The Fleet Report and Daily for Monday June 5th, 2023

[Cruising-along]

Good afternoon all!

Another lazy day of gardening and cruise planning. I thought I’d share some photos of what’s blooming right now in my yard. Lots more coming up. 
 

Jacqui @kazu Not Lorraine @cruising sister, but I’m on the same cruise. I think she meant a personal spreadsheet — we do have an excellent one done for the roll call by someone.  I use both that one and my own, showing my dining, hotel’s reservations etc. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[StLouisCruisers]

2 hours ago, RMLincoln said:

Monday… great Days to celebrate today. We lived in and near Albuquerque for decades where the annual Balloon Fiesta is over a week long. The mass ascensions are on the weekends; weekdays have other events - races from off the field to the field, bean bag drops onto targets, key grabs to grab new truck keys from very tall poles, and others. It all happens the first week in October. Hundreds of balloons come from around the world! usually 7-800.   The field allows attendees to walk among the balloons, and you might get asked to help hold a rope. They go up in waves starting at dawn and are usually all down by 9 or 10. Albuquerque has a wind pattern in the early morning that is favorable to balloon piloting. The winds drain down the face of the mountains, then rise from the river valley where the air is warmer forming what they call “the box”.  This allows pilots to use their propane burners pick an elevation up or down to help them catch a wind sideways to navigate. “The box” changes as the sun rises and gets overlain by the draining winds coming downslope from Santa Fe which is almost 2000 feet higher at 7400 ft. It’s all quite an amazing set of events. I think I have some pix in my phone that I captured from the TV coverage last year. 
We flew in one owned by a neighbor’s son. It was serene until the landing!  He descended us abruptly after clearing a building roof, then we bumped the ground hard and tipped over. I crashed within the basket into a propane tank and bruised up my knees but was otherwise ok. I’m glad we did it but no need to again. 
 

@Seasick Sailor if the skin on that broken toe is cut at all it could easily become infected, as happened to DH years ago. That bone infection was a bugger. Until you can get it checked out, taping it to an adjacent larger toe can help stabilize it. Not too tight. (Firmly press the end of the toe for a second to blanch the skin, then watch for it to pink up within 1-2 seconds to ensure there is still good blood flow.). If the skin is broken it needs more help to avoid an infection going into the bone!  
 

@smitty34877 great progress!  👍
 

@StLouisCruisersSorry to hear about the soccer accident!  North of Albuquerque there is a major set of soccer fields; always an ambulance on standby. More accidents than one might think. Hoping the boys heal ok. 
 

🙏 We are starting an adventure we didn’t want. Our new, consolidating cash management account got hacked. Maybe the few thousand $s that were stolen will get replaced eventually but we will likely have to redo all the auto deposits and auto payments to new routing numbers including pensions, condo fees, insurance, income and property taxes and much more. We were just getting it stabilized from the old NM accounts and trying to simplify our finances, but now we must rethink this and maybe re-transfer everything back to our old accounts. It’s a mess. But it’s not life threatening, just troublesome. We were scheduled to see our financial adviser tomorrow anyway, and this bank is an affiliate of theirs. Not happy!  Was on the phone with the fraud department, next will be filing reports. This will take months and more work on our part than I realized. We had credit card fraud years ago on our “big box” Visa card and they credited us and sent new cards, now we keep them locked which is a nuisance.  But this isn’t the credit cards that got hacked, so we’ll learn something new!  Sigh. 
 

Grateful for the rain at several of the fires! Prayers for rain and protection for all those impacted.  Blessings for all in need and all the Dailyites!  
Cheers for all celebrating and traveling.

@Nickelpenny loving your reports 

@Denise T Welcome home. Thanks for your Live!  
 

Maureen 

 

 

Maureen, I'm sorry to hear about the hacking of your account, something we should all be worried about.  I hope the financial planner can help you sort through this.  Best of luck with it.

 

Actually I was thinking of your discussions about your DH's eye pressure over the past few months.  It brings to mind something DS's research created.  He and a partner or two developed something called the world's smallest computer.  It's a chip, very tiny, that uses low power and can be used to monitor things like pressure, in this case intraocular pressure monitoring. The batteries last a very, very long time. The device is only 1 cubic millimeter and the microprocessor can be inserted into the eye to measure the progress of glaucoma.  It could be used in concrete in a bridge, for instance, to watch for pressure cracks and prevent disasters.  There are lots of uses for them.  I found an old article online that talks about it and shows a photo of the size of the chip.  Move down to the side panel under the picture of the penny with the chip sitting on it.  So tiny!

