Rain Panic

[Zazu]

I've spent the week aboard the Disney Magic, along with a full load of SGs. Mostly it's the same stupid stuff they do on land, but tonight just busted me up.

It's the evening of the "Pirates IN the Caribbean" party, a big deck party with fireworks. Yeah, and guess what? It's November, so it didn't surprise *me* when it started to rain.

Now here's where I get confused about who the stupids are:

* Part of the crowd realized they were going to melt in the rain, and rushed the doors to go inside. They couldn't get in because...
* Part of the crowd just *knew* the rain would stop in time for the fireworks, and wanted to be the first to go back outside, and were blocking the doors five deep.
* Part of the crowd continued to dance in the downpour--it really was a frog-floater at times--despite their increased tendency to fall down.
* The crew members who would ordinarily have been up on the outdoor stage, dancing their butts off, were .... wait for it .... up on the outdoor stage, dancing their butts off, while carrying live mics!

Now I'm pretty sure *some* of these folks were stupid, but I just can't figure out who to give the sign to! :rolleyes:

[Shorty82]

All of them need a sign! Every single person on that deck, except you.

What did you do during the rain?

[Randy B]

I've spent the week aboard the Disney Magic, along with a full load of SGs. Mostly it's the same stupid stuff they do on land, but tonight just busted me up.

It's the evening of the "Pirates IN the Caribbean" party, a big deck party with fireworks. Yeah, and guess what? It's November, so it didn't surprise *me* when it started to rain.

Now here's where I get confused about who the stupids are:

* Part of the crowd realized they were going to melt in the rain, and rushed the doors to go inside. They couldn't get in because...
* Part of the crowd just *knew* the rain would stop in time for the fireworks, and wanted to be the first to go back outside, and were blocking the doors five deep.
* Part of the crowd continued to dance in the downpour--it really was a frog-floater at times--despite their increased tendency to fall down.
* The crew members who would ordinarily have been up on the outdoor stage, dancing their butts off, were .... wait for it .... up on the outdoor stage, dancing their butts off, while carrying live mics!

Now I'm pretty sure *some* of these folks were stupid, but I just can't figure out who to give the sign to! :rolleyes:


Lets see. For those rushing to avoid rain, their mothers always said they were sweet and sugar melts in rain so logically....

For those blocking the way inside, they know they are sweet and thus must be protected but they are the only ones in the entire world and so they are the most important ones to protect and thus they deserve to remain nearest the doors so they can watch everyone else get drenched. That doorway is their own personal private retreat and any late comers must find somewhere else to go.

The third group were either partying so hard that they hadn't noticed the rain, or were so involved in their fun that little things like rain and falling down are just something to ignore in favor of getting their moneys worth out of the evening. Along the lines of "we payed X dollars for this and we are going to enjoy it no matter what". This is similar to the parent smacking a crying child and saying "We payed big bucks for this and you WILL start having fun RIGHT NOW, or ELSE".

And as to the performers with electrical equipment in the rain, they have always been told that the show MUST go on and so as long as no lightning is currently striking the stage, it goes on. Also many stage performers tend to be a bit masochistic (in my experiences as a stage hand) and so if they are slowly being electrocuted by their equipment, it is only proper that they "suffer for their art". The person who you didn't see who was tearing their hair out was the poor sound engineer who will have to rebuild a useable system from all the soaked electronics that was turning into melted junk from internal short circuits. Of course it is possible that this kind of thing has happened before and they may have purchased "weather proof" systems which would keep the damage to a minimum as long as the performer doesn't jump overboard with it. The problem I personally would have been more worried about is the lighting. A jolt from a shorting mic probably won't do much damage, but a wet stage and a short from theatrical lighting could turn the entire stage into a crematorium.

So, IMHO, the first group are just believing their mothers (maybe a little too much). The second group are just believing their own self importance (a little too much). The third are making every penny count (a bit too much), and the last group are "just following orders" (maybe a bit too much).

I personally would award all four groups the sign (we have plenty to go around). Now the real question. Where were you watching all this from? Were you "not smart enough to come in out of the rain" or "prepaired for all contingencies" and thus watching from a place of protection (cover, rain poncho, umbrella, etc)? :D: If you were just standing there in the rain, getting soaked we may have to give you an honorable mention award. :D:

(Take it easy folks, its a j/k and Zazu will give me a smackdown at a later date. When I least expect it. :D:)

Randy

[Cheshire Figment]

But when you are onboard one of the Disney ships the stage is on Deck 9. It is directly in front of the Jumbotron and The Stack. There is about 40 or 50 feet of nice metal higher than the stage located only a few feet from the stage. If there was lightning in the area it would much more likely hit the stack area, which of course is metal and part of the ship and going to a much better ground. So, even if the storm was electrical and the performers were holding handhelds (unwired of course) the lightning would not affect them.

[Big Wallaby]

And the way they build wireless microphones today, many of them are made to be able to work in the rain. Still, I've heard of the people walking through a parking lot full of cars in Chicago, lightning struck, and the one thing it hit was their pager.

Still, I'm surprised the area where the performers are isn't under at least some cover...

[BRWombat]

Still, I'm surprised the area where the performers are isn't under at least some cover...This is just for the deck parties, which of course are held on deck. There are several entertainment venues below decks and unaffected by rain. :)

[Zazu]

What did you do during the rain?I was just trying to get to the free drink dispenser on deck 9 so SWMBO could have her evening diet soda.

And trolling for better stories for this thread.

[vixen101485]

rain rain go away, come again another day....little zazu wants to play

I coulda did It's raining its pouring the old man zazu is snoring....LOL

[BRWombat]

And trolling for better stories for this thread.I really appreciate your using your vacation time for us!!!

Seriously, though, it's nice to think how this site helps our enjoyment of Disney... if we don't encounter any SG's, great, but if we do, instead of getting irate, we just take notes and come back with a good story to tell here!!

[drcorey]

Lets see. For those rushing to avoid rain, their mothers always said they were sweet and sugar melts in rain so logically....

For those blocking the way inside, they know they are sweet and thus must be protected but they are the only ones in the entire world and so they are the most important ones to protect and thus they deserve to remain nearest the doors so they can watch everyone else get drenched. That doorway is their own personal private retreat and any late comers must find somewhere else to go.

The third group were either partying so hard that they hadn't noticed the rain, or were so involved in their fun that little things like rain and falling down are just something to ignore in favor of getting their moneys worth out of the evening. Along the lines of "we payed X dollars for this and we are going to enjoy it no matter what". This is similar to the parent smacking a crying child and saying "We payed big bucks for this and you WILL start having fun RIGHT NOW, or ELSE".

And as to the performers with electrical equipment in the rain, they have always been told that the show MUST go on and so as long as no lightning is currently striking the stage, it goes on. Also many stage performers tend to be a bit masochistic (in my experiences as a stage hand) and so if they are slowly being electrocuted by their equipment, it is only proper that they "suffer for their art". The person who you didn't see who was tearing their hair out was the poor sound engineer who will have to rebuild a useable system from all the soaked electronics that was turning into melted junk from internal short circuits. Of course it is possible that this kind of thing has happened before and they may have purchased "weather proof" systems which would keep the damage to a minimum as long as the performer doesn't jump overboard with it. The problem I personally would have been more worried about is the lighting. A jolt from a shorting mic probably won't do much damage, but a wet stage and a short from theatrical lighting could turn the entire stage into a crematorium.

So, IMHO, the first group are just believing their mothers (maybe a little too much). The second group are just believing their own self importance (a little too much). The third are making every penny count (a bit too much), and the last group are "just following orders" (maybe a bit too much).

I personally would award all four groups the sign (we have plenty to go around). Now the real question. Where were you watching all this from? Were you "not smart enough to come in out of the rain" or "prepaired for all contingencies" and thus watching from a place of protection (cover, rain poncho, umbrella, etc)? :D: If you were just standing there in the rain, getting soaked we may have to give you an honorable mention award. :D:

(Take it easy folks, its a j/k and Zazu will give me a smackdown at a later date. When I least expect it. :D:)

Randy

sort of reminds me of the movie King Ralph, and how he got to be the king of england, the whole royal family was posing for photos outside untill it started raining, and ZZAAPP!!
and then, all hail King Ralph!

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Didn't he end up being the Duke of Earl!!

[Randy B]

Didn't he end up being the Duke of Earl!!

Yep, that's the one. John Goodman in a role made for him (or maybe Belushi, but too late).

Randy

[Cranbiz]

Didn't he end up being the Duke of Earl!!

Don't you mean the Earl of Sandwich? :D:

[Princess Susi]

Mmmmmmmmm...sandwich!
susi*simpson*slicker:p:

[Randy B]

Don't you mean the Earl of Sandwich? :D:

Once again you are confusing the actor with the role. :D: Goodman may have become the Earl of Sandwiches (notice the final S is important), but King Ralph ended the movie being named a Duke, and asked to be named the Duke of Earl. :D:

Randy

[Big Wallaby]

Hey, I like that idea. I'll go make a sandwich.

