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From: Blossom on 25 Jul 2010 08:42 On Jul 25, 8:39 am, Blossom <dznyknit...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Jul 23, 9:59 pm, jenny <Peacep...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > Friend Lisa and I are such geeks that we take paperbacks. > > I've done this when in lines without Wall-E (rare). On our multiple > trips to Cedar Point w/ Dear Niece, I took paperbacks in my waistpack > (most rides are geared for 2 people and at the time I was having a lot > of trouble with my TMJ and neck strain). Now, I pull out my iphone & > read kindle books. > B p.s. Again, I do this when I'm in line by myself. When I'm in line with a group - we chit chat or figure out what we're going to do next, or tonight, or tomorrow. Don't like ignoring the group I'm with (the only time I really did this was when we took Dear Aunt to Florida in February of 2009 - I needed to be around physically but sometimes I just had to check out mentally for a while, sudoku on the iphone was a dear friend!)
From: Lilith on 25 Jul 2010 12:40 On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:42:22 -0700 (PDT), Blossom <dznyknitter(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >On Jul 25, 8:39�am, Blossom <dznyknit...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> On Jul 23, 9:59�pm, jenny <Peacep...(a)aol.com> wrote: >> >> > Friend Lisa and I are such geeks that we take paperbacks. >> >> I've done this when in lines without Wall-E (rare). On our multiple >> trips to Cedar Point w/ Dear Niece, I took paperbacks in my waistpack >> (most rides are geared for 2 people and at the time I was having a lot >> of trouble with my TMJ and neck strain). Now, I pull out my iphone & >> read kindle books. >> B > >p.s. Again, I do this when I'm in line by myself. When I'm in line >with a group - we chit chat or figure out what we're going to do next, >or tonight, or tomorrow. Don't like ignoring the group I'm with (the >only time I really did this was when we took Dear Aunt to Florida in >February of 2009 - I needed to be around physically but sometimes I >just had to check out mentally for a while, sudoku on the iphone was a >dear friend!) I'd only find something to entertain me if I were running solo also. That, so far, has been all but my first visit 35 years ago. Last time I'd just gotten my iPhone but hadn't set up an iTunes account so I couldn't download any apps. So I piddled around with youtube which, without headphones, tends to disturb your neighbors. Now I can play Sudoku or do crossword puzzles. This coming visit will be with my roommate in tow but I'm wondering how many queues you can stand in and for how long before the conversation starts to become inane. -- Lilith
From: Alpha on 26 Jul 2010 11:58 Lilith says: > This coming visit will be with my roommate in tow but I'm wondering > how many queues you can stand in and for how long before the > conversation starts to become inane. Every ride is different, every queue is different, and chances are, the people ahead of and behind you will be different. Plenty of chit chat material. :-) -- Alpha
From: Rudeney on 26 Jul 2010 14:29 On 7/24/2010 3:56 AM, Keane wrote: > > The mother in the party in front of us at TSMM breast fed her kid. Is > that entertainment? Good thing we were near 'tater head, it gave us > something to look at... > > Oh, she was discrete about it, about as discrete as you can when > you're surrounded by 100 people... OMG! This should be outlawed! How dare she do this! She should just find the nearest bathroom. (yes, I am just trying to start a long-overdue breastfeeding flame war). -- - 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: Rudeney on 26 Jul 2010 14:33
On 7/23/2010 6:30 PM, Lilith wrote: > Spinning off from tthe queue wait thread, I'm wondering if anyone > takes portable entertainment along with them for the longer waits. A > Gameboy for example or an iPod? > > Last time I went I had a mini-disk loaded up with Disney tunes that I > listened to with headphones. Somehow it didn't relieve the boredom. I > had also just gotten an iPhone but no apps. I've tried playing some > games while in line at Six Flags but somehow paying attention to the > line moving and concentrating on the moves you need to make in your > hands don't seem to mix well. > > How do y'all deal with the non-entertainment aspects of standing in > line? I've carried a smart phone for over 10 years now, so I've always had it to help entertain me. If I'm with friends or family, we usually just talk (often about the people around us). If I'm there alone, I often strike up conversations with others in line. I also try to enjoy the queue itself. The Imagineers have generally done a great job giving us things to look at. -- - 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 |