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I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake
for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! |
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"Tim" wrote in message ... I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! Oh oh! Not the Swine (H1N1) flu I hope. |
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Tim wrote:
I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! If you was like Harry and hate kids and don't let them ever out of their rooms you'd not have a worry! |
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"NotNow" wrote in message ... Tim wrote: I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! If you was like Harry and hate kids and don't let them ever out of their rooms you'd not have a worry! Kevin.. ... listen to yourself. "If you was like Harry" The Lt Colonel better take you back to school this fall... (or summer for you). |
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Don White wrote:
"NotNow" wrote in message ... Tim wrote: I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! If you was like Harry and hate kids and don't let them ever out of their rooms you'd not have a worry! Kevin.. ... listen to yourself. "If you was like Harry" The Lt Colonel better take you back to school this fall... (or summer for you). There's just no way Loogy got through college. |
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On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:28:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! I'm sorry to hear about your nephew. This has been a strange summer for southern Illinois. It's similar to the summer of record we had here about 5 years ago when the entire summer was unusually cool. I've covered most of the U.S. over the years, except for the Pacific NorthWest, and I'll argue that southern Illinois in late summer is one of the most miserably hot places in the country and that because of the incessant humidity. I've had people tell me that Houston is noted for its humidity. I've spent time in Houston in the late summer, and I was stationed in west Texas for a summer when I was in the military. Those places are wimpy compared to southern Illinois. It's an odd thing to be sure. This summer and these temperatures are a real treat as far as I'm concerned. I'm getting ready to head down to the houseboat on Ken Lake, myself. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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On Aug 22, 9:02*am, "Don White" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! Oh oh! Not the Swine (H1N1) flu I hope. No Don, It's you're typical ( I think) head and chest stuff. enough to bog you down for a couple days.And in this type of cool weather, you get wet then you get chilled running around in the boat. so, if it warms up next wekend we'll probably hit it unless something else pops up... and that happens too frequently any more for some reason... |
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On Aug 22, 10:18*am, wrote:
On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:28:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! I'm sorry to hear about your nephew. *This has been a strange summer for southern Illinois. *It's similar to the summer of record we had here about 5 years ago when the entire summer was unusually cool. I've covered most of the U.S. over the years, except for the Pacific NorthWest, and I'll argue that southern Illinois in late summer is one of the most miserably hot places in the country and that because of the incessant humidity. *I've had people tell me that Houston is noted for its humidity. *I've spent time in Houston in the late summer, and I was stationed in west Texas for a summer when I was in the military. Those places are wimpy compared to southern Illinois. *It's an odd thing to be sure. *This summer and these temperatures are a real treat as far as I'm concerned. I'm getting ready to head down to the houseboat on Ken Lake, myself. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access Yes it has been a strange summer. This is the year that spring never ended it seems. and yes, Usually this time of year the weather is scalding and the yards look like they've been sprayed with Round Up. But not this year. Amazing. The niece and her sons live in Edwardsville, and Lake Carlyle is a good in between meeting spot. About an hr from them and an hr. from me traveling time, so boating sems to be a natural thing to do and everyone has a blast. I like spending time with the kids because their dad is non existant. (LOOOOOZER!), so I suppose I'm an uncle and a parent at the same time. I really enjoy the connection. |
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On Aug 22, 9:02*am, "Don White" wrote:
Oh oh! Not the Swine (H1N1) flu I hope. I'm glad you brought that up, Don. In my opinion I think the "Swine flu" is going to be blown out of proportion as bad as the "West Nile Virus" was... Just my opinion, though. |
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"Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 22, 9:02 am, "Don White" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! Oh oh! Not the Swine (H1N1) flu I hope. No Don, It's you're typical ( I think) head and chest stuff. enough to bog you down for a couple days.And in this type of cool weather, you get wet then you get chilled running around in the boat. so, if it warms up next wekend we'll probably hit it unless something else pops up... and that happens too frequently any more for some reason... Warm...we've had enough of warm here. Summer finally kicked in with sunny 30F temps for a full week or so. Hard to take when you aren't used to it. Next week we'll be back in the low 20s. That 4th week of August always brings the big change. |
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On Aug 22, 10:18*am, wrote:
*This summer and these temperatures are a real treat as far as I'm concerned. I'm getting ready to head down to the houseboat on Ken Lake, myself. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access Agreed concerning the cooler temps. It is a treat that is unless you're a farmer (generalized, i know) There's a lot of whinei.... "Concern" about the crops (what got planted) not having enough heat to grow right. And lots of rain! I think Wednesday we got about a tenth in Clay Co. while Greenup got 3.5 inches. Really spotty. either too much, or too little. that's how it is. |
