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  1. MikeInHubCity

    Running Bear's August 2020 Coffee Shop

    TomO, Espee & Greg- stay safe with this line of storms headed your way. My buddy in Ames area shared a text message from Story Co. DEM, urging people to stay home & off the roads, so that the responders can do their jobs to clean up & keep the roads clear.
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    Running Bear's August 2020 Coffee Shop

    2011. Epicenter in VA. Same week as Hurricane/TS Irene.
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    Running Bear's August 2020 Coffee Shop

    Toot, Tom O & Greg- Timms Hill is in Price County(which makes it part of the Northwoods), while Rib Mountain(both the mountain & town) is in Marathon County(Central WI) & the highest point in Central Wisconsin. I can clearly see the slopes of Granite Peak Ski Area from my cardiologist’s parking...
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    Running Bear's August 2020 Coffee Shop

    Greg- We’ve done the Miller Valley tour a couple of times(my 2nd visit to WI- got RT airfare for less than what it would cost to drive one way from South Jersey & after dropping Mom off at MKE after her 1st visit). If Coors in Golden is ADA-friendly, we might do that tour if we go to Denver for...
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    Running Bear's August 2020 Coffee Shop

    Chet/Joe- one of my frousins lives in Cedarville(Cumberland Co- down near Fortescue & Del Bay) was told by AC Electric that they would be without power for at least 5-7 days. Fortunately, they have a generator. Frousin= friend+cousin. Her & her family were my aunt/uncle’s next door neighbor...
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    Mail Call! Railway Post Office, commonly abbreviated as RPO has rolled in!

    Willie- that sounds typical for USPS. If I mail something to wife’s grands outside of Stratford(10-15 minutes away), it gets routed via Green Bay(140-some miles one way).
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    Running Bear's July 2020 Coffee Shop

    Willie- right near my old stomping grounds. I grew up about 15 minutes from Marlton & just sent a “WI care package” to a buddy from HS, who lives & works in Marlton. Cheese, brats & curds. He’s going to hook me up with a Jersey care package(Tastykakes, pork roll & scrapple).
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    Running Bear's July 2020 Coffee Shop

    Sherrel- a friend of mine & her husband in NC went through the whole IVT process, wiping out their savings & maxing our their credit cards. Ended up getting pregnant “the old fashioned way”.
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    New Intermountain Auto Racks are in!

    I need some more autoracks for my future layout, as I’m planning to protolance the Superior Sub from Marshfield-Spencer-Owen. The rear border of my FIL’s hunting woods(between Spencer & Riplinger) is the Superior Sub.
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    Running Bear's July 2020 Coffee Shop

    Greg- the property our club is looking to relocate to. The owner wants to expand & build a hobby store on the property. Across from Brown’s Bar(which is next to Marshfield FD).
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    Running Bear's July 2020 Coffee Shop

    We finally get to watch our Boys of Summer tonight(blacked out last night- ESPN game). Kike’ had a great game & Graterol looked sick, with the 100+ heater.... & then his slider is essentially a changeup, in the high 80’s.
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    Running Bear's July 2020 Coffee Shop

    Darn that 13th Leeds kid. 😂
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    Running Bear's July 2020 Coffee Shop

    Same rules as the VGK expansion draft. We knew that, when they expanded to Vegas, that a 32nd team to balance out the 2 conferences. As far as logos go, I’m kind of partial to the flying P crest of the Orange & Black.
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    Running Bear's July 2020 Coffee Shop

    Joe & Tom O- what’s your thoughts on this NHL news from today?
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    Running Bear's July 2020 Coffee Shop

    Louis- as my dad was fond of saying. Life is hard. It is not fair. Fair is that event that you go to with the midway amusements, food vendors, livestock & 4H displays.
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