push the steak out of the way and eat the mac & cheese first, of course he did go ahead and eat the steak too. So when we were told to make sure he didn't have red meat we would still give him mac & cheese to go along with his food. It is funny to watch them go to such great lengths to eat around something!

Afternoon everyone!




Not to brag...but check out the ticker!

I can't wait for the trippies!

That REALLY stinks!

Did it come with any kind of warranty from the dealership? I would tell them if they didn't fix it to your satisfaction and at their expense, you will be reporting them to the BBB...that might shake them up a bit.

I agree totally!

Where are you guys planning to eat? I'm having a hard time deciding, where to make ADRs at. By now, you all know my family really likes good food. OTOH, Kenny's girlfriend is very picky, & I'm afraid she wouldn't like the places we would normally choose. I want to take her to some fun restaurants (i.e. character meals or heavily themed restaurants). We wouldn't normally choose those though. I need to find places that we'll all enjoy. When it comes down to it, I'll probably go with what she'll enjoy. She's only spent one day at WDW ever, & we've been lots of times. It will be my luck that I'll book all these restaurants that we wouldn't normally have chosen, then they'll break up before then.

Fun/heavily themed places - Whispering Canyon Cafe, Hoop Dee Doo, Chef Mickeys, Ohana, Donalds @ AK, Rainforest Cafe, Crystal Palace, Beaches & Cream (hey you can get a kitchen sink), there are probably more but these are all places my picky family will eat.

The only thing worse than being gay is being a local. There's always those, "When will FL schools be out?" questions. "We want to avoid the locals at all cost." "Mobs of teens run around unsupervised, & totally out of control." "The locals come in the masses." "They think they own the parks." Yeah, we locals are lepers.

Umm, who do they think works in the parks? I love the locals!

I've never heard of that forum before. I'll have to check it out, if I ever escape TGM.

It isn't a big forum or very busy. It won't take long to check them out!

How is his therapy going? I haven't heard in awhile.

It is going good. They worked him for an hour and fifteen minutes today. I thought it was a bit much. Coach is tired of him not being there. I am tired of driving him over there 3 days a week. He seems to be all stretched out to me and doing good. I would think if he can work it like that for that long he should be able to throw a baseball. Good thing we have good insurance. The gas is killing me!

 

[loribell]

any report from tracie on her dad's surgery today?



just got home a bit ago.

now off to make dinner.


watch idol for the elimination.

i hope it is you know who that gets the boot.

It got pushed to tomorrow.

Who do you want to get the boot?

 

[ky07]

Just stop by to say good night homies and see you all tomorrow cause with everything going on I just feel low and very depressed
So until tomorrow much Love to all my Homies
Lawrence

 

[Metro West]

Just stop by to say good night homies and see you all tomorrow cause with everything going on I just feel low and very depressed
So until tomorrow much Love to all my Homies
Lawrence

Aw Lawrence...you're bumming me out man. Look up...things are going to work out.

Have a good night!