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  1. yiostheoy

    yiostheoy Well-Known Member

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    Late summer is best.

    Some kind of $50 dollar depth gauge makes freediving in turbid water feasible.

    And you can always see at least a foot or two in front of you.

    If you follow the anchor line down that makes a great reference too.
     
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    You need to see Lake Powell.
     
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    yiostheoy Well-Known Member

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    Seen it plenty of times and swam in it too. Nice lake. Relatively warm in the late summer -- July.

    It is the Arizona/Utah equivalent of Lake Tahoe only warm not cold.
     
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    Happy New Year everyone. Hope this year is the best one yet.
     
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    daisydotell Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Work harder and go to Texas at least once for fun.
     
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    Foolardi Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Why ? Wouldn't that make Past new Years Less.
    Not as memorable.
    There is a catch phrase ... Be Careful what you wish for.
    There was a Twilight Zone episode where an elderly Jewish
    couple ran an Antique Store.And they were not making money
    and about to close up.Then a Genie appeared like magic from an
    old bottle in their shop.He understands they are facing hard times
    and grants them 4 wishes.But he warns them to be careful what they
    wish for.
    The episode was titled - The Man in the Bottle - { 1960 }
    with a nice performance by Luther Adler.
     
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    Foolardi Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I doubled checked and am watching the episode now.
    The Antique Store was also a Pawn shop.I thought so.
    I wasn't sure.As The shop owner { Luther Adler } is sitting
    and going over his stack of bills { they are gathered on a device with
    centered huge needle and plucked down }.He seems withdrawn and weary.
    In walks an elderly Lady with an Irish brogue and terse greeting
    and shows him a old wine bottle { like those Chianti } claiming it
    a family heirloom { made from hand blown glass }.The shopkeeper
    is demonstrating little patience as he explains it's worth.
    If she could go to the store that sold her the bottle { of wine }
    that's what she would get.Nothing.So the Little old lady with
    the sad forlorn eyes makes a quiet request.Could she at least get a
    dollar for the bottle.The shopkeeper says if he had a dollar he
    would just give it to her,he's so in debt.The little old lady with the
    apparent Irish brogue,starts to weep.She turns her face away so as
    not to been seen crying.
    The Shopkeeper feels a pang of guilt as he steps over to his large
    and noisy { clangs when opened } cash register and picks out a bill.
    A dollar bill.Handing her the bill,clasping tight in hers and admits
    he wish he could make it more.The Little elderly lady with the Irish Brogue
    thanks him tremendously and turns for the door but not before admitting
    she lied.It's Not an heirloom,she found it in an alley in a trash can.
    She kindly asks the shopkeerp to forgive her for lying.
    As the shopkeeper says ... " Who knows maybe it will turn out to be an
    heirloom . "
     
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    I go to Houston occasionally but mostly as a guest of Delta Airlines -- on my way to the resorts in Mexico !!
     
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    Definitely has the makings.
     
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    Could be bread on the water. When a person has the heart to help someone who appears down and out the money is never wasted. If a person gets something by deceit then they will be the loser.
     
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    I am talking about fun places.
     
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    Well there was a 24 hour layover there so I went to Galveston Island and had fun eating gumbo at the beachside restaurants.

    Tried Lone Star Beer too -- not too bad !!
     
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    Pack extra rode. A rental won’t have nearly enough.
     
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    My mountaineering rope needs washing anyway. That would work for 200 ft.
     
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    Instead this Place ?
     
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    7:1 ratio.
     
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    Foolardi Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    What goes around eventually comes around.
    They say Money can't buy happiness.But " they " say a lot of
    stuff.They do.
     
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    Boating is the bomb. And crownline boats are just F’n sexy. My crownline more than others but they are all sexy just the same.

     
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    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    Just survived a friend's family Christmas, belated. 31 people... 14 of em kids. OMG, makes me appreciate my little tribe. :shock:

    Hostess is a retired Home Ec prof so everything was perfect. Tex-mex menu, plus a gorgeous honey-baked ham. All kinds of homemade candy, cakes and perfect chocolate meringue pies.

    Worth the 180 miles to get here. (College Station... Aggieland).
     
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    Sounds nice.However did anyone manage to bring along a
    DVD of something.Like the Joan London DVD on - Senior Care -.
    From what I've gleamed ... Not a Comedy or a Horror.
    Just true-life drama.
    However hearing from real people at a real get-together
    is more than welcome info.I tink !
    Not in My Family.
     
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    Happy New Year ! May your new year be full of happy newness. :)
     
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    Happy New Year, barflies. Hope 2018 is a wonderful year for all of us!

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    How ... Why ... Gives us a hint.A Formula.
    This cold snap has far more import than any dopey
    New years Eve. It's too easy an excuse to make nice.
    I seriously want to know what Mother Teresa thought about
    and said regarding New Years eve..
    Of course it's only natural to apply being nice whenever possible.
    But it really doesn't address Mankind.Just a time of year.
     
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    While skimming the Internet for an SKS scope mount, I came across someone selling Trinitite. After a little research, I didn't buy from that person due to the chance it was fake, but did find this recommended source: http://unitednuclear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_11

    I only purchased the small bottle of fragments to put in my "I love me" room alongside a piece of the Berlin Wall I bought at the GHW Bush museum in College Station, TX and a chunk of meteorite bought online.

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    Early in the morning on July 16th, 1945, the first Atomic Bomb was detonated at the Trinity test site in the New Mexico desert. The nuclear explosion produced a blast equivalent of 18,000 tons of TNT and a ½ mile diameter fireball - with a temperature over 10 million degrees Fahrenheit, far hotter than the surface of the Sun. The intense heat melted the New Mexico desert sand into a light green, glass-like substance which was later named "Trinitite". The resulting crater lined with Trinitite was buried for security reasons not long after the explosion. As a result, authentic samples of Trinitite are quite rare and very difficult to obtain.
    A few drums of Trinitite was saved from the burial... and this is that material. Once it is gone, there will never be any more.
    As supplies diminish, expect Trinitite prices to skyrocket. All our Trinitite samples are tested & certified to be genuine,
    and a certificate of authenticity is included with any Trinitite purchase.
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