Slabfest pics, please add to this thread if'n you want.

Great event. Thanks Skeetbum for setting it up. Takes a lot of courage to volunteer for something you've never done before. Especially something so big. Lots of folks. I'll add more pics, but here are a few....

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This picture was taken for Billbob. Crappiegirl1 showed up with cake, and for some reason all the women at the event showed up in the same place, so I naturally thought of Billbob. I asked the ladies for a group pic. I really shoulda taken video cause they actually started to break out into a chorus line kicking up their legs and all.

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Skeetbum and the Andersons help tremendously to make this a successful event.

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Tanner cam in first and won two 16ft BnM poles.

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Specktacklure actually tied with Tanner, but graciously gave up the first place prize to Tanner. The rods cut in half and split would prolly not have worked out well anyway. Thanks Bryan.

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Here's Bryan, with the winning weight fish at 1 pound 9 ounce.

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Slimjim came in 3rd with a 1 lb 3 oz crappie.

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Specknator was too busy to make it, but he was well represented with a custom made bird house he donated to the event, smoking a cigar.

More pics to come. Feel free to post some up too.

It was a good time for sure. And a good turn out.

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Flycaster looks great, especially in that crappie.com shirt. He had me hand out raffle tickets, and I wasn't even sure we were raffling stuff off. But we did, and almost everyone got a little something. Thanks to all that donated goodies to the raffle.

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CG1 drives hard, I can tell cause of the crack in the cake! doh

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Lots of members showed up. It was a great event for sure.

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The food was awesome. Who made that pineapple stuff desert, mmmmgood.

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This last pic is of RobAnderson running down Shu cause I had forgotten to give him the Slabsauce award. He fished with NO MINNERS! And did not do to bad especially considering his fishing time was cut way short early on because of trolling motor issues. He did not even start fishing till about 9, and place 4th I think.

Great event. So who's gonna do the next one, maybe they'd get one of those coveted crappie.com fishing rods like Skeetbum got (which is only available via "good crappie.com deeds" like hosting an event). doh

Thanks Tim for all your hard work what a super get together. Now you can relax and go fishing. Was good seeing everyone

Wow....looks like a great time. You did a great job organizing this Tim. Having done quite a few in Mississippi I know first hand it's a lot of work. My hat is off to you.

Finally made it back to the lake = was good to be back out there, and was especially good to see everybody, sorry for cutting out early but my friend (Bob) and I had
put in at Sanford Marina and had to traverse back to load up etc .....
Special tx's to Tim and Rob and wife (I forgot yer name = I think it was Tina ??) Anyway, was a great Slabfest. and as always Tx's to Slab for all the gifts etc.etc .....
Here's a few pics of the get together .......... (Looks about like all ya'll's) .....

Thanks to everyone for helping this go as good as it did. Rob and Tina Anderson were a huge help supplying cookers, side dishes, fish and know how in feeding groups of folks. I couldn’t have done it without you. Another big thanks to drdore along with Speckanator, Pontoon Pappy, and many others that donated to the door prize fund. Drdore (Sam) isn’t even a member here in FL but in TN and wanted to help this go well. Some very nice jigs with extra attention to detail went to Slab Queen, and Phantom 309 got the many Jigheads that he sent. Thanks Sam, a great gesture. All told, many folks put their helping hand in and things went very smooth. Crappiegirls cake was completely gone before everyone left, thanks Linda. SlimJim and his wife Paula also contributed, the two kinds of slaw were both awesome.

As always, Slab was a big part of the event. He and the two boys came bearing gifts for just about everyone in some way. Rods, hats, calendars, stickers, and the really cool limited edition commemorative T-shirt’s. We don’t call him the boss for nothing, extra big thanks.

I had a good time and it gave me a new respect for those that take the lead on hosting one of these. I was officially busy. I looked around and saw a lot of smiling faces and friends enjoying some time together, so I think it was a hit. My Queen also made it there and took a few pics. Nice to finally put a face with a screen name and say hello in person. Many made a pretty long trip to attend and I appreciate the effort. And now I know how to better help someone else when they host one.
Anyway, here’s some of the pics.

