Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[bobmacliberty]

8 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

Last night they forgot with their 2/0 loss to the Rays. They are tied with Boston and the Yankees for the wild card.  All are 9 games back. 

 

I think this is the Reds year for a wild card in the NL.  I've watched a few of their games and they seem to have the "It" factor.  Good mix of young and old.  In a small market town like Cincinnati, these kind of teams don't last long.  Young talent moves to where the money is.

[bobmacliberty]

8 hours ago, George C said:

Just finished last episode of Bosch today , hoping for another season , also just finished The Defeated , really enjoyed both, also finished Mrs Maisel , which both me and my wife loved , I know there will be another season of that eventually..

  Fun day tomorrow doctor then dentist appointments.

 

We're in the middle of the last season of Bosch.  It's amazing how the actress who plays Maddie has grown up in the series.  The Defeated is up next for us.

[Arzeena]

17 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

I agree. They ruined my wife's iPad after trying to install a new lightning connector. Never again.

😭

[Arzeena]

16 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

I think this was a Rum Punch. I'm not sure if they normally charge for the glass, but it was free this time. I thought they did normally charge,  but I guess I'll find out in 2 days.

 

 

Pina Colada was my first drink and they didn't ask if I wanted it in the special glass. The second time they did

 

I have this glass/tumbler! I believe it was $8 (? or so?) with a fruit drink. I just wanted the tumbler. bar guy said it has to come with a drink. I have used it many times. It also serves a good ice bucket to cart ice from the machine to the room. And it is much bigger in real life than the picture...or is this the newer size now?

[island lady]

19 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

Sorry, buy I thought the Allure was out of PE. I don't know if there is an office in PC.

 

Allure is currently out of PC doing 7 night cruises....to be replaced by Harmony, then move south to PE.  

[TravelGirlinDallas]

10 hours ago, Coralc said:

 

Are you on another cruise that you didn't tell us about? 

I was wondering the same!

[island lady]

16 hours ago, taznremmy said:

BACON!!! 😂

 

Brownies!  😋

[island lady]

15 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

I have the swizzle sticks all over my house!  My souvenirs 

 

Me too.  My "bar drawer" is full of them.  😉 

[island lady]

15 hours ago, grapau27 said:

We had a lovely meal tonight.

Graham.

 

Oh super Yum indeed!! 😋  Where is this Graham?  Looks very elegant!

[Ozark_Kid]

I am posting for the first time from a phone.   I am sure I will stick to the iPad most of the time.  It's easier to type on the phone but I had to turn the zoom all the way up to read.

I am enjoying the phone so far but there is so much to learn and so much to to get in order.  It sort of reminds me of moving.

So many passwords.  It's not that bad getting website passwords but not easy for apps.  

[Sea Dog]

1 hour ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

We're in the middle of the last season of Bosch.  It's amazing how the actress who plays Maddie has grown up in the series.  The Defeated is up next for us.

You will like it. It's very good.

[Ozark_Kid]

There is a lot to learn about the camera but I tested the zoom at soccer practice yesterday.  I am going to attempt to post 5 pics from the phone.  The first 3 will be optical lense at 1x, 3x, and 10x.  The next 2 will be digital zoom at 30x and 100x.

You will not see it in the first pic but I will be zooming in on a barn up by the trees.

 

1x

3x

10x

30x

100x

[Sea Dog]

10x Looks really clean after that you start to get noise. Pretty typical of digital zooms but the optical zooms look great. Thanks for the examples.

[Ocean Boy]

@Ozark_Kid @Sea DogI agree. The optical zoom looks great.  However, for a 100x digital I think that is still very impressive. Thanks so much for the examples.

[Ozark_Kid]

16 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

10x Looks really clean after that you start to get noise. Pretty typical of digital zooms but the optical zooms look great. Thanks for the examples.

I agree.  I was pleasantly surprised that 30x looked good enough for post but 100x is pretty much worthless.  But this is what I expected. 

 

One thing I like about the digital zoom.  There was someone sitting across the field that I thought I knew, zoomed in and saw that it wasn't 😃 

[jagsfan]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

You will like it. It's very good.

I told Dick the people on CC said The Defeated was good. So he checked it out and liked it. So my hours spent with you guys paid off!

