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

[davidg]

Hi All,

quick question since i am totally new to Team on the Erg.

Is anyone welcome to join your Team or is there a type of "approval"? I am a novice rower - my shape is bad as well - still would love to add a couple of meters to the Team.

Thanks for the feedback. Cheers.

D.

To join the team on a year round basis (we can "see" your meters and celebrate them daily that way), you will need to go into your profile and scroll down to where it says Affiliations - then select Luna-Tics. Of course, you can join the Virtual Team for just the Challenge...but we don't track the meters the same way. Either way, we welcome all teammates!

K2

Thanks for the welcome. I modified my affiliation now as well. I’ll do my best to help out!


Cheers,
D.

[Kona2]

NINTH ! Whoa. This morning we were Ocean's Eleven. See what happens in a few hours!? Truth be told, there is not a lot of separation between the teams at this time.

Only had a small window of posting opportunity this AM, but did grab the numbers early on...so things may have changed (just like the JVT rankings did!). There are some of my favorite palindromes included in today's numbers, too...all good!

Yikes! I see that the first canoe has hit the virtual waters ! I will have to get the graphics ready !!

Just to refresh our collective minds, the January Virtual Team Challenge is one of two challenges where we "earn" Lunie team graphics. At 100K, you claim your canoe. This is not as useful as it could be until 200K when you earn a paddle. Sort of like bumper canoes in the river. At 500K (and there are some who will go here), you become a member of the Bathtub Brigade. Once a BB member, always one as you get to keep your graphics. They don't change substantively. Depending upon our resident artist's time and inclination,m we either get a more personalized Lunie native at the time of earning a paddle, or a generic one. Some of this is dependent upon whether we ever had a photo of you, and the bigger part is what AJ might be working on at the time..we respect his time first. Sometimes there is a million meter boat earner. We aren't called Lunies for naught.

Having said all the above, I may have to have a second helping of rowing tonight. I am woefully behind our leaders.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.5 MM Dan O'
2.1 MM Minnie
1.9 MM Derric
1.6 MM Keith
1.35 MM Zach
1.3 MM Andrew
1.25 MM Ron
1.2 MM Dennis
750 K Salvador
600 K Wild Bill
500 K Donna ..a cool half million!
350 K Tim G

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Terry M 2,000 m
Tim K 2,094 m
Chris W 2,112 m ...a palindrome! Welcome back!
Steve W m ...a twosie palindrome!
Chip 5,000 m
Dana 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Patrick H 5,000 m
Peter G 5,000 m
Bernie 5,022 m
FRiC 5,378 m
Teresa R 5,567 m
Larry 6,000 m
Gines 6,145 m
Karyn 6,397 m
Chuck 7,000 m
Tom M 7,214 m
K2 7,500 m
Nathan 7,739 m
Tim M 8,027 m
Donna 8,370 m
Rick 10,000 m
Tim G 10,000 m
AJ 10,033 m
Howard 11,539 m
danwho 12,121 m ...tiny bubbles....it's a one and a two palindrome!
12,121 m ... more tiny bubbles...it's a Welkian duo of a palindrome!
Dan O' 12,144 m
Ron 12,221 m ...another bubbly palindrome...with a different beat. a one-two-two-two-one palindrome!
David A 12,484 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
Derric m ...a bigger twosie palindrome! And, he moons us!
Salvador 22,323 m ...he moons us!
Gary 23,114 m ... he moons us!
bg 25,260 m ...she moons us!
Minnie 26,519 m ...she moons us!
Ed 33,333 m ... he moons us with a palindrome!
Wild Bill 34,843 m...he moons us with a palindrome!
Andrew 42,324 m ... he full moons us with a palindrome!
Zach 55,038 m ...he full moons us!

[Kona2]

Well heck. And a few other choice thoughts. My canoes must have been off limits, because they are gone from photobucket....grrrrr. Renew your subscription and we'll grandfather you they said....


Only a few paddlers remain in my inventory....

[Shabana]

Well heck. And a few other choice thoughts. My canoes must have been off limits, because they are gone from photobucket....grrrrr. Renew your subscription and we'll grandfather you they said....


Only a few paddlers remain in my inventory....

What a shame! I don't think I am likely to make it to the 500k mark, last year I had a lot more free time as I was not working, but just in case, I did keep a copy of AJ's artwork


Speaking of work, yesterday a bright spark in the office suggested a New Year's fitness challenge, and everyone was all in favour. We are each taking it in turns to pick a fitness challenge, and we will measure our performance now, then see who can improve the most in the next three months. Yesterday was push-ups, I was trailing the pack. However for today I brought in my secret weapon.



The challenge was a 500 metre, and of course we were only trying to record a baseline for comparison with the next attempt... however it was very satisfying to finish faster than the significantly younger athletes in the office

PS: I have given up on Photobucket, my free account is just so full of ads I can't log on. I'm just trying https://postimg.org, it seems to do the job for free.

[bg]

just signed up for the crash-bs :] off to run before the storm.....hope everyone is doing well in this crazy weather :}

[Kona2]

just signed up for the crash-bs :] off to run before the storm.....hope everyone is doing well in this crazy weather :}

off to run before the storm..... Are you running with a headlamp??? Time stamp on this post was12:03 AM...

