"John H." wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 May 2012 16:05:49 -0700, "Califbill"
wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
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Took younger daughter, husband, and the grandkids out for a day of playing,
tubing and eating on the
Potomac yesterday. Left Quantico and headed north to a place called
Leesylvania State Park. Nice
place with a nice long beach, camp store, picnic tables, etc. Hadn't been
there before. Boats are
allowed to be brought right up on the beach, if desired, but the water is
shallow for a ways out, so
anchoring is easy.

No problems with the boat. Put the battery in. launched it, and she fired
right up. A 150 Yamaha is
a great engine for tubing! Son-in-law thought he could stay on. He lost.

Great time was had by all.


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Two problems here. First the wind has been blowing for days. Big winds.
Ocean is tore up. 2nd, since we are retired, do not have to go out on
weekends and holidays with crowds of boaters.

The second part is true for me also, but the grandkids are still in school
until 20 June, or so.
That limits playing with the kids to the weekends. Once vacation starts, the
boat won't see the
water on weekends (unless wife says, "Let's go boating!")


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My oldest grandkid just turned 4, but the parents work. :) Which is good
these days.

On Wed, 30 May 2012 10:01:04 -0700, "Califbill" wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
news
On Tue, 29 May 2012 16:05:49 -0700, "Califbill"
wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
. ..

Took younger daughter, husband, and the grandkids out for a day of playing,
tubing and eating on the
Potomac yesterday. Left Quantico and headed north to a place called
Leesylvania State Park. Nice
place with a nice long beach, camp store, picnic tables, etc. Hadn't been
there before. Boats are
allowed to be brought right up on the beach, if desired, but the water is
shallow for a ways out, so
anchoring is easy.

No problems with the boat. Put the battery in. launched it, and she fired
right up. A 150 Yamaha is
a great engine for tubing! Son-in-law thought he could stay on. He lost.

Great time was had by all.


--------------------------------------------
Two problems here. First the wind has been blowing for days. Big winds.
Ocean is tore up. 2nd, since we are retired, do not have to go out on
weekends and holidays with crowds of boaters.

The second part is true for me also, but the grandkids are still in school
until 20 June, or so.
That limits playing with the kids to the weekends. Once vacation starts, the
boat won't see the
water on weekends (unless wife says, "Let's go boating!")


---------------------
My oldest grandkid just turned 4, but the parents work. :) Which is good
these days.

My oldest is almost 13, just got a girlfriend, and has other things on his mind besides boating.
But, that's OK. The youngest is three, and gets a bang out of tubing in the Potomac.

On 5/30/2012 4:42 PM, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 30 May 2012 10:01:04 -0700, wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
news
On Tue, 29 May 2012 16:05:49 -0700,
wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
...

Took younger daughter, husband, and the grandkids out for a day of playing,
tubing and eating on the
Potomac yesterday. Left Quantico and headed north to a place called
Leesylvania State Park. Nice
place with a nice long beach, camp store, picnic tables, etc. Hadn't been
there before. Boats are
allowed to be brought right up on the beach, if desired, but the water is
shallow for a ways out, so
anchoring is easy.

No problems with the boat. Put the battery in. launched it, and she fired
right up. A 150 Yamaha is
a great engine for tubing! Son-in-law thought he could stay on. He lost.

Great time was had by all.


--------------------------------------------
Two problems here. First the wind has been blowing for days. Big winds.
Ocean is tore up. 2nd, since we are retired, do not have to go out on
weekends and holidays with crowds of boaters.

The second part is true for me also, but the grandkids are still in school
until 20 June, or so.
That limits playing with the kids to the weekends. Once vacation starts, the
boat won't see the
water on weekends (unless wife says, "Let's go boating!")


---------------------
My oldest grandkid just turned 4, but the parents work. :) Which is good
these days.

My oldest is almost 13, just got a girlfriend, and has other things on his mind besides boating.
But, that's OK. The youngest is three, and gets a bang out of tubing in the Potomac.

My youngest is just 18 and gets a kick out of killing it in the gym

On Wed, 30 May 2012 10:01:04 -0700, "Califbill" wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
news
On Tue, 29 May 2012 16:05:49 -0700, "Califbill"
wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
. ..

Took younger daughter, husband, and the grandkids out for a day of playing,
tubing and eating on the
Potomac yesterday. Left Quantico and headed north to a place called
Leesylvania State Park. Nice
place with a nice long beach, camp store, picnic tables, etc. Hadn't been
there before. Boats are
allowed to be brought right up on the beach, if desired, but the water is
shallow for a ways out, so
anchoring is easy.

No problems with the boat. Put the battery in. launched it, and she fired
right up. A 150 Yamaha is
a great engine for tubing! Son-in-law thought he could stay on. He lost.

Great time was had by all.


--------------------------------------------
Two problems here. First the wind has been blowing for days. Big winds.
Ocean is tore up. 2nd, since we are retired, do not have to go out on
weekends and holidays with crowds of boaters.

