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Hi, I couldn't find the "Let's talk about anything" thread, so I thought of starting a new one.
I'm going to IKEA today!! I've never been there before but I bet I'll come home with lots of useless stuff and half the things I had to buy.
Do you have IKEA in America/UK?
Rebecca
06-09-2007, 07:42 AM
Oh my yes, IKEA is worldwide, I think. Control yourself there, Agne. It's two years before your house is ready!!!
In case you are wondering why I am up at this ungodly hour it's because the fire truck was just at my neighbor's. I think he blew something up in his firepit. Should we really put firepits in the hands of the average citizen?
Lynda
06-09-2007, 10:50 AM
Agne, It is just one of the many threads that have dissapeared from our board :( Thanks for re-starting.
ummm, wondering what a Firepit is?? Is it a bit like a barbeque???
Lynda
06-09-2007, 10:51 AM
Just been in to the city Center here in Manchester, Came home with nothing but shampoo and a meat hammer!!
Is Manchester nice today? I'm off there in a bit ... don't really want to as is too nice a day to trudge all that way to the middle of a city when I could be walking by the sea :)
noflyingfan
06-09-2007, 12:53 PM
Agne, I LOVE LOVE LOVE Ikea! Since I am young and hip (read: too poor to buy fancy schmancy furniture) most of my stuff is from Ikea. There are two in my area too, which makes things very convenient.
My proudest Ikea accomplishment, though, is this: Matt and I were talking about getting a new dining table, and we found one at Ikea that we really liked but never got around to going and actually buying it. So one weekend when he was away I thought I would surprise him and went to Ikea to buy the table. It came with four chairs, which was a great deal, except that the table and chairs were all in one box. Since I was by myself, it took me a good long while to get it from the shelf to the cart, because my cart kept drifting away. But I finally got it, bought it, and somehow got it to (and into) my car. I lugged it up the stairs and spent the whole night assembling it. The table was easy, but the chairs were kind of tough, and by the end, my hand was aching from the little screwdriver they give you to put everything together. But that table is my pride and joy.
Lynda
06-09-2007, 01:40 PM
Manchester does not begin to compare with walking by the sea.
Shops are not so busy today
Weather hotish early 70s and sunny
Passenger Mark
06-09-2007, 02:12 PM
RAIN!!!
After many weeks without rain, and all the grass and plants turning brown, we finally got rain yesterday. A good solid long rain!
All the neighbors were standing in their garages watching it! The kids were in the street playing in it!
This morning it is sunny, but green!
Rebecca
06-09-2007, 05:27 PM
We needed that rain last night to dampen my neighbor's firepit enthusiasm.:rolleyes:
No firepits in the UK? Probably a good thing. It's a quite large, shallow metal bowl that you can build a fire in. Some have spark screens and some are just open.
I would rather fly in turbulance with my husband than assemble furniture. The screws go in crooked, I'll get a piece screwed on backwards and have to remove it, some critical part is missing, etc. etc. So you SHOULD take pride in that table, Erika. And get your own set of really nice, large-handled screwdrivers.:macho:
aerobat
06-09-2007, 06:25 PM
If you can't find it in a garage sale (do they have those in Italy, Agne?), then IKEA is the next best place. :lol:
I have a chimenea--Spanish for 'chimney'. It's a fat huge pottery vessel about 4' tall; its long neck is the chimney. It has an opening in front and you can safely build fires in it. Wonderful around here for cool/cold (so to speak) nights--of which we have maybe 65 out of 365.
Lynda
06-09-2007, 07:16 PM
We have those chimney things here, I don't own one as if it is cold I stay indoors lol
Manchester does not begin to compare with walking by the sea.
It doesn't :(
I can't believe how depressing that place has got ... every time I go there is something else a little more dour than the previous time. An Aldi on Market St?! Come on. I do like that swanky newish bit in the Arndale though.
I went to Ikea. I loved it!
This is what I bought for the seaside house (I was tempted to buy something for our new but still non-existent house, but I controlled myself):
:shocked: I don't know the english word for half the things I bought.
I'll try in this order: dictionary, saying it in a roundabout way, pictures.
-a green table lamp
-a .. uhm .. erm .. this (http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10103&storeId=10&langId=-4&productId=16119)
-a .. that thing eh-uhm .. this (http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10103&storeId=10&langId=-4&productId=86188)
-this mouse (http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15567&catalogId=10103&storeId=10&productId=53329&langId=-4&categoryId=17080&chosenPartNumber=80078919)
-and what's the english word for this one (http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15553&catalogId=10103&storeId=10&productId=20953&langId=-4&categoryId=16070&chosenPartNumber=54564700)????
cshollingsworth
06-10-2007, 06:12 PM
OK, since we are talking about anything...I'm gonna vent...
Ladies, please feel free to give advice...
Ever since I married my husband (who is older than me) there is a certain lady his age (55) who makes it a point that everytime she sees us together, she comes up to my husband and she practically drools all over him, touches him, tells him he looks nice, blah, blah. All the while, I'm standing there and she never, ever speaks to me...it's like I am non-existant! My husband tries to brush her off and laugh it off, but it really makes me wanna just smack her upside the head. :cuss:
Now, the clincher is, she used to talk to me before I married my husband. She was nice to me and all sweet and charming. The minute she found out he and I got married, she let it be known she was not happy.
