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On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 00:50:58 GMT, Brian Whatcott
wrote: "Heads" for pooping in are often plural: the heads of small barrels or buckets can also be plural, but the head of a vessel is invariably singular, is it not? Not necessarily. I've heard these facilities referred to as "the heads" on more than one occasion. Perhaps that means a two-holer (port? starboard?) or perhaps it recalls the plural "catheads", one of which lie on either side of the bow and are large wooden beams used in lashing and belaying anchors on old square-riggers. I assume it could also be "the 'heads", as in "the (cat)heads, where the poop planks be, arrr, matey" and so on. Funny how the poop is at the opposite end of the ship from the head, but the sea is a mysterious place. Oh, and Peggie, you have done service both personal and general on the subject of marine sanitation for many years now. Yes, I know you sell Raritans, and yes, I know you recommend other certain brands, but you also don't hesitate to recommend Lavacs and W-Cs for those so inclined and in the right situations. I am neither so simon-pure nor so willfully ignorant so as to avoid the sound advice of a reasonable vendor, and I believe I possess the wit to determine an educated opinion from a sales pitch. Time and again you've guided me to online resources and products (which I can't buy from you regardless as I am thousands of miles away) that have improved my waste disposal issues here on the Great Lakes, where the options are few and the rules strict. Please don't let Capt. Fiddlekid or whomever it is to stop your helpful and informed posts. You exercise good judgment in drawing a line between experienced advice and mercantile advocacy. R. |
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rhys wrote:
Oh, and Peggie, you have done service both personal and general on the subject of marine sanitation for many years now. Yes, I know you sell Raritans... That's a common misconception. I don't sell Raritan or anything else any more...and haven't since I sold my own company--or more accurately, the product line--to Raritan in Jan of 1999. I don't even sell my own book...my publisher does. I only get a small royalty for each copy sold. However, when I was in business, we were distributors/mail order retailers for EVERY major mfr of marine sanitation equipment and acessories, including Raritan. So I don't have any axe to grind whatever by recommending one product or mfr over another, and never have..I've always "called 'em as I see 'em" when it comes to what I think is the best for a particular boat and its owner. So while your kind words are based on a false premise, I do appreciate 'em! -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://www.seaworthy.com/store/custo...0&cat=6&page=1 |
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On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 21:42:32 GMT, Peggie Hall
wrote: That's a common misconception. I don't sell Raritan or anything else any more...and haven't since I sold my own company--or more accurately, the product line--to Raritan in Jan of 1999. I don't even sell my own book...my publisher does. I only get a small royalty for each copy sold. OK, even better in the sense that I thought you were still a marine-supplies merchant. However, when I was in business, we were distributors/mail order retailers for EVERY major mfr of marine sanitation equipment and acessories, including Raritan. So I don't have any axe to grind whatever by recommending one product or mfr over another, and never have..I've always "called 'em as I see 'em" when it comes to what I think is the best for a particular boat and its owner. So while your kind words are based on a false premise, I do appreciate 'em! Not a problem..and I can't understand someone who would criticize you on the basis of being a FORMER vendor of sea-going toilets G. R. |
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