LukeJ

Something I will have to look into next time we are on vacation. I used sunscreen for the first time this year yesterday while out with the family. No, I haven't been irresponsible, it's the first time we actually had the sun this year. It's been terrible, more so than usual. I do hope a good summer is coming. It's certainly due.

Yeah, I'd be on board (pardon the pun again) with that. I'm not one for karaoke, so being creative and bounce ideas off others would be something I would rather do. I think it's important that people read or do some writing, as it exercises the brain and let's your creativity flow. I don't like when people say I'm not creative at all, I'm sure everyone is, you just need to do it and let it run.

I completely agree in regards to sense of humour, it's a tricky one. I love telling dad jokes, it brings me joy. I love seeing people's reactions to it too, some howl with laughter, others just shake their heads and walk away. Brilliant on both scores. I have seen the UK version of the office, not the US. I'm like you, I really didn't like it or get it. To me, that type of comedy is not funny. I'm more old fashioned, and love the older type of sitcoms. 

Be better than a day in a hotel somewhere talking. We can do a cruise with the motivational speech in the middle of the week. So vacation, motivation, vacation. Sounds pretty good to me.

@Kendall James-Vargas we can do anything we put our minds too. Ambition is good even if it's challenging. Who says we can't do something you really crave to do. The only thing stopping you from doing it is yourself. I bet if we put our minds and heart in it, we could do a good poem, albeit no prize winner, but then again why not. 

@Kendall James-Vargas it all comes down to how you feel about yourself firstly. Work on you before working on others. I learnt that throughout life, if you feel confident in your mind and in your body, then that positivity will pass on to others. How we react as individuals will have a huge bearing on the people who wish to help. 

Same in our household there I guess. Begrudgingly I would say my wife has the sense of humour in our house, a more natural positive sense of humour, where I on the other hand think I'm the only who gets my sense of humour. In my head, I think I'm a hoot, but the family think the opposite. In work, I get the attention of being funny, where my wife would just roll her eyes at me. So confused.com there.

@3Sisters it's a bug bear of mine having animals or dogs in places. I may start a revolt conversation, however I personally don't think they should be allowed. I agree and understand guide dogs, no issues there, however bringing pets on board is a huge no no for me. Same as restaurants allowing dogs in their places, that is a massive problem in my eyes. Surely you can keep your dog in the house in the amount of time it takes you to go out to eat or drink. As a chef, we have to go through rigorous proceedings with the environmental and food hygiene to make sure that protocols and hygiene are followed to the letter, but then it's ok to have a dog full of hairs, and termites to roam around. Baffles me. 

@3Sisters absolutely spot on. I myself do not have a pet, there is absolutely no chance. I'm not an animal lover the best of times, and I hate seeing unresponsible people with pets too. 

Sometimes I may have to take a day off from work just to reorganise the paperwork for the house and ring around to get better deals for our bill payments. I'm not sure if it happens in the US, however in the good old "rip off Britain", contracts don't actually mean anything to companies. If we sign up to a consumer, ie phone company, we sign up mostly because of the agreed price you require to pay. Suddenly a few months later, there is a price increase, all blamed because of inflation. Surely this is a breach of contract? I didn't agree to this raise. I agreed the original price, however this simply goes unnoticed and companies shrug your complaints off.

Then we shall arrange something. It is such a pleasing and heartwarming feeling when someone comes up to you and explains that they are grateful for everything you have done for them. Even if 95% of that time goes totally unappreciated, that small 5% is all worth it. 

I coach from August to May, with a few well deserved months off in between. It's challenging to coach, as repetition and patience is certainly the key to a successful team. But that proves hard if players aren't willing to buy in to anything and happy to let other players down .

I didn't think about suncream affecting the clarity of the water. It makes sense now you say it like that, and I can totally agree with you. From the UK, it's rare that we get much sun, so sunscreen is something we don't tend to think much about. I still believe it's very steep to charge people that fee as most will probably stay onboard rather than paying it. I understand there was a debt because of lockdown, and just think that a more pragmatic thinking outside of the box is needed instead. 

Whenever I begin my life coaching seminars, shall I count on your attendance ha ha? I do get majority of compliments for how we coach the children, I push them to get the best out of them, and will not apologise for that. I can see potential in them, it's just about unlocking that and giving them the confidence to go for it. Sometimes that takes time. The gifts I receive from parents when we have presentation evening for the children's is grately appreciated. Obviously it is a voluntary exercise, I do it for the love of the game, and excites me when I see players thrive.

I believe there is an element of everything that is posted. I believe they may have seen others charging fees and realised how much money that it brings to the economy and decided to jump onboard. If they double their money, then they are ahead. It will also keep people away from beaches amidst overcrowding, so it's kind of a win win to them. If half of travellers decide not to go to Bermuda because of the monies involved, then they achieved their goals of not having the amount of people on the island without losing any money, because the extra fee covers that loss.

@3Sisters thank you very much. Even your compliments have made me feel better, so it goes to show that different approaches work. I've always stated that running a household is very much like running a business. Trying to find the best company for you to pay cheaper bills, managing day to day running, keeping on top of the maintenance of the place, is like a full-time job. 

Yes I agree that $25 fee is very steep. I'd simply refuse to pay it out of principle. Everything costs so much money these days, and to me there is no justification to charge that amount of money for things like that. A small family would cost a load of money. 

Unfortunately that's the way of life for some. What I found is that you have the natural ones, that want to do well and absorb every bit of information like a sponge, and go out each week and give it their all. You have others that love the game, but unwilling to listen to anything you say. Others that simply have no idea what they are doing despite many many years of repeating, and then the last ones that do not want to be there whatsoever and stubbornly refuse to do anything. 

@Kendall James-Vargas shall we give it a go on the poem front? We can call it Farewell and adieu to the cruise lines? Can decide on whether we put a comical limerick or two throughout. I'd love to write a poem and get the acknowledgement for it. The ship replica would inspire me to do it.

I've never received anything if note if I'm honest. A ship replica would be marvellous, and something I would cherish. Maybe in future cruises, I shall see what I can do in order to get one.

@Kendall James-Vargas i do try when coaching, and as you state, I try not only to teach them about the sport, but life in general. The meaning and the importance of being in a team, the discipline and manners required to make you a good student. However most of the parents are worse than the children, and some of the time, they let down the team with their behaviour. So we can't win them all really. 

I love that line, that he finds getting you angry hilarious to him. That did make me laugh. I do that to my own wife and when she storms off,  I try to make it up by being creepy creepy husband and make her laugh. Sufficient to say it doesn't work, but I still keep trying.

I agree 100% with you @Cruising Caribbean. It is difficult to manage, but one thing I've noticed if you take time out to observe and know how each of your employee differ, then you can be the best boss. If you know that some need coaxing, you can do that. If you know that certain people require challenges , then you can work to their needs. Not every person can succeed the same way. It's just being observant and respectful.

@georgie congratulations on your gift. I would love that myself, I bet you were feeling fantastic after that. And to know it was so appreciated is even better. You couldn't post the poem to us on here, or was it a one off that went right to the captain?

You'd be surprised at how silly men can get, and don't let age tell you otherwise ha ha. I sometimes find myself doing something and think why did I do that, knowing it would drive my wife crazy. Maybe that's the buzz, to keep her on her toes 

Everyone is different in what they like in their bosses. Some love their boss to be hard-nosed, know what they want and demand results. I guess that's what keeps them in line. Others like the nicer approach, where they get a pat on the back and a more subtle approach. So I understand how there is not a complete right way to manage someone. Same as cruise ships, some people like how some ships are different to the other ships. It's all how you perceived things I guess. 

Some people just do things for the sake of it. Simply because they thinks it's funny. However in this case, I tend to agree with you and think he was totally intoxicated