OK, considering that my husband never dated her nor had any desire to do so...we can't figure out why she acts in this manner. I've yet to come up with anything particularly smashing that I can say to her to put her in her place...so I basically just stand there looking like :mg: until she moves on to bother some other poor unsuspecting soul.
Barb-SAN
06-10-2007, 06:29 PM
I would suggest smothering her with kindness, and becoming her new best friend. :D
Well...at least that is one possibility! Do you need to see her at all? Like is she a neighbor or something like that?
You might also consider that some women feel that married men are "safe" to flirt with, since they won't be acting on any implied "invitations".
55 yrs. old...could have fluctuating hormone levels too....:blush:
noflyingfan
06-10-2007, 07:03 PM
Courtney, I'm not very good at these things, but what I would probably do is the territorial thing, like, whenever she's around, use phrases like "my husband" and "our wedding" and "you'll never guess what expensive thing he bought me." And ask her things like when she's planning to retire, throwing in comments like, "of course, things will probably be completely different when I'm ready to retire, since that's decades away." And infer that she's fat.
That's kind of juvenile though. Barb's idea of killing her with kindness is probably better; women like that hate it when the men they're fawning over are married to nice women, and it's not totally transparent like my way is.
Agne, I'm not sure what that first photo you posted is. An end table, maybe? But it looks like it holds stuff in it too, so I'm really not sure if there is a good word for it. The other thing I'd just call a storage basket, but I don't think it has a proper name. And that last thing is a toilet brush.
This is the table I made all by myself (http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15564&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=63021&langId=-1&categoryId=15801&chosenPartNumber=80086575).
aerobat
06-10-2007, 07:03 PM
Yeah, well...it depends on the context in which you keep running into her. If it's at the grocery store, you could interject loudly to her, "have you seen the rutabagas today? They are SMASHING!!" and pre-cue hubby that whenever you mention rutabagas, it's secret code for "time to end this conversation, sweetie, or I am going to be peeyoed when we get home". I suppose this would work in the neighborhood, too; you could pretend to be growing rutabagas and direct the query to him.
Seriously...he needs to realize that his continuing to tolerate her behavior--especially her treatment of you--is not acceptable to you, that it hurts you and needs to stop.
As for why she is doing this, I'd wager a guess that she has had her eye on him for a long time, and now that he's married to you, she resents his complete unavailability--no matter that he had no interest in her before marriage. And she takes that out on you, which is very childish and selfish on her part.
You might also just ask her sweetly and pointedly, "(name) am I invisible today?" :)
You could also get your scooter gang to rev up engines and pop wheelies in front of her house at 3AM...:lol:
best o'luck with this, Courtney!
Barb
Barb-SAN
06-10-2007, 07:11 PM
Seriously...he needs to realize that his continuing to tolerate her behavior--especially her treatment of you--is not acceptable to you, that it hurts you and needs to stop.
Barb
Excellent point, Barb. After all, they are a team...so he has a role to play as well, and he can certainly be polite but discourage the flirting, and let that woman know where the boundaries are, that he's happily married, etc.
So much depends on the women too, and how scrupulous that woman is, and how much either of them like close friendships with other women. I'd like to think that most women have some code of honor to not go after their friends' men when they are married...but there certainly are exceptions.
Erika...I'm laughing at what you wrote, or with it...I've certainly seen women do that too! It's also very effective at drawing the boundaries. :thumbsup:
Barb-SAN
06-10-2007, 07:19 PM
This is the table I made all by myself (http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15564&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=63021&langId=-1&categoryId=15801&chosenPartNumber=80086575).
Good Grief, Erika!! What a project...and all assembled with a tiny screwdriver? I am totally impressed! :tiphat: :tiphat:
Courtney,
You don't need to be a bitch about this :) Killing her with kindness is good advice. If someone wrongs you, you be sickeningly nice to them. That works best and I don't know why I don't always use it myself.
Barb-SAN
06-10-2007, 08:05 PM
Barb's idea of killing her with kindness is probably better; women like that hate it when the men they're fawning over are married to nice women, and it's not totally transparent like my way is.
I might point out I've also been the recipient of that tactic...though I wasn't particularly interested in the man other than as a friend. He's the one who pointed out to me that is what his wife always did, was get friendly with women she THOUGHT might be a threat! :lol:
Oh...it can be so complicated!!
noflyingfan
06-10-2007, 08:23 PM
Courtney,
You don't need to be a bitch about this :) Killing her with kindness is good advice. If someone wrongs you, you be sickeningly nice to them. That works best and I don't know why I don't always use it myself.
Because it's more fun to be a bitch. :rolleyes:
But Aerobat Barb (who I have to confess I always call Aerobarb in my head) is totally right. Don should be taking the lead on this. Men eat up attention, but I'm sure that other than feeling complimented that he's such a stud, he's probably embarrassed by this woman's behavior too.
