Rare Clay Clayton Posted August 30, 2021 #1526 Share Posted August 30, 2021 34 minutes ago, Heidi13 said: Haha !! Are you sure it wasn't a dream, as the Scottish Western Isles, calm seas & brilliant sunshine are rarely used in a single sentence. 😁 😁 Apparently it wasn’t, as Lord & Lady McG reported similar unusual weather during the cruise and were complaining that when they got home to Aberdeenshire that not only wasn’t there anyone to tidy their room, bring them success cake or refill their flutes but the weather was “damp, drizzly” 😢 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted August 30, 2021 #1527 Share Posted August 30, 2021 It appears that Lady McG is unable to post for herself and asked me to let Andy know that PhotoPro wasn’t lying. Evidence below. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted August 30, 2021 #1528 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Do they sell sunscreen in Scotland??🍺 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted August 31, 2021 #1529 Share Posted August 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Jim Avery said: Do they sell sunscreen in Scotland??🍺 What's sunscreen??? 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted August 31, 2021 #1530 Share Posted August 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: It appears that Lady McG is unable to post for herself and asked me to let Andy know that PhotoPro wasn’t lying. Evidence below. Wow, don't see that very often. It's similar to when we went out whale watching in Victoria last week. Totally flat. Sadly it was rarely like that when I was working. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharTrav Posted August 31, 2021 #1531 Share Posted August 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Heidi13 said: Wow, don't see that very often. It's similar to when we went out whale watching in Victoria last week. Totally flat. Sadly it was rarely like that when I was working. so unfair!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted September 10, 2021 #1532 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Wonder if it’s too late for Karine to get Finise and Charlie trained? Could be a new Viking covid protocol! https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/09/08/dogs-trained-to-detect-covid-19-will-be-screening-miami-international-airport-employees/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted September 10, 2021 #1533 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Finse is trained. Licked my leg at the Viking Bar. Trained martini detection dog...🍸 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted September 10, 2021 #1534 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jim Avery said: Finse is trained. Licked my leg at the Viking Bar. Trained martini detection dog...🍸 So halfway trained already…as long as the martini scent doesn’t cover up the COVID one Edited September 10, 2021 by Clay Clayton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharTrav Posted September 10, 2021 #1535 Share Posted September 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: Wonder if it’s too late for Karine to get Finise and Charlie trained? Could be a new Viking covid protocol! https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/09/08/dogs-trained-to-detect-covid-19-will-be-screening-miami-international-airport-employees/ They can train dogs to detect all kinds of things. If they can detect that a person is in danger of a heart attack (I think that's it) or seizure why not covid? Sounds like a good deal. I remember being warned not to arrive in the airport from a foreign location with any fruit even if I got it on the plane because I would be greeted by a cute little beagle wagging his tail to inform their handler of my misdeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted September 10, 2021 #1536 Share Posted September 10, 2021 10 hours ago, Jim Avery said: Finse is trained. Licked my leg at the Viking Bar. Trained martini detection dog...🍸 Still training the German Shepherd to open the fridge and know the difference between an IPA & Porter/Stout.😁🍺 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted September 10, 2021 #1537 Share Posted September 10, 2021 8 hours ago, CharTrav said: They can train dogs to detect all kinds of things. If they can detect that a person is in danger of a heart attack (I think that's it) or seizure why not covid? Sounds like a good deal. I remember being warned not to arrive in the airport from a foreign location with any fruit even if I got it on the plane because I would be greeted by a cute little beagle wagging his tail to inform their handler of my misdeed. We experienced this at Vancouver many years ago, when the kids were little. Returning from UK, the dog alerted on both kids. They asked if we had any fruit. Turned out the dog alerted to the Crayola crayons in the kids backpacks. The handler had a good laugh at that one and mentioned they would provide additional training to bypass crayons, in future. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayanaLorna Posted September 10, 2021 #1538 Share Posted September 10, 2021 12 hours ago, Clay Clayton said: Wonder if it’s too late for Karine to get Finise and Charlie trained? Could be a new Viking covid protocol! https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/09/08/dogs-trained-to-detect-covid-19-will-be-screening-miami-international-airport-employees/ Let's see how long it takes the Governor to ban this activity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted September 10, 2021 #1539 Share Posted September 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Heidi13 said: Still training the German Shepherd to open the fridge and know the difference between an IPA & Porter/Stout.😁🍺 Might have better luck with Pilsner and Schwarzbier...🍺 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PasadenaDave Posted September 10, 2021 #1540 Share Posted September 10, 2021 13 hours ago, CharTrav said: They can train dogs to detect all kinds of things. If they can detect that a person is in danger of a heart attack (I think that's it) or seizure why not covid? Sounds like a good deal. I remember being warned not to arrive in the airport from a foreign location with any fruit even if I got it on the plane because I would be greeted by a cute little beagle wagging his tail to inform their handler of my misdeed. I listen to many podcasts while walking the dogs. Early last month Malcolm Gladwell on Revisionist History interviewed a dog trainer and scientists about how well dogs can be trained to detect the smell of disease, as I recall it focused on prostate cancer. The trainer was convinced that a dog could be trained to sniff for COVID-19 and have dozens of people every five minutes walk by and be cleared as being free of infection. There might be false positives from crayons😜 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted September 10, 2021 #1541 Share Posted September 10, 2021 How a dog can smell anything past the overload of scent some folks wear is amazing. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharTrav Posted September 20, 2021 #1542 Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) Cool news for those who live in Virginia. Last week the dept of health announced the availability of a downloadable vax record, which you can store on your mobile device and that includes a QR Code in SMART Health Card format readable by the Verifier app to provide your official vax record. Go to vaccinate.virginia.gov to get it. Hopefully the CCForum monitors will not deem this message inappropriate. But I thought this would be a good place to share this news (rather than create a completely new forum topic). Edited September 20, 2021 by CharTrav 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Azulann Posted September 20, 2021 #1543 Share Posted September 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, CharTrav said: Cool news for those who live in Virginia. Last week the dept of health announced the availability of a downloadable vax record, which you can store on your mobile device and that includes a QR Code in SMART Health Card format readable by the Verifier app to provide your official vax record. Go to vaccinate.virginia.gov to get it. Hopefully the CCForum monitors will not deem this message inappropriate. But I thought this would be a good place to share this news (rather than create a completely new forum topic). Minnesota is also doing something similar. I will wait till they roll this in the coming weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitchly Posted September 20, 2021 #1544 Share Posted September 20, 2021 More cool news: the US is finally opening its doors to the rest of the (vaccinated) world, starting in early November. About time. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/20/us-to-ease-travel-restrictions-for-foreign-visitors-who-are-vaccinated-against-covid.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted September 21, 2021 #1545 Share Posted September 21, 2021 3 hours ago, CharTrav said: Cool news for those who live in Virginia. Last week the dept of health announced the availability of a downloadable vax record, which you can store on your mobile device and that includes a QR Code in SMART Health Card format readable by the Verifier app to provide your official vax record. Go to vaccinate.virginia.gov to get it. Hopefully the CCForum monitors will not deem this message inappropriate. But I thought this would be a good place to share this news (rather than create a completely new forum topic). We also have a Provincial Vaccine Passport in British Columbia. They were introduced a couple of weeks ago and are mandatory for access to restaurants, pubs, sporting events, gyms, etc. You can upload to a phone or print a copy. It includes your name and a QR Code. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharTrav Posted September 21, 2021 #1546 Share Posted September 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Twitchly said: More cool news: the US is finally opening its doors to the rest of the (vaccinated) world, starting in early November. About time. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/20/us-to-ease-travel-restrictions-for-foreign-visitors-who-are-vaccinated-against-covid.html finally! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted September 21, 2021 #1547 Share Posted September 21, 2021 15 hours ago, Twitchly said: More cool news: the US is finally opening its doors to the rest of the (vaccinated) world, starting in early November. About time. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/20/us-to-ease-travel-restrictions-for-foreign-visitors-who-are-vaccinated-against-covid.html While a potential positive step, we await a decision from the US CDC as to what they consider fully vaccinated. If they only accept US approved vaccines, it still eliminated a large percentage of the World's population, many who have other WHO approved vaccines. If the US only accepts FDA approved vaccines, I will be unable to enter the US come November, although at present I can fly in with a negative test. I also have a Provincial Vaccine Passport showing me as fully vaccinated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayanaLorna Posted September 21, 2021 #1548 Share Posted September 21, 2021 13 hours ago, Heidi13 said: We also have a Provincial Vaccine Passport in British Columbia. They were introduced a couple of weeks ago and are mandatory for access to restaurants, pubs, sporting events, gyms, etc. You can upload to a phone or print a copy. It includes your name and a QR Code. Same for us in Puerto Rico. I can't believe the island was so progressive. We already had a site where we can do vehicle transactions and have a virtual drivers license. They linked that to the Department of Health where, if you enter your name, BD and vaccination dates, the info is confirmed and you get a QR Code to show at restaurants and all the places here that require vaccinations to enter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islandbc Posted September 21, 2021 #1549 Share Posted September 21, 2021 27 minutes ago, Heidi13 said: While a potential positive step, we await a decision from the US CDC as to what they consider fully vaccinated. If they only accept US approved vaccines, it still eliminated a large percentage of the World's population, many who have other WHO approved vaccines. If the US only accepts FDA approved vaccines, I will be unable to enter the US come November, although at present I can fly in with a negative test. I also have a Provincial Vaccine Passport showing me as fully vaccinated. There still seem to be challenges for all of us who want to cruise now. After spending 2 days getting my seats on the flights for the upcoming cruise, the ones from YVR to FLL were cancelled yesterday. The prices have gone up for all but the least desirable ones. Also wondering if our BC vaccine passport shows which vaccine we had. Sure hope that the US CDC approves vaccines used in other parts of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted September 21, 2021 #1550 Share Posted September 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Islandbc said: There still seem to be challenges for all of us who want to cruise now. After spending 2 days getting my seats on the flights for the upcoming cruise, the ones from YVR to FLL were cancelled yesterday. The prices have gone up for all but the least desirable ones. Also wondering if our BC vaccine passport shows which vaccine we had. Sure hope that the US CDC approves vaccines used in other parts of the world. Hi Janet - I can't read the QR Code on my laptop, so not sure what info that contains. Since I don't have a cell phone, I have it saved on my laptop and will print when we get home. I'm also expecting a few change with the flights between now and December. Once our TA booked the flights, I noted the Business flights had doubled in cost. We are going to stay with Economy for now and check the upgrade price at the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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