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Stupid Union contract rules

I finally heard from a gsm in Tomorrowland about getting retrained at Speedway (nevermind that I STILL KNOW everything).

They can’t recertify me because it’s been too long since I’ve worked a shift.. and, get this.. they can’t retrain me because I’m statused in Monorails!

Even though I’m not a member, the union that supposedly represents Monorails is not the same as the one for Attractions so I can’t be cross-trained. There are slight differences in the contracts (probably the difference is the part where I get a monorail rammed up my ass about every 3 months) Ridiculous!

She said that I would be welcome to pick up greeter and PAC shifts for Tomorrowland though. Woo, I’ll get right on that!

I’m doomed to rot in Monorails for life, I swear.

Crutchfield and Dual AV rocks

I finally got around to replacing the factory radio in Ol’ Blue. Please don’t steal it!

I love Crutchfield. When I accumulated enough cash, I went to Worst Buy and looked at their stuff. They have “free” installation there if you spend $99 or more. I asked the salesperson “How much is the ‘free’ installtion?” (Yes, I used finger quotes ) He said about $60. Fuck that.

So I ordered a better unit from Crutchfield, got free installation parts, free shipping, etc. It wasn’t that hard to do the install as you’ll see in the gallery.

Monorail Rumor Mill

This is good stuff. For YEARS our department (even my girlfriend at the time) thought that Tracie J. and I were sleeping together. Now I guess they finally accept that we aren’t and never have. Want to know why? Because I have "really bad hygiene". BWahahaha. I love working at Disney.

Back from Switzerland

I drove back from Switzerland Monday afternoon just in time for work. Yes, Switzerland, FL. I arrived about an hour before work and I hadn’t eaten anything but muffins and doughnuts at my mom’s, so I decided to zip over to the Contemporary to eat.

Unfortunately they had already stopped serving real food, so I had a cheeseburger. Ugh. Also, there were train and power problems that almost made me late getting back to westgate!

After work I spent some time with Tracy W. and borrowed her copy of the 4th Harry Potter book. She made me watch the first 3 movies and now I’m gonna try to catch up. Those of you who know me know I don’t read fiction usually, but this is a pretty easy read. The 734 pages don’t scare me.

Tuesday was awesome. I got to work with Maribeth and Mary W. Mary showed me her “O-face”! Maribeth only pulled my wings off once. (I hate that, btw)

During Wishes, they were both singing in their little-girl voices. I committed to singing in MY little-girl voice tonight. Lets hope they don’t hold me to it. haha. Especially since they each offered to kick me in the nuts to help me achieve my goal.

Oh and don’t forget, everybody. Planet Hollywood tomorrow night. First bar to the left!

Off to Jacksonville…

I’m headed off for an exciting weekend in Jacksonville. It’s my mom’s birthday on Sunday.

I’m supposed to be back for a shift in monorails at 1700 Monday… if you can help me out, please do. It’s overtime and it’s on the board!

Also Sunday night I’m looking for something fun to do up there after mom’s bedtime. It’s been so long since I’ve lived up there. Anyone know of a cool club or bar in Mandarin or Southside?

savedisney links to news

Since savedisney.com is shuttering it’s website in August, I’ve removed the links from the right-hand column. Especially since they haven’t updated the RSS feed in months.

Personally, I think Roy should keep the site going. What better way to tell us how things are improving than to publish the accomplishments right there? I suppose we can all gather our information off of multiple sources. Perhaps I’ll be able to summarize and link from here.

Threat level: elevated

In light of the events in London and locally on Monday, security procedures in transportation–or at least monorails–was interesting today. Every train is checked by a Security Host and/or Monorail Host after guests step off. Cycles are suffering, but better to be safe…

I gave Maribeth her Sugarpop shirt today. It was triple-wrapped inside a tube-shaped box. She was embarrassed, but I think she really liked it.

And now… YOU can have your very own Sugarpop merchandise! Just go to the proteinspill store and place your order today! It’s super cute and you know you want it!

Finally, a number of us are going to Planet Hollywood on Thursday July 21 to take advantage of happy hour and the half-price appetizers for cast. More info is in the proteinspill calendar (left column). See you there!

All Monorails Shut Down for Several Hours Today

I’ve been getting reports that Disney has shut down the monorail system today due to a couple of suspicious packages being left on the trains. I’m heading in to work shortly (Lucky me!) so I’ll be able to post more about it early tomorrow. I’m bringing my camera!

updated:on second thought, I called sick. heh.

Speedway, CPs and USAToday

I just happened to be browsing savedisney.com when I found this article about Disney Interns and saw Omarr Cantu’s name mentioned. We worked together at Speedway. Hi Omarr!

Read the "Friendly" Signs

I worked at exterior unload at TTC for most of my shift tonight. I went over to concourse to get a drink and a family of five or six was struggling up the ramp there. The first member asked me, “how many stops to the Grand Floridian?” *sigh*

I explain that this one goes to Epcot, and the one over there goes to Magic Kingdom, so they need to go back down the ramp and come up where the sign reads “RESORT HOTELS.” One of the women was walking with a cane and having a hard time getting up the ramp, so I offered a courtesy wheelchair. They took two.

About twenty minutes later they are stepping off an Express train, with Stan trying to explain how they can get to Resort. I recognized them right off… Stan was trying to get them to go around (again) but they were bitching that “They” sent them to the wrong train. That’s when I stepped in.

“No, I didn’t. I was here. I told you to take the resort monorail.”

They pretty much ignored me and insisted that we let them cut through express this time. Stan kinda put me on the spot: “Should we send them through?” he asked.

I politely took them through an exterior train and put them on resort directly, but not without mentioning that they, “should read the signs at the bottom of the ramp; it’ll save you a lot of walking.”