I wouldn't use "rutabaga" as a code word though. Too common. :lol:
Barb-SAN
06-10-2007, 11:37 PM
Ladies, please feel free to give advice...
Ever since I married my husband (who is older than me) there is a certain lady his age (55) who makes it a point that everytime she sees us together, she comes up to my husband and she practically drools all over him, touches him, tells him he looks nice, blah, blah. All the while, I'm standing there and she never, ever speaks to me...it's like I am non-existant! My husband tries to brush her off and laugh it off, but it really makes me wanna just smack her upside the head. :cuss:
Couple questions, Courtney...
Is the lady in question already married?
Has your husband tried pulling you into the conversation? I.E. "Older lady, You know my wife, Courtney...she's just so amazing...she's got a scooter and you should see her ride that thing...it's like she was born to ride...honey, why don't you tell older lady about what you did the other day when you were out riding....and WE are going to do blah blah blah next weekend."
As you mentioned, you have a significant age difference between you, and you haven't been married all that long. It seems that all couples need to negotiate how much space to give each other to have other friends. It would be interesting to find out how he and his deceased wife negotiated those issues.
You may not want to give up all your friends your age, and he certainly enjoys the company of others his age. He might be secretly a little worried that some young stud might go after you too!
Well, I'm sure you will work it out...just a little turbulence on the path...;)
Also...my comments about "smothering her with kindness"...maybe a little overdramatic...:rolleyes: . What I really meant was that you have a choice to make about how you will approach her, and that could be friendly, indifferent, or hostile. Something worth considering is the effect on YOU of each approach.
One of the things that we are trying to figure out here at TF is how to cope with our "fear" feelings when flying. What we learn can spread out to other areas of our lives. Stress reduction in all areas of our lives can also have a positive effect on how we handle flying.
My personal philosophy is to try to give people and their motives the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. That's the least stressful approach for me, and hopefully most of the time it proves to be the correct one. :thumbsup:
WillFlyToDisney
06-11-2007, 01:53 AM
Courtney,
You don't need to be a bitch about this :) Killing her with kindness is good advice. If someone wrongs you, you be sickeningly nice to them. That works best and I don't know why I don't always use it myself.
I agree completely - this is ALWAYS the best way to handle this situation even though sometimes it is VERY hard to do. :thumbsup:
Ok who wants to chip in and buy Erika a cordless screwdriver as a belated wedding gift??????
noflyingfan
06-11-2007, 02:32 AM
Oh, I'm not allowed to use power tools. I might get hurt. This is a self-imposed rule, like my rule not to use the grill or anything else that involves fire.
WillFlyToDisney
06-11-2007, 03:28 AM
Oh, I'm not allowed to use power tools. I might get hurt. This is a self-imposed rule, like my rule not to use the grill or anything else that involves fire.
I don't think anything battery operated is considered a power tool though...
cshollingsworth
06-11-2007, 04:13 AM
Couple questions, Courtney...
Is the lady in question already married?
Has your husband tried pulling you into the conversation? I.E. "Older lady, You know my wife, Courtney...she's just so amazing...she's got a scooter and you should see her ride that thing...it's like she was born to ride...honey, why don't you tell older lady about what you did the other day when you were out riding....and WE are going to do blah blah blah next weekend."
As you mentioned, you have a significant age difference between you, and you haven't been married all that long. It seems that all couples need to negotiate how much space to give each other to have other friends. It would be interesting to find out how he and his deceased wife negotiated those issues.
You may not want to give up all your friends your age, and he certainly enjoys the company of others his age. He might be secretly a little worried that some young stud might go after you too!
Well, I'm sure you will work it out...just a little turbulence on the path...;)
Also...my comments about "smothering her with kindness"...maybe a little overdramatic...:rolleyes: . What I really meant was that you have a choice to make about how you will approach her, and that could be friendly, indifferent, or hostile. Something worth considering is the effect on YOU of each approach.
One of the things that we are trying to figure out here at TF is how to cope with our "fear" feelings when flying. What we learn can spread out to other areas of our lives. Stress reduction in all areas of our lives can also have a positive effect on how we handle flying.
My personal philosophy is to try to give people and their motives the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. That's the least stressful approach for me, and hopefully most of the time it proves to be the correct one. :thumbsup:
Wow...nicely said girls! To all of you who commented while I had my little venting session...THANKS! It is nice to just blow off steam on occassion!
Someone asked if this chick is a neighbor...nope...she's not thank goodness! The only context where we have to see her is at Farm Bureau (insurance) meetings. My husband is the county President of the Farm Bureau where we live and this woman is on the board of directors because her husband died and she took his spot about 2 years ago. She's been married already 3 times before (they all die...odd, isn't it). Anyway, that's the only time we see her and that is plenty! :rolleyes:
I think Aerobat had a good point too when she stated that Don needed to be a team player in this and she is soooo right. The one time Don has said anything to this chicklet in regard to me, she has basically stammered off speechless. It was when she commented, "Oh, Don...you look so nice in your suit, so handsome." And Don replied, "Yeah, thanks..Courtney picked out this suit for me." She basically goes, "Grrr!" and walked away. So, yeah, it did help on the occassion that he did that to kind of back me up.
