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....from eons ago:
http://tinyurl.com/mrk33zt First to finish in Class III river motorboat race. ![]() Middletown to Hartford and Return... 1948. Barbour brand boat with Evinrude motor. He raced the Albany to NYC competition a few times, and also raced on or near Lakes Zoar and Candlewood in Connecticut, and at the base of the Lake Zoar dam. I do have at least one memory of when I was a wee lad of watching my dad win a motorboat race. In the 1950s, he crossed the Atlantic in Swedish-made outboard cruiser powered by two Evinrude outboards. They traveled in the lee of a freighter, and fuel and supplies were passed down to them from that freighter. He was the co-pilot and mechanic on the trip, and it was the second time that trip was accomplished successfully. My dad was the New York/New England importer for that brand of boat at the time. -- Just because you are opposed to abortion doesn’t make you pro-life. Your morality is deeply lacking if all you want is a child born but not a child fed, not a child educated, not a child housed, not a child clothed, not a child able to see the doctor. That’s not pro-life…that’s pro-birth. |
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On Friday, November 21, 2014 12:07:55 PM UTC-5, F*O*A*D wrote:
...from eons ago: http://tinyurl.com/mrk33zt First to finish in Class III river motorboat race. ![]() Middletown to Hartford and Return... 1948. Barbour brand boat with Evinrude motor. He raced the Albany to NYC competition a few times, and also raced on or near Lakes Zoar and Candlewood in Connecticut, and at the base of the Lake Zoar dam. I do have at least one memory of when I was a wee lad of watching my dad win a motorboat race. In the 1950s, he crossed the Atlantic in Swedish-made outboard cruiser powered by two Evinrude outboards. They traveled in the lee of a freighter, and fuel and supplies were passed down to them from that freighter. He was the co-pilot and mechanic on the trip, and it was the second time that trip was accomplished successfully. My dad was the New York/New England importer for that brand of boat at the time. What a crock of ****. |
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On Friday, November 21, 2014 12:07:55 PM UTC-5, F*O*A*D wrote:
...from eons ago: http://tinyurl.com/mrk33zt First to finish in Class III river motorboat race. ![]() Middletown to Hartford and Return... 1948. Barbour brand boat with Evinrude motor. He raced the Albany to NYC competition a few times, and also raced on or near Lakes Zoar and Candlewood in Connecticut, and at the base of the Lake Zoar dam. I do have at least one memory of when I was a wee lad of watching my dad win a motorboat race. In the 1950s, he crossed the Atlantic in Swedish-made outboard cruiser powered by two Evinrude outboards. They traveled in the lee of a freighter, and fuel and supplies were passed down to them from that freighter. He was the co-pilot and mechanic on the trip, and it was the second time that trip was accomplished successfully. My dad was the New York/New England importer for that brand of boat at the time. -- Just because you are opposed to abortion makes you pro-baby. Gosh, all that publicity in Motorboating for a 42 mile race, and no mention anywhere of an ocean-crossing trip with a fireboat welcome in New York City. You'd think that'd be pretty big news, wouldn't you? |
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 11:31:03 -0800 (PST), "John H."
