To Those that still have their boat on the hard;

Went down to the boat to do something about a stuck shift cable on the
inside steering station and work on the teak.

Temp 47 Deg, Wind SW9. Disconnected the cable
Went sailing; What a great day; Came home on two broad reaches from
about 20 miles out. One Gybe, Right to harbor entrance.

Back home 3:20 PM. Got a 6;00 dinner appointment. Had to come home!

Spring is here in the NW. Maybe I'll get some boat maintenance done
tomorrow?

Ole Thom

That''s nice, Thom. We had horrendous winds here yesterday so bad that =
when arriving home after work, we were met by police cars cordoning off =
our property...two utility poles, one on each side of the raod, ahd =
collapseddraffing wires all around. So, rather than going home and =
letting the dog out, we went out to dinner and busied ourselves =
elsewhere until we could get back up our deiveway without getting =
electrocuted. Then we had to spend several hours with the hurricane =
laterns lit while the work crews put up two new poles and restrung what =
they could. They were out there again this morning finishing up, or so =
we thought....seems that they're going to have to come back one more =
time. And the wind blew part of the gutter system off the front of the =
house so that had to be pciked up out of the yard. And my ornamental =
Japanese plum tree split taking out the portion that was the crown, so =
that will have to be chopped out and replaced....And this is only the =
beginning of March....maybe the snow was better....

--=20
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

That's a shame Katy, at least no one got hurt. How was the dog? We had
T-storm today, hard rain and windy, BUT it is getting warmer.

Scotty



"katysails" wrote in message
...
That''s nice, Thom. We had horrendous winds here yesterday so bad that when
arriving home after work, we were met by police cars cordoning off our
property...two utility poles, one on each side of the raod, ahd
collapseddraffing wires all around. So, rather than going home and letting
the dog out, we went out to dinner and busied ourselves elsewhere until we
could get back up our deiveway without getting electrocuted. Then we had to
spend several hours with the hurricane laterns lit while the work crews put
up two new poles and restrung what they could. They were out there again
this morning finishing up, or so we thought....seems that they're going to
have to come back one more time. And the wind blew part of the gutter
system off the front of the house so that had to be pciked up out of the
yard. And my ornamental Japanese plum tree split taking out the portion
that was the crown, so that will have to be chopped out and replaced....And
this is only the beginning of March....maybe the snow was better....

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Scotty asked:=20
How was the dog? =20

By the time we were allowed back, he really had to go! Made a mad dash =
off the desk for the bushes. After all the damage from the ice storm =
last year, this was just one more thing....Actually, I was suprosed that =
more of our poor trees didn't come down, but we were pretty careful; =
about pruning out anything that could become a widow-maker last =
summer...still have a massive amount of limbs down by the barn that need =
to be either chipped or burned.
--=20
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

I took down adieing 80'+ old oak tree in the back yard (30' from the
house). Did it while the ground was frozen and 10'' of snow on top. Clean up
was a breeze, I plowed the snow and the limbs together.


"katysails" wrote in message
...
Scotty asked:
How was the dog?

By the time we were allowed back, he really had to go! Made a mad dash off
the desk for the bushes. After all the damage from the ice storm last year,
this was just one more thing....Actually, I was suprosed that more of our
poor trees didn't come down, but we were pretty careful; about pruning out
anything that could become a widow-maker last summer...still have a massive
amount of limbs down by the barn that need to be either chipped or burned.
--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

It was good sailing weather, Katie, too bad you missed it.

Lonny


"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ...
That's a shame Katy, at least no one got hurt. How was the dog? We had
T-storm today, hard rain and windy, BUT it is getting warmer.

Scotty



"katysails" wrote in message
...
That''s nice, Thom. We had horrendous winds here yesterday so bad that when
arriving home after work, we were met by police cars cordoning off our
property...two utility poles, one on each side of the raod, ahd
collapseddraffing wires all around. So, rather than going home and letting
the dog out, we went out to dinner and busied ourselves elsewhere until we
could get back up our deiveway without getting electrocuted. Then we had to
spend several hours with the hurricane laterns lit while the work crews put
up two new poles and restrung what they could. They were out there again
this morning finishing up, or so we thought....seems that they're going to
have to come back one more time. And the wind blew part of the gutter
system off the front of the house so that had to be pciked up out of the
yard. And my ornamental Japanese plum tree split taking out the portion
that was the crown, so that will have to be chopped out and replaced....And
this is only the beginning of March....maybe the snow was better....

Katie,

Sorry to hear about your Weather Related problems. Old Mother Nature has
really layed it on Youse Guys this Winter!!

Hang in there Gal, this to shall pass. I hope soon for you

If it helps by 6:00 a weather system moved in on us and with it rain
with a bit of snow in it. Good old NW Weather!!!

Ole Thom

(Thom Stewart) wrote in message ...
To Those that still have their boat on the hard;

Went down to the boat to do something about a stuck shift cable on the
inside steering station and work on the teak.

Temp 47 Deg, Wind SW9. Disconnected the cable

Buuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr how can you stand it?
Thats right, you have a enclosed cockpit. Its nice isnt it? I love my
wheelhouse.


Went sailing; What a great day; Came home on two broad reaches from
about 20 miles out. One Gybe, Right to harbor entrance.

Sounds like the perfect day trip.


Back home 3:20 PM. Got a 6;00 dinner appointment. Had to come home!

Spring is here in the NW. Maybe I'll get some boat maintenance done
tomorrow?

I thought you said it was still a frigid 46 degrees.

Here the ankle high clover is blooming and warm to the bare feet.
Butterflies are abundant. The little ducks are hatching, and all the
boat hatches are wide open with 72 degree low humity air lofting thru.

But I hear what your saying, life is great every spring, not a better
time of the year IMO.

Happy Spring To You Ol Thom, and may ya have many more!.

Joe


Ole Thom

Hey Joe,

46 Degrees is damn near mid summer temperature here in the NW

You can tell a NWer in summer. He is wearing shorts and sandals with
wool socks and a hooded parker. IT"S SUMMER TIME!!

Ole Thom