The Daily for Saturday Sep 12, 2020

[Vict0riann]

21 minutes ago, lindaler said:

Just checking in. The news reports over ten percent of the state has been displaced by fires. The whole state is covered by hazardous smoke levels. Prayers for all. I am safe. 

Glad to hear you are safe.  My cousin in Walnut Creek said their air quality is 185, her son in Oakland’s is 250.  Ours here in Victoria is 207.  Bad stuff everywhere.

Edited September 12, 2020 by Vict0riann

[rafinmd]

7 minutes ago, Vict0riann said:

Glad to hear you are safe.  My cousin in Walnut Creek said their air quality is 185, her son in Oakland’s is 250.  Ours here in Victoria is 207.  Bad stuff everywhere.

Ouch. I hope that gets better soon.  Right now I feel pretty fortunate to be on the East Coast.

 

Roy

[Cruise Suzy]

45 minutes ago, lindaler said:

I am safe. 

 

Thanks for letting us know.

[DeeniEncinitas]

58 minutes ago, lindaler said:

Just checking in. The news reports over ten percent of the state has been displaced by fires. The whole state is covered by hazardous smoke levels. Prayers for all. I am safe. 

Oh Linda I am so sorry!! We have friends up at Gold Beach and still have not heard from them at all!!! I pray for all up In Oregon. We have white ash everywhere and it looks so grey and weird outside! 
Almost like fog! I can not describe it.

Take care and please be safe!

Denise😊

[DeeniEncinitas]

1 hour ago, lindaler said:

Just checking in. The news reports over ten percent of the state has been displaced by fires. The whole state is covered by hazardous smoke levels. Prayers for all. I am safe. 

Oh Linda I am so sorry!! We have friends up at Gold Beach and still have not heard from them at all!!! I pray for all up In Oregon. We have white ash everywhere and it looks so grey and weird outside! 
Almost like fog! I can not describe it.

Take care and please be safe!

Denise😊

[DeeniEncinitas]

1 hour ago, lindaler said:

Just checking in. The news reports over ten percent of the state has been displaced by fires. The whole state is covered by hazardous smoke levels. Prayers for all. I am safe. 

Oh Linda I am so sorry!! We have friends up at Gold Beach and still have not heard from them at all!!! I pray for all up In Oregon. We have white ash everywhere and it looks so grey and weird outside! 
Almost like fog! I can not describe it.

Take care and please be safe!

Denise😊

[Copper10-8]

I talked the other day about the ship's forklifts. These (usually four of them) are electrically powered forklifts (they get plugged in when not in use - can't have "real" engines with exhaust fumes onboard) and are stored inside the ship's Marshaling Area (mid-ships) There are certain individuals trained in how to operate them such as the provision master, assistant housekeepers, etc.

 

As stated before, when the ships are in port, local (union) regulations prohibit the ships crew from operating them to off-load (and on-load later in the day) the various luggage cages with passenger luggage. That can only be done by a group (they actually use the term "gang") of Stevedores aka longshoremen who will come onboard on turnaround day and are usually the last to leave just prior to the ship sailing again

 

The pics below of Statendam's forklifts show the sense of humor of the crew assigned to take care of them in that they found and applied either Ferrari or Mercedes stickers to their Formula 1 forklifts 😉

[Seasick Sailor]

1 hour ago, DeeniEncinitas said:

Paisley is with her mommy this weekend but if she was with us absolutely!!

Joy just got to see the text getting stuff ready now for Bouillabaisse!

Around 2:30 our time 4:30 your time I will have a toast to you!🥰

Denise😊

Toasting my sweet sister!

Getting ready to heat up the barbie!

 

Cheers!

 

[DeeniEncinitas]

2 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Toasting my sweet sister!

Getting ready to heat up the barbie!

 

Cheers!

 

Love, Love, Love it!! Yummy!!! Finishing my stock! And had a glass of Prosecco! Sorry about the steam in photo! 

❤️

[cat shepard]

4 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

@cat shepard hope you can make it. Bring Bindi. And wine..

Darn I missed it! But I did get to kayak! Hope you had a great time!❤️

[cat shepard]

@lindaler thank you for checking in. 

[Dismomx5]

Good evening. A quick check in to say how much the Daily is appreciated. I'll have a chocolate milk shake, with a shot (or two) of Mint Smoothie Liqueur  The mint smoothie chocolates are soooo smooth, and so is the liqueur.  I ❤️ the quote!

It was a busy day, so it was pizza for supper tonight. Visits from my grandson and granddaughter to celebrate Grandparents Day tomorrow. The boy made a heart hug (small wooden disk) for me to hold close to me at daycare.

