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Mr Lake just spent four hours chopping 2 of ice off our 25x15 deck before the next ice storm hits tomorrow.
He is tired!!
Laffy Kat
(16,377 posts)Your place has a wonderful view, though. Where is this?
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)We know because we can see the power plant 26 miles from here. We have lived with the view for 35 years. ❣️
It is beautiful here in central Wisconsin.
Laffy Kat
(16,377 posts)Bucolic, lovely. I enjoy car trips through there now, although from Colorado it's pretty monotonous until you cross the WI state line.
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)My brother tried to get in. Hes very smart but goofed off and had average grades.
Ripon is about 35 miles east on Hy 23.
Wisconsin Dells (if you know of it) is about 15 miles west of us on Hy 23. Very central WI.
Laffy Kat
(16,377 posts)Honestly, Ripon was a "reach" for him. His ACT score was not stellar and he had maybe a 3.8 GPA in high school. I think what got him in was the all the rocket-building he did from toddlerhood through high-school. He competed in rocketry nationally and won several national awards. The selection committee at Ripon paid a lot of attention to that. He also really, really wanted to go to a small school and Ripon, although a reach, was the ONLY college he applied to and he got a free ride for the first year. For the most part, it seems like a relatively progressive campus, too, at least for the mid-west. But, damn, it's cold!
I will Google Wisconsin Dells. Beside travelling back and forth to Ripon, I haven't seen much of WI.
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)Its said to be the water slide capital of the world. They have lovely Duck rides on the Wisconsin River (which is beautiful unto itself). Lots of restaurants, tons of crappy souvenir shopping, huge go cart rides both indoors and out doors.
Its becoming a great spring break destination with indoor water parks. Cascade Mountain, Christmas Mountain and Devilshead Ski resorts nearby.
Fun place.
Ohiogal
(31,997 posts)I hope you treated him to a nice hot meal after that miserable job!
You do have a nice view there!
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)Bayard
(22,069 posts)Did he just do that out of the goodness of his heart?
Back in the day, my ex and I took a week's vacation to go cross-country skiing at the Dells. It rained/sleeted the whole time. Otherwise, it was beautiful.
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)He chopped ice because we are having an ice storm tomorrow and Sunday.
At first I thought I could do it, but he laughed and said oh no. He is right. My arms would have been done in 30 minutes.
Labor of love, baby!!!!