The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Gabe1]

It's expensive going solo and with the British offers, I can't imagine having to pay for a family. I do feel sad so many people won't be able to experience the magic.

We used our tax return every year to go to Disney for at least 2 weeks sometimes a second trip if we had AP and were gifted a code. We viewed it as family bonding time.

Now I have adult children with all with good paying jobs. We all split it. So it gets easier to travel with Adult kids brings it down to very affordable especially if you don’t pay Rack Rates.

 

[Gabe1]

17 and she is unsure. She enjoys graphic design, but is worried she won't make a good living doing it. I told her to do graphic design because she likes it, but also do business or economics as a minor.

And statistics will give her specific employment opportunities if she has a strong math background

 

[Gabe1]

I was reading before I commented to see if anyone noticed that yet. Here I knew it at 11pm last night. I’m going to read on before I say more to see if you guys already covered it

OK. It didn’t get covered. As I said we knew late last night the AP was going up. My kids was up beginning of September and mine October. They needed to update theirs soon to get FP+ reservations though. This afternoon we went through the backdoor and grabbed 3 AP at yesterday’s prices. We got confirmation and they are laying in our MDE for when the current ones expire. My Goal of never paying Rack Rate.

@MySmallWorldof4 and @93boomer drop me a PM if you want to know how.
You won’t have time to contemplate long. Annually the glitches are closed pretty fast.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

OK. It didn’t get covered. As I said we knew late last night the AP was going up. My kids was up beginning of September and mine October. They needed to update theirs soon to get FP+ reservations though. This afternoon we went through the backdoor and grabbed 3 AP at yesterday’s prices. We got confirmation and they are laying in our MDE for when the current ones expire. My Goal of never paying Rack Rate.

@MySmallWorldof4 and @93boomer drop me a PM if you want to know how.
You won’t have time to contemplate long. Annually the glitches are closed pretty fast.

Someone posted that Sam's Club is selling them currently at the old rate. I am not planning on buying anymore. We may do Uni and the beach next year. Possibly do maybe 2 or 3 days at Disney in the late Spring, but we may wait until Epcot's 50th to do a big trip. We will see. As I said before, I am a little soured with this exorbitant price increase. It is also not fair to those with current AP's that are expiring soon and could have renewed at the old rate to not have been given warning. Very poor customer service. I understand they are a business, but AP holders show loyalty to their brand. They should have a glimmer of consideration. The pixie dust is starting to just become dust.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Shock.of the day...

Dad said he likes this rented Infinity QS better than their Buick Enclave.

Except since it's Japanese-made, I had to tell him how to operate the windshield wipers...

 

[Dead2009]

They really need to stop issuing watches for severe weather if nothing's going to happen. There's another one until 10 and it's barely rained. Had one yesterday too and it rained AFTER they cancelled the watch. Supposed to rain tomorrow and thursday and I have a feeling it wont. If it's not gonna rain....STOP TELLING US IT IS.

 

[Goofyernmost]

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Every freaking day of my life, so far!

 

[MinnieM123]

Youngest got her standing back handspring at the gym on the floor yesterday. I was so happy for her. She has been so determined to get it before choreography camp which will be in August.

That's exciting. Your kids are talented.

 

[MinnieM123]

They really need to stop issuing watches for severe weather if nothing's going to happen. There's another one until 10 and it's barely rained. Had one yesterday too and it rained AFTER they cancelled the watch. Supposed to rain tomorrow and thursday and I have a feeling it wont. If it's not gonna rain....STOP TELLING US IT IS.

A severe weather "watch" is just that. It's a heads up that you might get some severe weather. I like early warnings like that, because I can plan my day -- if I wanted outdoor activities, I might way until the next day. Anyway, your choice whether to pay attention to the "watch" or ignore it. I'd just be glad if no bad weather came out of a "watch", but I appreciate a heads up, if there is any chance of bad weather.

 

[Dead2009]

The thing is, they told us we were definitely getting severe weather the beginning of this week which never happened, and in the case of yesterday, the watch was cancelled after a few hours of being issued. The weather report for the next 2 days has it at a 80% chance of rain and I can't keep cancelling outdoor plans if nothing is going to occur.

 

[donaldtoo]

It’s been a pretty good coupla’ days...

The firm gave me another pay raise today...!!!!!!!!!!!
And, totally unrelated, I forgot to post last night that youngest DD got herself a “new” ride yesterday...!!!!!




2018 VW Tiguan with just over 8,500 miles on it...!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

This was still the temp on my commute home this evenin’, but, it sure is cooler than last year at this time...



And, it only got up to 94 here today...again, where, oh where, are my beloved triple-digit temps...?!?!?!!!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Good.

I sowwy...
I just couldn’t hep mahsef...!!!

 

[Rista1313]

Ha!!!

We received 3 replacement Weber classic BBQ grills one year I stopped reporting duplicates so they would stop sending me more grills.

I ordered 2 wing backed chairs for my formal living area from Eathan Allan one delivered with a crack in the rung. Thinking up my staircase it happened. In the end I had six wing backed chairs. I stopped reporting the over delivering. I bought a huge round marble coffee table and arranged the six chairs around it. Never bought a sofa for that room.

Sometimes you can try but have to give up on honesty.

Oh yeah, their mistake and I wasn’t charged. Hubby said he’d just wear one on each wrist!

 

[donaldtoo]

They ain’t exacltly pretty, but, these grilled honey ham and cheese sandwiches (including the one I already took a bite out of ) are delicious...!!!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

How precious is that photo?!!

Thanks, Minnie...!!!
He is such a good father and husband...!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Thank you! And might I add that Emy and sil’s picture on Father’s Day is priceless. Love the tees. So cute!

And, a well-deserved you’re welcome to you...!!!!!
Thank you so much, and priceless indeed...!!!!!!! Emy is so very lucky to have such a wonderful father, as well as mother...!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Yeah, I have flown a lot for work and for fun, in all the different classes and some private planes as well. It's certainly nice to experience such luxury but if I'm the one paying I usually slum it in economy.

Oh yea, I hear ya’, and same here...but, it sure was nice to experience the “high life” a coupla’ times back in the day...!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Not to us.

Ridiculous.
But, just like all the other price increases on everything you can think of, if folks are still willin’ to pay it, on top of (IIRC) attendance bein’ up, ya’ can’t blame the mouse for chargin’ it...

 

[Gabe1]

Oh yeah, their mistake and I wasn’t charged. Hubby said he’d just wear one on each wrist!

Gotta love him! Takes one for the team.