On Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:48:46 AM UTC-4, BAR wrote:
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On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:08:41 AM UTC-4, GuzzisRule wrote:

On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:49:39 -0700 (PDT), wrote:







On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 10:15:59 PM UTC-4, bob wrote:



Winterized the boat and had the marina yank it last week. Beautiful



weekend to work on a boat but a shame...end of season. what a nice



year it was...and 6 months to Spring!







I'm not ready. In fact, it's going to be 83 degrees today, and I'm taking the afternoon off to go out on the lake. When we come back in this evening, I'll have to tie back up in a different slip so the entire dock we're on can be replaced in November.







I'm not ready either. But...the leaves have started their merry trip to earth, and I've not even

gotten a good start on the bumper crop of acorns we had this year.

Don't ever buy a house with twelve big oak trees thereon.



Too late... we have nothing but 90 foot tall oaks. Huge acorns. But our leaves are just now starting to get some color. Squirrels are going "nuts" right now. I bought one of these a couple years ago... worth every penny.



http://www.shindaiwa-usa.com/Products/Blowers/EB802.aspx



I bought one of these 13 years ago and I haven't had to do anything with
leaves but run over them with it.


http://www.toro.com/en-us/homeowner/mowers/walk-power-
mowers/Pages/Series.aspx?sid=Super-Recycler

When my leaves are at full-tilt, I'd have to use that every other day, and the bag would have to be emptied 20 times. My riding mower, with the two huge bags, is useless after 4-5 days.

Fortunately, I have a huge natural area in the back that I can blow the leaves into.

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On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:08:41 AM UTC-4, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:49:39 -0700 (PDT), wrote:



On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 10:15:59 PM UTC-4, bob wrote:

Winterized the boat and had the marina yank it last week. Beautiful

weekend to work on a boat but a shame...end of season. what a nice

year it was...and 6 months to Spring!



I'm not ready. In fact, it's going to be 83 degrees today, and I'm taking the afternoon off to go out on the lake. When we come back in this evening, I'll have to tie back up in a different slip so the entire dock we're on can be replaced in November.



I'm not ready either. But...the leaves have started their merry trip to earth, and I've not even
gotten a good start on the bumper crop of acorns we had this year.
Don't ever buy a house with twelve big oak trees thereon.

Too late... we have nothing but 90 foot tall oaks. Huge acorns. But our leaves are just now starting to get some color. Squirrels are going "nuts" right now. I bought one of these a couple years ago... worth every penny.

http://www.shindaiwa-usa.com/Products/Blowers/EB802.aspx

I bought one of these 13 years ago and I haven't had to do anything with
leaves but run over them with it.

http://www.toro.com/en-us/homeowner/mowers/walk-power-
mowers/Pages/Series.aspx?sid=Super-Recycler

Uh, oh, you are going to make pontoon and Meyer go nuts, they can't
figure out how to cut and paste a URL....

On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:48:02 -0400, BAR wrote:

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On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:08:41 AM UTC-4, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:49:39 -0700 (PDT), wrote:



On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 10:15:59 PM UTC-4, bob wrote:

Winterized the boat and had the marina yank it last week. Beautiful

weekend to work on a boat but a shame...end of season. what a nice

year it was...and 6 months to Spring!



I'm not ready. In fact, it's going to be 83 degrees today, and I'm taking the afternoon off to go out on the lake. When we come back in this evening, I'll have to tie back up in a different slip so the entire dock we're on can be replaced in November.



I'm not ready either. But...the leaves have started their merry trip to earth, and I've not even
gotten a good start on the bumper crop of acorns we had this year.
Don't ever buy a house with twelve big oak trees thereon.

Too late... we have nothing but 90 foot tall oaks. Huge acorns. But our leaves are just now starting to get some color. Squirrels are going "nuts" right now. I bought one of these a couple years ago... worth every penny.

http://www.shindaiwa-usa.com/Products/Blowers/EB802.aspx

I bought one of these 13 years ago and I haven't had to do anything with
leaves but run over them with it.

http://www.toro.com/en-us/homeowner/mowers/walk-power-
mowers/Pages/Series.aspx?sid=Super-Recycler

I've been mulching them, but that will stop in a couple days. They just get too heavy and have to be
picked up or blown off. For a couple weeks I'll suck 'em up with the mower, bag 'em, and give 'em to
a friend for his garden (big garden). He'll plow them under in the spring.

