"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
02/23/2018 at 20:09 • Filed to: None
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"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
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I am dreaming of... all this.
Ash78, voting early and often
> functionoverfashion
02/23/2018 at 20:42 |
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Looks almost exactly like some of the lakes in East TN or Western NC. It’s in the 70s this weekend across the South. Just saying. :P
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functionoverfashion
> Ash78, voting early and often
02/23/2018 at 20:56 |
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It’s Squam Lake in NH... if you were wondering. It does have some nice “mountains” to the north side that rise about 1,500 feet up from the lake level. I biked that ridge last summer and wrote about it here on Oppo.
Sometimes I wish the boating season was longer. But I’ll take ice and snow for a few months, over the 40's-50's crap where it’s not really nice enough for... anything outside. Not quite. I could drive my car across my lake right now, haha. In fact, there was a big auto race on the lake next to ours just last week!
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Ash78, voting early and often
> functionoverfashion
02/23/2018 at 21:10 |
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Aww, the 40s are prime hiking and climbing season down here. Then in the summer you still get all the fun at the lake.
But I do miss snowshoeing, snowboarding, and all that. It almost doesn’t exist down here.
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functionoverfashion
> Ash78, voting early and often
02/23/2018 at 21:16 |
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True, 40's and 50's are nice for being outside as long as you’re working. I just can’t deal with heat.
That said, I do have a boat. So... hmm
It would be hard for me to coach ski jumping in TN though.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> functionoverfashion
02/23/2018 at 21:20 |
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You’d probably be surprised. AL has more lakefront per capita than any other state. Lake Culture down here is a religion. Even our biggest state park has a lake dedicated to jumping and stunts (ski/wakeboard/etc), and that’s public. The universities and various clubs have a lot more. The season here is year-round for the pros, and at least Apr-Oct for the dabblers.
You’ll rarely meet anyone down here who can’t at least waterski. It’s almost a given.
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functionoverfashion
> Ash78, voting early and often
02/23/2018 at 21:24 |
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True, I’d just have to change from snow-ski jumping to waterskis. I could do that.
So, do you waterski then? You might say... I dabble.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> functionoverfashion
02/23/2018 at 21:32 |
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Sorry, I forgot you were a ski jump instructor! My brain was stuck on the lake thing. That’s so far off my radar, I didn’t even think of it. I only see it ever 4 years :D
But it might just be a matter of time. Hockey is slowly taking over here, so why not ski jumping? Those artificial surfaces we were talking about...
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functionoverfashion
> Ash78, voting early and often
02/23/2018 at 21:43 |
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Hey, no worries - I mean, many of the best ski jumpers in the US come from the midwest - not because of their abundant snow or mountains!