P.O.T.C. On Stranger Rides! The Missing Chapter,,Final Thoughts,, Preview Thoughts.

[OhMari]

Nebo- can you really let your tooth problem go till you get back?

 

[smidgy]

Nebo- can you really let your tooth problem go till you get back?

"someone" told him last month "it's not going to get better, you know..."

 

[smidgy]

Nebo, my DW & I ate at R&C 3 years ago, when we took step-son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter to the World. DW had the fish & chips, and they looked like your normal, every day fried cod in a basket. She said they were delicious.

I keep thinking, ever since I first saw that pic in your previous trippie, that someone's been playing a huge joke on you. Are you absolutely sure that Smidgy wasn't behind it all, and has been suppressing a snicker every time she sees it? That would be truly classic

Smidgy, if that's the case, I have only one thing to say. You go girl!

-Bob

are you trying to get me in trouble? by the way, I thought it looked good, and he was lucky to get such a big piece

 

[GrandBob]

are you trying to get me in trouble?

Is it working?

by the way, I thought it looked good, and he was lucky to get such a big piece

Actually, I agree. If you just cut off that fin, or pterodactyl arm, or whatever it was, you're left with a huge piece of cod. Or whale. Whatever.

Did he eat it?

 

[pkondz]

Actually, I agree. If you just cut off that fin, or pterodactyl arm, or whatever it was, you're left with a huge piece of cod. Or whale. Whatever.

A whale's whatever???? No way I'd eat that! Even if it is some kind of eskimo delicacy.

 

[bankr63]

Yes, we are taking the Santa Fe again, this will be number 12 to Disney for the truckster.
And one time to Niagara Falls. (how did that get in here?)

Niagara Falls is one of our favorite getaways for a quick refresh (when you don't have time for Disney). Last trip was a 2 nighter in late June; we got a great getaway rate at the Marriott Fallsview, did all the touristy things, stuffed our faces at some great restaurants, and rolled ourselves home. It's only 360 miles from home instead of 1500 miles.

As we are planning this, what comes in the mail but a letter from Disney for 35% off whatever we want!

I hated to pass up the PIN code, but the point rentals for BLT and AKV were still cheaper than a mod with the PIN code, believe it or not.

They've been sending me PIN codes by the hockey sock full lately. I got 2 (!!) via e-mail yesterday for 35% off Deluxes. The only problem is that whenever I click through it tells me their system is unavailable - this has been going on for over a month now! (last 3 offers). They're doubling up the offers now but I guess they don't really want su to visit.

Oh, and really, you don't have to respond to the eye thing again, we did all that last report and I appreciate your concern, I'm not the only one with problems and I don't handle sympathy well.

If you need a shoulder to cry on, pull off to the side of the road.

But numbers can be fun sometimes, eh?

Like that old thinking riddle that people would get violent over arguing about,,,, gee, how does it go again?

Oh, you probably don't want to hear it anyway.

Oh, you do?

Well, ok, I'll try.........................


3 men check into a hotel for a night, the bill is 30 dollars
and each of them hands over a ten. (no, there wasn't an extra fee for the extra adult, and don't ask why 3 men are sleeping together in one room.)

The desk clerd then realizes he overcharged them by 5 dollars, the room is only 25 a night and gives the bellhop 5 dollars to go and give back to them.

In the room, they decide there's no easy way to split the 5 dollars amongst the 3 of them, so they each take one dollar, and give the other 2 to the bellhop as a tip.

This means they now have each spent 9 dollars on the room.

Ok, 9 dollars, times the 3 of them is 27, two dollars to the bellhop makes 29!

WHere did the other dollar go?

Have fun.

