May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves! Stealing the Magic..AGAIN!!! Panama Canal FL to CA!!! Part 3

[PrincessTToo]

I started a LOST thread on the TV Talk section on the Ship of Thieves Discussion Board. This way we don't have to worry about spoilers and our UK friends can join us there when they've caught up with us.

I have so many questions and my DH and none of my friends watch LOST!

 

[granmaz]

Our two sons are great fans of Lost, but we decided not to get immersed when we heard they had at least 8 years of material. I don't think my brain would have stood up to the mysteries in the show!

Mandy we have had a lovely day just pottering. It is cooling down a little now. We ended up going to 2 garden centres with fish, and had a lovely cappuccino and fresh made fruit scone just out of the oven!! No butter on mine though! Bought 2 conifers, and decided on the fish tank we want. Going to have Discus fish in the tank when we finally get it. Our son has discus so can help us as they can be a little temperamental.

Hopefully there is something good on the tv tonight.

 

[Jhalkias]

Well, what a beautiful day it's been here in the UK!

25 degrees and an inch of snow here when I woke up. North of us, they are to get 3-5 inches of lake effect snow, and today is the Cleveland Indian's home opener!

What happened to Spring????

 

[pjpoohbear]

you all shouldn't put ideas in my head, lol

 

[granmaz]

Our son and his wife are going to Tenerife today. They arrived at Manchester airport at 4.30am for their 7am flight and were told there was a 4 hour delay. Just when they thought they might be going to board they were told there would be another 4 hours delay! Hopefully they are on their way now!

 

[granmaz]

you all shouldn't put ideas in my head, lol

PJ, that is so good and funny. You are so clever.

 

[UKANGEL]

I started a LOST thread on the TV Talk section on the Ship of Thieves Discussion Board. This way we don't have to worry about spoilers and our UK friends can join us there when they've caught up with us.

I have so many questions and my DH and none of my friends watch LOST!

great idea! I'll go over there when I know we're all caught up!

Mandy we have had a lovely day just pottering. It is cooling down a little now. We ended up going to 2 garden centres with fish, and had a lovely cappuccino and fresh made fruit scone just out of the oven!! No butter on mine though! Bought 2 conifers, and decided on the fish tank we want. Going to have Discus fish in the tank when we finally get it. Our son has discus so can help us as they can be a little temperamental.

Hopefully there is something good on the tv tonight.

That sounds nice Maz Mark would like a fish tank too, but I'm not so enthusiastic I'm afraid....mind you I can imagine the cats having fun watching!

25 degrees and an inch of snow here when I woke up. North of us, they are to get 3-5 inches of lake effect snow, and today is the Cleveland Indian's home opener!

What happened to Spring????

sorry to hear that John! Hope the weather changes soon for you all

you all shouldn't put ideas in my head, lol

Brilliant PJ!

 

[UKANGEL]

Our son and his wife are going to Tenerife today. They arrived at Manchester airport at 4.30am for their 7am flight and were told there was a 4 hour delay. Just when they thought they might be going to board they were told there would be another 4 hours delay! Hopefully they are on their way now!

How awful Maz....do you know what the delay was? Hope they get away ok eventually!!

 

[lillygator]

it was high 60's low 70's this morning...

on a sad note, our local (Tampa area) meteorologist apparantly killed himself. He has been broadcasting for 13 years and was 39 years old. Everyone is shocked....he was always the one we watched during any evacuation or hurricane related issues. Although I didn't know him presonally, I felt as though I did, I mean, he was in "our home" daily. Prayers out to his family and friends...

 

[Jhalkias]

you all shouldn't put ideas in my head, lol

I don't see a mustache on anyone . . .

 

[MrsMork]

25 degrees and an inch of snow here when I woke up. North of us, they are to get 3-5 inches of lake effect snow, and today is the Cleveland Indian's home opener!

What happened to Spring????

We may hit 78 today they are saying, which would be a record high for this date.

 

[MrsMork]

it was high 60's low 70's this morning...

on a sad note, our local (Tampa area) meteorologist apparantly killed himself. He has been broadcasting for 13 years and was 39 years old. Everyone is shocked....he was always the one we watched during any evacuation or hurricane related issues. Although I didn't know him presonally, I felt as though I did, I mean, he was in "our home" daily. Prayers out to his family and friends...

That is so very sad, V.

 

[UKANGEL]

I don't see a mustache on anyone . . .

John, I was looking for one too!


V, was just reading your trip report from the dec cruise...it's great and I want to read more...pleeeeeeeease!!!

 

[granmaz]

How awful Maz....do you know what the delay was? Hope they get away ok eventually!!

