Our Version of Paradise - the helicopter view
 

On 10/16/2015 6:34 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:17:51 -0700, Califbill billnews wrote:

wrote:
Just got an unexpected knock on the door and it was a guy selling
pictures door-to-door that he takes from his helicopter. It seemed
well composed and nicely framed, so who could resist?

Here's a picture of the pictu

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b2guiw9whussx7q/Our_Paradise__helicopter_view.jpg?dl=0


Where's the lift for the trawler?

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The trawler only come out of the water once every two or three years.
It weighs about 70,000 lbs and even some boat yard travel lifts have
trouble with it.


Do you or do you hire a diver to scrape the bottom on a regular basis?
When I had the Navigator in Florida I used to have a diver scape the
bottom monthly. Of course my situation was different. It sat there in a
slip, unused, during the summer months.

Our Version of Paradise - the helicopter view
 

On 10/16/2015 6:43 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:11:02 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 10/16/2015 4:42 PM, wrote:
Just got an unexpected knock on the door and it was a guy selling
pictures door-to-door that he takes from his helicopter. It seemed
well composed and nicely framed, so who could resist?

Here's a picture of the pictu

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b2guiw9whussx7q/Our_Paradise__helicopter_view.jpg?dl=0



Nice. Quite a few autos in the driveway, huh?

Those helicopter/photographers seem to be popular in Florida.
When I was approaching Jupiter Inlet in the Navigator, one started
flying overhead, then approached low from several angles.

A few weeks later I received a cardboard roll in the mail or UPS or
somebody with several proofs of pictures he took of the boat.
They apparently trace the boat owner by the boat name on the transom
and check to see if it is documented. If so, they get your name and
address. The roll arrived in Massachusetts.

We ordered some and I have a few of the pictures hanging in frames in
the house.

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Dick, as an FYI, the picture was taken last January. :-)


Thanks a bunch for that little tidbit of information. :-)

We are expecting our first frost this weekend ... possibly a light freeze.

Our Version of Paradise - the helicopter view
 

On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 23:51:48 -0400,
wrote:

On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 23:47:17 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:42:13 -0400,
wrote:

Just got an unexpected knock on the door and it was a guy selling
pictures door-to-door that he takes from his helicopter. It seemed
well composed and nicely framed, so who could resist?

Here's a picture of the pictu

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b2guiw9whussx7q/Our_Paradise__helicopter_view.jpg?dl=0

Hey what are those floaty things? Is that a BOAT?

LEEPA (the property appraiser) probably has a similar picture for free
;-)

These are my digs, from their site

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/LEEPA%202015.jpg

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Wasn't your bayou almost covered over with trees at one time?

It still is. In fact the PBS station had a camera crew here shooting B
Roll for some of their nature shows and they have a shot of my canal,
looking up through the trees that I have seen on TV (out of context)
The open water south of the house is the community boat basin. My lift
is stuffed in up under the coconut trees behind the SE corner of the
screen cage.

Our Version of Paradise - the helicopter view
 

On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 00:03:27 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

The trawler only come out of the water once every two or three years.
It weighs about 70,000 lbs and even some boat yard travel lifts have
trouble with it.


Do you or do you hire a diver to scrape the bottom on a regular basis?
When I had the Navigator in Florida I used to have a diver scape the
bottom monthly. Of course my situation was different. It sat there in a
slip, unused, during the summer months.

===

Yes, we have a diver that we use to clean the bottom every month or
two. Since we are about 10 miles up river the water here is a bit
less salty than what you'd experience on the east coast, especially
during the rainy season in the summer. We still have barnacles
however.

Our Version of Paradise - the helicopter view
 

Very very nice , Wayne!

Our Version of Paradise - the helicopter view
 

On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:42:13 -0400, wrote:

Just got an unexpected knock on the door and it was a guy selling
pictures door-to-door that he takes from his helicopter. It seemed
well composed and nicely framed, so who could resist?

Here's a picture of the pictu

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b2guiw9whussx7q/Our_Paradise__helicopter_view.jpg?dl=0

That would be hard to resist. Was it taken from a manned helicopter or an RC
multirotor?
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Our Version of Paradise - the helicopter view
 

On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:51:20 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:42:13 -0400, wrote:

Just got an unexpected knock on the door and it was a guy selling
pictures door-to-door that he takes from his helicopter. It seemed
well composed and nicely framed, so who could resist?

Here's a picture of the pictu

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b2guiw9whussx7q/Our_Paradise__helicopter_view.jpg?dl=0

That would be hard to resist. Was it taken from a manned helicopter or an RC
multirotor?

===

Small two man copter. He told me the make and model but I don't
remember it.

Our Version of Paradise - the helicopter view
 

wrote:
On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:42:13 -0400,
wrote:

Just got an unexpected knock on the door and it was a guy selling
pictures door-to-door that he takes from his helicopter. It seemed
well composed and nicely framed, so who could resist?

Here's a picture of the pictu

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b2guiw9whussx7q/Our_Paradise__helicopter_view.jpg?dl=0
Hey what are those floaty things? Is that a BOAT?

LEEPA (the property appraiser) probably has a similar picture for free
;-)

These are my digs, from their site

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/LEEPA%202015.jpg


Nice place!

Our Version of Paradise - the helicopter view
 

On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 23:18:15 -0400, Alex wrote:

wrote:
On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:42:13 -0400,
wrote:

Just got an unexpected knock on the door and it was a guy selling
pictures door-to-door that he takes from his helicopter. It seemed
well composed and nicely framed, so who could resist?

Here's a picture of the pictu

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b2guiw9whussx7q/Our_Paradise__helicopter_view.jpg?dl=0
Hey what are those floaty things? Is that a BOAT?

LEEPA (the property appraiser) probably has a similar picture for free
;-)

These are my digs, from their site

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/LEEPA%202015.jpg


Nice place!

The down side is I can't have a nice big boat like Wayne's here.

We are also a tad more "red necky" here compared to the Cape but I am
OK with that.

We had our first frost last night. Going to happen again tonight. I have left the heat on in the boat until I pull her on the 29th.