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Vixen (Tombeur) .... with 400,000 holiday challenge meters....that's worth some swagger!
Thanks for all the birthday wishes, and especially for the birthday song, Thor. And welcome to the best team in the universe, Andrew!Thor MW wrote:Happy birthday dearest KristineKona2 wrote:And happy birthday to Kristine!Kristine Strasburger wrote:So sorry to hear of your slip on ice, Thor. Glad it did do more damage.
and many mooooooore.
From the Thoooooor
Ok, I'm done singing now.
I'm really glad to find out the wowzer is not the way Americans spell wowser, which in Australia refers to a spoilsport, wet blanket, or more specifically "one whose sense of morality drives them to deprive others of their sinful pleasures, especially liquor", which I would like say does not represent me at all, I'm totally into sinful pleasures, especially playing number gamesKona2 wrote:
Andrew 53,109 m ...wowzer...a boatload of meters!
Kona2 wrote:YOU CAN DO IT !!! Keep going!!!
The final hours of this year's Holiday Challenge are racing to their inevitable conclusion....but there is STILL TIME to get your meter contributions into the Concept2 meter piggy bank! Over TWO BILLION meters are into the meter piggy bank universe wide, yet we all know that cumulative meters count more per person than just the odd bits here and there. The grand total has yet to be calculated...so far that 2 billion has generated $31,815 as of this writing....I do believe that is a record setting pace! Naturally, one hopes that the hook has been set and that all these virtual players will be present for the January Virtual Teams Challenge and beyond! Still...it took a few years for me to transition from a Holiday Challenge rower with occasional contributions throughout the year to one who doesn't feel like it's been a good rowing year unless I get at least my one million meter milestone annually. Quite a few years. So whatever your total for the Holiday Challenge, look at it as a starting point to your future erging self!
Hooray for Ed Church. Just checked: Ed has 1,006,496. His "Little Engine" strategy worked. By saying "I think I can" he made it to $1 million, just as "The Little Engine That Could" made it over the mountain using the same technique. Congratulations Ed and Merry Christmas to you and all Loonies.
Lots of reindeer bling happening ... with five sets of antler lights to be attached, there's a queue at the installation bays! Several teammates are well within antler striking distance: Sharon, Angelo, Ron, Andrea and Patrick Hsr! Other teammates are EVER so close to claiming their reindeer! C'mon! This sleigh is extra heavy this year and will need all of us to generate the power to fly it!
Antler Lights:
Babbo (danwho)
Regatta (Jane)
Comet (Doug)
Adele (K2)
Meteor (Steve W)
MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:
5.7 MM Ed ....closing in on ONE MILLION HOLIDAY CHALLENGE METERS....will he get there?
2.1 MM Mike C
1.35 MM Doug
1.35 MM David T
1.2 MM Minnie
1.1 MM Patrick Hsr
950 K Ron
850 K AJ
450 K Matthew R
250 K Andrea
250 K Sharon
150 K Chip
700,007 m ...Holiday Challenge palindrome total....Andrew
Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us!
Tony 1,111 m ....a palindrome!
Will S 2,684 m
Jeff M 3,650 m
Chuck E 5,000 m
Matthew R 5,018 m
Dan O' 5,313 m
Ian 6,004 m
Sharon 6,431 m
Janice 6,680 m
K2 7,000 m
Kevin 7,013 m
AJ 7,015 m
Larry 7,037 m
David T 9,000 m
Jane 9,229 m ...a palindrome to claim the antler lights!
Patrick Hsr 9,697 m
Louis 10,000 m
Ted 10,000 m
Greg H 10,002 m
bg 10,242 m
Howard 10,501 m ...a palindrome - c'mon Zoomer!...just a few more meters!!
Ron 12,021 m ...a palindrome!
Steve W 12,121 m ..a palindrome!
Minnie 12,321 m ...a count em up and down palindrome!
Patrick Hmr 13,024 m
Stefan 13,705 m
David A 14,831 m
Mike C 15,000 m
Stuart 16,161 m ...a palindrome!
Doug 16,439 m ... and Comet has his antler lights!
Andrea 17,036 m
danwho 18,381 m ...whew...an under the wire palindrome!
Chip 20,056 m
Timo 22,765 m
Kristine 24,116 m
Ed 42,195 m ...how appropriate this full moon!
Very impressive Andrew.Shabana wrote:I'm really glad to find out the wowzer is not the way Americans spell wowser, which in Australia refers to a spoilsport, wet blanket, or more specifically "one whose sense of morality drives them to deprive others of their sinful pleasures, especially liquor", which I would like say does not represent me at all, I'm totally into sinful pleasures, especially playing number gamesKona2 wrote:
Andrew 53,109 m ...wowzer...a boatload of meters!
My 53,109 was actually 23,432 day before yesterday (I've been uploading my rows a day in arrears), then 29,092 yesterday, then I could not resist a final 585 to bring my total for the holiday challenge to 700,007, a nice symmetrical set of numbers![]()
I won't get a chance to row today, my wife believes that preparing for the arrival of six seasonal visitors should take priority
Thank you for the welcome Kristine, and I agree, this is the best virtual rowing team I have every been a member of.
I hope you all have a wonderful festive season, and see you in the new year, when I hope to find out more about the Bathtub Brigade...
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Whoop, whoop and a ho ho ho! Funny thing happens when you're in pursuit of reindeer bling...you often find that you're hitting some OTHER important milestones as well !
Congratulations, Ken G (aka Thunder), on achieving a TWO million meter season AND earning the tail wag for your reindeer! We wish you many, MANY more millions!
wooooooooooo hooooooooooooo and congrats :} and merry christmas to everyone :]
Thunder (Ken G)
Way to rockem Ken. You do know I named my second son after you right? I had to since we've been such good friends for nearly 18 years and all. haha.Kona2 wrote:![]()
Whoop, whoop and a ho ho ho! Funny thing happens when you're in pursuit of reindeer bling...you often find that you're hitting some OTHER important milestones as well !
Congratulations, Ken G (aka Thunder), on achieving a TWO million meter season AND earning the tail wag for your reindeer! We wish you many, MANY more millions!
Thunder (Ken G)