The Big Wind

We are very lucky not to have been part of Sandy, other than the wind and rain we received locally.  I have been through a couple of typhoons while in the service and can partially appreciate what the people on the east coast are going through.  The Nurse and I were also evacuated from The Grand Strand area in the 90's and remember that was no picnic.  Just count your lucky stars we live were we do.

No golf since Thursday which was pretty windy.  Saturday turned out to be quite cold and we all passed.  I understand that the FGG (or part of them) played and were all trying to be DB's partner (can you say cart heater?).  More power to them.

If you missed the Halloween Party Friday you missed a great time.  The costumes were really interesting.  Make sure you check the pictures out in the next news letter.  In my opinion Mrs. Smith (aka Dr. No) was the most creative.  Judge for yourself after you see the pictures.  Kudos to Mrs. OTR for all her hard work in making the evening such a success.  The decorations were really something.

Don't know when we will play again.  The weather looks to be good later this weekend.  Keep your fingers crossed.  We normally can make it to November 20th.

CC

PS - I made my last trip around the lake looking for golf balls.  The total count for the year was 8.7 dozen.  That's about average for the past couple of years.  Pro V1 is still the most popular ball.  About 28% of the total.

Blustery

It was a blustery Thursday that 10 of us squeezed in one more round on a beautiful Indian Summer day.  It was a little windy but that just added to the excitement.  Three winners with six skins worth $9.00 each.  A couple of close calls on the SOTD, but no winners.  Dick G bid us goodbye as he heads South for the winter.

The great BCC Halloween Party is this evening.  Do you have your costume ready.  This could be one interesting night.  I don't believe the club has ever held a party for the adults.  Based on the rumors we have some weird puppies out there.  I had to change my costume since the Nurse wouldn't let me come as Stephen Hawking (oh darn).  Is the LR Dr. really coming as  a fudgecicle (think about it)?

See ya,

CC

A Prime Time

Last night was the season ending Prime Rib Dinner.  Unfortunately the SD couldn't attend due to his episode in the hospital.  Despite that we had a good crowd and a nice evening.  Earlier in the day we had nine show up for a little competition on the links.  Five winners walked away with $9.00 each.  Not bad for a bunch of chops who normally beat the ball around the course.  And the day before I thinks the same guys walked away with the skin money too.  But today is another day and there is still hope for the rest of us.

Speaking of today.  They postponed the fairway work due to equipment problems and the weather looks to be good.  This may be the last good day for awhile, so you really should show up and make another contribution.  Besides the SOTD is closing in on $180.00, and we're probably due for a winner.

Off to the bank to get more scheckles, loonies, punts or anything else I can find at the foreign currency desk.

CC

Must Have Been The Cold

That was the comment from the GWH and the SD as TZ and I were separating them from their money on Saturday.  I have to admit it was a tad chilly.  That's one of the reasons Dr. AH decided to sit the day out.  For my part I was just getting some of my own money back, but TZ was seeing the day as a new source of funds. 

If you missed the Trivia at BCC Saturday night you missed a pretty good time.  The JR/SRs are smarter than they look.  And Twinkle Toes is a pretty good sub for Alex Tribeck.  I don't know when the next addition of this game will be but you should think about forming a team and start brushing up on your depository of useless information.  The questions ranged from ancient history to contemporary topics.  But the real strategy is in how you assign points.  You can miss alot of answers but finish in the money.  And, when was the last ime you saw 50 plus people at the club on Satruday night without having a major event?

NEWS ALERT, NEWS ALERT:  As I'm sitting writing this I was told by the Nurse we received an email that the SD was in St. Luke's  with chest pains and had been there since early Sunday morning.  Since he was reading the WSJ and watching Fox News I don't think he is in serious danger, but still has some discomfort.  I'll post an update when I get more info.  Keep him in your thoughts.

The weather looks like we may be starting Indian Summer this week.  The forecast calls for some pretty warm temps by Tuesday and the rest of the week.  Don't put the short sleves away just yet.  We still have a few more rounds left this season.

CC

On The Road

I spent most of the week on the travel circuit.  First up was the Toledo Golf Hall of Fame event held at TCC.  While I'm not a big fan of TCC I have to admit their greens were as good as I've seen anywhere this year.  They were as smooth and fast as you could want.  I started out making a big bomb and the hole looked as big as a bushel basket the rest of the day, and I had my best putting round of the year.  Then on Thursday the Nurse, Dr. and Mrs. AH and I went to Findlay CC for a road trip.  FCC was in great shape and again the greens were very good.  The only downside was all the leaves.  I lost four balls on the edge of the fairways.  Both days were cold and windy and reinforced the fact that Fall is her (TTS would have had 3 on).  By the way our greens very pretty good on Saturday.

Saturday saw the return of the SD and a resumption of our Saturday game.  Dr. AH and I prevailed, but not without a minor scare when the SD woke up on the last three holes.  For some reason his putter failed him, or the outcome might have been different.  Any small triumph is a plus and we were glad to get some of our money back.  I played better than I have all season thanks to a longer back swing.  Why it took me this long to figure that out is a mystery, but it always seems to be the case.  The season is coming to a close when you realize what you have been doing wrong all year.

The weather forecast is decent this week.  Hope to see everyone at the training table.  I can see another Shamble or maybe a Scramble in the works.

CC

PS - How about that wind last knight?  I awoke to find cushions from the deck in the yard along with some Mums blown out of the pot.  Hope we don't have that again anytime soon.

PPS - Anyone want to go skydiving from 124,000?  What a feat!

Squeezing One More Round

Squeezing one more round out of the season is what a lot of people had on their mind yesterday.  That's what happens at this time of the year.  We all know the weather cold turn on a dime and it's a long time till neat year.  Thus we had a larger than normal group for Wednesday.  With an odd number of players I had to be a little creative and decided 3 BB of 5 would be an interesting format.  Dr AH was picked at random as the swing man and helped LTG's team to prevail.  He only helped on 2 holes, but that's all they needed.  Good thing too.  The other 16 holes on his card weren't very impressive.  I guess the reverse K swing tip wasn't working to perfection (ask him to explain).

I thunk we have quite a few rounds left in this season though.  The weather for Thursday looks to be pretty good and I'm sure we'll see some players we haven't seen for a while.  I know already told me he plans on being there if he can finish his Meeting in BG in time.  Plus we still have Indian Summer to look forward to.

Did you see TZ traded in his Rolex for a fancy prisoner monitoring bracelet?  He says it's  band that he got from Nike to monitor his calories, walking and etc.  I'm not so sure though.  I think there is a GPS chip in it so somebody knows where he is at all times.  Personally I'd rather have the Rolex.

Note to OTR - It ain't the arrows it's the Indian.  The clubs are back in your locker.

See ya at the training table.

CC

PS - I want you to know if anyone finds a ball with the initials CC it aren't mine.  I learned a long time ago not to logo my golf balls (since they are found in strange places).  But, someone has enough money to buy Pro V1's and I'm keeping all I find.

Oh No! Not Again!

That was my reaction after receiving a voicemail from JJ saying he had hit the SOTD in two rolls.  He is getting to be as bad as Dr. J.  Now they are both on triple secret probation.  But after returning on Thursday and checking the dice cup and seeing there were only $3.00 I'm not sure whether to pay off.  When you you are on triple secret probation (multiple winners always are) you must file your claim for winning in triplicate accompanied by signed affidavits from three witnesses.  And, the witness can't be anyone from the staff.  Since there were only $3.00 in the cup I can only assume there were only three players.  Since you can't witness yourself how do you validate you winning.  I told JJ the JR/SR Executive Committee would have to meet and vote whether to pay.  My guess is the next meeting will be in about three months.  In the meantime we'll hold the money in escrow.

Saturday saw Dr AH bring an out of town guest so I partnered up with the GWH.  Fortunately we decided to play COD and I took multiple bets from him.  For a while I thought it was going to be a long day.  I had loaned the guest a set of clubs and he proceeded to play better than I ever had with them.  In fact he tried to take them with him when he left.

Can you believe the Ryder Cup?  I knew the US was in trouble when Justin Rose ran in those long putts on Lefty.  No way that happens again in our lifetime.  Then to be be dependent on the last three matches was a stretch since those guys weren't exactly burning the course up this week.

Since it's the first of October it is time to start Silly Season in earnest.  Show up and see what I'm cooking up..

CC

PS - Triple secret probation can be applied retroactively.