Traveling Turkeys Part 2 11/22/08

[pixidustmom]

Ok I am ready to get the heck out of here. My DH just got in a major car accident this morning. He is fine but the car is totaled. It's our only car and even though witnesses say he was hit fist the police say he is at fault. So we are trying to find out how and what to do. We don't have much in finances as he just went back to work and we are so behind on everything. My car isn't even paid off. Waiting for the insurance people to call us back. So I need to get rid of my stress, but may have less spending money now.

 

[cruisecrzy]

Ok I am ready to get the heck out of here. My DH just got in a major car accident this morning. He is fine but the car is totaled. It's our only car and even though witnesses say he was hit fist the police say he is at fault. So we are trying to find out how and what to do. We don't have much in finances as he just went back to work and we are so behind on everything. My car isn't even paid off. Waiting for the insurance people to call us back. So I need to get rid of my stress, but may have less spending money now.

I sympathize. A few weeks ago I was in a minor accident and the statetrooper said since they were called they were given someone a ticket. They deemed it my fault even though one officer said it was not they said they had to go with the first responding officer.

For me it was not that bad and I paid it out of pocket but the other people filed against my insurance. I can tell you it took a week before an adjuster took care of it. My neigbor was in an accident that totaled their car. Their insurance was Statefarm and they did get a rental, but I think it was about 2 weeks before it was deemed totaled and a check written.


Goodluck with the insurance stuff. At least car manufacturers are dieing to make a deal right now so hopefully there will be some good deals for you.

So sorry about the accident but I am glad that everyone is OK.

 

[Mean Queen]

Ok I am ready to get the heck out of here. My DH just got in a major car accident this morning. He is fine but the car is totaled. It's our only car and even though witnesses say he was hit fist the police say he is at fault. So we are trying to find out how and what to do. We don't have much in finances as he just went back to work and we are so behind on everything. My car isn't even paid off. Waiting for the insurance people to call us back. So I need to get rid of my stress, but may have less spending money now.

I'm so sorry about the accident. Make sure he takes a lot of tylenol before he goes to bed because he will probably wake up feeling like you beat him with a baseball bat while he slept.

 

[Happy4Disney]

HELP----

I have a food question? Kenna is lactose intolerant. We buy Lactaid milk for her. She is ok with cooked milk in foods, it is the "raw" milk that she has problems with. I do allow her to have a small amount of ice cream occasionally, but she usually has a little more diarrhea afterwards. She drinks milk all the time. She will drink some water and a little sprite, but it's mostly milk. We go thru a gallon a week.

DCL doesn't have Lactaid. They have regular milk, rice milk and soy milk. Her pediatrician hasn't wanted us to use the soy milk.

Do any of you use soy or rice milk and is there a difference in the taste? I am wondering if I add Strawberry or chocolate powder in it. I may just end up buying a lot of pediasure. I know that she will drink it.

Any help out there?

Lora

Hi Lora
My DD7 is lactose intolerant although lately she has been OK with very small amts of regular milk. The rice milk is pretty good, hands down better than the soy milks and closer to "real" milk than anything else we tried. If you mix it with something I think you should be fine taste-wise. You may not have to mix it with anything but you might want to have something to mix it with in case you need it.

 

[Happy4Disney]

Ok I am ready to get the heck out of here. My DH just got in a major car accident this morning. He is fine but the car is totaled. It's our only car and even though witnesses say he was hit fist the police say he is at fault. So we are trying to find out how and what to do. We don't have much in finances as he just went back to work and we are so behind on everything. My car isn't even paid off. Waiting for the insurance people to call us back. So I need to get rid of my stress, but may have less spending money now.

Oh no! I hope it all works out. Dealing with insurance is no fun! Glad your DH is OK.

 

[love2travel]

Ok I am ready to get the heck out of here. My DH just got in a major car accident this morning. He is fine but the car is totaled. It's our only car and even though witnesses say he was hit fist the police say he is at fault. So we are trying to find out how and what to do. We don't have much in finances as he just went back to work and we are so behind on everything. My car isn't even paid off. Waiting for the insurance people to call us back. So I need to get rid of my stress, but may have less spending money now.

Sorry to hear about the accident, but glad to hear your husband is ok. Try not to worry too much pretty soon you will be on The Magic.

