"Don White" wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote in message
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How much non-renewable resources does it take to make a 50' sailboat?
And
to replace the sails.



Sailboats are in a whole different category...at one with nature..quiet
yet
beautiful.
I think the gov't should offer a tax deduction to encourage sailboat
buyers
and discourage power.

I think *your* government should. Our government is happy the way things
are.

"NOYB" wrote in message
link.net...

"Don White" wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote in message
news:qGp1c.19797
How much non-renewable resources does it take to make a 50' sailboat?
And
to replace the sails.



Sailboats are in a whole different category...at one with nature..quiet
yet
beautiful.
I think the gov't should offer a tax deduction to encourage sailboat
buyers
and discourage power.

I think *your* government should. Our government is happy the way things
are.



Actually, our government doesn't KNOW where it is. :-) A tax break for
buying light trucks? Hello???

When I said manatee do not belong here, is because there were inported from
West India to miami to eat the plants clogging the cannals.

"Florida Keyz" wrote in message
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When I said manatee do not belong here, is because there were inported
from
West India to miami to eat the plants clogging the cannals.

OK, but so what? They're here. If you move to a new neighborhood and the
locals don't like your family, is it OK for them to run you down with their
cars? :-)

Doug,
Off course not. Stay on topic.:-) Cars no! Now with boats, it's okay.
Paul

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Florida Keyz" wrote in message
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When I said manatee do not belong here, is because there were inported
from
West India to miami to eat the plants clogging the cannals.

OK, but so what? They're here. If you move to a new neighborhood and the
locals don't like your family, is it OK for them to run you down with
their
cars? :-)

This may be a stretch, but I think I can imply from your comment that if I
can knock jetski slobs off their craft, I can run them over. :-)

"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message
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Doug,
Off course not. Stay on topic.:-) Cars no! Now with boats, it's okay.
Paul

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Florida Keyz" wrote in message
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When I said manatee do not belong here, is because there were inported
from
West India to miami to eat the plants clogging the cannals.

OK, but so what? They're here. If you move to a new neighborhood and the
locals don't like your family, is it OK for them to run you down with
their
cars? :-)

Doug Kanter wrote:
This may be a stretch, but I think I can imply from your comment that if I
can knock jetski slobs off their craft, I can run them over. :-)

No, no, you can't "knock [them -tks] off" with your boat, you must
use something like the Poop cannon holding tank evacuation device to
blow them off, then throw then a bunch of biodegradable T.P., then
you can sail over them over in the confusion, all by accident, of
course.

The undeniable truth we must face is that PWCs will not slice up
manatees like a prop would. They may, however give the manatees huge
linear hickies.

Do you think that would raise their social standing with other
manatees, like the kids seem to think publicly displayed hickies do?

Maybe we need regulations so that PWCs all go to manatee
reservations to boost their morale, and ours?

This cabin fever is getting out of hand.

Terry K


"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message
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Doug,
Off course not. Stay on topic.:-) Cars no! Now with boats, it's okay.
Paul

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Florida Keyz" wrote in message
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When I said manatee do not belong here, is because there were inported

from

West India to miami to eat the plants clogging the cannals.

OK, but so what? They're here. If you move to a new neighborhood and the
locals don't like your family, is it OK for them to run you down with

their

cars? :-)

Doug,
Only if they're new to the neighborhood and you're one of the locals.
Check this out:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...70/pwchelp.htm
Paul

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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This may be a stretch, but I think I can imply from your comment that if I
can knock jetski slobs off their craft, I can run them over. :-)

"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message
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Doug,
Off course not. Stay on topic.:-) Cars no! Now with boats, it's
okay.
Paul

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Florida Keyz" wrote in message
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When I said manatee do not belong here, is because there were
inported
from
West India to miami to eat the plants clogging the cannals.

OK, but so what? They're here. If you move to a new neighborhood and
the
locals don't like your family, is it OK for them to run you down with
their
cars? :-)

your arguments are childish, probably from you lack of experience, and bogus
email name.

Bill,Your a coward, hiding behind it. but then,,,,that figures.

Guess I asked for it, trying to post on topic, with factual information,
instead of grade school banter.

"Florida Keyz" wrote in message
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When I said manatee do not belong here, is because there were inported
from
West India to miami to eat the plants clogging the cannals.

Info from SaveTheManatee.org:

Fossil remains of manatee ancestors show they have inhabited Florida for
about 45 million years. Modern manatees have been in Florida for over one
million years (probably with intermittent absences during the Ice Ages);
i.e., a lot longer than people have lived here. The present Florida manatee
(Trichechus manatus latirostris) is a subspecies endemic to Florida. Genetic
studies to date indicate that it is not derived from the populations in
Mexico or Central America, but more likely colonized Florida from the
Greater Antilles thousands of years ago, after the last Ice Age. However,
there is no evidence that manatees are now entering Florida from Central
America, the Caribbean, or anywhere else. The manatees in Florida today have
every right to be considered Florida natives.

David S.