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Poor Skippy - MIA
On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 23:49:24 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote: On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 07:02:08 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok wrote: Isn't it pitiful how those who are too timid to cruise malign those who enjoy traveling. I've certainly seen some evidence of that. I wouldn't be so sure. What *evidence* you have probably seen is more likely to be disgust at your mode of travel. Instead of being a responsible cruiser, you pollute the air with your motors. You cause others to view you as one rude and uncaring person when you anchor upwind of them and they end up having to breathe diesel fumes when one of the main reasons they are anchored out in the first place is they want to breathe fresh air. Loose the stinkpot and you will find you will be way more welcome in anchorages. -- Sir Gregory |
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Poor Skippy - MIA
On Sun, 07 Dec 2014 12:30:03 -0500, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 23:49:24 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 07:02:08 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok wrote: Isn't it pitiful how those who are too timid to cruise malign those who enjoy traveling. I've certainly seen some evidence of that. I wouldn't be so sure. What *evidence* you have probably seen is more likely to be disgust at your mode of travel. Instead of being a responsible cruiser, you pollute the air with your motors. You cause others to view you as one rude and uncaring person when you anchor upwind of them and they end up having to breathe diesel fumes when one of the main reasons they are anchored out in the first place is they want to breathe fresh air. Loose the stinkpot and you will find you will be way more welcome in anchorages. === I've done many thousands of miles of blue water sailing. It was fun, challenging and always an adventure. Those days are over however, never to return unless diesel goes to $20/gallon or something outrageous like that. BTW, we've never felt unwelcome in an anchorage and still have many sailing friends. In the end cruisers are cruisers. We all have stories to tell and adventures to share. The interesting people that you meet along the way and the new friends you make are really some of the best parts of cruising. |
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