Things that make you Smile

Dad sold the C * C · 09-26-2020, 09:47 AM

That feeling you get as you start to undo the boat cover

Barney Bear · 09-26-2020, 10:10 AM

Ice-out in the Spring. 🐻

XCR-700 · 09-26-2020, 11:06 AM

As a kid, NOTHING beat the the smell of the marine gas and 2-cycle oil at Downings!

Today, a weekday trip from Lakeport to Alton is just perfect.

Descant · 09-26-2020, 12:24 PM

Smell of diesel when the Mount went by with the old engines. And a bit more rumble, so we could hear her around the point before we could see her.

Hillcountry · 09-26-2020, 02:45 PM

The gas dock girls!

Winilyme · 09-26-2020, 03:03 PM

Every minute I’m with my beautiful wife and daughter.

dippasan · 09-28-2020, 06:55 AM

My Grandaughter
Coming out of the channel and seeing the camp for the first time on a chilly spring day.
Getting a call from WAM saying "The Boat Is In!
My wife's cooking
Listening to music while doing almost anything
Being together with my family

Music Man · 09-28-2020, 08:05 AM

I like snow in my backyard.

Biggd · 09-28-2020, 09:22 AM

Sitting on my dock with a beer in hand looking out at a peaceful lake on a beautiful fall day.

fatlazyless · 09-28-2020, 09:51 AM

Sept 27, 2020: At 65-degree water temp, the big lake is still swim-able this late in September what with the low water level and drought-New Hampshire.

Winilyme · 09-28-2020, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biggd

Sitting on my dock with a beer in hand looking out at a peaceful lake on a beautiful fall day.

Agree entirely.

Agree entirely x 10 if it's an IPA.

chaseisland · 09-28-2020, 10:13 AM

My wife saying "you are 100% correct".

MotorHead · 09-28-2020, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by chaseisland

My wife saying "you are 100% correct".

: laugh:

:l augh:

:la ugh:

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steve-on-mark · 09-28-2020, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by chaseisland

My wife saying "you are 100% correct".

Is this a fiction thread?

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Phantom · 09-28-2020, 11:32 AM

The view of the Lake from our deck

When one takes time to ponder it ..………. we are a lucky few that have such beauty !

winniwannabe · 09-28-2020, 12:32 PM

I smile thinking of almost 58 yrs at the Lake. My hubby and kids being introduced to it and vacationing here! And of course to all of the Forum posters who make it so enjoyable to reminisce.

steve-on-mark · 09-29-2020, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantom

The view of the Lake from our deck

When one takes time to ponder it ..………. we are a lucky few that have such beauty !

I tell my neighbors that all the time.." can you even believe we live here!! "

SAB1 · 09-29-2020, 08:49 AM

Ripping down a trail at 80 on 6 inches of fresh snow up in "The County"....

Hauling in a 4lb landlock on 8 1/2 ft flyrod in May............................

A cold frosty morning in my treestand watching the sun melt the frost and the leaves are falling like rain....................even better if a nice 8pt shows up and I'm dragging it shortly thereafter................

Ice cold beer no matter where I am.......................as long as it isn't an IPA

dippasan · 09-29-2020, 11:10 AM

Just realized what a great, positive, uplifting thread this is, in a year of seemingly constant terrible news.

If you read each post, it reinforces how important the "little things" really are......They're not little at all, they're huge, they matter and they're important!

RumGuy · 10-06-2020, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaseisland

My wife saying "you are 100% correct".

When she WHAT????

thinkxingu · 09-28-2020, 12:59 PM

BBQ.

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dippasan · 09-28-2020, 02:32 PM

Pop's Pop's Pop's

ushaggerb · 09-28-2020, 09:25 PM

Catching my son in that perfect mid-air moment when he jumps off the back of the boat. Sun is setting, Meredith looks like a postcard. And the only thing between it and me is a kid suspended - in pure joy.

Anvil · 09-30-2020, 12:47 PM

Driving through the Weirs Channel and hitting the horn when we get under the bridge...

KPW · 09-30-2020, 07:19 PM

Launching the boat, headed to Cow. Put the boat in forward and stress melts. That's just the beginning.

ishoot308 · 09-30-2020, 08:16 PM

What makes me smile?....hmmmm... here’s just a few....

The first salmon landed in the spring... (actually every fish landed)

The first glass of Cabernet at the tiki bar...(actually every glass of anything at tiki bar)

The first fire in the outdoor fireplace...(actually every fire)

The first spring fishing sunrise...(actually any sunrise)

The first Spring sunset...(actually every sunset)

The first winter visit to island once ice is safe...(actually every winter visit)

Come to think of it, I smile a lot!

Dan

Sue Doe-Nym · 10-01-2020, 01:14 PM

Sitting out on the deck on this gorgeous sunny day with the only sounds being those of the loons.......beautiful !

