There are sailboats and there are sailboats. Your boat should be a
reflection of your own life's ambition. If you are just a poor schmuck
living in a double-wide in Pennsylvania then anything you can come up
with to sail I say more power to you. A working man has to do what he
can to get out on the water and should realize even an unnoteworthy
vessel is better than no vessel at all.

On the other hand, people of means should sail a boat that reflects
their status in life. Not only boats but autos, for example. If I hire a
financial advisor I will have more confidence in his abilities if he
arrives for a meeting in a Mercedes rather than a Kia. If go to a brain
surgeon for an operation I sure don't want to see the dude arriving in
an old Volkswagen. See what I mean? If I go to the Tour de France I
don't want see the pros riding a thirty-year-old Schwinn with balloon
tires. You expect people to have and use things that reflect their
wealth and station in life.

The same goes for lawyers. If I hire a lawyer and he shows up in court
to litigate for me wearing cut-offs and a t-shirt, I will quickly inform
him I no longer require his services. Any lawyer I hire had better show
up wearing a quality Italian suit, silk tie and patent leather shoes.

Keeping this in mind, don't you think it would be wise for a lawyer to
show up in this group with boat having a quality name. A Hinckley, a
Swan, a Wauquiez, a Morris, an Oyster, a Contest. You get the picture.
Could you honestly have much confidence in a lawyer who could not afford
one of the above or was so ignorant that he sailed a MacGregor 26? How
much confidence could you have in a man fighting in court for your life
or freedom who had such low standards and questionable IQ that, in his
everyday life, he actually bragged about owning and sailing Mac26?

Your sailboat is more than some lame toy. It should be and is, even if
you won't admit it, a reflection of the kind of man you are. That's why
I sail a Swan 68. I certainly would never retain a lawyer unless he
sailed something equivalent.

Wilbur Hubbard

My ex's cousin was a financial wheeler/dealer. He would put together limited
partnerships, promise the investers all kinds of money.

He lived big. Big car, top floor condo overlooking the harbor, and he owned
a big boat which he didn't even know how to get the engine running..

He was sentence to 3-5 for fraud, etc.

He ended up driving a cab.

So much for your theory.

===============


"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
...
There are sailboats and there are sailboats. Your boat should be a
reflection of your own life's ambition. If you are just a poor schmuck
living in a double-wide in Pennsylvania then anything you can come up with
to sail I say more power to you. A working man has to do what he can to
get out on the water and should realize even an unnoteworthy vessel is
better than no vessel at all.

On the other hand, people of means should sail a boat that reflects their
status in life. Not only boats but autos, for example. If I hire a
financial advisor I will have more confidence in his abilities if he
arrives for a meeting in a Mercedes rather than a Kia. If go to a brain
surgeon for an operation I sure don't want to see the dude arriving in an
old Volkswagen. See what I mean? If I go to the Tour de France I don't
want see the pros riding a thirty-year-old Schwinn with balloon tires.
You expect people to have and use things that reflect their wealth and
station in life.

The same goes for lawyers. If I hire a lawyer and he shows up in court to
litigate for me wearing cut-offs and a t-shirt, I will quickly inform him
I no longer require his services. Any lawyer I hire had better show up
wearing a quality Italian suit, silk tie and patent leather shoes.

Keeping this in mind, don't you think it would be wise for a lawyer to
show up in this group with boat having a quality name. A Hinckley, a Swan,
a Wauquiez, a Morris, an Oyster, a Contest. You get the picture. Could you
honestly have much confidence in a lawyer who could not afford one of the
above or was so ignorant that he sailed a MacGregor 26? How much
confidence could you have in a man fighting in court for your life or
freedom who had such low standards and questionable IQ that, in his
everyday life, he actually bragged about owning and sailing Mac26?

Your sailboat is more than some lame toy. It should be and is, even if you
won't admit it, a reflection of the kind of man you are. That's why I sail
a Swan 68. I certainly would never retain a lawyer unless he sailed
something equivalent.

Wilbur Hubbard

"NE Sailboat" wrote in message
news:mnjOh.1084$NO.176@trndny05...
My ex's cousin was a financial wheeler/dealer. He would put together
limited partnerships, promise the investers all kinds of money.

He lived big. Big car, top floor condo overlooking the harbor, and he
owned a big boat which he didn't even know how to get the engine
running..

He was sentence to 3-5 for fraud, etc.

He ended up driving a cab.

So much for your theory.


