The photos thread

[ChicagoBlue]

It’s beer thirty there

Lake Lawn Resort, Lake Delavan, WI.

Very 80s Wisconsin Resort, but has beautiful location on N side of the lake.

Just S. is Geneva Lake, which is OLD MONEY Chicago haunt (Capone, Wrigley family, Meyer, etc.). Used to have their own Playboy Club which was THE place to spend your weekend nights, with a nice boat on the lake during the day!

Lakefront homes START at about £3-4M on Geneva Lake, whereas Delavan is both smaller and more local. Even so, they just built $1M+ spit & Kleenex homes on the lake!

During the pandemic, lake (all!) property popped 20-100%, depending on the location, so it’s become almost prohibitively expensive for regular folk, many of whom had planned a modest lake retreat for retirement.

The ONLY reason we bought this home last year (5 yrs prior to retirement) is because it was a ridiculously good price due to a death in the family, requiring a distress sale! My buddy lives next door and called me in Barcelona to tell me to come out and buy it!

We knew the area already and bought it on sight for a silly low price for IL. It needs work, as it was an older couple and 1992 stick construction, with small BR/BA. But, with 4 yrs to retirement, we are taking our time to remodel/rebuild for the future.

Hopefully, it’ll be a nice retirement home for us, while being able to enjoy it before then, too!

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Pontoon?

Tritoon. Godfrey Sweetwater 22’ w/ Suzuki 150 on the back.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Was someone throwing snowballs at you?

;-)

No, but the birds are MASSIVE!! 8^0

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Last trip out on the boat for the season! Time for a good keel cleaning, engine maintenance & winterize, and to put it up on the shelf in its hangar for the winter!

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Look at me being all “this is what equality looks like,” albeit giving Mrs CB a dose of her own medicine with a bit of back seat driving! ;-)

Dont tell me, we've got to fill the blanks in ourselves.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Dont tell me, we've got to fill the blanks in ourselves.

Blanks??? That’s what we looked like after the custard pie fight we had about who was going to pilot the boat!

However, if it will help, here’s a few of our latest snaps from a recent party…



;-D

 

[blue b4 the moon]

All my photos from my phone too large a file to post on bluemoon.

Take a screenshot of any large pics, they'll 'fit' on here then.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Take a screenshot of any large pics, they'll 'fit' on here then.

I usually just crop them, but I’ll defo try that in future!

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

All my photos from my phone too large a file to post on bluemoon.

BB
Hit the drop image icon on the bar above.
Hit Drop Image.
Select from your Photo Library.
When your photo library opens, go into Options, at the bottom left.
When this opens, select Large rather than Full size. Hit Done, then select your photo to drop.
This should make the size acceptable. If not try again and reduce to medium or small.

Good luck.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

I usually just crop them, but I’ll defo try that in future!

See my reply to BB.

 

[bennyboy]

BB
Hit the drop image icon on the bar above.
Hit Drop Image.
Select from your Photo Library.
When your photo library opens, go into Options, at the bottom left.
When this opens, select Large rather than Full size. Hit Done, then select your photo to drop.
This should make the size acceptable. If not try again and reduce to medium or small.

Good luck.

Thanks.
I do not seem to have the options at the bottom left.