Also, having my husband say that he was wrong....that I am 100% correct.
😂

MotorHead · 10-02-2020, 07:22 AM

Hope makes me smile, also waking up to my wife pretty face every morning.

JonLevis · 10-02-2020, 07:58 AM

THE LAKE!!! Even just looking at the chart hanging on my office wall!

jenfa · 10-04-2020, 09:11 PM

After a summer morning of chores around the house, inside and outside...saying, "get the chairs, lets head for the beach for a refreshing dip".

09-26-2020, 09:47 AM	#1
Dad sold the C * C Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 273 Thanks: 119 Thanked 62 Times in 40 Posts	Things that make you Smile That feeling you get as you start to undo the boat cover

09-26-2020, 10:10 AM	#2
Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 962 Thanks: 495 Thanked 273 Times in 174 Posts	😁 Ice-out in the Spring. 🐻

09-28-2020, 06:55 AM	#7
dippasan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hooksett NH and Sleepers Isl Posts: 392 Thanks: 287 Thanked 190 Times in 83 Posts	So many things My Grandaughter Coming out of the channel and seeing the camp for the first time on a chilly spring day. Getting a call from WAM saying "The Boat Is In! My wife's cooking Listening to music while doing almost anything Being together with my family __________________ Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity

09-28-2020, 08:05 AM	#8
Music Man Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 104 Thanks: 37 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts	I like snow in my backyard. Attached Images

09-28-2020, 09:51 AM	#10
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,746 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,007 Times in 735 Posts	Sept 27, 2020: At 65-degree water temp, the big lake is still swim-able this late in September what with the low water level and drought-New Hampshire. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

09-26-2020, 11:06 AM	#3
XCR-700 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,342 Thanks: 757 Thanked 538 Times in 313 Posts	As a kid, NOTHING beat the the smell of the marine gas and 2-cycle oil at Downings! Today, a weekday trip from Lakeport to Alton is just perfect.

09-26-2020, 12:24 PM	#4
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,356 Thanks: 1,344 Thanked 1,623 Times in 1,055 Posts	Smell of diesel when the Mount went by with the old engines. And a bit more rumble, so we could hear her around the point before we could see her.

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09-26-2020, 02:45 PM	#5
Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,420 Thanks: 1,677 Thanked 786 Times in 466 Posts	The gas dock girls!

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09-26-2020, 03:03 PM	#6
Winilyme Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Ice in = CT / Ice out = Winnipesaukee Posts: 491 Thanks: 133 Thanked 294 Times in 158 Posts	Every minute I’m with my beautiful wife and daughter.

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09-28-2020, 09:22 AM	#9
Biggd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Waltham Ma./Meredith NH Posts: 4,113 Thanks: 2,222 Thanked 1,190 Times in 757 Posts	Sitting on my dock with a beer in hand looking out at a peaceful lake on a beautiful fall day.

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09-28-2020, 10:13 AM	#12
chaseisland Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Concord, NH Posts: 157 Thanks: 17 Thanked 68 Times in 44 Posts	Smile My wife saying "you are 100% correct".

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09-28-2020, 11:32 AM	#15
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,934 Thanks: 450 Thanked 605 Times in 341 Posts	The view of the Lake from our deck When one takes time to ponder it ..………. we are a lucky few that have such beauty ! __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

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09-28-2020, 12:32 PM	#16
winniwannabe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MA Posts: 139 Thanks: 113 Thanked 45 Times in 31 Posts	I smile thinking of almost 58 yrs at the Lake. My hubby and kids being introduced to it and vacationing here! And of course to all of the Forum posters who make it so enjoyable to reminisce.

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09-29-2020, 08:49 AM	#18
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,230 Thanks: 190 Thanked 320 Times in 235 Posts	Ripping down a trail at 80 on 6 inches of fresh snow up in "The County".... Hauling in a 4lb landlock on 8 1/2 ft flyrod in May............................ A cold frosty morning in my treestand watching the sun melt the frost and the leaves are falling like rain....................even better if a nice 8pt shows up and I'm dragging it shortly thereafter................ Ice cold beer no matter where I am.......................as long as it isn't an IPA

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09-29-2020, 11:10 AM	#19
dippasan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hooksett NH and Sleepers Isl Posts: 392 Thanks: 287 Thanked 190 Times in 83 Posts	The "little things" aren't so little Just realized what a great, positive, uplifting thread this is, in a year of seemingly constant terrible news. If you read each post, it reinforces how important the "little things" really are......They're not little at all, they're huge, they matter and they're important! __________________ Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity

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dippasan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hooksett NH and Sleepers Isl Posts: 392 Thanks: 287 Thanked 190 Times in 83 Posts	Pop's Pop's Pop's __________________ Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity

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ushaggerb Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 108 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 69 Thanked 30 Times in 22 Posts	Happy flying Catching my son in that perfect mid-air moment when he jumps off the back of the boat. Sun is setting, Meredith looks like a postcard. And the only thing between it and me is a kid suspended - in pure joy.

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