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7 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

Some ideas here:

What To Do If You See A Coyote – CoyoteSmart (coyotesmarts.org)

Good luck.

LOL.  I thought the page looked familiar and then when I saw Aquidneck and Jamestown I realized it was written by someone in RI. 

I bought a whistle but damn if I can remember to take it with me at night.  Works if you fall and can't get up too since it can be heard a mile away (so they claim). 

My neighbor saw a couple of foxes in the area across from his house last week.  We had them living in a rock pile behind the house about 15 years ago for just one year.  They were pretty skittish, I didn't worry about them until my 15 lb dog ran out of the house and after the pups.  I ran behind him making some noise and they ran off.  Ugh!  Little dog syndrome. 

2 hours ago, jagsfan said:

 Thanks! I have emailed ours to us and put them in a folder on our phones. I wish Florida had an app on general principles.
a few months ago, I tried to put our cards in the Wallet and it wanted to treat them like credit cards. I need to sit down and work on it. 

I had no trouble putting our Heathrow Express tickets in it!

Of course, I was 3 years younger and smarter then!

Mimi, DH just explained it in more detail because I missed a important note in the original instructions. It starts by having that 401 app we have and then going from there.  So, without that app he isnt't sure how to get the card into the wallet.  Nice thing about the app is that it has the QR and by snapping a photo it recognized it and asked if he wanted to add to his wallet.   Once he did it asked if he wanted to add it to his wallet.  Good luck.  We might have killed some brain cells figuring out how to do it but it is done.

22 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

I really havent been following the storm reports. Last I heard earlier today is my area will either get 3 to 6 inches or could be up to a foot or more.  Whatever it is our snowblower is ready to go.  I better run out for milk😉

LOL.  I like the Fairlife milk for its stability and my daughter told me the other day it was on sale.  Normally I would go on Friday but I already wrote off that expedition.  I stopped and picked it up, along with a pizza and some other necessities, like the shoes I ordered from DSW.

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

Thanks. I didn't realize that you had to do a swipe to get the booster to show.

 

Edit: just tried the swipe, does nothing. I'll worry about when I get home.... whenever that might be.😏

I was just thinking.  Do you have the original "Crush COVID RI" app vs. the newer "401Health"?  I may be mistaken (got my info from ProJo) but it sounds like the 401 Health just came out in December. 

36 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

When I was at the downtown flea market on St. Thomas one of the old ladies in her booth gave me an unsolicited "education" on the vaccines. Mind you all I did was ask her what happened to all the vendors that used to be here.😯

Are they all home due to "swollen" (fill in the blank) caused by the vaccine?

Graham, I wish it was dinner time here.

14 hours ago, jagsfan said:

Could you give me the name of the one that evidently lets you store vaccination info?

Mimi, the one that @reallyitsmemaand I are using is an app our states adopted, along with other states, as she mentioned a couple of weeks ago.  When I did a quick search I see that Florida, along with a number of other states, don't require proof of vaccination so no specific state app.  

The other thing we did was we loaded a copy of our cards into our apple wallets.  It took some doing, DH had to take a picture of mine if I remember correctly but we did get it to load.  It displays a QR code,  along with the dates of the shots, vaccine used and who the card is issued by.  In my case it is the state of RI.

I also have a picture of actual card in a "locked file" on my iphone.

Maybe a few of our real good "techies" might have a recommendation for an app?

15 hours ago, Arzeena said:

This evening we had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with Cruisewizard (Gary and Mary). They are both delightful. This is the third leg of their B2B2B.

I have not run into Twangster…..but then I don’t know who to look for!

Tomorrow is Costa Maya. It seemed we were sailing along Cuba for all day today! My mind is playing tricks…….I swear I heard someone calling O Luceeeeeeee!

I tried Curacao Cosmo today in the lounge. Robitussin! Yuk.

Guess you need OB's bartender to make it for you. 

