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Paul,

Awesome news dude!!!!

Re: the babysitter, Mojo and I are on the same page there, My Maddie, who will be 9, will be coming with me next year, after she met Reid and Co. on there way through to GL last summer she wouldn't miss GL this year no matter what.

Sounds like we may need to work "babysitting" into the format in 08'.

Paul,
That is awesome news Man !!! Congrats to you both....


Moj'

Paul I thought me and Patti had a great Christmas but you topped it man. Know just what you mean...I was a single father back in the 70's before I used my cute little son as "bait" to snag mrs jbear.

Steve; We always used "towmotor" in Ohio. Forklift is when your food is on the way to your mouth.

john

67nautique312 wrote: She is 17 now (that's an old picture)and a junior in high school and soon will be going to College.

That's great, but how old will she be come Green Lake '08?   

Hey Hey.....Watch it I guess she wont be comming to green lake.

67nautique312 wrote: Hey Hey.....Watch it I guess she wont be comming to green lake.

Now Now,,, She'll be safe at my house away from the young hormonal beasts Paul....

Moj'

Tull
Does that mean your going to GL this year?

Larry,

Happy Birthday G-Pa, we are all getting together in Chicago to celebrate your B-Day tomorrow night, hope you can make it!

Circle the wagon, Geritol for everyone, and I don't mean Red Bull and Grand Marnier shots!

Quinner, Brad planned it that way, didn't you know? So, yes, definitely tip one for me. Sorry, I cant make it, but I'll certainly be there in spirit(s).

I've got a college friend who is in Chicago. He never skied as a youth but some time after we graduated he told me he had taken it up. I dont communicate with him too often, but last time I did (a few years ago) he told me he (and some investor buddies) had bought an old sand pit or something and turned it into one of those slalom lake residential areas, with like 8-10 houses around the pond/course. (He said he got tired of getting run off of lakes with his course all the time. Man I wish I could go buy a lake when encountering that problem) Its about an hour or so north of the city. You ever hear of that. I keep thinking of calling him and telling him to join in the CCF fun, but never have. I know he was running a CC last time we spoke. Dont know if he is into the boat side of it as much as we are, he may focus entirely on the higher level skiing side of things. If I recall correctly, he had gotten quite good. May have to try to track him down. Just in case its a small world kind of thing, his name is Fred Leiner...ring a bell?

Tim,

Thanks for the repost, think I got it fixed. You know, when you're old, this electronic stuff doesnt come quite so easy.

Larry,

There is a place just like you described in Lakemore, Volo or Island Lake area, about 10 or 15mins from me, went there once for a tournament quite a few years ago, the site is awesome, 2 seperate lakes and only a couple houses at the time. The only one I am aware of in our area so who knows, now when you visit there will be several places to ski!

BTW, isn't it going to be harder to do a tumble turn without losing your walker now?

jbear wrote: That was a low blow about the walker CQ.

I don't mind the abuse. If I dish it out I guess I gotta take it too.   Actually the whole walker thing has worked out pretty well ever since I mounted the little pontoons on the legs. But Chris is right, the tumble turns can be tricky.

jbear wrote:    Only question...are those some kind of googles you have on?

Yea John, they are googles. I used to wear hard contacts and would loose them constantly so I went to the goggles. After I went to soft contacts, they didnt come out so easy, but they fill with water and I cant see, so I go the dorky route and wear the goggles.

jbear wrote: After you get done visiting those Chicago you gotta come down here.

I wish I was going with Brad to Chicago, but I'm staying home. Just Brad went out that way to stir up some trouble.

jbear wrote: So...forget Chicago...warmer down here. john

Most times that may be true however the last few days have been in the high 60's here, 52 right now, tornado touched down just north of me and lightning last night, crazy weather.

quinner wrote: Larry, There is a place just like you described in Lakemore, Volo or Island Lake area, about 10 or 15mins from me, went there once for a tournament quite a few years ago, the site is awesome, 2 seperate lakes and only a couple houses at the time. The only one I am aware of in our area so who knows, now when you visit there will be several places to ski!

Chris, I tracked down my buddy today. Good to touch base with him, we probably talked for 30 minutes. Yes, thats his project you visited. I introduced him to CCFan, hopefully he'll join in the fun and he can get together with you and the other locals at some point.

quinner wrote: jbear wrote: So...forget Chicago...warmer down here. john Most times that may be true however the last few days have been in the high 60's here, 52 right now, tornado touched down just north of me and lightning last night, crazy weather.

Chris I could see that lightning from down here and to think last week we were freezing

Hollywood,

I tried to google myself and could not locate it exactly, it was in the general vicinity of west of the Volo auto museum, near River Road and Lily Lake road I think?

Larry,

You need to hook us up with your buddy, the site was really nice, all sand and clean water.

Gary,

Just read in the paper this AM that 104 buildings damaged in Kenosha, including 27 that were destroyed. Ice is gone, our lake is now open water, we pulled the hockey nets Fri night otherwise they would be fishing nets right now, that has never happened in the 11yrs I have been here, crazy.