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I second that @grapau27 Graham. That wonderful food is making me hungry.

Spring break for schools in the US do not always correspond to Easter break. My grandson in CA starts their spring break tomorrow. They are headed to Universal Studios in CA again.

Great photos. I can see me enjoying this!

That really should have said he, and not we. No zooming on our part.😂😂

Now, for the important question. Has anyone done the “Swimming with Pigs…” excursion at Nassau? I just booked it this morning for the seven of us. I already have an idea how this will go. My granddaughter will probably try to latch on to one and ride it like a dolphin. Her brother will be a little more cautious and will wait to see if one eats his sister before getting close to one. My CA grandson will probably try to keep away from them at all costs As for the four adults, who knows how that will go? At least it didn’t say I was too old to book this one. So, has anyone done it, and how was it?

Oh, we will be getting medallions for our January cruise. Our last sailing on Princess was 2017, and they were just introducing them on one ship but not the one we were on. I am looking forward to seeing if they can really do everything they advertise they can do. I would hope so, especially since we will be on their newest ship. Sitting by the pool and ordering a drink or food with it, and them delivering it to your lounger sounds fantastic. Speaking of medallions, evidently they will be giving out Pioneer Medallions at my 50 year college reunion this summer.

Unfortunately, they do not have pet insurance. Now the question becomes if they can get some going forward. Or, do they charge higher rates for pre existing conditions. From what I read, there are several things that can cause anemia in cats. They were of the opinion that it was something he had picked up at the shelter that got worse over time. They thought probably from worms, that he had been treated for, and maybe that was contributing to him being such a docile cat. I don’t know yet if they have any instructions, diet or otherwise. They did tell them what to look for though. Ricky was the perfect therapy for all of them, after the passing of Lucy. (The only cat my grandkids knew before Ricky) That seems to have been the case, so hopefully they have things addressed going forward. We were over at their house this morning, when Ricky made his triumphant return. My granddaughter was worried his fur would not grow back on his front legs that had been shaved. They must have given him the high octane blood, because we was zooming around the house.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Ovechkin play in his 40’s. Jagr did, and he is still playing at 52, although no longer in the NHL. It has been a treat to see some of these greats play.

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.

If they are approaching it responsibly, they will be looking at the needs in the future. Since bridges are being built for 100+ years life span, they need to look to the future. Increasing clearances on CBB may need to be addressed at some point. Ships will continue to increase in size. Just look at the changes in the past 100 years that resulted in new locks in the Panama Canal to accommodate larger ships.

For all of our hockey fans on this thread, I wasn’t aware that Sid was close to one of Gretzky’s records. Monday’s game assured that he will have averaged a point a game for 19 straight years. Quite an accomplishment, and I can’t believe he has been playing for 19 years. Now, if by some miracle, the Pens could make that playoff cut, all would be right in Pen’s land.

I think I saw that some ships have a second sensor under the bath vanity. Maybe that is why.

It is mornings like this that I get depressed, looking at the forecast. At least we had 4 hours yesterday that it didn’t rain. By the way, rabbit, rabbit, white rabbit did not bring me Powerball luck last night.

Seven years. It will not be done till 2025, but they say Covid delayed the finish by 10 months.

They started work on that bridge in July, 2018.

I was wondering how many would rush to check their cruise planners when I posted that. 😂

Thanks for those links, Andrew. They are a little behind their original schedule. It was to open this year, but not till 2025 now.

Clearance would not be a problem. It is just a function of setting the clearance you want at the main channel and transitioning to the approach elevations. If you want to see a cable-stayed bridge with lots of clearance, look up Millau Viaduct in Southern France. Just over 1100 feet under clear on that one.

And all those regulations and red tape only increase the cost. They do move through them quicker in high profile situations. This will also result in higher costs. That figure of $3.9 Billion is probably not far from what a new bridge would cost here. My guess that the bridge will be completely replaced, including approach spans. Most likely a cable-stayed design. They could more than double the clear span between pylons for the main channel. If I recall, the Gordie Howe bridge that is under construction, has a 2800 foot clear span.

Is this a good price? Asking for a friend.

@Sunshine3601 Happy birthday to Eric. 🎂🎂🎉 Ah, to be young again.

Same thing happened with me. We took the family to Shakespeare’s Castle for Easter meal. All I took was pictures of the desert tables. The first thing my grandson did was grab a couple pieces of cheesecake, and bring back to the table for himself, before he went for food. Granddaughter probably won the desert competition. She had blueberry pie, cherry pie, Oreo cookie pudding, brownie, chocolate chip cookies, and cheesecake. That was in addition to a couple plates of food. Don’t know where that little girl puts it all.

And the $3,999 it is for ours.

Happy Easter

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