You know, I had a Costmember do this to me at one of the shops last trip. You know, I gave her $40 at first, but then found a $5 so switched it for $25 (the purchase was around $22). This got her so confused that she gave me back too much change. I tried twice give her back the extra, but she was adamant that she was correct, and kept using that kind of faulty logic on me. I left with almost as much money as I came in with. Then I got in trouble with DW for shortchanging her!! No really, I tried to set her right! How big an argument should you start with someone when trying to correct their mistake? Okay, can't believe that is still bugging my concience...

Glad to see you both back. Hope that you have a safe but humorous trip. (that's humorous as is "funny", not humerus as in "break a").

PS to Ponzi (actually I read the screen name as Pick on Diz when I saw it - must be mistaken). Looks like my crew will be down there about the same time - mayhaps we should start convincing Nebo and Smidgy that they'll need another 2013 trip...

 

[pkondz]

PS to Ponzi (actually I read the screen name as Pick on Diz when I saw it - must be mistaken). Looks like my crew will be down there about the same time - mayhaps we should start convincing Nebo and Smidgy that they'll need another 2013 trip...

We'll (hopefully) be down last week of March (peak season... but it's when the rugrats are out of school, so...). I'm sure we can convince them to go down to overlap us. Hmmmm??????

 

[Thumper_Man's Wife]

DH and I have begun to use the ever so popular Eviction Notice phrase outside Disney limits. Anytime we stay at a hotel, we peek our head out the door on the last day to see whether we are being "evicted a la Nebo and Smidgy". See what you do to us...we are all brainwashed and think of you even when Disney is not involved!

 

[mmeb144]

DH and I have begun to use the ever so popular Eviction Notice phrase outside Disney limits. Anytime we stay at a hotel, we peek our head out the door on the last day to see whether we are being "evicted a la Nebo and Smidgy". See what you do to us...we are all brainwashed and think of you even when Disney is not involved!

Indeed, we do this, too!

 

[jakeybake]

Whew, I finally caught up!!

Was on my own getaway at the Beach Club from 8/23-8/29! All of WDW was crawling with Phillies and Yankees fans!! It was pure hell for a Boston guy!!

That being said I'm thrilled to be all caught up and am ready to roll foward with the rest of you!!

Jay

 

[Thumper_Man]

A whale's whatever???? No way I'd eat that! Even if it is some kind of eskimo delicacy.

Me either.

 

[heathers4um]

Yep, here as well! The reaction and emotions, I would assume, are much the same as a real eviction. When I first see it, I get panicked...then I try to think of a way around it...and then when I cant, I get unbelieveably sad.

Indeed, we do this, too!

 

[orangecats2]

So what day are you leaving? I don't think I missed it. Are you going to come say goodbye to all of us loyal readers before you go? Too bad you don't have a laptop so we can get live updates.

 

[nebo]

Ok, we have reached the part of the pre trip weher it gets really hectic around here. Too much to do but it all had to wait until the last minute.
Heck with it, I might start packing early, so what if they get wrinkled, what do I care?

Gonna come at you in bits and pieces now, hopefully later on I'll have a chance to babble a little bit.

Okay Mr. Nebo.. Back again.. I have to get all caught up on the Pre-trip again.. We had an unexpected, unwanted visitor here on the east coast (IRENE), so now i have fallen behind.. We managed to make it through with minor damage, a HUGE mess to cleanup, and we just got power today..

Don't you just hate we people drop in uninvited? Hope the clean up doesn't cost too much.

We're jealous you will be going to the world soon.. Think we could stow away in the back of the Santa Fe?? Heck I could even take a turn driving.. maybe Smidgy would give the dashboard a break when you guys go through the mountains!!!

I'd love to have you take over for a while, Frank, especially when we go through the dreaded Atlanta.

Let you know when i get all caught up!!!

What???? no Teppan Edo??? I guess there will be no tales of Nebo upsetting the man with the flying knives..

nope, not this time, probably would if we weren't opaying out of pocket.




How come you axed it last trip?? we made sure to hit as many places as we could that had HEAT for that December trip!!!!

Good point, not sure why.

