Something About Nothing..........# 9

[Mad Hattered]

back in the day of horse and carriage?
back in the day of kerosene lamps?
back in the day of .............

yea, grandma used to say that.


but i say, back in the day before cell phones.

Yeah...I know...my Granny and Papaw would try to set me straight in my ways by telling me how bad they had it "back in the day". At least until I was old enough to call them out on the fact that if they did indeed walk that far in the snow barefooted then they would have suffered the brutal effects of hypothermia and frostbite. They always looked at me weird when I asked them to take their socks and shoes off at breakfast.

Don't even get me started on the debates of why they actually had socks and shoes on at the breakfast table at 6 am on a Saturday!!

 

[macraven]

when i go to bed tonight, i'm gonna dream of socks and shoes on the table.

 

[minniejack]

Sounds like something I would say "back in the day" . And to be honest....I think I said that out loud a few minutes ago.

you chuckle now....but when I'm 210 years old looking back and you're aren't around.....bwahahaha

 

[Marquibiri]

What a day! I'm so happy I just thought I'd share the news with everyone.

I've confirmed this years vacation and thus, my 5th consecutive trip attending HHN!

I'm so excited!

Mac, I wasn't able to get vacations for October.. I think it's meant to be... we'll never meet...

I've booked my flight from September 24th to October 1st. First time not going on opening weekend. The second weekend shouldn't be too bad either, right?

Probably booking a VIP tour for Howl-o-Scream and an UTH Tour for HHN.

Cheers!

Marquibiri

 

[Mikkimús]

Marquibiri thats so amazing, you will have an amazing time and it will be so fun, and i wish i could go around that time its a great time to go

sorry im a little hyper, im trying to get of my pepsi max addiction and im all over the place

and if you see Jack at hhn then give him a hug

 

[macraven]

What a day! I'm so happy I just thought I'd share the news with everyone.

I've confirmed this years vacation and thus, my 5th consecutive trip attending HHN!

I'm so excited!

Mac, I wasn't able to get vacations for October.. I think it's meant to be... we'll never meet...

I've booked my flight from September 24th to October 1st. First time not going on opening weekend. The second weekend shouldn't be too bad either, right?

Probably booking a VIP tour for Howl-o-Scream and an UTH Tour for HHN.

Cheers!

Marquibiri

oh man.......this is the second year in a row for us.
so close but so far away.

the last full day that i'll be at the motherland is oct 1st and leave there for the darkside on the 2nd.


have your people call my people for scheduling 2013................

i have done the UTH since the first year it started.....

$5


it is fabulous!!!


congrats on getting the trip set up already!


btw, have you told your wife yet about the trip in the fall?

 

[macraven]

Marquibiri thats so amazing, you will have an amazing time and it will be so fun, and i wish i could go around that time its a great time to go

sorry im a little hyper, im trying to get of my pepsi max addiction and im all over the place

and if you see Jack at hhn then give him a hug

i'll give him more than a hug for youse.
i'll copy your pic to give him and tell him it is greetings from Iceland from a fan.

 

[Marquibiri]

Marquibiri thats so amazing, you will have an amazing time and it will be so fun, and i wish i could go around that time its a great time to go

sorry im a little hyper, im trying to get of my pepsi max addiction and im all over the place

and if you see Jack at hhn then give him a hug

Thanks Mikkimús!

No Jack last year...
I did see him in 2010 and 2009.

oh man.......this is the second year in a row for us.
so close but so far away.

the last full day that i'll be at the motherland is oct 1st and leave there for the darkside on the 2nd.


have your people call my people for scheduling 2013................

i have done the UTH since the first year it started.....

I'm hoping there will be a MNSSHP on Tuesday Sept 25th so I can attend. Will you be at motherland during that date? I could bring you a nice souvenir from nice and warm Panama City, Panama!

btw, have you told your wife yet about the trip in the fall?

She knows she knows, she's fine with it now... sort of...

She's also about 90% sure to start working with COPA Airlines (my every year choice to fly into MCO) and if she does.... we get some freebies and outrageous discounts... I could predict two-three trips a year if this does happen . Please please please

Cheers!

Marquibiri

 

[keishashadow]

I know you hate going to Homestead but they put a Costco in there a few years back.
I'm not a member--wish I was



International day at school tomorrow...Gotta go make MY (i.e. the kiddie's) contribution... Of course, they only get credit if they each bring in something different. So, one gets French butter cookies with creme cheese and a homemade red currant sauce; the other French butter cookies with Ricotta cheese and homemade, home picked black raspberry sauce. Yupp...I'm tricky like that

nomnom, can't say i miss those days especially when the kids would remember to ask me @ 9 pm the night before grub was due. One assignment that had me stumped was food of Haiti, wound up making the best cinnamon cake out of very meager ingredients.

homestead, oh pleazzze only thing that gets me to cross 2 rivers and venture thru 2 ghettos and the yuppie enclave dividing them is

the thunderbolt @ kennywood park for those not familiar with 'da burg

Would u believe it's quicker for me to get to Cranberry, where costco also resides?

you know, there really isn't much you can do in the winter when you live in iceland.......


it's her version of Jack.
hhn thing...

what, no vikings? I met some folk from iceland last October waiting in line for HP's wand shop, very cool people.

congrats to Marquibiri (he of the cool tshirt fame), sorry to hear you'll miss 'the right' week. Almost embarrassed to state that i started to pencil in next years week on the to-do list since i had to rebook next April's family cruise. They wanted to book in October, hmmph, talked them into early December.

