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Hey, that could be our new counter service restaurant. Popcorn for breakfast, nachos for lunch & a hotdog for dinner.

Some of the gas driven ones are rather annoying, especially at night or early morning. Most aren't designed to run as quiet as a gas golf cart.

The basic tent is a little over 13' wide X 22 long. The front awning extension adds another 9'.

This is one of things I bought since retired. I wanted a large family tent that my girls & their friends could use when they join us while we are traveling. After owning a few of larger tents and researching others available in the US, I decided to look further and decided on the Outwell Florida 8 made in the United Kingdom. They design tents not just for sleeping in, but for living in. It is also closer to being an all season tent.

Bear with me, it has been a while since I have posted photos.

This is the right side of the tent. The front is to the right. I bought the optional front awning kit. You can see where it attaches.

Front of the tent looking into the porch area.

Inside the porch looking at the front door to the tent. The porch has a fitted tub style floor that attaches with toggles.

Looking through the front door. The tent has three bedrooms.

I took the third bedroom out to make for a larger living room and to allow for the heat pump unit.

Looking at the two remaining bedrooms. Each can hold a queen size air mattress. This tent is massive. I can walk anywhere inside without my head coming close to the ceiling and I am 6' tall. The remaining open floor could probably hold 4 more queen size mattresses.

Bedrooms closed and carpet on the floor.

Looking back towards the front door.

Of course, there is a downside to such a large tent. First it won't store in any of my motorhome's storage compartments, I will have to stow it in my toad. The entire unit weighs about 130 pounds, including the optional front awning/porch, but I have it in 4 separate packages, two are wheeled. It only takes two people to set it up, but even with practice, a full set up would take 45 minutes to an hour to do. It has a lot of stakes and cords, which makes it very sturdy, even in high winds.

Fortunately, ours is content to just sleep while we are away.

We do carry her kennel,though, just in case.

Is that normal for agencies allow officers to carry private arms? Just curious

Many agencies will issue firearms, but also have a list of 'acceptable' fireams, (brands, models, calibers) that the officer can purchase & carry and then they either issue ammunition or have an acceptable list for that also.

To me, carrying an issued firearm, which is probably used, is like wearing someone elses underwear.

OHana's is still my favorite. I did not like it when they went from a grilled to a plain cooked shrimp, but now they are back to the grilled.

Cape May is great.

LeCellier was one of my favorites, but now you just about can't get in, since they are a 'signature' restaurant.

Cinderella's castle is off the list. I don't even consider it a restaurant anymore.

I am still pissed off with the diner shows. Hoop Dee Doo had a really bad meal a few years back, the ribs were overcooked to the point of being crunchy & like jerky. Everyone complained, but they were all done like that. They made no offer to compensate for the food and we are were told that we were there for the show mostly & not the food. I stopped going to the Luau at Poly when they took the all you can drink, frozen drinks off the list & started charging for them.

I used to like Chef Mickey's, but they are off my list for now. Cutting back on selection of entres', the peel & eat shrimp are half the size they were, and the desert bar has fallen off the map.

I have been pleased with Tusker House and they are fairly 'reasonably' priced for lunch by Disney standards. Good selection, the carved meats are seasoned well, and I do like Baklava as a desert item.

But the Dining Plan has definately affected evrything, especially with the 'free' plan offered at times. The resort pays a reduced fee for the plan, which means less money coming in to the restaurants, which increases food costs (lowers profit margin), so they compensate by using a less quality product & decrease the number of selections of food.

There are still some other table service restaurants I like and many of the counter service also, but I am selective.

I think sometimes I would just be happy if they got rid of those useless sink faucets in the comfort stations.

It is the little things that annoy me - OK, so the big things also annoy me. :argh:

If I had to choose between the two it would be October, crowds are a little less then and there is always MNSSHP. I know it is harder to wait the extra time. Star Tours is neat, and I am a fan, but I would still opt for October.

Most of the time it depends on the time of the year, who is with us, how long we are staying at WDW, operating hours, etc..

But, we usually do the rope drop thing, mostly because we are early risers anyway. I like the short line thing and generally won't wait in a line that is over 20 minutes long. We usually come back for that afternoon nap before heading back out again.

Every now & then we will do the late night thing, when MK stays open past midnight, then we will sleep in.

I use a set like these.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Audio-Unlimited-900MHz-Wireless-Indoor-Outdoor-Speakers-/320682446444?pt=Speakers_Subwoofers&hash=item4aaa29ce6c

I originally had a set of two, then I bought a set of four to add to them. I use them for when I carry my outdoor theater with me. They can run off of 6 C cell batteries each or they have an a/c adapter for each speaker. Even though they can't 'rock the house' like wired speakers can, I like them for their portability and you can scatter them around where they are needed, one or all six. The batteries seem to last about a dozen movie nights with about 3 movies each night. I have used them a 100' from the transmitter with no problems.