[Tara_Lee3]

Eeep! Lightning! not so cool. I'm not sure of the authenticity of it, but during '03 I was told by one of my roomies that they had to temporarily close down the Safari ride in DAK due to...... One of the Giraffes getting hit by lightning!:eek:

Now, I am an extremely gullible person (:rolleyes: details upon request) so they may have been just messing with my head, but it makes me wonder.... Giraffes are probably the tallest things out on the "savannah." What is the likelyhood of that actually happening?

[Syndrome]

While I can't vouch for that story, I have a horse here in FL and know personally of several horses that have been struck by lightning while out in pastures in the rain (thankfully, not mine). So it's definitely not outside of the realm of possibility here in the Lightning Capitol of the U.S. (and with that long neck, a giraffe is a much easier target than a horse).

[Big Wallaby]

Out on the Savannah, a giraffe getting hit by lightning is not an uncommon occurrence. It's only happened once at Disney World (you can read about it in the old news reports, probably still on Google), it happened in front of guests, and they've taken measures to make sure it doesn't happen again.

As I tell people who ask about that, we're doing the giraffes a favor. We've moved them from the lighting capitol of the world to the lightning capitol of the Unites States. Much safer.

[DisneyMom]

Out on the Savannah, a giraffe getting hit by lightning is not an uncommon occurrence. It's only happened once at Disney World (you can read about it in the old news reports, probably still on Google), it happened in front of guests, and they've taken measures to make sure it doesn't happen again.

As I tell people who ask about that, we're doing the giraffes a favor. We've moved them from the lighting capitol of the world to the lightning capitol of the Unites States. Much safer.

Ummmm, How do you prevent the Giraffes being hit by lightning? Do they have special training?
I won't be going to WDW anytime soon, so I have to ask stupid questions from here in California....:p:

wow,200 posts!

[mechurchlady]

Ummmm, How do you prevent the Giraffes being hit by lightning? Do they have special training?
I won't be going to WDW anytime soon, so I have to ask stupid questions from here in California....:p:

wow,200 posts!

congratulations

Grounding a griaffe would help.

I will now beat everyone to the punch. How do you want your grounded giraffe? I will have mine medium-well and put cheese, barbecue sauce, bacon, grilled onions, mustard, lettuce and tomatos on it. Do you have dill pickle slickes, too?

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Ummmm, How do you prevent the Giraffes being hit by lightning? Do they have special training?
I won't be going to WDW anytime soon, so I have to ask stupid questions from here in California....:p:

wow,200 posts!

Well, when DW and I took the behind the scenes tour, the CM guide pointed out the lighttning rods all over the tops of the buildings. I would make the assumption that they tried to place as many as possible in the AK as well?

Anyone know if that is true?

[Princess Susi]

Oh jeeze Churchy, it's 8:30 in the morning and you are already starting with the food. I am not hungry however, having eaten some fresh gingerbread made by a certain loving husband who spoils me rotten...:D: I will send a gingerbread man made by Ralphie to anyone who wants one from the SGT board...they are delicious!!!!! Yuuuuuuuummmmmmm....
susi

[BRWombat]

Ummmm, How do you prevent the Giraffes being hit by lightning? Do they have special training?
I won't be going to WDW anytime soon, so I have to ask stupid questions from here in California....They train them to direct instrumental music, but don't pay them much. That way, the giraffes become...

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<wait for it...>

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...poor conductors!!!! :D::D::D:

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

They train them to direct instrumental music, but don't pay them much. That way, the giraffes become...

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<wait for it...>

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...poor conductors!!!! :D::D::D:

Musical humor from Wombat...










Who Knew!:choir::shrug::notes::giraffe:

[DisneyMom]

You guys are toooooo Funny!:D:
Susi, save my Gingerbread Man for December when I want to see you two at our favorite place!
:)Mmmmmmmmm

[mechurchlady]

Oh jeeze Churchy, it's 8:30 in the morning and you are already starting with the food. I am not hungry however, having eaten some fresh gingerbread made by a certain loving husband who spoils me rotten...:D: I will send a gingerbread man made by Ralphie to anyone who wants one from the SGT board...they are delicious!!!!! Yuuuuuuuummmmmmm....
susi
I cannot have gluten, wheat, soy or egg so I will have to pass.

