Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[island lady]

21 hours ago, jagsfan said:

My husband says no more long road trips…he’s aged out. For many years we spent summers up there and hated to come home. 
Next month we’re spending a week in Sapphire Valley NC which is in a really pretty area. Lots of waterfalls and, of course, the white squirrels in Brevard.
My parents’ summer house is in Hendersonville and had apple orchards around it and mountains to look at. 
We sold it after they died because we spent so much time in Maine and cruising. 
I guess, looking back, we should have kept it. 

 

Should really be pretty up there in Sapphire Valley I should think! 🙂 

 

We have been doing the dreaded drive up to north eastern Maine with the "land yacht" for years, mostly because we could take our fur babies with us.  Now...last fur baby passed into kitty cat heaven two years ago, then Covid hit last year.  

 

Sooo..this year we flew up, rented an SUV, and doing rental homes.  Has been working out well so far, though a pricier way to go....then again...if we sell the land yacht...not so bad after all.  😉 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 19, 2021 by island lady

[Sea Dog]

14 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

It makes me realize how limited my alcoholic experiences have been.

And your liver thanks you!

[Jimbo]

7 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

Big action at Sharon’s today. 

 
 

 

 

Nice. Cha ching !!!

[island lady]

20 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

As your our pineapple expert.  What do we need to do with this?  Eric planted this in dirt after roots appeared.  Put in dirt before we left for the shore in june and not much is happening.  

 

It is stunted...into too small of a pot.  Get a pot about 5 times that big, fill with planting soil mixed well with time release (granular) fertilizer and repot.   Then watch it get big!  😉 

[island lady]

20 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

I suspect that prolongs the agony the lobsters have to go through. I can remember my mother splitting them to make baked stuffed lobsters. The process always bothered me. It doesn't phase my brother in the least. Honestly, I'd rather eat pizza.

 

LOL...I was nervous doing my first steamed lobster, horror stories of "screaming lobster" etc.   Didn't happen.  Get 2 inches of water boiling (clean sea water is best), put lobster into pot upside down claws first, cover tightly for 20 minutes.  Used to it now.  😉  

 

No worse than the cows, chickens, pigs suffer.  Actually maybe a bit nicer way to go in a sauna than a slaughter house.  😄 

[Sunshine3601]

14 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

It is stunted...into too small of a pot.  Get a pot about 5 times that big, fill with planting soil mixed well with time release (granular) fertilizer and repot.   Then watch it get big!  😉 

I had a feeling that was the issue as he planted as a rush before we left for the shore in June.   Thank you for your help🤩

Hope you are enjoying life in Maine.

Have a Great Day!

Edit...one more question, do they prefer direct sunlight?

Edited July 19, 2021 by Sunshine3601

[island lady]

2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

It seems like you folks are about three months, or so, behind us. There is very little masking in NEW England these days.

 

Really rare to see a mask in Maine either.   Maine population is over 70% vaxxed now.  🙂 

[island lady]

9 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

I had a feeling that was the issue as he planted as a rush before we left for the shore in June.   Thank you for your help🤩

Hope you are enjoying life in Maine.

Have a Great Day!

Edit...one more question, do they prefer direct sunlight?

 

You are most welcome!  Hope it works out for you.  I have had my share of failures, but most seem to make it...luckily!  😉  Our neighbor is watching ours and keeping them watered.  

 

Absolutely direct sunshine lover!  🙂  Sorry, I forgot to mention that.  

[Momof3gurlz]

27 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

Big action at Sharon’s today. 

 
 

 

 

Ooooh, very nice!  
We’re having our driveway replaced - date unknown.  It took several weeks just to get 3 different paving co’s out to give estimates.  We finally chose one, but are now in the 12-16 weeks waiting period for them to get us in.  All 3 estimated roughly the same timeframe. Long waits for everything around here.  

[sgmn]

11 hours ago, sgmn said:

 

Excitement is building here 🙂

 

Our final restrictions ends tomorrow in UK  so we hopefull it's going to be  everything we want it to be , though still waiting to hear from the vicar if singing in church is allowed and if masks are required, and from the reception venue if dancing is allowed .

🤞

Just heard from the venue,  no masks, and dancing allowed,  yippee 

 

[Keksie]

We are back from our trip to South Dakota.  Had a great time, saw a lot of animals and beautiful scenery.  We won't be flying again any time soon and are thinking our next adventure will be in the Great Smokey Mountains since that is close enough to drive.  Does anyone have any do not miss, tips or tricks for that area.  

[Ken at the beach]

4 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

The afternoon in the garden sounds lovely.  A trip to Costco though is more like a contest.  Two of my favourite versions; can you get everything without a cart or, can get get out with a bill under $100.  Rarely win either, but upon occasion it is the second option.

Made a trip there yesterday.  It was without a cart as I only needed one thing....a whole beef tenderloin for last nights dinner.  Previously they were always around $125 to $135, this was even as recent as a few months back.  I guess summer bbq'ing season has driven up demand as the least expensive one I could find was $192 with most at around $225

[dani negreanu]

2 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Previously they were always around $125 to $135, this was even as recent as a few months back.  I guess summer bbq'ing season has driven up demand as the least expensive one I could find was $192 with most at around $225

 

👎 😢  Is that in US $ ?

