The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Gabe1]

Yeah, I'm in the same camp as you. I'd probably enjoy the Marvel stuff, the Men in Black attraction, and of course, Shrek. But the Potter stuff just actually turns me off. Of course I'm sure I'm the minority. The Walking Dead thing they're doing is actually the biggest turnoff for me, though. Worse than Potter. Whereas I love basically everything Disney does. I'm not opposed to trying Uni, but no rush.

A friend of my mom's stopped by yesterday. Her family apparently went to Uni and hated it. I mean, she ranted so much about it that I was like . I mean, not one positive thing to say about it. She hadn't been there in a long tine, hated the Harry Potter stuff, and hated that they took down some of the other attractions in favor of Potter. She said, "We should have just gone to Disney. Universal was terrible!" I was just kind of like:

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Yeah, I agree with the Wow. I just can't imagine anyone hating it like that. It is an amazing park that doesn't pretend to be Disney. I can't even wrap my brain around anyone hating Potter. I'm not a fan of the books or the movies, not my thing whatsoever but there is so much to appreciate in the overall theming and details along with the interaction. Funny many are Disney Imagineers that designed the 1.0 and 2.0 that were let go when Disney went into their coast on what we have mode. I look at how many areas of Disney declined over the past decade and Uni boomed utilizing Disney's casted off imagineers and can't begin to wrap my brain around the ranting hatred. I do think that many go into hating it. I saw that with my next door neighbor having to take his family to Disney World. He hated it so much they stayed 3 days out of an 8 night stay and came home.

 

[Gabe1]

Good morning, everyone! Made it through the storms, and now just trying to make it through the wind gusts. Of course, it is garbage day. Really do not feel like chasing down my recyclables through the neighborhood. How are you doing @Gabe1 ? I feel like I am going to be Dorothy's neighbor soon!

How did you survive this afternoon and evening. Crazy here.

 

[Gabe1]

Yes but it will be nippy here this weekend May even get cold enough to go hunting

mmmmmm.....stew.

 

[Gabe1]

It's alright, plus I'm actually not sad but feel more optimistic about my future and my new eating style once I return home.

Well color me curious. What is your new eating style?

 

[JenniferS]

This is too funny, as I did not know the people in my row (I'm in front on very right side in blue).

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That is hysterical actually.

 

[Gabe1]

I had a strawberry banana yogurt one last night! Delish!

Funny thing about Probiotics with some people. They have the opposite effect on some people. Both my husband and daughter had digestive issues and tried them. They both reacted the same way within 2 weekz. Horrid stomach cramps and issues with the digestive tract. My husband recovered from the bad reaction fairly quickly within a few weeks. My DD almost an entire year in High School. As we began to research the negative side we feared the worst for her. It did correct but it was a very long year.

Lessoned learned was research better, know the warning sides. We didn't and it wasn't pretty.

 

[Gabe1]

Tell me about it. I priced tires over the weekend. We'll need to get them replaced before the trip. They're not bad yet but by the time we leave they will have a few too many miles on them to risk going down on them.

I replaced 2 on my truck in the summer and 2 last month. Tires are expensive!

 

[Gabe1]

I've never liked beer, and hubby doesn't either, so we were at a loss to figure out which one he could tolerate.

I'm willfully behind. Mayacoupa. But why are you trying to find a beer he can tolerate?

I hate beer. Can't stand the smell of it. So many more delicious things to indulge in no need to try to an acceptable beer.

 

[Gabe1]

Time to go check on hubby. He is still in pain. Whoops, he was asleep. Time for me to think about lunch.

And I also missed what is going on now with the hubby. Sorry. Whats up.

 

[Gabe1]

I'm such a light weight, it is probably a good thing for me.

I'm the same way. I lean towards wine. I always have the wine with the least amount of alcohol by volume. I can drink more and not fall down. I learned a great deal when restaurants started putting the alcohol content on the menus. Can't belive that wasn't the practice before with DUIs and all before. I was very surprised the great difference in wines and beers. Then I look at all the alcohol in some of the custom Disney offerings and wooba, guests have to be driving out of the parks feeling pretty happy.

 

[King Capybara 77]

well if the ship is unsuitable, wouldnt that render the contract void?

You would think so . . . but our politicians signed us into an agreement with the company that is heavily biased to the Ferry company .

 

[Gabe1]

Inside the park the food seems to be.. of similar levels.
seems way cheaper right outside the park (aka in citywalk)

One meal at the Portifino and we ate either take out at the general store for breakfast or at Citywalks/Parks. It greatly varied but yes on average the food was far more reasonable than Disney. Not cheap but not Disney prices.

 

[Gabe1]

from freezing snow queen hell to volcanic hell?

Funny. The young baby volcanoes of the world.

 

[Gabe1]

problem is that this ferry is unsuitabke for the route and has been plagued by problems since the second day it entered service ( crashed docking in our harbour) . We have no other ferry options and no way of getting rid of the company easy ( our government signed a naff agreement with the company).

Dear Lord. What is with Governmental bodies that speak on behalf of the public? We have this issue with 2 airports in Chicago that signed a very long term contract with Wifi access for patrons in their airports. The charges are beyond unreasonable and the service is horrid. No need for the vendor to fix cause the contract was excellent for the vendor. A major embarrassment for a major international airport. Can't believe city leaders could be so gullible.

 

[Gabe1]

THNX my dh does want a band and he thinks it will be easier with memory maker, me not so much

Having done both, it is about equal. MBs and little kids, nothing for them to loose, I'd go MB over cards. Still watch those MBs in the pools. For whatever reason those slides seem to knock them loose.

 

[Gabe1]

THNX we never buy photopass. But seeing it's included we might as well use it.

Us either but the last time it was included. I have to say the attraction photos and the special photos were very nice addition to our own. On a rainy day in the Studios a bored gentleman had fun with us along the entrance store area with our umbrellas. We had fun with him and the photo's were amazing. We likely spent 30 minutes with him in the rain and came away with many priceless photos.

 

[Gabe1]

Still just a notch above water unless you are in a high elevation place like Denver. Then it has the same kick as 6%.

Really?

 

[Gabe1]

We have had it bad today too. Power out most of the day. Then cable on and off. Not happy!

I don't cope well without power. We have a back up generator but it is a pain to drag out and hook up and often don't. My internet has a backup that should last 2 hours. It generally lasts 8 or more. Helps.

 

[Cesar R M]

Same here. If I could go to work in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops I certainly would.

thats one of the things I like of working at home.
I could even work in boxers and noone would complain

 

[Cesar R M]

Yeah, I'm in the same camp as you. I'd probably enjoy the Marvel stuff, the Men in Black attraction, and of course, Shrek. But the Potter stuff just actually turns me off. Of course I'm sure I'm the minority. The Walking Dead thing they're doing is actually the biggest turnoff for me, though. Worse than Potter. Whereas I love basically everything Disney does. I'm not opposed to trying Uni, but no rush.

A friend of my mom's stopped by yesterday. Her family apparently went to Uni and hated it. I mean, she ranted so much about it that I was like . I mean, not one positive thing to say about it. She hadn't been there in a long tine, hated the Harry Potter stuff, and hated that they took down some of the other attractions in favor of Potter. She said, "We should have just gone to Disney. Universal was terrible!" I was just kind of like:

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Seems like she had her choices and opinions on Uni even before going there.
I went there with open eyes and yes, Universal is flawed, but the Harry Potter areas are fantastic.