The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Third clothing store closer in a row, again. No more this week, though.

And, in related news, the owner got an e-mail from management at the indoor mall today saying they had a space coming open downstairs and two spaces over (that's a little larger than this one) that they will let him have for his current rent...!? :confused: WTH???
I asked him what the heck was up with that, and at this point he says he has no clue.
Crazy...
 
MouseDreaming

MouseDreaming

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Songbird76 said:
I know...I read that and just about cried. Then I had a talk with my daughter (my son would totally freak out, so we'll have the talk with him without mentioning the incident.) about why it's so important to follow the rules and pay attention to signs, etc. It's so easy to forget in a place like Disney, where it really seems like it's in this bubble where nothing can touch you, that there are still dangers you need to watch for. I never would have known there were gators on property...never crossed my mind, but now I hear this and think "Of course...it's Florida...why wouldn't there be?" So heartbreaking...and it sounds like the 4 year old and 18 year old siblings saw it happen too.
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I know. I was one of those "bad parents" that let there kids play by the shoreline many years ago. It wasn't until much later that I realized there were gators lurking about.
 
MouseDreaming

MouseDreaming

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Songbird76 said:
But did it warn of Alligators? What I read said the signs said something to the effect of "This area is not for recreational swimming" and you wouldn't necessarily equate that with gators. You might think the water is just dirty...and they weren't "swimming"...so maybe they thought they were ok. It's hard to judge them when we don't know exactly what they were thinking or if they saw the signs. What a horrible lesson to have to learn the hard way.
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The sign said No Swimming. Not anything about the why of it. Our midwestern selves thought it was because there are no lifeguards.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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donaldtoo said:
Third clothing store closer in a row, again. No more this week, though.

And, in related news, the owner got an e-mail from management at the indoor mall today saying they had a space coming open downstairs and two spaces over (that's a little larger than this one) that they will let him have for his current rent...!? :confused: WTH???
I asked him what the heck was up with that, and at this point he says he has no clue.
Crazy...
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Just a hunch. I'm wondering if the management company that runs that mall is getting more pushback from tenants than expected. So now they're trying to entice the owner of the store you work for, with some prime selling space on the street level--and they'll also cut him a deal by renting at his current rent. Again, just speculation.
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
Just a hunch. I'm wondering if the management company that runs that mall is getting more pushback from tenants than expected. So now they're trying to entice the owner of the store you work for, with some prime selling space on the street level--and they'll also cut him a deal by renting at his current rent. Again, just speculation.
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Could be, who knows.
He got the e-mail, but, hasn't talked to them yet. Plus, he told me (although he was fine to chill with just the one store for a little while) he really doesn't care why, he's just glad he doesn't have to leave this mall. :)
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MouseDreaming said:
Good Morning, @figmentfan423 . It is your kind of weather hear today. Real feel is supposed to hit about 102. My front windows are already steamed up. More house cleaning for me today. What do you have on your list? Anymore things to take care of for your upcoming trip?
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Yay! :)

It got up to 95 here today with a heat index of 105...Summer's FINALLY here...!!!!! :joyfull:
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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betty rose said:
We have had to get through our fears, we get stuck every 6 month's. Usually 6 vials taken for me, and 6 for hubby, unless a mistake happens. I got stuck in five different places, and the couldn't draw blood, and sent me home and told me to come back a week later. I was none too happy about that.
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Sympathy like.
The worst I ever had was this guy that tried 3 times and couldn't get it, so after the third time he went and got another nurse that got it on the first try.
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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catmom46 said:
Hey y'all, just wanted to pop in to say hi and hope everyone is doing well, especially with all this awful news the past couple of weeks. It definitely puts things in perspective when it comes to the stuff in my own life by realizing it could be so much worse. Having said that, my divorce is still at a standstill with our trial scheduled for September, although I've been told my ex would like to avoid trial due to the cost. However, he still believes that the current custody schedule is in our daughter's best interest, so until he changes his mind, I'm willing to take it to court. I've had to deal with him more lately due to coordinating a summer schedule for our daughter in regard to camps, activities, and vacation time, and it's been a bit bumpy but manageable. He's still acting like a jerk, though. Good news is I get my daughter for a week in August, so I'm taking her up to Seattle, since my dad and my brother and his family live up there, as well as one of my best friends.

I'm also still dating the same guy and we just celebrated our 3-month anniversary on Saturday - woohoo!

Big hugs and kisses to everyone!! xoxo :inlove:
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Thanks for checkin' in! :)
Sorry about you-know-who... :cautious:
Happy to hear you and your new guy are doin' well...! :happy:
The trip to Seattle sounds like it will be a nice one...!
Hope to "see" ;) ya' again soon...! :)
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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betty rose said:
No alligator warnings, just no swimming , please. The polite language to me could signal they don't want you in the water, not there are alligator's swimming there and it's a danger. I do know about alligator's as we have vacationed in Florida, for many years. I did hear that Disney, used to go out and catch alligator's and large snakes. Looks like the population has risen so quickly, they need more help catching these creature's. They do have a pass from Fish and Wildlife to catch and kill. Florida through conservation, has had to live with the fact they are everywhere now. In the early 70's the gators were almost extinct, and that's why you could swim at Disney lake beach's. Now the state is over run with them. But, I've gone for years, and I've never seen one on property. Sister and husband saw an alligator sleeping in the shade at the resort at Coronado Springs.
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I've been to WDW only 8 times, but, have never seen an alligator on property, although there must be thousands on that 43-ish square mile property.
 

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