Pickles by Brian Crane for July 08, 2021

Hit the buffet!!!

Head back to the ship in the background? They must be strong swimmers.

I wonder how long it’s going to take for the kids to find out the parents are gone?

It takes both sides to communicate…

Earl and Opal sure are having the time of their lives.

They could at least told the kids they were going. I bet the kids have a key to the house and once in they will panic. Report to the police, parents are missing. Not like them to not say anything. Maybe they were kidnapped…..

It is so easy to make the wrong assumption about what others do. Jumping to conclusions can be an exercise in futility!

Earl does look Happy ! … Enjoy !

Nice to get away once in a while!

The kids are concern they might lose their economically friendly babysitting service.

A buffet on a cruise ship is simply this: GOOD EATS!

Who is feeding the cat & dog? Opal, maybe?

Meanwhile

Hit the buffet…just make sure do it in such a way that the buffet doesn’t hit back!

Silly question…….. you KNOW he’s gonna pick food over beach..!!

As it should be

Cruise ship? What? Are there no leper colonies?

I really like this story arc…it’s inspiring!

It seems that none of the kids come for visits anymore. We have to be the ones going there. So, usually, we ‘run away’ for the Christmas holiday, if no one has made reservations at our house. We have gone to Branson once, and to Vegas twice.

Guilt can eat a person alive…but they’ll realize they’re not home…lol

Cruisin the 60s

This is just fun to watch!

Who is taking care of the pets???

Life on the beach is full of surprises?

and I suppose they just forgot to mention they were going on a cruise in case their daughter needed to make other child care arrangements.

My husband was surprised a few times with his parents trips. We started having Sunday brunch out with them just to find out their plans. When no one is cooking and everyone is just sitting around a table, you can find out a great deal. His parents only lived a few miles away from us.

Who’s taking care of Roscoe and Muffin!?

This is very unrealistic. Close parents and daughter – they would advise them of a trip and request help with the pets. Earl would never agree to a cruise, and his wife likely not either unless her sister went along. I am finding it amusing, but not likely.

Has to be a small boat near by we cannot see, for me hard to go on cruise ships too much food.

Her daughter may end up calling the police to find out if they are still alive! (or if she has a key, go in)

As far as I’m concerned, those two deserve the guilt trip that they are giving themselves. As I said before, you don’t flat out tell your parents that you don’t want to live near them. You make up a plausible lie. There, I said it. And I can’t wait to see their faces when they find out where the old folks have gone.

Interesting how they headed out on a long cruise with apparently no planning. All those conversations we’ve been following and it was never mentioned even once.

Did you ever think that it may not be about you, Sylvia?

they aint homr

Earl will vote for the Buffet.

Who’s pet-sitting?