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

[island lady]

10 minutes ago, davekathy said:

I don't eat fish (shellfish yes, but nothing fresh here) but I can think of other dishes it would be good on. While I'm there I'll also look for Buckys Green Dragon Hot sauce. 

 

My sister gave Bucky the Green Dragon hot sauce for Christmas...had to check.  It's from Trader Joes.  

 

When I grill a pork tenderloin, I have enough left over for another meal.  I slice it into medallions, pouring a good portion of BBQ sauce mixed with the Thai Chili sauce and heat it back up.  Gives it that "sweet heat".  😉 

[dani negreanu]

12 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

Out of nowhere, the glass in our master shower shattered. Tempered glass everywhere. Fortunately, neither my wife nor I was in the room.

 

THAT was a lucky break.

[dani negreanu]

6 hours ago, GlobalMethod said:

so we wish all happy happy future travels!

 

Thank you.

 

Our cruise on Apex, which was due to visit your beautiful city, was cancelled and replaced with cruises out of it.

 

Since most of the new itineraries involve "local" sites like Israel, Cyprus and Rhodes, we cancelled and replaced it with a cruise out of Rome on the Edge.

 

[grapau27]

24 minutes ago, vettprincess said:

To Graham and Pauline: Such a sad day for the monarchy but a beautiful sunny day for the procession. We have the funeral on 2 local stations and I am glued to the TV.  Wonderful traditions that are followed and I feel for bad for the Queen who has to sit alone for the funeral.  Again I send you my condolences and long live the monarchy.

Thank you so much for your kind words and condolences.

It is an extremely sad day for us all in the UK and especially for Her Majesty the Queen.

Graham & Pauline x.

 

 

[ollienbertsmum]

48 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Thank you so much for your kind words and condolences.

It is an extremely sad day for us all in the UK and especially for Her Majesty the Queen.

Graham & Pauline x.

 

 

It was a very moving service.  We have not seen the Queen for a while, I was surprised how frail she looked as she walked into the Chapel.  I had forgotten that she is soon to be 95.  

[Sunshine3601]

14 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

It is a lot simpler here in RI also. I've never even heard of a title company.When I bought my land my lawyer did whatever he had to do in town hall and I got my title. Easy as can be.

Some states are "Attorney" states.    That means the Attorney will handle gathering all the title docs (from a title company).   The Attorney will then record all the necessary papers at the local courthouse, as needed in every US state.   In other states you have the option to pay/hire a closing attorney but not required.    

[Sunshine3601]

13 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

Before picture

that is bizarre how it happens.    happy no one got hurt.    will probably be finding pieces of broken glass forever, be careful.

[Sunshine3601]

15 hours ago, Sheal said:

My daughter must have had a good one then.  Other than having to review about 50 pages and provide the usual bank statements, pay stubs and get the hoa docs it all went smoothly.  She was a bit overwhelmed at the amount of forms too.  I reviewed them and just explained that most were just docs to help make an informed decision. 

Most home loans go thru nice and smooth like your Daughters.     Yes, the paperwork is overwhelming.   Majority of the forms are "boiler plate" and required by federal and state regulations.  They are suppose to be consumer friendly but they are not.   The most important forms are your Loan Application, Closing Statement, Mortgage Note and Deed of Trust.    

Edited April 17, 2021 by Sunshine3601

[Sunshine3601]

4 hours ago, ollienbertsmum said:

Looks as of it is a sunny day out of my window, but I am watching Prince Phillip’s funeral.  

 

I am using it as a way of getting to see Windsor - which was my planned stop after the cruise that was cancelled last june.  I will get. To see it in real life one day.  

 

A sad day for the Queen although one has to say that he had a good life.  

I also watched Prince Philips funeral.   Very sad and moving.    The Queen did look so lonely.     But she also looks amazing for 94 yrs old.    she gets around great!

Happy to see Harry, William and Kate were walking together and speaking to each other.    I did feel bad that Harry had to walk behind his Brother at one point and it was a Shame Harry had to sit alone during the service as did the Queen.    

