The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday January 18th,

[JazzyV]

Good morning. Thanks for the Fleet Report/Daily.

No customers to get to know. Maintenance Day is every day when you have a house. I like gourmet coffee, but won't pay the prices they want. True quote. I like the meal, pass on the drink and yes to the wine. I haven't been to Newport, RI.

 

Today is the calm before the storm. Snow will start tonight and they're predicting 3"-5". I am going to cancel my specialist appointment tomorrow, even though it may take a while to get another appointment (this can wait). I just don't want to be out there slipping and sliding. I will go to PT today, although it's hard with my legs wrapped, then I'm in for the next few days. Monday we'll finally get above freezing for the first time in about 10 days! Sleep was a bit better last night. No word from the radiologist - I just hope he got the MRI disc.

 

@kochleffel Welcome home!

@seagarsmoker Good luck with your interview this afternoon. Fingers crossed for a good outcome.

@kazu Thanks for starting the Daily today. I'm glad you got some help with the driveway. 

@aliaschief Thanks for sharing your day in Lima. 

@ger_77 Sorry to hear of the decline of the fellow who helped with DH's video. Sad. 

@Sharon in AZ You should be ok as long as the vaccines are inactive. I can't take any live vaccines like MMR, yellow fever, chickenpox due to my RA biologic. Nice Newport photos. 

@marshhawk I'm sorry to hear they couldn't fix everything for DH at his procedure yesterday and that he requires further intervention. I hope he will follow the instructions, especially trying to quit smoking. as that affects circulation.

@rafinmd Thank you for our maps. 

@Haljo1935 Sorry you have to cancel your cruise due to your shoulder and surgery coming up.

@Quartzsite Cruiser Condolences on the loss of your 2 friends. I had 2 classmates I was close to but sadly one died young due to breast cancer; the other I only "see" on FB occasionally. Nice Newport photos. 

@ottahand7 Sorry you had another rough night. Let's hope tonight is better. 

 

Prayers for the Care List and Cheers for those Celebrating.

[StLouisCruisers]

Coming home from my hair appointment I stopped at the waterfall at the entrance to our neighborhood and took a photo of the ice.  Always interesting even though we see that quite a few times each winter.  Temp is only 44 currently, rising to about 50 so it will melt some and then freeze again tonight.

 

 

Yep, the grass is dormant and its dull tan color lasts all winter long.

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

1 hour ago, ottahand7 said:

@seagarsmoker good luck today!

 

@marshhawk so sorry Chuck has to go back for more surgery. 

 

Two rough nights, hallucinations and last night coughing I am under the covers in our cool room and try to get some sleep.  Clouds and sun here in St. Lucia.  We are going to try to have dinner on our balcony tonight,  very windy this trip so far.  Very high winds last night. 

 

Nancy, I'm sorry you had another rough night with coughing.  I hope you feel better soon.

 

54 minutes ago, dfish said:

@Quartzsite Cruiser We should try that drink on the Koningsdam!  I think it sounds refreshing as well and would be great after a day touring volcanoes.   

 

@marshhawk Annie, you have your hands full.  Wishing you luck!

 

Debbie, I agree about trying the drink.  The only ingredient I don't anything about is elderflower.  Looking it up, it is used to make a cordial and for medicinal purposes, including medicines to help with colds and flu.  I usually don't get mixed drinks but this one sounds good.

 

48 minutes ago, JazzyV said:

Good morning. Thanks for the Fleet Report/Daily.

No customers to get to know. Maintenance Day is every day when you have a house. I like gourmet coffee, but won't pay the prices they want. True quote. I like the meal, pass on the drink and yes to the wine. I haven't been to Newport, RI.

 

Today is the calm before the storm. Snow will start tonight and they're predicting 3"-5". I am going to cancel my specialist appointment tomorrow, even though it may take a while to get another appointment (this can wait). I just don't want to be out there slipping and sliding. I will go to PT today, although it's hard with my legs wrapped, then I'm in for the next few days. Monday we'll finally get above freezing for the first time in about 10 days! Sleep was a bit better last night. No word from the radiologist - I just hope he got the MRI disc.

