tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post158433614813571726..comments2023-11-03T14:36:20.471+02:00Comments on Around The Island: St. Peters Square (and a very watery run-in with disaster)Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-6921730777123037222012-06-02T08:06:10.374+03:002012-06-02T08:06:10.374+03:00Great shot!
Visiting for WW- hope you can stop b...Great shot! <br /><br />Visiting for WW- hope you can stop by:)<br /><br />http://www.cassandrasminicorner.com/2012/05/priceless-my-princess.htmlLeah H.http://www.cassandrasminicorner.com/2012/05/priceless-my-princess.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-43681414636815716522012-06-01T14:45:13.695+03:002012-06-01T14:45:13.695+03:00I don't want to imagine how you must have felt...I don't want to imagine how you must have felt! Hope everything is ok (and dry) by now.<br />Great photo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-85961952335485250912012-05-31T23:38:00.998+03:002012-05-31T23:38:00.998+03:00Love the nuns photo. There was a nun living next ...Love the nuns photo. There was a nun living next door (she was the sister of the father of the family) when I was growing up, but she always wore black.<br /><br />Sorry for enjoying reading about your awful ordeals. You have a great way of telling a story.<br /><br />Too bad the photo isn't appropriate for JPiX.Leorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303493764579879710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-4884986183234761972012-05-31T07:18:38.965+03:002012-05-31T07:18:38.965+03:00Great photo, not so great ordeal.Great photo, not so great ordeal.jewaicioushttp://www.jewaicious.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-6677773580666946212012-05-31T04:44:48.153+03:002012-05-31T04:44:48.153+03:00You POOR thing! There's something about uncont...You POOR thing! There's something about uncontrolled water that makes me want to scream panic and run simultaneously, so I can't imagine how you managed. Probably laughing hysterically was the best thing to do under the circumstances...Hecketyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065779986583259061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-2160075374810867162012-05-31T01:50:22.111+03:002012-05-31T01:50:22.111+03:00Sorry but had to laugh at Sukhmandir's comment...Sorry but had to laugh at Sukhmandir's comment!<br />Oh poor you Robin, I'm glad you're "out of mind" is the laugh setting, i'm wired for screaming when out-of-mind.<br />Your nuns photo is just brilliant! Love it! <br />Hope order is restored now.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100985140335023467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-43084236308814869262012-05-31T00:30:35.986+03:002012-05-31T00:30:35.986+03:00Gives new meaning to around the Island ;) well hop...Gives new meaning to around the Island ;) well hope you got it all back under control. Water is such a great blessing until you have too much of it! HAve a dry WW :)Sukhmandir Kaurhttp://sikhism.about.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-16426193383724563862012-05-30T23:34:33.199+03:002012-05-30T23:34:33.199+03:00So sorry to hear about your major disaster! Glad ...So sorry to hear about your major disaster! Glad hubbies coming home!<br /><br />Happy WW! And thanks for sharing at Blessed Beyond a Doubt!Blessed Beyond a Doubthttp://www.blessedbeyondadoubt.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-65122372433436481242012-05-30T23:32:21.710+03:002012-05-30T23:32:21.710+03:00Wonderful photo!
So sorry to hear of your plumbin...Wonderful photo!<br /><br />So sorry to hear of your plumbing disasters! Hope things are much calmer now!Stacey @ RealWorldMom (Linky)http://realworldmom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-39400148258730924732012-05-30T22:59:04.661+03:002012-05-30T22:59:04.661+03:00Oh Robin, in a land that counts water as a tremend...Oh Robin, in a land that counts water as a tremendous blessing, you were overflowing. Irony of ironies.<br /><br />And speaking of ironic, the middle nun -- the way her head cover flaps back, and her robe drapes, you could almost mistake her for a Bedouin man! Hmm...Bedouin man surrounded by nuns.<br /><br />Sorry about your water disaster and so glad you had friends to pour you a glass of wine to recover.SouthLakesMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-86058440768538762292012-05-30T18:37:34.341+03:002012-05-30T18:37:34.341+03:00A great photo, as always, Robin...I love the color...A great photo, as always, Robin...I love the color aspect of it too.<br /><br />Wow, you've got a great story to laugh about later...much later...with the flooding issues. Hope it all gets straightened out without much more ado. That's really frustrating, especially since it appears to have been faulty from the beginning...Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-37331581890632719212012-05-30T18:36:33.643+03:002012-05-30T18:36:33.643+03:00Great photo. I like how the gray/white of the nun...Great photo. I like how the gray/white of the nuns matches the columns - they seem to be part of the architectural scene.<br /><br />Sorry to hear about your plumbing troubles. That sounds terrible, I hope it is all sorted out soon. <br /><br />And thanks for the kind wishes for the upcoming show.catsynthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281024886169217711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-52030769924069675942012-05-30T18:00:24.140+03:002012-05-30T18:00:24.140+03:00Murphy's Law that when Jay's out of town, ...Murphy's Law that when Jay's out of town, right? Hopefully it's the end for a while, since those things usually happen in 'threes' - and you've met the quota. ;) Love the nun shot!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://stacysrandomthoughts.com/2012/05/funny-face/" rel="nofollow">Funny Face</a>Stacy Uncorkedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084619026794128825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-33741489331232789302012-05-30T17:49:17.211+03:002012-05-30T17:49:17.211+03:00Beautiful capture, sorry about the water issues!
