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dpolen
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Posted: Wed Mar 26th, 2008 04:59 pm |
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Enough of winter already, waiting absolutely sucks this time of year.
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JohnBrine
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Posted: Wed Mar 26th, 2008 05:26 pm |
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| We should pick a lake and all place bets to see when it will have open water... Tough to pick the lake...
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justinlkgb
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Posted: Wed Mar 26th, 2008 07:22 pm |
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Wasnt there a small town that used to put a vehicle in the middle of the lake at the end of Feb to watch it fall in?
I thought I heard this somewhere before? Seems kind of toxic though.
I was out ice fishing on the 21st and there was 18-22 inches of Ice on a lake down here. Seems like it will be may before she goes!
My prediction for Ice out on my 686 acre lake is.....April 14th! by lets say.....5PM
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dpolen
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Posted: Wed Mar 26th, 2008 08:18 pm |
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| Man, if I have to wait until April 24, I think I might have to check out the ice-breaking capabilities of a Maristar. Makes me wonder why the heck I moved to Minnesota...oh yeah, its all my wife's fault! I remember many years doing a SeaDoo ride on New Years Day...
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JohnBrine
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Posted: Wed Mar 26th, 2008 11:43 pm |
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Justin,
that is pretty funny, I drove by that car on the ice a couple of weeks ago. That thing was totally stripped down its up north I want to say just outside of Virgina. I think that their bets are going to be a little off this year.
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justinlkgb
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Posted: Thu Mar 27th, 2008 12:08 am |
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JohnBrine wrote: Justin,
that is pretty funny, I drove by that car on the ice a couple of weeks ago. That thing was totally stripped down its up north I want to say just outside of Virgina. I think that their bets are going to be a little off this year.
Thanks John....this means I'm not nuts
Can anybody place a bet????
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justinlkgb
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Posted: Thu Mar 27th, 2008 12:12 am |
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dpolen wrote: Man, if I have to wait until April 24, I think I might have to check out the ice-breaking capabilities of a Maristar. Makes me wonder why the heck I moved to Minnesota...oh yeah, its all my wife's fault! I remember many years doing a SeaDoo ride on New Years Day...
I adjusted to a little more accurate time...April 14th.
I hear ya on Ice breaking capabilities, but lets experiment with yours, 
Seadoo's on New Years? Id say get a Ski-Doo, but there isn't enough snow lately anyway. Where did you used to live?
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JohnBrine
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Posted: Thu Mar 27th, 2008 12:41 am |
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justinlkgb wrote: JohnBrine wrote: Justin,
that is pretty funny, I drove by that car on the ice a couple of weeks ago. That thing was totally stripped down its up north I want to say just outside of Virgina. I think that their bets are going to be a little off this year.
Thanks John....this means I'm not nuts
Can anybody place a bet????
I dont know. I always thought it was an Old Man's Tale. One of those things your dad and his buddies always talk about while drinking crappy Sclitz beer or something. My guess is that the betting is done in a cheap bar that only serves PBR and Premos... I would like to be there.
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Posted: Thu Mar 27th, 2008 12:54 am |
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| Also, I just searched Google a ton trying to find it. No luck, For some reason I think that those Rangers are not always the most up to date techies...
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justinlkgb
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Posted: Thu Mar 27th, 2008 01:12 am |
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JohnBrine wrote: Also, I just searched Google a ton trying to find it. No luck, For some reason I think that those Rangers are not always the most up to date techies...
Yea i wouldn't expect them to be tech savy.
Is this then one of the stories like..."Ohh I rememeber walking to school in the snow UP a hill....both ways".
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Parts Man
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Posted: Thu Mar 27th, 2008 06:23 pm |
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| I know that on Lake Okoboji that they put a car on the ice and bet when it will break through.
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dpolen
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 07:11 pm |
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justinlkgb wrote: Where did you used to live?
St. Louis, we boated on Lake of the Ozarks.
Man, something just doesn't seem right about driving a car the ice, but I could imagine it would be cool to see one drop though if you were lucky enough to be around when it happened.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 07:20 pm |
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dpolen wrote:
Man, something just doesn't seem right about driving a car the ice, but I could imagine it would be cool to see one drop though if you were lucky enough to be around when it happened.
