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Hubris? More like people just kicking around random suggestions of things they'd like to see. Besides, Royal is constantly changing, innovating, testing new things so i guess the entire department of money extractors haven't thought of everything just yet.

I think so, maybe. I'm a night owl & will be one of those shutting down the casino. So late night dining options appeal to me. I could see the WJ staying open to at least to midnight offering a limited menu of fast food, snackey type options. Maybe on a made-to-order basis to limit waste. Burgers, sandwiches, salads, etc. And if not the WJ, maybe Park Cafe or the English Pub on ships that have them? The reason I say maybe is because I've never gone hungry late at night. Late dinner + Sorrentos + Cafe Promenade gets the job done.

Drew Fortescue assisted on the winning goal. He's from Pearl River, NY. Which is in Rockland County, mine & @BonTexasNY former stomping grounds. He's been in the local news a lot lately.

I just checked the score. Yikes. Might be time to start watching the final season of "The Crown". Last game I went to in Dec, there was family from Vancouver sitting next to me, wearing Hanson Brothers (as in the movie Slapshot) jerseys. 😀. They were visiting for the holiday & took in a game last minute. They really loved it! Of course, you'd want to visit NYC self proclaimed best - and only - Canadian sports bar, aptly named The Canuck. https://www.thecanucknyc.com/ I'd be more than happy to buy you a drink.

Hockey has always been part of the Big 4 sports growing up. The NYC metro area has had 3 NHL teams since 1982 when the NJ Devils moved here and 2 teams since 1972 when the NY Islanders joined the league. The 3 have accounted for 8 Stanley Cup championships in the past 43 years. And while Connecticut lost the Hartford Whalers to North Carolina, the Rangers replaced it with a minor league team, AHL Hartford Wolfpack. The local ice arenas are so jammed packed with various adult & children leagues that they could probably stay open 24/7. Some kids leagues are schedule for 7 am on Sundays & I know some of the adult league play up to midnight. Having said all that, you do have a point in that hockey is a distant #4 compared to the other 3 in this area. Part of it could be unlike football, baseball or basketball where you can just go outside to your backyard to play hockey requires a commitment. Not everybody has parents like Wayne Gretzky who built a ice pond in the back yard to practice.

Top 2 teams in the league going at it! However, due to my stupid cable company being in a dispute with MSG network, I won't be able to watch it as they no longer carry the channel. I have considered upgrading to NHL Center Ice or ESPN+ but I won't based on principal....and me being cheap. But I do go to about a dozen games a year so I do get my fill.

Wow, that's a lot of fun. While I'm not really a football fan, I do appreciate the passion of football fans. Nothing like a good tailgate before or after the game, even if it's in a bar nowhere near the game. Why not extend your stay & watch the game at one of these fine establishments? https://murphguide.com/sports/buffalo-bills-fans-in-nyc/

Well, the last few pages do read like an AARP forum. But it's nice to see some new outrage material other than the same old chair hogs, tipping, dress code, cutbacks etc. 😉 <------note: winky face means joking.

You're in luck. Temps in the 50's Tues & Wed along with a heavy rain storm Tuesday night should wash away any remaining snow along with most of the winter salt/grime that goes along with it. The sidewalks will be sparkling. That actually sounds like something I would say. 👍 According to my ruler, I had between 5 - 7 inches depending on where I measured. It was a heavy wet snow so it's possible there was more and it compacted. My snow blower was able to easily handle it, Unfortunately, Leonard refused to come outside so there was no chance to see his "Circle of Nope" in the snow.

Still snowing but should be winding down in the next few hours and be over by 12 or 1 pm. Its been consistently snowing since 5:00 pm yesterday. According to my weather app, we received 9 inches but it looks less. I'll measure the old fashioned way with a wooden ruler when I go out to clear the driveway & sidewalk later today. A couple of my neighbors have been out since 8 am, in their usual race to see who can be first to clear their driveway. Seems silly to me as they will be our again later today. Good thing I'm not competitive, I'll pour myself another cup of coffee, make some waffles & wait for the snow to end completely. 🙂

Good point. Makes sense & I respect your opinion. It's a great way to get a sliver of water view on a budget. But to me, a boardwalk is a fun, festive place complete with games, rides, greasy food .......and slides. That's Boardwalk view, imo. Plenty of OVB that offer full water views.

