sgmn Posted January 22, 2022 #45051 Share Posted January 22, 2022 21 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said: Another wet week here in Sydney. This week, we have been warned we can except an increase in funnel web spiders and that they will be more active due to these ongoing wet conditions. Reminded DH that he needs to shake his sneakers that he keeps outside near the front door before putting them on. if we see one, the Australian Reptile Park has asked that a “responsible adult” (not going to be me!) catches them live and takes them to the Reptile Park for their milking program for anti-venom. The male Sydney Funnel Web is deadly and when my daughter was in hospital a couple of months ago, the guy in the bed next bed had been bitten and he was having a rough time of it. We’ve never found one on our property but friends who live locally often find them in their pools. I really really want to visit Australia and we hope to in the Autumn , but all your creepy crawlies do put me off a little 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmn Posted January 22, 2022 #45052 Share Posted January 22, 2022 14 hours ago, LucasLikesToCruise said: Somewhere over the last 45,801 post there was a discussion about shows to binge watch. I know there are several on here that liked Ozark. Netflix just dropped the first part of season 4. There are seven episodes now and another seven later in year for the final season of a great show. We've started watching the first series of 'after life' on Netflix. Watched four episodes in one go and then the last two episodes the next night. Started watching the second series yesterday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmn Posted January 22, 2022 #45053 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Phew, off the boards for a day or so and Danis thread exploded. Took me over an hour but all caught up. Now the dog is staring at me with pretty please eyes, her morning walk is way overdue 😄 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted January 22, 2022 #45054 Share Posted January 22, 2022 So I'm doing what every cruiser knows should not be done and just what I have done for every cruise.... flying down the day of the cruise. Flight got off 10 minutes early. Flight Tracker says we are at 36000 ft and on the coast line of southern New Jersey. Should land at FLL at 9:03. This plane has a LOT of people on it. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted January 22, 2022 #45055 Share Posted January 22, 2022 34 minutes ago, sgmn said: I remember years ago on a cruise, a lady told me how they often planned weekends away around cathedral towns. Because usually they were very old and interesting cities to visit. Now we are retired I was talking to my DH just yesterday that we should do the same. Did you visit York Minster? Not this time. York Minster and Durham Cathedral are must visits if you come up this way. Graham. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted January 22, 2022 #45056 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, sgmn said: Yum, looks lovely. Are you on your holidays again Graham? Been away for a couple of nights Sue. Breakfast this morning in a Frankie and Benny's near York. It is 7°C and partly cloudy in Harrogate. Graham. Edited January 22, 2022 by grapau27 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted January 22, 2022 #45057 Share Posted January 22, 2022 @sgmn Australia is definitely worth visiting, don’t let my post put you off. Loved David Bowie back in the day and saw his Serious Moonlight Tour in Sydney. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted January 22, 2022 #45058 Share Posted January 22, 2022 45 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: So I'm doing what every cruiser knows should not be done and just what I have done for every cruise.... flying down the day of the cruise. Flight got off 10 minutes early. Flight Tracker says we are at 36000 ft and on the coast line of southern New Jersey. Should land at FLL at 9:03. This plane has a LOT of people on it. Safe Travels OB! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted January 22, 2022 #45059 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) Was reading about the current Oasis charter cruise. Lot of charters all the time and nothing against that or anybody, but during covid situations.... this?..........I am at a loss for words looking at the pictures. I feel really bad for the crew. Royal allows this??!!!! (for $ 6 mill I guess anything goes but to compromise the safety of their crew during this time. by doing packed charters is just not right on Royal's part). It is a shame! I pray that the crew stays safe. Edited January 22, 2022 by Arzeena 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted January 22, 2022 #45060 Share Posted January 22, 2022 16 hours ago, dani negreanu said: The birth of a paella... or our 49th wedding anniversary meal 😁 That looks fantastic Dani. Happy anniversary! 