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There are other changes as well.
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Moving on with the current of the years.
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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.
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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.
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09-01-2004, 12:10 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
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Location: Texas
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A Possibe Kink in my Planning
So now that school has started back, I am getting a chance to look at my professors schedules. Much to my horror, two of my professors are holding class the Tuesday before Thanksgiving (right in the middle of my trip to Disney)! I have never had a problem skipping class (I'm a pretty bad student who still manages to pull good grades out of nowhere). The only problem with doing that this time is that one of the teachers is giving an oral test that day. The other teacher has a policy that you are only allowed to miss 2 hours of class without being penalized 1 letter grade (The class is a night class that is 3 hours long so that means you can't even miss a single class). So I'm somewhat in a panic now! My plan is to talk to my professors Thursday and explain that I have had a trip planned for several months - all the deposits have been payed etc. - and ask if there is anyway I can make up the time in another class. I think that is fair - don't you?
Please - oh PLEASE! - let my teachers be kind and compassionate and let me out of class!
PS: Did I menion that I once dated the son of the professor who is holding the night class? It was back in Junior high and my name has changed since then so she hasn't recognized me. Maybe I should conveniently drop that little fact in during the conversation...but what if it scarred him for life and he hasn't been able to date since...she could blame me for it!  Oh what to do..what to do? |
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09-01-2004, 12:23 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Location: UK
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Re: A Possibe Kink in my Planning
Hopefully your profs will be fine Valerie. Just explain it like you did to us, ie the trip has been planned for quite a while, it is all paid for etc and I am sure they will be understanding. I'm sending you some  .
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09-01-2004, 12:31 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
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Location: Houston
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Re: A Possibe Kink in my Planning
Eek, I wouldn't mention the old boyfriend connection - I smell a major backfire there. For all you know, he's still pining for you.  Tell your prof you're having a kidney transplant or you're all scheduled to build some Habitat for Humanity houses that week. Just kidding. I'd tell her the truth about the trip being planned and paid for. I'm sure she'll understand. Be sure and indicate how you intend to get the notes and stuff from the class you miss, or ask if you can take the test before you leave. Good luck! |
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09-01-2004, 12:45 PM
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Re: A Possibe Kink in my Planning
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09-01-2004, 12:50 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: A Possibe Kink in my Planning
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PS: Did I menion that I once dated the son of the professor who is holding the night class? It was back in Junior high and my name has changed since then so she hasn't recognized me. Maybe I should conveniently drop that little fact in during the conversation...but what if it scarred him for life and he hasn't been able to date since...she could blame me for it! Oh what to do..what to do?
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I agree that you should just go an talk to them. Since you are offering to make up the work instead of just skip it maybe they will work with you.  |
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09-01-2004, 01:04 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: A Possibe Kink in my Planning
Oh no. I hope they give you the leniancy since everything is already paid for! Be sure to let us know |
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09-01-2004, 01:12 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Arkansas
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Re: A Possibe Kink in my Planning
How important are the classes? Is it too late to drop them? 
Just kidding! Here's some hoping that they understand and let you make the work up. Maybe they're closet Disney-aholics. |
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09-01-2004, 01:20 PM
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09-01-2004, 02:53 PM
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Re: A Possibe Kink in my Planning
Best of luck with talking to them - here's some that they're sympathetic and are able to help you out. |
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09-01-2004, 02:53 PM
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09-01-2004, 03:46 PM
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09-01-2004, 03:56 PM
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09-01-2004, 04:28 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Location: WI
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Re: A Possibe Kink in my Planning
Hope you are able to work things out Val! I missed the last week of classes in Dec 2000 for our long WDW trip (Dec 1-10). It was all planned and then I decided to start back at school. My prof's were all very understanding though. Good luck! |
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09-01-2004, 05:12 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Orange, Texas
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Re: A Possibe Kink in my Planning
Hey Girl -
I had this happen only once during school. I talked with the prof and he wasn't too happy, but when I told him that it was a very important trip and could I do anything to make up the class, (extra work), he was willing to work with me.
But here's a little for luck.
My advice, don't mention the old boyfriend,  , just to be on the safe side.
Good luck!! 
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09-01-2004, 08:50 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Connecticut
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Re: A Possibe Kink in my Planning
I interpret at a college and let me tell you, usually the Tuesday before Turkey day, half the class isnt there! Im sure that if you explained to the teachers that you have a trip already planned, they can make accomodations for you to take that test another time during their office hours, possibly. Good luck!
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