NICE MORNING FOR A JEEP RIDE & WE SAY OUR FINAL GOOD-BYES TO OUR LITTLE HYUNDAI SANTA FE…………

JUST HAVING A LITTLE FUN TONIGHT INVERTING SOME FLOWER PHOTO COLORS IN PICASA 3.9

I am soooooo much enjoying our mid 60's daytime temperatures.  What a treat not to be all hot & uncomfortably sweaty.  Rain in the night & more rain upon us by mid afternoon.  Pheebs & I did manage a Jeep drive under sunny skies earlier in the morning. Corn is already up about 6 feet in many fields.  With all the moisture lately the countryside is remaining green & tropically lush showing no signs of yellowing mid-summer dryness yet.

EVERYTHING IS STILL SO LUSH & GREEN

PHEEBS & I CHECKED OUT THIS CUTE LITTLE FOR SALE & SECLUDED ‘RETREAT PROPERTY’ TODAY BUT OF COURSE WAY TOO MUCH MONEY

We took the Santa Fe into the Bayfield Garage first thing this morning for it's safety inspection.  It needed new brake linings front to back plus 2 new windshield wipers so the total cost of bringing it up to safety standards was $320 including the $80 cost of the inspection itself.  We split the total cost of the safety with the new owners & everyone walked away from the deal happy. 

It was sad to see our Santa Fe go.  I always get attached to things & especially vehicles.   I’d probably get attached to a banana peel if I kept it long enough.  Over the years we had so many great memories with that little 4 cylinder 5 speed car.  We towed it behind our Damon Challenger to the South-West for the winters of 07/08 & 08/09.  It saw us through a lot of Ranch Sitting days in McNeal Arizona, took us easily up & over the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County & oh how many trips to Bisbee she made.  Took us into Mexico once & quickly got us back out of there in less than hour.  We've been to Borrego Springs & Julian California as well as Marshal South's Ghost Mountain in Blair Valley with the Santa Fe.  Darby Well Road, Hickiwan Trails, The Grand Canyons North & South rims.  Yuma, Slab City, Quartzsite & the Kofa Mountains.  The list just goes on & on.  The little gray car has taken us through the Arches near Moab Utah.  Bryce & Zion Canyons.  Took me to the Davis-Monthan air base in Tucson on New Year's Day 2008.  Kelly's had it to Spencerport New York half a dozen times.  Never a flat tire or dead battery.  It never left us stranded anywhere & always started right up with a turn of the key.  It's large cargo carrying hatchback area came in really handy for Kelly over the years when she worked at Deer Park Lodge & it recently carried a bedroom dresser to Waterloo Ontario.  It was the car that one day pulled into our driveway with Kelly at the wheel & a big black & white border collie sitting in the front passenger seat.  From that day on Checkers was our dog & stayed with us until her final passing years later.  For sure we will miss our little car but like us it is getting a little long of tooth & we decided now while the car is running well it was the best time to sell it rather than waiting to get a scrapyard price for her someday.  Kelly was the Santa Fe's principle driver over the years & again it will be a lady driver who will be using the Santa Fe on the roads between Blyth & Bayfield Ontario.  The lady didn't mind the A/C didn't work because the cold air makes her sick anyway plus she drove standard transmissions most of her life & prefers them.  We feel the Santa Fe is going to a good home & who knows we may even catch a few glimpses of her now & again as she travels the very roads we often do.  I know it's only a car but the memories we share with her & her with us will last forever.  And I like that........................

LAST PHOTOS OF OUR BEST OLD TRAVELING FRIEND… SHE ROLLED OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY FOR THE LAST TIME AT 6:52 TONIGHT

 

Some may wonder why we sold the Santa Fe & I think I have already covered that in a couple earlier posts a week or so ago.  Time to move on…………………….

 

GROANER'S CORNER:(( My 12-year-old daughter asked me, "Mom, do you have a baby picture of yourself? I need it for a school project."  I gave her one without thinking to ask what the project was. A few days later I was in her classroom for a parent-teacher meeting when I noticed my face pinned to a mural the students had created.  The title of their project was "The oldest thing in my house."

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Most of us have a bad habit we are constantly trying to break. For me, it's biting my fingernails. One day I told my husband about my latest solution: press-on nails.  "Great idea, Honey," he smiled. "Now you can eat them straight out of the box."

