LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

[Raoul]

I just rowed in from Brookfield and boy are my arms tired But seriously folks, I went for the 100k yesterday and I a have a new found admiration for all who have done this-some more than once It has been on my list of goals and I wanted to try to hit the 6M season and the 10m lifetime on the same day. Whew I might take today off
Ron

100 km and your arms are tired!
I'm jealous somehow. I doubt that I would still have arms after 100k.
Maybe I would also miss some other body parts (like the one I sit on while rowing).

I just finished a HM and the imagination to do this for another four times by today make me feel VERY tired, exhausted and hungry.

My plan is to finish the second million meter in this season. 684014 meters or 32.42 Halfmarathons to go.
Or seven Ronrows.

Congrats to your 100k! That's awesome!

[Jodi]

Hey BG,
Thanks for all of your support! Here's a question for you, how is Summerville, MA as a retirement location? We're hoping that my husband can retire from his government job in 6+ years (dependent on economy among other things), and he's mentioned Maine. Just wondering.

[bg]

Hey BG,
Thanks for all of your support! Here's a question for you, how is Summerville, MA as a retirement location? We're hoping that my husband can retire from his government job in 6+ years (dependent on economy among other things), and he's mentioned Maine. Just wondering.

i'm actually in somerville, massachusetts....i love it but i've lived here for over 30 years.....i don't drive and live near everything i need and i have good access to public transportation.....it is a very densely populated, small city....not sure if this answers your question..

[Jodi]

Hey BG,
Thanks for all of your support! Here's a question for you, how is Summerville, MA as a retirement location? We're hoping that my husband can retire from his government job in 6+ years (dependent on economy among other things), and he's mentioned Maine. Just wondering.

i'm actually in somerville, massachusetts....i love it but i've lived here for over 30 years.....i don't drive and live near everything i need and i have good access to public transportation.....it is a very densely populated, small city....not sure if this answers your question..

Oh brother! I sometimes mistake one state's abbreviation for another. I should have paid more attention in school. But thanks for the info. That does help. The only other question would be do they tax federal retirement income. Some states do, and others don't. Ideally we would like to settle in a state that doesn't. But we still have a little time to figure it out. And of course it all depends on whether we could sell our home by then too. But thanks again.

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Chip, on achieving a ONE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

Way to row !!

[Rumping]

Congrats on the 1M Chip and Marie!

A few more days to go in the challenge. I'm curious where we'll end up in the end. Not that it truly matters, as we look great in the challenge with a great average meters per member. Nothing like Overcoming Disabilities, but still very impressive nonetheless.

Way to row!

[just27]

... how is Summerville, MA as a retirement location? We're hoping that my husband can retire ... and he's mentioned Maine.

i'm actually in somerville, massachusetts... bg

I sometimes mistake one state's abbreviation for another. I should have paid more attention in school. ... do they tax federal retirement income. Ideally we would like to settle in a state that doesn't.

Those "M" states' abbreviations will get you, every time! Isn't the usual retirement model to move to warmer climes, not chilly New England? (Even though it's wicked good there. We moved to CA from Boston.)

I went on one of Kona's infamous bunny trails, and it appears that there are currently ten states that exempt all federal, state and local pension income from taxes:
•Alabama
•Hawaii
•Illinois
•Kansas
•Louisiana
•Massachusetts
•Michigan
•Mississippi
•New York
•Pennsylvania

[Kona2]

Just when you think you know what the final outcome is going to be with one of these Challenges, something changes! Will it be fate or will it be destiny (destiny sounds better, let's go with that) that has the greater influence? A good surprise would be nice!

Overcoming Disabilities Team is approaching the cool half million milestone for average meters per teammate, as well as heading towards 10 million meters. They are still on track for an 11 million meter challenge finish. The Luna-Tics team is holding steady in 5th place overall. We are on track for a 22 million meter challenge finish.

Team Standings

GREAT rowing by everybody ! Thank you all for rowing with our teams !

Pos. Team Team Type Total Event Meters Team Members Average Meters

1 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 44,724,739 293 152,644
2 Community Rowing, Inc On-Water Club 24,445,719 331 73,854
3 Free Spirits Virtual Club 22,434,138 174 128,932
4 HAVK Mladost On-Water Club 21,648,723 154 140,576
5 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 20,649,766 114 181,138
6 THE ANCIENTS Virtual Club 18,589,503 57 326,132
7 Riverside On-Water Club 13,021,714 95 137,071
8 RowPro Online Virtual Club 11,731,217 86 136,410
9 ARIEL TOY Virtual Club 10,826,461 49 220,948
10 Greenwich Crew On-Water Club 10,509,752 84 125,116
11 Overcoming Disabilities Virtual Club 9,866,105 20 493,305

[Kona2]

Here we are hurtling down the ergway...hoping to win it by a nose! Or an erg. Or just a single meter. That would be sweet.

Season meters as of 274/366 = 145,895,316 m

Total meters on the day = 706,605 m

Oars in space (participation) = 31 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.35 MM Jay
5.3 MM Cathie
3.95 MM Michelle
3.85 MM Jim
3.75 MM Minnie
3.05 MM Anita
2.65 MM Christa
2.55 MM Rivka
2.3 MM Tammy
2.25 MM Sarah
2.2 MM Richard T
1.75 MM Elton
1.3 MM Raoul - with a half marathon
1.1 MM Scott
1.0 MM Chip
500 K Mike G
450 K Rick
350 K Nataliya

Million Meter Watch:

Michelle with (49,506 m) to go!

Jim with (144,224 m) to go!

Jerry with (181,098 m) to go!

Rosi with (212,253 m) to go!

Minnie with (243,217 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:

Baz with (289,257 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch: Practically a whole herd here!

Bobbie with (18,030 m) to go!

Marty with (61,948 m) to go!

Chris H with (64,105 m) to go!

Ken G with (71,972 m) to go!

K2 with (73,667) to go!

Mitch with (77,820 m) to go!

Jeff P with (102,474 m) to go!

Kevin N with (133,050 m) to go!

Ted with (147,000 m) to go!

Thanks to all who rowed today!

Ethan m
Gene 1,200 m
Lily 1,200 m
Ashlee m
Kaylee m
Jeri 1,500 m
Ken H 2,600 m
Bobbie 3,500 m
Carolyn 3,716 m
Harold 4,500 m
Tracy 5,013 m
Marty 5,500 m
BJ 6,014 m
Diana 6,900 m
Jerry 7,000 m
Roger 7,000 m
Tammy 7,000 m
Zander 7,000 m
Jeff P 7,029 m
K2 8,055 m
Tony m
David T 10,000 m
Jessica 10,000 m
Rick 10,000 m
Greg C 10,258 m
Wim 10,847 m
Chip 11,040 m ...and sails right into millionaire row...
Scott m
Richard T m ...is it a count up or a countdown? 123 or 321....sometimes a number just happens...(I'm sure it's a trick question)
Jodi 14,632 m
Nataliya 15,000 m ...wow!
Minnie 16,427 m
AJ 19,612 m
Cathie 20,000 m
Dave H 21,097 m ...mooned from Australia...
Raoul 21,097 m ...mooned from Switzerland...
Jay 22,000 m
Rosi 22,000 m
Ron 23,097 m
Michelle 24,500 m
Mike G 29,220 m ... and a cool half million
Marie 32,000 m
Ronnie 32,500 m
Anita 33,000 m
Christa 33,000 m
Jim 33,000 m
Sarah 35,000 m
Elton 40,000 m ...whoa! almost a full moon over Greece!

