CCIntrigue...aka Gwen

4 hours ago, Cortezcapt (Derek) said:

I know we travel with about a half a tank of water, one for emergencies and two because that's what the manufacturer suggests. We have a rear kitchen with the fresh water tank in the back and most of the storage is in the front.  Unless we were dry camping I wouldn't see the need for full tanks. The only time I've filled ours over half full was in case we had to evacuate for storms. 

We travel with our water tank empty.  Carry a few gallons of water in bottles to flush the commode if necessary.  

But in an emergency (such as evacuation) or dry camping for a few days we'd fill our city water tank.

1 hour ago, twiceblessed....nacole said:

So far, really good....except for the first 5 minutes where a flippin' dog bit our dog.  He's okay, but I came a bit unglued ?

I bet you weren't the only one in your family who came unglued!

So happy Simon is okay.  Have fun at the show.

17 hours ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said:

Go for the crab legs, Gwen!!  :)

If it were just me I'd do it in a heartbeat.  But David doesn't like crab legs, and he doesn't like to go to Cape May unless they have shrimp on the buffet.  And I think that's only on Sundays.  But I will try to talk him into it!

1 hour ago, Katman1356...Jason said:

Any particular reason why?  Is it because it's fish poop and not cow poop?

You got it!  I really, really dislike fish and can't imagine eating anything raw like lettuce that's come in contact with them.

You all are making me confused.  We'll be there next Thanksgiving for the first holiday (excluding Halloween) for 25 or so years.   We celebrated Thanksgiving at the Fort many times when the kids were little.  I'd cook/freeze the big items at home and cook all the sides there.  But now that's just the two of us and I only have a microwave/convection, and you are talking about seafood, Cape May is sounding really good. 

12 hours ago, wendinator said:

 

Is any of this lettuce what they grow in the fish tank downstairs?  If so, yuk.  Eew.  Yuk.  I wouldn't eat it.

2 hours ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said:

  I wonder if they're having some issues with consistency?

Maybe so.  The day we were there, they had very few customers.  I thought that was odd.

We tried Spice Road Table on our last trip and won't be visiting there again.  I had calamari.  Tasteless and half of it was rubbery.  David had the lamb sausage.  It was better than my calamari, but not good enough for us to go back.

Great report.  But sorry you and Shardi were so sick!

Happy to see that you're continuing with this report!  More great pictures.

On 1/11/2017 at 0:51 PM, BradyBzLyn...Mo said:

*giggle*

Having been to a couple of WWWs, I agree!

Chris had an epidural inserted into her lower back today.  If this doesn't work, she will probably have to get back surgery.  But we're hoping to attend in 2018!

This is wonderful!  Joan is beautiful, and it seems she has found her forever family and her purpose in life.

Our schools are closed again tomorrow.  David and I went out this afternoon.  Major roads are clear, but lesser roads still are icy.  Tomorrow and tomorrow night are supposed to be above freezing, so hopefully some if this ice will begin to melt.  

Does your mom know the southernmost point thingy isn't actually at the southernmost point?  The marker was moved several years ago.

That being said, I've been to Key West for a couple of day stops while cruising and really enjoyed the architecture there.  Walking up/down Duval Street is fun.  We always take a bicycle taxi to the "southernmost point" and then walk back toward the pier.  The Sloppy Joes and margaritas at Sloppy Joe's Bar are great.  IMHO the Hemingway house is a waste of time and money.  The Truman annex is okay, particularly if you're into history.  (I'm not.)

My initial feeling is that your parents will experience "culture shock" while visiting.  

We're having a heat wave!  After a low of 7, it's back up to 22!  

Roads are still pretty covered.  Schools have already been cancelled for tomorrow.  David is going to try and get out of our development this afternoon.  It's uphill for us, too.

5 hours ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said:

Whoa Gwen - that's some real snow right there!

It just started here.  We're only supposed to get 3-6, but the coast (not so far from here) may get slammed.

Stay safe everyone!!

Yes, that's some serious snow for us.  And it's gonna be around awhile.  Hope you don't get too much!

The deck:

David and I are going out in a little while to measure our snow and take pictures.  I'm guessing we have 8-10 inches, and it's still coming down.  

Thankfully we have no power outages in our city.  Part of I-40 is closed because of an overturned 18-wheeler.  Reportedly lots of other accidents around town.  Grocery stores don't even have frozen pizza!  

Our snow began about a half hour ago.

We'll be there too!

Depending on which source I check, we're predicted to get 6 to 10 inches of snow.  And single digit temps Saturday and Sunday nights.  Then 63 degrees a week from today.  I wish mother nature would make up her mind.

Sorry you had to put up with that rude person on FB!

Wow.  That parade used to be so great.  Now it's Frozen overload.  What happened to all the gingerbread men?

16 minutes ago, GaDawgFan.....Kelly said:

Ha ha ha! He might! I'm trying to talk him into the resort experience. He's digging his feet in.

Keep digging, Jason!  Several years ago we stayed at POR for our son's wedding.  Never again!  

18 hours ago, Cortezcapt (Derek) said:

We've never had a problem taking a scooter on the bus or the boat to the MK.

I don't know how you'd get the scooter around with a rented golf cart unless you could find one with a back seat that folds flat like a truck bed. We have a light weight scooter I can lift onto ours, only problem would be that would only leave you with 2 seats on the cart. The scooter could be ridden to the outpost or settlement all on sidewalks. It can be a nice ride but a bit bumpy, and may be to much of a battery drainer. 

9 hours ago, mouseketab.....Carol said:

We ride our scooter all over the Fort on the sidewalks, and it is a bit bumpy, but we have one of the Pride 10 heavy duty scooters with plenty of speed and battery power. We also don't have any mental issues just physical, so know our way around and the 15 spots to cross the road. Honestly, just load the scooter on the internal Disney buses and enjoy your trip!

I have a smaller scooter, a Pride Elite Traveler Go-go.    The sidewalks are really bumpy for me, but I set it on the highest speed and zoom around anyway.  No problem with battery power. 

Although we have our own golf cart which has a fold-down rear seat where we can load my scooter, we've had a problem taking my scooter on the bus in that we've waited 2 hours for an EPCOT bus that could accommodate us.  So we usually break it down and load it into our rental car and drive to the parks (except MK).