Harry wrote:
On 6/18/10 5:59 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 18, 4:05 pm, wrote:
On 6/18/10 4:59 PM, Tim wrote:

Whatever. At one point, I thought it hard to imagine Tom living in
South
Carolina, but...these days, I think it suits him to a tee.- Hide
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Whatever. I could see me living there. It's very beautiful. a lot
nicer than the flatlands of nowhere that I'm living in now.

Coastal south carolina has its charms, but the state is still fighting
the civil war, and the racism is overt and really ugly. At one point a
few years ago, we were considering buying a small condo at hilton head
island, which we like, but we decided the state was just too
politically
backwards for us.

Everything you see is what you want it to be, Harry.


I see no reason to live in or otherwise financially support a state
where many of the officials are racists, corrupt, and backwards. When
we drive the interstate to Florida, we gas up the car in North
Carolina or Georgia so we don't have to stop and spend a buck in South
Carolina. To me, South Carolina is the modern-day equivalent of the
old Mississippi and Alabama.
Unbelievable. How close to DC are you?

On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:59:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Whatever. I could see me living there. It's very beautiful. a lot
nicer than the flatlands of nowhere that I'm living in now.

There is nothing wrong with South Carolina except that it is too cold
in the winter.

On Jun 18, 7:20*pm, "mmc" wrote:
"Jack" wrote in message

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On Jun 17, 5:32 pm, Jim wrote:





mmc wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
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On Jun 16, 8:27 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:54:04 -0400, "mmc" wrote:
Another dive, got skunked for fish but it was very clear and got to
hang
with a manta that was over 10' wide. too cool.
We have seen a couple of big ones go "flying by" down in the Bahamas..
They are very interesting to watch once you get over the initial
surprise.

I've heard they get bigger (wider) than 10' too!
------
The one I swam with was passing right over me when I noticed it, got
kinda
dark pretty quick. From right underneath, and not expecting it, it
looked
friggin enormous!
During a swim on a sub in Port Canaveral, I came from underneath up to
the
leading edge of a stern plane and nose to nose with a nurse shark that
was
laying on the plane.
Funny, when that happens, I don't think "oh, it's just a nurse shark", I
think "OH SH*T, IT"S A SHARK!!!!"
My funniest diving memory was when working R&D on a mine sweeper and my
dive
buddy and I were setting markers for the ship to run thru. We used pole
anchors (screw in like you're talking about for securing your pontoon on
land) screwed into the bottom on the Bahama bank and had to adjust the
slack
out of the bouy lines. I was just hanging out and my buddy was tying off
the
slack when a remora came up and tried to attach itself to my buddy's
ass. I
was really sorry I didn't have a camera......
We used the screw in anchors because the bank where we were was about an
inch of sand on a shelf of old reef with sand filled holes in the shelf.
We'd tried cinder blocks but wave action would lift them off the bottom
and
they would "walk" out of position.

You might destroy this group with all this trash talk of interesting
personal experience.
Thanks.

Jim - Who does this guy think he is writing good stuff here?

It's all made up. *Next thing you know he'll be single-handing it
around the horn. *:-)
-----------
Haha!
Nope, used to be a young, dumb........Navy EOD Diver and got a fun job doing
interesting things at CCAFS after I got out.
Don't have the imagination to be one of those "NG Pros"! No long passages
(except USN ships) no fireboats, etc, etc.....

EOD diver, huh? So's my BIL. I won't hold that against you. :-)

On Jun 18, 8:59*pm, Larry wrote:
Harry wrote:
On 6/18/10 5:59 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 18, 4:05 pm, *wrote:
On 6/18/10 4:59 PM, Tim wrote:

Whatever. At one point, I thought it hard to imagine Tom living in
South
Carolina, but...these days, I think it suits him to a tee.- Hide
quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Whatever. I could see me living there. It's very beautiful. a lot
nicer than the flatlands of nowhere that I'm living in now.

Coastal south carolina has its charms, but the state is still fighting
the civil war, and the racism is overt and really ugly. At one point a
few years ago, we were considering buying a small condo at hilton head
island, which we like, but we decided the state was just too
politically
backwards for us.

Everything you see is what you want it to be, Harry.

I see no reason to live in or otherwise financially support a state
where many of the officials are racists, corrupt, and backwards. When
we drive the interstate to Florida, we gas up the car in North
Carolina or Georgia so we don't have to stop and spend a buck in South
Carolina. To me, South Carolina is the modern-day equivalent of the
old Mississippi and Alabama.

Unbelievable. *How close to DC are you?

He lives in the state that houses the KKK HQ. The state that produced
the guy that shot up the holocaust museum. He's very comfortable
where he is.

