Schoonertrash wrote:

True .. .

Actually, what I meant to say is "We didn't invade Kosovo, we bombed the heck
out of it and then occupied it, in conjunction with a large number of allies."


.by the way Doug I have to admit you were right all along. This
union business is definitely the way to go. Once I decided to give up and
join in life got better, dramatically better, immediately.

If you can't fight 'em, join 'em. Of course, I myself would no more join a union
that I'd become a opera tenor. But then so far I've had the good luck to do
fairly well on my own.


Right now we're
all hanging and waiting for the new budget to get passed. There's lots of
paychecks in that one. I find that most, with few exceptions, don't make
the same mistake as Bobspit. That is trying to apply standards and values
to the situation when you represent a bankrupt and .how shall I say it . .
faintly ridiculous to silly but completely amoral . .yes that's it . .
.viewpoint. It's enough for my membership, the union brothers and sisters,
to take the money and leave the why's to those with lots of time to waste on
such nonsense.

So does that mean you all don't vote in national elections?


Only thing thats important is how much and who's signing the
check.

heh heh and if it turns out to be the best course of action, after weighing all
options... don't hesitate to bite the hand that feeds you.


Sorry I missed you on the lower Chesapeake and I'm still reading
your book amongst others. I missed, I'm sure, the threads on how your
summer trip turned out.

It was a hoot. You'd have been amused by our night run through Norfolk harbor,
right after the hurricane had put most nav aids out o'biznezz. We were spotting
channel markers by the lights from the Navy choppers and trying plot how far out
of position they were.....


In any case .. . . I bet the thread had enough hook
in it to get somebody thrashing in the water. Doubtless those who never
understood the "real" .asa.

Not sure I understand it myself. Is any of this "real"?



Cheers and what do you have planned next?

Finish installing this heating system in the boat, with a few lesser projects
ongoing simultaneously... weekending... crewing in some local PHRF races for
laughs.

I got a phone call yesterday from a guy who used to crew with me in the
Lightning, he wants to buy it (or a newer one) and hit the district racing
circuit, splitting time with me skippering & crewing. We'll see if anything
comes of that.....

Fresh Breezes- Doug King