The Good Morning Thread

[tony@CIC]

8 hours ago, StrokerAce said:

played in Florida (Sarasota area) for the first time this year and those cranes are huge and noisy. like disturbingly noisy. 

And they won't get out of your way. 

[tony@CIC]

5 hours ago, invee123 said:

Good morning all I am so ready to get out of Colorado and down to Florida. it's been raining here for 48 hours straight and everyone is hydroplaning on the highways and traffic is terrible and all indoor golf simulators are overflowing with demand. The weather in FL is supposed to be a little rainy too, but hopefully nothing like what I'm dealing with out here. Hoping for good weather for all of my fellow spies out there!

Depends on where you're at in Florida. We're just south of Tampa Bay and rain has been little and far between. We're down about 10" for the year.   Even the alligators are complaining. 

[sirchunksalot]

We're under the threat for rain this weekend, so I got home from work and for the yard work taken care of. I got a little wet as a gentle shower came down while I was on the rider. My lawn was driving me crazy, all the neighbors did theirs last week and mine looked like the neighborhood Mohawk. 

[BIG STU]

7 hours ago, Rickp said:

Captain Jacks still around?

You mean Drunken Jacks? Yep it is still hopping as usual WFO

[BIG STU]

6 hours ago, Rickp said:

Yup, but we need rain!! Rain way down so far this year.

Same with us my course is getting baked out and dry. We need rain and warm nights for the Bermuda to pop back out.

[BIG STU]

6 hours ago, tdroma98 said:

Agreed @Rickp!  The storm last Saturday barely made an impact!  

Last week mid week out weather gurus were predicting we would get that storm and the weekend would be a washout. I think it turned South quick and you guys got it. We did not get a drop

[tdroma98]

57 minutes ago, BIG STU said:

Last week mid week out weather gurus were predicting we would get that storm and the weekend would be a washout. I think it turned South quick and you guys got it. We did not get a drop

it hit us hard last Saturday. My buddy & I made it back to course maintenance barn and stuck there for an hour. Much needed rain! But nothing really since then. 

[GolfSpy_APH]

A nice relaxing morning here. Just hanging out with Ivan and the dogs before doing a bit of writing and reviews. So nice to be off and not have up go to real work. Unfortunately my body still prefers early mornings so by 5:30 am i was wide awake. 

[BIG STU]

2 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

A nice relaxing morning here. Just hanging out with Ivan and the dogs before doing a bit of writing and reviews. So nice to be off and not have up go to real work. Unfortunately my body still prefers early mornings so by 5:30 am i was wide awake. 

Been an early riser all my life. Mine came from my folks running that golf course. In the summer I was up early cutting fairways or the rough with gang mowers then at the cart barn by 6 to get carts out then back on a tractor. Later on I ended up running the driving range. Winter time I had Bird Dogs to feed and Rabbit Boxes to check before the bus picked me up for school. 

Today I have been up since 3 AM but am rested up. I was exhausted yesterday afternoon and went to sleep around 4 or so. Now I am on here and watching the Golf I missed yesterday. I am taking off from Golf the next 3 days. I have played 6 of the last 7 days and am tired in a good way. No pain or stiffness but I guess to say out of gas. I know the last 4 holes I could barely get the club back. One of my buds in a well meaning way told me I was pushing too hard. Not worrying too much on the back it is fine. I have lost 10 lbs in 2 weeks. Today I will do some yard work and I have a couple of shop projects. Tomorrow Church work. Monday our course has the Annual Ladies Invitational so the small money group is playing up the road. I do not like that course and besides I paid good money for a membership and am not going to pay $45 to play there. Taking Monday off golf wise and will piddle around here some and I need the golf break. I do have 4 events next week. Tuesday and Thursday league, Friday afternoon 9 and Dine with the wife and Saturday as a fill in on a Shootout team. Someone asked the other day what I did now and I told them play golf. 

[Rickp]

7 hours ago, BIG STU said:

You mean Drunken Jacks? Yep it is still hopping as usual WFO

Yup, Drunken Jacks!!  Been there a few times.  We loved Murrels Inlet area.

[Rickp]

7 hours ago, BIG STU said:

Same with us my course is getting baked out and dry. We need rain and warm nights for the Bermuda to pop back out.

We got Thunderstorm about 1am.  Probably just shy of 1/2”.  We’ll take it.

6 hours ago, tdroma98 said:

it hit us hard last Saturday. My buddy & I made it back to course maintenance barn and stuck there for an hour. Much needed rain! But nothing really since then. 

