tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276670692012-02-01T22:01:14.013-06:00Kontiki CondominiumsKontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.comBlogger10931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-21938572351740499352012-02-01T21:28:00.002-06:002012-02-01T22:01:14.026-06:00It's hard to believe the new office was a pretty shabby garage just a few weeks ago. Keith has gotten so many things donated. He really has connections. He installed this wood counter top and stained it and put on five coats of polyurethane. He's added pictures, plaques, a clock, and touched up the painting. He has managed to get a lot of our files updated and on the computer. He still found Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-3719771229027107672012-02-01T21:20:00.004-06:002012-02-01T21:28:01.244-06:00This juvenile pelican has appeared to be sick for the last three weeks. He wants to be hand fed and is constantly shaking.As of last weekend it still won't mix it up with other pelicans as it sits on the rail and waits for special attention.He is the one on the left as he finally got down and begged for food. He is more tame than the other birds and will let folks get close to give a handout.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-91514045436935498772012-02-01T21:12:00.002-06:002012-02-01T21:18:57.856-06:00Keith and Larry moved the information board from near the mailboxes and attached it to the front of the office. They installed a photocell light inside. It looks good and now both owners and guests have a place to obtain information day and night. Notice they have the next board meeting posted.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-84441454753585909242012-02-01T20:41:00.001-06:002012-02-01T21:11:52.506-06:00An AEP employee came out last week to see if we have any conditions that might cause higher than normal electrical usage. They could find no problems.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-10541635172723500632012-02-01T19:40:00.002-06:002012-02-01T20:33:48.903-06:00Work is still ongoing to evaluate every pier post under our buildings. Many are rotted as the one in the picture. We repaired over 200 when the buildings were only 10 years old. Previous boards have not been willing to take a look to see what we are dealing with now. I'm sure we need to replace at least 100 and maybe 200 at a cost of anywhere from $600 to $800 each. Keith is getting some bids forKontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-37577825974131199762012-01-28T15:28:00.002-06:002012-01-28T15:33:06.717-06:00Winter Texans are seeing Kontiki at its best this year. I don't recall ever seeing such a warm and friendly January. Keith sent me these sunrise pictures.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-77974319581677712902012-01-28T15:21:00.001-06:002012-01-29T21:23:09.059-06:00That's what I always say, "Don't get mad, get even!"Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-76813263133920396292012-01-27T18:51:00.001-06:002012-01-27T18:53:17.111-06:00Anglers leave Port Aransas, haul in huge offshore catchBy David SikesThursday, January 26, 2012CORPUS CHRISTI — Folks in Port Aransas and far beyond are still talking about one of the most successful tuna trips in recent party boat history.Scat Cat Capt. Russell Sanguinet out of Fisherman's Wharf earned hero status when he returned Sunday from a 56-hour offshore trip with 72 yellowfin tuna mostlyKontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-69678526645076772312012-01-25T22:33:00.001-06:002012-01-29T21:53:56.330-06:00I don't know that I have ever fished so long and hard with no results. I have not caught a keeper in a month. I am trying this new lure that I found at Tackle Town. It's called a "Die Dapper". It is upside down in the picture above. I have heard good things about it and on my third cast with it I did catch an almost keeper, but 300 casts later, not another bite. The bay seems dead. There are no Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-42403909335127927212012-01-18T22:31:00.007-06:002012-01-20T08:16:34.910-06:00Scott sent a story about his latest fishing excursion. The first picture shows it was a bit cold going out the jetties that morning.Ray Luna, Paul Westburg and I went offshore the Wednesday betweenChristmas and New Years. The waves were fairly flat, but it wascertainly chilly that morning as we headed out. We stopped at the ninemile line to check a spot. We then headed approx 20 miles out to a Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-36859668413592821982012-01-17T20:27:00.010-06:002012-01-17T20:39:08.014-06:00Scott contributed the following story.We (Lunas, Westburgs and Schomburgs) had a great time together over the holidays and I wanted to share a very fun night with you. It started over Thanksgiving with a small debate over good wines. This evolved into a wine tasting one night over Christmas break. The tasting would be a "blind" so you would not know which wine you were drinking. Each couple Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-76000841231337363632012-01-12T18:46:00.002-06:002012-01-12T18:58:50.640-06:00Custom Electric came out yesterday to install the new electrical panel for the 700 building. Now everyone has power again. Keith had to install the new plywood panel in the center to mount the electrical unit to. The old one, like most wood things around here, was totally eaten up by termites and rotted.I also had a surprise visit yesterday from Rob. It was great to see him again. He has been in Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-27709702436941902082012-01-12T18:15:00.003-06:002012-01-12T18:20:14.894-06:00Today's high winds blew out the water in front as well as in back. I've seen it much lower, but not recently.