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

[tom31b]

You had to bring up last Christmas, huh? I'm having major DCL withdrawal this week (and don't even have an upcoming trip to look forward too).

Of course, I didn't get to do the Brig Unicorn with y'all because of the dumb age limit so I ended up on the beach with DD while SWMBO and the boys got to go sailing. Some of these DCL age limits are really ridiculous.

I was just about to compliment you on your sensitivity..... then this:

Hey, y'all -- maybe you want to rethink letting Tom31b and the lawyers on-board your cruise -- this is from the NY Times:

"A incident occurred last month aboard the Sapphire Princess, a 2,600-passenger cruise ship on a 16-night voyage with scheduled stops in Singapore, Shanghai and other Asian ports. Two late-season typhoons severely disrupted the trip, canceling port calls in Vietnam, at Okinawa and at Taipei, Taiwan.

Unhappy passengers rushed to Internet stations to tell the world. Some were “claiming they were on the verge of mutiny,” The Sunday Mail reported while the ship was still at sea.

An online critic, Carolyn Spencer Brown, happened to be on the ship. Ms. Spencer Brown is editor of CruiseCritic.com, which features cruise news and reviews.

Naturally, she also turned to the Internet. As the passenger unrest spread and the crew seemed unable to keep up with the clamor for timely information, she compiled a daily log from the storm-racked vessel.
A former Washington Post reporter, Ms. Spencer Brown has sailed on most cruise lines. But this was her first mutiny.

As port stops were canceled and passengers found themselves with little to do, protest meetings broke out. “It became ‘Monty Python Meets the Perfect Storm,’ ” she said.

“First there was a group of what I’d call rabble-rousers, led by a lawyer,” she said. “We were missing all of these ports, and they felt they weren’t getting the truth” from the ship’s officers. At one point, with passengers assembled in the ship’s theater, she said, “the attorney jumped up and grabbed the microphone away from the assistant cruise director and said: ‘We’re taking over the stage! We have a petition!’”

“There was a big shouting match with the captain,” she said. “One passenger was telling everybody he was captain of a yacht back home.” He stormed the bridge with Google Earth printouts, she said, and demanded to show the captain how to navigate around the storm.
As the ship approached its final port, near Beijing, a few passengers threatened to barricade themselves in their staterooms unless they got $1,000 in chits and a free cruise. Resistance collapsed when the captain noted that the police in Beijing would probably not be in the mood for negotiation, Ms. Spencer Brown said.

 

[yargrnhoj]

I was just about to compliment you on your sensitivity..... then this:

I've cultivated my reputation as a first-class jerk. I wouldn't want to ruin that by letting people think I'm a nice guy.

I did especially like the line: "a bunch of rabble rousers, led by a lawyer", which, of course, is redundant, like Mark Twain's famous comment: "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."

 

[goofyforlife]

Here's the Oak tree that came down in our front yard.

Debi,

I'm not a licensed forester but i have taken street tree inventories and am a Qualified Forest Professional (in MD).....

but i'd say the whole tree should come down based on the condition of what's left. With that one side missing and most of the crown missing it's only a matter of time before it would fall towards the street. (ie the side with branches still on it.)

Sorry you lost a tree but at least your roof was spared.

 

[PBader]

Here's the Oak tree that came down in our front yard.

Debi, you all do have a lot of cleanup. Thankfully it didn't hit your house.

 

[PBader]

Well we are back from a very long day at DL. Weather was cool but made for a nice day. Took 350 pictures, will get to sharing some tomorrow. I think we almost had a mini-meet. DW thinks that she saw Crash and his family having lunch in Tomorrowland but by the time that see came to collect us off of Autopia they were gone. Was that you Crash? Talk to you all in the AM.

Glad you all had a wonderful day. Looking forward to seeing some of your pictures Roger.

Hey, y'all -- maybe you want to rethink letting Tom31b and the lawyers on-board your cruise -- this is from the NY Times:

"A incident occurred last month aboard the Sapphire Princess, a 2,600-passenger cruise ship on a 16-night voyage with scheduled stops in Singapore, Shanghai and other Asian ports. Two late-season typhoons severely disrupted the trip, canceling port calls in Vietnam, at Okinawa and at Taipei, Taiwan.

Unhappy passengers rushed to Internet stations to tell the world. Some were “claiming they were on the verge of mutiny,” The Sunday Mail reported while the ship was still at sea.

An online critic, Carolyn Spencer Brown, happened to be on the ship. Ms. Spencer Brown is editor of CruiseCritic.com, which features cruise news and reviews.

Naturally, she also turned to the Internet. As the passenger unrest spread and the crew seemed unable to keep up with the clamor for timely information, she compiled a daily log from the storm-racked vessel.
A former Washington Post reporter, Ms. Spencer Brown has sailed on most cruise lines. But this was her first mutiny.

As port stops were canceled and passengers found themselves with little to do, protest meetings broke out. “It became ‘Monty Python Meets the Perfect Storm,’ ” she said.

“First there was a group of what I’d call rabble-rousers, led by a lawyer,” she said. “We were missing all of these ports, and they felt they weren’t getting the truth” from the ship’s officers. At one point, with passengers assembled in the ship’s theater, she said, “the attorney jumped up and grabbed the microphone away from the assistant cruise director and said: ‘We’re taking over the stage! We have a petition!’”

“There was a big shouting match with the captain,” she said. “One passenger was telling everybody he was captain of a yacht back home.” He stormed the bridge with Google Earth printouts, she said, and demanded to show the captain how to navigate around the storm.
As the ship approached its final port, near Beijing, a few passengers threatened to barricade themselves in their staterooms unless they got $1,000 in chits and a free cruise. Resistance collapsed when the captain noted that the police in Beijing would probably not be in the mood for negotiation, Ms. Spencer Brown said.

