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  1. gary_in_neenah

    List your Hometown and what it's famous for

    We did this a few years ago and with new members joining us all the time I thought it'd be good to revisit. List your Hometown and what it's famous for. Every town has a story and here's your chance to tell us about yours. So here we go... Neenah, Wisconsin. Birthplace of the Kimberly Clark...
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    Your Pre Season TO DO LIST

    Wondering what's on your list of things to do regarding machines, gear, and plans for the upcoming season. I just finished up the fall yardwork this past weekend and completed an upgrade to the trailer. I'll roll the machine out of the shed and into the garage next, drop in the battery, freshen...
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    Lutheran Airlines!

    Alright, this is my first post on the new format so let's give it a try. The following link will take you to the preflight announcement for Lutheran Airlines. It's the new way to travel for frequent flyers in the upper midwest. This is audio only, have your speakers turned on, click the link...
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    Labor Day Weekend! What's on your Grill?

    Happy Labor Day Weekend! I hope to meet up with a couple of juicy Ribeyes this weekend, beans from the garden and corn on the cob. Rather than fight the traffic and crowds, we're staying around home this weekend. Catching up on things and livin' the good life. So, what's on the grill at your...
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    An F16 Hard Landing at AirVenture

    Somebody has some Explaining to Do...The following link takes you to a series of photos of an F16 running off the end of a runway in Oshkosh on Thursday. The pilot came in too hot and couldn't make the turn at the end of the runway. Coincidentally, there's not one of us on this site that...
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    Pictures of an Old Warbird #1

    The AirVenture occurs this week in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Here's ten pictures of one of the Warbirds featured at the fly-in. This is one of the B17's built by Boeing, nicknamed the Flying Fortress. She was built in May of 1945 and is in excellent condition. She visits many airshows throughout the...
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    Post your High Temperatures here...

    Neenah, Wisconsin 92 degrees at 4 p.m. (Sunday) Just got back home from boating on Lake Winnebago. Not bad on the water but as you get near shore you can feel the wall of heat come up quickly. Here's a few pics of people cooling off at Waverly Beach on Sunday, this is at the north end of Lake...
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    Things you may hear on the 4th of July.

    1. (BLAM) What the heck was that! 2. You kids, don't feed the dog ice cream. He gets the scoots. 3. Somebody run to Walmart, we're out of (fill in the blank) 4. I think you need WAY more lighter fluid on there... 5. M80's? That's all you got? 6. One of them hot dogs fell on the...
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    Just When You've Seen It All (UPDATE)

    I started a thread about about a month ago regarding the Grocery Receipt for Lobster and Steak paid for with Food Stamps. I'll be darned if they didnt' catch the guy! Click on the address below for the full story. http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20110607/NEWS01/106070329/-1/RSS13
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    How Hot Was It... in your town today?

    94 in Neenah, Wisconsin (Whew, Gimme A Cold Beer already)
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    What do we have here?

    Here's a couple of photos of a plant that I found growing on the shaded side of our Garden Shed. Any ideas? I don't recall seeing these before, the tops are hollow and I'm wondering if anyone can identify them.
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    Important News from John's Journal, May 15th, 2011

    Click on John's Journal for the latest information regarding John's visit to the Mayo Clinic.
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    Just when you've seen it all....

    This Grocery Receipt was found in a parking lot in Menominee, Michigan recently. Makes you want to work that much harder, doesn't it? (a bit of sarcasm there)
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    A Snowmobile Video Circa 1968

    I found this on another website and thought I'd share this with the John Dee family. It runs a little long but the content is safe for the workplace. It's got it all... Snowmobiles, Girls Dancing, Crashes, Racing, more Girls Dancing and Snowmobile Races! As best I can guess, it looks like 68...
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    10 Best Sleds of Their Time

    I found an old Snogoer Article from a couple of years ago of when they compiled a list of the 10 Best Sleds of Their Time. These were machines that were ground-breaking for their time, innovative and featured major improvements of that era. Of course, anytime you have a list of "10 Best of...
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    Spelling? Well, give it a try!

    This is weird, but interesting! Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the...
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    Wisconsin Snowmobiler Presumed Drowned

    I traveled this stretch of 41 on Saturday and noticed the substantial amount of open water and floating ice in this area where 41 crosses Lake Butte des Morts in Oshkosh. I don't mean to be insensitive but it makes me wonder what some people are thinking, or are they? Authorities search for...
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    Somebody had a VERY Bad Monday (pictures)

    This is a view of a brand new Gulfstream 550 in Appleton, Wisconsin on Monday afternoon. First flight from the factory and it didn't quite make it. Not too much information yet other than no injuries and it's new and this was it's first flight. The left Landing Gear has collapsed and the Thrust...
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    Snowmobiling: They wouldn't understand

    I was riding with friends the other day and as often happens on a ride, I'm having random thoughts about most anything that pops into the mind... "What to eat when we stop" or "Look at this idiot on my side of the trail" etc. and I began to wonder why I enjoy this so much. I find that the...
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    Snowmobiling: Sport or Hobby?

    I was riding with friends the other day and as often happens on a ride, I'm having random thoughts about most anything that pops into the mind... "What to eat when we stop" or "Look at this idiot on my side of the trail" and I began to question whether snowmobiling was a sport or a hobby? I...
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