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[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Heh. Doesn't matter to me where I got sick exactly. I just know I did and am doing a lot better now. I'm still coughing but not nearly as much or as rough as I was the other day.

Ya know...A shot of Nyquil will fix that...WITH a RUM chaser!!!

[DisneyMom]

Took myself down to the Tysons Corner mall to the Disney store to see what they had to sell-not impressed. But I have a laundry list of pins to look for when I am at WDW.

How DID these things get so addictive?

Dunno, but it starts out so innocently......
Oooooh, honey, let's get you a Mickey and me a Minnie to celebrate this trip, and we'll see what they have next trip, just one each a trip ok?

1 year later...OMG Look at that pin! I must have it! We can go to Hollywood to the Soda Fountain to get that one.....oh and did I mention we should get some traders from the Disney Store before our next trip to DL this week? Let's look at the CM lanyards for that pin my co-worker wants, too. She'll get me a pin when SHE goes in 2 weeks...Oh, and avoid that one Pin Shark
he'll make you sell your soul for a Sebastian....

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Dunno, but it starts out so innocently......
Oooooh, honey, let's get you a Mickey and me a Minnie to celebrate this trip, and we'll see what they have next trip, just one each a trip ok?

1 year later...OMG Look at that pin! I must have it! We can go to Hollywood to the Soda Fountain to get that one.....oh and did I mention we should get some traders from the Disney Store before our next trip to DL this week? Let's look at the CM lanyards for that pin my co-worker wants, too. She'll get me a pin when SHE goes in 2 weeks...Oh, and avoid that one Pin Shark
he'll make you sell your soul for a Sebastian....

Thats why DW and I only buy one or two per trip! to commemerate it! last trip we got several for taking various tours, supposedly they cannot be bought! On Segway, and through the mirror for behind the scenes and so forth.

DW found some small shawdow boxes, so we grouped them by year and trip!! They look pretty neat!! We even got some through the AP thing, which again, are supposed to be "limited issue" but not so sure. WHen we took the tour, we saw the pin exchange in the utiltdor, and the display of all the issued pins, really impressive!

Its too bad that the pin thing has "taken off" at first if was fun, We got a bunch of them given to us for booking trip packages and so forth, but last time we were at DTD we noticed these crazed pin traders that seemed to be consumed with them. I mean, get a frigging life!! Its funny because we saw one guy that had five or six books of them, and he saw our segway ones when we walked by and was on the verge of becomeing an SG. He asked us several times if we wanted to trade!!

Later at EPCOT we saw security escorting a pin trader from the stand between the two innovations area! Guess he was trying to do something ilegal (shoplifting?) I have heard that it has become a problem at some parks, when they have to start watching for pin traders that rip off the kids, by trading worthless ones for hard to get ones, and so on! They need to ban these people for LIFE!!! basically stealing from kids!

[vixen101485]

It seems like you became sick so quickly that you might have been exposed before you even got there, or maybe on the plane. Hope you are all better now.

So this means that since I am sick now, I have built up an immunity for whatever comes my way in a week and 1/2? LOL

Ya know...A shot of Nyquil will fix that...WITH a RUM chaser!!!

UMMMM....Vixen was a big dummy last nite and did the opposite. I was finishing off the last glass of some really strong homemade wine friend's gave us. I had to water it down it was so strong. Yeah yeah I know blasphemy, but it was with dinner and gave me a nice relaxed feeling. OK so an hour later(I eat late) I go upstairs to bed and have a coughing jag. So I decide to take a swig of the Robotussin we have in the medicine cabinet. I was lazy and didnt feel like measuring-you know you have done it at least once.

Well long story short, about 30 minutes later Vixen was a very silly girl. Donnie said he was going to tape my mouth if I didnt stop giggling. Yep I got a slight drunk on a shot of wine with the Tussin chaser. LOL I was coughing really hard and wanted it to stop OK? Thinking was not a priority at that moment.

[Purpura]

Ya know...A shot of Nyquil will fix that...WITH a RUM chaser!!!

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The Nyquil already has alcohol in it I think...

[Purpura]

Shots of RUM, you mean!

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[GRUMPY PIRATE]

So this means that since I am sick now, I have built up an immunity for whatever comes my way in a week and 1/2? LOL

UMMMM....Vixen was a big dummy last nite and did the opposite. I was finishing off the last glass of some really strong homemade wine friend's gave us. I had to water it down it was so strong. Yeah yeah I know blasphemy, but it was with dinner and gave me a nice relaxed feeling. OK so an hour later(I eat late) I go upstairs to bed and have a coughing jag. So I decide to take a swig of the Robotussin we have in the medicine cabinet. I was lazy and didnt feel like measuring-you know you have done it at least once.

Well long story short, about 30 minutes later Vixen was a very silly girl. Donnie said he was going to tape my mouth if I didnt stop giggling. Yep I got a slight drunk on a shot of wine with the Tussin chaser. LOL I was coughing really hard and wanted it to stop OK? Thinking was not a priority at that moment.

BAD GIRL!!!!

I remember when DW and I were dating, she had a bad cold and didn't tell me. We went out to dinner, and she had a glass of wine. (none for me!! Driving and on call for work!) after dinner she started acting a little loopy! she then admitted that she had taken some cold meds before meeting me!

