Sept 18 2010 WB TransAtlantic Pirates/Capt Jacks Re-Repoing Repossession Cruise Pt.2

[nacho1337]

I think our B2B2B ... the bill was a whopping $15.oo all those virgin Mai Tai's killed me!

Ann

What about all those water on the rocks.


thanks again for the champagne


Stephen

 

[gismo1554]

Good thing Disney doesn't mind us bringing our own alcohol on board. Are there any duty free shops in Barcelona? Or is it not too expensive at a regular shop near the port?

There's 2 good shops in the port - or at least I thought they were good priced compared to the UK! We got a bottle of lime vodka (not brand I knew) for 7 Euros (can't find the symbol key) and some sangria for about 2 Euros. My Dad got some great whiskey (not sure brand) for around 10 Euros that was cheaper than back home.

We didn't notice any duty free shops in the town as I think they are like the UK and Duty free shops tend to be restricted to Airports or Ports. The shops in the port weren't huge but the selections were great!

 

[gismo1554]

HI all,
I am back from a 4 day trip to Colordao/Wyoming to handle paperwork before the big move (Friday). Came home to find Rio had broken his wrist Friday but his grandparents subsribed to the old wives' tale that if you can move it it is not broken and did nothing about it (not even telling me). So, spent the morning at the doctor's. It is too swollen to cast but is splinted now and will be cast Wednesday. It's always an adventure around here

Welcome back. Poor Rio. When are you flying now? You'll have to be careful with the cast as you can get swelling under there on long haul flights so make sure he keeps moving it as much as he can during the flight and drinks lots of fluids

 

[gismo1554]

Well its been all fun and games our end! My heating was playing up last week so the landlord came and tightened one of the pipes in it (I know safety first right lol). Well got home last night to find that the heating pressure had dropped from 1.9 in the morning to 0.6 which meant that the boiler was flashing red and there was no heating. Assuming it was this slow leak again we upped the pressure above the 1 bar as it insists on being on the instructions and turned it back on. Then we had a waterfall under the boiler as the pipe started spewing out black water! We phoned the letting company again who phoned the landlord (who lives upstairs but me and Dan both are afraid of his wife/gf as when we've popped up and asked for anything she glares at us). He came down and informed us that what he did on Friday basically broke the pipe so he has to order a new washer and wont be able to fix it Friday. He put it to bar 1 and said it should last ok just keep topping it up (great when its freezing cold this week). We tried out his theory and it lasted an hour so me and Dan gave in and both of us have had to go home! Messes up our week but there was nothing more we could do! ARG! Stupid boiler!

Anyway that's my rant over with. Now a proper question, fuel surcharge? Any news?

 

[orlandothebeagle]

Well its been all fun and games our end! My heating was playing up last week so the landlord came and tightened one of the pipes in it (I know safety first right lol). Well got home last night to find that the heating pressure had dropped from 1.9 in the morning to 0.6 which meant that the boiler was flashing red and there was no heating. Assuming it was this slow leak again we upped the pressure above the 1 bar as it insists on being on the instructions and turned it back on. Then we had a waterfall under the boiler as the pipe started spewing out black water! We phoned the letting company again who phoned the landlord (who lives upstairs but me and Dan both are afraid of his wife/gf as when we've popped up and asked for anything she glares at us). He came down and informed us that what he did on Friday basically broke the pipe so he has to order a new washer and wont be able to fix it Friday. He put it to bar 1 and said it should last ok just keep topping it up (great when its freezing cold this week). We tried out his theory and it lasted an hour so me and Dan gave in and both of us have had to go home! Messes up our week but there was nothing more we could do! ARG! Stupid boiler!

Anyway that's my rant over with. Now a proper question, fuel surcharge? Any news?

That sucks!! I hope it does get fixed this week!!!
I will asl you again nearer the time re duty free.
Did you say your Mum and dad are ont his cruise?? Did I tell you i convinced my Mum and Dad to book? (Didnt take much convincing right enough!!)

I booked my other internal flight last night with Virgin America, LAs Vegas to sa fran, 66 dollars each, now I have booked Monteray,las vegas, now all I need to book is san Fran, any body know any good cheap budget hotel, we are only there for 2 nights so wont really be in it much!!

The tickets for the MOTO gp at laguna seca are so much cheaper than if we went in any other country!!

Oh well, I am away to the gym, I thought I better start doing something. have a good day everybody!!

 

[Hoagie Pie]

Kimberly - keep collecting that change! We don't drink that much so mine goes to the spa - love the hand massages!!!

Hadley - I am soo excited for you!! Hope Rio is doing better.

