Be Careful Out There!

Sunset Bob · 06-10-2007, 07:50 PM

Be careful out there the board that these terns are standing on is still out there somewhere in the broads.

SIKSUKR · 06-11-2007, 07:13 AM

Why didn't you pick it up SB?

ApS · 06-11-2007, 08:55 AM

They are endangered terns!

Seriously, that looks like one of those discards that dock builders saw off a piling to make a sharp point for driving. They are very heavy. I recovered two last year—hauling them aboard a boat with very little freeboard—and with difficulty.

RLW · 06-11-2007, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Why didn't you pick it up SB?

Ya SB, why didn't you pick it up??? Don't come back and say you didn't want to disturb the birds.

Sunset Bob · 06-11-2007, 01:15 PM

I was going to pick it up but by the time I turned the boat around the birds (terns) were back wake surfing agian. You should have seen them hang 10.
Plus I have hit stuff as big as that board with no damage to the boat not that I like to but it does happen.I really would not want to hit it water sking.
I knew I was going to catch flack on this but the birds were there first.

MAXUM · 06-11-2007, 04:35 PM

Screw the birds, not like they are an endangered species or something like that. You never know a piece of floating wood like that itself can do damage and 9 times out of 10 they have nails protruding which is even worse. Not harping on you, just give that some thought next time you see something like that.

RLW · 06-11-2007, 05:42 PM

Boy SB, now you have opened a can of worms. Now just try and get out of it.

Pineedles · 06-11-2007, 06:41 PM

Sunset Bob has contributed many pictures that I know all of you have enjoyed! Get off his as^. Those without sin can cast the first stone! And don't try and tell me that ANY of you are inocent!

RLW · 06-11-2007, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Pineedles

And don't try and tell me that ANY of you are inocent!

I am!!! I never went by and took pictures of a board and left it in the water. Isn't that right Bob?

Pineedles · 06-12-2007, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by RLW

I am!!! I never went by and took pictures of a board and left it in the water. Isn't that right Bob?

Ok, RLW you are the only one that gets a pass. I apologize.

Mee-n-Mac · 06-11-2007, 07:02 PM

....that if the 2 birds gripped it by the husk they coulda carried it away ? I don't know much about birds ... but I bet African terns coulda.

gtxrider · 06-12-2007, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac

....that if the 2 birds gripped it by the husk they coulda carried it away ? I don't know much about birds ... but I bet African terns coulda.

What is the air speed of an African Swallow?

I hit a 2x4 skiing once. I did a nice face plant!

Rose · 06-12-2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by gtxrider

What is the air speed of an African Swallow?

I don't know that...AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!

Skip · 06-12-2007, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Rose

I don't know that...AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!

Well, how could you possibly answer that question Rose?

He did not specify if he was talking about a West African or a South African Swallow!

SteveA · 06-11-2007, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Pineedles

Sunset Bob has contributed many pictures that I know all of you have enjoyed! Get off his as^. Those without sin can cast the first stone! And don't try and tell me that ANY of you are inocent!

I find myself in complete agreement with Pineedles.

SB... nice pictures.. and thanks for the warning.. I always watch for "junk" in the lake... sometimes it's not possible to pick it up... sometimes it is.

SteveA

Skip · 06-11-2007, 07:32 PM

Sunset Bob was smart to keep a distance from those ferocious birds!

The picture and subsequent posts remind me of a story my great uncle told me about one of the last remaining pirates that cruised the big Lake many a year ago.....it goes somrhting like this:

Many years ago a tourist met an Old Winnipesaukee pirate in a bar at the Weirs (down by one of those new fangled fluorescent signs) and they took turns recounting their adventures in life. Noting the pirate's peg leg, hook and eye patch, the tourist asked, "So, how did you end up with the peg leg?"
The pirate replied, "We was caught in a monster storm off the Broads and a giant wave swept me overboard. Just as they were pullin' me out, a great big snappin’ turtle appeared from the deep and bit off me leg!"
"Whoa!" said the tourist. "What about the hook?"
"Ahhhh," mused the pirate, "we were gonna board the old Mount, pistols blastin' and swords a swingin'. In the fracas, me hand got chopped off."
"Yikes," said the tourist. "And how did you come by the eye patch?"
"A seagull droppin' fell into me eye," said the pirate.
"You lost your eye to a seagull dropping?" the tourist asked.
"Well," said the pirate, "it was me first day with the hook."

