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From: Caren on 5 Aug 2010 20:21
Wednesday, as promised, we slept in and had a leisurely breakfast--
Mickey-shaped banana pancakes are getting to be a standard here. We
followed this by a game of pinochle and eventually headed out to
downtown Disney with the idea of a bit of shopping, a stop at the Earl
of Sandwich, and Cirque du Soleil.

At the bus stop we encountered a lady with two little boys who was non-
stop complaining about Disney--how she spent a ton of money and could
only get a pretzel to eat in Epcot because she didn't have
reservations and how she spent all her time traveling places and
waiting in line and how they saw hardly any attractions and how she
was sure the only ones who could manage to adequately plan a Disney
vacation belonged to a secret society of hyper-organized suburban
housewives.

We stopped at the custom T-shirt store to order shirts for Isaac and
some other kidlet relatives. The complainer was there telling us how
she read the book and watched the video and they never warned her she
needed reservations and she couldn't even get anything to eat at
Animal Kingdom Lodge where she was staying and when she ordered
something at the pool bar they wanted to know where to deliver the
order and how was she to know where to deliver the order, so they
didn't eat anything.

Then we went for a browse through Once Upon a Toy and then it was time
for THE LEGO STORE, Isaac's prime goal of the day. His uncle and
grandmother suddenly needed to go find a drink, so I got to go to Lego
hell with him. It may be a great place for Lego-obsessed little boys,
but grown women definitely find it to be too crowded and noisy. And
then the complainer turned up and told me how there wasn't even an air
conditioned place to cool off in Epcot. When I mentioned the many
pavilions, she looked at me incredulously and said but she didn't have
reservations. Eventually Isaac decided on a Star Wars set and we
backtracked to the Earl of Sandwich to meet the other adults who had
conveniently needed to pick up the T-shirts after drinks and were
unable to join us in Lego hell.

While we were in the Earl's (tasty, as usual), it rained a bit and got
even hotter and steamer for our walk down to Cirque du Soleil. We were
absolutely dripping and ducking into every air-conditioned venue we
could find along the way.

The only thing I have to say about Cirque, is that if you haven't seen
it, you must.

Then back to BLT to meet an RADP regular for fireworks and drinks in
the lounge. I was pleasantly surprised by how comfortable it was and
how good the view was. We stayed up way too late.

The key to a happy Disney vacation, I've decided, is to plan no more
than one major activity a day.

--
Caren
TDC Queen of Adventureland
From: Lisa Cubbon on 6 Aug 2010 07:58
On 8/5/2010 8:21 PM, Caren wrote:
> Wednesday, as promised, we slept in and had a leisurely breakfast--
> Mickey-shaped banana pancakes are getting to be a standard here. We
> followed this by a game of pinochle and eventually headed out to
> downtown Disney with the idea of a bit of shopping, a stop at the Earl
> of Sandwich, and Cirque du Soleil.
>
> At the bus stop we encountered a lady with two little boys who was non-
> stop complaining about Disney--how she spent a ton of money and could
> only get a pretzel to eat in Epcot because she didn't have
> reservations and how she spent all her time traveling places and
> waiting in line and how they saw hardly any attractions and how she
> was sure the only ones who could manage to adequately plan a Disney
> vacation belonged to a secret society of hyper-organized suburban
> housewives.
Ye Gawd!
>
> We stopped at the custom T-shirt store to order shirts for Isaac and
> some other kidlet relatives. The complainer was there telling us how
> she read the book and watched the video and they never warned her she
> needed reservations and she couldn't even get anything to eat at
> Animal Kingdom Lodge where she was staying and when she ordered
> something at the pool bar they wanted to know where to deliver the
> order and how was she to know where to deliver the order, so they
> didn't eat anything.
>
> Then we went for a browse through Once Upon a Toy and then it was time
> for THE LEGO STORE, Isaac's prime goal of the day. His uncle and
> grandmother suddenly needed to go find a drink, so I got to go to Lego
> hell with him. It may be a great place for Lego-obsessed little boys,
> but grown women definitely find it to be too crowded

I agree. Our grand is only 18 months now so we have a few years before
that happens.
and noisy. And
> then the complainer turned up and told me how there wasn't even an air
> conditioned place to cool off in Epcot. When I mentioned the many
> pavilions, she looked at me incredulously and said but she didn't have
> reservations.

I hope you don't see this woman again but she does make for some
entertaining stories.

If you see her today, I suspect you will duck her or I would!


Eventually Isaac decided on a Star Wars set and we
> backtracked to the Earl of Sandwich to meet the other adults who had
> conveniently needed to pick up the T-shirts after drinks and were
> unable to join us in Lego hell.
>
> While we were in the Earl's (tasty, as usual), it rained a bit and got
> even hotter and steamer for our walk down to Cirque du Soleil. We were
> absolutely dripping and ducking into every air-conditioned venue we
> could find along the way.
>
> The only thing I have to say about Cirque, is that if you haven't seen
> it, you must.
>
> Then back to BLT to meet an RADP regular for fireworks and drinks in
> the lounge. I was pleasantly surprised by how comfortable it was and
> how good the view was. We stayed up way too late.
>
> The key to a happy Disney vacation, I've decided, is to plan no more
> than one major activity a day.

Thanks, Caren. Lisa
>
> --
> Caren
> TDC Queen of Adventureland

From: JackM on 6 Aug 2010 10:46
Caren wrote:

>
> At the bus stop we encountered a lady with two little boys who was non-
> stop complaining about Disney--how she spent a ton of money and could
> only get a pretzel to eat in Epcot because she didn't have
> reservations and how she spent all her time traveling places and
> waiting in line and how they saw hardly any attractions and how she
> was sure the only ones who could manage to adequately plan a Disney
> vacation belonged to a secret society of hyper-organized suburban
> housewives.

Well, did you tell her that she's right? Well, except for Keane. ;-)



>
> Then back to BLT to meet an RADP regular for fireworks and drinks in
> the lounge. I was pleasantly surprised by how comfortable it was and
> how good the view was. We stayed up way too late.

Oh, so you're keeping the identity a secret?


Jack


--
My email address on the header is a non-monitored spam catching account.
I can be reached via http://www.wvnh.net/contact.htm


The dates for the next RADP Meet are December 10-13, 2010 for RADP-XV
(http://meets.radp.org).
From: Keane on 6 Aug 2010 16:42
On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:21:36 -0700 (PDT), Caren <drizzt(a)sgi.net> wrote:

>At the bus stop we encountered a lady with two little boys who was non-
>stop complaining about Disney--how she spent a ton of money and could
>only get a pretzel to eat in Epcot because she didn't have
>reservations and how she spent all her time traveling places and
>waiting in line and how they saw hardly any attractions and how she
>was sure the only ones who could manage to adequately plan a Disney
>vacation belonged to a secret society of hyper-organized suburban
>housewives.

I don't have to wear pantyhose, do I?

>We stopped at the custom T-shirt store to order shirts for Isaac and
>some other kidlet relatives. The complainer was there telling us how
>she read the book and watched the video and they never warned her she
>needed reservations and she couldn't even get anything to eat at
>Animal Kingdom Lodge where she was staying and when she ordered
>something at the pool bar they wanted to know where to deliver the
>order and how was she to know where to deliver the order, so they
>didn't eat anything.

Do you normally attract these people to you?

>Then we went for a browse through Once Upon a Toy and then it was time
>for THE LEGO STORE, Isaac's prime goal of the day. His uncle and
>grandmother suddenly needed to go find a drink, so I got to go to Lego
>hell with him.

So, you don't like the Lego Store?

> It may be a great place for Lego-obsessed little boys,
>but grown women definitely find it to be too crowded and noisy. And
>then the complainer turned up and told me how there wasn't even an air
>conditioned place to cool off in Epcot. When I mentioned the many
>pavilions, she looked at me incredulously and said but she didn't have
>reservations.

Why don't any of you get video of this stuff? We could put out a DVD.
I'll author it...

> Eventually Isaac decided on a Star Wars set and we
>backtracked to the Earl of Sandwich to meet the other adults who had
>conveniently needed to pick up the T-shirts after drinks and were
>unable to join us in Lego hell.

Adults weren't born yesterday...

>While we were in the Earl's (tasty, as usual), it rained a bit and got
>even hotter and steamer for our walk down to Cirque du Soleil. We were
>absolutely dripping and ducking into every air-conditioned venue we
>could find along the way.

Summer in Florida. Where it only rains enough to make it more humid.

>The only thing I have to say about Cirque, is that if you haven't seen
>it, you must.

I have to do this one day.

>Then back to BLT to meet an RADP regular for fireworks and drinks in
>the lounge. I was pleasantly surprised by how comfortable it was and
>how good the view was. We stayed up way too late.
>
>The key to a happy Disney vacation, I've decided, is to plan no more
>than one major activity a day.

You have found your Disney mojo. :-)

Keane
--
When stars are born, They possess a gift or two,
One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true...
-- Wishes
Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Paul on 6 Aug 2010 18:24
Keane <keane(a)keanespics.com> wrote in
news:rtro56ldaapnlurt8i0q47tunkvdo2nqnr(a)4ax.com:

> On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:21:36 -0700 (PDT), Caren <drizzt(a)sgi.net>
> wrote:

> So, you don't like the Lego Store?
>
>> It may be a great place for Lego-obsessed little boys,
>>but grown women definitely find it to be too crowded and noisy.

Now you have a hint of what men and boys feel like when dragged along
with women shopping for clothes. (Not noisy enough, and nothing
interesting to look at....)

--
Paul in NH (PSS) - Waiting for Sept. 12-17 - BWV

pssawyer at comcast dot net
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