VWL Lovers & Groupies Thread: Meese-ka, Mice-ka MOOSE-kateers

[KAT4DISNEY]

Hope all our east coast groupies are staying safe, warm and dry!!!

 

[Corinne]

Hi Groupies,

I haven't been around much this week, getting my "baby" ready to head back to college. Ever since the boys were young, I always hated when they had to go back to school. Anyway, we are headed up to Vermont and back hoping to miss any of the rain Irene is bringing our way which shouldn't come until tomorrow. Hope you all enjoy your weekend.

 

[Inkmahm]

I would be very interested in hearing about your cruise since we did ours earlier this summer on Princess. We had a "leisurely" southbound cruise from Anchorage to Vancouver BC and loved it (also did 6 days on land in Alaska in addition to the cruise). I mentioned to DH that I'd like to go back on the Wonder and his response was that he didn't think we'd like it - too quick a trip and time in ports were to short. Your take on that?

I've done the cruisetour with Princess in Alaska twice before this trip on the Wonder, in 2005 and 2008. Plan to go every 5 years with Princess with the next trip in 2013. For us, the DCL cruise was an "extra" trip just to see what Disney would do.

I don't think the time in port differed much from Princess. The only real difference in the cruise was the first two days where we did the sea day and the day in Tracy Arm rather than College Fjord and Glacier Bay. From Skagway on back to Vancouver, the cruises were the same. What I liked about Princess better was the option to do the land portion first and then leave from Whittier. Seeing just the SE coast of Alaska isn't really seeing Alaska. I wouldn't suggest the Disney itinerary for anyone who was planning just a once in a lifetime trip to Alaska. But for us, it worked.

I wouldn't like the itinerary from Seattle though. That one really does have short port times.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Good luck to all the groupies on the east coast this weekend. Think we have everything in order. Kind of ironic I leave the tornadoes and hail storms in Iowa and come to Pa. and have earthquakes and hurricanes. Hopefully this won't be like Agnes was in 72 when we had a bunch of water in our basement. Prayers and moose dust for everyone in Irene's path.

I also need to thank everyone for the moose dust and prayers concerning our house. DH's parents and brother are going to loan us the money we need for closing. His other brother and sister also offered us help. This is the first time in the 30 years we have been married that we have ever needed to ask for help like this. It is really nice to know that we have family that is so willing to help us.

 

[Muushka]

DLI, that is great news. Best wishes for your move to a new state. And hopefully all of the natuaral disasters are over!

So far the worst that has happend during Irene is that our lights flickered twice.
The house is creeking, but that is all the food I stocked and loaded in the pantry.
Just kidding on the last one. I heard that on the news when living in FL and another bogus hurricane was supposed to blow through. Be safe my northern neighbors.

 

[I Book He Pays]

Hi Groupies:

For all of those that will be in the path of Irene... please stay safe!

We're set for Irene. Everything is put away, front door light is tide up, plenty of food/water and thank goodness we have a generator. Seven to twelve inches of rain expected, wind gusts up to 50mph today, 80mph tomorrow, etc. I'm pretty spooked since we have many large trees close to our house. DH/I plan on sleeping downstairs tonight in the family room just in case a tree lands on our house. It's going to be a long night and I doubt either of us will sleep.

To make this more interesting.. friends of ours just left for SC yesterday (vacation) and I'm watching their house/cats. Of all times to go away. Besides worrying about our stuff and my mother.... I know have their house/cats to worry about.

Muushka ~ I'm grateful that the couple heard my mother screaming for help. If it wasn't for them she wouldn't be here right now. Mom had an angel watching over here.

Happydinks ~ Thank you very much. Speedy is a beauty and I love this car. I'm still in shock! Driving around in it is so much fun. I'm beaming and on cloud 9. I'm not used to driving a car that has so much power and technology so I'm a tab bit nervous. One of my neighbor's sons (he's around 11) totally flipped over the car. His father pulled up by our driveway yesterday and he yelled out the window "Trish I love your Vette!". It was a riot. I asked him if he wanted to see it and he bolted toward the car. I let him sit in it, then let him start it up, look at the engine and gave him a ride around the block. He was like a mini me! He's willing to help me wash the car, cut the lawn, work in the landscaping or do just about anything for me to give him a ride once in a while. He's in the "car" stage and is in awe. Now his dad wants one! The reactions are amusing, I'm enjoying it and appreciate being so nice wishing DH/I good luck.

Inkmahm ~ Welcome back from your cruise! What ports did you visit in AK and how was the weather? I would love to visit AK during the summer and take a train tour before/after the cruise. Thanks so much for the congrats on the new wheels. The color is "crystal red" and I love red sports cars. I've had a few cars close to this color but did have one color in bright red. WOW did that baby stand out!

Dynaguy ~ Hope you had a great birthday!