We got a little bit of that storm but not much.

[Rickp]

GM & Happy Saturday!  Up early since passing Thunderstorm woke me.  No golf this weekend but maybe some short game practice today, yup I said practice.   
Gym later on need to work on staying under 200.

[Rickp]

42 minutes ago, BIG STU said:

Been an early riser all my life. Mine came from my folks running that golf course. In the summer I was up early cutting fairways or the rough with gang mowers then at the cart barn by 6 to get carts out then back on a tractor. Later on I ended up running the driving range. Winter time I had Bird Dogs to feed and Rabbit Boxes to check before the bus picked me up for school. 

Today I have been up since 3 AM but am rested up. I was exhausted yesterday afternoon and went to sleep around 4 or so. Now I am on here and watching the Golf I missed yesterday. I am taking off from Golf the next 3 days. I have played 6 of the last 7 days and am tired in a good way. No pain or stiffness but I guess to say out of gas. I know the last 4 holes I could barely get the club back. One of my buds in a well meaning way told me I was pushing too hard. Not worrying too much on the back it is fine. I have lost 10 lbs in 2 weeks. Today I will do some yard work and I have a couple of shop projects. Tomorrow Church work. Monday our course has the Annual Ladies Invitational so the small money group is playing up the road. I do not like that course and besides I paid good money for a membership and am not going to pay $45 to play there. Taking Monday off golf wise and will piddle around here some and I need the golf break. I do have 4 events next week. Tuesday and Thursday league, Friday afternoon 9 and Dine with the wife and Saturday as a fill in on a Shootout team. Someone asked the other day what I did now and I told them play golf. 

Stu, what breed dogs?  Grew up with English Setters and when I got around 18 added German Shorthairs to the mix.  Great dogs.  Had a English Pointer or 2 but they ran too big being on foot.

[EasyPutter]

Good morning from a kindly spring weather morning in WNY.  Forecast is looking good for the weekend and into next week making this a good weather event for the enjoyment and sharing with my MGS Forum friends.  Heading out to Rochester to begin the PGA odyssey and posted a thread lead in Spies in Competition to chronicle the time.  Hope to be able to update as I go.  And go I am, heading out the door now the vehicle is packed, and most importantly the coffee is hot and out there ready to go along.  Hope golf is a part of your day too 

[CSiders12]

Good morning and happy Saturday! It's a pretty low key day for me as I'm helping with my grandma today. Getting ready to get up and head out for a quick jog and then get some reading in while drinking coffee. Looking forward to a nice relaxing day and then hopefully getting out and playing some golf tomorrow. Sounds like a productive weekend! I hope y'all have a good weekend as well!

[rkj427]

Good morning Spies from an overcast, dreary and potentially stormy Michigan. Did make it to the range yesterday evening and will post in the "How Did You Practice" topic.

Later today I will take SWMBO to a graduation party for her granddaughter who received her doctorate in Pharmacy on this past Monday from Wayne State University here in the Motor City.

Hope you have a great day, even if there isn't any golf involved.

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Good morning all and happy Saturday. Still feeling a pretty heavy heart for the 7th grader who lost their life yesterday due to a negligent driver. The community has rallied so well around the family. Some of her classmates started a GoFundMe yesterday and at last check it is at just over $35,000. No amount will bring that child back or ease the pain for her family, but it can hopefully allow them to not have to worry about any financial things they will incur. Being a father of two, I just can’t shake the thought of what those parents are going through and I truly can’t even fathom an ounce of that pain. 

We are headed to Minneapolis this morning for a Luke Combs concert, which I am very much looking forward to, but the usual excitement hasn’t kicked in yet with what happened yesterday. 

Hope everyone has a great day and give your loved ones an extra hug and kiss this morning. 

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

Morning all! Another beautful 80 degree day here. Soccer this morning and then going to enjoy the sun by the pool!

[cnosil]

Happy Saturday.   My daughters graduation is complete;  time to pack up and head back home.  Exciting time, now the studying starts again as she waits for a final transcript to be sent to the state so she can get authorization to test for her nursing license.  

[Placasse61]

Good Morning Spies,

Beautiful morning here in Bridgeton ME. Set up our seasonal camp site yesterday and enjoying my morning e joe looking out at long lake. Great way to start the day.  

[Lee Stanek]

7 minutes ago, Placasse61 said:

Good Morning Spies,

Beautiful morning here in Bridgeton ME. Set up our seasonal camp site yesterday and enjoying my morning e joe looking out at long lake. Great way to start the day.  

