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5th Annual Mullet Toss at Old Mill Tavern

July 11, 2016 by KTgreen

We’ve been going to the Mullet Toss since it’s first year. Spend about an hour. Watch the mullet’s fly. Have a couple beers. Laugh. Visit with friends. Go home.

ALL the proceeds go to Kids. Kids organizations and the local school.

This year we volunteered. First time. We were assigned to work at the Silent Auction with Renee.

No problemo. This wasn’t our first volunteer event in Old Homosassa in the summer.

We brought chairs, cushions, a long extension cord, a fan.

It was HOT.

The Tampa weather guy says that it’s a few degrees more than normal.

96 degrees.

HOT.

From 10:30 am until 5 pm.

Sounds like I’m complaining. Actually just trying to set the scene.

We had a lot of fun. Just hanging out. I didn’t get many photos because we were far from the action. We did have a great view of the toilet toss, though. If you got a mullet in the toilet, you qualified to try to get the mullet in the toilet again and win $5,000.

mullet toss into toilet — That’s the DJ from Citrus 95.3 that was emceeing the event.

$3.00 a toss. Two for $5.00.

And that’s Phil Royal. A captain with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Department. Also most likely our next Sheriff.

For $20 you get a t-shirt and two tries to toss the mullet for distance.

There are a lot of rules with mullet tossing. Can’t step over the line. Mullet has to stay in bound. Can not rub your hands in the dirt. The mullet must be wet.

officials — Official measurements are taken.

This is the first year that they had a “Hero’s Toss”. The Sheriff’s Department against the Fire Department.

A lot of deputies were there. Also a fire truck with firemen. But the guys that were competing were off-duty. Can you imagine going back to work smelling like a dead mullet? Pulling one of our speeding golf carts over and the driver saying “why do I smell fish?”

The Deputies won. But by only 9 feet.

Jane Castor, the former police chief from Tampa also competed again. And won her division. Again.

So our job was pretty easy until 4:00 when the silent auction closed.

And then it was crazy cakes.

Remember “Benny Hill”? That’s how Terry, Renee, and I were running in circles.

I don’t think anyone won the $5,000 for the toilet toss. But there was that Benny Hill music going on, so who knows?

We already signed up to take over the Silent Auction next year. Like I said, it’s for the kids. A lot of good local people volunteer. It’s great being part of that group.

Home. Two margaritas. A very long shower. I cooled down. (And passed out.)

Friday Meanderings

July 1, 2016 by KTgreen

It’s JULY! It’s HOT! It’s HUMID!

So what’s going on in this heat and humidity?

The restoration has started on the Old Homosassa Water Tower.

tshirts — There are men on that scaffolding!

Marian MacRae, OHHC chairperson, was on Bay News 9 on Wednesday. Talking about the restoration and GoFundMe page. I didn’t get to see it because I have Directv and it’s only on Brighthouse cable. Bummer. But there is an article about the tower on Bay News 9’s website.

Funds needed to update historic water tower in Citrus

We have a very cool new design on our very cool new t-shirts, available for a $20 donation.

t-shirts for OHHC — This is an unofficial photo

I didn’t take this photo. I drowned my camera on the way to this “photoshoot”. With an entire Tervis bottle of water. That I didn’t quite manage to latch. After sitting in rice for 24 hours, the camera still said “Err 20, Turn off and on, or change battery, and how stupid can you be to drown your camera?”

I had totally accepted that I would need a new camera but right before I went to bed last night, I did one last desperate check. And the camera came up! And took pics! Yippee!

terry — My first test shot of Terry being very happy that my camera is working!

I put it back in it’s bed of rice just to make sure it’s totally dry. Plus I’m not taking it out on the boat today when we go fishing.

I’ve been wanting to upgrade to the Canon EOS 70D but it’s big buckets of money. And I do not respect my photography equipment. I just toss it into whatever bag I’m headed out the door with and hit the road. I’ve learned a lesson from this little experience. I’m not worthy of a new camera until I start taking better care of this one! (But I think I might buy a new lens, anyhow.)

I already mentioned that the OHHC had a booth at the Poker Run and Fireworks Festival. Terry and I were there melting away from 11:00 – 3:00.

Here’s John and Donna Fletcher and their friends at the Poker Run.

They were sweating away, too, but they were on a boat with beer. Not like me and Terry. Oh wait. I had beer, too. Just didn’t have a boat! Donna and John worked the OHHC booth at the Cobia tournament back when I was enjoying the chill life in North Dakota a few weeks ago so it was my turn. (Terry worked then, too, I guess he should have been on that boat with them!)

We are volunteering at the Mullet Toss at Old Mill Tavern on July 9th. All the money goes to organizations that are dedicated to helping kids. I don’t know what Terry and I will be doing at the event but I WILL NOT BE TOUCHING A DEAD SLIMY FISH!

Even if you don’t want to enter the contest, you should come. It’s lots of fun. We’ve been going every year and reporting on it. Last year several deputies stopped by and competed. The year before, the former police chief of Tampa was throwing dead fish. Lots of FUN! And it will be even bigger and better this year.

3rd Annual Mullet Toss — Former Tampa police chief Jane Castor in 2014

I’m neck deep in the political process now. So much stuff to do. Can’t imagine what I’d have to do to run for a paid position!

The “Meet and Greet” is on July 11th at the Civic Club at 5 pm. Come meet Senators Dean and Simpson. And see me be a “hostess”. Never done this before. I could be a puddle or a stand up comedian. Or we could have a hurricane come in.

Oh. I got my tote done for the “challenge”.

Here it is….

And here’s me and Maggie. I made many attempts to get her to pose with the bag. Not happening. But then she ran out to join me in this shot. No treats, no cajoling, she just volunteered.