carouselgeek
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I am an adult with Asperger's Syndrome. My 48th birthday is near the end of this month. My best friend believes she may have Asperger's Syndrome too even though she has never had a formal diagnosis and she's afraid to tell her family about it in case they don't understand.
We just returned from a rather surreal and turbulent trip to North Bay. The carousels were beautiful but I am still recovering from all the drama we went through on this journey.
My aunt drove us to North Bay. She has a friend in Timmins. On our way there we made a stop to use the washroom and I complained because it wasn't open until 11:00. My aunt just went totally BALLISTIC on me! She didn't just have a cow, she had a whole HERD!!! Yelling at me is the worst thing anyone can do. I was so traumatized I felt like I'd been trampled by a whole stampede. She went on and on about how rude I was and throughout the rest of the weekend I kept having flashbacks about so many other times I'd been yelled at and/or criticized and struggling with negative thoughts, dreading the journey home in case she were to freak out at me again.
Both my best friend and I dislike crying babies and our dinner out at a place called Cecil's was ruined by a badly behaved toddler who kept running around everywhere, especially right up to our table and she would scream and cry whenever anyone tried to drag her back to her seat!
We actually survived FIVE NIGHTS at this hotel called the Sands. They never did bring us pillowcases, we had to use the same towels all week and our bathroom floor was constantly wet because everything was always leaking. At least our experience was mild compared to other reviewers who have stayed there. Just read what they say about this place in Trip Advisor!! One guy says it was even worse than the place he stayed in MOROCCO!! The only good thing about the place aside from the fact that it's a roof over our head and actually HAS a bathtub is that it was close to everything we needed, a short walk to the carousels and right across the street was a professional counselling centre so I had someone understanding I could talk to before we embarked on the journey home.
Perhaps one of the best things about our trip was our visit with Edna Scott. She has a beautiful home by the lake and her very own carousel in her own back yard! We enjoyed several rides and I enjoyed taking lots of pictures and videos.
I think I'd be willing to give North Bay another chance but next time we're staying at the NEW DAYS INN just up the road from us and if we don't take the train I'll be EXTRA CAREFUL not to get on my aunt's bad side again!
We just returned from a rather surreal and turbulent trip to North Bay. The carousels were beautiful but I am still recovering from all the drama we went through on this journey.
My aunt drove us to North Bay. She has a friend in Timmins. On our way there we made a stop to use the washroom and I complained because it wasn't open until 11:00. My aunt just went totally BALLISTIC on me! She didn't just have a cow, she had a whole HERD!!! Yelling at me is the worst thing anyone can do. I was so traumatized I felt like I'd been trampled by a whole stampede. She went on and on about how rude I was and throughout the rest of the weekend I kept having flashbacks about so many other times I'd been yelled at and/or criticized and struggling with negative thoughts, dreading the journey home in case she were to freak out at me again.
Both my best friend and I dislike crying babies and our dinner out at a place called Cecil's was ruined by a badly behaved toddler who kept running around everywhere, especially right up to our table and she would scream and cry whenever anyone tried to drag her back to her seat!
We actually survived FIVE NIGHTS at this hotel called the Sands. They never did bring us pillowcases, we had to use the same towels all week and our bathroom floor was constantly wet because everything was always leaking. At least our experience was mild compared to other reviewers who have stayed there. Just read what they say about this place in Trip Advisor!! One guy says it was even worse than the place he stayed in MOROCCO!! The only good thing about the place aside from the fact that it's a roof over our head and actually HAS a bathtub is that it was close to everything we needed, a short walk to the carousels and right across the street was a professional counselling centre so I had someone understanding I could talk to before we embarked on the journey home.
Perhaps one of the best things about our trip was our visit with Edna Scott. She has a beautiful home by the lake and her very own carousel in her own back yard! We enjoyed several rides and I enjoyed taking lots of pictures and videos.
I think I'd be willing to give North Bay another chance but next time we're staying at the NEW DAYS INN just up the road from us and if we don't take the train I'll be EXTRA CAREFUL not to get on my aunt's bad side again!
