The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[MySmallWorldof4]

This is true. Our amusement park is closed on week days a couple of weeks before school starts. I’ve also had a problem the past couple of years because the summer camps all end a full 2 weeks before we start school.



We had freezing weather this past weekend, and jacket weather yesterday (for some, i was still in a winter coat). It’s warmer again today.. but we have serious floods. Took these photos last night. The river is so high!

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That looks really pretty though. Hopefully you don’t flood. Don’t know about where you are but we are expecting 4 straight days of rain after today.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Being raised Catholic I wasn't allowed to ever go to a James Bond 007 movie, yet I saw them all. Must have been a miracle. So not only did I go to a banned movie, but, I lied about not going to it. There is obviously a place for me in hell. Fortunately, I like warm weather.

I must have very lenient parents because my brother was watching James Bond at 10. I don't care for James Bond, although if you force me to watch a James Bond movie, I'll watch The Spy Who Loved Me in a pinch. The Bond girl in that one is bad ***.

Mine didn't have too many strict rules. No PG-13 movies unless they were pre approved until I was about 12. By the time I was in high school, I knew enough to self censor, so there weren't any rules. I just knew they probably wouldn't be okay with R rated movies with lots of sex scenes. Other than that, they basically just let me choose entertainment for myself.

My mom even let me watch When Harry Met Sally at 13. There's just one particular scene that she skipped...

Keeping in mind I was a rather mature teen who didn't sneak around, so they didn't feel the need to censor my emtertainment. They just trusted me to be responsible.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

All this talk about age appropriate movies etc. reminded me that when I was young my mom wouldn't allow me to watch the A-team on tv as she had read it was too violent for youngsters. We still joke about this in our family.

That is funny! I was I guess 12 or so when that show came out? I watched it with my family and had a slight crush on Dirk Benedict. Speaking of here is another film we started letting my kids watch, Spaceballs. It went over quite well. Anyway, I didn't seem to be bothered by the violence in The A-Team. It definitely wasn’t as graphic and bloody like a lot of movies are now. I love Colin Firth and dh and I watched The Kingsman. That film was over the top bloody and violent. Too much for me.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

I have been up since 4 AM. It is like torture just hearing it come down, and knowing there isn't a thing you can do about it, but watch, hope and wait.

Sympathy like. Stay dry.

You are obviously not a 14 year old girl. ( I could really use that little green grinning guy, now).

I know, right? I have noticed that I have used a heck of a lot less smileys since he disappeared.

 

[MouseDreaming]

That is funny! I was I guess 12 or so when that show came out? I watched it with my family and had a slight crush on Dirk Benedict. Speaking of here is another film we started letting my kids watch, Spaceballs. It went over quite well. Anyway, I didn't seem to be bothered by the violence in The A-Team. It definitely wasn’t as graphic and bloody like a lot of movies are now. I love Colin Firth and dh and I watched The Kingsman. That film was over the top bloody and violent. Too much for me.

I have also been strict with what my kids can watch when. It was never a problem until my (at the time) 13 year old DD wanted desperately to see Baywatch (Zac Effron, you know). I was (and still am) in absolutely not mode. I thought she was being overly dramatic when she told me everyone got to see it. And then I heard a mom relating a story that over the weekend, she purchased tickets for her daughter and roughly 20 others to go see it. All were dropped off, and the theater would not let them have the tix without a chaperone. So what did she do? Accompanied them all on a different day. All kids, same grade and school, in a very small school. So, yeah, I was awful, and wouldn't let her watch it.

 

[Cesar R M]

Don't know about @figmentfan423 but.....

Because it was like this...and not the promised 60 degrees

Strawberry Cream Cheese french toast
and I went traditional

Then onto....
Spaghetti and Ravioli Pie

Change of plans often work out nicely.

Yes please.

 

[DryerLintFan]

I must have very lenient parents because my brother was watching James Bond at 10. I don't care for James Bond, although if you force me to watch a James Bond movie, I'll watch The Spy Who Loved Me in a pinch. The Bond girl in that one is bad ***.

Mine didn't have too many strict rules. No PG-13 movies unless they were pre approved until I was about 12. By the time I was in high school, I knew enough to self censor, so there weren't any rules. I just knew they probably wouldn't be okay with R rated movies with lots of sex scenes. Other than that, they basically just let me choose entertainment for myself.

My mom even let me watch When Harry Met Sally at 13. There's just one particular scene that she skipped...

Keeping in mind I was a rather mature teen who didn't sneak around, so they didn't feel the need to censor my emtertainment. They just trusted me to be responsible.

My parents had us watching Rocky Horror Picture Show since I was around five years old. We also watched Pretty Woman and other inappropriate movies, and we watched The Simpsons a lot which our friends weren't allowed. I remember babysitting a friend's kids and print in a movie that was a childhood favorite is mine called Adventures in Babysitting thinking it would be a great movie because I loved it at their age. I had to turn it off after seven minutes because there had already been over twenty curse words

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

I have also been strict with what my kids can watch when. It was never a problem until my (at the time) 13 year old DD wanted desperately to see Baywatch (Zac Effron, you know). I was (and still am) in absolutely not mode. I thought she was being overly dramatic when she told me everyone got to see it. And then I heard a mom relating a story that over the weekend, she purchased tickets for her daughter and roughly 20 others to go see it. All were dropped off, and the theater would not let them have the tix without a chaperone. So what did she do? Accompanied them all on a different day. All kids, same grade and school, in a very small school. So, yeah, I was awful, and wouldn't let her watch it.