WE SOLD OUR 03 HYUNDAI SANTA FE TONIGHT:))

IT HAS BEEN A GOOD SUMMER FOR WATER LILIES

Well, we sold our 03 Hyundai Santa Fe tonight.  We preferred to sell it locally so Kelly put it on her Facebook page in a special section referring to Goderich classified ads.  Didn’t especially want to go the Kijiji route & get a whole host of questionable & sometimes annoying calls if we didn’t have to.  Within minutes of her posting it on Facebook she had  4 responses & the first response from a lady in a nearby town is the one we sold the car to.  The Lady dropped around this morning to look at it.  Liked it & returned tonight with her husband.  It was a done deal.  Now if we can just get that Winnebago Motorhome sold we will be back on an even keel again.  Ron from FOUR SEASONS PERFORMANCE AUTO-MARINE-RV says not to worry, it will sell.  Biggest problem so far is the lack of a dinette or table & chairs.  That was never a big priority for Kelly & I but it has turned out to be a big priority for folks looking at the rig.  It does have an easy to use table but people like to have the standard dining facilities.

AND THE LADY WHO BOUGHT IT SAID TO LEAVE THOSE ‘HIPPY FLOWERS’ ON THE BACK BECAUSE SHE LIKES THEM:))

Not a lot else going on today so I I'll let a couple other fellow RV Blogger's do most of the writing for me tonight.  First is from Bob. This is in regards to the problem a few folks are having with some kind of a 'pop up' ad that appears when they click on our Bayfield Bunch blogsite as well as other Blogger sites.  Bob in part writes.......

Hi Al, The highlighted words are from a form of advertising. It usually gets into computers when you download a little program, like an image viewer or Chrome or Firefox, for instance.  When people download a program, such as Chrome, they need to make sure they only get it from the official page.

The problem with getting the download from an unofficial web page is they need to make money, so they install stuff for other companies and get a small amount of money for it. So they will install an install program first, that then downloads the program and the other unwanted ad program. Sometimes, there will be a box that is already checked that if you do not uncheck it, it will install the ad software. They count on many people not seeing this check box, otherwise, it would not be already checked.  There is enough on this page to help one get rid of it.  MICROSOFT TECH SUPPORT  It’s not really malware or spyware, but a legit program so those types of programs usually won’t get rid of it. They are legit programs that one asks their computer to install, by not unchecking the install check boxes....................

Second, a number of reader's have inquired about our rig's recent detailing regarding price, where to get it done in the States, tips, products used, etc.  Going to take the liberty of printing in part an email I received from a friend & fellow RV Blogger a few days ago.  He had their rig done in Key West Florida.  I'm thinking it may be of help to folks & their questions plus it's interesting to see how their Class A coach was done.  Chris sent me an email saying the following..........(I didn’t include Bob & Chris’s Blogsite addy’s because they sent me these notes in private emails)

Hi Al........Glad to see you are getting your rig polished up by the pros. Last winter in Key West there was a company going around polishing and waxing RVs in the park we were staying at. They gave me a quote and I booked for the next morning. At 7 am the whole family showed up. Mom, Dad, who was in a wheelchair, and 4 big strapping sons. Behind one of the vans was a trailer with one of those big cube tanks of special de-ionized water. They set up scaffolding all around our rig and 2 guys did high and 2 guys did low. They scrubbed the rig roof to wheels using all Meguiar's soaps then carefully hand dried it all. Then they unloaded 4 polishers and new pads, bottles of Meguiar's waxes and polish and went to town, from roof to wheels again. Buffed out everything even the glass. Dad in the wheelchair explained to me every step of the way, about the water they use and why, the wash brushes were specially ordered and do not scratch and why they use Meguiar's products. ...because they are the best he says and always use Meguiar's foam pads. Never use pads made from animal hair he says.... those fleece pads always leaves swirls...he says. There’s no point in putting these waxes on by hand cause you'll never generate enough heat to adhere the compounds the sidewall properly that's why you have to machine buff it on to heat it up...he says again. Then he went off and got some metal polish and wheels himself up to each of the Aluminum wheel rims and starts polishing them like crazy, by hand, hunched over in his wheel chair.

When the low guys finish they climb up on the roof and start polishing and waxing the roof. I had raised the four solar panels the night before so they can do underneath them also. They lay down some "special roof wax" he calls it and buff up there like mad for an hour while on their knees. MY back was aching just watching them. ( What a huge difference that makes.  Here it is 5 months later and the usual mold  and crap that grows up there is nonexistent and the white streaks that would coat the sidewalls after a rain...nada.) 

