The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[MinnieM123]

Oh he didn't fight me on the Royal Pacific for while we're at Uni parks. It's the days between Disney and Universal where he wants to go cheap. I suggested staying at either a Disney Springs area hotel, or a Universal springs one, but the cheapest is like $138 per night. It looks like he found a marriot room for $100, so that's perfectly fine. I just want a place that's in a decent area and has a pool. We don't have anything planned for those in between days and I know the kids are going to want pool time. He's with me on Royal Pacific because of the EMH and Royal Pacific is also the cheapest of the hotels that also includes the Express Unlimited pass, which will help a lot, and if you have to add that on separately, you end up spending MORE money than you would have if you just stayed at the Royal Pacific. So he agrees with me on that.
We're doing the choose-your-own package for 4 nights...it has 4 day park to park tickets, which is what we need....the splash, stay, and play has a minimum of 5 nights, but they are only base tickets, so then you have to pay for the upgrade to park hopper, and it ends up being more expensive. And we don't need 5 days. And I DO want to eat at Three Broomsticks and Leaky Cauldron, but it's cheaper to pay out of pocket, we think. The photo package in the HP thing isn't like photopass...it's a Harry Potter-themed photo shoot. It's cool, but not necessary, so we can live without that.
The biggest thing I was upset about was that now I don't get to stay at the Poly for that one night. AND, I had spent HOURS researching the best deals and how to do everything the easiest way possible and still get to do everything we wanted...we've been talking about it for months. Then I show him the stuff last night and suddenly it's "But why are we doing THIS?" and " But do we really need that?" and I'm like....I told you about this in MAY! You couldn't have said something BEFORE I spent all the time and effort into organizing it, and BEFORE I got all excited about finally getting to do an item on my bucket list? And then I have to back and do a bunch MORE research to change everything I had planned before.

Sympathy like. Sometimes people don't pay enough attention to what others are saying. They think they're listening, but quite often, miss key points.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Yes, that's the plan. We do magical express to Caribbean Beach where we have 2 weeks. Then we would take magical express to back to the airport so that we could rent a car, then have a few days of rest, pool time, etc, then 4 days at universal and then bring the car back to the airport and fly home. Originally, I wanted to rent the car from Disney so we wouldn't have to figure out how to get back to the airport when we have no flight, and then after universal, we'd just bring the car back to Disney and stay one night at the Poly so we could take ME back to the airport to fly out. He thinks the Poly is too expensive. We're already spending enough on this vacation.
Yes, it's from the money that I inherited from my dad's estate. We disagree on where to vacation. If it was up to him, we wouldn't be doing Disney at all. When I mentioned we could do a nice long Disney trip, he said he didn't want to spend all the money traveling to Disney. He'd like to travel in the Netherlands. We LIVE in the Netherlands....we've been most of the places we want to go. There is nowhere here that I want to spend 2 or 3 weeks. I told him of course we weren't going to spend ALL of it traveling to Disney, but there's enough there to do Disney AND travel other places every couple of years. And I don't want to pull the "It's MY inheritance" card, because we ARE married, so it's OUR inheritance, but I feel like I SHOULD get a say in it and not just only do what HE wants. He has a tendency to change my plans whenever he thinks his way is better, without really knowing why I planned it the way I did. Like the car rental...I planned it like I did because I knew we wouldn't have a flight number to give to ME, so it made more sense to rent the car from Disney, and if we were going to stay one night on property for the ME back to the airport, I thought that was the perfect opportunity to stay at the poly. He agreed to it at the time, and then last night when I was going through the itinerary with him, he insisted it would be so much better to rent from the airport so we didn't have to spend the money on the Poly.
He does this constantly. We'll plan to visit his parents in the weekend and I'll ask him Friday night "What's the plan for tomorrow?" and he'll say he doesn't have a plan. So I'll say "Ok, why don't we plan on leaving at this time so we can do such and such and be there at this time, etc" He'll say it sounds good, and then the next day, when we're supposed to be leaving according to our plan, he'll still be lying on the bed with his computer, not having showered or anything. And when I try to get him going, he says "Well, we don't really need to be there before lunch, right? I figured we'd just leave after lunch." Well why didn't you SAY that when I asked you and why did you agree with what I said when you had no intention of doing that?? I think he just doesn't even listen when I try to plan...he just says "Sure, that sounds good" but he has no idea what he just agreed to, and then when it comes time to do it, he just changes the plan. If he's not dressed, we can't leave, so it's not like I can force him to follow my plan. He knows he can control it. He agrees to whatever I said so he doesn't have to argue with me, but has no intention on following through with what I said...I don't even think he HEARS what I say...he just agrees so I'll shut up and then he does what he wants anyway. I love him, but this is my biggest pet peeve with him. I guess if this is the biggest problem in our marriage, we're doing pretty well.

