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Re: SG. . .germs

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:06 pm
by David R
February wrote: Saw another post tonight somewhere about a family that was all sick at night but they were literally cramming medication into their kid and dragging him to the park the next day! I wonder how many other people they spread that stomach bug to?
I just finished my monthly visit to Board X and someone just said that all of her coworkers have been sick and that she has some sort of stomach bug and that she refuses to cancel her trip. The responses "go and let it run its course."

What a disregard for the health of other guests and CMs alike.

:puke2:

Re: SG. . .germs

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:50 pm
by Syndrome
I have to confess that I actually came to WDW with chicken pox. I was past the contagious stage but still looked pretty grody because you could still see splotches on my face (lovely vacation memory photos from that one). But I HAD to come, just to spite God for His wicked sense of humor. I had gotten married, and the prior year I had talked my husband into taking his first trip to WDW. Unfortunately, our house was destroyed by a flood so we had to cancel our trip. I rescheduled for the following year and swore NOTHING...I mean NOTHING...would cause me to miss the trip. Enter Higher Power who loves a challenge...at the age of 30 I got freakin' chicken pox! Thank goodness I was out of the contagious stage by our trip or I would have had to concede defeat. Take it from me, chicken pox are downright miserable as an adult, especially when the freakin' things get in your throat.

Re: SG. . .germs

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:56 pm
by Big Wallaby
Syndrome wrote:Thank goodness I was out of the contagious stage by our trip or I would have had to concede defeat.
Therein lies the difference between you and a SG. That first letter, the "S" is the only thing that makes you in any way similar to them.

Re: SG. . .germs

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:24 pm
by EeyoresButterfly
One time I was working at DAK, it was the last set of the day, and the Captain ran backstage asking me how quick I could be ready. Apparently Minnie had been hugged by child with chickenpox so they immediately pulled her off set (that costume went to the burn bin.) That was a fun day, that was the day I found out my stepgrandmother died- about 10 minutes before the last set. I wanted to go on just because I was in total shock and being on set would allow me time to not think about it. I ended up getting a big GSF for that one.

Re: SG. . .germs

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:15 pm
by February
EeyoresButterfly wrote:One time I was working at DAK, it was the last set of the day, and the Captain ran backstage asking me how quick I could be ready. Apparently Minnie had been hugged by child with chickenpox so they immediately pulled her off set (that costume went to the burn bin.) That was a fun day, that was the day I found out my stepgrandmother died- about 10 minutes before the last set. I wanted to go on just because I was in total shock and being on set would allow me time to not think about it. I ended up getting a big GSF for that one.
Wow, they'd actually destroy a costume if they knew it had come into contact with pox? That's amazing! Good for Disney (warm fuzzies there!)

((((((Hugs))))))) for going on with the show that day. You have no idea how many memories you made for families who may have been on their only ever trip to WDW that afternoon. . .

THIS kind of thing is why I love CM's. Character friend CMs have special place in my heart especially.

I was on a monorail last trip and ended up in a car with a load of attendants and friends of characters. I found out through some careful question-asking (we were the only ones in the car with them) and when I figured out that one was a friend of Mickey I grabbed her hand and said "God bless you, no one knows how hard your job is." She gave me the most beautiful smile, i won't ever forget it.

No one will ever know all that those friends of characters go through!!!

Sometimes, though, work can help at hard times I know that even from my own small Disney experiences.

When I was a store CM (there were less than 10 stores in existence back then) I came to work after immediately finding out that someone I cared for a lot had just committed suicide.

My favorite manager saw the look on my face when I arrived backstage- and immediately took me aside knowing I wasn't me.

I blurted out what happened, and of course he asked me if I wanted to go home. I told him no- that the best place for me to be was work that day. He asked me if I could go on stage smiling and I promised him I would, and I did.

He promised he'd bring me something the next day, and he did.

It was a picture of a section of the Vietnam war memorial where someone had left a sign about suicide. It said, and I wish remembered exactly the picture disappeared with a lot of my things that were meaningful to me after my divorce :mad: something like "We will sing your songs, we will dream your dreams, we will finish your work."

I will always love that manager deep in my heart for the kindness he showed to me. I had an incredibly sheltered upbringing and I was, I imagine, a lot like the girl in Enchanted when I got that job (I haven't seen the movie yet but from what I've seen of the previews, that could have been me). I was completely unprepared for the real world.

Years later, I only wish I could tell him how much his kindness meant to me, and still means all these years later. Joe, wherever you are, man, I adore you, still. And guess what? I found my way through the big world- and I still have pixie dust in my eyes :)

Re: SG. . .germs

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:06 am
by joanna71985
EeyoresButterfly wrote:One time I was working at DAK, it was the last set of the day, and the Captain ran backstage asking me how quick I could be ready. Apparently Minnie had been hugged by child with chickenpox so they immediately pulled her off set (that costume went to the burn bin.) That was a fun day, that was the day I found out my stepgrandmother died- about 10 minutes before the last set. I wanted to go on just because I was in total shock and being on set would allow me time to not think about it. I ended up getting a big GSF for that one.
Wow. *hugs* to you for being able to go out that day.

Re: SG. . .germs

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:44 pm
by February
joanna71985 wrote: :hysteria: That's a good one.
Thank you! I missed this reply somehow yesterday and I wanted to thank you for acknowledging me as I ramble on over here. . . :D

Re: SG. . .germs

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:07 pm
by joanna71985
February wrote:Thank you! I missed this reply somehow yesterday and I wanted to thank you for acknowledging me as I ramble on over here. . . :D
You are quite welcome. :)

Re: SG. . .germs

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:24 am
by felinefan
My mom had shingles once--not fun. My mom's younger sister had polio as a kid, and on top of that she had the mumps four times, the last time when she was 19.

Chicken pox in the throat???? OWWWW!!!!