Something About Nothing..........#5

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

with that much rum no matter you really like it.
can you walk a straight line after eating it?

Good one Mac ... but the original recipe said "2 teaspoons rum"

... and on that note - g'night all

 

[mslclark]

Hey youse......

Well we had a great day today.

I weather was lovely so I took The boy,my nephew and wee niece to Rock Island.

Its a wee place on the east coast and its actually called Longniddrie but The boy has called it Rock Island since we was wee !! I guess because its really rocky.

Anyway I took the camera because I remembered I said I would post pics of my home land......but....i got 4 (crappy )ones and my battery died. DOH !!

I thought your pictures were great - it is a beautiful place!

Sad, sad, sad.... Would you like me to send some of their terrible shampoo? I take it just so I can look at that lovely HRH emblem at home. It makes me smile. I can't find the notepad or the pen.

No thanks, got a basket full of hotel shampoo - why do I keep bringing it home? I guess I'm thinking if we go broke and can't buy shampoo anymore we can use it!

But I'll take some of those cotton balls they have at HRH in the little zip bags (I take those too)

No, no! Save the paint on the ceiling! Just wrap him up mummy style and roll him under the couch. My husband used to joke that if we started using duct tape early enough, we could convince the kids they were crippled and they wouldn't try climbing the walls. I said that if we started early enough they WOULD be crippled.

On topic pic of Eric (then 3) done up in Saran wrap:

Really, there was a reason for this! He had some weird skin disease (Molluscum?!) and they had to freeze about a zillion wart-type things off his chest and arms. They gave us a special cream to wrap on him before we went (to numb his skin so it didn't hurt as much) and we had to wrap him up with Saran wrap to hold the cream in. Took several months of weekly treatments to get rid of all of them. Can you say fun?

Poor thing! I have to admit I laughed when I first saw the photo though.

So another day down and still doing ... for my trip and I think I might have washed something twice now I am so confused with these teenaged girls and what they are going to wear. I keep telling them it is a vacation NOT A FASHION SHOW !!!! They give me a .

Oh no - don't wash the folded stuff - step away from the washer!

Yes, have 2 fashion divas here, well actually one is a fashion diva and the other scrambles to put on whatever's clean

I will at last get to the nail place to get my mani and pedi in the morning . I was thinking of getting two designs one on each ring finger . I wanted to see if she can do Mickey on one and the cat in the hat on the other . If not I will just get a regular design .

I once got Mickey heads on my thumbs. It took me a while to tell the girl what I wanted, but she did a good job. I think I took pictures, but I can't find them right now.

Have a good one homies! I've got to get things together for a meeting tomorrow with an attorney that I can't stand. Tried my best to get out of this meeting but my boss said I had to go.

I'm still exploring smilies - this one is cute!

 

[donaldduck352]

wake uphomies and sneetches the alarm clock has been going off for over a hour

up all night sleep allday?

well I'm off to work have a great one all

 

[LeslieR]

Ugh, look how much time I have left on my ticker!! I'm about to burst I swear!!

It will go by really fast! so will the vacation....

 

[RVGal]

Tricia...You watching the season finale of Deadliest Catch???

Yes, I watched. I guess we get to wait until next season to see if Phil and the Cornelia Marie are still fishing.

I also watched the Making of the Deadliest Catch show after the season finale. I never thought about the camera people being on the boats and putting themselves at nearly as much risk as the rest of the crew. Some of the things they do to get a good camera angle! I could have done without the vomit montage. Okay, the one camera guy explaining how to avoid sea sickness, then barfing 30 minutes later was kinda funny... just because he was so sure he was completely edumacated about how it all worked.

Always so sad when they close the show with the number of people that died during the fishing season. The one fishing vessel that sank... the distress call to the Coast Guard was heartbreaking.

 

[Sharon G]

Have any of you been checking rental car prices lately? I reserved cars for my Florida trip next month, months ago, hoping the prices would come down as the date got closer. Nope, no luck. I'm paying $100 more for the same car than I did for last August.

Just 24 days left until we take off for Florida to drop DS off at his first year of college. Staying there for 4 days to do the parent orientation thing and than flying over to Fort Lauderdale for the weekend to visit family and get some beach time.

 

[macraven]

wake uphomies and sneetches the alarm clock has been going off for over a hour

up all night sleep allday?

mbsup2

i know what you're doing...........


will have that song in my mind all day.....

 

[macraven]

Have any of you been checking rental car prices lately? I reserved cars for my Florida trip next month, months ago, hoping the prices would come down as the date got closer. Nope, no luck. I'm paying $100 more for the same car than I did for last August.

Just 24 days left until we take off for Florida to drop DS off at his first year of college. Staying there for 4 days to do the parent orientation thing and than flying over to Fort Lauderdale for the weekend to visit family and get some beach time.

yes, even with coupons and discount cards, they are expensive for the fall ..

you are lucky.
you will get to visit your son in florida a lot while he is at school.


is your son getting excited on starting the phase of his life?

