Don White wrote:
"Harry" wrote in message
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John H wrote:
On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:43:32 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:25:37 -0500, John H
wrote:

Maybe it's all those Key West boats at the Freedom Boat Club that get
my heart racing.
http://www.boatusmagazine.com/boatus/20100102#pg22

That CC in the foreground looks like mine, except for the engine and
the lack of a bow rail.
That picture was taken at Salty Sam's Marina in Ft Myers Beach which
is sort of in the boating backyard of "gfretwell" and myself.
Unfortunately it's not a very good day for boating right now:

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=33931

I was out for a quick spin in the runabout yesterday but it was a
chilly 55 degrees on the water. Today is worse, much worse.
It's beginning to warm up in Alexandria, according to the TV folks.
But, my thermometer shows 18.5 F out there. Not golfing weather, nor
boating.

You reckon those folks would let me tie up my Key West at no charge?
We' ve a new establishment here called 'National Harbor'. Place has a
nice dock, so we stopped for a planned cup of coffee. A young guy
comes running out of a shack and asks what we want. I tell him we want
to walk up and get some coffee. He says, "That'll be $10 an hour." We
left. Now I know why there's hardly ever anyone tied up at the
docks.

http://tinyurl.com/yeo3lof
Are you objecting to the rate or the fact that a fee is charged, because
on the other side of the river, in Alexandria, there's an $11 dockage fee
for short-term transients that covers a several hour stay. Lots of places
have dockage fees for transients. If you used your boat more, you'd know
this.

My guess is that you are objecting to the fee. You right-wingers are all
alike.


Johnny thinks the world owes him something for his glorious army service.
Maybe they would if he had actually won a war somewhere...anywhere!



Or a special wharf for vets who helped lose a war.

On Jan 10, 10:16*am, "Don White" wrote:
"Harry" wrote in message

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John H wrote:
On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:43:32 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:25:37 -0500, John H
wrote:

Maybe it's all those Key West boats at the Freedom Boat Club that get
my heart racing.
http://www.boatusmagazine.com/boatus/20100102#pg22

That CC in the foreground looks like mine, except for the engine and
the lack of a bow rail.
That picture was taken at Salty Sam's Marina in Ft Myers Beach which
is sort of in the boating backyard of "gfretwell" and myself.
Unfortunately it's not a very good day for boating right now:

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=33931

I was out for a quick spin in the runabout yesterday but it was a
chilly 55 degrees on the water. * Today is worse, much worse.

It's beginning to warm up in Alexandria, according to the TV folks.
But, my thermometer shows 18.5 F out there. Not golfing weather, nor
boating.

You reckon those folks would let me tie up my Key West at no charge?
We' ve a new establishment here called 'National Harbor'. Place has a
nice dock, so we stopped for a planned cup of coffee. A young guy
comes running out of a shack and asks what we want. I tell him we want
to walk up and get some coffee. He says, "That'll be $10 an hour." We
left. Now I know why there's hardly ever anyone tied up at the
docks.

http://tinyurl.com/yeo3lof

Are you objecting to the rate or the fact that a fee is charged, because
on the other side of the river, in Alexandria, there's an $11 dockage fee
for short-term transients that covers a several hour stay. Lots of places
have dockage fees for transients. If you used your boat more, you'd know
this.

My guess is that you are objecting to the fee. You right-wingers are all
alike.

Johnny thinks the world owes him something for his glorious army service.
Maybe they would if he had actually won a war somewhere...anywhere!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

And you think the world owes you something for your glorious Crown
Corp. job as a public servant. Now go fetch your son some more beer
before he beats the **** out of you, again.

John H wrote:
On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:43:32 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:25:37 -0500, John H
wrote:

Maybe it's all those Key West boats at the Freedom Boat Club that get
my heart racing.

http://www.boatusmagazine.com/boatus/20100102#pg22

That CC in the foreground looks like mine, except for the engine and
the lack of a bow rail.
That picture was taken at Salty Sam's Marina in Ft Myers Beach which
is sort of in the boating backyard of "gfretwell" and myself.
Unfortunately it's not a very good day for boating right now:

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=33931

I was out for a quick spin in the runabout yesterday but it was a
chilly 55 degrees on the water. Today is worse, much worse.

It's beginning to warm up in Alexandria, according to the TV folks.
But, my thermometer shows 18.5 F out there. Not golfing weather, nor
boating.

