OT Reason why I didn't say 'Good-Bye'
SnakeEyes
old joke but a classic. Last night, I flew from Los Angeles to
Toronto on a wonderful Air Canada A321 after enjoying a splendid
Princess cruise to Hawaii for 14 days. I am cautious about posting
departures online, since some miscreants can use this info, track my
address and possibly break in and steal my cats or whatever. That's
why I didn't say good-bye to all of you, with the wish you could all
join me.
As it was, the cruise was wonderful with the average age of the 3,000
passengers estimated at around 75. This is not an entirely bad thing,
since I was able to catch up with many of the 'girls' on board since
their walkers restricted their speed somewhat. They can still pack a
punch though : )
Hawaii is amazing...another world for me. Of course, I recommend a 14
day cruise to Hawaii for all of you. Interestingly, I met many
charming folks from the U.K. who had endured the flight to Los
Angeles. All were moaning and groaning about it but only praised the
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic flights. Most of them were just
pissed off about the rain they're getting in the U.K. I told them I
thought the rain was a good thing because it washed away some of the
10,000 year old bridges they have there and will give them a chance
create employment by building new ones which will likely look like the
old ones.
Okay, I'm going to stop now by mentioning just a few of the real
thrills I had while away:
About 450 miles west of Los Angeles, the Golden Princess (my ship)
received a call from the U.S. Coast Guard that a small fishing vessel
was in big trouble about 200 miles north of us. We were the closest
ship and were obligated to perform the rescue. Subsequently, I had
the chance to witness the rescue of a young man, woman and two pet
dogs in very high seas. Overhead, a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 Hercules
circled the scene at about 1000 feet continuously for hours before our
arrival and afterwards. I took some photos and will post them when my
eyes finally fully open.
Another one of my thrills was arriving at the new Terminal 1 at CYYZ
in Toronto. It is spectacular and right out of a future time I didn't
ever think I would see. One of the features which excited me the most
was a moving sidewalk. In itself, that doesn't sound so special, but
this sucker was moving at about 5 mph and was about 1/2 a mile long.
I have never had so much fun with my clothes on! I'm very sheltered,
you know.
I'm happy to be back, happy to be with you and hope everyone is well.
God bless the airplane, Princess Cruise Lines, Hawaii, and my wife
Faith....and you pilots.
Arthur
MikeW
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> I am cautious about posting
> departures online, since some miscreants can use this info, track my
> address and possibly break in and steal my cats or whatever. That's
> why I didn't say good-bye to all of you, with the wish you could all
> join me.
Oops, I posted your card on this NG.....after people started to wonder why
you were not posting. Mind you, it was only a couple of days ago. Hope
nobody stole your cats, Arthur. :-)
<snip>
>
> I'm happy to be back, happy to be with you and hope everyone is well.
> God bless the airplane, Princess Cruise Lines, Hawaii, and my wife
> Faith....and you pilots.
>
> Arthur
Welcome back, Arthur. Sounds like you had a great time and I look forward to
viewing some great photographs when you post them.
--
MikeW
Shrewsbury, UK
Try to keep the number of your landings equal to the number of your
takeoffs.
WayPoint
> SnakeEyes wrote:
>
>
>
> Oops, I posted your card on this NG.....after people started to wonder why
> you were not posting. Mind you, it was only a couple of days ago. Hope
> nobody stole your cats, Arthur. :-)
>
I've just acquired a few more moggys - gash!! where did they come
from?? ;-p
B
MikeW
You cant fool me Brucie baby! :-)
There is no way you could have travelled from Aussie to Canuck Land, stole
Arthur's cats, and returned, in three days.
Ooooo SH--! I just remembered about that super sonic broomstick of yours.
:-(
ARTHUR, if your cats are not at home, don't worry, Bruce said he would look
after them while you are away. :-)
--
MikeW
Shrewsbury, UK
Keep thy airspeed up, less the earth come from below and smite thee.
John Ward
"... I am cautious about posting departures online, since some
miscreants can use this info, track my
address and possibly break in and steal my cats or whatever...".
OR, it would be a green light for us all to be able to say anything at
all about you during your absence, without fear of being contradicted, mate!