 

https://www.reviewofoptometry.com/article/iop-goes-bump-in-the-night

 

 

Of course, I'm not an eye doctor and have no idea if this is something that would work for your DH's eye condition but I'm happy it's helping some people with health problems.  I thought you both would like to hear about it though.

 

 

Lenda @Quartzsite Cruiser I agree that the injury sounds pretty bad.  I know I wouldn't want to be playing soccer in two weeks with that injury.  But the report from the surgeon yesterday was he will be okay.  🤷‍♀️

[aliaschief]

Buenos Noches. With the time change and our excursions it’s hard to keep up to date on the Daily. Another beautiful day in Cartagena, Spain. Visited beautiful city venues and Roman ruins.

Drinks, dinner and a really great comedian find us heading to bed at 10:00 PM as tomorrow we again visit Malaga, Spain.

Today our tour walked us through prominent parts of Cartagena and old Roman ruins. Our archeologist guide through the Roman ruins brought this ancient community back to life.

Thanks for the reports. Tomorrow we visit Malaga, Spain. We basically are sailing around all of Spain.

Bruce

 

 

[smitty34877]

I just got a recent picture of  Camilla.She will be 2 at the end of June

 

 

[StLouisCruisers]

8 minutes ago, smitty34877 said:

I just got a recent picture of  Camilla.She will be 2 at the end of June

 

 

 

Oh my gosh!  I love it.  She is all grown up!  What a sweet little face.🥰

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

19 minutes ago, smitty34877 said:

I just got a recent picture of  Camilla.She will be 2 at the end of June

 

 

 

What an adorable picture of a cute little girl.  I can't believe how much she has grown.

 

Lenda

[dfish]

@smitty34877 Wow, Miss Camilla really has grown up with the Daily!  What a little beauty!

 

The transformation of the house has begun.  And we are going in a totally different direction for the trim around the roof and the doors.  We think we'll do a muted celery green.  It will be lighter, but fit in the color scheme without making the house look cartoonish.  

This is the before picture.

 

Getting started.

 

 

 

 

[dobiemom]

@Vict0riann just saw this article about sharing AirTags. 

[Vict0riann]

3 minutes ago, dobiemom said:

@Vict0riann just saw this article about sharing AirTags. 

 

 

Very interesting.  I only have IOS 16.5 on my iPhone, I wonder if it will upgrade eventually.   I guess Jacqui would have to have IOS17, too.  

[Cruising-along]

Terry @smitty34877 Thank you for sharing the latest photo of Camilla!  She's adorable and growing so fast!  I can't believe she's turning 2 already.

 

Debbie @dfish  I'm going to like your change in color for the trim -- very nice!

 

Just came in from watering the back yard.  It's amazing how much more sun we're getting back there now that those pesky Cottonwood trees are gone (well, the ones that shaded the yard anyway, there are still some further back but they aren't a problem).  And my rose bushes in the back yard have never been so full of blooms as they are now!

[Cruisercl]

2 hours ago, smitty34877 said:

I just got a recent picture of  Camilla.She will be 2 at the end of June

 

 

She continues to be adorable and is growing up nicely. She is beautiful!

How wonderful for your family. 😊

Edited June 5, 2023 by Cruisercl

[rafinmd]

I think I've only called her Baby Camila.  Not any more.  Before we know she'll be in school.

 

Roy

[srdancer]

Miss Camilla is gorgeous! Is it the lighting in the photo or is her hair lighter?

 

@1ANGELCAT how awful to lose another kitty so soon after fluff. Condolences.

 

Prayers to all who need them and joy to those with something to celebrate

 

Sandy

[RMLincoln]

@StLouisCruisers Sandi, interesting work of your DS that you can be proud of!  I am always interested in new technologies. Miniaturization is amazing. For now, measuring the eye pressures with our new tonometer is easy enough. But what to do with the data?  Do we add meds if there’s a spike?  The ophthalmologist seems satisfied so I try not to worry, grateful for every day!  
 

We should get a case manager tomorrow about the hack. The financial advisor is a different path, but he sure will get an earful. The investments are locked and partitioned but things can and do go wrong. I think we’ll be redoing the auto pays, and very possibly with a new bank. We’ll hear what the case manager has to say. From what I’ve read tonight, we’re not unique!  Sadly…. 
 

[cat shepard]

3 hours ago, smitty34877 said:

I just got a recent picture of  Camilla.She will be 2 at the end of June

 

 

 

Terry!  Camilla is just gorgeous!

[dobiemom]

Thanks for the HAL fleet report and all the daily information.