Oh my. I'm glad I wasn't on that cruise. Like the cruise line is responsible for a typhoon.

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

Here's the Oak tree that came down in our front yard.

Glad that you are OK Debi.

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

Here are a few photos from yesterday.

Castle with newly added snow

Look down Main Street

This one is for Julie. (Surfin Santa)

Celebrity siting Diane Keaton

New Orleans Square

 

[winotracy]

Here are a few photos from yesterday.

New Orleans Square

I just love New Orleans Square!! Especially at Christmas!!

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Well this time next week will be Christmas eve and the formal start to the holidays.

In two weeks it will be New Years eve and then 2008 and our cruise will be in that year and getting closer.

To all of the very very nice and wonderful people on this thread I wish you a

Merry Christmas

Happy holidays

And

A pirate full new year

​

 

[Stepht5]

Paula, I see in your sig line that you have a Costa Rica trip planned for next month -- is it a deep sea fishing trip? DH went on a week long fishing trip there last year -- I think it was last year! LOL!

 

[Stepht5]

Just a quick post to let ya'll know that we're okay. Just got our electricity up and running, after it being off since last Sunday night. I took tons of pics! Fortunately,no house damage but do have a lot of tree damage to clean up.

Gonna try and play a little ketchup.

TTFN!

Debi

When I saw the news this past week I was wondering about you! I'm glad y'all are all right!

 

[Stepht5]

Great pictures Paula!!! I am looking forward to the mimosas.

This part cracked me up!!! I'm not much of a drinker (my kids got it from their dad! ) but, I do enjoy a mimosa a couple of times a year.

 

[Stepht5]

“First there was a group of what I’d call rabble-rousers, led by a lawyer,” she said. “We were missing all of these ports, and they felt they weren’t getting the truth” from the ship’s officers. At one point, with passengers assembled in the ship’s theater, she said, “the attorney jumped up and grabbed the microphone away from the assistant cruise director and said: ‘We’re taking over the stage! We have a petition!’”

“There was a big shouting match with the captain,” she said. “One passenger was telling everybody he was captain of a yacht back home.” He stormed the bridge with Google Earth printouts, she said, and demanded to show the captain how to navigate around the storm.As the ship approached its final port, near Beijing, a few passengers threatened to barricade themselves in their staterooms unless they got $1,000 in chits and a free cruise. Resistance collapsed when the captain noted that the police in Beijing would probably not be in the mood for negotiation, Ms. Spencer Brown said.

What a bunch of idiots!!!! Did they not read their cruise documents? I'm always amazed by group stupidity!

 

[winotracy]

This part cracked me up!!! I'm not much of a drinker (my kids got it from their dad! ) but, I do enjoy a mimosa a couple of times a year.

I'm also not much of a drinker (despite my name ), but that day we started off with mimosas at 7:00 am, graduated to wine by 9:00 am, up to Bloody Marys by 10:00 am, chocolate martinis by 11:00 am and Zombies by noon! We all needed a nap that afternoon We had a big party on our verandah that day.

 

[Stepht5]

Debi,

I'm not a licensed forester but i have taken street tree inventories and am a Qualified Forest Professional (in MD).....

but i'd say the whole tree should come down based on the condition of what's left. With that one side missing and most of the crown missing it's only a matter of time before it would fall towards the street. (ie the side with branches still on it.)

Sorry you lost a tree but at least your roof was spared.

I'm going to email Deb's pic and your reply to DH. We have asked our builder to remove 3 of the oak trees on our lot because we believe they will fall sometime in the near future --- it looks like 1 was hit by lightening and one side looks dead. We really don't need to have large Oak trees fall either on our new house or one of our neighbors!

 

[Stepht5]

I'm also not much of a drinker (despite my name ), but that day we started off with mimosas at 7:00 am, graduated to wine by 9:00 am, up to Bloody Marys by 10:00 am, chocolate martinis by 11:00 am and Zombies by noon! We all needed a nap that afternoon We had a big party on our verandah that day.

Oh my! I'ld be out quick! LOL! Dh always laughs since it can take me forever to finish one drink! LOL!

 

[bellelinus]

Here are a few photos from yesterday.

Castle with newly added snow

Look down Main Street

This one is for Julie. (Surfin Santa)

Celebrity siting Diane Keaton

New Orleans Square

Great pictures, Roger!!!! Thanks for the surfin' Santa pic!

 

[bellelinus]

Well this time next week will be Christmas eve and the formal start to the holidays.

In two weeks it will be New Years eve and then 2008 and our cruise will be in that year and getting closer.

To all of the very very nice and wonderful people on this thread I wish you a

Merry Christmas

Happy holidays

And

A pirate full new year


​

Merry Christmas, Andrew, and to all the pirates on this thread -- happy new year -- 2008 at last!
​

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Merry Christmas, Andrew, and to all the pirates on this thread -- happy new year -- 2008 at last!
​

And to you and your three ladies!

 

[goofyforlife]

I'm going to email Deb's pic and your reply to DH. We have asked our builder to remove 3 of the oak trees on our lot because we believe they will fall sometime in the near future --- it looks like 1 was hit by lightening and one side looks dead. We really don't need to have large Oak trees fall either on our new house or one of our neighbors!

Yes, i would agree to get this settled prior to acceptance. If you have to bear the cost of removal it could be in the thousands per tree depending on site conditions. I would not want that additional cost.

Just because a tree has some leaves.....doesn't make it right....