10/02/04 Antigua Cruise

[Viking]

Originally posted by ARLO1
I'm game for one. What about something for the men???

Arlene

I'd suggest some brass elephant ears, those could be worn around what you're suggesting, Arlene
I hope I don't have to draw any pictures

 

[Viking]

BTW, Operation Gramps' VCR has been accomplished. After opening the old one and finding a fuse which was hidden deep in the bowels of the device and had to be extracted by using my Leatherman and a pair of pliers I was hoping that this was the cause for the brekdown. Unfortunatley the fuse was in perfect shape So I closed the hatch, put Gramps in my car and drove him to ProMarkt (Comparable to BestBuy or CompUSA) where they had a special offer in VCRs. But then I found a combo of DVD and VHS-VCR in one housing. The device was on the last one and had been on display for a week. So they reduced it from €499 to €199 for us!!!Now I'm going to sell his old DVD-player on Ebay. After about three hours work for rearranging his living room, connecting lots of cables and wires, rearranging more than 30 cable-channels of the VCR to match those of the TV and giving thorough instructions I left to pick up Anja - Now I need a good night's sleep - And expect Gramps to call first thing in the morning to ahve all the instructions repeated

Before I forget it: We had temps in upper 50ies today and more predicted for tomorrow, but winter will be back after the weekend

 

[Twinave]

jeanneg, sorry no nipple decorations for me, I don't care what color they are.
Colleen and Don, So sorry you won't be able to go with us. Hope that the job thing gets better real soon. And I know you're going to enoy the new baby. Hoping we meet again. I don't think there will be a Cruisetoberfest IV for us. But then again, we are going on number 3 cruise, and DH said he would only go on one. So there is hope. LOL
Eric, glad you got your grandfather all hooked-up. How many remote controls does he have?
Just eight days till we leave for Disney.
Later, Ave'

 

[RellingTwin]

No JJ decorations for ME! I don't even like to wear panty hose!LOL! NO way I could tolerate something as painful as that!

Colleen and Don...so sorry you will not be joining us! HOWEVER...can you put off canceling yet. Oct is still 8 months away...maybe things will change??

Eric, congrats on getting your Opa's entertainment center working again.
And Eric, NO...you do NOT have to draw any pictures!


Susan...just jump in anytime! We would love to hear a little about you and your family.

We are watching "The Apprentice" and I'm not sure because I missed the beginning of it last week, but I think it is a repeat.

George and I have desided we are going to visit our friends in Germany in 2006!!!I already asked my in-laws to stay with the kids for 10 days. (is that planning ahead...or WHAT??!!!)

 

[papa]

We men could wear elephant trunks to match the ears Eric was talking about.

Fiona when we vote in the presidential race in November there are two votes. The popular vote and the electoral vote. The popular vote determines who wins that particular state. The number of electoral votes for each state is determined by the number of seats each state has in the United States congress. If I am not mistaken 270 electoral votes are needed to elect the President. Mike

 

[Viking]

Originally posted by Twinave
Eric, glad you got your grandfather all hooked-up. How many remote controls does he have?
Just eight days till we leave for Disney.
Later, Ave'

One less now as he used to have one for his HiFi-set, one for his TV, and one each for VCR and DVD. Now the DVD-player and the VHS-VCR or in one housing and have just one remote.
Just this morning I sold his old DVD-player to a coworker, because this one can be switched to different regional settings, thus allowing him to play American DVDs as well.

Mike,
the ears should be worn around the trunk - You Southerners are just too innocent We'll have to work on that on the ship

 

[jeanniec]

Anybody else watch Idol last night? Were you surprised that "Scooter Girl" got eliminated? I was at first because she has a really great voice, but then I decided that she was a little too weird to fit the Idol image (whatever that is) and kind of strange looking, too. Or maybe it was because of her background (eating disorder, etc.). I still think she should have gotten into the final group and then they could leave it up to the audience to decide what they thought of her. I felt really bad for her -- was sure she would make it. And am I the only one who thinks the red-headed crooner is not really that great? He did make the final cut.