Yeah, wouldn't want anything to get in the way of the view of the aqua theater with the lovely netting in the background & gigantic logo hovering above.😉

Niagara Falls is the hands down winner. It has more wax museums & tacky tourist traps than all those other falls combined 😅

As well as having a #1 hit song in both US & UK🙃

It's like the whole country is celebrating her birthday. 🙂

Both series against the Devils & Canucks is what got me hooked on hockey. My friends kept cautioning me that I'm going to be disappointed going forward as not all games are that intense & exciting.

"Matthau! Matthau! Matthau!" I never tire of hearing the most famous call of one of the most famous goals in Rangers history. Double overtime in a win or go home Game 7 against arch rivals NJ Devils. Sending them to the 1994 Stanley Cup against Vancouver (sorry @Tree_skier), their only championship in the last 84 years. Usually when a former Ranger player (or any celebrity) is in the stands, they show them on the big screen Jumble-tron. Chances are your granddaughters were on the screen as well.

I never knew that Gene Roddenberry had married the nurse from Star Trek (Majel Berrett). I did know he had an affair with Lt. Uhura (Nichelle Nichos) at one point. Apparently, she broke it off because at the same times, he was also having an affair with Majel which, prior to marrying her, is what broke up his first marriage. Then he had a life long affair with his executive assistant while married to Majel. The behind the scenes soap opera of Star Trek.

I hope you like it. My knowledge of wrestling starts and stops with Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper &"Th Rock" Johnson. But again, the wrestling part of the movie is more back ground action. I don't want to give away too much of the story but if there was ever a cursed family, it was the Von Erich's.

Regarding Samsung phones, the Galaxy "S" series is their flagship product & probably their best. The problem, or more accurately, the confusion is that now Samsung attaches the Galaxy name to just about everything they make. I've know a few people that owned the Galaxy "A" series (A50, A23, etc) which is their budget model. It seems to be fine for phone calls & texting but they are always running out of space to download apps & it seems to run slow and somewhat clunky. Mid-range camera so not great but not awful. Of course, these people are now complaining how awful the Samsung Galaxy phone is, which is only applies to the "A" series, not the "S" series. I have a Samsung Galaxy S10e which I love, it's almost indestructible. If you could see how many cracks it has, you'd be surprised it still works.

Saw the movie "The Iron Claw" last night. A true story about the Von Erich wrestling family - Dad & 4 sons, set in 1980's Texas. I've never heard of them but apparently they are very famous in the wrestling world. It's not really a wrestling sport movie but more of a story of how the 4 brothers interact with each other & their Dad. My friend told me not to look anything up about the family before watching the movie & I'm glad I didn't as it would spoil the full impact.

And I thought it stood for Life's Good!

Opposite for me. 3 of 4 Samsung flat screen TV's failed to make it past 3 years. However, the 4th one a Plasma model is still going strong after 10 years with the exception of some blotchiness along the edges that seems to be slowly spreading especially with bright colors, Pixels are probably failing. I should've asked Santa for a new TV hopefully there will be some good Super Bowl sales & I can replace it with an LG model. My Samsung refrigerator is also going on 10 years old, never had an issue, except for the ice maker/water dispenser is not strong enough to pull from water line under the sink. A non-issue for me. Basic model with no electronics.

Starting here Saturday night. 5-8 inches are expected. If I just move 30-45 minutes south, to the other side of the rain/snow line (nearer to the coast), it would only be a slushy coating to 2 inches. I guess I should knock the cobwebs off the snow blower, chase away any mice that might be living inside it & add some fresh gas to the year old stale gas and spend the next 1-2 hour trying to start it while black smoke bellows out. All the while cursing my life's choices and insisting that next year I'll do things the right way. 😄 Having an electric start does make it easier as long as I don't burn it out.

I do my best work under pressure. I get more house cleaning done 30 minutes before guests are to arrive than I do in an entire month. 😃