Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 6

[TomO/Tloc]

Good morning. We weren't supposed to have Internet at the rental but we have WiFi unlocked so I'm using it. We are in Sister Bay, Wisconsin on the Door County peninsula. We come here after tourism season is done. Before Memorial Day and after Labor Day though it's still a touch busy. But many of the tourist shops are closed for the season. The restaurants here have greatly reduced hours and staff but are still using the tourist gouging prices.

Today if the Bay of Green Bay is calm we will take a lunch cruise of almost 3 hours or just the 1 hour cruise. Depends on mood.  Yesterday the Bay was smooth as glass but the Lake Michigan was slightly choppy. No other plans today but relax.

The daughter called last night wondering where we were staying. We are not at her place because they just closed on it last week. It was on the market 3 weeks. She wants us to look at a place a few miles up the road at Gill's Rock. They love it up here but the place needed a re-do and they weren't interested in losing a year to construction, so they sold it.

Below, one of the possible cruise boats and the other picture is the ferries. One heading out to Washington Island from Northport with the other returning

TomO

[Larry C]

I meant to ask, is Pratt's Cove on fresh or salt water?

To answer your question Mike; it's going to be salt water.

[Philip]

We have Bernheim forest giants in KY. SIL and grandson pictured.

[Philip]

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Sun and 70 s today in da Yoop. The deck is damp but no water in the gage.

Excursion yesterday took us to Germfask,  MI where we found Benny the Beard Fisher Troll  at a tourist trap it's an interesting character like those TomO mentioned a week or so back.


Awesome!



Benny the Beardfisher Troll
For visits to Benny the Beardfisher, we ask that all guests check in to the camp store upon arrival. The costs is $10 per vehicle.

Thomas Dambo is an artist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Thomas makes beautiful and fun sculptures and installations out of recycled materials. By doing this, he hopes to inspire everybody to have fun and think of "trash" as a valuable resource.

"But if we understand the meaning of one man's trash is another man's treasure then we understand that trash is a treasure. I believe trash is wealth, trash is an opportunity the world is not drowning in the trash, we just don't have the objective set right, the world is filled with opportunity."
– Thomas Dambo

Othe pics I took seem to be too big to post   Numoerous website mentions search Benny the Beard Fisher Troll

Germfask? How'd it get the weird name...they took the first letter of the last name of everyone in town and made a word out of it.

Rick I understand Star's joy at the van. My K-9 partner Wrangler would transform like Clark Kent when the phone rang for a call out. He'd all but knock me over to get going.  Once in HIS patrol car he was totally on duty. NO ONE got close to the car, even my family, without intense reaction from him.

Yes, LIONS football tonight. 1:1 here today.

MI

[TomO/Tloc]

Attempt to post 2

Sun and 70 s today in da Yoop. The deck is damp but no water in the gage.

Excursion yesterday took us to Germfask,  MI where we found Benny the Beard Fisher Troll  at a tourist trap it's an interesting character like those TomO mentioned a week or so back.


Awesome!



Benny the Beardfisher Troll
For visits to Benny the Beardfisher, we ask that all guests check in to the camp store upon arrival. The costs is $10 per vehicle.

Thomas Dambo is an artist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Thomas makes beautiful and fun sculptures and installations out of recycled materials. By doing this, he hopes to inspire everybody to have fun and think of "trash" as a valuable resource.

"But if we understand the meaning of one man's trash is another man's treasure then we understand that trash is a treasure. I believe trash is wealth, trash is an opportunity the world is not drowning in the trash, we just don't have the objective set right, the world is filled with opportunity."
– Thomas Dambo

Othe pics I took seem to be too big to post   Numoerous website mentions search Benny the Beard Fisher Troll

Germfask? How'd it get the weird name...they took the first letter of the last name of everyone in town and made a word out of it.

Rick I understand Star's joy at the van. My K-9 partner Wrangler would transform like Clark Kent when the phone rang for a call out. He'd all but knock me over to get going.  Once in HIS patrol car he was totally on duty. NO ONE got close to the car, even my family, without intense reaction from him.

Yes, LIONS football tonight. 1:1 here today.

MI

Great picture thanks for sharing. We've been wondering about seeing this Troll. This picture is telling us yes. You are not too far from Karl's Northern Command by UP driving standards! I just showed Bernie the troll to Terry and she loves it too!


Germfast, Mi will be a Spring 2027 trip. We have now seen 16 of Thomas Dambo's trolls. Another 7 between Dayton Ohio and outside of Louisville are hopefully the 1st week in October. There are another 4 at Tupper Lake, NY. We might be in Canton, NY to see on 9/25 and 26. We are debating going to see the UW Badger Women's hockey against St Laurence University to open the season.  Not getting good vibes as it's a 14 hour trip from home

TomO

[jbvb]

Hmmm. I didn't recall trolls at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake when I visited a decade ago. My in-laws that live nearby maintained their bog exhibit for many years, and the aunt-by-marriage who's visiting us now has made a number of model flowers for their exhibits.  Stories on the net suggest the invasion of trolls is a 2026 event.  Seems they'll move on, except for one built-for-purpose which will stay.

[PRR Modeler]

Good Morning All,

Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, pastry, OJ, and soda.