This has been fun! Nothing like a good round of girl talk to lighten the mood and take away some of the stress! :thumbsup:
Passenger Mark
06-11-2007, 04:23 AM
Ok... with the girl talk!
SLAP HER UPSIDE THE HEAD!
No... not really! But if you do, be sure to put it on youtube!
Ok.. not really again!
For real... the best advice is kill her with kindness. Folk that are evil just have no way of handling it! They self-destruct!
Barb-SAN
06-11-2007, 05:07 AM
She's been married already 3 times before (they all die...odd, isn't it).
Um, I don't think you have anything to worry about....:eek:
Jeff California
06-11-2007, 01:34 PM
run her over with your scooter
Passenger Mark
06-11-2007, 03:07 PM
This weekend my laptop finally took a huge operation of failure!
It was old, and on it's last leg... so I knew it was coming and had been looking. So Saturday I went and picked up the new laptop.
A Toshiba with all the bells and whistles, wide screen, built in keypad, if a fingerprint scan to keep others out!
WillFlyToDisney
06-11-2007, 10:41 PM
Ooooh sounds nice, Mark. I just got a new Toshiba laptop too when the screen on my old laptop went out a couple of weeks ago. So far I love the laptop but think Windows Vista is icky.
We went shopping today for things for the house - it seems to be a never ending list of towels, trash cans, window treatments, baby stuff and misc junk!
cshollingsworth
06-12-2007, 01:47 AM
Speaking of shopping for house items...
We've been landscaping! Omi-gosh! That is not so much fun! I spent about 2 hrs. this evening bent over planting "Monkey Grass," and now my back is aching like mad. Kelley...good-luck shopping! We went through all of that last year when we got our house. It's maddening!
And tomorrow, I finally get that dreaded upper wisdom tooth removed that I have been putting off since last February! :rolleyes: Think of me around 1:30 pm (CST) as I will be in a dentist chair with my fingers gripping the armrest! :cry:Yeah, I'm a baby when it comes to pain.
Barb-SAN
06-12-2007, 01:51 AM
And tomorrow, I finally get that dreaded upper wisdom tooth removed that I have been putting off since last February! :rolleyes: Think of me around 1:30 pm (CST) as I will be in a dentist chair with my fingers gripping the armrest! :cry:Yeah, I'm a baby when it comes to pain.
Good luck...remember to relax (not grip the armrest). You will be given painkillers...so it won't be so bad. Remember to use ice-packs per instructions afterwards so you don't get swelling. You will probably get pain pills to take after the novacain wears off too. You will be fine...and it will be over...no more anticipatory anxiety!! :thumbsup:
cshollingsworth
06-12-2007, 02:17 AM
Good luck...remember to relax (not grip the armrest). You will be given painkillers...so it won't be so bad. Remember to use ice-packs per instructions afterwards so you don't get swelling. You will probably get pain pills to take after the novacain wears off too. You will be fine...and it will be over...no more anticipatory anxiety!! :thumbsup:
On one positive note, my upper wisdom tooth is not impacted. It actually grew in straight and everything. The dentist found a cavity in it, so he decided that I needed to just have it pulled instead of dealing with it. He said the roots are cone shaped on the upper teeth, and it will be an easy extraction. :rolleyes: Ya' think?
Rebecca
09-25-2007, 03:50 AM
I have been going to a Bikram yoga class several times a week for three weeks. I feel reborn. :sunshine: And calm. This could be good.
Barb-SAN
09-26-2007, 06:57 PM
I have been going to a Bikram yoga class several times a week for three weeks. I feel reborn. :sunshine: And calm. This could be good.
And how HOT is the room, anyway? I LOVE yoga, and always feel so good afterwards, but have never had the nerve to try Bikram. I'm quite heat intolerant, so don't know how well I'd handle "hot" yoga. I'd expect it would be one long Hot Flash...:rolleyes:
Rebecca
09-26-2007, 07:02 PM
Well, it's about 102, I think!!! You pour sweat right away. But of course, that removes toxins and helps your muscles stretch further into each pose. The funny thing is, the first few classes I thought I would pass out, :thud:but now I don't get that. However, if you KNOW you are heat intolerant, you should of course be very careful. Electrolyte replacement and hydration are critical.:)
Rebecca
09-28-2007, 02:46 AM
Funnily enough, Barb, last night before class a girl told me she was "very heat intolerant" and "passed out a lot."
Lo and behold, she did fine and even looked chipper afterward, but her boyfriend (6' 5" tall or so, beefy macho guy) didn't hold up well at all, and rested a lot on his mat!
So, who knows? :)
Barb-SAN
09-28-2007, 03:06 AM
So do you do very gentle yoga, or is it more vigorous? I've had classes where the room was maybe 80 or so...and wearing tights it wasn't all that pleasant to me having it THAT hot!
That's interesting that girl who knew she was heat intolerant was willing to try it out. I know that I have to be careful in hot tubs and saunas...don't stay in too long, and don't get completely submerged in the hot tub.