:-))
Welcome back.
BTW, what are the snakes like in Hawaii?? Just curious... :-))
Regards,
John Ward
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John Ward
ROTFL - corker, mate! :-))
Regards,
John Ward
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MikeW
> Hi Mike W, (:-)) )
>
> ROTFL - corker, mate! :-))
>
Thanks, Joh n. :-)
--
MikeW
Shrewsbury, UK
Life is simple. Eat, sleep, fly.
Ian D
"SnakeEyes" <agals...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Wow Arthur, that wasn't just a cruise. It was a real adventure. Hawaii
is a wonderful place. I've been there four times, and hope to get back
again, some time. I'm surprised, though, that you haven't been in T1
before this.
It's good to not advertise an extended absence from your home.
Anyway, welcome home. Oh, how many pounds did you pack
on with all the non-stop tasty food available?
WayPoint
> Hi SnakeEyes,
>
> "... I am cautious about posting departures online, since some
> miscreants can use this info, track my
> address and possibly break in and steal my cats or whatever...".
>
> OR, it would be a green light for us all to be able to say anything
> at all about you during your absence, without fear of being
> contradicted, mate! :-))
>
> Welcome back.
>
> BTW, what are the snakes like in Hawaii?? Just curious... :-))
>
> Regards,
> John Ward
>
Never mind snakes - wot about them hula girls??
B
WayPoint
> WayPoint wrote:
>> MikeW wrote:
>>> SnakeEyes wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Oops, I posted your card on this NG.....after people started to
>>> wonder why you were not posting. Mind you, it was only a couple of
>>> days ago. Hope nobody stole your cats, Arthur. :-)
>>>
>> I've just acquired a few more moggys - gash!! where did they come
>> from?? ;-p
>>
>>
>
>
> You cant fool me Brucie baby! :-)
>
> There is no way you could have travelled from Aussie to Canuck Land, stole
> Arthur's cats, and returned, in three days.
>
> Ooooo SH--! I just remembered about that super sonic broomstick of yours.
> :-(
>
> ARTHUR, if your cats are not at home, don't worry, Bruce said he would look
> after them while you are away. :-)
Set your mind at rest Arthur.
They've made themselves quite comfortable
http://www.innocentenglish.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/cats-kitten-sink.jpg
B
John Ward
JW
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WayPoint
> WayPoint wrote:
>
> Ooooo SH--! I just remembered about that super sonic broomstick of yours.
> :-(
>
lol
It can be done.
Now available in a VTOL Mach 5 ++ version. WooWoo. :-)
B
TOCA
"SnakeEyes" <agals...@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelelsen
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>
> I'm happy to be back, happy to be with you and hope everyone is well.
> God bless the airplane, Princess Cruise Lines, Hawaii, and my wife
> Faith....and you pilots.
>
> Arthur
Glad to have you back in good health :o)
Tommy C, Denmark
Don
"SnakeEyes" <agals...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Sounds like an awesome trip Arthur, thanks for sharing!
Our church gets together and organizes a trip to Hawaii about every other
year, we are contemplating going next time they go. It won't be a cruise,
but I would love to see it as I have heard so much about it.
--
Don
SnakeEyes
> Never mind snakes - wot about them hula girls??
>
> B-
LOL : ) You guys break me up!!
Okay, I'll answer your queries about Hawaii since they are indeed
relevant..
The hula girls are amazing, particularly the Polynesian ones sho move
their bottoms while their tops remain stationary, and remind me of the
landing gear on of an A321 on touchdown. The difference is, the A321
doesn't make me horny.
I didn't see any snakes in Hawaii, John, so I didn't have a chance to
trip over one. I did happen to see on the island of Kaua'i, about a
gazillion wild chickens roaming freely about hither and thither.
Apparently, during the last hurricane to hit the island, the chicken
coops were blown away and the chickens escaped. There were so many
chickens, the folks there decided to let them run free and they made
for an amusing sight. I got pics of them, and fortunately, didn't
trip over any. I think Col. Sanders would have had apoplexy had he
seen them : )
One of the greatest moments of my trip was visiting the USS Arizona
memorial at Pearl Harbour in Honolulu. Inasmuch as I was in the
company of a thousand tourists at the time, you could have heard a pin
drop in the ocean...it was that quiet and respectful. I must admit,
that when viewing the the memorial, my eyes were wet. I saw a few
elderly Japanese folks viewing the memorial as well, and couldn't help
but wonder what they were thinking. They sure didn't look happy. I
congratulate the United States for preserving such a beautiful sight
as Pearl Harbour.
Last, but not least by a mile, I got a fantastic glimpse of a Qantas
A380 being tugged at LAX. It was the first A380 I have seen on the
ground, and I was super-impressed. So were the a few other guys who
were crushing me against the window to get a look. Australia should
be proud to have Spirit of Australia written on the sides of this
magnificent giant aircraft, so shiny and clean in the California
sunlight. What a thrill!
Thank you for the 'welcome back'. You've certainly made me a very
happy guy and thank goodness, my cats are happy and were pleased to
see me (not a usual situation). : )
Arthur
John Ward
Do you think you'll ever get to fly in an A380, mate?
Regards,
John Ward
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SnakeEyes
> Hi SnakeEyes,
>
> Do you think you'll ever get to fly in an A380, mate?
>
> Regards,
> John Ward
>
It's hard to know what life has in store for us, John. There was once
a time when I never thought I would ever fly in an airliner, or stand
in Hawaii. Should the chance present itself, I would dearly love to
fly in an A380 from Los Angeles to Sydney. It would indeed, be a
life experience. God knows.......
Arthur
John Ward
Well, if you ever do fly into Sydney, let us all know, and us Aussies
will make it an even more memorable experience for you, mate! :-))
Regards,
John Ward
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Tom Duhamel
> The hula girls are amazing, particularly the Polynesian ones sho move
> their bottoms while their tops remain stationary, and remind me of the
> landing gear on of an A321 on touchdown.
From this moment on, I won't call you an aviation enthusiast, but an
aviation fanatic. When I see a pretty girl shaking her bottom, I don't
have the image of an Airbus coming to mind. I just hope that won't
become true as I grow older.
> The difference is, the A321
> doesn't make me horny.
At least...
Glad to have you back, mon ami, we missed you. If you don't believe me,
just check for keywords "Arthur" and "SnakeEyes" over the past two weeks.
Now go to sleep, because tomorrow is going to be a long day for you. You
will be posting all the pictures you took during the trip! :)
Tom :)
Eddie
<agals...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hi Pilots! I just flew in from Hawaii and are my arms tired! I know,
>old joke but a classic. Last night, I flew from Los Angeles to
>Toronto on a wonderful Air Canada A321 after enjoying a splendid
>Princess cruise to Hawaii for 14 days.
Welcome back sir. We took an 11-day Hawaii cruise back in Dec. '04.
We had adopted our two granddaughters in Nov and as a celebration we
decided to do the cruise. Ours went to Fanning Island two days south
and two days back. While there we were treated to a grand BBq by the
crew and entertainment by the locals. They are Marshalese and the
capitol is Tarawa, an infamous island, especially if you're a WWII
Marine vet.
Anyway, we probably saw the same islands as you did. We are from
Hawaii so met up with friends in all the islands plus relatives in
Kauai and Oahu. We flew from San Jose on Hawaiian Air.
>As it was, the cruise was wonderful with the average age of the 3,000
>passengers estimated at around 75.
Amazingly our passengers seemed to average a little less. A lot of
children thus younger parents.
>Hawaii is amazing...another world for me.
We love Hawaii but had to leave because of low pay (I was a cop with
HPD) and little opportunities, especially when you have to compete
with the Japanese and Chinese which hold most of the property and
wealth.
And to those here, there are no snakes in Hawaii. However, there is
one male non-poisonous snake at the Honolulu Zoo.
>
>
>I'm happy to be back, happy to be with you and hope everyone is well.
>God bless the airplane, Princess Cruise Lines, Hawaii, and my wife
>Faith....and you pilots.
Glad you made it back safely. We flew on a 757 (too small for me) and
our ship was the NCL Wind. If you sailed within the islands than that
means the PCL is American registry. We had to port at a foreign port
because the Wind's registry is Panama iirc. All the crew are foreign
workers getting low pay. PCL must pay more as it is American
registry.
