8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC #15 /Life After the PC

[Esteri]

Hey Crew - just thought I'd stick my head in the door and say

ARGH!

Things have been nutty as usual. We're still booked on the 12/5/09 Cruise Your Heart Desires Most - no money to apply to a new booking. But it's for a really good reason....

We got the house!!

Yeah - that one. The one we've been chasing since June? Two days after we got back our Realtor called to let us know it had fallen out of escrow. Sew, we resubmitted - and were the back up - again. Pthththt. But that fell through and we got it.

I'll tell you financing is a real problem right now. We ran headlong into the credit crunch. It was looking like we were going to loose it when, as we were walking out of our Mortgage Broker's office having learned he was only able to find ONE lender in the entire country willing to consider what we wanted to do , Mom called to put the line of credit she has at our disposal. Whew! Let's hear it for Mom!!!

We're closing on 12/19, but would definitely like to get in sooner if we can. Everything is done - just waiting on the bank now. But banks right now don't have a lot of urgency to make loans.

Sew now it's a lot of and .

We've already made up our change of address cards though, I thought you'd get a giggle over it....

.

 

[Downrivermama]

Happy Birthday MICKEY!
80 and looking good!​

Esteri congrats on the new home! Cute card!

 

[Stepht5]

Happy Birthday MICKEY!
80 and looking good!​

I stayed up and watched the 1st hour of the QVC show *celebrating* Mickey's B-day! AND in honor of his b-day I bought a few things for myself and for Christmas gifts --- 25dd had called me the other day when they had a Disney Jewelry show on and told me that if I was in the mood to buy her jewelry that there wasa really cool ring she wanted!

 

[tom31b]

I stayed up and watched the 1st hour of the QVC show *celebrating* Mickey's B-day! AND in honor of his b-day I bought a few things for myself and for Christmas gifts --- 25dd had called me the other day when they had a Disney Jewelry show on and told me that if I was in the mood to buy her jewelry that there wasa really cool ring she wanted!

Good thing she doesn't DIS.....

 

[micmse2003]

I stayed up and watched the 1st hour of the QVC show *celebrating* Mickey's B-day! AND in honor of his b-day I bought a few things for myself and for Christmas gifts --- 25dd had called me the other day when they had a Disney Jewelry show on and told me that if I was in the mood to buy her jewelry that there wasa really cool ring she wanted!

Call me next time Mickey Jewelry is on QVC. I have never got to see one show yet. I keep hearing about all the great Mickey jewelry.

That lavender room is looking better right now. We are freezing here!! Bring your winter coat when you come here in June.

 

[arlenesp]

Hey Crew - just thought I'd stick my head in the door and say

ARGH!

Things have been nutty as usual. We're still booked on the 12/5/09 Cruise Your Heart Desires Most - no money to apply to a new booking. But it's for a really good reason....

We got the house!!

Yeah - that one. The one we've been chasing since June? Two days after we got back our Realtor called to let us know it had fallen out of escrow. Sew, we resubmitted - and were the back up - again. Pthththt. But that fell through and we got it.

I'll tell you financing is a real problem right now. We ran headlong into the credit crunch. It was looking like we were going to loose it when, as we were walking out of our Mortgage Broker's office having learned he was only able to find ONE lender in the entire country willing to consider what we wanted to do , Mom called to put the line of credit she has at our disposal. Whew! Let's hear it for Mom!!!

We're closing on 12/19, but would definitely like to get in sooner if we can. Everything is done - just waiting on the bank now. But banks right now don't have a lot of urgency to make loans.

Sew now it's a lot of and .

We've already made up our change of address cards though, I thought you'd get a giggle over it....

.

Congrats! Glad it worked out for you

I stayed up and watched the 1st hour of the QVC show *celebrating* Mickey's B-day! AND in honor of his b-day I bought a few things for myself and for Christmas gifts --- 25dd had called me the other day when they had a Disney Jewelry show on and told me that if I was in the mood to buy her jewelry that there wasa really cool ring she wanted!

Rich bought me the watch and I bought the Mickey head ring in diamonique. Hey I deserve it.

Well it is a sunny day but the temp is 42. They say 39 at the villages and to go down tonight to 32 there. Poor Barb must be freezing. Hey At least it's Sunny . Gotta run for work.

 

[goofyforlife]

Well it is a sunny day but the temp is 42. They say 39 at the villages and to go down tonight to 32 there. Poor Barb must be freezing. Hey At least it's Sunny . Gotta run for work.

Good lord.... Has hell frozen oven then...

It's about those same temps up here... I even caved last night and turned the heat on for a couple hours.... (just to take the chill off the house.)

