The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

Songbird76

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My dh got some extremely good news at work and some not so good. Not so good news is he may be back on nights after the holidays, mixed news he's going to be working 6 days a week most weeks until then, great news he's not getting sent some place horrendous:joyfull:
So they aren't sending him out? That's fantastic! I'm guessing that, while not ideal, the nights are preferable to being sent somewhere?
 

Songbird76

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Blurg! The American Pavilion is next to Japan. The Liberty Inn has Chicken Nuggets and Hot Dogs. I'd feed him there before you go to Japan and just bring him along a snack to play with during your meal. Note where ever they sell gourmet hot dogs you can also get them plain if you request.

The little food stand in Liberty Square sells plain hot dogs. The Fried Chicken Strips (not nuggets) are awesome at the Commissary at the Studios along with hot dogs at Fairfax and a foot long at Min & Bills. Snack Cart on Boardwalk has both regular and footlong hot dogs. Our resorts this last trip had footlong hotdogs and of course nuggets. So you should be able to pre-feed him just about anywhere you are at given his love of nuggets and hot dogs.

If you are going to be in WDW in July for National HotDog Day Casey's usually had a 2 foot hot dog. Should fill a growing teen. Wonder if @figmentfan423 boys could polish it off?

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Thank you! That's very helpful! He wouldn't eat the chicken nuggets in most Disney places, because they were like...real chicken. And he won't eat the bun with the hotdog. Mostly what he ate in Disney last time was fries. A lot of fries. When we're on vacation, we don't worry too much about what he's eating. But we're hoping that he'll have more variety in his diet and be willing to try some things by the time we go. Fingers crossed!
 

MinnieM123

Premium Member
All - if anyone here is looking for a scary novel as we head into October/Halloween season, I cannot recommend The Cabin at the End of the World by Justin Tremblay highly enough. It is so well written that you feel like you are in the room with these characters, and believe me, you do NOT want to be in the room with these characters, with what they have to go through in this book. But it is a really amazing horror novel that even Stephen King has endorsed. I just loved this. Reviews are all pretty much amazing, but I would not read them before reading the book, because they all give spoilers, and it is best reading this with as little info as possible.
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Thanks for the tip, but I'm a wuss--scary stories, well, they scare me! :p
 

Figgy1

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Figgy1

Premium Member
Looks like another one of my plays is about to open in Columbus, Ohio. They never bother telling the playwright, lol. Thank God for google alerts.

If anyone is in Columbus and wants comps, lemme know. I can probably get you in. However, these photos are not making me have a ton of confidence in this particular production. It looks like the production budget was fifteen cents. But hey, ya never know:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/colum...atre-Companys-DEVIL-BOYS-FROM-BEYOND-20180918
Congrats again. Maybe they're going for a low budget campy feel:hilarious:
 

Figgy1

Premium Member
I’ll take the heat over cold and snow any day however my sweet spot is 60s to mid 80s. The humidity and heat index over 100 got to me at times this trip. The World Showcase concrete makes it that much worse, like a brick oven. It amazed me how differently the WS felt to Future World which was far more bearable
I find WS to be a bit nippy as I tend to spend a lot of time inside shopping and maybe stopping inside for a drink or 2:angelic: Even my dh doesn't notice the heat there:eek:
 

MinnieM123

Premium Member
I have never served on a jury, but wanted to! Called in a few times, but never chosen. (Law & Order dunk dunk!)

I've heard some people like it. Not moi--served as a juror once (many years ago). Hated every moment of it. You get stuck in a locked room with a bunch of people (many of whom you don't like to begin with) for hours. And because of the way the "facts" were presented to us, we had to let a bad guy go free. Nope, have nothing good to say about that whole experience.
 

Figgy1

Premium Member
Thank you! That's very helpful! He wouldn't eat the chicken nuggets in most Disney places, because they were like...real chicken. And he won't eat the bun with the hotdog. Mostly what he ate in Disney last time was fries. A lot of fries. When we're on vacation, we don't worry too much about what he's eating. But we're hoping that he'll have more variety in his diet and be willing to try some things by the time we go. Fingers crossed!
The first time we took my older ds there he was still in his super picky phase which has gotten much better. Super picky for him it was mostly certain fruits and veggies. Now there's not much he won't eat thanks WS:joyfull: I remember his class read a couple of books about the history of food and utensils to help them eat more varied diet and I'll try and find out the names for you.
 

Figgy1

Premium Member
Blurg! The American Pavilion is next to Japan. The Liberty Inn has Chicken Nuggets and Hot Dogs. I'd feed him there before you go to Japan and just bring him along a snack to play with during your meal. Note where ever they sell gourmet hot dogs you can also get them plain if you request.

