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Have the tubing on both of my handles, stops abrasion from the skis when getting up and looks nice. Have the crossarm on one handle, didn't get to use it too much but when I didn't even notice it was there. I also like the endcaps that she offers too.

Well now that everything has settled down and back home Carole and I would like to thank you all for your votes, comments and good wishes. Everyone at the rehearsal diner and reception had fun with the poll also. @dchristman Yes I did sign up for another 30 years, but so did my wife and she knew about my addiction before we got married. Son inlaw is not a skier yet, wife and both daughters skiing addition do not include putting on a dry suit. Have to remember winter wedding for the next one. @SkiJay You where not kidding about the emotional punch there. @Horton I have a feeling that you may miss a few more, but its OK. @mwetskier Thanks for the quote, it made a lot of people tear up. @Moskier3ev Carole and I would love to make it back down. Hopefully a spring trip down for some well needed R&R and spring training with all you in the San Marco's/Austin area.

Been busy trying to recover, but here a couple from my phone. Rain and snow didn't affect the wedding.

This suit is staying home

Well it looks like mother nature made my decision, it's 36 with rain/snow. (So glad that I winterized last week). The family enjoyed all of your comments and say thanks for all of your good wishes. @SkiJay‌ Started to hit me at the rehearsal last night.

Have my 2 suits ready. Weather is not looking good, rain, 14 mph and 40 degrees.

What, no comments from the women here yet. My wife is laughing at the comments.

Neighbor is pulling his boat Saturday morning and offered a quick ski and flee. I do have a 2 hour window with nothing planned for me at that time. Weather doesn't look to good at the moment, but it's Michigan and things change.

What I would like is a pair of gloves with the right and left being different sizes and possibly different styles too. Not likely, but on my wish list.

I've always shipped mine to FedEx store close to where I was staying and shipped back home from the same store.

Late start because of weather Windy and wet trip to Texas (poor scheduling, but great graduation) Started to run consistent 22 offs Entered my first tournament Started to get 3-4 balls at 28 regularly with 5 days before the tournament Emergency room, surgeries, doctors, rehab and more rehab (don't get hurt) Skier again in Sept, maybe to soon (bad time) Picked up a nice pink strada (pink can be good) Oct got back into the course and ran a few passes at 34@15off (thanks to my wife for pushing me) Polar Bear Ski in Dec Look out 2015

Skied Sat. with water temp 58 and air 55, but thats changing fast and the dry suit is coming out.

We got them in the late 90's, after about 10 years they ate there food supply out along with our lake association stocking some sort of crappie that eats them. Never had a problem with them other then needing water shoes for walking in the water. Lake is now clearer then every, but now we have more weeds.

Luckily enough to get out for the 6th time after the surgeon OK. Ran 2 sets of 4 passes at 15 off @34.2. Almost ran the 3rd pass, but had a bad grip after 3 ball and made around 4. Last set made the last pass with room to spare. Thanks @Chris Rossi‌ numbers are working great.

Xtensor is the one I have been using in rehab, http://clinicallyfit.com

I've been using something like that at PT. Might just be me learning how to re-grip but both my shoulder and elbow hurt after stretching the fingers that way.

Well with are nice weather my wife convinced me to get back out. Ran a pass at this morning at 32 and 15 off on the pink strada. Have to thank my wife for pushing back out and putting up my small issues. Have a very bad videohttp://vimeo.com/107333916

With the strength and grip not coming back as quick as it should be, the mental issues along with losing most of my ski partners because of them. I think it's time to wrap up the year. Put the gear away and get ready to store the boat and dock for the winter. Try and put it all behind me and hope for a better next year.

Put the boat back in the water early this morning and was going to try skiing once no-wake time is up. Got all the gear together and then mind games started and called it quits for the day. :(

My home lake, Middle Straits. Yes I need to work on that glove and mental part big time.

@zippin_2‌ See you ski at GSP, had a chance to ski there last fall and this spring. The home pic on my phone is of the range gate next door looking down at your site. If you get a chance say hi to Brig and Keith from Larry.

12 weeks

After getting out Thursday I though things would start to look up. Started having problems that night from looking at the ski handle to check my grip, news gloves and seeing that empty finger on the glove just hanging there. Get a call Friday morning on my way to PT and OT that they somehow ran the boat over and broke the PVC pipe in between the boat guides. Get the parts all set to repair it that afternoon and spend an hour getting it fixed. Saturday morning get up early, skiing at 8, rained good last night. Text to see if where still going, get this back, conditions are poor-hurting bad-will take you if you want. Text back no problem I'm not in the best of shape either. Go down to the lake around 9 to see if things calmed down any and there they are getting done. Fix there course so they can ski and then get left at the dock on my birthday, making it on the top 10 list of bad days. I guess I didn't earn my turn. Need to find a new lake. Sorry for venting.

My wife and I thank you all. Carole used to have the same addiction that we all have, but after out first she came down with Lupus and wasn't able to ski that much but still had the need to be out on the boat.

Staying healthy and being on the water, being able to run 28 again would be nice too.