Tomorrow, our Church returns to indoor services with a limited number of parishioners. I'm doing the contract tracing, so need to be there early. I'll need more than a couple of alarms, methinks. LOL

Blessings to all! Be well. Stay safe. Be kind.

 

[dfish]

Good evening, everyone.   Boy those crab legs look good.  I would have invited myself to join everyone, but I didn't think three crab legs would go very far.

The rest of our FCC posted today, but it was very strange.   There were three of us on the reservation.   My sister and I both used a FCD as the deposit and our friend, as the third in the cabin, didn't have to give a deposit.   So, when they sold the ship they said they would give us double on our deposit.  They gave my sister and me $100 for the cost of the FCD and they split the rest 3 ways, so our friend, who paid nothing, got a FCC.   It will all go to the same place unless she has to cancel out for some reason, so not a lot to argue about, but it does seem strange that she would get that.  

 

Food porn tonight:   You can't visit Boston without going for cannoli.   We got these at Modern.   

[DeeniEncinitas]

5 minutes ago, Dismomx5 said:

Good evening. A quick check in to say how much the Daily is appreciated. I'll have a chocolate milk shake, with a shot (or two) of Mint Smoothie Liqueur  The mint smoothie chocolates are soooo smooth, and so is the liqueur.  I ❤️ the quote!

It was a busy day, so it was pizza for supper tonight. Visits from my grandson and granddaughter to celebrate Grandparents Day tomorrow. The boy made a heart hug (small wooden disk) for me to hold close to me at daycare.

Tomorrow, our Church returns to indoor services with a limited number of parishioners. I'm doing the contract tracing, so need to be there early. I'll need more than a couple of alarms, methinks. LOL

Blessings to all! Be well. Stay safe. Be kind.

 

Grand children are so precious!! Your babies love you very much!! Your such a good person helping at your church!! Here church services are still being held outdoors at our parks. I think starting tomorrow only 25% capacity indoors!! 
Now the chocolate mint liquor wow! But they won’t ship to US! So tomorrow I am doing some talking over at our BEVMO and hope I can get it!👍

Have a good evening!

Denise😊

[Seasick Sailor]

4 minutes ago, DeeniEncinitas said:

Grand children are so precious!! Your babies love you very much!! Your such a good person helping at your church!! Here church services are still being held outdoors at our parks. I think starting tomorrow only 25% capacity indoors!! 
Now the chocolate mint liquor wow! But they won’t ship to US! So tomorrow I am doing some talking over at our BEVMO and hope I can get it!👍

Have a good evening!

Denise😊

 

What chocolate mint liqueur are we talking about??

How did the boullibaise turn out? We bought 2 pounds of crab and couldn't finish the 3rd leg. 

[DeeniEncinitas]

8 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

What chocolate mint liqueur are we talking about??

How did the boullibaise turn out? We bought 2 pounds of crab and couldn't finish the 3rd leg. 

I hope I can send my picture. Have not eaten yet! It was Mint smoothie liquor!
Looked it up and it can not be sent to US!

I will check tomorrow at BEVMO!

Making garlic bread and Sancerre!!

I see Ann did kayaking today👍 Love to all!

I always have room for crab leds 😊

 

[erewhon]

Thanks for the reports, and for mentioning another NZ wine Rich.

@Himself pleased to know that the pacemaker proceedure went smoothly, hope you had a good sleep last night.

@lindaler  thank ou for checking in, stay safe.

[erewhon]

13 hours ago, kazu said:

Thanks for the Daily, Rich and our morning smile 🙂 

 

I’ll pass on the chocolate milkshake but I know a lot of people will revel in it 🙂 

 

Everyone needs encouragement these days so let’s spread some around every day.

 

Love that quote of Isaac Newton’s.

 

@rafinmd sorry to hear about your technical issues.  I hope there is an easy fix for you 🤞 

 

Love the meal suggestion - I’ll meet you 1/2 way on the sausage as there is chorizo in the rice today 😉 

 

So just a few begonias today.  

 

 

 

 

 

There are so many different types:

 

 

 

Have a great Saturday everyone. 🙂 

 

Stay safe and don’t forget your masks!

 

Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden with us.

[erewhon]

14 hours ago, rafinmd said:

Yesterday was not a good day.  My primarily laptop developed a sudden aliment and I'm now struggling with a backup.

 

Roy

 

Good luck with solving your computer issues.

[cruzn single]

Got to attend an outdoor concert today at a local winery!  Proper social distancing observed and it was great. Our county is in stage 3 “Protect our Neighbor” stage, so we can enjoy a little of life.  Still cautious, but careful!.

 

Thanks to all for beautiful pix,  beautiful thoughts ,and great vibes for everyone.