So while the lows guys are up buffing the roof Mom starts wiping down the side walls paying close attention to getting into every little corner and crevice. I can also see the shine and sheen she leaves behind. They buff and polish and wipe for a while longer and pretty soon they are all finished. Its really like a shining gemstone and has never looked as good since I first saw it in the show room... maybe better.

Now every time I wash it, with Meguiar's gold carwash of course and I bought the same kind of brush the Dad recommended and it amazes me how easy it is to clean now. The water in the park here is very hard and the spots that usually leaves behind are almost non-existent.

Money well spent ($350) and I will do it every year if I can because its just a heck of a lot better than my previous attempts to wax it by hand. Its just better than anything I could ever do Al.  And I know the finish will be better preserved for it......................................................

GROANER'S CORNER:(( I was ill and my husband volunteered to go to the supermarket for me. I sent him off with a carefully numbered list of seven items.  He returned shortly, very proud of himself, and proceeded to unpack the grocery bags. He had one bag of sugar, two cartons of eggs, three hams, four boxes of detergent, five boxes of crackers, six eggplants, and seven green peppers.

SHEEPS, WIND TURBINES & AN ARCHIVE MEMORY ABOUT A NOT SO BRIGHT CRAYON:((

YES I KNOW ABOUT THE ‘S’ ON THE END OF THE WORD SHEEP IN THE TITLE:))

It was the high pitch whine of our zoomerator Hoover vacuum cleaner more than anything else that hurriedly drove Pheebs & I out of the house this morning & off into the much quieter mid-summer picturesque countryside.  Kelly had a cleaning bee going on & of course me & the Kid didn't want to get in the way of that.

A quick stop in Goderich at Canadian Tire to have a couple extra ignition keys made for the Sunfire & we were back on the road headed out of town.  No particular destination again, just wandering.  I always get excited whenever I see Real Estate signs on rural properties so I always stop & take a couple photos.  Upon returning home Kelly then tracks them down on the Real Estate sites to check on the price.  Of course it is always discouraging but it's fun to look & I do like the excitement high I get.  Well until we look up the price on-line that is.  That's where the dream always get's busted.

WE LATER LOOKED UP THE PRICE ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY & IT TURNED OUT TO BE 40 ACRES FOR $599,000
Nice sunny day with a breeze off the lake & low humidity.  My kinda day.  Pheebs & I stopped to have a close up look at a wind turbine south of Bayfield.  None of the area’s new turbines are on line yet & we were able to drive right up to the base of one in a field.  After our overnight rain the site was soggy so between shoes & paws we probably have as much mud inside the Jeep now as we have on the outside.  Oh Dear, another big clean-up job coming again:((

HEADING INTO A LAND OF LARGE WIND TURBINE & POWER LINE DINOSAURS

AM GUESSING THOSE BLACK PLASTIC THINGS ARE COVERINGS FOR THE LARGE BOLTS INSIDE FASTENING THE TOWER TO THE BASE

   

A HEAVY DUTY LOCKED STEEL DOOR LEADS TO THE INSIDE OF THE TOWER

  

IT WAS THE FROM THE BASE OF THIS WINDY GIANT TODAY’S TURBINE PICS WERE TAKEN

Before I tell you what we paid to have the Motorhome's finish restored let me emphasize the fact that just about anything is always cheaper in the States.  Doesn't seem to matter what it is whether groceries, car parts, hardware, or whatever, it's best to get things done south of the border if one can.  I've had two people tell me they paid $350 to have their rig's done.  One was in Florida (thanks Chris) & not sure where the other one was.  We paid $500 to have the coach detailed.  Well worth it in our minds when you consider the work & expertise involved in the job.  It's a very labor intensive project.  Everything about the coach was in tip-top shape when we bought it except for the oxidation on the finish so having that done now puts a contented & satisfactory smile on my face:))

A FINE EXAMPLE OF SOME SHEEPISH TOGETHERNESS TODAY
A commenter in part said, 'new MH with a new finish, new car parked on a new concrete slab.'  I know what the commenter meant but just want to clear that up by saying the MH & car aren't new but yes the Motorhome's finish & our carport's concrete slab are definitely new.  The 03 Triple E Motorhome & the 04 Pontiac Sunfire are new in the sense they are ‘new to us’ & I know that is what the commenter meant:))

 

AND WHAT’S A DAY WITHOUT AN  OCCASIONALLY REFLECTED JEEP WINDOW SELFIE EH

I wrote this back in October of 08.  We were just about ready to head for the southwest with our new to us 33’ 2003 Class A Damon Challenger.  I entitled it 'Not The Brightest Crayon In The Box'.

