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YOU people are the paranoid ones!! I swear!! Listen to yourselves and all
the tripe you spam all over this fine group.... So freakin what if he's on Paxil, 70% of America is on it. You try running the most powerful nation in the world and tell me YOU don't have stress! Let the man do his job and stop being busy bodies with nothing better to do then spout off about what a lousy president he is. If you don't like it, why aren't YOU people running or in congress or something??? DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE supposed mess your bitchin about! AND if you don't like being free and living in America, GET THE HELL OUT! We don't want you either! People **** me off especially when they bitch all the time about what a lousy job someone's doing but there they sit on there asses doing NOTHING but copy and pasting! AND its freakin OT idiots! alt.politics.discussion Now, what's your boating woes?? Maybe we can help you, unless your beyond help that is. Doug "Rick" wrote in message ... "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Bush Leagues Bush's Erratic Behavior Worries White House Aides President George W. Bush is taking powerful anti-depressant drugs to control his erratic behavior, depression and paranoia, Capitol Hill Blue has learned. Gone boatin'...... Rick |
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Very well put Doug!!
-- Bill Chesapeake, Va "Doug" wrote in message ... YOU people are the paranoid ones!! I swear!! Listen to yourselves and all the tripe you spam all over this fine group.... So freakin what if he's on Paxil, 70% of America is on it. You try running the most powerful nation in the world and tell me YOU don't have stress! Let the man do his job and stop being busy bodies with nothing better to do then spout off about what a lousy president he is. If you don't like it, why aren't YOU people running or in congress or something??? DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE supposed mess your bitchin about! AND if you don't like being free and living in America, GET THE HELL OUT! We don't want you either! People **** me off especially when they bitch all the time about what a lousy job someone's doing but there they sit on there asses doing NOTHING but copy and pasting! AND its freakin OT idiots! alt.politics.discussion Now, what's your boating woes?? Maybe we can help you, unless your beyond help that is. Doug "Rick" wrote in message ... "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... Bush Leagues Bush's Erratic Behavior Worries White House Aides President George W. Bush is taking powerful anti-depressant drugs to control his erratic behavior, depression and paranoia, Capitol Hill Blue has learned. Gone boatin'...... Rick |
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"Doug" wrote in message ... YOU people are the paranoid ones!! I swear!! Listen to yourselves and all the tripe you spam all over this fine group.... So freakin what if he's on Paxil, 70% of America is on it. The level of the anger and seriousness in your post means you must be in the other 30%, eh? This is the internet. Lighten up. |
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"IBNFSHN" wrote in message news:IzROc.924$Yf6.253@lakeread03... Very well put Doug!! -- Bill Chesapeake, Va I live in Florida. In the Summer months, we do all of our boating early in the day, and try to get off of the water before the afternoon thunderstorms roll in around 2 pm. I'm in the process of breaking in a new motor. I have 19.4 hours on it since a week from last Friday. I worked Monday through Thursday this past week...which means I've had 5 days to put those hours on the engine. I didn't go last Saturday, but did go the other 4 days. I take my young kids with me, which means I'm seldom out the door before 9am. So in 4 days, I averaged about 5 hours of boating per day...from 9am until 2pm each day. The reason I don't talk about boating on the internet, is because when I'm in the mood for boating, I go boating...rather than just talking about it. |
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"NOYB" wrote in message ... "IBNFSHN" wrote in message news:IzROc.924$Yf6.253@lakeread03... Very well put Doug!! -- Bill Chesapeake, Va I live in Florida. In the Summer months, we do all of our boating early in the day, and try to get off of the water before the afternoon thunderstorms roll in around 2 pm. I'm in the process of breaking in a new motor. I have 19.4 hours on it since a week from last Friday. I worked Monday through Thursday this past week...which means I've had 5 days to put those hours on the engine. I didn't go last Saturday, but did go the other 4 days. I take my young kids with me, which means I'm seldom out the door before 9am. So in 4 days, I averaged about 5 hours of boating per day...from 9am until 2pm each day. The reason I don't talk about boating on the internet, is because when I'm in the mood for boating, I go boating...rather than just talking about it. I'd like to do the same, but almost-daily, unpredictable visits from the lightning vendor have made boating a major pain in the ass around here this summer. |
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote in message ... "IBNFSHN" wrote in message news:IzROc.924$Yf6.253@lakeread03... Very well put Doug!! -- Bill Chesapeake, Va I live in Florida. In the Summer months, we do all of our boating early in the day, and try to get off of the water before the afternoon thunderstorms roll in around 2 pm. I'm in the process of breaking in a new motor. I have 19.4 hours on it since a week from last Friday. I worked Monday through Thursday this past week...which means I've had 5 days to put those hours on the engine. I didn't go last Saturday, but did go the other 4 days. I take my young kids with me, which means I'm seldom out the door before 9am. So in 4 days, I averaged about 5 hours of boating per day...from 9am until 2pm each day. The reason I don't talk about boating on the internet, is because when I'm in the mood for boating, I go boating...rather than just talking about it. I'd like to do the same, but almost-daily, unpredictable visits from the lightning vendor have made boating a major pain in the ass around here this summer. This has been one of the worst summers that I can remember for electrical storms. Usually, you can count on them to hit in early to mid-afternoon. Lately, they're popping up at all hours of the day. I went out about 8:30am today. Seas were 4-6, tightly spaced, and white-capping. I got out about 5 miles, fished for an hour, and by 11am, a storm had chased me in. |
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I would still like to see someone put the cable weather radar channel on a
broadcast station. That is the best way to keep an eye on these storms. You could have weather doppler radar on your boat for the price of a cheap 12v TV. They could pay for it by running ad crawls. |
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"NOYB" wrote in message ... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote in message ... "IBNFSHN" wrote in message news:IzROc.924$Yf6.253@lakeread03... Very well put Doug!! -- Bill Chesapeake, Va I live in Florida. In the Summer months, we do all of our boating early in the day, and try to get off of the water before the afternoon thunderstorms roll in around 2 pm. I'm in the process of breaking in a new motor. I have 19.4 hours on it since a week from last Friday. I worked Monday through Thursday this past week...which means I've had 5 days to put those hours on the engine. I didn't go last Saturday, but did go the other 4 days. I take my young kids with me, which means I'm seldom out the door before 9am. So in 4 days, I averaged about 5 hours of boating per day...from 9am until 2pm each day. The reason I don't talk about boating on the internet, is because when I'm in the mood for boating, I go boating...rather than just talking about it. I'd like to do the same, but almost-daily, unpredictable visits from the lightning vendor have made boating a major pain in the ass around here this summer. This has been one of the worst summers that I can remember for electrical storms. Usually, you can count on them to hit in early to mid-afternoon. Lately, they're popping up at all hours of the day. I went out about 8:30am today. Seas were 4-6, tightly spaced, and white-capping. I got out about 5 miles, fished for an hour, and by 11am, a storm had chased me in. In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at the launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've ever seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of other boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat, rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling his boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of the ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge. Finally, the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled up behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8 seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping each other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock, especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to make the floating dock list at a 30 degree angle. * CG has a couple of new boats here. They look like inflatables (round around the outside, maybe 30' long, with small center cabins where a center console would normally be. They seeem to fly through any kind of turbulence without bouncing. Amazing. |
