Re: ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!! (NOT)

2004-01-16 Thread Jim & Ivette
It was so cold here, I had to put my tneck on to play golf today!! Oh The Agony - Original Message - From: Steve "Cub" Culbreth To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 6:30 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Cold!!! (NOT) Geez you old geezers!! Quit c

Re: ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!! (NOT)

2004-01-16 Thread Steve \"Cub\" Culbreth
Geez you old geezers!! Quit complaining about the weather.  You should have to put with what I've got!!!   Low of 62F    High of 79F   What about my grapefruit??!!!   ;-)   Cub - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2

Re: ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!!

2004-01-16 Thread Ron Kellison
Ron, Thats not cold. I thought you guys in Ottawa were used to much colder than that! OK, so I turn into a wuss when one or more of the following things happen: I don't dare run my car through the car wash to remove the 1/2" of road salt

Re: ShopTalk: sweetspot finder

2004-01-16 Thread Arniesclubs
In a message dated 1/16/04 1:53:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You can do the same thing with a pencil, your fingertip, a rock . . . anything firm. Yes, but the golf ball on a stick gives a better response in club movement and better audio feedback And a much better utili

Re: ShopTalk: sweetspot finder

2004-01-16 Thread Ed Reeder
Another way is to use a wooden tee to tap the clubhead. Pelz recommends this to see if the aim mark on a putter head is in line with the putter's sweetspot. /Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 1/16/04 1:44:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What about the one th

Re: ShopTalk: sweetspot finder

2004-01-16 Thread tflan
You can do the same thing with a pencil, your fingertip, a rock . . . anything firm.   TFlan - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 8:26 AM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: sweetspot finder In a message dated 1/1

Re: ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!!

2004-01-16 Thread Arniesclubs
In a message dated 1/16/04 11:50:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: They had the same reaction to the cold as Arnie mentioned and hence the _expression_ "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey" Thanks to all for the correction! I guess the cold has slowed my memo

RE: ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!!

2004-01-16 Thread Tom Wishon
Guys:   Hey Jim, your mention of the “monkey” brought back a real smile to my face that made me recall that other cultures use the same _expression_.  Year ago I was on a biz trip to Scotland in January on a project and one of the guys I was visiting there was a member at Old Prestwick G

Re: ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!!

2004-01-16 Thread Dave Tutelman
At 12:39 PM 1/16/04 -0400, David Jamieson wrote: It is so cold here the Lawyers are walking around with their hands in their own pockets. It is so cold here in NJ that I saw a dog frozen to a fire hydrant. DaveT PS - I'm experimenting with an new email address. So far, it seems to be working. If

Re: ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!!

2004-01-16 Thread Brian Lyall
Ron, Thats not cold. I thought you guys in Ottawa were used to much colder than that. On Friday, January 16, 2004, at 12:16 PM, Ron Kellison wrote: The wind chill in Ottawa last evening was -44C, or about -50 F. This gets any worse, I'm going to break out the heavy winter coat! Regards, Ro

RE: ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!!

2004-01-16 Thread Royce Engler
Actually, the "proper" naval _expression_ is "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey".  The iron frame that Arnie mentions was actually a brass ring that was called a brass monkey.  It was made of brass so that the cannon balls would not rust to it.  It wouldn't actually break, bu

Re: ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!!

2004-01-16 Thread David Jamieson
It is so cold here the Lawyers are walking around with their hands in their own pockets. - Original Message - From: "Ron Kellison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 12:16 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Cold!!! > The wind chill in Ottawa last evenin

RE: ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!!

2004-01-16 Thread Thomson, Jim
I've heard another version. The frames were originally made of brass and called "monkeys". They had the same reaction to the cold as Arnie mentioned and hence the _expression_ "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey" -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto

Re: ShopTalk: sweetspot finder

2004-01-16 Thread Arniesclubs
In a message dated 1/16/04 1:44:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What about the one that finds it on the face of the club? You sure are a careful reader!  Here it is. Drill a hole three fourths through a golf ball, secure in the hole a scrap tip section of a shaft about 5+ i

Re: ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!!

2004-01-16 Thread Arniesclubs
Nah, Michigan is seasonably warm today, low twenties! At 45* you put the convertible top down. If you don't own a convertible you put on a bathing suit and wash the car in the driveway. Reminds me of the old naval _expression_. When cannon balls were stacked in an iron frame (now done with golf ba

Re: ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!!

2004-01-16 Thread Ron Kellison
The wind chill in Ottawa last evening was -44C, or about -50 F. This gets any worse, I'm going to break out the heavy winter coat! Regards, Ron

Re: ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!!

2004-01-16 Thread bftaylor
Colder than a bunch of snakes Residents of Eastern, Central Canada battle extreme cold temperatures

ShopTalk: Cold!!!!!!!

2004-01-16 Thread Jeremy Ingle
Residents of Eastern, Central Canada battle extreme cold temperatures