A boating adventure...
 

French leave went well, thank you very much. We cruised down to Virginia
Beach with another couple as guests, and stayed in that area for a few
days, fished offshore, and by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, and hit
some of our favorite beaches. Got dragged to a few "antique" shops. I
think I am older than some of the stuff being sold in them. I gave
serious thought to running down to Oregon Inlet just for the hell of it.
But I didn't. We left Saturday about midday, and the Bay was windy and
choppy, but not problematical. We had an evening thunderstorm earlier
this week, easy enough to "ride out" at the marina. :)

Rudee's Restaurant, at the back of Rudee's Inlet, was just pretty good
this time, and I don't know whether we hit it during a brief downturn or
whether the quality is sliding. I used to like Rudee's a lot.
Fortunately, there are about a zillion restaurants in the Virginia Beach
area, and more than a handful are excellent.

Nothing broke. :)

Fewer posts stacked up here in "wrecked.boats" than I usually see after
a trip. I shall do the smart thing, mark the folder "read" and not read
any of them. I am sure that if I missed anything of consequence, someone
will point it out, eh? :)

Coming soon: a trip up to the New Haven area, Milford, Branford, and
Guilford, to catch up with the buddies, their wives, and their
much-too-young nieces. :)

A boating adventure...
 

On 5/31/2013 4:57 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
French leave went well, thank you very much. We cruised down to Virginia
Beach with another couple as guests, and stayed in that area for a few
days, fished offshore, and by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, and hit
some of our favorite beaches. Got dragged to a few "antique" shops. I
think I am older than some of the stuff being sold in them. I gave
serious thought to running down to Oregon Inlet just for the hell of it.
But I didn't. We left Saturday about midday, and the Bay was windy and
choppy, but not problematical. We had an evening thunderstorm earlier
this week, easy enough to "ride out" at the marina. :)

Rudee's Restaurant, at the back of Rudee's Inlet, was just pretty good
this time, and I don't know whether we hit it during a brief downturn or
whether the quality is sliding. I used to like Rudee's a lot.
Fortunately, there are about a zillion restaurants in the Virginia Beach
area, and more than a handful are excellent.

Nothing broke. :)

Fewer posts stacked up here in "wrecked.boats" than I usually see after
a trip. I shall do the smart thing, mark the folder "read" and not read
any of them. I am sure that if I missed anything of consequence, someone
will point it out, eh? :)

Coming soon: a trip up to the New Haven area, Milford, Branford, and
Guilford, to catch up with the buddies, their wives, and their
much-too-young nieces. :)


You takin the train?

A boating adventure...
 

On May 31, 4:57*pm, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
French leave went well, thank you very much. We cruised down to Virginia
Beach with another couple as guests, and stayed in that area for a few
days, fished offshore, and by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, and hit
some of our favorite beaches. Got dragged to a few "antique" shops. I
think I am older than some of the stuff being sold in them. I gave
serious thought to running down to Oregon Inlet just for the hell of it.
But I didn't. We left Saturday about midday, and the Bay was windy and
choppy, but not problematical. We had an evening thunderstorm earlier
this week, easy enough to "ride out" at the marina. :)

Rudee's Restaurant, at the back of Rudee's Inlet, was just pretty good
this time, and I don't know whether we hit it during a brief downturn or
whether the quality is sliding. I used to like Rudee's a lot.
Fortunately, there are about a zillion restaurants in the Virginia Beach
area, and more than a handful are excellent.

Nothing broke. :)

Fewer posts stacked up here in "wrecked.boats" than I usually see after
a trip. I shall do the smart thing, mark the folder "read" and not read
any of them. I am sure that if I missed anything of consequence, someone
will point it out, eh? :)

Coming soon: a trip up to the New Haven area, Milford, Branford, and
Guilford, to catch up with the buddies, their wives, and their
much-too-young nieces. :)

NO ONE cares, asshole.......

A boating adventure...
 

On Jun 1, 10:55*am, wrote:
On Fri, 31 May 2013 16:57:35 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
French leave went well, thank you very much. We cruised down to Virginia
Beach with another couple as guests, and stayed in that area for a few
days, fished offshore, and by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, and hit
some of our favorite beaches. Got dragged to a few "antique" shops. I
think I am older than some of the stuff being sold in them. I gave
serious thought to running down to Oregon Inlet just for the hell of it.
But I didn't. We left Saturday about midday, and the Bay was windy and
choppy, but not problematical. We had an evening thunderstorm earlier
this week, easy enough to "ride out" at the marina. :)

Rudee's Restaurant, at the back of Rudee's Inlet, was just pretty good
this time, and I don't know whether we hit it during a brief downturn or
whether the quality is sliding. I used to like Rudee's a lot.
Fortunately, there are about a zillion restaurants in the Virginia Beach
area, and more than a handful are excellent.

Nothing broke. :)

Fewer posts stacked up here in "wrecked.boats" than I usually see after
a trip. I shall do the smart thing, mark the folder "read" and not read
any of them. I am sure that if I missed anything of consequence, someone
will point it out, eh? :)

Coming soon: a trip up to the New Haven area, Milford, Branford, and
Guilford, to catch up with the buddies, their wives, and their
much-too-young nieces. :)

Good to see you got out on the water.
It is really the best relaxation. That is why we get out 3 or 4
evenings a week.
It keeps my wife from choking people at work *;-)
This week was pretty rainy here and we missed 3 trips. I am declaring
an emergency and dropping in today, rain or not.

Surely you have a bimini don't you Greg?

