techteach Posted September 7 #4126 Share Posted September 7 We’re getting the smoke from Oregon and the sun has been red all day. Thursday was my last day as all day grandmababysitter! Now I get to do what I want to do! I finished a small quilt for DH this morning and started a big one I’ve had in the queue for over a year. (I had to watch the same YouTube video multiple times to understand how to use the special ruler!) I’ve caught up with the almost live from Alaska thread, great fun!, and will head back to ironing, cutting, sewing. @Host Hattie have a great time on QA, @Lanky Lad I’m sorry you can’t jump onto QM2, but have a good week. I’ve started laying out clothes for our 3 days on QE on the 18th as she moves from Alaska via Vancouver to San Francisco. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare D&N Posted September 7 #4127 Share Posted September 7 22 hours ago, *Miss G* said: Just had my COVID and flu shots! Not sure if I’ve done the right thing because my doctor told me to get them separately. Will know soon enough! I am now ready to head to Canada on Monday. 👍 We're not fans of multi vaccines at same time. Too long a story to that. I'll get a voucher for free flu jab around mid October. We'll pay for my wife, prices for such things in France are rock bottom. Having just had Covid we'll wait until a bit later in year for our now annual shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted September 7 #4128 Share Posted September 7 27 minutes ago, D&N said: We're not fans of multi vaccines at same time. Too long a story to that. I'll get a voucher for free flu jab around mid October. We'll pay for my wife, prices for such things in France are rock bottom. Having just had Covid we'll wait until a bit later in year for our now annual shots. Hoping you are both fully recovered now. They asked me which arm I wanted the covid shot because they weren’t doing both in one arm. I chose my non-dominant side because I’ve been here before lol. The last 24 hours haven’t gone well. Basically, it’s been like a condensed version of the flu with a super painful arm added in for fun. I’m hoping to feel better tomorrow as there is much to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmike911 Posted September 11 #4129 Share Posted September 11 Hurricane Francine has thankfully by passed us, and headed further east. Hopefully since it only got to cat1, our friends in Louisiana will not suffer the damage we suffered with Beryl. Following up after Beryl, I got my back up generator on line again, but decided to replace it with a newer unit. It is 12 years old. As you might imagine there are business out there willing to make a profit off others ails. I got two proposals one $6,500 more than another for the same unit and installation. The lower price came from the company who currently maintain the generator and who got it back in service. I accepted their proposal, and am now going through the process of getting approvals, but it is underway. Even though the current unit is functioning and has gotten us through two actual power cuts, I got a twinge of nervousness when Francine started up the Texas coast. We will soon be past the peak season and so when the 2025 season comes, I will be ready. It is also September 11, 23 years since that terrible event of 2001. I watched the memorial service on Television this morning. I was genuinely touched that we still read every name of everyone lost on that day in NYC, Washington, D.C. and Shanksville, PA. I hope that goes on for ever. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare D&N Posted Saturday at 09:45 PM #4130 Share Posted Saturday at 09:45 PM As intimated on another post we went to a local beach restaurant tonight. I gave one of my new suits that isn't two sizes too big it's first outing. We booked a beach restaurant that we'd had to cancel three weeks ago due to our first experience of covid. The owner had phoned to warn us that there was a large group booked for a birthday party and there would be loud music. Not a problem, we like music. However he didn't say there would be a reduced menu, so with little choice we decided to go elsewhere. On leaving Nora realised that one of her heels had partially detached from her shoe. I left her shoeless on a seat at the beach and quickly returned home to swap the shoes. I think it may have been a shoe conspiracy as the shoes I returned with were bought at the same time, in the same shop 25 years ago as the pair I was wearing. We decided to try a new beach restaurant a few yards away, and had a lovely meal. And with the "after" shoes! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted Sunday at 07:38 PM #4131 Share Posted Sunday at 07:38 PM Finished our final apple harvest for the season. I have no idea what variety these apples are - any ideas? I call them New England Heirlooms. They are from a 100 year old tree and will make “yard to table” applesauce. