On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 01:57:06 -0300, "Capt. Mooron"
wrote:

It's amazing the lack of humour and intellect that resides like maggots on a
dead dog in the noon day sun in these so called "scary groups".... the only
thing "scary' about them is their ability to afford an internet connection.

Like when AOL was allowed access to Usenet - we immediately called
them Assholes On Line, cos that's what they were.

Raining again but I don't care - I'm in the office. Sunny, cool and
calm all weekend. Not much for sailing but great for paddling,
drinking coffee/having lunch with a new woman and generally kicking
back enjoying life. Good high tides too. All this and it's midwinter!
Only gets better from here.

Far as I'm concerned those turkeys only exist to provide entertainment
when I have nothing better to do. God knows I don't have high
standards or expectations WRT Usenet, but even when I kept lowering
the bar, they couldn't produce anything intelligent or amusing.

I think I'll alter the rig on my 12' daysailer and add a small
bowsprit. The jib is pretty cactus anyway and bowsprits are so useful
for ramming once you get your shop guys to make up a custom s/steel
machined cap with pointy end. I know I'll change the C/E but who
cares? The beauty of a small boat is, changes are cheap and if I don't
like it, I'll cut it off again.

Next door neighbour just had a pile of trees cut down & a portable
sawmill is turning them into boards. Only Pinus radiata so nothing
good for boats, but I'm getting the sawmiller to do some of mine while
he's here. Something will occur to me.

PDW

Heh Peter... it sounds like you are enjoying life and that's what it's all
about. I tried the intellectual browbeat to get these vermin cross posters
off our group... but now I'm thinking it's time for some of their own
medicine. The folks here know how to kill file and since the intruders just
won't go away... I've decided I'll invade them. It's been a slice and they
seem to be way out of their league in wit or rhetoric...

I don't have long since it will be time to get sailing again soon. I did a
night sail on Saturday. What a great time that was. Singlehanded. I'll be
off to Mahone Bay for the Wooden Boat Festival sometime before Wednesday.

CM

"Peter Wiley" wrote in message
...
| On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 01:57:06 -0300, "Capt. Mooron"
| wrote:
|
| It's amazing the lack of humour and intellect that resides like maggots
on a
| dead dog in the noon day sun in these so called "scary groups".... the
only
| thing "scary' about them is their ability to afford an internet
connection.
|
| Like when AOL was allowed access to Usenet - we immediately called
| them Assholes On Line, cos that's what they were.
|
| Raining again but I don't care - I'm in the office. Sunny, cool and
| calm all weekend. Not much for sailing but great for paddling,
| drinking coffee/having lunch with a new woman and generally kicking
| back enjoying life. Good high tides too. All this and it's midwinter!
| Only gets better from here.
|
| Far as I'm concerned those turkeys only exist to provide entertainment
| when I have nothing better to do. God knows I don't have high
| standards or expectations WRT Usenet, but even when I kept lowering
| the bar, they couldn't produce anything intelligent or amusing.
|
| I think I'll alter the rig on my 12' daysailer and add a small
| bowsprit. The jib is pretty cactus anyway and bowsprits are so useful
| for ramming once you get your shop guys to make up a custom s/steel
| machined cap with pointy end. I know I'll change the C/E but who
| cares? The beauty of a small boat is, changes are cheap and if I don't
| like it, I'll cut it off again.
|
| Next door neighbour just had a pile of trees cut down & a portable
| sawmill is turning them into boards. Only Pinus radiata so nothing
| good for boats, but I'm getting the sawmiller to do some of mine while
| he's here. Something will occur to me.
|
| PDW

"Capt. Mooron" wrote:
won't go away... I've decided I'll invade them. It's been a slice and they
seem to be way out of their league in wit or rhetoric...

Welcome aboard, Captain!

I don't have long since it will be time to get sailing again soon. I did a
night sail on Saturday. What a great time that was. Singlehanded. I'll be
off to Mahone Bay for the Wooden Boat Festival sometime before Wednesday.

Well, it's about time you printed out your schedule for me, I'm a busy woman
you know...

Peter Wiley wrote:

snip
I think I'll alter the rig on my 12' daysailer and add a small
bowsprit. The jib is pretty cactus anyway and bowsprits are so useful
for ramming once you get your shop guys to make up a custom s/steel
machined cap with pointy end. I know I'll change the C/E but who
cares?

The docking probe. The kneecapper. The finer point. The
speaker-to-Noelexes. You don't have to change the C/E. What you
need is to get back into balance AND double your sail area by
converting the main to low-aspect gaff, then you can have an
extra long main boom to hit them with if by some chance the
docking probe misses.

--
Flying Tadpole

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