Monday Night and WARM...

 Weather is looking very warm this week so nice to have another night of H20.

Great work to get another flood in by the Monday Shift; Austin, Bill, Craig, Kris and the other Chris, Jamie, John, Peter and Kurt.

We did two light coats again tonight,

Temperature -4ºC

Coats:

21 lower 

19 upper

On the hose is Austin doing a super flood. And, I know, hard to believe it... That is Mr. Olsen on the second lead hand a rare site to behold. Kidding of course. Way to go team.

Lets plan for Thursday and see what the weather does.

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt

Sunday Night Flood...and Monday night!

 Hello ALL,

Andrew P., informed me that they are down laying a coat tonight. The Sunday Crew; Andrew P., Bill, Andrew G., Peter (from left to right)

They did two light coats.

Temperature -4ºC

Coats:

19 lower 

17 upper

Let's get a Monday Crew together for tonight at 8 pm. So far, Craig, Kris, Jamie, and Kurt.

See you there.

Kurt

Got it Done, Let's Keep and Eye Out...

Looks like very mild temperatures ahead for the next week. Let's wait and see.

Last night, Craig, Kris, Adrian, Adrian's Friend Glen, Colin, Andrew P., Bill and Koot managed to install two light coats.

Temperature -5ºC

Coats:

17 lower 

15 upper

The morning after. Craig took this shot this morning Looks really good.

Hope we can salvage the ice after this heatwave and thirst that the public have for skating. Might get a bit abused over the next week.

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt

On Regular Shift Work Now.. Day 10...

 Great work again team...

Bill, Craig, Kris, Andrew P., Andrew G., Peter, John, Dave C., Grant, Adrian, Kurt

We managed to put three coats on each sheet tonight. Looks great!! Let us now go to our normal schedule of Monday and Thursday nights flooding. I will put a shout out if a snow fall and clear is needed but the forecast looks clear and mild.

Temperature -7ºC

Coats:

15 lower 

13 upper

Hydration is very important with all the energy spent on the ice.

See you Thursday night at 8 pm.

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt

Day 9 and Last day of pre season flooding...

 Another Glorious Group of IceGuys!

Chris (the rookie), Kris (the Veteran), Andrew G. , Andrew P., Craig, Bill, Peter, Jeff, John, and Kurt used the nozzle for the first time this Fall Winter season. We managed to put two coats on each rink.

Temperature -5ºC

Coats:

12 lower 

10 upper

Ice and fire. Great combination along with some good cheers and a cleansing ale (hydration).

We will flood Monday tomorrow night at 8 PM and start our normal flooding schedule. Monday and Thursday nights at 8 pm.

See you then.

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt

Day 8...

 

Day 8 Fellas! Looking good.

Thanks to the gang tonight...

Temperature -4ºC

Coats:

10 lower 

8 upper

Let's take Saturday OFF and GO again Sunday night at 8 pm!!!

Cheers

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt

Watering.

Day 7 and 6 nights of Flooding...

 Great turnout again tonight!

Peter, Kris, Bill, Jeff, Austin, Jamie, Craig, Adrian, The New Guy Chris, and Kurt.

We put down two coats on the lower and one coat on the upper.

Tempurature -14ºC

Coats:

9 lower 

7 upper

Chris (the new iceguy) getting his feet wet.

A girl, Madeline showed up to skate for her first time this year. She is 8 years old on skates and at the head of the hose. Very cool.

We confirmed Dec. 11th for the Annual Flood Festival. 6:00 pm. We hope that the weather will cooperate and be cold enough for us to flood the night away. 

See you all Friday night, tomorrow at 8 pm. Weather looks good for us.

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt

6 days IN...

 Thanks to the team...

Bill, Craig, Kris, Andrew P., Peter and Kurt weathered the snow and put down a coat each on the upper and lower.

Coats:

7 lower 

6 upper

We are planning the Flood Fest Dec. 11 Friday at 6:00 pm.

Who is GOOD with this date?

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt

November 16th

 Greatest turnout since the last flood fest.

Let's look at setting a date Dec. 11th Friday for our Annual Flood Fest!??

See you tonight.

Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt

November 13th

 

November 2

 

Scooter!?

John took this image April 09, 2020.

Still "Skatable".

Stay well ALL and happy Easter!

Cheers,
Kurt

April Fools?

This is no April Fools Joke!
Kids were skating yesterday April 2nd. This has got to be a record.

Craig and I (Kurt) went for a walk in the park yesterday to stretch our legs which have been bent at a 90º sitting at a chair for two weeks.
This Covid-19 pandemic has us all apart and in our homes in order to stop the spread, which is good, but nice to see the social distancing also allows families to get out and enjoy a bit of exercise.

Cold weather is helping most people to stay inside, which is great for the global cause. Keep it up everyone! Spring will be here soon and so will the end of the damn thing.
Keeping the hose on the ice.
Stay Safe,
Kurt

Supporting Each Other...

Hard to believe that in just 6 days since our wrap up party, our times they are a changing.

Nick's Steakhouse and Pizza supported us, let's keep supporting them. I dropped by today to order a Pizza and say hi to Mark and His dad Nick. They are delivering pizza to your door with no contact with their drivers. So, if and when you get tired of fish sticks and frozen peas... order a fresh PIE!

This is Nick answering the phone today...
Take Care everyone.
Kurt

WrapUp Party...

Well we made it official last night even though Mother Nature wants to keep things cold.

Thanks to everyone who was involved in volunteering their time and energy to keep the tradition of having the best ice in Calgary.
We "pulled" the goalies and benched them in the shed as well as organized things for next year.
Big THANK YOU to Mark Petros and Nick's SteakHouse for providing us with the pizzas for the event.
Let's see what happens over the next few days (damn corona virus), and try to get together again soon.

 Nick Petros (owner of Nick's Steakhouse and Pizza) with Buddy (fellow Iceguy)

 The wrap up party with the Lads...

Another great season of incredible ice and dedicated crew.
Until next year,
Keeping the hose on the ice,

Kurt