Corinne ~ Have a safe trip to/from VT.

Disney loving Iowan ~ I'm so happy to read that your DH's family will help you out! That's fantastic news!

Take care groupies and please be careful! Will be keeping you in my thoughts/prayers.

 

[twokats]

Hi Groupies:

For all of those that will be in the path of Irene... please stay safe!

We're set for Irene. Everything is put away, front door light is tide up, plenty of food/water and thank goodness we have a generator. Seven to twelve inches of rain expected, wind gusts up to 50mph today, 80mph tomorrow, etc. I'm pretty spooked since we have many large trees close to our house. DH/I plan on sleeping downstairs tonight in the family room just in case a tree lands on our house. It's going to be a long night and I doubt either of us will sleep.

To make this more interesting.. friends of ours just left for SC yesterday (vacation) and I'm watching their house/cats. Of all times to go away. Besides worrying about our stuff and my mother.... I know have their house/cats to worry about.

Muushka ~ I'm grateful that the couple heard my mother screaming for help. If it wasn't for them she wouldn't be here right now. Mom had an angel watching over here.

Happydinks ~ Thank you very much. Speedy is a beauty and I love this car. I'm still in shock! Driving around in it is so much fun. I'm beaming and on cloud 9. I'm not used to driving a car that has so much power and technology so I'm a tab bit nervous. One of my neighbor's sons (he's around 11) totally flipped over the car. His father pulled up by our driveway yesterday and he yelled out the window "Trish I love your Vette!". It was a riot. I asked him if he wanted to see it and he bolted toward the car. I let him sit in it, then let him start it up, look at the engine and gave him a ride around the block. He was like a mini me! He's willing to help me wash the car, cut the lawn, work in the landscaping or do just about anything for me to give him a ride once in a while. He's in the "car" stage and is in awe. Now his dad wants one! The reactions are amusing, I'm enjoying it and appreciate being so nice wishing DH/I good luck.

Hope everyone in Irene's path stays safe. Wish y'all could send quite a few inches of that rain this way. We are in really desperate drought conditions with no end in site. Still in triple digit temps, burn bans etc.

The car is a beauty and just my color. My Monte Carlo is red and I love it.

Prayers are with everyone. Have a good weekend.

 

[wildernessDad]

We survived Irene... so far. We are located about 10 minutes south of BWI. We didn't lose power and our sump pump kept our basement dry. We still have a band of rain in the Maryland area, but the wind has died down to gusts. Our trees are still standing. The hummingbird is still going to his feeder. The gold finches are also hitting their feeders.

 

[horselover]

We're in the midst of it now. Pouring rain & very windy. We've already lost power once for an hour & 1/2. Just flickered on & off again a few minutes ago. Praying it stays on. Be safe all!

 

[jerseygal]

You like the rest of the east coast are experiencing the worst storm since 1962 I just heard!

As of this 6:00 Am this morning, 455,000 people in New Jersey have lost power..360,000 people in Ct the same....

I have wonderful pics of VWL to "keep me going"!!!!
Spent 3 wonderful pre-cruise days at VWL there 2 weeks ago!

First time at VWL! GORGEOUS..SO TRANQUIL!

Loved the vibrancy of the WL main pool, the proximity of Roaring Forks!

Good Luck!

 

[I Book He Pays]

We made it through Irene and it's been a very long night. Several tornado watches/warnings but luckily none touched down. One of our neighbors trees snapped in half, crashed through their fence and landed in our yard. Luckily it didn't hit our crab apple tree. Many branches down but we were blessed with no damage to the house or loss of trees. We lost power at 11pm and it's still hasn't come on. Thank goodness we have a generator. Received at least seven inches of rain. I finally fell asleep at 4am and woke up at 7:15am. I'm exhausted but too wound up due to the hurricane.

twokats ~ Thank you for the compliment on my new wheels. I love red cars as well as black but it depends on the car. I bet your Monte Carlo is awesome in the red!

Stay safe everyone and please be careful!

 

[Muushka]

You like the rest of the east coast are experiencing the worst storm since 1962 I just heard!

As of this 6:00 Am this morning, 455,000 people in New Jersey have lost power..360,000 people in Ct the same....

I have wonderful pics of VWL to "keep me going"!!!!
Spent 3 wonderful pre-cruise days at VWL there 2 weeks ago!

First time at VWL! GORGEOUS..SO TRANQUIL!

Loved the vibrancy of the WL main pool, the proximity of Roaring Forks!

Good Luck!

Even through a hurricane this Groupie still cheers for VWL!!

I Book, so glad the tree didn't hit your house. I hope your neighbor removes it for you, otherwise, it's yours, sadly.

