[S07.E18: Big Girls, Do Cry]

On 2/4/2020 at 12:00 PM, tvfanatic13 said:

 

Why does everything need to be made into a race issue? I am seriously asking this. I assume that if someone of another race is terrible at their job, or is an ass, or drinks too much, or is a nut job, etc., one can never say anything negative because, race? This entire season has been like this here, and it is sad. I didn't like Simone, NOT because of her race, but because she was arrogant while at the same time sucking at her job, and because I HATE the use of OMG. Is that not a valid reason? Does it HAVE to be race? 

 

 

 

I have to jump on the train also of not seeing this as a racism thing. First off, we have had a couple of cast members that were people of color (including one that Kate absolutely loves and continues to keep in touch with despite having been on four seasons ago). Yes, Simone is the first black cast member but not the first POC. What do we see as a trend though of Kate hating? Lazy and incompetent staff. Simone not only had absolutely no clue what she was doing but was also lazy and showed absolutely no initiative. In one of the previews, you see Kate tell her that she needs to go to Fort Lauderdale and take one of the courses that teaches you service. Go watch YouTube videos like the third stew at BD Yacht did at her last job. Go practice opening wine bottles in your free time. Actually listen when people are trying to give you advice. THAT’s what Kate had an issue with—not the color of Simone’s skin!

[S07.E18: Big Girls, Do Cry]

On 2/3/2020 at 7:44 PM, breezy424 said:

Nothing much to say.  These brus are such immature assholes. 

No.  You don't kick sand at anybody.  Well, maybe if you're six years old.  And it appears that Kate wears contacts.  That can be brutal if you get sand in an eye with a contact.

Go away Simone.  Use your math degree that you keep going on and  about.

Really Court?  You spent the night with that bru?

Sorry Kev.  You're not as good as you think you are.  Tom Cruise?????  Yeah.  Ok.

The reunion is going to be at least two parts because the listing show next Monday as Reunion part one.  It should be a doozy.

My daughter when she was 3 got sand in her eye while playing in the sandbox at preschool. I had to take her to Urgent Care later that day because not all of the sand was flushed out of her eye and she had corneal tears. It was like a couple of days of painkillers plus antibiotic eye drops. Do you know how hard it is to put eye drops into the eye of a screaming 3 year old? Kevin should go straight to the 9th circle of hell. 

[Below Deck in the Media]

11 hours ago, terrymct said:

 

A lot of women make excuses for men who treat them badly, even going back to abusers again and again.   I think Caroline could use some therapy, but that doesn't mean that Ashton didn't do exactly what she says he did.

Am I misremembering but didn’t Caroline come out at some point and say she had some mental illness?  For some reason bipolar is sticking out in my head. 

The point I just keep sticking on is how she vilified Kate and Captain Lee (even making sexual assault/harassment allegations against them) but Ashton gets a pass. It just shows how deep her pathology goes, IMO.  She is one I feel like should have been screened out and never allowed on television because she has some serious issues. 

[Below Deck in the Media]

20 hours ago, biakbiak said:

Caroline claims that Ashton tried to sexually assault her last season.

I saw the original video when it was posted. And I want to preface this by saying I really try to always believe the victim and none of this should be taken as me saying not to believe her. What I don’t understand is how she can say this happened but then follow it up with another video saying that she knows Ashton and he is still a cool and respectable guy. He fingered her but she’s still cool with him? Meanwhile she was dragging Kate and Captain Lee all over the place last year and made sexual harassment/assault accusations but NEVER brought up what Ashton did?  And she is just writing it off?  She is just so deep into her hate of Kate and Captain Lee that she is willing to just be ok with sexual assault from Ashton. Dude. 

10 hours ago, RoxiP said:

I can understand if she wants to take Captain Lee to task for his actions, but she should first and foremost expect her own son to take responsibility for his actions.  This kind of parenting - where you allow your child to get away with whatever and then blame others - is what causes people like Tanner to continue to be clueless about how their own behavior affects others.

