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

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and we've got another one! Congratulations, Ken G, on achieving a ONE million meter erging season...and we're only five months into the erging year! We wish you many, MANY more celebrations and milestones!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop, and it's another million! Congratulations, Wild Bill, on achieving a FOUR million meter erg season! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

[Kona2]

13th! Thank YOU to our Lunie FTC Team for making it so! The Ancients added a few people, and we added a few people...and the gap to 12th is about 300 K....you know I'll be asking...

Today's the LAST day to join a team for the Fall Team Challenge...the more we have, the more competitive we can be!

FTC Team Milestones:

350 K Steve H
100 K Minnie
100 K Karen M
100 K Jeff G

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4 MM Wild Bill
1.7 MM Norma
1.1 MM Robin
900 K Thor
850 K Sergio
800 K Patrick Hsr
650 K Zach
500 K Maria...a cool half million!
350 K Karen
200 K Jeff D
150 K Roy
100 K Paul B

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! Welcome back to Sharon!

GMan 1,020 m
Tony 1,111 m...a palindrome!
Dennis 2,000 m
Patrick S 2,500 m
JD 2,558 m
Rebecca 3,000 m
Angelo 6,000 m
Andrew C 6,291 m
Job 6,310 m
Colin 6,421 m
Larry 7,009 m
Jeff D 7,025 m
Jodi 7,378 m
Wim 8,006 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m...a one aught palindrome!
Sharon 10,141 m
Ted 11,101 m...looking very binary these days! 29 in decimal ...
Brent 11,828 m
Roy 12,000 m
Jeff G 12,080 m
David B 12,121 m...a Welkian palindrome...!
Tombeur 12,211 m
Maria 13,073 m
Norma 13,331 m...a lucky 13 palindrome!
Minnie 14,606 m
danwho 15,151 m...a palindrome!
Victor 16,681 m

21,097 and more = mooners!

Zach 22,222 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Ron 23,232 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Wild Bill 25,152 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Robin 35,153 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Sergio 40,392 m... mooner!
Thor 41,743 m... mooner!
Karen 50,054 m...a half century and a mooner!
Paul B 101,333 m...whoa! Must've emptied the meter piggy bank....

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop, and what a way to start October! Congratulations, Greg F, on achieving a ONE million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

[Kona2]

Whoooooosh! That's the sound of you and your erg(s) flying through yet ANOTHER month!!

Not only have we entered another month, we've entered the season of monsters, vampires, CANDY (erg more), and all things purple, black and orange. Some of you may remember Ray Bradbury's The October Country....used to read those horror stories in October and scare myself.

From danwho:



We're 13th...about a 200K gap to 12th...!

There are two goal levels for the Challenge: 100 K and 200 K (see, they're ALREADY trying to get our minds wrapped around the Holiday Challenge distances!). Right now, 22 of our 92 teammates have eclipsed the 100 K milestone, and 6 have passed the 200 K milestone. That's some hours spent on the erg for sure! Fear not, though, there are still 15 days to get it done. Every meter counts, big and small amounts all good. If you've signed up to participate, please contribute some meters!

Thanks to our FTC Challenge team for putting up great numbers every day! Here's some FTC team milestones:

[size=150]400 K Robin
350 K Ron
250 K Norma
150 K David A
150 K Sergio
100 K Geri[/size]

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:


3.3 MM Ron M
2.5 MM Ed
1.9 MM David A
1.35 MM Tombeur
1.15 MM Robin
1 MM Greg F
950 K Thor
700 K Jeff F
400 K Kevin Mc
300 K Andrew C
200 K K2...it's a start!


Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m...a palindrome!
Josh 1,561 m
Brent 1,614 m
Rebecca 2,000 m
Louie 2,509 m
JD 3,019 m
Frank 4,000 m
NW1 4,871 m
Shawn 5,000 m
Marios 5,005 m...a palindrome bookended by high 5's!
Lynne 5,023 m
Andrew C 7,242 m
Robert H 7,500 m
Jeff D 7,530 m
David W 8,000 m
Angelo 8,689 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Roy 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m...a one aught one palindrome!
David B 10,102 m
Tombeur 10,249 m
K2 12,000 m
Victor 12,889 m
Ken G 15,000 m
Sergio 15,203 m
Eric 16,033 m
Kevin Mc 16,940 m
Maria 17,267 m
David A 18,154 m
Jeff F 19,228 m
Norma 22,222 m...a doozy of a twozy palindrome! And a mooner!
Ron 23,233 m... mooner!
Robin 35,153 m... mooner!
Thor 44,890 m...mooner!
Greg F 164,204 m...emptied the meter piggy bank!

