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Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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21stamps said:
They did earlier.. until 5:15.. which sounds even worse.

Look at this!!!!

I don’t know why they aren’t cancelled!! The news is reporting downed power lines and trees.. I don’t like this at all!!!!!!
I’m usually complaining about cancellations, but this time I want it! It’s not safe to be on some Indiana backroad.. and it’s not safe to be anywhere outside!

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Icons are a bit confusing.. does the blue icons means wind and the blue, green and brown means floods? or fallen trees?
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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21stamps said:
Baseball practice is cancelled.

They’re playing soccer now. In the rain. Hopefully the coaches can see the numbers tonight.

48 kids.. 3 different levels of teams (Elite/premier/gold), 10 man rosters.
I hate that I’m not watching. :( I’m in soccer mom he*l 😂🙁
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Well, I guess it's at least good that he didn't have to miss baseball for it, since baseball was cancelled. But...here's what I don't get...these are tryouts for next year, right? And people can't go on vacation until they are over? So....why didn't they have an indoor backup in case of bad weather? It's not just a standard practice or game..it's pretty important. So they should have planned accordingly, and indoor spaces should give priority to those events over a standard game. Since you can't really reschedule it in the summer, they should have the means to ensure it can happen when planned.
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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MinnieM123 said:
Interesting about the Up bird show--I didn't get to see it, but have heard mixed reviews so far. I also liked the old show, though.



Well in fairness to the kids, they'd probably be sanitizing their hands constantly all day, due to all the various things they touch, rails being held, etc. That's a high order for anyone. And just so you know, I also got a cold the day I came back home. I figured it was either from WDW, or from the recirculating air on the airplane. :)



Disney emailed me a survey too. Since I used one (of only 2 fastpasses i reserved during my vacation) at AK (K. Safari), they asked me if I ate at AK. Yup--the survey was about AK food! (Never asked about the ride. :p ) So I responded that I actually did like Restaurantosaurus (never been there before--a QS in DinoLand). It was mobbed during lunch, yet was fairly organized. I got the grilled chicken BLT sandwich, with tomato, fresh basil, and garlic relish, and cheddar cheese. One of the best sandwiches I've had, so gave it high marks. :hungry:
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That restaurant really saved us a few times when we were there because they had chicken nuggets and fries! DS won't eat much besides that.
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
Good that you forgave him, but some things are just common sense, although there are signs up in the pediatricians office that says not to leave kids in a hot car alone. You would not think that that would have to be printed. Maybe some people need a parenting course before they have kids.
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In my dad's case, he just assumed parenting was the mom's job. (He was very misogynistic) They would be going somewhere when we were babies and my mom said she would have the diaper bags, the play pen, and a kid in each arm, and if she asked my dad to carry something, he'd tell her he wasn't a pack horse. If it was something to do with kids, it was HER job. Cooking, cleaning, parenting...all mom's area.
To most of us, yes, those things are common sense, because we've grown up hearing it or been taught that without realizing it. You ask mom if you can stay in the car, and she says no, it's too hot and she doesn't want to leave the engine running for the air co. Or you see a story on the news about a baby or pet who died when left in the car. So we learn it through experiences...my dad grew up in a different time when those weren't "things". And his parents hated each other and would use him to talk to each other. "Go ask your dad what he wants for dinner." "Go tell your mom I'm headed out to feed the cattle". They wanted to get a divorce and then he was born, and they stayed together "for him". They weren't good role models for him, and he learned what he lived. I was lucky to have other role models and to see other relationships and how it SHOULD be. He didn't have that.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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Songbird76 said:
In my dad's case, he just assumed parenting was the mom's job. (He was very misogynistic) They would be going somewhere when we were babies and my mom said she would have the diaper bags, the play pen, and a kid in each arm, and if she asked my dad to carry something, he'd tell her he wasn't a pack horse. If it was something to do with kids, it was HER job. Cooking, cleaning, parenting...all mom's area.
To most of us, yes, those things are common sense, because we've grown up hearing it or been taught that without realizing it. You ask mom if you can stay in the car, and she says no, it's too hot and she doesn't want to leave the engine running for the air co. Or you see a story on the news about a baby or pet who died when left in the car. So we learn it through experiences...my dad grew up in a different time when those weren't "things". And his parents hated each other and would use him to talk to each other. "Go ask your dad what he wants for dinner." "Go tell your mom I'm headed out to feed the cattle". They wanted to get a divorce and then he was born, and they stayed together "for him". They weren't good role models for him, and he learned what he lived. I was lucky to have other role models and to see other relationships and how it SHOULD be. He didn't have that.
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{{HUGS}}
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
I thought it was a mistake for her to leave the house so soon. Too much stress involved. Her daughter and grandkids could have moved in with her. Starting a new life in a month maybe after such a loss...Still hoping she is hiking some trail out there in Colorado.
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I would love to hear she went to Florida to start the life she dreamed of. I think Florida would have been a great place for her....and it seemed like her Daughter was kind of starting over, too....it would have been nice for them to start over, all together. Just move past all the negatives and enjoy the time they have together now.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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Cesar R M said:
Darwin Award? I'm pretty sure its a different thing. Darwin awards is when they almost committed suicide by doing stupid thing (like going to hug a bear in the wild for a selfie).
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True, but the definition has evolved a bit over time. It's my understanding that really stupid acts that (might) put a person in precarious (sometimes dangerous) situations, may qualify one for a Darwin Award.

