The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Goofyernmost]

We tried the school bread on our 2016 trip. It had a bitter taste to the bread, and like you said, it was pretty dry. We got it fresh, either morning or early afternoon and ate it right there, so it wasn't sitting overnight or anything, but it was like eating a stale, bitter dinner roll. Not good at all. But we ate at Akershus and our server told us that real school bread is pretty different from the Epcot variety. She said it's so much better in Norway. So I'd get it again actually IN Norway if I ever go there, but I won't get the Epcot version. It makes sense...there are products that you can't get in different countries. For the longest time, I couldn't get baking soda here. They started carrying it a few years ago, but when I first moved here, I had to get it and bring it back from the states. Baking can change dramatically without the proper ingredients you are used to. One of my friends lived in...I want to say Japan? for a while and said she couldn't get peanut butter. There was something that looked like peanut butter, but it had pigs all over the label, so she figured it wasn't actually peanutbutter. I thought perhaps satay sauce. That's got a peanut butter base, but has other things in it liks soy sauce and chili paste, and garlic. You wouldn't want to put that on a PB&J sandwich. But it makes a difference to get the actual ingredients instead of trying to substitute with the next best thing.

Those salted caramel squares covered in chocolate in the Germany pavilion.....oh my goodness are those delicious. That's what I'd go for. If I had to take something from the Norway pavilion, I'd take a troll horn, probably.

Never had Disney "school bread", but it might be sourdough bread. As the name implies it is sometimes a little bitter.

 

[Figgy1]

That's a good episode. Season 2, episode 1

RELATED James said that about 4 frames into it. btw did you know there were Star Trek cards episodes, cast and such? A certain somebody found the complete set at a yard sale about 2 or 3 years ago for under $5

 

[Figgy1]

I put this on the appropriate technology forum....but YOU folks are my friends! If any of you could help out I'd be grateful.
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Android Phone Question

I am away from home (Brick Township NJ) I am down in Lynchburg VA to move my daughter into her University dorm on Friday. My wife and daughter share the same T-Mobile Plan that I do....their phones connect fine. I can only connect to the airbnb wifi for the internet. I am unable to send texts or...

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Paging @StarWarsGirl

 

[Figgy1]

So back from Florida tomorrow afternoon and hurricane on Sunday in RI. If it keeps hurricane status, it would be the first direct hit since Bob 30 years ago. The line is directly over me.

Due to two huge trees like 5 feet away, I think I'll pack valuables and go to my parents.

Updated forecast as of 6:26 AM today. Looks like it's a slow moving system, and we're all (New England) expected to get a lot of rain from this. Wind isn't the main issue with this one; it's the amount of rain.

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Sending pixie dust in hopes it stays out to see.

 

[Figgy1]

@Songbird76

 

[Figgy1]

Pics will be up later as I'm having issues with my account here

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Still not my bday yet, but B made a double layer banana cake with a peanut butter based frosting, sugar free chocolate chips and SF caramel drizzle.


In other words: breakfast. (hiccup!)

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

@StarWarsGirl
@Figgy1
@Nunu
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Guess what!?
No new SIM Card needed.
This morning I exited my airbnb apartment and walked 25 yards to my car. My phone connected to bluetooth and Android Auto. I followed Google Maps for 2 minutes and pulled over. I texted my brother successfully and then received a text from my daughter. I then called her.
Every aspect of my phone worked perfectly!
....to be continued.....

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

@StarWarsGirl
@Figgy1
@Nunu
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Guess what!?
No new SIM Card needed.
This morning I exited my airbnb apartment and walked 25 yards to my car. My phone connected to bluetooth and Android Auto. I followed Google Maps for 2 minutes and pulled over. I texted my brother successfully and then received a text from my daughter. I then called her.
Every aspect of my phone worked perfectly!
....to be continued.....