SIKSUKR · 06-12-2007, 07:57 AM

I posted comments about SB cuz I was "board". Relax SS relax

Drummer Girl · 06-12-2007, 08:24 AM

I have a feeling that if the board was a bigger threat, it would have been picked up. There are far more damaging things in the lake at this time of year, I think that this was a general "heads up", a reminder that this is the time to keep an eye out for the very many floating objects. Everybody should be aware when they are out and about, there is no blaming the other guy, it's personal responsibility. Bob, thank you for sharing a great picture!

Gavia immer · 06-12-2007, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Pineedles

"Those without sin can cast the first stone!"

YEAH! And that's a great quotation for this scenario, too.....

There's a LOT of large floating hazards out there, and we can't expect Bob to leave every stone unterned.

Sunset Bob · 06-12-2007, 04:23 PM

OK my bad I should have picked it up. I will spend next weekend looking for it.

JTA · 06-12-2007, 07:38 PM

SB ... while you're at it would you keep an eye out for my ice fishing hole?

Mee-n-Mac · 06-12-2007, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunset Bob

OK my bad I should have picked it up. I will spend next weekend looking for it.

Well don't waste your time. I was out on the lake this last weekend and found it. There were no birds so I runned it over. Yup I runned it over but good ! Then I came about and runned it over a few more times because, as we all know, tern about is fair play.

The twin SS whirring blades 'o' death on the B3 made toothpicks out of it. So no more hazard, no more rest stop for wayward birds and if you get a splinter in your butt .... well I apologize.

Pineedles · 06-12-2007, 08:32 PM

Ding Dong the Wicked Witch is Dead! She's been run over multiple times. Yeah!!!

RLW · 06-13-2007, 04:50 AM

SB, aren't you sorry now that you ever started this wonderful thread. From now on when you go to Forum Fest you will be know as the person that left danger out on the lake.

ApS · 06-13-2007, 05:20 AM

Sunset Bob has been "terned around".

Sunset Bob · 06-13-2007, 01:21 PM

RLW when have you ever been to a forum fest? I have never seen you at one.
And yes I am sorry I ever started this thread.
Plus RLW I know you are old but why are you yelling.
You don't even boat on WINNI

RLW · 06-13-2007, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunset Bob

Plus RLW I know you are old but why are you yelling.

SB, is this better for ya. I was yelling one octave higher so the older people could read it.

tis · 06-13-2007, 05:34 PM

LOL Mee n Mac. Just had to tell you how much I enjoyed your post. Still laughing. We all need to laugh more and stop taking ourselves so seriously.

GWC... · 06-11-2007, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Why didn't you pick it up SB?

How happy would you be if someone took your jetski from you in the middle of the Broads?

Perhaps Bob thought one was thinking to the other, "Patience, my fanny, I'm gonna kill something!" and he decided it would be prudent to leave, hastily...

SAMIAM · 06-24-2007, 08:05 AM

Nobody mentioned Skips joke......I enjoyed it....glad someone has a sense of humor.

06-10-2007, 07:50 PM	#1
Sunset Bob Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,701 Thanks: 115 Thanked 25 Times in 13 Posts	Be Careful Out There! Be careful out there the board that these terns are standing on is still out there somewhere in the broads. Attached Images

06-11-2007, 07:13 AM	#2
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Why didn't you pick it up SB? __________________ SIKSUKR

06-11-2007, 08:55 AM	#3
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,938 Thanks: 2,205 Thanked 776 Times in 553 Posts	They are endangered terns! Seriously, that looks like one of those discards that dock builders saw off a piling to make a sharp point for driving. They are very heavy. I recovered two last year—hauling them aboard a boat with very little freeboard—and with difficulty. __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.

06-11-2007, 01:15 PM	#5
Sunset Bob Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,701 Thanks: 115 Thanked 25 Times in 13 Posts	I didn't wan to disturb the birds I was going to pick it up but by the time I turned the boat around the birds (terns) were back wake surfing agian. You should have seen them hang 10. Plus I have hit stuff as big as that board with no damage to the boat not that I like to but it does happen.I really would not want to hit it water sking. I knew I was going to catch flack on this but the birds were there first. Attached Images

06-11-2007, 05:42 PM	#7
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	Hunk of wood Boy SB, now you have opened a can of worms. Now just try and get out of it. __________________ There is nothing better than living on Alton Mountain & our grand kids visits.

06-11-2007, 04:35 PM	#6
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Screw the birds, not like they are an endangered species or something like that. You never know a piece of floating wood like that itself can do damage and 9 times out of 10 they have nails protruding which is even worse. Not harping on you, just give that some thought next time you see something like that.

