UKCruiseJeff Posted July 25, 2018 #4851 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Lovely funny M! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted July 25, 2018 #4852 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Jeff, read your review....and although had told us what happened, that review makes me feel so sad...….:( Just getting back from my cruise and it was the totally opposite experience...….I had a wonderful time:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted July 26, 2018 #4853 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Greetings Coolers! Today's funny... Amen to that! Have a great day all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rare LauraS Posted July 26, 2018 Administrators #4854 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Hi folks! In order that we are able to continue to provide this special Watercooler opportunity the original reason for creating it must be adhered to....that is, it is for OFF TOPIC and conversational discussion not related to Silversea cruises. Therefore, any and all discussion about Silversea -- no matter what it is -- needs to be posted on the main cruise line forum. Of course the exception is ROLL CALLs and TOUR SHARES, which belong on the specific roll call for your sailing. Thank you, Laura PS: I've subscribed to the thread and I'm enjoying the funnies and mostly all the food pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 26, 2018 #4855 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Hi folks! In order that we are able to continue to provide this special Watercooler opportunity the original reason for creating it must be adhered to....that is, it is for OFF TOPIC and conversational discussion not related to Silversea cruises. Therefore, any and all discussion about Silversea -- no matter what it is -- needs to be posted on the main cruise line forum. Of course the exception is ROLL CALLs and TOUR SHARES, which belong on the specific roll call for your sailing. Thank you, Laura PS: I've subscribed to the thread and I'm enjoying the funnies and mostly all the food pics! Thanks Laura, welcome - appreciated but confused. As the Cooler originator I have sent you an email to seek clarity. I guess that in order to ensure this doesn't make Host Dan's life even more problematic we remind ourselves that ALL CC guidelines apply but with the exception that things can be both on and off topic https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=39470485&postcount=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rare LauraS Posted July 26, 2018 Administrators #4856 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Thanks Laura, welcome - appreciated but confused. As the Cooler originator I have sent you an email to seek clarity. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=39470485&postcount=1 That's fine, I'll look for your email. You said "I guess that in order to ensure this doesn't make Host Dan's life even more problematic we remind ourselves that ALL CC guidelines apply but with the exception that things can be both on and off topic" And again, you may have written that eons ago, but that isn't something I wrote (probably should have been corrected at that time). So, off topic only here in the Watercooler. No Silversea posts. Anyone who'd like to discuss this further should email me directly. Please do not post in this thread. Thank you! Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carefreecruise Posted July 26, 2018 #4857 Share Posted July 26, 2018 That's fine, I'll look for your email. You said "I guess that in order to ensure this doesn't make Host Dan's life even more problematic we remind ourselves that ALL CC guidelines apply but with the exception that things can be both on and off topic" And again, you may have written that eons ago, but that isn't something I wrote (probably should have been corrected at that time). So, off topic only here in the Watercooler. No Silversea posts. Anyone who'd like to discuss this further should email me directly. Please do not post in this thread. Thank you! Laura Definitely gave you something new to talk about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 26, 2018 #4858 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Good afternoon from officially the hottest day! Interesting interview from Emliy Maitlis I thought I’d share. She sometimes anchors BBC Newsnight. I know how tough it is to be judged on one stupid phrase https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/emily-maitlis-on-sean-spicer-i-know-how-tough-it-is-to-be-judged-on-one-stupid-phrase-zxxrvlm29?shareToken=3d60b04434458280fa8b4ee9eaf2c1d7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted July 26, 2018 #4859 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Very interesting J! Thanks for sharing the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveywavey70 Posted July 26, 2018 #4860 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Well we've just been to see Mamma Mia. Lots of people told me to take tissues. Decent enough film but the only reason you'd need to take tissues is to wipe the dribble from the side of Chers mouth as her face seems to have now been totally paralyzed with cow poison and she seems to have lost the power of both speech and song. Yes I know she's 72 and hasn't got a line on her face but she looks like a bloated bladder wearing Miss Piggies hair. Am I the only person that is traumatized by having to look at people whose faces have been butchered, rearranged, stretched and immobilized? I'd rather grow old disgracefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 26, 2018 #4861 