The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[93boomer]

Springtime in the mountains

 

[Songbird76]

View attachment 623544 For the BEST people @MinnieM123 @Swarls Barkley @Songbird76

You forgot ME!!!!

 

[Figgy1]

You forgot ME!!!!

No I didn't! You're not a weirdo, just home sick

 

[FutureCEO]

My computer is telling me it's 67. The weather app is also telling me 5 - 8 inches of snow mixed with sleet, freezing rain, rain and every other weather related event on Friday.


BTW....totally mad at Disney for having Guardians Coaster come out a couple weeks after I'm there.

 

[Figgy1]

My computer is telling me it's 67. The weather app is also telling me 5 - 8 inches of snow mixed with sleet, freezing rain, rain and every other weather related event on Friday.


BTW....totally mad at Disney for having Guardians Coaster come out a couple weeks after I'm there.

Isn't that the case most of the time you go? Fingers crossed for a soft opening while you're there

 

[Figgy1]

My computer is telling me it's 67. The weather app is also telling me 5 - 8 inches of snow mixed with sleet, freezing rain, rain and every other weather related event on Friday.


BTW....totally mad at Disney for having Guardians Coaster come out a couple weeks after I'm there.

The temperature here has already started to drop and the so called forecasters are still saying either we're going to get a major ice storm or a foot of snow, hence the Japanese groundhog belly stew tonight

 

[FutureCEO]

Isn't that the case most of the time you go? Fingers crossed for a soft opening while you're there

Yes. Because I have a people aversion and everyone thinks early May would be better. Though we did go a week or so before Turkey Day once which honestly wasn't too bad. Of course, that was 11 years ago.


If Disney stays crowded how YouTube is showing, it doesn't look like a good time

 

[Figgy1]

Yes. Because I have a people aversion and everyone thinks early May would be better. Though we did go a week or so before Turkey Day once which honestly wasn't too bad. Of course, that was 11 years ago.


If Disney stays crowded how YouTube is showing, it doesn't look like a good time

I love mid-late August. The new stuff is generally open and the weather is perfect

 

[MinnieM123]

@Swarls Barkley (and Mrs. Barkley) --

 

[donaldtoo]

Yesterday afternoons weather vs. this afternoon…!!!!!

 

[Bullseye1967]

@Swarls Barkley

 

[wdwfan4ver]

@Swarls Barkley and Mrs Barkley:

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Springtime in the mountains View attachment 623646View attachment 623648

 

[wdwfan4ver]

View attachment 623544 For the weirdos @MinnieM123 @Swarls Barkley

There is more the those 2 who like snow.

The meteorologist on local news is very disappointed in where I live in for snow totals for this winter. She said there is supposed to 38 inches of snow this winter so far, but we only got 16 inches of snow. She's hoping lake effect snow coming up and was very excited about it due to her wanting another 5.5 inches of snow.

 

[donaldtoo]

That has been a complain for decades in terms of NASCAR.

I know NASCAR had a chance for their next gen car that raced today at Daytona to change that, but they didn't. What I do know is NASCAR was focused in slowing the cars down and improve the racing, but that is something NASCAR attempted for years with rule changes, but made it worse outside of Daytona and Talladega in the past.

Yea, that’s another thing…it’s too formulaic and homogenous now. Give me the old days when a driver, basically, drove what came off his particular manufacturer of choice’ production line…if it couldn’t compete, too bad, sooooo sad…!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

View attachment 622741 For the sane people

More of my fave…Bora Bora…!!!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Stock car racing on TV is a bore and always has been. Being there in person is so different. Local NASCAR was always fun to watch and I'll tell you why. Those cars generated a thunderously loud noise that sent vibrations through the ground and air and into you body. Not only were you watching it, you were feeling it as well. One of are local tracks was named Thunder Road and that sums it up pretty well. I used to go to every local weekly race up until I was about 24 and after that they started closing down the tracks and I just lost interest.

I’ve never been to a NASCAR race, but, I’ve been to a few sanctioned drag race events. The most memorable was at the “Smokin” Alamo Dragway in San Antonio back in the day. I think it was an AHRA event, and not NHRA…?
The whole day was a total and complete flippin’ BLAST, and my bud and I were in flippin’ heaven, but, then the top fuel final ended up bein’ between (legends at the time) “Big Daddy” Don Garlits and Shirley “Cha Cha” Muldowney. IIRC, she took him by about 2/100ths of a sec….the whole damn day was AMAZING…!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Yah, that's what I was referring to earlier, when I mentioned that the drivers pick up the pace and strategies toward the end of the race. They pull out the high stakes, gutsy moves, and either they work, or they wreck. I was on the edge of my seat.!

Congratulations to the 23-year-old rookie, Austin Cindric (Team Penske), in the #2 Ford Mustang, for his Daytona 500 win in overtime. Very impressed with his talent in holding off a formidable driver, Bubba Wallace, who placed second.

What a great birthday present for 85-year-old owner, Roger Penske!!!

And oh yah, the prize money for first place: $ 2,064,397 (plus various endorsements, etc.). Not a bad paycheck for driving around circles.

Ovals, Minnie, ovals…!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

That's the one I have.

I've not had it on my antenna for a couple of years though...there are some branches hanging over the driveway that keep snagging it. Hubby needs to cut them down, but he's being a pill about it.

I used to have a spare Sorcerer Mickey topper and another Mickey topper in a small Disney bag, that I got from our local mall Disney Store when I was a CM there, but, I haven’t been able to find them for years.
This was the other one…

 

[Songbird76]

No I didn't! You're not a weirdo, just home sick

That's probably true, though I don't envy their weather this week!! They were at -16F with a feels like of -46. No thanks...I'll take the snow, but they can keep THAT kind of cold FAR away from me. I'm not even sure @MinnieM123 would like THAT kind of cold.