wrote: On Friday, November 21, 2014 12:07:55 PM UTC-5, F*O*A*D wrote: ...from eons ago: http://tinyurl.com/mrk33zt First to finish in Class III river motorboat race. ![]() Middletown to Hartford and Return... 1948. Barbour brand boat with Evinrude motor. He raced the Albany to NYC competition a few times, and also raced on or near Lakes Zoar and Candlewood in Connecticut, and at the base of the Lake Zoar dam. I do have at least one memory of when I was a wee lad of watching my dad win a motorboat race. In the 1950s, he crossed the Atlantic in Swedish-made outboard cruiser powered by two Evinrude outboards. They traveled in the lee of a freighter, and fuel and supplies were passed down to them from that freighter. He was the co-pilot and mechanic on the trip, and it was the second time that trip was accomplished successfully. My dad was the New York/New England importer for that brand of boat at the time. -- Just because you are opposed to abortion makes you pro-baby. Gosh, all that publicity in Motorboating for a 42 mile race, and no mention anywhere of an ocean-crossing trip with a fireboat welcome in New York City. You'd think that'd be pretty big news, wouldn't you? === Even without an ocean crossing I'd guess that Harry's father was probably a man of integrity and personal responsibility. Sometimes those qualities skip a generation. I'm sure Harry must have been a great disappointment to him. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 11:31:03 -0800 (PST), "John H." wrote: On Friday, November 21, 2014 12:07:55 PM UTC-5, F*O*A*D wrote: ...from eons ago: http://tinyurl.com/mrk33zt First to finish in Class III river motorboat race. ![]() Middletown to Hartford and Return... 1948. Barbour brand boat with Evinrude motor. He raced the Albany to NYC competition a few times, and also raced on or near Lakes Zoar and Candlewood in Connecticut, and at the base of the Lake Zoar dam. I do have at least one memory of when I was a wee lad of watching my dad win a motorboat race. In the 1950s, he crossed the Atlantic in Swedish-made outboard cruiser powered by two Evinrude outboards. They traveled in the lee of a freighter, and fuel and supplies were passed down to them from that freighter. He was the co-pilot and mechanic on the trip, and it was the second time that trip was accomplished successfully. My dad was the New York/New England importer for that brand of boat at the time. -- Just because you are opposed to abortion makes you pro-baby. Gosh, all that publicity in Motorboating for a 42 mile race, and no mention anywhere of an ocean-crossing trip with a fireboat welcome in New York City. You'd think that'd be pretty big news, wouldn't you? === Even without an ocean crossing I'd guess that Harry's father was probably a man of integrity and personal responsibility. Sometimes those qualities skip a generation. I'm sure Harry must have been a great disappointment to him. Sent him off to Kansas. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 11:31:03 -0800 (PST), "John H." wrote: On Friday, November 21, 2014 12:07:55 PM UTC-5, F*O*A*D wrote: ...from eons ago: http://tinyurl.com/mrk33zt First to finish in Class III river motorboat race. ![]() Middletown to Hartford and Return... 1948. Barbour brand boat with Evinrude motor. He raced the Albany to NYC competition a few times, and also raced on or near Lakes Zoar and Candlewood in Connecticut, and at the base of the Lake Zoar dam. I do have at least one memory of when I was a wee lad of watching my dad win a motorboat race. In the 1950s, he crossed the Atlantic in Swedish-made outboard cruiser powered by two Evinrude outboards. They traveled in the lee of a freighter, and fuel and supplies were passed down to them from that freighter. He was the co-pilot and mechanic on the trip, and it was the second time that trip was accomplished successfully. My dad was the New York/New England importer for that brand of boat at the time. -- Just because you are opposed to abortion makes you pro-baby. Gosh, all that publicity in Motorboating for a 42 mile race, and no mention anywhere of an ocean-crossing trip with a fireboat welcome in New York City. You'd think that'd be pretty big news, wouldn't you? === Even without an ocean crossing I'd guess that Harry's father was probably a man of integrity and personal responsibility. Sometimes those qualities skip a generation. I'm sure Harry must have been a great disappointment to him. Evidently Harry's children feel the same. |
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On Friday, November 21, 2014 9:07:55 AM UTC-8, F*O*A*D wrote:
...from eons ago: http://tinyurl.com/mrk33zt First to finish in Class III river motorboat race. ![]() Middletown to Hartford and Return... 1948. Barbour brand boat with Evinrude motor. He raced the Albany to NYC competition a few times, and also raced on or near Lakes Zoar and Candlewood in Connecticut, and at the base of the Lake Zoar dam. I do have at least one memory of when I was a wee lad of watching my dad win a motorboat race. In the 1950s, he crossed the Atlantic in Swedish-made outboard cruiser powered by two Evinrude outboards. They traveled in the lee of a freighter, and fuel and supplies were passed down to them from that freighter. He was the co-pilot and mechanic on the trip, and it was the second time that trip was accomplished successfully. My dad was the New York/New England importer for that brand of boat at the time. -- Just because you are opposed to abortion doesn't make you pro-life. Your morality is deeply lacking if all you want is a child born but not a child fed, not a child educated, not a child housed, not a child clothed, not a child able to see the doctor. That's not pro-life...that's pro-birth. I suppose your father painted your Maryland red barn too? |
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