 

@kochleffel Welcome home!

@seagarsmoker Good luck with your interview this afternoon. Fingers crossed for a good outcome.

@kazu Thanks for starting the Daily today. I'm glad you got some help with the driveway. 

@aliaschief Thanks for sharing your day in Lima. 

@ger_77 Sorry to hear of the decline of the fellow who helped with DH's video. Sad. 

@Sharon in AZ You should be ok as long as the vaccines are inactive. I can't take any live vaccines like MMR, yellow fever, chickenpox due to my RA biologic. Nice Newport photos. 

@marshhawk I'm sorry to hear they couldn't fix everything for DH at his procedure yesterday and that he requires further intervention. I hope he will follow the instructions, especially trying to quit smoking. as that affects circulation.

@rafinmd Thank you for our maps. 

@Haljo1935 Sorry you have to cancel your cruise due to your shoulder and surgery coming up.

@Quartzsite Cruiser Condolences on the loss of your 2 friends. I had 2 classmates I was close to but sadly one died young due to breast cancer; the other I only "see" on FB occasionally. Nice Newport photos. 

@ottahand7 Sorry you had another rough night. Let's hope tonight is better. 

 

Prayers for the Care List and Cheers for those Celebrating.

 

Vanessa, I don't blame you for canceling tomorrow's appointment.  Thank you for the condolences on the loss of two classmates.  I also had a close friend die in her 30's.  

 

Lenda

[Niagarawine]

Thank you for the report and the maps. More snow today but milder temperatures. There are lots of good people in the world. My eldest son lost his wallet on the commuter train and it was turned in with everything including gift cards from Christmas! 
prayers for all who are I’ll and recovering from surgeries. I a, making my sphagetti and meatballs today. Marcella Hazan recipe. Melt hall cup butter and grate small onion into it. Then pinch of oregano. Cook till onion is golden. Add grated garlic and for just a minute , then large can San Marzano tomatoes or Passat a. Simmer merrily, pinch of sugar . Add meatballs, I bake them and top with Parmesan. Need a nice red with this and some crusty bread. Everyone stay warm and think nice thoughts!

[spkack]

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for your time and effort on "The Fleet Report and Daily" each day.  I often lurk, sometimes comment, and always enjoy reading it!

[seagarsmoker]

Thanks everyone for the positive thoughts for the interview today.

I just finished the final interview, and I thought it went very well. My toes are crossed I will get an update later today or an offer sometime tomorrow. 🙂 

Thanks again for your support! 

[kazu]

2 hours ago, ottahand7 said:

Two rough nights, hallucinations and last night coughing I am under the covers in our cool room and try to get some sleep.  Clouds and sun here in St. Lucia.  We are going to try to have dinner on our balcony tonight,  very windy this trip so far.  Very high winds last night. 

 

Well DAM 😔. I am so sorry you are still so ill.  I hope you can eat dinner on your balcony and recover very soon 🙏 

 

 

2 hours ago, JazzyV said:

Today is the calm before the storm. Snow will start tonight and they're predicting 3"-5". I am going to cancel my specialist appointment tomorrow, even though it may take a while to get another appointment (this can wait). I just don't want to be out there slipping and sliding.

 

I think that is a very wise decision, Vanessa 👍 

 

 

47 minutes ago, Niagarawine said:

There are lots of good people in the world. My eldest son lost his wallet on the commuter train and it was turned in with everything including gift cards from Christmas! 

 

Wow!  How wonderful 🙂. There are truly some good people in the world.  What a nice, good news story 👍 

 

 

10 minutes ago, seagarsmoker said:

Thanks everyone for the positive thoughts for the interview today.

I just finished the final interview, and I thought it went very well. My toes are crossed I will get an update later today or an offer sometime tomorrow. 🙂 

Thanks again for your support! 

 

I have my fingers and toes crossed for you - and here’s an extra one 🤞 

[luvteaching]

Good morning (almost afternoon) from the snowy Pacific Northwest. 

