The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[donaldtoo]

Woof.
Left the office a little early 'cause there was a storm movin' in. Shoulda' left about 15 minutes earlier. About halfway down my old country back road, the bottom dropped out.
High winds, heavy downpour with rain coming down sideways in sheets.
By the time I got near the house, the wind had calmed down, but, it was still pouring. Water running everywhere.
We needed it, though. First good rain in a few weeks.

 

[BAChicagoGal]

I have enough WDW trips, and Disneyland trips under my belt to be able to recall a few key strategies that have worked for me. I'm no spring chicken, but I have found ways to do do 12 hour theme park days, and not wear myself out. My Disneyland trips have been more recent, and WDW has changed some things up recently, that I need info on. That's why I spend so much time on great websites like this one, so I can educate myself. There's more than one way to have a great time.

 

[BAChicagoGal]

My husband had some chai tea bags in the house, and the smell of them gave me a terrible headache.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

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[StarWarsGirl]

Saw Star Trek Beyond today. Great movie. Highly recommend.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

 

[donaldtoo]

No thank you, it's very pretty but should be allowed only on Christmas cards

Living here, I would love to see a White Christmas just once. But, I also realize that the odds of that happening, even up north where a lot of y'all live, happens less often than most would think.

 

[donaldtoo]

Still so far behind, but, I'm callin' it an early night tonight, gang...
Sweet Disney dreamin'...!
Laterrrrrrr...!!!

 

[Cesar R M]

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"Make it yourself".

 

[Figgy1]

Saw Star Trek Beyond today. Great movie. Highly recommend.

I really want to see it in the theater but seeing we leave Saturday I may just wind up buying it when it comes out on Blu Ray

 

[StarWarsGirl]

"Make it yourself".

I could tell you what episode that was without the clip...it was Voyager's seventh season when Q Jr. was messing up ship's systems.

Also, I may or may not be watching Star Trek Voyager right now...

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I really want to see it in the theater but seeing we leave Saturday I may just wind up buying it when it comes out on Blu Ray

Then you'll miss Simon Pegg thanking you for coming to the movies at the begining.

On a different subject, isn't it past your bedtime?

 

[MouseDreaming]

@Bill Cipher

Ok. That's pretty random.

 

[MouseDreaming]

Yeah we did too. But the whole state found that once the little buggers are 'here' they don't leave. Everything was to be chipped after a deep frost when the trees were removed. The chips had to be so tiny, most machinery did chop it that small. Then those trucks go to the next sight to chop storm damage or another kind a tree and likely some of the bugs stayed with the hull of the truck. Town vacinated the healthy trees, it has slowed it down but but I can look at them and see what ones will be dead by spring, been a slow death of them all and we had a great deal of them.

Now we are seeing something happen to one variety of Maple Trees. Before all this it was the Dutch Elm. As our town replaces trees they are doing it differently. They are using so many different varieties so hopefully this will not happen again for the future generations, never loosing a huge percentage at once.

Oh, no! Which maple trees? Do you happen to know?

 

[MouseDreaming]

The bad news: my friend who I was going to ask to go to Disneyland with me can't go because she still hasn't found a new job unfortunately. So we'll have to plan a Disney trip for when she gets back on her feet financially.

The good news: the friend who I took to WDW said yes to Disneyland, so it looks like we are going to Disneyland!

But it has to be in January, which is when I go with my parents to WDW, so she'll fly back to Baltimore and I will fly from California to Orlando!!!

But I found out that we will have to fly into San Diego because LAX has no direct flight to Orlando, and it's January: I am not changing planes someplace. I'm lible to get stuck by myself in an unfamiliar city. The rates to fly into San Diego are about the same as flying into LA, so we'll do that and spend a few days in San Diego before heading up to Disneyland.

AND her parents have Marriot Rewards points, so they can cover the hotel in San Diego.

Nothing is set in stone yet, but it looks like this is going to happen...

I'm going to Disneyland. Again.

Congratulations! I can't wait for our -- I mean your trip!

 

[MouseDreaming]

My Sympathies.

Thank you.

 

[MouseDreaming]

This would be @BuddyThomas and myself...

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Are you sure you can keep up...?!!!

I can't, and don't even want to try. I will just make sure to point you two in the right direction at the end of the evening!

 

[MouseDreaming]

All - I just want to take a moment to thank all of you very much for your support and friendship during this really crazy career transition that I'm going through right now.

Look, I'm aware that we don't technically "know" each other and this is just online stuff, but you guys have all been a great source of warmth as this has been going on.

I'm very glad to have gotten to "cyber" know you all, and thanks for urging me towards a Phil-less vacation, which I think I am going to book, within the next week.

Aw, stop it! You're making me blush. Now go book that vacation, and tell us all about it!

 

[MouseDreaming]

Because we plan to hide in his suitcases

OH, wait. Not kidding? OK, hope you have a steamer trunk. You are going to have to fit a lot of us. (Or, you could just feed us a steady diet of pictures.)

 

[MouseDreaming]

Sure, but you have to deal with angry tourists, hurricanes and quakes

Doesn't sound too different from the Jersey Shore.