 

[Tizzy_Meliss]

Afternoon Homies!

Have any of you been checking rental car prices lately? I reserved cars for my Florida trip next month, months ago, hoping the prices would come down as the date got closer. Nope, no luck. I'm paying $100 more for the same car than I did for last August.

Oh please don't say that, we're renting a mini-van for our November trip. Guess I need to go check it out and see how much we'll be paying this year.

 

[keishashadow]

Morning All!

1st off, big thanks to barb & randy (aka "the man" ) for resizing my pic for new avatar managed to change chessie & didn't even lose my tags...i am smrt!

Just checkin so you people don't think I'm dead (mac). Got a free trial to GameFly so I've going crazy on my DS playing Mario Party. Woot!

jr talked me into a BOGO month free couple weeks ago...problem is they don't have much in stock for PS3 lol.

Hey Andy ... where in Texas are you? Heard there is a hurricane heading towards Texas.

he's busy gaming...wouldn't notice it which i say because i was tapping on the laptop last night & 'listening to' the tube looked up & noticed it was nearly dark out (way too early?), then they broke in w/tornado coverage...one blowing thru just north of me ...just branches down here, minor injuries as it was farming area.

Guess I'm talkin' to myself tonight

don't get fresh w/your bad self i talk to myself all the time...not the best habit

Have any of you been checking rental car prices lately? I reserved cars for my Florida trip next month, months ago, hoping the prices would come down as the date got closer. Nope, no luck. I'm paying $100 more for the same car than I did for last August.

Just 24 days left until we take off for Florida to drop DS off at his first year of college. Staying there for 4 days to do the parent orientation thing and than flying over to Fort Lauderdale for the weekend to visit family and get some beach time.

every day im using the rouge national code (hopefully) that has been shut down as to future bookings...had no issue w/it end of June. although it no longer is "bookable" my ressie is still intact

my rental car booking hints:

*book something, anything ASAP...just to have a car; then work @ it & modify after u find a better rate

*never book a prepaid rental, prevents u from getting best rate

*for some strange reason, rentals starting on the 1/2 hour (ex 12:30 pm can cost more than one beginning @ either noon or 1 pm )

*go to mousesavers 1st, then flyertalk, followed by this board for codes...plug all the codes in & mix & match coupons u can also find.

*don't forget affilations (AAA, Sams, Costco, AARP, even alumi assocs...although u may be asked for proof of membership)

*Alamo & National have QS & EA, also give some percs as to free upgrades, etc.

*don't rule out the last minute savers...need to sign up for the emails or check site beginning a couple of weeks ahead of time

not sure what rental car co u prefer...if u want pm me & i can give u a cliff notes as to good codes to try based on ur co preferance

 

[Tizzy_Meliss]

Keishashadow, how do you feel about Dollar, ever hear anything bad about them? Have any tips on Enterprise? If so do you mind if I pm? I just plugged in my dates for my trip, Enterprise (our closest) wants $610.63 for a minivan, and Dollar (45 minutes away) wants $397.91, both Dodge Caravans. Hertz is about 15 dollars cheaper than Enterprise with my AAA discount.

 

[GemmaPixie]

Hey homies!!!!!

Just got home today, visiting for 9 days and just had to jump on the laptop and contact u guys!!! Im suffering from lack of florida now. this time last year I was there!! First year in a long time that we haven't gone and I miss it so much!! Going next July though and going to either Cuba or Thailand with my friends in june as a graduation celebration thingy. So....whos been? I was wondering...how's potter-land or whatever its called shaping up?? Any pictures? Actually there it probably a thread with them lol. Im just looking forward to catching up on the food thread!!

Anyway, share the news!!

Love Gemma x

 

[GemmaPixie]

Hey homies!!!!!

Just got home today, visiting for 9 days and just had to jump on the laptop and contact u guys!!! Im suffering from lack of florida now. this time last year I was there!! First year in a long time that we haven't gone and I miss it so much!! Going next July though and going to either Cuba or Thailand with my friends in june as a graduation celebration thingy. So....whos been? I was wondering...how's potter-land or whatever its called shaping up?? Any pictures? Actually there it probably a thread with them lol. Im just looking forward to catching up on the food thread!!

Anyway, share the news!!

Love Gemma x

 

[KStarfish82]

Yes, I watched. I guess we get to wait until next season to see if Phil and the Cornelia Marie are still fishing.

I also watched the Making of the Deadliest Catch show after the season finale. I never thought about the camera people being on the boats and putting themselves at nearly as much risk as the rest of the crew. Some of the things they do to get a good camera angle! I could have done without the vomit montage. Okay, the one camera guy explaining how to avoid sea sickness, then barfing 30 minutes later was kinda funny... just because he was so sure he was completely edumacated about how it all worked.

