On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:09:13 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

Went to the boat show Thursday at noon with my buddy who's up from the
British Virgin Islands.
Seemed to be the same old..same old. Lots of motor boats with only a small
amount of sailboats.You'd think a shift would start after the gas price
scare last year.
I was mostly checking out side console type aluminum boats as an upgrade
from my Yukon 15.
Prices still seem hefty.... at least three times what I paid for the Yukon.
I'd better wait & see what's left in my wallet after I purchase a new SUV
next month.
Just to make it interesting, we had quite a snowstorm that day...starting as
we drove out.

I haven't been to a boat show in years, and then only went to the
fishing exhibits - mostly Canadian lodge deals - so I don't remember
what boats they were showing.
I get an e-mail newsletter from Boattest.com, and though it's
sometimes interesting, they concentrate on high HP powerboats, most
of them high end and very expensive.
The best part of boat and auto shows is usually free wine and beer
tasting booths.
One time with a couple buddies at the Chicago Auto show we drank
a lot of free wine by dint of being potential orderers of the wine
program, which wasn't really badly priced.
I remember drinking some really good German white wines.
I agreed to join the 2 buddies in doing an order where we'd all get a
bottle of wine each month.
A month later I asked my buddy if the wine had been delivered.
I was looking forward to it. A white Zinfandel I think.
He said "Hell, I canceled that as soon as I got home from the auto
show. I just wanted some free wine."
I never forgave him for that.

--Vic