At this time of year I get into a depressed mood and like to remember the times we had over the summer months. I don't have many freinds, i can count all of them on one hand, but here on oso I have alot of nice people that who have helped and pointed me in the right direction, Thank you.. I appreicate it

So tell us what were your good memories for 2003? sorry i don't have any pics, Pics are encouraged

my memories...

1. Firing up ole problem child with her the new motor You know that feeling firing it up for the first time

2. Having Mike ( myboatsbrokewaterfoul) as my co pilot at hardy dam and Being able to meet some great oso guys with sweet boats.

3. Finally, I was able to blow by my daddy in his boat, it took a year or two, by i did it..

4. Around the area of my stompin grounds, I was the best, not beat by anybody. It might not be a big deal for you guys, but ever since i was kid I dreamed of being the best and this was a good year.

5. Getting checked by the local sherriff for excessive noise db meter said 106 db....officer...officer thats legal

6. Ofcourse ending the year with my motor still in one piece.

Not alot of memories here, just the better ones which i remember.


Hope the new year is great for everyone.


Your freind

Travis

Cat,

You mean your trip to LOTO didn't even make the list

Good thread

Due to "paying down" our house and
boat ( less interest $$$$)
......HAVING TO "PAY" FEDERAL INCOME
TAX THIS YEAR

Which leads to what the tax man told us to do,
" Buy something more expensive"

Which meant selling the old house and
building a new one, which, Incidently
won't be done til this March, so much
for that deduction.

Working on countless boats this spring,
and none of them were mine


The half a dozen or so trips to LOTO,
that still didn't seem like enough though.

After 2 previous tries, NOT GETTING
BEAT at LOTO shootout.

4 & 6 from Traviss'es list also apply on
mine


jt

Being so involved with the Sarasota Offshore Showdown

Joining OPBA and helping out on their poker runs

Meeting new people through boating/espeically Ricochet Mike and Michael Erturk

Losing the entire rear axle off my trailer and never finding a sing of it (and no it did not come off at the ramp) and I was not drunk

Finding a pet bunny rabbit and giving it a home

Rescuing a dog from a shelter and giving it a home

Pissing my wife off about the boat repair bills

Boat repair bills

Listening to Bob Russell's OL "Can You Hear Me Now"

My skin cancer surgeries

More boat repair bills

Enjoying everything about my boat

Enjoying my family

"Kabitzing" with Too Old

"Meeting" everyone else on OSO

Losing one of my best friends, Tom, in an auto accident

TOPPS Poker Run - Breaking the motor, but getting into Hot Boat Mag anyway.

Washington, NC - Good times with racing friends and seeing Bacardi Silver's 200-mph pass.

TOPPS fun run to Freeport, TX - Pouring rain and going by car, but winning the first prize in the Blackjack draw. (Paid for repairs to the boat's steering, if not the motor rebuild.)

NYC - More good times at the races.

Orange Beach - A whole week of it! Having a condo across the street from Live Bait. Riding the start/finish boat for the weekend races for an awesome view for photos.

Closing on our retirement property in Canada, and having a job that gave me the capability of going up there 6 times over the summer (41 days total).

jt29olhp500s- Ankeny, Ia? Brings back memories from a very long time ago- I'm an Ames High graduate.

Make a wish poker run
Toys for tots benifit dinner
Sponsoring three local kids at Christmas

Looking forward to the same next year and hopefully more

also

New hydraulic steering in boat
\meetin old lost friend
new boat interior
500 hps for boat am yanking old motors out this week
getting 5% of my pay back afterv beibg on a 20% bay cut for two years

Buying the Sonic

SOTW (Even when I broke something)

Thunder Run

COPS Runs (The ones I didn't break something)

Turn boat at Grand Haven race

Milwaukee race

T dock

Fixing the Sonic

gettign my trailer queen in the water and running her.