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Good morning, thanks for the Fleet Report and Daily! I'm all for human rights and animal rights as well. Who knew that traffic lights would get their own day, but they certainly are helpful in moving traffic efficiently in large populations. Interesting quote. @mamaofami how heartbreaking to hear of Sam's passing; I'm so glad the family was able to say their final farewells, but sad for you all that he's gone. @Cruising-alongplease wish your DH a very Happy Birthday and many happy and healthy returns of the day! Bon Voyage @57redbird and @GTVCRUISER; have a wonderful time! @StLouisCruisersgood luck with all your medical appointments today. @kazuYAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!! So glad your name finally came up on the roster; now stay healthy until you at least get your first eye done. How's your foot? @marshhawkI hope you were able to get some rest last night, knowing Chuck was at least in the hospital and if not getting the best of care, was under observation by medical people who could help him if needed. It looks like our warming trend has come and gone; the skies are mostly clear(I can see stars when I look out the computer room window), the temp is -15(+5F). Tonight the expected low is -26 and a wind chill of -35C, which is going to be brrrr cold. We braved the massive ruts in the street yesterday to head over to Walmart because DH needed iron pills, and once we got onto the main streets, it was smooth sailing. The graders haven't made it down our way yet, but according to the website, it should be "soon". LOL Like maybe spring. I think today is the day I'll pull out my recipes and find the one for my mom's little shortbread logs - DH was asking if I'd be making them again this year. It's funny how some things are only made at Christmas, even though they're relatively easy to put together. I guess that's what makes Christmas special. I'd like the drink of the day (how refreshing!), will let others enjoy the white wine, and will take a pass on the menu suggestion - although @kochleffel would probably want us to save the recipe for him (yeah, right!). I've got a half pork loin that's going in the slow cooker with potatoes, carrots, celery and onions and will cook all day so we can enjoy a hot, worry free meal at our kitchen table tonight. And wine. Prayers for everyone who is in need, in grief, in turmoil, or just trying to get by. Cheers to all with celebrations. Smooth Sailing! ☺️☺️☺️ Gerry

Good morning, thanks for the Fleet Report and Daily! I'm not sure cremation is something to be celebrated, but DH and I have planned for it at our end of time. International Anti-Corruption would be good, but highly unlikely. Yes for Veterinary Medicine; we have a Vet Med College in our city that has produced some great doctors. @StLouisCruisersgood luck with your echo today. @kazuI hope you're feeling a little better today. @smitty34877sorry you had a difficult day yesterday; hopefully the aide's arrival today will give you some relief. Your plate is not just full, it's overflowing. @marshhawkI wish there was something we could do to help you - the best thing is to wish you and Chuck a very boring day. Yesterday's rain mixed with snow and then freezing made the streets an absolute disaster. Neighbours down the street have a couple of boys with trucks who drove up and down the street a number of times in an effort to help people who wanted to get out, but all they did was make gigantic ruts that have now frozen over. The city is supposed to start scraping some of the residential streets, but according to the list they published on their website, our area isn't on the docket for the next 48 hours. I'm not sure we'll get to cardiac rehab today; I'll let DH decide if he wants to take the Escape and give it a go or not. I'd love a bellini; they're so refreshing! A definite yes to the wine, and I've never had chicken stroganoff, but think it sounds delicious. I've got a frozen lasagna that needs to be cooked so we have room to put a turkey in the freezer, so it's looking like lasagna and Caesar salad will be what's on our kitchen table tonight. And wine. Prayers for everyone who is in need, in pain, in turmoil, or just trying to get by. Cheers to all with celebrations. Smooth Sailing! ☺️☺️☺️ Gerry

I hope everyone has a wonderful cruise. Thanks Sail-Away Addicts, see you next time!

Toots???

I might have caught a glimpse of them, but the camera panned upward. Toots!

Departure toots.

Checking in.

A BHB trifecta; doesn't get better than that!

Congratulations; how exciting !!!!!

