NHProud Posted April 11 #119051 Share Posted April 11 7 hours ago, Sea Dog said: Yes that’s one my list to visit too while we are there along with the Bamboo Club, both in Long Beach. Love to meet up. We will be there Wednesday October 16th and Thursday October 17th. I can give you my cell. Email me at gpsteele7 at g mail dot com. My husband visited Long Beach on business quite a few times before we moved to Santa Clarita in 2006 . I would go with him often . We cruised out of San Pedro in 2023 and believe me or not you are going to be bored staying in San Pedro . The Tiki bar Dave referenced is within walking distance of the Long Beach Westin which @Jimbo has also mentioned. Laguna Beach is very nice and with a rental car should not be a problem. We stayed at the Ritz Carlton . This October , we are staying one night at the Crowne Plaza . Last year , we stayed at the Doubletree. It’s because , we’ve been there , done that. I’m sure , you have your itinerary planned and know what you want to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 11 #119052 Share Posted April 11 8 hours ago, dani negreanu said: Thank you, Dorothy, same here. Too many unknowns right now, we're fearing an attack from Iran, and no cease fire as yet..... Prayers uplifted for you every day Dani @dani negreanufor your safety. 53°F and sunny here at 08.22am. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 11 #119053 Share Posted April 11 5 hours ago, Luckynana said: So yesterday, our youngest grandchild, William, became a teenager, since he celebrated his 13th Birthday!🎈 Happy 13th birthday Maryann for your youngest grandson William. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 11 #119054 Share Posted April 11 Yesterday our tree man came and trimmed all of our high conifers in our back and front garden. Afterwards we booked another cruise then got a takeaway and went to the beach. I hope everyone has a wonderful day. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted April 11 #119055 Share Posted April 11 11 hours ago, lenquixote66 said: Yesterday I did a Zoom conference with the Actor Brett Gelman.During the course of conversation he mentioned acting in the show Stranger Things.I never watched it.Did anyone see it and if so would you recommend it ? Hi Lenny. I watched the entire series with my son. We loved it. I loved all the 80s references. Honestly, hard to say if you would like it or not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted April 11 #119056 Share Posted April 11 41 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Yesterday our tree man came and trimmed all of our high conifers in our back and front garden. Afterwards we booked another cruise then got a takeaway and went to the beach. I hope everyone has a wonderful day. Sounds like a very productive day and that banana bread (?) looks rather nice. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted April 11 Author #119057 Share Posted April 11 6 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said: Happy Birthday to William 🎂 I hope he had a wonderful day if he celebrated yesterday. + 3 🌺 Maryann @Luckynana 3 hours ago, Coralc said: How exciting! Have a wonderful cruise. Please share photos. + 1 Pat @taznremmy 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted April 11 #119058 Share Posted April 11 7 hours ago, Luckynana said: So yesterday, our youngest grandchild, William, became a teenager, since he celebrated his 13th Birthday!🎈 Adding my Happy Birthday wishes to William. 🎂🎂🎉 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 11 #119059 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, aussielozzie18 said: Sounds like a very productive day and that banana bread (?) looks rather nice. Thanks. The banana bread was lovely. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted April 11 #119060 Share Posted April 11 4 hours ago, taznremmy said: I’m sitting on a plane to FLL and board the Celebrity Equinox to Lisbon. Hope we cruise together before too long. Take care, this too will pass. Hugs. I'm sitting in a hospital having a cup of coffee while still digesting yesterday's visit to my accountant. I suspect that you are going to have a better day than I am.