Places we always hit each trip now, is the Sci Fi.. the December trip it was warm so that worked out good (we usually hit it on the summer trips midday to cool off). DW has to do Earl of Sandwich once during the trip...
Soooo, we'll be hitting that one again on our next trip.. We tried T-Rex at DD.. not bad..

We haven't really made our ADR's yet (i know shame on us).. the one's we want to hit are not available, so we're thinking maybe QSDP this time. or just going out of pocket completely..

I'd love to do just a QSDP some time, we considered it here but the cost got up there and i thought we could do better on our own.

Wow - I think it took me the last seven pages to see again after seeing the photos of your eyeballs . I'm also glad I just gave myself my shot before that


Trails End for breakfast is one of our absolute must do's - I'll be interested to see how you like it for dinner. May have to try that one of these days.

Still trying to talk Mark into driving in Dec - I keep saying the Santa Fe wants another road trip

Hey, that's right, you have a Santa Fe too!
This will be our 12th trip in the SF, with one to Niagara Falls in '04. Not sure how that one got in there.

By the way, I just finally got new tires for it, the3re was still tread left, but I was just worried about the age of them, they are now 8 and a half years old and beginning to dry out.
But still got the original battery in there, hopefully Smidgy will be gentile with it this trip.

I'll just throw in that I went to Earl of Sandwich for lunch today and am about to have leftovers for dinner.
My little revenge since I never get to actually VACATION at Disney

I know, you go to Universal!

to the DIS-tionary. That is HI-sterical.

My new Unoffical Guide came today. Yes, I know I don't "NEED" one to plan, but I really NEED, like I need my nicotine and my diet coke

Totally understand.

Unofficial Guides we have owned:

2001
2003
2005
2007
2009

TWELVE PAGES?!?!

Oh well, it's my fault... I am more than fashionably late.

BUT I have a very valid excuse! I've been a little preoccupied. My DH just had a hip replacement.

Yes, a total hip replacement... at the young age of 43.

Long story, pretty gruesome, I'll spare you the details.

Anyway, I'll try and get caught up before you get too much farther along.

Good to "see" y'all!

WOw, sorry about your husband Nicole.
Wait, not husband Nicole,,,,, husband, Nicole.
That's better.
Feel free to tell us the grusome details is you feel like it, This report it going to pretty much go dormant in a few days so that will be something for others to read and then I can read it when we get back.

No, there will be no computer access while we are on the trip.

No, no, no, they each paid 9 dollars, that's 27, and the bellhop got two, that's 29.

Actually Mary, Beth, Lou and Cindy, of coarse ykou are right. It's all in the telling that's the trick.
Oh...I love a good Brain Teaser. I give them to my classes every so often and usually drives them nuts, so I of course, I really like them. I think I will borrow this one the next time we do them in class...I'll let you know how much they enjoy it...

Ok, one more:
Bob and Frank meet up one night at the Magic Kingdom and they both start counting the fastpasses they have saved up all day.

Bob says to Frank, "Hey, if you give me one of your fastpasses, I'll have twice as many as you."
But Frank says to Bob, "Better idea, you give ME one of yours and we'll have the same amount."

Sooooooo, how many did they each have?

Nebo, your trip is right around the corner now! I can't believe how long the TR is getting and the trip hasn't even happened yet. I'm trying to imagine what kind of "adventures" you will have. I'm looking forward to being entertained, for months to come, Nebo style.

This may sound funny to you, but I'm kinda hoping the "adventures" part is kinda tamed down, know what I mean? I'm kind of liking the phrase "no pain, no pain."

I have the worst luck with the "jungle snooze". Gah, every single time I have taken the cruise I have struck out, and I mean struck out spectacularly. I like the Art of Animation movie with Mushu, but the CM who converses with him either makes or breaks that experience as well.

this is something I don't believe we have ever done, we have also never seen Mulan, isn't that where Mushu comes from?

