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Not Such Good News!
Sorry to have to tell you - I just had a call from Michelle Parker letting me know that the Pig Roast Dinner scheduled for Saturday is bei...
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This has been a chilly, rather dull day. Having to set the clocks back last night made everything a bit topsy-turvey today, I suppose, but ... -
We thought the clock would stop sometime during the night, but in spite of warmish temperatures, it is still hanging tough. Diane took this...
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Well, THAT was interesting! It's been a busy day for me. I was interested in finding out if lots of people would show up at the Cabot ...
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That’s funny
It does leave everyone sort of in limbo! What happens is that the rope gets frozen into the ice over time (the stakes were originally set up to try to prevent that from happening, but over time they've fallen over and are likely also frozen into a layer of ice) and that keeps the rope from tightening enough to pull the plug on the clock. That's why the contest rules read clearly, "when the clock stops" as being the official time the contest is over. --Jane Brown, former co-chair of the Ice-Out Contest, and now interested observer and blogger.
Well? Don't leave everyone hanging!
If it wasn't for the large pallet the cement blocks whould have probably fallen thru 2 days ago.
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