14 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

The app has your booster listed? It only has my first two. I don't know if the people who load the info are behind or what.

Yes.  When I open the app and tap on my vaccination card it opens to show the first two shots.  Swipe left and the screen then displays the booster.  I had my done 12/1 and it was in the app when I loaded it last week. 

I also have DH's card in my app and mine in his just to make it easier if the two of us need to display our cards for whatever reason.

8 hours ago, sgmn said:

Something similar happened to us in St Lucia.  A guy was 'making' jewellery on the beach. I really loved the necklace and bought one made specially for me . Found them half the price in a local shop later 🤷‍♀️

LOL.  For that reason I would never buy anything expensive.  I just don't know what to look for and would easily get taken for a ride.

@reallyitsmemaThanks for that suggestion to install the covid app (401 something, lol).  First time I installed it I couldn't get it to do anything.  I ended up uninstalling and reinstalling and wa la!  Works like a charm and the good news is that everything matched.  Even the letter I guessed when I had to print the shot info from my booster card to the original one that I left at home on booster day.  DH had better luck and now has his on his phone too.

4 hours ago, xpcdoojk said:

That is a very workable plan for the wintertime.  Since, John is denying me access to his driveway and limoncello.  They neither one have been nearly as accommodating as Andrew.  

Andrew is Canadian after all.  Need I say more?😀

@A&L_OntSorry your plans are going up in smoke, again.   So frusterating with all the restrictions and then Owen having to miss out in hockey.  We took our daughter away for winter break during her senior year in high school.  The girl's new hockey coach punished her by not letting her play when she returned. No banquet or letters either for the graduating seniors.  Lousy end to her 4 years of playing for her school.  Fortunately the three years before really boosted her confidence level. 

3 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

I know what you mean.    They were driving me bonkers on the beach in St Maarten near the Blue Bit*** Bar.     Constantly asking if I wanted my hair braided or sell me their island made jewelry.    I try to be as pleasant as possible when I say No but after awhile it wears thin on anyone.   

LOL.  We were on a beach one year and I swear the woman asked my husband (who had liitle hair left on the top of his head) if he wanted his hair braided.  I think she had gotten two much sun that day.

Another time, also in St. Marteen, a woman came around selling shell bracelets "that her brother made".  I liked it and gave her the $10 bucks.  I got a good laugh out of my foolishness when I spotted the same bracelet in Kohls when we got back.  I think of the woman and her "brother" whenever I wear it.

27 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

I assume you mean Crazy Lobster.  We were just there for nachos, sandwiches, beer and cokes.  Still stay away from things with ice in Mexico. 

 

 

it was reasonably priced and the food was good. 
 

 

What I didn’t like was someone was stopping by your table about every 3 minutes, to try and sell you some trinkets. 

 

 

I would like to go to the beach in Nassau but I don't have the energy to keep saying no every 5 minutes.  Pretending to be asleep doesn't even work.

14 hours ago, Luckynana said:

Yes, the older theaters in NYC provide very little leg room.  We made sure we reserved an aisle seat at the end of the row where Jim could move his bad knee at the last Play we saw.   

When we were planning on seeing some shows in London I remember reading about how uncomfortable some of the theaters were taller people.  DH is 6' and FIL is 6'4' so booking aisle seats was a priority.  The website Sue posted was an immense help!

13 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said:

Does anyone have a Queen of the Night in their garden?  My dad gifted one to my daughter for her birthday  this time last year.  They only flower at night, for one night only after 9pm.  Our first flower is about to bloom, so I am on night watch for the next couple of nights…

I was going to say I remembered seeing a stunning plant on this thread a while back.

13 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

There was someone on this thread that uploaded picture of a blooming one.  It will definitely be worth it.  It was gorgeous and amazing.  Hopefully you witness and can send us a photo💐

So it was this thread!