If I knew how to upload a video on here to show you how our cats react at treat time I would. It's pretty crazy. Bernie Mac almost talks, while Charlie just squawks and screams and Scratchy McStinkbutt just makes little peep sounds.

That cat had to work to get that name

did you all see this dog on AFV this week?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6kZND9o_ZY&feature=related

 

[Mad Hattered]

OMG. Janet!! That dog is hilarious yet scary! I can honestly say that Charlie doesn't quite scream like THAT!!!

 

[donaldduck352]

OMG. Janet!! That dog is hilarious yet scary!

 

[minniejack]

wow--I actually appreciate my dog now!

 

[macraven]

home from work and now on the dis...........

 

[minniejack]

janet, i see my favorite place in that photo--THE POTATO PATCH...that's serious eatin'. Best fries on earth!!!

 

[macraven]

i think the thing i hate most about working is getting up at 5:20 in the morning.
heck, some nights i have insomnia and don't fall asleep until 2:30 ....




i feel like sleeping in class like the students do.
how come i can't get away with doing that?

 

[schumigirl]

i think the thing i hate most about working is getting up at 5:20 in the morning.
heck, some nights i have insomnia and don't fall asleep until 2:30 ....




i feel like sleeping in class like the students do.
how come i can't get away with doing that?

I don`t know how you do it!!!!

I`m like a zombie if I don`t get at least 7 hours......but I am an early riser.

Will be up early next weekend.....F1 Grand Prix season starts and it`s in Australia.....so middle of the night for practice and qualifying, then 4am rise for the race on Sunday........but can`t wait.

I`m the least sporty person on the planet till it comes to motor sport Then I`m a geek

Yay.......it`s Friday........Have a great weekend

 

[Tinker-tude]

If I knew how to upload a video on here to show you how our cats react at treat time I would. It's pretty crazy. Bernie Mac almost talks, while Charlie just squawks and screams and Scratchy McStinkbutt just makes little peep sounds.

I LOVE THAT NAME!!!!!!!

Sounds like something I'd call my youngest.

i think the thing i hate most about working is getting up at 5:20 in the morning.
heck, some nights i have insomnia and don't fall asleep until 2:30 ....

I am so familiar with that scenario. This week and next week are my last chances to get real sleep, and yet here I sit at the computer after a night of no sleep. In ten days we're back on the early schedule, and I ALWAYS have insomnia. The first time I stayed up all night long just to see if I could was when I was four years old.


I was also four when I went on my first full-size roller coaster and got addicted to them.


Four was a great age....

.

 

[Marquibiri]

I need my some good hours of sleep as well.

Fortunately, I wake up at 7 am on weekdays.

Cheers!

Marquibiri

 

[keishashadow]

i'm off on road trip to pick up jr for spring break...aka couchville

wish i could have some tater patch fries today

have a good weekend all

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Hey all ... sorry haven't checked in for a bit ... been busy busy busy ...

OK, I'm sorry but I just have to vent ...

We booked a flight to Burbank on United Airlines for Monsterpalooza in April. Because we want to fly directly into Burbank, United was really our only option.

When we booked our ticket, we also purchased a seat upgrade. Fast forward a few weeks, United changes equipment and on one of the two flights we purchased the upgrade for, there are no premium seats on the plane (small plane, all economy seats). I call to get a refund on the seat upgrade for that particular flight - Reservations tells me because the upgrade for both flights are linked, they would have to request a refund for both, then when the refund was received, we could re-request the seat upgrade for the one flight where there are premium seats available. OK good.

About 2 weeks later, I get an email from Refunds telling me they can't refund the ticket because "they only refund the ticket if the ticket is within 21 days from the date of departure". OK, now I'm irked ... I reply I don't want a refund on the ticket - just the seat upgrade. Never heard back from them.

Submitted a refund request for the seat upgrade online myself. Another few weeks go by and I get another email telling me "Because your concern involves the handling of a future reservation, please contact our Reservations Desk" ... OK, so I go ahead and call Reservations.

This time I got a very nice lady - explained the entire situation again, and was told to call back on Monday to speak to someone in refunds because they were closed (apparently they only work 8 am to 1 pm M to F). She noted everything on my file and said the next agent I spoke with would have all the info and would help me. OK good.

Called back to reservations on Monday and was told by the agent I spoke with, the agent I spoke with on Friday was mistaken, there is no number for Refunds, I would have to email them to get my refund. He then proceeded to tell me the agent I spoke with on the Friday, submitted a refund request for the purchased seat upgrade the next day and I would have to wait 7 to 10 days to receive my refund. *HEAD DESK*

Fast forward to today ... it's now 13 days since the apparent refund request was submitted. I try calling back today - wait 30 minutes on hold ... finally give up. I go online and notice their website has changed to the Continental Airlines format and guess what I found ... a fax number for Refunds. Hubby promptly writes a nasty letter on his lawyer letterhead and it has been faxed!!!

I honestly can't believe someone can't get a simple refund for a seat upgrade that is no longer available ... I was joking that since United's head office is in Chicago, I should just send Mac to get our refund! But then I thought she might have more luck than us!! LOL