Won't have to worry about Newt coming over for dinner that's for sure ;)

Politics coming in
 

Well boys and girls if you haven't heard, Rick Santorum just bowed out. Romney is the defacto GOP nominee now. Wonder if he'll be visiting the lake this summer? He's welcome on my dock to watch the Independence Day Centre Harbor fireworks. Maybe that'll take some of the stress off the Wolfeboro residents, at least for the day. :laugh:

If he shows up for the fireworks, can you please invite me, so I can explain to him that dogs shouldn't be strapped to the top of a station wagon? :rolleye1:

I'd also like to ask him.. "If the trees are just the right height in Michigan, what do you think of the height of our trees here at Winni?" ;)

Bring on Obama!!!!!

First off, of course you're invited Steve! But, I was trying to take some of the stress off the southern residents of the lake by having him up north. If you corner him while he is here he might make an unexpected trip back to Wolfeboro and I would hate to see a barage of PT boats with bow guns blazin' to clear a path back home. :laugh:

Presidential Aircraft
 

FYI!

Whatever aircraft carries President of United States, it is always known as Air Force One or Marine One.
Laconia is far too short for the usual aircraft, as we see in media
Pease would be the airport of choice. It was resurfaced just as elder Bush was becoming President. Pease has a military presence which none of us are aware the extent! And can be beefed up.

The big 747 often used as Air Force One won't be able to land at Laconia, there are too many parachutes landing there. :D:D

Actually, for the elder Bush, while Pease was used for the 747, at least one other closer to Kennebunk small airport had an interesting "presence". I used to see them when I was flying a small airplane. I would suspect Laconia would have a "presence" also if Mitt gets elected.

The topic of this thread is: "What happens to the lake if Romney wins?"

My answer is: It get polluted.

This might be the perfect push the Noonans need to get approval for Skydive Laconia. Hey, Mitt waterskis so why not pull a parachute after jumping out of Airforce 1?:laugh:

Mitt at the Lake...
 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...DEW_story.html

This will be interesting. Even though I do not want him to be President, I do hope he enjoys his stay at the lake. Politics aside, he seems like a good family man.

I agree, he seems like a good family man.

You always hear on the news how stuffy he is. When he is in Wolfeboro, he is not stuffy at all. He acts just like the rest of us. He goes into the local hardware store, lumberyard, dive store. He goes to the dump since his "son's aren't always around to do it any more". He wears his old clothes just like the rest of us. No stuffy tie and suit around Wolfeboro. Most people that I know like him and Ann. They fit right in. Really. :)

No, we celebrate

We went by his house by boat today and there were two MP boats out there. One was an old work type boat-big though and the other was a chaser boat. We also went to Robert's Cove to check out the loon baby but couldn't find it. The artificial nest is still there and I had said before it had a rope in place to hold it, but I think it must have an anchor. The rope must have been holding the nesting loon sign beside it. Has anyone seen any babies yet? Sorry, this is not a loon thread. Forget I asked. :)

I saw a motorcade blasting thru Alton on Saturday, state police cruiser, three suburbans and another St police cruiser. All had lights flashing and were traveling at a high rate of speed. Coming from W'boro. My first thought: Mitt sighting.

That was just me going home. sorry about the tie up.

That cracked me up Railroad. And we thought it was Mitt. :laugh::laugh::laugh:

There's an article on this in today's New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/us...r.html?_r=1&hp

Is the Romny house done in California?
"Plans for the expansion, first reported by Politico and later obtained by The New York Times from a rival campaign, include a split-level, four-car garage with a “car lift,” an outdoor shower, and a 3,600-square-foot basement.

A visit to the Romneys’ beachside property on Monday — one of three properties Mr. Romney and his wife, Ann, own — revealed a modest home for the wealthy enclave (at least from a street view) at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. But an official city “Notice of Application” from April 2010 highlighted the changes to come: plans to “demolish the existing residence and construct a new, approximately 8,105-square-foot, single-family residence on a 0.41 acre site.”

LINK

Here is a nice picture of Romney's summer home in California.

LINK


Where do you think he will spend his summers? The 8,105 square foot new one with automobile elevator right on the ocean or the one in NH?

No Republican will win California, so my guess would be NH.

Republicans won California from 1952 - 1988 (only exception was Goldwater).
Dems have had the state every since 1992. As the Latino population continues to grow, the state will most likely stay DEM.

Calif - no way
 

Me thinks New Hampshire. Much too crowded over there in Calif. He would want a little privacy.

I agree. Those houses look stacked on top of each other.

Pictures of Romney's vacay on Politico:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/...ki-127880.html

The first words of that article are "Coast Guard", my old alma mater. Has the Coast Guard been on the lake? How about the Coast Guard Auxiliary, a volunteer boating safety organization? No one on the forum has mentioned this at all.

No Coast Guard boats. But maybe CG people are manning MP boats? The big boat anchored said MP on the side. The chase boat was very close and maybe tied up to the big boat and was on the land side but it also didn't look like anything I have seen on the lake. It has two big outboards on the back. Someone said today they saw the boats being hauled in which makes sense.

I'll be taking a bi-plane ride over the lake on Thursday. Christmas gift from my daughter. I imagine there will restricted airspace over the compound. I have no problem with that.:)

Seeing this stuff so close to home, it really makes you wonder why anyone would want the job.

Can you imagine being watched and photographed every moment you were out on your dock/beach or in town? No thanks!

Lets face it he is one of us. Family man, (my grandfather had a photo op on every departure) long time resident (we have been on the lake 100 years this year) likes water sports (avid water skier) (how old is he?) obviously like the lake. (When you have the recourses to go any where in the world for vacation where do you go?) Hope he likes the Wolfeboro fire works this year.

I just hope Wolfeboro has enough "sporting ladies" to keep those Secret Service fellows out of trouble.

After all, Wolfeboro isn't Cartagena.

Mitt is 65. We should all look so good at his age:)

Just one of the prices paid for fame and fortune. I never worry about it.

Mrs. SteveA and her Mom did the Bi-Plane ride last summer. They loved it! They flew over towards Center Harbor.

Isn't his place still on the market?

Mitt at/on the lake
 

I was watching the news while getting ready for work this morning and low and behold a picture of the Romneys on a jetski and it appeared they were near the Mount dock in Wolfeboro. I could see the bridge going to the pack bay. Another shot was of a MP boat (the one that looks like a BIG INFLATABLE)

If you are talking about Romneys' place I don't think it is on the market.

The boat parked in back of the big MP boat look liked one of those inflatables. It was hard to see that one though. I could see the big two motors but not much else other than it did look red and it did look like an inflatable. Was the one you saw red? It was tiny compared to the big one in front of it. I am thinking that one might be a CG boat???

Looks like a MP boat.
http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2...H/picture.html

http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_960w/Bost...es/romney2.jpg

same boat different angle
 

Here is another.


They guy in orange with the binogulars does not seem to watching the jetski!

At the bridge in Wolfeboro. Thats the picture I saw on the news this AM

Oh ya.Mitts my man now.If this candidate rides PWC's...with the wife driving...well wow...no macho man complex.:laugh:I wish I was in the shape he is.

Great pics. Thanks for posting. Glad to finally see the CG boat.