I never watched the show. No interest in the movie. My dd never mentioned it either. Sometimes dh thinks I am a little too strict with the kids and what they watch. He says they would hear and see a lot more if they were in a regular school. I reply, umm yeah, that was one of the reasons we homeschool right?

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

My parents had us watching Rocky Horror Picture Show since I was around five years old. We also watched Pretty Woman and other inappropriate movies, and we watched The Simpsons a lot which our friends weren't allowed. I remember babysitting a friend's kids and print in a movie that was a childhood favorite is mine called Adventures in Babysitting thinking it would be a great movie because I loved it at their age. I had to turn it off after seven minutes because there had already been over twenty curse words

The original Adventures in Babysitting with Elizabeth Shue? I don’t remember much cursing in that one. Guess I block stuff out.

 

[DryerLintFan]

The original Adventures in Babysitting with Elizabeth Shue? I don’t remember much cursing in that one. Guess I block stuff out.

Right?! I remembered the Playboy a little late too but thought we could gloss over it. It's a LOT of cursing but still a phenomenal movie

 

[Cesar R M]

Zac Effron doesn't hold a candle to Hugh Jackman when it comes to dancing, singing and looks and that is abundantly clear in this film. I will say that Zac is decent looking and he can act.
As for younger kids watching this movie, I think there is nothing inappropriate in it, there is very mild violence and it deals with discrimination based on appearance but, like posted before, that could be used as a good teaching moment.

Also an excellent movie about empowering yourself even if you are a "freak" to other's eyes.

 

[Cesar R M]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wonder, does this apply even if you're watching the GPS of your phone? (Ie, having it in your dash)?

The law about two hands still baffles me.

 

[Cesar R M]

My issue with Back to the Future was the beginning with the Iranians. If I could start the movie from after that point. My kids have yet to see it actually. We did watch Midnight Madness a couple of weeks ago. Michael J. Fox played a teenage kid in a scavenger hunt like movie. Lots of fun. There is also the movie Scavenger Hunt, that also came out around 1980 or '81. I forgot if we got that from Amazon or Netflix. Not superhero films, but they are fun.

Another good movie with the same premise is the first "National Treasure" with Nicolas Cage.

For more adultish.. the Da Vinci's code (the first). The other ones are way too moronic and filled with cliches for the sake of "action".

 

[Cesar R M]

I think in his later life Elvis liked to eat everything. It was probably the munchies.

He should have taken it slow.. I mean, dying in the bathroom? Must have been one hell of a spicy burrito.

 

[Cesar R M]

The Batman Lego Movie was awesome.

Doesnt count, because its animated lego

 

[Cesar R M]

To show a comparison, here is what the area in the top photo normally looks like-
It’s all under water. The river is up to the wall now.
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considering the pillars and build structure.. shouldnt it be up to the wall all the time?
or what is the "normal" size of that river?

 

[Cesar R M]

Still plague infested. My poor mother is on antiobiotics now. She was taking care of me while being sick herself. And yes, I normally take care of myself when sick, but my parents confined me to my room for a few days, so she was having to do everything, including bringing me food. My brother has the cold and basically doesn't leave his room when he's home. Even my dad is sick. The man is never sick.

I'm back at the doctor for a follow up. My cough has been keeping my up at night even with prescription meds, and that's not good. The only way I've gotten to sleep is having Belle against my chest. Why that works is beyond me, but I get to coughing and she just crawls on top, and it calms down the cough enough so I can sleep.

You sure Belle isnt a Witch's cat that decided to protect you?

 

[Cesar R M]

I never watched the show. No interest in the movie. My dd never mentioned it either. Sometimes dh thinks I am a little too strict with the kids and what they watch. He says they would hear and see a lot more if they were in a regular school. I reply, umm yeah, that was one of the reasons we homeschool right?

I found both CSI miami and Baywatch insufferable.

Also, I think I'm finally up to date. ketchuped fully.

Cant believe you all added like 15 pages in 7 hours.. D:

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Cant believe you all added like 15 pages in 7 hours.. D:

Sorry we are tired and have the plague. We should be able to at least double that when we are well ...

 

[21stamps]

considering the pillars and build structure.. shouldnt it be up to the wall all the time?
or what is the "normal" size of that river?

Where I’m standing is a parking lot.. there is a riverboat Landing at the end of it. It’s definitely not supposed to be flooded.

I just took this from google.. here is what those other photos normally look like-
It’s called the Serpentine Wall, but it’s under water right now. The photos from last night just show the very top step.


The below photo is the same area..it’s hard to see because of the dark, but only the top remains dry land.