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Forum: Weather 07-04-2012, 06:30 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,235
Posted By Frank
Any word on the fireworks displays at Meredith...

Any word on the fireworks displays at Meredith and Laconia? Looks like more t-storms are rolling in. Will they postpone?
Forum: Boating 05-12-2011, 01:42 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 82,760
Posted By Frank
Our boat's name is "Three Buoys", for the three...

Our boat's name is "Three Buoys", for the three kids we had at the time we bought the boat - all boys. We've added a girl since then, so we joke we should add "And a Gull" to the name, but there's...
Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance 12-26-2008, 01:33 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 26,733
Posted By Frank
We have a hydraulic Sunstream lift...

We have a hydraulic Sunstream lift (http://www.sunstreamcorp.com/Sunlift.htm) for our 26' Formula. It is powered by a marine battery that is recharged by a small solar panel, all contained in one box...
Forum: History 06-25-2008, 12:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,846
Posted By Frank
The mansion on Governor's Island was built in the...

The mansion on Governor's Island was built in the 1880s by Stilson Hutchins of Washington DC, the founder of the Washington Post. He leased it in the early 1900s to the Germany embassy for use as a...
Forum: Boating 06-25-2008, 12:21 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 49,825
Posted By Frank
Perhaps just a typo above, but if you see...

Perhaps just a typo above, but if you see lightning and then hear its associated thunder 5 seconds later, that lightning is 1 mile away, not 5 miles away. Sound travels at about 1/5 mile per second....
Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance 06-22-2008, 07:39 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,171
Posted By Frank
Mice and Carpenter Ants

Hi -

We live in Gilford, and we are having problems with both mice and carpenter ants! Is there a single company in the area that will deal with both that anyone can recommend, or do we have to...
Forum: History 06-02-2008, 05:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,091
Posted By Frank
In that time period, what we would read now as a...

In that time period, what we would read now as a small 'f' really was the "long s" and it was pronounced like an 's'. A good example is here, check the spelling of "Paradise Lost" in this picture:...
Forum: Boating 05-27-2008, 12:17 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,649
Posted By Frank
Yep - that is exactly what we did a few years...

Yep - that is exactly what we did a few years ago. We put a wooden swim raft out 135' or so from our shoreline, about 75' off the end and to the left of our boat dock. The swim raft pushed the boats...
Forum: Boating 05-14-2008, 12:34 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,043
Posted By Frank
We were going to put "Gilford" on our boat, as...

We were going to put "Gilford" on our boat, as that is where it is docked at the lake, but the sign guy convinced us to put where we are from on it instead. He pointed out that we'd probably be the...
Forum: General Discussion 04-01-2008, 02:15 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 17,279
Posted By Frank
Talking I'd shy away from using a current player's...

I'd shy away from using a current player's name... say you call him "Manny", then in 2009 when Manny is a Yankee (after the Sox don't exercise his option years), you will be forced to kill your own...
Forum: General Discussion 03-20-2008, 04:20 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 14,037
Posted By Frank
Even more off topic - humans have been in North...

Even more off topic - humans have been in North America for the last 15,000 to 20,000 years. Just in case you wanted to know :). Don't know how long they had canoes in NH for sure, but dugout canoes...
Forum: General Discussion 01-14-2008, 11:27 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 9,446
Posted By Frank
Kind of sad... I wanted to see the Pats dethrone...

Kind of sad... I wanted to see the Pats dethrone the Colts themselves next week.
Forum: General Discussion 01-11-2008, 12:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,399
Posted By Frank
Hi all - Glad you enjoyed it. I can take no...

Hi all -

Glad you enjoyed it. I can take no credit for the movie other than just running across it on the web. I don't know whose family it is (my wife's family starting coming to the Lake in the...
Forum: General Discussion 01-10-2008, 02:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,399
Posted By Frank
Movie of Winni from 1929

Rattlesnake Gal started a thread on this in 2004 with some still shots, but I don't think a video clip was posted back then. Here is a six minute or so video of action on the Lake in 1929:...
Forum: General Discussion 01-04-2008, 04:40 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 9,446
Posted By Frank
It is a little premature to call them the "world...

It is a little premature to call them the "world champion". Right now, the Colts have that title in hand... let's not count our chickens before they've hatched!!!

But, GO PATS!!!

- Frank
Forum: Restaurant Information & Reviews 10-13-2007, 01:28 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 38,224
Posted By Frank
In Italian, the next to last syllable almost...

In Italian, the next to last syllable almost always get the accent. So your second choice would be correct in Italy.

In English, the Oxford dictionary says the second one is also correct...
Forum: Weather 01-26-2007, 12:51 PM
Replies: 169
Views: 34,130
Posted By Frank
See http://www.chrismanual.com/Intro/prop.htm -...

See http://www.chrismanual.com/Intro/prop.htm - ice gets slightly, very slighty, denser as it cools. The effect is tiny in the temperature range we experience in NH. The difference in density is...
Forum: General Discussion 01-07-2007, 10:01 AM
Replies: 270
Views: 39,097
Posted By Frank
Island Girl - they cancelled my kids' ski lessons...

Island Girl - they cancelled my kids' ski lessons at Snoqualmie West this morning because of too much snow! Unbelievable. We leave windy and warm NH a few days ago to return to icy and snowy WA. Must...
Forum: Restaurant Information & Reviews 10-14-2006, 08:34 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,981
Posted By Frank
Thumbs up I think Mis en Place is the best "fine dining"...

I think Mis en Place is the best "fine dining" (i.e, not a place for my 5 year old daughter) restaurant in the Lakes region, not that I've been to every other one necessarily. It has the food and...
Forum: Restaurant Information & Reviews 09-12-2006, 02:30 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 38,224
Posted By Frank
I look forward to your posting the results! I've...

I look forward to your posting the results! I've tried to make it and it never seems to come out quite like I want... but I am no cook.

(And just as an aside, and not that it changes the main...
Forum: Restaurant Information & Reviews 09-12-2006, 12:28 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 38,224
Posted By Frank
So I have to ask, Nadia... my wife's favorite...

So I have to ask, Nadia... my wife's favorite chicken dish of all time is "Chicken under a Brick" (for any doubting readers, yes, that's what it is really called in English, despite how unappetizing...
Forum: Boating 08-22-2006, 11:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,946
Posted By Frank
I go with the golfing idea too - I just think to...

I go with the golfing idea too - I just think to myself, could I easily hit a lob wedge to the nearby object? If so, it is less than 200 feet away, and I need to be careful. If I can easily sink a...
Forum: General Discussion 08-08-2006, 11:04 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 20,470
Posted By Frank
The precaution we use when swimming off the boat...

The precaution we use when swimming off the boat is to always keep one person (adult or older teenager) in the boat. This of course allows that person to bring the boat back should it drift away...
Forum: General Discussion 08-03-2006, 07:03 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,241
Posted By Frank
One of the guys at Fay's told me Silver Sands'...

One of the guys at Fay's told me Silver Sands' gas station was being redone - new pumps, new lines, etc. He thought they'd be closed for the season.

- Frank
Forum: General Discussion 07-10-2006, 09:31 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,188
Posted By Frank
It happens rarely, and, yes, when I've seen it...

It happens rarely, and, yes, when I've seen it happen, it has almost always been someone young on a PWC or someone driving a rental boat. I've never seen a 38' Baja drive in there :).

The only...
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