Earle, is it snowing in Silveton?
11-02-2003, 12:11 AM
#31
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Re: Earle, is it snowing in Silveton?
Risking a trip on the Loop in snow would not be wise. In fact Alferd Packer
would probably come eat you for lunch after you froze solid, even in a "Real
Jeep"!
"twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
news:Vu_ob.876$0D7.605@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> Yep, I'm WAY done with Starband.
>
> I would think that any layer of snow would make the Alpine Loop
> hazardous. Unless you know it's every inch, the trail can be hard to
> make out under a layer of fresh snow, wouldn't it?
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
>
> > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into it.
So
> > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with the
> > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish when
the
> > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
remembered
> > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
stuff
> > is really coming down now.
> >
> > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U. S.
550
> > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
snowmobile
> > and ski season soon enough.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> >
> >>STARBAND!!!
> >>
> >>Earle Horton wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick tomorrow,
> >
> > but I
> >
> >>>had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> >>>
> >>>Earle
> >>>
> >>>"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> >>>news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What about
> >>>>it old timer?
> >>
> >>--
> >>________________________________________________ ___________
> >>tw
> >>03 TJ Rubicon
> >>01 XJ Sport
> >>
> >>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> >>-- Dave Barry
> >>
> >>Pronunciation: 'jEp
> >>Function: noun
> >>Date: 1940
> >>
> >>Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> >>A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> >>1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> >>World War II.
> >>
> >>http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> >>(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> >>________________________________________________ ___________
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
> 03 TJ Rubicon
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>
would probably come eat you for lunch after you froze solid, even in a "Real
Jeep"!
"twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
news:Vu_ob.876$0D7.605@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> Yep, I'm WAY done with Starband.
>
> I would think that any layer of snow would make the Alpine Loop
> hazardous. Unless you know it's every inch, the trail can be hard to
> make out under a layer of fresh snow, wouldn't it?
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
>
> > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into it.
So
> > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with the
> > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish when
the
> > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
remembered
> > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
stuff
> > is really coming down now.
> >
> > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U. S.
550
> > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
snowmobile
> > and ski season soon enough.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> >
> >>STARBAND!!!
> >>
> >>Earle Horton wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick tomorrow,
> >
> > but I
> >
> >>>had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> >>>
> >>>Earle
> >>>
> >>>"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> >>>news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What about
> >>>>it old timer?
> >>
> >>--
> >>________________________________________________ ___________
> >>tw
> >>03 TJ Rubicon
> >>01 XJ Sport
> >>
> >>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> >>-- Dave Barry
> >>
> >>Pronunciation: 'jEp
> >>Function: noun
> >>Date: 1940
> >>
> >>Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> >>A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> >>1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> >>World War II.
> >>
> >>http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> >>(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> >>________________________________________________ ___________
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
> 03 TJ Rubicon
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>
11-02-2003, 11:36 AM
#32
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Re: Earle, is it snowing in Silveton?
The excitement just starts when you retire, it looks like. It's better than
being bored to death, I suppose. ;o)
Earle
"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:bo23o50195e@enews4.newsguy.com...
> I was going to give the Alpine Loop one more round trip last week but too
> many other issues came up .... Hey, I thought I retired to avoid all
these
> interruptions. Oh, well, there's always next year.......
>
> "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
> news:bo1q4k$16rfku$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into it.
> So
> > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with the
> > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish when
> the
> > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
remembered
> > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
> stuff
> > is really coming down now.
> >
> > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U. S.
> 550
> > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
snowmobile
> > and ski season soon enough.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> > > STARBAND!!!
> > >
> > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > >
> > > > About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick
tomorrow,
> > but I
> > > > had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > > >
> > > >>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What about
> > > >>it old timer?
> > >
> > > --
> > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > tw
> > > 03 TJ Rubicon
> > > 01 XJ Sport
> > >
> > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > > -- Dave Barry
> > >
> > > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > > Function: noun
> > > Date: 1940
> > >
> > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> > > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > > World War II.
> > >
> > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> > > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
being bored to death, I suppose. ;o)
Earle
"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:bo23o50195e@enews4.newsguy.com...
> I was going to give the Alpine Loop one more round trip last week but too
> many other issues came up .... Hey, I thought I retired to avoid all
these
> interruptions. Oh, well, there's always next year.......
>
> "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
> news:bo1q4k$16rfku$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into it.
> So
> > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with the
> > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish when
> the
> > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
remembered
> > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
> stuff
> > is really coming down now.
> >
> > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U. S.
> 550
> > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
snowmobile
> > and ski season soon enough.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> > > STARBAND!!!
> > >
> > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > >
> > > > About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick
tomorrow,
> > but I
> > > > had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > > >
> > > >>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What about
> > > >>it old timer?
