"We'll Have Waters All Around" - March 26, 2021

[Billy M]

Still splashing around, gonna be another one of those.

Same over here. Dug some rabbit holes, but I'm pretty sure I'm on the right track now.

Might need to get the scuba tank out

[eagle1279]

I think I’m ready to come to shore, but Captain Stubing just announced that the ship is stopped because of a blockage in the canal ahead. So I’ll have lunch at the sand(wich) bar and contemplate my answer before submitting.

Anyone able to complete the grid without Google has my undying admiration.

[meowmiao71]

Argh! I have an answer that I think works, but I can't quite make it click 100%. Would anyone be willing to hear my answer/reasoning in a PM and let me know if I'm right or to keep digging?

ETA: On shore thanks to a kind person checking my work. This is an especially clever one!

[Lyman]

Ashore. It's frustrating when the AHA moment comes while driving, but satisfying when you're able to check it out.

A Dark and Stormy, please.

[Billy M]

And after and during if they will let you. There is no recommendation to avoid alcohol (well in moderation of course) before or after the vaccination because there is no evidence that alcohol retards or diminishes the development of antibodies. The only caveat will be to attribute the headache, shakes and GI upset to the correct shot....

From the anecdotal evidence I’ve heard - not drinking the day or two before getting the second Moderna shot might be good advice. A number of people have said that the day after getting the second shot has resulted in 12+ hours of feeling pretty crappy - adding that on top of a hang over even a minor one does not seem I would want to do.

I received the j&j vaccine a few weeks ago, and that next day felt like I'd had plenty of alcohol the night before. If I'd known that would've been the case, I would have.

[Limerick Savant]

Solved the grid pretty quickly yesterday online but not seeing the meta yet. Feeling like I have too much information to work with. I think I will redo today with my usual pen and paper method. All the chat about “construction” makes me think a more tactile approach will help.

It doesn’t help that during this past year I have completely forgotten what one does in a restaurant.

[NDStegs]

Definitely on the ship. Tried some very complicated rabbit holes.

[DanA]

On the beach. Need a drink after that one...

[Billy M]

It's early, but I'd like to request a nudge. I have plans this weekend that will result in a very upset spouse if I'm pouring over this for the next three days.

[TeamDoubleTow]

Think we are now on the beach due to our son! And if we aren't on the right beach... No matter. Fun getting him involved.

[Joe Ross]

And after and during if they will let you. There is no recommendation to avoid alcohol (well in moderation of course) before or after the vaccination because there is no evidence that alcohol retards or diminishes the development of antibodies. The only caveat will be to attribute the headache, shakes and GI upset to the correct shot....

From the anecdotal evidence I’ve heard - not drinking the day or two before getting the second Moderna shot might be good advice. A number of people have said that the day after getting the second shot has resulted in 12+ hours of feeling pretty crappy - adding that on top of a hang over even a minor one does not seem I would want to do.

I received the j&j vaccine a few weeks ago, and that next day felt like I'd had plenty of alcohol the night before. If I'd known that would've been the case, I would have.

Donated triple platelets this morning & getting 2nd Pfizer tomorrow. Tip: Buy stock in PediaLyte. I may be mainlining it.

[Wendy Walker]

Donated triple platelets this morning.

Joe, bless you for donating. I have seen what a truly amazing, life-enhancing impact a unit of blood can have on a cancer patient. Now: rehydrate; that's an order!

[mheberlingx100]

I have stuff scribbled all over my puzzle page, with nothing even close to making sense. I have a bad feeling about this.

However the day isn’t a total loss. My wife made caneles de Bordeaux today. Just a lovely pastry, crunchy on the outside and custardy smooth on the inside. Quite involved to make but so good.

[Joe Ross]

Donated triple platelets this morning.

Joe, bless you for donating. I have seen what a truly amazing, life-enhancing impact a unit of blood can have on a cancer patient. Now: rehydrate; that's an order!

COVID lives on & many donors have evaporated due to its travel & gathering restrictions. New medical advances rely more heavily on donated blood & components.

Blood supplies are at critical lows. All capable donors, please consider donating at a local blood bank, or via a Red Cross drive or mobile event.

[Michelle B]

Fastest swim to shore since I discovered the puzzle contest a couple of months ago! I guessed the phrase but wasn't sure/needed to confirm the meta of it before I was satisfied. Now I'm happy squealing and my husband is once again amazed! In honor of Passover tomorrow night, I'll celebrate with Magen David concord grape and a spritz of seltzer.

[Dplass]

I have stuff scribbled all over my puzzle page, with nothing even close to making sense. I have a bad feeling about this.

However the day isn’t a total loss. My wife made caneles de Bordeaux today. Just a lovely pastry, crunchy on the outside and custardy smooth on the inside. Quite involved to make but so good.

I've started keeping old puzzles so I can scribble on the back too!

[LadyBird]

I have stuff scribbled all over my puzzle page, with nothing even close to making sense. I have a bad feeling about this.

However the day isn’t a total loss. My wife made caneles de Bordeaux today. Just a lovely pastry, crunchy on the outside and custardy smooth on the inside. Quite involved to make but so good.

I've started keeping old puzzles so I can scribble on the back too!

The previous week's puzzle page (especially if I have solved it) has become my good luck charm. I use that to scribble my notes and such on for the current week's puzzle--hoping that some good karma will seep through the paper!

[Billy M]

My stack of meta-related papers lives on our kitchen island. I try not to add to it if I can help it, but this week I did.

Count me on shore thanks to help. Seeing as bell's started distributing in virginia again, and it's spring time, I'll have an oberon. I really missed this beer over the last few years.

[boharr]

I have stuff scribbled all over my puzzle page, with nothing even close to making sense. I have a bad feeling about this.

However the day isn’t a total loss. My wife made caneles de Bordeaux today. Just a lovely pastry, crunchy on the outside and custardy smooth on the inside. Quite involved to make but so good.

I've started keeping old puzzles so I can scribble on the back too!

The previous week's puzzle page (especially if I have solved it) has become my good luck charm. I use that to scribble my notes and such on for the current week's puzzle--hoping that some good karma will seep through the paper!

I have a clipboard full of previous puzzles that I use as scrap paper for current puzzles. Oddly, the stack never shrinks. It just grows.

[femullen]

When I see shore, I land.

When I don't, I sea.

Sea-ing is bereaving.

(Still aboard, skipper.)