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Gabe1

Gabe1

Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Songbird76 said:
Happy New Year! I unfortunately have no fireworks photos because the kids had just barely gone outside when one of the neighbors, who use the big huge commercial grade fireworks that cost 25 bucks for one rocket, set off a really big rocket, which exploded and then shot into DD's leg on its way down. Fortunately for her, she said it was no longer hot, so she didn't get burned, but she does have a pretty spectacular bruise on her leg. That kind of put an end to the fun. DS and DH continued to light the rest of our fountains (we don't do the big fireworks) and DD and I watched from inside. I was inside anyway because I still have a fever. I hope the rest of you have a nicer transition into the new year. I'm going to bed.
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Dear Lord. Pixie Dust for DD and for you. Happy New Year and Sweet Dreams. :inlove:
 
MOXOMUMD

MOXOMUMD

Well-Known Member
donaldtoo said:
So, our next day was the snorkeling adventure in Belize and I opted not to take my phone with me. But, both DDs had their phones in protective pouches, and sent me some pics after the cruise, so I will post them with random pics later... :oops:

Anyhoo, continuing on after Belize day fun...!!! :)

Towel animal when we got back to our cabin that afternoon...! :)

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Then, we headed for some lunch at Guy's...!!! :hungry:

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Sunset leaving Belize...!!!!! :happy:

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And, dinner (good grief, more food?!?!?! :rolleyes: :oops: ;)) that night...!!!!! :hungry:

Bread service...!!!

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My Escargot app...!!!!!!! :joyfull: :hungry:

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My seafood penne in a light lobster sauce, with mussels, calamari, shrimp, scallops, and salmon...!!!!! :hungry:

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And, finally :rolleyes: :oops: ;), cheesecake with a strawberry sauce drizzle for dessert...!!!!! :hungry:

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My apologies for so many "!!!!! :hungry:", but, most of the food was, by far and away, that good...to me anyway...!!!!! :hungry: ;)
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I had the cheesecake on multiple evenings. :hungry: And the bread...we always asked for more. :joyfull:
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
DisneyBound2017 said:
Well... What started it all is that they left the gate and needed to be de iced, but then ran out of deicer. Then when they were waiting on that, both pilots passed over their allowed hours of being in the cockpit (which is silly because they definitely would have been over if they did that flight), so they had to find new pilots. That took a good long while. Then to switch out pilots they needed to find a gate but there were no gates available. Then because they were driving around the airport for so long, they needed to refuel. They found a gate and changed pilots and refueled, but then they needed to de ice again. Then after almost five hours of this circus, they're finally taxiing to the runway to take off.... And a lady on board can't breathe and needs medical assistance. You can't make this up, lol. I felt so so so bad for her
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And its been a while since I've worked for the airline but it was always once the plane pushed back they were in route, sometimes they'd really hustle (oops left a cart of luggage behind) to pull that jetway and push that plane back before the crew expired.

I was transferring a special needs passenger from one flight to a connecting flight and they were holding it for my passenger since she was already de-planed and elderly. I guess the gate agent told the pilot the passenger was onboard, true I was getting her settled in her seat and I heard that chilling sound of the boarding door closing and latching and saw the jetway starting to pull from the plane.Lead attendant told me the equivilent of ooops and showed me to a first class seat, plane heading from Ohare to SanFran. I'm pitching as quiet of a fit as I can in a steel tube to no avail. Sat down beyond angry I was going to fly to Cali and back and the attendant bells ping'd. Glares at me. I guess the Gate Agent told my supervisor he was going to be short staffed the rest of the night and thought it was funny I was going to Cali. :devilish: mind you no clothes, purse money. Only my Airline ID and the uniform on my back.
I found out just how much pull my supervisor had. Attendant glares at me, the jetway comes back to the plane and she said get off quickly. I resisted the need to slap the poop out of the gate agent who knew I was still on that aircraft. Threw the grapevine I heard he had a few unscheduled 'time off' for pulling that jetway. Betting the Attendants who also knew I was freak'n standing there putting a woman on the plane didn't hear the last of it either.

So many reasons why I went from transportation of humans to maritime cargo. :in pain:
 
ajrwdwgirl

ajrwdwgirl

Premium Member
Songbird76 said:
Happy New Year! I unfortunately have no fireworks photos because the kids had just barely gone outside when one of the neighbors, who use the big huge commercial grade fireworks that cost 25 bucks for one rocket, set off a really big rocket, which exploded and then shot into DD's leg on its way down. Fortunately for her, she said it was no longer hot, so she didn't get burned, but she does have a pretty spectacular bruise on her leg. That kind of put an end to the fun. DS and DH continued to light the rest of our fountains (we don't do the big fireworks) and DD and I watched from inside. I was inside anyway because I still have a fever. I hope the rest of you have a nicer transition into the new year. I'm going to bed.
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Oh my I'm glad that was the worst of it for your daughter, what did the neighbors say? Or don't they know it hit her? I hope your illness improves.
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
MinnieM123 said:
The most preposterous thing that happened was that they ran out of deicer in EARLY winter?!! Good grief. :rolleyes:
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The de-icing machinery needs to be refilled when it runs out of de-ier, like refueling other equipment. It is a miserable job to de-ice planes 2nd only IMO to emptying and refilling the blue room tanks on airplanes when it is below freezing.:depressed::depressed:

A young couple in my DD building both de-ice at Ohare as as second jobs. One is by day a cosmetician and the guy works for a town in Public Works. It has been so cold and snowy here he hasn't slept in 2 days between the town he has been plowing and the planes he de-ices. Two 26 year olds working their tushies off. That is why I had to stay off that thread about give my snowflake your seat on the bus you millennials.
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
The guest open area here is so nice. Eyeballing it like twice the square feet as my house was. Groups of comfy chairs, fireplaces, community tables, family tables, tables by the windows to people watch below. It is also a warming room this evening for the Chicago police and there has been 6 to a dozen officers here on and off coming in looking like human Popsicles. There is complimentary coffees, teas and hot chocolate so at least they can get something warm in them.

They have a dozen complimentary desktop computers and there has been an elderly lady happily playing solitaire and having the best time. Nice place after a cold day. :happy:

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Gabe1

Gabe1

Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
ajrwdwgirl said:
That looks good, especially the salad for some reason. We had Lou Malnatis pepperoni pizza, a Lou Malnatis pizza pack was part of hub's Christmas gift from church council this year.
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Now that is a council that knows how to pick presents! Been a while since I had Malnatis, need to correct that. They to have a great house salad.
 

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