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2 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Surprisingly enough, I have found the filet in Giovanni's better than chops and both better than the MDR

I agree that marinated filet at Giovanni’s is awesome. I would also add the filet at the Coco Cay Beach Club is really good too.

RIP Sweet Bella. A life well lived with the family she loved the best. I know she has crossed the rainbow bridge and is free of pain. Peace be with John and Laura as they always hold her deep in their heart.

5 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

 

 

Thank you both for the question and answer.  This whole time I was thinking knocking down the ceiling seems pretty extreme, not to mention messy & labor intensive. 

 

I was having a nitwit moment. I blame the earthquake & solar eclipse.

My friend who does drywall and did our basement told me that while knockdown takes more time to smooth things out it less messy than a popcorn. 

@Ocean Boy Just now saw your post. Does my post post above help explain?

3 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

What is knockdown?

Badically a smoother version than popcorn. They stray then use a throw to smooth the texture out.

Just now, Coralc said:

I don't think anyone intentionally installs popcorn ceilings anymore. 😉 We took ours out here ourselves. Most difficult DIY job ever! The other house still has some. Hopefully, we can pay someone to remove them. Also my mom's "leaf art" . For some reason she thought it would be a neat idea to modge podge a bunch of fall leaves on the wall. They will have to be sanded off. 🙄

I looked into removing ours. Looked like a nightmare job. I think most homes being built now are knockdowns. Our home was built in 1997 before knockdowns were popular.

13 minutes ago, Husky1987 said:

The nice thing about living in Seattle is we pretty much live with an eclipse October through April.

 

Drywall is up!!!

 

 

 

ETA:  First pic is living room.  One thing I always hated is that there was no lighting.  So we had them put in six can lights.  We also had them take out an arch that separated the entry (where I took the pic from) and the living room.  And there was a gas fireplace that was in the corner by the window that we never used...we had them take that out as well.

Looks good. Are you going to do popcorn or knockdown? I wish I knew about knockdown when we built ours. I hate popcorn so when we finished the basement did a knockdown and it looks so much better.

Not very cool looking here as we have only 89% totality. Looks better watching the tv coverage.

8 minutes ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

Tomorrow, 4/9/2024, we board the Celebrity Millennium for our cruise.  We have been busy the last 4 days with private group tours that were planned, organized and set up by a fellow passenger.  Everything has been amazing so far.  
 

I will try to get caught up from where I left off with Day 11- 4/5.

Have a great cruise and please let us know what you think of Millennium. 

7 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

We are preparing for the eclipse tomorrow. We do not have totality where we live, but are an hour away for where it will be so there should be good darkness 
 

@Sea Dog I might be sacrificing the old GoPro Black 7. Lisa might be getting me a new on for Father’s Day’s, especially if this one dies.

 

I’m going to cut out lense of the ISO eclipse glasses and tape it so it go over the GoPro lense. I’m going to try it with a time lapse. 
 

Maybe very video to come tomorrow night. 

 

 

I like that idea. I hope you get a new one. That new Insta360 Ace Pro looks pretty interesting too if you are thinking of something different than Go Pro.

Just now, lenquixote66 said:

I watched the video,it was very good.

What is your favorite genre of music,Greg ?

MI like just about everything except for rap. Love classical as I played in several orchestras and then Jazz where I studied it at Berklee College of Music. Grew up listening to Rock, funk and soul along with fusion and prog. 

6 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Confused so Graham got off P&O Iona and is now on Adventure of the Seas?

This Graham is formally know as Pompey Sailor.

Graham says hello to everyone from Adventure. Looks like he is having a blast. He wanted me to relay the current stats

ADVENTURE 4/6
Pinnacle 53
Diamond plus 199
Diamond 229
Emerald 115
Platinum 195
Gold 903
1st timers 2194 (57%)
Total Loyalty Members 1694(43%)
Total passengers 3888
Capacity 3807
Sailing at 102% Capacity
Kids 752 (Way too many) as school is in session 😳

3 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

I never heard of that documentary.I will definitely watch it.

It’s very good.

55 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

That leave winter and spring.🤷

Feel free to join us Bella 2 on Wonder February 2-9,2025 and Bella 2.5 on Utopia February 10-14. We would love to cruise with you.

10 minutes ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

Sushi for dinner 

That looks amazing! Enjoy!!

1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Thank you and everyone else that sent me wishes to get better soon.

I managed to go to work yesterday for full day.  I was exhausted by end of the day.    Still don't have much of an appetite but figure I will use that to my advantage for start of a spring time diet.

