Something About Nothing.........#7

[Niki Andiokno]

Blech. Summer heat. Though, it does give me a chance to try all the Slurpee flavors at 7-11!

I really need one of those drive-thru daquari stands like they have in Louisiana. 40 different frosty flavors. Yummy.

 

[RAPstar]

Ok, so judge me all you want, but I changed hotels again. With the new car and everything, I wasn't going to have as much money as I had originally planned. So, my boyfriend and mom convinced me to switch to this good deal I found on Hotwire. I got the Sheraton Vistana Villages, which is a 4-star on Hotwire (and had over 300 out of 640+ positive reviews on Trip Advisor), so I'm pretty happy. They look nice too. Total cost is about $580. And its only 6 miles from Universal.

 

[Tizzy_Meliss]

Morning Homies!

I'm saving electric by putting my cast iron dutch oven in the sun all day and cooking dinner in it when I get home,In other words you CAN fry a egg on the blacktop in under 2min down here,but it taste nasty with all the sand and grit so I'm staying with cast iron!!

I see a new cooking show in your future. Blacktop Cooking With Donald Duck!

I really need one of those drive-thru daquari stands like they have in Louisiana. 40 different frosty flavors. Yummy.

Drive through Daquari stand? I'm guessing there was no liquor.

 

[macraven]

Gettin better mac...

Cant sleep tho cuz its roastin !!

so what youse are really saying is it stopped raining for you finally??
yea, hot weather sux especially when you don't have a/c.
like me

Come on over for some grub, and I hope you have some leftover cake. I never got around to making the roast. We weren't hungry until very late last night, so I'm roasting it tonight. If you're here soon, it'll be fresh from the oven. I hope you don't mind if I changed the recipe. I'm more in the mood for fennel, coriander and white pepper.




Send some of that this way!!!!!!!!!!!!

Teh cool rain, not the laundry. I have enough of that already. It's supposed to be 98 here tomorrow.

Good thing my dogs have very short hair....

now i am hungry and i bet all the cake is gone.......

i like hot weather a lot more than cold weather.
wish i was there at your place.

 

[macraven]

I'm saving electric by putting my cast iron dutch oven in the sun all day and cooking dinner in it when I get home,In other words you CAN fry a egg on the blacktop in under 2min down here,but it taste nasty with all the sand and grit so I'm staying with cast iron!!

My A-C has not turned off in 2days!!!

do what i do Mr Duck.
use the grill to cook the food.

if you have a hooded grill you are ready to go.


when it is hot here, i never use my oven.
i put the food in a pan and use the gas grill with the hood done.
same concept as cooking in an oven or electric skillet.

i do my pizzas that way when the boys want pizza and it is 90 degrees here.

perfect way to keep the kitchen from heating up.


mac cooking 101






note to self: if at the Duck's house in hot weather, turn down the offer of any egg/sand sandwich........

 

[macraven]

I really need one of those drive-thru daquari stands like they have in Louisiana. 40 different frosty flavors. Yummy.

i smell a road trip......

Ok, so judge me all you want, but I changed hotels again. With the new car and everything, I wasn't going to have as much money as I had originally planned. So, my boyfriend and mom convinced me to switch to this good deal I found on Hotwire. I got the Sheraton Vistana Villages, which is a 4-star on Hotwire (and had over 300 out of 640+ positive reviews on Trip Advisor), so I'm pretty happy. They look nice too. Total cost is about $580. And its only 6 miles from Universal.

andy, add up what the other charges will be if you stay at the Sheraton Village. then decide which way would be best for you financially.

if the final figure for staying at the sheraton is within $100 of what it will cost you at the on site hotel, i would say live with that extra $100 and stay onsite for the convenience factor alone.

if you stay off site and 6 miles away, you would need to rent a car.
you might have a parking charge each night for the sheraton then.
you would also have the garage parking fee at UO also.
a tank of gas would also be an expense.

for the convenience factor, you would waste no time each day if you stayed onsite. you roll out of bed and do the park. you can return to the hotel easily for a break during the afternoon or to get ready for hhn on the nights you will be there.

staying off site means travel time for you each day.


if you are splitting the expenses in half with your friend, how could it not be beneficial to stay on site?

it's all up to you on the decision.
i'm sure you will do what is best for youse guys.
no one is going to judge you for changing hotels.
it is your money and your vacation.
we all make our plans on what we feel is best for us and our dollar.


what does your roomie think about staying off site compared to on site?

i just reread your post. i think you are saying you already booked thru
hotwire.