[bg]

... how is Summerville, MA as a retirement location? We're hoping that my husband can retire ... and he's mentioned Maine.

i'm actually in somerville, massachusetts... bg

I sometimes mistake one state's abbreviation for another. I should have paid more attention in school. ... do they tax federal retirement income. Ideally we would like to settle in a state that doesn't.

Those "M" states' abbreviations will get you, every time! Isn't the usual retirement model to move to warmer climes, not chilly New England? (Even though it's wicked good there. We moved to CA from Boston.)

I went on one of Kona's infamous bunny trails, and it appears that there are currently ten states that exempt all federal, state and local pension income from taxes:
•Alabama
•Hawaii
•Illinois
•Kansas
•Louisiana
•Massachusetts
•Michigan
•Mississippi
•New York
•Pennsylvania

woooo hoooo....congrats chip...btw..i easily confuse the state abbreviations.....and i'm a retired city of boston public school teacher....i have to fill out the federal form...but not the state...or i should say h&r block does.....and two other somerville factoids that i thought of while running 14 miles this morning so i'll post then even though i'm not in maine......i'm next to boston and cambridge...and marshmallow fluff was invented in somerville and we have a fluff festival every year.....

[Jodi]

Those "M" states' abbreviations will get you, every time! Isn't the usual retirement model to move to warmer climes, not chilly New England? (Even though it's wicked good there. We moved to CA from Boston.)

I went on one of Kona's infamous bunny trails, and it appears that there are currently ten states that exempt all federal, state and local pension income from taxes:
•Alabama
•Hawaii
•Illinois
•Kansas
•Louisiana
•Massachusetts
•Michigan
•Mississippi
•New York
•Pennsylvania

Hey, thanks for the information!
Yes, you're right the norm would be to move to a warmer climate, but we moved to the East Coast from San Diego (where my husband was born and raised) and we really like the East Coast. Personally, I would prefer a warmer climate when we choose where to settle permanently, but my husband got a severe case of heat stroke or heat exhaustion while training for an ultra here in S.E. Georgia a few summers ago and hasn't dealt well with the heat since then. He loves it up North (and would move to NYC in a heart beat if it weren't so expensive). I on the other hand don't like to be cold. So we're going to have to find a happy medium. I suspect it's going to be someplace near enough to see the grandchildren as often as possible, so we'll see what pans out in 5 or 6 years from now. I still think we'll end up in Jacksonville, FL., but we'll see.

[just27]

Jodi wrote: Yes ... the norm would be to move to a warmer climate, but we moved to the East Coast from San Diego and we really like the East Coast. I would prefer a warmer climate ... but my husband got a severe case of heat stroke or heat exhaustion while training for an ultra here in S.E. Georgia a few summers ago and hasn't dealt well with the heat since then. ... I still think we'll end up in Jacksonville, FL ...

" ... hasn't dealt well with heat" and "Jacksonville, FL" ... does not compute!

Deplaning in Florida always feels like someone has thrown a wet washcloth at my face.
(Child arriving in Tampa, gasps - "I can't breathe, what is that!?" Mother - "it's called humidity.")

I like Tennessee, but the kids/grands are In norCal. So, here we stay.

[Jodi]

" ... hasn't dealt well with heat" and "Jacksonville, FL" ... does not compute!

Deplaning in Florida always feels like someone has thrown a wet washcloth at my face.
(Child arriving in Tampa, gasps - "I can't breathe, what is that!?" Mother - "it's called humidity.")

I like Tennessee, but the kids/grands are In norCal. So, here we stay.

Ha! That's funny, but oh so true! We are just 2 hours drive from Jacksonville down the coast (it's where we go to get back to civilization once or twice a month) and some of the runs that we do there are just brutal because of the humidity. It can really sap your strength. It even kicks my butt on the rowing machine during the summer months. The thing about Jacksonville that appeals to me is that there is culture and variety there. Off Broadway plays, jazz festivals, year-round running events, the zoo, beaches, malls and most importantly the Jacksonville International airport so that if we aren't close enough to drive to see the grandkids we can always get a flight out without having to drive 2 hours to catch a flight. Gotta get my grandkids fix!
Maybe we ought to check out Australia, or even Canada, they seem to have a great variety as well. How do they tax retirement income?

