Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[grapau27]

9 minutes ago, vacationlover_mn said:

Now that we are fully vaxed, DH felt comfortable going on a trip up North for his bday.  So fun to have a mini vacay!!

Happy birthday to your husband.

Looks like you are both having a great time.

[Sunshine3601]

48 minutes ago, vacationlover_mn said:

Now that we are fully vaxed, DH felt comfortable going on a trip up North for his bday.  So fun to have a mini vacay!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR DH!   Have Fun and hope you continue to have great weather for your trip. 🤩

[Sunshine3601]

2 hours ago, island lady said:

 

Not sure if you have that same condition as we do...."No adult male drivers under 25" condition listed by car insurance company.....I think it is. 

 

Poor parents of the boys get slammed with that.  😮   Guess the girls are too sweet.  😉 

 

 

 

 

Is that a FL condition?     We had no problem with getting our boys auto insurance when they were teenagers here in PA. 

[h20skibum]

Had to head to the outlet mall with my wife today.  She needed a pack animal (me) to carry all her packages. 

 

Had to stop for some beef for lunch. 

 

 

Found a couple robins have returned to build nests in the same locations at our house. 

 

 

These will probably be hatching around the 26th. 

 

[Sunshine3601]

3 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

Had to head to the outlet mall with my wife today.  She needed a pack animal (me) to carry all her packages. 

 

Had to stop for some beef for lunch. 

 

 

Found a couple robins have returned to build nests in the same locations at our house. 

 

 

These will probably be hatching around the 26th. 

 

Eric always tells me people I brought him along to be my "shopping mule".    Most of the time he's right - LOL!    

Beautiful color eggs.    Please keep us posted on their birth

[dani negreanu]

2 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

Had to head to the outlet mall with my wife today.  She needed a pack animal (me) to carry all her packages. 

Had to stop for some beef for lunch. 

 

Looks very tasty

 

Found a couple robins have returned to build nests in the same locations at our house. 

These will probably be hatching around the 26th. 

Are those eggs Easter eggs or that's the "natural color"? 😉

 

 

[DaniDanielle]

Happy News.  my friend’s grandson rang the bell today!

[DaniDanielle]

A battle fought over two years and the mom was so strong through it all.  So was the brave little boy.

[dani negreanu]

Just now, DaniDanielle said:

A battle fought over two years and the mom was so strong through it all.  So was the brave little boy.

 

Cancer is bad for everyone, but it breaks my heart when small children have to go through this ordeal.

 

[DaniDanielle]

It was horrible for them.  The poor mom was dealing with a divorce and then the diagnosis.  I used to babysit her, she is a great person.  She never gave up hope.❤️

[A&L_Ont]

6 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said:

A battle fought over two years and the mom was so strong through it all.  So was the brave little boy.

So happy to read this. Some good news today. 

[lenquixote66]

3 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

These five are something, how they haven’t been hit by a car is amazing.  Our street is busy yet they just lollygag along🦃

My daughter and family live in a town with a population of 713.There are more animals roaming around than people.

[A&L_Ont]

16 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

Had to stop for some beef for lunch. 

 

I’m sure there is a patty under all that lettuce, tomatoes etc but it looks like a veggie burger to me with a side of slaw. 😆 Push the onion off and I’m good with it. 

[A&L_Ont]

2 hours ago, vacationlover_mn said:

Now that we are fully vaxed, DH felt comfortable going on a trip up North for his bday.  So fun to have a mini vacay!!

Happy Birthday to your hubby. Congrats on the mini get away?  Where did you go to, look beautiful.  That fireplace is amazing. 

[A&L_Ont]

The tires on the Jeep got swapped.

 

I came home only to discover that our 2 year old 75 gallon hot water tank failed. It replaced another new tank, that failed 2 years earlier. 2 tanks in four years now. The one before lasted 15 years. Amazingly enough this one was still under warranty. 
 

I left a message with our plumber. Our basement is unfinished with a cement floor so it is not a disaster but still a PIA. I took the insolation blanket off, after I shut the water supply off.  Next turned the power off, then proceeded to drain the tank to the floor drain and squeegeed the remaining water to the drain. Maybe 45 minutes of work.  I brought the box fans from the shop and plugged them in on high to dry the floor.