 

I'm glad you are starting to feel better Debbie.

2 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

He and Billy have been friends since 1974 

That actually hasn't always been the case. You need to watch the documentary "Hired Gun" (Amazon Prime) where it chronicles how Billy screwed over many of his side musicians including Liberty. They parted ways for awhile with Liberty being very angry. They have since mended their friendship. The doc is excellent and made me lose some respect for Billy.

56 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Our Son Chris and Donna were going to do this last year but after Donna read about a couple of girls getting bit in the butt by an aggressive pig they cancelled their excursion. 

 

Some tips listed online:

1.  Do not feed the pigs on the beach, only in the water.

2.  Do not bring any kind of food with you to the beach

3.  Do not put your head under the water near the shoreline (you don't want to swallow the water since this is where they go to the bathroom...#1 and #2).    If anyone has open cut or abrasion make sure properly bandaged and clean up after you leave the area to avoid any possible infection.

    A.   They say it is better to swim with them further out from the shoreline for cleaner water, if            possible.

4.  Do Not try to mount a pig, remember these are wild pigs and can be a bit aggressive if they are having a bad day

5.  Do not chase them or provoke them, again they can become quite aggressive 

6.  Do not run on the beach, you could end up with a bunch of pigs chasing after you

 

Follow the instructions given by tour guide on how to feed and play with the pigs and everyone should have a great day!

Good advice. I don't think I would enjoy an excursion like that.

7 hours ago, NHProud said:

Who pays whom on those shows. 

The crew is paid their typical yacht crew salaries some making more than others due to their titles. It has been a source of controversy as some crew would like to be paid more by the production company. They also get paid in tips which they keep.

1 hour ago, h20skibum said:

I learned some things about cats, this week, that I didn’t know.  

 

You may remember a few of my photos of Ricky, who lives with my daughter and her family.  Ricky, is arguably the strangest cat I have ever encountered.  Never once has he ever nipped or scratched anyone. 

 

 

This week, Ricky became very lethargic.  Not interested in food, wouldn’t play, and was not himself.  When they took him to the vet, they diagnosed him as anemic, and sent him to a facility in Ohio to have his blood typed.  Once typed, they had to find another facility that had his blood type to do a transfusion.  

 

I never knew there were such things as cat blood donors, or transfusions for cats. There is no such thing as a universal donor blood type for cats.  

 

They said that Ricky would not have survived another day if they had not acted so quickly.  He should be coming home today, from Akron, where he finally ended up for his transfusion.  

 

I know everyone will be overjoyed to see him return home.  They just wish he wasn’t bringing that $$$$ bill with him.  
 

 

Such good news. Though expensive at least it will enhance his life for the better.

12 minutes ago, NHProud said:

That’s a very interesting bottle and it would make a unique lamp if Linda would  agree to it.  You mentioned your collection and I was wondering if you’ve ever posted a pic of your bar. I went back to the first 50 pages because I remember seeing one bar but no luck . I did however see a handsome 13 year old Owen .  Interesting, too, to see who has been with the group since 4/2020. 

I first learned about Clase Azule and that bottle from episodes of Below Deck. It seemed to be very popular with high paying guests along with Juan Julio 1942 as tequila for choice. The bottle is a great art piece that I will save. My bar is almost all over the place. I have a dedicated space for whiskey and bourbon and then several bar carts for all my tiki rums and other spirits. I need to organize it better but needless to say I have enough that would be as good as some bars. 

@Jimbo Caitlin Clark just proved you wrong about her. Might have not been her best game but Iowa prevailed. She will be a star in the WNBA! 

3 minutes ago, George C said:

Billy. Joel will be doing hundredth concert at Madison square garden in two weeks and CBS will have it on tv . 

Curious if Liberty Devitto will be on drums. Love him!!! 

1 hour ago, Jimbo said:

0 for 6 from 3 for Clark.................little different when you have a great defender covering her.

 

First time in her college career she has failed to hit a 3pt shot in the 1st half of a game.

 

Don't think it really matters who wins this game anyway, South Carolina is way to good.

Obviously you are are a Clark hater. Give it a rest. She will be ok.

2 minutes ago, aussielozzie18 said:

Cheers Greg.  Enjoy!  Lovely bottle it comes in and like your line-up in the background of the photo. 

If you only knew that isn’t a fourth of what I have. In the dining room is a cabinet with my whiskey and bourbon collection and then two bar carts with all my other spirits for making custom craft cocktails. It’s fun to experiment.