Great day at the lake!
 

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:59:01 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

We hit the Lake approx 2:00 and left at about 5:30. I jsut got
home.

We could have stayed longer, but eh, 4 hr.s of taking the niece's
son's tubing was plenty for everybody. My niece isn't a slave to
fashion but when we went tubing last time, I about flipped her over
and she lost a $45.00 pair of non-prescription sunglasses. "Vanity,
vanity... all is but vanity"

So this time, when headed for the lake I stopped at Salem at the
MotoMart and bought 4 pair of sun glasses at $2.50 each.

So I asked her if she brought any sunglasses,and she said ,
Yes, i just picked these up yesterday" I asked her how much they were
and she said $38.00. I told her to leave them in her car, and handed
her a pair of "El Cheapo" she looked at me like "You're kidding?" I
said,"No I'm not kidding, Wouldn't you rather lose a cheap pair than
expensive ones? she like of shurugged her shoulders but put them on,
and in the glare off the lake she commented that they did a better job
of cutting the glare then her expensive ones. "Amaziing" I thought
to myself. My niece has a rather thin face, and he had on some
"aviator style" glasses,adn her son said she looked like a horsefly.

after she took her turn on the tube of resolve, sure enough she didn't
have the glasses in place and had them on her forehead, and off they
came. She apologized about losing them and I told her not to worry
abotu it, and asked if she wanted another pair. After all, I had
another set. She took them, and after we had trailered the boat she
asked me if they could keep them. With a grin I said "You mean you
like those things?" She said "yeah, we'll keep them for next time!"
So I take it I'm set up for a sequel.



i like hanging around witht he girl and the lads. i wish we could have
found more to do. But then again everybody was tired and she had to
get back for work later on today. But everybody had eye protection
snack's and juices , and just a plain good day on the water.


So, another good flushing enjoyed by everybody.

hope y'all had fun today too!

Sounds like you had a great time, Tim. Taking kids out is just pure
fun, no getting around it!
--

John H

Great day at the lake!
 

"Gene" wrote in message
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On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:08:08 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

Not like you people back east.....

You have, obviously, never been to Florida.........
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Forté Agent 5.00 Build 1171

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by
the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover." - Unknown

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
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I have. I was stationed at Keesler AFB. And used to go to Clearwater on
business. And went to school for a year in Ohio. Lots of places have a lot
more lightning than the San Francisco Bay area. The Sierra mountains for
one.

Great day at the lake!
 

wrote in message
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On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:45:34 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:23:53 -0400, Gene wrote:

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:08:08 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

Not like you people back east.....

You have, obviously, never been to Florida.........

Yeah, the worst of the thunderstorms here in New Jersey, are just an
average summer afternoon there. Although, I'll note, you have lost the
title of "Lightning Capital of the World".

http://www.sptimes.com/2002/03/04/Fl..._Our_boa.shtml


I suppose that is a distinction without a difference. Rwandans don't
have many electronics to be blown up and they don't play golf.

Best lightning display I ever saw was in the mid 1980's driving my RV in to
Washington DC area. Vertical lightning, horizontal lightning. Lots of both
at the same time.

Great day at the lake!
 

"Gene" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:08:08 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

Not like you people back east.....

You have, obviously, never been to Florida.........
--

Forté Agent 5.00 Build 1171

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by
the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover." - Unknown

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net...at/my_boat.htm



They say the storm was spun off Hurricane Linda that is off MX.

Great day at the lake!
 

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:42:49 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:45:34 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:23:53 -0400, Gene wrote:

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:08:08 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

Not like you people back east.....

You have, obviously, never been to Florida.........

Yeah, the worst of the thunderstorms here in New Jersey, are just an
average summer afternoon there. Although, I'll note, you have lost the
title of "Lightning Capital of the World".

http://www.sptimes.com/2002/03/04/Fl..._Our_boa.shtml


I suppose that is a distinction without a difference. Rwandans don't
have many electronics to be blown up and they don't play golf.

Best lightning display I ever saw was in the mid 1980's driving my RV in to
Washington DC area. Vertical lightning, horizontal lightning. Lots of both
at the same time.


We try to do displays like that when special people are coming to the
area.
--

John H

Great day at the lake!
 

"Don White" wrote in message
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Sometimes, sometimes not...
http://science.howstuffworks.com/sunglass1.htm


--
Nom=de=Plume

Yup...thank you...that's what I had heard before...
"When you buy a pair of cheap sunglasses, you often give up all of these
benefits and can even make things worse. For example, if your sunglasses
offer no UV protection, you increase your exposure to UV rays. The cheap
sunglasses block some of the light, causing your iris to open to allow
more light in. This lets in more of the UV light as well, increasing the
damage UV light can cause to the retina. "


I was going to say I used to date an ophthalmologist, but the link has
better credibility. lol

--
Nom=de=Plume

Great day at the lake!
 

Calif Bill wrote:
"Gene" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:08:08 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

Not like you people back east.....
You have, obviously, never been to Florida.........
--

Forté Agent 5.00 Build 1171

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by
the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover." - Unknown

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepage
http://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net...at/my_boat.htm



I have. I was stationed at Keesler AFB. And used to go to Clearwater on
business. And went to school for a year in Ohio. Lots of places have a lot
more lightning than the San Francisco Bay area. The Sierra mountains for
one.


I lived right in the middle of "lighting alley" in Florida. In summer,
you can go out in pastures and find crude glass where lightning hit the
sand ground!