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Just off the Equinox a couple weeks ago… must agree with the OP regarding the food in the MDR. In fact the OP wrote my review for me.
However I must say the food in the buffet was very good! In fact I gave up on the MDR and ate most of my meals at the buffet…Beef Wellington one night, roast duck roast pork all very good.
But the food in the dining room pretty much sucked at dinner. Sorry if that offends some folks…
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12 hours ago, Caribbean Chris said:
Hi Keith! So great to hear from you! We DO live in SW Florida and had a scary time in our “safe room” closet with Raylene curled up next to me on Wednesday. But we are so thankful to have been spared what happened further south of us. We have some minor property damage and it may take weeks to get repairs but our house itself is unscathed. Same us true throughout our neighborhood. We have water but no power, but we are alive and well.
Chris - so happy that you and your husband and Raylene are OK...please give Raylene a hug for me (and your husband too).
I just read through all the posts about Roz passing and also the obits and stories her grand-kids posted. What a great lady beyond what we knew here! I'm pretty sure this is still the longest thread on CC and that's just a minor part of her life story.
BTW - if anyone has not read it...look up and find her post about the bank robbery with Brenda (i'm pretty sure it was Brenda)?
Also she included all us non-Service Dog peoples when she talked to us; because of her I am a huge Service Dog advocate and I try in my own inadequate way to educate people as much as I can to what these wonderful animals do, and also what our responsibilities are when we encounter them and their owners.
Chris remembers how devoted I was to our first dog Lucy( after 20 years of saying we were not Dog People). I would always tell people we were Lucy's Service People not the other way around. I put the caps in on purpose when talking about these great creatures.
Thanks to all of you who continue to keep this thread going.
Keith
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On 10/4/2021 at 9:09 PM, Caribbean Chris said:
Thanks so much for posting those photos of Roz and Sunshine. It’s still unreal that Roz is gone.
Hey Chris it's Keith...I am so sorry to hear of Roz's passing but I have been reading your posts and oh boy would she have been so proud of you.
For those of you who don't know me I'm a lurker...no Service Dog I was Lucy's service human...
Anyway Chris I think you lived down where everything hit so I hope you are OK?
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Hey everyone...it's been awhile I know. I have missed you all.
We had to say good-bye to Lucy a couple of months ago; most of you know how hard that was.
I'll check back after I have read the 3000 posts I have missed...
Keith
ps Chris I loved the pic of Raylene in her scarf!
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read recently that the Patty Wetterling - woman behind bringing the National Sex Registry to life now regrets her decision because it has gone so far off the rails as to what it was supposed to be...
In an interview with award-winning investigative reporter Madeleine Baran, she said she regrets her role in creating a public registry that is counterproductive, in shaming and ostracizing individuals rather than helping them reintegrate into society.
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14 hours ago, Caribbean Chris said:
Yes, and thanks for asking! I guess it’s OK to say that it is called Traveling with Service Animals, by Henry Kisor and Christine Goodier, published by the University of Illinois Press on September 23 this year. Especially great input from Roz and Dianne, along with many other service dog teams around the US & Canada, about all forms of travel. As far as we know, it’s the only guidebook ever written for service dog handlers.
Congrats Chris and Henry!...can't wait to read it.
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16 days for me and I did not expedite...just received it today.
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Hey Everyone...I'm going to post this in the ask a question thread as well, but I applied for a new passport and received it in 16 days and I did not expedite...so if anyone is close to renewal now is a good time.
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On 5/22/2019 at 5:27 AM, Caribbean Chris said:
Cindy, such a happy/sad story. It sounds like you have a wonderful vet staff. It’s so great that Wexler was treated with that truly loving care. He probably thought they were angels, and that heaven was filled with pizza, cookies, and donuts. Maybe it is.
Chris that is such a beautiful sentiment...I wish you would write a book about the experiences you and Roz and the other Service Dog owners as well as the Puppy Raisers have had.
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2 hours ago, Mary229 said:
I only want to add that we all have choices in life. All of us. How I treat my conditions is my business. I don't want to be disrespectful but I do take offense when being told to just take a pill and get over it.
Mary229 - Roz never said nor ever would say anything like that. What she said was her Service Dog is to her what your allergy medicine is to you, and both of you are entitled to bring relief for your conditions on board.
I encourage you to visit the Service Dog thread on the Disabilities forum to see how these amazing animals and their owners walk together through life together.
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14 hours ago, Caribbean Chris said:
Bentley is so photogenic! He always looks so happy. He’s definitely rockin’ that collection of bandanas.
Raylene almost always looks worried. I think it was Fairbourne who used the term “that worried Lab look.”
Here’s a pic back in January from the Edge. I’m happy, Raylene’s worried.
She's not worried...just on watch!...making sure you don't tip over!
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Oh - since it was a happy ending I am buying the boat! Honey Badger (hate the name but don't want to go through the boat name changing ritual) will hopefully be part of our family soon.
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1 hour ago, Caribbean Chris said:
Keith, what a terrible and scary experience! I’m so thankful that you and Lucy both are OK.
Thanks Chris - at least I know I can still move quickly when necessary - Mike the broker said he had never seen anyone move that fast in his life. I was literally out the boat and in the water in one second. Dottie was forward in the boat and said she just heard a big splash.
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2 hours ago, wizard-of-roz said:
OMG! I'm reading this with my mouth dropped open. How awful for all of you, especially Lucy. I'm so glad she's okay! Poor baby, she's must have been so scared. You're very lucky that this turned out the way it did.