 

Another day in snow and ice here. It's supposed to warm up later. Meanwhile the grader did come down the road yesterday and my mailman has made it both days but not the garbage man. I had a call from Amazon Delivery to say they couldn't get here and I assured the person who called that I totally understood and they can wait until Monday to deliver if they want (it's just a jigsaw puzzle). 
 

All the districts in our county are closed today (and were yesterday) and the county north of us, which is harder hit, is also closed. To the south it's more 2-hour late start. I'm so glad to be retired!! 

 

No to coffee - it stunts my growth! Maybe on the potatoes and there's always maintenance to do around my place but I'm a low-maintenance type of person. 

My neighbors finally got water back yesterday and I'm hoping to not have to have my taps running after this afternoon as it's all supposed to turn to rain. Meanwhile back to cleaning and organizing my craft room and working on my to-do list all from the comfy cozy inside of my place! 

 

Karen

[1ANGELCAT]

@Lady Hudson, I had a notification from Shady Maple market that January 24-27 is the Whoopie Pie festival. Info on their FB page.

[Sharon in AZ]

4 hours ago, Nickelpenny said:

the drink sounds like the "Mariner's Cocktail" I get with my little coupon on embarkation,

I was thinking the same thing!  I actually order it several times during a cruise.  I find it light, sip-able and very enjoyable.

[cat shepard]

1 hour ago, seagarsmoker said:

Thanks everyone for the positive thoughts for the interview today.

I just finished the final interview, and I thought it went very well. My toes are crossed I will get an update later today or an offer sometime tomorrow. 🙂 

Thanks again for your support! 

 

I have crossed my fingers. Sadly I have not trained my toes to cross. I think they are too old to be trainable. 
 

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[Nickelpenny]

15 minutes ago, Sharon in AZ said:

I was thinking the same thing!  I actually order it several times during a cruise.  I find it light, sip-able and very enjoyable.

I agree!  I love them!!

[dfish]

1 hour ago, spkack said:

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for your time and effort on "The Fleet Report and Daily" each day.  I often lurk, sometimes comment, and always enjoy reading it!

 

It is good to hear from you! I hope you stop in more often!

 

2 hours ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

 

Debbie, I agree about trying the drink.  The only ingredient I don't anything about is elderflower.  Looking it up, it is used to make a cordial and for medicinal purposes, including medicines to help with colds and flu.  I usually don't get mixed drinks but this one sounds good.

 

I think this is going to take several sessions to try all our drinks.  I hope someone is keeping a list.

 

1 hour ago, seagarsmoker said:

Thanks everyone for the positive thoughts for the interview today.

I just finished the final interview, and I thought it went very well. My toes are crossed I will get an update later today or an offer sometime tomorrow. 🙂 

Thanks again for your support! 

 

Fingers crossed here and I can get a couple toes on each foot crossed.

 

18 minutes ago, Sharon in AZ said:

I was thinking the same thing!  I actually order it several times during a cruise.  I find it light, sip-able and very enjoyable.

 

You'll have to join Lenda and me.  After all, we are doing research!

[Sharon in AZ]

3 hours ago, JazzyV said:

@Sharon in AZ You should be ok as long as the vaccines are inactive. I can't take any live vaccines like MMR, yellow fever, chickenpox due to my RA biologic. Nice Newport photos.

Thank you Vanessa, I did read that but am just concerned.  I am just very cautious at this point since I just started treatment.  I don't want to regress in anyway.  This has been a tough road and I am just now seeing a very, very slight improvement.

[summer slope]

2 minutes ago, dfish said:

 

It is good to hear from you! I hope you stop in more often!

 

 

I think this is going to take several sessions to try all our drinks.  I hope someone is keeping a list.

 

 

Fingers crossed here and I can get a couple toes on each foot crossed.

 

 

You'll have to join Lenda and me.  After all, we are doing research!

I have all our drinks in a file on my laptop. We have many to research 🧐 

[dfish]

2 minutes ago, summer slope said:

I have all our drinks in a file on my laptop. We have many to research 🧐 

That is great, Dixie!   We'll have to plan our lab sessions when we get together the first night.