Glad yall had good weather and a good turnout. Sorry we couldnt make it.

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Flycaster looks great, especially in that crappie.com shirt. He had me hand out raffle tickets, and I wasn't even sure we were raffling stuff off. But we did, and almost everyone got a little something. Thanks to all that donated goodies to the raffle.

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CG1 drives hard, I can tell cause of the crack in the cake! doh

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Lots of members showed up. It was a great event for sure.

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The food was awesome. Who made that pineapple stuff desert, mmmmgood.

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This last pic is of RobAnderson running down Shu cause I had forgotten to give him the Slabsauce award. He fished with NO MINNERS! And did not do to bad especially considering his fishing time was cut way short early on because of trolling motor issues. He did not even start fishing till about 9, and place 4th I think.

Great event. So who's gonna do the next one, maybe they'd get one of those coveted crappie.com fishing rods like Skeetbum got (which is only available via "good crappie.com deeds" like hosting an event). doh

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Thanks Slab, for the thoughtfulness! What a fabulous event! Had a wonderful time getting to know all my new Crappie.com friends! Already looking forward to next year. Great group!


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Thanks to everyone for helping this go as good as it did. Rob and Tina Anderson were a huge help supplying cookers, side dishes, fish and know how in feeding groups of folks. I couldn’t have done it without you. Another big thanks to drdore along with Speckanator, Pontoon Pappy, and many others that donated to the door prize fund. Drdore (Sam) isn’t even a member here in FL but in TN and wanted to help this go well. Some very nice jigs with extra attention to detail went to Slab Queen, and Phantom 309 got the many Jigheads that he sent. Thanks Sam, a great gesture. All told, many folks put their helping hand in and things went very smooth. Crappiegirls cake was completely gone before everyone left, thanks Linda. SlimJim and his wife Paula also contributed, the two kinds of slaw were both awesome.

As always, Slab was a big part of the event. He and the two boys came bearing gifts for just about everyone in some way. Rods, hats, calendars, stickers, and the really cool limited edition commemorative T-shirt’s. We don’t call him the boss for nothing, extra big thanks.

I had a good time and it gave me a new respect for those that take the lead on hosting one of these. I was officially busy. I looked around and saw a lot of smiling faces and friends enjoying some time together, so I think it was a hit. My Queen also made it there and took a few pics. Nice to finally put a face with a screen name and say hello in person. Many made a pretty long trip to attend and I appreciate the effort. And now I know how to better help someone else when they host one.
Anyway, here’s some of the pics.

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Skeetbum, this was all you buddy! So great to meet you and your queen today. [emoji16] Had a great time meeting everyone! And, always willing to pitch in when needed. Get some well deserved rest!


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Finally made it back to the lake = was good to be back out there, and was especially good to see everybody, sorry for cutting out early but my friend (Bob) and I had
put in at Sanford Marina and had to traverse back to load up etc .....
Special tx's to Tim and Rob and wife (I forgot yer name = I think it was Tina ??) Anyway, was a great Slabfest. and as always Tx's to Slab for all the gifts etc.etc .....
Here's a few pics of the get together .......... (Looks about like all ya'll's) .....

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You got it Phatom309! And, this was all Tim. We were just the elves today. Many thanks!


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Thanks to everyone for helping this go as good as it did. Rob and Tina Anderson were a huge help supplying cookers, side dishes, fish and know how in feeding groups of folks. I couldn’t have done it without you. Another big thanks to drdore along with Speckanator, Pontoon Pappy, and many others that donated to the door prize fund. Drdore (Sam) isn’t even a member here in FL but in TN and wanted to help this go well. Some very nice jigs with extra attention to detail went to Slab Queen, and Phantom 309 got the many Jigheads that he sent. Thanks Sam, a great gesture. All told, many folks put their helping hand in and things went very smooth. Crappiegirls cake was completely gone before everyone left, thanks Linda. SlimJim and his wife Paula also contributed, the two kinds of slaw were both awesome.

As always, Slab was a big part of the event. He and the two boys came bearing gifts for just about everyone in some way. Rods, hats, calendars, stickers, and the really cool limited edition commemorative T-shirt’s. We don’t call him the boss for nothing, extra big thanks.

I had a good time and it gave me a new respect for those that take the lead on hosting one of these. I was officially busy. I looked around and saw a lot of smiling faces and friends enjoying some time together, so I think it was a hit. My Queen also made it there and took a few pics. Nice to finally put a face with a screen name and say hello in person. Many made a pretty long trip to attend and I appreciate the effort. And now I know how to better help someone else when they host one.
Anyway, here’s some of the pics.

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Skeetbum, really, thanks again for hosting such a great event!! It really went off without a hitch. I would also like to give a shout out to DrDore for the most remarkable jigs I won in today’s raffle! [emoji106] Honestly, these things are amazing! I’m a lucky girl!


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It was great to see such a good crowd for this event, sorry I had to scoot so quick.

Great time at the fest, went off without a hitch Timbo:highfive, also to all who contributed in 1 way or another, & as always Slab to take the event up another notch:ThumbsUp...good to see the ole gang & meet a few new members... & CG1 to put the "icing" on the event...

Primarily and most importantly, appreciative thanks go out to Skeetbum Tim for stepping up to the plate so we could pile up our plates with food fixins contributed by certain members/friends. The elves, Rob & Tina Anderson, played significant roles with their gracious attentiveness/contributions and workload share. Special thanks to Slab for flavoring up the quality prizes, calendars, event t-shirts to enhance the value of C.com membership & multi-state Crappiefests. Thanks to all who donated the door prizes and their time to attend/enjoy. It's what it's all about. Great to see folks both seasoned & new and for those who couldn't make time to attend, you missed a beautiful day at a well-organized party. Recognition to tied !st place big fish finishers Brian(spectacklure)/Tanner(1st mate of skipper Pontoon Pappy Don) with their 1lb. 9 oz slabs, good job guys. My partner/member CarlosDMD thanks Lonehunter for his Crappiefest t-shirt that he was awarded by Slab by default.

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Wow, looks like you put together a great event Tim!
Thanks for that.
I can tell it was a big time, by all the comments and pictures.
Kudos to you sir.
Thank goodness for the helpers you had, no man is an island, ya know.


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Great doggies Ed...Abby's legacy lives on!!
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I agree. So we’ll behaved that you hardly knew they were there.

Max and Pepper have been to a few Slabfests across the country before. They've seen the routine, mooch food, mooch water, look like you need to be petted! You know, same thing Abbey did, she prolly went to a hundred events. I'm glad I brought them.

You know what, I did not hear how many fish everyone caught? How'd you all do. Did I miss anything. I couldn't fish cause my boat motor overheated just this week, and a quick fix thermostat replacement did not fix it (even though when I pulled the thermostat completely out, the motor ran fine and did not overheat, strange)!

Catch 22...but, wait, hold the phone, stop the music, not so fast mister!!! This was a big fish competition, I was specifically fishing for biggest lake fish!!...this IS Florida = I want a recount!!:Rofl

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I know, I know...disqualified per misalignment. No not me, the pic.

You're right Doug, but I don't remember seeing that at the weigh-in? :banghead:bash:yikes

Great job Tim and helpers. It was good see some old faces and meet some new ones. Food was super good and I'm sure everyone got their fill. Thanks again Tim for taking charge and having a great successful slab fest. Also thank you slab for running a great organization.

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I didn’t hear much about numbers either. I usually count noses at some point and see how many attended but I was barely keeping up with my duties and didn’t get a count, did anyone count? I’m going through the pics and I believe we were close to or over 35 to 40. That was about what I figured and real close to last year.

Another extra big thanks goes to everyone that helped us put the thawed fish to use. We had many folks step up and supply the main course and some that were thawed didn’t get cooked. I was happy to hear that they all had a place in someone’s skillet before we all parted ways.

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I didn’t hear much about numbers either. I usually count noses at some point and see how many attended but I was barely keeping up with my duties and didn’t get a count, did anyone count? I’m going through the pics and I believe we were close to or over 35 to 40. That was about what I figured and real close to last year.

Another extra big thanks goes to everyone that helped us put the thawed fish to use. We had many folks step up and supply the main course and some that were thawed didn’t get cooked. I was happy to hear that they all had a place in someone’s skillet before we all parted ways.

