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platypus
10-26-2005, 09:04 PM
So for all of us Diehards. Let's see who is all going to run the river? Or just eat cookies all day?

Give me a call when you get here 860-857-1085.

Art
GEOO
10-26-2005, 09:18 PM
Eat Cookies??? At the rivers edge.. ;)
Run in LI's Bay? :rolleyes:
I'm up for either one on Saturday. :confused:
For Now
10-26-2005, 09:42 PM
Well if your guys are still meeting in Haddam, I'll show...
Saturday or Sunday?
platypus
10-27-2005, 06:06 AM
So far i think most guys are for saturday. :)
transomstand
10-27-2005, 06:20 AM
We need to poll our out of state people on what day. Most have hotel reservations, the Ct guys can go either way, but the Saturday forecast looks pretty lousy now. If we do Sunday, the LI guys could go to both events if they wanted to.

Pete
PhastBoat
10-27-2005, 07:08 AM
Me and Liqui-fly will be there Friday around noon at Haddam. The we are staying Friday night @ the Crowne. Then we will be @ Haddam again Saturday morning. Leaving Saturday night.
transomstand
10-27-2005, 07:21 AM
Looks like Saturday, if that's agreeable with everyone else.
platypus
10-27-2005, 07:31 AM
Looks like Saturday, if that's agreeable with everyone else.

That's the day :) We will make the best of it. :) Maybe with a smaller crowd
i'll be one of fastest :D :D :D
transomstand
10-27-2005, 07:35 AM
I'll be fastest, if no one else launches their boats.....
transomstand
10-27-2005, 07:39 AM
Any plan for food? I was thinking of looking into getting something delivered.
For Now
10-27-2005, 10:06 AM
I'll come too... :)
What time on Saturday?
platypus
10-27-2005, 12:03 PM
I'll come too... :)
What time on Saturday?

All day long.
I'll be there around 9:00

Art
transomstand
10-27-2005, 12:22 PM
9:00 sounds good to me
GEOO
10-27-2005, 01:39 PM
Pete, I'm in Fairfield too. When are you leaving?
Liqui-Fly
10-27-2005, 01:45 PM
Yeah I will get up at 9 and eat breakfast...wake Phastboat, checkout ect.
transomstand
10-27-2005, 01:52 PM
Pete, I'm in Fairfield too. When are you leaving?

Hi George,

Probably 8:00 or a little before, for some reason, I thought you had decided not to go.
I live near the marina, and get on at exit 23, let me know if you want to hook up.

Pete
john ring
10-27-2005, 01:53 PM
you better give me a wakeup call saturday too,its going to be a long night at the bar if sam and i are there
For Now
10-27-2005, 02:06 PM
The forecast calls for a chilly morning with a passing shower.
Not to be a wimp, but I'll probably launch 9:30-10am in Chester which would put me in Haddam at 10-10:30...
So what's the plan?
Maybe a blast south to say Essex...
I am happy to show you fellows a couple of the local spots, Sheldon Creek, Hamburg Cove, Nott Island...
transomstand
10-27-2005, 02:38 PM
Maybe we should meet at the Crowne Plaza @ 7:30, and lean on our horns till everybody gets up.:D
transomstand
10-27-2005, 02:41 PM
The forecast calls for a chilly morning with a passing shower.
Not to be a wimp, but I'll probably launch 9:30-10am in Chester which would put me in Haddam at 10-10:30...
So what's the plan?
Maybe a blast south to say Essex...
I am happy to show you fellows a couple of the local spots, Sheldon Creek, Hamburg Cove, Nott Island...

Sounds ok to me. I don't carry too much gas, anyplace to get 91 or 93 octane to the south?

Pete
For Now
10-27-2005, 03:03 PM
Sounds ok to me. I don't carry too much gas, anyplace to get 91 or 93 octane to the south?

