8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 15

[captaincrash]

OK... I'm caught up moving backwards to pg 4707 and posting 70,591 (Aug 8th) - more or less. I'm trying to cover roughly 200 postings per groundhog sitting.

A couple of things came up in chat last night that I thought worth repeating on the main thread. Since Monica leaves on Monday we started discussing last minute tips. One was to either make copies of your passport, DL & credit cards and leave them in your room safe, or scan them & put them on a memory stick. Another was to make sure you're aware of pickpockets in foreign ports - make sure you don't carry your wallet in your back pocket. If you carry a camera or bag, it is a good idea to get a slash proof bag or strap. A couple of good sites (in case you don't already shop there):

TravelSmith
Magellan's

The last time we were in Paris we were traveling with 2 other families - my BIL and my in-laws. We stayed back one morning cuz our kids were pretty slow moving and they went on ahead to explore while we would catch up at the museum we were targeting that day. Well... by the time we got out and were heading towards the museum at the Metro station ... we ran into my SIL sort of in a "girl on a mission" hurry BACK to our hotel. Just slightly behind her we saw her husband (my BIL in trail with his parents). It seems she had just been robbed in the metro! They were all at a busy metro station and 3 of them (BIL and his arents) were clustered at a metro map while my SIL was stand apart waiting. Thats when a bunch of young teens or pre-teens swarmed her and litterially engaged in a "soft" mugging. They made no attempt at being subtle but did not quite attack her. They distracted her roughly and some opened her shoulder purse and she knew they were trying to open it - she yelled as one kid pulled her wallet out of the shoulder purse! Then they all ran in different directions!

Yeah - she was mugged and robbed - and seriously annoyed. They got a little money and some credit cards. No passport though. Good thing - but it was pretty annoying to have happen in a foreign city.

On another note - my Dad was in customs entering Hong Kong on a business buying trip - and his trousers were cut with a razor blade and his wallet was stolen. IN CUSTOMS ... or betwen the walk from the aircraft and Customs!!! Again - money and credit cards but no passport was taken. My spouse and I are relatively vigilante and defensive of our personal space or if we sense we are being watched we watch out. We've so far never been robbed while traveling. Well... I can't recall having ever been robbed in the common sense of the idea.

Just thought I would post this once again.

Your Invited!

DIS mini-meet
Saturday, August 25, 2007DVC Villas at the Wilderness Lodge
(poolside)

Hosted by Darthrugby and FINCANTIERI.

From 1 pm till ?
Bring a bathing suit if you wish.
We'll have food and drink (maybe Sushi as well)


Please let us know if your coming so we have a head count.

So Far (correct me if I'm wrong Arlene)

Peter (4)
Jack (6)
Mattapulco (4)
Arlene (2) possibly 3 more younguns
Esteri (4)
David (4?)
Chrissie (2)
Liz (2?)
Kristina (3)
Barbara (2)

Unfortunately some of us have changed their plans and won't be in town, including JR who will be leaving on the 23rd unless he can be persuaded to stay a bit longer? Those with ? marks are those we haven't heard from. Please pm either Peter or me even if you are not on the list and feel you will able to come.

Silly me - I thought the meet was at DL - and cannot make this meet. Even so - if it were this weekend we'd have trouble rescheduling other things around getting to DL. Safe travels to all enroute there and ... Enjoy the good cheer folks!

Guess i haven't lived in a home for over 3 yrs then...

DH still nips at me that our pics are still in boxes...Heck i have about a 1/4of our basement/ground level that still has unpacked boxes.

Ahem.... We actually have a few unopened moving boxes from the last time we moved. And that was in the last century...

We've had cable high speed for a about four years and really like it but I am drooling over the new Fiber Optic Service (FiOS). It is supposed to be several times faster than cable internet service.

Never heard of FiOS before....

Have had FiOS since Dec 05. Still waiting on NYC to approve the franchising for the FiOS TV.

We get 20Mbps download and 5 up. Its great. !!!! (and I'm not just saying that cause I'm a corporate drone)

That sounds pretty fast compared to my cable modem

Oh baby, if you want groundhogs, just come to my house....the buggers are a real bad about redecorating my lawn!

I inally got "control" over my ground hog population by drowning them out. I tried bombing them but had no luck.

The worst one in Trenton was when I was 12, tried to run home as storm came in and didn't make it, a friend and I were about 100 feet away watching as the tornado lifted up a house, deposited it in the middle of the street then the funnel picked up and skipped to the next town. (no one killed, just a few broken bones)....

