Blaze & Daze

Dboybudz

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We watched an interview with an Amish woman who left her community the other night. She crocheted during the entire interview, which was wrenching. You could see the emotions flowing through her hands while her face remained expressionless.

On that cheery note, good morning!
I seen that show before they keep em pretty sheltered,then go let them figure out if they want to stay or go with community.
 

Dboybudz

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And despite the warming, there is always one guy who still wanders onto the lake dragging his ice fishing gear through ankle deep puddles. I guess he has to try again for that pickerel that got away.
My pop one of those dummies fell in last year,he was fine obviously cold I said you got to take wet clothes off and put heat on and blanket from car. He said I just had Linda drive me home in wet clothes, lucky.
 

shnkrmn

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My pop one of those dummies fell in last year,he was fine obviously cold I said you got to take wet clothes off and put heat on and blanket from car. He said I just had Linda drive me home in wet clothes, lucky.
Earlier this year more than 30 people got stranded on ice up near the Canadian border when it cracked apart and open water blocked them from going ashore. All had to be rescued. A few trucks and icehouses have been lost as well.
 

StareCase

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... How was your simulator outing? What course did you play? ...
Thanks for asking.

It was really fun to swing then head out for a few pints afterwards. But - without any range sessions, my lower back is barking this morning. A little stretch and it'll be golden again.

One of the guys wanted to play Abu Dhabi ... why I have no idea ... but we went with it. Fairways were VERY tight. Even a well hit drive with a slight fade or draw put you in some form of peril - in the rough or behind massive palm trees and/or rocks. Still shot a 90 despite the tight landing areas. The iron shots into the greens saved my score.
 

shnkrmn

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Thanks for asking.

It was really fun to swing then head out for a few pints afterwards. But - without any range sessions, my lower back is barking this morning. A little stretch and it'll be golden again.

One of the guys wanted to play Abu Dhabi ... why I have no idea ... but we went with it. Fairways were VERY tight. Even a well hit drive with a slight fade or draw put you in some form of peril - in the rough or behind massive palm trees and/or rocks. Still shot a 90 despite the tight landing areas. The iron shots into the greens saved my score.
I tend to choose links courses where the fairways are broad (St. Andrews, not Troon, lol) and there isn't much elevation change or trees. I gave up looking for a challenge on the simulator, just want to bang balls once a week. Most of the courses are indistinguishable from those I used to play on a PC game back in the 90s (Links LS 99) They obviously use the same files which is kind of quaint.
 

StareCase

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... Earlier this year more than 30 people got stranded on ice up near the Canadian border when it cracked apart and open water blocked them from going ashore. All had to be rescued. A few trucks and icehouses have been lost as well ...
According to our local "Pine Point Shaman" - since we moved here permanently in 2014, there have been two wooden ice huts, three pickup trucks and 6 snowmobiles lost to the depths beneath the Scugog ice.

The Shaman said that from shore, he watched his own ATV drop below the ice because he parked in on a thin spot. He was able to get a pickup with a winch to drag it out of the lake - and he claimed it was still idling!

Losing those plywood ice huts is the reason that they all use the light nylon tents now. They can just fold up shop and take it all back with them when they are done.
 

shnkrmn

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Idling a motor on ice, what could go wrong? Normally this Superbowl weekend some lakes would have icehouses set up that are basically RVs with all mod cons. My one experience, never to be repeated was a tent with three other guys. I did it purely for science!
 

StareCase

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... Idling a motor on ice, what could go wrong? ...
No shit. And he said that the ATV was only 15 feet or so away from the shore - he parked it there cause he needed to run in and have a piss. I don't know why he didn't just bring the darn thing the extra ~16 feet so he could let it idle on solid ground.

Fuck ... he could have brought it right up to their front door.

But as we've noticed over these past 10 years, Mr. and Mrs. Shaman are not known for making the wisest of decisions.
 
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