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Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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StarWarsGirl said:
It's actually better than it was pre-covid. Pre-covid you had to be here at park opening, which was at 7 am sometimes. In the park physically. You had to hit it on your device. There was no second group at 1 pm, so you were out of luck if you didn't get it. February of 2020 I stood in a mammoth crowd trying to get it, twice, at 8 am (we came on the days when it opened at 8, not 7). Which feels strange to say now because of all the restrictions that went in like a month later. Then they made it two tries, and then the first that you could do it with a park pass.

I think they're eventually going to do FP with it. It's set up for it. At least that's our only virtual queue. My understanding is that DL is using it for Indiana Jones as well.
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Yes, but that is par for the course for a new attraction. Long lines that eventually circled down to whatever norm it was going to have. In September 2019 I went to DHS in the evening and walked on Smugglers Run, no wait at all and it was brand new then and also had an impossible line during the day. Splash was like that. Star Tours was like that and Toy Story was like that but it was always possible to sneak in at some point. The system you just scored doesn't allow for the "sneak in" aspect. You are in a grouping or you aren't. The few attractions that I might like to see because they are new might entice me to go there just to see that, but with the hoops that have to be jumped through, no, I will just look at the ride on You Tube.
 
SteveBrickNJ

SteveBrickNJ

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Happy Sunday everyone!
I just had a good outcome with clearing a slow sink drain and I wanted to share this miracle product with you guys.
Everyone eventually has a slow drain in their adult life. This product worked so well!
If you have a slow draining sink....don't just get just any Liquid Plumr product.
It has to be this exact one: "Liquid Plumr URGENT CLEAR"
Inside the bottle is a dividing wall that keeps two different chemicals separate.
When you open the cap and pour the entire bottle down the drain the two chemicals combine...sparking a chemical reaction in your plumbing pipes that really does the trick.
I let it sit in the pipes for an hour an then poured boiling water down the drain.
It was a huge / amazing resolution to the previous problem!20210522_113650_HDR.jpg
 
SteveBrickNJ

SteveBrickNJ

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SteveBrickNJ said:
Happy Sunday everyone!
I just had a good outcome with clearing a slow sink drain and I wanted to share this miracle product with you guys.
Everyone eventually has a slow drain in their adult life. This product worked so well!
If you have a slow draining sink....don't just get any Liquid Plumr product.
It has to be this exact one: "Liquid Plumr URGENT CLEAR"
Inside the bottle is a dividing wall that keeps two different chemicals separate.
When you open the cap and pour the entire bottle down the drain the two chemicals combine...sparking a chemical reaction in your plumbing pipes that really does the trick.
I let it sit in the pipes for an hour an then poured boiling water down the drain.
It was a huge / amazing resolution to the previous problem!View attachment 559688
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StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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Goofyernmost said:
Yes, but that is par for the course for a new attraction. Long lines that eventually circled down to whatever norm it was going to have. In September 2019 I went to DHS in the evening and walked on Smugglers Run, no wait at all and it was brand new then and also had an impossible line during the day. Splash was like that. Star Tours was like that and Toy Story was like that but it was always possible to sneak in at some point. The system you just scored doesn't allow for the "sneak in" aspect. You are in a grouping or you aren't. The few attractions that I might like to see because they are new might entice me to go there just to see that, but with the hoops that have to be jumped through, no, I will just look at the ride on You Tube.
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Smuggler's Run also has the benefit of pretty much never breaking down completely. RotR can go down for hours because it's got so many moving pieces. I think this is Disney's way of avoiding the nine hour lines Uni had when Hagrid's Motorbike opened. And the insanity they had with RSR in DCA. Not a perfect system by any means, but it's somewhat working for now.

Like I said, eventually it'll get FPs.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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SteveBrickNJ said:
Happy Sunday everyone!
I just had a good outcome with clearing a slow sink drain and I wanted to share this miracle product with you guys.
Everyone eventually has a slow drain in their adult life. This product worked so well!
If you have a slow draining sink....don't just get any Liquid Plumr product.
It has to be this exact one: "Liquid Plumr URGENT CLEAR"
Inside the bottle is a dividing wall that keeps two different chemicals separate.
When you open the cap and pour the entire bottle down the drain the two chemicals combine...sparking a chemical reaction in your plumbing pipes that really does the trick.
I let it sit in the pipes for an hour an then poured boiling water down the drain.
It was a huge / amazing resolution to the previous problem!View attachment 559688
Click to expand...
I have an easier way. I call the office and have them send someone to my apartment to unclog it. Works like a champ. 👍 When I was a home owner and that happened I always wished I was rich and could just sell the place and move into a new house with no clogged pipes. My menagerie of tools did include a plumbing snake though.
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Goofyernmost said:
That's OK, everyone experience is different. I could tell you stories about my 2005 $55K Cadillac Deville DHS. Something that for that price should have lasted forever. Physically it did. The body and the interior was spotless after 11 years, but the engine which was sported as practically invincible needed over $6000. worth of repairs at only 120K miles. And that was after I had spent over ten grand during the few years heading up to that time. I loved that car but it took me to the cleaners. After I sold it, it only lasted a few months and became a front yard lawn ornament. No wonder GM had so many financial problems.
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Indeed, our family has had problems with GM products, as well.
When we moved back to Texas from No Cal in ‘76, Mom and Pop traded in our faithful, ‘64, used Olds F-85 and bought a brand new ‘77 Buick LeSabre. First new car they had ever purchased. It had a 301 c.i. V-8 with the new Turbo-Hydramatic 200 (as opposed to the previous 350 or 400) tranny attached to it. Yet another joke. Damn thing went through 3 transmissions before they finally put a proper one in...!!!!! :bored:
Pop ended up havin’ to write I don’t know how many letters to corporate before Mom and Pop were fully reimbursed.
Funny thing is, the rest of the car, includin’ the engine, lasted for years with no issues... 🤷‍♂️
 
