Alton Bay Winter Carnival 2006

Sunset Bob · 01-01-2006, 01:46 PM

I have a pick-up without a cap to worry about. The crib with skis will fit easy. Crib may be to high to fit under cap hate to see you scratch that beautiful truck.

gtxrider · 01-01-2006, 02:42 PM

Bob,

Thanks, now all I have to do is road work to get in shape to push a crib on the ice. I must be nuts!

Since the bed/sled is a crib how about a team name of the Cradle Robbers.

ghfromaltonbay · 01-01-2006, 08:54 PM

gtxrider and I will be there with our 17 year old nephew that weekend. He is fast on his feet and would make an excellent musher. We were with him today and he seemed to be agreeable. I saw him run the length of Michie stadium at West Point, return the 100 yards and then proceed to run up the visitors' stands, then turned around and run up the home team side all the way to the press box. The groundskeepers there were laughing hysterically at this kid's speed. Looked like a scene from Forrest Gump! I think he'd be an excellent member of the team. Wish I had that much energy.

mcdude · 01-02-2006, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ghfromaltonbay

gtxrider and I will be there with our 17 year old nephew that weekend. He is fast on his feet and would make an excellent musher. I think he'd be an excellent member of the team.

Sounds suspiciously like a Forum Mercenary to me!!

ghfromaltonbay · 01-02-2006, 04:05 PM

McDude,

Not to worry, he doesn't charge a fee.

My nephew has been coming up to the lake since he was 6 weeks old and will never turn down an invitation to ride up with us. He's been there the past 5 or 6 winters with us. He's met the DRH's, Island Girl and Island Sib and even had lunch twice at Pepper's. Although he doesn't post, he's up on the Forum.

Rattlesnake Gal · 01-02-2006, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ghfromaltonbay

gtxrider and I will be there with our 17 year old nephew that weekend. He is fast on his feet and would make an excellent musher.

I don't think anyone would be able to keep up with the young whippersnapper!

(Sounds like you’re a lucky aunt and uncle!

)

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Originally Posted by ghfromaltonbay

Wish I had that much energy.

Don’t we all?

So who are the mushers?
DRH?
McDude?
gtxrider?
Mee-n-Mac?

Who is the rider?
Mrs. DRH?
IG?
Island Sib?
ghfromaltonbay?

DRH · 01-02-2006, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Gal

So who are the mushers?
DRH?
McDude?
gtxrider?
Mee-n-Mac?

Who is the rider?
Mrs. DRH?
IG?
Island Sib?
ghfromaltonbay?

IslandSib is a musher, too. (Can't forget her ... the bed race thing was her idea!)

I'm thinking of inviting Pepper to be the rider in the crib. She'd be whooping and hollering all through the race!

mcdude · 01-02-2006, 05:00 PM

My heart will NOT be broken if I don't get to mush. I vote for younger faster mushers in my stead if possible! McD

Pepper · 01-02-2006, 10:20 PM

I've just returned from 5 days in Philadelphia, and am delighted to learn that IslandSib has not forgotten our conversations over the summer with regard to the bed race!

I've replied to the seven hundred emails I received with regard to this event, and yes indeed I would be simply delighted to be the rider. I promise to cheer on the mushers with sufficient vocal motivation

!

DRH you mentioned in your email about my special hat, and if it pleases you, I will certainly don the hat!

I have always wanted to participate in thi bed race, because it looks absolutely hilarious, and everybody knows I just love to have fun! I can't wait to have this much fun with you guys - and outside of my place, to boot! WHOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm burning up some braincells thinking on the wardrobe dilemna, and will see what other possibilities I can come up with.

This is gonna be seriously fun. And FUNNY!

upthesaukee · 01-02-2006, 11:31 PM

Having one "Red Hot Pepper" as the rider, cheering on the Fabulous Forum Forward-mushing Foursome may be looked upon as an unfair advantage. Like putting an afterburner on a Cessna C150!!!!!!!!!