I try to stay in the A/C in summer if the weather is hot and humid...otherwise I start feeling kind of sick. So...it just seems more appealing to do yoga in a cooler room...one that requires a blanket over you for the final meditation....;)
I'm glad you have found something that works for you though! :thumbsup:
Rebecca
09-28-2007, 05:45 PM
You would be amazed at the difference between yoga in a cold room and in a hot one. You are MUCH more flexible in the heat. In the cold, our muscles contract.
Check out the FAQ's on their website. Most Bikram studios have their own websites and there's lots of info out there.
http://www.bikramyoga.com/
The 26 positions are rigorous, but not over the top. Time to give up that blankie and go for the heat! :cool:
- Katie, put that book back.
- Just a minute.
- Katie, put it back now.
- In a minute.
- Katie, put that book back.
- I'm just looking.
- Katie, we're not buying it.
- I'm just looking.
Me (smiling) - If you're not buying it, put it back please.
Cue mother playing hell with me. "I understand what you mean, it is expensive (£3.99, RRP £5.99, if you think that's expensive then you need your head seeing to) but she's just looking, she's only 5, there's no need to tell her off, she's my kid, not yours, I'll do the telling off thank you."
I just walked away.
Okay, first things first. If she is 5, then why isn't she in school? You may do the telling off if you wish, but it's clear she wasn't taking the blindest bit of notice to what you were saying. I wasn't telling her off as such, I didn't scream at her, I didn't even wag my finger, I just told her as politely as possible. I was just telling her the nice way before someone tells her the horrible way. I thank the Lord that she isn't my kid, but this is my shop and my stock and my money and I expect respectful behaviour. If you ever dared have a do at her the way you just had a do at me then maybe we wouldn't have this problem in the first place.
Rebecca
10-02-2007, 09:04 PM
Kids seldom listen to their parents, but they will often listen to a third party, especially a stranger. This is a universal truth, and can tick off a parent who doesn't acknowledge and accept it.
So, it's up to us enlightened strangers to speak up, as I see it. :cool:
Yeah, to be honest I think she was just embarrassed that kid listened to me but not to her. So then she embarrassed herself even more by carrying on in front of a crowd of people.
I'm not sure whether this wins though:
Old woman just walked into one of the units. "Owww! That hurt! That's dangerous, to be honest!"
Oddly enough, I've found it only hurts when you walk into it.
noflyingfan
10-03-2007, 02:06 PM
Guess it's time you installed those padded bookshelves with the warning lights on them.
Falcon
10-07-2007, 07:39 PM
Hi, I couldn't find the "Let's talk about anything" thread, so I thought of starting a new one.
I'm going to IKEA today!! I've never been there before but I bet I'll come home with lots of useless stuff and half the things I had to buy.
Do you have IKEA in America/UK?
I hate IKEA, I hate the whole socialist smugfest involed with what is furniture that you park your clothing in or balance mugs of tea on. I have bought a couple of things and have to admit it is alot better than the usual self assembly tat. Not cheap but looks durable.
I'm going to ORLANDO !!
from Feb 2 to Feb 9...
:hyped: :hyped: :hyped: :hyped:
EyesSkyward
10-08-2007, 06:33 PM
I hate IKEA, I hate the whole socialist smugfest involed with what is furniture that you park your clothing in or balance mugs of tea on. I have bought a couple of things and have to admit it is alot better than the usual self assembly tat. Not cheap but looks durable.
What's that saying about the guy who complained that he had no shoes until he met a man with no feet?
Well you can gripe all you want about IKEA, but we here in boonie-ville don't even have an IKEA to complain about. :cry:
(Although we did just get a west elm (http://www.westelm.com/), which should help fill the void for awhile.)
- Jeff
WillFlyToDisney
10-08-2007, 06:56 PM
I'm going to ORLANDO !!
from Feb 2 to Feb 9...
:hyped: :hyped: :hyped: :hyped:
No way! We are supposed to be there that week too!
I'm going in August I hope.
And I'm scared of IKEA.
No way! We are supposed to be there that week too!
Really ??? :happyguy: :happyguy: :happyguy: Minifest?
WillFlyToDisney
10-09-2007, 08:10 PM
I'm going in August I hope.
Kari - have you ever been to Florida in August?? It is hot as Hades and in Central Florida there is very little air movement so not too many cool breezes - just stagnant hot humid thick air interrupted by afternoon thunderstorms about 330pm daily that just make the humidity more unbearable.
Don't get me wrong. I love love love Florida and am counting the days until I can move back but just be prepared for the weather.
Really ??? :happyguy: :happyguy: :happyguy: Minifest?
Works for me! Are you guys going to Disney at all? We will most likely be staying on property without a rental car (just using Disney transportation) so if we can arrange somewhere to meet up inside Disney that would be fun. There is a great restaurant at the Polynesian hotel called Kona Cafe'! :thumbsup:
If there is interest then maybe we could make this a real Flightfest! Marks, Barbs, Jeffs, Erika? Anyone else able to come to Disney in February??
Falcon
10-09-2007, 09:27 PM
What's that saying about the guy who complained that he had no shoes until he met a man with no feet?
Well you can gripe all you want about IKEA, but we here in boonie-ville don't even have an IKEA to complain about. :cry:
(Although we did just get a west elm (http://www.westelm.com/), which should help fill the void for awhile.)
