Enerpac taketh away and giveth - camping and beat the bees

NOBODY predicted how quickly the Taliban would take control of Texas  

Couple things first.

We all have seen that the Brewers are road warriors and just "good" at home.  Looking at Ballpark numbers this year AmFam Field is that hardest park in MLB to hit a homerun in and BY FAR.  WEIRD. 

Hits and doubles are near the top of all ballparks but HomeRuns?  Dead last.  That might explain why the crew have a .553 winning pct at home and .657 on the road.  

Also take a look at my dailey power ratings which is a running 2 week average of games/modified runs for each team. The entire NL Central is group together . . well . . except Pittsburgh 

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We were camping for 4 days in upper Door County. One of our goals was to start clearing the easeway into our property.  If you have been to Door County and gone to the ferry to Washington Island its on the squiggly highway - there it is 

We got the survey back and it seems the access road has drifted but there were some trees growing in the middle of the road.  Luckily not BIG trees.

However - there are BIG trees. So many trees that are 100+ feet tall its crazy.  So we got 2 lots at a GREAT price.  The people who own the lot next to the highway immediately put their 2.5 acres for sale hoping we would buy it.  The price was almost more then our 2 lots combined.  ummmm NOPE!  don't need it. 

Fun Fact - a very good friend from High School that I had not talked too for 40 years contacted me and said "Where exactly is your lot?"  I showed him and - "That is my house Kenosha Drive".  How awesome is that! LOL        

So we did some trimming of trees next to the road and Josh and his chainsaw family will do some of the heavier work.  The plan is some sort of cabin at some point.  

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I saw lots of people thanking Enerpac for the new children's park in Columbus and it was named Enerpac something or other.  

YEA - that is nice they are using the money the citizens of Columbus give them every year. 

 I remember the first budget I had to go through as an alderman.  Everything was working out great until we were pulled aside and told that the deal the previous administration made with Enerpac was Columbus citizens would pay their property taxes for 7 years . . . about $100,000 a year.  Think what an extra $100,000 a year could have done for Columbus. 

It's called Corporate Handouts.  They told the previous group of cronies, yes men and right wingers they would leave unless we gave them a deal.  

Columbus purchased the land  at a higher price AND THEN sold it to Enerpac AT A LOSS . . .  AND THEN gave them about $700,000 to stay. 

Not one person who made that deal is working for Columbus anymore. It was after that deal that future Mayor Thom decided the corrupt-ish, cronie-ish Columbus government needed a drastic change and within 2 years 6 new alderman and a new Mayor Crombie took over and dare I say - righted the sinking ship with responsible budgeting.  

Did you know that Columbus does not have a full time Treasurer?  Seems we have someone come in a few times a month.

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   I took this after eating at my NEW favorite Fish Boil place.  The Post Office in Ephraim.  We use to go to Pelliters in Fish Creek but this place is SO much better. 

It was funny.  As we were waiting outside a guy was on his phone talking to a client and said "I'm at what is called a fish boil, it's what Wisconsin people do" and "I gotta go, there are 5 witches standing around a boiling  calderon and something is about to happen, this is SO bizarre".  

So why The Post Office?  huge pieces of fish that they debone. a lot of potatoes, a gallon of butter, great onions and everything else.  Our new goto place. 

Meanwhile Gus is a star,  32 hugs from strangers in one day and he loves every person who smiles at him.   People miss their dogs and I believe petting a smiling dog relieves good and bad vacation stress. 

And he LOVES the attention. 

Also made some fans at an outdoor bar in Sister Bay.  Bees EVERYWHERE.  So I told them to get a brown paper bag, blow in it and twist the end.  Put it near the liquor and bees will think it's a hive and being territorial they will be gone in 10 minutes. 

YUP - worked like a charm. You can buy bee hive decoys on amazon  just for this.  HOWEVER - I had a GREAT IDEA. 

Make handbags for women that LOOK like a bee hive.  All she has to do is put the purse on the table and bees be gone. 

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Have a great long weekend and remember - when you retire long weekends are more of a nuisance.