12 hours ago, derorim said:

 

 

I have one, also called Night Blooming Cereus.  It didn't bloom this year, possibly because it got knocked over and I had to repot it, but it bloomed the previous two years.  I keep it in a pot on my back porch, but have to bring it into the garage for the winter so it doesn't freeze.  

 

I posted about my friend's plant that we watched bloom in her garden this past October.  Her plant is overwintering in my garage now, too.

 

Have fun watching your daughter's plant.  I'd love to see pictures.

 

 

And there it is.  I am going to watch the video again.  I had never heard of the plant until that day. 

11 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

Mama Mia was excellent tonight. Those 2.5 hrs. went by so fast. Love the show and love the music. Very talented cast.

 

I'm definitely catching Allure on a good week. All the entertainment is running and St. Thomas appears to be a go for tomorrow. The weather has been great. And this Champagne Bar has two of the best bartenders that I have run across. Life is good.... except for those damn balcony chairs.😇

And masks!

I have seen Mama Mia three times, last time alone because I liked it so much even though it took away from pool time. 

2 hours ago, Lionesss said:

You must be doing something very right.........................no "Kankles"  I usually get swollen ankles by day 2 of the cruise if I eat poorly.  Last cruise I behaved and they were mild.

 

Stay safe.

LOL.  On one of our first cruises, DH was surprised to see he had kankles.  He had never seen them before but then again he never ate bacon and hash and sausage every day for three days straight.  After that he realized he needed to take in way more water and lay off the salty stuff a bit.

We are supposed to be in Tortola in two weeks and I see that our cruiseline, Celebrity, states it is back to ship excursions as of 1/20/22.  It was bad enough they cut our day short and I could no longer do the excursion on my own to the Baths based on the ferry times but now I have to go through the cruise line for my backup plan to Cane Bay.  With the ship excursion you are lucky to get 2 hours at the beach. 

16 minutes ago, Keksie said:

A Panama Canal trip was next on our list.  We didn't have anything booked because we had the move going on.  My plan was that as soon as we got completely moved I would book that cruise.  Now I don't think we will ever do that trip.  I really wanted to see the canal in action.  That will be wonderful cruise for you and especially fun with a relative to catch up with.

Dumb question coming up.  What do you mean by the "canal in action".  I know I don't watch the news much but what did I miss?

5 hours ago, ownedbypets said:

900 3x daily. I just read the bottle again to make sure I was right.  300mg capsules. Give 3 capsules every eight hours. He is at the max allowed along with 100 mg of Rimadyl twice a day. We are trying to get him off the meds with the laser treatment.

You must have a big dog!  My little 11lb dog was on 50mg 3X daily.  The pregabalin is working out better for him but without the good RX it would be $500 for a month's supply. 

4 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said:

I’m in the next town over (Coventry), wish I could figure out where to get them here.  I was at Target yesterday, noticed the lady behind me put a box of Binax tests on the conveyor belt. By the time I paid and walked back to the pharmacy area they were gone!  We were able to order two boxes online last night from Walmart that supposedly will be delivered tomorrow.  I’d just like to have some with us when we travel to FL soon.  

I don't live in West Warwick but they gladly gave me a box.  I was there to renew my membership card so this location is only minutes from my house.  Maybe check tomorrow?  I only found out because I stopped by, I did notice (after I went home) that they mentioned the kits available while supplies lasted. They only give 1 kit (two tests) per person.  The librarian told me to come back later but I was good. 

The KC YMCA sent out a notice they had test kits to hand out but I didn't feel like making a special trip.  I will be going tomorrow, I wouldn't mind scoring another set.

@dani negreanuI'm not a seafood lover but the presentation on that dish was beautiful!

@ReneeFLLCongrats on passing your test.  Enjoy your week.  BTW, one of my orchids has a flower shoot.  The other one, well, not looking so good.  Leaves are wrinkly and it is down to just two.  Oh well!

Have a great  trip OB.

