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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 29, 2021 17:56:02 GMT
Edward said the ship blocking the Suez is now loose. Hope I see that story sometime today - it may be interesting to see how they got it loose. Helped by the tides, a flotilla of tugboats wrenched the bulbous bow of the skyscraper-sized Ever Given from the canal’s sandy bank, where it had been firmly lodged since March 23. The tugs blared their horns in jubilation as they guided the Ever Given through the water after days of futility that had captivated the world, drawing scrutiny and social media ridicule. apnews.com/article/suez-canal-ship-freed-live-updates-48f856c9afed58feb908878c2a495287
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Post by barb43 on Mar 29, 2021 18:03:08 GMT
Great minds think alike, Mel. Should I take down the other one? I thought I put it under News Unrelated to Prophecy but actually posted it here. I got a kick out of the celebrating by those tugboats - everyone blowing their horns. Makes me think they might not really have been confident they could free the ship that way.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 29, 2021 18:20:34 GMT
Great minds think alike, Mel. Should I take down the other one? No harm in letting it up both places. Lets just hope that all of those other ships that have been stuck waiting at both ends of the canal don't make a mad rush to get through all at once and get the canal blocked up all over again.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 29, 2021 18:26:11 GMT
The weather was chilly but not too bad for Mom's funeral service.
Pastor Casey gave a nice sermon based on the 23rd Psalm and the New Heaven and New Earth passage from the book of Revelation.
Per her request, Mom's coffin was identical to the one we got for Dad a few months ago.
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Post by barb43 on Mar 29, 2021 18:27:12 GMT
Lets just hope that all of those other ships that have been stuck waiting at both ends of the canal don't make a mad rush to get through all at once and get the canal blocked up all over again. No kidding! A $9 billion hold up in trade due to the canal being blocked is pretty mind-boggling. Wonder who's cleaning up after those cattle that are onboard one of the ships? Now there's a job for a whole lot of folks.
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Post by barb43 on Mar 29, 2021 18:29:11 GMT
Sounds like that was a very nice service for your Mom, Mel. Were there many people there?
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 29, 2021 18:33:54 GMT
Were there many people there? About 15 people. I was touched but surprised that Sharon's Mom and sister were there. It is quite a challenge for her to go out.
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Post by barb43 on Mar 29, 2021 18:45:19 GMT
Were there many people there? About 15 people. I was touched but surprised that Sharon's Mom and sister were there. It is quite a challenge for her to go out. That's really special that Sharon's Mom and sister were there, since Sharon's Mom probably doesn't go out much. Well, both dogs have finally settled down. It's windy enough to rattle the storm window across the room; the storm siren 4 blocks down the street sounded twice this morning (it goes off 2X/month at noon, but the time was all wrong on it today); and a firetruck and an ambulance both roared through the neighborhood & stopped next door (that lady is in her 90s and probably shouldn't be living alone; they took her the hospital, I think); and Edward was moving around too much for the dogs' tastes because he was getting ready to go to the office for floor duty. They were pretty agitated so I gave each a calming chew and they're each napping in quiet, dark spots. See y'all later - I have a list of things that must be finished before the first of April and I have all afternoon to quietly work.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 29, 2021 22:36:00 GMT
I went over to the nursing home this afternoon to collect Mom's things. Somehow, I think that doing that got me more emotional than the actual funeral.
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Post by barb43 on Mar 29, 2021 23:02:04 GMT
Sending you hugs, Mel. ... I like the photo of your parents in your avi.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 29, 2021 23:14:53 GMT
Sending you hugs, Mel. ... I like the photo of your parents in your avi. Thank you.
It was cropped out of one of Sharon and my wedding photos:
Of the six people in that photo, Sharon's Mom and I are the only two that are still around.
Edit to add: Man! Do Sharon and I look so young in that picture!
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Post by warriorchild on Mar 29, 2021 23:17:11 GMT
Sending you hugs, Mel. ... I like the photo of your parents in your avi. Me too Mel, me too The photo is nice Praying for you
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Post by barb43 on Mar 30, 2021 0:11:57 GMT
Hi, Jeanette! My email may have been hacked. Don't know why anyone would do that, but otherwise, no idea what happened. I received an email in my GoDaddy email acct that congratulated me on successfully changing my password on the other email account. I hadn't changed my email. Sure enough, I couldn't get into that other email 10 minutes later. Long call & troubleshooting with AT&T tech guy and my stbarb email looks 'clean'. Tech told me to call again if anything odd shows up.
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Post by warriorchild on Mar 30, 2021 1:05:03 GMT
Oh bother Barb! I’m sorry that happened ... I wouldn’t know how to handle that ... :-(
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 30, 2021 11:44:48 GMT
Good morning! It is a chilly 37 degrees here this morning.
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