 

I saw the eye surgeon this afternoon. He has stopped eyedrops and restrictions, except I cannot fly until the bubble goes away. So I can lean back in the recliner now, and not have to wear the eye shield at night. 🙂 He’s concerned that my vision has not improved and it might be permanently damaged. 🫤 I see him again in 7 weeks. 

 

Prayers 🙏 for the Care List and Cheers 🥂 for the Celebration List. Thank you all for caring and sharing. Stay safe and healthy everyone. 

[smitty34877]

1 hour ago, srdancer said:

Miss Camilla is gorgeous! Is it the lighting in the photo or is her hair lighter?

 

@1ANGELCAT how awful to lose another kitty so soon after fluff. Condolences.

 

Prayers to all who need them and joy to those with something to celebrate

 

Sandy

I thought the same thing  but it is the lighting.Her hair is dark brown,similar to her Dad.

She is a handful according  to her Grandma but a sweet  child. She brings so much joy .

 

 

 

 

[durangoscots]

1 hour ago, RMLincoln said:

@StLouisCruisers Sandi, interesting work of your DS that you can be proud of!  I am always interested in new technologies. Miniaturization is amazing. For now, measuring the eye pressures with our new tonometer is easy enough. But what to do with the data?  Do we add meds if there’s a spike?  The ophthalmologist seems satisfied so I try not to worry, grateful for every day!  
 

We should get a case manager tomorrow about the hack. The financial advisor is a different path, but he sure will get an earful. The investments are locked and partitioned but things can and do go wrong. I think we’ll be redoing the auto pays, and very possibly with a new bank. We’ll hear what the case manager has to say. From what I’ve read tonight, we’re not unique!  Sadly…. 
 

My case manager said it is getting very common. You have my sympathy ..... it took me quite awhile to get everything straightened out including social security, annuity payments, etc. But I count myself lucky that they did not get away with money.

 

Susan

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

5 hours ago, dfish said:

@smitty34877 Wow, Miss Camilla really has grown up with the Daily!  What a little beauty!

 

The transformation of the house has begun.  And we are going in a totally different direction for the trim around the roof and the doors.  We think we'll do a muted celery green.  It will be lighter, but fit in the color scheme without making the house look cartoonish.  

This is the before picture.

 

Getting started.

 

 

 

 

 

Debbie, it is looking better already.  I like the green with the brown trim, and the muted celery will work well with the other colors.

 

1 hour ago, dobiemom said:

Thanks for the HAL fleet report and all the daily information.

 

I saw the eye surgeon this afternoon. He has stopped eyedrops and restrictions, except I cannot fly until the bubble goes away. So I can lean back in the recliner now, and not have to wear the eye shield at night. 🙂 He’s concerned that my vision has not improved and it might be permanently damaged. 🫤 I see him again in 7 weeks. 

 

Prayers 🙏 for the Care List and Cheers 🥂 for the Celebration List. Thank you all for caring and sharing. Stay safe and healthy everyone. 

 

Marcia, it's  good that the medications have been stopped and the restrictions have been lifted.  I hope your vision is not permanently damaged and that it improves with time.

 

Lenda

 

[grapau27]

6 hours ago, RMLincoln said:

@StLouisCruisers Sandi, interesting work of your DS that you can be proud of!  I am always interested in new technologies. Miniaturization is amazing. For now, measuring the eye pressures with our new tonometer is easy enough. But what to do with the data?  Do we add meds if there’s a spike?  The ophthalmologist seems satisfied so I try not to worry, grateful for every day!  
 

We should get a case manager tomorrow about the hack. The financial advisor is a different path, but he sure will get an earful. The investments are locked and partitioned but things can and do go wrong. I think we’ll be redoing the auto pays, and very possibly with a new bank. We’ll hear what the case manager has to say. From what I’ve read tonight, we’re not unique!  Sadly…. 
 

I hope you get everything sorted and your money back soon Maureen.

[RedneckBob]

20 hours ago, RedneckBob said:

Port of Call, Nassau. Was first there in 1978. Rented a car and stayed at a Holiday Inn on beach. I was very lucky at the Playboy Casino at the blackjack table. In fact I was so lucky that they was a crowd watching me. One of the spectators asked who I was for which I replied, “Bob, RedneckBob”. So at the end of the nite I stuffed all the money into my pockets and we headed back to the hotel. When I reached for the rental car keys some of the money was in the way so I stuffed it into the side door pocket. To make a long story short, the next day when we went to the car it would not start. Someone had stolen the battery for the lead and left the over $100 in the side door pocket alone!

For those that are interested, I have a pretty good memory on remembering playing cards. No I am not counting cards. I just remember that when I sat down at the blackjack table I played 23 hands in a row either winning or pushing the hand. Never came close to that ever again!