Forum: Boating
08-21-2017, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 26,513
My Wife and I..(over 50 years...)
We have been going up to an overlook of the entrance to Newport Harbor for years...every Sunday during the summer.. We have an umbrella and our two chairs.....and carrying the Sunday Providence...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
07-10-2017, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,191
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
07-09-2017, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,191
20 # Bottle
I have been using my BBQ for decades..currently a Weber Spirit. When the bottle is near empty..it weighs in at 18 pounds..maybe slightly less. When the bottle is getting low I weigh it on my digital...
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
07-06-2017, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 25,791
Heckle and Jeckle
I think Heckle and Jeckle have their suitcases packed.. :D and are ready to leave. I have enjoyed watching them mature. Thanks for watching..and thanks to the Webmaster for allowing this thread to...
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Forum: Boating
06-26-2017, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 22,307
America's Cup
WE Lose: Team New Zealand wins the America's Cup. Cheers to Team New Zealand. NB
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
06-22-2017, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 16,889
Just wondering..Do you also have a metal fence...
Just wondering..Do you also have a metal fence around your property.?
Down here in Rhode Island, we have an old WWII Radar/Radio site on the coast (Beavertail), that normally would have had metal...
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Forum: Boating
06-20-2017, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 22,307
Foiling Is Not New
This boat want's to do a California to Hawaii: :) NB
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Forum: Boating
06-19-2017, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 22,307
I have to agree. They got their butts kicked.
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I have to agree. They got their butts kicked.
I have NO idea how Oracle bailed themselves out of the SF thing three years ago.
I think we have to remember this whole thing is now "Commercial"....
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
06-18-2017, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 25,791
Heckle and Jeckle.
Heckle has flown away ("Fledged"). Heckle came back to the nest today to reunite with his sibling Jeckle. Parent came by with a Big fish..which is all gone. :) :) NB
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Forum: Boating
06-16-2017, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 22,307
The 150 Foot Rule ...(in Bermuda)
The Americas Cup is about to begin. Team New Zealand Vs. Oracle. :) NB
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Forum: Boating
06-12-2017, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 22,307
Americas Cup 2017
Emirates Team New Zealand is the Challenger to the US Defending team Oracle :liplick: NB
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Forum: Boating
06-08-2017, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 22,307
This is serious sailing. "Spadefoot" was...
This is serious sailing. "Spadefoot" was abandoned on 5 June. (See the Notes) She is still drifting around out there. The skipper was picked up and is safe in Bermuda.
The Marion, (MA) Bermuda...
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Forum: Boating
06-06-2017, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 22,307
Todays Technology..
With satellites, Offshore sailing boats (AND ships) can be tracked in real time. They sail with transponders on board that communicate with stations on shore.
The Bermuda 1-2 is currently...
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Forum: Restaurant Information & Reviews
06-05-2017, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 106
Views: 103,977
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Forum: Boating
06-05-2017, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 22,307
I love the advances in technology and the...
I love the advances in technology and the engineering. In a past life I was an engineer. :)
Look around: There are now "Kits" to convert ....lets say..A Laser to... Foils. The old "Moth"...
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Forum: Boating
06-03-2017, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 22,307
The Americas Cup 2017 Begins
The competition is now taking place in Bermuda. The boats are carbon fiber "Foiling" Catamarans.
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
05-22-2017, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 25,791
I Love These Birds
They have been named by anonymous sources as Honor and Glory...or something. I prefer to call themHeckle and Jeckle...:D NB
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckle_and_Jeckle
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
05-02-2017, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 5,491
Cutting Trees
I've been looking at this guys videos for a couple of weeks. What is an "Arborist"...????
I have a new appreciation for the people who go out and climb up trees and "attend" to them...whether it...
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
04-22-2017, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 25,791
The Moment
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/dc/baby-bald-eagle-rescued-from-nest-in-dc/433134849 :D NB
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
04-21-2017, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 25,791
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
04-20-2017, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 25,791
Time Sensitive Post
It looks like one of the chicks has got his right leg caught in the crotch of the tree and maybe some big sticks at the edge of the nest. Unable to extricate himself. Mother is attentive but unable...
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
04-19-2017, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 25,791
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
04-12-2017, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 25,791
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Forum: General Discussion
04-01-2017, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 23,948
I Remember Summer Camps
I went to summer camp in 1948 at "Pine Crest Dunes" on Long Island, NY". (It was for Seven weeks). Not on Winni. But I remember....NB :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9F86cAoi3o
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Forum: Winni Wildlife
03-29-2017, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 25,791
DC Eagle Cam
The first chick hatched this morning. The second chick looks like he will be soon.
http://www.dceaglecam.org/ NB
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