I just stopped at the WW library to renew my card and they had covid tests.  I grabbed one kit for dh and I.  I woke up early this morning at 2:30  (with my dog's help that is) and decided to make our appointments for 2 weeks from today.  I mis-calculated, Friday opens tomorrow.  Back to bed, try tomorrow.  Only thing I am worried about is if my appt. at cvs gets cancelled.  I'm going to try to make an appointment somewhere else.  Worse case scenerio is we get on the plane and try to find a place in FLL and keep our fingers crossed..

3 minutes ago, jagsfan said:

Most of us rode the bus

And if we missed the bus we walked to school.  Don't even go back in the house, just start walking.

4 minutes ago, jagsfan said:

The few with cars when I was in HS drove clunkers; not antique cars, but muffler dragging, upholstery torn, and rusted out floors.

LOL.  I hear stories about my husband's car all the time.  It had flames painted on it and you could find watermelons growing in the floor of the back seat.  When I met him his clunker had a hole in the floorboard.  Probably not what you look for in a future spouse but I knew he had potential.

One apple pie please.  Could I get it warmed up with a scoop of vanilla?

A rubber ducky pie?  Am I reading that correctly?  I have never seen savory pies in any bakeries here.  Those must be very popular, that is quite a selection.

3 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

 

 

"Sick leave" or not, you gotta earn your keep 🤪

 

 

 

He is definitely a perfectionist!  I noticed how he went back and wiped the spot he missed.

3 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

 

Eric couldn't believe the amount of work he has to catch up once we got home and he got the laptop set up in his office in our house.    I probably won't see him for a couple of days 😄

It is bad enough the vacation is over but then working for days to catch up really stinks.  

3 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

I hate to cook after coming home from a cruise.

 

It was so cute when I opened up the front door I heard the cat's collars (little bells) running down the hall before I saw them.    Sparky peeked his head around the hallway corner and had this look like What is she doing here!   I wished I had my camera ready.   Then of course our luggage has to get sniffed up and down. 

Harsh reality coming home and realizing no one has prepared dinner for you.

Seeing the fur babies again takes the sting off the end of the vacation

1 hour ago, Coralc said:

And now the vet has prescribed Gabapentin for the cat for office visit anxiety.  One capsule 15 hours before his appointment and a second 2-3 hours before. We will have to see how that goes.....

My dog was on Gab for three years for his back pain.  We just switched to pregabalin in November and he seems so much more comfortable.  I wish I asked about a different drug.  Only reason I asked is that he was taking it three times a day and it was a challenge finding a stay at home pet sitter who could ensure he received it on time.  With the pregabalin it is a capsule twice a day.  No more bitter pills. 

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

Nope, onions do not belong on pizza.

I agree there!

45 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

I love anchovies.🙂

I think I would rather find an onion on my pizza than an anchovie.

35 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

People on the role call for Allure this Saturday are reporting positive tests today. I feel badly for them.

I think I will be taking a pretest before the real thing.  My husband wanted to know why I wanted an afternoon flight.  I reminded him we needed to test in the morning because I did not want to fly and not get on the ship.

48 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

oh, I love peppers and onions on pizza and many other yummy toppings, except olives and anchovies..

YUCK!

I like the peppers and olives.

35 minutes ago, LucasLikesToCruise said:

I agree, but leave off the mushrooms as well. 😝

And the mushrooms.

Doesn't sound like any of us will be sharing a pizza together.  😁

18 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

The infamous Bella cake came via our Genie, but I gave him $40 to pass on to the pastry chef.

 

Here's how to recreate it😉

Maybe Renee could whip one up for your cruise?  It would take me about a month to roll all that fondant out to make that dog.

I did the amateur version when I made this cake for my daughter's graduation from nursing school.   i have to say, marshmallow fondant tastes really good.

2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

I just went over to our middle school to do a covid test before the one for travel tomorrow. Negative. I don't want any surprises tomorrow. Being the school district physician has its perks.

I was going to ask if you were going to pretest before the test. 