 

[ARLO1]

scooter girl may come back as a wild card. clay did.i do like the redheaded guy. i think for a 16 year old he has a good voice. i especially like the heavy set guy we at work have named 'opera
guy'. i hope he goes all the way.

cant wait - a great night of tv tonight - survivor and then the apprentice. reality show junkie? perhaps..tv junkie? definetely. thanks lots for vcrs.

arlene

 

[Hygiene99]

Cool i love the reality tv also , Jennifer hudson the girl from DCL made it to the fianl 32 ..... Arlene get the Chips ty....

 

[padisneyfan]

Arlene--- I don't think that scooter girl can come back. I think the wild card picks come from the 32 contestants that are now picked. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Jeanniec-- I was surprised that she was eliminated. Simon did give her mixed messages. Was the black girl that was so mouthly to Simon move on. I only saw mostly the end of the show due to being at a high school hockey game. I had a hard time picking out who was left. I have missed feelings about the 16 yr old red head.

I'm suppose to go to a hockey meeting tonight. I really do need to get rid of my hockey ties as it is interfering with my reality TV watching. However, it is to start snowing this evening so may just not go to the meeting. I forgot that Apprentice is on Thursdays now.

Fionna--- From the primary elections, the delegates go to conventions to cast their vote for the candidates. I do think that those candidates who had some percentage of the vote in that state, their delegate can still cast votes for them at the convention. Usually, what happens is they just vote with the majority. By the time we have the Democratic and Rebuplican National Convention, you already know who the winner will be. You are really challenging my American History knowledge.

Nancy

 

[ARLO1]

hygiene - what is a chips ty????

arlene

 

[two-foxes]

We just booked the 10/02....we are doing back to backs, starting on 09/25, ending with the 10/02!! Can't wait!

 

[jeanneg]

Yes, Nancy, I believe you're right about how the wildcard works....Scootergirl will not be back. I also like the opera guy, but I'm not sure if he made it. The camera was far away and I kept looking for his hat, but couldn't spot it. I thought his fellow trio-mate, George, was also very good, but apparently Randy and Simon thought he was too old and he got the boot. There were alot of people who made the cut, that I felt did not deserve to be there.....like those twin guys from NY and the girls who forgot their lines. I'm also unclear about the rude girl....whatever happened to her? At the moment, my favorite is that tall girl with the bright red hair who sounds just like Celine Dion. That red-headed boy had a great voice, but it's one thing to sing in the shower and another to perform in front of thousands.....if you can't stand up to the pressure you obviously don't have what it takes to be a pop star.
This is actually my first time watching AI.....I kinda jumped on the bandwagon midway into the season last year when all the hype about our hometown boy was too much to ignore. As it turns out, Clay lives less than 10 minutes from me (2 min. autobahn) and many of his colleagues at the YMCA are instructors for classes I routinely attend. So although I don't personally know him, I know many people that do. I have met his mom and she's a sweetie. Those last weeks were so much fun last year....lots of people had their cars and storefronts decorated with shaving cream messages saying "vote for Clay" and there were all sorts of Clay banners hanging on the front porches of homes. Coming from NYC, where nearly every other person is some sort of a celebrity, I found it all very charming and got totally caught up in the excitement.
Survivor tonight! This season is going to be the best ever! Ethan is my boy!

 

[Hygiene99]

Potatoe chips ty equals thank you

 

[cdnmickeylover]

Looking for good tv tonight -- survivor and the apprentice. yeah!!!

Actually watched AI last night -- haven't really watched it before this season. I thought that scooter girl would have lasted longer but then they did sorta say that she was boring. I didn't think that the 2 brothers did that well but I guess we don't see everything so it would be hard to tell. Since I haven't watched it before have no idea how the wild card thing works.

Waiting for the weekend. It's been a week of everything that could go wrong at work is and it's supposed to snow and freezing rain tomorrow.

So wish the cruise was next week but oh well spring is around the corner -- a long corner granted but it will come.

Take care everyone.

Fiona

 

[cdnmickeylover]

Welcome Jill and Tim!!! Viking does a list of everyone's info so if you send him the info he'll add you to our list and you'll get the email updates. He'll need your real names, ages, occupations, kids, cabin number, dining info and where you're staying the night before -- some of us are staying at the Radisson and some at the new Ron Jon resort.