[DavidA]

I'm having issues embedding a screenshot, so here is a link instead https://imgur.com/a/ZIYODFh (for those who do not trust links, very wise in my opinion, it is just a screenshot of my log showing I did manage a palindrome yesterday, 7,777,777 lifetime metres!).

Unfortunately, I'm going to have to take a break from rowing from 21 October, my left hip has become so painful I can no longer postpone the inevitable, and have to have it replaced. My physio had told me to keep off the rower to avoid further damage, but there is no need any more, and suprisingly after the first 5 minutes or so the clicking stops and I feel pain free (until the end of the row, anyway). If that was all I could live with it, but I'm limping a lot of the time, so best to get it over and done with. I know what to expect, I had the other one done in 2010. So I should be able to complete the Fall Team Challenge, but count me out of the Skeleton Crew. I do hope to be back for the Virtual Team Challenge though...

Woo Hoo!
Cool lifetime meters.
Good luck with the surgery and recovery.

David

[DavidA]

Just getting back into rowing after recovery from hand surgery and Tropical Storm Ida decides to dump 8.5 inches of water into our basement apartment! We tried to stop it with every towel in the house as it came pouring in through the sides of the door, but they were no match against the force of the water pushing against the door as the drain couldn't handle the deluge. It was so strong that it even broke the door knob lock off of the door jamb! We tried to get everything up off the floor but it all happened so fast. We're working on cleanup now, and here's the kicker; homeowners insurance doesn't cover it because the water came in from the outside drain! And we don't live in a flood zone and don't have flood insurance, so why would we?
I'm hoping there isn't water damage to my rower. The water only reached the lower part of the chain and left a layer of dirt all over it after it receded. I rowed this morning and it seemed okay. I'm going to reoil the chain as soon as I can find the box that I put my oil in.
You can check out the pics at this link:
https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/Yr ... 6sMhbsc_ro

Oy!
I'm sorry about all the challenges you are having.
Good luck on your recovery, and your basement's recovery.
Hope to be able see meters from you soon.

David

[normadelaney]

Just passed 22 MM meters lifetime. Just 18.1 MM (or thereabouts) to achieve orbiter status. I'm a little over half way there. Woohoo !!

[Kona2]

Just passed 22 MM meters lifetime. Just 18.1 MM (or thereabouts) to achieve orbiter status. I'm a little over half way there. Woohoo !!

Chasing orbiter status!

[Kona2]

Lucky 13th!

FTC Lunie Team is doing great! Almost 7 MM Challenge Team Meters !

FTC Milestones:

250 K Ed
150 K Ted
100 K Roy

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.85 MM Angelo
1.75 MM Norma
250 K Carol M
200 K Andrew S
200 K David W
200 K Scott

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

David T 2,000 m
Tony 2,222 m
David W 3,000 m
Shawn 3,545 m
Frank 4,000 m
Patrick Hmr 4,034 m
Roy 5,000 m
Job 5,452 m
Eric 6,093 m
Scott 7,507 m
Colin 7,634 m
Brent 8,005 m
Bill 10,000 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Steve L 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m...a one aught palindrome!
Cornel 10,230 m
Carol M 10,293 m
Gary 10,954 m
Sergio 11,000 m
Ted 11,110 m
Trevor 12,123 m
Andrew S 12,321 m..a palindrome!
Maria 12,608 m
Jeff G 13,365 m
Dennis 13,431 m...a palindrome!
Victor 13,758 m
Minnie 14,018 m
David 14,656 m
Kiara 17,100 m
Baz 21,250 m...mooner!
Ron 23,532 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Tombeur 23,515 m...mooner!
Robin 24,042 m...mooner and a palindrome!
Norma 24,242 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Wild Bill 25,152 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Angelo 27,407 m...mooner!

[BAZzy]

Just passed 22 MM meters lifetime. Just 18.1 MM (or thereabouts) to achieve orbiter status. I'm a little over half way there. Woohoo !!

Norma, well done and congratulations...

A beautiful Spring day in the Harbour City, we just need to get out of lockdown so we can move about and enjoy it.

For those unaware, greater Sydney which is a large area with a population somewhere around 5 million has been subject to 'stay at home orders' due to COVID for the past 3 months (give or take a few days). Which means only leaving home for essential work, otherwise work from home, or supplies and only up to 5 kilometres from your home unless an essential worker. Hopefully that will change in another week...!

In the meantime, our football Grand Final tonight (rugby league), go the Penrith Panthers. Cheers, Baz

[Kona2]

Approaching lunar surface!!

