The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[betty rose]

You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed them. I had fun taking them!

Thanks so much for posting the pics. My favorite was Orleans, I loved the beads!

 

[French Quarter]

I wish we had those. We get fined if we don't comply with the snow removal regulations.

The only rules we have is that you can't park overnight on the street in the winter or you can get ticketed and towed as it interferes with the city's snow removal. But why would you have to plow sidewalks yourselves? Isn't that public property? Shouldn't taxes cover it?

 

[French Quarter]

I think that's the difference. At a bakery, it would still be homemade. But the prepackaged stuff with tons of preservatives and such...yuck. I'm wary here any time a restaurant advertises "American" anything. It's always prepackaged stuff...dry, dense, and disgusting. And not usually remotely like the real thing.

I'm leery of the "bakeries" in supermarkets too. Even when it doesn't look prepackaged, it often is. They often take things out of bulk packaging and package it themselves and make it look like they make it there. And the cakes and things they do make are from a mix, with the icing coming in big buckets. Ick. And then they charge bakery prices often.

 

[French Quarter]

My favorite post of the day. I'm sore from shoveling icy snow!

I'm pretty sure the people who love winter do not have to deal with fresh snow every day for three months plus!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

My favorite!! What a perfect picture!

By the way, is it my imagination, or is Disneyland a bit more detailed in it's themeing, than WDW? It just seems like the pictures you took had such beautiful, intricate features on all the attractions. I'm not saying that WDW is not themed nicely, but it doesn't seem to be quite as beautiful as Disneyland.

I'd agree with that assessment. WDW is themed beautifully, but DL has such attention to detail. When I've been, I felt like I was nearly always looking at something interesting. The theming of Carsland is also fantastic. In Cars, Filmore insisted every third blink is shlower

And in it's Carsland counterpart, every third blink is slightly slower.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

 

[catmom46]

I'd agree with that assessment. WDW is themed beautifully, but DL has such attention to detail. When I've been, I felt like I was nearly always looking at something interesting. The theming of Carsland is also fantastic. In Cars, Filmore insisted every third blink is shlower

And in it's Carsland counterpart, every third blink is slightly slower.

I totally agree about Carsland. The Radiator Springs ride is amazing in regard to theme and realism. I swear I just want to reach out and hug Mater!

 

[catmom46]

Or, as @Gabe1 would say, "These are not Vienna Beef hot dogs."

 

[catmom46]

I also have to say I love this homework assignment. I've been trying to think of a story for the last 10 minutes. Although failing miserably.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

 

[MinnieM123]

We always made Christmas cookies but we also bought a few from our local Italian bakery

Oh thank goodness someone else actually buys a few cookies. I was beginning to feel 2nd rate here . . .

 

[MOXOMUMD]

I hoped to hit Tower of Terror one more time, but it was a 45-minute wait and I was getting hungry again. I headed back to Disneyland to see if I could get a table at Carnation Cafe (I wanted to compare their fried chicken with Plaza Inn's), but it was a 30-minute wait. So guess where I went instead? Plaza Inn, of course! No wait and this time the chicken tasted even yummier, especially with double mashed potatoes. After dinner I checked out some shops (pics of merchandise below) on Main Street and then strolled out around 8:30pm. Definitely a great day!

Mugs for coffee (or whatever you wish to imbibe! )
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I thought these were cute:
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The Santa Mickey would make a cute cookie jar.

 

[MinnieM123]

I found one of those sappy Christmas movies that has warmed my heart and has me crying like a baby. If you see it on TV, try to watch it. It's called The Christmas Choir. It's about a group of homeless men who form a choir.

That sounds very nice, actually. If I see it listed in the tv guide, I'll watch it.

 

[MinnieM123]

It was a heavy wet snow, so it was hard to shovel. I'm not a fan of shoveling. The snow plow shovels all the street snow into everyone's driveway and it packs down. Very hard to move ice!

Yah, an ice/heavy wet snow mix is tough to move, and dangerous to either walk or drive around in. I'm not a fan of that type of mix either. I like all the rest of snow types though!

 

[MinnieM123]

I am reminded of it every time I pass by a mirror. I'm having them all removed from my house.

At least you have mirrors--mine all broke when I looked at them!

 

[MinnieM123]

I wish we had those. We get fined if we don't comply with the snow removal regulations.

It's probably different wherever you go. In my city, they use those small plows for sidewalks, but only the sidewalks on the main streets, and in the business districts. Sidewalks on the side streets are the responsibility of the property owners.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

We do have saltines, and something kind of like ritz or club. That's it. We have melba toast, though.

Do you have bagel chips? Those are good.

 

[MinnieM123]

 

[MinnieM123]

I really like the more retro Mark VII monorails at Disneyland...!

I absolutely loved that photo of the Mark VII; my jaw dropped when I saw ti.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

You are very strange. Go talk to Elsa. Ask her for some snow. But just in your general vicinity. I don't want it down here.