The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Gabe1]

The last time we were at BB we could not get an innertube. They were full all day and when we tried to walk a little in the water we had no space.

At the waterpark my DD manages part time now the lazy river which is now 10 years old is the biggest issue with patrons. On crowded days there are never enough tubes for the patrons wanting to float and they try to leave with their tubes and put them by chairs etc which isn't allowed, nor is it allowed on crowded days for a single patron to use a double tube. She is constantly hearing whistles tones meant to call her to deal with melting down adults over tubes. They also are not allowed to walk the lazy river. Tubed guests only.

Oddly there was a waterpark that burnt down in Taipei this weekend due to a stage show. Wouldn't think that could happen.

 

[betty rose]

I do too. I just started some physical therapy again and it'll take a little while to get accustomed to my new routine.

So sorry, physical therapy is so tiring. Take care.

 

[betty rose]

My first car was a VW bug like this one. I loved zipping along in it, plus so easy to maintain!

We brought our daughter home from the hospital, in one of those, and the exact same color!

 

[betty rose]

Good morning all. I'm out for the morning and lunch. Taking the boys bowling, and arcade then lunch. It should be fun, and tiring all at the same time. Have a great day!

 

[Disneys America]

Hey does anyone know if mousebits is dead?

I saw a message briefly that it was experiencing technical difficulties with the server but that was some time ago. When Martin was asked if he knew when it would be back up he said, "I don't I'm afraid. It's out of my hands. Soon I hope!"

 

[Figgy1]

Good morning all. I'm out for the morning and lunch. Taking the boys bowling, and arcade then lunch. It should be fun, and tiring all at the same time. Have a great day!

Sounds like you're having quite a wonderful summer! ENJOY!

 

[Figgy1]

We brought our daughter home from the hospital, in one of those, and the exact same color!

Those were really cute cars and would run forever but if I remember correctly NO HEAT in winter

 

[Goofyernmost]

aaah, the famous bug.. very loud but reliable as hell.
They were the workforce for like.. 50 years of the taxis of Mexico City.
Most of them were then replaced by NISSAN TSURU II. Which are super reliable as well.

My second car was a VW Beetle. It was an OK summer car, but, absolutely not designed for winter. First off, it had a manifold heater with one circular pipe that ran to the underside of the dashboard. There was no fan in it so you had to direct the warm air to the windshield by flipping a mechanical switch to push it upward. Then the floor heater got no heat at all until you switched it back and then it tended to burn a hole in one spot on your leg where the heat came out while the rest of you froze solid. Also because it was a rear engine the bottom of the car was designed like a sled with a flat surface. If you were in snow any deeper then about 12 inches the car tended to ride up on the snow leaving you unable to move.

The plus side was the gas mileage. Back when I owned it, gas prices were around 27 cents per gallon and it had a 10 gallon tank so if you pushed it into a gas station, completely empty, it was $2.79 to fill it up. That was nice. I once had a car full of mildly lubricated guys and decided to take it out on the lake when the lake was frozen over. It was fun to hear the screams from my passengers as I made it spin around in circles. Good times.

 

[Cesar R M]

I think my favorite skit was when William Shatner shouted "get A Life to the Trekkers" As I was at a ST convention the week before

didnt he later get convinced by the producers (for $$$) to keep hugging and loving the trekkies?

 

[Cesar R M]

At the waterpark my DD manages part time now the lazy river which is now 10 years old is the biggest issue with patrons. On crowded days there are never enough tubes for the patrons wanting to float and they try to leave with their tubes and put them by chairs etc which isn't allowed, nor is it allowed on crowded days for a single patron to use a double tube. She is constantly hearing whistles tones meant to call her to deal with melting down adults over tubes. They also are not allowed to walk the lazy river. Tubed guests only.

Oddly there was a waterpark that burnt down in Taipei this weekend due to a stage show. Wouldn't think that could happen.

It was actually Taiwan if I remember correctly.
And it was because the stage fired some sort of powder to the crowd (painting perhaps? or darklight brightness powder?)
the problem was.. that the powder was found to be very inflammable (aka it combusted very fast once the stage pyro lighted it)
Then the rest of the powder exploded in a chain reaction (like it was propane gas)

 

[Cesar R M]

I saw a message briefly that it was experiencing technical difficulties with the server but that was some time ago. When Martin was asked if he knew when it would be back up he said, "I don't I'm afraid. It's out of my hands. Soon I hope!"

probably server errors.
They happen.