I’m not surprised. This is the woman that ends phone calls with “Don’t get a stripper pregnant!”  Some women just don’t get it. 

[S07.E16: The Scorpion Queen]

I can’t even begin to quote everything so hear goes...

1) Remember that the brus (I specifically recall Ashton on 2 separate occasions) talking about how they needed to put Kate in her place. So, their piss poor treatment of Rhylee has nothing to do with her being third deckhand and everything to do with her being a female. 

2) These men are trash. Complete and utter trash. 

3) What the brus did at the table was horrible. They waited juuuuust long enough to make sure that Rhylee knew that they were insulting her as a way of trying to set her off. When she just went to her room, they tried to gaslight the Simone and Courtney by talking about how Rhylee reacted like a child. 

4) Brian’s treatment towards Courtney at the end of the episode says everything. He does not want a woman that has an opinion separate from his. He wants a Stepford Wife, not an actual partner. 

5) I’d be tempted to shove Kevin in the walk in freezer and accidentally jam the door shut. 

6) Does Rhylee have a temper?  Yes and even she will tell you that. However, these guys are constantly doing covert and overt actions towards her with the intent of setting her off so that they can then talk about how awful she is. You put up with that crap and see how well you do with controlling your temper. 

[S07.E15: Public Displays of Affection]

On 1/17/2020 at 2:34 AM, dleighg said:

I noticed that and was of two minds. Of course, someone has to clean the jacuzzi (Rylee I'm talking to you). That's just truth. But it did seem that Ashton took particular glee giving her the &%$# job while the "boys" did the "manly" things. She did the job, she just bitched about it. I mean, most people don't sing a happy song while doing crap work.

Dude, seriously. I worked retail when in grad school. I bitched (quietly) about folding a table of Christmas sweaters just for people to come along and mess them up. But I kept folding that table (to the point that the guys at the Verizon store across from us would tease me about it). You can not be pleased with what you are doing but as long as you are doing it (and doing it well), who cares? 

On 1/19/2020 at 2:18 PM, chenoa333 said:

Yeah. That would be Asston.

I'm still blown away by his physically violent, aggressive outburst on Kate. There is something very wrong with Asston and it goes deeper than excessive alcohol consumption.

He should not be in a supervisory position on a yacht or ANY job. Not even a supervisor at Subway Sandwich. He needs therapy STAT! 5150 ALERT!

Is Asston the guy who got his foot tangled up in the anchor line a few seasons ago? Or was that Jaoa? 

My husband and I were discussing this. He is supposedly doing some private training now in LA. If he was your private trainer and you saw this, would you continue to be his client? I wouldn’t. I’d cancel my sessions with him and also my gym membership because I’d be scared about him attacking me because he was angry I didn’t want to work with him anymore!

On 1/21/2020 at 6:48 AM, Yours Truly said:

I would think if the team weren't dead set on making one of the crew uncomfortable at all times then there wouldn't be a problem. In Rhylee's case people need to use their adult skills and I know this is an unpopular opinion but I don't think there is anything wrong with adults checking their knee jerk reactions to respond impulsively and/or negatively to anyone who doesn't exhibit what some mistakenly describe as the "standard" way to interact with others. Rhylee lays down how she expects to be treated when dealing with others but because the message isn't delivered in the package of a persons liking then all bets are off and they now have some ridiculous right to treat her terribly.  Having an unfortunate reaction to someone else's mannerisms doesn't automatically give a person the green light to then respond with rudeness and animosity. I think Rhylee is rude when she's being treated rude. Everything else about her personality and mannerisms may be rough around the edges but all too often its mistakenly and conveniently described as disrespectful so as to set her up for retaliation. I don't take a persons abrupt personality personally and I've learned to look passed the surface stuff to get at who the person is before I allow myself the right to be ugly towards them. Sad that people find this to be an offensive task. We should all just show up, follow the script and make sure we don't rub people the wrong way with our individuality. 

Don't get me wrong. I don't like rude and nasty individuals with no self awareness at all but I also don't expect that everyone I come across be absolute perfect saints that exhibit absolutely no traits that would aggravate or annoy me. That's pretty ridiculous. There's a certain amount of maturity I expect most adults to possess that would allow them to not revert to playground bullying over slight disagreements and small grievances.  Seems to me that the only excuse someone needs to treat Rhylee poorly is that her personality doesn't meet the approval of higher, superior beings which I find arrogant and obnoxious. It's called trying to find common ground and at the very least not giving oneself a pass to be nasty just because you don't like someone. I've seen Rhylee bite her tongue and remain calm CONSTANTLY and considering her circumstances I commend her. I also take no issue with her blow ups because no one should be expected to tolerate that level of constant bratement with a smile on her face, which like I said she manages to do pretty often. 

I guess it's because I see how easy it would be to get on with Rhylee. At least for me. People are caught up with how Rhylee is from the onset. She comes on strong and she pulls no punches and a lot of people's initial reactions would be "where's does she get off....." and bam they've decided to turn it into a combative relationship. "Oh, ho, ho, you don't get to come into a situation and make it clear what treatment you will and will not tolerate..." but if you think about it.... Why not? She's referring to herself and her life and her immediate space. She has every right to set boundaries and dictate how she expects to be treated. There isn't really anything wrong with that message. But society dictates that people be more demure, more subtle, more this, more that. Oh well, that's not Rhylee and I don't necessarily think she should be punished for being straight to the point.

People CHOOSE to be offended by it. If it were me, I may have had a few rapid blinks upon meeting Rhylee but then I would be like "Oh okay, this bitch ain't no joke. Ok cool we can be friends. I just have to watch my step with this one cause she ain't about to take no bullshit. Well damn girl, you shouldn't have to and don't worry I've got the message loud and clear, pass the beer!"  LOL. I could choose to be mad that she came all the way in upon arrival but is the message really wrong? Does she not have a right to cut to the chase? We tend to assess a situation based on how it  makes US feel while ignoring that it's a two way interaction.  It's not just one sided. I most likely would have been amused and completely interested in moving forward waiting to see what comes next. Even if I were soured by my first impression of her that's all it is a first impression. I wouldn't have allowed myself to become biased until I've attempted to have a couple more interactions with her all with an open mind and no animosity. Rhylee has proven that she can be lighthearted, friendly, nice and fun and those are the traits I would have chosen to focus on and not her other more abrasive features. I think it's sad when people gravitate towards being negative instead of seeing what they can maybe bring to a situation to lighten it up. Everyone is so resistant to be the one to bring the positive and instead jump at the chance to go down a darker road when presented with the opportunity. The deck crew is a perfect example of this. 

I have to agree and I think that is also part of the reason why Kate and Rhylee forged a friendship between the two seasons. Rhylee can be really sweet but she also has a very low tolerance for BS. That isn’t something she normally has to control and work on because of what her real job is. You also get back whatever you throw out at her. She approached Ashton calmly and he gave her a bad attitude so she gave it back. She approached Capt Lee respectfully, he responded respectfully, and it was a good discussion. 

[Below Deck in the Media]

22 hours ago, scrb said:

Yeah I'm sure her intent was completely innocuous.

I don’t care what she did. It is no excuse for his reaction. I don’t care if she sat there and shouted that his mom was a drug addict and hooker. Nobody has a right to sexually assault, attempt to hit, or intimidate another person like that. 

[S07.E13: Exodus]

4 hours ago, greyflannel said:

What or where is her place, and how does one put her there?

Her place is Chief Stew and ask Captain Lee about how she gets put there. That’s the only answer I got.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[S07.E13: Exodus]

2 hours ago, spunky said:

Clearly Kate could burn the boat down with Simone on it and you as well as other people would be okay with it, because Kate does no wrong. I’m so over people worshipping the ground a bully walks on, while continuing to drag the other person while they’re down. No wonder Kate saw it fit to refer to Simone as a puppy, because she knows her fans see nothing wrong with her behavior. Hopefully next season her entire team makes her life hell.

