What's in a name?

BBS2 · 04-25-2007, 12:12 PM

I, too, have enjoyed peoples stories. Just like the thread where we all added our "lake traditions". I barked in on Saturday morning

BBS went to Belknap College back in the day and he always liked it here. He came across a place for sale at LSP back in 2003. We came on Halloween to take a look at it, fell in love with it and the rest in history. I am a high school science teacher so I get most of the summer off. We spend as much time here as BBS' vacation time will allow. We usually open in April and come up for weekends through October.
Besides finding each other 31 years ago

, this is the best thing we've ever found!

Our first names begin with B and our last name with S, so we are BBS and
BBS2! My avatar is our new puppy (now 9 months). She was born on 07/04/06 so her name is Libby, short for Liberty.

Dave R · 04-25-2007, 12:55 PM

My user name is easy to figure out, nothing clever about it.

Been coming to the lake off and on since the early to mid 70s when my parent's had a nice, wooden Grady White sedan bridge cabin cruiser in Robert's Cove Marina (really miss that boat).

My wife, our two girls (10 and 12), and I thoroughly enjoy boating. We don't live very far from the lake and trailer our boat to launch in Alton Bay quite often because it is convenient and the lake remains terribly interesting, even though we've seen it all, over and over... We have rented a house in Blackey Cove the last couple of years, and will do so this year as well.

We boat in many other places outside of Winni, mostly in the lakes region of Maine, where we have some vacation property and some great friends. We've also been known to drop the boat in salt water...

My avatar is a pretty sunset shot a friend took from my boat in 2005.

Bear Guy · 04-25-2007, 01:12 PM

The member name is an innocuous reference to the island on which my parents purchased a cottage in the late 1970's. I have spent at least a portion of every summer of my life on the island, including many years where the only reason we (siblings and teacher mother) left the island was for grocery and laundry trips to town. I'm a big proponent of St. John's, having the pleasure of having both my baptism and wedding ceremony in this summer chapel.

My avatar is a tribute to my 9-to-5, which now limits my visits to the beloved Lake to mostly weekends. It's the I.T. support guy from Dilbert.

Cal · 04-25-2007, 01:13 PM

No brainer... my name is Cal. Like some other here I am hopelessly trapped in Jersey. My avatar is my boat sitting still. Been coming to the lake 1953 to 1965. Had a dry spell for a while , then again thru the seventys. Missed the early and mid eightys then started back in the late eightys. My last trip in 2005 ended with trailer problems 100 miles from home and 300 miles from the lake

. After temporary repairs we made it home. Missed last year but hope to get there this year

Oh BTW it usually rains when I come up there

BBS · 04-25-2007, 01:30 PM

The screen name BBS is simply the initials of me and my wife - not very creative I must admit.

I came to the Lake in 1970 to attend Belknap College in Center Harbor, then stayed on to work at the Brickyard Mountain Inn (now Akwa Soleil) and at the Manor French Restaurant that was part of the Inn. I loved living here but decided to move back to MA when I found a position in my field (Meteorology). Good thing too since that's where I met my wife (BBS2). We lived in exile until we decided to look for a bigger lake to sail our boat and, of course, Winni came to mind. We've owned a small place in Gilford for the past three years and spend as much time as we can there - someday permanently, we hope.

winnilakegirl · 04-25-2007, 01:31 PM

Winnilakegirl is my "call name" for posting to this forum.I am a NH native. I grew up spending my summers on Lake Winnipesaukee(and winters around the lake)---all over it from one end to the other. My family has had a boat in many of the marinas from West Alton all the way to Weirs (Family member runs one of the Weirs one). Presently I now have a boat in Wolfeboro. I have the lake's water in my blood so that is where I get my name. Can't wait for warm weather to get on and in the water.

Winnilakegirl

04-25-2007, 12:12 PM	#1
BBS2 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 88 Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	OK, here goes I, too, have enjoyed peoples stories. Just like the thread where we all added our "lake traditions". I barked in on Saturday morning BBS went to Belknap College back in the day and he always liked it here. He came across a place for sale at LSP back in 2003. We came on Halloween to take a look at it, fell in love with it and the rest in history. I am a high school science teacher so I get most of the summer off. We spend as much time here as BBS' vacation time will allow. We usually open in April and come up for weekends through October. Besides finding each other 31 years ago , this is the best thing we've ever found! Our first names begin with B and our last name with S, so we are BBS and BBS2! My avatar is our new puppy (now 9 months). She was born on 07/04/06 so her name is Libby, short for Liberty.

04-25-2007, 01:12 PM	#3
Bear Guy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: FL, Bear Is. Posts: 183 Thanks: 45 Thanked 69 Times in 40 Posts	Bear Island The member name is an innocuous reference to the island on which my parents purchased a cottage in the late 1970's. I have spent at least a portion of every summer of my life on the island, including many years where the only reason we (siblings and teacher mother) left the island was for grocery and laundry trips to town. I'm a big proponent of St. John's, having the pleasure of having both my baptism and wedding ceremony in this summer chapel. My avatar is a tribute to my 9-to-5, which now limits my visits to the beloved Lake to mostly weekends. It's the I.T. support guy from Dilbert. Last edited by Bear Guy; 04-27-2007 at 07:35 AM.

04-25-2007, 01:31 PM	#6
winnilakegirl Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What's in a name Winnilakegirl is my "call name" for posting to this forum.I am a NH native. I grew up spending my summers on Lake Winnipesaukee(and winters around the lake)---all over it from one end to the other. My family has had a boat in many of the marinas from West Alton all the way to Weirs (Family member runs one of the Weirs one). Presently I now have a boat in Wolfeboro. I have the lake's water in my blood so that is where I get my name. Can't wait for warm weather to get on and in the water. Winnilakegirl

04-25-2007, 12:55 PM	#2
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	My user name is easy to figure out, nothing clever about it. Been coming to the lake off and on since the early to mid 70s when my parent's had a nice, wooden Grady White sedan bridge cabin cruiser in Robert's Cove Marina (really miss that boat). My wife, our two girls (10 and 12), and I thoroughly enjoy boating. We don't live very far from the lake and trailer our boat to launch in Alton Bay quite often because it is convenient and the lake remains terribly interesting, even though we've seen it all, over and over... We have rented a house in Blackey Cove the last couple of years, and will do so this year as well. We boat in many other places outside of Winni, mostly in the lakes region of Maine, where we have some vacation property and some great friends. We've also been known to drop the boat in salt water... My avatar is a pretty sunset shot a friend took from my boat in 2005.

04-25-2007, 01:13 PM	#4
Cal Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pitman , NJ Posts: 627 Thanks: 40 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts	No brainer... my name is Cal. Like some other here I am hopelessly trapped in Jersey. My avatar is my boat sitting still. Been coming to the lake 1953 to 1965. Had a dry spell for a while , then again thru the seventys. Missed the early and mid eightys then started back in the late eightys. My last trip in 2005 ended with trailer problems 100 miles from home and 300 miles from the lake . After temporary repairs we made it home. Missed last year but hope to get there this year Oh BTW it usually rains when I come up there

04-25-2007, 01:30 PM	#5
BBS Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The screen name BBS is simply the initials of me and my wife - not very creative I must admit. I came to the Lake in 1970 to attend Belknap College in Center Harbor, then stayed on to work at the Brickyard Mountain Inn (now Akwa Soleil) and at the Manor French Restaurant that was part of the Inn. I loved living here but decided to move back to MA when I found a position in my field (Meteorology). Good thing too since that's where I met my wife (BBS2). We lived in exile until we decided to look for a bigger lake to sail our boat and, of course, Winni came to mind. We've owned a small place in Gilford for the past three years and spend as much time as we can there - someday permanently, we hope.