Horrible lesson learned!
Thank you for sharing your story and for helping each of us in a teaching moment that could have been a real tragedy.
Thanks Roz - I don't know if she fell in or thought I was in the water and tried to jump in. We play hide and seek in our pool and she may have thought that is what was going on. Her only experience with a leash is with someone at the other end. I never thought about that when I looped the end around that post.
We were very lucky.
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Hey Everyone…just back from a week at Folly Beach, SC. Our daughter teaches school in Bangledesh and she flew in to celebrate her birthday with us and her best friend. They were born a day apart and met in the hospital and have been best friends their entire lives. We had a great time and we took Lucy with us – she loves the beach. For those of you that don’t know, Lucy is our 11 year old chocolate lab and she is not a Service Dog.
The trip almost ended in tragedy due to my stupidity. We drove up to Southport, NC before heading home to look at a 34’ trawler I was thinking about buying. Dottie, Lucy and I met the broker at the dock and as I did not think it appropriate to take her on board the boat, I tied her with her leash to a post. I did not think about the fact that she has never been tied up before.
We had been inside the cabin a couple of minutes and Dottie suggested I check on Lucy – I looked at the door to only see the end of her leash disappearing over the side of the dock and no sign of her. I could only think she had fallen and was trapped under the dock. I jumped over the side of the boat onto the dock and then into the water. She was hanging off the side with just her head out of water and was struggling to get free. I swam to her and was able to unhook the leash, and the broker helped get her out of the water and onto the dock where she seemed OK. I could not get out however as I could not get any leverage to lift myself out and boy was that water cold. Luckily the broker was able to find a portable ladder on the boat and he used it as a sling to pull me up enough so I could haul myself onto the dock. In the process I lost both my regular prescription glasses and my prescription sunglasses, luckily I had a backup pair of the sunglasses in the car.
Lucy is fine but I have to admit I am still a little shook up about what would have happened if Dottie had not asked me to check on her.
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On 12/28/2018 at 11:59 AM, Caribbean Chris said:
Sounds good, Keith - I’m going to find it and watch. I’ve always been interested in the “intelligent disobedience” concept for Guide Dogs, too.
Hey Chris - to be honest they just touch on that briefly; most of the doc is about interactions between puppy raisers and how strict the organization is about keeping them and the dogs on schedule;and then once they get to the final training, well.... It's pretty brutal in some aspects...but when you consider what is at stake I get it.
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I rented "Pick of the Litter" last night. It is an Amazon documentary about 5 puppies from the same litter going through puppy training and then guide dog for the blind training. I won't ruin it for you, but it is very educational and shows a lot of what you wonderful puppy trainers go through, and also how strict the organization is in deciding which dogs move on for training and which ones actually make it through all the training and are assigned to vision impaired candidates.
One of the most interesting things was how they have to train these guide dogs to actually disobey their owners if they are given a command which would take them into danger.
It is a rental even if you are a Prime member - but well worth the price.
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I would encourage everyone who has commented to come here - to the CC thread dedicated to Cruising with a Service Animal. Read all 500+ pages and 20k plus replies to see what the owners of legitimate service dogs experience and the wonderful relationship they have with their dogs (and don't forget miniature horses can be trained as service animals as well):
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On 12/13/2018 at 1:50 AM, FlyerTalker said:
OMG....
So, had you bought a television and later it became available at a lower price, would you expect a refund?
Ditto with airline tickets.
Ditto with cars.
Ditto with so many things.
Let me turn it around...you bought your cruise and the price later went up. Would you think that the cruiseline should now be able to bill you for the increase, since you didn't pay the current price? Or does it only work in one direction...yours?
On 12/13/2018 at 1:50 AM, FlyerTalker said:actually I bought a Bose radio two weeks ago and they were on sale yesterday for $200 less than I paid. I called them (very politefully) and they refunded me $200...doesn't hurt to ask.
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On 12/3/2018 at 10:35 AM, GeeDunk said:
this pic pretty much broke me...
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On 11/5/2018 at 3:46 PM, Algebralovr said:
The relief stations in the St. Louis, MO airport are wonderful!
The one we saw in Phoenix was not bad, but small and stuffy and smelly.Atlanta was good. Very similar to STL.
Seattle in May was a piece of turf over some piddle pads. I was surprised to see that.
Orlando you had to ask for someone to take you, and you went outside.
Columbus, OH is a piddle pad at the bottom of a secure elevator, so you have to get them to take you. They do, no problem, but piddle pads are not the best solution.
I wish the relief stations on the ships were like the airport ones in the good airports!
the one in Charlotte looks really nice - large artificial grass area with a fire hydrant!
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here is a post I made a couple of years ago documenting my claim...hope it helps:
https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2207632&highlight=i+just+filed+a+claim
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a bit late I know, but here is a thread I posted a couple of years ago...
https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2207632&highlight=i+just+filed+a+claim
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this thread has lost it's point, based on the title:
Pier Runners are the best free entertainment on board.
grab a drink, lurk on the shore side and boo or cheer.
Cruising With A Service Dog....everything You Ever Wanted To Know!
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Hey Chris! Long time…glad to hear Raylene is still hard at work! ( and Bob too it sounds like)
Dottie and I just did a short Celebrity cruise and we leave Saturday for three months in Alicante Spain…no cruise we rent an apartment and just live there…it’s fantastic!
Keith