RLW · 01-03-2006, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by upthesaukee

Having one "Red Hot Pepper" as the rider, cheering on the Fabulous Forum Forward-mushing Foursome may be looked upon as an unfair advantage. Like putting an afterburner on a Cessna C150!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like a great combination, as I'm sure it would be a big distraction to the other teams giving the Mushers a big advantage.

Rattlesnake Gal · 01-03-2006, 09:18 AM

Rattlesnake Guy thought there should be a pole mounted on the front to hold a video camera pointed back at the team.
DRH, are you feeling overwhelmed yet?

Island Sib is going to be a musher?

Fantastic!
This is going to be fun, especially with our “Red Hot Pepper”!

If there are any other forum members that would like to join the fun, there could be two entries for Winnipesaukee.com!
That would really get our Winter ForumFest off the ground. There's still penty of time to plan. Come join the fun!!!

SPANKY · 01-04-2006, 09:01 AM

i'll donate one of those disposable video cams to the cause if ya'll want to mount it to the front for some good footage of "pepper and the mushers"

Island Girl · 01-04-2006, 09:04 AM

Is there really such a thing... we would love it.

Pepper · 01-04-2006, 09:12 AM

A disposable cam would be an excellent idea! After all, photographing me has been known to break a few cameras over the years!

SPANKY · 01-04-2006, 10:11 AM

yup, it takes 20 minutes of video, then you return it for developing and they put it on a dvd for you. i don't have the know-how, but it would be cool if it were posted or a link to it after. drh, if you could pm me, i will make arrangements to get it to you.

DRH · 01-04-2006, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SPANKY

drh, if you could pm me, i will make arrangements to get it to you.

Spanky, I've been thinking how much fun such a video might be, but I'm not sure how we could mount the camera so it would get everyone in the shot. If you look at the picture that McDude posted a few days ago of the winning crib in the 2005 race, that's pretty much what our entry will look like. If the camera were mounted on the front of the crib somehow, unless it had a "fisheye" lens I don't think it would see the two "mushers" in front. But I'm open to ideas, so if anyone can think of a way a camera could be set up on the crib so it would get all 5 idiots .. er .. contestants in the video, please let us know!

Sunset Bob · 01-04-2006, 05:14 PM

Maybe we could put an extension on the front of the crib and mount the camera on that.
I have been thinking of cheep easy ways to beef up the crib.We may be able to use automotive stainless steel hose clamps to hold the spring to the frame and maybe even the frame pieces together.Don we can talk about this when I drop of the crib.

DRH · 01-04-2006, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunset Bob

Maybe we could put an extension on the front of the crib and mount the camera on that.
I have been thinking of cheep easy ways to beef up the crib.We may be able to use automotive stainless steel hose clamps to hold the spring to the frame and maybe even the frame pieces together.Don we can talk about this when I drop of the crib.

OK Bob - sounds good. I've got some ideas for strengthening the crib too. We sure wouldn't want our precious cargo (Pepper!) to end up crossing the finish line on her ... behind!

01-01-2006, 01:46 PM	#1
Sunset Bob Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,701 Thanks: 115 Thanked 25 Times in 13 Posts	no cap I have a pick-up without a cap to worry about. The crib with skis will fit easy. Crib may be to high to fit under cap hate to see you scratch that beautiful truck. Last edited by Sunset Bob; 01-01-2006 at 02:28 PM. Reason: Tried to upload photo but don't have the space

01-01-2006, 02:42 PM	#2
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Thanks! Team idea Bob, Thanks, now all I have to do is road work to get in shape to push a crib on the ice. I must be nuts! Since the bed/sled is a crib how about a team name of the Cradle Robbers.

