20040131 ~ Cruising Jan 31 2004 Western Who's with us?

[kmc33]

Gary - I don't want no LES. You keep you LES to yourself!!!

 

[The4OfUs]

Originally posted by dheller97
OK, pay attention...... QUESTION
Our grandkids want us to bring back sea-shells for them. If we see some on our beach break in Cozumel, can we bring them back home with us?

I can't see why not!! I have to find some for our hermit crabs!! the IL's own a timeshare on Sanibel Island and when we stayed there, we were ASTOUNDED by the seashells...I'd love to find some pretty ones.

Congratulations to everyone who talked their spouse into the Romance packages. But, just wait til you see the two OLD lovebirds romancing without the package..... woooo-hooooo, right Cheri? Right? Yooo-hoooo. Right? Darn, she musta dozed off.

Keep posting - Dean

Geez, Dean, you done wore her out ALREADY, and that's without the romantic turn down?

 

[dheller97]

Is it cold there this morning, Nikki? I must have heard the same radio report about the cold.

Jedokids, magnets are on the way!! Yea!

Working on the next to last posting of the official list. We'll use it at the parties this weekend as a check-in list for valet parking. I will probably put it up tomorrow.

Dean

 

[The4OfUs]

Hmm...let's see. Driving in they said that it was -2 in Boston without windchill. I let my car warm up and about 1/2 hr into the drive, with my heat on FULL, aimed at the windshield/defrost and my feet, I went to clean the windshield...sprayed it, the wipers went a few times, and the WHOLE WINDSHIELD FROZE OVER. I had to drive peeking through one strip that wasn't all frosted until it cleared. Silly cold.

Today isn't as bad as tomorrow is supposed to be- they're asking us not to use power if we can, as the demand will be at an all time high, even more so than with a/c's in the summer...tomorrow they say that with windchill to expect close to -45 deg. F.

While you folks up there in SD and MI and Canada are probably laughing at us, we're used to SNOW, but not this baloney!

And this from a girl that used to live on top of Mt. Washington (tallest mt. in the Northeast) at the weather observatory...

 

[Kabuli1]

WooHoo Kim! You got lucky number 1500! Congrats!

That was a very sweet note to Randy, Dean! Someone needs to tell him how to sign up! Oh, I guess I could do that . . . but he has been gone for two weeks and it seems we might have better things to do!

Karyn

 

[KofPShannon]

Yes Cap - I'm Barbara. And Lansdale is only about 15 minutes away. Boy you guys are chatty! I was looking at an upgrade thread and saw that someone had been upgraded from a category 3 to the Roy O Disney suite. How sweet (suite) is that! My son is salivating over those suites. We have the coldest temperatures in 10 years here, so I'm looking forward to some warmth.

Dean - my daughter might lime out green you. She astonished me with the amount of lime green clothes she produced from her closet. AND YES SHE HAS GREEN SHOES. Not quite as limey as yours but very close. She wears a 9 1/2 or a 10 (at 13! - must be feeding her too well) so you might be able to trade.

Have a great day.

 

[The4OfUs]

And those of you nearby too, like Barbara!!

From the National Weather Service:

Extremely dangerous wind chills will drive into the region late this afternoon or evening and continue into late Friday morning. For many locations, this will be record shattering chill, possibly rivaling the coldest January temperatures on record in the Worcester and Boston areaChill values are expected to linger in the 25 to 45 below zero range for several hours, the worst between 3 AM and 9 AM Friday. These values can produce frostbite in just 10 or 15 minutes. . If you dont have to travel or be outside late tonight or early tomorrow, then stay indoors. For a few areas in Eastern Massachusetts this May be the most severe wind driven cold in 40 years, dating back to January 15 1957. If you must go out tonight and Friday morning, dress warmly and if traveling in your car, Carry extra warm clothing and blankets, just in case. Also your cell phones should be freshly and fully charged to operate properly in this unusually frigid outbreak. Even for Northern New England this airmass is 25 to 30 degrees colder than normal!

UGH. When is that cruise again? If we're frozen popcicles, will someone come gets us so we can thaw out?? *sob*

 

[KofPShannon]

Aunt Renae - my daughter was so impressed with your 53 nieces and nephews. What's the breakdown - # boys and # girls? Bridget's dad is one of 8 kids, so she has plenty of cousins, but not nearly 53!