Wow!! That sounds like a real Wizard of Oz Toto and Dorothy thing! I reall running outside to chat with neighbors after the Whittier Quake of ... 1986?.. or 96? .... and we were in Monterey Park in front of the house with neighbors when a after-shock struck. You could hear it off inthe distance and when we looked that way - I recall thinking we could SEE a slight ripple eyeballeed as welooked the length of the street in that direction. THAT was very disconcerting to see. Or maybe I'm just sufferring from a mixed up memory, eh?

OK, last time a speak of EARTHQuakes on this thread. So at 1am last night a 4.5 hit about 12 miles from us. Got DW, DD12 and I out of bed. On the relative scale of things it was only a medium shaker but brings back memories of the big one in 1994. It was DD12 first experience with this size earthquake and she was freaked out. No damage, it was too small but big enough to keep us awake for a long time last night.

My spouse is from a one signal light town outside of Pittsburg, PA.. and she was born in Buffalo - however her Mom is Chinese from Hawaii and Dad Chineses from Thailand. So she had no prior experience with earthquakes when she experienced her first nominally big one with me. To put it mildly she was pretty ... shaken up. Oh... and I remember meeting her Mom 20+ years ago in PA ... and she used to call me a "City Slicker"...

< steady silent grinnin' >​

Thanks Jack. I make no promises that it will arrive before you head South though. But have no fear it will appear

First day back to work had me buried up past my eyes. Luckily everything went smoothly--my Mom was off too. Just a huge pile of mail and bills to go through. And paperwork was all done right except for 1 day. I spotted her mistake right away and had her fix it. Our daily work never balances to the penny or even close as long as it is within $20 bucks for the day, I am pleased with it. She had us $1400 short--simple gas error. I am hoping all these little trips I have been taking will pay off for next years really extended vacation.

I grew up in a family business which my parents ran for aout 25 years. When we had an employee on the register it had to count correctly on every shift. Invariably the errors were nice round numbers - $20 or $10.. etc. Anyone who could not maintain correct change was eventually let go. Most of the dollar volume was in checks and charge cards - rarely cash.

When I was in charge of a drawer my parents never counted my drawer - or at least they never let me KNOW it was counted. I was very careful. A couple times we were shop lifted by TEAMS of thieves. Eventually we had a good routine to control inventory and minimize the risk from shop lifters or the teams of thieves.

OK... time to hit the road for Visalia....

TTFN!

 

[tom31b]

Has DCL ever been to Aruba before?

 

[Diznyfan68]

Tom, As far as I can tell DCL has not been to Aruba before.

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

joel ? ou all the way! however, technically i root for
alot teams pending who playing......i football for the things,
it is supposed to be for the colleges, communities..and kids.

* i was happy when texas won 2 years ago.


..i like the mac...and their traditional free-for-all
games...[they definitly move the ball up and down the field !]

..i sorta follow high schools....and traditional football ..esp.
rivarly games...so, iam not committed to one team...all the time.


in my opinion, big $$$, is overtaking & re-arranging the football
scene?

did you see? what to come? on espn....kirk h./ t. may..went thru
great lengths..."illustrating" the new format of having a playoff...
just saying..they sure spent alot of money, selling a playoff?

* they did not just do one show..but a "series"..and it was very
suspicious how many of the bowl games went last year....including
the final rankings...



the major obstacle..is destroying alot of the biggest traditions in college
sports including the ohio state/mich. game. & they "arrgh" leaving the
small schools out! have you ever evulated some of the weird things over
the years? there have been alot "funny things"....like when colorado beat
notre dame for the national championship...they called that punt return
back?---however, go back when colorado..beat mo.? they were given
5 downs...even though the players were all objecting. . so
colorado..."really" had 2 losses..not one? then how can justify...byu beating
a team with a 5-4 record..for the national championship...& ignoring boise
st. great victory? [ none of these teams are my favorites..but when
you "see" things like this...it takes away from watching ]. lil'schools
seldom found themselves in a championship role..& i felt, they should have
given boise st. a lil'championship recognition..esp...the mistakes made
during the other game ? its sad....for the players. speaking of...there
are a few things..."i don't care for"...that the players should be
blame..no matter the final outcomes. i don't think "real fans" , don't
destroy property or attack others....its just a game..and where i come
from ," games are suppose to be fun". i watching the navy/army
game....as much as ohio st/mich.....& the thunderin'herd, where alot
friends played. * however, i guess...my favorite ..is the


ou bobcats !

