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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
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We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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01-01-2002, 02:38 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
Posts: 3,406
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To move or not to move, that is my dilemma..
DH wants to move out of the town we live in now. It is where I was raised. He would like to move to Chesire, CT so his commute would not include 95 and the Q bridge. Houses are very expensive there.
He found an affordable house, and made an offer on it, with the intentions of fixing it up and then selling it for a profit. However, we would have to pay capital gains tax if we did that.
Now my dilemma, We have been thinking about making the move and living in the house. I have never lived more than 5 minutes from my sister and mom. I would have to give up my part time night job and the little girl I watch during the day. I told DH that if we move it will not be until after DD is out of school for the summer, I won't make her move mid stream. DS starts kindergarten in Sept so that is not a problem.
I have been having such a hard time making this decision, I have even been dreaming about it at night. I know that you guys will say a prayer and send some pixie dust to help make this decision a little easier.
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01-01-2002, 04:04 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: To move or not to move, that is my dilemma..
I vote for moving after the school year. I had a vote, right? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
In our 21+ years of marriage, we have moved 11 times. Altough we have been in our present house for 10 years now.
My family is in New Hampster, Vermont & Florida although I grew up in Central Massachsetts. I have no family left in Mass. Now my wifes family is a close bunch that constant interfered with us. That lasted a year before we moved to NH to get away. I have no close feelings about where we live now. In fact my wife and I look forward to moving south when the kids get in college. Which means 10 more years here. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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01-01-2002, 04:20 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: To move or not to move, that is my dilemma..
If you roll over the profit into a new residence you wouldn't have to to pay capital gains on the fixer upper - right?
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01-01-2002, 05:05 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: CT.
Posts: 1,381
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Re: To move or not to move, that is my dilemma..
I think you should move a little further north, like about 20 minutes more. Then you can live in Middlefield like me. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Seriously though. I thought to pay capitol gains that you had to live in a house for less than 2 yrs and sell it for (can't remember exactly how much) more than you paid for it.
No matter what you decide I'm sending lots of positive thoughts and pixie dust your way.
[ 01-01-2002: Message edited by: Beth L. ]
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01-01-2002, 05:17 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bay Shore , Long Island
Posts: 347
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Re: To move or not to move, that is my dilemma..
I also think you should move somewhere in between. I lived in VA while my husband was in the military, I missed my mom sooo much! I didn't realize how much she meant to me until I moved away. I would fly up at least every other month. Did your husband ask you if it was okay to put this bid on this house? If it goes through I guess you are stuck, but if it doesn't then maybe you should ask for a compromise half way between his job and your family is fair.
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01-01-2002, 05:47 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
Posts: 17,126
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Re: To move or not to move, that is my dilemma..
Good luck and best wishes with whatever you and DH choose to do. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Tough decision.
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01-01-2002, 07:24 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Connecticut Shoreline
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 8,250
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Re: To move or not to move, that is my dilemma..
Wow, what a tough decision. What ever you decide, it will turn out for the best. Since you have small children, how is the school system in Cheshire? Good Luck.
Kathy L.
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01-01-2002, 07:31 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 7,150
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Re: To move or not to move, that is my dilemma..
Hello to another CT person!! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] Cheshire is a nice town to live in, close to the main cities but also quiet! I know where you are coming from on this whole topic. I kept my daughter in her old school and commuted her back and forth from Jan to June...not fun. I know that youre not thrilled of making this move, but in the long run will it benefit the whole family? I guess that the most important thing is to talk to your
DH about this and let him know how you feel. Might also want to talk to your mom and sis and see what they think about it too! Im sure that it is only like 1 hour from Cheshire right? Hope all goes well with this.
Kim
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01-01-2002, 08:50 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: To move or not to move, that is my dilemma..
Having seen a horrendous accident on the Q bridge on last week I would have to say move. 95 is sooooo dangerous. Cheshire is beautiful and did have a good school system. (I don't know about it currently but my cousins grew up in it.) Plus, it's close to a lot of things like Kadterp said and really not that far from where you are currently!
It's a tough decision. Good Luck!
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01-02-2002, 09:24 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Trois-Rivieres,Quebec,Canada
Posts: 2,687
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Re: To move or not to move, that is my dilemma..
Good luck and my best wishes are with you [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] I'm sure the decision you took is the good one.
It's a tough decision,I think of you
Chantal [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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01-02-2002, 05:17 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: East Haven, CT, USA
Posts: 3,406
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Re: To move or not to move, that is my dilemma..
Thanks guys, you're the best.! I think I have decided to go for the move, it will be better in the long run.
DH and I talked about the house before we decided to buy it. We were just going to fix it up and sell it, we had no intention of moving until we found out about the tax thing [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
If we roll the money we make on this house into the new one we don't have to pay the tax.
Chesire has a great school system, from what I've heard. I'm going to call and see if we can tour the schools
And it's only 20 minutes from mom and sis. That 20 minutes just seems like 200.
We probaly wouldn't move until June anyway, the old owners passed away and their daughters, who are selling the house, live in Pittsburgh. They have to get the house cleaned out first, then deal with all that lawyer stuff
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Thanks again for all the pixie dust and prayers! I'll let you know how everything is going!
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01-02-2002, 06:20 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Cape May Court House NJ USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,259
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Re: To move or not to move, that is my dilemma..
Kristen, 20 min drive from your mom & sis isn't bad, especially if it makes things easier on DH (Lord knows we have to make the guys happy [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]).
Sometimes change is good. I do agree with holding out on the move until summer vacation starts as I know personally how hard it is to change schools. 5th grade I was in 3 schools...no I wasn't a bad kid [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] My dad was in the military and we made several moves.
Prayers and Pixie Dust to you and your family in making this decision. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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