Sounds like you had a great time.

And hey, the graves in N.O.? The water table has only a little to do
with the prevailing burial custom there. There are some traditional
graves, with large concrete slabs poured over the top to prevent the
dead from "rising" unexpectedly...

More to do with the philosophy of death and the demise of the body
itself. Those big white tombs in a lot of the N.O. burial grounds are
just temporary rentals. Biodies are stuffed in from all four sides, and
sometimes on a number of different layers. After a year and a day,
whatever is left of the body is shoved into a central charnel pit,
where the bones continue to morph into dust. Some of the crypts are
exculsively reserved for certain famililes, but others are not. Your
bones wind up mixed with gawd knows who, and from whatever sort of
neighborhood, for all eternity. :-) After a year and a day, the church
can rent out the same slot in the tomb to the next poor dead SOB.

Were the settler on Tangier Island also of French heritage?

You guys on the east coast- when you boat to a "primitive" island you
have to rough it by settling for transportation in "old" golf carts.
:-)

wrote in message
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Sounds like you had a great time.

And hey, the graves in N.O.? The water table has only a little to do
with the prevailing burial custom there. There are some traditional
graves, with large concrete slabs poured over the top to prevent the
dead from "rising" unexpectedly...

More to do with the philosophy of death and the demise of the body
itself. Those big white tombs in a lot of the N.O. burial grounds are
just temporary rentals. Biodies are stuffed in from all four sides, and
sometimes on a number of different layers. After a year and a day,
whatever is left of the body is shoved into a central charnel pit,
where the bones continue to morph into dust. Some of the crypts are
exculsively reserved for certain famililes, but others are not. Your
bones wind up mixed with gawd knows who, and from whatever sort of
neighborhood, for all eternity. :-) After a year and a day, the church
can rent out the same slot in the tomb to the next poor dead SOB.

Were the settler on Tangier Island also of French heritage?

You guys on the east coast- when you boat to a "primitive" island you
have to rough it by settling for transportation in "old" golf carts.
:-)


Just curious Chuck....why do you include a copy of a post in your reply when
you disagree with and refute it yet do not do the same when you respond to a
post from one of your buddies that share your beliefs?

A very strange and intentional habit.

Intentional indeed.

Good question, and here's the answer.

If a point of some kind, boating related or otherwise, is subject to
dispute or debate it is only fair to restate that point in the opposing
party's own words before preceding.

Example:

You post- "I think there are some advantages to reverse cycle AC on a
boat and would personally prefer it over a forced air or hydronic
diesel heat system."

Let's say I want to dispute or ciscuss that issue.
If I repost your exact statement, it then makes it harder for me to
twist and distort your words to my advantage.

Example, without repostsing"I think there are some advantages......and
would personally prefer"...... somebody could more easily open with,
"Why the heck do you think reverse cycle AC is the be and and end all
for everybody under all situations and who the heck do you think
you are to think that, anyway?"

Reposting an exact statement if a point is being debated or disputed
also makes it more difficult for the party who made the statement to
respond with, "You lying sack of crap, I never said any such
thing..........."

If I am only commenting on a single point in a long post, I rarely
quote the entire post.

Odd that you characterize certain individuals as "buddies that share
your beliefs".

As in: Just curious Chuck....why do you include a copy of a post in
your reply when
you disagree with and refute it yet do not do the same when you respond
to a
post from one of your buddies that share your beliefs?

Odd, because very few of my buddies "share my beliefs." In fact, a
number of people I consider good friends absolutely disagree with "my
beliefs" in some important areas. Reasonable adults, secure in their
own philosophies, are not afraid to include others who have different
opinions.

I don't know and have never met Harry, same as 99% of the people
posting here. I don't know and have never met you, either. Whenever I
meet a new person I try to look for the better aspects of their
personality, and hope they are inclined to do the same with me. Harry
and I, you and I, you and Harry- none of us have any reason to be
"buddies" or "enemies". We're just
tiny little whispers in daily hurricane on the internet. "Sound and
fury signifying nothing," (Shakespeare) This is a place where ideas can
be shared, contrasted, discussed, and compared- but it's a lousy place
to become emotionally involved- either from a positive or negative
perspective.

wrote in message
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Good question, and here's the answer.


snip the bull

Bull. You are into your usual spin mode.

Gotcha once again. ;-)

snip the bull

Bull. You are into your usual spin mode.


Gotcha once again. ;-)


***********

You asked an honest question and you got an honest answer. Sorry you
can't deal with it, but that's your problem and not mine.

It's time to put you back into the "ignore" file once again. Is your
buddy, W, taking the night off? Seems to be a marked decrease in the
profane attack posts.

wrote in message
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snip the bull

Bull. You are into your usual spin mode.


Gotcha once again. ;-)


***********

You asked an honest question and you got an honest answer. Sorry you
can't deal with it, but that's your problem and not mine.

It's time to put you back into the "ignore" file once again. Is your
buddy, W, taking the night off? Seems to be a marked decrease in the
profane attack posts.


I see another Chuckie breakdown coming.

Time to once again run away with your ball and bat to your Mommy like you
have done numerous times in the past?

I think so.

JimH wrote:
wrote in message
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Good question, and here's the answer.


snip the bull

Bull. You are into your usual spin mode.

Gotcha once again. ;-)

What does this have to do with boats? I take it that you aren't buying
into Herring's philosophy of trying to improve the tone of the group,
huh? Or maybe you are....he tries to improve the tone by using
profanity!!!!!

wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
wrote in message
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Good question, and here's the answer.


snip the bull

Bull. You are into your usual spin mode.

Gotcha once again. ;-)

What does this have to do with boats?

What does this have to do with boats? In fact, what do any of your posts
have to do with boats?

Around 5/13/2005 4:56 PM, wrote:

Good question, and here's the answer.

Screw the answer, what was the question? I've got whomever you replied
to killfiled, and when you don't quote it give absolutely no context to
what you're replying to.

Try this: You're using Google Groups, so instead of hitting the "Reply"
that's inline at the bottom of every message, click "Show Options" up by
the header and then the "Reply" that is right under the "Subject" line.

It may take a few more clicks, but it'll automatically quote the
previous message correctly according to USENET standards.

For example, looking at your post on Google, it'll give me a text box
with the following:

wrote:
Good question, and here's the answer.
...

All you then have to do is scroll to the bottom or below the point
you're responding to and start typing.

--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

Around 5/14/2005 1:01 PM, I wrote:

Around 5/13/2005 4:56 PM, wrote:

Good question, and here's the answer.

Screw the answer...

Ah, screw the question too. I'm going to head out and test my new prop
(er- screw.)

Hopefully almost two more inches of pitch will let me finally open the
throttle all the way.


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows