yesterday was the first day it DIDN'T snow here.. sorry for laughing at you Carlos.. but it's back to snow for me now so.. I guess that's what I get for laughing at you huh


and............................ it's Monday again! dang but time flies don't it?!!?

hope everyone has a great day!

I concur, I would not want to travel with anyone negative.. actually, I've eliminated people from my life that are constantly negative about everything/most things..

my ex had a best friend whose wife was intolerably negative.. after several months, I couldn't stomach being around her any longer (she literally made me feel ill) so I bailed on the next camping trip suggesting 'the boys' do their own thing solo.. never saw that woman again..

Happy SUNDAY peeps

finally.. a sunny(ish) day in the hood!!

Please post only in this thread as the other "duplicated" one will be gone soon.. thank you!

NOTE: I have requested that this thread be deleted as a duplicate.. please refer to, and post in, the other thread as this one will not be around for much longer.. thank you!

appreciate you're help ma'am..


really?? wow.. that's wild that all were let go or only P/T now.. now I'm not so surprised there's so many "bots" and Scammers on here..

they keep deleting my pics tho.. crazy..

hey y'all.. for some reason the tread I started in travel got duplicated.. we used to be able to "delete" the thread (years ago) now? can't seem to do that.. so HELP??????!!!!!!!!!!!

where am I headed? at the moment.. nowhere.. too expensive to go solo.. and I need to renew my passport before I go ANYwhere.. but places I'd LIKE to go are UK, Europe, Asia..

Traveling to the USA right now isn't really an option, sadly.. and many cruises leave from a US port of call.. bummer

I've never been on a repositioning one.. was considering trans-atlantic but a lil concerned about being on the sea that long without shore leave..

I love cruising for many reasons.. mainly you get to visit several places on one trip and build a list of places you've like to go to for longer..

I've been on a few myself.. both Eastern (St. Thomas, San Juan, Dom. Republic) & Western (Jamaica, Caymen Islands, Cozumel) Caribbean and I've done a Mediterranean one as well (Barcelona/Spain, Rome/Italy, Athens/Greece, Izmir/Turkey, Alexandria & Cairo/Egypt, Valletta/Malta)

I have a preference to the Norwegian line.. been on 2 and never disappointed.. food is amazing (and healthy) and it's casual travel/dining..

OMG I'm seeing double??????????

how the flock did THAT happen???

HELP.. it duplicated ma post

so who likes cruises?

have you ever been on one or would like to?

if you've cruised.. where'd you go?
where would you LIKE to go?

do you have a fave cruise ship line?

so who likes cruises?

have you ever been on one or would like to?

if you've cruised.. where'd you go?
where would you LIKE to go?

do you have a fave cruise ship line?

thanks for the unsolicited education.. however.. I used to work for an insurance company and I'm fully aware of the ins and outs.. and why I aired my personal opinion!

perhaps you should have asked why I feel that way instead of just deciding I needed a teaching moment!

from what I see, you do not live in Quebec, or Canada for that matter.. perhaps things are different here than where you live..

point of note.. if instead of paying the large monthly premiums to an insurance company, you put that money into an interest yielding account (instead of them making interest off your money), by the time you DO have an emergency.. you'd have more than enough to cover the costs.. some people go decades without making any claims.. yet once they do? their rates increase exponentially.. not to forget the rates increase yearly on the pretext of "cost of living"..

good Saturday morning folks..

it snowed again last night *zee sings* oh.. think twice.. just another day in paradise...

*zee dons her snow gear and heads out for yet another day of shoveling* oh what fun

are we spring yet? all I hear are crickets

doesn't quite work that way up here in Quebec.. we call the insurance co.. they send an investigator.. once approved we get an allowed amount for the repair then we gotta do all the work in finding contractors.. they simply have to be reputable and registered

although I truly believe any insurance is a scam (money grab) with my luck, once I'd let my lapse, the house would probably crumble to the ground

if memory serves.. you work with your brother.. no??

I'd love to do more cruising.. just way too expensive solo and most ports are in the USA.. which for me traveling there is kind of no freakin way at the moment.. the ICE (frozen snow) I have here is enough of a headache.. which reminds me.. had more come down last night so.. best get shoveling.. yet again..

Not sure I would be okay with that.. maybe it's a trust issue for some.. but for me it's more "hey, I want take part in the fun too"

when in a relationship.. I believe things should be shared, together.. an occasional "boys night out" is fine by me.. however I personally don't need that kind of "space"... besides.. I've been doing the solo thang long enough and although okay with that, when IN a relationship, I'd rather spend the time together.. life's too short (and getting shorter by the day at our ages )

Valetta, Malta - Saint John's Cathedral

the Parthenon in Athens, Greece

the Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt

to name a few..

I personally prefer with someone.. it's cheaper

seriously tho.. experiencing and exploring new places, flavors etc is, to me, simply more fun when shared.. nothing more pleasurable than turning to a friend, partner, loved one and saying "wow, isn't that cool?" or "what do you think of THAT?" while creating memories that'll last a lifetime and can be re-shared whenever the feeling moves you