[Kona2]

1 or 2 more days !!

Team Standings

Pos. Team Team Type Total Event Meters Team Members Average Meters
1 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 46,297,835 293 158,013
2 Community Rowing, Inc On-Water Club 25,147,688 331 75,975
3 Free Spirits Virtual Club 23,107,574 174 132,802
4 HAVK Mladost On-Water Club 22,442,230 154 145,729
5 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 21,220,076 114 186,141
6 THE ANCIENTS Virtual Club 19,413,580 57 340,589
7 Riverside On-Water Club 13,471,040 95 141,800
8 RowPro Online Virtual Club 12,191,800 86 141,765
9 ARIEL TOY Virtual Club 11,219,590 49 228,971
10 Greenwich Crew On-Water Club 10,882,095 84 129,549
11 Overcoming Disabilities Virtual Club 10,221,230 20 511,062

COOL MILESTONES:

21 Million Team Meters ... Luna-Tics Challenge Team
10 Million Team Meters ... Overcoming Disabilities Challenge Team

500 K Average Team Meters ... Overcoming Disabilities

And then there are all those personal milestones...hooboy! Great rowing by all ! Thank you for rowing with us!

[Kona2]

Woohoo! Another million meter day from all of us !


Season meters as of 275/366 = 146,990,823 m

Total meters on the day = 1,095,507 m

Oars in space (participation) = 37 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.4 MM Jay
5.35 MM Cathie
5.1 MM Will S
3.85 MM Jerry
3.8 MM Rosi
3.55 MM Ronnie
3.1 MM Anita
2.65 MM Zander
2.5 MM AJ
2.4 MM Roger
1.7 MM Katerina
1.7 MM Sam
1.5 MM Harold
1.05 MM Marie
900 K Jeff P
515 K Mario Jackson
230 K Kaylee
195 K Ashlee
150 K Tom R
120 K Ethan

Thanks to all who rowed today! Many meters posted since these numbers were captured earlier today!

Ethan 2,012 m .. a pretty good year so far
Kaylee 2,700 m
Ashlee 3,000 m
BJ 3,022 m
Lily 3,076 m
Terri 3,600 m
Denny 5,000 m
Jeff P 5,000 m
John D 5,000 m
Rodrigo 5,541 m
Gene 5,500 m
Ken H 5,600 m
Raoul 6,000 m
Diana 7,000 m
K2 7,245 m
Chuck 7,500 m
Gail 7,500 m
Nataliya 7,500 m
Tom R 7,530 m
Marty 8,900 m
Jonathan 9,904 m
Tony m
Mario Jackson m
Baz 10,000 m
Greg C 10,403 m
David T 11,000 m
Sunny 11,100 m
Bobbie 12,000 m
Wim 12,000 m
Bernie 12,012 m
Elton 12,500 m
Richard T 15,000 m
Karyn 15,464 m
Harold 16,000 m
Scott 16,000 m
Mike G 16,226 m
Katerina 17,250 m
Michelle 18,000 m
Rivka 18,000 m
Robyn 18,600 m
Anita 20,000 m
Christa 20,000 m
Marie 20,000 m
Sarah 20,000 m
AJ 21,099 m
Sam 21,500 m
Tammy 22,000 m
Minnie 24,255 m
Andrea 26,051 m ..great update !
Jerry 32,000 m
Roger 33,000 m
Jim 33,400 m
Ronnie 38,500 m !
Chip 39,730 m
Zander 41,000 m wow wow wow !
Rosi 50,400 m ...woohoo! a red giant kind of rowing post !
Cathie 57,000 m ... also a red giant!
Jay 77,000 m ....amazing
Will S 120,000 m .. great update!