LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

[Kona2]

Countdown mode....five....

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.45 MM Ed
2.15 MM John B ...welcome to the team!
1.95 MM Ron
1.25 MM Steve W
700 K Kevin Mc
550 K Norma
400 K Tom R
300 K Steve H

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! 133 Lunies on the roster with the addition of John B... !

Jamie 2,000 m
Tombeur 2,091 m
Will M 2,332 m ...a palindrome!
GMan 3,086 m
Kevin Mc 3,928 m
Brett 5,000 m
Maria L-G 5,000 m
Norton 5,000 m
Ryan 5,000 m
William H 5,000 m
Liz 5,276 m
Rick 6,041 m
Gines 6,136 m
Donna 6,299 m
Dan O' 6,378 m
Steve H 6,700 m
Steve W 8,000 m
Josh 8,176 m
Tom M 8,810 m
Eric 9,355 m
Dennis 10,000 m
Rebecca 11,000 m
Louie m ...a onesie palindrome!
Ian 11,173 m
David A 12,213 m
Ron 16,961 m ... a palindrome!
Norma 18,181 m ...another palindrome!
Tom R 33,188 m ... he moons us!
Ed m ...a stars and moon palindrome!

[just27]

For all the palindrome hounds on the team, you know who you are ...

Every date this week reads the same backwards as it does forward. (If you live in the US!)

9.10.19
9.11.19
9.12.19
9.13.19
9.14.19
9.15.19
9.16.19
9.17.19
9.18.19
9.19.19

Here's hoping #PalindromeWeek brings some order to your life!

[Kona2]

For all the palindrome hounds on the team, you know who you are ...

Every date this week reads the same backwards as it does forward. (If you live in the US!)

9.10.19
9.11.19
9.12.19
9.13.19
9.14.19
9.15.19
9.16.19
9.17.19
9.18.19
9.19.19

Here's hoping #PalindromeWeek brings some order to your life!

Can’t believe I missed that....

[Kona2]

Hi, guys. Heather here. I'm from Austin, TX. Recently got a rower. Not a big exerciser, but hope to make it a daily habit. So I thought I would join up with you guys and do this Fall Challenge. Here's hoping I make you proud.

Welcome!!

[DavidA]

Hi, guys. Heather here. I'm from Austin, TX. Recently got a rower. Not a big exerciser, but hope to make it a daily habit. So I thought I would join up with you guys and do this Fall Challenge. Here's hoping I make you proud.

Welcome Heather.
I think you have made a good choice.
Best of luck with the rowing.

David

[lframari]

Hi, guys. Heather here. I'm from Austin, TX. Recently got a rower. Not a big exerciser, but hope to make it a daily habit. So I thought I would join up with you guys and do this Fall Challenge. Here's hoping I make you proud.

Welcome Aboard
Hopefully, rowing brings you much joy.

[danwho]

And in addition to #PalindromeWeek, we get a rare Friday the 13th Full Moon this week.
https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/fu ... -in-years/

[normadelaney]

For all the palindrome hounds on the team, you know who you are ...

Every date this week reads the same backwards as it does forward. (If you live in the US!)

9.10.19
9.11.19
9.12.19
9.13.19
9.14.19
9.15.19
9.16.19
9.17.19
9.18.19
9.19.19

Here's hoping #PalindromeWeek brings some order to your life!

Can’t believe I missed that....

Oooh, palindromes!!!

[BigBrett58]

Hi, guys. Heather here. I'm from Austin, TX. Recently got a rower. Not a big exerciser, but hope to make it a daily habit. So I thought I would join up with you guys and do this Fall Challenge. Here's hoping I make you proud.

Welcome! I hope you enjoy your rowing. People do different things, but I enjoy listening to audio books while rowing. If competition motivates you, the Fall Team Challenge can be a lot of fun. Let us know how you're doing and if we can offer any help.

Brett

[Kona2]

With all the palindromes happening, don't forget that the last of the batch (September 19) is also International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Arrrgh and walk the plank matey!

Got approval to get back on the erg, so will do some meters later tonight. No knee replacement until 2020 though. Rats.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.35 MM Rebecca
200 K Thor
100 K Heather

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Rosie 2,001 m
Tombeur 2,021 m
Candace 2,162m
Jamie 2,512 m
Karin 5,000 m
Robert H 5,000 m
Norton 5,020 m
Steve H 5,218 m
Rick 6,074 m
Tombeur 6,074 m
Louie m ...some days are diamonds....a palindrome!
Rebecca 7,000 m
Corey 7,093 m
Tom M 8,000 m
David T 9,000 m
Jim C 10,000 m
Steve W 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m ...a one aught palindrome!
Heather 10,643 m
Howard 11,269 m
Rich Mc 11,540 m
danwho 12,121 m ...a one and a two...a Welkian palindrome!
Norma 12,121 m... another Welkian palindrome!
Thor 12,322 m
David A 14,729 m
Minnie 15,031 m
Greg F 15,123 m
Ron 18,281 m ...a palindrome!