Good morning, thanks for the Fleet Report and Daily! I will recognize Bodhi day, think lard is the best for pastry(even though I can't make it) and think sometimes it would be nice to be a time traveler. A thoughtful quote from Marilyn Monroe today. The promised weather system bringing freezing rain did arrive through the night - folks are reporting that the streets and highways surrounding the city are like skating rinks. And today we are to get snow to top off that ice - rest assured, there are going to be many insurance claims filed in the next week. We have no plans of going anywhere, at least today - hopefully by tomorrow the sanders/salters will be out in full force and we won't have to be quite as concerned. @Sharon in AZBon Voyage to you and Craig, and Happy 50th Anniversary as well! @Ichiban Nekkoplease wish your DH a very Happy Birthday for us. @marshhawkI really have no words for what you're going through, just know that you're in the hearts and prayers of so many friends here on the Daily. @kazuI hope you feel better soon. Not much on our home-bound agenda today, I'm sure DH will work on his book, and I have plans on making a batch or two of Christmas Crack and maybe another batch of holiday crackers. Later today we'll have a video call with our family in Calgary because our youngest DGS Parker turned into a 5 year old overnight and we want to watch him open his gifts. Thankfully we brought his gift when we went to visit the family last month, otherwise we'd have had to find a courier, as our postal strike is still ongoing. I'm going to pass on the drink, maybe just taking the champagne instead, will let others enjoy the white wine, and would like the menu suggestion if someone else made it for me, because I know DH wouldn't enjoy it. I've got some ground beef thawing that will be made into patties that I'll toss into the George Foreman and serve them along with air fried potatoes and crudites at the kitchen table tonight. And wine. Prayers for everyone who is in need, cheers to all with celebrations today. Smooth Sailing! ☺️☺️☺️ Gerry

@kazu I’m sorry to hear you’re under the weather; as if you didn’t have enough going on!! I really hope you’re able to kick this one quickly, as you deserve some positivity in your life! @USN59-79Happy Anniversary; 61 years of marriage deserves celebrating! @Sharon in AZ I’m excited for the two of you tomorrow and will be watching sail-away. Will you be somewhere that we can pick you out and wave to you from our computers?

Time for me to depart - got to make another batch of holiday crackers. Thanks everyone, see you tomorrow!

We have no toots!

I really wonder if the PP we saw a few sail-aways ago wasn't a newbie because it was s-u-p-e-r slow, even for a PP.

Yay, she's on her way!

Freedom of the Seas has a medical emergency and has to return to the dock. BHB will be underway shortly.

Would love a zoom from one of the FLL cams.

It sounds like they're looking for luggage for someone who won't be sailing; have no idea why not. They've found 1 of 3 pieces so far.

Departure toots from someone.

Toots

Checking in.

Good morning, thanks for the Fleet Report and Daily! Pearl Harbor Day is definitely a day for everyone to remember. I like a little bit of cotton candy, but not a whole bunch. Fire safety is incredibly important, and didn't we have Civil Aviation Day a few days back? I really like today's quote. The weather's warming trend is still ongoing with our current temp at +2(35) with a possible high of +4(39). It does come with a caveat; later on in the day we will likely be getting rain, heavy winds, and snow. That can only mean one thing: chaos on the streets. We won't be heading out anywhere after lunch today just to be on the safe side. I've checked our fridge and freezer and the only thing we might be short on is milk, so that's on the agenda this morning. Bon Voyage to @Quartzsite Cruiser and @Smmessineo, I hope you all have a wonderful time on your cruises. @marshhawkI'm aghast that the hospital would discharge Chuck this morning - please do your best to be sure there's a plan in place for help before letting him leave or you'll be a closed case to them! Pure negligence on the part of the hospital. Not much happening for us - yesterday's "smart" thermostat installation didn't go as planned. Apparently when the A/C was put in a few years ago, they used 2 wires to connect to the thermostat and this one needs 3. It's going to cost at least another couple of hundred dollars to get another wire run from the furnace to the upstairs wall, so the "free" thermostat won't be so free after all. We've decided we can live with what we've got and not have to depend on technology to change the temperature in the house. I'd like the drink of the day, would also appreciate the wine(especially the price!), and see that it's butternut squash season again. LOL Instead of the lasagna, I'll be baking some salmon, air frying potatoes and serving both with a side salad at our kitchen table tonight. And wine. Prayers for everyone who is in need, cheers to all with celebrations. Smooth Sailing! ☺️☺️☺️ Gerry

Prayers being sent their way for the best outcome possible.

DH doesn't have any Guild guitars, but has a number of others. He had (note: past tense) a beautiful Yamaha 12 string that one day when he brought it to school to do a combined music/history lesson for his grade 8 students, one of them accidentally knocked it off his desk and sprung the neck. It was early in our marriage and we didn't have the money to replace it, so he never did - and the school division didn't have insurance for personal property. Someone on another thread was looking for a place to practice playing guitar - on one of our cruises, DH's friend and bandmate and he brought their little travel guitars (they're both acoustic) so they didn't lose their callouses and often sat in one of our adjoining cabins playing them - nobody outside the cabins could hear them, which is exactly what they wanted.