Quoted directly from Wikipedia below, (but again, I have seen leeway in definition evolving over the years):

The Darwin Awards are a tongue-in-cheek honor, originating in Usenet newsgroup discussions around 1985. They recognize individuals who have supposedly contributed to human evolution by selecting themselves out of the gene pool via death or sterilization by their own actions.
 
DryerLintFan

DryerLintFan

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Songbird76 said:
In my dad's case, he just assumed parenting was the mom's job. (He was very misogynistic) They would be going somewhere when we were babies and my mom said she would have the diaper bags, the play pen, and a kid in each arm, and if she asked my dad to carry something, he'd tell her he wasn't a pack horse. If it was something to do with kids, it was HER job. Cooking, cleaning, parenting...all mom's area.
To most of us, yes, those things are common sense, because we've grown up hearing it or been taught that without realizing it. You ask mom if you can stay in the car, and she says no, it's too hot and she doesn't want to leave the engine running for the air co. Or you see a story on the news about a baby or pet who died when left in the car. So we learn it through experiences...my dad grew up in a different time when those weren't "things". And his parents hated each other and would use him to talk to each other. "Go ask your dad what he wants for dinner." "Go tell your mom I'm headed out to feed the cattle". They wanted to get a divorce and then he was born, and they stayed together "for him". They weren't good role models for him, and he learned what he lived. I was lucky to have other role models and to see other relationships and how it SHOULD be. He didn't have that.
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My dad is like this too. Just being around him is dangerous for kids, but he doesn't *mean* to be like that.
 
21stamps

21stamps

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Cesar R M said:
Icons are a bit confusing.. does the blue icons means wind and the blue, green and brown means floods? or fallen trees?
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I don’t know..lol. I just snapped a picture while listening to the weatherman talk about “stay indoors!” “Downed trees” “downed power lines” “70 mile wind gusts!” “Huge storm all the way down to Louisville”.. but it all passed thru quickly.. the storm was moving at 45mph.. so nothing but rain by the time tryouts started.
Songbird76 said:
Well, I guess it's at least good that he didn't have to miss baseball for it, since baseball was cancelled. But...here's what I don't get...these are tryouts for next year, right? And people can't go on vacation until they are over? So....why didn't they have an indoor backup in case of bad weather? It's not just a standard practice or game..it's pretty important. So they should have planned accordingly, and indoor spaces should give priority to those events over a standard game. Since you can't really reschedule it in the summer, they should have the means to ensure it can happen when planned.
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I’m not sure why they don’t rent an indoor facility like they do in November. I’m assuming it’s because the club owns multiple fields, but also I’m assuming they want to see the kids play on grass on regulation fields for their age. Tryouts are held for two weeks from 4-8:30pm, 2hr increments. These tryouts are also a little bit bigger than the November ones because a new age group is coming in. So that’s an additional 40+ Kids right there.

It’s a much better setup than the indoor was. Each age group takes up 4 fields with the following separated in each area - 1v1, 2v2, 4v4, cone drills, agility activities, shooting. They’re constantly regrouping the kids so they can see them with different players.
 
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Songbird76

Songbird76

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dryerlintfan said:
My dad is like this too. Just being around him is dangerous for kids, but he doesn't *mean* to be like that.
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Exactly...and it's sad, because you WANT your kids to have positive memories, but you have to kind of be careful. My dad would say mean things that he didn't realize were cruel, and he had expectations of kids to be basically little adults. Like...he was telling me his hunting friends came to visit and they went to dinner and he got so angry because they brought their 9 year old son who couldn't just sit still and be quiet and let the adults talk! He had the audacity to ask his parents if he could go look at the dessert case. My dad seriously thought that asking to get up from the table to go look at the desserts made him a spoiled brat. And I remember him getting mad at me when I was about 4 because his friends were over and they were at the table and my dad had a boiled egg and I asked if I could help him peel it, and he yelled at me because children were supposed to be seen and not heard. He just had very old-fashioned ideas about how children should behave and he had no patience when a child was "misbehaving" in his view. He didn't mean to be abusive, but he was, and he had no idea he was.
 

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