16 hours ago, Husky1987 said: Funny story...growing up I HATED vegetables. Raw carrots was all I'd eat. When I was about 10, my mom and dad tried to make me eat peas. Put 3 (3!!!) peas on my plate. I refused. I remember my dad telling me he'd put them in the middle of a peanut butter sandwich, I'd never know they were there. I refused. Sat there until 10:00 at night. They finally gave up. To this day, if I put a couple peas on a spoon and get them near my open mouth...gag reflex. Completely psychological at this point. 🤣🤢 16 hours ago, LucasLikesToCruise said: I can’t stand peas either. Growing up I had to at least try everything that was on my plate at every meal, in case my tastes changed as I grew older. Peas was about the only thing I was allowed to skip because my dad hated them as well. Peas are like round green raisins @A&L_Ont 🤢 I'm the same with peas. I can barely stand to look at them. Not sure why. Andrew's roast beef dinner picture looked great until I saw the peas. 16 hours ago, jagsfan said: Thank you. Not surprised about the Love Island couple. And not missing them. I hope we see some of the others in another season. Didn't surprise me either. In fact, if the show had continued when it originally started, it wouldn't have surprised me if she had walked out on him in the middle of the race. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted January 22, 2022 #45061 Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 hours ago, sgmn said: I remember years ago on a cruise, a lady told me how they often planned weekends away around cathedral towns. Because usually they were very old and interesting cities to visit. Now we are retired I was talking to my DH just yesterday that we should do the same. Did you visit York Minster? The York Minster is definitely a must do. If you are OK climbing stairs (a lot of stairs!), there is a nice view from the roof. The Minster itself is spectacular but my favorite part was the roman ruins in the Undercroft Museum. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted January 22, 2022 #45062 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Made it to Ft. Lauderdale. 9°F when I left home and 70°F here right now. Feels soooo good. 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucasLikesToCruise Posted January 22, 2022 #45063 Share Posted January 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: Made it to Ft. Lauderdale. 9°F when I left home and 70°F here right now. Feels soooo good. Glad your flight was uneventful and it didn’t make the news for any crazy inflight antics LOL. Have a great cruise. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted January 22, 2022 #45064 Share Posted January 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, LucasLikesToCruise said: Glad your flight was uneventful and it didn’t make the news for any crazy inflight antics LOL. Have a great cruise. Lol, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted January 22, 2022 #45065 Share Posted January 22, 2022 17 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: Made it to Ft. Lauderdale. 9°F when I left home and 70°F here right now. Feels soooo good. Have a great cruise OB! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBE4 Posted January 22, 2022 #45066 Share Posted January 22, 2022 3 hours ago, sgmn said: We've started watching the first series of 'after life' on Netflix. Watched four episodes in one go and then the last two episodes the next night. Started watching the second series yesterday. "After Life" is on my watch list. Just finished watching 'Archive 81', pretty good if you like weird mysterious creepy horror shows. Couple of interesting twists. Without giving anything away, there are a few disturbing themes so it's not for the faint of heart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Momof3gurlz Posted January 22, 2022 #45067 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said: So I'm doing what every cruiser knows should not be done and just what I have done for every cruise.... flying down the day of the cruise. Flight got off 10 minutes early. Flight Tracker says we are at 36000 ft and on the coast line of southern New Jersey. Should land at FLL at 9:03. This plane has a LOT of people on it. 32 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: Made it to Ft. Lauderdale. 9°F when I left home and 70°F here right now. Feels soooo good. You are a brave, brave man, especially flying out of the Northeast in January! Glad it all went off without a hitch. We like to get there at least a couple of days early to pre-game 🙂. Edited January 22, 2022 by Momof3gurlz 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted January 22, 2022 #45068 Share Posted January 22, 2022 44 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: Made it to Ft. Lauderdale. 9°F when I left home and 70°F here right now. Feels soooo good. Bon Voyage...