 

[macraven]

Morning Homies!



I see a new cooking show in your future. Blacktop Cooking With Donald Duck!




Drive through Daquari stand? I'm guessing there was no liquor.

morning homie!
in a few months you will be called a Floridian..........sweet!

 

[scotlass]

so what youse are really saying is it stopped raining for you finally??
yea, hot weather sux especially when you don't have a/c.
like me

Hey youse..


Yes mac,the sun is splittin the sky and not many houses in Scotland have a/c..

I love the sun and thankfully the sun loves me,our family is not the typical pastie skinned ,freckled faced redheads of the highlands !!

Im sure if I look back far enough there must be a wee bit mediterranean some were in the old family tree. !!

 

[Darcy03231]

Good morning (almost afternoon) everyone!

I'm starting to wonder if a reverse rain dance will work. Woke up to dark, gloomy and rainy again today. I don't think we've ever going to see sunshine again. What's worse is we have a camping/kayaking/fishing trip planned for this weekend. I haven't camped in over 30 years and hesitantly agreed to go about 6 months ago. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER! I've already told DH to find out where the nearest hotel is is, just in case. I don't think I'm going to make it if it rains all weekend. Camping in the good weather isn't my idea of a good time, so I can just imagine what camping in the rain will be like.

Well, the twins should be here in about three weeks. After we get home I'll have start getting furniture moved around and closets cleaned out. DD is really excited and can't wait for them to get here. She and her boyfriend broke up Saturday so she's a bit a loose ends.

 

[macraven]

Darcy..........

youse will do fine on the camping tree......sending you mummy dust to have a good time and dry weather.


i have tent camped in the rain before.
i know how that goes.....



that is sad your dd and bf broke up.
teens take that very hard.
it's great her friends will soon be with her and that will take her mind and worries off of the ex bf.

 

[macraven]

Hey youse..


Yes mac,the sun is splittin the sky and not many houses in Scotland have a/c..

I love the sun and thankfully the sun loves me,our family is not the typical pastie skinned ,freckled faced redheads of the highlands !!

Im sure if I look back far enough there must be a wee bit mediterranean some were in the old family tree. !!

damn.........i was gonna wait until you fell asleep and play connect the dots on youse......


my mom is a freckled redhead.
when we were kids we would wait until she laid down for a nap and connect her freckles with an ink pen.


mom never liked that game at all.........
and we kids never liked her anger over it..............

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Afternoon all ...

Posted another update to the trip report yesterday

... I notice Mac hasn't made an appearance there yet

Ok, so judge me all you want, but I changed hotels again. With the new car and everything, I wasn't going to have as much money as I had originally planned. So, my boyfriend and mom convinced me to switch to this good deal I found on Hotwire. I got the Sheraton Vistana Villages, which is a 4-star on Hotwire (and had over 300 out of 640+ positive reviews on Trip Advisor), so I'm pretty happy. They look nice too. Total cost is about $580. And its only 6 miles from Universal.

I remember seeing the sign for that hotel on I-drive ... if I remember correctly, it's right across I-4 from Downtown Disney. Do they provide transportation to the parks??? If not, you will have to take a taxi everywhere or need to arrange for Mears, or as Mac said, rent a car (which right now you're looking at about $300 for the week with taxes). It'll be about a 15 minute drive on I-4 to Universal depending on traffic.

Another thing - be careful and don't let them rope you into a timeshare presentation because it's one of those vacation ownership properties.

