The Good Morning Thread

[EasyPutter]

Good morning MGSpies on a late to weigh in post having a quiet morning - up early to feed the corgis then back to bed for extra rest only possible on weekends.  Yesterday was a long planned day at Chautauqua Golf Club played the Lake Course this time which hasn't been available and had to play the Hill Course for the last few times playing there.  We stopped to see the Marmaduke monument in Brocton where cartoonist Brad Anderson grew up and lived his life.  Weather was excellent with high overcast no doubt northern reaches of Helene well to the south.  

We gave the Ghost Golf GT-14 Oreo bag a good run having moved all my contents from C130 to the GT-14 the day before and Jim's @The1C3man C130 right next to it like an experiment constant to see directly the differences.  The only less than ideal part of the day was the Starter bringing my bag of Oreo's to us after I had left them precariously on top of the other Oreo bag before heading to the tee box.

House jobs today are the main event and hope golf is a part of your day.

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[jbern]

Good morning! Had an early start to this busy Saturday. Had my workout before making eggs and sausage for breakfast. Then we got one kid to gymnastics practice and another to a soccer game. Now we’re getting ready to go to my brothers in Findlay, OH for his kid’s first birthday party! Should be a fun one. 
Have a good day everyone!

[Shankster]

Good morning -  I hope everyone in the path of that wicked storm is doing ok.  News and social media posts I saw doesn’t look good.  
 

Daughters Senior Day Cross Country meet today.  Can’t wait to see how she does.

Have a great day everyone.  This is a 3 cup day.

[fixyurdivot]

1 hour ago, ZJeb67 said:

Happy Saturday All!

Sunrise was a little shy behind the clouds.

Might have got to the northern edge of Helene.

Yikes...what a mess .  The pictures of the two kids walking so close to the collapsed road with gushing water below is concerning.  Hope all our spies in the area are okay.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwylvy7enrgo

[chisag]

4 hours ago, cnosil said:

 No different than how they edit reality TV shows.

... Not just editing, they are scripted. 

 

4 hours ago, cnosil said:

Everyone on TV is cast into a role to provide entertainment to the viewer. 

 

... I have dedicated my entire adult life to just such a proposition. 

[slash25rc]

Just wanted to give an update as I was just now able to get service about an hour from the house on a supply run with a neighbor. Western NC was devastated by hurricane Helene and it will be some time before we have power, water, much less WiFi, and road access where we are. Hopefully the trees can be cut on our road tomorrow or Monday to make way for crews to get power back on. We have a tree on the house but no major damage that I can see.  Others have not been as lucky. Our biggest issue is not being able to get vehicles out of the drive due to those down in the roadway. The hardest part with that is having an 18 month old and trying to get ice and food for her but hopefully will find some soon. Stay safe out there and prayers for all affected 

[Indy_Oz]

Good afternoon Spies!

Nice start to the day. A few spots of rain, but at least the strong winds from Helene appear to have left us in Indiana. Plenty of trees and tree limbs down around our village. Fall limb and brush collection on Monday, so well timed for once.

Dog walked, farmer's market done and squeezed in an hour on the sim this morning. More time trying to figure out carry distances (as well as other shot stats) for the new P770s. Unfortunately, the sim seemed to be reading a lot lower than they should have been. Maybe RCT balls would have given more realistic numbers.  Different sim bay to yesterday. Guess I'll just have to figure it out on the fly on course, if weather and course conditions allow a round tomorrow morning. If I don't play, I'll get to a range or sim again.

Family stuff for the rest of today, as kids' sports are cancelled due to sports field's being rather waterlogged and flooded.

Have a great weekend all. For those in the path of Helene, I hope you and yours are safe and well.

[chisag]

7 hours ago, BIG STU said:

I never have been a range rat. I would prefer to play a few holes maybe playing 2 balls than hitting a bucket on the range. Back like 2 years ago when I was rehabbing and changing my swing I probably hit more balls on the range than I ever did before in my life. Now on the other end of that I like hitting on the range while dialing in a club or clubs) I have built. I also like it to a certain extent when messing around with my vintage stuff.