[Sharon in AZ]

11 minutes ago, dfish said:

 

You'll have to join Lenda and me.  After all, we are doing research!

I don't do many cocktails, I'm always just a SB (preferably from New Zealand) wine kind of girl.  However, this one is nice and enjoyable once in a while.  I'll join you and Lenda and hopefully Dixie will too.

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

We went to Blythe to get the tool to work on the kitchen sink faucet, but they didn't have it.  I did get a few things at the grocery store I hadn't been able to find.  It has turned warm this afternoon, so I thing I'll sit outside with my book for a while.

 

2 hours ago, spkack said:

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for your time and effort on "The Fleet Report and Daily" each day.  I often lurk, sometimes comment, and always enjoy reading it!

 

Appreciate the compliments.  Hope you will stop by again.

 

2 hours ago, seagarsmoker said:

Thanks everyone for the positive thoughts for the interview today.

I just finished the final interview, and I thought it went very well. My toes are crossed I will get an update later today or an offer sometime tomorrow. 🙂 

Thanks again for your support! 

 

Glad the interview went well.  Hope you get an offer tomorrow.  🤞

 

59 minutes ago, dfish said:

 

I think this is going to take several sessions to try all our drinks.  I hope someone is keeping a list.

 

You'll have to join Lenda and me.  After all, we are doing research!

 

Debbie, I doubt if I'll be much help with the research.  I would like a taste of the Chocolate Chicken and would try the Hugo, but like @Sharon in AZ Sharon, I'm more of a wine person, but I don't drink that much anytime (mostly).  Many of the recipes @summer slope Dixie has worked so hard to research just have not appealed to me.

 

Lenda

[rafinmd]

It's been a bit of a strange afternoon.  My appointment was at 1 and as I left the house about 12:15 a couple of utility trucks had pulled up in the neighborhood.  The treatment went as expected and I next see this doctor February 22.  (I see my regular Oncologist Monday and my primary Tuesday). 

 

When I got home about 2:30 I had to park on the opposite side of the street as utilities were investigating a water  main break and the main involved is on my side of the street.  Somehow they even got a car moved that hasn't gone anywhere in weeks.  A bit later they came around and told my m=they would be shutting off the water soon for 4-6 hours but I can live with that.  They are now digging directly in front of my house.

 

Roy

[JazzyV]

I went to PT and declined the soft tissue massage at the end. On Tuesday it nearly had me in tears, as it sets off the nerve and the tingling was so painful I nearly had him stop in the middle. I cancelled that specialist appointment for tomorrow due to the snow forecast, and it's now in March. That's what happened when the Doctor had Covid, and tomorrow's was from the cancellation list, which I'm on again.

 

3 hours ago, spkack said:

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for your time and effort on "The Fleet Report and Daily" each day.  I often lurk, sometimes comment, and always enjoy reading it!

Nice to have you posting on the FR/Daily!

 

2 hours ago, seagarsmoker said:

Thanks everyone for the positive thoughts for the interview today.

I just finished the final interview, and I thought it went very well. My toes are crossed I will get an update later today or an offer sometime tomorrow. 🙂 

Thanks again for your support! 

That sounds positive! We're all pulling for you.

 

1 hour ago, Sharon in AZ said:

Thank you Vanessa, I did read that but am just concerned.  I am just very cautious at this point since I just started treatment.  I don't want to regress in anyway.  This has been a tough road and I am just now seeing a very, very slight improvement.

I understand Sharon. My concern when getting vaccines for Covid, flu and RSV was how well I'd respond, since my immune system is dampened down by the biologic, which I will have been on 2 years in June. I had 4 Covid vaccines before starting it, and seemed to have more of a reaction, although I'm not sure that relates to how well you respond to them..

Edited January 18 by JazzyV

[dfish]

 

1 hour ago, Sharon in AZ said:

I don't do many cocktails, I'm always just a SB (preferably from New Zealand) wine kind of girl.  However, this one is nice and enjoyable once in a while.  I'll join you and Lenda and hopefully Dixie will too.