Aloha
Eddie in San Jose
>
>Arthur
SnakeEyes
Mahalo, Eddie.
Our ship, The Golden Princess, is registered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
We actually sailed outside the islands, stopping at Hilo, Honolulu,
Nawiliwili, Lahaina (Maui) and then to Ensenada, Mexico. We stopped in
Mexico because we were required to in order to allow the casino to
operate on board. Ships must stop at one foreign port for this
reason.
Most of the crew appeared to be from the Phillipines with many from
Eastern Europe and the rest of the world. Each and every one of them
was great and appeared very happy with their situation. We were told
that PCL offers them very good benefits and it showed.
I love PCL and if things go well, we will be taking another Princess
ship (The Grand Princess) for a 14 day cruise to the Caribbean next
March.
Aloha,
Arthur
WayPoint
Stop by in Brisbane Or-stray-lee-ya on yor way. :-)
There's a few Aussie party animals that would love to show you around.
Bruce
SnakeEyes
>
> Stop by in Brisbane Or-stray-lee-ya on yor way. :-)
>
> There's a few Aussie party animals that would love to show you around.
>
> Bruce
Thank you, Bruce.......I would dearly love to see Oz and if you make
it to Toronto, there's a good time in store for you.
Arthur
Eddie
<agals...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On Nov 25, 6:54�pm, Eddie <hawaii...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>.
>> Aloha
>> Eddie in San Jose
>>
>
>
>Mahalo, Eddie.
>
>Our ship, The Golden Princess, is registered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
>
>We actually sailed outside the islands, stopping at Hilo, Honolulu,
>Nawiliwili, Lahaina (Maui) and then to Ensenada, Mexico. We stopped in
>Mexico because we were required to in order to allow the casino to
>operate on board. Ships must stop at one foreign port for this
>reason.
Going to Ensenada had nothing to do with the casinos being open.
Hawaii does not allow gambling. Gamblers were not too happy when they
found out there was no gambling on the Wind, even when we were
thousands of miles away from the islands. U.S. Merchant Marine Act of
1920 (P.L. 66-261) Section 27, also known as the Jones Act says that
foreign registry cruise ships must port at a foreign port as yours did
by going to Ensenada. Since you had not mentioned Ensenada I assumed
it was American.
>Most of the crew appeared to be from the Phillipines with many from
>Eastern Europe and the rest of the world. Each and every one of them
>was great and appeared very happy with their situation. We were told
>that PCL offers them very good benefits and it showed.
When NCL tried doing Hawaii cruises only with the Pride of Aloha and
another sister ship they were required to hire American workers only.
It was a catastrophe when the crew, mostly Hawaiians found out they
had to word 12 hour days. They simply walked off the ship never to
return. The experiment failed miserably and finally NCL renamed the
ships and sent them else where. Locals were just not used to the hard
work required to staff a large cruise ship. We also had hard-working
foreigners on the Wind from all over the world. Surprisingly there
were a lot of Romanians, and many from Eastern Europe and off course,
from the Philippines.
>
>I love PCL and if things go well, we will be taking another Princess
>ship (The Grand Princess) for a 14 day cruise to the Caribbean next
>March.
My cruising days are finished as I cannot eat by mouth. After all,
the food is one reason for cruising. We also used to love flying
first class. That will never happen again either.
Eddie
btw, ever hear of Snake Eye golf clubs? I have a set. Fairly good
clubs, expensive but not as expensive as Callaway.
>Aloha,
>Arthur
John Ward
"...btw, ever hear of Snake Eye golf clubs? I have a set. Fairly good
clubs, expensive but not as expensive as Callaway".
Oh no - too much, mate! I've just had a mental image of the combination
of SnakeEyes' eloquence, and the trials and tribulations that most people
endure whenever they tackle a round of golf!!
Can you just imagine the eloquence of the diatribe of swearing that
would ensue!!??
I'm still falling about laughing......
My apologies, Snake - the Devil made me do it, mate! :-)))
Regards,
John Ward
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Iain Smith
excellent reason for being away! :-)
Iain
Rugby, UK