It has occured to me over the last 4 days that the boatyard my boat is
stored at is UNFRIENDLY.

I haven't seen a smile in days. Bunch of grumpy old jerks.

The lineup: one English guy with a huge Cheoy Lee. I've nicknamed him "The
English Patient".

I yell over "good morning, beautiful day" ... nothing. He doesn't even
acknowledge I've spoken.

Then there are the "old men of the sea". They are all retired, have nothing
to do but goof on their boats.

You'd think they would be friendly .......... nope. Bunch of geezers with
bad attitudes.

Yesterday I needed someone to hold a screwdriver while I turned a bolt from
below. A 3 minute job.
Well, it took me almost 2 hours to find a friendly boater. And she was just
stopping by to see her boat before
leaving for a trip.

I thought boating was suppose to be fun. Happy. Spending time working on
the old yacht.

==

Today I am retaliating. If they think going around with big sour pusses is
ok, then they are going to indure some
very loud, fun, happy music. I have loaded up with Jimmy Buffet, Bob
Marley, Beach Boys, .. etc. The boombox is
packed and ready.

When "The English Patient" calls over "could you turn that ..." .. "What"?
"What"? .... "Are you talking to me" ?

"turn it up, you like it"?

That sonofabitch is going back to Limey land if I have my way. He will be
spitting up fish and chips. His crumpet will be turning into bad gas. "Top
of the day" I will yell over "Ba Ba BA ... Ba BA Barbara Ann ... "

"One love ,," ..

"stepped on a pop top.. "


Revenge ...

Where are you located?

"NE Sailboat" wrote in message
news:NCFXh.8633$dM1.5944@trndny07...
It has occured to me over the last 4 days that the boatyard my boat is
stored at is UNFRIENDLY.

I haven't seen a smile in days. Bunch of grumpy old jerks.

The lineup: one English guy with a huge Cheoy Lee. I've nicknamed him
"The English Patient".

I yell over "good morning, beautiful day" ... nothing. He doesn't even
acknowledge I've spoken.

Then there are the "old men of the sea". They are all retired, have
nothing to do but goof on their boats.

You'd think they would be friendly .......... nope. Bunch of geezers with
bad attitudes.

Yesterday I needed someone to hold a screwdriver while I turned a bolt
from below. A 3 minute job.
Well, it took me almost 2 hours to find a friendly boater. And she was
just stopping by to see her boat before
leaving for a trip.

I thought boating was suppose to be fun. Happy. Spending time working on
the old yacht.

==

Today I am retaliating. If they think going around with big sour pusses
is ok, then they are going to indure some
very loud, fun, happy music. I have loaded up with Jimmy Buffet, Bob
Marley, Beach Boys, .. etc. The boombox is
packed and ready.

When "The English Patient" calls over "could you turn that ..." ..
"What"? "What"? .... "Are you talking to me" ?

"turn it up, you like it"?

That sonofabitch is going back to Limey land if I have my way. He will be
spitting up fish and chips. His crumpet will be turning into bad gas.
"Top of the day" I will yell over "Ba Ba BA ... Ba BA Barbara Ann ... "

"One love ,," ..

"stepped on a pop top.. "


Revenge ...

The name of the boatyard is;

"The Grumpy Old Men and their Boats .. Boatyard".

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

It is somewhere near Maine, but not as far south as New Jersey.

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

Oh, and while I'm on it ..

when you are working on "your good old boat" if that is what you have .. and
cars and trucks enter the boatyard ..

Do ya ever try to guess what boat they will stop at before they get to it?

Yesterday .. I see this old work truck, yup.. old boat with lots of
character.
Fancy sports car ... guy gets out with the boof hair, the clothes, .. he
goes for the fancy racing machine sailboat.

Motor boaters? They drive big cars, and trucks.
Sailboaters? Mostly modest vehicles. Older the driver, more tendency to
have a Volvo.

=====

And another thing ..

does it drive you nuts when the boater near you brags about how he got a
deal on his mooring, stepped over every guy on the waiting
list ..

He will go on and tell you that he knows this one or that one .. etc.

Meanwhile I am about ready to show him my pipewrench.