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On Aug 22, 10:18*am, wrote:
I'm getting ready to head down to the houseboat on Ken Lake, myself. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access Ken lake seems to be a beautiful get away spot: http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/resortparks/kl/ Hope you have a great time. |
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"Don White" wrote in message ... "Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 22, 9:02 am, "Don White" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! Oh oh! Not the Swine (H1N1) flu I hope. No Don, It's you're typical ( I think) head and chest stuff. enough to bog you down for a couple days.And in this type of cool weather, you get wet then you get chilled running around in the boat. so, if it warms up next wekend we'll probably hit it unless something else pops up... and that happens too frequently any more for some reason... Warm...we've had enough of warm here. Summer finally kicked in with sunny *30F* temps for a full week or so. Hard to take when you aren't used to it. Next week we'll be back in the low 20s. That 4th week of August always brings the big change. oooops make that 30C |
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"Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 22, 9:02 am, "Don White" wrote: Oh oh! Not the Swine (H1N1) flu I hope. I'm glad you brought that up, Don. In my opinion I think the "Swine flu" is going to be blown out of proportion as bad as the "West Nile Virus" was... Just my opinion, though. ********************************* It's been a big deal around here...early on we had the majority of cases in Canada. This is notable since this province only has about 2-3 % of the countrys population. |
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On Aug 22, 4:23*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... On Aug 22, 9:02 am, "Don White" wrote: Oh oh! Not the Swine (H1N1) flu I hope. I'm glad you brought that up, Don. In my opinion I think the "Swine flu" is going to be blown out of proportion as bad as the "West Nile Virus" was... Just my opinion, though. ********************************* It's been a big deal around here...early on we had the majority of cases in Canada. This is notable since this province only has about 2-3 % of the countrys population. I can appreciate your concern. But here in the states, it seem the media will take a "suspected" death from swine flu and make it out like it's rampant. A couple of "suspected" swine flu deaths in New York City . A city of about 9 mil. people and the news media causes a stampede. |
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On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:29:55 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: snip The niece and her sons live in Edwardsville, and Lake Carlyle is a good in between meeting spot. About an hr from them and an hr. from me traveling time, so boating sems to be a natural thing to do and everyone has a blast. I like spending time with the kids because their dad is non existant. (LOOOOOZER!), so I suppose I'm an uncle and a parent at the same time. I really enjoy the connection. Good for you for being there for them. How old are they? I have two granddaughters I adopted in '04 when they were 10 and 11. I had raised them after their father became non-existent (LOOOOOZER, as you would say, lol) Their mom, my daughter, passed away last year and I'm now raising another child, age 12. In addition I raised an older sibling, now age 29 and doing fine. So you can see I've been pretty busy. And because of that I've continued to work at age 71. Damn, they drink so much milk! lol But it's worth it! Back to a little on-topic. Today I found out by reading Craigslist that the marina where I have my boat berthed is charging $4.00 a ft for covered berth. I have been paying $150.00/mo for my 27 footer. Hmm, 27 X 4 = $108. So it looks like I've been overcharged $42/mo for the last three years. Next weekend I will move my boat to a land storage that charges $68/mo. Damn cheats! Eddie |
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On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:23:05 -0300, Don White wrote:
It's been a big deal around here...early on we had the majority of cases in Canada. This is notable since this province only has about 2-3 % of the countrys population. Down here, it sounded like the First Nations were getting hit pretty hard. |
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On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:28:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! That damn global warming is a bitch! -- John H "My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government." Thomas Jefferson |
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On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:28:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! That damn global warming is a bitch! -- John H There is none, despite all of the data telling us otherwise, the right wing politicians are telling all of you that it isn't happening. I'm glad that Greenland realizes it really is happening, though, the retreating ice has opened up a lot of areas for mining in their country. |
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On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:17:22 -0400, NotNow wrote:
Guzzistimo wrote: On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:28:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! That damn global warming is a bitch! -- John H There is none, despite all of the data telling us otherwise, the right wing politicians are telling all of you that it isn't happening. I'm glad that Greenland realizes it really is happening, though, the retreating ice has opened up a lot of areas for mining in their country. I think you're wrong. Al Gore has pictures of Florida and India going underwater. The melt is going to raise water levels some 22 feet (or was that centimeters?). No difference. Florida is going under. Hell, he's even got pictures that make it look like the polar bears are going to be extinct. (Although it seems as though the population is growing.) What happens to all the mercury in Al Gore lightbulbs? -- John H "My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government." Thomas Jefferson |
