Sept 18 2010 WB TransAtlantic Pirates/Capt Jacks Re-Repoing Repossession Cruise Pt.9

[gismo1554]

Thanks everyone for your pixie dust and well wishes, It amazes me how much love everyone has here. Holly is doing OK, Surgery went well, she is home, dosed up on pain killers and low dose sedative to keep her calm. She won't let me out of her sight, that's OK, I won't let her out of my sight for a while!

Give her a big cwtch from me! Glad she's doing OK!

 

[orlandothebeagle]

It's Monday morning here again folks....my weigh in day.....

21 lbs lost in 6 weeks!





....and dh has lost 28 lb in just 7 weeks!


The hard work at the gym is paying off!

Well done, but youre depressing me

It is too cute - if we were in the States i'd get it for DD, but as it is i hope another DIS does





We didn't buy onboard but are happy to talk to anyone about DVC. Also we probably use t a little differently to many as we live so far away - happy to talk about that too.



sounds like a fun party



That's my three major food stuff gone in one go!



We've been on one going into dry dock and one coming out. I found the one coming out far worse. The carpets were shedding so much and every thing smelt like new paint etc. luckely i don't get migraines etc but i was all blocked up etc.

I hope it isn't too bad for those of you with bad allergies, and totally understand any time you need to wave from a distance



I know what you mean. I am a sie bigge then you and we lived in singapore for 6 years. My favourite was shop assistants calling out across the store "nothing is bigger than XL is it?" and when i was five months pregnant being stopped by every weight loss person to tell em they can help me loose my big tummy



Well Done!

It was pretty horrible, everywhere, scraping banging and painting smelly varnish,the gym was shut, now if you know me you would know I had a fit when I got to port and they told me no gym, its not fair really.

Oh Corinna can I ask how much they were coming out as? I'm still debating whether to send the FE gifts rather than packing them?

Oh yes, Id love to know how much

 

[orlandothebeagle]

Ok, Im having a coffee and trying to calm myself by chatting to you peeps, I had the whole day planned out until Ruby Miss Two shoes, bogged off up the forrest, Its ridik, I went for a run on my own(6miles) because I cant concentrate on watching them and running, THEN I took them for a 4 mile walk, 5 mins from home she took off, the bloody toad that she is, I come home to get phone and bike and leave the porch open and by the time I went back she was on her way home, an hour wasted standing around in the pouring rain wasted!!!
Now I have a sore head, stress does that to me in around 3 minutes flat! and Ive missed my spinning class! beagles! who would have them!!!!

Thanks for that , I feel bit better now!

 

[FrauP]

We visited Regensberg and loved it! That's where we started our cruise of the Danube (a trip I would definitely recommend).

That's amazing! You gotta be kidding!

So happy you liked it! I just love Regensburg. Would love to move back home.

Did you travel all the way to Hungary?

 

[gismo1554]

Ok, Im having a coffee and trying to calm myself by chatting to you peeps, I had the whole day planned out until Ruby Miss Two shoes, bogged off up the forrest, Its ridik, I went for a run on my own(6miles) because I cant concentrate on watching them and running, THEN I took them for a 4 mile walk, 5 mins from home she took off, the bloody toad that she is, I come home to get phone and bike and leave the porch open and by the time I went back she was on her way home, an hour wasted standing around in the pouring rain wasted!!!
Now I have a sore head, stress does that to me in around 3 minutes flat! and Ive missed my spinning class! beagles! who would have them!!!!

Thanks for that , I feel bit better now!

She's clearly in a mischeavous (sp) mood! The little terror!

 

[Belle1997]

Thanks everyone for your pixie dust and well wishes, It amazes me how much love everyone has here. Holly is doing OK, Surgery went well, she is home, dosed up on pain killers and low dose sedative to keep her calm. She won't let me out of her sight, that's OK, I won't let her out of my sight for a while!

I am so glad she got through surgery ok. Praying for fast healing.

 

[Belle1997]

Ok, Im having a coffee and trying to calm myself by chatting to you peeps, I had the whole day planned out until Ruby Miss Two shoes, bogged off up the forrest, Its ridik, I went for a run on my own(6miles) because I cant concentrate on watching them and running, THEN I took them for a 4 mile walk, 5 mins from home she took off, the bloody toad that she is, I come home to get phone and bike and leave the porch open and by the time I went back she was on her way home, an hour wasted standing around in the pouring rain wasted!!!
Now I have a sore head, stress does that to me in around 3 minutes flat! and Ive missed my spinning class! beagles! who would have them!!!!

Thanks for that , I feel bit better now!

As so As I read Ruby Miss Two shoes I knew right off one of your beagles went exploring. You should be writing a kids books on the misadventures of your brood.

Hubby said many years ago that he would never get a beagle. From the last 2 years of posts it shows he was right

Glad she came home really fast Sorry you are now soggy Enjoy your coffee!!!