Its funny, because just that day I had some inservice training, where we were talking about drug/alcohol interaction and what to look for, and why it was potentially dangerous (multiplication factors, rather than just "added")
Back then, the over the counter meds contained MUCH more potent drugs than you can get today!!

We still laugh about it today!!!

[Planner]

Thats why DW and I only buy one or two per trip! to commemerate it! last trip we got several for taking various tours, supposedly they cannot be bought! On Segway, and through the mirror for behind the scenes and so forth.
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Ugh Im glad we are not that big in to trading with other guests, once in a while just to make conversation but we avoid the pin trading areas and sharks.

Each member of our family has a theme or two they collect and its fun to get pins for each other. Sister its evil women, dad is Motorcycles and boats or some classic stuff. The other half its Monsters Inc and Nightmare stuff, me its lions and transportation related pins. People look at me odd when I have all sorts of monorails and bus pins, byplanes and boats, trains and trollys ahhhhhhh YUM

We also do milestone type pins for rides we truly love, tours we took, resorts we stay at. There is normally a back story or theme to each trip so we look for something to go with that. The last trip we had a couple of families ask us about our lanyards and pins so we just gave them some of ours to start the off on trading and collecting it was SOOOOO wonderful to see the family light up and get all excited over a couple of 10 buck pins :)

[Princess Susi]

Ya know...A shot of Nyquil will fix that...WITH a RUM chaser!!!

:elephant1

Dunno, but it starts out so innocently......
Oooooh, honey, let's get you a Mickey and me a Minnie to celebrate this trip, and we'll see what they have next trip, just one each a trip ok?

1 year later...OMG Look at that pin! I must have it! We can go to Hollywood to the Soda Fountain to get that one.....oh and did I mention we should get some traders from the Disney Store before our next trip to DL this week? Let's look at the CM lanyards for that pin my co-worker wants, too. She'll get me a pin when SHE goes in 2 weeks...Oh, and avoid that one Pin Shark
he'll make you sell your soul for a Sebastian....

Yeah I know that feeling!

Its too bad that the pin thing has "taken off" at first if was fun, We got a bunch of them given to us for booking trip packages and so forth, but last time we were at DTD we noticed these crazed pin traders that seemed to be consumed with them. I mean, get a frigging life!! Its funny because we saw one guy that had five or six books of them, and he saw our segway ones when we walked by and was on the verge of becomeing an SG. He asked us several times if we wanted to trade!!

Later at EPCOT we saw security escorting a pin trader from the stand between the two innovations area! Guess he was trying to do something ilegal (shoplifting?) I have heard that it has become a problem at some parks, when they have to start watching for pin traders that rip off the kids, by trading worthless ones for hard to get ones, and so on! They need to ban these people for LIFE!!! basically stealing from kids!

It still can be a LOT of fun, if you don't take it too, too seriously. It is fun to meet other people with pins and trade and talk to them about where they are from and how they got into trading and Disney, etc...etc...And you can find some relly purty pins or something you have been looking for.
I avoid the big sharks, only once in a while will I play the game, *Buy me this pin from the rack and I will trade you this pin.* One guy at DtD DL was doing that and he actually was a pretty nice guy. He wanted some of the new Easter pins and he had some great traders and I had no problem buying a couple of the new Easter releases and trading them for what I wanted. It is the ones that give you a list of 5 pins and say "Buy me these FIVE and I will give you this ONE!!" I have a problem with those pin sharks. But a pion for a pin...? You would do that anyway. It is only because I REALLY wanted a particular pin that I could not find elsewhare except for sale on Feebay.

Ugh Im glad we are not that big in to trading with other guests, once in a while just to make conversation but we avoid the pin trading areas and sharks.

Each member of our family has a theme or two they collect and its fun to get pins for each other. Sister its evil women, dad is Motorcycles and boats or some classic stuff. The other half its Monsters Inc and Nightmare stuff, me its lions and transportation related pins. People look at me odd when I have all sorts of monorails and bus pins, byplanes and boats, trains and trollys ahhhhhhh YUM

We also do milestone type pins for rides we truly love, tours we took, resorts we stay at. There is normally a back story or theme to each trip so we look for something to go with that. The last trip we had a couple of families ask us about our lanyards and pins so we just gave them some of ours to start the off on trading and collecting it was SOOOOO wonderful to see the family light up and get all excited over a couple of 10 buck pins :)

Yeah, we collect the pins from our trip, tours and any that might be released the day we are there. I also look for Beauty and the Beast and Belle, Ariel, Bambi and Park pins. Anthing with Walt is wonderful! And of course the mighty Wart Hog. I LOVE the Wart Hog! Pumbaa!!!!!!!! He is sooooo cute....

I have a huge collection that I am slowly weeding out to keep the ones I want and trade away the ones I don't and the dupes that I have. So I will be taking my pin bag to DL and WDW on our trips. Need to find new homes for some of these pins.
susi

[BRWombat]

Grumpy Pirate's:

Favorite Christmas carol -- Little D-RUM-mer Boy (Pa-RUM-pah-pah-pum!)
Favorite marching band position -- D-RUM Major
Favorite baked good -- C-RUM-b Cake
Favorite boxing match -- the RUM-ble in the Jungle

Any more? :D: