I bid 6 NT, and won a grand slam – all 13 tricks. It’s a wonderful 50 minuetes of play, before the book club.
36 hcp: I’ve 23 hcp: ♠️ AKQ ♥️ Q♦️ J 10 6 5 ♣️AKQ97. My P has 13 hcp: ♠️982 ♥️A 10 3 ♦️AKQ 7 ♣️10 3 2.
Janet is very gracious, helping us with which bid is asking for A and K, which is a prelude to a NT bid.
I ended up not going because the organizer was unresponsive. The tennis photos of the trip are from my friend M.
After M told me of the trip, I immediately called C, who returned my call the following day, Friday, May 9th. I provided him with my sign-up info and paid the deposit.
Here is the trip info:
After the deposit, I heard nothing from him for the next five days, no receipt, no acknowledgment, no itinerary. Have I even signed up?!
I finally texted him: Receipt or cancel my reservation. A receipt is sent that day. Still no itinerary.
C’s claim is that I’m part of M’s group, that’s why no individual receipt will be sent.
“Did you receive any notice that I’ve signed up to your group?” I asked M, who replied “NOPE.”
In early July, I randomly called Celebrity to check if I was signed up and to see what my balance was. The Celebrity agent said, “Yes, you’re. But you’ll have to pay $276, which is due today, if you want to find out your balance, which is due August 15.”
When C called ten days later, July 15, for the final payment, I said, “Please send me an email with details.”
No email sent. Two weeks later, I sent him the final email, asking to cancel my reservation—no reply, of course. Days later, I disputed the deposit charge with my credit card. They dealt with him promptly.
My friend M faired the same but decided to go. The day before departure, he still hasn’t received the itinerary, “C said he has emailed me, but that didn’t seem to work, so he said he’ll screenshot the itinerary and text me. Of course he didn’t.”
Since the first tennis lesson is scheduled for 9 am on the first day, just a few hours before the ship’s boarding time, the tennis program offered a night stay at Hotel Dello Ft. Lauderdale, at $350. M booked this 3-star hotel himself at $135.
I’m a firm believer in paying for service. But what this tennis program does, I failed to see the value they think they deserve to charge.
M is over the moon about the tennis and C:
Why did he act the way he did?
They’ve 11 players (M’s wife doesn’t play) on this trip, and M’s the only man – what a marvelous time with his harem -:).
Another pickleball tournament features 32 players with fixed pairs in two tiers. My upgrade to level 2 is to stay.
The rules are 10-minute timed play. At buzzer time, complete the point; if tied at the buzzer, play continues till the server wins by 1 point.
Nick is my partner, with whom I have never played. Actually, I don’t even know that he plays. Luckily, we managed to win 4 out of 7 games:
I’m pretty tied at the end.
The autumn moon is still full. The reflection in the pool makes an interesting photo.
Tennis: 4-5, 5-0, 2-3 on serve but our court time runs out.
The first set was w/ Larry: we should have won. I served first, 30-0, 30-30, 40-30 and won the first game. The second time I served, an ace and 40-love … but lost. This was terrible!
The autumn sun in the morning
Yesterday, 5-1, 5-3, 5-2: but couldn’t get my first serve in 😭, for not playing for a month or what?
My first serve was like 20%. However, my second serve – all underhand – was nearly perfect, except one double fault.
Today, is a different story, that I got all my first serve in, except one; no double but didn’t win all three sets: 2-5, 5-1, 2-2 (someone retired).
From yesterday:
5-1, 5-3, 5-2: but couldn’t get my first serve in 😭
第一局的 1 是俺输的[闭嘴]
一发只有20%
二发靠 under 小球 95%
一个误发
不知是男娃们不肯占俺便宜 没有一个在我二发时挪进几步. 感觉多数人都不喜欢或者很少变更. 习惯主宰一切.
我还怎么活下去呀
球都不会发了 喔喔喔
左胳膊还在疼
撞墙吧 大妈
嗯
… 南墙 还是北墙?
😤🤔🫢🤭
From today
🍂 the autumn sun
秋天的太阳🌅
🎾 2-5, 5-1, 2-2 有人病退
昨天撞墙很有效
今天只有一个二发
撞的哪面墙?
… 您觉得大妈还能记得吗 [偷笑][Lol]
