Trip Report It has begun

We're here! Just waiting for my best friend to pick us up.

 

[Figgy1]

We are headed to Disney today thank God. I love my friend Denise, but her husband drives me up a wall with mansplaining. He second guessed everything I wanted to get at Walmart. "Are you sure that's what you want? I'm not sure you'll like the taste of that water...see,there's spring water and purified water, and the spring water can have different minerals in it that change the taste. And you had a size of bottle on there that I'm not familiar with... Are you sure that's the size you want? Is that enough? " just let me buy my dang water! At lunch, where I invited them to a steakhouse to thank them for letting us stay, "I'd avoid the sirloin If I was you." Me,
confused: " Why? " " Well see, it's a lower quality cut of meat, and there are some cuts that have what they call marbling, which are like little veins of fat that give it flavor and... " I stopped listening. Denise was like, "she grew up in Wyoming. She knows what kind of steak she likes." so then we ordered the sirloin and he rolls his eyes and sighs and says "okay" like "I tried to tell you not to do that. You'll be sorry." The sirloin was delicious. When we couldn't find an item at Walmart, he says we should ask customer service and we get to the CS desk and he says "okay, you just go up to that lady there and tell her what you want and she'll look it up for you." like I've never been to a store and didn't know how a service desk works.

There are a lot more things like that, but that's just as sampling to illustrate why I can't wait to leave. He even tried to tell my daughter she should have gotten norplant instead of the pill because we "live in Europe! It's illegal here, but YOU could get it". I'm like, this is what the doctor recommended to manage her cramps and it works, so why get norplant just because it's legal in Europe and not in the US? What she has works for her. That's what matters. Why he's giving medical advice when he has no medical background, I don't know. Probably because we are just women who couldn't possibly understand our own bodies and health.

In the schedule today: check in to all-star music and an ADR at wine bar George.

Did you wind up using the frying pan I sent

 

[fractal]

We are headed to Disney today thank God. I love my friend Denise, but her husband drives me up a wall with mansplaining. He second guessed everything I wanted to get at Walmart. "Are you sure that's what you want? I'm not sure you'll like the taste of that water...see,there's spring water and purified water, and the spring water can have different minerals in it that change the taste. And you had a size of bottle on there that I'm not familiar with... Are you sure that's the size you want? Is that enough? " just let me buy my dang water! At lunch, where I invited them to a steakhouse to thank them for letting us stay, "I'd avoid the sirloin If I was you." Me,
confused: " Why? " " Well see, it's a lower quality cut of meat, and there are some cuts that have what they call marbling, which are like little veins of fat that give it flavor and... " I stopped listening. Denise was like, "she grew up in Wyoming. She knows what kind of steak she likes." so then we ordered the sirloin and he rolls his eyes and sighs and says "okay" like "I tried to tell you not to do that. You'll be sorry." The sirloin was delicious. When we couldn't find an item at Walmart, he says we should ask customer service and we get to the CS desk and he says "okay, you just go up to that lady there and tell her what you want and she'll look it up for you." like I've never been to a store and didn't know how a service desk works.

There are a lot more things like that, but that's just as sampling to illustrate why I can't wait to leave. He even tried to tell my daughter she should have gotten norplant instead of the pill because we "live in Europe! It's illegal here, but YOU could get it". I'm like, this is what the doctor recommended to manage her cramps and it works, so why get norplant just because it's legal in Europe and not in the US? What she has works for her. That's what matters. Why he's giving medical advice when he has no medical background, I don't know. Probably because we are just women who couldn't possibly understand our own bodies and health.

In the schedule today: check in to all-star music and an ADR at wine bar George.

Actually, did you know you can now do online check-in and are you sure you don't want to change your ADR at wine bar George. There are so many other places I could recommend...

Just kidding!

Glad you're feeling better and are heading to the bubble!

 

[k8einwdw]

I love my friend Denise, but her husband drives me up a wall with mansplaining. He second guessed everything I wanted to get at Walmart. "Are you sure that's what you want? I'm not sure you'll like the taste of that water...see,there's spring water and purified water, and the spring water can have different minerals in it that change the taste. And you had a size of bottle on there that I'm not familiar with... Are you sure that's the size you want? Is that enough? " just let me buy my dang water! At lunch, where I invited them to a steakhouse to thank them for letting us stay, "I'd avoid the sirloin If I was you." Me,
confused: " Why? " " Well see, it's a lower quality cut of meat, and there are some cuts that have what they call marbling, which are like little veins of fat that give it flavor and... " I stopped listening. Denise was like, "she grew up in Wyoming. She knows what kind of steak she likes." so then we ordered the sirloin and he rolls his eyes and sighs and says "okay" like "I tried to tell you not to do that. You'll be sorry." The sirloin was delicious. When we couldn't find an item at Walmart, he says we should ask customer service and we get to the CS desk and he says "okay, you just go up to that lady there and tell her what you want and she'll look it up for you." like I've never been to a store and didn't know how a service desk works.