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-43742675114709672522012-01-11T22:26:00.003-06:002012-01-11T22:32:43.779-06:00Randy sent this article from the Victoria newspaper.A pair of whooping cranes walk through shallow marsh water looking for food near the Aransas Wildlife Refuge in Fulton.Originally published January 9, 2012 at 11:33 p.m., updated January 10, 2012 at 7:55 a.m.FULTON (AP) - Raising its slim, white neck out of the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, one of the world's last surviving whooping cranes Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-39623243824822088072012-01-08T22:03:00.002-06:002012-01-08T22:24:36.089-06:00Our property manager's office has really taken shape. Notice the sign on the door.The inside looks quite different than it did. I sold the old garage door on Craigslist for $50. Cheryl and Ralph(101) donated the ceiling light fixture. Keith's wife, Judy, donated the large desk. The frig was painted and looks new. We had the computer and microwave. We used the side door that was there on the Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-5576333300415014482012-01-05T14:05:00.002-06:002012-01-05T14:26:31.552-06:00Our new property manager, Keith Burr, helped Larry Rabe attach two more large lights to the pole at the corner behind 308. This big sign truck usually rents for a minimum of $250, but he gave a break and only charged $100. He is a friend of Larry's. This truck is capable of reaching up 185 feet.Keith and Larry attached the lights, powered them up, and then nothing happened. They replaced a Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-28122896237104799642011-12-31T15:56:00.003-06:002011-12-31T19:48:42.076-06:00We can now flush with confidence, for at least 10 years, I hope. Mark and Carlos from PEECO came out Thursday to install our new lift station pump.Here they are lowering the pump into the tank. When all costs are in, I believe we will be under budget, but not my much.Now we have to deal with the sewer lines. On Tuesday, we had to call out a plumber for a blockage from the 600 building and within Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-77932231647191803902011-12-28T22:58:00.002-06:002011-12-28T23:17:16.399-06:00What red tide? Don Gormley, Mike, and George went into St. Charles Bay today and used Bass Assassins to bring in this nice catch. They had more fish, but there were no more hooks to hang them on. Most fish were in less than two feet of water.Maghsoud(407) has fished from the Goose Island pier the last two afternoons and found trout, sheepshead, and flounder biting on dead shrimp.Welcome to the Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-51644036481732029212011-12-22T13:32:00.004-06:002011-12-22T14:08:44.201-06:00Larry Rabe makes the electrical connection on the tall light near 308. Larry's electrical skills have saved us some serious electrical contractor bills. He used conduit salvaged from our old pier, heavy gauge wire abandoned from the newer pier, and materials we had on hand.This newly lighted corner should become a favorite place to fish.Last Saturday, Pete(710) and I took my boat out the channel.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-72251159649292785452011-12-19T23:43:00.003-06:002011-12-19T23:56:52.124-06:00The effects of the red tide are as bad as I've ever seen here. At least all the dead ones so far have been mullet. Larry Rabe is sure glad it's not our turn this month to clean the boat ramp.About every pelican in the county is at Kontiki. They are wing to wing on the breakwater. They rest there between the feeding forays between the breakwater and pier as they predate on the dying mullet. Here Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-62095588045805130312011-12-19T23:39:00.001-06:002011-12-19T23:42:58.226-06:00Christmas break always brings in a younger crowd than we have seen since the summer. I counted eight bikes in all. They had a great time.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-45722595553357842252011-12-15T12:51:00.002-06:002011-12-15T13:03:44.511-06:00Pods of mullet like this have been seen in our marina recently. The light glare is where the mullet are breaking the surface as if gasping for air. They are tightly packed, large in size, and number about fifty. They seem to be staying under or very near the crossbridge. I think I saw why yesterday. A pod moved out about 10 feet from the pier and a pelican dove into them and picked up a pouchful.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-56033625316346184142011-12-15T12:43:00.002-06:002011-12-15T12:51:03.292-06:00I thought we were there yesterday when PEECO showed up to install our new lift station pump, but alas about twist of events on this time consuming journey. They had assured us this model number was the one we needed. It is the right pump, but the mounting bracket would not fit our system. We are having the mounting bracket from the old pump sent back here from Houston. It should be here tomorrow Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-5388765703302968972011-12-15T12:36:00.002-06:002011-12-15T12:41:59.104-06:00Frequent Kontiki guest Michael Aldrich couldn't make it here, but did well with this stringer of catfish from Calaveras Lake in Bexar County.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-45057805166568452392011-12-15T12:32:00.002-06:002011-12-15T12:36:31.796-06:00Jim and Jeannine Vater(401) had a recent fishing trip where they did really well. That Sheepshead Jeannine is holding is one of the biggest I ever saw. Sheepshead are tasty, but difficult to fillet.