No, Kate does wrong. The whole thing with the speaker and shouting at Caroline through the door was uncalled for and unprofessional. However, Simone came into the boat with 2 years of experience (another poster said 1 so maybe it was just 1 but my point still stands). With 1-2 years of experience, she should have a base level knowledge of service. She should know to ask people if they need something, how to serve people, how to open a wine bottle, how to make a mimosa, etc. She also said on her CV that she was a sous chef yet she doesn’t know how to slice limes for drinks. I can understand why Kate would be frustrated with her. It is similar to Hannah’s frustration with Kasey but at least Kasey was picking up on stuff once she stopped puking. Simone wants everything to be explicitly taught to her and on charters is not the place to do that. She volunteered and said she liked doing laundry. 

As far as your point about Kate promoting Courtney in front of her. Would it have been better for Kate to have done it behind Simone’s back for Simone to find out later? I would think that would be worse actually. It was a great opportunity for Simone to step up and say, “Ok, what can I do to improve?” Show some initiative, take time when they are off charter and ASK to be taught specific things. Come up with your own improvement plan and work on it!

[S07.E13: Exodus]

4 hours ago, mcjen said:

I may be wrong, but I thought Kate along with Rhylee, kept the others waiting for 40 minutes, not four.  Weren't there several shots back and forth, between the galley where the gang was, and Kate & Rhylee's room, with a clock at the bottom of the screen?  If it was, in fact, 40 minutes, I can better understand Ashton and the others being annoyed about it.  I'm a Kate fan, but this is one of those things that does bother me (keeping people waiting on her on a day off); it just seems unnecessarily inconsiderate.  Having her then dismiss their objections in a talking head by saying they are below her rank so she doesn't care was not a good look for her, either.

Does any of that justify Ashton's belligerence later that night?  Absolutely not!

One of the instances was 4 minutes. I recalled it because Ashton shouted it out that they were 4 minutes late as they were filing out. 

[S07.E13: Exodus]

11 hours ago, spunky said:

Now if only she can acknowledge that her superiority complex is why she’s hated.

But she is their superior. She is a higher rank than them. I’ve never understood why people have this issue. For example, my husband is a military officer. Is he better than people below him in rank? No. But are they expected to respect the rank as outlined by military regulations? Yes. Even in my career, I’m expected to act respectfully towards my boss and understand that if my boss tells me to do something, I do it as long as it doesn’t break the law. Does Kate sometimes go a bit overboard (example: expecting the crew to wait for her if she is late getting ready)? Yes. However, Ashton was losing his shit over them being 4 minutes late which is ridiculous. He was jonesing for a reason to be mad at them. 

[S07.E13: Exodus]

3 hours ago, luvthepros said:

If what was said is true.....the bed was a full size bed. That is too small for two adults.

Hahaha. My husband and I shared a full size bed for the first 3 years or so we were married (and then we bought a house and have had king size beds every since). My parents used to share the full size bed in our guest bedroom. You just have to like the person you are sharing with. 

[S07.E13: Exodus]

1 minute ago, scrb said:

This is a reality show.

drinking is de riguer.

 

 

Drinking is a choice that he makes. Captain Sandy doesn’t drink when she goes out with the crew. He could also learn to drink responsibly. 

[S07.E12: Yacht-Pocalypse Now]

15 hours ago, AnnieBananie said:

I've been able to watch past seasons' marathons over and over and over (and over) again before, but I don't see that happening with this season. I just feel gross and uncomfortable. Between production not stepping in didn't when it should have, the vilification of Kate, and Ashton's self-serving apology, it just all leaves a bad taste in my mouth. 

It's sad.

Yeah, I try to watch it when it airs with my husband because I can’t watch these episodes again. I usually am happy to watch it once by myself and again with the husband once he has free time but forget it. The only good thing is that he gets outraged at seeing Ashton’s behavior so it reminds me that good guys do exist. 

[S07.E13: Exodus]

8 minutes ago, scrb said:

I was talking about One of Kevin and Kate’s first ever interactions.