Prince Philips selection of music was perfect.    He would be very happy with the service he chose.   

I would have liked to see the Wool coffin he chose.     I never heard of them till this past week.   I hope they become more common and become available in the US. 

[mo&fran]

14 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

I also watched Prince Philips funeral.   Very sad and moving.    The Queen did look so lonely.     But she also looks amazing for 94 yrs old.    she gets around great!

Happy to see Harry, William and Kate were walking together and speaking to each other.    I did feel bad that Harry had to walk behind his Brother at one point and it was a Shame Harry had to sit alone during the service as did the Queen.    

Prince Philips selection of music was perfect.    He would be very happy with the service he chose.   

I would have liked to see the Wool coffin he chose.     I never heard of them till this past week.   I hope they become more common and become available in the US. 

I understand the seating arrangement  was dictated by UK social distancing requirements. 

[GlobalMethod]

1 hour ago, dani negreanu said:

 

Thank you.

 

Our cruise on Apex, which was due to visit your beautiful city, was cancelled and replaced with cruises out of it.

 

Since most of the new itineraries involve "local" sites like Israel, Cyprus and Rhodes, we cancelled and replaced it with a cruise out of Rome on the Edge.

 

Yes ... so many reconfigurations this year ... we are thinking (not yet planning) on trying to catch one of those cruises out of Athens ... perhaps a last minute decision as things settle down ... still waiting to see what will really be "real" ... good luck on your cruise out of Rome!

Edited April 17, 2021 by GlobalMethod

[bobmacliberty]

52 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

will probably be finding pieces of broken glass forever, be careful.

 

That has my wife a little freaked out.  We vacuumed the master bedroom floor and rugs yesterday in case any pieces of broken glass made it all the way to the bedroom.  This morning, she found a small piece of glass in the rug nearest the bathroom door.  Time for a very thorough floor and rug cleaning (while wearing shoes).

[GlobalMethod]

3 hours ago, island lady said:

Last night's dinner.  Asian spiced fresh Ahi Tuna, seared on the grill.  My homemade coconut rice, and some steamed veggies.  Perfectly paired with a red and a white.  😉 

 

 

Beautiful looking dinner! ... Sometimes we sit down to eat and wonder if anyone else in our city is eating the same thing as we are! ... 🙂 ... we had an almost identical dinner at the same time as yours substituting a gyro stir fry for your Ahi Tuna ... served it with the local Greek white which is quite good ... thanks for posting pictures! 😇

[island lady]

19 minutes ago, GlobalMethod said:

Beautiful looking dinner! ... Sometimes we sit down to eat and wonder if anyone else in our city is eating the same thing as we are! ... 🙂 ... we had an almost identical dinner at the same time as yours substituting a gyro stir fry for your Ahi Tuna ... served it with the local Greek white which is quite good ... thanks for posting pictures! 😇

 

Thanks!  Your dinner sounds yummy as well!  🙂  

 

Yeah, you will find a lot of us posting pictures of dinner on this thread.  It's a part of the "lockdown" effort...to keep others in the know (and drool 😉 ) over our "food porn".  😄 

 

Might be only another couple of dinners on our porch table, (BTW...Bucky did the tile work on it) as I have a new high top wooden pub set coming in from Wayfair on Monday.  After quite a few hours of "some assembly required" of course.  😵

[DaniDanielle]

On 4/16/2021 at 12:50 PM, bobmacliberty said:

 

Best of luck.  What is your preferred casino in AC?  It's been several years since I've been there and I think it has changed quite a bit.