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Yes Tim- what an added bonus = already cleaned crappie filets for the folks in attendance to return home & cook up!! My partner was even given a "no need to return" cooler for his twin bags of filets/ice by the event organizer = YOU...he and I both thank you for your generosity.:notworthy

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Looks like a great event, good food, good friends, good fishing and even dancing girls for Billbob's recovery. Glad to have made a small contribution to what looked like an outstanding prize selection. Could become an annual event with that level of organization.

All you have to do is talk skeetbum into, I will gladly help again but I know that I couldn't handle the planning as good as he did.

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Looks like a great event, good food, good friends, good fishing and even dancing girls for Billbob's recovery. Glad to have made a small contribution to what looked like an outstanding prize selection. Could become an annual event with that level of organization.

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WHAT A WONDERFUL GROUP! A LOT OF NEW FISHING GALS AND GUYS IN THE CC GROUP.


Sorry i was a tad late. Dont have a good excuse , just lost track of time i guess.
It was a wonderful Slabfest and thank you very much. Wonderful to meet the new members and put a face with a name, and great to see our regulars. As most know i missed fishing much last year for the first time in my history, due to health and fighting st johns water management in between.
FIRST TIME EVER I WAS OUT OF FISH COME AUG.. hOLY COW!! THANKS FOR THE COUPLE BAGS OF FRESH TO BRING HOME!! I SEE SOME BIG ONES MAKE A TRIP OVER THERE FOR SURE.

i WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW , NEW MEMBERS, THIS IS THE MOST WONDERFUL CLUB TO BELONG TO AND THE MOST WONDERFUL OWNERS OF THE WEBSITE, SLAB AND SHARON. I SAY WELCOME TO ALL NEW MEMBERS!

W E TRADE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIOUS LAKES AND HELP OUT OUR MEMBERS. PUT CRAPPIE.COM STICKERS ON OUR LOCAL BAITSHOP DOORS FOR ALL TO SEE. i PERSONALLY PROMOTE THE CLUB WHENEVER I CAN

I ALSO USE CAPS BY MISTAKE QUITE A BIT. BUT NOW I HAVE A NEW LAPTOP THAT HAS NO SIGNAL TO TELL YOU CAPS ARE ON OR OFF---MY GOD---MAY HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK---EVERYBODY THINKS IM YELLING BUT TRUST ME IM NOT.

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!!

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WHAT A WONDERFUL GROUP! A LOT OF NEW FISHING GALS AND GUYS IN THE CC GROUP.


Sorry i was a tad late. Dont have a good excuse , just lost track of time i guess.
It was a wonderful Slabfest and thank you very much. Wonderful to meet the new members and put a face with a name, and great to see our regulars. As most know i missed fishing much last year for the first time in my history, due to health and fighting st johns water management in between.
FIRST TIME EVER I WAS OUT OF FISH COME AUG.. hOLY COW!! THANKS FOR THE COUPLE BAGS OF FRESH TO BRING HOME!! I SEE SOME BIG ONES MAKE A TRIP OVER THERE FOR SURE.

i WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW , NEW MEMBERS, THIS IS THE MOST WONDERFUL CLUB TO BELONG TO AND THE MOST WONDERFUL OWNERS OF THE WEBSITE, SLAB AND SHARON. I SAY WELCOME TO ALL NEW MEMBERS!

W E TRADE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIOUS LAKES AND HELP OUT OUR MEMBERS. PUT CRAPPIE.COM STICKERS ON OUR LOCAL BAITSHOP DOORS FOR ALL TO SEE. i PERSONALLY PROMOTE THE CLUB WHENEVER I CAN

I ALSO USE CAPS BY MISTAKE QUITE A BIT. BUT NOW I HAVE A NEW LAPTOP THAT HAS NO SIGNAL TO TELL YOU CAPS ARE ON OR OFF---MY GOD---MAY HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK---EVERYBODY THINKS IM YELLING BUT TRUST ME IM NOT.

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!!

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Linda- Speaking of caps...hopefully you received your PINK ONE!!
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Linda- Speaking of caps...hopefully you received your PINK ONE!!
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Or as they say on the Mississippi forum, Pank!