ARCHIVE MEMORY::  Well, my brain did it to me again just a few days ago!! The hose connection on the side of the motorhome has always been a pain in the butt for attaching or detaching the water hose. In fact attaching a garden hose to a tap has always been one of those things causing me grief.  Usually end up having to use the vice grips. Figured there must be a better way of doing things & wondered about some kind of hose quick disconnect apparatus. I don't use that system at home here but remembered seeing a couple of plastic dis-connect pieces laying in a box somewhere. Rounded them up, grabbed the rigs water hose, & had a look at hooking everything up. No problem getting the larger piece threaded onto the rig but then the hose end didn't seem to match either one of the plastic fittings. Figured there must be a piece missing or something or maybe it's some kind of special RV device that is needed. At no point did my brain step up to help me figure out this problem. A few years ago it would have said, "hey dummy, try the other end of the hose!!" But, oh no, it was gonna keep that little tidbit of information to itself. Sometimes brains do not like to share things with their owners. Especially in these later years & I'm convinced my brain derives great pleasure in driving me right round the bend whenever it sees a golden opportunity to do so. With the 2 plastic pieces in my pocket, Kelly & I head down to STORMRUNNER RV SALES & SERVICE, our local RV dealer. Well, it didn't take Harry long to size up the situation & realize he's obviously dealing with someone as thick as a brick here. He quietly pointed out I was trying to connect the wrong end of the hose to the right end of the coupler!! So embarrassing:(( I made a comment about not being the brightest crayon in the box & I heard Harry's wife Dianne over at the main counter give out a little chuckle. "Hey," she said, "at least you do a good job with your blog & we enjoy reading it." Hey, I thought to myself, now there's a kind person who understands the thickness of a human brick & the failings of an aging male brain. Harry, on the other hand was probably considering submitting my name for the annual dunce cap Darwin awards:(( Needless to say, I felt pretty stupid for the rest of the day:((  Update:  Harry & Dianne actually met us in Bisbee Arizona a couple winters ago & we had breakfast at the BBC. I remember Harry eating up a big mess of grits & gravy.  No idea what the rest of us had.  The BISBEE BREAKFAST CLUB was always one of our favorite eateries when we were Ranch sitting in the area years ago & oh boy I sure do got a lot of great old memories from those early RVing years at the Ranch…………………………:))

 
I took the above photo using a tri-pod & self timer on the camera. Do you suppose my brain reminded me how to use the self timer?? Not a chance!! Had to go in the house & get out the camera manual, but hey, the old foggy brain must have taken a little pity on me because it gave me a break & told me right where to find the camera manual. Now, how's that for some rare co-operation:))

Stormrunner RV Sales & Service is located at the south end of Bayfield right on highway 21. They specialize in 5th wheel trailers. Open Spring, Summer, Fall & a few Winter months here & there...............

GROANER'S CORNER:(( My friend, the manager of a grocery store, nabbed a shoplifter in the act. He was escorting the suspect to the office in the front of the store (near the cash registers), when the shoplifter broke from his grip and tried to run.  After a scuffle, my friend pinned him against the wall and looked up to see a number of surprised customers staring at him.  "Everything's fine, folks," he reassured them. "This guy just tried to go through the express line with more than ten items.
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History Of Medicine...........

2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.
1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.

VERY PLEASED WITH THE BIG EEE’S DETAILING MAKE-OVER:))

NICE TO FINALLY SEE REFLECTIONS IN THE COACH’S FINISH

  

JERRY DID THE WHOLE COACH & NOT JUST THE WHITE OXIDIZED PART

A mighty fine morning for a drive & it was our first time going somewhere in the Sunfire other than the initial test drive.  Nice handling car, nimble & good visibility all round.  Nice to be back to an automatic transmission again.  Way more pep than the Santa Fe but the Santa Fe has better quality seats.  Gas mileage will be better with the Sunfire but I think the Santa Fe has a smoother ride because of it's bigger tires.  Sunfire sits lower to the ground & is more aerodynamically designed than the Santa Fe.  No rust on the Sunfire & 42,000 miles compared to the Santa Fe's nearly 100,000 miles  It's kind of tit for tat back & forth but when both these cars were new I do think the Hyundai Santa Fe was the better quality build.  As Don at the BAYFIELD GARAGE said, 'it's a great little economical running around car' & that is exactly what we intended it for.  Plus the A/C works great.  We may one day be in the market for a newer higher end vehicle but until that day arrives we are quite happy with the deal we got on this exceptional 04 Pontiac Sunfire.  And it's a Sunfire not a Sunbird, Firebird, or Thunderbird although I did have a really sharp white 84 T-bar roof Firebird back in 88. 

