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

[dani negreanu]

4 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I thought it funny when I noticed it say 25°, feels like 25° 😂 

 

Same here...😁😁

[cruisingpeople]

23 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

I know that I'm going to get in a lot of trouble from some of you, but all that white stuff is "Pennies from Heaven" for me as most of my cruising and vacation money comes from snowplowing. It's just me and my pick-up truck. Unless it's over 8 " I can do all 20 of my customers in 5 - 6 hours.

 

Cha-Ching ! ! ! ! ! ❄️❄️❄️

[Ozark_Kid]

1 hour ago, h20skibum said:

I guess the answer to how well these masks work is, it depends.  

 

Based on the measurements they give you to determine the size you need, I ordered a large, and Susan ordered a small.  We probably looked pretty silly, but we wanted to do our test fit and test them out in our hot tub before taking them along for a real world use. 

 

Mine fit perfectly, and had a good seal even with my beard.  Susan, on the other hand, could not get a good seal with her mask.  Because her face is long and narrow, she could not get it to seal by her eye sockets. (Arrows). She was sad because she had to return hers for a regular mask and snorkel. 

 

 

I loved using mine when we went snorkeling with the turtles.  I started out using the GoPro mount, but after snorkeling for a while I took it off and hand held it.  I just preferred seeing what I was filming. Sorry it took a while to answer this, but we just got our real use last week. 

 

The one I used has one way valves to bring in oxygen, and valves and a separate part of the tube to get rid of the co2.  There was someone in our group that was using an older one without those features, and he said he was getting light headed with his.  

 

This is the one I used. Easy return to Amazon if it doesn’t fit and seal for you.  

 

1 hour ago, island lady said:

 

It's actually very refreshing to talk about masks of a different kind.  😉 

I noticed the pic before reading.  I was not understanding what the picture was and then started to read.

When I read "I guess the answer to how well these masks work is, it depends. " I thought, please don’t go there and what are they now using …… then 😂 I realized what it was 😂.  So glad it is all about snorkeling!

[Ozark_Kid]

3 minutes ago, cruisingpeople said:

I know that I'm going to get in a lot of trouble from some of you, but all that white stuff is "Pennies from Heaven" for me as most of my cruising and vacation money comes from snowplowing. It's just me and my pick-up truck. Unless it's over 8 " I can do all 20 of my customers in 5 - 6 hours.

 

Cha-Ching ! ! ! ! ! ❄️❄️❄️

If we were to get 8" of snow in Arkansas it would shut us down for at least a week.  I grew up in the snow belt of Ohio so it was funny to me to witness my first snow here.  They used a road grader to clear the road and plowed it to the middle of the road. 😂  Once when I was auditioning at a school they shut the school down due to snow and it hadn’t started snowing yet! A superintendent a couple counties over said it was starting to snow bad. 

[Ocean Boy]

3 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Unfortunately things might be changing. We are taking Maggie to the vet now. Things are not good.

I am so sorry.😔

[Ocean Boy]

33 minutes ago, jagsfan said:

For those of us who never get snow, it’s Mother Nature’s miracle. It makes everything beautiful. 

It also makes accomplishing the necessities of daily life a PITA.

[OnTheJourney]

38 minutes ago, jagsfan said:

For those of us who never get snow, it’s Mother Nature’s miracle. It makes everything beautiful. 

All 3 pictures are really nice!  So,..as long as we're doing snow, here's one from our place following a storm last winter. I think this particular snow left about 38 inches at the deepest point in my driveway. 

 

Love how, following certain wind conditions (which we get lots of), there almost appears to be not much difference between snow and sand formations. 

Edited November 3, 2021 by OnTheJourney

[OnTheJourney]

3 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

It makes everything beautiful. 

yep...until it's time to shovel or plow it. 

[Ocean Boy]

1 minute ago, OnTheJourney said:

yep...until it's time to shovel or plow it. 

Don't know how you quoted me saying that.🤔

[OnTheJourney]

Oops!!! I see that it wasn't actually you who said it! My bad. Came from jagsfan. Since I copied it from your post, though, it shows up as being from you. Ain't these forums wonnerful?  😆

Edited November 3, 2021 by OnTheJourney

[cruisingpeople]

17 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

 Once when I was auditioning at a school they shut the school down due to snow and it hadn’t started snowing yet! A superintendent a couple counties over said it was starting to snow bad. 

 

Unfortunately, nowadays here on the "Right Coast", they will cancel school a full day before any snow even starts to fall. Then when the storm turns out to sea or doesn't even develop, everybody is up in arms because they had to miss work and stay home with the kids. But if you sent them to school and it snowed, they are screaming bloody murder. It's a no-win situation. 

