Wife and I getting lots of robocalls on our phones claiming 'serious Social Security ' issue so call back NOW = imply formal actions if we don't call and respond to this idiocy.
BS
Kinda recall reading a warning on the news recently bout this one.
One- a while back, even said I would  be subject of an arrest for not responding immediately.
Don't know if its our ages or what but these scam artists stop at nothing.
Can think of several older friends and relatives that would be so concerned they might actually call back and get scammed by giving too much personal info to CROOKS.
BEWARE.
Social Security aint callin ya up with threats or anything else- they use the mail.
Older folks come from a different time when this crap didnt happen and are vulnerable to these criminals.
I don't ever bother callin LE as these are robocalls and therefore being made by the thousands.
When doing financial crime investigations at the PD long ago tried to follow up on similar calls and putor messages  only to find most led outa the US and seemed to bounce around the globe -also many used Campus computer banks at that time which also led out the US at their second stages.
NEVER give anybody ANY personal info or your bank account may disappear and your credit ruined.

Been off the forum for almost a month= took a 2 week Cruise into the Carib and ended up sick as an old dog bout 3/4 the way through=bedridden for a few days -2:20 am e/r trip on the ship etc etc.
Bi and tri daily trips back to the DR office on board- some in a freakin wheel chair.
29th Cruise --never had this happen before and it wasn't pretty.
Back home for a while and right back into the DR office with somewhat of a re do. Now Wifey has IT too.
LOTS of meds all around. Heavy on steroids and antibiotics.
3 weeks or more of this an still aint right.
Over  $2,000 ship bill for the Dr and now gotta do all the insurance filings here at home for whatever is covered outa the country.
Gotta say the Ship Dr was very professional and did a great job IMHO.
Wont say what Shipping line as it aint their fault and I have travelled several over time - all have their good and fair points.
Love Cruising.
I will say that this time around there seemed to be a lot of people with serious respiratory issues.
At first thought it was just me but as time went on the Dr office filled right up every visit- every one gasping for air and coughing a lot.
Perhaps because so many of us are senior citizens prone to such issues on a long mid winter vacation.
NOT that new virus- Not pneumonia and not the flu- but felt like all  three at once imho.
In our  group of 20 at least 3 of us had it with one hospitolized upon return home.

R3g3,

That is terrible. Hope you and your wife get well soon.

Glad you had a good shipboard doctor experience. I’m always concerned about that.

Godspeed for you and your wife r3. 🤞🏼Fingers are crossed your insurance covers 100%.

Too many similar stories, keeps me away from taking a cruise.

Saw your above post on the scams too. SS sent me an email warning of such activity. Trouble is, I don't know if the email is from the SS Admin. No link to open so there's that, as scams want ya to "click here" to open a link.

Anyways, hope younz get well real soon.

Have been led to believe that SS only uses snail mail.
Of course now ya cant even trust that.
I stay in the mindset that all kinda crooks and businesses are ALWAYS trying to get into my wallet via nefarious advertising and act accordingly.
Just hang up.
Some guy called yesterday saying I prequalify for some kind house work so he,s sending a crew over to inspect-talked so fast I only got parts of it before just hanging up
HOPE he sends a 'crew' he doesn't like cause they aint goin back if they come here.

Yep, we get em too..... I have the "ignore call" button that leaves the caller with a message of ones choice.

If the number isn't one I recognise I hit the button. Including those PITA medical insurance providers that tell me I might be sick and need to get to my doctor. Geez Louise, talk about health care cost, my provider waste a ton of money with nuisance mail and phone calls.

Hope you all get well soon.
We did 2 cruises in 1984 and 1987. Both were with jam band cruises. Not our flavor of spending days on a floating city of thousands of people. Neither is the Disney gig. World travels also don't suit my fancy.
Some like it others don't.
My thoughts ,they are nothing but germs and viruses abound from all walks of life and a stranger in a strange land

Its definitely different Rich- we were in two countries where the camo clad Army or Police were walking along the beach areas in in groups carrying full auto rifles.
Also in two where security people in uniforms were common place in shopping plazas carrying long guns.
Was clear to me that the protection of Tourists and normal shopping folks was important to the Govts but that 'issues' must certainly abound.
Except for that Govt trying to give protection thingie,   thought I might be in San Francisco or Chicago.

When we were in France, its definitely a militant country. Every public place had full on military presence and along the beach of the Mediterranean, there were anti aircraft stations set up , a helicopter flying every so often and a warship cruising the horizon.
Pistols are not allowed to the public at all.


No thanks, I stay in the USA and discover what she has to offer

A beautiful picture of the northern lights from a recent trip to Narvik Norway (above the arctic circle).  I spent ten days seeing the sights with my daughter and on the last night finally got weather clear enough to see an incredible light show at the end of a fjord a short distance from Narvik.  The cottage in the photo is where we stayed.