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-12378137407892865342011-12-12T22:25:00.002-06:002011-12-12T22:53:51.524-06:00Today will have to go down as the best fishing day of the year for me. Large trout have found their way into the marina in good numbers. I caught 5 total and none had to be measured.All the trout hit the usual imitation DOA. All five were females. One looked to be full of eggs, but when I opened it up, she had ingested a mullet that was larger than a hot dog and just slightly smaller than the bunKontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-3549030714503634492011-12-10T18:48:00.009-06:002011-12-10T20:36:48.918-06:00When we dismantled the old pier, we saved this big light and two big, but slightly smaller light fixtures. This is a high pressure sodium lamp that has been around for about eight years. We took it down when a tropical storm was coming ashore just a year after we put it up. It was then reinstalled until this summer. The large 30 foot 8 by 8 post was the one that Rob installed at the end of the Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-55917662428721731092011-12-07T19:53:00.002-06:002011-12-07T20:44:06.817-06:00This 16.5 inch trout was enjoying the sunset as I was when the dimming light let her mistake my fake shrimp for the real thing. I had seen two guests catch some trout in the marina this afternoon. When things finally slowed down for the day here, I walked over and went on the first finger pier I came to between the 500 and 600 buildings. The first cast was all it took. I tried about 20 more castsKontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-86418285334616819562011-12-04T18:41:00.002-06:002011-12-04T18:50:11.041-06:00While fishing on the pier last evening many dead mullet could be seen floating by. By this morning many fish had collected near our breakwater. I have no idea where the birthday balloon came from, but I'm sure the the red tide did not get it too. I did find breathing difficult on the pier though and did not stay out very long.The dead mullet piled up on the HEB beach and by afternoon hundreds Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-43826242769081787362011-12-02T12:13:00.004-06:002011-12-02T12:28:32.320-06:00Dan Post of Artic Express Insulation showed up on time yesterday to insulate the attic space of 302. He was finished in about an hour. Ed had received bids from several companies and this company was the best of the lot. For $325 it looks as if he did a good job. With the new ridgevents in place this will likely be a good investment for all three bedroom owners and maybe the two bedrooms too. If Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-26309821952133686392011-11-30T22:19:00.003-06:002011-11-30T22:39:18.621-06:00As if there were not enough going on today, we had a major water leak. Jack Gibbs knocked on my door just after 11 and asked if I knew we had a water leak. I did not. He made his dog, Daisy, get into the back seat and drove me around to the leak beside the fire hydrant. Daisy is a very large dog and does not like the back seat. As soon as I got out she hopped back into the front seat. Larry RabeKontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-58225440496927426952011-11-30T10:24:00.004-06:002011-11-30T12:07:03.219-06:00Work started yesterday on the wall repair under and around the windows of 506. This is the fifth unit that has needed this repair.The vertical support around the windows was so rotted that window trim could not be securely attached. This had to be replaced.The areas under the windows was severely rotted. You almost had to be there to see how bad it was. This was caused by rain leakage around and Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-41766204886345611142011-11-30T10:12:00.005-06:002011-11-30T12:11:29.992-06:00Work began yesterday to remodel part of the maintenance building to be used as an office for the new property manager. The metal garage door was removed.The contents were removed to be stored elsewhere.The inside rotted walls were removed and the residuals of the old fire that nearly destroyed the original building shortly after it was built, could be seen. Notice the new studs that were attachedKontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-71707024941200743262011-11-30T09:58:00.002-06:002011-11-30T10:12:02.353-06:00Larry had to deal with another water line break yesterday. As the palm trees get bigger and the water lines get older, the roots seem be causing more and more havoc.The water has cleared up considerably and the tide has been low. This makes for interesting fishing off the pier as you can see clearly if anything is feeding under the lights at night. What I have noticed is the trout have been Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-29920441790736062162011-11-21T11:07:00.004-06:002011-11-21T11:11:35.866-06:00Randy(308) sent this report on their fishing trip this weekend. Terry Coufal wrote this in his client journal.Today I had another good repeat client Randy Schulte. Today he brought his two grandsons 11 yr old Coulton and 7 yr. old Conner. These young men have never caught a keeper red before so I was anxious to fix that. Today was one of those days where we had to work hard for them. Conner Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-15211178105747169532011-11-17T19:32:00.003-06:002011-11-17T21:16:57.329-06:00Steve(702) sent this picture of his latest catch. Notice the clarity of the water.My streak is finally broken. I went out on the pier last evening and I told Pop the fish better bite pretty quickly because it was cool and the wind was howling. I used a free lined DOA shrimp and immediately caught about five very very close to being legal trout. I probably could have pinched the tail of one and Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-84305627010583672452011-11-15T23:33:00.002-06:002011-11-15T23:48:06.236-06:00Tel came by yesterday to do a winter fertilization of our lawn. He walked the whole property by himself pushing this spreader. The forecast was for a lot of rain today, but we got no more than a trace.The red tide is getting worse. This morning there were a number of large dead mullet floating in the water behind the condos and washed up on the HEB beach. Menhaden can be seen swimming circles andKontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-90217713653601142462011-11-12T23:16:00.002-06:002011-11-12T23:24:31.116-06:00Our HOA board met this afternoon to determine their officers for the coming year.President-Ray LunaVice-President-Pete VelasquezTreasurer-Steve BernhardSecretary-Jeannine VaterThe next board meeting has been set for 10 a.m. on Sunday November 27th. The location has not been decided.