Their scheduled plane had a techy problem which eventually they decided they were unable to fix, so they were sending another plane from somewhere. They had a £5 voucher when they arrived and another £3 one for lunch!!!

it was high 60's low 70's this morning...

on a sad note, our local (Tampa area) meteorologist apparantly killed himself. He has been broadcasting for 13 years and was 39 years old. Everyone is shocked....he was always the one we watched during any evacuation or hurricane related issues. Although I didn't know him presonally, I felt as though I did, I mean, he was in "our home" daily. Prayers out to his family and friends...

That is very sad. No-one knows what goes on in people's minds do they? Sometimes people put on a facade of being ok when they are so troubled inside.

We may hit 78 today they are saying, which would be a record high for this date.

Lovely weather, hope you are managing to enjoy it.

John, I was looking for one too!


V, was just reading your trip report from the dec cruise...it's great and I want to read more...pleeeeeeeease!!!

I have enjoyed the report too and eagerly await more!!! Mandy, read Disneypoor's and nenner1's reports, very good too.

 

[disneylover5]

25 degrees and an inch of snow here when I woke up. North of us, they are to get 3-5 inches of lake effect snow, and today is the Cleveland Indian's home opener!

What happened to Spring????

Our forecast is for 3" of snow tonight. It is so cold today. I guess you are sending it our way.

Glad I decided not to do sunrise service

 

[granmaz]

Our forecast is for 3" of snow tonight. It is so cold today. I guess you are sending it our way.

Glad I decided not to do sunrise service

Is it usual for you all to be having snow at this time of year?

I think you made the right decision about the sunrise service!! I hope your husband isn't there on his own though.

 

[disneylover5]

Is it usual for you all to be having snow at this time of year?

I think you made the right decision about the sunrise service!! I hope your husband isn't there on his own though.

Dulles Airport on Tuesday was 84 degrees. The average high here right now is 62 degrees. I hate cold weather!!

They usually have about 1,000 at the Sunrise service.....It will be very interesting to see how many show up this year.

 

[LiserAnn]

My problem has less to do with policies (which can of course be silly) - and more with politics. The priest who was at our "home" church left late last year. The rumor is that the parish council forced him to leave. There are rumors swirling everywhere as to the reason - and everyone who apparently really knows will not comment, and want to pretend as if nothing happened. I don't think it was anything he did "wrong", but a power struggle between some groups in the church that forced the ouster over a difference in philosophy and direction. Many of those same people are the people who have never made me feel at "home" in the church - even though my family has been lifelong members (other than my baptism at the other church), and my parent's constant attendance and steady contribution. We were never part of the "in" or governing group of the congregation. My father was a cleaner at Ford Motor Co, and my mother never worked - we would never (and did not) have any problems like Noel talked about, as my parents were and continued to be of very modest means.

We now have a priest who is actually divorced (how do you like that Lisa?) who is not a family man. I have always felt that to relate well to the young families, it is helpful to have a family man as a priest (he may be just a wonderful man otherwise - I don't know him yet), and he came here from Hawaii (who would want that transfer?).

At the other church, I have both of the families that baptized my children (my koumbari), and a priest who is a family man and devoted to children. People there also make you feel more at home and welcome, and I do not run into the "snobbery" that I see at my home church. So I am in a dilemma as to what to do. It is hard to leave the place you grew up in - no matter how unwelcome or detached you may feel.

I love my faith. I just abhor the politics.

Wow-that's very unusual for a priest to be asked to leave the church, at least for the Greek Orthodox. I remember growing up with Father Nick at our Church in Houston, TX. He was there from the time I was little and I ran into someone who went to church there in recent years and said he was still there! So usually they're at the church until they die or retire.

My mom experience the snobbery at our church, which was a congregation filled with wealthy people so there was no hope for her....divorced and a secretary with a meager salary. Certainly there were good people there but if she wanted to be involved, she was subtly pushed away. She got fed up. It was really hard for us to leave the church (but we didn't leave religion). Being Greek Orthodox is a religion but it's also a lot about being Greek, in an ethnic sense. So I do miss that and the traditions, but we're very happy at the church we're at and people from all walks of life are embrace. And I will say, from going to our current church, my children know much more about God than I never knew at their ages, so it's been good...but miss those traditions!

I do find it interesting the priest is divorced. I can't wait to share that one with my mom...she'll get a chuckle out of that. I guess things have changed! Yes, to be the head of a church you need to be a family man and need to embrace families. That's a huge part of what the church is all about!!!

 

[LiserAnn]

I started a LOST thread on the TV Talk section on the Ship of Thieves Discussion Board. This way we don't have to worry about spoilers and our UK friends can join us there when they've caught up with us.

I have so many questions and my DH and none of my friends watch LOST!

I'll have to check it out.....

 

[lillygator]

wow - Spirit Air is running some 0.01, 0.05 etc deals...too bad from Orlando and Ft Meyers area it only goes to Detroit and Chicago...and then they get you on the return fare!