😊 Have a great time! 10 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted April 11 #119061 Share Posted April 11 Those scheduling people at Southwest have been busy trying to annoy me. Yesterday, they made two changes to our flight to San Francisco. The first change, they moved our departure time up by about 10 minutes. I thought, ok, I can live with that. Then, about 2 hours later, they send this. New times, new plane, new flight! So now, instead of a change in Chicago, we have one in Denver. And that new departure time got moved to 5am, which would mean getting up at 2am to be ready for a drive to the airport. Not happening, so we booked a hotel at the airport. Now, I wake up this morning to see that our flights to and from Myrtle Beach this summer were changed. Differences of 10 minutes to 1.5 hours. Can’t wait to see if they change again later today. I am fairly confident they will change our flights to and from our Utopia cruise. Maybe they are reshuffling the fleet to find planes that haven’t had parts fall off. 6 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted April 11 #119062 Share Posted April 11 3 minutes ago, h20skibum said: Those scheduling people at Southwest have been busy trying to annoy me. Yesterday, they made two changes to our flight to San Francisco. The first change, they moved our departure time up by about 10 minutes. I thought, ok, I can live with that. Then, about 2 hours later, they send this. New times, new plane, new flight! So now, instead of a change in Chicago, we have one in Denver. And that new departure time got moved to 5am, which would mean getting up at 2am to be ready for a drive to the airport. Not happening, so we booked a hotel at the airport. Now, I wake up this morning to see that our flights to and from Myrtle Beach this summer were changed. Differences of 10 minutes to 1.5 hours. Can’t wait to see if they change again later today. I am fairly confident they will change our flights to and from our Utopia cruise. Maybe they are reshuffling the fleet to find planes that haven’t had parts fall off. Whenever I have booked flights and get an email from the airline my first reaction before I read it is to gringe. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted April 11 #119063 Share Posted April 11 13 hours ago, lenquixote66 said: Yesterday I did a Zoom conference with the Actor Brett Gelman.During the course of conversation he mentioned acting in the show Stranger Things.I never watched it.Did anyone see it and if so would you recommend it ? Yes, we watched the series. I would recommend you check it out. Not for everyone but you may enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted April 11 Author #119064 Share Posted April 11 44 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: Whenever I have booked flights and get an email from the airline my first reaction before I read it is to gringe. +1, missing a beat. "Important information about your next flight....." 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted April 11 #119065 Share Posted April 11 Yesterday, I read an article about a proposed change in Pennsylvania’s cell phone use in a vehicle. No texting or talking, which isn’t bad, but they would expand to not permit you to have a cell phone in your lap or hand for any reason. That includes snapping a picture, or taking a video. Now I have been known to snap a picture or two, so I am not pleased with that part. And speaking of snapping a photo, I encountered an odd phenomenon in our new vehicle. If I open the camera app, it will automatically shut off Sirius radio, and the time on the infotainment screen will be surrounded by a red bubble. As soon as you close the camera app, the music returns. Not sure if this is something new and unique to Toyota, or if others see this. Still getting familiar with Apple CarPlay, plus all the new symbols. Anyone know why I get the ref signaling touchdown, when I shift in reverse? Susan thinks it means she backed into the garage without hitting anything. 😁 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted April 11 #119066 Share Posted April 11 New reading material picked up from the library. Sandford’s new Prey book. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted April 11 #119067 Share Posted April 11 14 minutes ago, h20skibum said: Anyone know why I get the ref signaling touchdown, when I shift in reverse? Susan thinks it means she backed into the garage without hitting anything. 😁 I think the symbol appears to provide verification that the rear distance sensors are operational. If they are dirty, or in bad weather like heavy rain, you might get a notice that they are temporarily unavailable. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpostman Posted April 11 #119068 Share Posted April 11 (edited) 47 minutes ago, h20skibum said: Anyone know why I get the ref signaling touchdown, when I shift in reverse? Susan thinks it means she backed into the garage without hitting anything. 😁 If you touch that icon, it will change the rear camera angle. Usually 3 different viewing angles are available. EDIT TO ADD: Also, if the music stops when you open the camera app, it is useful because if you take video footage and the music is playing, it is troublesome if you wish to upload to a service such as YT and get hit with copyright warnings. On a technical side, your (most) phones may not be able to enable the microphone and stream music simultaneously. dp Edited April 11 by dpostman 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keksie Posted April 11 #119069 Share Posted April 11 2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said: I'm sitting in a hospital having a cup of coffee while still digesting yesterday's visit to my accountant. I suspect that you are going to have a better day than I am.