"Frogwatch" wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
wrote:
Don White wrote:
wrote:
snip..
They tow us to the dock
and I go to pay. By this time I was seriously happy
to be off the boat
with my wife so even *the astonishing cost of $480*
didn't faze me
much. It was $10/ft for the ungrounding (28'
sailboat) and then $165
minimum and a couple other fees.
snip...
Whoo hoo! Around here the Coast Guard...or some
friendly boater will
always come to the rescue...for free.
Re-thinking this, I regret posting it. It has me
blaming my wife for
my predicament when I had nobody but myslf to blame. If
I had
displayed much more confidence and a fun atitude I could
probably have
talked my wife into enjoying the overnight grounding.
Unfortunately, I
consider sailing to be an excercise in problem solving
so I do not sail
for the same reasons she does. I DID invite her. I
apologize.
Well, you had me convinced you were right the first time,
and now
you've convinced me again. Have you considered sales?
I do like the second convincing more.
--Vic
I think I have gotten too confident in problem solving
without taking
into account the human dimension. This is probably why I
enjoy single
handed sailing.
The solution would really have been to wait. There was no
danger
although it is supposed to hit 30 degrees tonight. With
two cell
phones, nobody would have to worry about us. Even if the
wind direcion
did not change and I was unable to rig a fuel feed.
SOMEBODY would be
coming down that channel on Monday.
I sulked the entire night after it happened cuz it really
hurt my
pride. I probably should go make amends.
See ya.
Yeah, it's Soooo much fun going for a pleasure sail and
having to bust one's balls tacking and rebuilding engines
when all you were wanting to do was relax before hitting the
weekly grind the next day.
Godivas are good:^)
Seahag