You reckon those folks would let me tie up my Key West at no charge?
We' ve a new establishment here called 'National Harbor'. Place has a
nice dock, so we stopped for a planned cup of coffee. A young guy
comes running out of a shack and asks what we want. I tell him we want
to walk up and get some coffee. He says, "That'll be $10 an hour."

We left. Now I know why there's hardly ever anyone tied up at the
docks.

http://tinyurl.com/yeo3lof
They are charging for the beautiful scenery.

On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:29:25 -0500, John H
wrote:

You reckon those folks would let me tie up my Key West at no charge?
We' ve a new establishment here called 'National Harbor'. Place has a
nice dock, so we stopped for a planned cup of coffee. A young guy
comes running out of a shack and asks what we want. I tell him we want
to walk up and get some coffee. He says, "That'll be $10 an hour."

We left. Now I know why there's hardly ever anyone tied up at the
docks.

http://tinyurl.com/yeo3lof

You can tie up for free if you're having dinner at the restaurant next
door (Parrot Key Caribbean Grill). We have quite a few places like
that.
http://www.fortmyers-sanibel.com/do/...detail=marinas

The town of Key West is a different matter however since it is a big
tourist town and dockspace is at a premium. $10/day to park a dinghy
is par for the course down there, and more like $250/day for our big
boat.

On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:29:03 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:29:25 -0500, John H
wrote:

You reckon those folks would let me tie up my Key West at no charge?
We' ve a new establishment here called 'National Harbor'. Place has a
nice dock, so we stopped for a planned cup of coffee. A young guy
comes running out of a shack and asks what we want. I tell him we want
to walk up and get some coffee. He says, "That'll be $10 an hour."

We left. Now I know why there's hardly ever anyone tied up at the
docks.

http://tinyurl.com/yeo3lof

You can tie up for free if you're having dinner at the restaurant next
door (Parrot Key Caribbean Grill). We have quite a few places like
that.
http://www.fortmyers-sanibel.com/do/...detail=marinas

The town of Key West is a different matter however since it is a big
tourist town and dockspace is at a premium. $10/day to park a dinghy
is par for the course down there, and more like $250/day for our big
boat.

Well, I guess I won't be boating to Key West for the free parking.
--

America needs Obamacare like Nancy Pelosi needs a Halloween mask.

John H

On 1/10/2010 12:35 PM, John H wrote:
On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:29:03 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:29:25 -0500, John H
wrote:

You reckon those folks would let me tie up my Key West at no charge?
We' ve a new establishment here called 'National Harbor'. Place has a
nice dock, so we stopped for a planned cup of coffee. A young guy
comes running out of a shack and asks what we want. I tell him we want
to walk up and get some coffee. He says, "That'll be $10 an hour."

We left. Now I know why there's hardly ever anyone tied up at the
docks.

http://tinyurl.com/yeo3lof

You can tie up for free if you're having dinner at the restaurant next
door (Parrot Key Caribbean Grill). We have quite a few places like
that.
http://www.fortmyers-sanibel.com/do/...detail=marinas

The town of Key West is a different matter however since it is a big
tourist town and dockspace is at a premium. $10/day to park a dinghy
is par for the course down there, and more like $250/day for our big
boat.

Well, I guess I won't be boating to Key West for the free parking. Not if I have to pay.

"John H" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:29:03 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:29:25 -0500, John H
wrote:

You reckon those folks would let me tie up my Key West at no charge?
We' ve a new establishment here called 'National Harbor'. Place has a
nice dock, so we stopped for a planned cup of coffee. A young guy
comes running out of a shack and asks what we want. I tell him we want
to walk up and get some coffee. He says, "That'll be $10 an hour."

We left. Now I know why there's hardly ever anyone tied up at the
docks.

http://tinyurl.com/yeo3lof

You can tie up for free if you're having dinner at the restaurant next
door (Parrot Key Caribbean Grill). We have quite a few places like
that.
http://www.fortmyers-sanibel.com/do/...detail=marinas

The town of Key West is a different matter however since it is a big
tourist town and dockspace is at a premium. $10/day to park a dinghy
is par for the course down there, and more like $250/day for our big
boat.

Well, I guess I won't be boating to Key West for the free parking.
--

America needs Obamacare like Nancy Pelosi needs a Halloween mask.

John H

Al the Wop's in the Sacramento Delta will refund the docking fees at the
Dockhouse in Locke when you have dinner there. Other places have guest
docks. Maybe we are more laid back here.
http://www.deltaboating.com/dining.htm