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-33793464133114719322011-11-10T20:30:00.003-06:002011-11-10T20:44:50.613-06:00While Jack was here he used his excavator to dig out the area where our boatwash drain is located. It was so silted in the drain exit was below the ground level and the water backed up on to our concrete drive area. He also cleaned out the area in front of the drain pipes that lead from the HEB property. This will allow water to flow again between the two areas. This has been blocked for years. Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-17445069297987668372011-11-10T20:22:00.004-06:002011-11-10T20:45:20.106-06:00Tuesday morning Jack Gibbs came out with his crew to repair our mitigation site bulkhead. The mini-excavator was used to remove the material behind the wall.Some of our salvaged posts were water jetted behind the rebuilt wall.Finally, this $400 pile of stabilized sand was used to backfill behind the wall. The sand hardens like concrete.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-21763955229092162432011-11-10T20:19:00.002-06:002011-11-10T20:22:13.932-06:00We have some indication of red tide here in Rockport. I have seen several Menhaden struggling at the surface. This one pictured had died and was resting on the bottom.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-64356823204783640802011-11-09T18:08:00.002-06:002011-11-09T18:16:18.572-06:00A couple of weeks ago Steve(702) and I went into Copano and did not get a bite all day. The next day Steve and his cousin, Chuck, went south towards Estes and found the reds there. Steve never goes two days in a row without finding the fish. He really knows what he is doing. This red still has the Gulp that it hit stuck in its mouth.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-57888519427474934472011-11-07T21:51:00.003-06:002011-11-07T22:21:43.718-06:00From day one we had a similar sign posted at the corner of 608. At that time Phase II was officially a motel and we shared no facilities and were protective of our property. Some fifteen years later when it became popular to market the properties as Kontiki Beach Resort, the sign was removed. After seeing Phase II guests come across the crossbridge this summer with their tennis equipment and Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-63350527682313406922011-11-07T21:10:00.002-06:002011-11-07T21:51:03.818-06:00As usual Larry Rabe had another busy day today. Here he is replacing the supporting lumber for the deck railing on 303. Some of these were not done when the decks were rebuilt three years ago. The 300 building has three of these and the 100 building has three also. There are quite a few on the 500 building.Here he is replacing two window screens on 107 and 102. I have no idea where the old ones Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-63652313448559626172011-11-07T21:04:00.002-06:002011-11-07T21:10:49.023-06:00We had a horrific fire in downtown Rockport last Thursday morning at 3a.m. The winds were high and the fire could not be stopped. Two people died in the fire. This is directly across from the Rockport Harbor and the Sea Shell Shop. I counted 12 vehicles parked in front. The cars had only metal parts left. There were no tire remnants or anything else left from the cars.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-55718117526218564972011-11-07T21:01:00.001-06:002011-11-07T21:04:17.713-06:00I called Kevin Johnson this morning to tell him we had a weak WiFi signal in the 700 building this past weekend. He came right out and found that one of the small transformers that powers the signal had failed. He had it up and running in no time.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-82180968868645278422011-11-07T20:56:00.001-06:002011-11-07T21:01:00.008-06:00I'm still getting a few questions about the location of the annual owners' meeting. This is the Rockport Yacht Club not to be confused with the Key Allegro Yacht Club. It is located behind the aquarium at Rockport Harbor.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-16774771845135108312011-11-05T20:50:00.002-05:002011-11-05T20:57:12.004-05:00This really nice article about our very own vice-president, Ray Luna, appeared in a San Antonio newspaper. Of course, we already knew what a great guy he is and what a fine family they are. We are fortunate to have them as owners at Kontiki.Inspiration is a tricky emotion. We can almost always describe the manner in which we decide to act on it, but far too often, we have a difficult time Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-21547556715691522342011-11-03T22:43:00.002-05:002011-11-03T23:10:46.777-05:00Today was not nearly as busy as yesterday although it was close. Here's how yesterday went.7:30 met with Rabe to plan out the day7:45 visited a condo that we just received a key for and treated for pests8:00 checked out the pier for a final punch list of items to be completed8:12 contacted Jack Gibbs about work to be done here8:20 emailed B&R Electrical about the punch list for the pier. 8:33 GotKontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-37093135025057915052011-11-03T22:39:00.002-05:002011-11-03T22:43:43.084-05:00Our lawn crew has been here the past few days doing the fall trim on our palm trees.The final result looks really good.