The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[MinnieM123]

Well we are back from our trip, we got in last night around midnight. It was a fantastic time, I will do a trip report about it later. I got a cold our last day there, so I stayed home today to recoup. After napping most of the morning, I played ketchup on here and it sounds like you all had a nice Thanksgiving!

YEA!! You're back! Can't wait to see your new TR, when you get a chance to put it up. We missed you!

 

[MinnieM123]

Awesome! Something you wanted and enjoy. As it should be. I wonder when it became the norm stock a new couple up with fancy china. You seem to understand me pretty well, I needed a $150 gravy boat why? A $125 wine glass x 12 why? I love my crate and barrel stuff, my Disney-non matching dinner plates, my Disney mugs that do not have said saucer.

I do have my Christmas Plates, bowls, mugs, platers, tea pot. Haven't had them out in the last couple of years. But they did before my kids went off to college for a month each year. Cheerful.

I'm sorry there is guilt China in your family too. They don't want it so they unload it on others. My Mom did that to me by hiring a truck and delivering a piano to my new home 30 years ago. She didn't want it, I didn't want it, my sis lives out of state. She resolved it by hiring movers and I was surprised when the doorbell rang. I eventually gave it to a piano store for free if they would just get it out of my house. The China my Mom is trying to unload on my DD is still in stores, very popular, so freak'n ugly. What is it with China, the uglier the more expensive it is?

Yup, give me a Minnie coffee mug any day, over a fancy schmancy china cup! I've very classy, you know.

Love your Waechtersbach Christmas tree plate, by the way.

 

[MinnieM123]

My electric blanket is my friend

 

[MinnieM123]

Oh my! Sympathy like!!!
Hopefully, at the worst, all they do is find another place for you in the company with no salary loss.
Best case, they keep you were you are ('cause you're used to it ) and give you a big raise...!!!

Prayers, and Pixie Dust...!!!!!

Thank you. There are days I feel like I'm living on borrowed time in there . . . until new management comes in, no one knows what will happen.

 

[MinnieM123]

I think I missed this....what happened?

Here's the news story.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/28/us/ohio-state-university-active-shooter/index.html

 

[donaldtoo]

I was just flipping through channels(so glad no more cable as of the end of the week nothing is on again) any how Dr Oz was saying 2 olives and a potatoes a day make you look younger. Does that mean martinis and french fries are now health food Paging Dr @donaldtoo and Dr @BuddyThomas. I think your expert opinions are needed

Hahaaa...!!!
Ya' might as well throw in some fries...a "double" helping of taters...!!!!!

 

[MinnieM123]

in other news, back from my doc, I'm still ill but recovering.. I hope to be allright by next week.
in the other hand, I'm falling asleep and these meds gives me nightmares. Didnt sleep yesterday with some very weird WDW dreams.

I hope you start to feel better soon. Maybe think of happy things before you go to sleep tonight, and you won't have nightmares.

 

[donaldtoo]

Thank you. There are days I feel like I'm living on borrowed time in there . . . until new management comes in, no one knows what will happen.

Your welcome...!
Keep your hopes up...!!!
Remember, it isn't over 'till Yogi Berra sings...!!!
Continued prayers and Pixie Dust...!!!

 

[MinnieM123]

Still do you know what a big cake provided by Disney would cost for a large group? And your large group can only have a maximum of 8 people. Yikes. And on top of that a $650 tent. I'd be finding some tables up in Columbia House.

Speaking of cakes -- wasn't there some sort of stink this past year about how they won't personalize those anymore? So can't you just see it--8 people in a hot tent all saying "congratulations" to someone there, (for whatever the reason)--and on a cheapo, fold-up, tray table in the tent, all they could order was this big, PLAIN sheet cake?!!

 

[Gabe1]

Well, this has been going on for 3 years or more...it's not always the same teacher. It's this dang method they have that is supposed to teach kids how to interact with each other. In theory, it's good, but it doesn't work. Basically, the premise is that there are 4 types of hats..White, yellow, black, and red. White is good...those are the kids who play nicely. Red means that they kind of go along with the crowd...laughing at things...they aren't necessarily the ring leaders, but they don't try to stop bullying either. Yellow is like...being a whiner, crying...feeling entitled I guess. Black is the group that bullies. The idea is that when someone exhibits a certain behavior, the other kids can remind them of how they are SUPPOSED to interact by asking what color hat they are wearing. So like, someone who is being bossy is wearing a black hat. And the "white hats" are the ones who will call them out on that, and try to get the red hats to stand with them against whoever is being a black hat. And the victim of the bullying is supposed to try to handle it themselves first...so they are supposed to set the boundary and say "Stop. I don't like what you are doing to me." They are supposed to be able to talk it out. The kid has to try 3 times to get the behavior to stop before going to a teacher. If it gets to that point, the teacher is supposed to facilitate a conversation between the two. If it continues after the conversation, then there is supposed to be action taken. In our experience, it never gets past the stage of the teacher having them talk it out. It just keeps happening and they consider each thing a new incident, rather than connecting it all. Like...if last week, the kid was kicking a ball at DS, and this week he pushes him in the mud, that's not considered continuing the bad behavior...it's a new incident, so they talk it out again. And then nothing happens for a week and then the kid does something again, and it's a new incident. They don't see it as a pattern of the kid bullying DS, because it's not exactly the same every time.