OMG and he's still living???

 

[Swissmiss]

We are headed to Disney today thank God. I love my friend Denise, but her husband drives me up a wall with mansplaining. He second guessed everything I wanted to get at Walmart. "Are you sure that's what you want? I'm not sure you'll like the taste of that water...see,there's spring water and purified water, and the spring water can have different minerals in it that change the taste. And you had a size of bottle on there that I'm not familiar with... Are you sure that's the size you want? Is that enough? " just let me buy my dang water! At lunch, where I invited them to a steakhouse to thank them for letting us stay, "I'd avoid the sirloin If I was you." Me,
confused: " Why? " " Well see, it's a lower quality cut of meat, and there are some cuts that have what they call marbling, which are like little veins of fat that give it flavor and... " I stopped listening. Denise was like, "she grew up in Wyoming. She knows what kind of steak she likes." so then we ordered the sirloin and he rolls his eyes and sighs and says "okay" like "I tried to tell you not to do that. You'll be sorry." The sirloin was delicious. When we couldn't find an item at Walmart, he says we should ask customer service and we get to the CS desk and he says "okay, you just go up to that lady there and tell her what you want and she'll look it up for you." like I've never been to a store and didn't know how a service desk works.

There are a lot more things like that, but that's just as sampling to illustrate why I can't wait to leave. He even tried to tell my daughter she should have gotten norplant instead of the pill because we "live in Europe! It's illegal here, but YOU could get it". I'm like, this is what the doctor recommended to manage her cramps and it works, so why get norplant just because it's legal in Europe and not in the US? What she has works for her. That's what matters. Why he's giving medical advice when he has no medical background, I don't know. Probably because we are just women who couldn't possibly understand our own bodies and health.

In the schedule today: check in to all-star music and an ADR at wine bar George.

So glad you are feeling better. And I wanted to give your post an emoji , but I didn’t know whether to laugh, be angry for you, roll my eyes.

 

[joshsprincess921]

Glad you are feeling better! I'm looking forward to reading all about the rest of the trip.

 

[erstwo]

We got completely soaked. I don't have a dry spot on my clothing.

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The others went on the river adventure again, which I enjoyed, but I don't want to get soaked again. I want to dry off now.

The delivery guy asked me if I am pregnant.
Hint to all the men: Never ever ask a woman if she's pregnant. It's extremely insulting at the minimum, and can be triggering if the woman has just miscarried or has had trouble conceiving. Just don't do it. It's like saying "Boy, are you FAT!"

In regards to that delivery guy, I would like to point out that I saw this photo of you (first quote above) and thought 'she looks so young/ so pretty' - what is her magic secret (since we both have daughters around the same age, I figure we are close to the same age and I'm a wrinkly mess over here! LOL)

So that delivery guy has some nerve and his sentiments are not shared by others!

 

[MinnieM123]

@Songbird76 , happy to hear you're feeling better. Sounds like you had a bit of an up and down day today, but things are looking up now, that you're going to WDW!

 

[Tuvalu]

 

[Songbird76]

Today, we got to All-star Music and he didn't read the signs so he goes right past the check in parking and then says "I'm having a difficult time trying to find where to park" and I pointed to the massive parking lot right there and he ignores me and keeps driving on to All-star movies and says "I'm looking for musical instruments and all I see is the skates on the balcony" so I tell him that's the wrong resort, he went to far,and he tries to argue with me and says he can't find where we're supposed to check in. So I tell him that's because we're not in the right place,we passed it and need to go back. Instead, he sets his freaking Gps. Where does it send us, you might ask? Exactly where I said we needed to go. So we go back and then I said "see that parking lot? That's where we can park and E says "it even says check-in parking " and he says "well actually....oh...wait. you're right"
Duh! We saw it already when we pulled in!

So we get checked in and I hand him the map and we drive to the rock inn and he parks, but doesn't turn off the engine, so the doors won't open. He's saying he couldn't get us any closer, so I said "so,you want to let us out?" He's like "oh....oh yeah."

Then we get to DS and we look for a sign to tell us in which direction to walk and he's like just keep walking. So I finally turned around and told him that we were reading the sign to figure out where to go actually. So we follow the signs, get through bag check,which took FOREVER by the way. That woman was THOROUGH. We find a directory and we look to see where we are,where to go, I say I think we need to go right,he says no we need to go straight. He was wrong. But the best part was when we realized we were going the wrong way, we stopped to look at another kiosk and we determine we need to go back the way I said, (E and I) and he goes "wait wait wait" and insists on looking at the map himself and then told us we were wrong, which we weren't. He says "well, both ways will work, but this way is more efficient now". It really didn't matter, but our way was straight forward while his was more complicated. But E had already started walking and I had to call her back because he refused to follow her way. And then he was trying to give me all sorts of information on Disney, which is super outdated because he hasn't been to the parks in YEARS now. Denise finally told him I was practically an expert now.