[jagsfan]

12 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Ended up with absolutely no noticeable improvement.  Really no way of knowing if it even got replaced. At least not that I am aware 😪

I don’t know anything about androids, but iPhone Settings under Battery, you can see battery health, etc. 

When I had a battery replaced by a gnome in a tiny shop, I checked, and battery health went from 78 to 100. 

[lenquixote66]

TSOTD:

 

No more music or message shirts.Today is the first Miscellaneous.

It is from an Alzheimer’s Walk several years ago.

The husband of a couple who we were on many cruises with and several land vacations was diagnosed with the illness in 2015 and we did the walk in his honor.

[lenquixote66]

22 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

That is a great story.   Any idea how long she had been at the bottom of the steps.      I wonder why the dog didn't bark to get her help when you were at the door, but then again, it was probably better he didn't bark.    I hope her and her dog and doing ok now.   

We have no idea how long she was on the floor or why the dog did not bark.Unfortunately they both passed away.When our friend fell it was in June 2016.She broke a hip but the doctors at the hospital she was taken to felt that surgery was not an option for her.Instead she was transferred to a Rehab/Nursing facility.My wife and I went to be with her 3 times a week.She had a niece and family living in NJ ,they took the dog to their house but the dog became ill and died 6 months later.Our friend passed away in May 2017.

She and my wife were both RN’s in a Brooklyn Hospital.

[lenquixote66]

20 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

There are several such websites.  www.411.com is a popular one.  Most info about a person is public knowledge now.  These sites will typically offer services for an additional fee to provide even more info like property records or criminal history.  Some will even allow you to do a "reverse lookup", where you enter a phone number and it tells you who owns that number.

 

The first time I was a victim of Identity theft was in 2001when there were many less ways to find personal info and my life became a living hell.

[Sunshine3601]

9 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

We have no idea how long she was on the floor or why the dog did not bark.Unfortunately they both passed away.When our friend fell it was in June 2016.She broke a hip but the doctors at the hospital she was taken to felt that surgery was not an option for her.Instead she was transferred to a Rehab/Nursing facility.My wife and I went to be with her 3 times a week.She had a niece and family living in NJ ,they took the dog to their house but the dog became ill and died 6 months later.Our friend passed away in May 2017.

She and my wife were both RN’s in a Brooklyn Hospital.

So sorry to hear this.    I am sure she enjoyed your visits.   The dog probably really missed her and had a broken heart.

Edited September 15, 2021 by Sunshine3601

[Ozark_Kid]

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

@Ozark_Kid @Sea DogI agree. The optical zoom looks great.  However, for a 100x digital I think that is still very impressive. Thanks so much for the examples.

A hard thing about shooting at 100x is holding it study.  I am going to try posting some more examples.   Notice the 100x here.  I am not sure if the is from lightning, moving, or just digital zoom. 

1x

3x

10x

30x

100x 

[Sunshine3601]

2 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

There is a lot to learn about the camera but I tested the zoom at soccer practice yesterday.  I am going to attempt to post 5 pics from the phone.  The first 3 will be optical lense at 1x, 3x, and 10x.  The next 2 will be digital zoom at 30x and 100x.

You will not see it in the first pic but I will be zooming in on a barn up by the trees.

 

1x

3x

10x

30x

100x

That's a great feature for a phone.   I'm not an expert but I think the 30x looks good to me.   It truly is amazing what we can do with phones these days.     

[lenquixote66]

12 hours ago, George C said:

Just finished last episode of Bosch today , hoping for another season , also just finished The Defeated , really enjoyed both, also finished Mrs Maisel , which both me and my wife loved , I know there will be another season of that eventually..

  Fun day tomorrow doctor then dentist appointments.

I just finished season one of the Man in The High Castle.The premise of the 4 season show is that Germany and Japan were victorious in WWII .The show begins in the US in 1962 but is no longer known as the US.The acting is great.

[lenquixote66]

4 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

I think this is the Reds year for a wild card in the NL.  I've watched a few of their games and they seem to have the "It" factor.  Good mix of young and old.  In a small market town like Cincinnati, these kind of teams don't last long.  Young talent moves to where the money is.

Joey Votto is the exception.