I'm so glad to be a "regular" now. 
Can I just say that this group of people, connected only by a common love for an uncommon place (OUR LODGE), is an amazing, supportive, caring, and considerate community.
Same here- DH did some yard "picking up" (I have several "tree faces" that could fly away) and we pretty much stay in hurricane prep with a generator, food, batteries, water, extension cords, etc. One year we were hit so many times it was ridiculous- sea spray killed all the greenery and being without power for days in the heat and humidity is draining. I learned how to run off our generator the following (and boy were we popular to visit!)- window air conditioner, fan, freezer, refrigerator, TV and the occasional computer plug in. This year DH swears he has the correct plug to run our water pump- I hope he is correct. I'm keeping my eye on Ike.
Ugh! Sounds like you are a lot more vulnerable than we are if you are talking sea spray. Was it '96 the year you were talking about being so bad? That was our Fran year.
Thanks for the projectile reminder! Be safe.
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). He has a history of being attacked by birds (a duck did a flyby at our beloved WL pool! 
). We field trial bird dogs and a wayward quail ended up in our van; DH went out to get something out of the van that night and I heard a distinct girly scream rip through the night- quail had flown in his face in the dark! 
Yep, that was the year- I think that was the year Dennis hit us and then came BACK and hit us again!
A bit off topic but funny (to me
During Fran DH stepped outside to have a cigarette and was thunked on the head by a windwept bird- almost knocked him out (a sign from God?
We field trial bird dogs and a wayward quail ended up in our van; DH went out to get something out of the van that night and I heard a distinct girly scream rip through the night- quail had flown in his face in the dark!
After Bob stopped laughing (because I had just said "Gee, I wonder if anyone ever gets pooped on in here?"), I was at least able to wash off in the restroom before going back to VWL to change. What a mess!
. that Ike makes a sharp right hand turn and boomerangs back out into the Atlantic. Small consulation - if Ike looks like he's coming - the parks will be relatively quiet!
Then again, having found this thread counts as good luck. 
Also being a VWL owner must also count. Hey, come to think of it, it seems I have been blessed with lots of good luck.
Free drinks, food, ac, best of all - private bathrooms! Bob dealt with a vendor who had the box - and we were invited to attend. We even had pit passes several years - which was very cool.
as I'm typing this and looking at her sleeping on her favorite rug.
If you mean drop the day the same day as check-in, I'm afraid so. Cancellations on the same day result in lost points.
As indicated, you'd lose the first day points if you call that day to cancel. The rest of the points would go into a Holding Account. Holding Account points can be used to make DVC Resort reservations no sooner than 60 days in advance. So for a November trip you would book in September so that would work for you at this point, pending availability.
I know this is off topic - but on a sad note for us -- we've had to make that very difficult decision to put our Abby to sleep this evening. Just had her at the vet who took one look at her and shook her head - nuf said. Between a kidney issue we've been dealing with for several years and what appears to have been a small stroke she suffered over last weekend - she's become a "lost soul" with no quality of life. So, the cruddy part of pet ownership........ Sorry, I'm
May you feel comfort in knowing she will be at peace.
I know this is off topic - but on a sad note for us -- we've had to make that very difficult decision to put our Abby to sleep this evening. Just had her at the vet who took one look at her and shook her head - nuf said. Between a kidney issue we've been dealing with for several years and what appears to have been a small stroke she suffered over last weekend - she's become a "lost soul" with no quality of life. So, the cruddy part of pet ownership........ Sorry, I'm
I'm sorry I missed this when you first posted it. It's hard. We went through it twice last year. We are "DINKs" too - so those pups ARE our kids. You say it's the cruddy part of pet ownership, but it's also the WONDERFUL part of pet ownership - the fact that you CAN make that decision to end the suffering. 
We actually have been to the race several times - and the best way that you can go - in a private box
I know this is off topic - but on a sad note for us -- we've had to make that very difficult decision to put our Abby to sleep this evening. Just had her at the vet who took one look at her and shook her head - nuf said. Between a kidney issue we've been dealing with for several years and what appears to have been a small stroke she suffered over last weekend - she's become a "lost soul" with no quality of life. So, the cruddy part of pet ownership........ Sorry, I'm
