"Glen Reeder" wrote in message
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Reg wrote in message
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Y'know the difference between objectivity and subjectivity ?
Which one are you trying to accuse Mark of being incapable of ?

Objective: Not influenced by emotion or personal opinion.
Subjective: Existing within an individuals mind rather than outside.

I guess I am saying Mark is non-objective and very subjective.

Glen, everyone's opinions are dictated by their life experiences and the
only person that you may see as being objective might be yourself. You also
get sensitized to different things over time. I am NOT a wine expert and an
expensive bottle of wine is a complete waste on me. In fact I may not even
like it. Someone else with a sensitized palette will enjoy the subtle
flavors and the aroma. Here is a great example of a situation where I can
in no way see the difference between that expensive wine and a moderately
priced bottle 1/10 the cost. I will never pay for that because it doesn't
make sense to me. In this situation how could I ever remotely hope to give
an objective comparison? I don't notice the differences they aren't even on
my radar screen. I can only tell you what "I" like and what "I" don't like.
Now I'm also going to say that I can see and feel a difference between what
CC does and what Malibu does. I am also an engineer with very strong
feelings about engineering processes and CC's processes are better overall
for the things I consider priorities than the rest in this small market.
They are not perfect. There is still room for improvement. They also don't
do everything better than everyone else. It's all a matter of priorities.

Last weekend I got two beautiful women up on slalom skis and I watched a
very nice fireworks display from my boat. I'm sure my weekend would have
also been very enjoyable if I were in your boat. I really enjoy my boat a
lot and I personally believe it was worth every penny I paid for it. You
obviously feel the same way about your boat and in addition feel I spent too
much for my boat. As long as we both enjoy our boats and they meet our
expectations then it really doesn't matter, does it!

It's kind of weird how competitive this whole thing is. I look in the
parking lot and there are a dozen different manufacturers of car and truck
out there, Junkers to a 600SEL. The top brass own Lexus, BMW, Cadillac,
Mercedes. The CFO owned an old Silverado for a decade that he personally
dropped an engine into and that was worth less than a set of new tires for
it. I'm driving a 9 year old F150 that is paid for like my ski boat. I
consider that an important thing. I'm not likely to replace either of them
any time soon either.

Can I justify a vehicle that depreciates a few dollars for every mile driven
during the first few years? No and I can't afford it either. Is that 600SEL
overpriced? El presidente' doesn't seem to think so. He described it as
obscene in every way. Fair enough. Is it nicer than any car I have ever
owned, absolutely! I'm sure being a millionaire would change my viewpoints
on a number of things but I wouldn't change places with him for anything.

You and I both probably use our boats differently. We definitely have
different life experiences that led to our decisions to purchase our
respective boats. The bottom line is that if we both enjoy what we have, it
doesn't matter.