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No go - tired of winter

einstein376

einstein376

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Lansing, MI
Aircraft Year
2004 Columbia 350
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Other
Reg Number
N6508F
Took the afternoon off to fly and of course the hanger doors were frozen solid. Flying turning into shoveling and chipping ice. I am so ready for spring :mad:

Jim
 
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I had that same problem here in Texas a couple of days ago. Finally got off work early, headed to the hangar - ARGH! Doors are frozen shut. Rest of the week has been super-busy at work, and Saturday/Sunday the forecast is calling for rain, low ceilings, etc. Yuck!

Please, you guys from up North - TAKE YOUR DARN WINTER WEATHER BACK! We moved to Texas for a reason, dang it!
 
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Jim

Its the same up here in New England and and no end in site for a very rough winter and cold for the whole country, must be that side effect of global warming all the fruit loops are talking about.
 
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Things are tough down here in South Georgia, today I had to wear a jacket.

Life is a barrel of fun.

Ken
 
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ksandrew said:
Things are tough down here in South Georgia, today I had to wear a jacket.
Ken
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Bite me Ken! Just wait till I see your shiny spinner again!!:eek:
 
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agree on the nippy weather/ only expected to reach 65 here today. :( next 3 days, tho, absolutely superb.. mid 70s and sunny.

Judi
 
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Hruuuuuumph - supposed to be 82 this weekend. Downright chilly, I'd say:p
 
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My youngest son Dylan and I are flying up to Boyne Mountain Sunday morning, site of the COG Fly-in some years ago. Land on the ski resort runway and within 10 minutes you are on your skis. Will have a glorious day on the slopes! If I can get him going early enough we are going to do some winter aerial photography along Sleeping Bear Dunes. (He is a pretty accomplished photographer.) Hope to have some great shots to post.

Love it or leave it! :D
 
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I'll leave the skiing to others but I could easily take an afternoon in that spa at Boyne.
 
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Yeah man. Day of skiing THEN hit the Spa!
 
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Yea, but here in Phoenix it's water skiing.....
 
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Like Vince said 82 here this weekend. Was at the airport (POC) today and heard the water skiers on Puddingstone Lake adjacent to the airport; however, in local mountains snow skiing is great. We get a little variety here!
 
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Scott,

I have only ever been skiing one time in my life, back about 1968 up in New England.

Only time I have ever paid extra for insurance on a rental.

Some idiot put the ski lodge at the bottom of the hill and I ended up under the veranda. That extra $1.00 that I paid covered the broken equipment and my trip to the emergency room.

After that I started jumping out of airplanes, a lot safer.

Life is a barrel of fun.

Ken
 
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Pete,

Where in the world do you go waterskiing in PHX? The lakes on all the golf courses? Or maybe the concrete drainage ditches after the monsoons? :)

Tim
 
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Pete,
Why would you go water skiing? The girls do not wear many clothes.
When you snow ski you can see their eyes because you are not distracted by other features.
 
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Lake Pleasent and I don't ski anymore. I do run around in a bass boat and do little fishing

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Pete said:
Lake Pleasent and I don't ski anymore. I do run around in a bass boat and do little fishing

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It's good to be Pete! :p
 
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Today it got into the 50s in MD, and kept thinking what a beautiful day to fly. But Home Improvement (lets be honest-storm repairs). However, even here in the BWI SFRA area, there were 3 low flying singles-as I enjoyed the 'Engine music' I Told myself I was at Oshkosh in the campground. Next week will be back on thd tree farm and hanger/Airplane on the agenda-IF clocks forward help bring Spring.
 
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Gang,

Just got back from vacation in Hawaii. With the weather in Toronto and work, I had not flown since late November. Took the +28C and VFR weather to do my US Bi-annual Flight Review. It was great to be back in the air. Looking forward to spring.
 
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