The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

Songbird76

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What about escape from gringotts?
It's a coaster, though I was able to go on it and I'm not a coaster person. The thing about it is that it's pretty jerky. There are a couple of quick stops. The biggest issue I had with it is that I was on the end of the bench seat, and there's kind of a walled in cart and every time we turned, my elbow was slammed into that wall. It was just a very uncomfortable ride. Maybe you could find a ride through video to see if you'll be able to handle those sudden stops.
 

Goofyernmost

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Speaking of tools, do you, @John park hopper , or @Goofyernmost ever use Snap-On Tools? Hubs is like a kid in a candy store when their truck comes around. :hilarious: (He doesn't buy as much as he used to -- he has more tools than a hardware store at this point. ;) ) But they've always stood by their tools, and I know once or twice they replaced a worn/damaged one for free. (Along with his Craftsman tools, he's used Snap-on for years for everything from car mechanics to electronics building/repair.)
No, during the years that I was collecting tools, I couldn't afford Snap On tools. Craftsman had the same lifetime warranty, cost less and could be purchased with my Sears Credit Card.

Since I am currently in the process of moving to a Senior Apartment complex I am going to have to part with my Craftsman tools and tool box since I have no place to store it.. I hate to do it but truthfully I don't use any of it anymore other than a Craftsman Ratchet set and a few hand tools that I have room for. I'm thinking that I will give them to one of my SIL's where I can still have access to them if I need to. I just find that I need to less and less these days. Although I can still use most of them, I don't really want too. Most of us ancients that grew up maintaining our own vehicles have been left in the dust because of technology. I look under the hood of my car and besides the radiator and dipstick nothing even vaguely looks familiar. I had my Cadillac for 8 years and because the engine had a huge plastic cowel over it, I don't even know what the engine looked like. Even the battery was under the back seat which seemed just plain counterintuitive.
 

Songbird76

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You can spend an entire day if not more just shopping and eating in the Potter lands:inlove: not to mention the shows in them:inlove:
^^^^This! I am a MASSIVE Harry Potter fan, and I actually didn't like the rides because I'm not a thrill ride person. But we spent more time in the wizarding world than anywhere else. There's TONS to do...if you put A in something Harry Potter related like a house tshirt, she could get chosen for the wand experience at Olivanders, which she would love. The kid chosen gets to wave a few wands around and make some special effects. There are also interactive wands for sale and there are places throughout the wizarding world where you can use the wand to do special effects like make things move, or make it rain in one spot, etc. The shows are pretty cool....there's a sort of puppet show, almost like kabuki or joruri theater. People act out the parts with puppets. It's pretty neat. And all the shops are so intricate, it's fun just looking at them.
Which ride were you going to have N take A on? It wasn't Forbidden Journey, right? I wouldn't have her do that one...it's pretty scary. My daughter loved it, as did my husband, but my son came out in tears. He was pretty traumatized.
 

Songbird76

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You can also walk through Gringott's.
Fair warning on Gringotts, though, the line has open staircases (the kind where you can see through the stairs) and a "rickety" elevator. If anyone in your party is afraid of elevators or that kind of staircase, don't do the walkthrough. I was SO glad that it was just my daughter and I when we went on it because A was having a rough morning and was completely over stimulated so my husband had taken him back to the resort before we even got to the park. He would have been panicking just in the pre-ride and we'd never have gotten him on another elevator in his life.
 

Songbird76

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I think based on this quick trip I'd rather just base camp at SoG and not have to worry about packing and unpacking



This is awesome!! Thank you!!


This is what I put together

  • Start in IOA
    • Dr. Seuss Land
    • Hogsmeade
    • Leaky Cauldron breakfast
    • Walk through Gringotts!!!
  • Hogwarts’s Express to Studios
    • Men in Black
    • ET Adventure
    • Despicable Me
    • Jimmy Fallon
    • Diagon Alley
      • Eat at Three Broomsticks lunch/linner
  • Hogwarts’s Express back to IOA
    • Jurassic Park – splash ride as many times as A wants
Maybe someone else can help me out, but I think despicable me was pretty bouncy...it's a simulated coaster. I had to close my eyes because it made me dizzy, but the seats move a bit. My son LOVED it....also fair warning, the preshow includes a banana-scented "fart" spray, and I know you can't stand banana smell, though it's very FAKE banana smell.
 

MySmallWorldof4

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If you want to make your own here is the recipe

2/3 cup rubbing alcohol
1/3 cup aloe vera gel

Mix well to make your own magic hand sanitizer
Add 8-10 drops of essential oil of lavender if you want a scent
Put homemade hand sanitizer in pump bottle

Enjoy!

What I don't like about the theme parks or anywhere where you see automatic handsinks ( which is many public places ) is that the water that comes out is cold and cannot be controlled. Washing you hands in warm soapy water per the CDC can be a challenge.
Thanks for the recipe.
 

MySmallWorldof4

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Maybe someone else can help me out, but I think despicable me was pretty bouncy...it's a simulated coaster. I had to close my eyes because it made me dizzy, but the seats move a bit. My son LOVED it....also fair warning, the preshow includes a banana-scented "fart" spray, and I know you can't stand banana smell, though it's very FAKE banana smell.
Oh that’s right. I forgot she detests bananas. Yep definitely banana smells in there.
 

Cesar R M

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I was watching a report by some physician on the news yesterday. Just an fyi only -- apparently cold water and soap works just as well as warm water. Only very hot water (that you couldn't be able to tolerate) would kill more bacteria, when used with soap for cleaning hands.


From the CDC:
might want to learn how to "wash money". Because the OMS (WHO) just warned about the virus being spread thru money.
 

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