 

[CustardTart]

Ok, Im having a coffee and trying to calm myself by chatting to you peeps, I had the whole day planned out until Ruby Miss Two shoes, bogged off up the forrest, Its ridik, I went for a run on my own(6miles) because I cant concentrate on watching them and running, THEN I took them for a 4 mile walk, 5 mins from home she took off, the bloody toad that she is, I come home to get phone and bike and leave the porch open and by the time I went back she was on her way home, an hour wasted standing around in the pouring rain wasted!!!
Now I have a sore head, stress does that to me in around 3 minutes flat! and Ive missed my spinning class! beagles! who would have them!!!!

Thanks for that , I feel bit better now!

I feel your pain - we used to have Boxer like that... Fortunately the OE Sheepdogs have no wanderlust and the Dal doesn't move so fast anymore!!! Tho' I did have to go racing after her pretty swiftly a couple of weeks ago when she suddenly took off - it's difficult with her as she's deaf too...

Had a good morning as I finally got around to ordering magnetic paper and replenishing my printer's ink cartridges - I will have door magnets!!!

 

[FrauP]

Ok, Im having a coffee and trying to calm myself by chatting to you peeps, I had the whole day planned out until Ruby Miss Two shoes, bogged off up the forrest, Its ridik, I went for a run on my own(6miles) because I cant concentrate on watching them and running, THEN I took them for a 4 mile walk, 5 mins from home she took off, the bloody toad that she is, I come home to get phone and bike and leave the porch open and by the time I went back she was on her way home, an hour wasted standing around in the pouring rain wasted!!!
Now I have a sore head, stress does that to me in around 3 minutes flat! and Ive missed my spinning class! beagles! who would have them!!!!

Thanks for that , I feel bit better now!

It is Moogie you were talking about right? Only difference is... She is a Golden Retriever... Or better Mudriever...

Know exactly what you are talking about and how you feel!

Next time ... cats? .... NO! We still love them

 

[tweety0227]

Thank you to all of you that reassured us about Barcelona. I was really beginning to freak out about being there. I live about an hour from NYC, and have never really felt nervous about walking from the theater area back to Penn station to go home. But I've always kept on my guard, and realize that's what I have to do in Barcelona.

What is everyone wearing while touring in Barcelona. Usually I wear shorts and tees, but I read that that's a sure sign that you're a tourist and it's not recommended. Any suggestions?

 

[DizzneyDAnn]

We were booked as a family until we realized that the 3 in high school would just miss too much school--so we cancelled--now we're back on, but just for us parents!! The kids are guilting us, but we are considering booking the May crossing for them. This'll be our third TA, so you KNOW how much we LOVE the DISNEY TA!!!!!!

Are there any lanyards still out there? If not, at least what color are they? We'll make due if we're too late. LOL! I'll even make my own handy-dandy name tag! The lanyards were so cool to have on the previous trips. I did send a note to Tigger(bunch of numbers), but haven't heard back yet.

Anyone remember me from other cruises??? Is Hadley still going? CAcruisin? I can't wait to see old friends. Lorraine!!!!! Here we go!!!!

Looking forward to my happy place!

 

[Buckeye Goofy]

Hi all,

We've had a great response to people posting the events and excursions they are taking, about 30 people have posted so far.

If you would like to have me add your event to the list, I just need the following info, which you can PM to me, or post it publicaly:

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Also, we have 95 photos submitted out of 159 parties, so if you haven't already, please submit you photo! To make it easier, you can either e-mail the photo or link to a photo to photos@transatlanticpirates.com, of PM the link to me. I can rename and resize the photos, so you don't have to worry about that.

Thanks,
Glenn

 

[gismo1554]

We were booked as a family until we realized that the 3 in high school would just miss too much school--so we cancelled--now we're back on, but just for us parents!! The kids are guilting us, but we are considering booking the May crossing for them. This'll be our third TA, so you KNOW how much we LOVE the DISNEY TA!!!!!!

Are there any lanyards still out there? If not, at least what color are they? We'll make due if we're too late. LOL! I'll even make my own handy-dandy name tag! The lanyards were so cool to have on the previous trips. I did send a note to Tigger(bunch of numbers), but haven't heard back yet.

Anyone remember me from other cruises??? Is Hadley still going? CAcruisin? I can't wait to see old friends. Lorraine!!!!! Here we go!!!!

Looking forward to my happy place!

Hey you welcome back onboard! Hadley isn't cruising with us this time.

All the Lanyards I believe are gone but Eric may have a suggestion for you. Its Tig82174! I'm hoping well have nice still water like the 07 TA

 

[Candy Apple]

Oh I agree - I have very long but narrow feet (size 11 or 12) and a long torso that makes bathing suit shopping even more painful than it needs to be. As well, I have long legs and arms that makes conventional clothes shopping a pain. I like 3/4 length sleeves for that reason! I used to cry as a teenager when shoe shopping because finding shoes was so difficult. I finally just switched to Doc martens and Birkenstocks for years, until more stores began to carry size 11 shoes. Forget ice skates and ballet shoes!

You could try LLBean. I don't know what the shipping is to Canada, but they have most shoes to size 11 and a few to size 12. If you have an LLBean credit card, shipping is free both ways in the US. Their shoes are very comfy and durable.