And if I was ever interested enough in owning a hobby car it would probably be an early 60's cigar shaped Thunderbird.  Love those things.  And that's about it for that...............................10-4:))

LIKE THAT SHINE:))
We were in Hensall bright & early this morning to pick up the Big EEE.  Soon as we pulled into the yard at 'Detailers' we could see the rig sitting outside looking like a big bright shiny new Pearl. I was so happy to see the 11 year old finish restored to the condition it should be.   Jerry did a great job.  Said he had to go over the white oxidized fiberglass 3 times with polishing compounds before he could apply any wax to it.  Also told us the type of MEGUIAR'S MARINE WAX to use on the fiberglass finish to maintain the glossy shine.  We were lucky to get the rig in when we did.  His shop & crew work 7 days a week & in his yard this morning sat over half a dozen large 18 wheeler truck cabs from the large Hensall Co-Op next door awaiting clean-up.  It just made me tired looking at all the work ahead of those guys.  In hindsight I am sooooooo glad I did not attempt to do this big job on my own.  I simply did not have the experience, tools, or patience for the job.  Some things are just best left to the professionals & this major overhaul on the Big EEE’s finish was a good example for that way of thinking.

PULLING OUT OF JERRY’S YARD & CONVOYING HOME…A COUPLE OF THE WHITE TRUCK CABS IN THE BACKGROUND AWAITING CLEAN-UP
The nice relaxing drive back home to Bayfield was the highlight of my day.  Pheebs & I motored along with big smiles on our faces while Kelly followed along in the Sunfire.  It's a real pleasure to drive this Triple E Commander Motorhome & combined with mighty fine weather & no traffic on the roads I just wanted to keep on going & going & going:))
  

WELL AT LEAST MY NAVIGATOR WAS AWAKE FOR PART OF THE RIDE HOME

Our heat & humidity has returned so by noon my outside activities were done for the today.  Retreated into the coolness of the house & stayed there until early evening when it was cool enough to take Pheebs for a walk.

 
GROANER'S CORNER:(( The businessman dragged himself home and barely made it to his chair before he dropped, exhausted.  His sympathetic wife was right there with a tall cool drink and a comforting word.  "My, you look tired," she said. "You must have had a hard day today. What happened to make you so exhausted?"  "It was terrible," her husband said, "The computer broke down and all of us had to do our own thinking."

A CLOSER LOOK AT TWO ‘SMALL’ TALL SHIPS & AN ENGINE CLEAN-UP

 
 
AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE TALL SHIPS THIS MORNING
Right after our morning walk we hopped in the Jeep & headed on down to the Bayfield harbor.  Knew it would be a good time to have us a close up look at the tall ships without a crowd of people around.  Should mention the two ships are the smallest of the Tall Ships that travel the Great Lakes during the summer.  These training vessels are about 45' long by 15' wide with a young crew of 18 hands on board.

A TRAILER SITS LOADED WITH 2 SETS OF STEPS FOR FOLKS TO CLIMB ABOARD THE TALL SHIPS SATURDAY
 
THE ‘PATHFINDER’ ALONGSIDE BAYFIELD’S SOUTH PIER >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
We arrived on the pier just in time to see the local septic tank truck (honey wagon) pumping out the tall ship ‘Playfair’.  The crew of youngsters were in various stages of waking up & attending to morning chores both on the ships & off.  Looked like they had a full fledged house (boat) cleaning going on.  One young girl was busy cleaning a pile of boat pillows on the pier.  Another young fellow seemed to be keeping a sleepy eye on a bunch of backpacks stacked in a row.  Cans of food, tools, ropes, ship's gear, & a box of well attended Cheerios lined the dock.  Two youngsters seemed to be up to their ears amidst a bunch of pots & pans scrubbing away at the morning dishes.  Saw more gear being handed off the ships/boats & piled up on the pier.  Definitely a big early morning cleaning job going on for sure.   No doubt getting everything all ship-shape for Saturday’s visitors.  And the Playfair even had a cute little dog aboard.  Think his name might have been Loakie.    Tours of the Playfair & the Pathfinder  will begin Saturday morning but I think we will skip that.