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-37525395352289803452011-11-01T11:23:00.002-05:002011-11-01T13:06:51.593-05:00It's that time of year again. The owners' meeting is near and the emails are flying. It never fails that as the meeting gets closer the critics, who have remained silent most of the year, start beating their drums and looking for anyone who will listen to their sensationalized stories of half truths and conspiracy theories. Yesterday most owners received an email from an owner outlining the Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-12395699706172969182011-10-31T16:10:00.004-05:002011-10-31T16:17:55.261-05:00Scott sent this report of his most recent fishing trips. He didn't mention that they were able to trade Kingfish fillets, pound for pound, for table shrimp at Flowers Seafood in Rockport.Spent the first part of last week (10/23-10/26) in Rockport with my sales team as a celebration for a very successful FY2011. The weather was fantastic and the adventures were terrific. We went out on the Wharf Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-26373063671568354232011-10-28T23:18:00.002-05:002011-10-28T23:29:41.035-05:00Yes I did. I sat there and watched every pitch and the stars aligned. Truly a team of destiny.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-51027955991280849532011-10-26T21:35:00.002-05:002011-10-26T21:43:33.638-05:00Scott and I made a run to Aransas Pass to go to Fowler Lumber today. Probuild is pricey on some of their items and the quality of the wood is better at Fowler's. Some pieces that are $2.99 at Probuild were $2.09 at Fowler's. Larry Rabe is using a lot of supplies to rebuild the utility cabinet doors and AC stands and enclosures. I'm glad Scott doesn't charge us to work around here. We couldn't Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-80644751365819410742011-10-25T23:09:00.002-05:002011-10-25T23:24:35.860-05:00B&R Electrical has completed their work on the pier lights repair. The new control panel is now located on the outside wall of condo 101. The two smaller boxes house the timer controls. They wanted almost $500 more to use photocells instead of timers. The timers require a lot of maintenance to synchronize them to each other and to the changing times of sunrise and sunset, but I guess they are Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-66399492989855346492011-10-24T19:59:00.003-05:002011-10-24T20:07:04.060-05:00I've been away from Kontiki for a few days. My son, Richmond, and I were on a road trip. Can you tell where we were?OK. Now you know. We were at the World Series. The Ranger fans are pretty fanatic. Even to the point one of them paraded a goat around with no doubt who he was cheering for..Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-43638691739456997342011-10-21T00:14:00.003-05:002011-10-21T00:25:11.666-05:00Larry Rabe has been all smiles since we got our new HOA golf cart-work wagon. It has a three cylinder gas engine and a stake bed on the back for hauling. He used it this morning to drag the beach to level the new sand.In an effort to save Larry time and gas I have made many trips to buy supplies. This time I had a max load for a car. I had seven 10 foot 1x2s, five 8 foot 1x2s, one 8 foot cedar Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-76387343139196848642011-10-19T00:55:00.002-05:002011-10-19T01:03:43.484-05:00P and D Trucking came out today and put a little over 100 cubic yards of sand on our beach.Jack Gibbs brought out a bobcat to spread the sand. We had not replenished the beach this whole year. We have been fortunate that tides and winds have not been a big issue this year to cause more erosion. This supply should last until next spring or later. We will likely buy a golf cart soon to use to drag Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-59512877973139230572011-10-19T00:50:00.002-05:002011-10-19T00:55:13.571-05:00This is the new control panel installed to accommodate the power for the pier lighting.AEP came out about 8:30 to turn off the power to 101 through 104 while the new panel was installed. They returned about 4pm to turn the power back on. I'm not sure why it would take two big trucks to connect a few wires in the cluster behind 708.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-36244466669755027432011-10-19T00:47:00.002-05:002011-10-19T00:50:53.817-05:00Monday, before the front, the bay looked like this. I thought it might be the evening to flounder, but late in the afternoon the wind came up and the water got murky again. Today's front really stirred things up.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-8122808829949422022011-10-19T00:37:00.002-05:002011-10-19T00:41:34.780-05:00Work continues on the AC stands and enclosures. The repaired ones are good as new. Most of the 700 building is done and all of the 100 building is completed.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-40857378434916344622011-10-19T00:19:00.002-05:002011-10-19T00:23:14.386-05:00Seagulls are pretty sharp when food is involved. When this Walmart employee empties the garbage containers they swoop in and check for bits of food that may fall on to the pavement. Notice the one perched on the car to the left. Of course, she does wear a hat when she does this.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-83702602526292733432011-10-19T00:14:00.003-05:002011-10-19T00:19:36.886-05:00This is a money maker I wish I had thought of. This is called dry stack storage. They use a large fork lift to pick up a boat and put it in the warehouse on one of five available levels. When a boater wishes to use their boat, they just call and it will be fueled up, iced up, in the water, and ready to go. When they return, they just leave the boat in water and a crew cleans it up and returns it Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-72897687838999599172011-10-19T00:10:00.002-05:002011-10-19T00:14:04.909-05:00Scott and I saw this tugboat at Conn Brown Harbor on Sunday. The truck parked in front gives a perspective of just how big this thing is. We usually see them pushing a barge from afar and don't realize just how big they are.Notice the two pads in front for pushing.