"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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Somewhat unfortunate turn of phrase there, Rob.
The wind is still there for free and (what you consider to be) high
gas
prices will probably have led to a reduction in the numbers of the
pesky
power boaters out there so all sailing people ought to be out there
enjoying
the relative peace.



I was refering to sailboats. High gas prices hurt sailing and just
about everything else. For many folks who sail smaller boats on tight
budgets the robbery at the pumps via Bush and friends was the last
straw. Local yards to us confirm this picture and I live in a high
income state.


RB
35s5
NY


The cost of living index for your area is 176.6. For Joe's area its 87.2.
You need to earn over twice as much as Joe just to eat as well as he does.