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

[John&LaLa]

9 minutes ago, xpcdoojk said:

Been there done that

 

 

I still have dirt/rock imbedded in my right palm from jumping chat piles. Good times.

[Bailey & Sophie]

 

I am the fiduciary for my mom's VA pension. My dad was in the Navy and she was able to apply for spouse benefits. She is now in memory care at the Minneapolis Veterans Home which is close to us.

Several weeks ago I got a call from the Milwaukee Veterans Intake Center wondering if she was still alive. (This was a VA employee asking about a person living in the VA system. Go figure.) So after the conversation I was sent a packet of info to be filled out so they can determine if her payment should be adjusted. I sent 60 pages. I haven't heard anything yet. 

A couple of days later I received a packet of info for her annual fiduciary accounting. 160 pages. That's not a typo. 160 pages. I got the news today that it was approved. Whew!

That's my lockdown news.

[Arzeena]

21 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

We pass Forked River all the time on the way to Atlantic City!  I will wave to you next trip🤪

How is it there in AC? I haven't been in ages.

[DaniDanielle]

It is okay, not the same.  A lot of things are closed. The Club we go to, similar to the Diamond Lounge, is closed during the week now.  They seem to be keeping the casinos clean and safe though.

[Coralc]

3 hours ago, Bailey & Sophie said:

 

I am the fiduciary for my mom's VA pension. My dad was in the Navy and she was able to apply for spouse benefits. She is now in memory care at the Minneapolis Veterans Home which is close to us.

Several weeks ago I got a call from the Milwaukee Veterans Intake Center wondering if she was still alive. (This was a VA employee asking about a person living in the VA system. Go figure.) So after the conversation I was sent a packet of info to be filled out so they can determine if her payment should be adjusted. I sent 60 pages. I haven't heard anything yet. 

A couple of days later I received a packet of info for her annual fiduciary accounting. 160 pages. That's not a typo. 160 pages. I got the news today that it was approved. Whew!

That's my lockdown news.

 

I was in the process of signing my mom up for VA Aid & Attendance when she passed away. I am in a way, thankful that I didn't have to complete it, because it was a massive amount of paperwork. 

[Milwaukee Eight]

Last weekend in February, we plan to host a Civilian Motorcycle Challenge (Rodeo). We already have 100 signed up. 
 

Today, we began setting/testing patterns for the Challenge. Today we set up the B for Bruce Rossmeyer. Next we will work on the R. 

We were asked to assist the Daytona Beach PD Motor School starting tomorrow. So we will he making a run to the DIS (Daytona International Speedway) in the morning. 

 

[Bailey & Sophie]

59 minutes ago, Coralc said:

 

I was in the process of signing my mom up for VA Aid & Attendance when she passed away. I am in a way, thankful that I didn't have to complete it, because it was a massive amount of paperwork. 

 

The initial application took 4 months to do. I just couldn't wrap my head around it. Sometimes it would sit for weeks at a time.

The assisted living place paid the fee and I was given a dedicated phone contact who really helped. I really had to dig to get some of the info they wanted.

 

Now it's done and if I have to do it again I can just copy what I did but with updates.

 

[Coralc]

So I purchased the new (used) car this weekend. 2019 Subaru Outback Limited edition. And it came with a Timmy, the turkey...of course. 

 

 

Edited November 3, 2020 by Coralc

[A&L_Ont]

3 minutes ago, Coralc said:

So I purchased the new (used) car this weekend. 2019 Subaru Outback Limited edition. And it came with a Timmy, the turkey...of course. 

 

 

Photo quoted for effect, get the freezer ready. 

[A&L_Ont]

M8, if I had not seen the video I would have believed it was possible. Amazing riding skills. 

[Domino D]

1 hour ago, Milwaukee Eight said:

Last weekend in February, we plan to host a Civilian Motorcycle Challenge (Rodeo). We already have 100 signed up. 
 

Today, we began setting/testing patterns for the Challenge. Today we set up the B for Bruce Rossmeyer. Next we will work on the R

That is a tight little course.

[A&L_Ont]

Woke to this...

 

 

Lucy was keeping one foot up, but she still came down to put Owen on the bus. 
 

 

And the pool plants got cut back today. That’s it for the 2020 pool season. Snow tires tomorrow for me among a few items. 

 

[Lionesss]

33 minutes ago, Coralc said:

So I purchased the new (used) car this weekend. 2019 Subaru Outback Limited edition. And it came with a Timmy, the turkey...of course. 

 

 

 

 

 

In our neck of the woods these Entres are called either Tom, or Thomasina......

 

Never heard of Tim

 

 

Enjoy, dinner.

 

Stay healthy.

[Coralc]

30 minutes ago, Lionesss said:

 

 

In our neck of the woods these Entres are called either Tom, or Thomasina......

 

Never heard of Tim

 

 

Enjoy, dinner.

