TR Nov 2012: Another Aussie mad dash - Day 10: Final posts, TR finished #932 (02/21) - Page 36 - The DIS Discussion Forums

tiggrbaby · 10-22-2012, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by PrincessInOz

Well....I don't want to jinx this but I think I have my in-flight entertainment sorted out....

..and it's all thanks to tiggrbaby for putting this out in the ethernet!

Today, I went to have coffee with some 3D friends. Between their schedule and mine, I haven't seen them for about 4 weeks. We had lots to catch up on and they found out about this trip today.

One of them has quite a number of books, including all the Janet Evanovich books and I asked to borrow a couple from her.

She's gone one better....she's going to loan me her Kindle to take on the plane; including all the 500 or so titles that she has. All the Janet Evanovichs, all the Marian Keyes, Lisa Lutz and then some!

I hope she remembers to bring it on Thursday!

Thanks tiggrbaby....someone heard you!

Whoa! Can I say that I want to win the lottery and have someone listen?

Seriously, I'm glad that this is working out so well for you!

PrincessInOz · 10-23-2012, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by shushh

Woohoo! What an awesome 3D buddy!

Yes, she is.

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Originally Posted by tiggrbaby

Whoa! Can I say that I want to win the lottery and have someone listen?

Seriously, I'm glad that this is working out so well for you!

I'm glad it's working out too. And if you win the lottery, please remember me.

franandaj · 10-23-2012, 10:56 AM

That's great about the Kindle. Fran.has been reading Janet Evanovich for years, but on our last weekend jaunt we got one of her books on CD. Pretty funny!

PrincessInOz · 10-24-2012, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by franandaj

That's great about the Kindle. Fran.has been reading Janet Evanovich for years, but on our last weekend jaunt we got one of her books on CD. Pretty funny!

My friend has "talking books" as well. She promised to download some for me as well.

You mentioned that Fran has been reading the Stephanie Plums and I can't remember if I asked if you were as well. I think we did have this conversation and that you hadn't? If so....was the weekend jaunt the first time you'd read/heard any of the series?

I have to admit that I was really disappointed with the movie. The character portrayals just seemed lacking in comparison with the way JE describes them in the book.

franandaj · 10-24-2012, 03:02 PM

That was the first of her books that I've listened to. We didn't see the movie.

So it's one week until your plane leaves so I thought I'd give you a weather report. It's nice right now, mid 70s, but it's supposed to warm up for the next couple days and then cool down again, back to the 70s. Unless some big front comes in, we should have nice weather.

On another note, I just saw the podiatrist and got a cortisone shot in my foot because the pain is starting to come back. I've decided to use the scooter since I did something to my knee last week. I can walk through the queues for the rides. I just can't be on my feet all day.

dhorner233 · 10-24-2012, 09:07 PM

The forecast is out for Friday, Nov. 2nd: High of 81, low of 59. Sunny with zero percent chance of rain.

Sounds perfect to me!!!!

PrincessInOz · 10-25-2012, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by franandaj

That was the first of her books that I've listened to. We didn't see the movie.

So it's one week until your plane leaves so I thought I'd give you a weather report. It's nice right now, mid 70s, but it's supposed to warm up for the next couple days and then cool down again, back to the 70s. Unless some big front comes in, we should have nice weather.

On another note, I just saw the podiatrist and got a cortisone shot in my foot because the pain is starting to come back. I've decided to use the scooter since I did something to my knee last week. I can walk through the queues for the rides. I just can't be on my feet all day.

Sounds like a great decision.

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Originally Posted by dhorner233

The forecast is out for Friday, Nov. 2nd: High of 81, low of 59. Sunny with zero percent chance of rain.

Sounds perfect to me!!!!

Woo Hooo!

Sounds like great weather to me.

Keep the weather updates coming all.

PrincessInOz · 10-25-2012, 12:30 AM

Seven Days of one; One Week of the Other!

