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Forum: General Chat 18 Oct 18, 01:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,519
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
No need to consult on sale of premises. If the...

No need to consult on sale of premises. If the business is going to move more than a nominal distance or if there are going to be redundancies, then proper consultation and notice is required for...
Forum: General Chat 13 Sep 18, 04:31 PM
Replies: 497
Views: 31,517
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
I use this one, but I warn you that it produces a...

I use this one, but I warn you that it produces a beam strong enough to kill small animals. On the plus side, I get to be iron man for 45 mins each morning. ...
Forum: General Chat 5 Sep 18, 10:03 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 31,517
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
I remember exactly the same feeling at exactly...

I remember exactly the same feeling at exactly the same point. However over 8 weeks I fell a bit in love with Laura on the NHS podcast as she kept boosting my ego little by little. Then once i...
Forum: General Chat 31 Aug 18, 08:57 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,193
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Of course the rates play a big part, but I...

Of course the rates play a big part, but I overheard even US guests saying that they would not pay $35-$40 dollars for a disney tee in the parks. They commented that if the price was $20 or $25 they...
Forum: General Chat 21 Aug 18, 02:23 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 26,143
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
I am working now on the basis that if people ask...

I am working now on the basis that if people ask I tell. Generally, the location of my spent holiday is not their main waking thought (selfish people!), but so far the reaction when I have revealed...
Forum: Theme Parks Florida 20 Aug 18, 04:18 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,144
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
That is tough luck. We did three weeks and only...

That is tough luck. We did three weeks and only had one breakdown, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train on our last day. As for Flight of Passage, we had a FP first time, but later in the holiday also did the...
Forum: General Chat 20 Aug 18, 04:05 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,760
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
I booked them a few days in advance, when we were...

I booked them a few days in advance, when we were there, but I understand that there are discounts available, which I missed out on so look out for them.
Forum: General Chat 20 Aug 18, 03:32 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 26,143
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Well, I'm home. Had a blast. My...

Well, I'm home.

Had a blast. My mini-trippie is linked below

https://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1095865

There are enough clues in there for those dibbers who know me in the...
Forum: Beyond the Parks 20 Aug 18, 03:10 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,982
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Thanks for all the tips. Managed the Clermont...

Thanks for all the tips. Managed the Clermont Parkrun once when we were out there. Very friendly bunch, but the 7:30am start is pushing it for acceptable temperatures for running at this time of...
Forum: General Chat 20 Aug 18, 02:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,760
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
August 2018 Highs and Lows (and moans)

Highs and Lows

This was the surprise reveal holiday! 30th July to 18th August.

I will not have the energy for a trippie, so I thought I would have a few musings on the highs and lows of the...
Forum: General Chat 4 Aug 18, 02:45 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 26,143
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Sorry everyone, it has been a packed week, and I...

Sorry everyone, it has been a packed week, and I have only just figured out the strange WiFi at the villa.

So, as planned, we had a 4am up. We got showered etc and got the lads (for they are...
Forum: General Chat 28 Jul 18, 07:14 AM
Replies: 149
Views: 26,143
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
No! The secret is still intact. Big test today,...

No! The secret is still intact. Big test today, though, family wedding. Need to regulate wine intake. Loose lips sink ships and all that!
Forum: General Chat 23 Jul 18, 04:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,519
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
We are doing a surprise trip for the family. ...

We are doing a surprise trip for the family. Only me and Mrs Dandyhighwayman (and the DIBB) know, our teenagers are in the dark... so imagine all your obsessions, and conversations etc. Now imagine...
Forum: Beyond the Parks 16 Jul 18, 04:50 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,982
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
That is very reassuring. I am not looking to...

That is very reassuring. I am not looking to break records, but to have done enough to actually run it and not crock myself on the day. I am doing some long runs now before I go, and will dial it...
Forum: Theme Parks Florida 5 Jul 18, 01:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,413
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Its strange with the station show being thought...

Its strange with the station show being thought of as the original rope drop, because for years rope drop was off the hub, no song and dance about it, just an announcement over the speakers and we...
Forum: Theme Parks Florida 4 Jul 18, 03:12 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 9,694
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
I am sure that whatever they have produced is...

I am sure that whatever they have produced is going to be well themed and aimed at the younger crowd. I will judge for myself when I go in August, but I fully expect to be preferring it to a day...
Forum: General Chat 2 Jul 18, 02:32 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 26,143
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Let us know how yours goes... It is tough...

Let us know how yours goes... It is tough keeping this secret, isn't it? Not fighting-a-war-tough or being-Neymar's-acting-coach-tough, but... you know.
Forum: General Chat 2 Jul 18, 12:14 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 26,143
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
And I have to tell you this , as cannot tell...

And I have to tell you this , as cannot tell anyone else... managed to get FP for Flight of Passage at 30 days. Woo Hoo!
Forum: General Chat 2 Jul 18, 11:16 AM
Replies: 149
Views: 26,143
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Nearly let it slip this weekend. Saw you tube...

Nearly let it slip this weekend. Saw you tube vlog for toy story land... nearly choked when I saw the queue of many hours, and said "well that had better be gone by the time we get there" [pause for...
Forum: Beyond the Parks 26 Jun 18, 09:18 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,982
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
There is this loop which seems to be on pavements...

