VWL Groupies & Lovers Thread (Special Collectors Edition 2.5) updated 2 February 2025

[eliza61]

Dreaming of the lodge

 

[eliza61]

Lol, instead this is what I've got

 

[Corinne]

To all the groupies getting snow stay warm and safe. We aren't supposed to get too much this time, but I'm still fearful of a repeat of last winter. Oh, the horror!

I want to ask for your prayers once again, if you're so inclined. My dad is having a procedure this week and I'm praying that it not only be a success, but that he doesn't have any complications, as he has other health issues. Thanks guys...

 

[Lakegirl]

To all the groupies getting snow stay warm and safe. We aren't supposed to get too much this time, but I'm still fearful of a repeat of last winter. Oh, the horror!

I want to ask for your prayers once again, if you're so inclined. My dad is having a procedure this week and I'm praying that it not only be a success, but that he doesn't have any complications, as he has other health issues. Thanks guys...

Hoping everything goes well for him!

 

[jimmytammy]

To all the groupies getting snow stay warm and safe. We aren't supposed to get too much this time, but I'm still fearful of a repeat of last winter. Oh, the horror!

I want to ask for your prayers once again, if you're so inclined. My dad is having a procedure this week and I'm praying that it not only be a success, but that he doesn't have any complications, as he has other health issues. Thanks guys...

I will be honored to pray for your Dad, and I will lift you and all his caregivers up as well

 

[eliza61]

To all the groupies getting snow stay warm and safe. We aren't supposed to get too much this time, but I'm still fearful of a repeat of last winter. Oh, the horror!

I want to ask for your prayers once again, if you're so inclined. My dad is having a procedure this week and I'm praying that it not only be a success, but that he doesn't have any complications, as he has other health issues. Thanks guys...

Absolutely no problem. Passing on this request to my church's prayer warriors. Praying for total recovery!!

 

[jimmytammy]

jmassey
So cool about your DD! I wish I could have been close enough to the parks to have done something like this, and in turn, to allowed my kids the same

Star04
I would go for VWL or WL either one being that 5 yrs is a factor. Honestly, the construction probably wont bother you if you are headed to parks most days.

We ended up with lots more sleet than snow, and fortunately, not much freezing rain. Thats the part thats scary for us. I experienced loss of power in 77 1 week, followed by 2 weeks a week later. No fun! The roads are pretty tough right now. Sleet, once frozen over around here anyway, is one big ice skating rink, again, no fun. We have a huge(at least 75 trucks)snowplow operation 1/8 mile down the road, and they havent been able to break thru the stuff. Sun, please come out soon

 

[Granny]

Dreaming of the lodge

I have to laugh every time I see us posting pictures of the VWL elevator doors. First of all, they are the perfect detail touch for VWL which impressed me so much on my first stay. But I do think that it is funny that we take pictures of them. And they are so hard to photograph! So many lighting reflections, or flash reflections. This is one of the better efforts I've seen! Thanks for posting your pictures, Eliza. And stay warm.

I want to ask for your prayers once again, if you're so inclined. My dad is having a procedure this week and I'm praying that it not only be a success, but that he doesn't have any complications, as he has other health issues. Thanks guys...

Your father and your family are in our prayers. Best wishes for a successful procedure and a speedy recovery.

 

[jimmytammy]

Been listening to The Beach Boys a lot today to beat the winter blues, now Casey has Pandora on the Jimmy Buffet channel, reminds me of OKW

 

[rkstocke5609]

Dreaming of the lodge

Thanks for this. It makes my day to see pictures of VWL. And, the elevator doors are a detail that reminds me of yet another reason I was not that impressed with my October trip to PVB. So glad I made VWL my home.

 

[sleepydog25]

After staying cooped up all day yesterday (30 mph sustained wind with gusts to 40+ along with over a foot of snow will do that to you), I may finally venture out after lunch. Winds still gusty but far better than yesterday, and it's sunny. Likely both Luv and I will have to go to work in the a.m., so I'll clear the driveway. Right now, it's 11F to go along with the wind, so I'm hunkered down with coffee and a warm blanket. Hope the other Groupies in the wake of Snowzilla are faring as well. JT, you still good?

 

[jimmytammy]

Doing good here Sleepy! Glad to see some sunHope the thaw out starts very soon for all of us. I saw where AnnieT, our friend in Cocoa, FL reported its 36* there now. Now thats cold in Central FL

 

[sleepydog25]

Glad to hear, Jimmy. I used my snow blower to do the driveway again and brushed snow off the cars which was a task unto itself. Sun is out, winds have faded to normal levels. We're even up to the low 30s which means things are melting a bit. Spread salt on the driveway for the inevitable freeze overnight. Barring any odd power outage, it looks as though we dodged a bullet this storm.

 

[twinklebug]

My little pocket in SE MA did well with keeping the snow totals down - think we got a whopping 4". My daughter has no idea how to handle driving in snow though so opted out of sliding her way to work, which should have been cancelled as they had no idea how bad it would get. Reminiscing... 'Back in the old days' we used to billy goat our way to class & work though what seemed to be 2 feet of snow in little sports cars. Or better yet, those awkward rear wheel drive hand-me-down sedans. Of course now I wfh and only venture out at the start of the storms, then stay hunkered down inside until every flake is gone from the skies for the remainder.

To all the groupies getting snow stay warm and safe. We aren't supposed to get too much this time, but I'm still fearful of a repeat of last winter. Oh, the horror!

I want to ask for your prayers once again, if you're so inclined. My dad is having a procedure this week and I'm praying that it not only be a success, but that he doesn't have any complications, as he has other health issues. Thanks guys...

Thinking all good thoughts for your dad Corinne!

 

[jimmytammy]

Tammy and some friends went scrapbooking Wed. til Sun., but alas, the road is one big sheet of ice, therefore, they are stuck there for now. Hoping they can get home today. Capt. D and I will go pick her up if she needs when its safe enough. Its roughly 8 mies on mountainous backroads off the main hwy., and she has been told by owner that trucks have not touched roads in area since storm began. Reminds me of a Paul Simon song, "Slip Sliding Away"
Would rather listen to another classic, like The Beach Boys "Warmth of the Sun" or The Beatles "Here Comes the Sun"

I like music, it warms the soul(and helps melt the ice too!)

 

[wildernessDad]

We are okay here in Severn, Maryland. Got a ton of snow, but managed to dig out most of the driveway. Work is on reduced operations which means I can work from home and/or come in whenever. It will probably be okay to go back to work tomorrow.

 

[wildernessDad]

We finally figured out what caused this blizzard.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Glad to hear that everyone survived the storm safely and is getting dug out.

WD - that's another reason to be over the Frozen phenomenon!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

We have a two-fer today Groupies!!!

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Happy Birthday Twokats!!!


Happy Birthday Claire_ont!!!​

 

[circhead]

To all the groupies getting snow stay warm and safe. We aren't supposed to get too much this time, but I'm still fearful of a repeat of last winter. Oh, the horror!

I want to ask for your prayers once again, if you're so inclined. My dad is having a procedure this week and I'm praying that it not only be a success, but that he doesn't have any complications, as he has other health issues. Thanks guys...

Prayers for your dad and family.