01-01-2006, 08:54 PM	#3
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 827 Thanks: 255 Thanked 225 Times in 131 Posts	Fast runner for the mush team gtxrider and I will be there with our 17 year old nephew that weekend. He is fast on his feet and would make an excellent musher. We were with him today and he seemed to be agreeable. I saw him run the length of Michie stadium at West Point, return the 100 yards and then proceed to run up the visitors' stands, then turned around and run up the home team side all the way to the press box. The groundskeepers there were laughing hysterically at this kid's speed. Looked like a scene from Forrest Gump! I think he'd be an excellent member of the team. Wish I had that much energy.

01-02-2006, 04:05 PM	#5
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 827 Thanks: 255 Thanked 225 Times in 131 Posts	No mercenary McDude, Not to worry, he doesn't charge a fee. My nephew has been coming up to the lake since he was 6 weeks old and will never turn down an invitation to ride up with us. He's been there the past 5 or 6 winters with us. He's met the DRH's, Island Girl and Island Sib and even had lunch twice at Pepper's. Although he doesn't post, he's up on the Forum.

01-02-2006, 10:20 PM	#9
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	I've just returned from 5 days in Philadelphia, and am delighted to learn that IslandSib has not forgotten our conversations over the summer with regard to the bed race! I've replied to the seven hundred emails I received with regard to this event, and yes indeed I would be simply delighted to be the rider. I promise to cheer on the mushers with sufficient vocal motivation ! DRH you mentioned in your email about my special hat, and if it pleases you, I will certainly don the hat! I have always wanted to participate in thi bed race, because it looks absolutely hilarious, and everybody knows I just love to have fun! I can't wait to have this much fun with you guys - and outside of my place, to boot! WHOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm burning up some braincells thinking on the wardrobe dilemna, and will see what other possibilities I can come up with. This is gonna be seriously fun. And FUNNY! __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

01-02-2006, 05:00 PM	#8
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	My heart will NOT be broken if I don't get to mush. I vote for younger faster mushers in my stead if possible! McD

01-02-2006, 11:31 PM	#10
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,599 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,458 Thanked 1,981 Times in 1,082 Posts	Unfair advantage brewing here??? Having one "Red Hot Pepper" as the rider, cheering on the Fabulous Forum Forward-mushing Foursome may be looked upon as an unfair advantage. Like putting an afterburner on a Cessna C150!!!!!!!!! __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

01-03-2006, 09:18 AM	#12
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	This Keeps Getting Better! Rattlesnake Guy thought there should be a pole mounted on the front to hold a video camera pointed back at the team. DRH, are you feeling overwhelmed yet? Island Sib is going to be a musher? Fantastic! This is going to be fun, especially with our “Red Hot Pepper”! If there are any other forum members that would like to join the fun, there could be two entries for Winnipesaukee.com! That would really get our Winter ForumFest off the ground. There's still penty of time to plan. Come join the fun!!!

01-04-2006, 09:01 AM	#13
SPANKY Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i'll donate one of those disposable video cams to the cause if ya'll want to mount it to the front for some good footage of "pepper and the mushers"

01-04-2006, 09:04 AM	#14
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Really?? Is there really such a thing... we would love it. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

01-04-2006, 09:12 AM	#15
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	Excellent idea! A disposable cam would be an excellent idea! After all, photographing me has been known to break a few cameras over the years! __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

01-04-2006, 10:11 AM	#16
SPANKY Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yup, it takes 20 minutes of video, then you return it for developing and they put it on a dvd for you. i don't have the know-how, but it would be cool if it were posted or a link to it after. drh, if you could pm me, i will make arrangements to get it to you.

01-04-2006, 05:14 PM	#18
Sunset Bob Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,701 Thanks: 115 Thanked 25 Times in 13 Posts	Maybe we could put an extension on the front of the crib and mount the camera on that. I have been thinking of cheep easy ways to beef up the crib.We may be able to use automotive stainless steel hose clamps to hold the spring to the frame and maybe even the frame pieces together.Don we can talk about this when I drop of the crib.