The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Cesar R M]

When I was a kid Arby's was amazing. They had used fresh sliced beef cut very thin and then dipped quickly in to very hot beef drippings. Oh my was it good. A close duplicate to it was also the Chain called Lums. Arby's then went to a processed beef that they sliced and just added some beef gravy and it was so disgusting. Funny how profit margins of accountants can tank all profits. Greed has some awful results.

Thats exactly why Arby's went bankrupt(just like there is no room for "taco bell")
If we want a sandwich like Arby's.. We can go to any corner store.. theres TORTAS (mexican sandwich) with fresh ingredients.. at 10% of the price of Arby's. If they had deluxe meats, it would have been a different story (hence why Carls Jr stays, everyone likes their premium burgers)
And here in Mexico.. noone takes taco bell seriously.. We have REAL TACO joints every 3 blocks.. freshly made, with real beef.. not that filling mcdonalds garbage (that is 20% meat and 80% derivatives and fillings).

Ugh, can't stand the Transformers movies.

Yet.. they were all "box office hits" and very popular.

eek. what a way to end your travels to Orlando. Painful commute on so many levels. Sorry. : (

eeh, actually.. I did hurt my nail RIGHT BEFORE boarding the Magical Express in route to the DVC unit.( as in arriving to orlando, not leaving)
So I had bandaids the entire trip. Going to check with the doctor tomorrow. I might have to get the entire nail removed as its falling apart.

 

[Gabe1]

It looks like sometime 2017 as the NBA pulled out of that location

I heard the NBA pulled out, can't say I blame them, it was strange to start with for Disney. I was thinking how long before they could line up a new plan for the parcel. I suspect they would leave Quest in place, better than boarding up but I don't really see a clear business model with Disney anymore. They seem to be scattered in their development of projects, Avatar being so long as was the ever changing plans for FLE. Closing of Pleasure Island & Adventurers only to stall out on the Wharf and a forever before the ongoing Springs. Makes me wonder how long the Studio's projects will take before that park is viable again. I remember the CMs given notice in 2012 that Imagination would close immediately after New Years 2012 and the only movement on that is a DVC lounge forthcoming. So there is some curiosity to how long Quest will hang around, it could just shutter like Adventures or WoL or hang in there like Imagination.

 

[Gabe1]

I'm like that too. It kind of drives hubby nuts because he's one who would just throw it away to get it out of the house and make space. And to him, it's too much effort to box it up and take it wherever you can donate. I have to do the boxing myself and half the time he'll just say he's not going to mess with it, just throw it away. But having grown up on donated clothing and such, I understand that not everyone can afford their own stuff and if I have extra and can help someone out, then I'm going to! I donate all the kids' old clothes to either an orphanage in Romania, or a home for severely handicapped children in Sri Lanka. Toys are the same, or some things have gone to our neighbor because their youngest is only 3 or 4 and they don't have much money, so we've given her some of the bigger toys that would be hard to send to another country.

Over the years my discarded stuff from maternity clothing, baby stuff, toys etc had all gone to Catholic Charities, unwed Mothers division in the next town over. I sent all the stuff including car seats to high chairs.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Give it 20, 25 years when some of those taste buds change. So many things I learned to love around 40 or so.

Dark chocolate is good for your heart.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

More drama over here at the fun house. Appliances were scheduled to be delivered today, which I told Mr. Donkey, who said yesterday it was OK for the delivery people to move the ones he's taking into the garage. This morning he tells me to move my car because it may get scratched (while he's putting stuff into his van) and of course I get snarky with him. Seriously, though, why would my car possibly get scratched when our driveway is big enough to hold 3 cars across??? Because of that, he told me he would not allow the delivery people to touch "his" appliances (I had to point out they're still community property) for fear of them damaging them. Next thing I know he's saying he'll call the police if anyone touches him, he's recording the entire interaction with the delivery people, he's telling them we're in the middle of a divorce, and I know they're just thinking we're a couple of nut cases.

On top of that, now he's telling me that I will only have our daughter from Sat morning to Mon morning and he'll have her the rest of the time. Over my dead body!!!

Oh, and he may not be moving out this Sunday. Apparently that date wasn't actually the move date (even though his email says it is) - it's the date when he'll have all his "inside items" moved out. He won't be officially moved out until his "outside items" are moved as well. Isn't it lovely how he can just change his mind on a whim?

I would have called the police myself. They would give him the order to stay away from your residence for 24 hours (cooling off period) and arrest him for domestic if he didn't comply.

 

[Cesar R M]

I would have called the police myself. They would give him the order to stay away from your residence for 24 hours (cooling off period) and arrest him for domestic if he didn't comply.

agree. he's just being an ahole now.

 

[catmom46]

I would have called the police myself. They would give him the order to stay away from your residence for 24 hours (cooling off period) and arrest him for domestic if he didn't comply.

Actually, I did call the police (which my lawyer advised) and unfortunately without court orders it's a civil matter and they would only come if a criminal action was occurring. Basically, the officer told me that since it's community property he has as much right to do with it as I do, so there's nothing they could do. I kinda figured as much, but thought it was worth a shot.