========

Oh well ...


Got to go ..


The war isn't over until the "English Patient" sings.


hahahahhahahahah ... I hate that guy.


wrote in message
...
Where are you located?

"NE Sailboat" wrote in message
news:NCFXh.8633$dM1.5944@trndny07...
It has occured to me over the last 4 days that the boatyard my boat is
stored at is UNFRIENDLY.

I haven't seen a smile in days. Bunch of grumpy old jerks.

The lineup: one English guy with a huge Cheoy Lee. I've nicknamed him
"The English Patient".

I yell over "good morning, beautiful day" ... nothing. He doesn't even
acknowledge I've spoken.

Then there are the "old men of the sea". They are all retired, have
nothing to do but goof on their boats.

You'd think they would be friendly .......... nope. Bunch of geezers
with bad attitudes.

Yesterday I needed someone to hold a screwdriver while I turned a bolt
from below. A 3 minute job.
Well, it took me almost 2 hours to find a friendly boater. And she was
just stopping by to see her boat before
leaving for a trip.

I thought boating was suppose to be fun. Happy. Spending time working
on the old yacht.

==

Today I am retaliating. If they think going around with big sour pusses
is ok, then they are going to indure some
very loud, fun, happy music. I have loaded up with Jimmy Buffet, Bob
Marley, Beach Boys, .. etc. The boombox is
packed and ready.

When "The English Patient" calls over "could you turn that ..." ..
"What"? "What"? .... "Are you talking to me" ?

"turn it up, you like it"?

That sonofabitch is going back to Limey land if I have my way. He will
be spitting up fish and chips. His crumpet will be turning into bad gas.
"Top of the day" I will yell over "Ba Ba BA ... Ba BA Barbara Ann ... "

"One love ,," ..

"stepped on a pop top.. "


Revenge ...

NE Sailboat wrote:

It has occured to me over the last 4 days that the boatyard my boat is
stored at is UNFRIENDLY.

Although I must say that you have improved much in recent weeks, if the
attitude displayed in this newsgroup is a reflection of your interactions
with people in person, this might be about you and not about the boatyard.

Today I am retaliating. If they think going around with big sour pusses
is ok, then they are going to indure some very loud, fun, happy music.
Revenge ...

Ah, here is a clue, right in your own original post.

--
Roger Long

Gogarty wrote:

Let me tell you about our yard. The staff is friendly and coopertive, the fees
are not rapacious, the work gets well done on time with a smile -- well, most
of the time. Even strong men sometimes weep when confronted with a problem in
an inaccessible part of a sailboat. And this is government work. The marina
and yard are owned and operated by the City of New York.

But not only is the staff helpful and cooperative, so are the other denizens,
a bunch of whom banded together last August to remove a dead transmission and
install a new one with our boat (O'Day 37) in the water. The yard people were
not available at the time. It could not have been done without one guy and his
Scuba gear who spent his time under the boat removing and replacing zincs and
preventing the shaft from falling out. They all refused any payment, but it
did cost us a bundle in smoked salmon (half the guys were Irish) and vintage
tequila (for the Honduran boss of the job). Just priceless. No way I can ever
repay them.

Wow... In New York City. Who would have thought
it? Just goes to show that you can't really know
a place by just visiting.

Don W.

On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:26:10 GMT, Don W
wrote:

Wow... In New York City. Who would have thought
it? Just goes to show that you can't really know
a place by just visiting.

That's especially true of New York City. The folks there are just
like everyone else once you get to know them, and once they are out of
their "combat zones", i.e., jobs, highways, public transportation,
etc.

In article NCFXh.8633$dM1.5944@trndny07,
NE Sailboat wrote:

It has occured to me over the last 4 days that the boatyard my boat is
stored at is UNFRIENDLY.

I haven't seen a smile in days. Bunch of grumpy old jerks.

The lineup: one English guy with a huge Cheoy Lee. I've nicknamed him "The
English Patient".

I yell over "good morning, beautiful day" ... nothing. He doesn't even
acknowledge I've spoken.

Then there are the "old men of the sea". They are all retired, have nothing
to do but goof on their boats.

