Roller ... aka Ed

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Over to The Land and a FP+ at Soarin' Then I rode Living with the Land - which is a Tier One FP+, but people in the know just do a walk-up. It had a 5 minute standby time ... Since the CraB Cake wasn't enough to fuel for the race, I swung through Sunshine Seasons for a little extra. The Pumpkin Squash Soup had roasted pumpkin seeds and pumpkin spiced goat cheese and was delicious. Thick and creamy with enough body to help with the run. The Strawberry Rice Pudding was NOT a good choice! From there, I headed over to 'The Seas' for a FP+ with Turtle Talk. After that, I slo

Saturday was going to be a long day. There was a Team AllEars Alumni meet up that I debated over, and decided to attend. It was being held at Boardwalk Bakery, I needed to be parked in the handicapped parking at EPCOT after the race that night, so I drove to EPCOT. First up - exchange my renewal certificate for my new AP. WTFort! there were several HUNDRED people in the Will Call lines! The regular lines to purchase tickets were backed up almost to the bag check area! Guest Relations outside EPCOT had a 2 HOUR wait time ... all this at 10:30 in the morning! Once I made it through that nightm

Okay ... fasten your seatbelts. The drive down went better than expected - very light traffic and NO construction! First stop - the Expo at WWOS. More organized than the ones in the past, but not as many runners could have been a factor in that. Even with fewer runners, it was still very crowded and having to maneuver in a wheelchair makes it even worse. Some people are very good about letting you through - others seem to have their eyes stuffed up a dark hole and are oblivious to anyone else. Packet pickup - no problem; transportation booth - no problem (but they gave me some bad inform

The Osborne Lights aren't nearly as exciting after 11 miles of getting drenched in the wind and rain - trust me on that. I only saw one person taking a photo, so others must have felt the same way I did.

Up early the next morning to catch my flight home ... Achilles had phoned ahead, and each of us had a personal escort through check-in and TSA! None of the SMB like I had at ECP! Not even a question about the racing chair flying free - of course it does ... that's your mobility! I did NOT check my personal wheelchair this time - ATL had taught me that lesson. TSA was a breeze. A couple of swabs, and off we went to the loading gate - where I had a bit of a wait, but a LOT of people were impressed with the Marine Corps Marathon shirt and that I had 'ran' it in a racing chair. Nice flight to

Zero Dark:30 the next morning ... At the Starting Line ... along with 139 other racing chairs! at the finish line - you have to watch for me at the bottom right ... http://www.csnwashington.com/video_content_type/marine-corps-marathon-finish-line-50000-51000 And a shot with a Marine after I finished - finished FIRST in my age group in the handcycle division! (yes, I was playing stork and had all of my weight on my right foot) Burritos for lunch after the finish and Chinese for Dinner - no pood forn. Mea Culpa.

More beer ...

Achilles was to meet me at Reagan, but no one was in site. A quick phone call, and I found out they were at Reagan loading another Veteran, and would be over momentarily to pick me up. Lots of help getting me and my chairs loaded, then off to the Holiday Inn Rosslyn - my home for the next 3+ days. The room was fantastic! and it had a nice view ... A little swag from Achilles waiting for me ... and some relief after a long day ... That night was the Pizza Party - sorry no pood forn ... but it was just pizza.

Back to where I left off ... Lunch and a little pood forn. I started off with Pretzel Bread and Craft Beer Cheese Dip Then on to a Jack Daniels glazed Sirloin with Spinach and Sweet Potato Fries I then had to head back to the loading gate - it was getting close to flight time. No luck getting a better seat, but they did move me closer to the door. An uneventful flight to Reagan National ... and the wheelchair waiting for me was better than the ones at ATL - but not by much.

I don't get in the tizzy - I'm the one that puts THEM in the tizzy. Maybe pulling out the stylus on my Note 3 and writing down names as well as comments might have been a factor in their sudden change in attitude. I never said a nasty word ... but actions speak louder than words. The implication of nasty things in the future was hanging over them. :smug:

Give me a chance - I have to get to my desktop computer to be able to post photos ... and that's not an easy task.

I still don't know why Lou is still worried about his Sesame Street Credit. You would think a grumpy knucklehead would be glad to see it go.

We put memory foam on all our beds, and had an extra piece for the dining table bed.

There were several deer right at the stop sign by the bus exit when I was at the Fort yesterday. A couple of golf carts pulled off right next to them so the people could take pictures - they didn't even flinch.

AnimalBuses for the next day?

That seems to be business as usual by Delta at ECP. I didn't let it bother me ... too much.

Home again in time to make page 2.

Nice.

Did it seem louder than normal? It was annoyingly loud here at SoG, tonight.

They must have turned up the volume - I can hear it blaring here at SoG ... while it's over at the Poly.

Half Marathon ... but close enough. Thanks for joining the fun.

Have you found your mind yet? :rofl2:

Have you found it yet? Are you sure you didn't pack it already?

Just a spot holder for my TR about the Wine and Dine Half Marathon and the after race party. Can't load photos using my tablet.