Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I don't know what to say. This has certainly been one of the more bizarre threads here ... and that is saying something. I guess the first thing I want to say is to Trippy, I am so sorry for your loss. I had NO idea at all until I spoke to a fellow LPer just a few hours ago. None. I don't claim to have a clue what you're going through, but if it helps in any small measure know you have some friends here in the LP! They may not always agree with ya, but they like ya just the same. I somehow feel that's an insufficient statement, but ... And while I feel this thread ... no, I know this thread has some merit as a discussion topic, I just don't feel like adding to it after hearing the news. It seems like it was just the other day you were asking for suggestions on where to go for a special anniversary dinner at WDW. So, know this Spirit is thinking about you!
Originally Posted By danyoung >Second, can we PLEASE let this thread die?< Sorry, but I just hate it when someone requests this. If you don't like the thread, don't participate. I'd still love to know more about the OP's intent. And there are more than enough others who are expressing interest by their posting. So no, I don't want this thread to die, and I don't think it's productive for you to make the request.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys ^ If you think about it, this type of request actually keeps the thread alive.
Originally Posted By sjhym33 Fair enough. But after 259 posts do you think you will ever find our the OP's intent?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 If you knew jack-shit you would know that I lost my wife of 30 years less than two weeks ago. If you were a part of this community you just might have given me a little slack realizing that a somewhat off-topic and sentimental post was understandable. But you didn't. You know nothing. You are probably a damned MBA... the scourge of the earth. You are nothing but a fly on my wall, and I just swatted you. Trippy - I haven't been reading as much as I have been really busy lately -- please accept my sincere condolences -- I missed that somewhere. I know how special a relationship you had and as someone also married 30+ I can't even fathom your loss at this point. I knew you together were putting up the good fight....and I give a rat's behind about putting this in ANY thread....it's what we all do -- take time to recognize the regs here ! as far as wormy being an MBA -- sorry we do not claim verbose, non fact producing posters either.
Originally Posted By danyoung >But after 259 posts do you think you will ever find our the OP's intent?< Who knows? I'm willing to hang around and see how things develop.
Originally Posted By birdsNworms Out of respect for information that has just been brought to my attention, I will not be posting on the original topic today. In a few days, or perhaps over the weekend, I will provide some redacted information that I have been given the okay to release. To do so now would be inappropriate. (One note to those who have inquired: I am not a practicing attorney nor have I ever been.)
Originally Posted By birdsNworms Life is often a wild, strange, frustrating, and beautiful ride from beginning to the one certainty we all share -- the ending. But what defines us is all that we do to fill the pages between the binding, what we do to find our happily ever after. Sometimes, life gets in the way of living and a wonderful story draws to a close far too soon. And we are left to wonder, why? To ask, how this could have happened. Then, we remember. We think of that story we wrote, and the day we ceased being two separate beings and became one that was greater than the two. In the rush of watching the clock of life tick, we sometimes overlook just when we came upon our own happily ever after. For each of us, the answer is likely different, but the result is the same. For in those memories we created, looking back, we realize that together we wrote one incredible story. We shared one incredible life. The blemishes become beauty marks, and the potholes become landmarks of a life lived. And, when we feel most alone, most longing for one last touch, one last laugh, one last moment in time, we realize that person is right there with us. Always and forever. Because, while building a life together, one may have left our side but the imprint remains and sustains us on the rest of our journey. "My life has not ended... it has turned a corner. The future is what I make it. Rosie would not want me to waste it; I will try not to." That, in a mere three sentences, is the story of life. My condolences to Jerry Blixt, to the entire Blixt family, and to all of those who were undoubtedly and indelibly touched by his happily ever after -- Rosie.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Ummm...not sure where to go with this. Are we all on Candid Camera?
Originally Posted By danyoung Whatever level we all seem to communicate on, birdsNworms is most definitely not on that level. I can't figger out if he's above or below (or if that even matters), but he's clearly not in the same universe as the rest of us. Sorry, dude, but your every post just makes you seem stranger. . . . .
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad You gotta admit. Dude can write. It might not be short and to the point but it is beautifully done. Problem is I have the attention span of a 2 year old....Oh look, a butterfly.......................
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<as far as wormy being an MBA -- sorry we do not claim verbose, non fact producing posters either.>> Oops... I forgot that you were probably an MBA too vbdad. That's OK. My former boss was an MBA also and he was a good guy, even if he was rather verbose. He sometimes took a very long time saying absolutely nothing. ;-)
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Meh...he's trying. I appreciate the effort. >> Me too. I appreciate the time he took to compose and post the thread. Besides... you can't blame a guy for side-tracking his OWN thread, can you?
Originally Posted By jkayjs <<Me too. I appreciate the time he took to compose and post the thread. Besides... you can't blame a guy for side-tracking his OWN thread, can you?>> The measure of a man/woman is how gracious they can be in the worst of times. Trippy I'ld say you certainly measured up today.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 post #266 gave me the first reason to respect birdsNworms. That was very nice.
Originally Posted By mousermerf No one ever listens to me.. le sigh.. About that "evil information mining" - just push the buttons that say you're new, never been to WDW, and you have no clue. Sure, you get the more clueless and less trained CM's, but you also get answered first - you're a new opportunity to the mouse. I've said this at least a dozen times on a handful of different sites - no one listens. You tell the mouse you go often you get put into the longest queue where they know rabid mouse fans will wait and wait and wait and call back and wait and call back and wait.. etc.. I've seen with my own two peepers the little LED board at the call center that measures the difference in wait times for the various call-in sorting queues. "Intender" (new guests) and "Repeater" (less then 4 visits) sit around 5mins nearly all the time while "Worldphile" (AP's and frequent guests) sits at an hour or more, sometimes several hours. I know you folks will read this thread, stop looking at butterflys and focus - push the buttons for "I have never been to WDW.." and get your call answered quickly. Jesus. As for the rest of the thread - what? News to me if retraction happens, but people do get hurt and people do get comp offers.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Side note: For dining res (why bother with the enw online system though? Well, for anything dining, birthday party, surf lessons, etc..) call Golf. Golf is expensve, mouse wants money, it gets answered first by the same agents. They prerecord their greetings and the computer matches the greeting to the line dialed. Same people, different greeting, dial Golf.
Originally Posted By danyoung mousemerf, I'll have to try that next time. Although I've never waited more than 5 or 10 minutes for a pickup, I wouldn't mind being at the head of the queue!