I like the shotgun method to the head. Not only does it kill them, but if done right, it buries the head at the same time.

Definately crate train him (or her).

When the had the more 'German' menu, they had these huge hot dog & sausage type hotdogs at MK. You could also get side of German potato salad. They had other stuff of course, but that was what I always got. It was kind of traditional like getting a bowl of clam chowder at Columbia Harbor House.

Because I care so much for my fellow fiends, I will make the sacrifice and try one. But, it's ONLY for research! :-*

That's taking one for the "Giper".

I assume this is at Roaring Forks?

Even though we have not at Portabella in a few years, it was very good, superior to Mama Melrose's.

I like Fulton's, did it year before last. A bit pricey, but good. But I have to say I wish they would convert the boat back to the Empress Lilly, with it's restaurants. The Steersman's Quarters was my favorite steakhouse type restaurant on the property. Service was second to none. They had a 'gimic' that the water boy would refill your glass, pouring from a pitcher held shoulder high and they would not spill or splash a drop.

I prefer the food at T-Rex over Rain Forest. The chicken fried steak could feed two or three people. I am not fond of eating in the ice cave though. No, it is not cold, but it is hard to read the menu in the subdued blue lighting.

It used to be one of our favorite places to eat at Epcot, but then they changed the menu, the food quality, etc.. We now get the food served at their counter service and sit back & watch Illuminations.

It is one of our normal eating places on almost everytrip. I am not fond of Hollywood & Vine anymore now for some years (tried it again last year - yuk!. I know some people like it, but I can't be hitting it at the wrong time all the time).

We eat there for lunch though and now I see they have a combined lunch/dinner menu. It is fairly quiet and service is generally good. They have been cutting back on their menu items now for a few years & are really pushing the 'flatbreads' more than various pastas which we like. I have ressies for it on our May trip & I will see how it goes.

First, yes it is a trailer as far as Disney is concerned. For the length, use the overall length with the end bed slide out. The side slide is considered a slideout also & don't forget to mention any patio awning it has.

I have seen notices on beaches and a lot of campgrounds that metal detectors are not allowed. (On my recent trip to Gulf Shores, AL I saw a lot of those signs.)

True.

And definately make sure they are legal to use before using one on any federal land (National Parks, etc).

What ever happens, it will be interesting to see what rules (new or old) come up & how the rules are enforced.

I realize that all are on vacation & we are there to enjoy ourselves, but not at the expense of others. Like Jen says, they used to check everyone's resort ID before you got on the FW boat, but I remember how irate people became if they did not have theirs with them & had to go back for it. And there were those who had some of their id's for their party, but not all, and had to go back to get them. Then they relaxed the rule to one ID per your group, then no ID required at all.

It would be nice if they would go back to resort ID's required, even if it just for the amenities offered by the resorts and even if only during those holiday periods when we get slammed by outsiders.

Has anyone heard anything more about Holiday decoration restrictions? 

If they do open it, can we cut in line like they do with their tour groups?

The Mickey screen is about the best on the market. The same company makes one without the Mickey ears, etc., but I like the Mickey.

I would advise at least a 1600 lumen projector for general use. The one Jen is looking at is 2600 Lumens, which is nice & will work better with some ambient lighting. You can always put the projector a little closer to the screen if need be, to make it brighter. Also, as she already said, the bulbs on some of the projectors can cost about half the price of the projector.

So when researching, either new or used, check on the bulb replacement price & how many hours the bulb should last. Many projectors have a function to let you know how many hours you have used the projector. Also, generally speaking, the higher the lumens, the shorter the bulb life.

As far as your speakers go, I use these when traveling. They don't  compare to a good permanent sound system, like I have in my back yard, but they do well for traveling. You can either run them off batteries or the have an ac adapter and you can add more speakers if you wish.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Audio-Unlimited-900MHz-Wireless-Indoor-Outdoor-Speakers-/280597356909?pt=Speakers_Subwoofers&hash=item4154e7e16d

I found this on Ebay also. It is very bright and the bulbs run about $150.00. It is the type used in classrooms & churches.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hitachi-CP-X1230-LCD-Video-Projector-4000-ANSI-Lumens-/300550357369?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45fa328179

Some remakes are just getting old.

It's like, how many Robin Hoods, King Arthur, etc. can you have., not to mention vampire movies/shows. Some vampires die in the sunlight, some glitter - go figure.

And was Johnny Depp a native pirate ?

Do you have to cut through the lion's cage now to get to work?