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Dave, Your life is far too exciting. Now is the time between wifey’s bed time and mine which is for the next few weeks yet another run through of the complete Sopranos at 3 or 4 per night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveywavey70 Posted July 27, 2018 #4862 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Ive got no decent box sets to watch at the mo. Ive just finished all 7 series of Game of Thrones again and I'm waiting for spooks to come back on catchup. How is it that we have less to watch now than when the telly just had 3 sticky out buttons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fletcher Posted July 27, 2018 #4863 Share Posted July 27, 2018 A nice LIVE view of the Wind at Tromso today - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 27, 2018 #4864 Share Posted July 27, 2018 A nice LIVE view of the Wind at Tromso today - It does look a bit serene. I do hope there are no large group bookings! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted July 27, 2018 #4865 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Greetings Coolers! Today's funny.... Have a great day all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 27, 2018 #4866 Share Posted July 27, 2018 I would like to substitute "a mile with their knees ..." :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted July 27, 2018 #4867 Share Posted July 27, 2018 J...I'll raise your knee bid by one hip and two deaf ears. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 27, 2018 #4868 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Today we plan to eat in La Tavola ...... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted July 27, 2018 #4869 Share Posted July 27, 2018 I'd like to reserve a table please. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 27, 2018 #4870 Share Posted July 27, 2018 A table overlooking the luxurious lawns has been reserved! There is now a plaice for you ..... but we had lemon sole. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 27, 2018 #4871 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted July 27, 2018 #4872 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Beautiful J! And your meal looks awesome! And "a plaice for you"....witty!!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted July 27, 2018 #4873 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Beautiful J! And your meal looks awesome! And "a plaice for you"....witty!!!! :) I agree, I finally saw what he did there, but it took me a minute. Jeff is a witty one! Off to see the brothers and sisters this weekend, at least 3 of 4. My other brother is back in Denmark "working" this week - he got home Tuesday, and had a "conference" in Bonn for the last two days. The only "working" that I saw was a group of them drinking Kolsch at an outdoor picnic table. That's the kind of job I want! Hamburgers on the grill last night. I finally took a picture for Jeff. Served over a slice of Vidalia (sweet) onion, and topped with melted cheddar. And some nice frites! No pictures of the empty Malbec bottle though. Does anybody watch The Big Bang Theory? Chris had watched a few episodes on planes, and said that I'd probably like it. Now we've been renting the DVDs from Netflix. We are halfway through the fourth season and find it hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted July 27, 2018 #4874 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Your burgers look delicious JP! Yes we watch the Big Bang Theory and we find it hilarious as well. Witty comedy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLeh Posted July 27, 2018 #4875 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Morning all. We're still enduring our 'heat wave' here on the west coast. I have all the windows open for now and it is very pleasant 22°c (albeit 6:30 in the am). JP: I enjoyed the first few seasons of Big Bang Theory but have tapered off watching over recent seasons. Jeff: I saw what you did there. I'm not very good at image insertion (I don't have a place to host pictures) so you'll just have to imagine our back yard and back porch, where we go to escape the heat in the house. Right now I'm listening to a raven croak and caw in the back yard through my office window. They have an amazing range of sounds. He's sitting atop our 70' pine tree back by the barn. It is the quintessential 'west coast' sound. Nothing quite beats the sound of the wind rushing over their wings when they fly overhead. Yesterday's wine of choice was a "Little Straw" Pinot Rosé - 2016 vintage. Little Straw is a small winery in the Okanagan, in West Kelowna. Most of their wines come from their own grapes. We can't get their wines in the official government liquor stores, so every once in a while we'll do a wine run to the Okanagan and fill up the back of the car. We try to go to a number of small boutique wineries, from West Kelowna, to Penticton and the Naramata Bench, right down to Oliver & Osoyoos, that don't produce enough wine to be carried by our government monopoly. (It's a good excuse to let the ponies have a good run too.) It's essential to go for tastings though, because there have been known to be 'good years' and 'bad years'. The best year overall was 2012 (See Ya Later Ranch had an outstanding Pinot Noir that year), but 2016 seems to be a close second. We're hearing that the 2017's are going to be good too. The years the Okanagan has fires the reds tend to be a bit smokier in flavour, so will expect that in the 2018 vintage when they are released. Hope everyone is having a good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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