Any black bears to attract/eat tourists? On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 1:00 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> LOL, > > If I could have been there I might have given it a try. The biggest > problem in the great northern estate right now is that the water isn't > turned on. > > I finally ordered a sediment filter which is the last piece needed. The > next time we're up there I need to install that and get a new pressure > switch for the pump. I also need to remove the last of the galvanized > plumbing... > > Of course the system hasn't been tested since we got all new plumbing, > there's bound to be a few leaks. > > -Curt > > > On Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 09:55:02 AM PDT, dan penoff.com via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > C’mon, Curt! I can just see the listing: > > “Rustic Rural Retreat!” > > -D > > > On Apr 11, 2024, at 12:50 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Similar in Maine, they were worried about huge crowds overwhelming > facilities, apparently the reality was fairly mild. > > > > I'm a little disappointed we hadn't prepped the great northern estate to > the point we could have rented it. I've heard of folks who rented a house > for $1000/night. I'd have been happy with half that... > > > > -Curt > > > > > > On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 07:15:31 PM PDT, Allan Streib via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > The city officials here were saying to expect several hundred thousand > visitors. We got maybe a tenth of that. A lot of restaurants stocked up and > are going to have a lot of food waste in the next week or two. They’re not > happy. > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2024, at 20:03, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > >> Here in TX there were people that flew in from all over the world to > see it. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Apr 10, 2024, at 3:43 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Had about 4 minutes of totality here, quite a sight but not something > I'd fly across the country to see. It is rather amazing how much light you > still get with any bit of the sun exposed, then the sudden change to > twilight when it's totally obscured. > >>> > >>> Got lucky and had a cloud-free afternoon. > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2024, at 13:08, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > >>>> I'm teaching in Las Vegas, we got maybe 1/3 to 1/2 eclipse here. One > of > >>>> my friends had eclipse glasses so we got a pretty good look. > >>>> > >>>> Sadly the great northern estate was right in the path of the totality. > >>>> Wish I'd been able to be there. A bunch of my family went... > >>>> > >>>> -Curt > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
