North To Alaska--May 3, 2011 on the Disney Wonder

[BobandLee]

Good evening cruisers!
.... I'll be snapping pictures and will email them to Georgie or Bob from my phone before we leave the port. ....

Wow! Sounds awfully techie!

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Cruisers!

Snow is nearly gone, just a few patches to show that it ever existed. If I went into town, I am sure I would still see piles in parking lots. It is supposed to be a really nice weekend.

Bob - got a package from you yesterday - Thanks.

Have a great day all!

 

[DisneyPinDiva]

Originally Posted by DisneyPinDiva
Good evening cruisers!
.... I'll be snapping pictures and will email them to Georgie or Bob from my phone before we leave the port. ....

Wow! Sounds awfully techie!

Well, the iPhone makes it so easy that even someone as technologically impaired as myself can do it!!!

 

[aphoenix]

8 days till we leave for WDW and a cruise to Easter Caribbean. Problem is, all of our cruise and travel stuff is still in boxes, and I can't find them!

Finally settling into the new house, but rain yesterday showed that our garage floods. 12 boxes got soaked, and we lost about a dozen books to water damage. Ended up putting all of the undamaged boxes on top of plastic totes to keep them out of the water. We're going to have to rip out all of the concrete in our garage, and the long driveway, and have it completely repoured to solve the problem.

 

[seaulater]

8 days till we leave for WDW and a cruise to Easter Caribbean. Problem is, all of our cruise and travel stuff is still in boxes, and I can't find them!

Finally settling into the new house, but rain yesterday showed that our garage floods. 12 boxes got soaked, and we lost about a dozen books to water damage. Ended up putting all of the undamaged boxes on top of plastic totes to keep them out of the water. We're going to have to rip out all of the concrete in our garage, and the long driveway, and have it completely repoured to solve the problem.

Bummer.......when my accounting closet good flooded when the roof leaked, I had over 50 banker's boxes totally wet. Talk about a mess. I am now scanning documents and have bought plastic storage bins for the older stuff that I can't get rid of yet.

Is this trip the one where you are doing MouseAdventure at WDW? Wish I didn't have an audit, would have loved to come do it.

 

[aphoenix]

Bummer.......when my accounting closet good flooded when the roof leaked, I had over 50 banker's boxes totally wet. Talk about a mess. I am now scanning documents and have bought plastic storage bins for the older stuff that I can't get rid of yet.

Is this trip the one where you are doing MouseAdventure at WDW? Wish I didn't have an audit, would have loved to come do it.

Most of the boxes are books. A bunch were programming manuals more than 10 years old, so I just threw all of them in the recycle bin. The rest will move into the house once I have the shelves in the library set up and usable.

This trip is not the MouseAdventure game, though we will be doing some testing and such to finalize the game. We're going back out 10 days after we get home from this trip for the game. Adrienne is lucky - she gets to sail on the Magic and Wonder only 2 weeks apart!

 

[LuvBaloo]

aphoenix - that sounds like a headache dealing with the flooding and the bad pavement.

What is MouseAdventure?

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Cruisers!

Tony - sorry to hear about your flooding problem, it is a mess, I know when our basement flooded, at least I caught it as it was happening, so not too much got damaged, and I bailed out the window wells to keep more water out, but some of our books got wet too. We did some landscaping repairs to keep the water from flowing into our window wells again. Digging up cement in garage and driveway does not sound like fun! Have a good time on your cruise!

Have a great day all!

 

[bonzie1]

Hi All!!!

We are up to 129 on the Roster! 39 B2Bers, 11 Repo and 10 Alaska, with 18 for a Disneyland trip prior to the Repo!

Mouse Adventure??? I've never done it. I think it's a scavenger hunt in the Magic Kingdom? ANyone?

HebeJebe! Your Dogsled run sounds fun! Do you have a link you could share?

Tony! UGH! How AWFUL! Water is fun to swim in, but when it's in your house, it's the worst thing! Good Luck! Do ENJOY your trip!