 

41 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

 

Debbie, I doubt if I'll be much help with the research.  I would like a taste of the Chocolate Chicken and would try the Hugo, but like @Sharon in AZ Sharon, I'm more of a wine person, but I don't drink that much anytime (mostly).  Many of the recipes @summer slope Dixie has worked so hard to research just have not appealed to me.

 

 

I am much the same way.  I prefer a non-sweet white wine.  I do like a spicy Gewurtraminer, but they are hard to find.  But, with the drink package I am willing to give it a try.  

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

5 minutes ago, dfish said:

 

 

 

I am much the same way.  I prefer a non-sweet white wine.  I do like a spicy Gewurtraminer, but they are hard to find.  But, with the drink package I am willing to give it a try.  

 

Does that mean you're buying?  🤣  😉

 

Lenda

[Cruzin Terri]

Good Thursday afternoon to everyone.

I’m a bit late today.  Got up late and then had some stuff to do before going for the ultrasound on my feet. 

Unfortunately I had to go to Hilton Head for it and the traffic was fierce both ways.

I was told that i should hear from the Podiatrist tomorrow regarding the results.

 

Thank you to Jacqui @kazu for the Daily and Fleet Report and to Roy @rafinmd for the maps.

Thank you to Vanessa @JazzyV for the Lists and our comings and goings.  You are so good at what you do.  I am sorry that you are still in so much pain.   I agree with your decision to postpone the Specialist appointment tomorrow, given the horrendous weather forecast.

Thank you also to Ann @cat shepard, Dixie @summer slope in the beverage department and to Debbie @dfish for the wonderful receipt.  Thank you for giving us a main to go with the side.

 

The days are interesting.  i do not have any customers.  However, I do appreciate the vendors and service providers who have taken the time to get to know me.   As for Maintenence, I agree with Vanessa that when you own a house, every day is Maintenance Day.  I am all for Gourmet Coffee.  I really enjoy a good cup of coffee, especially in the morning. Maybe a second or thrid.

 

i agree with the quote. However I don’t wish to pass judgement on anyone who does or does not go to Church.

 

@seagarsmoker i hope you aced the third interview and you are offered the job.  My fingers and toes and crossed for you.

 

@Quartzsite Cruiser Lenda, My condolences on the passing of your two friends.

 

@marshhawk i am sorry that Chuck needs further surgery.

 

If I missed anyone, I’m sorry.  You are all in my prayers.

 

I hope that all who are cruising and getting ready to cruise are happily enjoying their time at sea or happily anticipating their upcoming journeys.

 

I hope everyone is having a great day.

God Bless,

Terri

[aliaschief]

Lines down on our way 2,300 nautical miles to Easter Island. The Peace Boat is in port.

Love Sail Aways. The new Filipino band that boarded today is very good.

 

Edited January 18 by aliaschief

[tupper10]

I have been reading a very interesting non fiction book called Fire Weather about the 2016 fire in Ft. McMurray.  The author also writes a lot about the oil industry in this area. It is a fascinating read. He references the youtube videos of the fire which I viewed and it was frightening to see this fire consume most of the entire town.

 

@seagarsmoker good luck and I hope you hear positive news about the job.

@Quartzsite Cruisersorry about the passing of your friends from high school. We have a large facebook group from my high school class and it is always so sad to see the passing of my classmates, some of whom I have known since elementary school.  

@JazzyV Vanessa so glad you canceled your appointment and got someone to do the snow clearing. Please be safe tomorrow.  

@marshhawk sorry to hear about Chuck's need for more surgery.  It is hard to take care of spouses who do defy doctor's orders.

@Kazu glad you also got someone to help with the ice/snow.

@ottahand7 I hope you feel better soon. It is no fun to be sick on a cruise.  

 

I love mashed potatoes but I don't eat them that often since they are loaded with calories. My husband makes very good ones with Yukon gold potatoes.  

 

Thanks to all who make the daily a wonderful place to visit.