- Jeff
Be very carefull what you wish for Grasshopper.
EyesSkyward
10-09-2007, 09:41 PM
Marks, Barbs, Jeffs, Erika?
I believe that the correct plural form is "Jeves".
But hmmm... Disney in February. I might have to crunch some numbers on that one.
I love me some Haunted Mansion.
- Jeff
noflyingfan
10-09-2007, 10:00 PM
I'll see what I can do, but I'm not sure I can swing it.
Barb-SAN
10-09-2007, 10:16 PM
Too far in the future for me to commit now. Lots can happen in 4-5 months...:rolleyes:. I was looking the other day though at flights to Orlando...actually not that expensive from San Diego on SWA...just a LONG trip....basically lose a day in travel in each direction, plus the 3 hr. jet lag to deal with.
Probably the weather would be beautiful in Florida in Feb., and also high season with lots of snowbirds from the NE...so we would expect crowds and high prices on accommodations, right? Actually...I've never been to DisneyWorld/Epcot....only Disneyland in Anaheim, and that was DECADES ago. I suppose it would also depend on what week in Feb., if it was spring break for anyone then, that could make a difference in the crowds too. There certainly would be plenty of ACTIVITIES to do there! :D
WillFlyToDisney
10-10-2007, 12:09 AM
Be very carefull what you wish for Grasshopper.
I miss that show.
I believe that the correct plural form is "Jeves".
But hmmm... Disney in February. I might have to crunch some numbers on that one.
I love me some Haunted Mansion.
- Jeff
Sign up for DING! fares on SWA.com - they run BNA to MCO cheapo (like $49 each way) specials often. Oh and you DO know that the Haunted Mansion just went thru a major rehab and there is a new room..... :D
Probably the weather would be beautiful in Florida in Feb., and also high season with lots of snowbirds from the NE...so we would expect crowds and high prices on accommodations, right? Actually...I've never been to DisneyWorld/Epcot....only Disneyland in Anaheim, and that was DECADES ago. I suppose it would also depend on what week in Feb., if it was spring break for anyone then, that could make a difference in the crowds too. There certainly would be plenty of ACTIVITIES to do there! :D
Between MLK weekend and President's Day it isn't that busy at all. Trust me - I worked there for 7 years. :thumbsup:
Barb - you would love EPCOT! The rides are much different than the ones at Disneyland plus there are the countries in World Showcase.
Spring breaks are in March and April - ours is always around Easter.
Disney offers all levels of hotel from value resorts (start at $79 a nite) to a deluxe hotel (starting at about $350 a nite). We have stayed at just about all of them and I have no problem staying at a Disney value resort. Also, if you are staying on Disney property then you get FREE transportation to and from the airport on Disney's Magical Express and all transportation while you are at Disney is free to all of the parks and resorts. No rental car needed!
Just an idea - we will be down there anyway for B to go to more Army traning.
Barb-SAN
10-10-2007, 12:50 AM
Between MLK weekend and President's Day it isn't that busy at all. Trust me - I worked there for 7 years. :thumbsup:
Barb - you would love EPCOT! The rides are much different than the ones at Disneyland plus there are the countries in World Showcase.
Spring breaks are in March and April - ours is always around Easter.
Disney offers all levels of hotel from value resorts (start at $79 a nite) to a deluxe hotel (starting at about $350 a nite). We have stayed at just about all of them and I have no problem staying at a Disney value resort. Also, if you are staying on Disney property then you get FREE transportation to and from the airport on Disney's Magical Express and all transportation while you are at Disney is free to all of the parks and resorts. No rental car needed!
Just an idea - we will be down there anyway for B to go to more Army traning.
Well, it sounds like Disney World is just the perfect antidote to Army training....:tongue:
Seriously...it would be great to go there with a "native guide" who knows all the secrets (like what dates during "high season" aren't busy), plus I'm sure all the best rides, shortest lines, etc.
I just checked for SWA's fares...it's possible to get $99 fares from San Diego. It's amazing...it's cheaper to fly to Orlando than some closer destinations. Lots of flights available Sat. Feb.9, but not so many on the 18th...though availability opens up again the following Tues.
Well, I'll certainly give it some thought. :D Flights ranged from 6-8 hrs. with one or two stops. Oops...I just reread your post and see the dates under consideration are Feb. 2-9, not after that.
WillFlyToDisney
10-10-2007, 01:01 AM
Well, it sounds like Disney World is just the perfect antidote to Army training....:tongue:
Seriously...it would be great to go there with a "native guide" who knows all the secrets (like what dates during "high season" aren't busy), plus I'm sure all the best rides, shortest lines, etc.
I just checked for SWA's fares...it's possible to get $99 fares from San Diego. It's amazing...it's cheaper to fly to Orlando than some closer destinations. Lots of flights available Sat. Feb.9, but not so many on the 18th...though availability opens up again the following Tues.
Well, I'll certainly give it some thought. :D Flights ranged from 6-8 hrs. with one or two stops. Oops...I just reread your post and see the dates under consideration are Feb. 2-9, not after that.