 

... The range is very valuable for woking on your swing. Either grooving something that is working well or fixing something that isn't. And as you said, age and physical limitations can make the range a difficult place to spend much time. Then there are those that just love the range. My best student was a +2 and one of the purest ball strikers I have ever seen. He rarely played golf but loved hitting bushel buckets at the range. He was with me over a year and I honestly never understood why. He could hit ten 4 irons in a row to a green never leaving the flag at 200yds. He would ask questions and I would make very small tweaks but I never really changed anything with his swing. 

... While the range has its purpose I am right there with you for playing practice holes or if you get the course to yourself, a whole practice rounds hitting multiple balls and working on shots, not working on your swing. I find it invaluable to hit say, a little fade to a back right pin protected by a bunker with a 5 iron from 175yds that I normally wouldn't attempt when playing a round. But as you know it's nice to have all shots in your pocket when needed. Working the ball around the course hitting it high and low or just dialing in a solid shot on a difficult hole. Going right at a back right pin with a bunker in front and a severe drop off on the right side helps me know how my misses will effect that stressful shot as opposed to a tension free middle pin with no trouble from the same distance. 

[Shankster]

Well, she was about 57 seconds slower than last week, but the field was slower in general today.  Tough course.

[chisag]

... I gotta say with many of you experiencing the initial effects and aftermath of the hurricane, it's tough to complain about our weather in Az. But 115* today and 110* on October 1st is just insane. Of course we have power and AC so hoping all of you without power get it back and the sooner the better. 

[rkj427]

41 minutes ago, chisag said:

... I gotta say with many of you experiencing the initial effects and aftermath of the hurricane, it's tough to complain about our weather in Az. But 115* today and 110* on October 1st is just insane. Of course we have power and AC so hoping all of you without power get it back and the sooner the better. 

Unfortunately for those in AZ, looks to be another week of higher-than-normal temperatures for the next 8 days.

Have some friends who have a residence in Tacoma, WA, and also Green Valley, AZ who usually make the journey south just before October 1 and stay through April. This year they decided to wait a couple weeks for things to cool down a bit before making that trip.

Here today we got some of the northern bands from Helene, cloudy, some misty light rain this early morning, and it is unusual to see the clouds moving from east to west. Rain forecast for this evening but supposed to be a drier day tomorrow.

Still managed to get a round in this morning, and another planned for tomorrow morning.

[chisag]

8 minutes ago, rkj427 said:

Unfortunately for those in AZ, looks to be another week of higher-than-normal temperatures for the next 8 days.

Have some friends who have a residence in Tacoma, WA, and also Green Valley, AZ who usually make the journey south just before October 1 and stay through April. This year they decided to wait a couple weeks for things to cool down a bit before making that trip.

 

... Haha smart friends. We are setting new heat records everyday and some of those go back to the 1980's. 

[fixyurdivot]

2 hours ago, slash25rc said:

Just wanted to give an update as I was just now able to get service about an hour from the house on a supply run with a neighbor. Western NC was devastated by hurricane Helene and it will be some time before we have power, water, much less WiFi, and road access where we are. Hopefully the trees can be cut on our road tomorrow or Monday to make way for crews to get power back on. We have a tree on the house but no major damage that I can see.  Others have not been as lucky. Our biggest issue is not being able to get vehicles out of the drive due to those down in the roadway. The hardest part with that is having an 18 month old and trying to get ice and food for her but hopefully will find some soon. Stay safe out there and prayers for all affected 

Here's hoping your power and access in/out is restored quick.  Helene was a monster.  I was just looking at some of the images from space.  The outer bands appear to have had FL completely covered along its path .

[Rickp]

Good (kinda) Morning & Happy Saturday!

Late to the Party today had to help SWMBO with her early projects and went with her food shopping.  Then spent 3+ hours on the shrubs.  I do the shrubs in 3 sections, getting to be a lot for an old guy.  One more section to go.  Grass cutting takes an hour + (tomorrow) edging/trimming another hour.  Since this is FL there’s no real break in growing seasons.  Anyway busy day and watch some of the Presidents Cup.  
Everyone have a great rest of the day!!