There are many quirky things about our forum postings, so I'll take a minute over the next few days to talk about some of them.

Palindromes - these are numbers that read the same forwards and backwards.

Moons - when someone ergs a half marathon or a distance that is at least 21,097...then it's a half moon. A full moon is a full marathon or more.

Names - sometimes something happens and a teammate gets a name that wasn't the one they started out with in this life. Minnie is really Chris T, but was named after Minnie Mouse of California in a slightly complicated bit of events. Thor, well Thor is Michael W. During the Holiday Challenge, everyone has to earn their reindeer (at 100000 m), and that reindeer gets a name. Sometimes people ask for specific names. Thor the reindeer stayed as Michael's name, and now we only know him as Thor.

And then there's Shaun the Sheep and that's really Norma...who made the statement that she was feeling sheepish one day...and that's how it happened.

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and way to make ANOTHER million meters! Congratulations, Ron, on achieving a TWO million meter erging season...and there's lots of time left! We wish you many, MANY more millions!

[Kona2]

Mere days away!! Sign on...sign on...sign on!

The fall winds are blowing steady here as we approach mid-September. Lots of leaf rustle. The decorative grasses are tall enough to make excellent bunny hiding places....so naturally these are ALL checked for occupancy.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2 MM Ron
950 K Jim C
650 K Ian
250 K Brett
150 K Rich Mc
50 K Greg H

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us. 134 Lunies on the roster with the return of Terry!


Terry 1,000 m
William H 2,000 m
K2 m ... woohoo! Back on the bike!
Tom R 2,664 m
Candace 3,600 m
GMan 4,012 m
Kevin Mc 4,216 m
Tombeur 4,647 m
David T 5,000 m
Keith F 5,000 m
Eric 5,072 m
Thor 6,160 m
Greg H 6,322 m
Brett 7,648 m
Bernie 8,106 m
Josh 8,575 m
Robert H 10,000 m
Doug 10,831 m
Ian 10,922 m
David A m ...a singular palindrome!
Howard 11,206 m
Jim C 12,000 m
12,121 m...a Welkian palindrome!
Rich Mc 12,182 m
Maria L-G 12,921 m...a palindrome for today's date!
Greg F 14,689 m
danwho 15,151 m ...a palindrome with some high fives in it!
Minnie 16,188 m...back in the erg saddle again!
Ron 19,110...a number for 9/11 I think..
Gary 21,097 m... he moons us!
Warnie 26,190 m...he moons us, too!
Kellee 30,000 m... she moons us!
Ed m ... he moons us with a threeasy palindrome!

More explanations:

Welkian palindrome...back in the still black and white days of television, there weren't a whole lot of choices - and especially not choices that happened before bedtime curfew. One of the shows was Lawrence Welk. Some of you will recall that he would lead his orchestra
with "a one and a two" and then all those champagne bubbles would happen. So any palindrome that has ones and twos only is a Welkian palindrome. And there are reverse Welkians, but I believe you can figure those out. Goofiness is a gift.

[just27]

Don't forget to check your mileage occasionally, and take advantage of Concept2's generous loot incentives. I just happened to glance at my bikeErg meters on the CHALLENGES tab, and ... zounds ... I've passed 5 MM, which entitles me to a complimentary long sleeved tee shirt. Just in time for cooler weather. I'm stoked! Ready to leap (in my dreams) back on the bikeErg and pedal my way into Carnival Row, tonight.

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop, and way to get your first million of the season! Congratulations, Minnie, on achieving a ONE million meter erging season....and that FIVE million meter bike erg milestone isn't too shabby either! We wish you many, MANY more millions!!

[Kona2]

Sign on..sign on!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.5 MM Ed
2.15 MM Warnie
1.55 MM David A
1.0 MM Minnie
500 K David T...a cool half million!
50 K Candace

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Rich G 2,018 m
Candace 2,725 m
Warnie 3,532 m
Jeff D 4,418 m
Emma 5,000 m
Dan O' 5,015 m
Eric 5,029 m
K2 5,032 m
Patrick S 5,114 m
Kevin 6,080 m
Thor 6,158 m
Rick 6,172 m
Greg H 6,318 m
Brett 6,769 m
Robert H 7,000 m
David A 7,578 m
Tom M 8,500 m
Heather 8,915 m
Keith F 10,000 m
Kellee 10,000 m
Liz 10,481 m
Howard m ...a singular palindrome!
Louie m ...a singular palindrome!
David T 11,500 m
Rich Mc 11,564 m
Jim C 12,000 m
Gary 14,517 m
Minnie 16,048 m
Ron 17,971 m ...a palindrome!
Rebecca 20,000 m
Ted 28,000 m ... he moons us!
Ed m ...a mooner palindrome!