SimplyGoofy
"You are not Mickey Mouse... you are a rat!"
- Joined
- Jul 31, 2011
I get few perks with my job,
but "Emerald" status with
National Car Rental is one.
Emerald Status with National is awesome! I had the same with my prior job and it was especially fantastic when you could bypass the renter counter altogether and go straight to the Emerald Aisle and find a car.
The Disney Car Care Center is also fantastic. I've rented a car from them three times and have always had an excellent experience!
I was meeting Doc (@docsoliday1 )
and his lovely wife Coni over
at Kennedy Space Center.
How fun! I've been there twice, once in 1986 and once in 2006. I'd love to go back once M is a little older and could appreciate it. Both G and I love learning things about the space program and the past missions!
The Saturn rocket is huge.
It IS huge! It kind of takes your breath away when you walk into that section of the building. It's amazing!
(Seen the movie Apollo 13?
Let me know if you have or not.)
I LOVE the movie Apollo 13! I've watched it so many times that I practically used to be able to speak along with the lines.
During my 2006 visit the Apollo-related areas of KSC were my favorite due to what I'd learned from the movie. It was the portion of the space program history that I knew the most about!
So NASA put their brightest minds
to work and spent millions of dollars
to invent a pen that would work in
zero gravity...
The Russians used a pencil.
Funny, right? Silly NASA.
What an interesting story! I know I've seen displays about the space pen before, but I didn't know or had forgotten most of the details. I do understand their hesitancy about using anything that could feed a fire and therefore their development of a writing utensil that didn't have graphite. (I also learned about the Apollo I fire from the movie Apollo 13!)
A very sobering and thought
provoking display.
Absolutely. I was actually in Florida when the Challenger exploded and my family had been to Kennedy Space Center and saw the rocket just a few days before. It was rather surreal for my parents when the same rocket we'd seen happened to explode (I was only four at the time so it wasn't as rattling for me). It's an interesting way to be a part of that history!
I mean... P P gallery?
a half order of deviled eggs
Wow, I didn't know you could get a half order! I'll have to remember that for when we make it to Homecomin'!
This was amazing!
One of the better ones I've eaten.
It looks DELICIOUS! I hadn't heard that the mac and cheese wasn't tasty, but I'm glad you gave it a try regardless. I'm thrilled it worked out so well for you!
I'd love to make it to Homecomin' one day, but it may be a few trips. Someday! At least we have a FANTASTIC Southern restaurant in Des Moines (hard to believe, I know, but true!). If you're ever back in the area and have a craving for Southern food, I highly, highly recommend Bubba!
It was nice of them to provide a nearly
empty bus for me.
Of course they did.
That was kind of you to allow the couple to go ahead of you. I always go back and forth on which line to pick... and I usually pick wrong!