When I had my pontoon I was thinking on getting a large one like this

http://www.blackburnsresort.com/2007/party-P6282561.jpg

But somebody felt they needed the boat more than I did. so wwe came to
terms..

A boating adventure...
 

On 6/1/13 12:08 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 1, 10:55 am, wrote:
On Fri, 31 May 2013 16:57:35 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
French leave went well, thank you very much. We cruised down to Virginia
Beach with another couple as guests, and stayed in that area for a few
days, fished offshore, and by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, and hit
some of our favorite beaches. Got dragged to a few "antique" shops. I
think I am older than some of the stuff being sold in them. I gave
serious thought to running down to Oregon Inlet just for the hell of it.
But I didn't. We left Saturday about midday, and the Bay was windy and
choppy, but not problematical. We had an evening thunderstorm earlier
this week, easy enough to "ride out" at the marina. :)

Rudee's Restaurant, at the back of Rudee's Inlet, was just pretty good
this time, and I don't know whether we hit it during a brief downturn or
whether the quality is sliding. I used to like Rudee's a lot.
Fortunately, there are about a zillion restaurants in the Virginia Beach
area, and more than a handful are excellent.

Nothing broke. :)

Fewer posts stacked up here in "wrecked.boats" than I usually see after
a trip. I shall do the smart thing, mark the folder "read" and not read
any of them. I am sure that if I missed anything of consequence, someone
will point it out, eh? :)

Coming soon: a trip up to the New Haven area, Milford, Branford, and
Guilford, to catch up with the buddies, their wives, and their
much-too-young nieces. :)

Good to see you got out on the water.
It is really the best relaxation. That is why we get out 3 or 4
evenings a week.
It keeps my wife from choking people at work ;-)
This week was pretty rainy here and we missed 3 trips. I am declaring
an emergency and dropping in today, rain or not.

Surely you have a bimini don't you Greg?

When I had my pontoon I was thinking on getting a large one like this

http://www.blackburnsresort.com/2007/party-P6282561.jpg

But somebody felt they needed the boat more than I did. so wwe came to
terms..


Yardwork. If I let it go for more than a few days, it looks like the
forest primeval around here. Apparently we have a new
crop...cicadas...about a billion of them in the woods, drinking,
screwing, eating, and making lots of cicada noises. There's gotta be a
way to export them for Big Dollars.

A boating adventure...
 

On 6/1/13 12:26 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 1 Jun 2013 09:08:34 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Good to see you got out on the water.
It is really the best relaxation. That is why we get out 3 or 4
evenings a week.
It keeps my wife from choking people at work ;-)
This week was pretty rainy here and we missed 3 trips. I am declaring
an emergency and dropping in today, rain or not.

Surely you have a bimini don't you Greg?

When I had my pontoon I was thinking on getting a large one like this

http://www.blackburnsresort.com/2007/party-P6282561.jpg

But somebody felt they needed the boat more than I did. so wwe came to
terms..

Redneck bimini

http://gfretwell.com/electrical/the_butt_ugly.jpg



Take the gal, leave the boat. :)

A boating adventure...
 

In article ,
says...

On Sat, 1 Jun 2013 09:08:34 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Good to see you got out on the water.
It is really the best relaxation. That is why we get out 3 or 4
evenings a week.
It keeps my wife from choking people at work *;-)
This week was pretty rainy here and we missed 3 trips. I am declaring
an emergency and dropping in today, rain or not.

Surely you have a bimini don't you Greg?

When I had my pontoon I was thinking on getting a large one like this

http://www.blackburnsresort.com/2007/party-P6282561.jpg

But somebody felt they needed the boat more than I did. so wwe came to
terms..

Redneck bimini

http://gfretwell.com/electrical/the_butt_ugly.jpg

Looks like it does a fine job, plus, I see there's a cold beer under
there!!!

A boating adventure...
 

On Jun 1, 11:24*am, "F.O.A.D." wrote:


Yardwork. If I let it go for more than a few days, it looks like the
forest primeval around here. Apparently we have a new
crop...cicadas...about a billion of them in the woods, drinking,
screwing, eating, and making lots of cicada noises. There's gotta be a
way to export them for Big Dollars.


Those things make great fish bait!

A boating adventure...
 

On 6/1/2013 12:26 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 1 Jun 2013 09:08:34 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Good to see you got out on the water.
It is really the best relaxation. That is why we get out 3 or 4
evenings a week.
It keeps my wife from choking people at work ;-)
This week was pretty rainy here and we missed 3 trips. I am declaring
an emergency and dropping in today, rain or not.

Surely you have a bimini don't you Greg?

When I had my pontoon I was thinking on getting a large one like this

http://www.blackburnsresort.com/2007/party-P6282561.jpg

But somebody felt they needed the boat more than I did. so wwe came to
terms..

Redneck bimini

http://gfretwell.com/electrical/the_butt_ugly.jpg

The forestay is a nice touch. Good place to hang a rebel flag. ;-)

A boating adventure...
 

On Jun 1, 11:26*am, wrote:
On Sat, 1 Jun 2013 09:08:34 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Good to see you got out on the water.
It is really the best relaxation. That is why we get out 3 or 4
evenings a week.
It keeps my wife from choking people at work *;-)
This week was pretty rainy here and we missed 3 trips. I am declaring
an emergency and dropping in today, rain or not.

Surely you have a bimini don't you Greg?

When I had my pontoon I was thinking on getting a large one like this

http://www.blackburnsresort.com/2007/party-P6282561.jpg

But somebody felt they needed the boat more than I did. so wwe came to
terms..

Redneck bimini

http://gfretwell.com/electrical/the_butt_ugly.jpg

That'll work! multi- purpose and portable too!