They coached them up to snark at each other about the slightest things.

Either it was producer driven or both of them are petty people sniping at each other just after they’d met.

And about something as stupid as labels for food containers.

Or is it possible that he came in with the idea of being the chef that takes down Kate?  Despite what everyone says, they are all familiar with the show and are doing this for fame. Easiest way on this show to get notoriety is to be the person that goes up against Kate. He’s egotistical enough to think that he has the skills to do it and the ingrained misogyny to back him up in that belief. 

5 minutes ago, scrb said:

What is he suppose to do, go to AA meetings and see a therapist about anger management in the middle of the Andaman Sea?

He apologized so they can at least tamp down the hostilities enough to work.

It would have been better not to clear the air, instead let it fester and build up more so they can have a bigger explosion?

What exactly are you demanding that they do?

They (production) should have immediately intervened the moment Ashton punched the van and started going for Kate. They should have ensured Kate’s safety. He then should have been removed from the boat. There should have been reprimands about his inappropriate behavior earlier on. Women are not there for the guys’ amusement. Ashton never showed remorse for his behavior and the After Show interviews prove that. He still goes on about how it is all Kate’s fault and accepts none of the responsibility for what he has done. 

3 minutes ago, albarino said:

I"m going to take a WIILD STAB here.....Perhaps not drink to start with?  When they have nights off, don't leave the boat?  Those are two logical choices.

Dude didn't even know what he was apologizing about.

He also started the apology off with a “Well, I don’t expect an apology from Kate so I’ll just be the bigger person and apologize” which is a total non-apology. He has no clue what he is apologizing about, doesn’t remember the previous night, and then snarks on how Kate won’t apologize. 

[S07.E13: Exodus]

2 hours ago, AttackTurtle said:

Ashton and the boys are all dreadful.   Ashton actually digs his hole even deeper on the after-show.  He defends what he’s said as “locker-room” talk and that he basically is just saying what most people “feel” but won’t say.  Apparently, he should also be respected for acting out on his feelings as well.   I mean, he wants his “dick sucked”, he should just make a girl do it.  
 

I can’t believe I liked him last season.   And don’t get me started on his treatment of Rhiley.  I’m not totally surprised though, because he had Chandler’s back last season in regards to Rhiley.  His throwing her under the bus regarding the “fishing” has more to do with his need to deflect the negativity (over Kate) on to someone else.  Rhiley  is a hot-head, but she’s not lazy.
 

Courtney and Simone would’ve been totally fucked without Kate; particularly with these guests.  

I just watched the after show and dear God, these guys are horrible. My husband and I had this discussion 3 years ago when this whole “locker room talk” excuse went around the first time and even he (who was Army) said that it was inappropriate. He was horrified watching last night’s episode at the way the guys were acting and said that 51 Minds should be sued for a hostile work environment at the very least (darn not filming in the US). 

50 minutes ago, scrb said:

The whole Kate vs. Kevin feud is a setup.  They were at each other from the very beginning, when Kevin asked her if there was a labeler and she snarked at him in the talking head.

There was no need for animus between them right after they met unless it's all fake.

While they've had these disputes, they're mostly not at each other's throats between charters.

Mostly producer-driven BS.

I'm watching S1 of BDM and if you want to see a real feud, watch Hanna vs. Ben arguing about number of courses and "starter" vs. "entree."  Ben goes to the captain about it but then later on goes to her and apologizes for his part. 

 

Oh and as for the misogyny, Ashton apologized, knowing full well Kate never would.

Again, the guys took the high road, not the women.

This time Kate accepted the apology since she did the fake walkout, unlike when Brian apologized.

But this Kate is a bitch is also a storyline.

Oh please. Kate has NOTHING to apologize for in this instance. Ashton kissed her against her will (for the third time this season) and then proceeded to punch the door and try to climb over the seats to get to Kate. I don’t care what Kate (or anybody) did, you don’t do that. It is NEVER okay. Ashton couldn’t even recall the events of the night before yet he expected an apology for Kate because he was just SO CERTAIN that Kate was in the wrong (because, hey misogyny). 