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Has DCL ever been to Aruba before?

Tom, As far as I can tell DCL has not been to Aruba before.

They have only been to the sister island of Curacao.

 

[justmestace]

And Stace...

.. can you see how this sequence is actually spliced together from THREE shooting angles/sequences? In one case you can see myother daughter in the corner but not in the next image. And the exposures, flash use and sharpness give away another difference. AND - in the other margin the shooting angle is different in vertical angle/vantage point.

<silent grinin'>​

Honestly, I did see that, but I wasn't going to "call you out" on it, lest my husband think of some other name to call me.

 

[justmestace]

Whoo hoo! Just got the official word they are releasing dad from the hospital!

Oh...I only had a couple inches cut off my hair this time. I cut it fairly short at the beginning of the summer, just to see if I'd like it....and today went the rest of the way with it.
I've never had enough hair to give to Locks of Love, but I wish I did.

 

[The FairyGodmother]

So Stacey how is the haircut?

 

[The FairyGodmother]

Oh I see you beat me to it. So are you happy with it?

 

[justmestace]

[ instead..of kids in adult roles...why not reverse it? adults doing kiddies
stuff...remember when parents took pics of their kids laying on blankets...
butt naked? ....maybe we could politely suggest...to the wenches...
laying around the quiet clove pool...on disney....beach towels...]

I don't THINK so with those nekked pictures!!



* important news "flasher"...sorry wenches....just m. was just filling in~
for me ..when she scored the lil' man! i am surprise
she failed to tell...where x marked the spot.... oops, maybe i should
advised, i'm one of those dastardly but dashing...O.u.... ,

"how you doing? " & we take all we can! [without asking first].

Yeah, right....uh huh...whatever you say......NOT.

 

[justmestace]

Oh I see you beat me to it. So are you happy with it?

I like it. A lot. She maybe could have gone a little shorter over the ears, but it's pretty cute. When Jordan gets home, I'll have her take a picture of me. She's there now, getting a cut and color.

Big bucks day...between the dentist and the hairdresser.

 

[justmestace]

They have only been to the sister island of Curacao.

After this cruise, I will have completed my "ABC's".
DH & I have spent 10 days on Bonaire, 10 on Curacao....now I'll finally get to see how I like Aruba. Maybe we'll take our next "land" trip down there.

I was kind of hoping that we'd (DCL) go back to Curacao, I knew exactly what I wanted to do there. Now I have to research Aruba. Oh well, I have a year to do it.

 

[justmestace]

Great idea to follow the cruise, now to make it very accurate last time we arrived outside the entrance of the Panama canal about 9pm and refuled overnight, we were able to see the lights of Panama City and in the morning saw many ships around us,I presume they will do the same again as they have to refule and I think its cheap there.

This sounds so wonderful....I can't wait!!

 

[Stepht5]

Those bracelets would make great fish extender gifts........

The bracelets are adorable!

I have already started buying fish extender gifts! I have over 100 bought (I think I have about 130). I really like to have things for more then 1 day -- last trip I think I did 3 or 4 days..... For this large of a group though I'll have to wait and see! LOL!!!!

 

[silmarg]

The Wenches TOOK WHAT THEY COULD!





Yeah... I can see it went pretty fast and furious!

Sorry guys - I was distracted and missed the sprint. And a mighty one it was with lots of folks in the running! Maybe it'l be a Swabbie next time, eh?

And it seems THIS was my 3000th posting to our Thread!
Arrrgh!



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Wow.. I shoulda had a celebration when I hit 100 posts here. I cant imagine 30 times that much!

I am actually doing work today(hard to believe)... but not too stressful.

Work from home tomorrow.

Visit my DDs upcoming Kinder teacher for an meet and greet.

Finish Packing.

Go to Atlanic City Friday.

Go to Florida Saturday.

DCL Sunday!

 

[Sarangel]

Whew.... 5 days & 30 pages. Remind me not to go on vacation again (or at least to take the laptop). This post brought to you by your friendly, neighborhood groundhog:

Hi everyone.
I'm posting from laptop in travel trailer. man this evening went from bad to worse. We need y'all to send us a wee bit of pixie dust please!

Glad you got the required Pixie Dust, BIP. At least it'll make a good story for you and the family.

Well we can celebrate three times then!

More, more... Why stop at 3? I imagine somewhere along the line, we'll have a countdown set up.

