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Tuesday, 19 January 2010 |
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This season started out in a very chaotic manner. Typically the liner is purchased in October and the frame is up just after Thanksgiving. Not so much this year though. The frame just went up January 16, 2010 and the liner is on order. After placing my order with my usual vendor I got an email the next day announcing that the liner was "out-of-stock" and the only size they had that would cover the rink was more than double the cost. After a small panic attack I found a place that has the needed poly and have ordered it (more on this later). |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 January 2010 )
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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The 08-09 season has started... This year the trees gave up all their leaves in a normal fashion (on time for the rink season) and have been dealt with as best as one can. Hopefully this year will be a lot colder than last and we will get more than 19 days of skating in. I am hoping for a Christmas skate this year, which will be our first. This year we lost Jack Falla, a fellow rink master and an inspiration to many rink masters of today. He built his rink (The Bacon St. Omni) for 25 years. A few of us are going to put some kind of tribute to Jack into our rinks this year. Once the rink starts to freeze I will get mine in place and get pics of it for the site. Skating days for this season... These are actual days that we skated, not days we could have but didn't. December 2008 0 Days January 2009 27 Days February 2009 8 Days ---------------------------------------- Season Total 35 Days
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 March 2009 )
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Friday, 09 November 2007 |
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The season has begun! This year I am going bigger and more rectangle. Dimensions will be roughly 29x44 (ish) and we are going for round corners too! I am also planning on using the water that is removed from the above ground pool to start the fill of the rink, so I will be filling early this year. This might even get us some extra skating days too! Skating days for this season... These are actual days that we skated, not days we could have but didn't. December 2007 5 Days January 2008 11 Days February 2008 3 Days March 2008 0 Days
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Last Updated ( Monday, 10 March 2008 )
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Monday, 16 April 2007 |
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I have started the preliminary plans for the yard renovation. We have decided that it would be best to build the low retaining wall first so we will have something to help us level the yard. April 17, 2007
We are looking at the MANY styles of bricks , blocks and stones available at this time and are leaning towards the same stones we had the front wall built with so the walls match. I hope to get a pallet of the stones in the next week so I can start this project. I'll update this page as I make progress on the rather large project. April 21, 2007 We are going to look at blocks for the retaining wall that will create the frame of the yard, so I can level it. If all goes well I can start some of the renovations next weekend and hopefully have it complete by Memorial Day. We "think" we have a good idea what we want, but seeing them in person and not on the internet may change our minds. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 14 December 2007 )
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Wednesday, 14 February 2007 |
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Sometime in November 2006:
Layed out what I think could be the location/size of this years rink. Used some pvc pipe I had to give me an idea and I think this will do. Last years rink 19'x32', this years rink will be 34'x34'. November 16, 2006
Took out the boards and started to lay them out to see what I would need to buy to complete the frame. All of last years frame will be reused. Went to Home Depot and bought the rest of the wood and steel ties to complete the frame. Broke out the laser level and started getting my heights and selecting the boards to match. Started looking online for a 40'x40' liner as well, looks like I will have to get a 40'x60' though. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 14 December 2007 )
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