sgmn Posted July 15, 2023 #98251 Share Posted July 15, 2023 @jagsfan Mimi, hope you are feeling better @Sea Dog glad Linda's op went well, hope the healing is equally successful and pain free @DaniDanielle Great that Charlie's procedure went well and hoping for good results from his tests. Sounds like he's in very good hands @HBE4 enjoy your holiday 😊 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted July 15, 2023 #98252 Share Posted July 15, 2023 1 hour ago, sgmn said: The only hiccup is after having the air con almost rebuilt by our jag specialist, it broke down the first day. Yesterday (friday) it got very hot. OK on the motorways with the top down, but almost impossible hot in heavy traffic once we got to Geneva. The drive had beautiful scenery, getting more mountainous and with lots of tunnels through the hills and mountains Also our hotel, confirmed on Booking.com was overbooked and the hotel had moved us to a sister hotel further from the centre. We refused, got refunded and rebooked another hotel. Annoyed because we didn't find out till we got to the first hotel and they had our contact details. Anyway once settled in we went out and enjoyed the sights of Geneva and the lake. If you zoom in you can just make out snow on the furthest mountains Plan today is to get to Chamonix for lunch and to Aosta in Italy for the night. Weather still around 30c but storms expected this afternoon Nice photos Sue. Your car looks lovely, annoying about the air con not working after being rebuilt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted July 15, 2023 Author #98253 Share Posted July 15, 2023 1 hour ago, grapau27 said: Nice photos Sue. Your car looks lovely, annoying about the air con not working after being rebuilt. @sgmn + 1 S & G, DH likes your wheels and hats off for driving on the "wrong side of the road" 😉.... Enjoy !! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted July 15, 2023 #98254 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Sue, sorry about the air conditioning and hotel change. Geneva is beautiful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted July 15, 2023 #98255 Share Posted July 15, 2023 19 hours ago, Sea Dog said: We are home. Linda is doing good and the dogs are already wanting to live on her. She will take it very easy today. I’m sure the pain will come later after the nerve block wears off. Thank you for all the prayers, well wishes and concern. I read her a lot of your replies and it made her smile with happiness. My family is the best here!! Glad to see you back! Wish you an easy and smooth recovery! Lizzie looks concerned for her and Charlie is giving the looks "now now easy with the pictures"! Sorry Charlie. we do need a picture or two😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 15, 2023 #98256 Share Posted July 15, 2023 @Sea Dog Greg, glad to see that Linda got through the surgery okay. Sorry for the late comments, but I am playing catch up today. She will learn to do a lot by using her left hand. It will take a while, but it will get better. When I fractured my right shoulder, I had to learn how to do everything with my left arm. I was just glad that none of my vehicles had a manual shift at that time. Still, to this day, I will use my left for certain tasks, and can easily switch between the two now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 15, 2023 #98257 Share Posted July 15, 2023 @DaniDanielle Marietta, it was good to hear they are getting things figured out with Charlie. I hope he is able to come home soon. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 15, 2023 #98258 Share Posted July 15, 2023 @jagsfan Mimi, I hope you got checked out, and are on the road to recovery. Looking forward to you posting again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 15, 2023 #98259 Share Posted July 15, 2023 @HBE4 and @sgmn Enjoy your getaways. Hope everything goes smoothly. Looking forward to photos. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted July 15, 2023 #98260 Share Posted July 15, 2023 8 hours ago, sgmn said: Our road trip is going well. We made good time on Thursday and got to Dijon by 7.30pm. So about 12 hours on the road altogether. Loved Dijon, old but full of life. Great hotel five min walk from the centre. Found a lively square with lots of restaurants and music for dinner. Next day we had a quick look around the town and on the road again Beautiful pics Sue! I have always wanted to go there. Love the car. 7 hours ago, sgmn said: @Sea Dog glad Linda's op went well, hope the healing is equally successful and pain free @HBE4 😊 Thanks she is doing really good but the pain is here now after the nerve block has worn off. 2 hours ago, Arzeena said: Glad to see you back! Wish you an easy and smooth recovery! Lizzie looks concerned for her and Charlie is giving the looks "now now easy with the pictures"! Sorry Charlie. we do need a picture or two😁 It’s funny how animals can sense when a human is hurting. Lizzy, Charlie and even Kylar the cat have been loving on her a lot and staying very close to her. It’s very neat to see. 59 minutes ago, h20skibum said: @Sea Dog Greg, glad to see that Linda got through the surgery okay. Sorry for the late comments, but I am playing catch up today. She will learn to do a lot by using her left hand. It will take a while, but it will get better. When I fractured my right shoulder, I had to learn how to do everything with my left arm. I was just glad that none of my vehicles had a manual shift at that time. Still, to this day, I will use my left for certain tasks, and can easily switch between the two now. Thanks Mark! She is getting better at using her left hand for things. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted July 15, 2023 #98261 Share Posted July 15, 2023 7 hours ago, sgmn said: The only hiccup is after having the air con almost rebuilt by our jag specialist, it broke down the first day. Yesterday (friday) it got very hot. Also our hotel, confirmed on Booking.com was overbooked and the hotel had moved us to a sister hotel further from the centre. We refused, got refunded and rebooked another hotel. Annoyed because we didn't find out till we got to the first hotel and they had our contact details. Sorry to hear about the car. We got burned by Booking.com and will never ever book a hotel through them again. It seems to happen a lot with them. Never again. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted July 15, 2023 #98262 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Just now, Sea Dog said: Sorry to hear about the car. We got burned by Booking.com and will never ever book a hotel through them again. It seems to happen a lot with them. Never again. Happened to us too on Priceline once in NY city. We now book direct. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted July 15, 2023 #98263 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Just now, Arzeena said: Happened to us too on Priceline once in NY city. We now book direct. Yep us too. We have gotten burned twice booking through 3rd party sites. I will always book directly with the hotel even if I have to pay a little bit more. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted July 15, 2023 Author #98264 Share Posted July 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: Yep us too. We have gotten burned twice booking through 3rd party sites. I will always book directly with the hotel even if I have to pay a little bit more. Speaking from a lot of experience, I'm always booking directly, and even pay less. Usually you have to sign up free for their club, and.... presto ... better rates. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted July 15, 2023 #98265 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Just now, dani negreanu said: Speaking from a lot of experience, I'm always booking directly, and even pay less. Usually you have to sign up free for their club, and.... presto ... better rates. That’s one thing we need to do. We are Hilton Honors members but we do not belong to any other loyalty programs at other chains. We need to be better at doing that. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted July 15, 2023 Author #98266 Share Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: That’s one thing we need to do. We are Hilton Honors members but we do not belong to any other loyalty programs at other chains. We need to be better at doing that. Also, I'm very good at getting "senior rates" at the big chains. Some start at 62, others -- at 65. We now "qualify" for both.... Living where we live... free cancellation for us is a must. Edited July 15, 2023 by dani negreanu 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted July 15, 2023 #98267 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Finally watched the final two episodes of Below Deck Sailing last night and have some thoughts. I have no respect or even like Gary anymore. What a narcissist self loathing baby. He borders on being a sexual predator. Below Deck producers need to get rid of him but as long as Captain Glennis on the show he will probably stay. I am also tiring of Daisy but not Colin. I felt sorry for him being put in the situation of being in a three way. I really loved Chef Ilisha and stew Lucy. They were both sweethearts. I thought the food looked really good. They do need a new boat however. It’s starting to show her age. All the breakdowns and everything make a change necessary. Looking forward to the reunion show with Andy Cohen. That should be drama filled. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted July 15, 2023 #98268 Share Posted July 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, dani negreanu said: Also, I'm very good at getting "senior rates" at the big chains. Some start at 62, others -- at 65. We know "qualify" for both.... Living where we live... free cancellation for us is a must. You know I don’t think we have ever asked about that. Thank you for the tip. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 15, 2023 #98269 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Well, we got back home, from our week at Myrtle Beach, last night. I will have to write a few updates on food, flights, and hotel, but things are busy at home today. Meanwhile, Susan brought home this souvenir. She is no longer a Covid virgin. 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted July 15, 2023 #98270 Share Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, h20skibum said: Well, we got back home, from our week at Myrtle Beach, last night. I will have to write a few updates on food, flights, and hotel, but things are busy at home today. Meanwhile, Susan brought home this souvenir. She is no longer a Covid virgin. How’s she feeling so far? Hopefully as best as possible. Edited July 15, 2023 by A&L_Ont 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted July 15, 2023 Author #98271 Share Posted July 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, h20skibum said: Meanwhile, Susan brought home this souvenir. Oy, Susan is the 3rd person catching Covid in the last 2 days that I know of... I thought that, finally, this "pest" is a thing of the past 😢 Hopefully, Susan got cut some slack, being a virgin and all 😉, and she's getting the milder version 🤞 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted July 15, 2023 #98272 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Oh poor Susan. Hope she gets better fast. OK UPDATE from Columbia……They are pretty sure the pressure and heart rate problem are a part of transplant problems. A good percentage of them get this but usually much earlier after the transplant. Twenty years later is rare but Charlie never does anything normal😳. It has something to do with what gets done during the actual transplant operation. Things get snipped etc. they are hoping increasing meds will solve this🤞 25 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmh2006 Posted July 15, 2023 #98273 Share Posted July 15, 2023 @Sea Dog sorry to be late in commenting on Linda’s surgery. Glad it went well and hope that her pain is under control! @h20skibumso sorry that Covid has found Susan😞! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted July 15, 2023 #98274 Share Posted July 15, 2023 29 minutes ago, h20skibum said: Well, we got back home, from our week at Myrtle Beach, last night. I will have to write a few updates on food, flights, and hotel, but things are busy at home today. Meanwhile, Susan brought home this souvenir. She is no longer a Covid virgin. So sorry. I hope Susan’s symptoms are mild. She did a good job avoiding it for such a long time. 8 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said: Oh poor Susan. Hope she gets better fast. OK UPDATE from Columbia……They are pretty sure the pressure and heart rate problem are a part of transplant problems. A good percentage of them get this but usually much earlier after the transplant. Twenty years later is rare but Charlie never does anything normal😳. It has something to do with what gets done during the actual transplant operation. Things get snipped etc. they are hoping increasing meds will solve this🤞 Thanks for the update. Sounds like the meds will help. All part of the process. Give Charlie a hug for us. 2 minutes ago, jmh2006 said: @Sea Dog sorry to be late in commenting on Linda’s surgery. Glad it went well and hope that her pain is under control! @h20skibumso sorry that Covid has found Susan😞! Thanks Jennifer! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 15, 2023 #98275 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Thanks @A&L_Ont @dani negreanu @DaniDanielle @jmh2006 @Sea Dog Mild so far, but who knows when she first got it on this trip. She had a fever last night, but thought it may have been from the Lyme disease, since she is still on meds from that. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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