On Jun 18, 9:29*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:59:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Whatever. I could see me living there. It's very beautiful. a lot
nicer than the flatlands of nowhere that I'm living in now.

There is nothing wrong with South Carolina except that it is too cold
in the winter.

Hey!! At least we have more than 2 seasons, and our palmetto bugs are
smaller than yours. :-

On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:16:19 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

On Jun 18, 9:29*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:59:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Whatever. I could see me living there. It's very beautiful. a lot
nicer than the flatlands of nowhere that I'm living in now.

There is nothing wrong with South Carolina except that it is too cold
in the winter.

Hey!! At least we have more than 2 seasons, and our palmetto bugs are
smaller than yours. :-

I'd be happy if we just had one season called "just right" or
something like that. As it is now there are three seasons: dry
season, rainy season and hurricane season. And you can keep those
wimpy little palmetto bugs of yours. The big ones are easier to see,
easier to catch, and make a more satisfying crunching noise. :-)

On Jun 18, 10:27*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:16:19 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

On Jun 18, 9:29 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:59:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Whatever. I could see me living there. It's very beautiful. a lot
nicer than the flatlands of nowhere that I'm living in now.

There is nothing wrong with South Carolina except that it is too cold
in the winter.

Hey!! *At least we have more than 2 seasons, and our palmetto bugs are
smaller than yours. *:-

I'd be happy if we just had one season called "just right" or
something like that. *As it is now there are three seasons: *dry
season, rainy season and hurricane season. *And you can keep those
wimpy little palmetto bugs of yours. *The big ones are easier to see,
easier to catch, and make a more satisfying crunching noise. *:-)

hehe... I hear ya... I've traveled all over the US, and there aren't
many places I'd trade for where I live. I'm well aware that even the
most beautiful places aren't that way year-round, and everything is a
trade-off of one kind or another.

Another good reason to have a moderate climate residence as a base,
with a warmer place for the winter. Huh, am I gonna turn into a SC
snowbird?

"Jack" wrote in message
...
On Jun 18, 7:20 pm, "mmc" wrote:
"Jack" wrote in message

...
On Jun 17, 5:32 pm, Jim wrote:





mmc wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
...
On Jun 16, 8:27 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:54:04 -0400, "mmc" wrote:
Another dive, got skunked for fish but it was very clear and got to
hang
with a manta that was over 10' wide. too cool.
We have seen a couple of big ones go "flying by" down in the Bahamas.
They are very interesting to watch once you get over the initial
surprise.

I've heard they get bigger (wider) than 10' too!
------
The one I swam with was passing right over me when I noticed it, got
kinda
dark pretty quick. From right underneath, and not expecting it, it
looked
friggin enormous!
During a swim on a sub in Port Canaveral, I came from underneath up to
the
leading edge of a stern plane and nose to nose with a nurse shark that
was
laying on the plane.
Funny, when that happens, I don't think "oh, it's just a nurse shark",
I
think "OH SH*T, IT"S A SHARK!!!!"
My funniest diving memory was when working R&D on a mine sweeper and
my
dive
buddy and I were setting markers for the ship to run thru. We used
pole
anchors (screw in like you're talking about for securing your pontoon
on
land) screwed into the bottom on the Bahama bank and had to adjust the
slack
out of the bouy lines. I was just hanging out and my buddy was tying
off
the
slack when a remora came up and tried to attach itself to my buddy's
ass. I
was really sorry I didn't have a camera......
We used the screw in anchors because the bank where we were was about
an
inch of sand on a shelf of old reef with sand filled holes in the
shelf.
We'd tried cinder blocks but wave action would lift them off the
bottom
and
they would "walk" out of position.

You might destroy this group with all this trash talk of interesting
personal experience.
Thanks.

Jim - Who does this guy think he is writing good stuff here?

It's all made up. Next thing you know he'll be single-handing it
around the horn. :-)
-----------
Haha!
Nope, used to be a young, dumb........Navy EOD Diver and got a fun job
doing
interesting things at CCAFS after I got out.
Don't have the imagination to be one of those "NG Pros"! No long passages
(except USN ships) no fireboats, etc, etc.....

EOD diver, huh? So's my BIL. I won't hold that against you. :-)
------------
Haha! Thanks Jack!

On Jun 18, 7:10*pm, Jack wrote:

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Thanks Jack, I wish I could afford the time to give a run on Tom's
Grady.

On Jun 18, 8:29*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:59:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Whatever. I could see me living there. It's very beautiful. a lot
nicer than the flatlands of nowhere that I'm living in now.

There is nothing wrong with South Carolina except that it is too cold
in the winter.

Wayne, I'd trad their cold for my cold anyday.