 

[HebeJebe]

I will have to upload the photos from dog sledding and then I'll put the link here. It was a lot of fun.

 

[IrishCowboy]

I have added a link to your thread on the main index page. Have a great cruise!

 

[Hygiene99]

Thanks Irish
for the good work you do!

there are 2 threads for the repo before this cruise.

HI all Just getting caught up! I will be working some Long weeks from Now til DECEMBER 10th maybe the 11th And May not make it to Florida!
But, Jenn will Be there! Alot depends on Alot!!!!
If you know what I mean! pretty much it goes like this, you go to work if they want you you work if not you get laid off!
(Nature of the Business!)

I once again and Chasing hours for my HEALTH and Welfare package!
1000 hours of work in 2009 required! to get package for 2010..




Right now I have worked 564 hours this year! for those doing the math (14.4) weeks...

So with the time remaining in the year, it is possible to make it!

Wish me luck! I may have to Beat up a couple of the other guys, in order to do this!

ok so it is not the end of the world if this is not reached, Still will get a pension credit of half of the amount you get! and or 3 quarters.
and the health care has a buy in! for the hours not achieved!
however the buy in is a rate of 1200 hours verses 1000 ....

ok enough babbling!!

Wish me lots of pixies dust!

on a good note the 8k computer I use in the field is getting a wireless card!!!!!

http://www.kiewit.com/ Kewl Company

If I can talk to the satelites with my Gps, why not the internet! LOL

Bob And Scott we are doing construction lay out with GPS! not for building corners, but for stuff like pipe lines it is close enough! with in an inch.

 

[BobandLee]

Good Morning All. Just trying to wake up.
Long football day yesterday.

Welcome to wendybirdn, Minybear and MAGICFOR2

We're for you Peter. I think you'll do it.

I was averaging about 2400 hours + for a few years before I decided to cutback. Wasn't sure it was worth it. But it has paid for some KEWL trips.
Our pension is based on how many weeks we work, not hours, so not any advantage working beaucoup overtime as far as the pension is concerned.

I am always amazed how the construction guys can start at two different points and actually meet it the exact same position.

 

[BobandLee]

Wow! Sounds awfully techie!

Well, the iPhone makes it so easy that even someone as technologically impaired as myself can do it!!!

Is Joe going to cover MD's eyes when you dive into the shrimp on the Wonder?

 

[Hygiene99]

I am always amazed how the construction guys can start at two different points and actually meet it the exact same position.

It is kinda kewl, doing it blind, so called... right now i am wondering if i am going to meet a starting point in a day or 2 lol...

to complete a Ring beam! Big circle 200 foot radius..

Anyone hear anything on the building of the new ships, that would gbe fun to see!!!

Will have to settle for watching a new car for Jenn be built, and shipped over from Germany! (Someday!)
335xi CV LOL

 

[BobandLee]

I'll be snapping pictures and will email them to Georgie or Bob from my phone before we leave the port. Hopefully they can post a few and let you know what's new!

O.K. here are the first few. These are of the new Outlook Bar.

Even though the e-mail says Leslie sent them, I think that maybe it was MD.

 

[BobandLee]

Here are two more. These are of the remodeled drink station on Deck 9.

 

[gydell]

The pixs look great, I can't wait to see it in Nov!

 

[Lynn G]

Good Evening Cruisers!

I do like the remodeled drink station, looks like it really opened up the area, it was always such a bottle neck before.

The Outlook Bar area looks kewl also!

Have a great evening all!

 

[bonzie1]

Hi All!!!

The weekend literally FLEW BY!

Bob! Thanks for posting Leslie's pictures! I'm sure they are having a GREAT time!

I almost didn't recognize the drink station It's really opened up now.

Peter! Sending LOTS of Pixie Dust up to you!!! Am still hoping for the 11th! Take care of yourself.

Okay... off to get caught up on things.