Don White wrote:
"Zombie of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:51:10 -0400, Jim24242
wrote:

GC Boater wrote:
"We had the Hatteras for two years. Last year, out of the cold clear,
a broker approached me with an offer to buy. Our continued Florida
lifestyle was somewhat up in the air, because the two breadwinners
hereabouts were about to be offered long-term but temporary
assignments they could not refuse in the Washington, D.C., area. So,
after being romanced a little, we sold the Hatt for almost precisely
what we paid for it. Not bad, after two full years of use. And I mean
full years. So, we didn't "make" any money off the Hatt, but we didn't
lose any either. The proceeds were prudently invested."

I'm glad it worked out, at least for one of the breadwinners. The other
bread winner went on to star in the Pillsbury commercials. You might
recognize him. Someone pokes their finger in his belly and he giggles.
Hey - I've never owned a Hatteras and if anybody here looks like the
Pillsbury Doughboy, it's me.

And I don't giggle - I laugh.

And if somebody pokes me with a finger, they had better be prepared to
have it returned to them in pieces.

OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.................


Hee hee...that's putting Flatulent Jim in his place!
Imagine him starting his crap so early on a Sunday morning...and Fathers Day
to boot.





Flatulent Jim doesn't have children. Or a boat. Or a job. All he has is
memories of his days in the navy, when he chipped paint, pumped out
clogged heads, and slung hash. He's hiding in an undisclosed place in
central Florida, where no one with any sense lives.

Imagine...the Gulf on one side, the Atlantic on another, the Keys on
another...and choosing not to live near any of them.

On Jun 21, 9:15*am, HK wrote:
Don White wrote:
"Zombie of Woodstock" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:51:10 -0400, Jim24242
wrote:

GC Boater wrote:
"We had the Hatteras for two years. Last year, out of the cold clear,
a broker approached me with an offer to buy. Our continued Florida
lifestyle was somewhat up in the air, because the two breadwinners
hereabouts were about to be offered long-term but temporary
assignments they could not refuse in the Washington, D.C., area. So,
after being romanced a little, we sold the Hatt for almost precisely
what we paid *for it. Not bad, after two full years of use. And I mean
full years. So, we didn't "make" any money off the Hatt, but we didn't
lose any either. The proceeds were prudently invested."

I'm glad it worked out, at least for one of the breadwinners. The other
bread winner went on to star in the Pillsbury commercials. You might
recognize him. Someone pokes their finger in his belly and he giggles..
Hey - I've never owned a Hatteras and if anybody here looks like the
Pillsbury Doughboy, it's me.

And I don't giggle - I laugh.

And if somebody pokes me with a finger, they had better be prepared to
have it returned to them in pieces.

OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.................

Hee hee...that's putting Flatulent Jim in his place!
Imagine him starting his crap so early on a Sunday morning...and Fathers Day
to boot.

Flatulent Jim doesn't have children. Or a boat. Or a job. All he has is
memories of his days in the navy, when he chipped paint, pumped out
clogged heads, and slung hash. He's hiding in an undisclosed place in
central Florida, where no one with any sense lives.

Imagine...the Gulf on one side, the Atlantic on another, the Keys on
another...and choosing not to live near any of them.

About as smart as Loogy..... Comparable to a sack of hammers.

HK wrote:
Don White wrote:
"Zombie of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:51:10 -0400, Jim24242
wrote:

GC Boater wrote:
"We had the Hatteras for two years. Last year, out of the cold clear,
a broker approached me with an offer to buy. Our continued Florida
lifestyle was somewhat up in the air, because the two breadwinners
hereabouts were about to be offered long-term but temporary
assignments they could not refuse in the Washington, D.C., area. So,
after being romanced a little, we sold the Hatt for almost precisely
what we paid for it. Not bad, after two full years of use. And I mean
full years. So, we didn't "make" any money off the Hatt, but we didn't
lose any either. The proceeds were prudently invested."