 

Stay healthy.

 

The neighbor named him. She thought he was a Tina, and then when he grew up, she decided on Timmy. And since he responds to Timmy, we just go with it. It is just a neighborhood turkey and and kind of annoying wildlife. We have a lot of that here, deer eating the landscape, racoons, skunks, opossums, foxes, many coyotes, bobcats, wild pigs and occasional mountain lions.  

It does look suburban though, doesn't it? There is open space all around us. 

Edited November 3, 2020 by Coralc

[dani negreanu]

5 hours ago, Coralc said:

he responds to Timmy, we just go with it. It is just a neighborhood turkey and and kind of annoying wildlife

 

Sorry for the ignorance of this city gal regarding "turkey wildlife".... Does Timmy "qualify" for dinner?? Or it's not "done"....

[A&L_Ont]

1 hour ago, dani negreanu said:

 

Sorry for the ignorance of this city gal regarding "turkey wildlife".... Does Timmy "qualify" for dinner?? Or it's not "done"....

Tim responds by name so he should come easily for the dish, but Bugs Bunny didn’t just lay down so it could be a challenge.🤔😂

[Milwaukee Eight]

8 hours ago, Domino D said:

That is a tight little course.

That’s just one pattern we are working on for the Rodeo. Typically, the course will take 90-120 seconds to run for the good riders. The key is to not touch a cone. Each touch adds +2 seconds to the run. Foot down, +5 seconds. Clean runs get time bonus. -5 seconds for each clean run. Two timed runs, both clean, -5 seconds. So if you have 2 clean runs, you get a 15 second bonus (deduction from total time).  It pays to run clean. 
 

M8

Edited November 3, 2020 by Milwaukee Eight

[Milwaukee Eight]

9 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

M8, if I had not seen the video I would have believed it was possible. Amazing riding skills. 

That’s not me riding but my instructor and friend. He is a retired NYPD. Great guy and great friend. One day I hope to be half as good as he is in the cones. Practice, Practice, Practice. 
 

There is a saying, Riding is not Practicing. 
 

He is on my bike though. Lol

 

M8

[ReneeFLL]

On 11/2/2020 at 8:56 AM, Domino D said:

Talking 40 years ago, but we use to buy crappy used cars "winter rats" and put your good car in the garage for the winter.  In the spring some people would drive the cars on to the frozen lake and abandon them.  If they didn't get towed away in time, you go out in the spring and watch them sink in to the lake. 

That's funny. There must be a huge pile of them by now.

 

21 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

I learned to dive in an abandoned lead mine. Very clear water. Lots of cool equipment abandoned when mine played out.

 

Oronogo, MO

I learned in Monterey Bay. Cold but pretty. The chocolate ab dives were always fun.

[island lady]

On 11/2/2020 at 10:08 AM, yogimax said:

I believe it was the bunny.

 

LOL...it's so bunny funny....err...OK, weak moment for me.  Need wine.   😄 🍷

[island lady]

On 11/2/2020 at 9:27 AM, Milwaukee Eight said:

Thank him for his service. 
 

M8

 

Thanks, I will.  Though it's something he does not like to talk about.  Had a pretty tough time there, part of "boots on the ground".   And of course there was no such thing as a hero's welcome like the military does when they get home now.  

[island lady]

On 11/2/2020 at 9:38 AM, Domino D said:

Bucky has earned his cruises many times over.  Get that man on a ship!  (When it is safe of course)

 

Thanks...but just took yet another (and totally expected) hit yesterday at 4 pm (right during happy hour of all things!! 😮 ).   Harmony 12/6 was cancelled.  Sigh...another refund request.  Though the last one for 11/29 came in at an unreal 2 weeks.  Quickest it ever came!  

[Luckynana]

52 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

Thanks, I will.  Though it's something he does not like to talk about.  Had a pretty tough time there, part of "boots on the ground".   And of course there was no such thing as a hero's welcome like the military does when they get home now.  

 

Same with my DH.  DH also lost his cousin over there.  DH had just 6 weeks left to his tour, he was sent to Delaware to escort his cousin's body back to S.I.  After the funeral, DH was sent back to Viet Nam to finish his tour.  Horrible.

NYC did, after many, many years, hold a parade for the Viet Nam Veterans.  Our daughters were quite young, but got to see their dad march up Broadway....

[Coralc]

8 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

 

Sorry for the ignorance of this city gal regarding "turkey wildlife".... Does Timmy "qualify" for dinner?? Or it's not "done"....

 

No. He is like a messy neighborhood pet. And Timmy is quite a bit older than most grocery store turkeys. And grocery store turkeys are so inexpensive, that hopefully, no one would consider harming him. 

[Coralc]

3 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

I learned in Monterey Bay. Cold but pretty. The chocolate ab dives were always fun.

 

Probably Monastery Beach?