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare D&N Posted Sunday at 08:17 PM #4132 Share Posted Sunday at 08:17 PM 37 minutes ago, NE John said: Finished our final apple harvest for the season. I have no idea what variety these apples are - any ideas? I call them New England Heirlooms. They are from a 100 year old tree and will make “yard to table” applesauce. That must be a lot of sauce. Couldn't you make some cider, or better still an apple based spirit or liqueur? Or even massive quantities of Tarte Tatin to keep in the freezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted Sunday at 08:22 PM #4133 Share Posted Sunday at 08:22 PM 4 minutes ago, D&N said: That must be a lot of sauce. Couldn't you make some cider, or better still an apple based spirit or liqueur? Or even massive quantities of Tarte Tatin to keep in the freezer. Cider or a liquor sounds like a great idea! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techteach Posted Wednesday at 02:33 PM #4134 Share Posted Wednesday at 02:33 PM Hi All, Boarding QE tomorrow and I can’t find the health screening. Has it disappeared? Help me find it please? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted Wednesday at 02:36 PM #4135 Share Posted Wednesday at 02:36 PM (edited) 3 minutes ago, techteach said: Hi All, Boarding QE tomorrow and I can’t find the health screening. Has it disappeared? Help me find it please? Thanks. There was no health screening this summer and no word from Cunard, or any other line, on bringing that back. You will hear the Cunard cough onboard though… Have a great voyage! Edited Wednesday at 02:37 PM by NE John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techteach Posted Wednesday at 02:50 PM #4136 Share Posted Wednesday at 02:50 PM Thanks @NE John. I can stop worrying now and enjoy our mini vacation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Flumer Posted Wednesday at 04:15 PM #4137 Share Posted Wednesday at 04:15 PM 1 hour ago, NE John said: You will hear the Cunard cough onboard though… Cunard cough?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted Wednesday at 04:26 PM #4138 Share Posted Wednesday at 04:26 PM 9 minutes ago, Log Flumer said: Cunard cough?! A more alliterative way of describing pax coughing onboard Cunard ships. Nothing different from any other public space. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Flumer Posted Wednesday at 04:33 PM #4139 Share Posted Wednesday at 04:33 PM 6 minutes ago, NE John said: A more alliterative way of describing pax coughing onboard Cunard ships. Nothing different from any other public space. I dread the thought of picking up something and needing to quarantine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted Wednesday at 04:51 PM #4140 Share Posted Wednesday at 04:51 PM 15 minutes ago, Log Flumer said: I dread the thought of picking up something and needing to quarantine! There’s a risk of going to any public place, as we all know, but I believe the days of cruise ship quarantines are over. Please enjoy your time onboard and get as much fresh air as you can if you’re worried. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronpes Posted Wednesday at 06:25 PM #4141 Share Posted Wednesday at 06:25 PM 3 hours ago, NE John said: There was no health screening this summer and no word from Cunard, or any other line, on bringing that back. You will hear the Cunard cough onboard though… Have a great voyage! I am boarding Celebrity Solstice on Sunday and we have to complete the health screening questionnaire 24hrs prior to boarding. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronpes Posted Wednesday at 06:40 PM #4142 Share Posted Wednesday at 06:40 PM 13 minutes ago, ronpes said: I am boarding Celebrity Solstice on Sunday and we have to complete the health screening questionnaire 24hrs prior to boarding. I’m pretty sure we also had to complete a health screening before we boarded Anthem in April but I agree, I don’t recall having to complete a screening before we boarded the QM2 in July this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techteach Posted Wednesday at 10:43 PM #4143 Share Posted Wednesday at 10:43 PM It is back to school time of year, and many of us pick up the cold, with a cough, brought home by our children/grandchildren. I have it, and test negative for Covid, and I’ve worn a mask anytime I was inside today around people. I know I did the health screening 2 summers ago with Celebrity Solstice. DH came home with Covid in August from a cruise on Royal Cab. We all got it. I hope I have immunity for this cruise. Beautiful day in Vancouver, BC. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare D&N Posted 7 hours ago #4144 Share Posted 7 hours ago On 9/14/2024 at 11:45 PM, D&N said: On leaving Nora realised that one of her heels had partially detached from her shoe. I left her shoeless on a seat at the beach and quickly returned home to swap the shoes. I think it may have been a shoe conspiracy as the shoes I returned with were bought at the same time, in the same shop 25 years ago as the pair I was wearing. Update; the local repairer secured the heel back on and replaced the heel tips at same time. Partially paid for by a government subsidy aimed at reducing clothing waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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