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HarryK

On 11/1/10 4:05 PM, I am Tosk wrote:
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On 11/1/10 3:45 PM, I am Tosk wrote:
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On 11/1/10 2:18 PM, YukonBound wrote:

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On 11/1/10 1:32 PM, I am Tosk wrote:
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On 11/1/10 12:18 PM, jps wrote:
On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:26:40 -0400, Gene
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On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:35:32 -0400, I am Tosk
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On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:42:38 -0400, Secular Humouresque
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On 10/30/10 5:37 PM, Gene wrote:
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:53:35 -0400, "Paul@BYC"
wrote:

I know the season is ending.

What do you do with your boat(s) over the winter if you are
not in the
southern climes?

I store my old classic in a shed. My newer boat spends the
winter on the
hard in a nearby boatyard, in a cradle the previous owner had
built for
her. The cradle has an A-frame that can be erected to support
a couple
of tarps.

The old boat has a simple inboard marine engine that's easy
enough to
service. The newer boat has a pair of diesels that i have an
outside
contractor service. I take the batteries home.

Looks like it is a little better than it was at the end of the
year.... what I find striking is how few posts and posters....
and
the absence of most of those that were here a few years ago.

We have a goodly number of posters here who either have no
interest in
boating or very little interest in boating, and are here *only*
to stir
up crap against posters they don't like. Whatever excuses they
offer up
for their behavior, the fact remains that they and they alone are
responsible for how they behave.

That's the reality of rec.boats, Gene.

Well, it certainly seems that I haven't missed a lot in the last 11
months..... though it *is* a little better than it was the last
time I
checked in.... July 4th weekend.

I still hate the web groups, but they *are* moderated.... and I do
get useful information and advice...

How've you been? What's this I read about a new boat? You didn't
keep
Yo-Ho long!

It started about a week ago... me and Harry got on board, that
made it a
lot easier. The spoofers have outlived their usefulness and when
we had
the opportunity we all remembered why we came here in the first
place,
adn here we are about a week later with a fairly stable base to
work our
way back from... Glad to have you back.. Big hugs from Scottysnerk

Looks like I checked in at the right time. It still was crap here in
July.

Hope things stay on track....

"me and Harry got on board, that made it a lot eaisier."

yikes.

The ID spoofers are active again...this newsgroup is not on track and
will never be.

It's just the one... Just hold fire, and use your kill file.

That's what the ID spoofer wants...to "killfile" HarryK or any other
ID I use. Surely you understand that, right?

The game seems to be to try and marginalize you. If everyone filters the
spoofers each time they act up, your voice is effectively silenced in
this newsgroup.
Quite the little conspiracy!

That is their game.

I don't see why Don cares, he is still stirring up the pot and name
calling... Either way, since you guys keep harping on it, I have an
opinion on the spoofers too. They indeed were here to marginalize one
poster, that is a fact, I do know the original spoofer quite well but he
only spoofed for a day or two and was replaced by a much more prolific
poster. I get the impression he was happy to step aside and watch...
Quite frankly, maybe with the delicate touch of an Atomic Bomb, after
all was said and done, it worked. Yes there was some collateral damage,
and like any battle the "battle plan" went out the window on day one,
but in the end, it worked. I have serious doubts that the target would
be on board with the new policies of the oh so wise Great Sage of Zoar
if he and/or his audience wasn't getting smashed into nonexistence by
the spoofers... Just my opinion, since you all are posting yours, over
and over again.

Me? I'm just happy we got the group back with the exception of a couple
who just can't help but troll.. It's the best it's been in nearly a
decade. Buck up kids, talk about something fun before I have to post
more motorcycle stuff....

One of my nephews started a mid-level job with a federal agency a few
months ago in the area of computer security, specifically cryptology. I
have no idea what he does for a living now, even if he explained it to
me. What we both know, though, is that I paid for about half his college
expenses through the master's degree he got last May. I do believe,
though, that "resolving" usenet IDs and finding out the actual names of
spoofers would be something he could do while comatose.

I've been toying with the idea of asking him to do so with a couple of
the spoofers here, just for grins, of course. I wouldn't do anything
with the information.

Oh...the "original spoofer" was Tom. The more prolific poster is flajim.

no... I was the original spoofer.. About ten posts over three days then
I was pushed out of the way so I sat back and watched from that point
on.

So, *you* started the mess, eh? Cute.