You'd think they would be friendly .......... nope. Bunch of geezers with
bad attitudes.

Yesterday I needed someone to hold a screwdriver while I turned a bolt from
below. A 3 minute job.
Well, it took me almost 2 hours to find a friendly boater. And she was just
stopping by to see her boat before
leaving for a trip.

I thought boating was suppose to be fun. Happy. Spending time working on
the old yacht.

Wow.. totally unlike my marina.. people here are, if anything, over
friendly. I was having a minor electrical problem with my steaming
light, and two of neighbors asked if they could help. One, who must
have been in his 70s, wanted me to winch him up to the light. Finally,
one of the maintenance guys, who barely speaks English, went out of
his way to find a more senior maintenance guy, who volunteered to go
up and clean the connection. I gave him $30, but I had to insist.
--
Capt. JG @@
www.sailnow.com

On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:58:05 GMT, "NE Sailboat" wrote:

It has occured to me over the last 4 days that the boatyard my boat is
stored at is UNFRIENDLY.

I haven't seen a smile in days. Bunch of grumpy old jerks.

The lineup: one English guy with a huge Cheoy Lee. I've nicknamed him "The
English Patient".

I yell over "good morning, beautiful day" ... nothing. He doesn't even
acknowledge I've spoken.

Of course you would never consider that he may be deaf would you? If you have
to "yell", that indicates to me that he was some distance away, either didn't
hear you or assumed you were talking to someone else. He's possibly nick-named
you as "Big Mouth". If I hear someone yelling I usually can't tell what they
are saying unless they are close and looking at me, so I ignore them also.

Then there are the "old men of the sea". They are all retired, have nothing
to do but goof on their boats.

Ah, working on their boats, not wandering around looking for smiles. You should
try it sometime.

You'd think they would be friendly .......... nope. Bunch of geezers with
bad attitudes.

Sounds like you have the attitude problem.

Yesterday I needed someone to hold a screwdriver while I turned a bolt from
below. A 3 minute job.
Well, it took me almost 2 hours to find a friendly boater. And she was just
stopping by to see her boat before leaving for a trip.

Must be you at fault. When I asked a guy if he would guide a new halyard into
the mast with me, he was only too pleased to help. That job took a lot longer
than 3 minutes. He was also one of those "old men of the sea" who was working on
his boat.

I thought boating was suppose to be fun. Happy. Spending time working on
the old yacht.

It is, you get to speak to people or just get on with your own work. Individual
choice. A marina is not a dating service or get to know your neighbour club.

Today I am retaliating. If they think going around with big sour pusses is
ok, then they are going to indure some
very loud, fun, happy music. I have loaded up with Jimmy Buffet, Bob
Marley, Beach Boys, .. etc. The boombox is packed and ready.

Congratulations, you have found a sure-fire way to "make friends and influence
people", I hope you enjoy doing all your work on your own, because I doubt if
anyone would be interested in talking to a jerk anyway.

When "The English Patient" calls over "could you turn that ..." .. "What"?
"What"? .... "Are you talking to me" ?

"turn it up, you like it"?

If he's deaf he won't even hear it, if he isn't, you may even get your power
cord cut.

That sonofabitch is going back to Limey land if I have my way. He will be
spitting up fish and chips. His crumpet will be turning into bad gas. "Top
of the day" I will yell over "Ba Ba BA ... Ba BA Barbara Ann ... "

"One love ,," ..

"stepped on a pop top.. "

Revenge ...

I doubt very much whether your opinion will influence him or anyone else. I'm
just glad you are not where I dock my boat.

Jan
"If you can't take a joke,you shouldn't have joined"

--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

wrote in
:

Today I am retaliating. If they think going around with big sour
pusses is ok, then they are going to indure some
very loud, fun, happy music. I have loaded up with Jimmy Buffet, Bob
Marley, Beach Boys, .. etc. The boombox is
packed and ready.