 

[HerrQSmee]

Ok I am ready to get the heck out of here. My DH just got in a major car accident this morning. He is fine but the car is totaled. It's our only car and even though witnesses say he was hit fist the police say he is at fault. So we are trying to find out how and what to do. We don't have much in finances as he just went back to work and we are so behind on everything. My car isn't even paid off. Waiting for the insurance people to call us back. So I need to get rid of my stress, but may have less spending money now.

So sorry to hear about your husband's accident. Glad to hear that he is okay. Good luck with all the insurance stuff - that can get complicated. The cruise is just what you need right now!

 

[Happy4Disney]

Shirts are here! I am mailing them out tomorrow morning unless you are leaving within the next 5 days. Sorry for cutting it so close.

There are a few extras, if you are interested please PM me. The price, size and design info is posted on the group site. They look really fun! My girls immediately knew that the turkey was Mickey's hand.

I just noticed that I am no longer earning my ears!

 

[ICEMANPAD]

As to Lactose - DCL also has rice dreams for ice cream

 

[ICEMANPAD]

As to the accident, I am limited in what I can potentially comment on since I am only admitted in Florida (plus a few federal jurisdcitions), but if you want to email questions to icelaw21@aol.com, I will see what i can answer....

Chuck

 

[disneypoor]

Pixidustmom--I'm so glad your husband is okay! You will definitely be needing this vacation come next week!

Cindy--I'm so anxious to see the shirts! Is everyone planning on wearing them to the port? We'll all be easy to spot for sure! Maybe I should have "Disneypoor" put on the backs of ours. My DH would probably like that!

I have a question about getting off of the ship. I have scheduled 8:30 as the time we'll pick up our car from Budget. I just can't remember about what time it was when we got off of the ship in the past. Can anyone remember and let me know if 8:30 sounds reasonable? TIA!

It's a dreary, rainy day here in Kansas. I haven't slept well the last couple of nights, so I think I'll be going to bed early tonight! Of course, I always say that but then something comes up (like the DIS).

Susan

 

[plutoluvsfifi]

HELP----

I have a food question? Kenna is lactose intolerant. We buy Lactaid milk for her. She is ok with cooked milk in foods, it is the "raw" milk that she has problems with. I do allow her to have a small amount of ice cream occasionally, but she usually has a little more diarrhea afterwards. She drinks milk all the time. She will drink some water and a little sprite, but it's mostly milk. We go thru a gallon a week.

DCL doesn't have Lactaid. They have regular milk, rice milk and soy milk. Her pediatrician hasn't wanted us to use the soy milk.

Do any of you use soy or rice milk and is there a difference in the taste? I am wondering if I add Strawberry or chocolate powder in it. I may just end up buying a lot of pediasure. I know that she will drink it.


Any help out there?

Lora

DH Mark drinks both. He says that rice milk is better tasting than soy milk. He says he prefers it to regular milk too. I'm not much of a milk drinker myself (except for Kalua and cream-yum) so I can't speak from personal experience.

Linda

 

[rlcook]

Chuck,

Are you serious, They have lactose free ice cream? Have you or the family had it? How is the taste compared to regular ice cream? Do they have lactose free Mickey bars?

Lora

 

[ICEMANPAD]

They have lactose free ice cream called Rice Dreams...while I am not lactose intolerant, I prefer the Rice Dreams....you need to ask for it from your server or at Plutos, but you should be able to get it easily.

As to getting off the boat, if you have late seating you should be off about 8am, but then you have to clear customs and that may take awhile, depending in part on what you may have bought.

Chuck

 

[Suzy Mouse]

Ok I am ready to get the heck out of here. My DH just got in a major car accident this morning. He is fine but the car is totaled. It's our only car and even though witnesses say he was hit fist the police say he is at fault. So we are trying to find out how and what to do. We don't have much in finances as he just went back to work and we are so behind on everything. My car isn't even paid off. Waiting for the insurance people to call us back. So I need to get rid of my stress, but may have less spending money now.

Sorry to hear about your DH's accident. I hope he's ok and I'm glad that yuo have this trip to look forward to!

Susan (HerrQ) My dd is celebrating her 13 birthday on the cruise as well!

 

[disneypoor]

Suzanne,

Have you thought about having a huge sleepover on the ship with all of her new friends? Between you and Susan, surely you can fit all of the girls in your rooms, right? Just kidding--that would be a sure way to ruin a vacation! That is so exciting though that she will get to celebrate her birthday on the ship. I'm sure she will never forget what she did for her thirteenth birthday! It's going to be hard to beat this one!

