Onkel Hans

Pixie or Pixar

This is Pepper, our 9 month old Australian Shepherd. Hopefully he is about done growing....60lbs!!

This was Zeus's (4 yr old schnoodle) favorite view of the Fort. He would sit on top of the couch, with his favorite stuffed squirrel under his chin, keeping watch from lot 1616.:)

Our next two greeters done are Buzz Lightyear and Lightning McQueen!
After that it'll be Woody and a Castle with Princesses. Stay tuned!

I found this link http://www.fortfiends.net/forum/topic/1115-packing-list/ and this one http://www.fortfiends.net/forum/topic/676-what-not-to-pack/
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As anyone who knows me knows, an extension of my arm is my camera. I am rarely found without it and take pictures of everything. This 3rd of July was no exception. It was the show that almost wasnt though.
We had made reservations at Konas for 1920. This has become a tradition with us for anytime Disney has special fireworks shows. Well, when we went to check in, no reservation existed. The guard was not helpful and just turned us away with no apoligies or have a magical days. So we call, and sure enough, nothing in the system. They had a resrvation at 1920 for someone with a similar last name (off by two letters) AND a similar phone number (off by one digit), but since we could not prove it was a mistake on thier part and it was ours, we could not use that one.
What are the odds?
I latter checked at guess what? That reservation never showed up....go figure.
So with zero help from anyone at Disney, we park in our secret parking and ate at Capt Cooks.
After eating we head to the beach to stake our claim. Just as we get settled in, the rain comes.
Severe weather alerts are called and it rains.
The show is pushed to 2130, then to 2200, then 2215.
We thought we would never see the show.
While waiting the lobby was packed. People were shoulder to shoulder. So we sneak over to a secret location DW told me about.
Great view of the show and zero people. Many of you will be able to figure out where it is. For those who dont. Im not giving out my secrets that easily.
Look at it as a scavanger hunt.
Best part, we were out of the rain while waiting then just had to step up a bit to see the show.
Many of you will notice the small amount of photos this go around.
I got a few new toys and decided to try them out this show. A tripod and remote shutter release.
So, I experimented with these photos. I ended up with some good shots, but was only able to get about 40 pictures. One good thing about this process is I got to see what the fireworks look like in person and not through a view finder.
So, with no further adoe, let the photos begin........

No I am bringing a bigger more obnoxious one for the top of my rental cart (maybe a whole light bar).

Started out with ugly old brown milk jug:

Painted the top black, bottom red:

Once that dried, taped off then painted the yellow band:


Cut the plastic globes, glued & taped til dry:

Cut a pattern out of heavy paper, to paint "buttons"

Put it all together and voila!

This coolness is from Disneyland, but how cool would it be if they did something similar at AK on Everest??

These are the first two Disney greeters that will be in front of the pop ups. I think they came out pretty good! More to come!

It is perfectly fine to stop by and say hello. But it is not okay fly into someone's site with your car and introduce your extended family when you really do not know the person your visiting yourself. No one should have to tell another adult that they feel they are being intruded on. If it has gotten to that point then maybe it is just wise to leave well enough alone and not visit any more. We all have to keep in mind that not everyone is a social butterfly. It's just like drinking..... some do it socially, some are drunks and some don't drink at all. I love to have visitors but yes there are times when I am out with the family and choose not to be bothered. I go by a rule of thumb.... if it's not a grand gathering, planned event, or there is no sign I will leave that fellow camper alone or just drive by wave to say hello.

If I were to be camping at the fort, my sign would be displayed 24 hours a day, perhaps illuminated tastefully at night, but not as an invitation. For me it is a recognition that I am part of a fine group of like-minded folks who enjoy camping and the fort, and an encouragement for those who have yet to join this esteemed bunch to check out the website and add their names to its hallowed rolls. I'd hate to think that I should only put my sign out if I am entertaining visitors.
However, I feel it is a "camping thing" that in reasonable hours folks can call always call on you if you are outside your tent/have your door open.
I'll "howdy" you, you'll "howdy" back.
The host can keep it as simple as that; offer coffee, cold drinks, or spirituous liquors as appropriate; ask if they'd join them for a meal; or invite them to come back at a more convenient time.
Waking me up or entering a camp without invitation are about the only visitor faux pas I can think of.

Oh no! Christ is coming?? He must not have got the warning about Gay Days from the last banner! He best be careful or he might get some "gay" on him.
What a bunch of dipsh*ts.
But your report is great. And I must be the most gullible person here on FF cause I believed your Florida panther and your Donald Duck drawing! :rofl2:

When is Christ returning?
"But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only." Matt. 24:36
How to "Be prepared?"
First acknowledge that you sin.
"So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. " James 4:17
I am pretty sure that we can all admit, if only to ourselves, that there are times when we know the right thing to do, but do not do it.
"If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." I John 1:8
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23
So, we are all sinners. What is the payment for sin?
"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23
"And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment," Hebrews 9:27
The payment for sin is death. Can’t we just be good enoug, do enough good things to outweigh the bad?
"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.’ Eph. 2:8-9
"For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person--though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die-- but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:6-8
So what should you do to be prepared for the return of Christ?
"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, ‘Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.’ Romans 10:9-11

One of my favorite shots from my November 2010 trip.
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Is this the monorail mascot, Lou?
Many people don't realize how long the rumor of monorail expansion has persisted. I think my Florida History book mentioned that the first record of the monorail rumor was in a letter between Chief Osceola of the Seminoles to the Spanish governor of Florida.

I'm just guessing this is Lou as a street-tough baby, the first time someone told him monorails would be the transportation solution of the future...

Yes, the flagship is the Cutty Snark.

Little H. Enhanced by MagicBus The Great.  July 2010  :partytwo: