Ice-in Watch 2007

[Frank]

Originally Posted by Island Girl

No snow? ... well I have to tell you, the snow gods of the west are doing a great job http://www.rattlesnakecam.com/newyear2007/northwest.htm

My recent trip for the holidays saw the most lovely mountains just full of snow.... I think the Babes on Sleds have been leaning a little to the left in their dancing... lean to the right, lean to the right ....... get those snowflakes falling!!

Island Girl - they cancelled my kids' ski lessons at Snoqualmie West this morning because of too much snow! Unbelievable. We leave windy and warm NH a few days ago to return to icy and snowy WA. Must be a consequence of global warming...

- Frank

[Island Girl]

Answering my plea for a ride to Rattlesnake Island to fix Snake Eyes, FLL (FatLazyLess), who is neither fat, nor lazy, and most certainly not less, traveled from Flashing Light 3 in Meredith to W. Alton over a quite windy broads... to pick me up at the home of DRH and Quilt Lady. The ride out was nice... but quite rough on the broads side of the island. It took a while to get the cam operational and tested (more trouble with my router than the cam). FLL patiently waited as the day wore on and I worked on the tasks at hand.

Snake Eyes is now back so we can watch ice-in... if we ever have one... and it is all due to the courage of this great friend of the forum. If you think this is all bull... think about being alone for more than 10 miles on a lake where there is no one else and the water temps are less than 40 degrees...

Thank you so much FLL for spending the afternoon so forum folks can get their lake fix!!!!

Applause... Applause.

Here is FLL relaxin' on my deck

FLL waving goodbye as he heads back across the pond.. to get home before dark

[DRH]

Kudos to IG and FLL! Snake Eyes is back!

And IG's right ... FLL is not "Fat", not "Lazy" and certainly not "Less"!

[GWC...]

Originally Posted by IG

I sure could use a ride out to Rattlesnake Island to fix Snake Eyes..... I will bring chocolate or cheesecake as a bribe!!!!

Curious minds need to know...

Did FLL opt for the chocolate or cheesecake?

[Island Girl]

Originally Posted by GWC...

Curious minds need to know...

Did FLL opt for the chocolate or cheesecake?

I forgot them.... he brought a couple of Walmart junior pies and I broke out the Pirate's Booty... we ate well! I will have to supply the chocolate and cheescake another time. (I am whispering here so maybe FLL won't notice I forgot the goodies)

[Rattlesnake Gal]

Bravo fatlazyless! Today you are my hero! (How did you come up with such a name? It sounds like it's so wrong! )
Were you at all nervous being on the lake for such a distance with the water temps so low? Was I right that IG is a lot of fun to be around?

Thank you Island Girl for sharing this excellent story. (You lucky woman getting out to our island!)

Many thanks to both of you, nice job! I bet many of your forum friends will be smiling all day.

[mcdude]

FLL to the rescue! What a great story and thanks FLL!

[IslandSib]

Fll and IG...finally tommorow a new day.
Since it stopped working everyday I would still check it out...kind of like the movie "Ground Hog Day" hoping eventually it would go back on...
Yes, I listened to IG's technical explaination but still held out hope it would just reset..
Now, lets have some weather with that cam

[Weirs guy]

I whacked 2 unidentified flying insects yesterday, one here at the Weirs and one in Laconia!

[JTA]

Hoorah!! Every day I look at the Weirs cam to see how things are at the lake and to check out the air temperature. Then I click on Snake Eyes to look out at my little piece of heaven (also known as Cow Island). I have sure missed Snake Eyes and I was fearful that it wouldn't get up and running until Island Girl was able to get there by snowmobile (which as we all are fearful, might not happen). So, thanks to FLL and Island Girl both whose posts I faithfully follow on the Forum. Hoorah!!

[Sparky]

I still see Snake Eyes with the December 10th date::-(

[DRH]

Originally Posted by Sparky

I still see Snake Eyes with the December 10th date::-(

I think you just need to refresh your browser. The Snake Eyes picture shows today's date, Jan. 8, 2007.

[Island Girl]

Originally Posted by Sparky

I still see Snake Eyes with the December 10th date::-(

Refresh your browser a few times... also you can try clearing your browser cache. If you are using internet explorer, click of tools, internet options, in the middle section called "temporary internet files", click on the delete files button and wait until this is finished. There is no danger here of deleting anything important... it is just a storage place for frequently used internet pages.

IG

[SteveA]

Interesting story in todays Citizen...

Everything you ever wanted to know about ice formation.

http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll...081/-1/CITIZEN

[ghfromaltonbay]

Yeaaa! The Snake Eyes view from here in NJ is great!! I nominate FLL for hero of the month (maybe even the year). Perhaps we can bring some NY style cheesecake when we drive up next month.

Hopefully we will soon be able to see some ice forming on the breakwater. I'm still dancing in the hope that by the time we arrive in Feb. the Babes On Sleds will be in action.

[Weirs guy]

FLL, accross the broads in that boat this time of year? You've got a set big enough to bring in a dump truck!

[gtxrider]

Originally Posted by Weirs guy

FLL, accross the broads in that boat this time of year? You've got a set big enough to bring in a dump truck!

It takes a real man to be out in what appears to be a Starcraft Islander.

Ah, I can see the lake now!

[Island Girl]

Originally Posted by gtxrider

It takes a real man to be out in what appears to be a Starcraft Islander.

Ah, I can see the lake now!

I do believe it is a Starcraft Chieftan..

[Sunset Bob]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU IG and FLL you are my heros.I am begining to feel normal agian if that is possible.
It really was like groundhog day.
Hope we get some ice for the bed race.

[gtxrider]

Originally Posted by Island Girl

I do believe it is a Starcraft Chieftan..

You are right the cabin is too high for an Islander.

[fatlazyless]

As always, the wind weather and waves are the big boss on the Big Lake. Especially true for an 18' aluminum boat in January, but I felt safe and secure yesterday as I boated from Meredith Neck to Rattlesnake Island. The earlier white caps had calmed away so the water was smooth enough. Rounding the south end of Rattlesnake with Island Girl, a couple of large swells definately got my attention but otherwise it was a fun-run and good for repairing the Snake Eyes web-cam.
About my boat; it is a '74 Starcraft Starchief with a '00 Suzuki 70hp four-stroke. It has an enclosed bow area with a high windshield so spray coming over the bow is not too much of a problem. Suzuki makes a terrific outboard, or at least my Zuki is terrific! It always starts easy, runs quiet, is reliable and sips gas. I can go all over Winnipesaukee on a six-gallon tank with a two-gallon backup spare.
While an 18'er is probably considered too small by many, it works for me and it definately gives you that feeling of being close to the water, like a surfboard or something, that you just don't get in the bigger boats.



"...boats are like people; it's not the age, it's the condition!"

[Grant]

Wow. Now my mental image of FLL is forever shattered.

[playinghooky]

Saturday was so beautiful that I took out my kayak and paddled from around Echo Point down to Sandy Point and back. It was an amazing day. I didn't have to worry about any boat wakes for the whole trip! Soon after I got back a big rain and wind storm blew through which seemed to clear out any ice that had formed down by the beginning of the bay. Does that count as ice out?
I also saw my first robin of the year so I guess that oficially makes it spring.

[Island Life]

Originally Posted by playinghooky

I also saw my first robin of the year so I guess that oficially makes it spring.

And my forsythia is blooming! Only one small, but quite noticeable yellow flower. Hope the others sit tight for several more months.

FLL, I was jealous to see the pix of you out on your boat in early January. If mine wasn't deep in a storage shed, I'd be out there, too - if only to say I've done it. And 18' is just fine. Mine is a 15 year-old 20 footer, a real beater of a boat but I love it. I have no desire for anything newer or bigger.

[gtxrider]

Down here is was over 70 on Saturday so I washed the truck. So blame me for the rain today. The blue berry bushes where I work are starting to bud it is so spring like I can't stand it.

Will the lake freeze this year? I hope so. Perhaps if every one puts their boats back in the lake the temps will drop and the snow will fly. I have not even looked at my snow blower in the hope it will snow. Reverse psychology!

And 18' is plenty. We have a 20 year old 19 footer and that handles what we need. The first boat was a 15' Starcraft and that boat was used more in two weeks of vacation than many of the big boats are used all season.

Remember it is not the size of the boat but the motion of the ocean!

[KBoater]

I understand some of the kids in Wolfeboro went swimming last weekend. At least they got their feet wet. Anyone else go in.
I walked the beach in FLorida.

[LIforrelaxin]

Originally Posted by playinghooky

Saturday was so beautiful that I took out my kayak and paddled from around Echo Point down to Sandy Point and back. It was an amazing day. I didn't have to worry about any boat wakes for the whole trip! Soon after I got back a big rain and wind storm blew through which seemed to clear out any ice that had formed down by the beginning of the bay. Does that count as ice out?
I also saw my first robin of the year so I guess that oficially makes it spring.

Saturday was definately a hard day to beat...I took my canoe down the Northside of Long Island....it was a remarkable experiece.... I noticed a few others with the same idea.....

[SIKSUKR]

Yup,I have to say I see FLL in a different light now.Great job,Great friend!

[rander7823]

Just looking at the Weirscam and I thought I saw a hint of white up in the mountains.
Wishful thinking?

[Island Girl]

I see ice in Smith Cove, and snow on some mountains from one of the BearCams. All of our wishing is having an impact! lol

... and speaking of the BearCams.... the owner of them, Bear Islander, is in Antartica... pretty amazing pictures if you are interested. http://www.rl99.com/.

If the wind gods could just cool their jets and let the lake skim over we could be on our way to some winter fun!

IG.... who is tired of looking at the snowmobile in the garage.... wants to see it at the lake!

[Island Girl]

Go and look at the webcams.... it is 10:33 am on Jan 12 and the various cams are showing particularly gorgeous views of the lake.... wish I was there!!!

http://www.rattlesnakecam.com/icein.htm

[csuhockey3]

Originally Posted by Sparky

I still see Snake Eyes with the December 10th date::-(

A cool trick if you don't want to clear your cache -- you can add a "?r" at the end of the URL to force a re-fresh, like so:

http://www.rattlesnakecam.com/?r

This tricks your browser in to thinking it's an entirely new URL, and thus a fresh, un-cached copy. I guess my "cammo-nerd" cover has been blown

Also, Kudos to FLL and IG for getting Snake Eyes back up and running, and I'm sure everyone is jealous of our Colorado snow!