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On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:45:42 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: On Aug 22, 10:18*am, wrote: I'm getting ready to head down to the houseboat on Ken Lake, myself. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access Ken lake seems to be a beautiful get away spot: http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/resortparks/kl/ Hope you have a great time. One of the reasons I enjoy Kentucky Lake so much is because of the fishing. The crappie fishing in the the spring is just fantastic. And I can catch some nice crappie right off the dock where we have our boat moored. I had my worst fishing there this outing. I hauled in a few small bass and crappie, which I released. But, I had a lot of large fish that broke my lines (probably channel or blue cats). I ended up having to switch to 12 lb test from the 8 lb that I had been using for white bass. The entire area down there, though, is a good vacation spot. The link I have here is just for the Land Between the Lakes; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Be...ecreation_Area There's so much more down there, one note wouldn't do it justice. I've been to Carlyle Lake before; but, I 've never fished there. I've fished Rend Lake and some of the other Lakes in the lower half of the state, though. I'll have to give Carlyle a try sometime (if I can ever manage to get that kind of time.) -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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On Aug 23, 8:49*pm, wrote:
On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:45:42 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Aug 22, 10:18*am, wrote: I'm getting ready to head down to the houseboat on Ken Lake, myself. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access Ken lake seems to be a beautiful get away spot: http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/resortparks/kl/ Hope you have a great time. One of the reasons I enjoy Kentucky Lake so much is because of the fishing. *The crappie fishing in the the spring is just fantastic. And I can catch some nice crappie right off the dock where we have our boat moored. *I had my worst fishing there this outing. *I hauled in a few small bass and crappie, which I released. *But, I had a lot of large fish that broke my lines (probably channel or blue cats). *I ended up having to switch to 12 lb test from the 8 lb that I had been using for white bass. *The entire area down there, though, is a good vacation spot. *The link I have here is just for the Land Between the Lakes; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Be...ional_Recreati... There's so much more down there, one note wouldn't do it justice. I've been to Carlyle Lake before; but, I 've never fished there. *I've fished Rend Lake and some of the other Lakes in the lower half of the state, though. *I'll have to give Carlyle a try sometime (if I can ever manage to get that kind of time.) -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access Well, Carlyle doesn't have the beauty of the Kentucky Lakes network that's for sure, but there is a lot of fishing done there, back in the little coves and such. and seeing that the lake is actually a dammed up portion of the Kaskaskia river, there's a lot of fishing done at the base of the spillway. not much beauty, but lots of fish! http://henkelshookandarrow.com/report.htm |
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On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:17:22 -0400, NotNow wrote:
Guzzistimo wrote: On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:28:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! That damn global warming is a bitch! -- John H There is none, despite all of the data telling us otherwise, the right wing politicians are telling all of you that it isn't happening. I'm glad that Greenland realizes it really is happening, though, the retreating ice has opened up a lot of areas for mining in their country. I had a young engineer approach me a few years ago while I was taking Pro/Engineer training and asked me what I thought of global warming. I was training on the swing shift, and the second shift guys spent a lot of time discussing current events. I told the young man that I was all for it. The young engineer practically went apoplectic. "Well, what about the children?" he remonstrated. I told him that I thought the children would enjoy the change as well. Another engineer nearby laughed upon overhearing the conversation and the young man harumphed and marched off. There are a few things about the entire conversation on global warming that have puzzled me for some time. It's my opinion, and I believe it be based on good information, that the people that most invest in the fact of global warming likewise have purchased the fact of evolution. And in my various discussions with these particular folks, evolution is nothing more than change. There is no purpose, and there is no empyrean force directing it. It is simply change, and people should learn to accept that. Likewise, these same folks generally have adopted the idea that there is no hope of an afterlife. Death is an inevitability that simply must be accepted, and to try to find some way to escape it, through the conjure of superstition or otherwise, is foolish. People should just accept that there is a finality to life and nothing follows. To me, it's an odd thing that these same persons that share these views would sound such a vociferous alarm about the possible fiction of global warming. If global warming or "climate change" is a fact, then I have no problem with accepting that. But the verdict is still out. There are many qualified experts that haven't subscribed to the 'danger' of global warming as being a factual dynamic. Even still, if evolution stands as an accurate model, why resist change? It's simply change and a reasonable person should simply accept change. And if the human race should come to extinction, what is the harm? In fact, isn't that a palatable solution to the whole affair? If man is such a threat to nature and the physical world by virtue of his own folly, wouldn't nature be better off with his extinction? And life offers no real hope for better things, since any notion of better things suggest that man experentially has an appreciation that life has better things to offer, why would anyone resist a simple change in the physical world, even if that change could potentially eradicate the human race, as pitiable as it is. Perhaps someone sometime will provide some reasonable answers to this conundrum. No one has yet, to my satisfaction. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:55:54 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: On Aug 23, 8:49*pm, wrote: On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:45:42 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Aug 22, 10:18*am, wrote: I'm getting ready to head down to the houseboat on Ken Lake, myself. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access Ken lake seems to be a beautiful get away spot: http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/resortparks/kl/ Hope you have a great time. One of the reasons I enjoy Kentucky Lake so much is because of the fishing. *The crappie fishing in the the spring is just fantastic. And I can catch some nice crappie right off the dock where we have our boat moored. *I had my worst fishing there this outing. *I hauled in a few small bass and crappie, which I released. *But, I had a lot of large fish that broke my lines (probably channel or blue cats). *I ended up having to switch to 12 lb test from the 8 lb that I had been using for white bass. *The entire area down there, though, is a good vacation spot. *The link I have here is just for the Land Between the Lakes; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Be...ional_Recreati... There's so much more down there, one note wouldn't do it justice. I've been to Carlyle Lake before; but, I 've never fished there. *I've fished Rend Lake and some of the other Lakes in the lower half of the state, though. *I'll have to give Carlyle a try sometime (if I can ever manage to get that kind of time.) -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service * * * * * * *-------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access Well, Carlyle doesn't have the beauty of the Kentucky Lakes network that's for sure, but there is a lot of fishing done there, back in the little coves and such. and seeing that the lake is actually a dammed up portion of the Kaskaskia river, there's a lot of fishing done at the base of the spillway. not much beauty, but lots of fish! http://henkelshookandarrow.com/report.htm Thanks for the link. It looks as though Lake Shelbyville and Carlyle have some things in common, aside from the varieties of fish, including the river that feeds them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Shelbyville I used to travel to Peoria every week since I worked for an engineering services company that did work for Catapillar. I would take I-74 from Bloomington to Peoria, and a short way out of Bloomington on the interstate is a sign that says "Origin of the Kaskia River." There's nothing to see there. It looks like there might be a small gully that runs through a cow pasture on the south side of the highway. I suspect that may be what the sign is referring to. Illinois has some nice lakes as a result of that gully. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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says... On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:17:22 -0400, NotNow wrote: Guzzistimo wrote: On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:28:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: I promised the gret nephews I'd take them and my niece out to the lake for some serious tubing today, but one of the boys has a bad dose of the flue and as I speak it's 58 degrees outside. HUH!? yeah, this is the year that spring never ended. I dont' think tomorrow afternoon is tied up so I'll see what I can do if the kid isn't still sick, but probably wopn't be going then either. Oh well.... Kind of a disapointment actually. I love spending time with the kids! That damn global warming is a bitch! -- John H There is none, despite all of the data telling us otherwise, the right wing politicians are telling all of you that it isn't happening. I'm glad that Greenland realizes it really is happening, though, the retreating ice has opened up a lot of areas for mining in their country. I had a young engineer approach me a few years ago while I was taking Pro/Engineer training and asked me what I thought of global warming. I was training on the swing shift, and the second shift guys spent a lot of time discussing current events. I told the young man that I was all for it. The young engineer practically went apoplectic. "Well, what about the children?" he remonstrated. I told him that I thought the children would enjoy the change as well. Another engineer nearby laughed upon overhearing the conversation and the young man harumphed and marched off. There are a few things about the entire conversation on global warming that have puzzled me for some time. It's my opinion, and I believe it be based on good information, that the people that most invest in the fact of global warming likewise have purchased the fact of evolution. And in my various discussions with these particular folks, evolution is nothing more than change. There is no purpose, and there is no empyrean force directing it. It is simply change, and people should learn to accept that. Likewise, these same folks generally have adopted the idea that there is no hope of an afterlife. Death is an inevitability that simply must be accepted, and to try to find some way to escape it, through the conjure of superstition or otherwise, is foolish. People should just accept that This is hard to comprehend? Death is inevitable, therefore Russian Roulette is just a game that you can come to terms with. The fact that the human contribution to natural global warming might foster an unpredictable tipping point and cause dire global consequences can be ignored too because, hey, its getting warmer anyway. -- Microplanet Gravity Version 2.9.8 Beta Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/ |
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