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    Luck with Ohana walk-up?

    Family of 4 also and we were just there in October. Had to cancel our other lunch ADR as we were stuck in a ride line. Looking for a replacement, was shocked to see 'Ohana pop up for a couple of hours later! Having had a bad experience there the last time (seated very close to a table with...
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    I can't be the only one...

    Same. I bring my small French press, a folding travel kettle (to boil water just in case there's a Keurig type machine) and my own ground coffee. I even fly with smaller versions of these things! I've had some funny interactions with TSA "You actually have a French press in your purse??" to...
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    Family infighting at Disney? 😔

    Last night, my husband and I were sipping wine and watching our favorite show. Teens come home, upstairs screaming at each other for an hour as they did schoolwork (!!!!), then one was loudly wailing. Door being pounded on, shouting. I usually head up to break things up but found myself...
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    Family infighting at Disney? 😔

    Too late for OP, but I hope everything worked out. WDW is a pressure cooker. We almost always have an issue by Day 2 or so, but it always works out. What helps is taking a break from each other, splitting into groups. This happened to us on a recent NYC trip. My husband is always bossy. I...
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    Premier Pass

    Great idea! I went into the app like you said. I checked the costs and compared them to the included rides for the pass and it would be maybe a $40 difference per each of us. Based on that, I went for it. This is a once in a lifetime trip. My girls are going to college next year and I don't...
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    Premier Pass

    Hello all! So happy to find this post. I just had sticker shock for the cost of the Premier Pass for my family of four $760--more than what it will cost for admission. I can't find this on here--around how much are the a la carte costs? I'm sure they change daily due to crowds etc but just...
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    Volunteering

    First I wanted to thank you for your beautiful words. They made my day! Unfortunately, things went really south this past weekend and I am never going back. It was an event I was tasked with taking a dog to. I got screamed at and condescended to by an employee in addition to a board member...
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    When and how to tell our 5 year old

    We once picked ours up early at school at that age, car already packed. They were beyond excited!
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    WTH?

    I wish we had gotten to! Last year we watched all three with our teens, their first time watching. They loved all of it! Funny, I had seen 1&2 in the movies when they came out. I had to be round 5 years old. Mo Green getting shot through the eye always stuck with me!
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    Volunteering

    After reading all of these comments I finally came up with the fact the director needed to know. I emailed her about something else and added that I had an awful experience recently and had considered not coming back.I asked if they had ever considered some kind of exit interview type of...
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    Volunteering

    Wow, so much great advice and commiserating on here. Thank you very much--and for also reading my wordy post. Ironically, today they were desperate for volunteers on this woman's shift today as two people didn't show up. It breaks my heart because I know many of the dogs won't get outside...
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    Volunteering

    Eeek! You are right about the (lack of) paragraphs. I edited a bit. I think I just did a brain dump to get out my frustrations. Anyway, I'm sure it's hard on these organizations to begin with. The job itself is physically and emotionally draining. Plus it's hard to find staff. Maybe some...
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    Volunteering

    Anyone else ever feel diminished and demeaned volunteering? I've been volunteering at our local animal shelter for almost three years, and pretty often because I enjoy it and love animals. Last week I worked three days with the same two person staff. Day three last week, I had been asked by...
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    Flying Fish Reviews?

    I just made a reservation for my husband's birthday next week-weekend and will post about it afterwards. It's always been a favorite of his and I was surprised when it popped up open again!
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    What was your weight before the pandemic vs. Now?

    Maybe 132 and now teetering on 127. I have always run 3 miles every other day but was sporadically lifting weights. Right around March 2020 I discovered the Thinner Leaner Stronger program and bought the one year journal and do the 3 day weight lifting program. I will be starting my third...
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    Begun, the panic-buying has ... again.

    Whe I read this post yesterday, I meant to post I hadn't seen any issues in S FL. However, at Publix last night the pasta aisle was pretty barren.
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    What percentage of your take home pay goes to your monthly housing payment?

    We just paid ours off in 10.5 , it's such a great feeling because our payment was close to half of our take home pay. We had a 30 year and kicked around refinancing to a 15 year when rates dropped. We never got around to it and would just pay extra by throwing $500 on principal every month...
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    Christmas Coffee

    Starbucks Holiday Blend! I am addicted, even if it's just a cup a day I must have it. I recently flew and had my bag searched by TSA. He was so funny going through my stuff "A French press??" and said he would have to confiscate my Starbucks ground Holiday blend (I thought he was serious at...
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    Another controversial Christmas topic: Love Actually

    I so wish I could watch it with my teens! The Billy Mack song comes on the car radio all the time and we always laugh. I love love love the Colin Firth storyline, anything Colin Firth 😍. It's a different type of movie and I'll take it over a lot of the standard feel good schlock any day.




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