I went to pick up Angelina from work today and guess WHO I found waiting for me at the entrance.......it's LINA Bear (aka Angelina). Angelina's boss John took this pic of the two of us on my new camera phone. I finally figured out how to send the photo to my e-mail address, then I posted it in my photobucket account. I'm such a novice with this cell phone tech stuff........

Great Pic, Andy. Don't sweat the cell phone stuff. I just recently found out that my cell has a datebook in it. And I still haven't figured out how to e-mail myself photos. Someday.

We had a little bit of a scare today. This morning we were doing some last minute things for a get together at our house and my Dad collapsed to the floor. Passed out, he is diabetic. We took him to the emergency room and after 6 hours of tests of all sorts, it seems that he took too much insulin which dropped his blood sugar dramatically. He's a little sore from the fall, but other than that okay, Thank God. He's been diabetic since 1984 and on insulin since 2000 and this is the first time something like this has happened.
Something good did come from this, he had all those tests that he had been reluctant to do before.

Glad to hear that your dad is doing OK & that he got his tests done.

I'm hoping things go well for her tomorrow. Thanks for asking.

So, how did it go? Fingers are all crossed.

Guess What I Finally Got In The Mail Today???????​

My new version of the CC Cards. It only took 15 weeks and 5 or 6 phone calls including three supervisors!!!!! It was three days shorter than waiting for my passports.

Woo Hoo!!!!!I guess persistance does pay off. Maybe you should frame them, that way you won't lose them

Why Crash whatever do you mean??? I would never dream of using my female wiles to persuade him!

If you believe that....I have a bridge I can sell ya!

Darn it... What else are they for? I'll trade you some waterfront property in Florida for your bridge...

Check the website, I spent a few minutes creating a "virtual cruise" link with all the photos, etc. that were posted.

Tom, is there a good place to send pictures to to add to this? I have quite a few from 2005, but I haven't gotten around to uploading them yet. Thanks for keeping the website fresh.

Ok Folks, I was at the mall earlier tonight with DH and while he was checking out the watches in a jewelry store I was checking out the mikimoto pearls nearby.
[edit]
Then I came up with the solution
I've been trying to lose weight, but haven't been motivated enough. So here is my solution

I lose enough weight to fit into a certain dress I have and then I get the pearls

So, if you see me at formal night wearing a blue velvet dress and these really awesome pearls you'll know I made it

Now I have to do it or Ill be really embarrassed after telling you all this

You go girl. We'll be looking for the blue dress & pearls.

We will be doing the neverland themed one, not the Grand Californian (forgive me for not knowing DL names) so its somewhat cheaper (pointwise)

That would be your basic Disneyland Hotel (and my personal favorite). I wish we could stay an extra night, but I think we're just going to fly down on Saturday, stay the night with friends, and head out to the port.

WHOOOOO HOOOOOOOO ONE MORE FOR THE WENCHES!!!!!!


Not sure how I did it, but I'll take it!!

You da Go Wenches.

Whoo hoo! Just got the official word they are releasing dad from the hospital!

Yea!!! Good to hear.

OK, once I've caught up on all my day job stuff, I'll try to put together a trip report for our Disneyland trip, and maybe a picture or two. Back to work.

 

[justmestace]

..no ?!!!!, i would demand a refund!....
[50% off the next cruise....@ least ] ...let's hope todd got his monkey
fixed....& he learn a few new tricks? or i guess, everyone can play~" let's
find the cpt's peanut" game? wonder what types of prizes the winner
gets ..maybe that's where the "redhair" went off to? after hrs.?


no mickey bars...surely, simmoney..has a stash somewhere..ask him
to check the pockets.

Yep...no Mickey Bars on the Med Repo.

Can't imagine how that would go over with THIS group!!

Why, there'd be no eating contest!!

I think there'd be a MUTINY!

 

[Sarangel]

The bracelets are adorable!

I have already started buying fish extender gifts! I have over 100 bought (I think I have about 130). I really like to have things for more then 1 day -- last trip I think I did 3 or 4 days..... For this large of a group though I'll have to wait and see! LOL!!!!

I don't know if I can get my mind around getting/making enough stuff for that many people. You are far more ambitious than I, Gunga Din.

 

[justmestace]

I'm waiting for the glue to dry on my foam pirate ship. I never did find the treasure chest, but HAD to have something to play with!!

 

[Diznyfan68]

Yep...no Mickey Bars on the Med Repo.

Can't imagine how that would go over with THIS group!!

Why, there'd be no eating contest!!

I think there'd be a MUTINY!

NO MICKEY BARS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! ​