We go to Harrahs, have been for over thirty years.  Big changes due to COVID.  During the week hardly any places to eat.  We go over the weekend because of this but I really don’t like weekends.  The casino was mobbed yesterday which was not fun🤪

[bobmacliberty]

19 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said:

We go to Harrahs, have been for over thirty years.  Big changes due to COVID.  During the week hardly any places to eat.  We go over the weekend because of this but I really don’t like weekends.  The casino was mobbed yesterday which was not fun🤪

 

I think I went to Harrah's the last time I was there...on the bay side?  In the late 80s (pre-kids, pre-marriage) I would rent a house in Stone Harbor NJ with several other guys.  We lived in PA and we'd drive there every weekend during the summer.  We'd often stop in AC either on the way down or on the way back.  I remember going to the Atlantis Casino which was previously the Playboy and subsequently the Trump Regency.  It had cheap tables, which was good for us low rollers.  I just looked to see who owns it now and found that it was torn down more than 20 years ago.  😲  I'm getting old.

[dani negreanu]

As of today, no masks are required outside.

 

1st time we took the grandkids to the beach, even though the water was very cold.

 

DH had the brilliant idea to go early, to manage a spot in the limited shade.

 

The last day of a long week-end (Independence Day).

 

Edited April 17, 2021 by dani negreanu

[bobmacliberty]

5 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

As of today, no masks are required outside.

 

That's great news Dani.  Hopefully this is a sign that Israel is well on the path to returning to "normal".

[dani negreanu]

1 minute ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

That's great news Dani.  Hopefully this is a sign that Israel is well on the path to returning to "normal".

 

Thanks, Bob.

 

Still, we have 2.5 millions unvaccinated kids (we're a very young country), and almost 1 millions people who refuse to be vaccinated....😢

 

But, as you've seen in my poor videos, the people went out in droves....

[grapau27]

2 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

I also watched Prince Philips funeral.   Very sad and moving.    The Queen did look so lonely.     But she also looks amazing for 94 yrs old.    she gets around great!

Happy to see Harry, William and Kate were walking together and speaking to each other.    I did feel bad that Harry had to walk behind his Brother at one point and it was a Shame Harry had to sit alone during the service as did the Queen.    

Prince Philips selection of music was perfect.    He would be very happy with the service he chose.   

I would have liked to see the Wool coffin he chose.     I never heard of them till this past week.   I hope they become more common and become available in the US. 

Social distancing meant only couples could sit together and only 30 family members were allowed because of covid19.

It was so sad seeing the Queen sitting on her own.

Her Majesty will be 95 in 4 days time on April 21st.

In normal times there would have been several hundred people in the chapel and thousands of mourners outside Windsor castle.

 

[grapau27]

12 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

Thanks, Bob.

 

Still, we have 2.5 millions unvaccinated kids (we're a very young country), and almost 1 millions people who refuse to be vaccinated....😢

 

But, as you've seen in my poor videos, the people went out in droves....

Nice family video Dani.

It looked quite busy on the beach.

With all those people unvaccinated I hope you don't get another covid19 wave.

Take care.

Graham.

[Sunshine3601]

9 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Social distancing meant only couples could sit together and only 30 family members were allowed because of covid19.

It was so sad seeing the Queen sitting on her own.

Her Majesty will be 95 in 4 days time on April 21st.

In normal times there would have been several hundred people in the chapel and thousands of mourners outside Windsor castle.

 

From what I have heard Prince Philip received the funeral he wanted.    Covid restrictions actually helped him achieve that.     Other than the Queen and family members having to sit separate from each other I thought it was a beautiful service.

[grapau27]

16 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

From what I have heard Prince Philip received the funeral he wanted.    Covid restrictions actually helped him achieve that.     Other than the Queen and family members having to sit separate from each other I thought it was a beautiful service.

Prince Philip did not want a state funeral or to lie in state and  as the Queen's consort he could have had if he wanted but in normal times there would have still been heads of state from all over the world here and there would have been several hundred people packed into St George's chapel and thousands of mourners on the streets.

Edited April 17, 2021 by grapau27

[John&LaLa]

19 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

35 degrees, drizzling, and I just spent 2.5 hours outside on the sideline providing medical coverage at our high school football game.

 

[John&LaLa]

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=4218144691563815

 

No idea on validity or details, but definitely one of the performers today