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Potomac Boating...a blast
On 8/2/10 12:48 PM, John H wrote:
On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:37:29 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:48:20 -0400, Harry wrote: More than 80% of the male bass fish in Washington's major river are now exhibiting female traits such as egg production because of a "toxic stew" of pollutants, scientists and campaigners reported yesterday. I thought that was a result of "Don't ask, don't tell" ;-) LOL! Luckily, most folks don't drink water right out of the Potomac. Poor Harry. Pictures of folks with family having a good time just upset him to no end. Can't understand why. Jealousy? It's fine with me, really, if you and your family enjoy swimming in really polluted water. The end result may be an improvement in the human gene pool... |
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Potomac Boating...a blast
John H wrote:
On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:37:29 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:48:20 -0400, Harry wrote: More than 80% of the male bass fish in Washington's major river are now exhibiting female traits such as egg production because of a "toxic stew" of pollutants, scientists and campaigners reported yesterday. I thought that was a result of "Don't ask, don't tell" ;-) LOL! Luckily, most folks don't drink water right out of the Potomac. Poor Harry. Pictures of folks with family having a good time just upset him to no end. Can't understand why. Jealousy? His family wrote him off a long time ago, remember? |
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Potomac Boating...a blast
On Aug 2, 10:09*am, John H wrote:
Took the boat to Pohick Bay yesterday, after noticing how well the new cover is working out. Some very heavy rain got my neighboring boat's cover over the past couple weeks. He is now a believer in the use of tight straps rather than bungee cords for keeping his cover taut. Daughter, SIL, and grandkids arrived at the launch ramp about the same time I did, so no one had to wait. With three adults and four little ones, the boat was pretty full. The Yamaha 150 had no problem getting us moving though. http://tinyurl.com/39klfrb I might even have a new boat captain in the making... http://tinyurl.com/32a3c48 We got to a little boaters beach outside Occoquan, VA, anchored and let the kids start running around. http://tinyurl.com/34heavr The kids wanted to do some tubing, which I'd never tried before. This was the tube I got last fall. Worked well, and they had a blast. The picture takers kept using the zoom, so most of the tubing shots didn't come out.Here's my daughter having fun... http://tinyurl.com/2vmqr3r Daughter took this picture of my $30,000 towel rack. http://tinyurl.com/3ypjvl6 Great time had by all! -- John H John, I told you that a tube would be a big hit. Now they're hooked! |
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Potomac Boating...a blast
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:53:45 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Aug 2, 10:09*am, John H wrote: Took the boat to Pohick Bay yesterday, after noticing how well the new cover is working out. Some very heavy rain got my neighboring boat's cover over the past couple weeks. He is now a believer in the use of tight straps rather than bungee cords for keeping his cover taut. Daughter, SIL, and grandkids arrived at the launch ramp about the same time I did, so no one had to wait. With three adults and four little ones, the boat was pretty full. The Yamaha 150 had no problem getting us moving though. http://tinyurl.com/39klfrb I might even have a new boat captain in the making... http://tinyurl.com/32a3c48 We got to a little boaters beach outside Occoquan, VA, anchored and let the kids start running around. http://tinyurl.com/34heavr The kids wanted to do some tubing, which I'd never tried before. This was the tube I got last fall. Worked well, and they had a blast. The picture takers kept using the zoom, so most of the tubing shots didn't come out.Here's my daughter having fun... http://tinyurl.com/2vmqr3r Daughter took this picture of my $30,000 towel rack. http://tinyurl.com/3ypjvl6 Great time had by all! -- John H John, I told you that a tube would be a big hit. Now they're hooked! They really are. My daughter is going to send me a schedule of all her free days between now and when school starts. I didn't ask for it, she offered it! -- John H |
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Potomac Boating...a blast
Tim wrote:
