October 20th 2007 Western Magic Part 3

[JLDSMD]

By the way did i mention i had all six numbers on the lotto last night?....Jason,Brenda sorry but put the cases back in the loft i had all 6 numbers but spread across 5 lines i didn't even win a bloody tenner....

I did that once. I had 6 numbers over 2 lines. Too bad you needed at least 4 in one line to win anything.

I was one number short in one line once on a daily lotto we have here. It would have been $250,000, but instead, the 5 number prize is only $500. What a rip.

 

[JLDSMD]

We will see if I can find any formal wear for the kids.

I've come across a place out of Los Angeles before that sells boys for around $40 (I think). I don't remembr if that included the shirt/tie/cumberbund though. I thought it did.

 

[JLDSMD]

THIS IS MY 1000th POST!!!!

Congrats on Number 1,000.

 

[JLDSMD]

I bet they're all sipping coctails by the adult pool

Actually they are suffering through a day at Castaway Cay today.

Then it is 6 days at sea. I think I could handle 3 maybe 4, but I think 6 might do me in. Although, if the seas are calm and the weather is warm and sunny, it would be like sitting at a resort for 6 days.

 

[JLDSMD]

Karen, you know, we only need 5 more posts and we'll have a tablemates page.

Where are you woman?

 

[JLDSMD]

If anyone cares, here is the Magic leaving FL for the Med. (stole this link of the "live from" thread - thank V-Man).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IfG1gzg_9I

At they end of the video, you will hear a lady say "is it my imagination or does it not look that full". Sorry, but when the boat leaves 20 minutes late and doesn't get out of the channel until almost 5:45, at least 1/3 of the people are at dinner already with another 1/6 getting ready. That is a total of 1/2 the cruisers.

 

[JLDSMD]

Someone also put up a link so that you can track the Magic. It is call sign C6PT7.

Here's the link: http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/cruiseships.phtml

 

[Karen Mouse]

If anyone cares, here is the Magic leaving FL for the Med. (stole this link of the "live from" thread - thank V-Man).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IfG1gzg_9I

At they end of the video, you will hear a lady say "is it my imagination or does it not look that full". Sorry, but when the boat leaves 20 minutes late and doesn't get out of the channel until almost 5:45, at least 1/3 of the people are at dinner already with another 1/6 getting ready. That is a total of 1/2 the cruisers.

COOL VIDEO

Does it normally not leave the channel til about 5.30 then? If we do the dis meet then you'll have to excuse how we turn up to dinner on the first evening - it might be a real quick turn around and after several cocktails i wont care anyway

Aaaahhhh, the powers of "line item veto" when it comes to quoting someone.

Note: I didn't use anything you typed.

Jeff - I dont WANT a big butt, I have one already that I'm trying to get rid of

 

[oybolshoi]

I've come across a place out of Los Angeles before that sells boys for around $40 (I think).

Speaking of selective quoting...

I've never really been surprised by the things they do in LA but this seems a little over the top, even for them.

Soooo hungry...and no food until tomorrow afternoon. I guess I'll clean house to keep my mind off of food.

why does my English snugglebunny always leave the thread once I get here? Am I one of those scary Americans that Europeans fear and revile?

 

[MinnMick01]

Some 10 days ago while on holiday in Portugal a little girl of 3 was taken out of her hotel bed while her mum and dad sat eating a meal in a restaurant not 100 a hundred yards away and has not been seen since,she had her fourth birthday yesterday....We have wall to wall TV coverage over here and someone has put up a $3m dollar reward for her safe return,i still fear this will not be enough as the abduction was clearly no "smash and grab" operation it was well planned and well executed by someone/s who's clearly taken time to plan this,my heart breaks to think of what that child is or WAS going through at the hands of theses animals....

ps...And please before we condemn them for leaving them (her twin brother and sister were with her in the room at the time)let me just say as parents we make hundreds if not thousands of decisions on behalf of our children we can't be expected to get them all right all the time as were only human,are we not?...

Oh my goodness. I don't know what to say except that I will pray for her safe return. Do they have any leads? Do they know why the little girl was taken and not her brother and sister? I can not beleive that this has not made the news out here. Where was the family from?

