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Posts: 493 Minnesota | The view out my window has drastically changed. One month ago, it was wind swept water. Now, it's the Great White Desert with dunes of snow, ...and those crazy ice fishermen. The skeleton of my H-16 sits in my yard, motionless in the snow, except for the Tibetan prayer flags, tied from shroud to shroud. With each flap of the colored flags, a prayer to the Sacred Wind Horse is set upon the wind. The flags are a poor substitute for my Tequila Sunrise sails capturing the wind, but any prayer set to the wind is good. The Great Hobie will have to wait until spring, for his share of prayers riding the winds.
Jeff Peterson H-16 Sail #23721 Big Marine Lake, MN
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Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn | I feel ya Jeff. My Hobie sits right outside the window where my desk is. Taunting me, humiliating me, teasing me. A warmer climate is just a rediculously long drive away! I'm planning on going to Mexico hopefully in March. It'll still be wetsuit weather on the Gulf of California, but still better than ice skate weather.
I'm boatless.
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Posts: 493 Minnesota | Ahoy, Capt. Dave,
So far, the only vehicles on the ice are 4-wheelers. No cars yet, but it won't be long. Last are the big shiny trucks. Reminds me of a true story:
Two ice fishermen had driven out into the middle of a big lake to ice fish. The driver locked his keys in the car. Luckly he had both a cell phone, and 'OnStar' in his car. He called OnStar and talked with a woman with a heavy southern accent. After the required security procedures, she remotely open the car doors. The ice fishermen were joyful with the OnStar service. But the OnStar woman said, "Do you mind if I ask you a question ?" "No, what do you want to know ?" answered the fisherman. The woman said, "It must be a mistake, but I am looking at the map on my computer, and it shows your car is in the middle of a lake. Just where is your car ?"
Jeff Peterson H-16 Sail #23721 Big Marine Lake, MN
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