Always so sad when they close the show with the number of people that died during the fishing season. The one fishing vessel that sank... the distress call to the Coast Guard was heartbreaking.

Yea that end scene was really sad.

As for Phil, what bothers me is that, his sons are still smoking!! They see their old man suffering, yet they continue!

Good season....sad its over....

 

[KStarfish82]

Hey Gemma! Long time no see!

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Morning/afternoon all ...

... thought I'd treat us all to a fresh baked strawberry pie

Have any of you been checking rental car prices lately? I reserved cars for my Florida trip next month, months ago, hoping the prices would come down as the date got closer. Nope, no luck. I'm paying $100 more for the same car than I did for last August.

Just 24 days left until we take off for Florida to drop DS off at his first year of college. Staying there for 4 days to do the parent orientation thing and than flying over to Fort Lauderdale for the weekend to visit family and get some beach time.

It's depressing how expensive rental cars are this year as compared to last. I've booked one for our October trip but keep playing with codes and coupons almost daily to see if I can get a cheaper deal ... so far no luck

 

[keishashadow]

Keishashadow, how do you feel about Dollar, ever hear anything bad about them? Have any tips on Enterprise? If so do you mind if I pm? I just plugged in my dates for my trip, Enterprise (our closest) wants $610.63 for a minivan, and Dollar (45 minutes away) wants $397.91, both Dodge Caravans. Hertz is about 15 dollars cheaper than Enterprise with my AAA discount.

happy to help...

im not a Dollar fan due to set up for frequent travelers @ MCO. You must go to the counter, then the express line is "dedicated" as in 1 line, while all the other clerks process everybody else which meant we waited in line longer due to slowpoke in front of us . Clerk then very pushy as to trying to upgrade & sell their insurance, even though i had filled out the standard master rental contract indicating all preferences, etc.grrrr. Then, you must go to the garage & wait in yet another line to be assigned a specific car. That said, it hasn't stopped me from booking a backup ressie with them (as in they r the 2nd lowest jik my national ressie is disallowed due to dubious code) lol.

dollar rates: kisse, kiss2, ocvb, ksad, bod, ocvbe, ooag. I'd stay away from tarr-a TA code that they are requesting ID to be shown @ pickup. Also try adding this corporate #Oi1054 (either with or w/o the above rates). Don't forget to check their "specials".

one last weird thing re dollar, sometimes if u 1st check the rate w/o adding any codes you'll get a "city special" usually very good rates.

no experience w/enterprise @ MCO, do know they have entertainment coupons, etc.

best rates usually are alamo & national as it gets closer to your dates

u can try checking base rates on kayak & go from there...i never have any luck on breezenet, although many seem to like it.

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

hbest rates usually are alamo & national as it gets closer to your dates

I would agree - those are the two we consistently use

 

[RVGal]

Hey homies!!!!!

Just got home today, visiting for 9 days and just had to jump on the laptop and contact u guys!!!

Love Gemma x

Hey Gemma! YOU GOT TAGS!

Tracie went and has a trip report going. Alison went and has a trip report almost completed. Barb just got back and has a couple of days of her trip report up. I'm losing my train of thought. There are a bunch of trippies going on the trip report board. Does that cover it?

 

[Tizzy_Meliss]

happy to help...

im not a Dollar fan due to set up for frequent travelers @ MCO. You must go to the counter, then the express line is "dedicated" as in 1 line, while all the other clerks process everybody else which meant we waited in line longer due to slowpoke in front of us . Clerk then very pushy as to trying to upgrade & sell their insurance, even though i had filled out the standard master rental contract indicating all preferences, etc.grrrr. Then, you must go to the garage & wait in yet another line to be assigned a specific car. That said, it hasn't stopped me from booking a backup ressie with them (as in they r the 2nd lowest jik my national ressie is disallowed due to dubious code) lol.

dollar rates: kisse, kiss2, ocvb, ksad, bod, ocvbe, ooag. I'd stay away from tarr-a TA code that they are requesting ID to be shown @ pickup. Also try adding this corporate #Oi1054 (either with or w/o the above rates). Don't forget to check their "specials".

one last weird thing re dollar, sometimes if u 1st check the rate w/o adding any codes you'll get a "city special" usually very good rates.

no experience w/enterprise @ MCO, do know they have entertainment coupons, etc.

best rates usually are alamo & national as it gets closer to your dates

Thanks for all the tips! I checked out National and Alamo. Alamo was more expensive than Enterprise. We aren't picking up at MCO, we are driving to Florida from PA. The car rental even at $640.00 is cheaper than 5 or 6 of us flying, plus no baggage check.

The Entertainment books have coupons for Enterprise?