Two Days In A Row
LBB and I were sitting in the chow hall sipping our coffee yesterday at the appointed time wondering where everyone was. Now we knew TTS was on the mend and can't play: The Social Director never plays on Wednesday due to better company for lunch; Sarge says he is working (but the real reason the SAI doesn't have insulation on his body for warmth); and Dr. J was at another appointment. But where was Gilhooley? This is the guy from Vermont who says they made sweaters to stay warm when it's cold. So I pulled out my cell phone (TTS that's a new invention that most of us use to communicate with) and rang him up. After only two rings he picks up and without saying hello announces it's too cold to play golf and besides it's raining at his house. Now understand LBB and I are looking at the sun peeking thru the clouds and not a hint of rain at BCC (and we're maybe 3/4 of a mile from him). Well LBB and I played the front nine and the loop in about an hour and fifteen minutes in perfectly sunny skies and we were actually warmer than the day before. Had the whole course to ourselves, and a great time. We both took carts and it really speeded things up.
The story didn't end there. Wednesday is Mexican night at one of the local eateries and Gilhooley is the ring leader. The better half and I were a few minutes late and the drinks were already flowing when we arrived. I could tell Mr. G Had been working hard to justify not playing to LBB. I felt it was appropriate to pile on and proceeded to join in. Needless to say I don't think Mr G. will miss showing up again ( he may not play). TTS and St. Gwen showed up which was a real surprise since he has that delicate French palate and says Mexican is too spicy. I think he tied to order a hamburger but was talked into tacos or something close. I'm sure he survived but we'll all hear about it for weeks.
That's it for today. Watch for my new feature on rules starting soon.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Who's Cold?
Well the day was bright and sunny with a chill in the air. Gilhooley (the guy from upper New England) declared it was too cold and decided to stay with TTS in the chow hall. They probably loaded up on free cheese and crackers before going home for their naps. The Social Director said it was cold but he would try 9 holes. LBB and I couldn't figure out what the problem was since we had our fleece jackets and rain pants on (turned out we were over dressed). Anyway we all took off in separate carts to speed up play ( or come in if we chickened out). The G Man meet up with us on 3 green and played the rest of the round. To make a long story short it was brisk but not cold and we had a fun time. And, for a change I won the majority of the skins.
TTS was finally following his doctors instructions and wearing the boot. Now maybe the healing process will speed up. We all know how patient he is and follows orders (yeah right). Can't understand why St. Gwen doesn't take the proverbial fry pan to his head.
Golf is on a weather check basis (hourly at times), but we'll play as long as we can. Remember Thursday is Texas Hold'em for those interested. Starts at 6PM ends at 9PM in the Men's Grill, with dogs and chili available.
Well the day was bright and sunny with a chill in the air. Gilhooley (the guy from upper New England) declared it was too cold and decided to stay with TTS in the chow hall. They probably loaded up on free cheese and crackers before going home for their naps. The Social Director said it was cold but he would try 9 holes. LBB and I couldn't figure out what the problem was since we had our fleece jackets and rain pants on (turned out we were over dressed). Anyway we all took off in separate carts to speed up play ( or come in if we chickened out). The G Man meet up with us on 3 green and played the rest of the round. To make a long story short it was brisk but not cold and we had a fun time. And, for a change I won the majority of the skins.
TTS was finally following his doctors instructions and wearing the boot. Now maybe the healing process will speed up. We all know how patient he is and follows orders (yeah right). Can't understand why St. Gwen doesn't take the proverbial fry pan to his head.
Golf is on a weather check basis (hourly at times), but we'll play as long as we can. Remember Thursday is Texas Hold'em for those interested. Starts at 6PM ends at 9PM in the Men's Grill, with dogs and chili available.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
A Sunny Tuesday
The sky is clear and bright. Just another crisp Autumn day, and if it warms up and the wind isn't too strong a great day to play. Let's hope the course is drying out. I did play nine holes Sunday with the better half and the Gilhooleys. While the temperature was OK the course was still really wet. But that didn't seem to stop a lot of people from coming out. A real log jam on the 1st tee around noon time. That's great for BCC, and a lot different from the recent past.
How many of you subscribe to the WSJ? I imagine most of you do. Recently my subscription ran out and I was waiting to receive the same price I've had for the past two years - $99 for 52 weeks. Well The WSJ wasn't cooperating. They kept making some ridiculous offers and I kept turning them down. Their normal price is somewhere around $400 per year. This has been a topic of conversation at lunch since many of the JR/SRs were in the same boat. TZ emailed me the other day and said the best he had gotten was $200. I figured if I was ever going to read it again I was probably going to cave-in and pay a higher price. Mind you it wasn't the money so much but the principle. Well, on Monday morning the WSJ called to offered me the $99 price. I can just picture the expression on TZ's face when he read my email telling him that.
