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From: Rudeney on 9 Aug 2010 15:50 On 8/6/2010 4:49 PM, Keane wrote: > On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:33:45 -0500, Lilith<lilithpap(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:46:40 -0500, Alicia Koury Calsyn >> <akcalsyn(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> That being said I HATE standing around for 1 1/2 hours to stake out a >>> good spot for fireworks. I almost alway find out that the 5-foot tall >>> woman (with the infant in the stroller) who is the only one in front of >>> me is saving a place for her 6-ft plus husband. Who will light up a >>> cigarette as soon as he gets there! I would wait in line all day for >>> Toy Story before I would spend the afternoon, in the sun staking out a >>> parade spot that I will have to give up to go "tattle" on the smoker >>> because he won't quit when asked! > > Squirt bottle. Have an accident. Nah, not messy enough. It needs to be stickier. ;-) -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm
From: Lilith on 9 Aug 2010 20:08 On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:52:01 -0400, Lisa Cubbon <cubbon(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: >On 8/8/2010 7:02 PM, Lilith wrote: >> On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:03:24 -0500, Keane<keane(a)keanespics.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:58:23 -0500, Lilith<lilithpap(a)gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:49:38 -0500, Keane<keane(a)keanespics.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Make my day and tell me you hate the dads that put their kids up >>>>> on their shoulders and block your view right as the show begins... >>>> >>>> Consider your day made. Most notable was when I was taping the parade >>>> at Disney Studios on a rainy afternoon and found the one spot where I >>>> could get a good view and not get water on the camera. I'm righteous >>>> enough to get angry but too polite to do anything about it. >>>> >>> >>> Wishes, Osborne Lights. Never fails. >>> >>> If I'm taping a parade in MK, I won't let any varmints in between the >>> rope and my monopod. I tape in Frontierland right by the bathroom >>> area. There's a DVC place (I think) right there, and you can set >>> yourself up so there's a wooden post to your left (that they hook the >>> rope to, and since they don't allow anyone in front of the building, >>> you have an unobstructed view), and I put PiC to my right as a human >>> shield. >>> >>> There's also a bend in the roadway right there, so there's a good view >>> of the parade no matter which way it comes from. It is *not* a good >>> place for the hard ticket parades. The hard ticket parades are mostly >>> daytime parades done in the dark, and the lighting isn't the best. >>> (Though I did notice they left more lights on during the '09 Christmas >>> Parade...) >> >> My usual spot is at the end of Main Street on the circle but a bit to >> the left. In retro-thought being to the right would give me more of a >> side view as the parade moves counter-clockwise around the circle. >> >>> If you see someone there in a floppy green hat, come say hello... :-) >> >> And if you see a 6' 2" red-head that'll probably be me. Late October, >> early November. >> >>> Keane >> >We will be there Nov 8-16th. Is that early November to you? Probably not. >BTW, school is IN here in the Atlanta Metro area. Atlanta schools don't >go back until the 23rd! We'll miss each other by a couple of days. We're leaving on the 6th. No kids to worry about school unless you count my DR. And we only work for a school system. >Lisa -- Lilith
From: Brian on 9 Aug 2010 21:06 On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:50:56 -0500, Rudeney <rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> wrote: >> Squirt bottle. Have an accident. > >Nah, not messy enough. It needs to be stickier. ;-) Hopefully not this. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-semen-attack-20100804,0,1443005.story
From: Lilith on 9 Aug 2010 21:31 On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:31:19 -0400, Brian <drmorrisnospam(a)comcast.net> wrote: >On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:24:08 -0500, Lilith <lilithpap(a)gmail.com> >wrote: > > >>But I've used the circle as my vantage point and there are no ropes in >>the inner circle if I recall. People will actually sit IN the street, >>in front of the curb. I can't stop them from that. When the CM tells >>them they can't they just back into me. > > >As I get older and my knees worse, my legs are a little more unstable >but i think you said you are 6'2' which is about my height and is an >advantage. I try to just maintain my position and force them to slide >around me. And my weight is sufficient I should be able to do that. But, as I said elsewhere, I'm just too restrained to fight back in kind. And I'm sympathetic about the knees. That's one of the reasons I'm trying to take off some of this weight. The catch is that I'd like to do so running to burn it off but my knees won't let me. :( -- Lilith
From: Rudeney on 10 Aug 2010 11:56
On 8/9/2010 8:06 PM, Brian wrote: > On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:50:56 -0500, Rudeney<rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> > wrote: > > >>> Squirt bottle. Have an accident. >> >> Nah, not messy enough. It needs to be stickier. ;-) > > Hopefully not this. > > http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-semen-attack-20100804,0,1443005.story Ewww! I was thinking more like a soft drink, or maybe a plate of nachos! -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm |