The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Songbird76]

Yep, our DDs had a great time during their years in the Girl Scouts.
Lots of learning during activities, trips, camping, volunteering, making new friends, etc.
One of the trips to the Johnson Space Center was when we took both of DWifeys troops.

I loved my years with the scouts...it ended on a sour note, but the time up to that was fantastic. I went to GS camp and learned lots of things like how to make tapered candles, and how to build a campfire, etc. And my mom was the leader of our troop for several years...brownies and GS. We went to Mount Rushmore one year (it's only about a 3 hour drive from where we lived in Wyo.) and there was another GS troop there at the same time, so we exchanged addresses and became penpals. Then a few years later, our penpals planned a trip to Yellowstone and we were all planning on going together, but it blew up because my mom didn't have anywhere to leave my brother and the other girls' parents didn't want my brother going on their daughters' trip, even though we'd pay his way and he wouldn't be staying in the same cabin with the girls. So it ended up that I was the only one who got to go, and then we just payed for our own trip instead of using GS money. But our penpals visited us on the way and we did tours of the buffalo ranch and the coal mines before my mom and I went with them to Yellowstone and my mom played tour guide, since she had been to Yellowstone many times before. Such a great trip!!

 

[Figgy1]

Is it 72 hours? All the websites and guidebooks say 24!! We tried to move our trip 2 days later because the flight we were looking at was cheaper then, but the resort where we're staying was booked, so we couldn't. We're still looking for flights though because when hubby went back to book the flight, it was 300 Euros more per person again, so we didn't book it. But it looks like it's going to be cheaper now to fly to Orlando than to Denver, which means we'll probably need to get a motel room for a night before flying on to Denver. The plus side is that then it's a domestic flight to get to Disney and we can use Magical Express without having to go through customs first. But we are looking at a TS restaurant on the evening we arrive so I need to make an ADR, but hubby isn't sure we are going to want to do ANYTHING that evening, so he doesn't want to commit to reservations. I figured we'd be able to cancel 24 hours out if we were tired.

Sorry you're correct about 24 hours. Check because BOG, CRT and the Fantasmic package was 72 hours but that was 2 years ago

 

[Figgy1]

Good morning @Songbird76 I hope your day is going well!

 

[Songbird76]

Well I didn't fall on the ice in the driveway this evening but I've twisted my foot. Tiny little patch of black ice from a downspout.
Buried it in table salt.

Oh oh!! How bad did you hurt yourself? How is DD's foot now?

 

[Songbird76]

As a Donkey myself i resent the implication

Um....there's a pretty big difference between donkeys and ferrets...do you have body dysmorphic disorder?

 

[Songbird76]

Sorry you're correct about 24 hours. Check because BOG, CRT and the Fantasmic package was 72 hours but that was 2 years ago

Yeah there are some like the big dinner shows (hoopdiedoo) that have a longer cancellation time. But most say 24 hours. We really wanted to fly Iceland Air into Denver..that was cheapest when we started looking at flights. But now the prices are better to Orlando. It decreases the time I'll have with my dad, which is why we were trying to shift the Disney part of the trip 2 days later, but we can't do that, so I'm going to have less time with my family. Boo. Unless prices to Denver go down again. We'll see, but as I told hubby, we're going to have to eat SOMEWHERE that night, and I scheduled a non-park Disney restaurant for that night so we don't have to waste a day of tickets just to go to a restaurant. If he doesn't want to do anything that day, fine, but we still need to EAT, and we won't have access to a car to leave the property unless we ask my friend to come drive us, which I don't want to do. So we have to eat SOMEWHERE on Disney property...the only other option really is to eat at our resort, but Shutters is not on my list and I don't want to waste a dinner credit or cash for a meal that is not exciting to us. So I can't imagine needing to cancel unless something happens with our flight from Denver to Orlando that day, in which case I guess we have to pay the cancellation fee.

 

[Songbird76]

Good morning @Songbird76 I hope your day is going well!

Afternoon, @figmentfan423 ! It's been good. Finally got rid of the headache I had for 2 days straight, and I got a nap in this morning to combat the lack of sleep from coughing and headache, so I feel much better. Still don't have my singing voice back though and it's driving me CRAZY. I have to work tonight and if I can't sing with the radio, it's a very boring night! Monday we worked 5 hours instead of 4 because we were SWAMPED...over 4000 orders, and I couldn't sing! It made for a long night!

 

[Figgy1]

Yeah there are some like the big dinner shows (hoopdiedoo) that have a longer cancellation time. But most say 24 hours. We really wanted to fly Iceland Air into Denver..that was cheapest when we started looking at flights. But now the prices are better to Orlando. It decreases the time I'll have with my dad, which is why we were trying to shift the Disney part of the trip 2 days later, but we can't do that, so I'm going to have less time with my family. Boo. Unless prices to Denver go down again. We'll see, but as I told hubby, we're going to have to eat SOMEWHERE that night, and I scheduled a non-park Disney restaurant for that night so we don't have to waste a day of tickets just to go to a restaurant. If he doesn't want to do anything that day, fine, but we still need to EAT, and we won't have access to a car to leave the property unless we ask my friend to come drive us, which I don't want to do. So we have to eat SOMEWHERE on Disney property...the only other option really is to eat at our resort, but Shutters is not on my list and I don't want to waste a dinner credit or cash for a meal that is not exciting to us. So I can't imagine needing to cancel unless something happens with our flight from Denver to Orlando that day, in which case I guess we have to pay the cancellation fee.

