"mmc" wrote in message
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"Skip Gundlach" wrote in message
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Skip,
Since you, and Lydia have been a hot topic on the NG for what, 2
years now? is it safe to say you're NG celebrities?
Don't take morons like old Willard here seriously. Every village is
supposed to have an idiot. It's in the charter.
Merlin

:{)) I knew that, of course.

When Neal showed up here a couple of years ago, after a long absence,
and folks were bitching about his pontificating/slashing, I compared
him to Jax, long unheard from (likely out cruising, based on my
offline conversations with him a few years back), except without the
same level of vitriol: Take him for what he is, and pick out the
occasional nuggets of gold from among the dung or dross. He
complimented me on my wisdom and accuracy at the time :{))

Wilbur's character, and his "roommate" Greg (how does Greg get to be a
roommate when Wilbur's living aboard a small boat??), and the presumed
other characters (presumed to be from) Neal presents are all
entertaining in their own way; if you ignore the jabs, and read for
the (admittedly encyclopedic, whether googled or dredged from memory
or reference material in his library) useful stuff.

I rarely respond to Wilbur, but I often credit him, such as when he
does a particularly biting satire which, like all satire, has the
kernels of truth, on me.

And, not your post, but to respond to what prompted your comment,
Lydia has expressed an interest in blistering his ass; we went ashore
not to get away from the boat, but to attend to family business. We
couldn't wait to get back to our home - and the same is true whether
just visiting with my brother and his wife, for dinner last night, or
a more extended period.

And, in another thread, we do wake up in a comfortable bed ashore and
it's because it's not moving :{)) Pretty much all of Greg's comments
apply to us; we occasionally still drag, but just reanchor in a more
secure fashion. The rest we're on the same page...

As to SPOT, we'll turn it on again when we leave and hope that Roger's
instructions work for us. It's not for us; rather, just a comfort to
our family, but we've found that many other cruisers and non-cruisers
alike really enjoy following us and seeing the real-time tracks it
leaves :{))

Back to Wilbur/Greg/Neal, I was sorry to see Neal's site go down - it
was enjoyable reading, and looking at, while I don't prefer the color
scheme, the obvious pride and care he put into his "yacht" (to be
fair, that's the proper term in the other side of the pond for
sailboats) was interesting to view.

So, Wilbur, as Lydia was reading over my shoulder, she said "I really
want to write to him." You may yet get a taste of her :{))

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L8R

Skip

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