You can't prove a rule with an exception, you idiot! And what's with the
top-posting. Can't you do anything right?

Wilbur Hubbard



"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
...
There are sailboats and there are sailboats. Your boat should be a
reflection of your own life's ambition. If you are just a poor
schmuck living in a double-wide in Pennsylvania then anything you can
come up with to sail I say more power to you. A working man has to do
what he can to get out on the water and should realize even an
unnoteworthy vessel is better than no vessel at all.

On the other hand, people of means should sail a boat that reflects
their status in life. Not only boats but autos, for example. If I
hire a financial advisor I will have more confidence in his abilities
if he arrives for a meeting in a Mercedes rather than a Kia. If go to
a brain surgeon for an operation I sure don't want to see the dude
arriving in an old Volkswagen. See what I mean? If I go to the Tour
de France I don't want see the pros riding a thirty-year-old Schwinn
with balloon tires. You expect people to have and use things that
reflect their wealth and station in life.

The same goes for lawyers. If I hire a lawyer and he shows up in
court to litigate for me wearing cut-offs and a t-shirt, I will
quickly inform him I no longer require his services. Any lawyer I
hire had better show up wearing a quality Italian suit, silk tie and
patent leather shoes.

Keeping this in mind, don't you think it would be wise for a lawyer
to show up in this group with boat having a quality name. A Hinckley,
a Swan, a Wauquiez, a Morris, an Oyster, a Contest. You get the
picture. Could you honestly have much confidence in a lawyer who
could not afford one of the above or was so ignorant that he sailed a
MacGregor 26? How much confidence could you have in a man fighting
in court for your life or freedom who had such low standards and
questionable IQ that, in his everyday life, he actually bragged about
owning and sailing Mac26?

Your sailboat is more than some lame toy. It should be and is, even
if you won't admit it, a reflection of the kind of man you are.
That's why I sail a Swan 68. I certainly would never retain a lawyer
unless he sailed something equivalent.

Wilbur Hubbard

Wilburrrrrr.... what's the matter ,, ya having a bad night?


"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
...

"NE Sailboat" wrote in message
news:mnjOh.1084$NO.176@trndny05...
My ex's cousin was a financial wheeler/dealer. He would put together
limited partnerships, promise the investers all kinds of money.

He lived big. Big car, top floor condo overlooking the harbor, and he
owned a big boat which he didn't even know how to get the engine
running..

He was sentence to 3-5 for fraud, etc.

He ended up driving a cab.

So much for your theory.


You can't prove a rule with an exception, you idiot! And what's with the
top-posting. Can't you do anything right?

Wilbur Hubbard



"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
...
There are sailboats and there are sailboats. Your boat should be a
reflection of your own life's ambition. If you are just a poor schmuck
living in a double-wide in Pennsylvania then anything you can come up
with to sail I say more power to you. A working man has to do what he
can to get out on the water and should realize even an unnoteworthy
vessel is better than no vessel at all.

On the other hand, people of means should sail a boat that reflects
their status in life. Not only boats but autos, for example. If I hire a
financial advisor I will have more confidence in his abilities if he
arrives for a meeting in a Mercedes rather than a Kia. If go to a brain
surgeon for an operation I sure don't want to see the dude arriving in
an old Volkswagen. See what I mean? If I go to the Tour de France I
don't want see the pros riding a thirty-year-old Schwinn with balloon
tires. You expect people to have and use things that reflect their
wealth and station in life.

The same goes for lawyers. If I hire a lawyer and he shows up in court
to litigate for me wearing cut-offs and a t-shirt, I will quickly inform
him I no longer require his services. Any lawyer I hire had better show
up wearing a quality Italian suit, silk tie and patent leather shoes.

Keeping this in mind, don't you think it would be wise for a lawyer to
show up in this group with boat having a quality name. A Hinckley, a
Swan, a Wauquiez, a Morris, an Oyster, a Contest. You get the picture.
Could you honestly have much confidence in a lawyer who could not afford
one of the above or was so ignorant that he sailed a MacGregor 26? How
much confidence could you have in a man fighting in court for your life
or freedom who had such low standards and questionable IQ that, in his
everyday life, he actually bragged about owning and sailing Mac26?

Your sailboat is more than some lame toy. It should be and is, even if
you won't admit it, a reflection of the kind of man you are. That's why
I sail a Swan 68. I certainly would never retain a lawyer unless he
sailed something equivalent.

Wilbur Hubbard





See ya.

"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote:
There are sailboats and there are sailboats.

