Thanks! Finally made it over here. Been a good day for catching up.
I'm hoping even to start writing soon!
I hope your work schedule has mellowed out some.
Which is fine... unless you're at the back... in the only seat... and the rest of the plane is filled with smokey forest fire fighting hoses... and the clouds are low (so, so is the plane) and it's extremely gusty so the plane goes backwards and sideways and up and down as much as it goes forward.............................
No, that doesn't sound fun.
Normally on cruises, I love to take Sunrise photos.
You won't go outside in T-shirt temperatures?
T-shirt temperatures are 68-78 degrees Fahrenheit
Above that are tank top temperatures
Anything below 65-68 is long sleeve T-shirt weather, below 60 you need an overflannel or overshirt over your long sleeve shirt.
In the lower 50s, that's when the jackets need to start coming out. You see it rarely gets in the 50s in So Cal when I am outside, so I rarely have a need for such accoutrements.
Oh, Lord. Sorry, but I doubt I'll be able to keep up.
I may scale back the comments in order to do so...
You know, it was a lot easier to write that when I had the first two updates already written. I'm finding it a tad bit more difficult to keep up that pace now that I'm back home and have to do my other duties. Especially if we ever want to get that other place cleaned out.
It's been just a horrible stretch of violence all over, hasn't it?
The extra security is definitely not surprising.
It's been awful, and it seems like every day something new and tragic happens.
Very nice. Should've brought a picnic.
Yeah, right.
I find that you can easily knock 30 minutes off those times.
That is when you aren't traveling with lots of carry ons and scooters.
You'll have to do a road trip, just to get the car washed!
Actually we took the 21st century car to the dealership to have an electronic window repaired, and that's why we had to start up the 73 Cougar. They washed it before they gave it back to us. First time in at least a year.
No, no, no. Not "notorious"... famous!
or infamous
What? Nothing! Nothing at all!
Whatever it is, it means we don't get in under the radar....
Never watched the show... but did you ever figure out what he was doing?
I think he was saying, "Suckaaaaaaaasssssss!" either that or "Want a piece of me? Too bad!"
Either way NOT incognito.
Ugh. Well, that's no way to start a vacation.
It never is.
What??? Who doesn't know what V8 is?
Wait... Was she quite young? I bet my DDs don't know.
But then again... shouldn't you know what you serve on your plane?
I guess the whole "I coulda had a V8!" (((Head smack))) is long long gone.
Yeah, she likes to do everything for herself. I'm more than happy to let others do menial tasks for me. I have enough of my own stuff to do, why should I have to do something I could have someone else do?
What was it that she didn't like?
Looks quite fine to me.
No air circulation in the bedroom. A/C was only in the living room.
No TV in the bedroom.
No room to get in and out on her side of the bed.
No nightstand on her side.
So she just popped up and was raring to go?
Yeah when that happens, I will alert the media!
You're just not having any luck!
Or maybe I should say, Fran isn't.
Well her bad luck is my worse luck.
That kills me. "At least the first round."
Well you have to understand the wine dynamic in my family. My parents have been in a Wine Tasting Group (the same group) since 1970 when we moved to California. They take their wine seriously and brought me up to do so as well. Mom has slowed down recently but me and Dad still keep up the traditions. Christmas and Thanksgiving are usually 3-4 bottle holidays.
Uh, oh...
Oh? Curiouser and curiouser.
Stay tuned....
She usually goes down first.
Ugh. But thanks for the heads up.
I see why so many people who live there use public transportation.
Pretty much anywhere in a city (or near one) you see a totem pole, you're going to see a tourist trap.
It's like a beacon.
Noted.
I read the sign you took a picture of.
I think I'd prefer it if they left it lying down.
Especially since it was already down.
Harder photo op if it's on the ground.
And every time I ask, the tip goes down accordingly.
Exactly!
That sucks. But doesn't surprise me.
Yeah, I had forgotten that she got a colleague to handle it. In Mexico it's awesome, you just walk into any pharmacia and ask for what you want. They probably don't have pain killers, but they have some stuff.
Oh, crap. Just what you want before going on your cruise.
No it isn't. There was a point when we were really hoping that no one would bar her from getting on the ship.
Apparently not!
We have water. Lots and lots of water.
(Why, yes... As a matter of fact, I
am rubbing it in!
)
I'll take our lack of water over your temperatures. Once my jacuzzi is all fixed everything will be OK.
Sounds like she was maybe feeling a bit better?
She seemed to think so.
Thanks!
What? At a Costco???? Ridiculous!
I know! I was like.
I hardly touch the buffet, myself. I agree. Often it's weird stuff that I'm not slightly interested in. Must be a Canadian thing.
At home it's great! They usually have some kind of sausages, a couple hot foods like their burgers, maybe burritos, chicken nuggets, pot stickers, rice bowls, noodle bowls. There's often chips and some kind of salsa, deli meats wrapped with some kind of cheese, yogurt, cookies, or popcorn chips. When the special vendors are there, its ever better!
Pushier? That surprises me. Was it pushy? Or clueless. I see a lot of the latter. A lot.
No, it was "people on a mission". We were just meandering and looking to see what was different and we almost got mowed down a time or two since these people were not tolerant of us just sort of browsing.
Cool! I've done that a few times.
Whenever we go somewhere that isn't Disney I try to look for places on DDD. I also keep a list on my phone when we see places on TV we'd like to visit in case we ever get there.
Looks like a place I'd love to try.
It was pretty good.
Mom keeps a pretty tight ship.
How was the poutine? I think you said you've had it before, no?
It was a long time ago, in Alberta, I don't really remember it well. That was before digital photos and food porn. The gravy was good and the curds were fresh, the fries were hot, so I liked it.
I think she even finished her sandwich.
I know, huh?
Where are the sheep? Or the goats? What gives!?!?!?
Oh, man. Now I'm nervous that Fran won't like it and it'll be all my fault!
I'll take away your worries, she loved it, the bed was comfy and the A/C worked great.
Crap. Too bad. But... better than the day before? Worse? About the same?
I think she felt a little better, she wanted food.
Omg 2.4 million tonnes of sewage! I wish I had done that after dinner lol! I feel that surfs up and a lot more with it
Luckily I had no plans to enjoy the beach last week!
If you live in Richmond, Burnaby or North/West Vancouver then public transportation makes it very easy to get into the city. Unfortunately we now live further out and public transport sucks out here
The nearest skytrain station is a 20+ minute drive away. Buses take FOREVER. So we have no choice but to drive. The trade off is a bigger house that is way more affordable. And lots of stores and parks etc out here so it's walkable locally. Anyway, sorry for my tangent lol
Do they have "Park and Ride"? That's what we have here. I haven't used public transportation in LA since 1984, so I have no first hand experience. There are hardly any places here that are walkable locally, unless you live in a highly concentrated area. They are putting a lot of lofts above retail spaces here, that's the new craze. However for us, we have a big house on a bigger lot (by So Cal standards) and wouldn't have it any other way. I can walk to a gas station, taco stand and a Teriyaki restaurant. Never been to the food places and I've only driven to the gas station, but folks that have worked for us (cleaning lady, contractors) have walked to AM/PM for drinks and snacks.
Admittedly I didn't read all the chatter; just the updates. 