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote in message ... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote in message ... "IBNFSHN" wrote in message news:IzROc.924$Yf6.253@lakeread03... Very well put Doug!! -- Bill Chesapeake, Va I live in Florida. In the Summer months, we do all of our boating early in the day, and try to get off of the water before the afternoon thunderstorms roll in around 2 pm. I'm in the process of breaking in a new motor. I have 19.4 hours on it since a week from last Friday. I worked Monday through Thursday this past week...which means I've had 5 days to put those hours on the engine. I didn't go last Saturday, but did go the other 4 days. I take my young kids with me, which means I'm seldom out the door before 9am. So in 4 days, I averaged about 5 hours of boating per day...from 9am until 2pm each day. The reason I don't talk about boating on the internet, is because when I'm in the mood for boating, I go boating...rather than just talking about it. I'd like to do the same, but almost-daily, unpredictable visits from the lightning vendor have made boating a major pain in the ass around here this summer. This has been one of the worst summers that I can remember for electrical storms. Usually, you can count on them to hit in early to mid-afternoon. Lately, they're popping up at all hours of the day. I went out about 8:30am today. Seas were 4-6, tightly spaced, and white-capping. I got out about 5 miles, fished for an hour, and by 11am, a storm had chased me in. In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at the launch ramp. A lady just got killed down on the East coast of Florida a week ago. The boat ramp had a long back-up as a storm was bearing down on everybody. The lady who was killed pulled up on a nearby island to wait for the ramp to clear, and a tree she was sitting by got hit by lightning. |
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"NOYB" wrote in message
... In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at the launch ramp. A lady just got killed down on the East coast of Florida a week ago. The boat ramp had a long back-up as a storm was bearing down on everybody. The lady who was killed pulled up on a nearby island to wait for the ramp to clear, and a tree she was sitting by got hit by lightning. Yuck. |
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On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 12:43:11 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote: "NOYB" wrote in message ... "IBNFSHN" wrote in message news:IzROc.924$Yf6.253@lakeread03... Very well put Doug!! -- Bill Chesapeake, Va I live in Florida. In the Summer months, we do all of our boating early in the day, and try to get off of the water before the afternoon thunderstorms roll in around 2 pm. I'm in the process of breaking in a new motor. I have 19.4 hours on it since a week from last Friday. I worked Monday through Thursday this past week...which means I've had 5 days to put those hours on the engine. I didn't go last Saturday, but did go the other 4 days. I take my young kids with me, which means I'm seldom out the door before 9am. So in 4 days, I averaged about 5 hours of boating per day...from 9am until 2pm each day. The reason I don't talk about boating on the internet, is because when I'm in the mood for boating, I go boating...rather than just talking about it. I'd like to do the same, but almost-daily, unpredictable visits from the lightning vendor have made boating a major pain in the ass around here this summer. Me too. Not only lightning, but torrential rains, which keep the local rivers high and brown. July has not been a good month for boating.... Dave |
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On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote: In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at the launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've ever seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of other boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat, rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling his boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of the ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge. Finally, the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled up behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8 seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping each other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock, especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to make the floating dock list at a 30 degree angle. Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may differ, on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work as a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it down, and pull out. There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills. Dave |
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"Dave Hall" wrote in message ... On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at the launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've ever seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of other boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat, rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling his boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of the ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge. Finally, the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled up behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8 seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping each other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock, especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to make the floating dock list at a 30 degree angle. Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may differ, on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work as a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it down, and pull out. There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills. Dave I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE. What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here and you don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock". I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch to keep people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck snacks also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at the end of a busy Sunday. It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the patrons love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose **** combined with melted glops of ice cream all over the place. Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely unknown (and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great feature that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one side, which grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I think once people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town park where there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice cream you can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-) |
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On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:15:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote: "Dave Hall" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at the launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've ever seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of other boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat, rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling his boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of the ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge. Finally, the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled up behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8 seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping each other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock, especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to make the floating dock list at a 30 degree angle. Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may differ, on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work as a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it down, and pull out. There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills. Dave I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE. What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here and you don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock". You just hit another nerve. At one of my frequent haunts, the locals like to use the boat dock to fish from. Then they have the nerve to get upset when they have to move their lines to accommodate an incoming boat. It's not like there isn't hundreds of feet of shore line to fish from. But I guess they prefer concrete. I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch to keep people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck snacks also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at the end of a busy Sunday. I know, because I see it too. I don't know what's worse, the geese congregating at the ramp, or the little rug-rats of the aforementioned dock fishermen swimming off of the ramp (while you're trying to back down). It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the patrons love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose **** combined with melted glops of ice cream all over the place. I guess it's universal then. Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely unknown (and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great feature that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one side, which grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I think once people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town park where there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice cream you can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-) Hopefully, it never shifts...... Dave |