[Sea Dog]

2 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Made a trip there yesterday.  It was without a cart as I only needed one thing....a whole beef tenderloin for last nights dinner.  Previously they were always around $125 to $135, this was even as recent as a few months back.  I guess summer bbq'ing season has driven up demand as the least expensive one I could find was $192 with most at around $225

Me too. The prices are insane. I got a whole trimmed choice for $155.00. I used to pay that for prime.

[dani negreanu]

11 hours ago, sgmn said:

Our final restrictions ends tomorrow in UK  so we hopefull it's going to be  everything we want it to be , though still waiting to hear from the vicar if singing in church is allowed and if masks are required, and from the reception venue if dancing is allowed .

🤞

 

4 hours ago, grapau27 said:

I called at the bank everyone wore masks. I called in a post office/convenience store and only 1 person wasn't wearing a mask.

Pauline went into Morrison's supermarket and all the customers were wearing masks.

Social distancing has gone but if everyone wears a mask while walking around indoors it will protect everyone.

 

3 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

It seems like you folks are about three months, or so, behind us. There is very little masking in NEW England these days.

 

3 hours ago, sgmn said:

Good to hear Graham. My version of our first day with no restrictions:

In the gym first thing,  normally have to wear masks walking around inside the building but not when working out, today half were wearing masks and half not. My PT didn't wear her mask 

Later in the hairdressers, some as when we had restrictions. Temperature checks and masks for everyone. 

Didn't go shopping, but from what I could see people were putting masks on to go into shops

 

As of mid June, when the "masks indoor required" was lifted, we're experiencing a huge surge in cases (from 4 to more than 1000 per day) due to the Delta variant.

 

40% of the positives are Pfizer fully vaccinated.

 

No surge in hospitalizations and death.

 

Indoor masks required again. Powers that be quite clueless.... and the population is like "oh, no, not again, been there, done that"....

 

[Ken at the beach]

7 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

👎 😢  Is that in US $ ?

Canadian.  About $150 usd

[Ken at the beach]

10 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Me too. The prices are insane. I got a whole trimmed choice for $155.00. I used to pay that for prime.

Mine was AAA, not sure how that equates to Choice.  I also bought the trimmed.

 

Edit...google says that they are equivilant

Edited July 19, 2021 by Ourusualbeach

[dani negreanu]

2 hours ago, sgmn said:

1) Because its so wide spread I shall continue wearing masks indoors for the moment .

 

2) Mainly I'm worried about getting 'pinged' by track and trace and told to self isolate because of contact with a covid carrier and miss our family wedding.  Because of this my husband and I will restrict our socialising from next Friday 

 

1) That's what we have done even when the "masks indoor required" was lifted.... DIY and not rely on others....

 

2) Great thinking -- our in-laws are (hopefully) travelling to Iceland on the 25th, for a long awaited pre-Covid organized trip to Iceland. Only fully vaxxed people (a retirees group) and a direct flight chartered by the Travel Agents.

Nevertheless, they're self isolating from the 15th, not willing to take any chances....

 

 

34 minutes ago, sgmn said:

Just heard from the venue,  no masks, and dancing allowed,  yippee 

 

Excellent news, double yippee !!!!

[dani negreanu]

7 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Canadian.  About $150 usd

 

For one dinner for 4 persons (not including Merlin 😉)?

[Ken at the beach]

Just now, dani negreanu said:

 

For one dinner for 4 persons (not including Merlin 😉)?

It's the full tenderloin so we can generally get enough steaks to do two dinners for the 4 of us plus enough small pieces (trimmings) to do a stir fry.

[helen haywood]

11 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

 

 

 

As of mid June, when the "masks indoor required" was lifted, we're experiencing a huge surge in cases (from 4 to more than 1000 per day) due to the Delta variant.

 

40% of the positives are Pfizer fully vaccinated.

 

No surge in hospitalizations and death.

 

Indoor masks required again. Powers that be quite clueless.... and the population is like "oh, no, not again, been there, done that"....

 

How is it known the number of new cases if hospitalization wasn’t required?  Were the numbers from contact tracing resulting in tests of people not aware they had it?

[Ken at the beach]

4 minutes ago, helen haywood said:

How is it known the number of new cases if hospitalization wasn’t required?  Were the numbers from contact tracing resulting in tests of people not aware they had it?

In all likelihood the numbers could be much higher, those numbers would only be for those tested.  many getting it after having the vaccine are asymptomatic ad would never know

[helen haywood]

I agree; I’m sure the numbers are higher.  I just wondered how the count was arrived at.

[ReneeFLL]

4 hours ago, sgmn said:

I'm quietly confident everything will be as they want it to be 💕

They have a choir and if we can't sing out loud I'll just hum to myself and sing in my head 🎶

I have my dance songs requests all planned 😊

It will be a superb day whatever happens 

Hoping everything goes as planned and congratulations to the couple.

[ReneeFLL]

4 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

The afternoon in the garden sounds lovely.  A trip to Costco though is more like a contest.  Two of my favourite versions; can you get everything without a cart or, can get get out with a bill under $100.  Rarely win either, but upon occasion it is the second option.

With 16 items for 180.18 we didn’t manage to keep it below 100.00. We normally get a cart. We rarely get out of there with only the stuff on the list.