seahawk7
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August 6 @MinnieM123, August 6Do they also have a National Root Beer Day? (I don't drink regular beer, but I like really good root beer!)
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MinnieM123
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MOXOMUMD
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Thank you.
MOXOMUMD
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I forgot to mention that the night before we were to leave, my daughter broke her glasses in half. 
She tripped over a suitcase and bumped into the entertainment center. I hear "I'm alright.....no, no, no, mommy I broke my glasses!" This was 7:40 in the evening. Her optometrist is in Wal-Mart, a 15 minute drive from home, they close at 8. 
I called and explained what happened and they stayed opened for us. Thank heavens!!!! There was one pair of frames to fit her lenses. I thought we'd be sightseeing but she wouldn't be seeing the sights. 
She tripped over a suitcase and bumped into the entertainment center. I hear "I'm alright.....no, no, no, mommy I broke my glasses!" This was 7:40 in the evening. Her optometrist is in Wal-Mart, a 15 minute drive from home, they close at 8. I called and explained what happened and they stayed opened for us. Thank heavens!!!! There was one pair of frames to fit her lenses. I thought we'd be sightseeing but she wouldn't be seeing the sights. 
Goofyernmost
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That's the one! Dunne's on St. Catherine Street was my favorite spot for one of those. I made many runs up to Montreal from Vermont on a Saturday just to have one of those for lunch. And the pickle and the coleslaw!There ya go!
Maybe I was too hasty deciding that driving 1000 miles for one would be extreme.
Don't want the sour cabbage covering the taste though... you can have all of those that you want.
StarWarsGirl
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Cesar R M
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I think the most sad thing is.. despite telling everyone EVERY SINGLE TIME how its a FEDERAL OFFENCE (smoking) yet they have the stupidity of doing it. then crying or doing something dumb like they "didnt know".
Cesar R M
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I would recommend to just check the surface pro 3 for a few. They are not that slow.
it can run photoshop fine.
the only thing you shouldn't expect.. is gaming with it.
trust me on this. I've used the surface. And older big laptops feels slower.
MOXOMUMD
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For day two we woke up at 7 to get our free breakfast, which we ate outside on their verandah by their lake. Our LaQuinta reminded me very much of Coronado Springs, just not as huge. (I wish I remembered to take a picture.) We caught a shuttle my friends had booked to take us to the Cruise port in Miami, a 20 minute drive that blew by. The driver talked about the area and his sons in college were singing in musicals and they just finished their run of Aladdin.
We got to the terminal and checked our bags at the porter station. Luggage is delivered to your stateroom in the afternoon so there's no need to tote it around. You can't actually get into your room until 12:30 but you can enjoy the ship. As some of you may remember I had a hospital stay last year. I was finally diagnosed with spinal stenosis. 97% of my days are good, the other 3% are horrible.
My doctor recommended I take my walker just in case one of those 3% happened aboard ship. (Standing in lines for more than an hour kill me.) The lines at the cruise terminal were crazy long being Spring Break and 3,500 people waiting to board. My friend grabbed one of the free wheelchairs just to sit in line. One of the porters came over said "I'll help you and you'll be helping me." 
Ummm, okay? He was new and needed experience pushing people in wheelchairs around the terminal then onboard. I refused a few times because I didn't want special treatment until he whipped these out......
and I couldn't say no. (I was the only wheelchair person there.) We were escorted down a long hallway (I swear we were heading to the janitor's area! ) but he said "Shortcut! Express lane." We actually rode on a maintenance elevator to the assisted boarding area where there was nobody waiting to be checked in. Awesome. He was so happy he did a great job he pushed me onto the ship and all the way to the Italian restaurant for lunch.
The restaurant was delicious and we were so famished I forgot to to a picture. For lunch they have a pasta bar.
They give you a paper menu and pencil then you check what you want. We all had bread and caesar salad. (The salad dressing is made fresh on the ship. At least the anchovies were diced really small so I didn't think about it. Not an anchovy fan. 
) I picked farfalle (bowtie) and my daughter picked linguine (because of Ratatouille ) with Bolognese (meat sauce), grilled chicken, sauteed onions and green peppers.
After lunch we could get into our rooms.
Waited for our food to digest, we then hit the pool in the back of the ship to watch Miami sail away. Now I had mentioned I had a big phobia of boats and being where I can't swim to shore. 
The adrenaline of the morning had kept me from thinking about it. Now I'm at the top level of the ship and we're moving! I'm holding onto my deck chair white-knuckled when my friend orders me a beer. Good way to forget about being scared. Honestly once we got going out to the ocean I was okay. 
