Something About Nothing............ #14

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

DisneyLife, yeah, I think the airlines want people to travel in the Fall. I thought I had a good price, as was similar to last year. Then SW put a sale on, that cut it enough that wow, good amount of funds for our January trip. Since then, I guess more have taken that great deal, as much more expensive than I got, but still not close enough to my first price. I too don’t mind the lower priced seats. And since I tend to always use SW, they don’t have first club seats. Only time I got such seat was when I was flying, long ago, from Detroit to Okinawa, and the flight was not fully booked, so I just asked when checking in, and yep me, and some I was traveling with, got bumped up for free. Now a days doubt free and much harder to do. That flight was one I was ready to get off after the third movie played and we still had not landed. But as a trying to be budget when I can, I am very happy to see cheap flights. Car rental on the other hand, grr. But I am used to the rinse and repeat, and will do so up until the day before or so before I fly. And since I live about a 2 hour flight away, I refuse to take anything but a direct flight. As last year, way before the crack of dawn is my flight down. No matter, I like having a longer first day. I am hoping my returning evening flight does not get changed to early afternoon one, like SW did to me, last year.

Ah, a quiet Saturday night, with yeah, a fuller trash can since all have been home all day and night. And yes, more kitchen washing too. But yep, we still order out, though not tonight. No decent pizza place, so I made a chicken quesadilla for me, little one made more taters, and gravy with her chicken, and older one had French fries with his. One more pack of chick is left, but I think we are chickened out, so thinking maybe burgers tomorrow.

This has been a what was for dinner, and yes, HHN related talk, going back to it being a View attachment 485748

Yup we usually fly SW, I was looking at AA and Delta, I do get the early bird though when flying SW.

 

[macraven]

Dishwasher you say........what sort of contraption is this you speak of.......

We were so used to eating out so often we’ve used ours more in the past few weeks probably then the 7 years our house has been built.....

We get carry out 5 times a week so don’t need the dishwasher for our usage....

But... I have to run the dishwasher daily for all the cat dishes
They get fed can food 3 times a day
I use a clean dish for each of their feedings.

With our Luna, she snubs food a lot so it’s not unusual for having 3 cat dishes used at one feeding for her.
Bluer, my other cat will eat anything that is not moving.

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

We get carry out 5 times a week so don’t need the dishwasher for our usage....

But... I have to run the dishwasher daily for all the cat dishes
They get fed can food 3 times a day
I use a clean dish for each of their feedings.

With our Luna, she snubs food a lot so it’s not unusual for having 3 cat dishes used at one feeding for her.
Bluer, my other cat will eat anything that is not moving.

Your cats are well cared for, we have a blue seal point Siamese and he is awesome!

He has a water bowl and food bowl and we keep them filled, he does get some extras often.

His name is Spike

 

[macraven]

I stayed at home all day and spent some time on our screened in porch off the deck

A bit too much sunshine for me late afternoon so back into the house for the ac

Not too hot today but no breeze with a 79 in the shade
Will be in the 80’s during the coming week.

I started to panic thinking Dominos would be closed Easter Sunday so checked out tsite.
Whew...
Only shorter hours for delivery tomorrow.
Last delivery at 11 pm.

So nice to see many of the homies checking in.
Scotlass was in the first wave of the Sans when we started.
Kfish’s sister was also in our first group.
Kfish joined in during her college years.

I had planned to book my fall flight with Delta today as they listed all bookings thru 4/4 could be changed with no fees.

Decided to and give it another 5 days to book and gamble for a lower rate.

Also considering to fly out of Nashville instead of Atlanta
I have SW points I could use for it.

I remember Mrose posted the other day of family events for her in April.
Not sure if her exact date but she mentioned April had 3 events for her and one was her birthday.

Just in case it’s Sunday, sending a
out to her now !

Rather be early than late in wishing her the best day going into a new decade for her.

Hope all the homies are doing fine.
Remember, I’m an email or pm away in case you need anything

 

[Charade67]

Aww...Spike is gorgeous.

 

[macraven]

Did not see pic of Spike until after I posted

Absolutely beautiful cat!

 

[schumigirl]

lol......we use dishes when we have takeout same as any other meal, so yes, we still fill it up. Table gets set and we still eat either in dining room or kitchen table.

It`s during the day I`m noticing more dishes.....mugs of tea, glasses for drinks and plates whenever Kyle comes down for snacks......yes, clean glass and plate every time, plus breakfast and lunch dishes. Our dishwasher was on everyday anyway. I don`t like leaving things longer.

We are missing eating out......we were all saying we miss restaurants with pure linen table covers, nice decor and candles.....of course we can do that at home, but it`s nice being taken care of by professionals.