Pluto - sorry to hear about the vacation time, etc. Things will get better, but whatever cruise you pick, you will have a blast!

Gismo1554 - I was freezing just hearing your story. Hope things are better now. It is finally warm again in Florida and we are thankful for that!

 

[MagicMe]

Hadley - give Rio from me!

Hope everything goes well with your move and that we hear from you as soon as you are settled. I didn't remember reading - did you finally get your house rented out??

 

[Bareacuda]

What about all those water on the rocks.


thanks again for the champagne


Stephen

I did have several of those suckers over the 3 weeks!!!
And your welcome for the bottle hope it was good.


Ann

 

[TheCooksLuvDisney]

HI all,
I am back from a 4 day trip to Colordao/Wyoming

I think Rio did it on purpose so that you never leave him with the grandparents again

Plenty of places on the "La Rambla"

Good, sounds like we will be stocking up from port to port till the long haul across the pond. I knew there would be a wealth of knowledge about places to buy alcohol. So who has the GPS coordinates for the best prices?

Well its been all fun and games our end!

That's horrible So do you get reduction in rent for the days that your home is not livable?

 

[BoosGram]

Well its been all fun and games our end! My heating was playing up last week so the landlord came and tightened one of the pipes in it (I know safety first right lol). Well got home last night to find that the heating pressure had dropped from 1.9 in the morning to 0.6 which meant that the boiler was flashing red and there was no heating. Assuming it was this slow leak again we upped the pressure above the 1 bar as it insists on being on the instructions and turned it back on. Then we had a waterfall under the boiler as the pipe started spewing out black water! We phoned the letting company again who phoned the landlord (who lives upstairs but me and Dan both are afraid of his wife/gf as when we've popped up and asked for anything she glares at us). He came down and informed us that what he did on Friday basically broke the pipe so he has to order a new washer and wont be able to fix it Friday. He put it to bar 1 and said it should last ok just keep topping it up (great when its freezing cold this week). We tried out his theory and it lasted an hour so me and Dan gave in and both of us have had to go home! Messes up our week but there was nothing more we could do! ARG! Stupid boiler!

Anyway that's my rant over with. Now a proper question, fuel surcharge? Any news?

Ack, that's terrible. Hope it gets sorted out quickly!

Hadley, give Rio hugs from all of us. Poor little guy. And poor mommy. Gee, it's not like you don't have much on your plate!

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

Hadley, I haven't been around much the last couple of days because I've been having a constant headache due to a sinus infection, but I've been thinking about you and the move! Give Rio a big hug from me!

Today was my first day back at work since my surgery. It went well, I wasn't as tired as I thought I would be. Tonight/tomorrow we're supposed to get a snow/ice storm so getting into work tomorrow should be fun!

 

[Diznyfan68]

Well its been all fun and games our end! My heating was playing up last week so the landlord came and tightened one of the pipes in it (I know safety first right lol). Well got home last night to find that the heating pressure had dropped from 1.9 in the morning to 0.6 which meant that the boiler was flashing red and there was no heating. Assuming it was this slow leak again we upped the pressure above the 1 bar as it insists on being on the instructions and turned it back on. Then we had a waterfall under the boiler as the pipe started spewing out black water! We phoned the letting company again who phoned the landlord (who lives upstairs but me and Dan both are afraid of his wife/gf as when we've popped up and asked for anything she glares at us). He came down and informed us that what he did on Friday basically broke the pipe so he has to order a new washer and wont be able to fix it Friday. He put it to bar 1 and said it should last ok just keep topping it up (great when its freezing cold this week). We tried out his theory and it lasted an hour so me and Dan gave in and both of us have had to go home! Messes up our week but there was nothing more we could do! ARG! Stupid boiler!

Anyway that's my rant over with. Now a proper question, fuel surcharge? Any news?

I am so sorry! I know from experience how frustrating and COLD it can be when you don't have heat. November 2007 our furnace started acting up and when the repair man came he said that there was no more putting off getting a new one - the one that we had was over 60 years old, an old coal buring stove that had been converted to gas - and my MIL started having fits about how they just don't make things the way they used to and that we were going to have to replace it (Keep in mind that we live in a two family house that has been in my DH's family for almost 80 years and his grandfather is the one that converted the stove) But before they could get us the new one we had to have all the asbestos removed from our cellars - we ended up going 4 days without heat while they did the asbestos removal, air quality testing, waiting for the results and having the new furnace installed. And to make matters even worse our hot water heater died right in the middle of all this!

