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I use an old hard rubber 16 lber (bought it in '74) it'll curve a little, but not as nicely as swmbos plastic ball. I play the arrows and boards, not the pins.
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Jim, that is so cool. I use a 15# that I bought sometime right around there. It definately screams 1970's... :lol:
It's been a while since we went bowling, like last year... great thing to do on a cold winters night.
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I can't bowl anymore. haven't been in 5-6 years. i'm willing to "suck it up" and go once in a while but swmbo says no, and she's probably right. sure miss it
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Crazy Climber wrote:Image

Gonna be a :freeze: one tonight!!
Tower, MN (thankfully many, many miles north of me) hit minus 60 degrees today breaking the record for the coldest temp in Minnesota history. They are predicting negative thirty for us on Monday.

Oh. And these temps are NOT taking the wind-chill in to account. :freeze: :freeze:
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Chuck N wrote:
Crazy Climber wrote:Image

Gonna be a :freeze: one tonight!!
Tower, MN (thankfully many, many miles north of me) hit minus 60 degrees today breaking the record for the coldest temp in Minnesota history. They are predicting negative thirty for us on Monday.

Oh. And these temps are NOT taking the wind-chill in to account. :freeze: :freeze:
I'm old enough to remember those old Sears Die Hard battery ads, with a car sitting on a frozen lake in International Falls, MN over winter, and then someone starts the car and drives it off the lake. When I think of that, I guess -60 in MN doesn't sound impossible!


FWIW, I see that my local TV station has updated their 7-day forecast such that Friday's -16 low doesn't show up any more! That's what I get for linking to a "living" image, I guess.
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Ahh poor baby all the lows above zero :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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A somewhat screwed up day for me, right around the zero mark at 5:30 AM this morning, Jeep wouldn't start, turned over (hard) but wouldn't fire. 10-20 years ago I would have worked on it in the cold so I could have gone to work, not anymore I called in. Back in the house I told my wife it seems really cold in here, she said it's really cold outside and I said I already know that, I looked at the themostat and it said 62 but was set for 68, checked the furnace and it was out, don't know why, the basement gas heater was working and so was the upstairs space heater so I knew the gas line wasn't froze and I knew the tank was plenty full. Had a hard time getting it going again but I got it. Then My mom called and said she slipped and fell in her driveway, I said why are you even outside on a day like this (she is 82) and she said it didn't look not too bad out. Well I couldn't run down and check on her because I hadn't got the jeep running yet and the wife had the truck to go to her work. I did manage to rack a 5 and bottle a 5 in between everything going on.
:clink: I'm drinking a few beers now because I deserve too :clink:
Edit: My mom is ok ,She did get back into the house before she called me and she did get a couple bruises on her knee, but at least didn't break any bones.
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berryman wrote:A somewhat screwed up day for me, right around the zero mark at 5:30 AM this morning, Jeep wouldn't start, turned over (hard) but wouldn't fire. 10-20 years ago I would have worked on it in the cold so I could have gone to work, not anymore I called in. Back in the house I told my wife it seems really cold in here, she said it's really cold outside and I said I already know that, I looked at the themostat and it said 62 but was set for 68, checked the furnace and it was out, don't know why, the basement gas heater was working and so was the upstairs space heater so I knew the gas line wasn't froze and I knew the tank was plenty full. Had a hard time getting it going again but I got it. Then My mom called and said she slipped and fell in her driveway, I said why are you even outside on a day like this (she is 82) and she said it didn't look not too bad out. Well I couldn't run down and check on her because I hadn't got the jeep running yet and the wife had the truck to go to her work. I did manage to rack a 5 and bottle a 5 in between everything going on.
:clink: I'm drinking a few beers now because I deserve too :clink:
Edit: My mom is ok ,She did get back into the house before she called me and she did get a couple bruises on her knee, but at least didn't break any bones.
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mtsoxfan wrote:I throw a straight ball, and hit the 1-3 area head on. Works for me.... when my aim is on.
Hmmm…. maybe I'm just not releasing it right?
jimjohson wrote:I use an old hard rubber 16 lber (bought it in '74) it'll curve a little, but not as nicely as swmbos plastic ball. I play the arrows and boards, not the pins.
That's how I learned too. One step and aim for the centre arrow, letting the hand come through over the same arrow.
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Glad your moms ok b.
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Sounds like a full day berryman. You probably should've just gone to work lol

Glad your Mom is okay. :cheers:
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pocketjr wrote:Sounds like a full day berryman. You probably should've just gone to work lol

Glad your Mom is okay. :cheers:
I did plan on going to work but had no way to get there unless I took my wife's truck/her avalanche , but she needed to go to work more then me. I'm glad I did stay home, I have less work to do tomorrow on brew day,
TY on my Mom, We have to take care of the older folks, we will all be there someday.
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berryman wrote:
pocketjr wrote:Sounds like a full day berryman. You probably should've just gone to work lol

Glad your Mom is okay. :cheers:
I did plan on going to work but had no way to get there unless I took my wife's truck/her avalanche , but she needed to go to work more then me. I'm glad I did stay home, I have less work to do tomorrow on brew day,
TY on my Mom, We have to take care of the older folks, we will all be there someday.
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pocketjr wrote:
mtsoxfan wrote:I throw a straight ball, and hit the 1-3 area head on. Works for me.... when my aim is on.
Hmmm…. maybe I'm just not releasing it right?
jimjohson wrote:I use an old hard rubber 16 lber (bought it in '74) it'll curve a little, but not as nicely as swmbos plastic ball. I play the arrows and boards, not the pins.
That's how I learned too. One step and aim for the centre arrow, letting the hand come through over the same arrow.

well I use the second arrow from the far right to start then work it in with my practice balls. usually end up 2 boards to the right of that arrow. if the ball crosses there the curve takes it right in the pocket. i take a 3 step approach and as i release i move my hand from under the ball to a "hand shake" position , puts a nice little spin on the ball
"Filled with mingled cream and amber
I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber
Through the chambers of my brain
-- Quaintest thoughts -- Queerest fancies
Come to life and fade away;
Who cares how time advances?
I am drinking ale today."

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Depressing... take a look at this forecast for my area: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... seHhfCA2lI They are even closing schools monday because of the temps. This is brutal. I don't wish this on anyone. Well, maybe Kenny.... LOL

On a good not, I got my camera back, will post some pics in the winter pic thread when I get them transfered to the laptop.
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