The Romeo gang had lunch at
12 noon on Wednesday 7-27-16 at the Boston Yacht Club in Marblehead. Click on
link below:
https://www.bostonyc.org/ You can see a live web cam on
the web site.
There were 6
Romeos present including Steve Winter, Joe Pignatiello, Paul Girard, Joe
Lapiana, Ed DeSchuytner and Mark Ryan. You can see
photos at the Picasa web site…
We all sat on the deck
overlooking the harbor. It was a beautiful day with a light breeze. You could
see hundreds of moored boats of all sizes and also ones cruising the harbor. In
addition young teens were taking sailing lessons in small sailboats.
I would like to thank Paul
Girard for arranging the lunch at the club as his guests. Paul has been a
member of the BYC for years and has participated in the Race Week along with
Jim Terlizzi. Boat races are scheduled for the next month August 3 to September 5. You can see the info on the web site. https://www.bostonyc.org/racing
The waitress gave us menus
and took drink orders which included beer, margaritas and cola. Most ordered
the lobster roll and one Fra Diablo with pasta and mussels. We also ordered
chowder or beef vegetable soup.
The conversation was lively
as usual and centered on politics, sports and the weather. The Red Sox were
going down the tube and I mentioned that all the old players were gone. I only recognized
David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia. Maybe next year ????
I started getting some
tomatoes and zucchini from my garden and Ed and Joe L. also had some pickings
from their gardens. Joe L. said he put a
sprinkler in his garden off a house well and timer. The timer never shut off
and the well ran dry. He had to call a plumber to restart the pump which cost
him $175. Trying to save water with a timer and conservation sometimes doesn’t
work. Well they say Sh…t happens.
I said I went on a few day
trips with the Wilmington Senior Center. We went on a Wine tour in Vermont , A
Lobster Bake and Harbor Cruise in Gloucester and a trip to Norman Rockwell
museum in September. Great trips for a small cost. Joe L. also went on trip with his senior
center to Sand Castles at Revere Beach. The senior centers certainly have a lot
of activities. I use to think that they
were only for “OLD PEOPLE”. Da?
Joe L. also went to Spinners
Game in Lowell. The Class-A Red Sox affiliate. http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t558 Cheap tickets ($7) and great parking in
Lowell. A great venue. Always entertaining ball game with plenty of activities
for the kids. Joe L. went to a game with
his Senior Center. He entered a lottery at the game for a brand new car. He was
one of 10 winners in the final round to receive a tennis ball with a car key
inside. One by one they were asked to go down to the field a try to start the
car. Unfortunately, Joe’s key didn’t work
but one lucky winner’s did. What a prize!
I also said that I saw an
article in the Globe about people living on their boats in Boston Harbor. Slip
rental was $1400 per month. That’s cheap
compared to apartment or condo prices. Ed said his son lived on Beacon Hill
last year and paid $2000 a month. When he moved out the rent went up to $6000 a
month. The new renter is Bri Eggers , weatherwoman at Channel 7 news . https://www.facebook.com/BriEggers
Steve went on an Alaska trip
(Plane, Train, Boat) and saw a lot of moose and bear. He has family in Oregon.
I said that we have bears in NH where I have a camp. Last year a bear sat at a
fire pit in the next campsite licking the camp fire rocks which had drippings
of marshmallow. Joe L. said a neighbor put an electric fence around a bee hive
to prevent bears from eating the honey.
Joe P. asked Joe L. about
the Lowell Folk festival. He said it was a great venue. It was last week and a
great event. See list of all the activities in the Lowell Sun. http://www.lowellsun.com/latestnews/ci_30175427/2016-lowell-folk-festival
.
Joe L. also said
the Western Avenue Art Studios now have a lot of attractions too. There are 300 artist studios, a beer garden and outside eating area. There is parking at nearby school and bus shuttle
available. See the web site
below. http://westernavenuestudios.com/
We decided to go for
lunch next month at the Wharf in Revere. Jim will send email with info.
Comments and
suggestions always welcome: markryan82@comcast.net
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