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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
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.
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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.
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I had to make a run to the store for some things DH forgot. THREE things!
So, I get in line at the self check out. SELF check out. As in - do it yourself and KNOW how to do it.
There are only 4 pods. There is a 15 item limit (I'm always cautious about this, so I don't take up too much time - they are a faster option, and if I take 30 items, I slow it down.)
Okay, so there I am with my butter, green beans, and OJ. All 4 pods are full. One lady has a cart full of stuff - and she's separating it into batches - she's come to do shopping for the church pantry also, and is keeping things under control. Another lady has quite a few items, but worse - has NO clue of how to use the scanner. She ran her green onions over it about 9 times before I leaned over and said "you have to put in the number and weigh them!" Then, when she's gotten that down - she doesn't know how to PAY.
But - I maintained my Holiday Cheer and said nothing. Although - don't get me started on people who let their 3 or 4 yr. olds "help" ring up stuff!!
I have to admit I'm guilty of letting my 6 year old "help" me at self check out, but generally not when someone is waiting behind me. I think my grocery store gripe is more about people standing in the middle of the aisles blocking the entire row, but I'm also not fond of check writers. There aren't too many of them these days, but they never can quite grasp the concept of writing the check while the groceries are being rung up...opting instead to slowly take out the check book after everything has been scanned.
I am sorry if this is what some people do but, opening food and eating it. IMO, if you haven't been through the line and paid for it yet it is not your to eat yet. JMO.
I saw a lady at the store a couple weeks ago open a Starbucks glass frappucino drink and start drinking it while she waited in line. Well, she was also talking on the cell phone. She proceeded to drop the half empty glass bottle and make a heck of a mess everywhere. (continued to talk on the phone). Did not ask anyone to get help. A cashier noticed and called for housekeeping. The lady offered to pay for it but housekeeping said not to bother. (Does housekeeping have the authorization???) So, $3 added to someone's bill, and more work for someone.
And people eating produce, like grapes before they buy them. Yeah, they are trying to check what they are buying. But yuck, pesticides and dirt. Not to mention loss of revenue. Why not peel that banana and take a bite?
I cringe every time I see a store employee come rolling through with a huge wheeled bin full of garbage. This seems to happen is some stores more than others and usually in produce. The garbage producing departments are along the outside of the store add outside doors for employees only to those departments so they can take the trash out without having to come through the rest of the store. This is part of why I buy frozen veggies as much as possible.
One of my big pet peeves are the self service checkouts. (sorry have to jump on the soapbox briefly. lol).. ....They take jobs. ......They only have to hire 1 person instead of 6.
My peeve is when people stand there waiting for everything to be totaled and THEN they decide to open their purse/wallet and get out the money/card. Did they think that they might not have to pay? Have your card or money somewhat ready people! Ughhhh!
Hate the self Checkout. Yesterday Dh and I were at walmart and bought pillows. I kept telling him he had to put them in the bag and place them on the scale, but he did not understand this. Pillows weigh next to nothing anyway, so they don't register on the scale. What a disaster!
This reminds me of the lady that I got behind at Target the other day. There were hardly any checkouts open, so I didn't have much choice. Anyways she splits her purchase into two groups so that she can pay for them separately. It of course takes longer, but fine, whatever. Just as she finishes her second transaction, she looks into her cart and says "Oops, I forgot this." Well, it wasn't just one item, but like TEN ITEMS!!! How do you accidently forget ten items??? Now I was majorly irritated!!! That takes a lot as very few things get to me, but she pushed the wrong button that day. Fifteen minutes later, I finally got to check out!
This reminds me of the lady that I got behind at Target the other day. There were hardly any checkouts open, so I didn't have much choice. Anyways she splits her purchase into two groups so that she can pay for them separately. It of course takes longer, but fine, whatever. Just as she finishes her second transaction, she looks into her cart and says "Oops, I forgot this." Well, it wasn't just one item, but like TEN ITEMS!!! How do you accidently forget ten items??? Now I was majorly irritated!!! That takes a lot as very few things get to me, but she pushed the wrong button that day. Fifteen minutes later, I finally got to check out!
10 items?? How could she have forgetten that many items? I know I would have been majorly irritated too!
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A couple of my grocery pet peeves are the following. Yes your little Suzie looks adorable with her own sized shopping carts but can you get her out of the way of real people with a real schedule?
Grocery carts that look like a children s toy either in the back or front. I have never seem them being used by "good" children.
People that stop in the middle of the aisle to a: talk on their cell phone, b: compare prices or c: just zone out.
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