F...Beautiful capture, sorry about the water issues!<br />Following on face book page from WW, God bless!Ugochihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274545104059939931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-55050053293147399572012-05-30T17:07:22.576+03:002012-05-30T17:07:22.576+03:00Omg! i feel like that type of insanity only happen...Omg! i feel like that type of insanity only happens to me! I'm not glad it happened to you, but I"m glad that we're both not alone, lol! I have friends that live in Sde Eli Ezer and Zefat :) I would love to visit Israel myself one day!<br /><br />Best of luck with your plunbing, great photo & thanks for linking up!<br /><br />Julie<br />www.theprogressiveparent.orgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658211858157006529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-60631410789534550682012-05-30T16:46:30.346+03:002012-05-30T16:46:30.346+03:00Love that image - and how the nuns mirror the colu...Love that image - and how the nuns mirror the columns. <br /><br />And of course, I'm so sorry about you plumbing nightmare! That is crazy...Kate Coveny Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006589284938683965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-70158176843872315482012-05-30T16:10:20.197+03:002012-05-30T16:10:20.197+03:00what a mess ...I feel for you .. I hope someone is...what a mess ...I feel for you .. I hope someone is going to reimburse you for damages .. lucky no one was scaldedDarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-90441389028514532322012-05-30T15:55:10.462+03:002012-05-30T15:55:10.462+03:00Holy crap!!! And of course hubby was on a biz trip...Holy crap!!! And of course hubby was on a biz trip, that's why it happened. :( Sounds like something that would happen here...wait, it did, just not to the WOW extent as yours. Dude.Jenhttp://www.laughingatchaos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-11589999618055130292012-05-30T14:05:44.262+03:002012-05-30T14:05:44.262+03:00O.M.G. I can't even imagine ... Glad you had g...O.M.G. I can't even imagine ... Glad you had good friends around to laugh like a crazy person with. (And maybe have a few drinks with!)<br /><br />I do love the shot -- nicely monochrome with just those bits of blue/green. So nice of the people wearing red and pink to stay mostly hidden.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-77721859312322112042012-05-30T13:48:22.070+03:002012-05-30T13:48:22.070+03:00Margaret - check the connections where the pipes j...Margaret - check the connections where the pipes join. If they look rusted and disgusting call someone in for a look. At least one of my neighbors have already called someone in to replace theirs before the same thing happens to them. The plumber who was here said they're all bad, it's just a question of time...Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-52109142276694416252012-05-30T13:45:32.936+03:002012-05-30T13:45:32.936+03:00I feel like this is a disaster waiting to happen i...I feel like this is a disaster waiting to happen in any of our old buildings in NYC, ours included. If you have any advice as to what to look out for before it happens, please advise! (I am serious!). Love the photo of the nuns marching on St. Peter's.....Margaret Gosden https://www.blogger.com/profile/00253407541215420119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-36645495698551031872012-05-30T13:42:10.322+03:002012-05-30T13:42:10.322+03:00Wow, that is awful..
But I love the photo!Wow, that is awful..<br />But I love the photo!caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-72323006900587427702012-05-30T12:30:11.120+03:002012-05-30T12:30:11.120+03:00I love the photo of the nuns.
Sorry about the wat...I love the photo of the nuns. <br />Sorry about the water problems!deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10278468497564430383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-24110297800978925422012-05-30T11:19:22.547+03:002012-05-30T11:19:22.547+03:00And we thought the Hot problem was bad. Oh Robin,...And we thought the Hot problem was bad. Oh Robin, this water disaster is awful. And dangerous sounding too. Umm...you didn't stop to take pictures, I guess? With your wrench in hand you probably looked ready to strike someone (the someone responsible for all the bad plumbing). <br /><br />But the nun pic is fun. Marching on St. Peter's, they are. <br /><br />Try to stay safe and sane, dear Robin.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.com