Susan

 

[HerrQSmee]

Suzanne,

Have you thought about having a huge sleepover on the ship with all of her new friends? Just kidding--that would be a sure way to ruin a vacation! That is so exciting though that she will get to celebrate her birthday on the ship. I'm sure she will never forget what she did for her thirteenth birthday! It's going to be hard to beat this one!

Susan

We are having an early birthday party with her friends this Friday! Wish me luck- she has invited 8 friends over for the night. She is very excited- her dad and I - not so much. I could really relate to Ken for Kiah's party. She is very excited about celebrating onboard. I have a few special presents tucked away in my suitcase for her to open. I went and bought birthday decorations for our stateroom.
Suzy Mouse- We will have to get the birthday girls together!

 

[VAgal76]

Ok I am ready to get the heck out of here. My DH just got in a major car accident this morning. He is fine but the car is totaled. It's our only car and even though witnesses say he was hit fist the police say he is at fault. So we are trying to find out how and what to do. We don't have much in finances as he just went back to work and we are so behind on everything. My car isn't even paid off. Waiting for the insurance people to call us back. So I need to get rid of my stress, but may have less spending money now.

Your insurance company will take care of it. If the other person sues you then your ins. company will appoint a lawyer for you. I don't think it will come to that, but I've heard of people claiming injuries after the fact. You know soft tissue injury, lumbar pain and straing or whatever because they can make a quick buck off of it. In the long run we all pay for this stuff. I'm very sorry for the accident. I've had a post-Disney trip accident. My car was totaled and so was the other guy's. He was really cool about it which totally floored me. My insurance claim rep said he was very complimentary of how I handled myself. It was totally my fault and no questions about it.

Your car will be paid out on ACV unless you have GAP insurance. You may be upside down on this deal. I'm hoping your loan is close to your ACV value. I would check NADA and KBB values. They won't be exact since insurance companies use wholesale value. This will at least give you somewhat of an idea what your payment will be so you can make arrangements for any amount left over on the current auto loan. I got a nicer ACV payment on my car because I had the paper work where I took it for a major tune up and put on brand spanking new Michelin tires...Michelins. UGGHH! Not to mention a full tank of gas and the car was 100% mine - mine, mine, mine - not the banks. But I won't re-hash that nightmare.

The only other thing is that you mention you are behind on bills because loss of employment. I don't mean to be so judgemental, but cruising is a luxury item. This money could've come in real handy for your family right now. Could you have moved it to another sailing date to help free up some of your finances until you moved back on your feet? Travel insurance could've reimbursed you for the non-refundable portions like airfare. I feel for you. I really do. So many are losing jobs and things are rough in the economy. We all want to escape this reality. I just can't see spending money on a vacation if we can't make ends meet. I don't know your situation. I'm trying very hard not to jump to conclusions or make it unpleasant. I could've read your post wrong, too. I'm just saying. If you have the travel insurance you might want to consider using it and re-book your cruise.

 

[seadooken]

We are having an early birthday party with her friends this Friday! Wish me luck- she has invited 8 friends over for the night. She is very excited- her dad and I - not so much. I could really relate to Ken for Kiah's party. She is very excited about celebrating onboard. I have a few special presents tucked away in my suitcase for her to open. I went and bought birthday decorations for our stateroom.
Suzy Mouse- We will have to get the birthday girls together!

Susan - Good Luck with the party. It was tought for Michellene to plan our DDs party, Holloween, and still keep the cruise in mind. Is your DD celebrating her birthday onboard? What a present!!

 

[cruisecrzy]

I just noticed that I am no longer earning my ears!

Congrats on earning your ears!!!

As to the accident, I am limited in what I can potentially comment on since I am only admitted in Florida (plus a few federal jurisdcitions), but if you want to email questions to icelaw21@aol.com, I will see what i can answer....

Chuck

Mine why didn't I think of that when I was in my accident....I just did the online class and paid the ticket. It was a pain because the date was 10/17 and the insurance card in my car said it expired on 10/17 so they wrote me a ticket for no insurance and told me to bring the new ticket to the courthouse. I did that and the court told me I also needed the card I had that said 10/17. It was annoying next time I harrass Chuck before I go to the County Court house