Just a reminder that the official posting season is over and the real "silly season" begins today.
The sky is clear and bright. Just another crisp Autumn day, and if it warms up and the wind isn't too strong a great day to play. Let's hope the course is drying out. I did play nine holes Sunday with the better half and the Gilhooleys. While the temperature was OK the course was still really wet. But that didn't seem to stop a lot of people from coming out. A real log jam on the 1st tee around noon time. That's great for BCC, and a lot different from the recent past.
How many of you subscribe to the WSJ? I imagine most of you do. Recently my subscription ran out and I was waiting to receive the same price I've had for the past two years - $99 for 52 weeks. Well The WSJ wasn't cooperating. They kept making some ridiculous offers and I kept turning them down. Their normal price is somewhere around $400 per year. This has been a topic of conversation at lunch since many of the JR/SRs were in the same boat. TZ emailed me the other day and said the best he had gotten was $200. I figured if I was ever going to read it again I was probably going to cave-in and pay a higher price. Mind you it wasn't the money so much but the principle. Well, on Monday morning the WSJ called to offered me the $99 price. I can just picture the expression on TZ's face when he read my email telling him that.
Just a reminder that the official posting season is over and the real "silly season" begins today.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
A Blustery Day
To quote Mr. T, "Pity the fool(s)". That's what we did as we drank our coffee and had a pastry yesterday morning. We started out with good intentions but slowly came to our senses as three groups made the turn and gave us a weather report. You can always tell the avid golfer who doesn't get to play a lot. If they were playing in a hurricane the conditions would be great. Well, those guys coming thru said the frost bite wasn't bad and the 35 mph winds were really a plus on the downwind holes. Plus, the one guy in shorts said it was just a little cool (guess he couldn't see his blue legs). That was enough for us and we packed it in.
For those who weren't there Friday night Oktoberfest was really good. A big crowd and the staff did a great job. Over ninety people in attendance. Have not seen that size crowd for a while at a non major function. Let's keep it up.
We should all take our hats off to our master wood worker - Steve H (aka the pilot). He did a fabulous job with the trophy base. We unveiled it Friday night to the ohs and ahs of the crowd. And no JJ it is not like the Stanley Cup. You do not, repeat you do not get to keep it a home for six months. LBB was seen polishing the plate with his name every half hour. It now resides in the Men's Grill next to our famous Pig Trophy. Check it out next time you're there.
To quote Mr. T, "Pity the fool(s)". That's what we did as we drank our coffee and had a pastry yesterday morning. We started out with good intentions but slowly came to our senses as three groups made the turn and gave us a weather report. You can always tell the avid golfer who doesn't get to play a lot. If they were playing in a hurricane the conditions would be great. Well, those guys coming thru said the frost bite wasn't bad and the 35 mph winds were really a plus on the downwind holes. Plus, the one guy in shorts said it was just a little cool (guess he couldn't see his blue legs). That was enough for us and we packed it in.
For those who weren't there Friday night Oktoberfest was really good. A big crowd and the staff did a great job. Over ninety people in attendance. Have not seen that size crowd for a while at a non major function. Let's keep it up.
We should all take our hats off to our master wood worker - Steve H (aka the pilot). He did a fabulous job with the trophy base. We unveiled it Friday night to the ohs and ahs of the crowd. And no JJ it is not like the Stanley Cup. You do not, repeat you do not get to keep it a home for six months. LBB was seen polishing the plate with his name every half hour. It now resides in the Men's Grill next to our famous Pig Trophy. Check it out next time you're there.
Friday, October 30, 2009
LBB's Day
Well LBB hit the daily double. First of all he takes 4 out of 9 skins. Not a tremendous amount of money but bragging rights for sure. Second, he rolls five 6s (two rolls) to win $44.00. Not a bad day's work for the retired. It is not back to the beginning on the "Shake of the Day" there is still $45 in the pot waiting to be won by someone. The G Man came back to earth yesterday. Every putt he made on Wednesday wouldn't go in on Thursday, but he still played better than everyone else. A different dentist showed up, and said he left his big shake winnings in a wine shop in Italy (no surprise there). Gilhooley and Fred S went on the road and probably plucked some pigeons at SCC. If anyone will listen I'm sure they will tell you all the gory details.
As the 2009 season draws to a close the Executive Comm. is working on next year's schedule of events. Even though this is in the thinking about it stage we think the Pig Tournament needs to be resurrected in 2010. I think we all would agree we missed having it this year and the trophy looks dumb with no names on it. Initial thinking is we hold in the spring as an opening event for the 2010 season. We may have to modify the format since the Commish has lost a lot of his team. But, I'm sure we can come up with something that will be fun and interesting for all. One thing we know it would take place after the middle of May so we can welcome the snowbirds back. Besides, the course is usually wet and muddy early in the year and what better conditions for pigs.