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Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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donaldtoo said:
Indeed, our family has had problems with GM products, as well.
When we moved back to Texas from No Cal in ‘76, Mom and Pop traded in our faithful, ‘64, used Olds F-85 and bought a brand new ‘77 Buick LeSabre. First new car they had ever purchased. It had a 301 c.i. V-8 with the new Turbo-Hydramatic 200 (as opposed to the previous 350 or 400) tranny attached to it. Yet another joke. Damn thing went through 3 transmissions before they finally put a proper one in...!!!!! :bored:
Pop ended up havin’ to write I don’t know how many letters to corporate before Mom and Pop were fully reimbursed.
Funny thing is, the rest of the car, includin’ the engine lasted for years with no issues... 🤷‍♂️
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My father always had Buicks. They made some good engines and according to him the old Dynaflow Transmission was unbreakable. Heavens knows he tried. He'd buy a new Buick and the first thing he would do is put the car in reverse and floor it, slam on the brakes and simultaneously before it stopped moving shift to Drive, let off the brake as he floored it again. He said if it survive that, it would survive any regular driving he would do. They did. Then they dropped the Dynaflow and stopped making their own engines and after having a couple of Oldsmobile's (1964/F85 was one of them, in fact the one I used to get my drivers license) and a Pontiac he bought something he said he never would. He bought a Ford product. Two Mercury Grand Marquis in a row. The last one was literally the last one before he passed.
 
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donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Goofyernmost said:
When I was a kid, seat belts didn't exist at all. My parents had an alternative, every new car they bought they immediately had the seats custom covered with clear plastic. In the summer, when it was hot (no AC back then either) you didn't have to worry about it because your bare legs were always firmly stuck to the plastic.
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The ‘70 Chevy Camper Special bought used in No Cal by Mom and Pop came with those seat covers...no A/C in that thing, and we drove it back and forth during the summers from No Cal to Texas and back, stickin’ to it all the way, if you rode in the cab...!!!!! :hilarious:
 
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MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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SteveBrickNJ said:
Happy Sunday everyone!
I just had a good outcome with clearing a slow sink drain and I wanted to share this miracle product with you guys.
Everyone eventually has a slow drain in their adult life. This product worked so well!
If you have a slow draining sink....don't just get just any Liquid Plumr product.
It has to be this exact one: "Liquid Plumr URGENT CLEAR"
Inside the bottle is a dividing wall that keeps two different chemicals separate.
When you open the cap and pour the entire bottle down the drain the two chemicals combine...sparking a chemical reaction in your plumbing pipes that really does the trick.
I let it sit in the pipes for an hour an then poured boiling water down the drain.
It was a huge / amazing resolution to the previous problem!View attachment 559688
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Cool, thanks. Every once in a while we get a slow drain.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

Premium Member
SteveBrickNJ said:
Happy Sunday everyone!
I just had a good outcome with clearing a slow sink drain and I wanted to share this miracle product with you guys.
Everyone eventually has a slow drain in their adult life. This product worked so well!
If you have a slow draining sink....don't just get just any Liquid Plumr product.
It has to be this exact one: "Liquid Plumr URGENT CLEAR"
Inside the bottle is a dividing wall that keeps two different chemicals separate.
When you open the cap and pour the entire bottle down the drain the two chemicals combine...sparking a chemical reaction in your plumbing pipes that really does the trick.
I let it sit in the pipes for an hour an then poured boiling water down the drain.
It was a huge / amazing resolution to the previous problem!View attachment 559688
Click to expand...

MySmallWorldof4 said:
Cool, thanks. Every once in a while we get a slow drain.
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So far no problems since we started pouring the once a month stuff down the drains. There's a few brands we've used but seeing we have septic it seems the safer choice
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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StarWarsGirl said:
It's actually better than it was pre-covid. Pre-covid you had to be here at park opening, which was at 7 am sometimes. In the park physically. You had to hit it on your device. There was no second group at 1 pm, so you were out of luck if you didn't get it. February of 2020 I stood in a mammoth crowd trying to get it, twice, at 8 am (we came on the days when it opened at 8, not 7). Which feels strange to say now because of all the restrictions that went in like a month later. Then they made it two tries, and then the first that you could do it with a park pass.

I think they're eventually going to do FP with it. It's set up for it. At least that's our only virtual queue. My understanding is that DL is using it for Indiana Jones as well.
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In my case.. It was a bit weird.

During my first visit, you could only get inside from within the park.
The second visit 2 days later, You could get reservations from anywhere in the area.
So they are definitively tweaking.
 

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