momof3kids-Yvonne

i don't normally do this, but convince me I need to go Camping

I will take a stab at translating what these questions really mean...
Disney can't possibly allow bugs to intrude on my magical time, can they?!?! They'll be sorry if they do, because I promise I'll shorten my trip from 20 days to 19 if I find out there's an ant anywhere on property!
I want to make sure my family badgers as many CMs as possible, so that we can collect up as much free crap as we can hoard/carry. We don't want to have to do a lot of walking though, so is it ok to keep asking the same ones over and over again?
I need to ensure that my toddler will be surrounded by pixie dust and magic 24/7 and I'm not sure a resort that has REAL animals will provide enough fantasticalness for him.
I hear over and over from "experts" that AK is a 1/2 day day park, and a 1/2 day park only. Clearly this is undisputable fact, so convince me that it's worth it for me to go there after dark.
Is it worth it to pack an extra bag that I can stuff full of Disney toiletries to bring home?

Mismatched socks it is!

I can't believe I missed this when it was originally posted. This is a great report. Your reporting and the comments from others had me laughing so hard I had tears coming out of my eyes.
Oh and I did watch Saved by Bell. I don't remember the College Years though.

I'm on it:

I'm playing too.
Rita, can I join you too if you win?

Something else to consider for those that might make the argument "well I just want information, not all the banter"
There are LOADS of places on the web to get "just the facts ma'am." Anyone ever heard of Google? Of course these days many of the topics you Google specific to the Fort will point you directly to FF.net! Hmm... I wonder why that is? After all, Google doesn't tend to rank you highly for just "banter."
I know for me, I come to a message board not just because I'm too lazy to find the answer for myself or I don't know where to look, but because I don't just want facts posted on some random website.
For starters, some of that information is just plain WRONG and if you only ever get your information there, chances are you're going to find that out the hard way. On top of that, many of these websites just regurgitate information from elsewhere - in other words, it's general, common knowledge vs truly helpful "inside" information from people that know it first hand.
I find that getting your information from a group of people that actually have first-hand experiences and REAL inside information is the best. Not only is it information you're not going to find elsewhere, but because all of us are different and have different interests, family dynamics, likes/dislikes... you're going to get a lot of different points of view on the same subject instead of ONE point of view from some internet know-it-all who thinks theirs is the only opinion that counts. :wave1:
Yes there are a lot of shenanigans, joking around and thread hijacking going on here. And thank goodness!!
Personally I find that to be something to look forward to, not just because I enjoy the Fiends in general (even you, Lou) but because the daily grind sucks and why would you NOT want to "hang out" somewhere people are actually having a good time?!
For those that say that some places are better off without certain people... hmm... let's break that down a bit...
FF.net has been in existence for almost 2 years. In that time we've grown to over 1000 members
Nearly 100 of our members have over 500 posts during that time.
We have new people joining almost every day, with many diving in head first and quickly becoming fixtures in the "new content" department.
We have a debate board and topics that cover things banned by other boards, and yet we have banned no one from these boards in 2 years. Not one person.
We don't just talk about GGs, we actually have them! Not a season goes by when there isn't a gathering of Fiends somewhere in the country - not just at the Fort!
We just had a Christmas card thread that resulted in a big group of Fiends spreading some holiday cheer with each other through the mail
We've had virtual baby showers, helped out Fiends in need, supported each other's causes and been there for each other - not just virtually but in person.

All that while other places that have eliminated all the fun have faded to mere shells of their former selves. And how do we know this? Because not a month goes by that we don't have someone new sign up saying "thank goodness I finally found you!"
And let's not forget that in between all that is some fantastic information and first-hand experiences, from many points of view, on the things that brought us all together in the first place - our love of Disney, camping and the Fort.
So while Disney may give the Fort a back seat most of the time, FortFiends.net puts the Fort front and center, with members at the Fort nearly EVERY DAY (actually this is the year I'm betting it's EVERY day!), and dozens of active trip reports that don't just show you the same photos of WDW over and over again and give you the thumbnail view of a week at the Fort. Our TR Fiends take amazing photos (and lots of them!) and give us TONS of great, current information on all things Fort Wilderness. They also entertain us with the particular styles of reporting (who would have guessed we'd have so many good writers here??) and really bring you in and make you feel like you were there.
Roll all that up in a ball, wrap a big purple bow around it and serve it up on a Snarky platter and I challenge anyone to find a better place on the interwebz to hang out and get information on the Fort and WDW... or a better group of FrIENDS anywhere!
:heartsmiley:

You know, I have "heard" that other boards are better without certain people. (posted recently elsewhere)
Frankly, I don't know of anyone that would be better elsewhere but here. This is not the place where you just post a question and then "walk" away, never to return. It "sucks" you in, because family does that. Family takes care of you (sometimes whether they like you or not :rofl2: ) and will complain, and spit and moan for a while too. BUT THEY DO IT. Us Fiends, we do the helping willingly and without forethought. When I am at the Fort, I consider myself ON CALL. That means I am willing to go on missions, help out a fellow Fiend, recruit new membership, give up something I own for a fellow Fiend, or anything that is necessary. That is what we are about here. We are not a board that has been created out of chaos, but has become a family that no one could have possibly imagined. Many, many of us will be life-long friends, oops, FIENDS. No other place can claim that.
If you don't know what I speak of, join us and find out. You have NO CLUE what you are missing.

You might want to rethink that.

:panic: I have a tag that covers this issue. It is written. The End.
Now I am in the mood for HoHo's.
Marty the Funky Nun Pimp. You should change your screen name. :rofl2:
Are you a Funky Nun who is also a Pimp or just a Funky woman who pimps nuns? Sentence construction is key.

I just made 3000 views for my first trip reports. Yay me, I don't think I would get 1000. -G- thought I would get 500, he still doesn't get this place. Thank you all for the views. You made my trip worth it.

Hats???Ok, so I am picturing 21 middle aged women in church hats on top of tiaras, wearing tutus over their tee shirts and jeans, with mis-matched shoes, twirling hoes and hula hooping while laughing so hard they can't breathe.
Does that sound right?

Why?
Did Lou spike you on this trip?

Happy Birthday!

You guys keep this up and you'll be able to finance your trips with the Pay Per View receipts.

Yeah! Excited for your trip report. Someone asked me the other day if I read and I just stared blankly at them and said "um, trips reports" which they then looked at me with a confused look and said "huh?". Apparently people read books?

This just brought the biggest smile to my face.

Doodle can vouch for me I sent her a PM with my guess.

Not sure if you all have taken the "Thumbs up for Lane" picture yet, but wanted to encourage you to if you had not. One of the things that seems to help the families who have been through a loss is seeing others remember that person. A simple gesture like the picture will mean so much to the family.

Not sure if you all have taken the "Thumbs up for Lane" picture yet, but wanted to encourage you to if you had not. One of the things that seems to help the families who have been through a loss is seeing others remember that person. A simple gesture like the picture will mean so much to the family.

Not sure if you all have taken the "Thumbs up for Lane" picture yet, but wanted to encourage you to if you had not. One of the things that seems to help the families who have been through a loss is seeing others remember that person. A simple gesture like the picture will mean so much to the family.

Not sure if you all have taken the "Thumbs up for Lane" picture yet, but wanted to encourage you to if you had not. One of the things that seems to help the families who have been through a loss is seeing others remember that person. A simple gesture like the picture will mean so much to the family.

That picnic table in the trees by the Meadows is where my little girl had her first premium Mickey bar in 2010. She was covered in chocolate and ice cream with the biggest smile.

Of course, I was in my prime then! :)