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[ajrwdwgirl]

Happy farm market Saturday, the first of the year

Happy farm market Saturday to you! Ours is opening today with a huge grand opening deal because of a new pavillion they built over the winter/fall. We were going to go but rain was predicted so we did our main shopping last night and didn't feel like going in the rain today. So of course it isn't raining! But it was chilly on our walk, 47 this morning!

I don't want to get dressed up again!!!!! Last night was enough for the week!!!!!!

But you'll look so cute!

Another great money saving tip for Disney food. Go VEGAN

Does going vegan mean not eating real dairy ice cream? If so I'm out. I could deal with no meat, but without ice cream . No deal.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Didn't have time for Behind the Seeds this year. My flight out was early afternoon (I usually stick around WDW and get a much later flight; but had to get home earlier, because hubs had to catch an early flight the next morning). Hence, I really couldn't give up an hour for the tour. Oh well, maybe next time.

It is a great tour! And by not doing it this time, just gives you a reason to go back! Not that you really need a reason, right?

 

[FutureCEO]

So, you saw Peter Noone's concert. (I've seen him a few times down there over the years--he puts on a great show.)

Luckily, when I came in on Sunday, The Guess Who were the performers for Sunday and Monday. I caught a few of their shows over the 2 days--really enjoyed them. (If you're familiar with their songs, they did many of their big hits including: American Woman, Laughing, Undun, No Sugar Tonight, and a bunch of others.)

i though the Guess Who was terrible, like some of the songs but, it was more of a cover band. Only one orginal member is still in it (pianist)

Peter Noone is always great

 

[Figgy1]

Just curious--does that save you a lot of money? I found most things priced about the same. At the ABC Commissary for example, if you got the Mediterranean salad, that was $10, but if you got it with chicken it was $12.99. (That's only a few dollars difference--not much of a savings.)

Perhaps over the course of a week, that might add up. But I also looked a portion sizes as well. Some places were generous, and others were more skimpy. Unless a salad was more substantial (and I don't mean just more salad greens to fill up the bowl), those choices might not fill me up, if I was more hungry.

An exception might be the vegetable platter at Tangierine Cafe for $12.99.

There wasn't just salads at qs places there were also veggie burgers and "bowls". Usually they were 2 or 3 dollars cheaper than the meat options. TS locations I save much more anywhere from 4-25 dollars as opposed to the meat options. The lone exceptions were the buffets we hit but I had my boys with me so as a family I think we still did well. I think I'm one of the few who complains about the cost of character meals. If you calculate the cost savings over 4 weeks, vegan is the way to go

 

[Figgy1]

Happy farm market Saturday to you! Ours is opening today with a huge grand opening deal because of a new pavillion they built over the winter/fall. We were going to go but rain was predicted so we did our main shopping last night and didn't feel like going in the rain today. So of course it isn't raining! But it was chilly on our walk, 47 this morning!



But you'll look so cute! Thank you




Does going vegan mean not eating real dairy ice cream? If so I'm out. I could deal with no meat, but without ice cream . No deal.

I can't have dairy so no loss for me. Disney has several vegan choices and a few nice sorbets I can eat for the same price as regular ice cream so I'm not complaining because they cost more in the supermarket.

 

[Figgy1]

I was surprised the dinosaur kale was in as well as several types of lettuce I also got a few more herb plants that won't get put in until Monday due to the rain. Oh well time to get dressed. I hope having to go to a church Saturday covers one for Sunday

 

[Princess Leia]

It may not look like much, but I'm proud of it. Ran for about 3/4 of a mile before I did my first leg of walking.

Before I even reached the mile portion, there were 4 or 5 men passing my group going the opposite way, meaning they were already about 2.5 miles into it. I'd love to have that kind of stamina.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I should have been more specific and say that if you are on I-95 headed north or south, at least one stop at SotB is necessary (no more then one). To drive out of your path to see it would be just plain grounds for commitment to a mental institution. It is one of the last of the old time roadside attractions. It has remained because of the traffic on I-95, but, certainly not a destination in and of itself. In other words, one can live a perfectly happy and fulfilled life without ever being aware of its existence. Over time... this too shall disappear.

I know what you meant. I was just joking about driving over. SotB is probably like the Wall Drug in South Dakota, a curiosity that is fine to stop at if you are driving past but not worth driving out of your way for. Although a couple of miles from the Wall Drug in SD is the entrance to Badlands National Park which is gorgeous and I might drive a little out of my way for that.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

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13 days until National Donut Day.

I want these donuts!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Hallelujah!! It drives me batty....and then, was it you who said you can't understand her? There were so many kids who have done Adele songs for The Voice Kids and I find myself going "Oh is THAT what it says??" because I can finally understand it....and these are DUTCH children....foreign children can articulate better than she does.

Yes, that was me who said you couldn't understand what she says. It's one of my two pet peeves, the other being scooping notes. I didn't pick up on the fact that she sings flat until you said it, though, and you're completely right.

That is pretty bad that the Dutch kids who didn't speak English as well could be better understood. My chorus class wanted to do Adele my last semester of college. By then, I'd been in there for so long that the director and I were on a first name basis, and somehow, I ended up with veto power. I didn't think Adele's songs would work very well, and I didn't want the chorus, which was mostly freshman, picking up any of her bad habits. So no Adele. We ended up doing Flashlight from Pitch Perfect 2, which worked much better.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

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It may not look like much, but I'm proud of it. Ran for about 3/4 of a mile before I did my first leg of walking.

Before I even reached the mile portion, there were 4 or 5 men passing my group going the opposite way, meaning they were already about 2.5 miles into it. I'd love to have that kind of stamina.

Congrats! Even if you finished last it would still be great because you were out doing it!

 

[donaldtoo]

What me worry

 

[donaldtoo]

I love Bob Newhart. He was great as a guest star on The Big Bang Theory. His mind is definitely still spry. Thanks for the link.
I was a little too young when his first sitcom came out, although I remember the parental units watching it and can picture the set in my mind.

I'm old enough to remember it like it was (mostly ) yesterday, and I actually got the vast majority of the humor...that show was a hoot...!!!!!

 

[Cesar R M]

Medical issues all resolved phew! got my replacement processor a few hours ago via overnight deluxe shipping(the one that offers before 11am deliveries).

Today is free day, going to be with my cousins.
tomorrow will be my last day and I return home on monday

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Medical issues all resolved phew! got my replacement processor a few hours ago via overnight deluxe shipping(the one that offers before 11am deliveries).

Today is free day, going to be with my cousins.
tomorrow will be my last day and I return home on monday

Have a fun free day!

 

[donaldtoo]

Sing it, brother!! It drives me nutso, too!! Their priorities are messed up.

Yep, don't get it...

 

[Gabe1]

Aaaacccckkk!! I wanted to give you a like for the information (I do appreciate it though), but I hated those stupid things!!

Part of it is just me--I don't like surprises. I've been going to B Beach and T Lagoon for many years. You always went to the swim shop and got the towel, and paid for a locker. The other thing that I didn't like was how the new system is so impersonal. Yah, they also probably got rid of some "extra" CMs for these do-it- yourself lockers.

I'm not big of surprises of any kind. I was sad when they took all the lockers out of the resorts by the main pools after 9/11. When PO opened in '90 they were a quarter or 50 cents. Sometimes through the years we'd store our
refill mugs in there-eat breakfast, stash mugs get on bus and fill them back up again upon our return from parks at night. It omitted that back and forth extra walking especially at larger resorts.

Free lockers they installed at Kali around 5 years ago.


I want to say all of the Disney Parks lockers changed over to digital a year or so ago though. Also with new lockers was a Very Veiled price hike. In W parks it was $10 small, $15 large that included a $5 deposit that was returned when you turned in your key. When the lockers were installed the prices remained the same and it slipped under many guests radar - the well not really factor cause you didn't receive the $5 back when you cleared out locker.

Throughout the Uni Parks are free lockers that are digital as many attractions do not allow carry ons. I kinda like that. Uni has introduced their version of a magic band called a Tapu Tapu (cute) for virtual queues, the band will tell you when it is your turn at water park for E Slides, so you can play instead of lining up in the hot sun. The band also locks and unlocks your locker and you can load money onto the band thru their app. So no fear of forgetting your locker pin#

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Oh, they have these new lockers now that I wasn't pleased with. Instead of going to the swim shop and purchasing the key for the day, they now have you go to stupid kiosk machines that don't work well. The first one wouldn't take my cash. Plus, I wanted to use my gift card which had about 6 dollars on it and pay the rest in cash, but the machine won't let you do a split transaction. You have to remember the number of your locker and you key in a 4 digit code for the lock. So there I was, panicking that I'd forget the number of the locker, or my 4 digit code?!! With the old system, you wore the key on a wrist thing, and the number of the locker was on the key. It USED to be EASY.

I've used those before at Hershey Park. They have complimentary lockers near Skyrush because they don't let you take your bags through the line on that one. Normally, there's a bag drop area at the entrance of the ride, but for that one, they have you lock up your stuff, and then anything else you may have (cell phones, keys, etc.) they have you leave at the beginning of the ride.

Anyway, I didn't think the lockers were that bad. It was the same thing you were describing, where you would go to a machine and it would assign you a locker, except no charge for the use. I just always use the same pin that I use for my phone. If I'm with my parents, we have a standard one we use that's an old alarm code we retired several years back. I actually prefer it because I'm afraid I'll lose the key.

Think about it this way: your stuff is probably more secure because if you lose the key and it has the locker number on it, then someone could pick up the key and know exactly which locker to go to.

Maybe they should put characters on the lockers. Make it easier to remember. Instead of being assigned to locker A113, you're assigned to the Minnie locker. Or the Cinderella locker.

 

[BAChicagoGal]

The Hobbit is on again. Bilbo is fighting the spiders. Watching the Hobbit is a good pairing with crocheting granny squares. My rainy day activities.

 

[Gabe1]

Sympathy like, warm hugs and a sling shot are heading your way.

And more rain...awaiting the sling shot. Appreciated.