May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves...May 2008 Repo Thread...Part 7

[ozdisneyfan]

Looking for info about laundry facilities on the Magic (didn't do washing last
time). Do the machines work better on powder or liquid detergent, from
people's experience?

I will be bringing detergent with us from Sydney, and want to take what will
suit the machine better - or doesn't it matter because either would be fine?
In Australia, you have to use special detergent in some kinds of machines, I
don't know what happens in the US.


Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Believe that is the area around the old pirate ship that was the Star Kist restaurant. It has been a day or two ago so I may be incorrect, but think the ship had something to do with Star Kist Tuna.

Doug

I thought it was Chicken of the Sea...great pictures! Thanks for sharing!

 

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Molly and Wilson are in the front yard, Wilson is riding his bike, Molly comes running in the house, MOM some girls just picked our Tulips!!!

I go outside and see 2 girls riding away on their bikes and yell after them, and then see their parents walking out from behind DH's car. SHE HAS MY TULIPS IN HER HANDS!!!! Some people, the nerve

I told her that those are our flowers and to give them back. She said "he (her husband/their father) told them not to pick them"

Who in their right mind picks flowers from their neighbors house without asking???

Ok, I'm taking a movie break (we are watching Iwo Jima) to show you the tulips this year, back in a minute.

Outrageous!

 

[ibouncetoo]

Goodmorning Thieves (Cheri, you're up at the crack of dawn again!)

off to make some tea and DIS for a bit before I wade through years of paperwork!


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[figment52]

Yes. I am going to try to post a couple of pics here in a minute. I just shot them and they aren't too bad. Could be better, but I didn't have time to set up a light tent.

I don't think I will carry it with me. I am afraid to lose it. I have some other things given to me by an Indian WWII vet, Dan Arthur. He was a Nez Perce Indian, originally from Kamiah, Idaho. He was a Flying Tiger. I miss him. Anyway, there will be a display once we get settled. Or I may take these things with us in the RV. They aren't very big items, but they are very special.

COOL ! I see you got the Smiley Photog okay!

My father was Air Force but he was stationed with the Flying Tigers in China.

I mentioned this before (probably thread one). My sister adopted a baby from China. The last day in the adoption region we were taking a bus tour of the area and the facilitator mentioned that just up the way was the General Stillwell and Flying Tiger museum. Knowing my father has attached to the unit we were very disapointed that we missed the opportunity to learn more about his service time. Three years late we were back for her second daughter and were assigned out of the same general area. We had the same facilitor and we asked if we could go to the museum. She took us and my sister was about half a room ahead of me and I stopped and just stood at this one picture. She walked back to me and just said "which one" and I pointed and she just nodded. It was a picture of my father - the exact same pose as the only picture that was ever hanging in my parents house. My father passed away ten years earlier.

That was three years ago this weekend. I still tear up thinking about that moment.

 

[figment52]

You can see what an honor this was for me, being given this coin today!

And it was an honor for the rest of us that you shared.

Thank you and Welcome Home.

 

[gydell]

Nan - great pixs!

DrHug - great medal! What an honor!

Lisa - have a great trip and try not to think of Frank or Mother while gone!


Still in the lifeboat! Did anyone get a room # this week-end?

 

[figment52]

Well I was thinking along the same lines. Maybe we will have a few "stars" dancing with us.

We had Joey Fatone and his partner Kym with us last year on the first Med cruise. He was just a normal guy.

 

[figment52]

Looking for info about laundry facilities on the Magic (didn't do washing last
time). Do the machines work better on powder or liquid detergent, from
people's experience?

I will be bringing detergent with us from Sydney, and want to take what will
suit the machine better - or doesn't it matter because either would be fine?
In Australia, you have to use special detergent in some kinds of machines, I
don't know what happens in the US.


Thanks in advance for your help!

I always bring powder tablets with me. I would rather not travel with the liquid soap in my luggage. They sell powder in the machines but it usually runs out before the cruise is over.