The little food stand in Liberty Square sells plain hot dogs. The Fried Chicken Strips (not nuggets) are awesome at the Commissary at the Studios along with hot dogs at Fairfax and a foot long at Min & Bills. Snack Cart on Boardwalk has both regular and footlong hot dogs. Our resorts this last trip had footlong hotdogs and of course nuggets. So you should be able to pre-feed him just about anywhere you are at given his love of nuggets and hot dogs.

If you are going to be in WDW in July for National HotDog Day Casey's usually had a 2 foot hot dog. Should fill a growing teen. Wonder if @figmentfan423 boys could polish it off?

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You have to ask:banghead:
 

MySmallWorldof4

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I used to feel like you, that pizza is just pizza, until I found Salvatore's Coal Fired Pizza in Port Washington, NY. It is the most unbelievably amazing pizza I have ever had. It is like a different species of pizza. Thin, crunchy crusts, tomato sauce just sweet enough but not overpowering. The freshest ingredients. I was never really so much of a pizza fan, but now we go every Saturday night. Also, they comped our entire check last year one time during the holidays just because we brought the staff brownies. And they just comped 2 carafes of wine this past weekend because it was Phil Monster's birthday. If you ever find yourself in Port Washington, definitely go:
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The first boy I ever kissed lived in Port Washington. :hilarious: Dh and I would also walk around the docks there when we dated. A beautiful seaside town. I will have to tell my step-dad about that pizza place. He goes to eat seafood in Port Washington once in awhile.
 

MySmallWorldof4

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Looks like another one of my plays is about to open in Columbus, Ohio. They never bother telling the playwright, lol. Thank God for google alerts.

If anyone is in Columbus and wants comps, lemme know. I can probably get you in. However, these photos are not making me have a ton of confidence in this particular production. It looks like the production budget was fifteen cents. But hey, ya never know:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/colum...atre-Companys-DEVIL-BOYS-FROM-BEYOND-20180918
I hope it does great! Continued success for you. :)
 

Rista1313

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Sympathy like.
I’ve been called for jury duty several times, and actually, by fluke, ended up serving on one (more on that in a bit).
The county we live in has a 6 mo. minimum between jury duty calls between the time you’ve actually served on one. But, since our hood was limitedly annexed by Austin several years ago, and the brunt of the city is within the county south of us, we can also be called for jury duty there every 6 mo. after serving, and they can overlap (unless that has changed in the last few years). In one 3-ish mo. timeframe I was called for jury duty in both counties, and was dismissed from both. Most likely because I let them know of the fact that I have both a friend and a BIL that are police officers. Seems to have worked every time, except the one I mentioned above that I ended up serving on... :cyclops:
It was a DWI case, but, it wasn’t typical.
The guy had been at a friends house all day helping him work on his car. On his way home on a neighborhood street, a kiddo rode out of a driveway into the street and ran into the side of his pickup...if he woulda’ driven by a split second later, he woulda’ hit the kiddo.
Anyway, the driveway the kid came out of to cross the street was his grandparents and he was crossing to get back to his family home directly across the street. The guy stopped to check on the kid, and the grandfather saw it all and ran over to check on him too. The kid was actually fine, but, a little shook up. By the time the 3 of them decided all was OK and no big deal, the guy was getting ready to drive away as the kids father came out, heard what happened, and quickly got his plate number as he was driving away. The grandfather also told his son that he thought he smelled alcohol on the guys breath, and that he saw some beer cans on the floor of his truck.
Father called the police and they gave the guy a visit at his home. But, that was about a half hour later. The police found him to be very intoxicated when they arrived, but, he claimed it was because he was so shook up from the incident, that he had drank a half bottle of vodka when he got home...
Without going into further details (3 days worth), the testimony and evidence was just too overwhelming not to convict.
The judge gave him probation and so many hours of community service along with some financial restitution.
Here’s the fun part...
After it was all over, just I and his defense attorney ended up in the elevator down. Awkward for a few moments, but, then he asked me what led us to vote to convict.
I explained to him, without going into detail here, (even after we reached the lower lobby, and headed out of the building towards our cars) how his clients story just didn’t seem credible and had so many inconsistencies.
At that point, I asked him what he thought.
He stopped on the sidewalk, as did I when he did, turned and looked me straight in the face, and said we made the right call, as he was 100% sure the guy had been drinkin’ all day.
Then, as we were standing there, I asked him “By the way, why did I get chosen for this jury after y’all knew I had my own DWI back in ‘85, and have a friend and a BIL that are both cops?!”
He replied “Simple, the lady we were gonna’ choose instead of you was out in the hall loudly discussing the case, which not only disqualified here from the jury, but, got her a hefty fine. And, well, you were next in line.” :hilarious:
Honestly, it was actually a fascinating and crazy experience, all at the same time. I learned a lot, and I’m glad I experienced it.
But, ultimately, once was enough...!!! ;):oops:

I had a similar experience on a jury once, where the guys (2 guys) appointed attorney told us in the lobby that our verdict was 100% dead on, why: because the guys were actually caught red handed. (But apparently they can't tell you that in court!)
 

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