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! I hope all the moms here have a great day!

I think we are going to attempt going to the Cheesecake Factory for a late lunch/early dinner. I am a little afraid of what the wait will be for a table though

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

GREAT NEWS! We got the house!!! They called early this morning and said that they liked us and weren't going to show it to anyone else, they want us to have the house!!! So, we are trying to work out a rent-to-own thing and should be moved in by mid-June. Rob and I spent the night packing and organizing. No elliptical tonight but I sure got a workout getting packed!!

Cheryl, LOVE the photos!! We have pics at DL with the C and R Also, loved the La Jolla photo! I was in that exact same spot about 2 years ago. Aren't those seals hilarious!!?? Rob works for an RF company that's based in San Diego and we went there to sign his contract and we stayed in La Jolla and I fell in LOVE with it!! I have some photos on my website as I couldn't stop taking photos it was so gorgeous LOL!

Cass congratulations on getting the house good luck with all the packing!

We loved La Jolla! The seals were so much fun to watch and what a beautiful area that is. We were staying about 15 min. from there and we went back there twice during our 3 night stay because we enjoyed it so much. I hope we have the opportunity to get there again in the future!

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

RE THE DIS MEET AT THE TERMINAL ETC

Perhaps we could just make a note on a post (like Lindy did for wine tasting) of who intends to get there 10am, noon, 2pm etc and then we can know roughly who might be at the terminal at the same time as us and look out for them and then have the sailaway party to meet up with others who arrived at a different time. For those of us who are on early sitting the sailaway meet might be a short one, but at least we'll get to say a quick hello. Lovely Lindy is organising the wine thing for later in the week too so that will be another chance to get together cos I think most of us are attending that.

Karen. neil and Ellis will be getting there early at 10am (unless the shuttle traffic stops us).

Another idea for a DIS meet on that first day would be to meet around 3:00 in the Promenade lounge or by the Mickey pool so the kids could swim. A couple of the cruises we have been on we met at the Promenade lounge at at around 3:00 and that worked great and then everyone headed back to our rooms in time to get our lifevests for the safety drill. Just another idea.

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

Cass great pictures of you and Rob! Just think of all the wonderful ones you will get this time of the 2 of you with Kira!

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

OK, here is the one that actually has Hayden in it too........

Abby what an adorable picture!

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

Spider update



Rentokill came out and caught the spider, from behind our cooker.
It was really quite small, ...................I felt a bit silly!

But the man said the small ones from South Africa can give a bad bite!




Tescos called and confirmed the grapes were from scilily ( Sp?) Italy, so no need to worry about a poisonious spider. They confirmed the white webbing was a spiders egg nest ( yuck !)


Gave me some free grapes ....................dont want to eat graps at present... kind of put me off!

At least spider has gone

glad they got the spider! Yuck, yuck, yuck

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

Good Morning Everyone

I have a question about tipping. I know that we tip everyone on the last night. But do we still give them an envelope of cash or is it automatically charged to our room and we pay it off at the end of the cruise?

We have always tipped cash on the last night. You can give them cash or charge it to your room.

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

Some 10 days ago while on holiday in Portugal a little girl of 3 was taken out of her hotel bed while her mum and dad sat eating a meal in a restaurant not 100 a hundred yards away and has not been seen since,she had her fourth birthday yesterday....We have wall to wall TV coverage over here and someone has put up a $3m dollar reward for her safe return,i still fear this will not be enough as the abduction was clearly no "smash and grab" operation it was well planned and well executed by someone/s who's clearly taken time to plan this,my heart breaks to think of what that child is or WAS going through at the hands of theses animals....

Continued prayers for this little girl and her family!

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

ps...And please before we condemn them for leaving them (her twin brother and sister were with her in the room at the time)let me just say as parents we make hundreds if not thousands of decisions on behalf of our children we can't be expected to get them all right all the time as were only human,are we not?...

How very true Chris! Being a parent is the hardest job I have ever had!

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

Am i there yet

Congratulations Mr. Page 536