HBE4 Posted April 10 #118976 Share Posted April 10 13 hours ago, BonTexasNY said: Oh, that Bella head tilt! That oh so adorable Bella head tilt!! For some reason, pets always look so much cuter when they tilt their heads. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBE4 Posted April 10 #118977 Share Posted April 10 33 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: She posts some memes over on FB but haven’t seen her around here in a long time. Same with @Tree_skier . He posted yesterday in the thread about The Atlantic article about a writers first time cruising. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonTexasNY Posted April 10 #118978 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, dani negreanu said: I can get into RC's site from my computer to plan my cruises.... Debbi is "seeing" posts on other Bella's shall not be named site. The only problem is the RCI app on my phone. Like you, computer works fine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen haywood Posted April 10 #118979 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, HBE4 said: For some reason, pets always look so much cuter when they tilt their heads. Minnie agrees with you! 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted April 10 #118980 Share Posted April 10 (edited) 3 hours ago, Sea Dog said: She posts some memes over on FB but haven’t seen her around here in a long time. Same with @Tree_skier . Thank for not forgetting about me. I have posted the odd time lately but I have only glanced at CC in the last couple of weeks a few times. I have been unusually busy with a new project. I hope everyone is doing well. On a cruising note, for those who might be cruising out of LA, I have discovered an amazing restaurant in Ensenada. People often say Ensenada is a port to just stay on the ship and indeed that is what I did the last time in Ensenada. However, I have driven down to Ensenada a few times in the last month because of an opportunity to set up a new program and stumbled into one of the best steak houses I have ever eaten at in my life. It is truly amazing. The first thing you notice when you get there is every vehicle in the parking lot is a local vehicle. You can tell by the MX license plates. The next thing you notice is every vehicle is either a Mercedes or BMW or some such thing. It is only patronized by the wealthy. Ensenada, as is true of most of Mexico, has no middle class. There is just the extremely rich top few percent and then there is everyone else. That being said, by US standards the prices are quite reasonable for a first class steak house. So, instead of staying on the ship in Ensenada I highly recommend taking a ten minute cab ride and give Sano's Steak House a try. I have been a regular for the last few weeks and absolutely love it. Edited April 10 by Tree_skier 20 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted April 10 #118981 Share Posted April 10 10 hours ago, grapau27 said: Thank you Maryann. The consultant said the 2 cancer removal scars had healed well and my face looked good. I just found out this morning that I have a squamous cell carcinoma on my thigh. Bummer. The doctor will be doing an excision later in the month. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleyandGus Posted April 10 #118982 Share Posted April 10 10 hours ago, Coralc said: @StanleyandGus Sorry to continue a bit, but I was wracking my brain trying to remember the testing laboratory that I used without purchasing anything in advance. It was Western Analytics. All online, no kits or mailers needed. : https://www.asbestostesting.com/index.html Taking the sample, Ziplock bag, fill out the form, pay online. This is a good article, too: https://thecraftsmanblog.com/popcorn-ceilings-what-you-need-to-know/ And anything to take my mind off packing. 😄 Thank you! We’re kind of in procrastination phase of home renovation for this project. It may replace regrouting floors as our least favourite job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleyandGus Posted April 10 #118983 Share Posted April 10 10 minutes ago, Coralc said: I just found out this morning that I have a squamous cell carcinoma on my thigh. Bummer. The doctor will be doing an excision later in the month. Best wishes for the cancer to be totally excised with nothing else required! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted April 10 #118984 Share Posted April 10 21 minutes ago, Coralc said: I just found out this morning that I have a squamous cell carcinoma on my thigh. Bummer. The doctor will be doing an excision later in the month. My one before a couple weeks ago mine was right above my knee. She cut into it and cut it out. I'm used to doing MOHS so was surprised. They said on the leg scars dont matter so much. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 10 #118985 Share Posted April 10 3 hours ago, BonTexasNY said: I'm asking again if anyone saw @brillohead Debbi post recently? She's been MIA for the longest time. I clicked on to her avatar and she responded last on here on March 5th. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted April 10 #118986 Share Posted April 10 (edited) 7 minutes ago, firefly333 said: They said on the leg scars dont matter so much. I guess they're right. I am still processing the diagnosis. It is high enough that most of a scar will be covered by shorts. The tech said they only do MOHS on the head, neck and chest. Edited April 10 by Coralc 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted April 10 Author #118987 Share Posted April 10 26 minutes ago, Tree_skier said: That being said, by US standards the prices are quite reasonable for a first class steak house. Are the prices in US dollars? 200$ for a steak seems a lot to me, but what do I know, living in the Middle East.... 😕 25 minutes ago, Coralc said: I just found out this morning that I have a squamous cell carcinoma on my thigh. Bummer. The doctor will be doing an excision later in the month. Pat, DH had the whole range -- BCC, SCC and melanoma. He is full of craters.... Full check up every 6 months. The first 2 are OK if found in time and all is excised. Good luck and 🤞 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 10 #118988 Share Posted April 10 31 minutes ago, Coralc said: I just found out this morning that I have a squamous cell carcinoma on my thigh. Bummer. The doctor will be doing an excision later in the month. I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully you will be fine after the excision later this month. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted April 10 #118989 Share Posted April 10 3 minutes ago, dani negreanu said: Are the prices in US dollars? 200$ for a steak seems a lot to me, but what do I know, living in the Middle East.... 😕 $12.17 in US dollars. The $200 is Pesos. Very reasonable. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 10 #118990 Share Posted April 10 3 hours ago, dani negreanu said: @grapau27 Graham, I'm so happy everything is OK with your skin cancer check up 👍 Off-topic, the mom of my step cat is thanking you again for all the help you provided for her friend looking to book P&O Iona. That's one of my step cats taking a nap after a hard day's work.... Thank you Dani. I booked another P&O Iona cruise this afternoon. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted April 10 #118991 Share Posted April 10 43 minutes ago, Tree_skier said: On a cruising note, for those who might be cruising out of LA, I have discovered an amazing restaurant in Ensenada. Glad you are still here. Thanks for the recommendation. The food pics look amazing. We will be on Navigator out of San Pedro this October. We ended up booking a Royal excursion in Ensenada called "Ensenada Taste of Mexico and Margarita Madness." So imagine we will get quite full but we would like to cruise out of LA again. My biggest frustration is that we are coming into LA two days early because I am a huge Tiki fan and wanted to visit some Tiki bars. Unfortunately where we are staying at the Double Tree in San Pedro nothing is close to there except one in Long Beach. All the others are over an hour away. I don't really want to rent a car because drinking Tiki drinks and driving in an unfamiliar town do not mix. We have some friends that live there but they way live way up north. I wish LA was smaller, oh well. We will at least have the Bamboo Room on Navigator. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted April 10 #118992 Share Posted April 10 Speaking of steak dinner , we are doing a wine dinner at Ruth Chris next week , they are normally excellent we do several a year , depending on the wine. https://ruthschris.com/dallas/fine-dining/tastemaker-dinners/rombauer-vineyards-tastemaker-dinner#menu 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcruz Posted April 10 #118993 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, Coralc said: I just found out this morning that I have a squamous cell carcinoma on my thigh. Bummer. The doctor will be doing an excision later in the month. Hoping all goes well with your excision. Just went for my yearly check, all good except dr wants to remove a cyst I have had for over 50 years. Said won't turn cancerous but age could cause it to leak and cause issues, joys of getting old, yuck. Holding off for now. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted April 10 Author #118994 Share Posted April 10 42 minutes ago, grapau27 said: I booked another P&O Iona cruise this afternoon. Enjoy your next cruise on Iona !!! I so wish we had a cruise port within driving distance, with no need to fly. Booked a Voyager OTS out of Athens, that will be the shortest we'll have to fly to. Due to the war, our excellent TA found us a group booking with refundable deposit. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 10 #118995 Share Posted April 10 Just now, dani negreanu said: Enjoy your next cruise on Iona !!! I so wish we had a cruise port within driving distance, with no need to fly. Booked a Voyager OTS out of Athens, that will be the shortest we'll have to fly to. Due to the war, our excellent TA found us a group booking with refundable deposit. Southampton is a 315 mile drive for me. The last few times we have stopped halfway there and stopped overnight in a hotel then drove to Southampton the next day and stayed overnight in Southampton before getting on our cruise the following day. Driving home we stay in our halfway hotel again. Our nearest cruise terminal is 15 miles away at Newcastle but none of our favourite cruise lines sail from there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted April 10 #118996 Share Posted April 10 55 minutes ago, dani negreanu said: Are the prices in US dollars? 200$ for a steak seems a lot to me, but what do I know, living in the Middle East.... 😕 The prices listed are in Pesos... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted April 10 #118997 Share Posted April 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, Coralc said: I guess they're right. I am still processing the diagnosis. It is high enough that most of a scar will be covered by shorts. The tech said they only do MOHS on the head, neck and chest. I will say my dad had many MOHS done on his legs. So this is a fairly recent change. He golfed and I played tennis in the dallas hot sun. Now paying for it. Eye doctor said excellent results. Ok. Not perfect but he says excellent. I used to read close in better than now. One more check up where he warned he will dilate my eyes... making driving home a little tricky right after. CPA not answering their phone. I drove by and was closed. I assumed lunch but still they dont answer. Getting close to april 15, .. this is why I didnt move sooner. .. all these taxes to file on mom and dad and me and my sister. Mom passed last year so taxes for last year need to be filed NOW. I guess I'll drive up there again. Edited April 10 by firefly333 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-leg5 Posted April 10 #118998 Share Posted April 10 7 minutes ago, Tree_skier said: The prices listed are in Pesos... 59 minutes ago, Coralc said: $12.17 in US dollars. The $200 is Pesos. Very reasonable. Agree pesos, but a lot more than 200? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted April 10 #118999 Share Posted April 10 34 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: Glad you are still here. Thanks for the recommendation. The food pics look amazing. We will be on Navigator out of San Pedro this October. We ended up booking a Royal excursion in Ensenada called "Ensenada Taste of Mexico and Margarita Madness." So imagine we will get quite full but we would like to cruise out of LA again. My biggest frustration is that we are coming into LA two days early because I am a huge Tiki fan and wanted to visit some Tiki bars. Unfortunately where we are staying at the Double Tree in San Pedro nothing is close to there except one in Long Beach. All the others are over an hour away. I don't really want to rent a car because drinking Tiki drinks and driving in an unfamiliar town do not mix. We have some friends that live there but they way live way up north. I wish LA was smaller, oh well. We will at least have the Bamboo Room on Navigator. LA traffic is the worst! It's gridlock most of the day but later in the evening I'll be doing 75 mph on the 10 and I'll regularly be passed like I'm standing still. There is no speed enforcement at all on any major highway that I have ever seen. That being said I'm loving living here... There is so much to do all the time. You'll have to explain to me what a tiki bar is vs. a regular bar. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted April 10 #119000 Share Posted April 10 8 minutes ago, c-leg5 said: Agree pesos, but a lot more than 200? yes more than 200 but well worth it. I can't brag about this place enough! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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