The appliances were all installed without any problem in the end - I just moved the fridge myself further away from the space it was in and as long as the old one could get through the doorway, it was fine. But of course Mr. Donkey had to make trouble before finally "cooperating" once this was determined.

 

[catmom46]

agree. he's just being an ahole now.

He's been that for quite some time now.

 

[Songbird76]

THNX My dh made it to work he took the long way without any hills. He said don't go out unless I have to. A few friends and I were supposed to go to the mall today and one of them got the same call I did. They only live a few blocks over and her dh works where mine does. No mall for us today. I hate winter. Only 20 days until groundhog season!

Bah. That's yucky, but better safe than sorry, and I doubt the mall will be gone by the time the weather is good enough to go. Besides, shouldn't you be saving your shopping time and money for DISNEY??

 

[Songbird76]

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RIP Alan Rickman

I was so shocked when I heard....I thought it must be a hoax. I could cry!!!

 

[Figgy1]

I noticed FreeForm is showing HP.

That one was scheduled. Thnx I almost forgot this the week of the name change.

 

[Figgy1]

Bah. That's yucky, but better safe than sorry, and I doubt the mall will be gone by the time the weather is good enough to go. Besides, shouldn't you be saving your shopping time and money for DISNEY??

Not shopping LOL The mall opens early for walkers. Nice dry warm walking

 

[Songbird76]

We are down to 17! Getting really excited now!

17? Lucky you!! I put a reminder on my phone so that I will remember to make my ADRs as soon as I can. The nice thing about living over here is that, when the online thing opens at 6:00 ET, it's noon here, so I don't have to get up early to do it. I can be ready that day...I think I'll sign my kids up to stay at school for lunch that day if I can...but I'm not sure if it's a Tuesday or Wednesday. If it's a Wednesday, I can't sign them up because it's only a half day. We'll see, but I have a strategy to sign up for the hardest to get ones first, and I made sure that I didn't put any hard to get ones in the first couple days of the trip, because I'll be able to sign up for them more than 180 days out then and I should be pretty sure of getting them. I'm raring to go!

 

[Songbird76]

Minnie jammies! They finally plowed the snow off the ice now they are salting in hopes the ice will turn to slush and they can plow it this afternoon. My younger ds made it to school but my older ds is home his transportation couldn't make it up the hill

They are at different schools??

 

[Figgy1]

Not sure what the issue was, but I have not been able to access the forums for most of today.

So...summary of today.

This morning I woke up and went to check my phone. I discovered the screen would not turn on. An online chat with HTC later determined my less-than-two -year-old phone needed replacing. Can't make or answer calls, basically a paper weight.

A cab ride and trip to the AT&T store later, and I have a new phone. Albeit a much better phone, but still not exactly how I intended to spend my day at WDW.

Spent the rest of today at Disney Quest, which was virtually empty. Apparently, attendance dropped off when they announced the closure. Then we spent the evening at Disney Springs. And yes, I did check out the new Star Wars shop. It was great. Although I found the lack of Rey disturbing.

DHS tomorrow.

Sorry about your phone. I do have a quick question. When you say serious lack of Rey is that due to the fact that less than 50% of the store is devoted to her or do you mean a true serious lack? Thank you and my my boys want to know how much Finn and BB8 stuff they have THNX

 

[Songbird76]

that sounds so cute!
I hope you take a photo someday, would have loved to see.

I have a couple of pics somewhere....I'll have to see if I can find them. We had to have him put to sleep not long after I got married. He was 17 and couldn't hold his bladder, had arthritis and was just miserable. We put him down and my mom passed about a week or 2 later.

 

[Figgy1]

They are at different schools??

Yes and my older ds takes a van. The big heavy bus had no problem and comes in from a different direction. Itty bitty van couldn't get up the hill

 

[Figgy1]

I have a couple of pics somewhere....I'll have to see if I can find them. We had to have him put to sleep not long after I got married. He was 17 and couldn't hold his bladder, had arthritis and was just miserable. We put him down and my mom passed about a week or 2 later.

sympathy like

 

[Figgy1]

17? Lucky you!! I put a reminder on my phone so that I will remember to make my ADRs as soon as I can. The nice thing about living over here is that, when the online thing opens at 6:00 ET, it's noon here, so I don't have to get up early to do it. I can be ready that day...I think I'll sign my kids up to stay at school for lunch that day if I can...but I'm not sure if it's a Tuesday or Wednesday. If it's a Wednesday, I can't sign them up because it's only a half day. We'll see, but I have a strategy to sign up for the hardest to get ones first, and I made sure that I didn't put any hard to get ones in the first couple days of the trip, because I'll be able to sign up for them more than 180 days out then and I should be pretty sure of getting them. I'm raring to go!

What is this early you speak of. 6am is sleeping in

 

[Songbird76]

that sounds so cute!
I hope you take a photo someday, would have loved to see.

Here we go...this is when we first got him as a puppy. I was about 9. No pictures of the snow on his nose, unfortunately.