irishjim

1 hour ago, irishjim said:

 

Sorry  Roy I  meant  to  say  how  can I  POST  to  this  board.

                                                                                                       Jim.

Just now, irishjim said:

ROY I hope   this  is  not  a  stupid  question but  for  some  reason  I  cant  remember  how   to  post.

can  you  or  someone  tell  me  how  to  do  this. Thanks  in  advance any  help.

                                                                                                                                         Jim. 

6 hours ago, rafinmd said:

Thank you for the Super Sunday Daily, Rich.  You're a bit early and I'm late.  Marriage Day is surely appropriate after all of yesterday's great stories.  @4966and556 was just a bit early celebrating get a Different name day but was spot on in Australia.  Thinking of wings, although not necessarily wingmen, I understand they are very expensive this year.  While not in a taco I'll be having chicken tonight as I work on emptying my refrigerator before Thursday.  I love the quote.  Isla Robinson Crusoe is a great destination although off the beaten path.  We went from spring to winter overnight with snow at least in the grass and almost a 30-degree drop in the temp.

 

Today’s care list:

Strength for Jacqui Jose, the doctors and a happy remaining life for Marley
Welfare of furloughed crews
ger_77 DH Cardiac issues and cancelled cruise
Cruisin Terri autoimmune flareup and hand pain
Marshhawk awaiting surgery
Numerious dailyite friends and family with covid
From the rotation:
NextOne  DDIL with mystery illness
HAL Sailor DH health issues
MissG’s father hanging in for one more cruise
Vict0riann’s Cousin with ALS and DH with Alzheimers

 

Celebrations and Shoutouts:

Welcome abord 4966and 556
3 BHB in Everglades
6 BHB with passengers
Front Line Health Care Workers
Florida vacation for dobiemom
Hand appointment for Cruisin Terri
Grand Australia booked for durangoscots
6 days for DeeniEncinitas (Riviera to 2/19 to 3/8)
Bon Voyage ottahand7 (Nieuw Statendam to 3/6)
Bon Voyage  0106 {Zuiderdam to 2/27)
5 days for rafinmd (Enchantment OTS to 2/25)
 Cruiser Bill (Koningsdam to 2/20), lb4683  (Regal Princess to 2/19),  and Lady Hudson at sea (Enchantment OTS to 2/25)
Welcome home Highland Cruiser and Cruising single
HorizonChaser1957 to Palm Springs
Grandchild coming for Heartgrove
Great mattress for ger_77
ottahand7's brother free of covid and ready for knee replacement
Koningsdan Staff Captain Sabine - officially onboard & introduced. - Our first female Staff Captain and HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it)

Roy

 

 

ROY I hope   this  is  not  a  stupid  question but  for  some  reason  I  cant  remember  a  post so 

can  you  or  someone  tell  me  how  to  do  this. Thanks  in  advance any  help.

                                                                                                                                         Jim. 

4 hours ago, MISTER 67 said:

Good morning from SW Florida, going up to 81 today!

Today is the birthday of America's 16th President, Abraham Lincoln and happens to be mine also, 76 today. Growing up in Chicago it was always nice having no school on my birthday as Lincoln's birthday was always a holiday in Illinois. 

Hope everyone is well.

Thanks for The Daily.

Very happy  birthday to  you  have  a great day.

                                                                                Jim.

5 hours ago, GTVCRUISER said:

🙂 Happy Friday 🙂

Nice  photos.

                    Jim.

5 hours ago, seagarsmoker said:

Thanks for the Daily Report! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Just  to  say  thank  you  for  the  photos.                 

                                                                        Jim.

2 hours ago, Cat in my lap said:

Happy Thursday!  We are going to have homemade bean soup for lunch!

Love  bean  soup enjoy.

                                       Jim.

2 hours ago, aliaschief said:

Good morning! We’re pretty close on today’s meal of the day. Have the crock pot going with a ham, vegetable lentil soup with Kale for tonight’s repast.

 

Teddy Bear? Still have my original that has somehow survived over the years. In fact it’s still gives a weak grrrr when turning it over. They don’t make them like they used too.

 

Jacqui, your furry family have been regular members of the CC boards for years. Sad to hear about Marley’s diagnosis and I firmly hope you have extended comfort from his presence.

 

Didn’t sleep well last night and maybe it was because the body was busy shedding more weight! Not easy loosing 13 pounds but mainly it’s just no fun but sometimes necessary. With 25 days of cruising coming  up followed by 3 weeks in Kauai the struggle will surely continue.

