bert425

you're going to go to Kings Dominion, but bypass the absolutely spectacular BGW (less than an hour from it) ?? hmmm. .

we were there a couple of years ago, and it POURED. .I mean, like flooding pouring.. . and everyone just hung out inside shops/under the covered picnic areas for about an hour, all the water drained, and everything other than Flying Turns opened right back up. go, if you get the chance, there's stuff to do, even if it rains.

yeah. . .really hope you can make it! my friend Don from Cleveland is talking about driving up to CP on Sunday to meet up with us (even if just for lunch) too, so he might be there too! I'll IM you my cell # so you can let us know (unlike Bill . . *I* have a cell, so you can text us )

me three! (and the top of the Oil Derrick is beautiful. . you should go up once for some great views of the park).

glad to hear that's the tough part. the ER Dr. told me if no improvement in 10-14 days, it likely will never improve. so , of course, nervous, and hope I start seeing something going on in the next few days! Yea, they told me the same thing, too, and that had me really nervous at first also. That's only in about roughly 5% of patients, though, so the odds are strong you'll make a full recovery. It can take a few weeks, though, so just stay patient and hopeful. Happy thoughts! Thank goodness the steroids seem to have had some effect. still no reaction at all from the eye down (lip/cheek still "dead"). . but eyebrow has some movement, and I can now wink/blink my left eye. So seems to be helping! ~1 month later, and happy to report that I'm 99% back. still a *SLIGHT* drag on my upper left lip, but unless looking for it, it's not really noticeable. I am still struggling with some nerve issues in my cheek - that the Dr. thinks is related to the bell's. . .but I can live with it if those "tingles" never fully go away.

Nice pics. looks like you picked a fairly quiet day to go, too.. . so I'm sure that added to your enjoyment as well.

Very cool! and now on my list of things to visit when next in San Francisco!

I'm interested, and would either buy it myself, or ask for it as a gift

I'll take it. this on top of my Dad pissing me off a bit ago (I wish I didn't care that he really could not give less of a crap about my 50th birthday on Tuesday, but it really drives home how much I miss Mom, because she WOULD care). . that put me in a foul foul mood, and so Nick and I have been sniping at each other most of the evening. oh and then I lost my wedding ring (realized it had slipped off my finger while I was putting new sheets on the bed in the guest room). . 20 minutes of frantic searching, and I found it (in the corner of the new sheet). . but that had me freaked for a bit, thinking I lost it elsewhere, and just hadn't noticed). so yeah. . i'll take it. . been a fairly brutal day. (and the lack of sleep ain't helping. . we stayed up until 3 am, and were up at 8am).

Had wonderful company who came in for the weekend, for my Bday celebrations. and we were commenting after dropping her off, on how she always is surrounded by drama, but this visit was surprisingly drama free (other than a minor issue with having to run back to a store to swap out something that was supplied in error the day after she bought it . . didn't notice until we got home). . and then I got a text. . .she left her car keys in MY car while we were driving around. and she is locked out of her car, an hour away from her house in her home city. to same day express courrier them to her is over $400 (it's SUNDAY night for criminey's sakes). . . so she's scrambling trying to find a rental car to get her home (she DOES have her house keys. . for some reason, she only left her car keys. .jeez). . . to get her spare key and then go back to Airport to get her car. but by now, I've already blown 2 + hours of my evening researching couriers, and she needs me to overnight her keys to her tomorrow. . . which means going to either Post Office or UPS store tomorrow (both of which are expensive, tho no where near the $400 cost). so on a busy workday tomorrow, I'm going to have to run out and deal with this crap now. . . I love her..but jeez. . .

Huge, Huge congrats to you two crazy kids, Bill! Loving each other and standing by each other for that many years is a sign of real commitment and proof you found your soulmate. I only hope I get near that many years with Nick. mucho hugs, bert

I'd suggest the following changes: 1. Cheetah Hunt 2. Cobra's Curse 3. Montu 4. back to Cheetah Hunt 5. back to Montu take wilderness trail (you're there all day, Tampa is about the animals too!) over to Falcon's Fury area 6: Scorpion 7: Sand Serpent (if it's open. . it's right across the "street" from Scorpion) 8: Falcon's Fury - DON'T miss this amazing drop tower 9: Kumba 10: ShiekRa X 4 (it never has a line, and can wait for last on the "coasters"). we really, really enjoyed the train thru the Serengeti (and right under ShiekRa), the sky-buckets, and the rapids. (tho we thought the flume was just so-so). as I said, Tampa is about the animals, so the Lion trail, and the Gorilla Trails are also worth going thru. As are the birds and the Kangaroos.

absolutely worth a full day -- do multiple rides on Jackrabbit, Racer, and Thunderbolt too. . . Phantom was fun, but we only rode once. as noted, they have several classic rides to NOT miss. .the main ones being: Noah's Arc walkthur, Bayrun Kurve, Kangaroo, Paratrooper, and Turtle. The indoor shooter, Ghostwood Estates, was fun too. and the Train ride along the river was fantastic.

so glad to hear the great news! continuing to send good vibes and thoughts y'all's way! (as to me, the Steroids kicked in last Friday, and although I'm still having very little response from ~my nose to my chin on the left side. . . from the nose up? almost 100% improvement: Can blink left eye again, and really good response in eyebrow and cheek. So hopefully will be 100% in the next month. . but thus far, really good).

good news is that I just got done getting a crown too, and you can eat just fine with the Temporary (yay for BarBQue and Beer!). . you just can't floss normally, and they'll warn you not to eat anything "sticky" on that side.

Rick Astley in the shed would have been BRILLIANT. but still, looks like a very fun ride, and can't wait to some day make it there!

note, you have to be a member of a certified club to be able to buy a Coastermania! ticket. (have you joined clubTPR?)

6/2 is Coastermania!.. I expect it to be packed, but no idea how the "special" stuff for Coastermania! attendees works. . . (do they close off certain rides to the GP for ERT for Coastermania! attendees?)

Crapton of pics from Weekie Watchee in my trip report from 2016 on page 3 http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=72163&start=20 also Seminole Hard Rock, and BGT & Seaworld.

glad to hear that's the tough part. the ER Dr. told me if no improvement in 10-14 days, it likely will never improve. so , of course, nervous, and hope I start seeing something going on in the next few days! Yea, they told me the same thing, too, and that had me really nervous at first also. That's only in about roughly 5% of patients, though, so the odds are strong you'll make a full recovery. It can take a few weeks, though, so just stay patient and hopeful. Happy thoughts! Thank goodness the steroids seem to have had some effect. still no reaction at all from the eye down (lip/cheek still "dead"). . but eyebrow has some movement, and I can now wink/blink my left eye. So seems to be helping!

From the Retro-Rage 80's night last night at Elysium in Austin. I was "casual". . .

you have less than 2 months to get better! get on it, Bill

I'm still a mermaid! (yeah, I tend not to change Avatars much)

I'll bet Bill and My report from Coastermania! will have more crotch shot pics in it tho