THE LOCAL ‘HONEYWAGON PUMPS OUT THE PLAYFAIR’S BLACK TANK

HOPE THAT GREEN HOSE DOESN’T SPRING A LEAK & MESS UP THE KID’S CORN FLAKES & CHEERIOS
 
TWO CREW MEMBERS BUSY THEMSELVES SWABBING POTS & PANS
 
THIS YOUNG CREW MEMBER WAS HARD AT WORK SCRUBBING BOAT CUSHIONS WHILE A SLEEPY YOUNG APPRENTICE SAILOR EMERGES FROM BELOW

LOACKIE THE PLAYFAIR’S DECK DOG LOOKS ON

It was another good morning for doing outside things.  The engine in the Sunbird wasn't dirty but the compartment had been sprayed with undercoating at some point so decided to clean that up.  Didn't need to be cleaned up but I have always had this thing about keeping an engine clean.  Needed some solvents so fired up the Motorcycle & headed off to Canadian Tire in Goderich.  Nice morning for a bike ride.  Resisted the urge to stop into Tim Horton's for a coffee & carrot muffin & headed right back home again.  Took me awhile but I did manage to get most of that undercoating over spray removed & the engine compartment is definitely looking much better.  Besides it gave me something to do.

MOTOR IS ALL SPIFFED UP BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE THE YELLOW UNDERCOATING ON THE FIREWALL & UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE HOOD
 
LUCKILY THE STICKY YELLOW NON-DRIP UNDERCOATING WASN’T TOO HARD TO GET OFF BUT I DID USE UP A BIT OF ELBOW GREASE ON THE JOB
Soon as it was dark Thursday night long time readers might have guessed where I was.  Yep, out sitting in the Sunfire to have me a look at all the groovy colored dash lights & stuff.  I just get like a little kid sometimes over simple things like that.  Now don’t you go switching the words ‘simple’ & ‘little’ on me………………….:))

LOTS & LOTS OF ROPES ON THESE SAILING SHIPS
 
 
YOUNG FELLOW ON PIER IS CAPTAIN OF THE TALL SHIP ‘PATHFINDER’ & YEP IT’S A REAL WOODEN DECK ALRIGHT

I THINK THIS YOUNG FELLA WITH ALL HIS LUGGAGE STACKED UP ON THE PIER HAS HAD ENOUGH OF THE ON BOARD SHIP LIFE & IS TEXTING HIS MOM TO COME GET HIM!!
Jerry from 'Detailers' in Hensall phoned mid afternoon saying he hoped to have the rig done by 5.  We said we weren't in a hurry & could pick up the rig Saturday morning if it was more convenient for him & he said that would be great.  So Saturday morning it is.  8 a.m. sharp
 
NO THIS IS NOT ONE OF THE TALL SHIP’S CREW MEMBERS BUT SHE IS CAPTAIN OF THE GOOD SHIP ‘BAYFIELD BUNCH’:))
 

BY THE TIME WE LEFT THAT YOUNG GIRL WAS STILL WORKING HARD SCRUBBING THOSE BOAT CUSHIONS
Our weather these past few days has just been so perfect with daytime highs of 70F & no humidity.   Only another month to go before the nights & days begin to cool off in mid August as we make our way towards another beautiful Autumn.

GROANER'S CORNER:((  Late one night I stopped at one of those 24-hour gas station mini-marts to get myself a fresh-brewed cup of coffee. When I picked up the pot, I could not help noticing that the brew was as black as asphalt and just about as thick.   "How old is this coffee?" I asked the woman who was standing behind the store counter.   She shrugged. "I don't know. I've only been working here two weeks."
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A golfer took his tee shot and watched the ball sail into the woods. His next shot went into a few trees. He tried again and managed to hit the ball over the fairway and into more trees. Finally, after several more shots, he ended up in a sand trap.
Throughout his ordeal, he was under the watchful eye of the local golf pro.
"What club should I use on this shot?" he asked the pro.
"I don't know," the pro replied. "What game are you playing?"