Now I feel sheepish. I don't know, it just seems to be an idea to have a
newsgroup that doesn't have to have a bunch of Off Topics. And yes, I have
gotten mostly decent replies and will continue to use this group w/ or
without the OTs. It would just be easier to use that way.

Paul

"Gary Warner" wrote in message
...

"paul c" wrote in message
news:Mq6Tc.3329$73.756@lakeread04...
Does anyone know of a good newsgroup where the posts are about boats and
not
politics? Last time I checked neither Bush nor Kerry make boats or
motors.
Or do some of you lack friends who will listen?

Paul



Paul,

What's your problem?

You've posted at least three boating questions this month
and all of those were responded to in thoughtful ways
by multiple posters. None of those threads mentioned
politics in any way. ~ Avoiding threads that don't
interest you is quite easy. Hint: Most political threads
are started with "OT" which stands for Off Topic. Don't
read those. Set your newsreader to eliminate them if
you want to. ~ Rec.boats is a great source of information
about boats. What else do you want for free?

"paul c" wrote in message
news:ZcETc.3526$73.239@lakeread04...
Now I feel sheepish. I don't know, it just seems to be an idea to have a
newsgroup that doesn't have to have a bunch of Off Topics. And yes, I have
gotten mostly decent replies and will continue to use this group w/ or
without the OTs. It would just be easier to use that way.

Paul



And I understand your frustration with the OTs. I just like
to remind people to see the good side of what's going on
in here, not just the bad. ~

Happy Boating.

Gary

"Gary Warner" wrote in message ...
Paul,

What's your problem?

The problem is the topics have NOTHING to do with boating. Usenet is
divided into subjects for a reason, use them.

It appears to me that the folks discussing politics in rec.boats are
to scared to discuss the topic in the proper group; so they hide in an
off-topic group.

If you have no idea what politically related groups are out there,
look under alt.politics. You should find something that suits your
interests.

-- John

its simple, the Ot's are azzholes

Florida Keyz wrote:

its simple, the Ot's are azzholes

Ever find a taker for that overpriced, clapped-out, POS trawler you've
been trying to dump?



--
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in
Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me -
you can't get fooled again." -George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept.
17, 2002

On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 20:40:58 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Florida Keyz wrote:

its simple, the Ot's are azzholes

Ever find a taker for that overpriced, clapped-out, POS trawler you've
been trying to dump?

Ever find a believer that you own a 35 foot lobster boat with a 1 foot
draft?

Regards
John S

john could not afford the dockage for my trawler, he is typical desktop sailor

On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 20:40:58 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:


Ever find a taker for that overpriced, clapped-out, POS trawler you've
been trying to dump?

At least he has a boat, you lying twit.

you sister says hi