On Aug 2, 10:09 am, John wrote: Took the boat to Pohick Bay yesterday, after noticing how well the new cover is working out. Some very heavy rain got my neighboring boat's cover over the past couple weeks. He is now a believer in the use of tight straps rather than bungee cords for keeping his cover taut. Daughter, SIL, and grandkids arrived at the launch ramp about the same time I did, so no one had to wait. With three adults and four little ones, the boat was pretty full. The Yamaha 150 had no problem getting us moving though. http://tinyurl.com/39klfrb I might even have a new boat captain in the making... http://tinyurl.com/32a3c48 We got to a little boaters beach outside Occoquan, VA, anchored and let the kids start running around. http://tinyurl.com/34heavr The kids wanted to do some tubing, which I'd never tried before. This was the tube I got last fall. Worked well, and they had a blast. The picture takers kept using the zoom, so most of the tubing shots didn't come out.Here's my daughter having fun... http://tinyurl.com/2vmqr3r Daughter took this picture of my $30,000 towel rack. http://tinyurl.com/3ypjvl6 Great time had by all! -- John H John, I told you that a tube would be a big hit. Now they're hooked! Reminds me of Clams and his "toob of resolve"! |
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Potomac Boating...a blast
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 19:30:23 -0400, BAR wrote:
In article , says... Took the boat to Pohick Bay yesterday, after noticing how well the new cover is working out. Some very heavy rain got my neighboring boat's cover over the past couple weeks. He is now a believer in the use of tight straps rather than bungee cords for keeping his cover taut. Daughter, SIL, and grandkids arrived at the launch ramp about the same time I did, so no one had to wait. With three adults and four little ones, the boat was pretty full. The Yamaha 150 had no problem getting us moving though. http://tinyurl.com/39klfrb I might even have a new boat captain in the making... http://tinyurl.com/32a3c48 We got to a little boaters beach outside Occoquan, VA, anchored and let the kids start running around. http://tinyurl.com/34heavr The kids wanted to do some tubing, which I'd never tried before. This was the tube I got last fall. Worked well, and they had a blast. The picture takers kept using the zoom, so most of the tubing shots didn't come out.Here's my daughter having fun... http://tinyurl.com/2vmqr3r Daughter took this picture of my $30,000 towel rack. http://tinyurl.com/3ypjvl6 Great time had by all! Looks like you spend some time in Belmot Bay. That's where the boaters' beach is. We've been going there since the mid-80's. Now that it's a state park, Mason Neck State Park, much of the wildness has gone way down. The Park Rangers have clamped down somewhat and made it more a family place with lots of kids running around.. There's still a few young folks drinking some beer, but not nearly as bad as it once was. -- John H |
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Potomac Boating...a blast
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says... On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 19:30:23 -0400, BAR wrote: In article , says... Took the boat to Pohick Bay yesterday, after noticing how well the new cover is working out. Some very heavy rain got my neighboring boat's cover over the past couple weeks. He is now a believer in the use of tight straps rather than bungee cords for keeping his cover taut. Daughter, SIL, and grandkids arrived at the launch ramp about the same time I did, so no one had to wait. With three adults and four little ones, the boat was pretty full. The Yamaha 150 had no problem getting us moving though. http://tinyurl.com/39klfrb I might even have a new boat captain in the making... http://tinyurl.com/32a3c48 We got to a little boaters beach outside Occoquan, VA, anchored and let the kids start running around. http://tinyurl.com/34heavr The kids wanted to do some tubing, which I'd never tried before. This was the tube I got last fall. Worked well, and they had a blast. The picture takers kept using the zoom, so most of the tubing shots didn't come out.Here's my daughter having fun... http://tinyurl.com/2vmqr3r Daughter took this picture of my $30,000 towel rack. http://tinyurl.com/3ypjvl6 Great time had by all! Looks like you spend some time in Belmot Bay. That's where the boaters' beach is. We've been going there since the mid-80's. Now that it's a state park, Mason Neck State Park, much of the wildness has gone way down. The Park Rangers have clamped down somewhat and made it more a family place with lots of kids running around.. There's still a few young folks drinking some beer, but not nearly as bad as it once was. We used to go there in the 70's very early in the morning to water ski. It was like glass. When the sun came up and the wind kicked in a little we would leave about 9:00 AM. The biggest problem we had was from the end of June thru August when there was a lot of boats anchored by the shore. We had been skiing since late March each Sat and Sun and these late comers would get mad when we showed up at 7:00 AM to take advantage of the glassy water surface. The best fun was to see who could slalom ski back to Neabsco Creek from Belmont Bay without falling. |
