Club Q Q107-Loyalty Club (Southern ON Only) v4

[Spartacus]

Good morning my Q friends. Didn't get a chance to see the moon through my telescope last night. Had a few too many beers.

[Andit]

Good morning, everyone.

Finally back downtown. My Mom wanted to keep us a few more days, but I was worried about her catching this blechness I have. Sheesh, today will be the first day in nearly 2 weeks that I actually have to do something for myself (ok, so I only have to nuke the chicken soup my Mom made me, but still). Quincy cat still hasn't quite forgiven me, even tho he was perfectly willing to crush me with his expanded girth while we napped on the couch. Apparently, he decided that 6 meals a day would be just about enough to console him. In addition to several treats, of course. I really can't criticize, given the amount of food I ate on the ship (what can I say - the walk from the fancy dining room to the buffet made me hungry ). Lily dog was overjoyed to see...bff. She ran right past me to make a fuss over D. It would appear my party girl figured she could check on me later.

So, the things I learned from this vacation:
- this particular route was exhausting - if I didn't have to deal with hills or stairs or cobblestones, the rain made the pavement slick
- D & I travel (mostly) well together, only issue was the terrain (see above) - D is like a mountain goat scampering up endless flights of stairs, I looked more like a walrus trying to climb onto an ice floe
- no matter how much you've eaten, there is always room for ice cream, especially pineapple ice cream in a waffle cone (trust me, this is a little piece of heaven)
- it pays to hang out with smokers (we got to know half the ship's crew by hanging out on the back deck)
- even if you have good reason to complain about something, be nice about it (we had a minor issue with a leak that we were worried about, so reported it & got several calls and notes thanking us for our patience - we also got a tray of chocolate-covered strawberries and then a bottle of wine the next day when we made a point of going to the front desk to thank them for the gesture and insist that all was well and that their service was exceptional)
- leave all preconceived notions behind - I finally convinced D to go see one of the nightly shows, guess who insisted we go to the others cause they were all Broadway quality
- anyone can dance - if I can learn how to do a simple waltz, anyone can

To say we had an amazing time is an understatement. Still have to finish downloading & sorting the pictures from the camera (we won't mention just how many shots I took - let's just say that if this were the old days of film needing to be processed, I could go on another vacation for the price of getting film developed ).

Off to try to find my voice - hoping it's at the bottom of the bowl of chicken soup.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day.

[Spartacus]

Good afternoon
Anyone going to the Canada Day concert (presented by Q) next month? At least I think it's still on. I missed last year but was there in 2013.

How is everybody? I have been keeping bust between work, family and in general. Last month I visited Chicago. Very cool city! Here are a couple of pics (the first one is of Navy Pier, the other one downtown.

Great pics of Chicago. That's where my mom was born.
I will definitely be going to the Q Canada Day picnic. Probably meet up with you guys for sure.

[heartgirl99]

Sorry to interact but I can't private message anyone. Don't get it. So I guess I'm not the only one on the thread with problems.

hi spartacus - i don't have any problems with pm's.

[22hicks]

Good morning all.

Z - Chicago looks great.
KT - have a great time this w/end
Jester - great lyrics; way too clever
Kenrod - thanks for the info; I've been watching, but didn't know it was Jupiter
Andit - sounds like you had a great time Feel better soon

I hope every1 has a great day.

[heartgirl99]

Good morning, everyone.

sounds like you had a wonderful trip, andi!
hope you feel better soon!

[Spartacus]

This is the line up of cover bands for the Q Canada Day Picnic on Wednesday July 1 2015

[Lee03]

11:00 Am password: lips

[kenrod]

Rolling Stones - Lips - 11:00 am

[heartgirl99]

Rolling stones password

1100 ---- lips

[bluewaterwitch]

lips at 11

[the H team]

I didn't realize we has 12 provinces. where did the other 2 come from? LOL
Thanx for the Stone PWs

[kenrod]

Andit, as a cruising aficionado, I am curious to know which ship were you on and what was the itinerary?

I wanted to book a cruise last winter, but cruises are priced in US Dollars, and there was a 30% difference in exchange rate. So instead I went on an all inclusive to Cuba. It is cheaper and priced in Canadian Dollars. I'll take the savings an put it towards a cruise in the future.

[Spartacus]

My private messaging is working again. I had some problems last week but it's okay now. Thanks for helping HG and BWW

[dededi]

1:00 Stones word: Sugar