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I hope everyone has a wonderful cruise. Thanks Sail-Away Addicts, see you next time!

Toots???

I might have caught a glimpse of them, but the camera panned upward. Toots!

Departure toots.

Checking in.

A BHB trifecta; doesn't get better than that!

Congratulations; how exciting !!!!!

Good morning, thanks for the Fleet Report and Daily! I will recognize Bodhi day, think lard is the best for pastry(even though I can't make it) and think sometimes it would be nice to be a time traveler. A thoughtful quote from Marilyn Monroe today. The promised weather system bringing freezing rain did arrive through the night - folks are reporting that the streets and highways surrounding the city are like skating rinks. And today we are to get snow to top off that ice - rest assured, there are going to be many insurance claims filed in the next week. We have no plans of going anywhere, at least today - hopefully by tomorrow the sanders/salters will be out in full force and we won't have to be quite as concerned. @Sharon in AZBon Voyage to you and Craig, and Happy 50th Anniversary as well! @Ichiban Nekkoplease wish your DH a very Happy Birthday for us. @marshhawkI really have no words for what you're going through, just know that you're in the hearts and prayers of so many friends here on the Daily. @kazuI hope you feel better soon. Not much on our home-bound agenda today, I'm sure DH will work on his book, and I have plans on making a batch or two of Christmas Crack and maybe another batch of holiday crackers. Later today we'll have a video call with our family in Calgary because our youngest DGS Parker turned into a 5 year old overnight and we want to watch him open his gifts. Thankfully we brought his gift when we went to visit the family last month, otherwise we'd have had to find a courier, as our postal strike is still ongoing. I'm going to pass on the drink, maybe just taking the champagne instead, will let others enjoy the white wine, and would like the menu suggestion if someone else made it for me, because I know DH wouldn't enjoy it. I've got some ground beef thawing that will be made into patties that I'll toss into the George Foreman and serve them along with air fried potatoes and crudites at the kitchen table tonight. And wine. Prayers for everyone who is in need, cheers to all with celebrations today. Smooth Sailing! ☺️☺️☺️ Gerry

@kazu I’m sorry to hear you’re under the weather; as if you didn’t have enough going on!! I really hope you’re able to kick this one quickly, as you deserve some positivity in your life! @USN59-79Happy Anniversary; 61 years of marriage deserves celebrating! @Sharon in AZ I’m excited for the two of you tomorrow and will be watching sail-away. Will you be somewhere that we can pick you out and wave to you from our computers?

Time for me to depart - got to make another batch of holiday crackers. Thanks everyone, see you tomorrow!

We have no toots!

I really wonder if the PP we saw a few sail-aways ago wasn't a newbie because it was s-u-p-e-r slow, even for a PP.

Yay, she's on her way!

Freedom of the Seas has a medical emergency and has to return to the dock. BHB will be underway shortly.

Would love a zoom from one of the FLL cams.

It sounds like they're looking for luggage for someone who won't be sailing; have no idea why not. They've found 1 of 3 pieces so far.

Departure toots from someone.

Toots

Checking in.

Good morning, thanks for the Fleet Report and Daily! Pearl Harbor Day is definitely a day for everyone to remember. I like a little bit of cotton candy, but not a whole bunch. Fire safety is incredibly important, and didn't we have Civil Aviation Day a few days back? I really like today's quote. The weather's warming trend is still ongoing with our current temp at +2(35) with a possible high of +4(39). It does come with a caveat; later on in the day we will likely be getting rain, heavy winds, and snow. That can only mean one thing: chaos on the streets. We won't be heading out anywhere after lunch today just to be on the safe side. I've checked our fridge and freezer and the only thing we might be short on is milk, so that's on the agenda this morning. Bon Voyage to @Quartzsite Cruiser and @Smmessineo, I hope you all have a wonderful time on your cruises. @marshhawkI'm aghast that the hospital would discharge Chuck this morning - please do your best to be sure there's a plan in place for help before letting him leave or you'll be a closed case to them! Pure negligence on the part of the hospital. Not much happening for us - yesterday's "smart" thermostat installation didn't go as planned. Apparently when the A/C was put in a few years ago, they used 2 wires to connect to the thermostat and this one needs 3. It's going to cost at least another couple of hundred dollars to get another wire run from the furnace to the upstairs wall, so the "free" thermostat won't be so free after all. We've decided we can live with what we've got and not have to depend on technology to change the temperature in the house. I'd like the drink of the day, would also appreciate the wine(especially the price!), and see that it's butternut squash season again. LOL Instead of the lasagna, I'll be baking some salmon, air frying potatoes and serving both with a side salad at our kitchen table tonight. And wine. Prayers for everyone who is in need, cheers to all with celebrations. Smooth Sailing! ☺️☺️☺️ Gerry

Prayers being sent their way for the best outcome possible.

DH doesn't have any Guild guitars, but has a number of others. He had (note: past tense) a beautiful Yamaha 12 string that one day when he brought it to school to do a combined music/history lesson for his grade 8 students, one of them accidentally knocked it off his desk and sprung the neck. It was early in our marriage and we didn't have the money to replace it, so he never did - and the school division didn't have insurance for personal property. Someone on another thread was looking for a place to practice playing guitar - on one of our cruises, DH's friend and bandmate and he brought their little travel guitars (they're both acoustic) so they didn't lose their callouses and often sat in one of our adjoining cabins playing them - nobody outside the cabins could hear them, which is exactly what they wanted.

Good morning, thanks for the Fleet Report and Daily! I think mitten trees are a great idea; we often have scarf/toque trees show up in the inner city. When our son was young, we purchased his bicycles at a pawn shop - much less expensive than buying new. The men in my family like Pfefferneusse but I've never made them - they've always been purchased at bake sales. A very good quote today. Well our weather has warmed up again - not sure where this "warming trend" came from, as it didn't appear on any of the apps or even on the tv, but here we are at a comfortable -4(24) with an expected high of +4(39) which will continue to settle the snow that came last week. Yesterday one of our main thoroughfares on the east side of the city was shut down because an oversized load struck an overpass; many people were late for work because of re-routing traffic. Word is that it may be shut down for the weekend until they can determine the structure's stability. Not good, but glad we don't have to go that way for anything. @Cat in my lapwishing you a very Happy Birthday with many returns of the day! @Sharon in AZ and @Quartzsite Cruiser safe travels to your port cities today. @puppycanducruisesorry you're still having to shovel; hopefully our warmth will travel your direction to help make the task easier. @StLouisCruisersthinking of you and hope the port placement goes quickly. @1ANGELCAThow sad to learn of the deaths due to winds. @aliaschiefwhat great news from your cardiologist! @smitty34877getting a Martin from a pawn shop is a real score; how many guitars have you had over the years? DH currently has 3 Martins in his collection. @kazuI'm not going to harp on your not getting eye surgery appointment, but an wondering how your foot is coming along? This morning we're off to cardiac rehab, will stop for coffee on the way home and after lunch we're having a new "smart" thermostat installed - part of the freebies from having the energy audit done last month. I've already downloaded the app so will be ready when the installer gets here. I wouldn't mind trying the drink of the day, will let others enjoy the wine, and think mini chocolate chip muffins would make a great meal accompanied by a dish of ice cream! And nuts for protein. It's Friday night pizza night here, so later this afternoon we'll check the online menus and pick up something from a little shop a few blocks away to enjoy at the kitchen table tonight. And wine. Prayers for everyone who is in need, cheers to all with celebrations. Smooth Sailing! ☺️☺️☺️ Gerry

I just read there had been a 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California and southern Oregon; I hope all our Daily family and friends are alright!!