It's going to be a great cruise.

 

[Viking]

Originally posted by two-foxes
We just booked the 10/02....we are doing back to backs, starting on 09/25, ending with the 10/02!! Can't wait!

Hi Jill & Tim.
as Keeper of the List I'd like to welcome you to our bunch of jolly cruisers.
Please send your info to antiguaorbust@yahoo.com to receive the complete list of your fellow DIS-cruisers. Your mail should contain:
-First name, age, profession of everybody in your party
-Stateroom#
-Dining session (Main or Late)
-Hometown and state
-Place to stay before the night of the cruise (We have parties planned in the Radisson and in the Ron Jon)

I planned to do an update tomorrow night, but to give you a better chance to send your info in time I hereby postpone it til saturday night (CET) which means that by 3pm EST your info should be in our mailbox - Looking forward to it

 

[Viking]

Originally posted by padisneyfan
Arlene--- I don't think that scooter girl can come back. I think the wild card picks come from the 32 contestants that are now picked. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Jeanniec-- I was surprised that she was eliminated. Simon did give her mixed messages. Was the black girl that was so mouthly to Simon move on. I only saw mostly the end of the show due to being at a high school hockey game. I had a hard time picking out who was left. I have missed feelings about the 16 yr old red head.

I'm suppose to go to a hockey meeting tonight. I really do need to get rid of my hockey ties as it is interfering with my reality TV watching. However, it is to start snowing this evening so may just not go to the meeting. I forgot that Apprentice is on Thursdays now.

Fionna--- From the primary elections, the delegates go to conventions to cast their vote for the candidates. I do think that those candidates who had some percentage of the vote in that state, their delegate can still cast votes for them at the convention. Usually, what happens is they just vote with the majority. By the time we have the Democratic and Rebuplican National Convention, you already know who the winner will be. You are really challenging my American History knowledge.

Nancy

I know that your electoral system dates back to the revolution and is part of your history and tradition, but aren't there any ambitions to update it?
For us Europeans it seems kind of awkward and very time-consuming, not to speak of all the money. Especially after all the trouble with the Florida votes last time, I then read about some initiatives in the USA to adapt the system to the modern times, but right now all this seems to be forgotten
Over here you need a 2/3-majority to make major changes or you let the people vote: i.e slmultaneously with the last state-election in my homestate a majority of the people voted for an extension of the gouvernor's time in office from four to five years. This was intended to save money and to give the administration more time to work efficiently.

 

[padisneyfan]

WELCOME TO TWO-FOXES


Here is a link to a cute article by Dave Barry on cruising:

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/columnists/dave_barry/7841543.htm

Rude girl update--- My sources at work tell me she was booted off the show last night. But Pool Girl made it through.
The community board has an AI thread and tried to read some of it. I'm starting to get everyone mixed up. Now that we have the 32 finalist, I should be ok. Also, over on the Community Board someone said they did bring back a Wild Card that was not one of the 32 last year. So maybe Scooter Girl will return. Of course, each year the rules keep changing so stay tuned.

Heading home soon. I am not going to the hockey meeting so can get my fill of Reality TV.

Eric--- I have to admire your Grandfather adapting to all the new equipment. I still can't record on the VCR. And had a terribel time figuring out how to make the DVD play.

Have a great evening everyone.

Nancy

 

[Twinave]

Welcome Jill and Tim! I think you are the first Reps of the beautiful state of Colorado! Please just jump right in. We are very happy to have new faces.

I have some fun news. We are taking my DD best friend (and her Mom) to Disney with us. Pam (the mom) and I were talking about it. We had tried over the last few years to do some kind of trip together, but things just never worked out. Pam is a single mom, who works full time and goes to school full time. So there is never enough time or money...... Anyway, next weekend is a go. But we are not telling the girls. We will pick them up from school next Thursday, with the van packed and ready to roll for Orlando. Can't wait to see thier faces!
Thanks to Peter and Jen for giving me the idea to surprise them!
Later, Ave'