Archive through December 26, 2003
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Archive through December 26, 2003
Mak1 | Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 05:07 pm     Mware, I checked on Expedia.com, where I usually find good deals. They search all airlines. They didn't find any flights matching your criteria, even when I searched for "any time" for the flights. Do you happen to have AAA membership? I'll check there, just to see if they show any available flights. |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 05:24 pm     Mware, I checked three big farefinder (checks all the major airlines) websites and found no nonstop flights available on those dates. Best I found was routes through places like Houston and Dallas for $960 each! That is pretty much what I expected given the time of the year and lateness of the inquiry. If it's any consolation, as a frequent traveler, I can tell you that you generally don't get much accomplished on a travel day anyway, particularly on the return flight. On the going flight, you are tired from the hassle of travel, getting to the airport, the flight itself, and getting from the airport to the lodging. On the return flight, you usually have a fairly early checkout at the hotel, so even if you have a later flight, you have a problem of what to do with your luggage during the day. When I have a later flight, I usually end up spending the morning just waiting to get on with the travel. Unfortunately, you sometimes have some bad experiences traveling nowadays. Hey, if you want to make her feel better, send me an e-mail and I'll send you the gory details of our trip home from Cyprus. Looks like they will still have seven full days in Disney world, and they should be able to pack a lot of fun into that amount of time. |
Mak1 | Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 05:32 pm     No flights available on AAA. On Travelocity, there is a Delta flight leaving at 7:45 a.m. on 12/26, with 1 stop in Atlanta. The return flight is 6:55 a.m., and the cost is $900. Sorry Mware, it really stinks for the airline to do this to you, especially after you booked so early! |
Tess | Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 10:10 pm     Mware, I've checked Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity and the websites for several airlines. I've been coming up with some flights but they are horribly expensive. I put an announcement in the update for today so maybe someone out there will be able to help. |
Julieboo | Friday, December 19, 2003 - 06:31 am     Anyone know the law for carseats regarding age and weight of kids. Like at what age/weight do they no longer need (by law) a carseat? I know they recommend a booster til a certain weight, anyone know that as well? Illinois law is really what I am looking for. Thanks! |
Joesmom | Friday, December 19, 2003 - 06:37 am     Julie, I found this site on google. (I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post it. It basically says you are responsible to provide "appropriate" safety seating for all children under 8. Any child over 40 lbs can sit in back seat with a lap belt IF a shoulder harness is not available. I know that a child can get out of a booster (safety-wise) if the shoulder harness goes over their shoulder (not neck) and the lab belt hits their pelvis(not tummy). So maybe those are appropriate guidelines. I will try to copy that link. If it doesn't work, I typed in "child safety seat laws Illinois". |
Joesmom | Friday, December 19, 2003 - 06:38 am     http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/trooper/64628733.htm |
Crossfire | Friday, December 19, 2003 - 06:38 am     This link here seems to have the scoop. Link No mention of weight, but booster seats required until 8, which was an increase from the age of 4. |
Julieboo | Friday, December 19, 2003 - 06:43 am     Thanks guys! You rock! |
Brenda1966 | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 09:40 am     What time does the Golden Globes air on the west coast? I'm assuming it doesn't air live, because I think it starts at 8pm on the east coast. Can anyone verify this? I'm going to be travelling that day and want to make sure I'm in my hotel in time. |
Dipo | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 12:26 pm     Hey, does anyone know this??? i know Barbara Walters did a show about "2003 most fascinating" or something like that. I saw a lot of the people in the commercials, but I was wondering how she named the number one. Anyone know?? Thanks |
Brenda1966 | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 03:08 pm     Dipo, I confess I watched and I couldn't tell you who the guy was, some General in the armed forces or something, not a movie/tv star kind of celebrity. *blush* I didn't find him fascinating... |
Dipo | Monday, December 22, 2003 - 03:27 pm     Thank you so much Brenda. I figured it was someone over in the war, but I don't know the general's either. It is just something that has been bugging me and I kept forgetting to ask. |
Dipo | Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 11:06 pm     Where do you go to ask for help when you just feel bad?? I opened up on another thread about something I really want to deal with, but now I tam so sad and need to stop crying. It is so hard to be okay, I am normaly okay. And usually happy, but some stuff on the other threads brought some hard times. |
Draheid | Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 11:29 pm     Dipo: You could check to see if anyone is in chat - often you'll find just talking about it can bring people out to talk to and that might help. |
Mygetaway | Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 01:05 am     I'm so sorry Dipo... Normally I might have been here, but I felt so bad too so I went and played Keno for 7 hours off and on.. I'm just now checking new messages.. Hope you feel a little better now. I'm working my way down the message list. |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 09:56 am     {{{Dipo}}} Sometimes you just need to cry, Dipo. It's okay. What you are thinking about confronting is an enormous thing, as the folks on that other thread are showing. Go at your own pace. And yeah, trying chat is a good idea too. Somewhere on this board is a thread where you can post that you'd like somebody to chat with if there is nobody in there. Maybe there won't be anybody available, but I bet you'd be surprised what might happen if you posted that you needed somebody to talk to when you're feeling blue. |
Halfunit | Friday, December 26, 2003 - 05:55 am     Last night at my Dad's house, I was playing the game Trouble with my Stepmother's Stepdaughter ... Now, the pieces that you move around the board are barrel shaped. There is also a similar game, only the pieces are more cone shaped. Is this Double Trouble? If not, what the heck is the game with the cone shaped pieces? |
Heyltslori | Friday, December 26, 2003 - 06:27 am     Hey Half...those are called Bugles. You eat 'em. Bahahahahaha...I crack myself up! Anywho...not sure if this helps but here is a pic of Double Trouble..and what it says the game includes. (arrow playing pieces) Year: 1987 Number of Players: 2-4 Age Range: 10-Adult Game Type: Pursuit Original Game Contents: 1 Gameboard 2 Pop-O-Matic Dice Rollers 8 Arrow Playing Pieces 4 Wheel Labels 4 Plastic Detour Wheels Wheel Pins Adhesive Tape
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Janfts | Friday, December 26, 2003 - 06:28 am     The game Trouble as we knew it as kids had the cone shaped (almost like a Hershey kiss) with a tiny ball on top. |
Halfunit | Friday, December 26, 2003 - 08:05 am     Mmmm... Bugles! Lori, did you put the Bugles on the tips of your fingers? What? You still do? Jan - those sound like the pieces in the game Sorry! Lori - thanks for the pic, but I can't see the pieces! I need someone who has the game and a digicam to take a pic. That or I'm going to KB Toys after work, lol. |
Heyltslori | Friday, December 26, 2003 - 08:21 am     Hey Half...I might have found the answer. Check out this ebay auction... Pop O Matic Headache |
Julieboo | Friday, December 26, 2003 - 09:02 am     It is Headache!!!! Lori's got it! |
Julieboo | Friday, December 26, 2003 - 09:03 am     I don't think they still make it though... |
Halfunit | Friday, December 26, 2003 - 11:20 am     Lori - You are my Retro-Hero!!! That's it! I never realized as a kid that there were multiple pop-o-matic games.
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