That looks awesome.  We are coming to Kennebunkport in August. We love it there!!

[Lee Stanek]

Good morning all. Dreary here today. Some relaxing going on. Son had caddie training this morning and then he’s going to his grandparents for the night.  He’s been playing a lot of golf with the HS team so that has been good. Last week coming up for him with a 18 hole match.  He’s super excited.  He’s been experiencing the ups and downs of golf for the first time and working on some of the mental part.  I think it’s good for him in the long run but it’s hard to see him frustrated and struggle. His coach helped him towards end of the week and he seems to have figured it out.  We will see how it goes next week.  Have a great weekend all and Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in your lives!!

[OdinSnipes414]

GM spys! Work today so booo no golf for me but Mother’s Day Sunday at the range with my wife and kids will be a great highlight!

[ZackS]

Good morning, another day of rain here. So decided to schedule a ball fitting at golf galaxy later.  I would rather do this outside but couldn’t fide some where around me that offers ball fitting am that’s not an indoor facility and with them it will include the Maxfli which I am very interested to try. I figure at least this way I can get an idea of numbers with different balls and compare to ballnamic results. Then I can go from there on trying them with short game. To be honest I am not picky with feel and have never struggled to get spin so with urethane golf balls I have always been able to just adjust to the small differences from ball to ball around the green pretty quickly. But as a numbers geek I am excited to do this for the first time. 

[sirchunksalot]

Good morning MGS! It was a sleep in Saturday for this guy and now that I've got the coffee brewed and the animals have settled, it's time to relax and enjoy said coffee.

The wife and I are planning to head down to the Barn Nursery to see if they got more houseplants in later today. I love going down there with her, she gets so excited. 

There's not much else going on here, it's supposed to be a rainy day and I'm glad I got the outdoor chores finished yesterday. 

I hope you all have a wonderful Saturday.

[IndyBonzo]

Good morning!

Looking forward to a big day of assembling 4 adirondack chairs, a new gas grill, and a driver shaft/grip/adapter.  Oh, and searching for a Mother's Day gift for my deserving wife.  Fingers crossed I can get some range time in later this afternoon.  Wish me luck!

I hope you all have fantastic days.

[sirchunksalot]

Just now, IndyBonzo said:

Good morning!

Looking forward to a big day of assembling 4 adirondack chairs, a new gas grill, and a driver shaft/grip/adapter.  Oh, and searching for a Mother's Day gift for my deserving wife.  Fingers crossed I can get some range time in later this afternoon.  Wish me luck!

I hope you all have fantastic days.

Sounds like you've got a busy day in store. Hopefully you'll be able to get it all done and find something for the wife and get to the range. 

[cksurfdude]

Morning all! Just read a fun article about the world's oldest dog .. verified by Guinness Records .. at 31 years old!!! Wow!

Gonna be a bit of a dog day here - one of the kids of good friends of mine is coming out from the city soon with her dog for a puppy meet and greet .. to make sure the two get along ok; if that works out she's staying over here next weekend to watch our pooch so we can get away for a long weekend... Our guy is too old to stay over at puppy camp anymore so we always have to get someone to stay here with him...

Then tomorrow is a combo Mother's Day + wife's uncle's 80th birthday party so another big, noisy family gathering with way too much food..!

So not much golf on tap for me this weekend .. which is prob actually a good thing as I need a few days off after a disastrous (no kidding) attempt at an iron fitting where I ended up straining my back and damaging my wrists... (D'OH!!)

[tony@CIC]

Morning everyone! Had a tough night last night as our puppy decided she no longer likes her crate. Her occasional barks until 1:00am kept me up. Finally fell asleep til 4:30 went she barked because she wanted to go out. Then again at 6:30 - by then no going back to sleep. Up until this week = she slept through the night since we brought her home 9 months ago. 

Playing in our mixed couples 18 today - been off for a 2 1/2 weeks due to eye surgery. Lack of sleep and no golf practice should make for an interesting round. 

[JFish350]

2 hours ago, Lee Stanek said:

Good morning all. Dreary here today. Some relaxing going on. Son had caddie training this morning and then he’s going to his grandparents for the night.  He’s been playing a lot of golf with the HS team so that has been good. Last week coming up for him with a 18 hole match.  He’s super excited.  He’s been experiencing the ups and downs of golf for the first time and working on some of the mental part.  I think it’s good for him in the long run but it’s hard to see him frustrated and struggle. His coach helped him towards end of the week and he seems to have figured it out.  We will see how it goes next week.  Have a great weekend all and Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in your lives!!

Good Luck to your son.