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brillohead

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  1. I wouldn't exactly call 900-plus feet apart as "backing up to each other". Are you sure it was Hideaway's music you were hearing rather than from some random person on South Beach inconsiderately blasting music from a Bluetooth speaker?
  2. Is the whole pool area loud, or is it concentrated on one end? Is the only tranquil area on the beach, not near the pool?
  3. I know several adults who regularly order something off the kid menu, too!
  4. My son's first haircut was around 15-18 months as I recall. My MIL saved some of the curls, she was so sad to see them go! It's amazing how just a simple haircut can change them from "baby" to "toddler" in just a matter of minutes!
  5. Is there any reason you don't put in a kitty door so she can have access to her hunting grounds at all times? Or are you just afraid that she'll get stuck up in the rafters if you give her free access?
  6. My ortho wanted to try a cortisone injection in my knees, so I let him do one of them a couple months ago. I totally get what you're talking about -- it's not the needle or the medicine itself that is so uncomfortable, but the pressure from putting all that volume into a restricted space inside the knee joint. Fortunately, the pressure feeling subsides quickly. Unfortunately, the injection didn't make any difference in my pain level (but at least it doesn't hurt more), so I won't bother doing it in the other knee. I think my issue is a combination of my osteoarthritis PLUS meniscus problems -- if it was just the OA involved, I think the shot would have been more beneficial. Hope your knee cooperates and you can enjoy the heck outta your cruise!
  7. I see that several people have already recommended asking your doc about Requip for your RLS. I have given it to a lot of patients in the hospital, and I think it helps them because they often make a point of making sure it's on their med list for me to give them before bedtime. I hope you find something that gives you some relief -- proper sleep is so essential to the healing process!
  8. Kids just do the funniest stuff sometimes! If you ever need curly hair advice for that little one, feel free to ask. I'm a bit of a curly hair expert. (And now that he's out of the Army, even my son is wearing his hair longer and learning how to style the curls he inherited from his mother!)
  9. Phew, finally got caught up on this thread. I was already a few days behind when I came down with some sort of a nasty cold last week. Tested negative for COVID, didn't feel like influenza, think it was just a particularly vicious cold. My throat was on absolute fire for 3-4 days, to the point where the only thing I consumed was ice water or ice cream during that time -- even soda-pop was "too harsh" to consider, and I drink several cans of Pepsi Zero per day. I actually ended up calling in sick to work for a couple of shifts (first time ever calling in at this job, and I've been there since April), and those who know me on FB might have noticed that I wasn't even posting memes for several days. I was so exhausted that I couldn't even watch tv for a few days, I just turned into a vegetable. Fortunately, I've come out on the other side of it, with just an occasional rumbly cough. I've gotten caught up with this thread and the Bella thread, but still have to read about the Icon fun.
  10. It depends on the waves and water clarity as to where exactly you go, but they have a reef directly off shore from their location. If the waves are rough, they stay on the inner side of the reef where the water is calmer/protected. The snorkel boat docks right there at Daniel's location, and they take you out to various parts of the reef. It takes longer to get everyone loaded onto the boat than it does to actually motor out to the reef. You see various fish, maybe a lobster, kinda depends on what's around at that time, just like pretty much any other snorkeling excursion. Usually go to two different spots, maybe three -- again, it's tailored to the water conditions and visibility at the time. One time, they took us to "the drop off" and it was literally like the scene from Finding Nemo... swimming along in maybe 10 feet of water, everything on the floor of the ocean completely visible, and then all of a sudden, it's just a complete black void underneath you. I've seen underwater depth changes before where it was like a super steep downhill slope, but this was literally like a complete cliff edge, like something Wile E. Coyote would fall off in a Road Runner cartoon. It was pretty cool.
  11. As someone with cruise friends who are wheelchair users, I've never heard of "cloud of goods" -- always Special Needs At Sea or ScootAround. One friend liked the Whill chair from ScootAround so much that he bought one for himself to use at home.
  12. You won't get in trouble. At a certain point (typically after final payment), accessible rooms are released to the general public. It makes no sense for the room to be empty (no profit) just because it's accessible. I've often been given an accessible room when I've booked an inside GTY. If it shows as available on the website, you can use it with no problem.
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