Barb - I'm always happy to help plan a Disney trip or play tour guide. I know a few tricks to avoiding the crowds and seeing all the fun stuff.
Want to see a fun site for fellow Disney fanatics (Lynda is on that forum too!) then check out www.disboards.com (http://www.disboards.com) - tons of info!
Kari - have you ever been to Florida in August??
Yep, and it was FUN! :D I got so sunburned that day at Daytona though - waterproof sunscreen my left foot! Ideally we wouldn't go in August but that's the only time we can. We can stand the heat.
What's it like actually staying on a Disney resort? I've considered it coz don't want to drive (that's what I go on holiday for - to get a break from driving) but can't really find anything within budget. I did find one fairly decent sounding week for £666 :lol:
Erika is coming to Atlanta in March, aren't you Erika? :)
WillFlyToDisney
10-10-2007, 05:32 PM
Staying on Disney property completely immerses you in the Disney experience. You completely forget about the outside world - isn't that what vacations are all about?
Now if you book a vacation at Disney you can take the Magical Express so you basically get off the plane and get on a luxurious air conditioned bus that takes you directly to your hotel. Disney picks up your luggage for you and delivers it within 4 hours of your arrival directly to your hotel room.
As long as you stay on Disney property all of your transportation around Disney is included. This last vacation we ended up renting a car so we could go to Sea World one day (we have Annual Passes there) - it was cheaper to rent a car then to take a cab for all of us.
If you are going in August, Kari, then you may be able to book the Free Dining package (these won't be announced until late Spring though) where you get all of your meals FREE when you book a hotel room and tickets package on property. The girls and I did this last year and we ate like KINGS. We had filet mignon, lobster, scallops, creme brulee', every kind of cheesecake, etc... Historically the free dining promotion runs from the last 2 weeks of August thru the 2nd week of September. Are you planning on coming then?
EyesSkyward
10-10-2007, 06:27 PM
Oh and you DO know that the Haunted Mansion just went thru a major rehab and there is a new room..... :D
Get OUT!
- Jeff
..just a LONG trip....basically lose a day in travel in each direction, plus the 3 hr. jet lag to deal with.
I win, I win! 2.30 hrs + 9 hrs = 11.30 hrs AND 9 hour jet lag.
:tongue:
We have no particular plans. Claudio's sister is coming with us, she's visiting Florida for the first time, so I think Disney is a MUST!
Jeff! You're signature is still my quotation. I feel wise.
WillFlyToDisney
10-11-2007, 01:54 AM
Get OUT!
- Jeff
Who is Elaine and why does she have her own mode?
I speak the truth, Jeff. Master Gracey himself told me... :angel:
Not sure on the exact dates yet but should know by the end of the month. All I know is sometime in August.
Did you know there is no Cheesecake Factory on International Drive? They are so missing a trick.
Agne - it's 6 hour jetlag surely? It's 5 for me ...
OOPS! you're right Kari! 9 hours was in California :)
After starting researching my family history a while ago, and driving myself insane with all the Mary Ellens and Sarah Ellens (I'm not joking - all we need now is a Jimbob and a John Boy) who, when all's said and done, aren't even related to me really (only by marriage) I've got back to about 1700.
But I know now where I got my hands from:
http://www.billinge-history.com/new10/images/TOMFAL~1_jpg.jpg
:lol:
Rebecca
10-15-2007, 04:56 AM
Kari, we might be related. Several of those people have my nose. :cheers:
:lol:
Trust me on this one, it's certainly not beyond the realms of possibility.
My grandmother's side is easy ... I say easy because ignoring the fact that there are about fifteen thousand Thomas Fairhursts you can go back and back with relatively no trouble.
My granddad's side is a different story altogether - now that trail goes very cold very quickly. I'm part Welsh :( I knew this anyway but have found out it's a rather bigger part than I first thought. All I really know is that there were four brothers who all suddenly moved away from Wrexham. Why they would all suddenly move away like that? And why does one appear on one census, only to disappear from the next and then apparently re-appear for the one after? No wonder nobody seems to know anything - I have a feeling nothing much good happened in Wrexham.
WillFlyToDisney
10-15-2007, 11:59 AM
Sounds like a mystery, Kari. Can you go there and search? You can usually find out much more in person than with online resources or in books. Are there any historical societies that could help out?
My brother has traced my Dad's side back many generations. His family came over from England. Our most famous relative on that side is this guy (not a huge surprise since my Dad has the same name)...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Charles_Darwin_by_Julia_Margaret_Cameron.jpg
Always fun growing up in a Southern Baptist school with the last name of an evolutionist. :rolleyes:
No kidding! Are you a direct descendant?
This ugly character http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0834282/ is my fourth or fifth cousin or something.
I could probably learn a lot more if I went to the records office, it's just a case of finding out where the records are held because boundary changes over the years mean that some of them have moved I believe. Although I have now learned that I share a proportion of my rare DNA with a woman who smoked a pipe, dressed like a man and has a plaque up in some museum in Wigan commemorating her for her many years worked at the coal mine. :lol:
Pff ... Did I vote these people in?
