The Good Morning Thread

[GolfSpy_APH]

Early morning to work to get home early so Lys can have a day to herself. Get first real extended alone time since the baby was born. 

Send me your best wishes and hope the house is still standing when it's all said and done. 

Also have a call (non MGS) in 50 minutes so fingers crossed I can get both for a nap before it starts. One kid asleep, but may be a little early haha

My goodness I don't know how she does this week in week out, day after day. Give her the biggest of props.

[BLD7]

One day down, four to go this week. Nearly have everything wrapped up and looking forward to getting a few more contracts knocked out today. The office staff has a couple non-work events scheduled for the last half of the week so I'm looking forward to those. Should be a productive few days. Wishing all you Spies a great day today! 

[RockerFCC]

Good Morning All,

Just another wonderfully chilly day here in ChiLand, can't wait to start working on my buildout next week, get that sim done and hit the first ball on it. Cheers all, hit em straight if you can

[cksurfdude]

Good Morning from a too chilly here, too, spot on the East Coast but at least we're under clear skies today!

And none of that white s#*% you upstate guys are having to deal with.

Working on some stretching, including using new neck roll the Chiro gave me, and also working on the nice, hot coffee before bundling up for a walk to acupuncture.

Yeah I know all this stuff may sound a little "out there" to some of you but hey I gotta say it's helping...

What that's the start of my Big Tuesday .. hope your work day is productive and for the non-workers hope your non-work day goes well for you!!

[Silver Fawkes]

Gooooooood morning Spies!

It's a great day here in Northwest Arkansas. It's 29° right now, but we have sunny skies and a high of 62°. Looks like another*sneak out of work at 1:30 to hit the range at my club that's less than a mile down the road from my work* kinda day. My wife has a full clinic day with 3 procedures to do, so I'll have plenty of time to camp at the range until I go home and continue to do drills on the mat and net in the garage.

Hope everyone has a great day!

[Preeway]

Good morning everyone. Crazy week so far and it's only Tuesday. Ended Monday with a fight in my locker room at school. Boys can be so stupid. We have a staff potluck on Wednesday and I'm in charge of the shredded chicken. I made the mistake of offering to cook once and now I'm the designated cook for most of our potlucks. Up at 2am to throw everything into the crockpot and then did all the shredding at 6am before coming to work. Cleaned it all up before SWMBO came out to the kitchen and then asked permission to leave all the cookware out since I have to do it again tomorrow morning. A total of 12 pounds of shredded chicken will be made and ready to go for lunch on Wednesday. After getting little sleep on Sunday while babysitting the brisket overnight I am in dire need of some seriously good sleep. How many more days until break? Hope everyone has a great day ahead!

[GolfSpy_BEN]

Good morning All, 

It’s a random Tuesday in December, so go practice random acts of kindness. It may not change the world, but it could change your world. 

Have a grand Tuesday!

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Good morning MGS'ers! Today is my youngest son’s birthday, he is the big 4 today! Got him a new bed that we are going to put together today and then will see where the day takes us as both my wife and I took the day off work to spend it with him. My parents and in laws are coming over for pizza and ice cream cake this evening to celebrate. Keeping it small because he’s still coughing and now our oldest seems to be getting it. The joys of winter colds!

[MattWillGolf]

Good morning Spurs, (Apple autocorrect seems to take issue with “Spies”. I elected to keep it this morning. )

It’s a beautiful sunny morning in Central NY. Coffee is going down nicely. I was happy to see that Tony Finau elected to remain a member of the PGA Tour. Looking forward to seeing some in depth reviews of the Kirkland irons.

Point of frustration during the Christmas season, Shipping. We bought my parents wind chimes for Christmas this year. We like to support small local businesses. The chimes box was oddly shaped so we didn’t have a box that they’d fit in. I went to the local UPS store. Because of the size, shape and destination, CA, it would have cost $180 to pack and ship them. My wife returned the chimes and we ordered them online. Shipping cost $0.

Not much on tap this morning. I will go for a run. My coach has me down for an easy mile today. Which is better than the 2x800s at speed (Well speed for me.) between two half miles yesterday. I’ll have get out to the golf dome this week as well. 

Wishing all a wonderful day.

Edited December 12, 2023 by MattWillGolf

[IndyBonzo]

Good morning, Spies!

@Josh Parker I hope your kiddo feels better soon!

Happy birthday to your son @Jnoble89!

Work is still crazy.  Was up til 2 am, and back at the office before 8:30.  It's good to be busy; it sure beats the alternative.  I would change a lot of things about my chosen career if I could, but near the top of the list would be moving the busy season away from the end of fiscal year and holidays.

On the good news front, I am excited to say I located a good condition used Foresight GC2 and expect to close on that purchase next week.  This is the first component of my slow-roll garage sim build, and was the most research-intensive part for me.  This should kick progress into a somewhat higher gear.  Maybe I will have it done by the time spring comes.  Ha.

I wish you all amazing days!

[MattWillGolf]

51 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

Good Morning from a too chilly here, too, spot on the East Coast but at least we're under clear skies today!

And none of that white s#*% you upstate guys are having to deal with.

Working on some stretching, including using new neck roll the Chiro gave me, and also working on the nice, hot coffee before bundling up for a walk to acupuncture.

Yeah I know all this stuff may sound a little "out there" to some of you but hey I gotta say it's helping...

What that's the start of my Big Tuesday .. hope your work day is productive and for the non-workers hope your non-work day goes well for you!!

Not out there at all. Chiro, acupuncture and massage are always tools in my healing arsenal when needed. Whatever it takes. I haven’t tried cupping yet. My son says it works for him. Feel better soon.
Oh and that white s#%$. It’s gone.

[David Leighton Reid]

Good morning, golfers!

 

 

 

[Shrek74]

Good morning Spies, and happy Second Monday!!

Always remember:

[ZoonORama]

3 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Early morning to work to get home early so Lys can have a day to herself. Get first real extended alone time since the baby was born. 

Send me your best wishes and hope the house is still standing when it's all said and done. 

Also have a call (non MGS) in 50 minutes so fingers crossed I can get both for a nap before it starts. One kid asleep, but may be a little early haha

My goodness I don't know how she does this week in week out, day after day. Give her the biggest of props.

Best wishes to you! Cherish these times. And yes, I have no idea how women can manage a household and children. I just don’t have the patience for it, nor the skill. Best of luck to you!

[tdroma98]

Good Tuesday Morning Spies! 

Chilly Central Florida Morning - 52 degrees at 7am, no tee time this morning.  May get out this afternoon to play and try out new putter. Wife's birthday tomorrow, have to shopping, so I can get out of the house. 

On 2nd cup of espresso and doing some work from home this morning. Agree with you about Finau @MattWillGolf!
Happy Birthday to your son @Jnoble89! Mmm Pizza & Ice Cream! 

Have a Great Day Everyone! Stay Warm 

 

[ZoonORama]

Good morning spies! 

Happy Tuesday here on a VERY chilly day in Ohio. At least the sun is out and skies clear. While walking up the drive to get the mail yesterday with my dog, I looked up and flying overhead was a bald eagle. We don’t have any nests close by. Nearest one I know of is about 8 miles away. It was awesome to see since those are rare birds here. Made my day. Although, the dog was a bit nervous.

Today is National Ding-A-Ling Day….. before you ask, I have NO idea. I assume if you know someone who is a real ding-a-ling, let them know they have a day just for them. 

Have a wonderful Tuesday and week all!

Cheers 

[Samuel09152]

Good morning Golfing guys! Lets get better today! Have a great day!  Hopefully the Paradym comes in today, so be ready for a an unboxing! Roll Tide, and BE THE BLESSING! 

[cksurfdude]

1 hour ago, Preeway said:

We have a staff potluck on Wednesday and I'm in charge of the shredded chicken. I made the mistake of offering to cook once and now I'm the designated cook for most of our potlucks.

See that's what happens when co-workers find out you're competent and capable, and .. can't say "no"...

Also if they know what you're bringing then is it really a "potluck"

 

56 minutes ago, MattWillGolf said:

I went to the local UPS store. Because of the size, shape and destination, CA, it would have cost $180 

Their prices jumped after that last Teamsters contract.... Next time check out USPS Ground Advantage (can lookup costs online on their website) - I've sent things for ⅓ to ¼ of what UPS would've been!

[jbern]

Good morning! Today is “meetings day” at work so I have a full schedule. Also a lot of end-of-year items to check off the list at work. I’m starting to get excited for my holiday vacation time and I’m looking for ways to get out and golf! I had a long chat with SWMBO about the time commitment to the MEVO progression test and I was surprised how on-board she was with everything we talked about. Good news for all future tests I’m interested in!
Have a good day everyone!