> > >
> > > --
> > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > tw
> > > 03 TJ Rubicon
> > > 01 XJ Sport
> > >
> > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > > -- Dave Barry
> > >
> > > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > > Function: noun
> > > Date: 1940
> > >
> > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> > > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > > World War II.
> > >
> > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> > > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
11-02-2003, 11:36 AM
#33
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Posts: n/a
Re: Earle, is it snowing in Silveton?
The excitement just starts when you retire, it looks like. It's better than
being bored to death, I suppose. ;o)
Earle
"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:bo23o50195e@enews4.newsguy.com...
> I was going to give the Alpine Loop one more round trip last week but too
> many other issues came up .... Hey, I thought I retired to avoid all
these
> interruptions. Oh, well, there's always next year.......
>
> "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
> news:bo1q4k$16rfku$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into it.
> So
> > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with the
> > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish when
> the
> > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
remembered
> > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
> stuff
> > is really coming down now.
> >
> > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U. S.
> 550
> > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
snowmobile
> > and ski season soon enough.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> > > STARBAND!!!
> > >
> > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > >
> > > > About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick
tomorrow,
> > but I
> > > > had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > > >
> > > >>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What about
> > > >>it old timer?
> > >
> > > --
> > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > tw
> > > 03 TJ Rubicon
> > > 01 XJ Sport
> > >
> > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > > -- Dave Barry
> > >
> > > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > > Function: noun
> > > Date: 1940
> > >
> > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> > > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > > World War II.
> > >
> > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> > > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
being bored to death, I suppose. ;o)
Earle
"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:bo23o50195e@enews4.newsguy.com...
> I was going to give the Alpine Loop one more round trip last week but too
> many other issues came up .... Hey, I thought I retired to avoid all
these
> interruptions. Oh, well, there's always next year.......
>
> "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
> news:bo1q4k$16rfku$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into it.
> So
> > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with the
> > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish when
> the
> > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
remembered
> > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
> stuff
> > is really coming down now.
> >
> > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U. S.
> 550
> > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
snowmobile
> > and ski season soon enough.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> > > STARBAND!!!
> > >
> > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > >
> > > > About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick
tomorrow,
> > but I
> > > > had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > > >
> > > >>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What about
> > > >>it old timer?
> > >
> > > --
> > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > tw
> > > 03 TJ Rubicon
> > > 01 XJ Sport
> > >
> > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > > -- Dave Barry
> > >
> > > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > > Function: noun
> > > Date: 1940
> > >
> > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> > > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > > World War II.
> > >
> > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> > > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
11-02-2003, 11:36 AM
#34
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Earle, is it snowing in Silveton?
The excitement just starts when you retire, it looks like. It's better than
being bored to death, I suppose. ;o)
Earle
"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:bo23o50195e@enews4.newsguy.com...
> I was going to give the Alpine Loop one more round trip last week but too
> many other issues came up .... Hey, I thought I retired to avoid all
these
> interruptions. Oh, well, there's always next year.......
>
> "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
> news:bo1q4k$16rfku$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into it.
> So
> > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with the
> > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish when
> the
> > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
remembered
> > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
> stuff
> > is really coming down now.
> >
> > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U. S.
> 550
> > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
snowmobile
> > and ski season soon enough.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> > > STARBAND!!!
> > >
> > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > >
> > > > About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick
tomorrow,
> > but I
> > > > had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > > >
> > > >>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What about
> > > >>it old timer?
> > >
> > > --
> > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > tw
> > > 03 TJ Rubicon
> > > 01 XJ Sport
> > >
> > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > > -- Dave Barry
> > >
> > > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > > Function: noun
> > > Date: 1940
> > >
> > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> > > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > > World War II.
> > >
> > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> > > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
being bored to death, I suppose. ;o)
Earle
"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:bo23o50195e@enews4.newsguy.com...
> I was going to give the Alpine Loop one more round trip last week but too
> many other issues came up .... Hey, I thought I retired to avoid all
these
> interruptions. Oh, well, there's always next year.......
>
> "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
> news:bo1q4k$16rfku$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into it.
> So
> > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with the
> > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish when
> the
> > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
remembered
> > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
> stuff
> > is really coming down now.
> >
> > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U. S.
> 550
> > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
snowmobile
> > and ski season soon enough.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> > > STARBAND!!!
> > >
> > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > >
> > > > About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick
tomorrow,
> > but I
> > > > had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > > >
> > > >>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What about
> > > >>it old timer?
> > >
> > > --
> > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > tw
> > > 03 TJ Rubicon
> > > 01 XJ Sport
> > >
> > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > > -- Dave Barry
> > >
> > > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > > Function: noun
> > > Date: 1940
> > >
> > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> > > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > > World War II.
> > >
> > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> > > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
11-02-2003, 02:05 PM
#35
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Re: Earle, is it snowing in Silveton?
