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4 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said:

 

If I know which par 3 you are talking about, we tee'd off straight into the sun on that one. I hit it dead at the flag and for a brief moment we thought it went in until we spotted it 10 feet long in the fringe.

I was a big fan. Definitely going back. After 2pm was $69 for 18 & a cart. Nice.

Its the one with the tee up high and you're looking down at the green. Looks like the price went down from 10 years ago.

10 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Decided to opt to go back to southern Vermont after hitting up Burlington. We liked Lake Champlain, but did not care for Burlington. Ended up in Wilmington and loved it. This evening's sunset over Harriman Reservoir.

 

Did you stop at Stowe while you were up there?

5 hours ago, dendrite said:

And don't forget about hemlock woolly adelgid. Sudden oak death is creeping into SW New England now.

I lost 5 big hemlocks to that, 4-5 years ago.

1 hour ago, bristolri_wx said:

I appreciate and love the photos that members post here.  Unfortunately in most cases they have been shrunk down to a size that makes them not look great if you want to use them for a wallpaper/desktop picture on a computer, tablet, or phone.  I thought it might be a good idea to create a shared Google Drive as a repository to post the full size versions of the photos we're seeing here, for those willing to share.  I've already set it up (you get 15GB of storage for free from Google), but wanted to see how others in the forum felt about this.

Here's the link to the shared folder on Google Drive:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fn4cL9VTB1viOiTYA2-BlsTsxZEzeHIJ?usp=sharing

If members decide that they want to participate, maybe we can create a thread dedicated to photos, or something like that.  What I'm looking forward to is being able to use some of these beautiful photos on my desktop as I stare all day at my computer 6 days a week, and hopefully share some of my own as well.

Thoughts?

Good idea, or you could put naked girls on your screen like the rest of us 

11 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I recall when she initially went missing. Always seemed odd. 

Im pretty sure I saw a show on her missing, it is a weird story.

12 hours ago, kdxken said:

So here we go, I have to bail on Sunday something came up ☹️

Not my usual MO. I apologize. Ready to try another date when folks are up for it.

I guess I can spend Sunday with my wife, we'll try another weekend.

2 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I have a family history of heart stuff, high blood pressure, and am in my mid 50s.  We prob won't be doing any strenuous hikes but I might pick up a couple at Walmart near Denver

Parts of Rocky Mountain Nat Park are over 10k feet, Mesa Verde, Black Canyon, etc are pretty high. Plus Pike's Peak

I think some parts of the park are over 11k, I started feeling it at about 8k driving up Pikes at one of the stop offs.

3 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said:

Anyone ever play Shaker Hills in Harvard, MA? Playing there tomorrow afternoon for first time.

Yes, won two tournaments there, won a shirt and a pair of golf shoes, very nice course. Wait til you see one of the par 3s, my partner hit the cup on a fly and took a chunk of grass from around the hole, it ended up 3 inches from the cup.

34 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I killed 6-8 of them on our morning walk with the dog, mostly with a bug racket    Best toy ever

I got attacked by a few yesterday when I was out on appts, boy they are annoying.

23 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

We are driving Pikes Peak in a few weeks.  And the Million Dollar Highway

Maybe buy a can of oxygen before you go up, I couldn't take 5 steps without being out of breath when I got up top.

21 minutes ago, nyrangers1022 said:

Did a nice golf outing scramble today.  Unlimited booze, burgers, dogs and a nice buffet for dinner.   I was hurting for a few holes.   We  sucked and went +1 through 9, then went -6 the next 9.  Finished -5.    We had 7 other birdie potentials but none of us could drain the 15-20 footers

Decent score, most of those tournaments come down to putting, if you can hit 2-3 long putts you can win.

Decent downpour with some wind and a little lightning, nothing big but a good drink for the lawn.

I see a line developing, will it hold together to make it down here?

7 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

 

I’m still in too. We can get a 3some if anything. It will at least kick start our outings. 

If we need a 4th I may have someone, hopefully though we get 4 from the board.

3 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

There’s guys in this thread that have posted it’s been cold . Someone or two used their heat in NNE

There's been some chilly mornings, I don't put on the heat but put on a sweatshirt when I get out of bed.