😊 Have a great time! Do you.make estimated quarterly payments. It still hurts but in smaller bites and more often. Sigh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted April 11 #119070 Share Posted April 11 8 minutes ago, Keksie said: Do you.make estimated quarterly payments. It still hurts but in smaller bites and more often. Sigh. I do make quarterly payments. Let's just say my estimates were "slightly" off last year. Very untypical of me.🙄😑😢🤧 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keksie Posted April 11 #119071 Share Posted April 11 6 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: I do make quarterly payments. Let's just say my estimates were "slightly" off last year. Very untypical of me.🙄😑😢🤧 Been there done that. Definitely a drinking moment for sure. At least you didn't loan the government money all year. 😒 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted April 11 #119072 Share Posted April 11 3 minutes ago, Keksie said: Been there done that. Definitely a drinking moment for sure. At least you didn't loan the government money all year. 😒 It would be nice if they would let me keep a bit of what I work for.🙄🤨 8 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keksie Posted April 11 #119073 Share Posted April 11 2 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: It would be nice if they would let me keep a bit of what I work for.🙄🤨 I just want to be able to use the "kids" as deductions. Lol. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted April 11 #119074 Share Posted April 11 (edited) 7 hours ago, taznremmy said: I’m sitting on a plane to FLL and board the Celebrity Equinox to Lisbon. Hope we cruise together before too long. Take care, this too will pass. Hugs. Have a great time on Equinox! 6 hours ago, NHProud said: My husband visited Long Beach on business quite a few times before we moved to Santa Clarita in 2006 . I would go with him often . We cruised out of San Pedro in 2023 and believe me or not you are going to be bored staying in San Pedro . The Tiki bar Dave referenced is within walking distance of the Long Beach Westin which @Jimbo has also mentioned. Laguna Beach is very nice and with a rental car should not be a problem. We stayed at the Ritz Carlton . This October , we are staying one night at the Crowne Plaza . Last year , we stayed at the Doubletree. It’s because , we’ve been there , done that. I’m sure , you have your itinerary planned and know what you want to do. This being our first time cruising out of LA I’m sure we will learn a lot. Nervous about renting a car and driving in LA especially if we go to some Tiki Bars. I’ll look at Westin and maybe we will change our reservations. We figured one day we would take a tour of the Queen Mary or tour the USS Iowa. 2 hours ago, h20skibum said: Those scheduling people at Southwest have been busy trying to annoy me. Yesterday, they made two changes to our flight to San Francisco. The first change, they moved our departure time up by about 10 minutes. I thought, ok, I can live with that. Then, about 2 hours later, they send this. New times, new plane, new flight! So now, instead of a change in Chicago, we have one in Denver. And that new departure time got moved to 5am, which would mean getting up at 2am to be ready for a drive to the airport. Not happening, so we booked a hotel at the airport. Now, I wake up this morning to see that our flights to and from Myrtle Beach this summer were changed. Differences of 10 minutes to 1.5 hours. Can’t wait to see if they change again later today. I am fairly confident they will change our flights to and from our Utopia cruise. Maybe they are reshuffling the fleet to find planes that haven’t had parts fall off. Boy that’s frustrating. I would hate those times. 19 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: I do make quarterly payments. Let's just say my estimates were "slightly" off last year. Very untypical of me.🙄😑😢🤧 I feel your pain. We are paying more this year because of Linda’s freelance legal work. Edited April 11 by Sea Dog 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 11 #119075 Share Posted April 11 21 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: I do make quarterly payments. Let's just say my estimates were "slightly" off last year. Very untypical of me.🙄😑😢🤧 Hopefully this cheers you up @Ocean Boy 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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