I'm glad it worked out, at least for one of the breadwinners. The other
bread winner went on to star in the Pillsbury commercials. You might
recognize him. Someone pokes their finger in his belly and he giggles.
Hey - I've never owned a Hatteras and if anybody here looks like the
Pillsbury Doughboy, it's me.

And I don't giggle - I laugh.

And if somebody pokes me with a finger, they had better be prepared to
have it returned to them in pieces.

OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.................


Hee hee...that's putting Flatulent Jim in his place!
Imagine him starting his crap so early on a Sunday morning...and
Fathers Day to boot.




Flatulent Jim doesn't have children. Or a boat. Or a job. All he has is
memories of his days in the navy, when he chipped paint, pumped out
clogged heads, and slung hash. He's hiding in an undisclosed place in
central Florida, where no one with any sense lives.

Imagine...the Gulf on one side, the Atlantic on another, the Keys on
another...and choosing not to live near any of them.

We have the best of both worlds. We can go to either coast when it's
safe to do so. The Keys? Been there. Done that. Got the tee shirt.

On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:14:12 -0400, Jim24242
wrote:

We have the best of both worlds. We can go to either coast when it's
safe to do so. The Keys? Been there. Done that. Got the tee shirt.

I went fishing in the Keys one time about ten years or so ago.

Never understood the attraction.

Ommmmmmmmm.....

On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:59:32 -0400, Yogi of Woodstock
wrote:

On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:14:12 -0400, Jim24242
wrote:

We have the best of both worlds. We can go to either coast when it's
safe to do so. The Keys? Been there. Done that. Got the tee shirt.

I went fishing in the Keys one time about ten years or so ago.

Never understood the attraction.


Never been there, but it looks pretty in pictures.
Seems a good place for finding scenic fishing spots close in.
You can enjoy that with a drink even when the fish aren't hitting.
Once you're out of sight of land, water looks pretty much the same.
If you are skunked, you start to think, "Why am I here?"

--Vic

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:59:32 -0400, Yogi of Woodstock
wrote:

On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:14:12 -0400, Jim24242
wrote:

We have the best of both worlds. We can go to either coast when it's
safe to do so. The Keys? Been there. Done that. Got the tee shirt.
I went fishing in the Keys one time about ten years or so ago.

Never understood the attraction.


Never been there, but it looks pretty in pictures.
Seems a good place for finding scenic fishing spots close in.
You can enjoy that with a drink even when the fish aren't hitting.
Once you're out of sight of land, water looks pretty much the same.
If you are skunked, you start to think, "Why am I here?"

--Vic


There are places in the Keys where there are reefs a couple hundred
yards offshore in the Atlantic, and fairly calm seas much of the time,
and you can catch all kinds of typically way offshore fish without the
danger of being out of sight of land or the expense of a big, open ocean
boat.

I stayed here once about 12 years ago:

www.rainbowbend.com


after a conference in the miami area. The resort was pretty nice. The
rooms were adequate, the restaurant first class, the beach was lovely,
and we had free use of a small boston whaler with an outboard. We caught
snapper, grouper, spanish mackeral and I forgot what else, right in
front of the hotel, and the restaurant's chef did a wonderful job each
night cooking up our catch.

On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:30:15 -0400, HK wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:59:32 -0400, Yogi of Woodstock
wrote:

On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:14:12 -0400, Jim24242
wrote:

We have the best of both worlds. We can go to either coast when it's
safe to do so. The Keys? Been there. Done that. Got the tee shirt.
I went fishing in the Keys one time about ten years or so ago.

Never understood the attraction.


Never been there, but it looks pretty in pictures.
Seems a good place for finding scenic fishing spots close in.
You can enjoy that with a drink even when the fish aren't hitting.
Once you're out of sight of land, water looks pretty much the same.
If you are skunked, you start to think, "Why am I here?"

--Vic


There are places in the Keys where there are reefs a couple hundred
yards offshore in the Atlantic, and fairly calm seas much of the time,
and you can catch all kinds of typically way offshore fish without the
danger of being out of sight of land or the expense of a big, open ocean
boat.