[sirchunksalot]

2 hours ago, slash25rc said:

Just wanted to give an update as I was just now able to get service about an hour from the house on a supply run with a neighbor. Western NC was devastated by hurricane Helene and it will be some time before we have power, water, much less WiFi, and road access where we are. Hopefully the trees can be cut on our road tomorrow or Monday to make way for crews to get power back on. We have a tree on the house but no major damage that I can see.  Others have not been as lucky. Our biggest issue is not being able to get vehicles out of the drive due to those down in the roadway. The hardest part with that is having an 18 month old and trying to get ice and food for her but hopefully will find some soon. Stay safe out there and prayers for all affected 

I hope they can get the roads cleared and your power back on soon. I couldn't imagine how rough it must be, especially with an infant to care for. I'm glad you and your family are safe. 

[fixyurdivot]

2 hours ago, Rickp said:

Good (kinda) Morning & Happy Saturday!

Late to the Party today had to help SWMBO with her early projects and went with her food shopping.  Then spent 3+ hours on the shrubs.  I do the shrubs in 3 sections, getting to be a lot for an old guy.  One more section to go.  Grass cutting takes an hour + (tomorrow) edging/trimming another hour.  Since this is FL there’s no real break in growing seasons.  Anyway busy day and watch some of the Presidents Cup.  
Everyone have a great rest of the day!!

Hey Rick. It sounds like you guys didn't get hit too hard by the storm.  Anyone heard from @fozcycleand @revkev?  I think one or both live near the Tampa area.

[Rickp]

4 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said:

Hey Rick. It sounds like you guys didn't get hit too hard by the storm.  Anyone heard from @fozcycleand @revkev?  I think one or both live near the Tampa area.

No notice word.   Yes both are in Tampa area. When I get a chance I’ll PM them.  I have their emails.  
Tampa caught some crap.

We got mostly brush/palm debris.  I picked up a lot of it today, glad I bought the EGO lawnmower.

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[William P]

5 hours ago, slash25rc said:

Just wanted to give an update as I was just now able to get service about an hour from the house on a supply run with a neighbor. Western NC was devastated by hurricane Helene and it will be some time before we have power, water, much less WiFi, and road access where we are. Hopefully the trees can be cut on our road tomorrow or Monday to make way for crews to get power back on. We have a tree on the house but no major damage that I can see.  Others have not been as lucky. Our biggest issue is not being able to get vehicles out of the drive due to those down in the roadway. The hardest part with that is having an 18 month old and trying to get ice and food for her but hopefully will find some soon. Stay safe out there and prayers for all affected 

Hope they can get out to your area soon and get power restored. Stay safe.

[ILMgolfnut]

17 hours ago, Coulter said:

Good morning! Headed off to Galveston to get on a boat. This is the last time the PXGs will see me for a week  

Spent 9 years in Galvatraz (PA school then working at the school) but never took a cruise.

Try to forget about that game, OK? And enjoy!

[BIG STU]

19 hours ago, Jim Shaw said:

who do you think would be good to sit across from Brandell? 

I would have to think long and hard on that one honestly.

[BIG STU]

18 hours ago, Wheelieb said:

Story I read about Tom Kim and Scottie was that they play money matches all the time in Texas. So I think you’re pretty spot on with your assessment. But I will counter that with this year, the presidents cup has really peaked my interest. 

IMHO it is like professional wrestling, reality shows and soap operas--- Keep the drama stirred up

[BIG STU]

12 hours ago, Rickp said:

Good (kinda) Morning & Happy Saturday!

Late to the Party today had to help SWMBO with her early projects and went with her food shopping.  Then spent 3+ hours on the shrubs.  I do the shrubs in 3 sections, getting to be a lot for an old guy.  One more section to go.  Grass cutting takes an hour + (tomorrow) edging/trimming another hour.  Since this is FL there’s no real break in growing seasons.  Anyway busy day and watch some of the Presidents Cup.  
Everyone have a great rest of the day!!

I work in the yard in the same manner by sections. I did away with our shrubs except the 3 Azella bushes some 3 years ago. Paid a crew to come in and dig them up and dispose of them. I hate shrubs anyhow. Here we get bees and all kinds of nasty stuff including copperheads in them. 