It's set below 60 right now so shouldn't turn on.

 

[villagesbarbara]

Well it is a sunny day but the temp is 42. They say 39 at the villages and to go down tonight to 32 there. Poor Barb must be freezing. Hey At least it's Sunny . Gotta run for work.

I must still be too much of a Northerner - I thought it was nice with just a jacket. But I did have to put the sides down on my golf cart to go to Target.

Barbara

 

[micmse2003]

I must still be too much of a Northerner - I thought it was nice with just a jacket. But I did have to put the sides down on my golf cart to go to Target.

Barbara

Good lord.... Has hell frozen oven then...

It's about those same temps up here... I even caved last night and turned the heat on for a couple hours.... (just to take the chill off the house.)

It's set below 60 right now so shouldn't turn on.

Congrats! Glad it worked out for you

Well it is a sunny day but the temp is 42. They say 39 at the villages and to go down tonight to 32 there. Poor Barb must be freezing. Hey At least it's Sunny . Gotta run for work.

I don't feel sorry for any of you You will not be having the -20 below zero temperatures and 30 miles an hour wind to go along with that.

Just think........I will have only 3 more winters after this one before we can complain about 40 degree weather.

 

[tom31b]

We sailed in Pirate waters​

 

[micmse2003]

We sailed in Pirate waters​

Now that is scary!!!




Food for thought!!


Always Remember This:

You don't stop laughing because you grow old, You grow old because you stop laughing!!

 

[goofyforlife]

You grow old because you stop laughing!! [/COLOR][/B][/SIZE]

So why do they call it "Crying like a baby" then?

 

[rillsung]

I don't feel sorry for any of you You will not be having the -20 below zero temperatures and 30 miles an hour wind to go along with that.

Just think........I will have only 3 more winters after this one before we can complain about 40 degree weather.

It's still getting up in the 60s here! My MIL keeps calling every time they start getting snow and I keep telling her to come visit LOL. They haven't been out here for 1.5yrs already.

 

[jship210]

Well the balls are off the Brass Monkey here today 30 in the sun. Brrr to soon.

Pirate Trivia, "What is a brass monkey?" (I know what you were thinking at first)

 

[tom31b]

Well the balls are off the Brass Monkey here today 30 in the sun. Brrr to soon.

Pirate Trivia, "What is a brass monkey?" (I know what you were think at first)

That is easy, its a song by the Beastie Boys

 

[cruisin'Mike]

That is easy, its a song by the Beastie Boys

That's the first thing (well...Ok, the second thing ) that I thought of.

Brass monkey. That funky monkey!

 

[goofyforlife]

Pirate Trivia, "What is a brass monkey?" (I know what you were thinking at first)

EVERYTHING has a historical beginning ....

Cannon Balls

It was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannon on old war ships. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck was the problem. The best storage method devised was to stack them as a square based pyramid, with one ball on top, resting on four, resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon.

There was only one problem -- how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling out from under the others. The solution was a metal plate with 16 round indentations, called a Monkey. But, if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make Brass Monkeys.

Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey. Thus, it was quite literally, cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.

.......

And all this time, you thought that was a vulgar expression, didn't you? You must send this fabulous bit of historical knowledge to at least a few unsuspecting friends.

 

[goofyforlife]

"What is a brass monkey?"

I see you got the email too

 

[Esteri]

EVERYTHING has a historical beginning ....

Cannon Balls

It was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannon on old war ships. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck was the problem. The best storage method devised was to stack them as a square based pyramid, with one ball on top, resting on four, resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon.

There was only one problem -- how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling out from under the others. The solution was a metal plate with 16 round indentations, called a Monkey. But, if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make Brass Monkeys.

Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey. Thus, it was quite literally, cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.

.......

And all this time, you thought that was a vulgar expression, didn't you? You must send this fabulous bit of historical knowledge to at least a few unsuspecting friends.

That's cool - supposing it's true.

That's a really great one! Supposing it's false.

Uh... where do I check?

.

 

[Stepht5]

Good thing she doesn't DIS.....

LOL! She even made sure I knew her ring size.

Call me next time Mickey Jewelry is on QVC. I have never got to see one show yet. I keep hearing about all the great Mickey jewelry.

That lavender room is looking better right now. We are freezing here!! Bring your winter coat when you come here in June.

I'll make sure to call you next time!!

The last time we were there in June (it will be 25 yrs this June!!) we had to go and buy sweaters. We were freezing! LOL! We had forgotten that up there when the sun goes down so does all the heat! LOL!

Come anytime!!!!!! DFW is the closest airport.