What about just winging it and going to DTD to Earl or another qs? That way you won't have to worry if your fight is delayed getting in

 

[Figgy1]

Afternoon, @figmentfan423 ! It's been good. Finally got rid of the headache I had for 2 days straight, and I got a nap in this morning to combat the lack of sleep from coughing and headache, so I feel much better. Still don't have my singing voice back though and it's driving me CRAZY. I have to work tonight and if I can't sing with the radio, it's a very boring night! Monday we worked 5 hours instead of 4 because we were SWAMPED...over 4000 orders, and I couldn't sing! It made for a long night!

Sympathy like!!!! have you been to the doctor about your voice? get well soon.

 

[betty rose]

It is 30 here. By Sunday the high is to be 18 and getting colder after that. The Frozen Slushie that looks like snow but isn't is still hanging around, hard as concrete. Have I mentioned I hate snow, cold and want to reside in Florida (lately) ???

I'm with you on that. I keep saying anywhere, (south), but here. I'm hoping I can get to the plane in just 25 days!

 

[betty rose]

Oh, I completely agree about the morbidity factor, as well as disrespecting the families of those brave men.
Also, I'm quite familiar with the re-entry burn look. I was a bit surprised that it would be on display there (or anywhere) too, but could think of no other rocket/capsule that burned (as she seemed, to me anyway, to describe), and wasn't completely destroyed, that would have enough historical significance to be on display at KSC.
Also, before I replied to @betty rose post, because I was kinda' surprised it would be on display, I googled it and found an image that really seemed it might confirm the display. That's when I googled some more and found several sites that said it has never been on display. That all made more sense, and I was glad to hear.

Anyway, here's the image that threw me. Check out the "Launch Pad Disaster" plaque at the bottom of the image...

ETA: I also googled for replicas of the capsule, and couldn't find anything.

This is what I remember. I do clearly remembering a tour person talking about the disaster. It seemed odd to me that something that was a death trap was out to view. I remember thinking that the space inside looked so small.

 

[betty rose]

The times we've flown Southwest, they've always had complimentary peanuts, and some crackers, like goldfish or something, and soft drinks. I don't do comp soft drinks (unless they would come with a comp bottle of booze to dump in 'em ).
But, it's about a 3-hour flight, so I do buy a few overpriced beers.

I've been know to bring my own. I've read the rules about alcohol, and you can take one of those little airplane bottles on board in your TSA bag. Doctor said to have it, to keep the circulation flowing while on the 4 1/2 hour flight. I do this discretely on the plane, though.

 

[betty rose]

She bought the little trees and the stars and then painted them. She is pretty creative.

Yes, she is.

 

[betty rose]

I've seen entire parades while walking past a parade. It does quicken up the process.

That's what we do almost every time.

 

[betty rose]

Yeah, especially 'cause I don't care for peanuts. I remember when we'd fly to Cali and many on the flight were ultimately going to Hawaii we were served Macadamia nuts.

The bag was shaped similar to single serve sour cream use to be in. I think there were 3 or 4 nuts in the bag.

I remember having a layover in San Fran, I went to a store in the airport, and bought a large round loaf of Boudin sourdough bread. It came with loads of butter. I munched on that all the way across the Pacific!

 

[betty rose]

We luv ya too Bets. Sweet Dreams.

Thanks, I rarely remember my dreams. So that's all good!

 

[betty rose]

Rant

Oy. I genuinely feel for anyone struggling with weight loss, it is obviously difficult. Still I am beyond the believability line with Oprah and her commercials just irritate me. Over the decades the gimmicks, books and expertise she has followers buying into all the while she is living proof that there are no one size fits all solutions. Just irritating how some earn their daily dollar.

Rant over.

I agree with you a thousand %! How much money is too much, for one individual? Wanted to add my 2 cents. Now, my rant is over.

 

[betty rose]

More than 3 or 4 nuts in the bag we call "the chit chat thread"

It takes one to know one!

 

[betty rose]

Good morning one and all at least it's 15 degrees warmer this am and still no snow in sight. I'm keeping my fingers crossed it stays that way.

Good morning. As I've said more snow on the way, then temps. with a low of 3 degrees. BRRR!

 

[MOXOMUMD]

We drove many times with our DD , from Indiana to Disney. I made bingo cards when she was little and we would play other games on the road. Bingo cards with Gas stations, red car ...easy things for her to spot. That was fun for her and me. I played too!

When we were little we played the license plate game on our trips to Texas. We made a list of all the states and Canadian provinces and when we saw a plate from there it was checked off. The closest we ever came to getting all in one trip was 49 states (no Hawaii) and only two Canadian (Ontario and Manitoba). We play that game with my daughter now on our trips to Indiana.