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#1 rivercat

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Posted 20 December 2009 - 07:42 PM

Seeing we have "reconnected" his home town to mine (Hero's Crossing) I thought it fitting to offer him and his wife an invite for some mid-state riding, He lives only 15 min from my farm,,, he appreciated the offer and said "he just may do that",, I would be great, to have one more person on "our side"

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Posted 20 December 2009 - 08:10 PM

WAY TO SCHMOOZE THE BIG GUY

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Posted 20 December 2009 - 08:38 PM

Don't care what you say about politics, John Lynch is a "people's person". We took our Scout pack there for a trip, he was absolutely amazing.

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Posted 20 December 2009 - 09:23 PM

View Postrivercat, on Dec 20 2009, 07:42 PM, said:

Seeing we have "reconnected" his home town to mine (Hero's Crossing) I thought it fitting to offer him and his wife an invite for some mid-state riding, He lives only 15 min from my farm,,, he appreciated the offer and said "he just may do that",, I would be great, to have one more person on "our side"
I assume your taking it slow?
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Posted 20 December 2009 - 09:24 PM

View Postsmallengineguy, on Dec 20 2009, 08:38 PM, said:

Don't care what you say about politics, John Lynch is a "people's person". We took our Scout pack there for a trip, he was absolutely amazing.
That's a great idea , Ill have too mention that to my sons leader. John Lynch is a good guy.

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Posted 20 December 2009 - 09:48 PM

View PostArea 51, on Dec 20 2009, 09:23 PM, said:

I assume your taking it slow?

SLOW? ,,, I did mention a few concerns.. ie the huge value of open space and maintaining existing trails, in an effort to PROTECT the continuity of our existing 7000 mile network.. he wholeheartedly agreed. it was at that comment i offered a day trip so he could attain a feel of the true value of our "network"

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Posted 21 December 2009 - 06:18 AM

I nominate RIVERCAT "SNOWMOBILER of the Decade".

You are the man!!


HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all!
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Posted 21 December 2009 - 07:50 AM

Can't argue on having the right people in our corner. This could be another "West Meets East" talk. Let us "Bridge" the community in an everlasting network. :D

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Posted 21 December 2009 - 08:52 AM

View Postsmallengineguy, on Dec 20 2009, 08:38 PM, said:

Don't care what you say about politics, John Lynch is a "people's person". We took our Scout pack there for a trip, he was absolutely amazing.

LOL

Now that's funny. All for show.
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Posted 21 December 2009 - 01:46 PM

View PostNHsledin, on Dec 21 2009, 08:52 AM, said:

LOL

Now that's funny. All for show.

Wasn't anything show about it. He put off talking to some bigwig from Mass to stay with the scouts. He also arranged for us to go into the Statehouse Dome. How many of YOU have ever been up there??

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Posted 21 December 2009 - 09:10 PM

My sister is a 5 th grade teacher and they take the kids to the capitol almost every year. Everytime she goes he comes out and meets the kids and then lets them sit in the governers chair. Sometimes even has lunch with them. It might be just for show but she says the last Govener never even came out of his office.
By the way Rivercat maybe next year you can get him out to help out with trail clearing.

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Posted 22 December 2009 - 06:55 AM

View PostNHsledin, on Dec 21 2009, 08:52 AM, said:

LOL

Now that's funny. All for show.

I assume you liked Craig Benson???...... :wacko: :wacko:

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Posted 22 December 2009 - 07:49 AM

Hell, I'll vote for him. He sounds like such a nice guy... :rofl:

There are many more important reasons why you should vote for someone. IF that's important that he makes time for your kids then so be it. I would like him to do more important things but that's just me.
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Posted 22 December 2009 - 07:57 AM

One part of the conversation that our Governor left me most impressed was that I was sharing concerns about how fragile our network can be, and how the loss of one small parcel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and he chimed right in and commented how it must take many "links" to create a trail system, and with the loss of the smallest link renders that trail useless, he without question understands what it has taken to create our 7000 mile network. I had the chance to briefly mention what "was" a good connector leaving Contoocook (his home town) and connected to Clough State park is currently closed for the season.

On an even more positive not I bumped into the Bureau Chief yesterday while dropping papers at BOT. I left the office with a MUCH RENEWED "energy" that Chris does not take ANY closure lightly and that he is working very hard in our behalf. Furthermore I have come to the understanding that BOT has to follow "due process" on a day to day basis. For 30 years I have called shots MYSELF in my business the collabrative effort is still something that is very foreign to me. At State level this is not likely a easy task at times. I will add it is not because of anything Chris said about State departments. It is about what I have seen over the last few years. I'm real glad we had the conversation because I have been feeling frustrated.

I left the office with a new "project" to begin, it not going to be a small task, but the Chief and I agreed that I could "run it up the pole", He offered a bit of info he had gathered as we have spoken of it in the past, now it's a case of getting thru to the right people. Only time will tell.

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Posted 22 December 2009 - 04:54 PM

Murray's Greenhouse still sells the best Christmas trees in the area. Thanks Dave.

I see the groomer was out last night packing down the trail to the bridge.

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Posted 22 December 2009 - 07:17 PM

View PostNHsledin, on Dec 22 2009, 07:49 AM, said:

Hell, I'll vote for him. He sounds like such a nice guy... :rofl:

There are many more important reasons why you should vote for someone. IF that's important that he makes time for your kids then so be it. I would like him to do more important things but that's just me.

SInce we can't discuss politics here, I'll stop now.

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Posted 22 December 2009 - 11:08 PM

View PostNice Rumble, on Dec 22 2009, 04:54 PM, said:

Murray's Greenhouse still sells the best Christmas trees in the area. Thanks Dave.

I see the groomer was out last night packing down the trail to the bridge.

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Hey Thanks for the plug ... and to think the Governor got the next to the last tree this year! ,,, and it was an awsum tree,, it has been a great year in spite of the economy,,, Great means we are going to do it , another year! It is not boom time,
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Posted 23 December 2009 - 08:39 AM

View Postsmallengineguy, on Dec 21 2009, 02:46 PM, said:

He also arranged for us to go into the Statehouse Dome. How many of YOU have ever been up there??

You can't just walk up there anymore? The only time we found it closed was during renovations.

We (as kids) used to go up there all the time. The big draw was the 2nd floor bathrooms with the playboy & penthouse magazines on the back of the toilets. :)

How many of you have walked through the bomb shelter / tunnel that goes under the street to the other building?

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Posted 23 December 2009 - 10:53 AM

View Postdubba, on Dec 23 2009, 08:39 AM, said:

You can't just walk up there anymore? The only time we found it closed was during renovations.

We (as kids) used to go up there all the time. The big draw was the 2nd floor bathrooms with the playboy & penthouse magazines on the back of the toilets. :)

How many of you have walked through the bomb shelter / tunnel that goes under the street to the other building?
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