Nice post. I am also enjoying my 59 year semi retired by choice, cruising the
Mahone Bay area from May until October, living on the water in a power
cruiser. Don you should come down this weekend the Tankook Island Festival is
on, we will be tied up with a few other boats and the cue's will be on and the
cold beers will be flowing. We bring our own KEG.

"John H." wrote in message
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That's not to say Eisboch is wrong or a bad guy for what he's doing. Hell,
if he gets a lot of enjoyment in his discussions with Harry, then he
should
go for it!

John, this newsgroup used to be a lot of fun to participate in, sharing
boating experiences and knowledge, along with OT subjects of common interest
and, most of all to me, the humor. For those reasons, I enjoyed it,
including even some of the disagreements and debates with Harry over the
years.

But, it has changed. And the change isn't good. The "digs" used to be
light-hearted and humorous.
They have become viscous and uncontrolled, void of any mature consideration
for the recipient.

I'll tell you, I've enjoyed it for the past 13 years, but as I approach my
59th birthday and I observe the changes, I am starting to ask myself, why?
I really don't want to rush the degenerative process of age by starting to
act like a 12 year old prematurely.

So, I'll stick it out for a bit longer, hoping the humor and light hearted
banter, respect and courtesies demonstrated by some prevails along with
boating stories and even some politics
.
If not, it's adios time before I get totally sucked in.

BTW, wealth isn't all about money.

Eisboch