I`m so glad I love cooking though......it helps!!!

Bacon for breakfast again this morning........no idea for lunch, but dinner is a barbecue.......yep, we call grilling outside having a barbecue......steaks are definitely the main star, will make potato parcels......sliced potatoes in butter....oh my goodness, delicious. Sometimes add a little saffron if I have it. Will grill a few large red peppers and maybe a little coleslaw......

It is a beautiful day here, and supposedly a mini heatwave for the next week or so.....will be nice to be out in the garden again for longer than twenty minutes or so. Hoping we can get to cook outside a lot this week. We have plenty of meat.......

Gotta love a Jack meme........Have a great Sunday all, whatever you may be doing and whoever you`re with........
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[Lynne G]

Yeah, just can’t stop getting up early. But yay! A Sunday is here, and more of that restful day for me. Though have to finish up the wash, and get the trash out. Thankfully, our township trash service has not been cut, and they have been doing a good job of it.

So, time for tea, and yes, a back to work tomorrow. Guess that is why I am an early bird.

Finally, with a pretty Spike post from DisneyLife noted, may all the homies

 

[tony67]

I had planned to book my fall flight with Delta today as they listed all bookings thru 4/4 could be changed with no fees.

Did you check out JetBlue? (not sure where you are) - I was able to get some ridiculously low fares for HHN

 

[Lynne G]

Mac, hope you get the flights and prices you wanted. Looking forward to seeing you again this Fall.

And that hope to see more homies too. So far, I am 20 September to 2 October.

 

[keishashadow]

My DH went out for one of those lovely Primanti bro’s sandwiches yesterday & came back with personal pizza, complete w anchovies for me to try. Cut half into tiny pieces and skipped the crust. Aaaaah think I’ll keep him around

made my lasagne meat sauce yesterday. Today will assemble & bake. Will freeze individual portions as only myself & one DS will eat. will make some sort of chicken stir fry and grill one the breasts for usage later this week in pasta

snagged a grocery pick up time for 10 am tomorrow at a ‘real’ grocery store vs the instacart options. Friends advised that That typically only half the order there tends to get filled. Will be interested to see what is fulfilled out of my $300 order

Can I just add......

Are we the only people where our dishwasher is on at least twice a day now??

We seem to be going through dishes like crazy!

This is the first time I am missing the last one that I ripped out decades ago. Hand washing is one of few household chores I enjoy but my hands are taking a beating

His name is Spike

Pretty kittie. Face Reminds me of Siamese I used to have

Not too hot today but no breeze with a 79 in the shade
Will be in the 80’s during the coming week.

Niiiiice. We should be in mid 60s, yea!

Up at 6 am today ugh. Surprised to see them playing the episodes leading up to tonight’s TWD

Also considering to fly out of Nashville instead of Atlanta
I have SW points I could use for it.

im expecting a definitive price drop for late summer Into winter travel within a month or two prior range. personally, going to wait it out to buy more airfare. If u have SWA points Good idea to use when u find a price u like as a placeholder. Can always cancel

I expect many casual park fans who hastily rescheduled their spring/summer trips as having 2nd thots (economic & health concerns). Will be surprised if things don’t mimic the fire-sale pricing of post 9-11

SWA is slowly walking forward extensions to 2021 of expiring upcoming points Believe my early June batch (from ahem current trip wah ) should be covered now vs putting in a claim on my cruise trip insurance.

all the other travel providers have already done the right thing for me this trip. Even Hotwire few nights pre cruise at POR, long before WDW closed hotels

Even the agency I rented points from (vacation strategy Have used for years)) for Wyndham BOnnett creek this week was impressive. they didn’t have to do anything for us but we’re the first ones to offer us a full, unexpiring credit for a future booking.

Far better results than DVC is currently offering. Was disappointing how they have dropped the ball vs the WDW hotels booked thru CRO being so accommodating. may think they have owners over a barrel but that is exactly the sort of thing that customers don’t forget

 

[Robo56]

Morning Sans family

Feel like still in a fog now. A lot of things happening in a short time.

Our house in In Indiana was spared during the tornado. A lot of tree debris. We were very lucky. Son and grandson were able to get into to town once power lines were secure and cleaned up a lot of the debris.

There are lots of roofs being replaced that were damaged during the tornado.

My dad and stepmom live in a suburb of Chicago. I spoke to dad last Sunday and all seemed well. Then on Monday he had to call an ambulance for my stepmom on Monday evening as she was sick. He was told he could not come with her.

They admitted her with pneumonia. He received a call that she was put on ventilator early Tuesday morning. They did do covid 19 test, but said it would not be back for two days.

