The Drop in Centre

[Carlos Hazday]

1 hour ago, kbois said:

Are the iguanas falling out of trees down your way yet?

When the first item of clothing that goes on after my shower is socks, it has to be cold. Lol....

45 last night. The heater built into my bedroom's wall has been turned on for the first time this season. I hope we lost a lot of those critters. They've been breeding like crazy because there's been no real cold weather the past few years.

MY EARTH DAY KIDS STORY NEXT YEAR WILL FEATURE IGUANAS LOL

sorry about caps on tablet and too lazy to fix

[Mrsgnomie]

41 minutes ago, Carlos Hazday said:

MY EARTH DAY KIDS STORY NEXT YEAR WILL FEATURE IGUANAS LOL

sorry about caps on tablet and too lazy to fix

I think the caps really add to the excitement of the iguanas. 

[Carlos Hazday]

21 minutes ago, Mrsgnomie said:

I think the caps really add to the excitement of the iguanas. 

LMAO

They're an invasive species and Florida residents are encouraged to kill as many of them as we can. Same with pythons in the Everglades. Doesn't Florida sound like a great place to visit?

[Mrsgnomie]

1 minute ago, Carlos Hazday said:

LMAO

They're an invasive species and Florida residents are encouraged to kill as many of them as we can. Same with pythons in the Everglades. Doesn't Florida sound like a great place to visit?

I mean, not really lol. Between NCIS - Miami and Dexter and the iguanas and pythons, I think I'll stay here on the Oregon coast. It's pretty peaceful. Cost of living is a bit high but I'll take it. 

I just want to add that I think Iguanas are so cool, but they're not a pest here. You know what they say; one man's iguana is another man's mortal enemy. 

[kbois]

27 minutes ago, Carlos Hazday said:

LMAO

They're an invasive species and Florida residents are encouraged to kill as many of them as we can. Same with pythons in the Everglades. Doesn't Florida sound like a great place to visit?

You forgot to mention the dreaded snowbirds and gators (and by gators I mean the blue and orange kind..Go Noles!)

Nor can we neglect the almighty Mouse and his Kingdom of Magic. Where all souls go to die an excruciating death by It's A Small World. 

[Reader1810]

28 minutes ago, Carlos Hazday said:

Same with pythons in the Everglades. Doesn't Florida sound like a great place to visit?

You forgot to mention there are alligators in every body of water in Florida.

So glad I only had to think about sharks when I visited there back in ‘75. Saw sharks off the beach in St. Petersburg back then. 

[Reader1810]

1 minute ago, kbois said:

Where all souls go to die an excruciating death by It's A Small World. 

Hey now, I loved It’s a Small World. Mind you, I was eight…

[Mrsgnomie]

4 minutes ago, kbois said:

Nor can we neglect the almighty Mouse and his Kingdom of Magic. Where all souls go to die an excruciating death by It's A Small World. 

Hey now! Just because you live there doesn't mean everyone hates Disney World. We're going there next January! Granted, we probably are not visiting It's A Small World...but still

[Carlos Hazday]

I bleed green and orange. The only good gator is the one my shoes and belt were made from. Friends don't let friends go to FSU.

And the worst of the snowbirds are the Canadians (i'll go hide in a minute) blessed because they support our economy, damned for their driving. I mean, 40mph in the Express Lanes?

Does that prove I'm a Floridian? LMAO

My Earth Day stories are based in the Keys and star a 6 yo girl. This year's will be about coral reefs, next year's about invasive species. Probably targeting iguanas, Brazilian pepper, pythons, and lion fish.

 

[Carlos Hazday]

6 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

You forgot to mention there are alligators in every body of water in Florida.

So glad I only had to think about sharks when I visited there back in ‘75. Saw sharks off the beach in St. Petersburg back then. 

real gators are good eating. Just don't be stupid and jump in a canal where they live!

[Reader1810]

3 minutes ago, Carlos Hazday said:

And the worst of the snowbirds are the Canadians (i'll go hide in a minute) blessed because they support our economy, damned for their driving. I mean, 40mph in the Express Lanes?

Yes, I’ll admit that’s true, because my mom is one of those cautious slowpokes on our city streets. 

Mind you, they’re not all like that. I still remember hearing stories about my cousins’ grandfather tooling around town in his Mustang when he was 87. Yes, that’s right, when he was 87 years old. 

