Cruzin Terri

Good morning everyone. Happy Wednesday. Thank you to Sandi @StLouisCruisers for stepping up and filling in while Rich finishes up his cruising and Jacqui gets to start a new journey. Thank you to Roy @rafinmd for the maps, Vanessa @JazzyV for the lists. I hope you are still doing well and feeling better. Prayers for you. Thank you to the ladies in the F&B department. To Debbie @dfish for the meal recipe, to Ann @cat shepard for the wine expiation. I agree that it is a bit above my budget, and to Dixie @summer slope for the drink recipe. I like Mimosas and hope to have one soon. I have not been to the destination. Interesting quote and all three days are worthy of celebration. Well, today is the day we were supposed to drive to Jacksonville in preparation to fly to Rome tomorrow. To sad that I am sad would be an understatement. I had everything planned out and feel like the rug has been pulled out from under my feet. I am in the process of unpacking and putting everything away. I am trying not to show my disappointment too much, but it hurts. Thankfully, every reservation was refundable and we did not lose much money except for a few museum tickets, etc. that we bought. Today we will probably go to Costco for some essentials. We had put off going until our return from our trip, Since we’re not going, we might as well get our necessities. Prayers for all on the cares list, and cheers for those celebrating and cruising. Have a good Wednesday., God Bless, Terri

Good afternoon everyone. Thank you all for your concern. We are doing the best we can. @JazzyV Vanessa, I am so glad the surgery seems to have been successful. Also thank you for including me and Jim on the Cares List. i am trying to get in touch with the doctor so that I can see where we go from here. I felt that all was well with the last visit. Guess we all missed something. I will post more later. I have not read all the posts today but will do so. Just wanted to check in and check on Vanessa. Thanks to all for your support. Terri

Good evening to all of you. Thank you for all your words of encouragement. We know we made the right decision and will move on. Thank you for all your prayers. i don’t think I have the wherewithall to mention all of you but I appreciate all your kind thoughts and prayers. God Bless, Terri

Good morning to all. Sorry I did not post yesterday. It was a hard day for us. We made the difficult decision to cancel our trip to Italy. I am not going to go into detail. We just decided that it was more than DH could handle right now. Thanks for your understanding. Terri

I will post more later. However, I want to wish all the best to Vanessa @JazzyV. I hope the surgery is successful. Prayers for you and the surgery team. Terri

Thank you Denise. We plan to have a good time on our trip. This is not a cruise but a three city jaunt of Rome, Florence and Venice. We are very much expecting to have a good time. Terri

Thanks Debbie. We have had meetings with them and the omplaints fall on deaf ears. The contract is for ten years and it keeps getting renewed by the board. Hargray gives the community money and then charges the residents a fortune. i could go on and on. i don’t know why the board keeps renewing the contract. Believe me, we have voiced our complaints over and over again. Terri

Hello everyone. The WiFi is back—for how long, I don’t know. Thank you to Sandi and Vanessa for your thoughts. Yes, i plan to give Hargray a piece of my mind. The problem is that Hargray contracts with the community as the exclusive provider and you then do not have a choice. Spectrum is in the area but they will not service you if Hargray has an exclusive contract. Hargray is very expensive, but getting a dish is the only other choice,. However, one drop of rain and the dish goes out. Not very good choices. Hargray knows they are a monopoly and they really don’t care if you have service or not. You can yell and scream all you want and they will just do as they please. I would like to call them a few names but this is a public forum and I don’t want to get sued. Just so you understand what Hargray is. The “Leader in LowCountry Comunications!” Terri

Sandi, I started to fill out the survey when the service dropped again. I don’t want to call them right now because I just don’t have time for them to show up in my house. This has been going on for about a week.

Good morning, Thank you Sandi @StLouisCruisers for stepping in and taking care of the Daily and Fleet Report while Rich and Jacqui are cruising. Thank you to Roy @rafinmd for the Maps and to Vanessa @JazzyV for the Cares and Celebrations report. Prayers for all on the cares list and a big shoutout to those with something to celebrate and hoping that those who are cruising are having a wonderful time. Thank you to Dixie @summer slope for the cocktail recipe. I will pass on that as I do not drink beer. Never did and probably never will. Thank you in advance to Debbie @dfish for the recipe and Ann @cat shepard for the wine of the day. Not sure yet if we will partake of those. We have not been to Akita, Japan. Interesting quote. I hope that today I will be able to finish up my packing and then try to help DH with his. I see a bit of confusion on his end. We will get it done and be ready to leave on Wednesday. The good thing about Wednesday is that we don’t have a time limit. We just have to get ourselves to Jacksonville. We fly out on Thursday so that is a good thing. Nothing else to report today. I better post this before Hargray knocks me off again. I cannot believe I have to pay for this terrible service. Yesterday they had the nerve to send me a survey about their service. I was not even able to finish it before getting knocked off the internet. Anyway, prayers for all and hope everyone has a great day. God Bless, Terri

