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That's really neat that you were there! We were on our weekly grocery shopping excursion yesterday, and "No Shoes Radio" was talking about them being at Mohegan Sun. And you were there! ☺️

We had a Romeo & Juliet balcony at Bally's one time. Low floor, the only time we've ever had one in Las Vegas. I think Bally's is torn down now. No balconies, people jump after losses. We've been many times. Bill used to have annual HazMat training and I would go out to the zoo, animal walk at the Flamingo and tour, shop and gamble during the day. Many shows, but I don't really like Cirque shows. Seigfried & Roy, Starlight Express, Penn & Teller and Spamalot were my favorites. ☺️

That's cool! I have never seen them from that angle!☺️

That's cute! The Dollar Tree (now $1.25) has lovely calendars. We used to buy expensive ones, and sometimes really expensive ones. 😃 But theirs are perfectly sufficient. And a little double sided tape holds up floppy photos, should that occur. They are full sized with great photos of all sorts of beaches and other things.

We had an hour delay in March (SWA) to our connection in Denver because the plane was "overfueled" . We had to wait while they removed 5,000 pounds of fuel. We barely made our connections in both directions to Tampa and back. 🤕

Deck 7. No noise from the elevators. They are in a separate lobby. And the obstruction is from the lifeboat covers, which only means you can look out at everything, but not straight down to the water. ☺️

Glad you and John's family are okay. They have tornado warnings (or tornadoes?) in New Jersey? I did not know that. All these geography and weather (and food 😄) things I am learning. Thanks!

You are a Unique Individual....as are one million other people just like you! ☺️ If that was directed at me.

"What Is The Difference Between Brown And White Gravy? The main difference is the liquid that's used in the gravy. Brown gravy is normally made with meat fat and broth, while white gravy is made with milk.Jul 16, 2021" I am foreign, in that we live in California and not the South. 😄

I'm a foreigner, too, but I think he just means brown gravy or white gravy. 😄

Is there a new popular finish that you purchased? Because we are looking at stainless steel. ( Cheap, before we sell). TY.

Carmel is way too far. Unfortunately, I don't know a lot about Southern California beaches.

Did you see that they just recently found his ship, Endurance in the Antarctic, perfectly preserved? Shackleton did have a fascinating story. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60662541

Thank you! That actually may explain a problem that I have been having, and I hadn't put it together until reading your story. When riding in a car, either as passenger or driver, when I step out my left ankle is quite painful, and almost feels dislocated. I can usually walk it off after a dozen steps, but I couldn't figure it out. When I was in my early 30's, I was poisoning ground squirrels for work, and fell 12 feet into a cement lined flood control channel. Kind of like a big cement ditch. I blew out my L4-L5 or S5 disc as well. Unfortunately, mine wasn't treated by surgery as quickly. And I experienced severe sciatica, nerve damage from below my knee down, muscle wasting and left foot drop in the 3 months I waited for approval. I had a really good surgeon and PT afterwards. I haven't experienced any further problems. I still don't have much feeling in my left calf and lack a reflex response when he taps it with the hammer. But now, 30 years later, I'll bet that is what is causing this ankle pain. I have noticed that it doesn't occur when I wear the ankle brace. (That I purchased for this specific reason). So, thank you very much @Husky1987 I appreciate you sharing, because it solved my little medical mystery as well. It is funny. (Not Ha-Ha) how those early injuries have a way of bothering you later in life. ☺️

It is fun! Kukoo Kunuku Bus tour and bar hop. :https://www.kukookunuku.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwrJ-hBhB7EiwAuyBVXb6gJuZZZnMz2bDXDRWYAoRjXz8m85FfPGuIrurAtopB2Pcuul3w2RoCi7MQAvD_BwE

Cabs are fixed price in San Juan, by zone, not metered. That would probably be easier. There was some sort of parade or protest, last time we were there and took a cab from the hotel to the pier. The driver cursed up a blue streak, but the price was the same. ☺️

I guess brothers can be sort of a bother, too. 😄😄

Maple Syrup probably should have been mentioned. 😊

Since this thread has drifted. Funny story about C&A points. We took my mom and her companion /boyfriend on their first cruise to Alaska out of Vancouver about 10 years before she passed away. She obtained her first and only passport at age 80. When I went to fill out the cruise paperwork, it populated with a C&A number. I called to tell them she didn't have one. And they said, "Oh sure, we have her right here. She lives in Plano, TX. Correct?" She lived in CA. I said no. No big deal, until a few years later, when I went to check her in for a Christmas Cruise (her second). At that point, C&A showed her as Platinum, with 5 cruises, including the Alaska cruise and other ships that we hadn't been on. I just left it. I hope the lady in Plano enjoyed the extra points. If she truly had the same birthdate as my mom, I hope she continued to sail for a few more years. 😃 Mom did use the passport to go on a trip to China with the Chamber of Commerce, so she did get some travel use out of it!

I love the macaws chewing the siding off the building. 😄 Great photo!

We always start with cold water. It might cost a few more pennies on your bill to heat it up. But it would cost the same to let it run until it is hot. And in California (in most years) we are conscious of the amount of water we are using. ☺️We still have a drought charge, on our latest water bill. LOL. 😀

Bill stayed home a couple of days after my first hip replacement. I had my walker. And then we figured out that he could just put snack and sandwich items on the top shelf in the fridge. And leave my box of cereal and the bowl on the counter, and I managed just fine. I don't even want to talk about medical equipment and my mom. After she broke her ankle, we had rented both a walker and a wheelchair for her use at the rehab/assisted living place. Her boyfriend started taking her back to her house on weekends. And eventually, she just never returned to the facility, and didn't even notify them. When she just left, the facility apparently marked her as deceased on the paperwork to SS and Medicare. The rental place called me and apologized, but wanted to know if she had died, because Medicare thought she had? It was a huge mess, but I eventually got it straightened out. She was fine, not dead. Just a little not all there and careless. And the rental place had to send a person to the facility to find their stuff, because they were unwilling to help locate it. 😮

Sorry. New word for us. Bogan (/ˈboʊɡən/ BOHG-ən[1]) is Australian and New Zealand slang for a person whose speech, clothing, attitude and behaviour are considered unrefined or unsophisticated. (from Wiki) There are generally not a lot of children on repositioning cruises, and especially ones of 18 nights. I doubt if there would be a lot of bougans, either. Best of luck, and I hope you enjoy the sailing. We have done makeup cruises ourselves, when things have gone wrong on the original one.

When you are done, you're done. As an adult, mom can't make you clean your plate anymore. Don't worry about it.

I hope there are bunnies this year. Those poor people. What a sad thing. The RM Palmer plant is the one that blew up in PA. They make the hollow chocolate bunnies, that I so enjoy. 😔 The rest sounds good. But not a butterscotch, toffee or caramel fan.