2 minutes ago, scrb said:

Um yeah they are literally behind the cameras.

They determine the edits and what ends up on the air.

TV production, research it.

Yeah, we know about TV production. We also know that they can’t make you do something that you don’t want to do. Nobody made Ashton kiss Kate against her will 3x. Nobody made Ashton complain about none of the crew on the boat giving him a BJ. Nobody made Ashton punch the van and then try to assault Kate.

[S07.E13: Exodus]

9 hours ago, mbaywife123 said:

Google Jamie Stone in CA. it appears she is some sort of "lifestyle" blogger/social "influencer" and other blah, blah, blah.

She has not made her twitter private (yet), Enjoy!

I’m going to be awful for a minute. I’m not normally this awful but Jamie really irritated me last night and my 3 year old woke me up early so whatever. I don’t really follow the social influencer thing (my Instagram seriously has like 4 pictures from 2 years) but aren’t they normally young, thin, and pretty?  I thought it was about like aspirational and not realistic bodies...

10 hours ago, pieinmyeye said:

 It was very, very, generous of the Captain to give Lauren his quarters. However if he sends Rylee home because of the bullshit Aston was spewing about fishing I will lose the tremendous amount of respect I have for him. I like to think he’s far too intelligent to believe anything Aston has to say. Surely he’s not falling for any of it.

I will be so angry if he sends Rhylee home but he also isn’t being given all the info. He said that he knew nothing about the van escapades or that night (or really much of anything going on this season) because Kate wasn’t telling him. So all he is hearing is Ashton’s side. I would like to think though that Lee could put 2 and 2 together and realize that Ashton is just shifting blame. He might not get the misogyny just because of everyone being “Ugh, Rhylee” from last year but at least get the shifting blame. 

7 hours ago, VagueDisclaimer said:

Kate is treated like garbage, Kate walk away from a hostile, drunken, and borderline violent situation where she was the target, none of the assholes suffer any consequences, Kate does not pull any favors with the Captain or anything of the like despite the fact that she should, and returns because Bravo, production, and money(as if Lee has any say on Kate’s hiring or firing lol).

But sure, Kate’s just riding that privileged cloud. 

Lee has said that Kate didn’t give him really any details of what had transpired the previous night which she easily could have (and arguably, should have) because that would have been her “Get out of jail free” card. Instead, she apologized to Lee, took the mild chewing out, and got to work. She hasn’t explained really (that I’ve seen) why she didn’t tell Lee what happened. My personal thought is that she knew it was just 2 weeks left, probably just 2-3 charters left, and she would just keep trucking rather than replace half of the boat (at least, Ashton and Kevin though). 

[Below Deck in the Media]

16 hours ago, biakbiak said:

It actually frequently doesn’t. Particularly the 10 pm hour specials, they get numbers of callers and call back but even the regular half hour shows routinely banks episodes so Andy doesn’t have to work so many days straight. There are numerous articles or posts about people talking about their experiences at the taping or being a caller.

Correct.  It is live to tape but that doesn’t mean it airs live. Most of the late shows frequently tape at 4 pm or so (Dave Letterman was 4 pm, if I remember correctly). It is a distinction most people don’t know about. They can still call themselves live because they don’t necessarily go back and redo things. They might air 23 minutes and do 25 minutes of stuff because they know there is 2 minutes of junk they might edit out but they watch the timer pretty close and usually record it for the air time with the appropriate commercial breaks (Ellen’s executive producers actually went into this on one of their podcasts). 

[S04.E04: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen]

2 hours ago, Giselle said:

Mila would have to first know how to cook. Where would she find canned lobster and scallops to steam and sear much less rice-a-roni.

I'll cut Anastasia slack. She was hired expecting to be a third stew not a chef. 

Someone correct me if I’m wrong but I also don’t think Anastasia is a trained chef. She is basically someone who is self-taught. Her mom works in the industry and she probably learned a lot there but she didn’t go to a culinary school. She mentioned that she worked as a chef/stew on a 44 ft boat which is a world apart from the Sirocco which is 154 ft yacht. 

