Powder Notchi report 21-22

[moe ghoul]

What's going on up there, you ask? Spent May to October working at Spruce Peak Lodge 50ish hours a week, a place the size of the largest cruise ship spread over 6 city blocks, chronically understaffed and run by McHale's Navy. And I'm being nice. I had a dozen good reasons to quit, the final nail in the coffin was when the sled dealership informed me that due to supply chain issues, my sled was not delivered. So, knowing the shortcut thru the notch would be closed shortly, I quit. I had to finish building my deck and move 2 cords of firewood and I was running out of daylight and weather. The upside is: I can keep my bennies thru COBRA which turns out to be $350 cheaper per month than a plan thru BCBSVT and I got dental and vision as well. If I knew that, I woulda quit the day after I was eligible and signed up. Some projects porn:

Palates of Bluestone: 75lbs/each x 60 = 4500 lbs

Me and 2 friends putting in the precast peers in May. Thereafter, I ended up building the whole thang alone.

[moe ghoul]

The undelivered sled. Woulda been a blast to jet thru the notch to work at Spruce Peak. In hindsight, I still woulda quit and had fun with it.

[moe ghoul]

Then I decided I needed to rebuild the hot tub. 20 years old, one pump died, so I replaced all the pumps, the motherboard, the heater, and the control panel. Runs like new and hopefully outlives me. I got some parts at a pool/spa dealer in Colchester. My tub 2021 model costs 13,000-15,000 new depending on bells and whistles. $1600 for new parts was the better option.

[moe ghoul]

Whistle Pig Pavilion porn: I pretty much ran the bar in there all summer, then did Banquet bartending, then quit. Whistle Pig rep gave a presentation one day, only 3 peepes showed up, and he left 8 sets of the little pigs. I took 5. 😁

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Thanks for posting Moe Ghoul.  It would be cool to have you as a bartender.  108 notch road is a nice drive and I spy Liberty and Morgan dollars..

[moe ghoul]

Home bar porn: Pretty much done, still need to do some rewiring and a few pieces of trim. Stained glass lamp I picked up at a thrift store, replaced broken glass and rewired.

[moe ghoul]

"BFD, Do you ski?" well, sure, I do what I can. This season started with an employees only Wednesday after getting close to 8" the night before. Felt like a good start, but it's december in VT. We rollercoasted thru several drench and torch moments, with a 10 incher that was a nice re-set, but we are still in limited terrain mode and OB is too risky for me right now. Next weekend has some foot plus potential...

[toast21602]

Looking good, Moe! Keep these coming. PA is pretty crappy right now. 

[moe ghoul]

Currently working 3 bar shifts at the Morse Mountain Grille at Smuggs. 5 minute ride versus 2+ hour round trip to Stowe is a nobrainer. Free ski pass and access to the pool, 40-50% discounts on everything including ski tunes. My shift starts with laps before work and a swim after work. It's a Moeghoul triathlon. Ski, run around at work, swim. I plan to lap Morse Mountain tomorrow and ski right to the grille, lock my gear, and do a Superman routine sans phone booth. I'll wear my swimsuit, followed by my work clothes and put my ski clothes on over it. It's all in the staging and planning to maximize livin the dream, yo.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Crazy you still have those Coombas and glad you’re staying busy.  Reminds me of this. 

[moe ghoul]

25 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Thanks for posting Moe Ghoul.  It would be cool to have you as a bartender.  108 notch road is a nice drive and I spy Liberty and Morgan dollars..

Good eye, bars in JH use Carson city 1/2 dollars. I went with $1 coins to keep up with inflation.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

3 minutes ago, moe ghoul said:

Currently working 3 bar shifts at the Morse Mountain Grille at Smuggs. 5 minute ride versus 2+ hour round trip to Stowe is a nobrainer. Free ski pass and access to the pool, 40-50% discounts on everything including ski tunes. My shift starts with laps before work and a swim after work. It's a Moeghoul triathlon. Ski, run around at work, swim. I plan to lap Morse Mountain tomorrow and ski right to the grille, lock my gear, and do a Superman routine sans phone booth. I'll wear my swimsuit, followed by my work clothes and put my ski clothes on over it. It's all in the staging and planning to maximize livin the dream, yo.

I hope you’re wearing a speedo and shaving your body hair so you’re more hydrodynamic in the water.  

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

1 minute ago, moe ghoul said:

Good eye, bars in JH use Carson city 1/2 dollars. I went with $1 coins to keep up with inflation.

The silver dollar bar in JH uses Morgan dollars inlayed in the bar and I know cause I was a coin collector earlier in life.  Mainly silver US coins. 

[moe ghoul]

2 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I hope you’re wearing a speedo and shaving your body hair so you’re more hydrodynamic in the water.  

Speedo jams, not the euro bikini. It's cold up here, fur is a good thing.

[moe ghoul]

1 minute ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

The silver dollar bar in JH uses Morgan dollars inlayed in the bar and I know cause I was a coin collector earlier in life.  Mainly silver US coins. 

Ok, I know the Cowboy bar uses carsons.

[moe ghoul]

snowing with an inch down. We're grateful for anything we get and they can add up. should be good for 3" by tomorrow. Will snow until at least midnite.

[moe ghoul]

Lastly, but most importantly, my dad was stranded in Germany from March 2020 to June 2021. He Amtraked up here for a week for thanksgiving and his 86th birthday. We talked about a ski trip overseas in the spring, but all the unvaccinated dipshits are fucking things up. When did 40% of the population go retarded? The last 5 years have been a serious embarassment and will mark another dark chapter in american history. And it's still bad.