I bet many a beer was consume this time of year waiting to see it go down. That would be an eventful weekend for a couple of the those Rangers.
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Posted: Mon Mar 31st, 2008 04:24 am |
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So I heard throught the grape vine that around 5 guys went out wakeboarding on Sunday down on the Minnesota River... Temps were Air 54 (according to car thermometer) and water was a steam 39.
I still have yet to hear if it was worth it.
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justinlkgb
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Posted: Fri Apr 18th, 2008 11:24 pm |
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Ice is out down here!!
Dropped yesterday. who's ready to go?
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snowboardcorey
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Posted: Fri Apr 18th, 2008 11:55 pm |
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This rain should help melt that ice!!!
Lower Twin is open, Middle Twin should be open Tomorrow or Sunday.
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dpolen
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 12:44 am |
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| spring took too long to get here, I doubt I get the boat in the lake before mid-may now. Wife is due with baby in 3 weeks, so much for my spring filled with skiing.
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snowboardcorey
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 09:36 pm |
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| Congrats on the incoming baby!!! Sounds like a future watersports prodigy.
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dpolen
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Posted: Tue Apr 22nd, 2008 01:27 am |
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| Thanks...I think John got the sale for the kids trainer skis for the big sister this summer.
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justinlkgb
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Posted: Tue Apr 22nd, 2008 02:50 pm |
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dpolen wrote: spring took too long to get here, I doubt I get the boat in the lake before mid-may now. Wife is due with baby in 3 weeks, so much for my spring filled with skiing.
Congrats on the baby. Heck spring....and summer right???? j/k
My wife is due around Sept. I hope to have the summer, to board.
Will you be putting the trainers up in the marketplace in a few years?
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dpolen
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Posted: Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 07:05 pm |
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justinlkgb wrote:
Will you be putting the trainers up in the marketplace in a few years?
My hope dream will be that I'll need to call up those guys at Midwest MC to take my duaghter to buy her first slalom ski sooner than later...now that would make dad happy. I have a hunch that my wife has plans that will require me to keep the trainers a little longer after this kid is born in the next couple of weeks. I'm confident they won't have an issue helping her into a new stick! 
Is this your first kid in September? Get a good bimini to keep that wife comfortable at the end of the season.
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justinlkgb
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Posted: Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 07:15 pm |
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dpolen wrote:
Is this your first kid in September? Get a good bimini to keep that wife comfortable at the end of the season.
It will be. We are having a girl, so I am even more lost . Should be great. Thanks for the advise on the bimini, that is something I may have to invest in.
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dpolen
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Posted: Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 07:19 pm |
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justinlkgb wrote: dpolen wrote:
Is this your first kid in September? Get a good bimini to keep that wife comfortable at the end of the season.
It will be. We are having a girl, so I am even more lost. Should be great. Thanks for the advise on the bimini, that is something I may have to invest in.
Little girls are great...my 3 year old gets more and more fun every day! She's ready for the first boat ride of the year...now we just need the weather to cooperate and mommy to have a baby.
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Plymouth Family Guy
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Posted: Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 07:21 pm |
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justinlkgb wrote: dpolen wrote:
Is this your first kid in September? Get a good bimini to keep that wife comfortable at the end of the season.
It will be. We are having a girl, so I am even more lost. Should be great. Thanks for the advise on the bimini, that is something I may have to invest in.
I second dpolen's advice on the bimini. A great addition for a pregnant wife and/or kids. I have three daugthers, ages 7, 5 and 2. They are a blast and love being in the boat. The seven year old skis on a pair of O'Brien trainers (not strapped together). The older two are excellent spotters for the times when mom pulls me slaloming and barefooting.
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justinlkgb
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Posted: Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 07:35 pm |
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| I can't wait for those days to come. ONly a few years to go. I'm already gettin the MC hoodie, and hat.
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dpolen
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Posted: Thu Apr 24th, 2008 01:31 am |
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justinlkgb wrote: I can't wait for those days to come. ONly a few years to go. I'm already gettin the MC hoodie, and hat.
Sounds like you got your priorities in line if you ask me.
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