I stayed here once about 12 years ago:

www.rainbowbend.com


after a conference in the miami area. The resort was pretty nice. The
rooms were adequate, the restaurant first class, the beach was lovely,
and we had free use of a small boston whaler with an outboard. We caught
snapper, grouper, spanish mackeral and I forgot what else, right in
front of the hotel, and the restaurant's chef did a wonderful job each
night cooking up our catch.

Thanks for that. You may have changed my vacation plans.

--Vic

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:30:15 -0400, HK wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:59:32 -0400, Yogi of Woodstock
wrote:

On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:14:12 -0400, Jim24242
wrote:

We have the best of both worlds. We can go to either coast when it's
safe to do so. The Keys? Been there. Done that. Got the tee shirt.
I went fishing in the Keys one time about ten years or so ago.

Never understood the attraction.

Never been there, but it looks pretty in pictures.
Seems a good place for finding scenic fishing spots close in.
You can enjoy that with a drink even when the fish aren't hitting.
Once you're out of sight of land, water looks pretty much the same.
If you are skunked, you start to think, "Why am I here?"

--Vic

There are places in the Keys where there are reefs a couple hundred
yards offshore in the Atlantic, and fairly calm seas much of the time,
and you can catch all kinds of typically way offshore fish without the
danger of being out of sight of land or the expense of a big, open ocean
boat.

I stayed here once about 12 years ago:

www.rainbowbend.com


after a conference in the miami area. The resort was pretty nice. The
rooms were adequate, the restaurant first class, the beach was lovely,
and we had free use of a small boston whaler with an outboard. We caught
snapper, grouper, spanish mackeral and I forgot what else, right in
front of the hotel, and the restaurant's chef did a wonderful job each
night cooking up our catch.

Thanks for that. You may have changed my vacation plans.

--Vic


Have fun. If you anchor at the slightly offshore reef, be mindful of the
anchor in the free boat...if you lose it, you have to replace it. I lost
mine the first day and had to go shopping for another.

Remember, the rooms are only adequate. It isn't a posh resort. But
everything else is really nice, and the little boats are all you need.
We found a place to head a bit "inland" in the keys, and caught fish
there, too.

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:30:15 -0400, HK wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:59:32 -0400, Yogi of Woodstock
wrote:

On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:14:12 -0400, Jim24242
wrote:

We have the best of both worlds. We can go to either coast when it's
safe to do so. The Keys? Been there. Done that. Got the tee shirt.
I went fishing in the Keys one time about ten years or so ago.

Never understood the attraction.


Never been there, but it looks pretty in pictures.
Seems a good place for finding scenic fishing spots close in.
You can enjoy that with a drink even when the fish aren't hitting.
Once you're out of sight of land, water looks pretty much the same.
If you are skunked, you start to think, "Why am I here?"

--Vic


There are places in the Keys where there are reefs a couple hundred
yards offshore in the Atlantic, and fairly calm seas much of the time,
and you can catch all kinds of typically way offshore fish without the
danger of being out of sight of land or the expense of a big, open ocean
boat.

I stayed here once about 12 years ago:

www.rainbowbend.com


after a conference in the miami area. The resort was pretty nice. The
rooms were adequate, the restaurant first class, the beach was lovely,
and we had free use of a small boston whaler with an outboard. We caught
snapper, grouper, spanish mackeral and I forgot what else, right in
front of the hotel, and the restaurant's chef did a wonderful job each
night cooking up our catch.

Thanks for that. You may have changed my vacation plans.

--Vic

On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:44:50 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

www.rainbowbend.com


after a conference in the miami area. The resort was pretty nice. The
rooms were adequate, the restaurant first class, the beach was lovely,
and we had free use of a small boston whaler with an outboard. We caught
snapper, grouper, spanish mackeral and I forgot what else, right in
front of the hotel, and the restaurant's chef did a wonderful job each
night cooking up our catch.

Thanks for that. You may have changed my vacation plans.

We were there with the kids maybe 7 or 8 years ago and had a great
time. Harry's description is accurate. Nothing fancy but reasonably
clean and the food was excellent. The Whalers and outboards are old
but they keep them running well.