IASMW is one of my daughter's favorite rides as is IASW so I get to experience them multiple times every trip. Lucky me.

Important note to self, I must try a dole whip float with rum in January. If it's cold outside, maybe with enough rum I can feel warm!

For less headaches the next day, vodka may be substituted.

I'm very impressed by your Dis-tionary! I love that it's in chronological order instead of alphabetical. Webster's an amateur.

Yay, PirateKate is still here, love that name! Looks like we'll just miss you, too bad.

Nice Dis-tionary nebo. I will have to use the Eviction Notice.

Yeah, good idea. Hang it on your Mother's door!

 

[Piglets Mommy]

"someone" told him last month "it's not going to get better, you know..."

Uh-oh....Let's not hope there is a chapter during the TR titled "Smidgy was RIGHT" (Unless it is about something other being in pain, case you ARE right, Smidgy!)

A whale's whatever???? No way I'd eat that! Even if it is some kind of eskimo delicacy.

Gotta agree.....

 

[nebo]

Yes, us erudite protégés of Nebo and Smidgy are ubiquitous

showoff!


We've discussed this before, Nebo, and yes, you've gotta come out and visit Walt's original park. As Hydroguy, our resident guru on the DLR boards, points out, the two parks out west have 90% of the number of rides that WDW has in 4 parks. So we're ride-intensive. Nowhere near the number of good places to eat, though.

-Bob

That's funny, don't think I've ever heard it called "Rolly Ghettos" but here in Carpentersville we do have "Cabrini on the Fox".

And I have read much of Hydroguy's Disneyland for Disneyworld folks thread, makes us want to go there more.

Nebo, my DW & I ate at R&C 3 years ago, when we took step-son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter to the World. DW had the fish & chips, and they looked like your normal, every day fried cod in a basket. She said they were delicious.

I keep thinking, ever since I first saw that pic in your previous trippie, that someone's been playing a huge joke on you. Are you absolutely sure that Smidgy wasn't behind it all, and has been suppressing a snicker every time she sees it? That would be truly classic

Smidgy, if that's the case, I have only one thing to say. You go girl!

-Bob

Ok, I paused to re-think everything again.
With me that night were Smidgy, Tiggerwannabe and her son, Adrian.
Nobody knew what I was going to order.

Adrian then told me he saw a waiter walk past with this really grotesque looking fish on it, but I had already ordered.

I described the fish in my report, but i had no pictures.

A few days later, I think it was Melinda who pulled up that picture, and I think she got it from Tiggerbell's report or photo account.
Even though it was the exact same thing on my plate, it wasn't the same exact fish, it was from some other sucker.

So, if it was a practical joke, Disney had to be involved in it, so I doubt it.
Shall we sing?
"When the moon's in your eye,,
like a big pizza pie;"

"That's a Moray!"

Jeepers, I go away for a week of camping in the wilds (and the rains of Irene), and come back to a new Nebo & Smidgy trippie! And we're already at page TWELVE!!! Count one more in from the Canuck contingent.

Timing is perfect; I've almost finished all of your past TR's now, and I can't comment on those ones.

Got's me some readin' to do I'll check back in when I'm all caught up...

hey mross,,,, Mike? Nice to see ya again.
And don't worry, you'll have plenty time to catch up, it's gonna be about 3 weeks between my posts in a couple days.

Welcome back Terri, I'm reminded again how perilously close your name comes to the dreaded, "teehee".



Sometimes people who think they are funny call me that, I try not to hurt them too badly. T.D. is (are??) my initials and has been a nickname since I was a kid. Not my favorite but better than some things I've been called!

Terri

Before I became an official "nebo", before that I was pretty much known as "Hardy".

 

[nebo]

Nebo- can you really let your tooth problem go till you get back?

Well Melissa, it's like this:
I went to the dentist friday, he told me I needed to make an appointment with an oral surgeon cuz it's probably not gonna come out quietly, so, if I have to have something dug out i don't want it dug out right before a trip in case there's even worse complications.
You have to understand this is me we're talking about, you know how smoothly things usually go with me.