You wouldn't have had this problem in Charleston in the first place. You
start sanding the handrails, be sure to have more than one sander, "just
laying around"...(c;

If you light off that radio near J-dock, it would be interpreted as you
are having a party and everyone that can hear it has automatically been
invited to come help clean out your booze locker. Try to have the table
leaves in the cabin up and ready because everyone will also bring enough
food to feed 70% more people than there are on the dock, "just in case
someone else shows up"...like the divers, for instance.

The party will, obviously, attract more boaters from other docks who see
all that food and wine being carried down the dock. YOU started it, so
we expect YOU to furnish plenty of mixers, ice, PLASTIC CUPS, but, when
not if we run out, someone will make a run to get more, especially ice,
so it's a good idea to warn the marina store what you're doing so they
don't close early, which may cause the locks on the ice machines to
break, mysteriously.

Try not to look too astonished, as some of our new visitors have, when
the assemblage starts cleaning your boat after the party, washing all the
dirty dishes and cleaning your galley, fresh water washdown to get the
spilled red wine out of the cockpit, etc.....

Now part of the party dock crowd, you'll be listening out for loud music
from OTHER boats across the marina, signalling you to grab the chips and
dip, any party platters that haven't spoiled from the fridge and a couple
of bottle of Two Buck Chuck, from Seattle now one of our favorite party
wines, and head down towards the music....THERE'S A PARTY STARTING!

Boating IS lots of fun....You're just in the WRONG PORT....(c;

"Come on with us! We're going over to Carroll's Seafood in Mike's truck
for a hundred pounds of fresh oysters! Hear that music?!"
(Oyster or Blue Crab cooking equipment can appear out of thin air with
massive propane tanks any time loud Carolina Beach Music is heard.
Science has never figured out why.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_music

Play it and see if it happens there!
http://www.beachshag.com/
Click the picture...Beach Shag streaming...after a short commercial.

Yo Larry ,, I went over to say hello to one of the retiree's today. He was
sleeping in a chair near his boat.

Not all the boaters are unfriendly .. some are very nice.


It just seems that earlier this week the sour pusses were everywhere.


================================================== ===
"Larry" wrote in message
...
wrote in
:

Today I am retaliating. If they think going around with big sour
pusses is ok, then they are going to indure some
very loud, fun, happy music. I have loaded up with Jimmy Buffet, Bob
Marley, Beach Boys, .. etc. The boombox is
packed and ready.


You wouldn't have had this problem in Charleston in the first place. You
start sanding the handrails, be sure to have more than one sander, "just
laying around"...(c;

If you light off that radio near J-dock, it would be interpreted as you
are having a party and everyone that can hear it has automatically been
invited to come help clean out your booze locker. Try to have the table
leaves in the cabin up and ready because everyone will also bring enough
food to feed 70% more people than there are on the dock, "just in case
someone else shows up"...like the divers, for instance.

The party will, obviously, attract more boaters from other docks who see
all that food and wine being carried down the dock. YOU started it, so
we expect YOU to furnish plenty of mixers, ice, PLASTIC CUPS, but, when
not if we run out, someone will make a run to get more, especially ice,
so it's a good idea to warn the marina store what you're doing so they
don't close early, which may cause the locks on the ice machines to
break, mysteriously.

Try not to look too astonished, as some of our new visitors have, when
the assemblage starts cleaning your boat after the party, washing all the
dirty dishes and cleaning your galley, fresh water washdown to get the
spilled red wine out of the cockpit, etc.....

Now part of the party dock crowd, you'll be listening out for loud music
from OTHER boats across the marina, signalling you to grab the chips and
dip, any party platters that haven't spoiled from the fridge and a couple
of bottle of Two Buck Chuck, from Seattle now one of our favorite party
wines, and head down towards the music....THERE'S A PARTY STARTING!

Boating IS lots of fun....You're just in the WRONG PORT....(c;

"Come on with us! We're going over to Carroll's Seafood in Mike's truck
for a hundred pounds of fresh oysters! Hear that music?!"
(Oyster or Blue Crab cooking equipment can appear out of thin air with
massive propane tanks any time loud Carolina Beach Music is heard.
Science has never figured out why.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_music

Play it and see if it happens there!
http://www.beachshag.com/
Click the picture...Beach Shag streaming...after a short commercial.