[Reader1810]

4 minutes ago, Carlos Hazday said:

real gators are good eating. Just don't be stupid and jump in a canal where they live!

Nope, that will never be me. Bank on it. 

[Carlos Hazday]

6 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

Hey now, I loved It’s a Small World. Mind you, I was eight…

 

3 minutes ago, Mrsgnomie said:

Hey now! Just because you live there doesn't mean everyone hates Disney World. We're going there next January! Granted, we probably are not visiting It's A Small World...but still

Either one of you spend two college summers working as a tour guide and listening to that stupid song a few hundred times. I didn't return to WDW for at least a decade afterwards. The was no magic in the kingdom for me.

Funny thing is I'm considering a visit to the Magic Kingdom of all places, for research purposes. If I decide to write about a trip there (7 kids aged 3-7) I might want to go sit and watch what kids do and their expressions. It's been a while

[Mrsgnomie]

8 minutes ago, Carlos Hazday said:

Funny thing is I'm considering a visit to the Magic Kingdom of all places, for research purposes. If I decide to write about a trip there (7 kids aged 3-7) I might want to go sit and watch what kids do and their expressions. It's been a while

I'm also going for research purposes:

Will this trip be better now that my kids are 11 and 14 vs. when we went back in 2016 and they were 5 and 8? I'm pretty sure I know the answer...

Edited January 24, 2022 by Mrsgnomie

[Carlos Hazday]

3 minutes ago, Mrsgnomie said:

I'm also going for research purposes:

Will this trip be better now that my kids are 11 and 14 vs. when we went back in 2016 and they were 5 and 8. I'm pretty sure I know the answer...

Hand them each a phone and they'll leave you alone to enjoy the parks.

[kbois]

50 minutes ago, Mrsgnomie said:

I mean, not really lol. Between NCIS - Miami and Dexter and the iguanas and pythons, I think I'll stay here on the Oregon coast. It's pretty peaceful. Cost of living is a bit high but I'll take it. 

I just want to add that I think Iguanas are so cool, but they're not a pest here. You know what they say; one man's iguana is another man's mortal enemy. 

Don't you have Big Foot?

[kbois]

22 minutes ago, Mrsgnomie said:

Hey now! Just because you live there doesn't mean everyone hates Disney World. We're going there next January! Granted, we probably are not visiting It's A Small World...but still

Universal, Sea World and Busch Gardens... I'll take them over Disney any day. 

[kbois]

9 minutes ago, Mrsgnomie said:

I'm also going for research purposes:

Will this trip be better now that my kids are 11 and 14 vs. when we went back in 2016 and they were 5 and 8? I'm pretty sure I know the answer...

It will be more expensive. I guarantee it. 

[Mrsgnomie]

Just now, kbois said:

Don't you have Big Foot?

Supposedly... 

[Starrynight22]

It's been quiet on here.  

 

Everyone ok?

[spyke]

25 minutes ago, Starrynight22 said:

It's been quiet on here.  

 

Everyone ok?

Yep. Hope you're doing ok too.  I think it's a January thing with people busy with end of year stuff and playing catch up from the holidays. At least that's what it is for me. 😁

[Fae Briona]

33 minutes ago, Starrynight22 said:

It's been quiet on here.  

Everyone ok?

Still trying to recover from the hip surgery.  Been a LOT less pain than I expected, but I'm getting restless.  It's hard to sit at the computer and game for very long, but just laying on the couch doing nothing but watching TV or trying to read I fall asleep. 

We'll go back on Tuesday for my first followup.

Edited January 27, 2022 by Fae Briona

[chris191070]

1 hour ago, Starrynight22 said:

It's been quiet on here.  

 

Everyone ok?

All good here.

Had Hospital yesterday for CT Scan to help determine next course of treatment for these Kidney Stones.

Hope everyone is keeping well.

[Mrsgnomie]

7 hours ago, Starrynight22 said:

It's been quiet on here.  

 

Everyone ok?

Well, look what the cat dragged in. 

[Mikiesboy]

Hope you are all okay.  i'm working from home still .. trying to get an appointment for a booster.  My shrink is away for a month to get married and i'm working with someone else for a time.

writing very slowing .. a story called W.A.R. and the other's working title is Kidnapped .. i had to stop until i could figure out why i didnt want to write, usually its because i know what i'd vaguely planned is wrong ..

so im hanging in.. keep up the good fight.