The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[donaldtoo]

OK gang, back to the grind for me...
Have a Magical day...!
Laterrrrrrr...!!!

 

[MOXOMUMD]

And Mrs. Roper. Such a great show!
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I love Three's Company! John Ritter was gone too soon.

A bit of Ritter trivia: His son, Jason, is the voice of Dipper in Disney's Gravity Falls. His father, Tex, is the voice of Big Al at Country Bears in MK.

 

[JenniferS]

Ever thought about not getting the DDP and paying out of pocket?

That way, you can share entrees, if someone wants two appetizers as an entree, you can do that, and you can find dessert later if you don't like the restaurant offerings. And no wasted food!

You can share entrees on the DDP, everywhere but @ Via Napoli. Tammy and I do it on every trip.

Here's the thing - I'm cheap with the little things, not the big things.
Paying for DDP (for 3) upfront, will still allow us to pay OOP for apps to split, an extra meal, etc.
I know me - if we we were 100% OOP, I would order the cheapest thing on the menu, and fret if others did not do so also.
It's me, I know! It's nuts, I know! But truly, I would be resentful.

If however, the bulk of the food was paid for up front, then someone can go ahead and order the $42 steak on the DDP, and I'll have the $22 chicken OOP.

Here's the damage:
Room #1 - 3 people, 10 nights @ Coronado Springs, 10 PH + waterpark, with regular dining - $5158.38 USD
Room #2 - 2 people, as above, NO dining - $2712.10 USD

Hubby says to heck with flying, we'll rent a van and drive; saving $3000 on flights/rental car. (Tammy said she's never flying again anyway, after last year's flight home. I said "valium".)

Even though we should be flush with cash by the end of the summer, I've got other plans for that money ... remember?

 

[JenniferS]

Hahaaa...!
Mine went their too, but, it wasn't written like this... "coffee"...!!!

That's right. There's coffee. And then there's "coffee".

With both Hubby and I being off work together for months now, I've had quite a lot of both!

 

[MOXOMUMD]

These might be the reason I can't get any of these kids to move out:

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Grocery store bakery donuts are every bit as good as donut store donuts; but twice the size and half the price.

I know I quoted this again (they still look good the second time!) but are any of these maple? I love maple donuts.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

You can share entrees on the DDP, everywhere but @ Via Napoli. Tammy and I do it on every trip.

Here's the thing - I'm cheap with the little things, not the big things.
Paying for DDP (for 3) upfront, will still allow us to pay OOP for apps to split, an extra meal, etc.
I know me - if we we were 100% OOP, I would order the cheapest thing on the menu, and fret if others did not do so also.
It's me, I know! It's nuts, I know! But truly, I would be resentful.

If however, the bulk of the food was paid for up front, then someone can go ahead and order the $42 steak on the DDP, and I'll have the $22 chicken OOP.

Here's the damage:
Room #1 - 3 people, 10 nights @ Coronado Springs, 10 PH + waterpark, with regular dining - $5158.38 USD
Room #2 - 2 people, as above, NO dining - $2712.10 USD

Hubby says to heck with flying, we'll rent a van and drive; saving $3000 on flights/rental car. (Tammy said she's never flying again anyway, after last year's flight home. I said "valium".)

Even though we should be flush with cash by the end of the summer, I've got other plans for that money ... remember?

Quite a shame that you didn't think of this last November, but...

You could have upgraded your passes to APs. They still would have been good this year. Then you would have a 10% discount on all merchandise, you might get a room only discount, and you could get Tables in Wonderland, which is a 20% card at all TS restaurants.

 

[JenniferS]

Oh yeah, ceiling transition photos ....
Looking south, from kitchen to dining area:




And from the dining area to the kitchen:

 

[JenniferS]

Also worthy of note, the living room flows into the dining area via a small vestibule, so an awkward transition was inevitable somewhere.


And reverse angle:


And thus ends Architecture 101/Canadian version.
It's 2:45, and I still might be unshowered and in my PJ's.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

WHO THE HELL PUTS KETCHUP ON FRITTERS?

I would eat corn fritters with ketchup, apple--no ketchup.

 

[JenniferS]

Quite a shame that you didn't think of this last November, but...

You could have upgraded your passes to APs. They still would have been good this year. Then you would have a 10% discount on all merchandise, you might get a room only discount, and you could get Tables in Wonderland, which is a 20% card at all TS restaurants.

True that, but we didn't plan on going back that early.
We had actually planned on returning months LATER, to do some condo shopping.

Given the ridiculously cold winter we had, zero construction went on during the past four months, so all of our closings have been delayed. This means the $$ has been delayed, so condo shopping may have to wait until the new year.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Oh My, you actually question Ketchup on this thread?

Weekly I am amazed by what everyone seems to want to put Ketchup on.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Love Laverne and Shirley. Why don't any of the good shows come on TV anymore?

My Grandfather likes milk and Pepsi or Coke. I like milk and I like Pepsi (way better than Coke) but I don't even want to try them together.

I love Dr. Pepper but I don't want milk in it. Yucky.

 

[Cesar R M]

I love Three's Company! John Ritter was gone too soon.

A bit of Ritter trivia: His son, Jason, is the voice of Dipper in Disney's Gravity Falls. His father, Tex, is the voice of Big Al at Country Bears in MK.

good to know they followed the path of him?

 

[Cesar R M]

Quite a shame that you didn't think of this last November, but...

You could have upgraded your passes to APs. They still would have been good this year. Then you would have a 10% discount on all merchandise, you might get a room only discount, and you could get Tables in Wonderland, which is a 20% card at all TS restaurants.

but tables for wonderland is just for americans if I remember correctly.

 

[Cesar R M]

True that, but we didn't plan on going back that early.
We had actually planned on returning months LATER, to do some condo shopping.

Given the ridiculously cold winter we had, zero construction went on during the past four months, so all of our closings have been delayed. This means the $$ has been delayed, so condo shopping may have to wait until the new year.

auch! D:

sympathy like.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

but tables for wonderland is just for americans if I remember correctly.

No. You have to be an annual passholder, DVC member, or Florida resident, and at least 21. But I've heard about British AP holders or DVC members getting it.

 

[seahawk7]

I could never understand the milk and Pepsi thing LaVerne drank.

I wonder if Boo Boo Kitty liked it.

 

[seahawk7]

My best friends live an hour north of us so add that for them. The money they saved flying out of PIT was worth the drive.

Are you friends going on the trip with you guys?

 

[MinnieM123]

Also worthy of note, the living room flows into the dining area via a small vestibule, so an awkward transition was inevitable somewhere.

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And reverse angle:
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And thus ends Architecture 101/Canadian version.
It's 2:45, and I still might be unshowered and in my PJ's.

Thank you. I do believe this is the first ceiling tour I've ever taken! (Really, though, your ceilings are very attractive.)

 

[MinnieM123]

For @Cesar R M , I think your buddies in Mexico made this 11 ounce bag of Hershey Miniatures, that I bought at the supermarket last Saturday. I asked hubby to take a picture of the back of the bag for me, and it says (Mfg.) Manufactured in Mexico. (Look about 4-5 lines above the bar code from the bottom.) I found it interesting that some bags of chocolate were made here in the U.S. and some came from Mexico. O.k. Let's see if uploaded his picture correctly--fingers crossed! I think if you click on the jpeg thing, it should show the picture.