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-85720234001411383872011-10-19T00:01:00.002-05:002011-10-19T00:10:32.205-05:00Tom worked most of the afternoon yesterday to install the sliding glass door in my condo. After some shimming and trimming the door went in easily and looks great. What I will have to get used to is the utter quiet when the door is shut. I really thank Ralph and Cheryl for letting me have this door. Their installer said this door was not that great. He had not seen my 28 year old door. I guess Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-78770516267009783172011-10-18T23:39:00.001-05:002011-10-18T23:42:35.679-05:00We have new wildlife to entertain guests. This roadrunner was seen in front of the 500 building.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-49026889078536092572011-10-16T08:09:00.003-05:002011-10-16T08:18:20.055-05:00Scott brought a plant, potting soil, and gravel with him this weekend and Larry set the plant into the new decorative pot that Jeanette Dyer recently donated to us.This, five dot, red was caught yesterday morning.The reds continue to be all over the mitigation site. My neighbors in 202 start early and fish from the road. This 25 inch red was caught just before daylight and my camera phone does Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-29378779310714935102011-10-16T07:59:00.002-05:002011-10-16T08:06:06.863-05:00On Tuesday evening I noticed the lights were out on the 300 and 400 buildings. I found a breaker that had been tripped and reset it. The lights came on the 300 building, but not the 400. Larry Rabe trenched up the wiring that runs from the corner of 308 around the parking lot curb and back to 401. The break in the wire was just east of the sidewalk. There was no apparent reason for the wire to Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-35516027972696805652011-10-16T07:52:00.002-05:002011-10-16T07:59:37.831-05:00Tom Durfee dug this trench for the electrical conduit for the new pier electrical hookup. I can't say when I've seen anyone work as hard as Tom did. He dug this 124 foot trench two feet deep and then filled and raked it level in one day. I know he slept well that night. He said he is an independent contractor and works for $12 per hour. He can do electrical, plumbing and carpentry. I would Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-13205364336767646742011-10-15T00:01:00.003-05:002011-10-15T00:08:33.760-05:00I have to guess the reds stayed around all evening. My neighbor in 202 took his gold spoon out at first light and caught this red fishing from the entrance road.Ralph(101) is having all his windows replaced. Window World in Corpus gave him a good deal and he is doing all twelve windows and two sliding glass doors for only $14k. The sliding doors he took out are double pane and only three years Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-69895475405512293902011-10-13T23:09:00.002-05:002011-10-13T23:18:46.502-05:00Ralph(101)shows that the fish are still in the mitigation site. He caught these two this evening on the same Gulp he always uses. Maghsoud(407) came in this evening because he had seen the fish that are being caught on the crossbridge and wanted to get in on the action.Randy(308) and his family were in for the weekend and went out with guide Terry Coufal. Terry wrote this up in his guide's Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-31857030901346648612011-10-11T22:56:00.001-05:002011-10-11T23:00:47.792-05:00After seeing no reds caught in the mitigation site this weekend, Marv(guest in 307) shows they were back this morning. Marv went through a pint of shrimp in just over an hour. He caught several croaker and some more reds that were just a tad too small.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-1978014844433608542011-10-10T23:05:00.002-05:002011-10-10T23:14:53.767-05:00Work began today on the repair of the lights on the pier. The lights are expected to back on next Tuesday evening.We had a pretty good crowd for the weekend with SeaFair in town. The rain was not too bad and I saw big crowds there, but did not attend. There were a lot of people fishing, primarily from the crossbridge, but I did not see any keepers caught although many caught good sized croakers. Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-72474114411999118022011-10-06T23:18:00.002-05:002011-10-06T23:26:27.706-05:00No keeper reds were caught in the mitigation site today, but there were other fish biting. Here Cheryl(101) shows one of her flounder that hit her Gulp. She and Ralph caught and released several keeper flounder since they are in the middle of a remodel of their condo and have no appliances to keep or cook any fish. I think I better loan them a stringer. I can find something to do with keeper Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-62781939303745225872011-10-04T23:08:00.002-05:002011-10-05T00:24:03.654-05:00The reds are still in the mitigation site, but today the tables were turned for the Fischers. Yesterday Bev caught her limit and he was shut out and today Joe caught his limit and she was shut out and he threw in a 17 inch drum for good measure. His largest today was 26 inches in length. Interestingly, one of her reds yesterday had almost completely excreted a rusted hook and about 10 inches of Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-72663859477742880102011-10-03T23:21:00.002-05:002011-10-03T23:29:01.881-05:00Joe and Bev Fischer came in yesterday and found the reds in the mitigation site again. This afternoon Joe went to buy bait and Bev fished with some perch while he was gone. When he got back she had her limit. My granddaughter, Breleigh helped Bev show off her catch here. The small fish is a croaker as they have returned to spawn as they seen to do at this time of year in our mitigation Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-52355579887884033682011-10-03T23:18:00.002-05:002011-10-03T23:21:11.829-05:00Work on the new causeway is moving slowly. With the recent north winds, I can hear the pile driver banging away even inside my condo. This is scheduled for completion in four years.