Sorry for not answering sooner. Actually I had to use my BCBS FEP on my last cruise. I fell while on a private shore excursion and received treatment on the ship. I sent the invoice from the ship medical center to BSBC FEP and was reimbursed for all but the $30 co pay. No problems. They accepted the ship invoice with no problems. Terri

Good morning to all. Thank you Sandi for stepping up and filling in for Rich and Jacqui. Thanks also to Roy and Vanessa. And also thanks to Debbie, Ann and Dixie in the Food and Beverae Department. I like the quote. I have not been to Malaysia. Right now we have Internet service so I am taking advantage of it. I am not sure if this is area wide or if we need a new modem. However, we are leaving in a few days and I do not have time to schedule a home visit from Hargray. These are busy days. We leave on Wednesday for Jacksonville and will stay overnight. We fly on Thursday afternoon to Charlotte and then non-stop to Rome. So glad we do not have a lay-over in Heathrow this time. That is my least favorite airport. I always have some sort of a negative experience there. So today I have a hair appointment and then will be busy in the packing department. Jim thanks all of you for the lovely birthday wishes yesterday. We had a very nice birthday dinner last night with a small Carvel Ice Cream Cake. There is enough left over for today and tomorrow. As far as I can see, All is in order and we are going to be good to go. DH seems to be in good shape and eager to do the trip. Hope everyone has a good day. God Bless, Terri

We have had a few more outages this morning and early afternoon including the TV signal. Just to post and tell you all that Jim appreciates all the wonderful Birthday wishes. I am afraid that if I try to name you all I will lose connection. So it will have to suffice that I group you all together. We feel truly blessed. Terri

LET US NOT FORGET! Paul Revere’s Ride By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, “If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal light, — One, if by land, and two, if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country folk to be up and to arm.” Then he said, “Good night!” and with muffled oar Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore, Just as the moon rose over the bay, Where swinging wide at her moorings lay The Somerset, British man-of-war; A phantom ship, with each mast and spar Across the moon like a prison bar, And a huge black hulk, that was magnified By its own reflection in the tide. Meanwhile, his friend, through alley and street, Wanders and watches with eager ears, Till in the silence around him he hears The muster of men at the barrack door, The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet, And the measured tread of the grenadiers, Marching down to their boats on the shore. Then he climbed the tower of the Old North Church, By the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread, To the belfry-chamber overhead, And startled the pigeons from their perch On the sombre rafters, that round him made Masses and moving shapes of shade, — By the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on the roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all. Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead, In their night-encampment on the hill, Wrapped in silence so deep and still That he could hear, like a sentinel’s tread, The watchful night-wind, as it went Creeping along from tent to tent, And seeming to whisper, “All is well!” A moment only he feels the spell Of the place and the hour, and the secret dread Of the lonely belfry and the dead; For suddenly all his thoughts are bent On a shadowy something far away, Where the river widens to meet the bay, — A line of black that bends and floats On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats. Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride, Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere. Now he patted his horse’s side, Now gazed at the landscape far and near, Then, impetuous, stamped the earth, And turned and tightened his saddle-girth; But mostly he watched with eager search The belfry-tower of the Old North Church, As it rose above the graves on the hill, Lonely and spectral and sombre and still. And lo! as he looks, on the belfry’s height A glimmer, and then a gleam of light! He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns, But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight A second lamp in the belfry burns! A hurry of hoofs in a village street, A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark, And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet: That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light, The fate of a nation was riding that night; And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat. He has left the village and mounted the steep, And beneath him, tranquil and broad and deep, Is the Mystic, meeting the ocean tides; And under the alders that skirt its edge, Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge, Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides. It was twelve by the village clock, When he crossed the bridge into Medford town. He heard the crowing of the *****, And the barking of the farmer’s dog, And felt the damp of the river fog, That rises after the sun goes down. It was one by the village clock, When he galloped into Lexington. He saw the gilded weathercock Swim in the moonlight as he passed, And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare, Gaze at him with a spectral glare, As if they already stood aghast At the bloody work they would look upon. It was two by the village clock, When he came to the bridge in Concord town. He heard the bleating of the flock, And the twitter of birds among the trees, And felt the breath of the morning breeze Blowing over the meadows brown. And one was safe and asleep in his bed Who at the bridge would be first to fall, Who that day would be lying dead, Pierced by a British musket-ball. You know the rest. In the books you have read, How the British Regulars fired and fled, — How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farm-yard wall, Chasing the red-coats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load. So through the night rode Paul Revere; And so through the night went his cry of alarm To every Middlesex village and farm, — A cry of defiance and not of fear, A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, And a word that shall echo forevermore! For, borne on the night-wind of the Past, Through all our history, to the last, In the hour of darkness and peril and need, The people will waken and listen to hear The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed, And the midnight message of Paul Revere.

Good morning all. I am writing fast because I have had internet problems for the last two days. I have no idea if they are resolved or not. I just know that I have been unable to use the internet for last few days for any length of time. Today is DH’s birthday and we will celebrate it at home.While our original plans were to go out to dinner, we have a big golf tournament going on here and I am sure reservations are hard to come by and service is not the best. All is well and I will post when Hargray permits me to do so. God Bless, Terri