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JimB517
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Initially Posted - 12/21/2004 :  10:10:28  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
Yes, the happiest day of the year for me! From now on, every day is a day closer to sailing every day after work. I'll have to go lunch time sailing to celebrate!

Indiscipline 1978 FK SR #398
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dave holtgrave
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Response Posted - 12/21/2004 :  12:07:23  Show Profile
great
here i sit waiting for tomorrow when it is to be 18 dgrees for a high and 5 for a low.
yea, have fun.
i will be in san diego on jan 5 and 6.
hope your season end well.

how about keeping a couple of those whales in site of a celebrity cruise ship for me.

thanks and have a good sail.

very envious
dave holtgrave
5722 sk/tr
hard and dry carlyle lake in southern illinois
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existentialsailor
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Response Posted - 12/21/2004 :  12:28:44  Show Profile
Dave,

I feel your pain. When I got up this morning it was minus 12F at my house.

Those ice boats are starting to look like fun, at least they have sails...
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 12/21/2004 :  12:51:21  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
Dave - Jan. 5/6 - its mid week and short days but I could meet you at 4 PM and go sailing around Mission Bay. Let me know! I'm used to coming back to the slip in the dark.

Oh yeah, bring a sweatshirt or something.
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Charlie Vick
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Response Posted - 12/21/2004 :  13:04:24  Show Profile
Yeah and 1 minute more sunlight a day!
Its 57 here now but we have a "Winter Storm Warning"
predicted for tomorrow with accumulations up to 2"!
Gosh, get out the snow shoes and tire chains!
We're very easily excited down here about snow.
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atgep
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Response Posted - 12/21/2004 :  16:36:12  Show Profile
This is quite a big event in ....Iceland! The daylight changes about 6 minutes daily. The Solstice was as good as any excuse to have a blowout party! CHeck out this link for the crazy weather conditions there.

http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/04018.html

I spent 3 years there and has most places beat for wacky weather.

Tom.
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triley
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Response Posted - 12/21/2004 :  16:55:11  Show Profile
We will gain about 3 minutes a day for awhile here from now on. But 4 degrees F above and threatening double digits below tonight. Cheers. Oh--- I am in Fargo, ND.
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 12/21/2004 :  17:27:35  Show Profile
"threatening double digits below tonight"
Tom - I've been there, done that, didn't enjoy it a bit!
I used to drive to Fargo from Winnipeg for bowling tournaments..
Derek
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 12/21/2004 :  17:53:26  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by triley</i>
<br />...I am in Fargo, ND.
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Loved the movie!
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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 12/21/2004 :  19:04:41  Show Profile
Oh ya! Me too! 'Specially the wood chipper part.
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seastream
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Response Posted - 12/21/2004 :  19:18:41  Show Profile  Visit seastream's Homepage
Hey, Rick, come south to New Boston where it was only minus 1 this morning. The tropics, by comparison to you, eh?

Bob
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 12/21/2004 :  19:47:52  Show Profile
To me, the winter solstice means that the countdown has begun!

Today the family and I were tooling around town and I asked them, "Do you know what the winter solstice means?"

They responded with the usual nonsense like "first day of winter", "shortest day of the year", and some other astronomical ponderings, to which I said, "No...It means boating season was just around the corner!"

For some reason they weren't as enthused about this as me?
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 12/21/2004 :  21:46:10  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
Last night winter weather warning in Florida....possible patchy frost inland. Did warm up to 70 today, and partly sunny. Wind E/SE 10-20 Waves 3-5. Sailed Miami to Fort Ladyda...close/beam reach George did a fine job, sat and read Chichester, occasionally looked up for traffic..had cookies, tea. (Earl Green).. Had to put a sweater on when the sun went down....but it was a beatiful sunset. (I know, rubbing it in....DUCK!)

But, tomorrow I have to go back to the frozen wastelands.....don't know what's worse. Not having it at all, or having it and then having to give it up again.... Good news is I get to come down in January and do some maintenance. Then another mini trip in February.....

Oscar
C42 # 76 "Lady Kay" (Ex. C250 WB #618 )
Georgetown MD/Fort Lauderdale FL
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MattL
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Response Posted - 12/22/2004 :  23:56:42  Show Profile
The elder, just turned 8, was commenting on the cold days. I mentioned the solsitce and asked him what that ment. When I said it ment sailing season was getting closer. He looked at me saying cool but gave that look that says,"yeah, sure dad."
all he cares about now is Christmas presents.
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