Being retired & bored beats being up to your @$$ in unrecoverable issues and
world-class stressed out, living in the East and pining away for "home in
the mountains".
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
news:bo3biv$17h6hv$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> The excitement just starts when you retire, it looks like. It's better
than
> being bored to death, I suppose. ;o)
>
> Earle
>
> "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:bo23o50195e@enews4.newsguy.com...
> > I was going to give the Alpine Loop one more round trip last week but
too
> > many other issues came up .... Hey, I thought I retired to avoid all
> these
> > interruptions. Oh, well, there's always next year.......
> >
> > "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in
message
> > news:bo1q4k$16rfku$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into
it.
> > So
> > > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with
the
> > > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish
when
> > the
> > > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
> remembered
> > > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
> > stuff
> > > is really coming down now.
> > >
> > > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U.
S.
> > 550
> > > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
> snowmobile
> > > and ski season soon enough.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> > > > STARBAND!!!
> > > >
> > > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick
> tomorrow,
> > > but I
> > > > > had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> > > > >
> > > > > Earle
> > > > >
> > > > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in
message
> > > > > news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > > > >
> > > > >>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What
about
> > > > >>it old timer?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > > tw
> > > > 03 TJ Rubicon
> > > > 01 XJ Sport
> > > >
> > > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > > > -- Dave Barry
> > > >
> > > > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > > > Function: noun
> > > > Date: 1940
> > > >
> > > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> > > > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > > > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > > > World War II.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> > > > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
world-class stressed out, living in the East and pining away for "home in
the mountains".
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
news:bo3biv$17h6hv$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> The excitement just starts when you retire, it looks like. It's better
than
> being bored to death, I suppose. ;o)
>
> Earle
>
> "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:bo23o50195e@enews4.newsguy.com...
> > I was going to give the Alpine Loop one more round trip last week but
too
> > many other issues came up .... Hey, I thought I retired to avoid all
> these
> > interruptions. Oh, well, there's always next year.......
> >
> > "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in
message
> > news:bo1q4k$16rfku$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into
it.
> > So
> > > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with
the
> > > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish
when
> > the
> > > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
> remembered
> > > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
> > stuff
> > > is really coming down now.
> > >
> > > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U.
S.
> > 550
> > > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
> snowmobile
> > > and ski season soon enough.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> > > > STARBAND!!!
> > > >
> > > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick
> tomorrow,
> > > but I
> > > > > had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> > > > >
> > > > > Earle
> > > > >
> > > > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in
message
> > > > > news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > > > >
> > > > >>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What
about
> > > > >>it old timer?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > > tw
> > > > 03 TJ Rubicon
> > > > 01 XJ Sport
> > > >
> > > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > > > -- Dave Barry
> > > >
> > > > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > > > Function: noun
> > > > Date: 1940
> > > >
> > > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> > > > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > > > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > > > World War II.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> > > > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
11-02-2003, 02:05 PM
#36
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Earle, is it snowing in Silveton?
Being retired & bored beats being up to your @$$ in unrecoverable issues and
world-class stressed out, living in the East and pining away for "home in
the mountains".
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
news:bo3biv$17h6hv$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> The excitement just starts when you retire, it looks like. It's better
than
> being bored to death, I suppose. ;o)
>
> Earle
>
> "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:bo23o50195e@enews4.newsguy.com...
> > I was going to give the Alpine Loop one more round trip last week but
too
> > many other issues came up .... Hey, I thought I retired to avoid all
> these
> > interruptions. Oh, well, there's always next year.......
> >
> > "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in
message
> > news:bo1q4k$16rfku$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into
it.
> > So
> > > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with
the
> > > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish
when
> > the
> > > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
> remembered
> > > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
> > stuff
> > > is really coming down now.
> > >
> > > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U.
S.
> > 550
> > > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
> snowmobile
> > > and ski season soon enough.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> > > > STARBAND!!!
> > > >
> > > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick
> tomorrow,
> > > but I
> > > > > had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> > > > >
> > > > > Earle
> > > > >
> > > > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in
message
> > > > > news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > > > >
> > > > >>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What
about
> > > > >>it old timer?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > > tw
> > > > 03 TJ Rubicon
> > > > 01 XJ Sport
> > > >
> > > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > > > -- Dave Barry
> > > >
> > > > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > > > Function: noun
> > > > Date: 1940
> > > >
> > > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> > > > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > > > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > > > World War II.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> > > > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
world-class stressed out, living in the East and pining away for "home in
the mountains".
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
news:bo3biv$17h6hv$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> The excitement just starts when you retire, it looks like. It's better
than
> being bored to death, I suppose. ;o)
>
> Earle
>
> "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:bo23o50195e@enews4.newsguy.com...
