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DSK wrote: ... As it happens, I am extremely, highly intelligent. In the top 2 percentile of the population. Peter Wiley wrote: Gee, all that 'talent' and you can't learn how to sail. Who said I can't? Never tried, BUT the fact is I have nothing but respect and admiration for people who sail (and very much for surfers, windsurfers and stand-up jetskiiers). I recognize the greater level of skill, experience and knowledge it requires, by far, compared to piloting a runabout pwc. Why "talent" in quotes? You can't acknowledge or imagine the possibility that maybe I have talents and abilities worthy of some degree of your respect? OH right, yes, I forgot, that's because I own a personal watercraft, I'm beneath you, inferior. Asshole! Sweartogod! Unlike some of you guys, I don't think I'm better than anybody else, have no trouble recognizing and acknowledging skills and abilities that others (including some of you in this thread) have than I don't, people who do things that I don't and (right now) can't, and affording them the proper respect. But it doesn't seem to flow both ways. Anybody here play jazz and progressive-rock keyboards professionally in addition to having a full-time IT career and boating eight months a year (plus of course having a wife, kids, and home)? Anybody develop complex enterprise-level business software pretty much single-handedly for a career? But no, I'm just an annoying idiot as far as some of you guys are concerned, no matter what my accomplishments or what I may be able to do that some of you probably never could......because I"m an lowly "annoying jetskier" no apparently one here in r.b.c deems me worthy to talk to cordially or as an equal or grant me respect. He probably wouldn't find it noisy or fast-paced enough. That certainly makes it sound like you've never read any of my posts about the kind of things that I like to do on the water...if you think loud noise and high speed are my primary interests. I told you, when I'm not jetskiing, I'm often kayaking...too noisy and fast-paced for you? Or could it be that possibly your statement, your insult directed at me, is false, unfounded, inaccurate and unfair, in fact contrary to already established facts, and that you will never acknowledge this fact? So please, please, quit insulting me, either to me or to each other, without knowing me or what you're talking about. Okay, you hate me for some reason, I"m sure it's justified, but your assumptions and statements about me are once again false. We are dealing with a huge population of people... the 3rd generation of 'raised-by-TV' kids... who are pathologically impatient and have short attention spans. Most of them also believe that gratification of their whim of the moment should be the highest priority of the Universe. Well the rhetoric is getting a little lofty for my tastes now. Kids these days! This is one reason why politics have devolved to the point it has today. Sailing is complex & subtle, requires careful observation of one's surroundings, and analysis of forces which cannot be directly seen. Like I said, and unlike some power-boaters I've spoken to, I only respect and admire accomplished sailors. I basically love all boating and, by default, like the people who do it, I don't draw walls of superiority in my mind between one type of boat/boater and another, or judge anybody based on what kind of boating they choose.....I feel as if I have a lot in common, and a lot to talk about, with anyone else who loves the water. Asking most people to learn to sail would be like asking a Jack Russell terrier to learn chess. You really are pretty full of yourself aintcha? richforman DSK |
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In article . com,
wrote: DSK wrote: ... As it happens, I am extremely, highly intelligent. In the top 2 percentile of the population. Peter Wiley wrote: Gee, all that 'talent' and you can't learn how to sail. Who said I can't? Never tried, BUT the fact is I have nothing but respect and admiration for people who sail (and very much for surfers, windsurfers and stand-up jetskiiers). I recognize the greater level of skill, experience and knowledge it requires, by far, compared to piloting a runabout pwc. Why "talent" in quotes? You can't acknowledge or imagine the possibility that maybe I have talents and abilities worthy of some degree of your respect? OH right, yes, I forgot, that's because I own a personal watercraft, I'm beneath you, inferior. Asshole! Sweartogod! Heh. QED. Unlike some of you guys, I don't think I'm better than anybody else, have no trouble recognizing and acknowledging skills and abilities that others (including some of you in this thread) have than I don't, people who do things that I don't and (right now) can't, and affording them the proper respect. But it doesn't seem to flow both ways. Anybody here play jazz and progressive-rock keyboards professionally Yawn. WGAF? This is rec.boats.cruising, not rich.forman.egofest My pet cat can catch birds without the use of technology and I can't. in addition to having a full-time IT career I employ people to do that sort of stuff. and boating eight months a year I get paid to go boating. (plus of course having a wife, kids, and home)? Anybody develop complex enterprise-level business software pretty much single-handedly for a career? Yawn. But no, I'm just an annoying idiot as far as some of you guys are concerned, no matter what my accomplishments or what I may be able to do that some of you probably never could......because I"m an lowly "annoying jetskier" no apparently one here in r.b.c deems me worthy to talk to cordially or as an equal or grant me respect. Correct. This is r.b.c and you drive a PWC. I doubt anyone here really cares what else you do, in this n/g. If we wanted to talk software or stuff we'd be over in the comp.lang.* area. So please, please, quit insulting me, either to me or to each other, without knowing me or what you're talking about. Okay, you hate me for some reason, I"m sure it's justified, but your assumptions and statements about me are once again false. I don't hate you at all. I just wish you'd stop saying that PWC aren't a plague on the waterways when the overwhelming experience of others here is that, in fact, they *are*. You're basically claiming that, because *you* personally may not behave in such a manner as complained of, everyone's counter experience is unrepresentative. Well, that means you're basically saying that your judgement and experience is superior to mine, for example. I disagree and think you're an arrogant twit for thinking so. Giving you the benefit of the doubt, I'll grant that you may not behave in an offensive manner, but you're *not* representative of PWC drivers IME, you're the exception. Deal with it. And you still can't explain why it's necessary to have in excess of 200 HP to move one or two people about on the water. It's ridiculous. Those damn things are either massively overpowered or massively inefficient, or both. I use less than twice that much HP to move some 8 tonnes of boat, pax and equipment at 40+ knots. Like I said, and unlike some power-boaters I've spoken to, I only respect and admire accomplished sailors. I basically love all boating and, by default, like the people who do it, I don't draw walls of superiority in my mind between one type of boat/boater and another, or judge anybody based on what kind of boating they choose.....I feel as if I have a lot in common, and a lot to talk about, with anyone else who loves the water. Well guess what - I disagree with you. Asking most people to learn to sail would be like asking a Jack Russell terrier to learn chess. You really are pretty full of yourself aintcha? Yep, Doug is full of it all right :-) But what do you expect, he hangs out in asa, he only slums here.... PDW |
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