 

Thanks Rich, Roy and to our food and beverage editors for today’s Daily! Also for some funny postings.

 

Enjoy the day and Happy Birthday to our  two year old granddaughter Tilly. Your a sweetheart!❤️ 

1 hour ago, *Miss G* said:

Some happy news today.  No cancer in Dad’s bone scan.  Thank you for your prayers.  💐

That  is  wonderful  news indeed

                                                             Jim.

5 hours ago, rafinmd said:

Thank you for the Tuesday Daily.  I'll pass on ET and Opera but salute Boy Scouts who actually are now Scouts USA and all programs are open to both boys and girls.  I think it's been that way in most countries, including Canada, for ages.  A special salute as well to Lord Baden Powell.  I like the Mark Twain quote.  Not an adventurous eater I'll pass on the meal sight unseen but hope many here will love it.  New York was my first modern HAL port (Rotterdam to Rotterdam) in 2011,  @jayhawk66, have you posted on the Daily before.  If not welcome aboard  (ok, I see you've posted before).

 

Today’s care list:

Strength for Jacqui, dealing with more than should be on anyone’s shoulders
Healing for the Dailyite family
Welfare of furloughed crews
ger_77 DH Cardiac issues and cancelled cruise
Cruisin Terri autoimmune flareup
Numerious dailyite friends and family with covid
From the rotation:
rafinmd recovering from radiation side effects
StLouisCruisers Niece DH undergoing throat cancerr chemo
SrLouisCruiser awaiting MOSE 2/21
Kakalina’s rapid decline

 

Celebrations and Shoutouts:

Several new posters
5 BHB with passengers
Front Line Health Care Workers
Carnival Group  hospital ships Nieuw Amsterdam, Crown Princess, and Queen Victoria
Florida vacation for dobiemom
Good extraction for Dfish
JAM37 shower complete
Durangoscots shelter renovation
5 days for 0106 {Zuiderdam to 2/27)
Cruiser Bill (Koningsdam to 2/20) HighlandCruiser (Nieuw Statendam to 2/13),  Cruising single (Zuiderdam to 2/13) and Lady Hudson at sea (Enchantment OTS to 2/25)
Koningsdan Staff Captain Sabine - officially onboard & introduced. - Our first female Staff Captain and HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it)

Roy

 

Welcome to  all  our   new   posters.

                                                             Jim.

30 minutes ago, Oceansaway17 said:

 

 

wonderful NICE (not ) comment.   but that is okay. i do not aim to be popular and I never will be on this thread esp someone like you.

I respect  your op you are  entitled to  that   my  only answer is you  know  nothing

about me but  I  do  hope  you will think  about staying with us.

                                                                                                               Jim.                                                                                                           

30 minutes ago, Oceansaway17 said:

 

 

wonderful NICE (not ) comment.   but that is okay. i do not aim to be popular and I never will be on this thread esp someone like you.

I respect  your op you are  entitled to  that   my  only answer is you  know  nothing

about me but  I  do  hope  you will think  about staying with us.

                                                                                                               Jim.                                                                                                           

22 minutes ago, Oceansaway17 said:

 

 

wonderful NICE (not ) comment.   but that is okay. i do not aim to be popular and I never will be on this thread esp someone like you.

I respect  your op you are  entitled to  that   my  only answer is you  know  nothing

about me but  I  do  hope  you will think  about staying with us.

                                                                                                               Jim.                                                                                                           

1 hour ago, Oceansaway17 said:

well I gotta say one thing

Looks like this thread is about all of you who already know each other.

Ya post about your health and everything else under the sun.

I think many of you really do not appreciate or want anyone NEW on this thread.

While I go a few WELCOMES, I now no longer feel welcome.

This thread seems like a rather private group so I will go away.  Because saying a food item was awful seemed to set most of you off.   And I notice a few of you once you welcomed me, then never did comment on anything I had to say.  I guess I need to have some aches and pains or cut photos otherwise I am boring.

 

well so long.  It was nice while it lasted but really in the end, some of you are not so welcoming afterall.

 

So  sorry you  feel like this it  is  your  loss not  ours.

                                                                                             Jim.

2 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Thank you Gerry for such lovely words.

Pauline doesn't think she is photogenic but I think she is lovely in every way.

Graham.

Great  reply.

                        JIM.

Just now, irishjim said:

Oh my  goodness you are  both so Royal are  you  sure you  are  not related to  the  royals.

 

Excellent photo WOW.  

                                       Jim.