06-11-2007, 06:41 PM	#8
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,545 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 668 Times in 367 Posts	Get off his butt! Sunset Bob has contributed many pictures that I know all of you have enjoyed! Get off his as^. Those without sin can cast the first stone! And don't try and tell me that ANY of you are inocent!

06-11-2007, 07:02 PM	#11
Mee-n-Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,943 Thanks: 23 Thanked 111 Times in 51 Posts	Do you s'pose ... ....that if the 2 birds gripped it by the husk they coulda carried it away ? I don't know much about birds ... but I bet African terns coulda. __________________ Mee'n'Mac "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple stupidity or ignorance. The latter are a lot more common than the former." - RAH

06-11-2007, 07:32 PM	#16
Skip Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dover, NH Posts: 1,615 Thanks: 256 Thanked 514 Times in 182 Posts	Those Gulls can be dangerous!!!! Sunset Bob was smart to keep a distance from those ferocious birds! The picture and subsequent posts remind me of a story my great uncle told me about one of the last remaining pirates that cruised the big Lake many a year ago.....it goes somrhting like this: Many years ago a tourist met an Old Winnipesaukee pirate in a bar at the Weirs (down by one of those new fangled fluorescent signs) and they took turns recounting their adventures in life. Noting the pirate's peg leg, hook and eye patch, the tourist asked, "So, how did you end up with the peg leg?" The pirate replied, "We was caught in a monster storm off the Broads and a giant wave swept me overboard. Just as they were pullin' me out, a great big snappin’ turtle appeared from the deep and bit off me leg!" "Whoa!" said the tourist. "What about the hook?" "Ahhhh," mused the pirate, "we were gonna board the old Mount, pistols blastin' and swords a swingin'. In the fracas, me hand got chopped off." "Yikes," said the tourist. "And how did you come by the eye patch?" "A seagull droppin' fell into me eye," said the pirate. "You lost your eye to a seagull dropping?" the tourist asked. "Well," said the pirate, "it was me first day with the hook."

06-12-2007, 07:57 AM	#17
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	I posted comments about SB cuz I was "board". Relax SS relax __________________ SIKSUKR Last edited by SIKSUKR; 06-15-2007 at 08:23 AM.

06-12-2007, 08:24 AM	#18
Drummer Girl Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 26 Thanks: 77 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Thank you for sharing I have a feeling that if the board was a bigger threat, it would have been picked up. There are far more damaging things in the lake at this time of year, I think that this was a general "heads up", a reminder that this is the time to keep an eye out for the very many floating objects. Everybody should be aware when they are out and about, there is no blaming the other guy, it's personal responsibility. Bob, thank you for sharing a great picture!

06-12-2007, 04:23 PM	#20
Sunset Bob Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,701 Thanks: 115 Thanked 25 Times in 13 Posts	My Bad OK my bad I should have picked it up. I will spend next weekend looking for it.

06-12-2007, 07:38 PM	#21
JTA Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fort Pierce, Florida Posts: 233 Thanks: 34 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts	SB ... while you're at it would you keep an eye out for my ice fishing hole?

06-12-2007, 08:32 PM	#23
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,545 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 668 Times in 367 Posts	Yeah the Wicked Wirch is Dead Ding Dong the Wicked Witch is Dead! She's been run over multiple times. Yeah!!!

06-13-2007, 04:50 AM	#24
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	Wood & Birds SB, aren't you sorry now that you ever started this wonderful thread. From now on when you go to Forum Fest you will be know as the person that left danger out on the lake. __________________ There is nothing better than living on Alton Mountain & our grand kids visits.

06-13-2007, 05:20 AM	#25
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,938 Thanks: 2,205 Thanked 776 Times in 553 Posts	Ease up... Sunset Bob has been "terned around". __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.

06-13-2007, 01:21 PM	#26
Sunset Bob Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,701 Thanks: 115 Thanked 25 Times in 13 Posts	Forum Fest RLW when have you ever been to a forum fest? I have never seen you at one. And yes I am sorry I ever started this thread. Plus RLW I know you are old but why are you yelling. You don't even boat on WINNI

06-13-2007, 05:34 PM	#28
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,733 Thanks: 752 Thanked 1,457 Times in 1,014 Posts	LOL Mee n Mac. Just had to tell you how much I enjoyed your post. Still laughing. We all need to laugh more and stop taking ourselves so seriously.

06-24-2007, 08:05 AM	#30
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,896 Thanks: 334 Thanked 1,676 Times in 586 Posts	Nobody mentioned Skips joke......I enjoyed it....glad someone has a sense of humor.

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