There is this loop which seems to be on pavements around the perimeter of the property.

http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=480634
Forum: Beyond the Parks 25 Jun 18, 09:04 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,982
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Will definitely be doing the Clermont Parkrun,...

Will definitely be doing the Clermont Parkrun, although a PB seems unlikely... Where I normally run at home is ALL hills, so a bit of flat running in Florida is going to be lovely!
Forum: General Chat 21 Jun 18, 04:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 598
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
I for one would feel better if the Murdochs were...

I for one would feel better if the Murdochs were not involved in Disney. Not that Bob Iger & Co are saints, but the Murdoch/ Disney interface has the potential to be problematic becuase of the...
Forum: Beyond the Parks 21 Jun 18, 12:17 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,982
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Thanks everyone. I get the message: keep...

Thanks everyone. I get the message: keep drinking, run slowly and end up in the pool. Heck, sounds like a regular Friday night in Bolton.
Forum: General Chat 20 Jun 18, 04:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 598
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
...and there is a LOT of IP in there. Long term,...

...and there is a LOT of IP in there. Long term, this may mean James Murdoch becoming CEO of Disney, though...
Forum: General Chat 20 Jun 18, 03:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 598
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Disney acquiring Fox- increased bid

$71 billion is an awful lot of money...

Just think what they could do in the parks with one tenth of that sort of investment...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44544802
Forum: Beyond the Parks 20 Jun 18, 02:52 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,982
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Calling runners- running in the Florida heat

Calling any runners out there.

I am doing the Great North Run for a charity close to my heart on Sept 9th, so my Florida trip falls bang in the middle of my training. I am not a great runner,...
Forum: General Chat 20 Jun 18, 01:25 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 8,213
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Great idea. My first visit was with my...

Great idea.

My first visit was with my Auntie and Uncle aged 13 (not "real" Auntie and Uncle, but friends of my mum who had a lad my age and had been a few times before). Mum dad and my siblings...
Forum: DIBB Reporter Photo Trip Reports 14 Jun 18, 10:25 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,485
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Emporium is our first stop on 31st July to pick...

Emporium is our first stop on 31st July to pick up some magic bands before rope drop... we will look out for you.
Forum: DIBB Reporter Photo Trip Reports 12 Jun 18, 11:08 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,485
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Oh no, Charlotte! *blinks* I appear to have...

Oh no, Charlotte! *blinks* I appear to have something in my eye...
Forum: Intro's and Welcomes 7 Jun 18, 01:30 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,984
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Wait... your uni has a DISNEY SOCIETY! Wow! In...

Wait... your uni has a DISNEY SOCIETY! Wow! In mine it was either the socialist workers party or tiddlywinks...

All the best. Have a great time on the programme. I know people who have done it...
Forum: General Chat 7 Jun 18, 10:14 AM
Replies: 149
Views: 26,143
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Wow. I have only been holding this in since July...

Wow. I have only been holding this in since July 2017... You've been doing it for over a year! I have gone over the detail of how I am going to do the reveal a thousand times in my head, and each...
Forum: General Chat 6 Jun 18, 07:43 AM
Replies: 149
Views: 26,143
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Keeping this a secret is one of the toughest...

Keeping this a secret is one of the toughest things I have ever done. Only me and my wife and a nice understanding lady at Debbies Villas who is cooperating with envelopes being sent P&C to me at...
Forum: General Chat 5 Jun 18, 01:23 PM
Replies: 149
Views: 26,143
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
We have taken on board all the helpful advice on...

We have taken on board all the helpful advice on here and have slightly altered the plan... We have reflected and doing the reveal in the airport with others around might be a bit public. I am...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 31 May 18, 05:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,172
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Disney have done their market research on this. ...

Disney have done their market research on this. There will be NO shortage of takers for staying here, even at those prices. I can see this enhanced immersive extension of the parks becoming more...
Forum: General Chat 18 May 18, 10:57 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,192
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
I don't think we can begin to imagine what this...

I don't think we can begin to imagine what this sort of thing does to ordinarily private people. Ms Markle is used to the spotlight, albeit nothing on this scale. Mrs Mum Markle on the other hand...
Forum: General Chat 16 May 18, 02:00 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,112
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
For goodness sakes don't use one of the online...

For goodness sakes don't use one of the online law factories. I know a firm that now specialises in (and makes a fortune from) sorting out the messes left behind by those places as they use mainly...
Forum: General Chat 10 May 18, 02:33 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,706
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
You are dead right. It is a risk. And I am...

You are dead right. It is a risk. And I am nervous. The eldest is doing exams and this would be a massive distraction if it was known. However, if I am reading them right (always a bit dodgy with...
Forum: General Chat 10 May 18, 01:52 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,706
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
We are surprising our two at the airport. They...

We are surprising our two at the airport. They are 16 and 14. We have a decoy destination! Surprises have mixed receptions though. You know your own kids best as to when they would like to know...
Forum: General Chat 17 Apr 18, 10:20 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,703
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
I am a rugby coach, and my team are now at U14...

I am a rugby coach, and my team are now at U14 level. At U9, contact is very new, and a lot of the kids don't like it. They all develop at different speeds, and even now we have lads who are not as...
Forum: General Chat 16 Apr 18, 02:15 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,412
Posted By Dandyhighwayman
Ask Alexa to play sorcerer radio... Just...

Ask Alexa to play sorcerer radio... Just background music from the parks and occasional ride through audio from attractions.
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