[Indy_Oz]

Morning all from sunny Indy... ok, chilly, but sunny.

Found out yesterday that a new bar right next to my office has just finished their golf sim bay setup (2 or 3 bays I believe) and they're offering FREE sim time for anyone living or working downtown for the month of December. So we all get to be beta testers for their setup. That's Thursday after-work drinks sorted!

 

[Preeway]

5 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

See that's what happens when co-workers find out you're competent and capable, and .. can't say "no"...

Also if they know what you're bringing then is it really a "potluck"

I've already been tabbed to bring the brisket again next year. My summer golf outing group has asked me to bring the pulled pork every year after bringing a batch for our first event a few years ago. Something tells me I might need to make a really bad batch of something just once to get myself out of this, lol.

[Tom the Golf Nut]

Morning all,

Bags are packed (no clubs) and heading to the airport once again. Off to New England for the rest of the week (RI, CT, MA, and NH)  Looking forward to getting home and I haven’t even left yet. Work travel has been non stop lately.

I’ll be on another flight on Thursday afternoon / evening so I probably won’t make the community call again I’ll just have to see how the flights go. 
 

I hope everyone has a great day.

[Byrnzee]

Good morning spies!

Chilly day here in Chicago. Hoping to get through this work week in one piece before winding down before the holidays. Yesterday wasn't as productive as I had hoped, but we'll try to kick it into gear today.

My friend who works for a golf warehouse is going to hook me up with a new 3 wood shaft to test, so I'm pretty excited about that. My 3 wood has been my enemy but it's definitely the shaft's fault (never the golfer's).

Meeting up with some friends for dinner tonight. Impeding on a potential simulator session, but it'll be nice to see these friends before heading away for the holidays. 

Hope your Tuesday doesn't suck!

[Josh Parker]

Thank you @IndyBonzo!

@Jnoble89 happy birthday to your kiddo!  It's my nieces birthday as well.  

[Woodrow72]

Hello spies , back home in Florida and getting ready to play Wednesday so it’s good , y’all have great days 

[Kenny B]

Good Morning everyone!  It's 42º headed for a high of.... wait for it... 43º!  Overcast with a slight breeze.  My wife is playing with a couple of her lady friends, and I am allowed to join them at the turn to walk the back nine.  Hey!!  It's flatter... and it will be warmer!!!   

I'm waiting for a FedEX that was going to be delivered on Wednesday, but I got an alert that it was arriving early on Monday... it didn't come, but now it's supposed to be here this morning so I guess it's still arriving early.  

Have a terrific Tuesday and focus, focus focus!!   

[snoopy79]

Morning all,

Reading through the thread and there is lots of stuff going on. Birthdays, business trips, potlucks, etc. Allow me to pile on! Haha. Starting to feel a little better today so that's a plus. Drinking multiple cups of hot tea to go along with my dayquil is getting me through the days.

Really haven't been doing much golf related activities lately, except my daily perusal of MGS. Hoping to change that with a simulator visit once I am fully recovered from this cold. Thanks to @GolfSpy_APH for posting the Sub70 putter review member recap. Love it.

Well back to the grind of IT work. Ya'll have a good one

 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

4 hours ago, IndyBonzo said:

On the good news front, I am excited to say I located a good condition used Foresight GC2 and expect to close on that purchase next week.  This is the first component of my slow-roll garage sim build, and was the most research-intensive part for me.  This should kick progress into a somewhat higher gear.  Maybe I will have it done by the time spring comes.  Ha.

I wish you all amazing days!

Good luck with the build. You know we want details and photos.

I have struggled with what I want for an upgrade. Currently have the Optishot2 for club data and a Mevo for ball data. Everything works just fine. But it’s time. Just can’t find something that will also use the hard foam balls. Children and their friends don’t need to be hitting real balls if you know what I mean (and they are in their 20’s so there would be damage). The research continues!

[GolfSpy_APH]

Survived the day! 

[cksurfdude]

8 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

I’ll be on another flight on Thursday afternoon / evening so I probably won’t make the community call again I’ll just have to see how the flights go. 

Fingers crossed no adverse weather events show up in NE on Thursday!!