On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:41:19 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:08:41 AM UTC-4, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:49:39 -0700 (PDT), wrote:



On Tuesday, October 23, 2012 10:15:59 PM UTC-4, bob wrote:

Winterized the boat and had the marina yank it last week. Beautiful

weekend to work on a boat but a shame...end of season. what a nice

year it was...and 6 months to Spring!



I'm not ready. In fact, it's going to be 83 degrees today, and I'm taking the afternoon off to go out on the lake. When we come back in this evening, I'll have to tie back up in a different slip so the entire dock we're on can be replaced in November.



I'm not ready either. But...the leaves have started their merry trip to earth, and I've not even
gotten a good start on the bumper crop of acorns we had this year.
Don't ever buy a house with twelve big oak trees thereon.

Too late... we have nothing but 90 foot tall oaks. Huge acorns. But our leaves are just now starting to get some color. Squirrels are going "nuts" right now. I bought one of these a couple years ago... worth every penny.

http://www.shindaiwa-usa.com/Products/Blowers/EB802.aspx


I'll be taking mine in for the winterization and shrink wrapping next week.

I never winterize, just take it out for a run at least once a month until it warms in March. It gets regular doses of marine Sta-bil all year long.

Wish I could do the same. But, the fear of heavy snow and/or freezing rain calls for the shrink
wrap. Don't want to ruin another cover.

On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:15:55 -0400, bob wrote:

Winterized the boat and had the marina yank it last week. Beautiful
weekend to work on a boat but a shame...end of season. what a nice
year it was...and 6 months to Spring!

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Winter ???

On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:47:10 AM UTC-4, Wayne B wrote:
On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:15:55 -0400, bob wrote:



Winterized the boat and had the marina yank it last week. Beautiful

weekend to work on a boat but a shame...end of season. what a nice

year it was...and 6 months to Spring!



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Winter ???

Dec. 21 for you.

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On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:15:55 -0400, bob wrote:

Winterized the boat and had the marina yank it last week. Beautiful
weekend to work on a boat but a shame...end of season. what a nice
year it was...and 6 months to Spring!

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Winter ???

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That is our rainy season. Dungeness Crab opener Nov. 3. What with the
falling off the roof in June, have not really used the boat much. Cast off
wrist, so Striped Bass season is now.

On Oct 23, 9:15*pm, bob wrote:
Winterized the boat and had the marina yank it last week. Beautiful
weekend to work on a boat but a shame...end of season. what a nice
year it was...and 6 months to Spring!

Glad you could have a great time, Bob. I never got to use my boat this
year. The mid-west drought brought the water levels in the lakes to a
dangerous level. Oh, I probably could have taken the little 18 footer
out, but I didn't want to risk ripping up another lower end... The
13 footer, would have been guaranteed destruction.

On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:59:50 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Oct 23, 9:15*pm, bob wrote:
Winterized the boat and had the marina yank it last week. Beautiful
weekend to work on a boat but a shame...end of season. what a nice
year it was...and 6 months to Spring!

Glad you could have a great time, Bob. I never got to use my boat this
year. The mid-west drought brought the water levels in the lakes to a
dangerous level. Oh, I probably could have taken the little 18 footer
out, but I didn't want to risk ripping up another lower end... The
13 footer, would have been guaranteed destruction.

I just called the marina to see if I could bring my boat in today. They are taking nothing until
after Hurricane Sandy (named after my wife!). They're on the Potomac River and are really worried
about a tidal surge flooding the whole damn place.

Hope all remains well with them.

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On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:59:50 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Oct 23, 9:15*pm, bob wrote:
Winterized the boat and had the marina yank it last week. Beautiful
weekend to work on a boat but a shame...end of season. what a nice
year it was...and 6 months to Spring!

Glad you could have a great time, Bob. I never got to use my boat this
year. The mid-west drought brought the water levels in the lakes to a
dangerous level. Oh, I probably could have taken the little 18 footer
out, but I didn't want to risk ripping up another lower end... The
13 footer, would have been guaranteed destruction.

I just called the marina to see if I could bring my boat in today. They are taking nothing until
after Hurricane Sandy (named after my wife!). They're on the Potomac River and are really worried
about a tidal surge flooding the whole damn place.

Hope all remains well with them.

Rent some space in your yard to store a couple of boats