 

[Sharon G]

Howdy folks! Just dropping by to say hi. It's been a busy summer with the DS back from college and DD and her boyfriend moving into a house nearby.
I'm still waiting for summer weather to arrive. It's been a bit wet and cold here in New England. I'm still wearing long pants and long sleeved shirts.

We are in the middle of a bathroom remodel right now. When we build our house we didn't finish the master bathroom...ran out of money...left it as a half bath and just roughed in the plumbing for the tub and shower. DH just got done building us a 5 X 10 foot shower, just finished grouting it this past weekend. The glass doors are ordered and should be installed in a few weeks. Can't wait to use it! Still have the frame for the tub to build and the floor needs to be tiled. Oh yeah, need to paint the walls too. I think it's going to turn into a whole summer long project.
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer and spending as much time as possible relaxing!

 

[Metro West]

I just had the a/c unit cleaned and since it wasn't blowing the air like it had in the past, I thought that would fix it...it did help some. But...while cleaning, the guy showed me some insulation that was mixed in with the leaves. He said a mouse or more likely a squirrel has gotten into the attic and chewed my insulation and duct work. I would need to repair it before the unit would circulate the air like before. Plus since it's 13 years old, it's only going to do so much. I don't have the money to do that now so maybe in the spring once I get my income tax refund. I'm in no hurry.

 

[Tizzy_Meliss]

Ahhh, the joys of home ownership eh Metro?

morning homie!
in a few months you will be called a Floridian..........sweet!

I KNOW, I can hardly wait. We just received our welcome letter to our new apartment and have our official address.

 

[macraven]

Afternoon all ...

Posted another update to the trip report yesterday

... I notice Mac hasn't made an appearance there yet



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wrong, wrong, wrong......i was reading it all along.

in fact, i finished reading what i missed when i got back in town last weekend.


you do the bestest trippies bonny!....
i always love them!!

 

[macraven]

Howdy folks! Just dropping by to say hi. It's been a busy summer with the DS back from college and DD and her boyfriend moving into a house nearby.
I'm still waiting for summer weather to arrive. It's been a bit wet and cold here in New England. I'm still wearing long pants and long sleeved shirts.

We are in the middle of a bathroom remodel right now. When we build our house we didn't finish the master bathroom...ran out of money...left it as a half bath and just roughed in the plumbing for the tub and shower. DH just got done building us a 5 X 10 foot shower, just finished grouting it this past weekend. The glass doors are ordered and should be installed in a few weeks. Can't wait to use it! Still have the frame for the tub to build and the floor needs to be tiled. Oh yeah, need to paint the walls too. I think it's going to turn into a whole summer long project.
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer and spending as much time as possible relaxing!

Woo Hoo.........
Miss Sharon is back.


and it looks like she did lots of work to her house.
or should i say Mr SharonG did a lots of work to the house but i do know that Miss Sharon had to do all that supervision of the jobs.


now that is hard work!!


good to see you and be caught up on how things are going for youse.

 

[macraven]

I just had the a/c unit cleaned and since it wasn't blowing the air like it had in the past, I thought that would fix it...it did help some. But...while cleaning, the guy showed me some insulation that was mixed in with the leaves. He said a mouse or more likely a squirrel has gotten into the attic and chewed my insulation and duct work. I would need to repair it before the unit would circulate the air like before. Plus since it's 13 years old, it's only going to do so much. I don't have the money to do that now so maybe in the spring once I get my income tax refund. I'm in no hurry.

oh no...........


i hope you don't melt in the heat .........

 

[Metro West]

Ahhh, the joys of home ownership eh Metro?

I know...sometimes I seriously think about selling the house and renting again. That way I don't have to pay those big bills.

oh no...........


i hope you don't melt in the heat .........

Nah...I'll be OK. I'll just turn the ceiling fan up a notch.

 

[macraven]

I know...sometimes I seriously think about selling the house and renting again. That way I don't have to pay those big bills.

Nah...I'll be OK. I'll just turn the ceiling fan up a notch.

i think all the homies should meet at Metro's house and do fan dances for him.



wait, let me rephrase that.


we all show up with fans and fan Metro..........