Originally Posted By mousermerf OMG! (i've had too much candy) the day before NYE i was at MK on "small world" and this family was eating ice cream in the queue. They reached out of the boat and washed their hands in the water! It smelled like puke in there already, and they were usin that water to wash their hands! Ewww!! Scariest thing i've ever seen at WDW, both unsanitary, gross, and they were risking losing a finger. Sheer terror i tell you.
Originally Posted By mousermerf <So that's why they call it the Windy City.> Some crazy lady there told me if was the Windy City because of boisterous politicians, not cuz of the insane wind.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome >> >> I need to hurry up and retire, so I can move to Florida and drive Disney boats!!! << You don't plan on swamping any guest do you >> He's not 18.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <>> [<<WDW's last good CM retired in 1988!>> wow, that show my age! I was six!] Wow i wasnt even born!!! << I was 22. < I'm envious of you all - I was 33
Originally Posted By nbodyhome > Scariest thing i've ever seen at WDW, both unsanitary, gross, and they were risking losing a finger. Sheer terror i tell you. << I've seen a baby changed on a lunch tray. Think about THAT next time a french fry falls onto yours.
Originally Posted By CMDad <<I'm envious of you all - I was 33>> Nice to know there are a couple of us CLASSICS here <G>!
Originally Posted By nbodyhome >> <Jacuzzi tubs are quite something when you are in them, and get out to 30-some odd degree temps. < can't wait to see if Trippy responds to this as I read this heavily commented thread - << The water felt really good. Getting out was...interesting.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I would fault Disney for allowing an 89 year old woman in a wheelchair to participate in a thing like this.< I heard they will put a maximum age on all entertainment, to coincide with the no 10 and under at V&A's -- ;-)
Originally Posted By u k fan I think the only thing here I really disagree with is the term lousy. This CM could in actual fact be a wonderful CM who works hard and is excellent at his usual job, however he was asked to perform tasks outside of his daily duties and may or may not have had enough training to operate the boat with guests onboard. If anyone made a mistake I would look to his manager first and possibly even the guests second as it certainly sounded like their panicking perhaps caused the CM to panic also. As a Lifeguard I would expect him to be able to keep his cool in a difficult situation, but this was outside of usual remit and he is only 18. How many of us had perfect judgement at that age? I hope that if that CM is reading this thread he doesn't take any of this to heart as we could actually be doing somebody a dis-service here!!!
Originally Posted By mousermerf Quick tip i learned from some Brits.. to clean a jacuzzi-style bathtub, use dishwasher pellets or powder. It gets in there and gets the gunk, but doesn't bubble excessively. Learned that from the TV show where the two older ladies go into people's homes and embarrass them with clinical tests and lab cultures - the lady was taking bubble baths with her own feces.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Some crazy lady there told me if was the Windy City because of boisterous politicians, not cuz of the insane wind. << I forgot about Mayor Daley.
Originally Posted By CMDad <<I'm envious of you all - I was 33>> Right before I met you on the porch, Denise, we had taken the train around the park, and as we left the Toontown Fair station, the conductor got on the loudspeaker and reinforced the fact that not only do we need to keep all arms and legs in the train - BUT THERE IS NO THROWING ANYTHING FROM THE TRAIN ... LIKE THE DIAPER THAT SOMEONE JUST TOSSED!!!!
Originally Posted By mousermerf Did the person fling is from a tray? Maybe it was a game of baby-pudding-paddle-ball go awry? *cough* It was out of bounds. Get that man a Ricola!
Originally Posted By CMDad Ooops ... that's what I get for being here while at work ... the quote for my last post should have been ... <<Oh - the lady left the diaper on the tray.>>
Originally Posted By nbodyhome >> the lady was taking bubble baths with her own feces. << You know, it's almost dinner time.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome >> Right before I met you on the porch, Denise, we had taken the train around the park, and as we left the Toontown Fair station, the conductor got on the loudspeaker and reinforced the fact that not only do we need to keep all arms and legs in the train - BUT THERE IS NO THROWING ANYTHING FROM THE TRAIN ... LIKE THE DIAPER THAT SOMEONE JUST TOSSED!!!! << Hopefully she didn't really toss one!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <<was - 19 with wind chill -7 actual here last night and this AM --the cold weather is headed south from here..> I was in Chicago a year or two ago and with wind chill it was like -15. I got a piping hot cup of coffee from starbucks, went outside, got blown by a gust of wind and spilled it on myself, and it froze solid on my jacket in an instant. < yep, that's us ! The day my oldest daughter was Christened it was the coldest day ever here -26 actual - 82 wind chill -- January 1985 -- had the heat in the house set for 90, and we barely broke 65.... gotta be nuts to live here in winter