This makes me so angry to read. I'd be more inclined due to the inaction of the school-the next time he is assaulted by a a fellow classmate just to bypass the school and file a police report for assault.

 

[Gabe1]

I love squirrels, they are funny animals. They bring me joy. Unfortunately, we don't have any. Just bunnies, that my neighbor traps, humane and takes them to an open field. So I don't have woodland creatures, anymore. I miss watching them. Thanks for the best Christmas Card ever. I will consider this as my card from you! xoxo

One card done!

And for squirrels, yes I do really enjoy them too. Here is an article you might like....

Found in University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana Photo-Gravures, ca. 1912
This image is in the public domain.

Love them or hate them, everyone knows that squirrels are a fixture on the UIUC campus, and especially on the Quad. And why wouldn’ t they stick around, with all the friendly students throwing food their way? What you may not know is how they came to campus in the first place.


Evidently, squirrels were in short supply on University grounds in the early 1900s. By May 1901, University President Andrew S. Draper had apparently been talking about changing that, as referenced in this letter from Professor of Geology Charles W. Rolfe, dated May 6, 1901:

“Referring to our conversation regarding squirrels, I think I shall be able to secure a few…that have been bred in the city and are not afraid of people. I would suggest that a good sized breeding cage with several separate compartments be constructed somewhere on the lawn…and that several pairs be kept in it continuously…” 1

President Draper’s reply was terse but enthusiastic:

“…I am glad that you are able to secure a few, and will be glad to cause the necessary cage to be made…I am heartily in favor of the undertaking.” 2

Draper made good on his promise, as he included the following recommendation in a letter to the Board of Trustees dated July 5, 1901:

“For some years I have had in mind the domestication of squirrels upon the grounds of the University and have made some investigations which lead me to believe that the suggestion is entirely practicable. Conferences with Professor Charles W. Rolfe have led him to ascertain where the animals can be found, and to look into the methods for housing and retaining them. The expense of such an undertaking is uncertain, but would easily be within $250…If successful, the influence upon University life, and upon the feelings of students, would be considerable, and students would carry that influence to all parts of the State. I therefore recommend that Professor Rolfe be asked to initiate and supervise the enterprise, and that $250 or so much as may be necessary be appropriated to meet the expenses.” 3

The University Board of Trustees adopted the recommendation on July 6, 1901.4

 

[donaldtoo]

OK gang, I'm out for tonight...
Have a Magical, all...!
Laterrrrrrrrrrr...!!!

 

[Gabe1]

Speaking of cakes -- wasn't there some sort of stink this past year about how they won't personalize those anymore? So can't you just see it--8 people in a hot tent all saying "congratulations" to someone there, (for whatever the reason)--and on a cheapo, fold-up, tray table in the tent, all they could order was this big, PLAIN sheet cake?!!

Ha!!!

Boy...I seem to remember not being able to order the long standing way any longer and that all special order cakes shifted to Disney Springs Amorette's that is Disney Owned. Only half paid attention 'cause the likelihood of me needing to order a cake at Disney World....

 

[Gabe1]

You lucked out. I'm shivering in fleece and my lights have been flickering

I want to order you up a 32 ounce porterhouse steak from the Yachtsman to built up your heme iron level for winter.
You can go back to your non heme when winter is over. *ducks and hides*

 

[Gabe1]

For years, when we got into playing pool, our living room housed our pool table. When we got over that we went to the family T.V. and puzzle table.

You win!

 

[Gabe1]

Thanks, that heated mattress pad is a life saver. I climb into bed it's warm and cozy, then when I am warm, it gets turned off until early morning, then my body temperature drops and it comes back on for a few minutes. Repeat and go back to sleep....

OK, we'll order you up a Yachtsman steak too.

 

[Gabe1]

Me too, actually...!

How have I lived to this ripe old age and never heard of or experienced a pepperoni straw?

 

[Gabe1]

My electric blanket is my friend

 

[Gabe1]

Ugh! More...?!
Sympathy like.
Hope she is not affected, but, even if she is, I'm pretty sure she'll find somethin' else quickly...!!!
More prayers, and Pixie Dust...!!!

Yeah, they are closing the satellite extension campus/office she is at. The campus where most are heading is in the cluster of congestion...a normal 30 minute drive could take an hour or more, lots more if there is snow. The tollway ramps there are like the St Louis arch, crazy in the winter. The current thought is she will be allowed to work remotely and every so often having to travel there. *deep breaths* So far she seems to have made the hurdle....

 

[Gabe1]

Yup, give me a Minnie coffee mug any day, over a fancy schmancy china cup! I've very classy, you know.

Love your Waechtersbach Christmas tree plate, by the way.

Thank you. I really do enjoy the Christmas set. I added to it over the years, it is fun and festive.

My DD has a collection of Minnie Mugs along with many others, I love her Mine Mine Mine Mug. And I don't care for anyone's schmancy china cups. The wide rims make the coffee get cold quickly and the handles the size of a nickel? Yep, give me a Minnie Cup too!!!