NWI INGO General Post part 16

[Snapdragon]

Hey Mom! I was in your hood yesterday.

 

[Snapdragon]

Beautiful morning. Cleaned up the deck and walked the dogs before it gets too hot.

 

[CTC B4Z]

Hodgkins at cummins for training. Hope we're out by 12

 

[red_zr24x4]

Hey Mom! I was in your hood yesterday.

You were right down the road from me too!

 

[Snapdragon]

Cool. Have to get to Baileys every few months to buy some expired food that I'll throw away. Also scored some oak door casings for $1.99. My laundry room door will thank me. We had a steel door put in between the attached garage and the laundry room, and the installers busted up the casing getting it off ​11 years ago.

 

[Ballstater98]

The drought is over!
1975 FNH Hi-Power

 

[2A_Tom]

The drought is over!

Don't say that! We have had 5 days without rain, the longest stretch since December, according to the weathsr girl.

 

[repeter1977]

The drought is over!
1975 FNH Hi-Power

Beautiful piece. Loving it

 

[red_zr24x4]

The drought is over!
1975 FNH Hi-Power

Looks good.
I can't shoot HP's, neither can my brother. They make us bleed. No matter how I hold it the web of my thumb gets trigger bit at least once every time.

 

[mom45]

I think I saw something about that on FB. I shopped there last Friday but just a quick stop so didn't buy much. I was looking at baby supplies in case they had some stuff I could use for the upcoming shower.

 

[Ballstater98]

Looks good.
I can't shoot HP's, neither can my brother. They make us bleed. No matter how I hold it the web of my thumb gets trigger bit at least once every time.

Beautiful piece. Loving it

Thanks. I can see why the previous owner chose those Hogue grips. I was going to put rosewood grips on her, but they fit my hand really well. Now to clean her up...'holster fuzz' and such is still OEM. I'm still a sucker for original grips like on that '94.



Pierogi festivities were enjoyed by all. *belch*



KAHR CM9 if you're wondering.

 

[chef larry]

Is everyone at the Pierogi Fest or hanging out in the shade?

 

[jedi]

Sis went yesterday. She always goes.

 

[jedi]

Jedi has never been.
Jedi was in downtown Whiting a month ago.
Wow its changed a lot. They got some mascot museum as well now, lots of cafes, etc.. seems like the little town is striving to be hip.

 

[1775usmarine]

Probably going to the fest tomorrow after work unless theres ot.

 

[melensdad]

I'm in the U.P. of Michigan and not over impressed. Been gone from home for about a week.

Our plan was/is to ride our motorcycles around Lake Superior. We rode up the coastline of Lake Michigan. Crossed the 'Mighty Mac' (Mackinac Bridge) and rode up to the southern coast of Superior before turning west along its southern shore.

Currently we are roughly half way between Duluth, Minn and the Mackinac Bridge in Houghton, MI. We were supposed to camp about 50 miles from here but we were tired (I was probably crabby) and hungry and decided to stop early and, after a half dozen attempts, found a crappy hotel that charged us $225 for a night. All the campground and hotels are filled, so I guess we were lucky to get the room?

Honestly this part of Michigan is not a wonderful place. The majesty of nature is ever awesome but the people have destroyed it. Its basically poor and mostly run down. If you are not a hunter or fisherman or snowmobiler its really not worth the effort of coming here. The riding is not as good as central Indiana, while we are mostly on 2 lane roads the speed limits are 55 to 65 and the roads are fairly straight. So we are whizzing by anything that might be worth seeing and not seeing it. We've pass by a few spots we'd have liked to see but we were going fast enough that pulling into a gravel drive at 55mph seemed pretty foolhardy just to see a fiberglass dinosaur or a set of stairs to nowhere. We are mostly disappointed so far. We had a nice ride through the Pictured Rocks park, but that was just a small part of today's mostly boring ride.

Campgrounds are crowded, people packed in like sardines. Hotels are mostly run down dumps or over priced chains. Yes there are exceptions.

People are super friendly. That is a bonus. Nice to see and meet genuinely friendly people. Maybe we should be grateful for that?

