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Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?

by John H. <salmonbait@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 16, 2008 at 11:20 AM

On Fri, 16 May 2008 10:35:05 -0400, gfretwell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

>On Fri, 16 May 2008 08:43:49 -0400, John H.
><salmonbait@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:57 -0400, gfretwell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 13 May 2008 14:14:03 -0700 (PDT), sailmonstermomma
>>><cassandra@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I see lots of people on the docks of my marina getting ready to go
>>>>somewhere this time of year.  The last month I have noticed a lot of
>>>>blue tape coming off boats and MOB poles, radar reflectors, and jerry-
>>>>jug boards going back on.  So, where's everyone going?
>>>
>>>
>>>It's not really a boat trip but we are going to "go up north and drive
>>>slow" this June. (Florida joke)
>>>Fly drive trip starting in Manchester NH and ending up in Buffalo via
>>>the White Mountains and Canada. (and wherever else we decide to go in
>>>2+ weeks)
>>>In the past several years we have "done" the west in the same fa****on
>>>averaging over 2000 miles on the rentacar. 
>>>*** boat content***
>>>In Alaska we went on a whale watching boat in Seward and took a water
>>>taxi for a hiking trip in Kachemak. We rented a house boat for a few
>>>days on the Arizona, New Mexico trip (Lake Powell) and we boated
>>>around Coeur D'Alene for a day on the Idaho trip. We were supposed to
>>>spend a day on Lake Sakakawea on the Dakota trip but we had weather
>>>problems so we went to the State Fair in Minot. Time and weather
>>>permitting we may check out one of the lakes up north.
>>> I am guessing the cramped spaces in New England will limit the
>>>mileage we drive somewhat. I doubt they have deserted highways with 75
>>>mph speed limits that people generally ignore.
>>
>>I spent a few months working on the Minuteman missile sites around
Minot.
>>What a miserable place. There was a sign over the highway that read,
"Why
>>not Minot?" I could think of lots of reasons. I'll bet the state fair
was a
>>great one, just to make up for the area.
>>
>>But, if one likes watching wheat grow, that's the place to do it!
>
>
>We went on the tour at Ellsworth in Rapid City and got to see a silo.
>Interesting stuff. They also had a sample of just about every plane I
>made a Revell model of. Cool.
>Minot might be a tough place to live in, particularly on the base but
>it wasn't a bad visit. We got a good look at the wind turbines there.

I was there in the early 60's. T'weren't no wind turbines there. Only lots
of wind! I worked for the US Coast and Geodetic Survey then as a tower
builder. We'd build the damn things up to 116 feet high, and the wind
would
make it a scary proposition.

These are the towers we built.

http://tinyurl.com/6ox4dp

Lots of fun!
-- 
John *H*
 




 24 Posts in Topic:
So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
sailmonstermomma <cass  2008-05-13 14:14:03 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
JR North <junkjasonrno  2008-05-13 18:27:54 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
"Calif Bill" &l  2008-05-13 22:40:25 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
Wayne.B <waynebatrecdo  2008-05-13 21:33:20 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
John H. <salmonbait@[E  2008-05-13 21:52:11 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
DK <intrceptor@[EMAIL   2008-05-14 19:41:06 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
John H. <salmonbait@[E  2008-05-13 21:51:26 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
"John" <noyb  2008-05-15 08:58:50 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
gfretwell@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-05-15 23:00:57 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
John H. <salmonbait@[E  2008-05-16 08:43:49 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
"D.Duck" <Do  2008-05-16 08:50:16 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
gfretwell@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-05-16 10:35:05 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
John H. <salmonbait@[E  2008-05-16 11:20:32 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
LoogyPicker@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-05-16 12:06:12 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
John H. <salmonbait@[E  2008-05-16 15:17:51 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
gfretwell@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-05-17 15:11:01 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
LoogyPicker@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-05-18 07:02:48 
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gfretwell@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-05-18 10:20:42 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
PhantMan@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2008-05-18 09:49:01 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
justwaitafrekinminute@[EM  2008-05-18 07:49:35 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
rforman61@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-05-19 13:34:50 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
John H. <salmonbait@[E  2008-05-19 17:04:03 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
Wayne.B <waynebatrecdo  2008-05-19 23:18:27 
Re: So Who's Planning a Trip to Where?
rforman61@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-05-20 08:41:18 

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