The plumbers called at 1pm and I send photos confirmed what I suspected. New tank is ordered and should be in and installed after lunch tomorrow.  Warranty work again. We did BBQ hot dogs tonight, used paper plates and plastic cups. No dishwasher tonight, but hopefully tomorrow.🤞

 

One can see where the tank failed along the seam.  Found it right after I took the insulation blanket off. 
 

 

 

Turn on your sound.  Clearly it had only been only been leaking for a very short period of time. 
 

 

[DaniDanielle]

I hate water heaters!  I don’t understand why they can’t make ones that will last.

[reallyitsmema]

My young neighbors asked us if we were having flooding in our basement this weekend as they were and had decided they were getting water because the ground was thawing???????  After a few questions by my DH and me, we suggested they go look at the hot water heater that was in the utility room with all the water on the floor.  Low and behold, the seal at the top of the tank at the fill pipe had failed and it was just bubbling water out the top.  Never seen one fail like that before.  Luckily, we have a wet vac.  Offered our plumber's name but they go for lowest bidder on an app.  

[dani negreanu]

12 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

I came home only to discover that our 2 year old 75 gallon hot water tank failed.

 

Bummer.

 

Hot water tank failure ranks right along with dentists and unexpected auto repairs....

 

At least it was still under warranty 😁

 

[A&L_Ont]

@singinalot speaking about water, and flood zones...

 

M8 asked me to share this with you regarding property purchases in FL relating to water/flood zones, as you and Nate are looking to buy sooner than later. 
 

He sent me this chart and said one avoid land with A and V ratings. 
 

[dani negreanu]

1 minute ago, A&L_Ont said:

M8 asked me

 

I think that I can safely assume I'm speaking in the name of all of us -- pls. tell M8 he's thoroughly missed.

 

[A&L_Ont]

7 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

I think that I can safely assume I'm speaking in the name of all of us -- pls. tell M8 he's thoroughly missed.

 

Saying that will say it all. Hopefully we will see him back here again, sooner than later. 

Edited April 13, 2021 by A&L_Ont

[Sunshine3601]

1 hour ago, DaniDanielle said:

A battle fought over two years and the mom was so strong through it all.  So was the brave little boy.

That is great news!  So happy to hear he fought and won the battle!😊

[Sunshine3601]

59 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

The tires on the Jeep got swapped.

 

I came home only to discover that our 2 year old 75 gallon hot water tank failed. It replaced another new tank, that failed 2 years earlier. 2 tanks in four years now. The one before lasted 15 years. Amazingly enough this one was still under warranty. 
 

I left a message with our plumber. Our basement is unfinished with a cement floor so it is not a disaster but still a PIA. I took the insolation blanket off, after I shut the water supply off.  Next turned the power off, then proceeded to drain the tank to the floor drain and squeegeed the remaining water to the drain. Maybe 45 minutes of work.  I brought the box fans from the shop and plugged them in on high to dry the floor.

The plumbers called at 1pm and I send photos confirmed what I suspected. New tank is ordered and should be in and installed after lunch tomorrow.  Warranty work again. We did BBQ hot dogs tonight, used paper plates and plastic cups. No dishwasher tonight, but hopefully tomorrow.🤞

 

One can see where the tank failed along the seam.  Found it right after I took the insulation blanket off. 
 

 

 

Turn on your sound.  Clearly it had only been only been leaking for a very short period of time. 
 

 

IMG_4023.MOV 8.7 MB · 2 downloads

 

At least you got lucky and it broke while under warranty and nothing ruined in the basement.   Hopefully the replacement lasts for many years.

[George C]

54 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said:

I hate water heaters!  I don’t understand why they can’t make ones that will last.

We had thousands of dollars of damage had to replace most of the wooden floors in our house because of a broken water heater , good thing was insurance paid the the majority of it , this was a few a few months ago.  

[Bailey & Sophie]

3 hours ago, vacationlover_mn said:

Now that we are fully vaxed, DH felt comfortable going on a trip up North for his bday.  So fun to have a mini vacay!!

 

 

 

Where is this? That fireplace looks familiar. I think I've been there!