"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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On Jul 15, 8:40?am, "JimH" ask wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will
settle
down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.

We can get whitecaps aorund here at winds less than 15 knots.
Obviously you didn't let 15 knot winds keep you off the water. What
were the wind speeds?


The Lake was churning from high winds on Friday and Saturday, with gusts
over 25 mph and all from the north........not good for us folks on the south
side of the Lake. ;-)

On Jul 16, 8:42?am, "JimH" ask wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message

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On Jul 15, 8:40?am, "JimH" ask wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will
settle
down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.

We can get whitecaps aorund here at winds less than 15 knots.
Obviously you didn't let 15 knot winds keep you off the water. What
were the wind speeds?

The Lake was churning from high winds on Friday and Saturday, with gusts
over 25 mph and all from the north........not good for us folks on the south
side of the Lake. ;-)

25 mph? You were wise to stay at the dock with your runabout.
I don't enjoy those conditions in a boat that is somewhat larger and
heavier.

On Jul 15, 11:40 am, "JimH" ask wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will settle
down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon

Dammit, Dammit, Dammitttttt! So my family has been busy with a new
member of the family all summer. Finally got them all in the truck to
head for the lake. Quick 23 mile trip to Mashapaug, Coming up the last
long hill, right before the exit I hear the unmistakable harmony of a
tire about to go. Come off the exit with a shattered tire. Grab
everything we can off the boat, load into the blazer and take the
family home and regroup. Grabbed the cooler, some sandwiches, and a
guitar and went to wait out AAA. Now of course we are showing rain for
the next few days, this sucks.

I think I might buy 2 tires and hubs as a 50 dollar spare would have
saved the day. Could have been worse, a few years back I spun an axle
in South Carolina, another time, a water pump in Virginia. I don't
have good luck with cars either.

wrote:
On Jul 15, 11:40 am, "JimH" ask wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will settle
down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon

Dammit, Dammit, Dammitttttt! So my family has been busy with a new
member of the family all summer. Finally got them all in the truck to
head for the lake. Quick 23 mile trip to Mashapaug, Coming up the last
long hill, right before the exit I hear the unmistakable harmony of a
tire about to go. Come off the exit with a shattered tire. Grab
everything we can off the boat, load into the blazer and take the
family home and regroup. Grabbed the cooler, some sandwiches, and a
guitar and went to wait out AAA. Now of course we are showing rain for
the next few days, this sucks.

I think I might buy 2 tires and hubs as a 50 dollar spare would have
saved the day. Could have been worse, a few years back I spun an axle
in South Carolina, another time, a water pump in Virginia. I don't
have good luck with cars either.



Mashapaug sounds like an ingredient for a really bizarre beer.

I know about Connecticut place names, though. Born there, raised there,
attended schools there. If I weren't married to a southern belle who has
no tolerance for cold weather, I'd move to Madison or Branford or the
environs.