In exactly one week from now, I expect to be boarding a plane from Sydney on the way to Los Angeles.

That's One Week.....Seven Days.......

......or Six Sleeps!

ps. My 3D friend remembered! Got the Kindle today.

usnuzuloose · 10-25-2012, 12:53 AM

Careful , you may get hooked on the kindle as I recall you liked the feel of the paper.....

zanzibar138 · 10-25-2012, 01:03 AM

**like**

But seriously,

for the one week countdown!

PrincessInOz · 10-25-2012, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by franandaj

As for Nothern Cal, one place I particularly enjoy is visiting the Ridge Winery in Cupertino. I like to go there for the wine tasting, but also the spectacular view of the South Bay. I don't have any pictures to post, but it's also a nice drive up the mountain...

Your plans sound great and you'll have a nice week unwinding from all the stress of work and your daily routine!

Alison - I checked out the winery (link here for those interested). It looks interesting but I'm not sure I want to book myself in for a tour on this trip. I really didn't want to lock myself in on a schedule as I might just feel like chill-axing on this trip. Maybe next trip or if I'm driving past, I might just pop in to see if there is a spare spot at the 11 am or 2 pm tours. Thanks for the recommendation.

PrincessInOz · 10-25-2012, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by usnuzuloose

Careful , you may get hooked on the kindle as I recall you liked the feel of the paper.....

That's what I'm afraid of.

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Originally Posted by zanzibar138

**like**

But seriously,

for the one week countdown!

dhorner233 · 10-25-2012, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by franandaj

On another note, I just saw the podiatrist and got a cortisone shot in my foot because the pain is starting to come back. I've decided to use the scooter since I did something to my knee last week. I can walk through the queues for the rides. I just can't be on my feet all day.

I will have a scooter too! We can race!!

I can walk too but, not for 5 miles a day, day after day. This is a vacation, not a death march!

Uncle Remus · 10-25-2012, 01:34 PM

Okay PIO, I'm up to page 18, you didn't tell me this was a two-fer-one Trip Report starting in 2010!

First of all, thanks so much (I knew you wouldn't let me down) for all the fabulous photos especially the food porn. I don't know if you're aware of this, but I bought Jen some fancy lens for her (what used to be mine) camera just for the purpose of food porn that she blogs now... all thanks to my continuous remarks of how PIO's food pics were just so delicious in the old What's For Dinner thread.

Thanks for telling such great stories of these trips you're taking with your family and meeting these other DISers, I've completely forgotten about the laundry in the washer and whatever else I was supposed to accomplish today. I'm saving the second half for tomorrow.

And thanks for linking me to this TR, the one coming up, I'm really excited.

franandaj · 10-25-2012, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by PrincessInOz

Alison - I checked out the winery (link here for those interested). It looks interesting but I'm not sure I want to book myself in for a tour on this trip. I really didn't want to lock myself in on a schedule as I might just feel like chill-axing on this trip. Maybe next trip or if I'm driving past, I might just pop in to see if there is a spare spot at the 11 am or 2 pm tours. Thanks for the recommendation.

TOURS!!!!!!!! This is new! I've never been on a tour! We have always just brought up a picnic lunch, did the wine tasting and picked out a bottle from the tasting and went to find a picnic table and drank the bottle(s)

with our picnic. I didn't know they have added tours, I'll have to check that out for when Fran feels better again.

I reccomended it to you more for the view and potential tasting option. The views are spectacular, but I didn't realize there was a tour and destination.

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Originally Posted by dhorner233

I will have a scooter too! We can race!!

I can walk too but, not for 5 miles a day, day after day. This is a vacation, not a death march!