 

[captaincrash]

Just passing through and I noticed there was still space to reserve on this sailing today on DCLs' web site at 7:47AM California time. Maybe this is news someone can use to squeeze on, eh?...

05/10/2008 15-Night Westbound Panama Cruise Category 04 : Deluxe Family Stateroom w/ Verandah $ 9,594.58​

 

[nanatink]

The gophers eat any bulbs that I plant. Daffodils, tulips, iris.

I have a story to tell. One day I was sitting on the deck and watching the kids in the pool, all of a sudden I saw a leaf on one of our rather large hostas sway a little and then it was gone. I thought I was seeing things. Then a little while later another, swoosh it was gone. A few days later almost all the leaves were gone. We found that critter in the pool a few days later and that was the end of him/her.

 

[gydell]

Just passing through and I noticed there was still space to reserve on this sailing today on DCLs' web site at 7:47AM California time. Maybe this is news someone can use to squeeze on, eh?...

05/10/2008 15-Night Westbound Panama Cruise Category 04 : Deluxe Family Stateroom w/ Verandah $ 9,594.58​

That room has been there for several weeks if not longer. We figure it must be haunted!

 

[tigger137]

I am, I have my own 1/8th scale train and it is co-located with Walt Disney's barn at the Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum here in Los Angeles (see www.LALS.org) Usually on one or two Sundays a month, I can be found out there running my engine and hauling the public. Lots of fun and I am the Membership chairman too!

Well, once you and my DH meet up I will probably not see him much for the rest of the cruise, between sandbag stories and trains! And there was I, looking forward to a vacation that didn't involve regular visits to Caboose Hobbies, or Mizzell Trains, or Colonial Photo and Hobby, etc etc.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Good Morning Cruisers.....we have some very important business to attend to this morning.

I want to hear from people that already have rooms numbers assigned. We have only one volunteer so far and that is Venetia who is going to be our Deck 7 monitor. I need volunteers to be monitors on every stateroom deck and then we need a volunteer to be the keeper of the master list. This is what's involved: Anyone who gets a last minute room assignment or change calls the master list keeper. That's the main contact person for everyone. Noel was going to be this person, but since she had to cancel, we need someone else to do it. Someone who already has a room number assigned.

The master list person will take a voice message left on their phone and then contact the deck monitor on the corresponding floor and let them know of the changes. They could leave a voice message. The deck monitor should have a small dry erase board outside of their stateroom where they can note the changes.

When the fish teams are going to gift, they can check with the deck monitors on each floor and note any changes in their mini navs.

So we need volunteers to be deck monitors and to be the keeper of the master list. But we need people that are not in the lifeboats. Anyone want to join Venetia and step up here. We would all be very greatful.

If someone else has a better way of getting this information to all the DISers, please speak up and let us know. We're open to suggestions.

 

[1Grumpy John]

Ladies and Gentleman, ALL members, former members, family members and guests of those who served in one of the respective services in the defense of world peace and freedom, no matter what rank (and some of us were fairly rank especially after a 2 week FTX (Field Training Exercise)) are cordially invited to spend some time during an afternoon at sea in the Diversion's pub and "Pull up a Sandbag or the Hood of a Jeep, or a Plank of the Deck, or a Wingtip" to discuss fallen comrades, quirky stories, and supposed heroic accomplishments over beverages of choice. Uniforms will not be required and the only saluting allowed will be with a glass in hand. I ask our calendaring Adjutant to see if there is a time that can be recommended for this Roll Call?

last year as I was walking up to a local Carvel store, an elderly gentleman passed me going the other way wearing his American Legion cap. A small ribbon on it caught my eye. light blue with five white stars. I turned and walked back to him, stopped him and went to attention and gave him my best old Navy salute. I am proud to have served and prouder still of all who have, and all who do still. so if I still salute it is out of pride.:thumbs

 

[tink1963]

I am, I have my own 1/8th scale train and it is co-located with Walt Disney's barn at the Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum here in Los Angeles (see www.LALS.org) Usually on one or two Sundays a month, I can be found out there running my engine and hauling the public. Lots of fun and I am the Membership chairman too!