By the way, it's the last, bottom molar on the right, or,,
Last Molar on the Right.
Wes Craven is directing it again.

or was it Tobe Hopper?

are you trying to get me in trouble? by the way, I thought it looked good, and he was lucky to get such a big piece

Wait. Is she serious? You thought it looked good?

::


Actually, I agree. If you just cut off that fin, or pterodactyl arm, or whatever it was, you're left with a huge piece of cod. Or whale. Whatever.

Did he eat it?

Yeah, I wanna know too, did I?

A whale's whatever???? No way I'd eat that! Even if it is some kind of eskimo delicacy.

And you are correct, no way I ate that abberation!

 

[nebo]

Niagara Falls is one of our favorite getaways for a quick refresh (when you don't have time for Disney). Last trip was a 2 nighter in late June; we got a great getaway rate at the Marriott Fallsview, did all the touristy things, stuffed our faces at some great restaurants, and rolled ourselves home. It's only 360 miles from home instead of 1500 miles.

That didn't include shoving a Japanese woman over the edge, did it? Oh, that's right, I'm the one that usually causes them much pain. Boy, I just hated to read about her falling over the railing. And that lookout platform on the American side scared the crap out of me.



They've been sending me PIN codes by the hockey sock full lately. I got 2 (!!) via e-mail yesterday for 35% off Deluxes. The only problem is that whenever I click through it tells me their system is unavailable - this has been going on for over a month now! (last 3 offers). They're doubling up the offers now but I guess they don't really want su to visit.

Don't you love it when they play "red light, green light" with you?


If you need a shoulder to cry on, pull off to the side of the road.

Hey, very good. I knew there was something there so I read it twice and yep, there it was!



You know, I had a Costmember do this to me at one of the shops last trip. You know, I gave her $40 at first, but then found a $5 so switched it for $25 (the purchase was around $22). This got her so confused that she gave me back too much change. I tried twice give her back the extra, but she was adamant that she was correct, and kept using that kind of faulty logic on me. I left with almost as much money as I came in with. Then I got in trouble with DW for shortchanging her!! No really, I tried to set her right! How big an argument should you start with someone when trying to correct their mistake? Okay, can't believe that is still bugging my concience...

I understand this too.
One time I was pretty sure I saw a man drop some money as he went into the gas station so I went and picked it up,,,,, a twenty.
I didn't see him right away walk past me back to his car, but I caught him before he pulled out.

I knocked on his window.
He ignored me. j

Knocked again, he rolled it down an inch.
I asked him if he lost some money.
He wouldn' t even look.

I told him I think he dropped some money, and to please check.
He barely went through the motions, put the car in gear and took off!

And I kknow it was his!!!

Oh well.

Glad to see you both back. Hope that you have a safe but humorous trip. (that's humorous as is "funny", not humerus as in "break a").

nothing funny about hitting your humorous bone.

PS to Ponzi (actually I read the screen name as Pick on Diz when I saw it - must be mistaken). Looks like my crew will be down there about the same time - mayhaps we should start convincing Nebo and Smidgy that they'll need another 2013 trip...

We'll (hopefully) be down last week of March (peak season... but it's when the rugrats are out of school, so...). I'm sure we can convince them to go down to overlap us. Hmmmm??????

you serious? 2013? that's way too far away to plan now!, but you never know.

DH and I have begun to use the ever so popular Eviction Notice phrase outside Disney limits. Anytime we stay at a hotel, we peek our head out the door on the last day to see whether we are being "evicted a la Nebo and Smidgy". See what you do to us...we are all brainwashed and think of you even when Disney is not involved!

But here's the best part:
When your room is ready early, like at ten thirty or so and you go and start unloading and you see hanging from the handle of the room next to you an eviction notice.
They are entertaining when they're not yours.