Yet now that I am back in the airbnb apartment I once again can not use my phone for phone calls or texting.
How WEIRD is that???
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At least when I am needing to follow Google Maps or text and call my family....out in the world I can do that.
Incredibly important day and now I am glad that I don't have issues once I leave this place.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

So back from Florida tomorrow afternoon and hurricane on Sunday in RI. If it keeps hurricane status, it would be the first direct hit since Bob 30 years ago. The line is directly over me.

Due to two huge trees like 5 feet away, I think I'll pack valuables and go to my parents.

We decided that if another hurricane hits Maryland while we're in Florida/elsewhere, we're just extending our trip. We actually did that one year.

If one hits while we're not one vacation, I'm taking the cats to my grandma's; my parents would go to a hotel. We're not staying in this house during a hurricane anymore; it was miserable during my senior year of high school when one hit.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

@starwarsgirl Hershey Park day. Sky Rush not open.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

View attachment 581053@starwarsgirl Hershey Park day. Sky Rush not open.

They apparently got a replacement lift cable in for it last night, so maybe it'll be open in September? We'll see.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I don't think I've ever had the troll horns at Epcot, but we get them here and they are just the pastry horn with the cream filling. If they have fruit stuff in them, I don't want it. No thank you. I just looked it up, and the menu says "Orange marmalade cream" so maybe the fruit is mixed in with the cream? That's better than there being a layer of fruit substance, but I'm not sure I want to eat that, either.

The Epcot ones are mostly the cream with a teensie bit of orange marmalade in the center.

There's also an apple thingy that I want to try there, but whenever I open my mouth to ask for that, somehow "troll horn" comes out.

 

[Figgy1]

We decided that if another hurricane hits Maryland while we're in Florida/elsewhere, we're just extending our trip. We actually did that one year.

If one hits while we're not one vacation, I'm taking the cats to my grandma's; my parents would go to a hotel. We're not staying in this house during a hurricane anymore; it was miserable during my senior year of high school when one hit.

Sandy?

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

The Epcot ones are mostly the cream with a teensie bit of orange marmalade in the center.

There's also an apple thingy that I want to try there, but whenever I open my mouth to ask for that, somehow "troll horn" comes out.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Sandy?

I think so. I remember we had to sleep in the basement, but thankfully we never lost power and I got all of my college applications done. And there was one the year before; that's when we were stuck in Florida because our flight was supposed to go out the day the storm hit and Dad was like, "Nope." Our neighbors came and took care of tying down the house and put Belle in the basement for us.

 

[Figgy1]

I think so. I remember we had to sleep in the basement, but thankfully we never lost power and I got all of my college applications done. And there was one the year before; that's when we were stuck in Florida because our flight was supposed to go out the day the storm hit and Dad was like, "Nope." Our neighbors came and took care of tying down the house and put Belle in the basement for us.

Thank goodness Belle was put in the basement.

 

[Figgy1]

I remember benches

 

[Lilofan]

So back from Florida tomorrow afternoon and hurricane on Sunday in RI. If it keeps hurricane status, it would be the first direct hit since Bob 30 years ago. The line is directly over me.

Due to two huge trees like 5 feet away, I think I'll pack valuables and go to my parents.

I've had plenty of surviving hurricane experience including rebuilding. If you are going to stay put

Hide in a walk in closet while it passes over your house
Fill your bathtub with water
Don't go out afterwards until the sun comes out because of debris all over downed powerlines and snakes and gators in the area ( in FL )
Fill up your car gas tank since gas stations will run out of gas
Canned goods and bottle water to last through the power outage
All your insurance papers in order
Fully charge your cell phone before the power goes out
Withdraw cash from ATM
Any loose stuff outside bring inside your home ( lawn furniture, barbeque grill, plants ) they are all flying projectiles in a hurricane
There will probably be a police curfew stated after the hurricane , everyone off the streets at a certain hour or subject to arrest.

Police and fire dept will probably not come out during the storm to assist

Good luck and be safe!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Thank goodness Belle was put in the basement.

Both cats thankfully will naturally migrate to the basement whenever there's any kind of bad weather. Jasmine especially hates storms. They have a litter box down there.