[Kona2]

Two canoes in the water....these are placeholder canoes!

Ed with 100K Virtual Challenge Meters

Andrew with 100K Virtual Challenge Meters

Good day for Lunie numbers! We've got 7 palindromes, at least ten moons, a trifecta of 1.35 MM milestones, and a whole lot of teammates contributing meters! Keep the pedal to the metal though because a mere 13K separates us from spot 10 on the podium. The good news is that spots 5-10 are separated by less than 400K. Chip away, Lunies! Chip away!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.15 MM Ed
2.7 MM David A
1.65 MM Keith
1.6 MM bg
1.35 MM Doug
1.35 MM David T
1.35 MM Andrew
1.1 MM Gary
750 K Stuart
650 K Wild Bill
650 K Rick C
300 K Chuck E

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us...and joining in Lunie fun!

Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome of the first kind!
Larry 4,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Teresa R 5,683 m
Karyn 6,064 m
Gines 6,360 m
Chuck 7,000 m
K2 m...a lucky 7 palindrome!
Stefan 8,459 m
Rick 10,000 m
Nathan 10,027 m
Steve W 10,274 m
FRiC 10,310 m
Ron ...counting up the meters!
Tim G 12,500 m ... keep the rowing streak going!
David T 13,000 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
Tom M 15,427 m
Stuart 16,661 m ...a palindrome!
Ted 19,000 m
20,386 m ...hula, hula!
David A 21,097 m ... he moons us!
Derric 21,097 m ... he moons us, too!
Andrew 22,522 m ...he moons us with a palindrome!
Dan O' 23,213 m ... he moons us!
Gary 24,118 m ... he moon us!
Doug 24,431 m ... he moons us!
Keith 27,000 m ... he moons us!
bg 28,242 m ... plus running shoe meters!
Ed m...a threesie palindrome that moons us!
Wild Bill 35,853 m ...another palindrome...and he moons us!
David G 80,299 m ...welcome to the year round team!

[bg]

just signed up for the crash-bs :] off to run before the storm.....hope everyone is doing well in this crazy weather :}

off to run before the storm..... Are you running with a headlamp??? Time stamp on this post was12:03 AM...

yes...i have a headlamp and other lights...btw...it was 3:03 am here :]

[just27]

just signed up for the crash-bs :] off to run before the storm.....hope everyone is doing well in this crazy weather :}

off to run before the storm..... Are you running with a headlamp??? Time stamp on this post was12:03 AM...

yes...i have a headlamp and other lights...btw...it was 3:03 am here :]

I often notice, when I'm loading my evening's meters before going to bed ... that you are already up, ready to enjoy your breakfast marshmallow fluff!

[bg]

I often notice, when I'm loading my evening's meters before going to bed ... that you are already up, ready to enjoy your breakfast marshmallow fluff!

i really am a morning person...i will get up at 2:00 am so that i can run at 3:00...that way i can be on the road and not the icy sidewalks.....i've also become one of those folks who can eat dinner at 4:00 pm...at 5:00 or 6:00 read for a few minutes and find myself fast asleep :] btw...i'm currently reading a book about marshmallow fluff :}

[tobyj1]

I cannot justifiably claim the moon, that is a time difference issue and represents two days! A later 17 on day 3 and an earlier 10 today

Keith

[DavidA]

...
Speaking of work, yesterday a bright spark in the office suggested a New Year's fitness challenge, and everyone was all in favour. We are each taking it in turns to pick a fitness challenge, and we will measure our performance now, then see who can improve the most in the next three months. Yesterday was push-ups, I was trailing the pack. However for today I brought in my secret weapon.



The challenge was a 500 metre, and of course we were only trying to record a baseline for comparison with the next attempt... however it was very satisfying to finish faster than the significantly younger athletes in the office

Woo hoo!

David

[DavidA]

I often notice, when I'm loading my evening's meters before going to bed ... that you are already up, ready to enjoy your breakfast marshmallow fluff!

i really am a morning person...i will get up at 2:00 am so that i can run at 3:00...that way i can be on the road and not the icy sidewalks.....i've also become one of those folks who can eat dinner at 4:00 pm...at 5:00 or 6:00 read for a few minutes and find myself fast asleep :] btw...i'm currently reading a book about marshmallow fluff :}

That's not a morning person, that's a middle of the night person
There sure are some loonie people on this loonie team
Just be careful, and stay warm.

David

[DavidA]

...
David A 21,097 m ... he moons us!
...

An SB - 1:24:56

[bg]

...
Speaking of work, yesterday a bright spark in the office suggested a New Year's fitness challenge, and everyone was all in favour. We are each taking it in turns to pick a fitness challenge, and we will measure our performance now, then see who can improve the most in the next three months. Yesterday was push-ups, I was trailing the pack. However for today I brought in my secret weapon.



The challenge was a 500 metre, and of course we were only trying to record a baseline for comparison with the next attempt... however it was very satisfying to finish faster than the significantly younger athletes in the office

Woo hoo!

David

a woooooooooo hoooooooooo from me too :]