True

.... Your boat should be a
reflection of your own life's ambition.

How about reflecting your discernment & skills?



..... If I hire a
financial advisor I will have more confidence in his abilities if he
arrives for a meeting in a Mercedes rather than a Kia. If go to a brain
surgeon for an operation I sure don't want to see the dude arriving in
an old Volkswagen. See what I mean?

Why yes, I do see what you mean. You mean that you are shallow and
materialistic. You cannot judge other people by their accomplishments,
or their character, so you judge them by their possessions.



.....That's why
I sail a Swan 68.

That's one of the funniest things you've posted. Thanks.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

wrote in message
oups.com...
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote:
There are sailboats and there are sailboats.

True

.... Your boat should be a
reflection of your own life's ambition.

How about reflecting your discernment & skills?



..... If I hire a
financial advisor I will have more confidence in his abilities if he
arrives for a meeting in a Mercedes rather than a Kia. If go to a brain
surgeon for an operation I sure don't want to see the dude arriving in
an old Volkswagen. See what I mean?

Why yes, I do see what you mean. You mean that you are shallow and
materialistic. You cannot judge other people by their accomplishments,
or their character, so you judge them by their possessions.



.....That's why
I sail a Swan 68.

That's one of the funniest things you've posted. Thanks.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Good to see you back Doug. Someone thought you were seriously ill a while
back.

"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
...
There are sailboats and there are sailboats. Your boat should be a
reflection of your own life's ambition. If you are just a poor schmuck
living in a double-wide in Pennsylvania then anything you can come up with
to sail I say more power to you. A working man has to do what he can to
get out on the water and should realize even an unnoteworthy vessel is
better than no vessel at all.
[...]
Your sailboat is more than some lame toy. It should be and is, even if you
won't admit it, a reflection of the kind of man you are. That's why I sail
a Swan 68. I certainly would never retain a lawyer unless he sailed
something equivalent.

Wilbur Hubbard

From the Nautor Swan Asia-Pacific website:
---------------------
The Swan 68 is a dynamic yachts which combines an elegance of line with an
astonishing level of performance and comfort. Even in a highly sensitized
world she represents sheer sailing pleasure.

Firstly on the drawing board, then at launch, and finally, after close
analysis by experts, Nautor Swan are acknowledged to be the finest of all
production sailing yacht. Owning a Swan, built to a standard by which rivals
are judged, is a universal ambition only a few can fulfill.
---------------------

Wilbur, in this highly sensitized world, you da man!

-Paul

"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in
message ...
There are sailboats and there are sailboats. Your boat
should be a
reflection of your own life's ambition. If you are just a
poor schmuck
living in a double-wide in Pennsylvania then anything you
can come up
with to sail I say more power to you. A working man has to
do what he
can to get out on the water and should realize even an
unnoteworthy
vessel is better than no vessel at all.


If I moved up to a double wide, I couldn't afford mu
sailboat.




Could you honestly have much confidence in a lawyer who
could not afford
one of the above or was so ignorant that he sailed a
MacGregor 26?

No. But how would you know? Usually Mac owners lie about
the boat they own, and lawyers are professional liars.




Scotty

On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:54:24 -0400, Gogarty
wrote:

In article ,
says...


(Snip)

Has this group been totally taken over by trolls?

I'm just going clip-clop, clip-clop over the bridge. The trolls don't
bother me. They'll get my big brother who's coming along behind.

Besides, this group fulfills an important social function for the
betterment of society apart from its use as a great boating forum.
Without the benefits of socialised medicine as is available in
Australia and New Zealand whereby mental illness is treated at the
public expense; and without this group to focus his Walter Mitty
existance upon, Americans like Wilbur, aka the self appointed Captain,
would be sitting staring at the bulkhead of his imaginary Swan 68 (he
had an imaginary friend as a child) until one day, he would take the
gun that he so loudly exclaims is his constitutional right to possess,
and start shooting people in a shopping mall.

Also, he, without knowing it, makes me feel positively buoyant
whenever feelings of depression and self-doubt creep over the horizon
as it does to all on occassion. All I have to do is to read one of his
oft supercilious and vitriolic posts and say to myself " It could be
worse. At least I'm not an insignificant little man like Wilbur who
hates everyone including himself. There but for the grace of God go
I".

Allah Akbar!!! (God is great)

Peter

Gogarty wrote:
In article ,
llid says...


(Snip)

Has this group been totally taken over by trolls?


Does look that way, doesn't it.