 

[Ballstater98]

I'm in the U.P. of Michigan and not over impressed. Been gone from home for about a week.

Our plan was/is to ride our motorcycles around Lake Superior. We rode up the coastline of Lake Michigan. Crossed the 'Mighty Mac' (Mackinac Bridge) and rode up to the southern coast of Superior before turning west along its southern shore.

Currently we are roughly half way between Duluth, Minn and the Mackinac Bridge in Houghton, MI. We were supposed to camp about 50 miles from here but we were tired (I was probably crabby) and hungry and decided to stop early and, after a half dozen attempts, found a crappy hotel that charged us $225 for a night. All the campground and hotels are filled, so I guess we were lucky to get the room?

Honestly this part of Michigan is not a wonderful place. The majesty of nature is ever awesome but the people have destroyed it. Its basically poor and mostly run down. If you are not a hunter or fisherman or snowmobiler its really not worth the effort of coming here. The riding is not as good as central Indiana, while we are mostly on 2 lane roads the speed limits are 55 to 65 and the roads are fairly straight. So we are whizzing by anything that might be worth seeing and not seeing it. We've pass by a few spots we'd have liked to see but we were going fast enough that pulling into a gravel drive at 55mph seemed pretty foolhardy just to see a fiberglass dinosaur or a set of stairs to nowhere. We are mostly disappointed so far. We had a nice ride through the Pictured Rocks park, but that was just a small part of today's mostly boring ride.

Campgrounds are crowded, people packed in like sardines. Hotels are mostly run down dumps or over priced chains. Yes there are exceptions.

People are super friendly. That is a bonus. Nice to see and meet genuinely friendly people. Maybe we should be grateful for that?

You mean you're not impressed with the kitschiness of the surroundings of Upers 'eh don ch kno.

 

[jedi]

But.. but.. the ads say PURE MICHIGAN!!!

or perhaps you have been hanging with da snob too long and that is why?

jedi prefers the ocean so no Michigan for jedi.

 

[chef larry]

I'm in the U.P. of Michigan and not over impressed. Been gone from home for about a week.

Our plan was/is to ride our motorcycles around Lake Superior. We rode up the coastline of Lake Michigan. Crossed the 'Mighty Mac' (Mackinac Bridge) and rode up to the southern coast of Superior before turning west along its southern shore.

Currently we are roughly half way between Duluth, Minn and the Mackinac Bridge in Houghton, MI. We were supposed to camp about 50 miles from here but we were tired (I was probably crabby) and hungry and decided to stop early and, after a half dozen attempts, found a crappy hotel that charged us $225 for a night. All the campground and hotels are filled, so I guess we were lucky to get the room?

Honestly this part of Michigan is not a wonderful place. The majesty of nature is ever awesome but the people have destroyed it. Its basically poor and mostly run down. If you are not a hunter or fisherman or snowmobiler its really not worth the effort of coming here. The riding is not as good as central Indiana, while we are mostly on 2 lane roads the speed limits are 55 to 65 and the roads are fairly straight. So we are whizzing by anything that might be worth seeing and not seeing it. We've pass by a few spots we'd have liked to see but we were going fast enough that pulling into a gravel drive at 55mph seemed pretty foolhardy just to see a fiberglass dinosaur or a set of stairs to nowhere. We are mostly disappointed so far. We had a nice ride through the Pictured Rocks park, but that was just a small part of today's mostly boring ride.

Campgrounds are crowded, people packed in like sardines. Hotels are mostly run down dumps or over priced chains. Yes there are exceptions.

People are super friendly. That is a bonus. Nice to see and meet genuinely friendly people. Maybe we should be grateful for that?

Back in the late 70's had to go from Gary,IN to Houghton,MI to pick up some some parts from a wrecked company vehicle after a couple of guys fell asleep and went off the road. Had to take the stuff up to the U P to Cedarville,MI in a service truck not built for a long road trip. What I remember the most was Houghton,MI was 110 miles south of the bridge and way to long to be in that uncomfortable truck.

 

[chef larry]