That is so cool. My grandfather was a big train enthusiast. So much so he instilled the love of trains in my brother and I. My brother is a engineer with Amtrak. We will for sure plan a visit to check this out.

 

[MrsMork]

Is he a personal friend? Quite a history

His God daughter came and bought our antique piano yesterday. They stayed quite a while and we talked quite abit, Just before they were leaving she told us his story and got the coin out of her purse. She said she was sure he would want Dennis to have this. We both teared up....we do that alot! She said he was given 100 coins to give away when he got the medal.

 

[Mom323]

I'm very pleased to announce that Mrs. Bennett has been part of the Eastwood Manor household for 1 week. During that time she has made herself indispensable to our daily routine, and she's practically perfect in every way.

Even as I write, she is playing our local public radio station and has just informed me that there are 62 days remaining until we leave for the cruise.

I've just added several more Widgets. Mrs. Bennett likes learning new things.

Ian,

My birthday is coming up, I've just emailed my DB with the Chumby linked. Fingers crossed he gets the hint! Since Mrs Bennett is practically perfect in every way, I may have to name ours Mary Poppins.

Cork

 

[MrsMork]

My father was Air Force but he was stationed with the Flying Tigers in China.

I mentioned this before (probably thread one). My sister adopted a baby from China. The last day in the adoption region we were taking a bus tour of the area and the facilitator mentioned that just up the way was the General Stillwell and Flying Tiger museum. Knowing my father has attached to the unit we were very disapointed that we missed the opportunity to learn more about his service time. Three years late we were back for her second daughter and were assigned out of the same general area. We had the same facilitor and we asked if we could go to the museum. She took us and my sister was about half a room ahead of me and I stopped and just stood at this one picture. She walked back to me and just said "which one" and I pointed and she just nodded. It was a picture of my father - the exact same pose as the only picture that was ever hanging in my parents house. My father passed away ten years earlier.

That was three years ago this weekend. I still tear up thinking about that moment.

I do remember this, and I teared up yet again! Good teary though.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Good Morning Cruisers.....we have some very important business to attend to this morning.

I want to hear from people that already have rooms numbers assigned. We have only one volunteer so far and that is Venetia who is going to be our Deck 7 monitor. I need volunteers to be monitors on every stateroom deck and then we need a volunteer to be the keeper of the master list. This is what's involved: Anyone who gets a last minute room assignment or change calls the master list keeper. That's the main contact person for everyone. Noel was going to be this person, but since she had to cancel, we need someone else to do it. Someone who already has a room number assigned.

The master list person will take a voice message left on their phone and then contact the deck monitor on the corresponding floor and let them know of the changes. They could leave a voice message. The deck monitor should have a small dry erase board outside of their stateroom where they can note the changes.

When the fish teams are going to gift, they can check with the deck monitors on each floor and note any changes in their mini navs.

So we need volunteers to be deck monitors and to be the keeper of the master list. But we need people that are not in the lifeboats. Anyone want to join Venetia and step up here. We would all be very greatful.

If someone else has a better way of getting this information to all the DISers, please speak up and let us know. We're open to suggestions.

Disregard, nevermind......Venetia just PM'd me with a great new suggestion.....we won't have to do any of the above. If anyone has any last minute changes, get in touch with Linda/seaulater and she will incorporate it into the mini Navs. I like this idea. It certainly makes everything a lot easier.

Linda, is this the way you are used to doing it? Please let us know from your experience what we should do. We're all kind of doing this for the first time and have no clue. We'd love to hear from you how you have handled last minute changes in the past. Should we even be concerned?