 

[DizzneyDAnn]

Hey, Gismo! I'll see you in the hot-tub!

I'm actually hoping for a little bit of rockin' and rollin'. That was so fun! Nevermind the fact that I went to bed one night anticipating a watery grave by morning. : )

 

[Feebs]

I don`t know if anyone is planning on leaving Gibralter and travelling into Spain? I`ve been talking to dsis this morning who lives in Spain and says there has been further problems in the town of La Linea this weekend causing access problems into Gib.
Here`s a link to a news story.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/2010081...ingibraltardiplomacyroadtravel_20100810181722

 

[limmy]

We bought ours on board. They were offering reduced prices at the time. I think there's a special promotion right now for a free Disney Dream cruise if you buy (or add on) a minimum number of points. I'll be happy to talk to you about the benefits (and drawbacks) of membership - I believe in full disclosure!

Maybe we could have our own informal DVC information session. I'd be happy to share our experience owning DVC as well. We've been members since 1998.

We bought one of our contracts on the cruise and got a great deal.

Kristi

We'll have to get together on board and have a little DVC frank and honest discussion . Just so noone is scared away, it can definitely be a great thing depending on what you want out of it as long as you know the whole truth going in.

We have been DVC members since 2002 and will talk to anyone that wants to listen about it. The good, the bad and the ugly.

Not a member, but I sat through the presentations in December and January and from talking with others before and after, it sounded like the incentives were good. We're not buying anything until DH has a job, but that doesn't stop us from listening. Plus I won a $300 OBC on my last cruise from the DVC presentation so I actually made money by attending!

It might be a good idea to meet so folks who are interested can get the good, the bad, and the ugly. We've only owned for about 3 years now. We did buy on a cruise; the deal seemed very good to us and I have to say we've never ever vacationed as much as we have since we bought DVC (and I LOVE that). Downsides? Of course, but nothing is perfect. Overall, we've definitely enjoyed it.

We have been DVC members since 1995. Be happy to give prospective members the pros and cons. We have seen lots of changes in the last 15 years. There are lots of things to consider about your family and vacation habits before you buy.

Andrea

We are DVC members and love it. Haven't found a downside for us yet. Make sure you check out resales too - you can get some good prices at resorts that Disney typically aren't selling. There is advertising on the Dis for a reputable seller. Happy to also discuss how we use membership if its any use.

The onboard incentives are usually pretty good. One one of the cruise that we have been on, they even offered a free Adventures by Disney trip if you bought a certain number of points.

We didn't buy onboard but are happy to talk to anyone about DVC. Also we probably use t a little differently to many as we live so far away - happy to talk about that too.

Thanks for all that helpful advice! Paula and Michelle, the experience of those living far away will be useful as we are relocating (actually returning) soon from the UK to Singapore.

It would be good to meet up and have a discussion before attending a DVC presentation onboard...

I know what you mean. I am a sie bigge then you and we lived in singapore for 6 years. My favourite was shop assistants calling out across the store "nothing is bigger than XL is it?" and when i was five months pregnant being stopped by every weight loss person to tell em they can help me loose my big tummy

MinYu

 

[gismo1554]

Hey, Gismo! I'll see you in the hot-tub!

I'm actually hoping for a little bit of rockin' and rollin'. That was so fun! Nevermind the fact that I went to bed one night anticipating a watery grave by morning. : )

LOL! Yeah just fingers crossed we don't have that! I don't mind a bit of rocking but sun would be a bonus! the WBTA was so nice and warm!

 

[Feebs]

Well done to Mandy for the weight loss - I am so envious! That`s where I`d like to be without the hard work
Lynne so sorry about your beagle baby, I used to find a neighbours dog wandering round town, if you told him off, he would slink home.

Regarding honours for the hard workers on this board, I really wouldn`t like to single out just one person, as many have worked so hard. If say 6 or 7 could be honoured equally then I would happily nominate

Now if we could have a wooden spoon award for those who have benefitted enormously for the efforts others have put in without making the slightest effort themselves, I would like to nominate myself. Thankyouverymuch.

 

[Disney Sweetie]

We were booked as a family until we realized that the 3 in high school would just miss too much school--so we cancelled--now we're back on, but just for us parents!! The kids are guilting us, but we are considering booking the May crossing for them. This'll be our third TA, so you KNOW how much we LOVE the DISNEY TA!!!!!!

Are there any lanyards still out there? If not, at least what color are they? We'll make due if we're too late. LOL! I'll even make my own handy-dandy name tag! The lanyards were so cool to have on the previous trips. I did send a note to Tigger(bunch of numbers), but haven't heard back yet.

Anyone remember me from other cruises??? Is Hadley still going? CAcruisin? I can't wait to see old friends. Lorraine!!!!! Here we go!!!!

Looking forward to my happy place!

Hey! Laura (eeyorelvr10) and I are on this cruise. We were on the 07 WBTA also. Do you remember us?? This time we are bringing our DH's along for the ride. It will be good to see you again!!!