 

[dheller97]

G'morning, Barbara!

That's cool about your daughter. Make sure she joins in the conga line at the terminal. Let's see, it will be me, then Karyn, then your daughter. Yep, that works.

Then, we got the Hustle, the speedo samba. Whew, we are really going to need to partake (1 : to take part in or experience something along with others <partake in the revelry> <partake of the good life> 2 : to have a portion (as of food or drink) 3 : to possess or share a certain nature or attribute <the experience partakes of a mystical quality> transitive senses : to take part in) in an umbrella drink.

Dean

 

[KofPShannon]

The 4ofus - I think it's so cool that you grew up on ships. I hope I have the right person. I met a woman this weekend that worked as a pursor (sp?) for 5 years on a cruise ship. I can't remember the line (we were watching the Eagles game and drinking). That's my new retirement goal (working on a cruise ship - not drinking. Well, actually drinking too). Travel the world and get paid for it.

 

[The4OfUs]

Originally posted by KofPShannon
The 4ofus - I think it's so cool that you grew up on ships. I hope I have the right person. I met a woman this weekend that worked as a pursor (sp?) for 5 years on a cruise ship. I can't remember the line (we were watching the Eagles game and drinking). That's my new retirement goal (working on a cruise ship - not drinking. Well, actually drinking too). Travel the world and get paid for it.

Yep, that's me - the thing is I didn't CRUISE on them, but we spent many entire weekends running around the ships while docked in NYC as my dad restocked the photographers and helped with printing of reprints and such.

My Opa (Grandfather in Dutch) was captain of a cruise ship.

Last night was the first time my mom shared a real story about her experiences working on board, which I shared many pages back on this thread...I'm going to have to get her to share more!! She's so "proper" that the idea of her "partying" made me laugh thinking about it while brushing my teeth last night.

 

[Butterfly2]

I didn't doze off, you just see if you can keep up with me.

 

[OKWMEMBER]

It's pretty cold here, too. But we're halfway through the month tomorrow!!! Shuffle time!!!

Gail called to say we got our confirmation for the Jeep Safari for Cozumel, attention Karyn!!! We also got a new DCL video. This is after we got a letter a few days ago saying the video would be delayed because a new one was in the works. We shall see!!! Maybe I'll be the envy of all my friends and neighbors?!?!?! It says 2004-2005 on it! I'll let you know tonight!!!

HADD!!!

 

[The4OfUs]

We got that letter last week too, so maybe I have something to look forward to in the mail today, to help keep us thinking warm!!

 

[dheller97]

I didn't doze off, you just see if you can keep up with me.

Now, THAT'S a challenge, Cheri.

 

[kmc33]

Whoo hoo, I had number 1500 and I didn't even know it!

 

[dheller97]

Congratulations, Kim! Keep those numbers coming!

Dean

 

[Cap]

"Our grandkids want us to bring back sea-shells for them. If we see some on our beach break in Cozumel, can we bring them back home with us?" I don't see why not - people have been bringing back shells for centuries. I just wouldn't wave them at the immigration and customs person so they HAVE to ask about them.

"Congratulations to everyone who talked their spouse into the Romance packages. But, just wait til you see the two OLD lovebirds romancing without the package..... woooo-hooooo, right Cheri? Right? Yooo-hoooo. Right? Darn, she musta dozed off." Dean, I don't think you and Cheri win the OLD prize. I'm older than you, at 59, and Judi will only let me say she is younger than I am.

 

[Cap]

"While you folks up there in SD and MI and Canada are probably laughing at us, we're used to SNOW, but not this baloney!"

Nikki, the weather here in SE Michigan is not as bad as it was when we lived in Massachusetts. Judi and I spent our first 21 years in western Massachusetts. I'm from Williamsburg, up the road from Northampton, and Judi is from Amherst. We used to get much more snow there than we do in Michigan.

I can't believe they are asking you to conserve electricity in the middle of the winter. I would think A/C in summer would use much more power.

 

[The4OfUs]

I know Williamsburg and have lots of friends who attended U Mass Amhearst, including 2 brothers-in-law. BEAUTIFUL area, but yes, very cold, and VERY snowy.

I just re-read the article, and I stand corrected, it says that we need to conserve electricity as demand has reached an all time WINTER high.

It's so sad to see all the homeless people riding on the subway just to keep warm for an hour or so.