Dear Sir,
I am in receipt of your letter dated 23rd October regarding the display of no-smoking signs on our shop premises, and thank you for the free sign enclosed. I have now displayed the sign in the front window. However, I find it quite ridiculous that we were threatened with a large fine even though we were displaying a traditional no-smoking sign (standard design notwithstanding) and anyone smoking in our shop will be dealt with quickly and more than appropriately. I am glad to see that our Council rates are going towards enforcing such an important issue as making sure everyone is displaying signage of the correct dimensions. It would be a real mess if our monthly £550 went towards facilities and services such as, for example, rubbish collection or policing.
Yours faithfully.
WillFlyToDisney
10-29-2007, 02:19 PM
No kidding! Are you a direct descendant?
In a roundabout way, yep. :rolleyes:
This ugly character http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0834282/ is my fourth or fifth cousin or something.
I could probably learn a lot more if I went to the records office, it's just a case of finding out where the records are held because boundary changes over the years mean that some of them have moved I believe. Although I have now learned that I share a proportion of my rare DNA with a woman who smoked a pipe, dressed like a man and has a plaque up in some museum in Wigan commemorating her for her many years worked at the coal mine. :lol:
Now THAT guy in the link is downright dreamy - cuter than Gunther even!
Don't involve yourself, Kelley. They're the black side :D
The birthplaces of one particular set of my ancestors range from Newcastle to Malta to Nova Scotia to Jamaica. They have to be having a laugh?!
I'm going to Florida on August 2nd!!! :hyped:
Rebecca
11-02-2007, 04:30 AM
What brings you to Florida?:angel:
A gentle reminder to our British friends that there is much, much more to our country than just Florida. :)
Lynda
11-02-2007, 05:56 AM
What brings you to Florida?:angel:
A gentle reminder to our British friends that there is much, much more to our country than just Florida. :)
We go to Florida in 3 weeks, I am unsure why we keep returning but it sort of feels like a 2nd home. We have been to New York which we love, also Chicago, Philidelphia and a short stop in Raleigh Durham. The weather in the winter months of Florida is good.
I have a theory that they add pixie dust to the water and it causes you to keep returning even though you say this is the last time;)
I've seen everything else there is to see. I wouldn't mind kicking around Seattle but wouldn't go specially. Now I just want to relax and have one of those huge lollies :)
Rebecca
11-04-2007, 01:15 AM
I've seen everything else there is to see. :huff: Hrmpf.
WillFlyToDisney
11-04-2007, 01:50 AM
We go to Florida in 3 weeks, I am unsure why we keep returning but it sort of feels like a 2nd home.
I have a theory that they add pixie dust to the water and it causes you to keep returning even though you say this is the last time;)
Lynda - that reminds me of a signature I saw on the DIS.
Disney - for those that "get it", no explanation necessary. For those that "don't get it", no explanation will do.
Obviously you "get it"!
:huff: Hrmpf.
Sorry ;)
Hmm ... 80 for a day in Miami ... I just love those buildings.
LeslieDEN
11-05-2007, 04:53 AM
Florida is also home to the always creepy Scientology spiritual headquarters in Clearwater. Floridans must be so proud. :lol:
Do visit downtown Clearwater if you get a chance! It's fun to see a town totally taken over by a religious cult. If you're there at noon, you can see the "Sea Org" folks marching around in their paramilitary uniforms. It's a sight not to be missed.
aerobat
11-05-2007, 05:06 AM
Really? Bo'sun's whistles and all? Do they carry a photo of Ron around on a palanquin?
LeslieDEN
11-05-2007, 05:16 AM
Really? Bo'sun's whistles and all? Do they carry a photo of Ron around on a palanquin?
I don't know those big words, but they all come out of the buildings at noon (I think for lunch break), and they are all wearing the Sea Org mock-Navy uniforms. It is an impressive sight.
Rebecca
11-05-2007, 05:11 PM
What? I just googled them. Cripes! The "Galactic Confederacy, formerly ruled by the tyrant Xenu?" At least they don't believe in marriage and family, so they'll be self limiting, unless they can keep conscripting.
:swim: <-- our only nautical smilie
I bet people who join Sea Org aren't a bit afraid of flying.
LeslieDEN
11-05-2007, 11:50 PM
At least they don't believe in marriage and family, so they'll be self limiting, unless they can keep conscripting.
They don't have to. They come back. In fact, that's their motto, "We Come Back."
My parents are are going to Orlando next sunday. They're staying there 3 weeks! That means that, for 3 weeks, I will have to cook, do the laundry, clean the house, look after three cats and one big child - Claudio - who's staying here all the time, counting that I leave the house to go to work at 8 am and come back at 7 pm. Agne, welcome to real life!!!!:tiphat:
Rebecca
11-18-2007, 12:14 AM
Yes, Agne! You are correct. And toward the end of the three weeks, we don't want to see any posts like, "Oh, the house is such a mess, what should I do!!!" :D
LeslieDEN
12-16-2007, 05:21 AM
I got a "Free Personality Test" in the mail today from Scientology. They invited me to take the test and send it back so they can tell me if I need Scientology.
Agne, the three weeks are over! How did it go?
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