Whew, I finally caught up!!

Was on my own getaway at the Beach Club from 8/23-8/29! All of WDW was crawling with Phillies and Yankees fans!! It was pure hell for a Boston guy!!

Hey Jay, almost every time I am there, New Jersey seems the predominant state there, so what category would most of them fall into?

And wasn't it nice to be there and not be freezing this trip? Sounds like a great trip, 6 nights a Beach Club!

That being said I'm thrilled to be all caught up and am ready to roll foward with the rest of you!!

Jay

Yep, here as well! The reaction and emotions, I would assume, are much the same as a real eviction. When I first see it, I get panicked...then I try to think of a way around it...and then when I cant, I get unbelieveably sad.

Occasionally, we will beat the system and leave before the costmember gets around to hanging it.

So what day are you leaving? I don't think I missed it. Are you going to come say goodbye to all of us loyal readers before you go? Too bad you don't have a laptop so we can get live updates.

Sunday moring, we be gone, baby gone!
And sorry, no laptop, this is a great time to try an get away from everything.

Uh-oh....Let's not hope there is a chapter during the TR titled "Smidgy was RIGHT" (Unless it is about something other being in pain, case you ARE right, Smidgy!)


Gotta agree.....

Great, I'm gonna have another Smidgy is right hanging over my head.
But, Piglet's Mommy,,,,,,,,,,,,no Ruh Roh?

 

[nebo]

Don't you just hate that when you have this huge list left, but it's too early to start doing it?

And man, has it been hectic the last couple of weeks.

From eye doctor appointments to dentists, to car shops and shopping for the trip, to shopping for a party we have to go to Saturday, day before we leave.
It's Kaylee's 3rd B-day, and no, she didn't want to skip it this year, I asked.

Take it easy, take it easy.

So, son number 2 is having it at son number 1's house.

Then Diane offered to bring Sloppy Joes for dinner.
Then she offered to bring hot dogs to grill also for dinner.
Then she offered to bring Pepperidge Farm cakes, (2) for desert.
Or is it dessert?

So glad I married such a generous woman.
(insert smiley as you believe I meant that last statement.)

I also had to bring the Santa Fe in for a recall we got awhile ago......

ok, ok, almost two years ago!

They needed to check the under carriage for rust, it's possible some suspension rods and parts could be rusting out in our climate, if they show signs of rust, they will be replaced for free.

It sounded to me like a waste of time, of course they arent going to say they see rust,,,,


They saw rust, and spent 5 hours replacing everything, it would have cost over 2 thousand dollars.
They also had to replace the power steering lines that were leaking, that was 250 that I had to pay for.
They also found a leaking differential seal that was still under the original warranty and replaced that too, for free.
Hyundai amazes me, this car is almost 9 years old now!

Then I brought it to my neighborhood guy for an ail change. Oil Change.
When I picked it up, I asked him if he checked the tires for correct pressure and made them right, he said he did.

3 days later I checked them again myself, I've been worried about them, being so old and all of them were under inflated, 2 of them by as much as 8 pounds.

Either he's lying to me about checking them, or they are really starting to lose air, not a good sign.

I then made the mistake of mentioning this last tire stuff to Smidgy, told her I really wanted to wait unjtil next year for new tires when we didn't have a wedding and stuff to help pay for,,,,but her impeccable logic showed me the error of my ways and I knew now I could never live with myself if something blew on the highway, so yesterday I went to the bank to swithch money from the equity account into the checking account and went and bought 4 shiny new tires.

From Goodyear, was even able to get the same exact brand and model that came with the car, hey, I thought those belonged in the Tire Hall of Fame for how well they performed, they even got us through the St. Auggie Beach's dry sand when Explorers and Highlanders and Jeeps were sinking up to their grills in the quicksand there.

Total cost=696.49
I was more than happy with that price for those tires, well, as happy as you can be for something like that.