4 hours ago, powderfreak said:

A week or two ago we had that FROPA drop a very fast 1-2” and the upper Toll Rd slid.  The slide ran a few hundred feet down through the woods.  They are currently working on reinforcing the hillside.

From what I saw on the progress my guess is next weekend it reopens.

Plenty of room still for a vehicle, my SIL freaked out when I drove up to the top. My wife and sister had anxiety when I drove up Pikes Peak.

33 minutes ago, kdxken said:

We still on for Sunday? Friend played Connecticut national yesterday and said it's in great shape. No burned fairways yet. I'm open for anything if folks want to put it off.

I'm in if we get enough guys, that course is usually in great shape,  they take good care of it. One of my favorite courses in my area, a little expensive but you get what you pay for.

2 hours ago, Whineminster said:

Why do all these videos stop before the end, like the fireworks one. 

I think the snow stopped that one

6 minutes ago, NorEastermass128 said:

Yup, it’s leaking out of there. (Not the black threads)

Get some plumbing tape and take it off and put it back on with tape.

18 minutes ago, SJonesWX said:

why would you rent a cat? couldn't you just adopt one from a local shelter? 

You beat me to it, LOL

4 hours ago, weatherwiz said:

I saw a dust devil once. Should have honestly been rated...nearly blew me over. 

It was my senior year of high school back in 2006. I used to do the scorebook for the baseball team. It was a hot (but not humid) day with temperatures probably close to 90. There were no clouds and no breeze. All of a sudden this huge gust of wind kicks up and there were some leaves back by the corner of the school that were rising in a circular motion. It was coming at us. As it crossed into the gravel/sand it started to pick up rocks and dirt. It was an very strong burst of wind. Knocked the coach off the bench and it lifted the medical kit several feet into the air. As it traveled along the field the vortex easily extended hundreds of feet into the air and went clear across the field before dissipating at the end of the field near the road. It had also taken up my papers and you could see papers swirling hundreds of feet into the air. This is the best part...it took the umpires check and it was found the next day in Windsor, CT or Enfield (I forget which town). So it traveled in the air from West Hartford and was found in someone's yard. Getting pelted by the pebbles was not fun...well actually it was

Surprised they didnt find you in a backyard in Windsor

11 minutes ago, kdxken said:

Was the fellow bald and sweating?

He had a full head of hair but was fat and probably sweaty.

22 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

Sort of related... heh ... weird, but I had a knock on the door, yesterday, and it was this guy from Omaha Steaks or whatever that company's name is... replete with b-ball cap and logo'ed polo shirt. Idling behind him was a refrigerator outfitted pick-up truck - it had the crest on the door.  He explained that he was in the area doing deliveries, and had extra product ..." would I like to take a look," he would offer them to me at discount prices.  

I dunno..but something instinctual ( perhaps ) kicked in and it just didn't seem appropriate to have a freezer outfitted pick up, just show up out of nowhere offering meat for some reason.  Probably didn't help that as the gentleman spoke, the one front tooth being the color of tobacco triggered all kinds of stereotypologies in me...   Hey, call me a douche -

I thought fast, and crinkled a slight one cheek grin and said, " I just wanted to let you finish, but sorry bro - vegetarian."   Which I'm not...but, it was a remarkably quick and effective means to exit what was subtly awkward if not shady encounter...

I mean, does "Omaha" do cold call stops like that?   anyone ever heard of such a thing?  

That's not Omaha, I've had those guys come by my house with the same bull line, I like your vegetarian line, I'll have to use it next time one of those clowns drops by.

Omaha's a reputable company with a great product, they don't operate like that.

22 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said:

Listening to the Sports Hub picking up lunch today. Heard a promotion for East Coast Metal Roofing. If it touches 100 F on Labor Day at Logan, your purchase is free.......had to chuckle at that one.

I laughed at that one too, what are the odds? 1000 to 1.

4 hours ago, nyrangers1022 said:

One positive about this dry weather.   Drives roll for days.  

I miss hit a drive yesterday and hit a low line drive, it ended up almost where my good drives do.