Rink 2005/06

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=95 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Welcome to our Backyard Ice Rink </B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to our Backyard Ice Rink "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to our Backyard Ice Rink "><U>Welcome to our Backyard Ice Rink </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rink Construction"><U>Rink Construction</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rink 20002001"><U>Rink 2000-2001</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rink 20012002"><U>Rink 2001-2002</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rink 20022003"><U>Rink 2002-2003</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rink 2003/04"><U>Rink 2003/04</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rink 2004/05"><U>Rink 2004/05</U></A>   |   <B>Rink 2005/06</B>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rink 2006/07"><U>Rink 2006/07</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other peoples rinks"><U>Other people's rinks</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Video clips"><U>Video clips</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rink Links"><U>Rink Links</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> Rink 2005/06</div> <div>   </div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="1094" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 283 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="320650c0.jpg" border=0 width="357" height="268" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="31d620a0.jpg" border=0 width="354" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="32770140.jpg" border=0 width="368" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="362"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="362" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> Boards get a fresh coat of paint</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="362"><div> <B> </B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 329 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="3246f130.jpg" border=0 width="367" height="275" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="354"><div> <B><IMG SRC="32861090.jpg" border=0 width="353" height="265" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The fill pipe from the rain collector froze over Thanksgiving weekend. Not a problem though.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="33a5a040.jpg" border=0 width="346" height="260" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>First Skate for this year Dec 8th. 2005.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 330 WIDTH="362"><div> <B><IMG SRC="338630a0.jpg" border=0 width="355" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> </B><B>Once again our House league squirt team is rotating thru goalies and this week is our turn. Time to get a little practice in.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="33249f70.jpg" border=0 width="329" height="247" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="33d4ffb0.jpg" border=0 width="335" height="251" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 274 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="35162090.jpg" border=0 width="354" height="265" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="3485e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="350640b0.jpg" border=0 width="356" height="267" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="362"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="362" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="354"><div> <B>Finally they're getting big enough to help shovel and actually make progress.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="362"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="362" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 288 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="353630a0.jpg" border=0 width="355" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="355670d0.jpg" border=0 width="359" height="269" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="362"><div> <B>Well after a thaw with a lot of rain just after Christmas I expected to find the rink overflowing.  Again it seems like something comes up every year to try and ruin the rink. A leak developed and not only did I loose the rain water but the ice also melted to expose a high spot. I found a small cut about 1/2 inch long below water level at the base of the boards. I was able to patch this  but don't know if this is the only hole.For now the ice is frozen thru but another thaw is coming. Hopefully we'll get more water in with no more leaks. For now we just skate around the exposed area. This also points out where I need to shave a few inches off the ground next summer.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 279 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="3576b100.jpg" border=0 width="363" height="272" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="354"><div> <B>Testing out this years Christmas present, Goalie equipment. It's actually street hockey equipment so we use street hockey pucks. </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="35922da0.jpg" border=0 width="290" height="218" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="35a680e0.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 302 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="35b56010.jpg" border=0 width="342" height="257" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="354"><div> <B>The first 2 weeks of January have been  lost. Squeezed in a day or two but for the most part warm and rainy.  Ice still in pretty good shape and just waiting for some cold.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="362"><div> <B><IMG SRC="35fdd270.jpg" border=0 width="221" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 245 WIDTH="362"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="245" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="362" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="3633dee0.jpg" border=0 width="317" height="238" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="362"><div> <B>Feb 5,2006. Well That does it!  With only 2 or 3  days of skating in January the last 3 weeks of super warm temps have killed the rink beyond repair. I can't figure out  where the liner was leaking but at some point after freezing in December  a leak formed below the water line. With all the recent rain  it should have been overflowing. Instead plastic liner and bare spots abound. Of course the temps will most likely drop this month just to spite us.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>