[BIG STU]

Had a nice day yesterday got plenty of laughs watching tourist idiots. When we play we take our time and are not in a hurry. Not slow but not in a rush either. We rested and let these 2 guys through and I guess they were in a hurry. After we let them through they started doing stuff like agonizing over every shot and lining up putts like they were in a Tour Event. They ended up holding us up. Took a rest stop and let this one guy through. Dressed to the nines with a Scotty and fancy cover. He was arrogant as heck. was mad at the 2 guys said slow play pissed him off. He said he had to get back to the Motel to take the wife and kids out. What was funny those guys never let him through. On the next tee he mentioned he was in a hurry. He said something about I was having trouble. I told him no I was fine. He asked if we were in a hurry? I told him naah we lived here and I was a member so we played as much as we wanted to. OMG that ticked him off. I saw on 9 he skipped those guys and went straight to 10. We took an extended break on the turn and caught those guys on 16 anyhow. We still made our lunch time and had a great meal. Came home and I worked the dinner off cleaning up storm debris. Was tired in a good way last night and slept good.

This morning up early and well rested. We have a tee time at 7 for the Sunday bunch at my course. 

[RoverRick]

Well I had to get up and make a few work phone calls and now can catch a couple of hours sleep before heading over to play golf with @William P  I’m looking forward to this. 

My game and body feel the best in a couple of years, so that just adds to the excitement. 

[Byrnzee]

Good morning Spies!

Up extra early this morning as the dog was pacing by the bed, which sometimes leads to throwing up. Luckily got him out for a nice, little walk and he seems fine for now. Will keep an eye on him for the next hour or so before I get ready to head to my morning tee time.

Didn't sleep great - I think the combination of a soda on the drive home from Notre Dame, riding the high from the Irish win, and getting the new P7CBs unboxed and ready for the round today had my heart rate a little too high for good rest. Oh well, we'll survive.

Hope to catch the end of the Presidents Cup after my own golf adventures. Fingers crossed for a fun finish. Will likely finish off the day watching the Bills game tonight as long as I can keep my eyes open for it. 

@slash25rc hope that you get power back soon and things get cleared up. Glad that you and your family are safe. Hope that any others affected by the storm are as well.

Have a great Sunday everyone and if you're lucky enough to be golfing, hit 'em straight!

[William P]

Good Sunday morning Spies!

Up earlier than usual again today but this time it is to head up to Wolfe City and meet @RoverRick for a round at Web Hill CC. Looking forward to it as we haven't been able to get together for a round since the tournament earlier in the summer.

Hope all effected by Helene are doing better this morning and have utilities restored. The wind and flood damage have definitely wreaked havoc in areas.

Everyone have a great day and keep 'em in the short grass.

 

[ZJeb67]

Happy Sunday All!

Up with the pups, coffeed and ready for the day. We're out of town now and the calculations in my head to see if I can get home in time for a late 9 is making my brain overheat.  Best to just enjoy the day and see how things wind up.

Parker:
I think a plan is just a list of things that don't happen.  - The Way of the Gun (2000)

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[EasyPutter]

Good morning MGSpies on a wet outside morning from passing showers last night in WNY reminding us we are all part of the early autumn tropical weather affecting this half of the US, all best intentions and prayers for those affected by the weather.  MyGolfSpouse has an Open House at her school for the first of 2 this week she is up for and corgis needed their breakfast.  Golf today for me is HOPE session 4 of 6 at CC of Buffalo and first opportunity to sport a new golf bag at HOPE since my own graduation in 2018 when the C130 Camo bag made its debut, like a rite of passage for my gear - and chance to make a new group of Veterans aware of MyGolfSpy and the opportunities a Forum membership affords anyone who wants to get involved. House jobs will also take up the day, next golf is tomorrow after work.  Hope golf is a part of your day 

[Wheelieb]

Morning All,

Well yesterday I learned a valuable lesson in building this dang shed. It is not as easy as our small shed and getting the roof on is a lot more work than it should be. So I have to finish the roof today and it will be placed on its final resting spot to be the coop for the chickos. Going to try to get to the range afterwards. Hope everyone has a great day. 

[sirchunksalot]

Good morning everyone! 

It's another dreary, wet morning as the last of the remnants of the tropical storm passes through. I'm still praying for those who were affected by the storm and hoping they can get power, road access, and shelter soon. 

I'm in the process of waking up and drinking coffee while also trying to give the pups a little love. I don't think anything golf related will happen today but it'll be a good day to spend with the family. 

I hope y'all have a great Sunday!