Well LBB hit the daily double. First of all he takes 4 out of 9 skins. Not a tremendous amount of money but bragging rights for sure. Second, he rolls five 6s (two rolls) to win $44.00. Not a bad day's work for the retired. It is not back to the beginning on the "Shake of the Day" there is still $45 in the pot waiting to be won by someone. The G Man came back to earth yesterday. Every putt he made on Wednesday wouldn't go in on Thursday, but he still played better than everyone else. A different dentist showed up, and said he left his big shake winnings in a wine shop in Italy (no surprise there). Gilhooley and Fred S went on the road and probably plucked some pigeons at SCC. If anyone will listen I'm sure they will tell you all the gory details.
As the 2009 season draws to a close the Executive Comm. is working on next year's schedule of events. Even though this is in the thinking about it stage we think the Pig Tournament needs to be resurrected in 2010. I think we all would agree we missed having it this year and the trophy looks dumb with no names on it. Initial thinking is we hold in the spring as an opening event for the 2010 season. We may have to modify the format since the Commish has lost a lot of his team. But, I'm sure we can come up with something that will be fun and interesting for all. One thing we know it would take place after the middle of May so we can welcome the snowbirds back. Besides, the course is usually wet and muddy early in the year and what better conditions for pigs.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
The G Man
Well, we have a new man in town. Tim G (aka TGM) showed up yesterday, as he does on good days and all the lawyer business is done for the day, with his $5 and got in the game. The problem was he threw a little 73 at the field. It could have been better but he put his tee shot in the lake on 18 but still managed bogey. The only thing that saved us from him taking all the skins was the normal pack of thieves that play every day. You know the group, LBB, John G and etc. The only one missing was Sarge. We even had our locker room dentist there for the second week in a row (complaining his game was off from too many root canals that morning). Competition at the 2010 JR/SR Championship could really be intense with all this new talent. Note - any round played wuth the JR/SRs from the previous championship will count as a qualifier for 2010.
Thursday should be another good day. Let's hope the course is a little drier, it was pretty wet after the rain Tuesday night. In fact it was almost balmy and I think Thursday could be even warmer. John G will probably have the shorts out again.
Several close calls in the "Shake of the Day", but the pot continues to grow.
Well, we have a new man in town. Tim G (aka TGM) showed up yesterday, as he does on good days and all the lawyer business is done for the day, with his $5 and got in the game. The problem was he threw a little 73 at the field. It could have been better but he put his tee shot in the lake on 18 but still managed bogey. The only thing that saved us from him taking all the skins was the normal pack of thieves that play every day. You know the group, LBB, John G and etc. The only one missing was Sarge. We even had our locker room dentist there for the second week in a row (complaining his game was off from too many root canals that morning). Competition at the 2010 JR/SR Championship could really be intense with all this new talent. Note - any round played wuth the JR/SRs from the previous championship will count as a qualifier for 2010.
Thursday should be another good day. Let's hope the course is a little drier, it was pretty wet after the rain Tuesday night. In fact it was almost balmy and I think Thursday could be even warmer. John G will probably have the shorts out again.
Several close calls in the "Shake of the Day", but the pot continues to grow.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Ali Babba And The Five Thieves
Thank goodness there weren't 35 more. I don't play a lot better than today, but all I did was cancel out skins, or to put it another way the 5 thieves canceled mine. These skins games must bring out the best in these guys because they certainly don't play like this when they're my partners.
The weather may hold for a few more days so we need to take advantage of these bonus days. The course is a little wet but very playable. Don't forget to check the pro shop out for some great deals. If you have any credit left it has to be used by sometime in November.
Interesting conversation about BCC monthly bills. Half the lunch table didn't realize that bills weren't being mailed but only available from the web site. In fact one unnamed party called their wife to see if she had paid theirs, and she hadn't. She didn't know about the change. Fortunately a board member was sitting with us and said he would bring the subject up that evening, and suggest follow-up communication be made by the office.
Thank goodness there weren't 35 more. I don't play a lot better than today, but all I did was cancel out skins, or to put it another way the 5 thieves canceled mine. These skins games must bring out the best in these guys because they certainly don't play like this when they're my partners.
The weather may hold for a few more days so we need to take advantage of these bonus days. The course is a little wet but very playable. Don't forget to check the pro shop out for some great deals. If you have any credit left it has to be used by sometime in November.
Interesting conversation about BCC monthly bills. Half the lunch table didn't realize that bills weren't being mailed but only available from the web site. In fact one unnamed party called their wife to see if she had paid theirs, and she hadn't. She didn't know about the change. Fortunately a board member was sitting with us and said he would bring the subject up that evening, and suggest follow-up communication be made by the office.
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