As for the shopping, I've been trying to pick up stuff a little bit at a time to avoid one huge bill right before we leave, That's what always was a problem before a trip.

Huge shopping bill, huge liquor bill, have to find lots of cash to bring with us, for both of us to hang onto.
And always a HUGE cigararette bill for both of us for the time we will be gone. Yes, it was nice for the first time not to worry about that bill.

Lets see,,,,, oh, it appears I have everything timed just right, no regular bills will go unpaid while we are gone, I just paid the last one today, but oh the day we come back!

We are also trying to clean out the fridge, food wise so we don't have to throw out too much.
Believe it or not, right now I am having a glass of Merlot, I used to like wine a long time ago, I just can't remember what types of wine I liked, evidentally it wasn't Merlot.

I'm grinding my teeth here.

I have also done something I'm not proud of.

Diane hates to have to hand somebody the camera to see the vacation pictures, we seldom get them made into prints, she's rather do it the old fashioned way and get the film developed.
And I have to admit, a lot of the time when I use the digital, I can't tell what I'm looking at on the screen, the sun bleaches it out so I have to take many, many pics just to make sure I got the shot I want,,,,, no, I do better with an old fashioned little viewer hole to look through, so I went and bought two rolls of 35 mm film for my old Canon Maybe Shot. The plan is to mostly use that camera for just walking around and taking resort pictures, I hate lugging this thing in the parks.

Oh, we'll have the Easy Share with us too, just in case there's a short video calling out for us to take.
Anybody have any ideas for an interesting short video?

If we do end up at the Swan and doing Karoake, that would be a good example, but that may fall in the "against the Geneva Convention category for cruel and unusual punishment."

Alrighty now, I mentioned a few days ago that I wanted to share a "humorous antidote" with you.

It was no big thing, more of a "had to be there", but it did make me laugh, and a few people gasp.

It's like this:
I've been going to the same Liquor Store for a long time now, and over the years the main clerk, "Luke" has gotten to know me a bit, at least by face and what I usually buy.

Beer, whiskey, vermouth and sometimes vodka.

That is, until the other day, and that day gave me the opportunity to use a line I did a few years ago there, only with a different clerk back there then. That time I just got a dirty look after I used my line, but undaunted, I had to try it again.

It was busy that day, I stood in line with my shopping cart waiting for my turn and people soon were lining up behind me.

As I got up to the front, Luke glanced at me, then looked into the cart as I started to unload it.
Unload the 30 pack of beer, the whiskey, vermouth, rum, vodka, wine coolers, Margarita bottle, Hot Sex bottle, Dreamsickle bottle, Mai Tai bottle, second bottle of whiskey..... etc, etc, .

His eyes got big as saucers when he looked back at me with a quizzical smile on his face, and I couldn't resist:

"Hey, it's for my wife."
"She's pregnant and she says she's drinking for two now."

Good old Luke just kind of chuckled a bit and started ringing it all up.......

But what made my day was the very audible "GASP!" that came out of at least two women behind me in line.

I guess that about does it for now.
I can't stand it, I'm ready to take off right. this. minute.
I'm still a little concerned about our timing..... never left in the middle of a holiday weekend before, nothing frustrates me more than having another 5 hundred miles to cover yet today and you are sitting in traffic, not moving.

adios, nebs

 

[Thumper_Man's Wife]

But here's the best part:
When your room is ready early, like at ten thirty or so and you go and start unloading and you see hanging from the handle of the room next to you an eviction notice.
They are entertaining when they're not yours.

The only problem with that is the constant "Your being evicted, Your being evicted" chant that runs through my head (think, Stilwell from "A League of Their Own" chanting in his sing-song nasally voice, "Your gonna lose, Your gonna lose.") when I see it on someone else's door. Once you get the notice on your door, you wonder who else is doing the same thing to you, and now your noticing everyone else's face who's checking in, trying to catch them singing/chanting out loud or bobbing their head to the tune.