I think your plan sounds logical. Perhaps you could just book it the way you want and when it comes time to actually go tell him the plan! He may even forget he wanted something different.

 

[MinnieM123]

...and then T fell asleep. I made our way back home. This was one of the best days of my life!!! Exploring completely new places, walking across 100+ year old covered bridges, getting lost, no cell service, no itinerary, meeting locals.. seeing a sad and glorious beauty throughout all of it. We’ll be back to visit a few of the river towns during daylight!

Really enjoying all your interesting photos--it's a different type of road trip that you and T are on this week. Glad you two are enjoying your vacation.

 

[MinnieM123]

Thank you and there were some of both of us maybe just a bit farther in. meView attachment 305152 dh and boys View attachment 305153

Oh, I remember that Minnie shirt you wore (few years ago). Elegant wardrobe pieces never goes out of style.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Have you ever been to a Drag Queen Bingo event? It's hysterical. Quite dirty, but so funny, if you don't mind the naughty jokes. My brother and 2 friends of his do an event every year to raise money for Wyoming AIDS patients for things not covered by insurance. I went last year and had SO much fun. Most of what I won was wine, which I don't drink, but it was fun to win something. I gave it all to my brother. And since I'm not a huge drinker, and everyone around me was TRASHED, it was a lot easier for me to win. I'm normally kind of a Sandra Dee....I don't really swear, I don't drink very often, I dress more conservatively than a lot of women, I'm not promiscuous at all...but it was just kind of a fun experience to let loose for one night, even though I didn't drink at all.

I haven't done that but it sounds like a fun event! I'd totally be up for doing something like that.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Just had a flashback to my father. He had this thing about "messy" meals--those were his favorites. Even if he was presented with a nice dinner plate of meat and vegetables, he'd still smoosh it all together to make it all nice and messy! He was convinced it tasted better that way!

If I have a roast I like to smoosh all my potatoes and carrots together, I guess that makes it messy but tastes delicious!

 

[MinnieM123]

The Arboretum is just so pretty. I love your shirt, and the food looks yummy. You are the best aunt!!

Yes, @ajrwdwgirl is the best aunt to her lucky niece. I recall an aunt who thought it would be fun ( . . . ) to give us kids a box of math flash cards. She thought we'd enjoy that, during our summer vacation. Oh joy--a box full of math problems.

I mean you just can't make this stuff up.

 

[MinnieM123]

Sneaky end of meal cake for Mrs Ferret she wasn't expecting
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Wow! That's an amazing cake! Mrs. Ferret is so lucky!

 

[MinnieM123]

Went to Kings Dominion over the weekend, had a pretty good time and took a few pictures

https://forums.wdwmagic.com/media/albums/kings-dominion-2018.481/

That looks like a fun park!!

 

[MinnieM123]

Brilliant @Wrangler-Rick
Great job finding that old classic. Just a 30 second commercial.
When no one referred to my original post I wondered if it was all a dream.....but you saved the day!

@Wrangler-Rick for the win!

Steve, fyi, I never heard nor saw that commercial before. What struck me about it was that it was some sort of religion commercial, and that's somewhat unique. Don't think I've ever seen any religion commercial before. Perhaps there was a large group in a particular area, that belonged to that particular faith, and maybe the commercial was targeted to a very specific (niche, so to speak) market.

 

[MinnieM123]

Well, when we bought this house, we had to do a LOT of updating. It was built in something like 1960, so all the electrical wiring was outdated and not up to code. We had to redo it all. We hired an aquaintance, thinking he would do a good job for us because he knew us and we would recommend more clients. He ended up being hopeless and was so slow that it was costing a LOT more than we had anticipated. He spent an entire 8 hour day on the doorbell, which still doesn't work. He ordered the wrong outlet covers, etc...so DH finally just said we'd do the rest ourselves. He got the wires and put them in where they needed to go, but he hadn't gotten 2 of the outlets in the kitchen hooked up. So there are holes in the wall with the capped off wiring hanging there. I know nothing about wiring, so I can't do it myself...I know it's like a 5 minute job at most...you take the caps off the wires, attach the wires to the outlet thingy, and then screw the cover on the wall. But you have to get the right wires in the right place on the outlet, and I don't know where they go. The one in my laundry closet is also not attached to the wall. The outlet is usable, but it's not embedded in the wall. I have 2 sets of finished outlets in the kitchen, but the other two are just holes with the capped off wires. It has to be a fire hazard, I'm sure.