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Looks like a great event, good food, good friends, good fishing and even dancing girls for Billbob's recovery. Glad to have made a small contribution to what looked like an outstanding prize selection. Could become an annual event with that level of organization.

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Those were no “small” contribution. I would like to personally thank you!! The jigs are beautiful! Can’t wait to try em out! I almost don’t wanna use them, they are that nice! And, bc they were hand-made! I am seriously thinking of getting some kind of small shadow box to display them. Your attention to detail is amazing! Thank you again! I am very proud to have won these! [emoji6]


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WHAT A WONDERFUL GROUP! A LOT OF NEW FISHING GALS AND GUYS IN THE CC GROUP.


Sorry i was a tad late. Dont have a good excuse , just lost track of time i guess.
It was a wonderful Slabfest and thank you very much. Wonderful to meet the new members and put a face with a name, and great to see our regulars. As most know i missed fishing much last year for the first time in my history, due to health and fighting st johns water management in between.
FIRST TIME EVER I WAS OUT OF FISH COME AUG.. hOLY COW!! THANKS FOR THE COUPLE BAGS OF FRESH TO BRING HOME!! I SEE SOME BIG ONES MAKE A TRIP OVER THERE FOR SURE.

i WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW , NEW MEMBERS, THIS IS THE MOST WONDERFUL CLUB TO BELONG TO AND THE MOST WONDERFUL OWNERS OF THE WEBSITE, SLAB AND SHARON. I SAY WELCOME TO ALL NEW MEMBERS!

W E TRADE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIOUS LAKES AND HELP OUT OUR MEMBERS. PUT CRAPPIE.COM STICKERS ON OUR LOCAL BAITSHOP DOORS FOR ALL TO SEE. i PERSONALLY PROMOTE THE CLUB WHENEVER I CAN

I ALSO USE CAPS BY MISTAKE QUITE A BIT. BUT NOW I HAVE A NEW LAPTOP THAT HAS NO SIGNAL TO TELL YOU CAPS ARE ON OR OFF---MY GOD---MAY HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK---EVERYBODY THINKS IM YELLING BUT TRUST ME IM NOT.

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!!

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Great to meet ya too Crappiegirl! Thank you for bringing the cake! It was great. Looking forward to the next time.


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CG1(Linda)- Nice ingenious design on the cake! Hopefully it was you...a purposely created creek channel on Monroe! Kudos fer sure[emoji476][emoji966].
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Had a great time & it was good to see everyone. The food was great - Thanks to all that helped & brought stuff !!

Who made the coleslaw?? It was delicious

Andy (crappieday) the fish chowder was awesome as usual - Thanks !!

specktacklure = Brain.

So here's the story. I knew Specktacklure's name was verbally called Brian, or more correctly, the way he spells is; Bryan. But when he did the weigh in, he wrote down Brain for his name. So I naturally thought he knew how to spell his name. So when I posted the pics above in the first post, I called him Brain. Well, turns out his Canadian buddy did the writing, and he's the one who mis-spelled his name. So this is the official correction post: specktacklure = Brain = Bryan

Whoa! I'm glad you got that cleared up, Slab! Lol. I thought I might lose some sleep. Looks like an amazing get together.

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Had a great time & it was good to see everyone. The food was great - Thanks to all that helped & brought stuff !!

Who made the coleslaw?? It was delicious

Andy (crappieday) the fish chowder was awesome as usual - Thanks !!

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Who Made the coleslaw ?? That would be my wife (Paula ). and she said thank you for the kind words.

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I love coleslaw & it's very hard to find some really good slaw.

If she would like to share the recipe send me a PM, if not I understand but hands down = Awesome !!:HandsClapping

I thought it was good also, and the broccoli slaw was good as well. We often buy a rotisserie chicken and some sides from the deli, and broccoli slaw is always one of my choices if it’s available. Hers is way better than that stuff.

And chalk up another fan of the fish chowder. You would think that some businesses that sell seafood would have a great chowder of some kind, but it’s a challenge to find any at all, and some of those are pretty lame. Good Job Andy.