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-1039831081361340002011-10-03T23:13:00.002-05:002011-10-03T23:17:59.156-05:00Larry Skelton continues work on the deck railing painting project. He is working here on 707 as he strips off the old paint before priming and painting.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-30030356783425613662011-10-02T14:11:00.004-05:002011-10-02T14:25:28.935-05:00Ed(302)sent some pictures of the recent hurricane damage up in his neck of the woods. Very impressive!Clicking on the picture to enlarge the image will give a better view of the extent of the damage to this area.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-46384109878630879152011-09-30T21:54:00.003-05:002011-09-30T22:00:50.681-05:00I had mentioned earlier that Jeanette Dyer was going to make a donation to our pool decor. The pieces have arrived and were put in place this week. This is a large planter that we plan to put a plant into.There are two new concrete benches that really look nice.Here is a picture of one of the original benches that has seen better days. I think this one belongs in the dumpster and we might want toKontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-50727396042239954982011-09-30T21:50:00.003-05:002011-10-01T07:42:53.432-05:00While Larry Skelton finishes up the bayside deck rail painting, Larry Rabe has started work on the AC enclosures. The rotten wood is being removed or replaced and the lattice work is being reinforced with 1x2 boards. Notice the zip ties that are holding together a lot of the enclosures at this point.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-53966460360675573172011-09-30T21:46:00.002-05:002011-09-30T21:50:26.064-05:00Steve Wright(702) and cousin, Chuck Ayers, went into Copano this morning and brought back five nice reds.(They had already filleted two before I took this picture) They fished the shoreline near Holiday Beach and used cut mullet. Conditions were ideal this morning.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-14088574383329286862011-09-29T13:46:00.002-05:002011-09-29T14:07:49.255-05:00This photo from last weekend shows a pretty good crowd for a weekend in September. Nearly every condo in the 200 and 300 buildings was occupied. Of course with the crowds come some problems. My bait bucket full of perch disappeared off the crossbridge Friday evening. I found it Saturday morning near the end of the big pier, minus the perch. Pretty much that is why I fish during the week. On Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-90216460532887071442011-09-29T13:38:00.002-05:002011-09-29T13:46:16.138-05:00Just before leaving last Sunday Jesse, Paul(505), and Jordan caught this 23 inch red off the crossbridge on mullet. They also caught and released an 18 red. Fishing has remained good off the crossbridge.On Saturday I saw a guy catch a large red and a keeper flounder by the pier. He wasn't staying here, but he said he had stayed one time in the past. I guess that makes it alright.On Saturday also Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-81310376888829423492011-09-26T21:22:00.002-05:002011-09-26T22:08:36.156-05:00Recently, there have a number of problems with the lighting on the pier. The conduit was placed under the pier and water has gotten into the junction boxes and caused shorted circuits. At this point the fishing lights have been fixed for the time being, but the lights that light the pier deck itself, will not work. The boards of Phase I and Phase II have decided to replace the entire wiring Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-36022961806102338622011-09-26T20:32:00.002-05:002011-09-26T21:22:23.439-05:00All thirteen bayside walk lights have now been replaced. I was able to save over $100 by buying them on line. Of course, I had to use my credit card. Last week I got a call from a California number and it turned out to be the company I purchased the lights from. The caller was very polite and said he had released the lights for delivery before the credit card cleared. He had put my zip code in Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-70823081828558763682011-09-25T11:40:00.002-05:002011-09-25T12:52:17.189-05:00Betty Brackle(103) came in for a couple of weeks. It was good to see her and her friend Nita. Betty had not been here since her condo was remodeled several years ago. She had not changed a bit, just as jovial as ever. She is our most senior owner as she will turn 86 on the 26th of next month, but she is only three months older than Murlin(506).Murlin and Pat's guest this weekend was former owner Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-14772747485060237412011-09-20T23:08:00.002-05:002011-09-20T23:33:47.027-05:00I could probably pass off this morning catch in the marina as a keeper, but alas it too was a bit short. The same has been true for the pier for the entire year. Larry Rabe salvaged a whole cup of Gulp from the dumpster this morning. I'll try that tomorrow. I think I have heard that insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. At least I'm changing baits.Today Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-48742629800793063472011-09-18T20:13:00.002-05:002011-09-18T20:20:00.830-05:00Workers were here on Friday to put some final touches on the roof project. They should totally finish this week.The sharp eye of Scott found one rotted fascia board that was not noticed when the others were replaced. I asked a contractor and he wanted $100 to replace the board without even painting it. Larry Rabe got after it on Friday afternoon and got it done so the roofers could replace the Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-87447482256095582522011-09-18T20:09:00.002-05:002011-09-18T20:13:49.218-05:00Doug and Janet(306)were here for a few days and got after their attic. Most of the two bedroom units had their attic access closed up when they were remodeled. They reopened this one and installed a lot of new insulation. They found problems where the old insulation had fallen and blocked some of the AC ducts. They corrected some other problems in the attic while they were at it.