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Good looking super especially when bacon is involved. You are right she has no fear. I don’t even like holding frogs.

I had Sushi on Monday with my son. The only thing I feel really proud I taught him. That looks very tasty!

Wow that’s very cool. Did you ever go to the Mai Kai? I’m hoping that it will reopen in October before our sailing. Apparently new investors bought the damaged Mai Kai and are putting in over 8 million to restore this famous Tiki Bar back to its former glory.

You had me at bacon! Beautifully stated and the reason I love my family here!!!!! Happy belated birthday if I missed it. Bethany you are young at heart and that’s what matters.

Garrett Richard is their Chief Cocktail Officer. He is a rock star in the Tiki Cocktail scene.

Yes it is. The place in Fort Lauderdale sounds like the Wreck Bar at B Ocean Resort. Could this be the same one with new owners?

Im down for it if I win the lottery. The super yachts on Below Deck are nice. You should check the show out.

If you have time in NYC go to the famous Sunken Harbor Tiki Bar in Brooklyn.. it’s fantastic. https://www.gageandtollner.com/sunken-harbor-club/

Happy belated birthday Debbie! I hope you are enjoying Succession. We did. The open air sounds so much better than that tube. I don’t know why they have to be so small.

Sorry Debbie I am late to the party as it is easy to miss things in this ever fast paced thread. But I do hope you had a great Birthday. I hope you had a great trip around the sun this past year and I raise my glass to you and say "Cheers" to you and have a great next trip around the sun.

Thank you Maryann! You are the best. Patti you are not a wimp at all. I can totally relate to what you went through. I think even with valium I don't think I could handle it. I have never been in claustrophobic situation so I'm like you and checked no on the box. If I ever have another I will try and find an open MRI machine. I am not doing that again. Thanks for sharing your experience. You are not alone my friend.

Oh my other knee not the replaced knee is acting up. Going back to the doctor to look into a bone marrow transplant instead of another knee replacement. Had to get a MRI yesterday and found out I’m highly claustrophobic. 25 minutes in a small tube just about drove me crazy. I’m good now but it’s been a stressful 24 hours. Then I made a comment about that as it relates to the poor people trapped in that sub and I got hammered by a poster I don’t know. Everyone here came to my rescue which was incredible. Thanks for asking. I hope you and Nate are good. Loved seeing your Florida pics.

Thank you Bonnie!!!!

I hope Minnie feels better. With our dogs thank goodness for tile and hardwood floors. If we had carpet when they were puppies it would have been ruined.

Thank you so much for your kind words. I would love to meet you on a cruise one day, Bella 2 is February 2, 2025. We would love for you to join us. I know I’m bad about responding but I do want you to know how much I appreciate your posts and your outstanding photography. Thanks to you my desire to travel not only to Sydney but to see all of Australia has really increased. Thank you for your posts I really appreciate them.

They say garlic is the ketchup of intellectuals. You are really smart.

Thank you so much Dave for your heartfelt post. I do try and I do fail sometimes. I have and always will be a people person. I was always brought up to be kind to others and try to say something nice instead of being mean. I really believe in the words the Maya Angelou has said, "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." That’s why I’m here Marietta as well as others. This is our little Oasis! Thank you OB!! Thank you Graham True that JC!

I feel better knowing I’m not the only one who finds MRI’s extremely difficult. Even with the headphones the machine noise drowned out any music I was listening too. Not being able to move and feeling pinned in as my elbows were pressed against the side of the machine made me more uncomfortable. I’ve always have had a fear of being buried alive. Example the movie Kill Bill. That scene where she is buried alive gives me the chills. That’s what a MRI felt like.

Thanks Mark. I am confident They can patch me up before my October cruise. Good thing is if I go the bone marrow route I should feel better and have more mobility within a few days.

There was absolutely NO attempt for humor in my post. It was only an observation of what it must have felt like to be in the that small round tube. I would NEVER make fun of sad situation. I don't know you and you don't know me. My friends here do know me and know I would never make light of that situation. I'm sorry you felt like I was posting in poor taste. I was only stating that I could never go into a sub like that as I am too claustrophobic from my previous MRI experience posted on this thread. Thank you family for coming to my rescue.

When I saw how small of a tube it was and that the hatch is bolted from the outside, there is no way I’d ever get in that thing. That’s worse than my MRI yesterday.

OMG what a sad story. All of those bridges should have those nets. Btw, Happy belated Birthday Patti!

Great advice!

She is adorable. Love this pic. Boy do I hate liter bugs. Also we always clean up after our pets. Especially with a new artificial grass backyard.

Wish I had that Lenny.