Pete

Haddam to Essex is only 12-13 miles one way, nothing like going to Hartford and back.
Old Saybrook the next town south of Essex has 2 or 3 places with high octane if need be.
platypus
10-27-2005, 04:21 PM
Yeah, that would be a nice ride to Essex, the time of year is right because there is no big boat wakes :eek:
for those of you like myself I am going to bring a couple five gallon gas cans in my truck and you can fill up at the boat launch if we end up burning a lot of gas :D
platypus
10-27-2005, 04:23 PM
Hey For Now,

What kind of boat do you have?
Do you ever hang out at Gildersleeve Island during the summer with all the other hot boats?

Platypus
GEOO
10-27-2005, 04:32 PM
I'm going. :)
I'll be leaving early too. I live next to The Town Tennis Bubble.
HERB
10-27-2005, 06:01 PM
I'll be there as well. ;)
LGT-FST
10-27-2005, 06:50 PM
Herb see ya saturday. :D
For Now
10-27-2005, 07:14 PM
Hey For Now,

What kind of boat do you have?
Do you ever hang out at Gildersleeve Island during the summer with all the other hot boats?

Platypus

I have a 1997 24' Superboat with a BBC... :)
The only time I have ever taken a boat north of Middletown was with you guys last year during the CT River Run. My Superboat brother SuperBash turned me onto the run. Funny how a guy from LI got me to go to an event in my own back yard... :cool:
I do 75-80% of my boating in the CT River from Haddam Island south, the rest in LI Sound...

It looks like a good size group will still be coming... :D
Lets hope that the weather is decent and there is not too much crap floating around...
stokernick
10-27-2005, 08:07 PM
Sat Am is good for me how early do I have to leave?I'm not into the BIGNICK,Bruce 80 mph canonball run,so give me a reasonable drive time,Please!![I don't mind 80 in a boat]:rolleyes: :) :cool:
transomstand
10-27-2005, 08:20 PM
Looks like people will arrive between 9 and 10:30. Not sure what were doing about food yet.
PhastBoat
10-27-2005, 08:26 PM
There will be a grill so bring some burgers or dogs if you'd like .
.................................................
platypus
10-27-2005, 08:48 PM
I will bring some cookies & brownies in case we don't make it to far.
Homeade by Mrs.Platypus :) of course.
For Now
10-28-2005, 06:08 AM
I got my butt out of bed early today so maybe I can cruise down by the river for a look-see later...
What did I hear on the radio? "A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW MIXED TOMORROW". What the F*#@... :mad:
Now that was a Hartford radio station, so tward the shore we won't see snow. But is sure does not sound like boating weather to me... :(
JLC
10-28-2005, 06:43 AM
Saturday will be 42 degrees and chance of rain...


Sunday 60 degrees no rain, much sun!!!

Sunday seems to be the better day.

Remember Haddam has its own weather system anyways....it seems.
platypus
10-28-2005, 06:48 AM
Saturday will be 42 degrees and chance of rain...


Sunday 60 degrees no rain, much sun!!!

Sunday seems to be the better day.

Remember Haddam has its own weather system anyways....it seems.

The out of state guy's a going back sunday,it's easy for us because were close.
Liqui-Fly
10-28-2005, 06:50 AM
Leave when you want. I imagine we'll stay around the ramp most of the day. It should take you around 3 to 3.5 hours..it's almost 200 miles. I'm leaving soon.
For Now
10-28-2005, 07:19 AM
The out of state guy's a going back sunday,it's easy for us because were close.

I feel bad for the guys coming from out of town, it does not seem that Mother Nature wants this event to happen.
I have a few hours both Saturday and Sunday cleared with the wife :rolleyes: so I'm in if Sunday is the day... :)

It is always great to meet new peolpe with the same interests, so I will take a ride up to Haddam Saturday morning, if not by boat, by car.
Being a newbie to Scream and Fly, I'd like to at least put a face to all of the typing... ;)
transomstand
10-28-2005, 07:43 AM
Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. North wind between 15 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible



NO SNOW!!!!
stokernick
10-28-2005, 09:39 AM
weather??who cares??I'm going and gonna have a good time.The lake out front is a mirror,not a ripple,sun shining,and I'm almost ready to drop it in and ripfor a Ct River Run tune-up.58* let's do it!!:D
For Now
10-28-2005, 10:05 AM
weather??who cares??I'm going and gonna have a good time.The lake out front is a mirror,not a ripple,sun shining,and I'm almost ready to drop it in and ripfor a Ct River Run tune-up.58* let's do it!!:D

Gotto Love the Attitude! :cool:
The sun is out here too. :)
See you tomorrow.
Trikki1010
10-28-2005, 11:21 AM
I'm gonna bow out on Haddam this year, my loss and also to those who wanted to go.....Between all the kids, baby sitting, soccer, track and all, it's rough to make it Friday night at this point... :mad:

Sunday,,,,I will be going out on Greenwood Lake to ring the bell for this year ;)

Anyone out there are more than welcome to come....

Rich & Warren, I'll see you in the spring for the ROMP, but will also be back next year...

Thanks to All :cool:
stokernick
10-28-2005, 11:35 AM
whatever!!!!!!!!:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
JLC
10-28-2005, 01:42 PM
I hope to see someone out on Sunday, I was planning to film some of you guys screamin and flyin by me.
stvhelm
10-28-2005, 04:01 PM
sounds like greenwood lake is the place to be:cool:
platypus
10-28-2005, 04:51 PM
sounds like greenwood lake is the place to be:cool:

Just curious where is greenwood lake?

Art
transomstand
10-28-2005, 04:58 PM
On the NY/NJ border, about 40 miles beyond the Tappan Zee bridge. It's about 75 miles from Fairfield.
Trikki1010
10-28-2005, 05:54 PM
sounds like greenwood lake is the place to be:cool:

Art, why don't you and all the boys come up and soak up some sun with us on Sunday.....

I will call Rich to see if he would like to have some fun too ;) :D :D
transomstand
10-28-2005, 07:11 PM
http://forums.screamandfly.com/forums/images/icons/icon5.gif Thought we'd here about what happened today? Any reports?
GEOO
10-28-2005, 07:27 PM
I have one day to run.
Where should I go?? CT River, Greenwood, LI Bay?? Saturday or Sunday??
This weather is crazy!!! :rolleyes:
For Now
10-28-2005, 08:03 PM
http://forums.screamandfly.com/forums/images/icons/icon5.gif Thought we'd here about what happened today? Any reports?

The sun came out around 2pm, so if the boys found a way to get on the water, I'm sure they had fun.
Stars are out now and it's like 34°F... :eek:
I also saw a red sky as the sun set. What's that saying... ;)
Maybe the weather man has it all wrong... :rolleyes:

George,
It seems that a group of crazys are still meeting in Haddam tomorrow morning. If you have to choose one day or the other, I would suggest Sunday. But who knows, maybe the sun will come out when the morning rolls around... :)
transomstand
10-28-2005, 08:23 PM
I think that low is moving faster than predicted, my forecast is for a partly sunny day. Only question is, will the river behave itself.



If I only had 1 day to choose, Greenwood looks more like a sure thing. Since I have 2 days, it's no problem.



George, I should be in Stop and Shop about 8am if you want to ride up together, otherwise, I might see you Sunday.



Pete
platypus
10-28-2005, 10:15 PM
High water but still getting together at 9:00-10:00 Saturday Haddam
transomstand
10-29-2005, 04:30 AM
No mention of rain in the latest forecast. Cloudy, high of 48.
transomstand
10-29-2005, 05:43 AM
Morning twilight, lots of broken clouds and blue sky. Cold as hell!
Trikki1010
10-29-2005, 07:52 AM
I'm gonna call Rich thi morning to see if we can get some guys from your neck of the woods to show up.....Greenwood Lake.....

Moosehead Marina
254 Lakeside Ave.
Hewitt, NJ 07421

Hopefully see you guys there around 10:00 ;) :D :D