Now for some grounded giraffe meatballs.

[Princess Susi]

Okay Churchy, How about a gingerbread man made out of giraffe meatballs?
ewwwww.....
soooooo

[mechurchlady]

Okay Churchy, How about a gingerbread man made out of giraffe meatballs?
ewwwww.....
soooooo

how about made out of ground giraffe, use cookie cutters and fry up with in olive oil or grilled. Thinken some soy free ranch dressing and use that as icing. Finely shredded lettuce, red cabage, onions make great confettie. olive eyes and nose with a tiny radish slice cut in half for a mouth.

[Princess Susi]

That sounds...delicious???? I'll have to see if we can rustle up some giraffe here out on the great Plains...:D:
sues

[Big Wallaby]

I like giraffes. Alive. They're my favorite animal in the world, except for wallabies. Are we going to start frying my kind now?

I do know they use kangaroo for meat in Australia.

[Shorty82]

I like giraffes. Alive. They're my favorite animal in the world, except for wallabies. Are we going to start frying my kind now?

I do know they use kangaroo for meat in Australia.

Fried wallaby is quite good! :D:

Just kidding! I'll stick to "normal" meat, from cows, chickens, etc.

[BRWombat]

I like giraffes. Alive. They're my favorite animal in the world, except for wallabies. Are we going to start frying my kind now?

I do know they use kangaroo for meat in Australia."First they came for the giraffes, but I was not a giraffe, so I said nothing..."

[Main Streeter]

...poor conductors!!!! :D::D::D:
BRW, UHG!! This is such a bad pun.:eek: Had to read twice then it became funny.:rolleyes: Stick to the Bar & voice. Much more talented.;)

[Cranbiz]

Fried wallaby is quite good! :D:

Just kidding! I'll stick to "normal" meat, from cows, chickens, etc.


Cat, Venison, Buffalo, Alligator, etc.

[vixen101485]

Sooooo....a giraffe walks into a bar and says "Hey everybody! The highballs are on me"

Joke courtesy of Dizisit from DWT.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Sooooo....a giraffe walks into a bar and says "Hey everybody! The highballs are on me"

Joke courtesy of Dizisit from DWT.

Ba bump bump bump!!(rimshot!)

[Big Wallaby]

That's really low. It's high, but it's low.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

That's really low. It's high, but it's low.

ya hafta go with what ya got!!!

[Big Wallaby]

Hey, I wasn't complaining about the joke, just saying it's bad.

I could even see the giraffe from "Madagascar" giving the line.

[vixen101485]

not sure if I should take that as an insult or not since last nite I was really crabby and it made me laugh. :p: LOL

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

not sure if I should take that as an insult or not since last nite I was really crabby and it made me laugh. :p: LOL

I keep tellin ya, a shop of RUM will fix it!!

[vixen101485]

oooooooo....a whole shop of Rum...sounds so much better then just a shot. LOL

[Princess Susi]

Cat, Venison, Buffalo, Alligator, etc.

Kung pao Kitty..... :kitty:

I'll have you know, I let NONE of my kittys see the computer screen for that one. They would have bailed....
susi*cat lover, but you know that*slicker
btw, I LIKED the joke...funny one...

[drcorey]

They train them to direct instrumental music, but don't pay them much. That way, the giraffes become...

.

.

.

<wait for it...>

.

.

.

...poor conductors!!!! :D::D::D:

so, Bach was a great composer, now he is a great decomposer...

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

oooooooo....a whole shop of Rum...sounds so much better then just a shot. LOL

Well you have to know how to drink like a Pirte! The shot of RUM that cures all ills is the one on the BOTTOM of the bottle, Ya have ta drink down to that shot!! WooHoo!!!

[Big Wallaby]

Rum... that sounds really, really good right now.

I woke up earlier today because the kids outside were loud, so I went over to Casting and began my transfer request. It's official: I want to go to Safaris. Strangely enough, steverails, who I haven't seen in ages, and Switchbeam9 were the first from here to be told.

So I got up after about four hours of sleep, did Casting, went to work, got ERed because I was visualizing to the coordinator how nice it would feel to go to sleep while on the road (truth be told he was looking for people to ER), so I am home to sleep now. Worry not, susislicker.

Sorry, I seem to be merging threads here. Or attempting to without an admin or mod account.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Sounds Like you are gonna be changing jobs!! Cool! Good luck!!

[Big Wallaby]

Scary part is I'm still awake. Need to sleep.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

RUM!!!! Glorious RUM!!!