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-61360539479891254822011-09-18T20:06:00.001-05:002011-09-18T20:09:13.025-05:00Kim(305), on the right, and her friend went with a guide this morning and did well on reds.Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-74460446596598058012011-09-15T13:01:00.002-05:002011-09-15T13:14:04.129-05:00Congratulations to Alicia, office manager at Coastal Bend Management, as her daughter, Nikki, was named as duchess of the Homecoming Court for the Rockport Pirates.(She is the girl on the right) The competition was tough as Superintendent Patek's daughter was chosen as Homecoming queen. Everyone at Kontiki who contracts with Coastal for their property management has talked to Alicia many times. Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-92072419331915002422011-09-13T22:42:00.003-05:002011-09-13T22:50:44.023-05:00David and Shadra(204) are a pretty happy bunch right now. Congratulations!
David sent this note with the pictures.
Just wanted to send some pictures of our new bundle of joy. Hope you can post these on your blog. He was born at 8:37am on 9/11/11, weighing 8lbs. 1oz. and 19 inches long. His name is Bransen James Pastucha. Maybe everyone will get to see him when we attend the owner's meetingKontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-51453565647192465672011-09-12T22:38:00.002-05:002011-09-12T22:56:25.920-05:00Meaux,pronounced "Mo", waits while Jeanette and I discuss a donation she plans to make to our pool decor. Can you tell Meaux is a Louisiana pup? She did handle the mauling by Betty's dogs well even though she is twice as old and half as big. She didn't back down.I was in San Antonio this weekend, but I heard that an owner caught a big drum in the mitigation site. I doubt it was the one I Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-62375107535747881952011-09-12T21:45:00.006-05:002011-09-12T22:56:56.308-05:00Roger(602)sent these pictures of owners' kids having one last summer blast on Labor Day. His camera is much better than my camera phone. Here Elizabeth takes a plunge into the marina.The girls didn't give Patrick much help in getting into the raft and the picture below shows the result..One more photo of the roping party. I can't believe they had the patience and persistent of the indian trackerKontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-10468220453654079142011-09-07T13:28:00.002-05:002011-09-07T14:10:39.745-05:00Ray watches on Sunday as Paul and Scott tug on this sixty yard long conduit they pulled out of the channel. It was left over from the old pier and they used Scott's boat to tow it to the ramp and drug it from there. It's not obvious from my photo, but they had to put some serious effort into pulling it on shore.I talked to Mandy at the Texas Public Utility Commission yesterday as well as Anthony Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-19895694617700413072011-09-05T21:28:00.003-05:002011-09-05T21:40:29.366-05:00What is this? Well, the Luna, Schomburg, and Westburg, families took their boats for a trip to the Lydia Ann Channel. They did some beach combing and came across this massive, knotted pile of half inch nylon rope. They brought it back and Ray and Paul lit up cigars while they decided if it was worth the effort to disassemble this mess.Scott, daughter Meg, and Scott's father Art joined in and the Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-88728925650176761352011-09-05T21:17:00.004-05:002011-09-05T22:12:07.952-05:00Lynne(206) and Helen show their newly rescued dog now named Phantom. Can you tell which one is Phantom? He is about five years old and was left beside the road. He is really lucky to have a home with the Porters.Lynne's rescued greyhound Bentley has taken to Phantom quite well. Here he rests his head on Phantom while he endures our boring(to him) conversation.As a side note, Helen is working to Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-75561495622789753352011-09-05T21:01:00.003-05:002011-09-05T21:17:08.107-05:00Last Friday these two trucks from the AEP showed up and took down the light pole on Richy's(706,608)property.(notice his "For Sale" sign) They cut the pole in half and pulled it up and were gone in fifteen minutes. The same day we received a bill for $6,000 from Cirro Energy for early termination of the contract on the light. Past HOA boards that were investor controlled took great liberties withKontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27667069.post-66414699198226673942011-09-05T20:44:00.002-05:002011-09-05T21:01:32.044-05:00Scott, Ray, and Paul(505) worked both yesterday and today placing over 3000 pounds of cement in the slots of the breakwater where the sand is sneaking in and silting up our channel. One estimate we have is for a project of over $100k to stop the silting. We feel we can save most all of this by filling these gaps and hoping the newly built spillway will work as a deterrent to sand entering the Kontikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739640327547395864noreply@blogger.com0