[S04.E03: Cannes You Cook?]

23 hours ago, howiveaddict said:

Do you really think Mila could do that?

Like, I’m not a great cook (I can bake but cooking just isn’t my thing) but I can manage pancakes from scratch. It isn’t that difficult. And the boxed are even easier. My 7 year old helped with dinner tonight which was pancakes and eggs. If my 7 year old can manage boxed pancake mix then surely Mila (a faux Cordon Bleu trained chef) should. It isn’t rocket science. For 6 pancakes, it is 1 cup of mix and 2/3 cup of cold water. That’s it! I swear, it is like she is trying to be bad which just reinforces the producer plant angle. 

[S04.E03: Cannes You Cook?]

3 hours ago, dleighg said:

In that preview Mila seemed to be implying that she got the AJ mix because of the criticism on the earlier charter-- but it seems like that's something that must have been provisioned from the beginning--- is AJ mix even that common in Nice? I smell producer involvement. Here Mila-- this is what all Americans use to make pancakes.

The thing is though is that pancakes are ridiculously easy to make from scratch (I just have impatient kids that don’t want to wait first thing in the morning). All it is is some flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, eggs, and butter. 

[S04.E03: Cannes You Cook?]

3 hours ago, dleighg said:

In that preview Mila seemed to be implying that she got the AJ mix because of the criticism on the earlier charter-- but it seems like that's something that must have been provisioned from the beginning--- is AJ mix even that common in Nice? I smell producer involvement. Here Mila-- this is what all Americans use to make pancakes.

I can’t speak specifically for Nice but yes, you can find AJ mix overseas. I just recently moved back to the US after living overseas (Middle East) and there was usually an American aisle, plus grocery stores that catered to expats (especially in the Middle East). In the UK, the American food was usually in the Ethnic Food aisles and would carry our junk food plus the Old El Paso line.  LOL. 

[S04.E03: Cannes You Cook?]

2 hours ago, Giselle said:

Sneak peak of next week.

https://people.com/food/below-deck-mediterranean-clip-chef-mila-pancakes/amp/

Those pancakes make me irrationally angry. It is not hard to make pancakes—especially from a box. My pancakes are from a box (I prefer Krusteaz which my husband calls Crusy Ass) and they are always light and fluffy. She couldn’t even follow the directions on the back of the damn box. 

[Kathryn Dennis: On Her Own!]

14 hours ago, Major Bigtime said:

Maybe Kathryn’s brother has it also, and I don’t go on just facial features either. I’m not doctor, but from video/film I’ve seen of him I can clearly tell that there is something wrong with Saint.

True but that could be any number of things. I have had tons of children with unexplained speech/language disorders. Some kids are just delayed. It puts a negative stigma on kids with delays because parents then feel like everyone is judging them and it is their fault when that isn’t always the case. In my 15 years, I’ve had more kids with unexplained disorders (or disorders through no fault of the parents) than I have had FAS kids. Some kids are just delayed. It doesn’t always have to be FAS. 

[S11.E02: Things Are Going Southampton]

On 3/14/2019 at 5:34 PM, smores said:

The POA thing has me asking quite a few questions.  It's difficult enough to have your own relative declared incompetent, I can't fathom that you could easily do it to a friend, let alone have it not become public, or do it quickly.  Did Luann sign it over willingly?  They made it sound like this was all a pretty quick thing, that they were going behind her and cleaning up after her in a fairly short period of time, so I just don't know how this happened unless Luann did it willingly, in which case, why? Was it another way to skirt her responsibilities?

It is very easy to get a POA when both parties agree. I have had one for my husband off and on for over 10 years. He travels a lot for work and so I need one to take care of anything that isn’t in my name. I’ve bought and sold cars, sold a house, etc with POAs. You don’t have to be declared incompetent to have a POA. They are actually extremely common in certain circles (people taking care of aging parents, military, etc).