The second part is true for me also, but the grandkids are still in school
until 20 June, or so.
That limits playing with the kids to the weekends. Once vacation starts, the
boat won't see the
water on weekends (unless wife says, "Let's go boating!")


---------------------
My oldest grandkid just turned 4, but the parents work. :) Which is good
these days.

It's nice that the Potomac has cleaned up from what it was many years ago. Of course the water isn't
drinkable, but it's clean enough for the Nation’s Triathlon - which it wouldn't have been thirty
years ago.

http://www.welovedc.com/2010/09/13/n...-record-crowd/

On 5/30/12 5:48 PM, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 30 May 2012 10:01:04 -0700, wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
news
On Tue, 29 May 2012 16:05:49 -0700,
wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
...

Took younger daughter, husband, and the grandkids out for a day of playing,
tubing and eating on the
Potomac yesterday. Left Quantico and headed north to a place called
Leesylvania State Park. Nice
place with a nice long beach, camp store, picnic tables, etc. Hadn't been
there before. Boats are
allowed to be brought right up on the beach, if desired, but the water is
shallow for a ways out, so
anchoring is easy.

No problems with the boat. Put the battery in. launched it, and she fired
right up. A 150 Yamaha is
a great engine for tubing! Son-in-law thought he could stay on. He lost.

Great time was had by all.


--------------------------------------------
Two problems here. First the wind has been blowing for days. Big winds.
Ocean is tore up. 2nd, since we are retired, do not have to go out on
weekends and holidays with crowds of boaters.

The second part is true for me also, but the grandkids are still in school
until 20 June, or so.
That limits playing with the kids to the weekends. Once vacation starts, the
boat won't see the
water on weekends (unless wife says, "Let's go boating!")


---------------------
My oldest grandkid just turned 4, but the parents work. :) Which is good
these days.

It's nice that the Potomac has cleaned up from what it was many years ago. Of course the water isn't
drinkable, but it's clean enough for the Nation’s Triathlon - which it wouldn't have been thirty
years ago.

http://www.welovedc.com/2010/09/13/n...-record-crowd/


Not only isn't it drinkable, the water in the Potomac is hazardous to
your health.

http://wamu.org/news/11/05/04/potoma..._in_health.php

If you are swimming in the Potomac, you are drinking the Potomac.

On Thu, 31 May 2012 01:07:53 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 30 May 2012 18:06:58 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:




It's nice that the Potomac has cleaned up from what it was many years ago. Of course the water isn't
drinkable, but it's clean enough for the Nation’s Triathlon - which it wouldn't have been thirty
years ago.

http://www.welovedc.com/2010/09/13/n...-record-crowd/


Not only isn't it drinkable, the water in the Potomac is hazardous to
your health.

http://wamu.org/news/11/05/04/potoma..._in_health.php

If you are swimming in the Potomac, you are drinking the Potomac.


"Overall health" in that article probably refers to nutrient
contamination and low DO numbers, not necessarily the various
coliforms that are unhealthy to people.

When I get a minute I will look at the test numbers and see what they
are talking about. Usually we start looking at coliforms when the
colony count gets over 200 or so. If it is enterococcus you really
want it under 35.

The whole damned bay ain't really "pure". ;-(


Badmouthing is a thing some folks do out jealousy or childish spite.

Best to disregard it.

Your comment about the bay is on target. Sandy Point beach gets closed quite frequently because of
the fecal stuff floating in the bay.

On 5/31/12 11:12 AM, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 31 May 2012 01:07:53 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 30 May 2012 18:06:58 -0400, X `
wrote:




It's nice that the Potomac has cleaned up from what it was many years ago. Of course the water isn't
drinkable, but it's clean enough for the Nation’s Triathlon - which it wouldn't have been thirty
years ago.

http://www.welovedc.com/2010/09/13/n...-record-crowd/


Not only isn't it drinkable, the water in the Potomac is hazardous to
your health.

http://wamu.org/news/11/05/04/potoma..._in_health.php

If you are swimming in the Potomac, you are drinking the Potomac.


"Overall health" in that article probably refers to nutrient
contamination and low DO numbers, not necessarily the various
coliforms that are unhealthy to people.

When I get a minute I will look at the test numbers and see what they
are talking about. Usually we start looking at coliforms when the
colony count gets over 200 or so. If it is enterococcus you really
want it under 35.

The whole damned bay ain't really "pure". ;-(


Badmouthing is a thing some folks do out jealousy or childish spite.

Best to disregard it.

Your comment about the bay is on target. Sandy Point beach gets closed quite frequently because of
the fecal stuff floating in the bay.


Herring, it's just fine with me if you and your whole family want to
swim in polluted water. I hear there are still timeshares available at
the Love Canal.

I think boating on the Potomac is fine. I've done it a few times. I
wouldn't swim in that river, and I wouldn't eat fish caught in it. In
fact, I prefer the River above Key Bridge, though I wouldn't swim in it
there, either. You like to "recreate" south of the Blue Plains sewage
treatment plant. Perfectly appropriate for you and your brood.

Oh...I don't swim in Chesapeake Bay, either. I prefer the ocean or
properly maintained swimming pools.