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"Dave Hall" wrote in message ... On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:15:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: "Dave Hall" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at the launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've ever seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of other boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat, rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling his boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of the ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge. Finally, the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled up behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8 seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping each other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock, especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to make the floating dock list at a 30 degree angle. Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may differ, on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work as a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it down, and pull out. There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills. Dave I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE. What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here and you don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock". You just hit another nerve. At one of my frequent haunts, the locals like to use the boat dock to fish from. Then they have the nerve to get upset when they have to move their lines to accommodate an incoming boat. It's not like there isn't hundreds of feet of shore line to fish from. But I guess they prefer concrete. I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch to keep people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck snacks also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at the end of a busy Sunday. I know, because I see it too. I don't know what's worse, the geese congregating at the ramp, or the little rug-rats of the aforementioned dock fishermen swimming off of the ramp (while you're trying to back down). It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the patrons love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose **** combined with melted glops of ice cream all over the place. I guess it's universal then. Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely unknown (and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great feature that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one side, which grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I think once people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town park where there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice cream you can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-) Hopefully, it never shifts...... Dave Wow. I thought you were going to tell me that goose **** is fertilizer and that I should lighten up. |
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On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:04:23 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote: "Dave Hall" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:15:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: "Dave Hall" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at the launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've ever seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of other boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat, rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling his boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of the ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge. Finally, the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled up behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8 seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping each other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock, especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to make the floating dock list at a 30 degree angle. Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may differ, on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work as a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it down, and pull out. There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills. Dave I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE. What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here and you don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock". You just hit another nerve. At one of my frequent haunts, the locals like to use the boat dock to fish from. Then they have the nerve to get upset when they have to move their lines to accommodate an incoming boat. It's not like there isn't hundreds of feet of shore line to fish from. But I guess they prefer concrete. I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch to keep people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck snacks also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at the end of a busy Sunday. I know, because I see it too. I don't know what's worse, the geese congregating at the ramp, or the little rug-rats of the aforementioned dock fishermen swimming off of the ramp (while you're trying to back down). It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the patrons love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose **** combined with melted glops of ice cream all over the place. I guess it's universal then. Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely unknown (and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great feature that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one side, which grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I think once people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town park where there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice cream you can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-) Hopefully, it never shifts...... Dave Wow. I thought you were going to tell me that goose **** is fertilizer and that I should lighten up. Not at all. I am in total agreement with you. Dave |
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"Dave Hall" wrote in message ... On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:04:23 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: "Dave Hall" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:15:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: "Dave Hall" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at the launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've ever seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of other boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat, rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling his boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of the ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge. Finally, the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled up behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8 seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping each other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock, especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to make the floating dock list at a 30 degree angle. Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may differ, on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work as a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it down, and pull out. There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills. Dave I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE. What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here and you don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock". You just hit another nerve. At one of my frequent haunts, the locals like to use the boat dock to fish from. Then they have the nerve to get upset when they have to move their lines to accommodate an incoming boat. It's not like there isn't hundreds of feet of shore line to fish from. But I guess they prefer concrete. I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch to keep people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck snacks also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at the end of a busy Sunday. I know, because I see it too. I don't know what's worse, the geese congregating at the ramp, or the little rug-rats of the aforementioned dock fishermen swimming off of the ramp (while you're trying to back down). It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the patrons love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose **** combined with melted glops of ice cream all over the place. I guess it's universal then. Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely unknown (and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great feature that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one side, which grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I think once people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town park where there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice cream you can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-) Hopefully, it never shifts...... Dave Wow. I thought you were going to tell me that goose **** is fertilizer and that I should lighten up. Not at all. I am in total agreement with you. Dave Asshole! |
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On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 14:11:33 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote: "Dave Hall" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:04:23 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: "Dave Hall" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:15:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: "Dave Hall" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at the launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've ever seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of other boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat, rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling his boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of the ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge. Finally, the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled up behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8 seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping each other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock, especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to make the floating dock list at a 30 degree angle. Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may differ, on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work as a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it down, and pull out. There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills. Dave I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE. What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here and you don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock". You just hit another nerve. At one of my frequent haunts, the locals like to use the boat dock to fish from. Then they have the nerve to get upset when they have to move their lines to accommodate an incoming boat. It's not like there isn't hundreds of feet of shore line to fish from. But I guess they prefer concrete. I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch to keep people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck snacks also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at the end of a busy Sunday. I know, because I see it too. I don't know what's worse, the geese congregating at the ramp, or the little rug-rats of the aforementioned dock fishermen swimming off of the ramp (while you're trying to back down). It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the patrons love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose **** combined with melted glops of ice cream all over the place. I guess it's universal then. Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely unknown (and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great feature that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one side, which grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I think once people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town park where there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice cream you can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-) Hopefully, it never shifts...... Dave Wow. I thought you were going to tell me that goose **** is fertilizer and that I should lighten up. Not at all. I am in total agreement with you. Dave Asshole! Huh? Can't I agree with you on certain points? Or are you just "funnin'" with me? Dave |
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"Dave Hall" wrote in message ... On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 14:11:33 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: "Dave Hall" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:04:23 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: "Dave Hall" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:15:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: "Dave Hall" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at the launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've ever seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of other boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat, rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling his boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of the ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge. Finally, the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled up behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8 seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping each other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock, especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to make the floating dock list at a 30 degree angle. Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may differ, on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work as a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it down, and pull out. There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills. Dave I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE. What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here and you don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock". You just hit another nerve. At one of my frequent haunts, the locals like to use the boat dock to fish from. Then they have the nerve to get upset when they have to move their lines to accommodate an incoming boat. It's not like there isn't hundreds of feet of shore line to fish from. But I guess they prefer concrete. I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch to keep people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck snacks also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at the end of a busy Sunday. I know, because I see it too. I don't know what's worse, the geese congregating at the ramp, or the little rug-rats of the aforementioned dock fishermen swimming off of the ramp (while you're trying to back down). It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the patrons love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose **** combined with melted glops of ice cream all over the place. I guess it's universal then. Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely unknown (and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great feature that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one side, which grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I think once people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town park where there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice cream you can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-) Hopefully, it never shifts...... Dave Wow. I thought you were going to tell me that goose **** is fertilizer and that I should lighten up. Not at all. I am in total agreement with you. Dave Asshole! Huh? Can't I agree with you on certain points? Or are you just "funnin'" with me? Dave No, you may NOT agree with me on anything! |
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On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 14:51:26 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote: Wow. I thought you were going to tell me that goose **** is fertilizer and that I should lighten up. Not at all. I am in total agreement with you. Dave Asshole! Huh? Can't I agree with you on certain points? Or are you just "funnin'" with me? Dave No, you may NOT agree with me on anything! Ok, then I take it back. Stop bitching about the goose crap, scrap it up and turn it into an alternative fuel source. Is that better? Dave |
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