Fran always lets ME win! I can walk, but not over a mile. About four to five years ago I marched in my last Pride Parade and was crippled for three weeks afterwards. I just started seeing a podiatrist and he will be fitting me for orthodics next week, but I have tendonitis in the muscles on my fifth metatarcel from a prior break in 1999. It got really bad starting around 2006 and I have been using Fran's "hand-me-down" scooters ever since to get around the parks. Mainly because I would tire before Fran since she was riding and I was walking, but once I couldn't do a mile we started bringing a scooter for me if it was more than just a trip for dinner.

Yesterday the podaitrist told me to take the scooter because I had a cortisone shot to the foot in anticipation of PIO's trip. I figure I'll walk the queues and leave the scooter to get from place to place. Do you have your own, or do you have to use one of those clunky huge Disney scooters?

10-23-2012, 10:56 AM	#528
franandaj Saxy Boo Boo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Long Beach, CA, VWL, BCV, SSR & VGC Posts: 18,105	That's great about the Kindle. Fran.has been reading Janet Evanovich for years, but on our last weekend jaunt we got one of her books on CD. Pretty funny! __________________ Alison ~~~~ We need a little Magic... \| TR - Pinch me... \| Destination D-75 TR \|It'll be a WONDER ... \| Cheating on Mickey w/ Harry, PTR \| D23 D40 WDW in Detail \| DCA F&W Review \| Jan 2010 DR Visits 2013: VWL, BCV, DCL, AKL, BLT, VGC, 2012: VGC, DCL, 2011: VGC, BLT, OKW 2010: THV, AKV, VGC, 2009: BWV 2008: SSR, 2007: AKL & GF, 2001: AKL, BC & DCL 1997: DXL & WL 1993: GF, DL Too many to count since 1973!

10-24-2012, 03:02 PM	#530
franandaj Saxy Boo Boo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Long Beach, CA, VWL, BCV, SSR & VGC Posts: 18,105	That was the first of her books that I've listened to. We didn't see the movie. So it's one week until your plane leaves so I thought I'd give you a weather report. It's nice right now, mid 70s, but it's supposed to warm up for the next couple days and then cool down again, back to the 70s. Unless some big front comes in, we should have nice weather. On another note, I just saw the podiatrist and got a cortisone shot in my foot because the pain is starting to come back. I've decided to use the scooter since I did something to my knee last week. I can walk through the queues for the rides. I just can't be on my feet all day. __________________ Alison ~~~~ We need a little Magic... \| TR - Pinch me... \| Destination D-75 TR \|It'll be a WONDER ... \| Cheating on Mickey w/ Harry, PTR \| D23 D40 WDW in Detail \| DCA F&W Review \| Jan 2010 DR Visits 2013: VWL, BCV, DCL, AKL, BLT, VGC, 2012: VGC, DCL, 2011: VGC, BLT, OKW 2010: THV, AKV, VGC, 2009: BWV 2008: SSR, 2007: AKL & GF, 2001: AKL, BC & DCL 1997: DXL & WL 1993: GF, DL Too many to count since 1973!

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dhorner233 Disneyophile Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Barstow, WA Posts: 10,781	The forecast is out for Friday, Nov. 2nd: High of 81, low of 59. Sunny with zero percent chance of rain. Sounds perfect to me!!!! __________________ Denise

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Uncle Remus Raconteur can't name 'em Jeb, George, and Barbara, these are GOOD dogs! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 10,724	Okay PIO, I'm up to page 18, you didn't tell me this was a two-fer-one Trip Report starting in 2010! First of all, thanks so much (I knew you wouldn't let me down) for all the fabulous photos especially the food porn. I don't know if you're aware of this, but I bought Jen some fancy lens for her (what used to be mine) camera just for the purpose of food porn that she blogs now... all thanks to my continuous remarks of how PIO's food pics were just so delicious in the old What's For Dinner thread. Thanks for telling such great stories of these trips you're taking with your family and meeting these other DISers, I've completely forgotten about the laundry in the washer and whatever else I was supposed to accomplish today. I'm saving the second half for tomorrow. And thanks for linking me to this TR, the one coming up, I'm really excited. __________________ On the right side of history.

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