Do not attempt to do electrical work yourself, if you are not trained to do so. It can be VERY dangerous.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Well, when we bought this house, we had to do a LOT of updating. It was built in something like 1960, so all the electrical wiring was outdated and not up to code. We had to redo it all. We hired an aquaintance, thinking he would do a good job for us because he knew us and we would recommend more clients. He ended up being hopeless and was so slow that it was costing a LOT more than we had anticipated. He spent an entire 8 hour day on the doorbell, which still doesn't work. He ordered the wrong outlet covers, etc...so DH finally just said we'd do the rest ourselves. He got the wires and put them in where they needed to go, but he hadn't gotten 2 of the outlets in the kitchen hooked up. So there are holes in the wall with the capped off wiring hanging there. I know nothing about wiring, so I can't do it myself...I know it's like a 5 minute job at most...you take the caps off the wires, attach the wires to the outlet thingy, and then screw the cover on the wall. But you have to get the right wires in the right place on the outlet, and I don't know where they go. The one in my laundry closet is also not attached to the wall. The outlet is usable, but it's not embedded in the wall. I have 2 sets of finished outlets in the kitchen, but the other two are just holes with the capped off wires. It has to be a fire hazard, I'm sure.

As long as the metal parts of the wire are covered up completely it really isn't a fire hazard. To make doubly sure just get a roll of electrical tape and wrap each wire end, cap (separately) completely and all will be safe. You Tube has a number of simple video's that tell how to do it. It really is simple, but, if you don't even have a box installed to put the outlet in, you may need to get a real electrician in to do it.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Yes, @ajrwdwgirl is the best aunt to her lucky niece. I recall an aunt who thought it would be fun ( . . . ) to give us kids a box of math flash cards. She thought we'd enjoy that, during our summer vacation. Oh joy--a box full of math problems.

I mean you just can't make this stuff up.

My niece doesn't have to worry about me giving her math problems! I have given her plenty of books though. And I try to be a good and fun aunt, my aunts and uncles were duds so I want her to have a good aunt & uncle experience with us.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Do not attempt to do electrical work yourself, if you are not trained to do so. It can be VERY dangerous.

If unsure... what she said. I tend to be very flippant about it because I have been doing my own electrical work for 50 years and I forget that if you know what you are doing it is fairly safe. However, if you don't it can be a shocking experience. If it's not 220 volts (which can kill you), 110 volts will give you quite the tickle.

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

As long as the metal parts of the wire are covered up completely it really isn't a fire hazard. To make doubly sure just get a roll of electrical tape and wrap each wire end, cap (separately) completely and all will be safe. You Tube has a number of simple video's that tell how to do it. It really is simple, but, if you don't even have a box installed to put the outlet in, you may need to get a real electrician in to do it.

Don’t let the white wire touch the black wire, it would be bad....

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

@Wrangler-Rick for the win!

Steve, fyi, I never heard nor saw that commercial before. What struck me about it was that it was some sort of religion commercial, and that's somewhat unique. Don't think I've ever seen any religion commercial before. Perhaps there was a large group in a particular area, that belonged to that particular faith, and maybe the commercial was targeted to a very specific (niche, so to speak) market.

Maybe my friend. The commercial's sponser was a church but the content was not religious. Its message echoes what is taught in all pre-schools.....Sharing. I was just a kid who liked the jingle truly oolee oolee oo. Stuck with me for decades

 

[MinnieM123]

If unsure... what she said. I tend to be very flippant about it because I have been doing my own electrical work for 50 years and I forget that if you know what you are doing it is fairly safe. However, if you don't it can be a shocking experience. If it's not 220 volts (which can kill you), 110 volts will give you quite the tickle.

My hubs works with electricity all the time. He was the one who warned me about the dangers of working with electricity if you're untrained. Even with training, he's received a few jarring jolts of electrical current over the years (back when he was repairing TVs. He still occasionally works on amplifiers, etc., for musicians.) He also used to teach an electrical course at a trade school, years ago.

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

Maybe my friend. The commercial's sponser was a church but the content was not religious. Its message echoes what is taught in all pre-schools.....Sharing. I was just a kid who liked the jingle truly oolee oolee oo. Stuck with me for decades

This is how we learned about sharing....

 

[Goofyernmost]

My hubs works with electricity all the time. He was the one who warned me about the dangers of working with electricity if you're untrained. Even with training, he's received a few jarring jolts of electrical current over the years (back when he was repairing TVs. He still occasionally works on amplifiers, etc., for musicians.) He also used to teach an electrical course at a trade school, years ago.

I can remember back when I was in the service and stationed in Vermont, we had this old civilian electrician that worked at the base. He was in his mid to late 60's at the time. One day he was on a scaffold doing some wiring from a ceiling junction box. I heard him say to his helper.... "did you shut down the circuit breaker", and the helper said he couldn't remember if he did or not. The old guy just looked up and said, well there is one way to find out. He wet his thumb and forefinger and touched the wires. Sparks shot out in all directions, he just laughed and said, I don't think it is shut off. One of the other points in the story was that he had Parkinson's and his head constantly shook back and forth. I often wondered it that was why he had Parkinson's.

 

[donaldtoo]

But aren't you excited that it's not muggy and horrendously hot for a change??!! This August has been awful!

This was our lovely weather here today, and in the neighborhood down by the airport...!!!!!