Tomorrow I have to try REALLY HARD...

[Spiky Bugger]

...to NOT say something like, "well it IS hurricane season, right?"

Poor kids. Next door neighbors got married and left for their honeymoon last weekend. Their honeymoon in Turks & Caicos. In August.

And...it could have been worse, but they got hung up in Miami on the way there (first for the storm itself, then because the T&C airport had no electricity) and on the way back (but I don't know why.)

The groom is livid, speaking of their "ruined honeymoon."

And I have to keep my mouth shut...but, you know...while there is no guarantee that there WILL be hurricanes in the Caribbean in August, I sure wouldn't plunk down a load of money without insuring whatever parts of that trip I could insure.

But I said it here. So I don't have to repeat myself tomorrow.

Poor babies.

 

[brooklyngirl]

I cringe every single time someone tells me about the trip they booked to the Caribbean this time of year. I always get insurance for a big trip, even if it's not hurricane season, because you never know what can happen. If I'm dropping $2,000 or more on something, the extra $99 is worth it for my peace of mind. But I guess you can't say that either!

 

[JackieOnLine]

The groom is livid, speaking of their "ruined honeymoon."

seems kind of grumpy, to me, it's not like his bride was killed by the storm. now that would ruin the honeymoon.

seriously, I never got married but I sure would want someone who was fun despite life happening - especially if they are young. once you get old there is more excuse for grumpy, I mean.

 

[Spiky Bugger]

I cringe every single time someone tells me about the trip they booked to the Caribbean this time of year. I always get insurance for a big trip, even if it's not hurricane season, because you never know what can happen. If I'm dropping $2,000 or more on something, the extra $99 is worth it for my peace of mind. But I guess you can't say that either!

Ya' THINK?

 

[Spiky Bugger]

seems kind of grumpy, to me, it's not like his bride was killed by the storm. now that would ruin the honeymoon.

When he sends me a text (we are keeping an eye on the house) I respond with stuff like, "But...you both survived and you are REALLY going to have some stories to tell!!"

I mean...my sister and her husband came home from their honeymoon a few days early, because--and this is a direct quote--"there was nothing to do." And there you go.

 

[JackieOnLine]

-"there was nothing to do."

omg - honeymoon: YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG

 

[DianaCox]

My daughter's best friend (from VA) was on her honeymoon on an island off the coast of Belize, in a cottage on stilts, when a 7.3 earthquake with the epicenter right near them struck. They thought they were going to die, if not in the earthquake, in the tsunami they expected to follow. When they didn't die, they thought the whole thing was a great story (starting with the whole "the earth moved thing").

 

[JackieOnLine]

anyone can be good company when things are going well - you want a life partner that can roll with adversity IMHO.

seriously, insuring a trip is something you can learn but he's grumpy already? she might have got a lemon. I wonder what her attitude is about the trip?

 

[hilary1617]

I say, if bad weather happens on a honeymoon, it should make for a better honeymoon. (Even more indoor cuddling time.) But that's just me....

 

[Spiky Bugger]

I say, if bad weather happens on a honeymoon, it should make for a better honeymoon. (Even more indoor cuddling time.) But that's just me....

We haven't heard the whole story yet, but apparently, a LOT of time was spent in airports...with flights delayed, and delayed and then finally cancelled for the day...late in the evening...with instructions to be back at 7:00 tomorrow morning for another day of the same. I think they had to check in and out of their hotel in Miami over and over again before they got to their destination. Doesn't sound too intimate. But it also should not have been totally unexpected.

 

[JackieOnLine]

yes, it's a risk. and I could see where that would frustrate anyone. still...**** happens!

know what? I'm flashing back to trips with my family - when things went wrong my Dad was always grumpy about it- HE was the one who ruined it, not the things going wrong.

sorry.

and frankly, reading Diana's thread about her brothers is making me sad because I am the loser in my family. and my two brothers not only wouldn't let me live in their basement, they wouldn't go to any trouble to see that I didn't need to.

I seem to be rolling around in a puddle of self pity this afternoon...

 

[jillc]

I agree with you @JackieOnLine - my parents were the same, love them to bits, but they stressed when there were problems and the stress and aggravation ruined it.

IMO, that says more about your brothers than you. I'm the loser in my family, too. So I know what it's like to be the underachiever. ((Hugs))

 

[Spiky Bugger]

yes, it's a risk. and I could see where that would frustrate anyone. still...**** happens!

know what? I'm flashing back to trips with my family - when things went wrong my Dad was always grumpy about it- HE was the one who ruined it, not the things going wrong.

sorry.

and frankly, reading Diana's thread about her brothers is making me sad because I am the loser in my family. and my two brothers not only wouldn't let me live in their basement, they wouldn't go to any trouble to see that I didn't need to.

I seem to be rolling around in a puddle of self pity this afternoon...

Are you sad that you have nothing big to be sad about? or are you dealing with something that is getting you down?

 

[hilary1617]

@JackieOnLine , Say what? You are awesome. I will hear nothing of this "loser" nonsense. You are fun, bright and very capable. Kick that puddle of self-pity to the curb!

 

[JackieOnLine]

thanks, folks. no, nothing to be sad about - just am. it'll pass like a bad fart.