I spoke with my dad and told him to hang in there. There is always hope and stepmom hopefully would get better.

By Wednesday the results came back positive for covid 19.

We made the trip back to Indiana. We left Wednesday evening at 8 pm and drove through the night. The rest stops were loaded with so many trucks that trucks were pulled along side the road so the drivers could sleep. The supply’s are moving if people would just stop hoarding all would be well with food and paper products for everyone.

While be were traveling back to Indiana during the nights my two sisters who are also nurses were talking with the Nurses and Doctors at the hospital were stepmom was at. Making sure they had started her on Zithromax and antimalarial drugs. Also during the night they had to start her on drugs to keep her pressure up.

My stepmom died Thursday morning of coved 19. We can’t even go and comfort my 83 old father. He is in 14 day isolation.

My younger sister called the funeral home.. She and I had done funeral pre-planning arrangements with our dad and stepmom in December. Couldn’t have imagined the turn of events and that the funeral services would be needed so soon.

Was told by funeral home that at some point when things were safer we could have a service for her in the future.

My stepmom was 68 years old.

This virus is an equal opportunity monster. It doesn’t matter who you are, how old you are, how healthy or how sick you are everyone is vulnerable.

I hope everyone who has not been taking it seriously ......please make sure you are doing all you can do to protect your family and yourself.

We were quarantined in Florida and we are in quarantine again here in Indiana just to be safe. I want to protect my family.


Stay safe Sans family. Prayers for you and your families.

This will pass.

 

[keishashadow]

Robbie oh, I am stunned reading your post. So sorry to hear of your loss & suffering Cannot imagine the level of stress you have. Hang in there!

 

[tink1957]

Robo...I'm so sorry for your loss

It amazes me every day at work how people are treating this like a holiday...bringing their kids and family to the garden center instead of staying home to keep them safe

 

[mckennarose]

My stepmom died Thursday morning of coved 19. We can’t even go and comfort my 83 old father. He is in 14 day isolation.

My younger sister called the funeral home.. She and I had done funeral pre-planning arrangements with our dad and stepmom in December. Couldn’t have imagined the turn of events and that the funeral services would be needed so soon.

Was told by funeral home that at some point when things were safer we could have a service for her in the future.

My stepmom was 68 years old.

This virus is an equal opportunity monster. It doesn’t matter who you are, how old you are, how healthy or how sick you are everyone is vulnerable.

My deepest condolences for you and your family. I am so sorry. ((hugs))

 

[Lynne G]

Oh Robo, I am so sorry to learn of your Dad’s wife passing. May he and all the family find some peace and comfort knowing not even a hug can be done. But many virtual hugs from me. So sad. And yes, take care.

Ha, Keisha’s in a cooking mood, even if not being able to eat much. Hope you get the teeth issue fixed soon, so you can eat normally. Yeah, some businesses are better about refunds and changes than others. I have been trying to get a pick up time for the closest grocery store, but nary a time for all this week. Hope your large order gets all filled. Did one from Target and within notice of ready, said one item sold out. Yeah, guess this will continue for some time too.

Eh, may have heard an older one awake, little one, not even close. No matter, she is not a breakfast fan anyway. I have soup for her, as used up the rest of the chicken this morning, and pot is still resting on the stove.

Tea, yeah unless little one is up, then coffee. She kindly bought some half and half for me, as if the coffee is too strong, I will put some of that in it. Black is my usual if hot coffee.

 

[macraven]

Did you check out JetBlue? (not sure where you are) - I was able to get some ridiculously low fares for HHN

I was raised in St Louis area, moved to Chicago after college so had a decent choice of airlines when I lived in the North.
Moved to Georgia going on 4 years and no Jet Blue here.

I always have the option to drive to Florida and I avoid that when I can.
Lol

 

[Charade67]

Robo, I am so sorry. Prayers for you and your family at this time.

 

[macraven]

Robo...I'm so sorry for your loss

It amazes me every day at work how people are treating this like a holiday...bringing their kids and family to the garden center instead of staying home to keep them safe

Ga just started the shelter in Friday night so until word gets around, we will see changes then.

In my county with the shelter in, some parks will allow peeps to be there so they can walk, bike, exercise outdoors, etc but not in large numbers

And also allowed to go to grocery stores, etc

 

[macraven]

Robbie, it was good you were able to talk to them last Sunday and had peace on how they were doing.
With the change of 24 hours, that info must have hit you like a Twilight Zone episode.
Very shocking news and hard to comprehend as it came quickly.
I’m sorry for the loss of your step mom, and pray your dad’s 14 day period will be clear and no virus for him.
Sending prayers and hugs