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Get it tested first. The labs are online and will tell you how to take and submit the sample. It only cost about $35. If there is no asbestos, any painter will remove it. If there is, your options are pay a large amount of money for asbestos remediation. , do it yourself, or even sheetrock over it. It is a horrible, messy job. And you have to get it really wet. HD sells a scraper with a pole attachment that you can attach a garbage bag to. That's what we used. Or if you are really fortunate, you can find a painter, that doesn't care or just makes provisions for it. Co-worker's painter just removed theirs. And our floor guy was like that. I'm almost positive there was asbestos in the mastic for the original kitchen linoleum. He just brought in a big filtered vacuum air unit and removed it without any questions. ☺️ The leaf art is not horrible. Just not our thing. She put some on interior doors too. I will try to take a photo next time we are up there.

I'm sure they are. Living room and hall. We had to tarp everything in plastic. Ours had a teeny bit of asbestos. I thought we could use a hand sprayer. But nooo..we ended up having to bring in the garden hose on the mist setting.. Bill scraped, and I lugged the full, heavy bags out to the trash. Horrible job. And one we plan not to do again. ☺️

I don't think anyone intentionally installs popcorn ceilings anymore. 😉 We took ours out here ourselves. Most difficult DIY job ever! The other house still has some. Hopefully, we can pay someone to remove them. Also my mom's "leaf art" . For some reason she thought it would be a neat idea to modge podge a bunch of fall leaves on the wall. They will have to be sanded off. 🙄

That did seem a bit extreme......😃 LOL

I was thinking maybe they could find a steamer that looks like a duck. ☺️

Just wear it wrinkled. Or try some packing tips. Everyone else is going to be wrinkled. 😃 And avoid linen clothing. ☺️

We've never had it, because we seem to end up with older, adopted animals, of uncertain age with pre-existing conditions. I think if we ever have a kitten, we will look into it further.

I am glad Ricky is feeling better. I never thought about cats and dogs having blood types. I do recall that my Great Dane/Boxer mix dog was a regular blood donor. The vet just called one day and asked if I could bring him down to donate. And after that, he gave pretty regularly. I never asked, but they must have had dogs needing transfusions that were compatible. It was before computers, so we couldn't find out all these things. ☺️

Rita's has been removed from all of the Radiance class ships and is just Windjammer seating. On Serenade, the bar remained last time we were onboard. But I have read recently on the World Cruise posts that it has been replaced by a smoothie bar.

It is the window washing equipment. They probably park it there when it is not in use. it is fine and doesn't impact your view at all. Have a great cruise! It is not lowered, (that I have seen) it just slides along the side of the ship. Probably should explain a bit. A harnessed crew member stands on it and pressure washes the windows and balconies.

Earthquakes always ramp up. (You just kind of pause and wait to see how much🤔) 1989 Loma Prieta was a 6.9. I was sitting at the kitchen table reading the newspaper when it started. And then it started ramping and it felt like the kitchen was going off the foundation. The ceiling fan was swaying broadly. At that point I went under the table. And then I went and found Walter the cat, who was flat on his tummy, all 4 paws stretched out and trying to hold onto the concrete in the driveway for dear life. I checked in with the neighbors who were all out in their front yards. I brought Walter back in and continued reading the paper. It wasn't until about 20 minutes later, that I thought to turn on the TV. And lots of stuff was happening. Surprisingly, we had damage from that one. There is a small crack in the driveway that continues all the way up through the concrete front porch. According to the Richter Scale, each whole number is a 10x increase in amplitude/magnitude. Fours shake stuff, but they don't do much. You think about yourself and your pets, then your neighbors and family, and then everyone else. Probably typical of most disasters.

People sharing photos of the "damage" caused by the earthquake. #We will rebuild. My apologies, but they are very funny. ☺️🤣 People Are Sharing Pictures Of Damage Caused By The East Coast Earthquake, And Here's How It's Looking Out There (yahoo.com)

We love Cup o' Noodles. And actually, have them once a week. Beautiful photos Helen! What a great experience and vacation you are having. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. ☺️

I thought maybe April Fool's joke? 😃

You do not need a Yellow Fever vaccine to visit French Polynesia. And welcome to Cruise Critic! ☺️

Not waiting in line for beer. Or much of anything else. ☺️ Bill is into craft beer. I am not.

They are doing Pliny the Younger for the next 2 weeks. And no. We are not going. ☺️

We usually check in on the others anyway, with minimal information, and just choose the latest boarding time, so others can have the early times. I think it just shows that we are there.

Thank you for your interesting live trip report. We are trying Celebrity for the first time in 2026. So, it was very helpful. I am better at identifying animals than I am people. 🙄😃 We really should have gotten off one of the several times we have stopped in Cartegena. It is always so hot and humid, that we have stayed onboard.

It looks like a Peccary or Javelina. Great photos! https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/Javelina.php

I'm not sure she bought it...she just likes to watch. 😛

YES.

Seriously? 😄 And they say California is weird. LOL. When we had the almost full solar eclipse in 2017, everyone went to work and school, and we just paused our day and went out to look at it for a while. (with eclipse glasses) There was a lot of hype here, too. But it was just a regular day, with an event. You can get photos, if you take them through the lense of the glasses. And yes, we usually do have fog in August.

Thanks so much for posting. But we can't. I thought retirement would make it easier, but we are in the middle of a move. And it hasn't. ☺️

Definitely a good preparation on your part! Have a great cruise! ☺️