kallend 2,093 #26 February 22 10 hours ago, nigel99 said: Glad to see you back Was hospitalized for a bit (nothing major, just annoying), followed by a month sailing the South Pacific (Fiji to Tahiti with stops in between). 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,790 #27 February 22 2 hours ago, kallend said: Was hospitalized for a bit (nothing major, just annoying), followed by a month sailing the South Pacific (Fiji to Tahiti with stops in between). That's the wrong direction for sailing, I'm thinking. Cruise Ship? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,093 #28 February 23 4 hours ago, JoeWeber said: That's the wrong direction for sailing, I'm thinking. Cruise Ship? National Geographic ship. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,366 #29 February 23 12 hours ago, kallend said: National Geographic ship. Thank you. I wasn't aware of these. As the S/O leans into retirement; she wants to do more with Marine Biology, so we are scrubbing their web site. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,507 #30 February 23 They do good work. We went to the Antarctic on one. During the pandemic, and they had everything planned well. Wendy P. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,093 #31 February 23 29 minutes ago, wmw999 said: They do good work. We went to the Antarctic on one. During the pandemic, and they had everything planned well. Wendy P. So did we. National Geographic Explorer. Didn't see you there. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,093 #32 February 23 43 minutes ago, BIGUN said: Thank you. I wasn't aware of these. As the S/O leans into retirement; she wants to do more with Marine Biology, so we are scrubbing their web site. It's not your regular cruise. Thoroughly recommend. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 550 #33 March 4 https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/motoring-news/elon-musks-tesla-faces-class-action-in-australia-over-car-defects/news-story/70fba8bbb4335e1bf229ac1cb48bcd08 Australia has some of the strongest consumer protection laws in the world. I think in many cases the laws go too far. For example our warranty laws are based on product price and brand positioning and not time limited as such. So a $2000 iPhone is expected to last longer than a $100 no name brand. For example I’ve had a 3 year old Samsung washing machine break down, well outside the one year manufacturer warranty period. The repair person advised me to simply claim under consumer protection and it was repaired for free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,236 #34 March 29 Now I'm reading more speculation about Trump and Musk raiding social security to finance whatever their true goal is. Is Canada going to need to prepare for a flood of fleeing impoverished elderly American refugees soon? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 550 #35 March 29 1 hour ago, gowlerk said: Now I'm reading more speculation about Trump and Musk raiding social security to finance whatever their true goal is. Is Canada going to need to prepare for a flood of fleeing impoverished elderly American refugees soon? Probably not only elderly. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