> > I was going to give the Alpine Loop one more round trip last week but
too
> > many other issues came up .... Hey, I thought I retired to avoid all
> these
> > interruptions. Oh, well, there's always next year.......
> >
> > "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in
message
> > news:bo1q4k$16rfku$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into
it.
> > So
> > > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with
the
> > > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish
when
> > the
> > > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
> remembered
> > > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
> > stuff
> > > is really coming down now.
> > >
> > > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U.
S.
> > 550
> > > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
> snowmobile
> > > and ski season soon enough.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> > > > STARBAND!!!
> > > >
> > > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick
> tomorrow,
> > > but I
> > > > > had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> > > > >
> > > > > Earle
> > > > >
> > > > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in
message
> > > > > news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > > > >
> > > > >>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What
about
> > > > >>it old timer?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > > tw
> > > > 03 TJ Rubicon
> > > > 01 XJ Sport
> > > >
> > > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > > > -- Dave Barry
> > > >
> > > > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > > > Function: noun
> > > > Date: 1940
> > > >
> > > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> > > > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > > > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > > > World War II.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> > > > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
11-02-2003, 02:05 PM
#37
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Earle, is it snowing in Silveton?
Being retired & bored beats being up to your @$$ in unrecoverable issues and
world-class stressed out, living in the East and pining away for "home in
the mountains".
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
news:bo3biv$17h6hv$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> The excitement just starts when you retire, it looks like. It's better
than
> being bored to death, I suppose. ;o)
>
> Earle
>
> "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:bo23o50195e@enews4.newsguy.com...
> > I was going to give the Alpine Loop one more round trip last week but
too
> > many other issues came up .... Hey, I thought I retired to avoid all
> these
> > interruptions. Oh, well, there's always next year.......
> >
> > "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in
message
> > news:bo1q4k$16rfku$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into
it.
> > So
> > > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with
the
> > > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish
when
> > the
> > > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
> remembered
> > > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
> > stuff
> > > is really coming down now.
> > >
> > > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U.
S.
> > 550
> > > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
> snowmobile
> > > and ski season soon enough.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> > > > STARBAND!!!
> > > >
> > > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick
> tomorrow,
> > > but I
> > > > > had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> > > > >
> > > > > Earle
> > > > >
> > > > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in
message
> > > > > news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > > > >
> > > > >>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What
about
> > > > >>it old timer?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > > tw
> > > > 03 TJ Rubicon
> > > > 01 XJ Sport
> > > >
> > > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > > > -- Dave Barry
> > > >
> > > > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > > > Function: noun
> > > > Date: 1940
> > > >
> > > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> > > > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > > > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > > > World War II.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> > > > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
world-class stressed out, living in the East and pining away for "home in
the mountains".
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
news:bo3biv$17h6hv$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> The excitement just starts when you retire, it looks like. It's better
than
> being bored to death, I suppose. ;o)
>
> Earle
>
> "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:bo23o50195e@enews4.newsguy.com...
> > I was going to give the Alpine Loop one more round trip last week but
too
> > many other issues came up .... Hey, I thought I retired to avoid all
> these
> > interruptions. Oh, well, there's always next year.......
> >
> > "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in
message
> > news:bo1q4k$16rfku$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > I have DirecWay now. StarBand is trash; don't anyone here buy into
it.
> > So
> > > far I have cleaned off the dish three times tonight. Dry snow doesn't
> > > bother it, but the wet stuff at both ends of winter plays hell with
the
> > > signal. The second time I was standing on the ledge below the dish
when
> > the
> > > train came up the valley. "What the hell is that?" but then I
> remembered
> > > that one of the last runs is a "moonlight special" kind of thing. The
> > stuff
> > > is really coming down now.
> > >
> > > On the way up here from Grand Junction was thinking that it would be
> > > possible to do the Alpine Loop, from the looks of the road at the U.
S.
> > 550
> > > intersection, but that is probably no longer true. It will be
> snowmobile
> > > and ski season soon enough.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message
> > > news:LWYob.871$0D7.267@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> > > > STARBAND!!!
> > > >
> > > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > About three inches so far. It's wet stuff that won't stick
> tomorrow,
> > > but I
> > > > > had to clean it off the satellite dish once already.
> > > > >
> > > > > Earle
> > > > >
> > > > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in
message
> > > > > news:bo1j44010vu@enews1.newsguy.com...
> > > > >
> > > > >>Rain in Durango today, should mean SNOW on Earle's roof. What
about
> > > > >>it old timer?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > > tw
> > > > 03 TJ Rubicon
> > > > 01 XJ Sport
> > > >
> > > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> > > > -- Dave Barry
> > > >
> > > > Pronunciation: 'jEp
> > > > Function: noun
> > > > Date: 1940
> > > >
> > > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
> > > > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> > > > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> > > > World War II.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
> > > > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> > > > __________________________________________________ _________
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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