Everyone here is fighting a cold brought to the house from grandson. Today MOH has a skunk event at a school unless she cancels.

Yesterday I glued the saw table onto the floor of the shed and attached overhead platforms in the rafters for components of the saw. Next up is gluing the overhead components in place then add the belt.

Using the etching fluid went well. Although I didn't have a respirator I used a face mask and had a fan blowing the fumes out of the garage. I set up on a commercial steel kitchen prep table just inside the roll up garage door.

Larry how did you color the belts in your build?

I hope everyone has a good day.

[Larry C]

Good Morning,

The morning beverages are at the end of the counter. Breakfast is homemade biscuits, country sausage gravy with hash browns on the side.

Curt hope you stay healthy and escape the colds. I paint my belts with raw Sienna craft paint; usually takes 2 coats per side and I use Tyvek from free mailing envelopes from the USPS.

What's happening in your world?

It's 63 on the back porch this am with a high of 73; love like it's going to be a nice day. Errands to run then maybe some bench time after. Lawn mowing on tap for this afternoon and still no word on the Buick.

Have a great and safe day!! Be well.

[Rick]

Good morning everyone.

It's 64 now, rain in the AM cloudy with a high of 79 later.

Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Two eggs, bacon and/or sausage patties with home fries for breakfast today.

James, good morning.

Philip, nice picture of the family and troll.

TomO, did you cruise?
Do you have to pay to see the trolls?

Jerry, did the cable show up?

Karl, nice picture of the doll and you.
Surprised there's a fee to see the troll.

Dave have fun with those projects.

Curt, how'd the PCB etching go?

How's everyone else?

Yesterdays planned hike was a fail.
Got to the park and the road to the trail was closed because they were putting oil/tar on the road.
Walked around the neighborhood instead.
A rainy morning so I'll stay in and backup my pictures.
A walk to the library for a new book is also planned.

Hope this isn't a repeat.
This was at Sacred Rim in the Wind River Range.



Have a great day everyone.

[friscomike]

Good morning folks,

Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast.  Get well soon!

Larry, good luck with the Buick.  I don't like it when a weekend comes and there's no word from the repair folks.

Rick, thanks for the snack.  Wishing you an enjoyable walk about.

How is the rest of the crew?

It's going to be hot at 95F, but it's supposedly the last of the high heat... Yesterday, I used a clay bar on the Z, and it is ready for polishing.  Man, am I too old for that kind of work!  

This morning I'll take Sharon to the hospital for another infusion.  This afternoon, I have no plans.  Tomorrow our lodge is flipping pancakes and grilling sausages for a Shriners Hospital fundraising event.

Have fun,
mike

[TomO/Tloc]

Good morning. No cruise the water was too excited with winds steady at 20 plus gusts.

Rick, All the Trolls we have seen have been no charge. But they also were on public grounds. Bernie in Germfast, Mi. is in a private campground. I totally understand the charge

Today is the anniversary #50 of the best decision I have ever made. Married my best friend, lover and mom to our 2 kids.

Karl happy #25 to you and Doll!

TomO

[TomO/Tloc]

Hmmm. I didn't recall trolls at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake when I visited a decade ago. My in-laws that live nearby maintained their bog exhibit for many years, and the aunt-by-marriage who's visiting us now has made a number of model flowers for their exhibits.  Stories on the net suggest the invasion of trolls is a 2026 event.  Seems they'll move on, except for one built-for-purpose which will stay.

Many of the Trolls have recently been installed. The ones in Clinton, Iowa seen a couple weeks ago were done in Spring 2026. Our 1st 6 were at the Morton Arboretum outside Chicago on I90 in 2019. They were supposed to last 2-3 years. They lasted 5 before a few had to be removed, all were gone by 2025 from articles I have read. For what these art pieces cost I would want more than 5 years even but they are recycled as Thomas Dambo is a "sustainable" artist!!! 

[PRR Modeler]

Wow, three breakfasts this morning. It's a veritable cornucopia.

Karl sorry I missed the post but happy 25th anniversary.

TomO happy 50th anniversary.

[elwoodblues]

Good morning everyone,

WOW!!!!!! Thanks for breakfast Curt, Larry and Rick, quite the selection this morning. 

Curt, sounds like we need an update, your making a lot of progress on your build.  Hope all the colds go away real soon.

Larry, hope you get news on the Buick today and it's good news.

Rick, Great picture. I would have thought that we would start seeing farm pictures seeing as you are home. 

Mike, you will need sunglasses to look at the car when you are done.  Hope Sharon's infusion goes well.

TomO, Happy 50th anniversary to you and Terry.

Karl, happy 25th anniversary to you and the doll.

Current temperature here is 14c (58f) and sunny, looks like it's going to be a great day.  Had quite the busy day yesterday as I got slammed at work.  Good news is that my weekend has begun and even greater news is that our modular group is having a set-up this weekend.  That means that I'll load up the car later this morning for a weekend of fun.  over the last couple of evenings I did manage to finish cutting the foam inserts that protect the rolling stock during travel and 3D print a small army of little green men.

Have a great day everyone.

[Rick]

Happy Anniversary TomO and Karl.