Hey Big Mick Lowe, not Lane,

What a great thread. I had not read it, for some reason or the other, but I just now read it top to bottom and loved it. Hello from West Michigan to all my UK Mudcat friends. I love the weather comments. Here it is a beautiful fall day, a crisp54 degrees Fahrenheit, the trees are all dressed up for Saturday night and they look so beautiful that I am sure they are going to get lucky :-)) BTW, we have had the Tall Ships come into the Great Lakes, and we have a number of restored and recreated ships that home port in various places. The Great Lakes are very tricky sailing, specifically Northern Huron, Northern Michigan and Superior. There is a local band out of Traverse City (NW Michigan) called "Song of the Lake". All spring, summer and fall they have bonfires at a remote spot on the Grand Traverse Bay and sit around playing acoustic instruments and singing songs. A great experience.

All the Best,

One Big Mick among many.