[OnTheJourney]

5 minutes ago, cruisingpeople said:

But if you sent them to school and it snowed, they are screaming bloody murder. It's a no-win situation. 

Yeah...I've been involved in all that having been a public school teacher my whole career. Snow days....lol...such memories. I'd hate to be a superintendent and have to make those calls as to canceling, one-hour delay, etc. 

Edited November 3, 2021 by OnTheJourney

[h20skibum]

1 hour ago, Luckynana said:

Mark, what is the name of the masks?  Thank you!

I had the link on another device and didn’t get back in time to edit. 
 

The mask is a WSTOO

 

 

[OnTheJourney]

Cruisingpeople...that first pic would make a cool album cover for some nice, mellow, winter-themed new age music. 

[jagsfan]

57 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I thought it funny when I noticed it say 25°, feels like 25° 😂 

Here in Florida the weather people say that because of humidity in the summer time. 
It can be 85, but the “feels like” temperature is 95. 
It sounds perfectly normal to us. 

[jagsfan]

31 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

It also makes accomplishing the necessities of daily life a PITA.

I remember when a friend moved to Massachusetts. She said she was afraid to run out to get the paper during the winters without putting on several layers. She was afraid she’d freeze before she got back in the house. 
She was used to looking both ways and then running out in her nightgown. 

[Luckynana]

22 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

I had the link on another device and didn’t get back in time to edit. 
 

The mask is a WSTOO

 

 

Thank you, Mark!

[Ocean Boy]

12 minutes ago, jagsfan said:

Here in Florida the weather people say that because of humidity in the summer time. 
It can be 85, but the “feels like” temperature is 95. 
It sounds perfectly normal to us. 

I like 85.

[Ocean Boy]

4 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Unfortunately things might be changing. We are taking Maggie to the vet now. Things are not good.

Any news? I can't stop thinking about this.

[Keksie]

4 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Unfortunately things might be changing. We are taking Maggie to the vet now. Things are not good.

My thoughts and heart are with you just know she has had a wonderful life with you.

[bobmacliberty]

2 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

Further investigation made me want to pack up and head south. One day in, and I’m calling for “Mercy”. 

 

Sounds like me about 5 years ago.  Growing up in Buffalo, I really liked winter...skiing, snowmobiling, hockey.  The older I got, the less that I appreciated the snow and cold weather.  

[bobmacliberty]

2 hours ago, ollienbertsmum said:

I am back after a break, having now handed in my PhD thesis.  Still got to be examined on it, but that is 8 1/2 yrs (a few months added due to broken arms and the pandemic) work.  

 

I am glad that the thread is still going, It is lovely to see updates from familiar names.  So nice to hear about weddings, breakfasts and trips.  Sorry to hear about little fur baby not being too well - our furry friends are so precious.  

 

I am happy to be back.  

 

Congrats on finishing your thesis.  That is a HUGE step!

[derorim]

2 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

Yesterday looked like this. 
 

 

 

Today felt like April Fools. 
 

 

 

It wasn’t a light dusting either. 
 

 

Further investigation made me want to pack up and head south. One day in, and I’m calling for “Mercy”. 
 

 

 

 

The scenery where you live is just breathtaking.  I love your pictures.

[bobmacliberty]

1 hour ago, cruisingpeople said:

 

Unfortunately, nowadays here on the "Right Coast", they will cancel school a full day before any snow even starts to fall. Then when the storm turns out to sea or doesn't even develop, everybody is up in arms because they had to miss work and stay home with the kids. But if you sent them to school and it snowed, they are screaming bloody murder. It's a no-win situation. 

 

That's the way things were when I lived in Cincinnati.  Growing up in Buffalo, school was on unless it snowed more than about 6 inches.  They were equipped with plows and salt trucks to clear the roads overnight.  The worst that I remember was the blizzard of 77, when there was so much snow that people were literally snowed into their houses.  Snowmobiles were needed to deliver food to many houses.  As a kid though, it was a winter wonderland.

 

 

[bobmacliberty]

4 hours ago, MJSailors said:

mets07

Congratulations and good wishes to the newlyweds!

Was the reception at Oheka Castle?

I have been to several luncheons there. 

The grounds certainly accommodate lovely photo ops especially with the LI Sound  in the background. 

The photos will be fabulous !

 

Was Oheka Castle used in the TV show Royal Pains?  It looks like the place where the very rich (to differentiate him from normal rich) guy lived.