Yah sure, you bet, Vance. In the vinter it is warmer by da lake. But dose guys in Florida also have to put up with barnacles on their bottoms and air conditioners in their boats. We got it made up here. Besides we can catch smelt by the wheel barrow load in the fall and eat Lutefisk in the winter. Dem guys in Florida ain't seen nothin like dat. DHS Duluth ****** On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 10:47:33 -0500 "Vance Nelson" <vbnelson@gmail.com> writes: > David, what do you mean "real winter" in Minnesota? I used to live > north of > Duluth near Gilbert on the Iron Range. We knew what real winter > was, in > fact we used to go to Duluth for some relief from the cold. > > I do feel sorry for the guys in Florida though, when we put our > dinghy to > bed for the winter we can drive our cars on the water, and have > fresh caught > chilled walleye right out of the driver's side window. Seems like a > pretty > easy life up there. The guys down south still have to put on their > slickers > and pull start their dinghy engines. > > Vance B. Nelson > Superior Dreams GB32-340 > > > Subject: Re: T&T: winterization completed > > You poor guys in Florida. Up here in Minnesota, the boat has been > put to > bed for several months. 3 above this morning and snow coming > tonight. Now > that is real winter!! (Oh, and we are starting to get some very > hard > water in the harbor now.) > > David Sorenson > Duluth, MN > > > > ____________________________________________________________ Learn about VA loan programs and benefits. Click now. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2QL3CxgcWr2zR0cVLbm7eMnJpS0Nvaf0hiWOwIjWseru7s4/