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Potomac Boating...a blast
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 20:18:15 -0400, BAR wrote:
In article , says... On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 19:30:23 -0400, BAR wrote: In article , says... Took the boat to Pohick Bay yesterday, after noticing how well the new cover is working out. Some very heavy rain got my neighboring boat's cover over the past couple weeks. He is now a believer in the use of tight straps rather than bungee cords for keeping his cover taut. Daughter, SIL, and grandkids arrived at the launch ramp about the same time I did, so no one had to wait. With three adults and four little ones, the boat was pretty full. The Yamaha 150 had no problem getting us moving though. http://tinyurl.com/39klfrb I might even have a new boat captain in the making... http://tinyurl.com/32a3c48 We got to a little boaters beach outside Occoquan, VA, anchored and let the kids start running around. http://tinyurl.com/34heavr The kids wanted to do some tubing, which I'd never tried before. This was the tube I got last fall. Worked well, and they had a blast. The picture takers kept using the zoom, so most of the tubing shots didn't come out.Here's my daughter having fun... http://tinyurl.com/2vmqr3r Daughter took this picture of my $30,000 towel rack. http://tinyurl.com/3ypjvl6 Great time had by all! Looks like you spend some time in Belmot Bay. That's where the boaters' beach is. We've been going there since the mid-80's. Now that it's a state park, Mason Neck State Park, much of the wildness has gone way down. The Park Rangers have clamped down somewhat and made it more a family place with lots of kids running around.. There's still a few young folks drinking some beer, but not nearly as bad as it once was. We used to go there in the 70's very early in the morning to water ski. It was like glass. When the sun came up and the wind kicked in a little we would leave about 9:00 AM. The biggest problem we had was from the end of June thru August when there was a lot of boats anchored by the shore. We had been skiing since late March each Sat and Sun and these late comers would get mad when we showed up at 7:00 AM to take advantage of the glassy water surface. The best fun was to see who could slalom ski back to Neabsco Creek from Belmont Bay without falling. There was a ski jump there in the mid-80's, but it's been long removed. It's still a great place for tubing, but before about 10:00. We got there about 10:30, and there were only about 10 boats there at the time. Of course, the temp was only in the 70's, and it rained a little later on. So, the weather may have kept some folks home. I'm meeting the other daughter and kids down at Lake Anna around noon. Should be fun. I'd like to have gotten there earlier, but a damn dentist appointment messed up the timing. Oh well. -- John H |
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Potomac Boating...a blast
On Aug 2, 7:02*pm, John H wrote:
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 19:30:23 -0400, BAR wrote: In article , says... Took the boat to Pohick Bay yesterday, after noticing how well the new cover is working out. Some very heavy rain got my neighboring boat's cover over the past couple weeks. He is now a believer in the use of tight straps rather than bungee cords for keeping his cover taut. Daughter, SIL, and grandkids arrived at the launch ramp about the same time I did, so no one had to wait. With three adults and four little ones, the boat was pretty full. The Yamaha 150 had no problem getting us moving though. http://tinyurl.com/39klfrb I might even have a new boat captain in the making... http://tinyurl.com/32a3c48 We got to a little boaters beach outside Occoquan, VA, anchored and let the kids start running around. http://tinyurl.com/34heavr The kids wanted to do some tubing, which I'd never tried before. This was the tube I got last fall. Worked well, and they had a blast. The picture takers kept using the zoom, so most of the tubing shots didn't come out.Here's my daughter having fun... http://tinyurl.com/2vmqr3r Daughter took this picture of my $30,000 towel rack. http://tinyurl.com/3ypjvl6 Great time had by all! Looks like you spend some time in Belmot Bay. That's where the boaters' beach is. We've been going there since the mid-80's. Now that it's a state park, Mason Neck State Park, much of the wildness has gone way down. The Park Rangers have clamped down somewhat and made it more a family place *with lots of kids running around.. There's still a few young folks drinking some beer, but not nearly as bad as it once was. -- John H That's the way Carlyle used to be. There was a major overhaul on the rules and regulations, especially drunk boat operators. A few years ago there were many DUI arrests on performing some spot checks. It cleaned the place up and make the lake a lot safer. |
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