Forum: Boating
04-14-2025, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,870
early boaters beware
This is the time of year for debris to be floating around. Granted, an entire pine tree is unusual, but is indicative of what else is most assuredly out there lurking, just waiting for a propeller...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-14-2025, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 54,122
Sandy Point Going Condo
When this all came up a while ago there was a lot of talk about the environmental impact and what to do about septic system issues in light of the Lake being so close on one side and the steep uphill...
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Forum: Boating
04-13-2025, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,879
Mooring basics
With respect to birds..., probably a losing proposition. Ducks, and other "prolific" flyers view a moored boat as a floating toilet, and once they get used to its location, I'm sorry, but there is...
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Forum: Boating
04-13-2025, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,879
Mooring basics
Your question will produce several answers, but I suggest that you have answered your own question by saying "you expect some help from the marina". Who else will be as familiar with mooring at that...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-08-2025, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 49,742
Ice
With respect to "ice out", just remember that 'Father Time' and 'Mother Nature' are two immutable forces that no one has (ever) been able to outlive nor outwit.
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Forum: Restaurant Information & Reviews
04-07-2025, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,906
Garwoods
Garwoods is a business in a building. The family that owned the business also owned the building, but they were two separate entities. The dockside building is owned by the Town, and leased to...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-04-2025, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,432
Thanks to TomC
WOW!, talk about posting a question and getting an ANSWER! That was one of the best answers I have seen on this site.
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Forum: General Discussion
03-20-2025, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 49,742
...however
...TODAY is the TOMORROW you worried about YESTERDAY!
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
03-09-2025, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 14,009
Generator installation
In early 2000 I wanted to install a generator. The electrician suggested a unit large enough to carry the entire house, auto-transfer, weekly auto-exercise, and an over-sized LP tank. My reaction...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
03-02-2025, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 16,113
Surface crack in bathroom sink
I discovered a surface crack in our bathroom sink, not leaking (yet), but I wonder if there is a surface-applied product that will seal the crack before it gets any worse. The sink is "white", so a...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
02-16-2025, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 10,952
Home check
If there were a simple answer to this post, there would have been one answer, and the post would be over. But life isn't that simple. In reality, this post isn't any of my business because I live...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
02-03-2025, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 26,840
Septic systems
I STRONGLY support TheTimeTraveler's post, especially the comment about pumping EVERY YEAR. Many systems have filters between the house and the tank(s), so it is important to have these checked...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
01-12-2025, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,865
Junk removal
"Junk" removal brings to mind the following treatise:
Lessons to be learned about "what you have"...
When you invite friends over
You find out how little you have,
When you move,
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Forum: General Discussion
01-03-2025, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 22,375
Meredith lake access rights
This is the best answer; this is the simplest answer; this is the only answer. The OP should follow Mr. V advice, the rest of the posts are simply personal opinions with no concrete value. For what...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-19-2024, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,295
SCAM alert
This sounds like something my parents used to say to me, no..., it was my grandparents. Looking back, it was true then, and it still is, maybe even more true!
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
11-17-2024, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,341
Oil tank removal ...
Check with whoever will be your new supplier. The fewer people involved, the better. Your propane supplier may not actually do the removal, but he may have a business relationship with someone who...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-17-2024, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,295
SCAM alert!
I just got a text message telling me I owed for an unpaid toll invoice. I have E-Z Pass, so I knew something wasn't right. The more I looked at the text I could see errors in the wording, and the...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
11-16-2024, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,341
Oil tank removal and installation
Call (on the business line, Wolfeboro Fire, at 1-603-569-1400) and ask them your questions. When I had a tank removed a number of years ago, I had to arrange for the local Fire Chief to be...
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Forum: Automotive
11-16-2024, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 6,655
car insurance woes
Insurance, of any type, is too complicated for me to try and figure out the best deal, that is why I rely on my local agent. Also, in case I ever needed the coverage provided by a policy, I don't...
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Forum: Site Support Forum
11-07-2024, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,176
Time ??
Why does the 'time' read one hour head of the actual time?
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Forum: General Discussion
11-04-2024, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,438
End of Daylight savings
You are correct; the confusion with time came due to some of the counties in Iowa staying on DST, while others went to Standard time.
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Forum: General Discussion
11-04-2024, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,438
Speaking of adjusting...
Many years ago I went to college in Iowa. I flew from Boston to Chicago, then took a train to Iowa. Chicago is in the Eastern Time Zone, but the train very quickly passed into the Central Time Zone,...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-02-2024, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,438
End of Daylight savings
This isn't exactly a "lake topic", but everybody needs to remember that Daylight Savings time ends tomorrow morning at 2:00 AM. So, when you go to bed tonight, remember to set your CLOCKS BACK 1...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-29-2024, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 26,235
Town line anomalies...
but, where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah all come together, you can put a hand or foot in each of the 4 states at the same time, but where Barnstead, Alton, Strafford, Farmington and New...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-12-2024, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,230
Northern lights
My wife and I were on a cruise in August in Alaskan waters a few years ago and the Northern Lights were so bright our whole cabin was lit up. If course, out on the ocean there are no trees to...
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