3 hours ago, grapau27 said:

In May 2015 Pauline was invited to the Queen's Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace and we saw the Queen and Prince Philip.

Graham.

Oh my  goodness you are  both so Royal are  you  sure you  are  not related.

Excellent photo WOW.  

                                       Jim.

Just now, irishjim said:

Hope your  Dr  can and sort this out  real  quick  for you and  sending lots  of  Prayers your  way.

                                                                                                                                                                Jim.

4 hours ago, Cruzin Terri said:

Good morning.

Thank you for the Daily, Rich and for the list, Roy.

Never got to post yesterday.  it was a busy day.  We had guests for dinner last evening and I guess that it just took a lot out of me.

We have not had any company since COVID started and since I started having this autoimmune disorder.  Everything takes longer to do.

So after spending most of the day preparing for this dinner and then entertaining, I was exhausted.

But we had a great time and glad we did it.

 

Now for the disturbing news.  Actually, my situation with my autoimmune disorder has gotten worse.  I had some lab work on Jan. 25 which showed, what I thought was an improvement.  However, I had to have other lab work on Feb. 3.  Only one week later.  That showed that the inflammation is worse than it was at the end of November.  I put a call into the doctor, however I will not hear from him until Monday.  

I do know that after doing anything extra, I am in a lot of pain in the upper extremities.  So we will see whether the dosage has to be increased again or what to do.

Not a happy camper this morning.

Anyway, that is my tale of woe.

Prayers for all that need them.  Keeping those who are ill and those caring for loved ones who are ill in my prayers.

Cheers to those celebrating.

As for the days.  I will pass on Ice Cream for Breakfast and prefer taking a shower alone.  I respect the weathermen, they have an important job and get a bad rap when giving us weather news we don’t like.

I’ll skip the wine and the meal as well as the drinks.

Never been to the port.

Take care everyone.  I plan to rest today.

God bless,

Terri

Hope your  Dr and sort this out  real  quick  for you and  sending lots  of  Prayers your  way.

                                                                                                                                                                Jim.

48 minutes ago, garlictown said:

👍Thank you for The Daily, Rich @richwmn and also to Roy @rafinmdfor keeping the Care and Celebration Lists!

😊Today is a special day for me--it's my husband's special day--🎂his birthday. Later we will celebrate with the 'kids/grandkids" on one side and in a few weeks with the others.😊

🙏Prayers for all in need and Happy Friday.😎

Katie

Wishing  your DH a fantastic  Birthday and lots  more.

                                                                                              Jim

1 hour ago, grapau27 said:

Thank you Julia.

I was asked on another thread about our afternoon tea in the sky bar at the Hotel Burj Al Arab in Dubai so these were some photos from my TripAdvisor review.

We had been on RC Vision of the seas in February 2017 and had a couple of nights post cruise in Dubai.

Graham.

Fab  photos Graham of you  and  your darling  Wife. That  tea  looks great.

                                                                                                                                  Jim.

7 hours ago, 1ANGELCAT said:

Jim, HAL does not rent directly. They use Care Vacations and/or Special Needs at Sea, I think the information is in the Know before you go section .

I  checked it  out and  you were  right I got  all the  info I required.

Thank  you  for your  help.

                                           Jim.

42 minutes ago, garlictown said:

👍Thank you for The Daily, Rich @richwmn and to Roy @rafinmdfor the Care and Celebration Lists.

😎Weather here has been sunny (just a little windy) so we took a drive over to the coast and viewed the the Elephant Seals at the Piedras Blancas Rookery near San Simeon yesterday. Viviane had never seen them before! We also had lunch in Cambria. Viviane will soon be leaving and she's had a wonderful time with us. 😲I don't think she's ready for the cold and rain when she returns.

Sorry to hear about Sam needing to go to the hospital, Carol...prayers continuing for him and prayers for all others in need.🙏

Katie, Dennis and Aunt Viviane from Belgium

Lovely  photos thanks

                                      jim.

1 hour ago, richwmn said:

@Copper10-8 - Nice to see you posting again!

This  question is off  topic  but  I  wonder if  you could  tell  me  if  HAL  rents  wheelchairs 

on board ships. Thank you  for  any  help.

                                                                        Jim.

47 minutes ago, Cruizer Bill said:

Cruise day for us today!  We can see the Koningsdam from our hotel room and in 45 minutes we will leave the hotel here in San DIego and start slowly walking to the Pier.  Our check. In time is 1:20 PM and we have to pass another COVID test before boarding.  

Have a  fantastic cruise.

                                           Jim.