 

[Swissmiss]

Please tell me that you are only spending a short time with this jerk!

 

[Songbird76]

Please tell me that you are only spending a short time with this jerk!

It's over now. They brought us to check in to the hotel and then to DS to go to lunch and then they left. He had meetings, thank goodness.

 

[Songbird76]

Room photos for those who like them. We decided not to use the Murphy bed. It takes up so much space and we don't mind sharing a bed.

He came in and started going through everything in the room like it was his. I think he thought he needed to help us? Or inspect it for us? When I mentioned wishing the Murphy bed was a closet, he tried to show me how it worked, except he didn't KNOW how it worked. He thought you had to fold up the table, and I said no, you had to pull down the bed. He said "I don't see how that would work. There are hinges here." and I said "yes, there are also hinges here and here." and he says "well I'm pretty sure it's a Murphy bed." and I said "well I KNOW it's a Murphy bed. But I'm pretty sure the table is the support for it. You pull it down over the table." he insisted I was wrong. Spoiler alert: I wasn't. Unfortunately he wasn't here when I actually pulled it down to check it out so he didn't get to see that I knew what I was talking about.

 

[Songbird76]

Lunch at wine bar George.

House-made meatballs with triple cheese polenta and tomato sauce. Soooo good. Saganaki on fire, also good. Jam jar wine from south Africa, and rolled pavlova for dessert. That was AMAZING.

I Didn't take any pictures of Denise's hush puppies because they didn't look special. When I said I'd never had hush puppies and asked what they actually were, he says "But how have you never had them! They're from your area of the US!" Um... No.... Wyoming is not in the south. He says they are Midwestern. They are not.

 

[MickeyCB]

He came in and started going through everything in the room like it was his. I think he thought he needed to help us? Or inspect it for us? When I mentioned wishing the Murphy bed was a closet, he tried to show me how it worked, except he didn't KNOW how it worked. He thought you had to fold up the table, and I said no, you had to pull down the bed. He said "I don't see how that would work. There are hinges here." and I said "yes, there are also hinges here and here." and he says "well I'm pretty sure it's a Murphy bed." and I said "well I KNOW it's a Murphy bed. But I'm pretty sure the table is the support for it. You pull it down over the table." he insisted I was wrong. Spoiler alert: I wasn't. Unfortunately he wasn't here when I actually pulled it down to check it out so he didn't get to see that I knew what I was talking about.

Holy argumentative Alien Swirling Saucer Batman!

 

[fractal]

 

[donaldtoo]

@Songbird76 , are you making this guy up, because this is some of the funniest stuff I’ve ever read in a TR…or, does this fall under the category of you can’t make this stuff up…?!!!!!
I’m no shrink (psychiatrist/psychologist ), but, this dude seems to have some serious inferiority complex-related control issues.
Nonemabidness, but, my wife of almost 35 years now woulda’ given me the ol’ heave-ho in the middle of our first date…or probably within the first 5 minutes (“Turn the car around, and take me home, please…!”)…!!!!!

ETA…
And, hush puppies not a southern thing…!!!!!

 

[Songbird76]

On our way to MK for rope drop.

 

[Songbird76]

At MK. E has to get her bag checked.

 

[Songbird76]

In regards to that delivery guy, I would like to point out that I saw this photo of you (first quote above) and thought 'she looks so young/ so pretty' - what is her magic secret (since we both have daughters around the same age, I figure we are close to the same age and I'm a wrinkly mess over here! LOL)

So that delivery guy has some nerve and his sentiments are not shared by others!

You are too sweet! Thank you. I thought it was just rude.

 

[Songbird76]

@Songbird76 , are you making this guy up, because this is some of the funniest stuff I’ve ever read in a TR…or, does this fall under the category of you can’t make this stuff up…?!!!!!
I’m no shrink (psychiatrist/psychologist ), but, this dude seems to have some serious inferiority complex-related control issues.
Nonemabidness, but, my wife of almost 35 years now woulda’ given me the ol’ heave-ho in the middle of our first date…or probably within the first 5 minutes(“Turn the car around, and take me home, please…!”)…!!!!!

ETA…
And, hush puppies not a southern thing…!!!!!

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Google says they are strongly associated with the south, and "In the instance of hushpuppies, the tale goes that Confederate soldiers were preparing food around a campfire and heard Union soldiers in the vicinity, so they pitched their yelping dogs some fried cornmeal cakes and ordered them to “hush puppies.”" They certainly aren't from the Midwest.