 

[got2travel]

Plenty of places on the "La Rambla" to buy and at good prices , just dont wait till Sunday to buy when none of them our open like I did last trip ...but plenty of places to buy in Gibraltar as well ...lol

¿dónde está la tienda de vino

 

[got2travel]

That sucks!! I hope it does get fixed this week!!!
I will asl you again nearer the time re duty free.
Did you say your Mum and dad are ont his cruise?? Did I tell you i convinced my Mum and Dad to book? (Didnt take much convincing right enough!!)

I booked my other internal flight last night with Virgin America, LAs Vegas to sa fran, 66 dollars each, now I have booked Monteray,las vegas, now all I need to book is san Fran, any body know any good cheap budget hotel, we are only there for 2 nights so wont really be in it much!!

The tickets for the MOTO gp at laguna seca are so much cheaper than if we went in any other country!!

Oh well, I am away to the gym, I thought I better start doing something. have a good day everybody!!

Budget and San Francisco are not usually used in the same sentence.


Depends on where in SF you want to stay. By Fisherman's Warf, the Radisson, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express are pretty decent. In Union Square or Downtown, you'll do better with the smaller boutique hotels, but they will still be pricey. Try Hotel Diva, The Maxwell Hotel or Baldwin Hotel.

 

[gismo1554]

That sucks!! I hope it does get fixed this week!!!
I will asl you again nearer the time re duty free.
Did you say your Mum and dad are ont his cruise?? Did I tell you i convinced my Mum and Dad to book? (Didnt take much convincing right enough!!)

I booked my other internal flight last night with Virgin America, LAs Vegas to sa fran, 66 dollars each, now I have booked Monteray,las vegas, now all I need to book is san Fran, any body know any good cheap budget hotel, we are only there for 2 nights so wont really be in it much!!

The tickets for the MOTO gp at laguna seca are so much cheaper than if we went in any other country!!

Oh well, I am away to the gym, I thought I better start doing something. have a good day everybody!!

I can't remember if you did say lol but I don't remember picking up on it. My folks haven't booked yet but are adament they are coming if it comes up at Travel Industry rates! At the moment only the April one is so they are holding out in hope.

Glad you're almost sorted out your hols. I've never been to San Fran so no idea on hotels I'm afraid!

 

[gismo1554]

Kimberly - keep collecting that change! We don't drink that much so mine goes to the spa - love the hand massages!!!

Hadley - I am soo excited for you!! Hope Rio is doing better.

Pluto - sorry to hear about the vacation time, etc. Things will get better, but whatever cruise you pick, you will have a blast!

Gismo1554 - I was freezing just hearing your story. Hope things are better now. It is finally warm again in Florida and we are thankful for that!

Thanks! I'm hoping the boiler is fixed Friday but until I'm at my mothers till then so at least warm!

Glad you guys are warming up!

 

[gismo1554]

That's horrible So do you get reduction in rent for the days that your home is not livable?

No I don't which is annoying! It'll be a week I can't live there! I'm sure they should take a weeks off!

 

[gismo1554]

Ack, that's terrible. Hope it gets sorted out quickly!

Hadley, give Rio hugs from all of us. Poor little guy. And poor mommy. Gee, it's not like you don't have much on your plate!

Thanks!

 

[gismo1554]

I am so sorry! I know from experience how frustrating and COLD it can be when you don't have heat. November 2007 our furnace started acting up and when the repair man came he said that there was no more putting off getting a new one - the one that we had was over 60 years old, an old coal buring stove that had been converted to gas - and my MIL started having fits about how they just don't make things the way they used to and that we were going to have to replace it (Keep in mind that we live in a two family house that has been in my DH's family for almost 80 years and his grandfather is the one that converted the stove) But before they could get us the new one we had to have all the asbestos removed from our cellars - we ended up going 4 days without heat while they did the asbestos removal, air quality testing, waiting for the results and having the new furnace installed. And to make matters even worse our hot water heater died right in the middle of all this!

Oh my God I'm so glad I didn't have that issue! Unfortunately our water heating is connected to the regular heating so both have gone!

 

[BoosGram]

¿dónde está la tienda de vino

I'll have to remember that one . And for me, it would be followed by "Donde esta el bano?" (sorry, don't have accents or tildes on my keyboard)

Oh my God I'm so glad I didn't have that issue! Unfortunately our water heating is connected to the regular heating so both have gone!

Thank goodness you had somewhere you could go to stay warm and safe. When we lived in upstate NY, there was an ice storm one October that knocked out electricity for 5 days. Since we were on a septic system (which operated on electricity), we couldn't even flush. We also ended up at my mom and dad's. It does help you appreciate the good stuff we have, though.