I'm glad everyone is safe so far. We didn't even lose power! For some reason, we rarely do, thankfully.
My friend who lives about 5 miles from me lost it Sat AM and it is still out.
My sister in RI had to evacuate her house. Scary stuff!

 

[DisTito69]

Another VWL lover here I would have to say its the most relaxing place in all of WDW. I just love the woods theme and going for walks down the nature trails and seeing all the wildlife. I doesn't get any better I think
And as soon as I here the lovely music and smell all the beautiful smells I feel like I am in another World.

Tito

 

[jimmytammy]

Another VWL lover here I would have to say its the most relaxing place in all of WDW. I just love the woods theme and going for walks down the nature trails and seeing all the wildlife. I doesn't get any better I think
And as soon as I here the lovely music and smell all the beautiful smells I feel like I am in another World.

Tito

Welcome to our merry band of groupies!!

 

[I Book He Pays]

Hi Everyone:

Just checking in to see how everyone is doing.

Update on the tree that fell... after reinspection... it's our tree. Our lawn guy will be here first thing in the morning to remove the tree. Afterwards DH/I will inform our neighbors. Heard another tree crack before but not sure where it came from. Wind gusts up to 60mph and I can't wait until things finally calm down. Our backyard is a mess with leaves/branches/twigs. Thank goodness it's nothing serious.

Our power is still out and the generator has been going for almost twenty hours now. DH/I had to go over our friends house to check on it/cats and we saw a tree down in the street along with the utility pole/power lines. Now we know what caused our outage.

Muushka ~ We win.. the tree is ours! How's your sister doing in RI? I hope she is OK.

Tito ~ Welcome to the thread and great to have you with us! How can anyone not love VWL? I wish I was there right now.

Stay safe everyone and hope all of you/your family/fiends are OK.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Glad to hear that everyone is okay! We were really lucky. Still have power and no damage. Hope the power comes back on soon for all who lost it.

Welcome Tito!!!!!

 

[DiznyDi]

Good Evening Groupies!
I hope all my cyber friends are safe and warm in their homes this evening. Prayers for those suffering in the wake of 'Irene'. Thinking of you horselover and hoping all is well.

Love your new car Trish! What a fabulous present!
Sorry about your tree! It didn't hit the car, did it? That would be really awful.....

Tito! Nice to have you here among us!

My computer crashed this past week. A thunderstorm took it out. DDad has my laptop set up for me - I hate my laptop - but it's better than nothing and allows me to keep 'connected'.

Happy Belated Birthday Dynaguy!
Sorry I missed this. Sounds like your Alaskan cruise was wonderful. What a great way to spend your birthday.

41 days until DDaughter and I are at the Lodge!

 

[Dizny Dad]

So this most recent computer crash has DiznyDi in a real mode against PCs in general; "Apple is the way to go" she declares. I think a good PC with static hard drive would be just fine; after all, you only need connection to this thread to make life complete, right?

Not looking to start a war here, just maybe a few comments on what everyone has found using a PC compared to a MAC. I have no experience servicing or supporting a MAC. My life has been in the PC world, and I still think DOS is a great way to control the thing!

Do things on the DisB go better with MACs?

 

[jimmytammy]

So this most recent computer crash has DiznyDi in a real mode against PCs in general; "Apple is the way to go" she declares. I think a good PC with static hard drive would be just fine; after all, you only need connection to this thread to make life complete, right?

Not looking to start a war here, just maybe a few comments on what everyone has found using a PC compared to a MAC. I have no experience servicing or supporting a MAC. My life has been in the PC world, and I still think DOS is a great way to control the thing!

Do things on the DisB go better with MACs?

I was a naysayer when it comes to Apple, but after buying that 1st MacBook, I was hooked. I have a buddy who started an IT business and he was coming over often to help us with our PCs. He told us he wouldnt be visiting near as much if we owned an Apple. He was right. And I was skeptical about learning a new system, still learning, but it is so much more user friendly than PCs.

 

[Granny]

Not looking to start a war here, just maybe a few comments on what everyone has found using a PC compared to a MAC.

Since I worked for a large corporation for years, I always was in the PC world. So I bought PC's for home use too.

My DD22 insisted that MAC is the only way to go, and bought a MAC laptop last year. She says that it is a great computer and is the typical "MAC snob".

MAC users seem to be passionate about using the Apple products. I can't say the same about PC users.

However, I have a suspicion that MAC problems are out there but the MAC snobs don't want to admit it or make it public. Just an unfounded opinion based on my daughter's attempts to hide her MAC notebook problems.

DDad...what you might try is a different internet browser. We've found Internet Explorer (latest version) to have some issues when doing the web thing. We switched to Mozilla Firefox and it seems to have improved our internet browsing on our PC. Just a thought.

To everyone of the Groupies on the East coast, our prayers are with you for the safety of you and your families. Please check in when you can to let us know that you are all right. God bless you.