 

[Cesar R M]

My second car was a VW Beetle. It was an OK summer car, but, absolutely not designed for winter. First off, it had a manifold heater with one circular pipe that ran to the underside of the dashboard. There was no fan in it so you had to direct the warm air to the windshield by flipping a mechanical switch to push it upward. Then the floor heater got no heat at all until you switched it back and then it tended to burn a hole in one spot on your leg where the heat came out while the rest of you froze solid. Also because it was a rear engine the bottom of the car was designed like a sled with a flat surface. If you were in snow any deeper then about 12 inches the car tended to ride up on the snow leaving you unable to move.

The plus side was the gas mileage. Back when I owned it, gas prices were around 27 cents per gallon and it had a 10 gallon tank so if you pushed it into a gas station, completely empty, it was $2.79 to fill it up. That was nice. I once had a car full of mildly lubricated guys and decided to take it out on the lake when the lake was frozen over. It was fun to hear the screams from my passengers as I made it spin around in circles. Good times.

eeeh, no idea about the winter thing.
95% of Mexico never experience snow.

 

[Cesar R M]

in other news, finally got my flight confirmation (for my news years trip to WDW and universal).
I had to use a spain intermediary because AmericanAirlines (ironic) was being racist. refusing to let me buy the tickets (which were ridiculously low priced).
The intermediary let me bought them with no hassle.
and the price difference is definitively big (400 USD per passenger on the next cheaper flight via DELTA)
the bad? checked bags cost.. everything costs.. and most of the flights are on ancient MD80 planes. (really AA?)

 

[donaldtoo]

My first car was a VW bug like this one. I loved zipping along in it, plus so easy to maintain!

Yep, not much to 'em, mechanically.
Air-cooled, horizontally opposed, flat-four.
Although, I do remember hearing that the valves needed to be adjusted on a pretty regular basis.

 

[Goofyernmost]

in other news, finally got my flight confirmation (for my news years trip to WDW and universal).
I had to use a spain intermediary because AmericanAirlines (ironic) was being racist. refusing to let me buy the tickets (which were ridiculously low priced).
The intermediary let me bought them with no hassle.
and the price difference is definitively big (400 USD per passenger on the next cheaper flight via DELTA)
the bad? checked bags cost.. everything costs.. and most of the flights are on ancient MD80 planes. (really AA?)

They probably figured we have enough Mexican's coming across the border without making it easier and comfortable.
I'm just kidding Cesar... I'm a kidder! And I just couldn't help myself.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Yep, not much to 'em, mechanically.
Air-cooled, horizontally opposed, flat-four.
Although, I do remember hearing that the valves needed to be adjusted on a pretty regular basis.

That they did! It wasn't a huge job, however, but, just a pain.

 

[donaldtoo]

That they did! It wasn't a huge job, however, but, just a pain.

Yep, that's what I remember. Not so much difficult, as much as just an annoyance...!

 

[donaldtoo]

Especially since the shells are in the wrong place.

 

[donaldtoo]

I know. I soooo miss the original cast - they were brilliant! Land Shark, Samurai, Weekend Update ("Jane, you ignorant ****"), Roseanne Roseannadanna, nothing can top those characters. One of my favorite sketches was Consumer Probe with the Bag O'Glass toy.

Whoops, should've known s.l.u.t. would be censored! LOL

Don't forget this classic...!

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...&mid=1169BECAB6918392D11C1169BECAB6918392D11C

 

[donaldtoo]

My mom and I did, but they are all on her camera, so I will have to get them off later.

I enjoyed it very much. I find that historical event fascinating. I think it's because my junior year of high school, I had a really great history teacher that I loved, and he spent over a week on Pearl Harbor (it was the 70th anniversary that year, but I think he would have spent that much time on it anyway) and then right after that, I got to come visit Pearl Harbor. And then I wrote a screenplay on Pearl Harbor for screenwriting class my senior year (with that same teacher) so I had to read up and research even more. And I'm STILL learning new things about it. We stopped in the gift shop, and I easily could have taken home every book they had on Pearl Harbor. My mom bought me two (because I couldn't pick). One is a memoir written by a medical officer, and the other is a collection written by different nurses. Looking forward to reading them.

Cool!
Yes, for some reason, all of WWII has always been a fascinating subject to me.
I've been reading books about it since I was about 8 yrs. old.