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

[just27]

Richard T ... is in one of the areas of the US that is under winter storm watch ...

Ugly weather also in the UK; much severe flooding. Stay safe and warm, y'all. (Send more sun-beach vibes from Oz, Baz!)

[wayneshort]

Howdy! New member to the team and to rowing. Looking to learn, improve, meet some LUNA-TICS, and have some fun! Happy New Year!

[Drivetofast]

Welcome Wayne and Happy New Year



Richard T

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! Da Do Ron Ron is a FIVE million meter man today! Congratulations, Ron, on achieving the fifth million...amazing season! We wish you many, MANY more !!


Well, the 5th million just sent me down ANOTHER bunny trail....might have to watch this movie again...

In the twenty-third century, the universe is threatened by evil. The only hope for mankind is the Fifth Element, who comes to Earth every five thousand years to protect the humans with four stones of the four elements: fire, water, Earth and air. A Mondoshawan spacecraft is bringing The Fifth Element back to Earth but it is destroyed by the evil Mangalores. However, a team of scientists use the DNA of the remains of the Fifth Element to rebuild the perfect being called Leeloo. She escapes from the laboratory and stumbles upon the taxi driver and former elite commando major Korben Dallas.....

or for a more recent Fifth: The Fifth Estate (not as well rated as Fifth Element)

A dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization.

[Drivetofast]

[quote="Kona2"]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! Da Do Ron Ron is a FIVE million meter man today! Congratulations, Ron, on achieving the fifth million...amazing season! We wish you many, MANY more !!
Bloody good Job Ron

[Drivetofast]

-18 @ 5:00am in Western Massachusetts

[normadelaney]

-18 @ 5:00am in Western Massachusetts

You're generating plenty of heat on the rower--you should be fine!

Congrats to you, Ron and Zander on your million/multi-million milestones.

[Drivetofast]

-18 @ 5:00am in Western Massachusetts

You're generating plenty of heat on the rower--you should be fine!

Congrats to you, Ron and Zander on your million/multi-million milestones.

Thank You Norma Delaney

[Kona2]

Day 4 or 5 of 31 .... dig deep, Lunies!

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! The ARMOONDA fleet is growing! There are FIVE canoes in the virtual waters now....and must say that there is something about these canoes that always makes me think of the Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha....which I will, of course, implant into each of your brains for the rest of the day....at least the more well known lines...

By the shores of Gitche Gumee,
By the shining Big-Sea-Water,
Stood the wigwam of Nokomis,
Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis.
Dark behind it rose the forest,
Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees,
Rose the firs with cones upon them;
Bright before it beat the water,
Beat the clear and sunny water,
Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water

To the canoes, Lunies, to the canoes....we're heading to the shining Big Sea Water....

1 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 3,156,111 99 31,880
2 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 2,926,522 159 18,406
3 FRENCH INDOOR ROWERS TEAM Virtual Club 2,007,309 212 9,468
4 Free Spirits Virtual Club 1,832,691 106 17,290
5 Community Rowing, Inc On-Water Club 1,722,457 274 6,286


Congratulations to our most recent canoeists (those who have rowed 100K or more in the Challenge): Ed, Walter, Michelle, and Ron who join Richard T as part of the fleet


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Tessier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . . . . . . .Walter Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron MacBruce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[Kona2]

What was supposed to be a little snow....is more.

Welcome, Barry S, to the year-round team! We wish you many good rowing and/or skierging sessions, and much good camaraderie!

Season meters as of 248/365 = 95,642,918 m

Total meters on the day = 889,724 m

Oars in space (participation) = 35 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

5.0 MM Ron
4.55 MM bg
4.45 MM Ed
2.25 MM Norton
2.2 MM Ronnie
2.1 MM Cathie
1.9 MM Jim
1.55 MM Michelle
950 K Stuart
800 K Christa
750 K Ted
550 K Nataliya
400 K Steven
250 K Terry M

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us! The team is putting so much into the VTC that it makes me try to get more meters too....you are in-spi-ra-tion-al !!!


Jie Jie 1,007 m
Jay 2,000 m
Tony m
Lily 3,500 m
Tom M 4,783 m
Gene 5,000 m
Sarah A 5,193 m
Dennis 5,874 m
Nataliya 6,000 m
Kristine 6,569 m
Steve G 6,735 m
Bobbie 7,000 m
Jeff D 7,028 m
K2 7,505 m
Karyn 9,300 m
Baz 10,000 m
Gail 10,000 m
Peter G 10,000 m
Rick 10,000 m
Ted m ... it's got that binary look...
Steven 10,093 m
Norton 11,000 m
Pat S 11,018 m
Robert 12,000 m
Harold 13,000 m
Stuart m
Jodie m
Chip 15,000 m
Ken G 15,000 m
Diana 15,004 m
Katerina m
Sarah H m
Howard 16,091 m
Guinan 16,306 m
Rivka 18,000 m
Anita 20,000 m
Michelle 20,000 m
Sam 20,000 m
Zander 20,000 m
Terry M 20,363 m ... almost a half moon !
Fabrizio 21,456 m
Rosi m a double triple ...
bg m
Norma m yes, she can can get her can-oe...
Mike G 22,715 m
Ronnie m
Jim m hooboy!
Richard T 27,535 m
Christa m
Luna 32,981 m
Cathie m
Ron m !
Ed 50,000 m
Barry S 62,149 m

[jayne_jayney]

For teammates who are coming off of injuries, take it E-A-S-Y as you get back in the erg saddle. It is a long Challenge, and there is still time for guts and glory. We'll save the "go out in a blaze of glory" for the last day!

Same goes for anyone that hasn't been near an erg in the last 2 weeks due to holiday silliness

[Drivetofast]

Ron Congrats again on 5 million I didn't realize you were that old

[Drivetofast]

I know the feeling I have 4 cars and every battery was dead.

[BAZzy]

Another beautiful day developing in Sydney although TomO and I missed our ride down to the beach for an early morning swim as we came home yesterday!

So no more hot chips for breakfast

Congratulations to all the achievements and welcome to those who are new, and Ron, good to see you still “smashing” out some great metres…

Cheers, Baz

[Edscapade]

Hi Team,

Great to see new team mates! Baz great to hear your recovering nicely. Back to work this week Sun - Thur. Looked like some great football this weekend. I can only hope my Seahawks can play their best next weekend against the Saints. I promised myself that each time they made it to Super Bowl we would go. The last time was a lifetime experience even though they lost. If they make it this year I have asked for it off... Approved, but dang it will be COLD! Still a fan no matter what.

Tonight I hit 9 million life time meters! Trying to catch up to Ron! He set the bar high... Just what I need.

Kona I go for my briefing Tuesday for the Qatar Masters. Excited to volunteer. I know I work with the audio team for interviews. Pinch me must be dreaming!

Happy Rowing Everyone - I hope everyone passes their goal for the challenge.

Ed