(I wish I remembered to take a picture.) We caught a shuttle my friends had booked to take us to the Cruise port in Miami, a 20 minute drive that blew by. The driver talked about the area and his sons in college were singing in musicals and they just finished their run of Aladdin.We got to the terminal and checked our bags at the porter station. Luggage is delivered to your stateroom in the afternoon so there's no need to tote it around. You can't actually get into your room until 12:30 but you can enjoy the ship. As some of you may remember I had a hospital stay last year. I was finally diagnosed with spinal stenosis. 97% of my days are good, the other 3% are horrible.
My doctor recommended I take my walker just in case one of those 3% happened aboard ship. (Standing in lines for more than an hour kill me.) The lines at the cruise terminal were crazy long being Spring Break and 3,500 people waiting to board. My friend grabbed one of the free wheelchairs just to sit in line. One of the porters came over said "I'll help you and you'll be helping me." Ummm, okay? He was new and needed experience pushing people in wheelchairs around the terminal then onboard. I refused a few times because I didn't want special treatment until he whipped these out......and I couldn't say no. (I was the only wheelchair person there.) We were escorted down a long hallway (I swear we were heading to the janitor's area! ) but he said "Shortcut! Express lane." We actually rode on a maintenance elevator to the assisted boarding area where there was nobody waiting to be checked in. Awesome. He was so happy he did a great job he pushed me onto the ship and all the way to the Italian restaurant for lunch.The restaurant was delicious and we were so famished I forgot to to a picture. For lunch they have a pasta bar.
They give you a paper menu and pencil then you check what you want. We all had bread and caesar salad. (The salad dressing is made fresh on the ship. At least the anchovies were diced really small so I didn't think about it. Not an anchovy fan. ) I picked farfalle (bowtie) and my daughter picked linguine (because of Ratatouille ) with Bolognese (meat sauce), grilled chicken, sauteed onions and green peppers.After lunch we could get into our rooms.
Waited for our food to digest, we then hit the pool in the back of the ship to watch Miami sail away. Now I had mentioned I had a big phobia of boats and being where I can't swim to shore. The adrenaline of the morning had kept me from thinking about it. Now I'm at the top level of the ship and we're moving! I'm holding onto my deck chair white-knuckled when my friend orders me a beer. Good way to forget about being scared. Honestly once we got going out to the ocean I was okay.
StarWarsGirl
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I'm sure it's great, but right now the price tag makes me go
. Which is why I opted for the Surface 3; more affordable price tag. Right now, I still need the disc drive on my laptop, so I'm not ready for a tablet to replace my laptop. Maybe when I'm on my own and out in the workforce (and making more money), I'll opt for a desktop and then the Surface Pro as a laptop replacement.I'll basically be using this new tablet for MS Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Onenote), movie watching, and surfing. That's about it. So I can do work at school and watch movies when I want.
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Now the Contemporary. Best viewing I ever had was being on the ferry just by chance as the Pageant was floating.
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
My DD and I are early risers when at WDW. I loved pulling on sweats over my Jammies, going down to get coffee and tea in our mugs just as the sun was almost starting to rise over the Sassagoula River. It was so quiet the fountains splashing in the stillness was so peaceful as the sun rises over the 10 minute span of my coffee run.
Cesar R M
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overnight ship it? XD
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Do they also have a National Root Beer Day? (I don't drink regular beer, but I like really good root beer!)
I like root beer too but I am kinda fussy about which ones even more than I am about colas.
Cesar R M
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contemporary and the bus waiting area of MK.
You can still see the pageant ( a bit blocked) from Ohana.
*edit*
I wonder how long until they cover the view of the Wilderness Lodge as well, with awful Teepee type water bungalows.
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Cesar R M
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For day two we woke up at 7 to get our free breakfast, which we ate outside on their verandah by their lake. Our LaQuinta reminded me very much of Coronado Springs, just not as huge.
We got to the terminal and checked our bags at the porter station. Luggage is delivered to your stateroom in the afternoon so there's no need to tote it around. You can't actually get into your room until 12:30 but you can enjoy the ship. As some of you may remember I had a hospital stay last year. I was finally diagnosed with spinal stenosis. 97% of my days are good, the other 3% are horrible.
View attachment 89355and I couldn't say no. (I was the only wheelchair person there.) We were escorted down a long hallway (I swear we were heading to the janitor's area!
The restaurant was delicious and we were so famished I forgot to to a picture. For lunch they have a pasta bar.
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After lunch we could get into our rooms.
this story is so funny! specially the guy from the wheelchair!
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
I can fix that for you.
I'll just turn it into corned on rye instead of a Ruebin Sandwich. You can still have the coleslaw and bowl of pickles too. 
Cesar R M
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that is ridiculous.I can fix that for you.
that's just a pile of meat with a side of bread !