Harry Krause wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 12:12:02 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Any fellow Yankees planning to do any ice fishing over the holidays?
If so, where, and what do you expect to catch, aside from pneumonia?


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No. One of my goals in moving to Florida was to never again be
outside in freezing weather. So far, so good.


Hey! A bit of cold weather toughens you up for the nuclear winter to come!

Global Cooling?

Dan

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 12:12:02 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Any fellow Yankees planning to do any ice fishing over the holidays?
If so, where, and what do you expect to catch, aside from pneumonia?
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No. One of my goals in moving to Florida was to never again be
outside in freezing weather. So far, so good.


I am having a difficult time adjusting to this weather. The past four
winters in Florida have spoiled me, that's for sure. Damn!, it's cold
outside. Driveways are black ice - gotta schuffle along, never lifting a
foot off the ground to avoid falling on your ass.

Eisboch




I forgot...was there a reason you moved back to the land of ice, snow, and
reindeer? Tire of Florida?

Loved south Florida winters, but Mrs.E's parents are getting up there in
age, my mother is getting up there as well and they all require more help.
That, plus grandkids growing up too fast and Mrs. E's two 1000 lb pets all
added up to shorter and shorter periods in Florida to the point where it
just doesn't make sense to pay the taxes and maintenance costs for a house
down there. Condos are just not for me.

I may go back to plan A, and bring the Navigator back down there next fall
and spend a week or two on it a few times during the ice age months up here.

Eisboch

"Don White" wrote in message
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But a good lawn type 'Broadcast Spreader', and keep a big supply of sand
or rock salt handy & covered. Those things usually cover an 8 foot swath
so once down & back up should make it safer. I fell hard on a city
sidewalk one year and it took me a month to recover.... I must have
bruised my ribs.

That's a great idea. The other day (after our latest snow) I was driving
down a back road and saw a guy pushing a spreader across his yard. At first
I laughed because it looked so unnatural until I realized what he was doing.

I wonder if the Home Depot or Lowes carries them this time of year.

Eisboch

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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The obvious answer: your own jet airplane!

No thanks.

I *did* buy a new toy Thursday however.
2006 BMW M5.

Unbelievable car. Driver programable settings of suspension damping,
throttle response, transmission shifts (manual 7 speed transmission, but no
clutch pedal) and two selectable engine power outputs, 400 hp and 500 hp.
I'll never be able to drive this car to it's performance capabilities unless
I take it to one of the BMW performance driving schools.

Crazy, huh?

Eisboch

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Naw. You're one of the good guys. Enjoy it. Is that the Bimmer with the
V10 and 500 hp? Hehehe.


I told my wife last night we *needed* a Porsche Cayman S. She just laughed
at me.

Oh well.

That's the one. Redlines at 8,200 RPM. I am required to put 1200 miles of
easy driving on it to break in the engine, transmission and tires. At 1200
miles the dealer changes all fluids and you are good to go for the next
15,000 miles. I had to laugh when I was instructed as to the break in
requirements, confirmed by the owner's manual and a sticker on the
windshield. During the first 1200 miles you are supposed to avoid full
throttle starts, engine RPM's over 5,500 and speeds over 107 mph, although
an occasional burst to 137 mph for short periods of time is ok. Right. What
blows my mind is that the engine develops 500 hp (actually 507) without the
benefit of a turbo.

We looked at the Porsche Cayman turbo a year or so ago and one of our
friends in Florida had one. The only problem with it was that the
performance tires are so soft and gooey that they have to be replaced every
8-12 months.

Eisboch

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 06:33:38 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:



How big is that freakin' garage you built?

Heh, heh. I am out of space. I rented a couple of storage units for the
GTO and the '46 Ford for the winter. The General is snug in a heated
garage, next to the M5.

But there's more. At the risk of really sounding like an ass ..... (but
those that know us will understand)

The reason I bought the M5 is because I was actually buying Mrs. E. a new
car, which is now sitting in the main house garage. It's a 2006 BMW 750 li.
Gorgeous car.
As the salesman was going through the paperwork process for this purchase, I
happened to notice the M5 sitting in a corner of the showroom with a bunch
of people standing around it. I wandered over, realized what it was, and
the bug hit. Turns out almost all the M5's are pre-sold (they just started
shipping them to the US this passed fall), but this one was available. One
thing led to another and we ended up picking up both cars that evening.

Both cars respond to voice commands and are bluetooth enabled for your cell
phones. All your cell phone numbers and settings are transmitted to the
car's communication system and, when you say, "Communications" they are
displayed on the car's display panel.
Say "Radio" and then "FM", then "101.5" and the system automatically tunes
the radio. Basically every adjustable feature of the car can be addressed by
voice commands, or by manual buttons, if desired. It's going to take quite
a while to figure everything out.

Eisboch

On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 06:33:38 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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The obvious answer: your own jet airplane!

No thanks.

I *did* buy a new toy Thursday however.
2006 BMW M5.

Unbelievable car. Driver programable settings of suspension damping,
throttle response, transmission shifts (manual 7 speed transmission, but no
clutch pedal) and two selectable engine power outputs, 400 hp and 500 hp.
I'll never be able to drive this car to it's performance capabilities unless
I take it to one of the BMW performance driving schools.

Crazy, huh?

Eisboch


No crazier than a Mustang GT! Well, I just looked at an ad for one. Maybe you *were* a little
crazier than I was.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 12:57:36 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

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We're still looking - she just wants to get out of the Town Car - she
claims it's the only one in the area and everybody knows where she is
when she is out and about. :) Which, come to think of it, is very
true - it's has a very distinctive color/trim combination.

If you'd get her a Screaming Yellow Mustang GT, no one would pay her any attention.
--
John H

**** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!*****

On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 06:33:38 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

Unbelievable car. Driver programable settings of suspension damping,
throttle response, transmission shifts (manual 7 speed transmission, but no
clutch pedal) and two selectable engine power outputs, 400 hp and 500 hp.
I'll never be able to drive this car to it's performance capabilities unless
I take it to one of the BMW performance driving schools.

Crazy, huh?

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Sounds cool to me.

Does it come with a ticket avoidance system or other electronic
counter measures?

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 06:33:38 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

Unbelievable car. Driver programable settings of suspension damping,
throttle response, transmission shifts (manual 7 speed transmission, but
no
clutch pedal) and two selectable engine power outputs, 400 hp and 500 hp.
I'll never be able to drive this car to it's performance capabilities
unless
I take it to one of the BMW performance driving schools.

Crazy, huh?

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Sounds cool to me.

Does it come with a ticket avoidance system or other electronic
counter measures?


That's an option I didn't get. Problem is, I have become a very
conservative driver as time passes, rarely going over the speed limit. I
took it for a ride on Rt 3 towards the Cape yesterday and, while
accelerating on to the highway and shifting manually, I suddenly realized I
was in fifth of the seven gears and doing over 90 mph. There really is no
sensation of speed.

Eisboch