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[mongoose33]

Hope the church has AC...View attachment 582551

Reminds me what was on a local church's sign board the morning of the 2011 Super Bowl:

God Doesn't Play Favorites
But the Sign Man Can
Go Packers!


And as long as I'm at it:

 

[grampamark]

 

[nmfree]

It's the weekend, and for the love of God, don't forget to let the dog out once in a while!

...and don't forget to feed the dog this week as well.

 

[day_trippr]

That's just cruel. Boo! BOO!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

She's not very doughy, must be light bread.

 

[nmfree]

 

[ProblemChild]

trip back to the home town. been 30 years. not sure why it took so long to go back to Michigan.....

 

[ba-brewer]

View attachment 582636 trip back to the home town. been 30 years. not sure why it took so long to go back to Michigan.....

That lake looks angry my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I remember chuckling at people calling the Great Lakes the ocean when I was on a trip to Door county WI, but when it is like that the name fits.

 

[ProblemChild]

1. That lake looks angry my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli!

Like an old friend to me. Summer waves bring some of the warmest waters and fondest memories

 

[homebrewer_99]

I was a teenager growing up in Atlantic City, NJ, in the 60's and early 70's.

 

[Schlenkerla]

I remember chuckling at people calling the Great Lakes the ocean when I was on a trip to Door county WI, but when it is like that the name fits.

Many years back, I had some people in Oklahoma ask me if the great lakes are really oceans.

I thought it was a funny question, but they're kinda like that. Big bodies of water with fresh water fish and salmon.

 

[ancientmariner52]

Inland sea, maybe? Any body of water that can sink full-grown ore boats gets my respect.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Many years back, I had some people in Oklahoma ask me if the great lakes are really oceans.

I thought it was a funny question, but they're kinda like that. Big bodies of water with fresh water fish and salmon.

I reeled in a pretty nice steelhead on that trip, trolling a pink and white lure.

 

[Schlenkerla]

I reeled in a pretty nice steelhead on that trip, trolling a pink and white lure.

All I have ever got was lake trout in Michigan and on Erie. They were huge fish though. Reeling them in was hard work.

Both instances trolling with down riggers set at 250 - 300F [Edit: Only that in Michigan not sure how deep in Erie.]

I love it when you're reeling like mad and the line is going out and the drag is whining.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

My in-laws go salmon fishing every year, I think we trolled with 4 down riggers, that year there was not a lot of action. The steelhead was delicious, they called them rainbows (as in trout)... I don't know why.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

One more, I didn't want to wait until next week.

 

[nmfree]

 

[ba-brewer]

My in-laws go salmon fishing every year, I think we trolled with 4 down riggers, that year there was not a lot of action. The steelhead was delicious, they called them rainbows (as in trout)... I don't know why.

Steelhead are now their own specie as a type of salmon(political thing I believe), but once where classified as rainbow trout that would migrate from fresh water to the ocean to mature then return to fresh water to spawn. Unlike true salmon they do not die after spawning and can make more than one trip to the ocean if they are lucky.

 

[ba-brewer]

Like an old friend to me. Summer waves bring some of the warmest waters and fondest memories

That is a heck of chop in that picture, I hope you choose a calmer day to enjoy the water.

When I first seen the picture I thought ocean until I seen your comments about Michigan.

I grew up in Wisconsin(inland) and it has been some time since I have been back, maybe crazy but I do miss mid-summer thunder storms.

 

[harleybug88]

Mixing paint can sometimes turn into art.

 

[ancientmariner52]

Mixing paint can sometimes turn into art.View attachment 582757

Just leave the lid off in the shaker. You'll get a Jackson Pollack masterpiece.

 

[bleme]

I'll probably look at my keezer a little differently now....

 

[homebrewer_99]

Lowe's or Dahmer's?

 

[beermanpete]

Lowe's or Dahmer's?

The family size freezer seats six!

 

[Sailingeric]

A bad sailing is still better than a good day at the office.

 

[mongoose33]

A bad sailing is still better than a good day at the office.View attachment 582843

I've said that one or two times about golf.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Steelhead are now their own specie as a type of salmon(political thing I believe), but once where classified as rainbow trout that would migrate from fresh water to the ocean to mature then return to fresh water to spawn. Unlike true salmon they do not die after spawning and can make more than one trip to the ocean if they are lucky.

That's the way I remember it growing up fishing in Maine. To be more specific they called land locked rainbows and the steelhead were called still rainbows but were a completely different animal or fish. People would show me pictures of rainbows and you knew it was from the tidal river. I was always use to lake or steam rainbows.

 

[nmfree]

aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[ProblemChild]

That is a heck of chop in that picture, I hope you choose a calmer day to enjoy the water.

When I first seen the picture I thought ocean until I seen your comments about Michigan.

I grew up in Wisconsin(inland) and it has been some time since I have been back, maybe crazy but I do miss mid-summer thunder storms.

The big trick is knowing where to swim and how deep to go. Understanding the action of the waves and the rip currents is key. Close to the pier, the water is chaotic and basically piles up. Rip current occurrs about 200 to 300 meters down the beach. Don't go in over your waist and stay about 100 meters from the pier. Always look where you are and adjust back in that safe zone. Also. Playing in the waves is best done with a spotter to tell you when the rip current has shifted

 

[orionol73]

That lake looks angry my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli!

I remember chuckling at people calling the Great Lakes the ocean when I was on a trip to Door county WI, but when it is like that the name fits.

Inland sea, maybe? Any body of water that can sink full-grown ore boats gets my respect.

The lakes are about as angry as it can get! I do a lot of sailing on the lakes and storms can blow in out of nowhere...from a sunny calm day to pouring rain and blowing 50+ in a matter of minutes. The wave action is what makes them so dangerous...can get 20+ footers that are stacked up in super tight succession. We get ocean sailors here all the time and they are in awe when a good storm rolls through, nothing like they have ever seen.

My in-laws go salmon fishing every year, I think we trolled with 4 down riggers, that year there was not a lot of action. The steelhead was delicious, they called them rainbows (as in trout)... I don't know why.

Steelhead are now their own specie as a type of salmon(political thing I believe), but once where classified as rainbow trout that would migrate from fresh water to the ocean to mature then return to fresh water to spawn. Unlike true salmon they do not die after spawning and can make more than one trip to the ocean if they are lucky.

That's the way I remember it growing up fishing in Maine. To be more specific they called land locked rainbows and the steelhead were called still rainbows but were a completely different animal or fish. People would show me pictures of rainbows and you knew it was from the tidal river. I was always use to lake or steam rainbows.

Rainbow trout and Steelhead are the same fish but have different life patterns. A rainbow trout lives its entire life in a river or stream, spawning and staying in different parts of the river. A Steelhead is a Rainbow trout that lives in the lake (or ocean) but will run up rivers each year to spawn.

 

[bleme]

 

[ba-brewer]

Rainbow trout and Steelhead are the same fish but have different life patterns. A rainbow trout lives its entire life in a river or stream, spawning and staying in different parts of the river. A Steelhead is a Rainbow trout that lives in the lake (or ocean) but will run up rivers each year to spawn.

Steelhead maybe rainbows but not all rainbows are steelhead. There are many place that support both types of fish.

Fish do school so maybe it is just pier pressure.

 

[orionol73]

Steelhead maybe rainbows but not all rainbows are steelhead. There are many place that support both types of fish.

Fish do school so maybe it is just pier pressure.

This is correct, sorry I didn't clarify!

 

[happyappy]

And did any of those vehicles have the hi beam switch on the floor to step on, right beside the clutch. In snow boots, you could flash your hi beams, push in the clutch and lock up the breaks all with one boot.

I'll go you one better...the first car I drove was my dad's early 70's base model plymouth valiant. It had three on the tree, a floor mounted high beam switch, AND a floor mounted windshield washer bellows. Your foot supplied the pumping power!

This isn't a Valiant, but it is a similar setup.

 

[nmfree]

 

[GrogNerd]

Was at an air show at Andrews AFB & tried to take a picture of a stealth fighter. Auto-focus didn't work

I was surprised. Took a full minute before I had my "duh" moment

 

[ProblemChild]

Was at an air show at Andrews AFB & tried to take a picture of a stealth fighter. Auto-focus didn't work

I was surprised. Took a full minute before I had my "duh" moment

At my job, we prepare inspection documentation for various aircraft manufacturers. Each part is marked in various ways and that part mark must be captured in a picture so we can show evidence prior to shipment that each part was identified correctly. Some of the paints we use scatters infrared light which is what a lot of cameras use for auto focus. I would up putting a little post-it note arrow pointing toward the part marking - not so much so you could find the part mark, but so the auto-focus would work.

 

[OpenSights]

The last year I was in I had duty during the Miramar air show. The stealth was roped off and under armed guard. Still cool to see in person.

One of the guys from Flight Line tagged a Blue Angel with our squadron sticker. Good times, sometimes.