Our current lunar journey started on May 1, 2019. It takes 384,000,000 m per trip to reach the lunar surface. We earned 144 MM in the 2020 season, and we earned 188 MM in the 2021 season. That left us with a total of 52 MM to reach the lunar surface. It's so very close now that we can see the craters very well... we have 1.4 MM to go! So. I'm guessing Wednesday - Thursday will be the 5th Lunar Landing...buckle up, Lunies!

13th...

The gap is a little bigger today. We could change that.

FTC Milestones:

450 K Robin
300 K Jeff F
100 K Brett
100 K Peter V
7 MM FTC Team Meters!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.05 MM Wild Bill
1.55 MM Minnie
1.2 MM Robin
1.05 MM Ken G
900 K Sergio
650 K Ron W
400 K Brett
400 K Kiara
250 K Victor
150 K Paul B

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! Welcome to new teammate Nancy F.

Nancy 800 m
Raoul 1,500 m
Trevor 2,503 m
Angelo 2,718 m
Shawn 3,588 m
Roy 5,000 m
Corey 5,282 m
Maria 6,099 m
Andrew C 6,504 m
Brent 7,509 m
Larry 8,000 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Kiara 10,000 m
Paul M 10,750 m
Ted 11,111 m...a one of a kind palindrome!
Ron W 11,472 m
Andrew S 12,321 m...a count em up and down palindrome!
Paul B 13,939 m
Minnie 14,515 m
danwho 15,151 m...a palindrome!
Victor 16,420 m
Brett 18,673 m
Sergio 20,000 m
Wild Bill 25,152 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Jeff F 30,485 m...mooner!
Robin 35,153 m...a palindrome, a mooner and queen of the boat!

[Kona2]

In the meantime, our football Grand Final tonight (rugby league), go the Penrith Panthers. Cheers, Baz[/color][/size]

And so it was the Penrith won its first NRL premiership in almost 20 years...against the South Sydney Rabbitohs (apparently also known as the Bunnies)!

[Kona2]

Approaching lunar surface!!

Touchdown in 806,797 m....

Will it be today? Will it be tomorrow? Whose meters will propel us to lightly touch the surface?! Inquiring minds...


Meanwhile, the Fall Challenge Team is keeping the Lunies in the hunt at 13th. This seems like a very scary Octoberish kind of number. With 12 days (including today) to go, top ten seems a long shot, but stranger things have happened! We try our best! The Ancients have hop skipped over the mERGmaids and are sitting in spot 11 now...the gap between us remains the same-ish. However, there are some clear opportunities here! Perhaps as we pursue landing we can take care of more than one goal?
Gimme.

FTC Milestones: I don't mean to skip anyone, but this one is a bit harder to track!

500 K Robin ...a cool half million!
400 K Steve H
400 K Ron
300 K Ed
200 K Baz
200 K Wild Bill
200 K Sergio
150 K Geri
150 K Eric
150 K Patrick Hsr
100 K Patrick Hmr
100 K Maria

MILESTONES..Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.55 MM Ed
1.25 MM Robin
900 K Patrick Hmr
800 K Brent
750 K Jeff F
400 K Baz
250 K David B
50 K Terry B

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

NW2 1,017 m
Raoul 2,197 m
Tony 2,222 m...a favorite palindrome!
Dan O' 3,228 m
JD 3,509 m
Rebecca 4,000 m
NW1 4,858 m
Rich C 5,000
Roy 5,000 m
Shawn 5,000 m
Angelo 5,013 m
Marios 6,506 m
Jeff D 6,510 m
Andrew C 6,624 m
David W 9,000 m
Robert H 9,000 m
Brent 9,244 m
Steve L 10,000 m
Andrew S 10,101 m...a one aught one palindrome!
Paul B 10,239 m
Paul M 10,750 m
Maria 10,766 m
Ron W 11,366 m
Victor 12,257 m
Ian 12,959 m
Norma 13,131 m...a palindrome!
Minnie 14,587 m
Sergio 17,000 m
Patrick Hsr 17,029 m
Eric 17,202 m
Terry B 18,513 m
Tombeur 19,136 m
David B 20,210 m
Patrick Hmr 20,903 m
Brett 20,948 m
Jeff F 21,696 m...a mooner!
Ron 23,232 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Thor 23,617 m...mooner!
Baz 25,000 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 25,152 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Robin 39,193 m..a palindrome and a mega moon!
Ed 66,666 m...a palindrome and a mega moon!

[BAZzy]

In the meantime, our football Grand Final tonight (rugby league), go the Penrith Panthers. Cheers, Baz[/color][/size]

And so it was the Penrith won its first NRL premiership in almost 20 years...against the South Sydney Rabbitohs (apparently also known as the Bunnies)!

A great win by the Penrith Panthers, although the Bunnies played a great game...Cheers, Baz