🥂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Momof3gurlz Posted January 22, 2022 #45069 Share Posted January 22, 2022 The two boxes of Binax home tests we ordered Thursday night from Walmart were delivered at 8 am this morning. I’ll stop by the library as @Sheal mentioned to see if I can get a couple more. I’m holding off on ordering the free kits from the govt due to the timeframe. We leave at the end of the month which is when they’re supposed to be shipped. Our mail will be held for 3 weeks by the P.O. but I don’t know if they hold packages. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted January 22, 2022 #45070 Share Posted January 22, 2022 15 hours ago, Ocean Boy said: Thank you. I'm feeling the night before excitement. Sleep will be hard to come by tonight. The plan is a Miami Vice and an afternoon nap in the solarium.☺ I like your plan. I hope you have a fantastic cruise. Please send us some pics and let us know the fun you will be having. Best wishes to you. Cheers to you and a Miami Vice. 15 hours ago, taznremmy said: Whew! Finally caught up. I’m currently on the Navigator for B2B (in Puerto Vallarta today). For those with upcoming cruises…enjoy! Love all the animal updates and photos; keep them coming…..except for the spiders and snakes 🙀. Everyone stay healthy. Pat Have a great time. Let me know your impressions of Puerto Vallarta. I have always been interested in going there. 15 hours ago, derorim said: If your phone’s pictures get uploaded to Google Photos, install Google Photos on your iPad. It’s available in the App Store on your iPad. Then download the photo you want from Google Photos to your iPad. I've done this and it works great. 14 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said: I’m looking forward to it also, have read all the books. And I agree Tom Cruise bore zero “resemblance” to Jack Reacher! Thanks for the heads up. I look forward to checking this series out. 9 hours ago, singinalot said: I cleaned one of my office drawers today and found these gems from our first cruise together in 2014….we were babies! And I was a lot lighter! 😱😮🤣 Great photos. I love this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted January 22, 2022 #45071 Share Posted January 22, 2022 19 minutes ago, Momof3gurlz said: You are a brave, brave man, especially flying out of the Northeast in January! Glad it all went off without a hitch. We like to get there at least a couple of days early to pre-game 🙂. Maybe someday when I'm retired but for now I do what I can.... and say a few prayers! 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keksie Posted January 22, 2022 #45072 Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: Maybe someday when I'm retired but for now I do what I can.... and say a few prayers! Have a wonderful time. Enjoy every minute. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted January 22, 2022 Author #45073 Share Posted January 22, 2022 18 hours ago, dani negreanu said: The birth of a paella... 18 hours ago, lenquixote66 said: It looks delicious 18 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said: That looks delicious Dani! Paella is one of my favorite dishes but I’ve never tried making it. 16 hours ago, grapau27 said: Looks delicious Dani. Graham. 16 hours ago, ReneeFLL said: That looks tasty. 10 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said: There needs to be a more appropriate icon that just “like” for all these delicious food posts. @dani negreanu I have never had Paella but would like to start with your Anniversary meal. Looks absolutely delicious. 1 hour ago, bobmacliberty said: That looks fantastic Dani. It WAS delicious. Well worth the mess DH is doing when cooking.... 😁 13 hours ago, Sheal said: @dani negreanuI'm not a seafood lover but the presentation on that dish was beautiful! Apart from DH [who doesn't eat meat], all our family are die hard carnivores.... Since it was both his b'day and our anniversary, we "compromised" 💕 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagsfan Posted January 22, 2022 #45074 Share Posted January 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Ocean Boy said: So I'm doing what every cruiser knows should not be done and just what I have done for every cruise.... flying down the day of the cruise. Flight got off 10 minutes early. Flight Tracker says we are at 36000 ft and on the coast line of southern New Jersey. Should land at FLL at 9:03. This plane has a LOT of people on it. We flew the day before a cruise once…to Barcelona. Which meant, of course, arriving the morning of. I wasn’t worried till our flight out of Atlanta was delayed. The next couple of hours I spent trying to remember if it’s heading east or west over the Atlantic that the winds push the plane. We arrived in plenty of time but ever since then we fly two days prior, even domestically. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted January 22, 2022 #45075 Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Keksie said: Have a wonderful time. Enjoy every minute. Thanks very much and all who sent your good wishes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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