2 hours ago, Arzeena said:

Yup. The bee, the barista 😉and the "french fries with cordon blue" !!!! Lots of entertainment on the threads!

One can never win with the cordon blue woman. I was reading her tirade on Renee. She draws her big guns for every miniscule thing! Yikes!

Was that yesterday and what was the tirade about?  I did see the FF discussion.  Just so everyone knows, I love fries, more so than rice. 

1 hour ago, h20skibum said:

I saw that as well, plus I saw that one with the surfboard was part of an auction on Oahu in 2020, but it didn’t list the winning bid.  They must be rare. 
 

I guess $300 doesn’t seem bad, when I see how much my wife spends on American Doll and the outfits for our granddaughter. 😂😂

That would be one doll and one outfit.  Those girls have expensive tastes.  Now that I think about it I have little "Coconut" the original American Doll dog (who just happens to be a Westie) in the basement with the girls.  Maybe someday I will the opportunity to drag the box out. 

@lenquixote66Happy Birthday to your SIL and happy upcoming anniversary to you and Toby!

@Ozark_KidI hope your daughter feels better soon.  My daughter's BF, who is also pregnant, had Covid at Christmas time.  She was feeling pretty lousy for a few days.

1 hour ago, Keksie said:

How do you use it?  Do you mix it with something or drink it straight.  

I was going to say straight but it is really sweet and strong.  I will try a little vodka like OB suggested next time.

28 minutes ago, LucasLikesToCruise said:

I also remember a lady who said her teen son had a very large number as well, it was something like 20 or 22. She got a lot of clack as well.  I don’t remember which cruise line as I used to read the boards of all the cruise lines then.

Now I just hangout on Dani’s and Bella’s thread unless someone mentions a juicy conversation on another one.

I strayed out on the boards and ended up in the Bee's nest.  My head was spinning trying to decipher the meaning of those posts.

12 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Must have been kind of like this?

 

I haven't been to a petting zoo in about 45 years.  What are these creatures?

Just now, Ocean Boy said:

Disgusting.😏

You probably don't want my mother in law's recipe for deer meatballs do you?

Just now, John&LaLa said:

 

My batches keep freezing. Need to up the alcohol level

Now that you mention it, I think my bottle was a bit on the frozen side too before I could serve it.

8 minutes ago, George C said:

I have a homemade bottle of limoncello in my freezer.

I have two.  Can you believe only one other person was interested in having some at Christmas?  I think I need to find some new family members.

@Sea Dog  Normally I don't really care about the ports but I will admit I was really looking forward to going back to Tortola.  I actually booked this sailing for that port but after all of the disappointments with travel this year I am just going to have to put that aside.  I just hope the weather is good that week!

@dani negreanuI hope your grandson is feeling recovering from his surgery! 

@Sunshine3601I'm so sorry the IT people could not come up with a solution but I am glad to hear that you will receive a full refund. 

@DaniDanielle What a relief! 

5 hours ago, Arzeena said:

Where are you going?

I wish you a safe and wonderful journey.

We are doing Nassau, St. Marteen and Tortola.  No guarantees.  We probably won't get off the ship in Nassau due to the short time but this is our first time on the Edge so I am sure I will find something to do.  I think I am leaning toward Cane Bay in Tortola as you suggested. Due to the late arrival (12:30) which area would you suggest going to?  I get the impression this beach might be like Orient based on the popularity.  Is there a particular bar/restaurant you would recommend? TIA

4 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

CVS antigen. RCI accepts it.

That is good news.  We are supposed to leave is just less than 3 weeks.  I am so desperate to go away that I am ok with the mask policy.  Sounds like my DH is ok with it too, he mentioned that we will be coming home the day of the super bowl.

I still need to book the airfare and decide which day to fly down.  My dog is doing well but I still hate to leave him due to his anxiety.  The lab gets pretty sad too.  My niece will be staying here and both dogs see her at the office so I know they will be happy to have her here with them.