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A poll for northern boaters only
Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only.
Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? 5. What size is your boat? |
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" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
... Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? 5. What size is your boat? What purpose, if any, does this poll have? |
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Mys Terry wrote:
On Mon, 8 May 2006 17:14:27 -0400, " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote: Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? Been sailing since the last week of April. 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? I had some winter projects that I did at home, including laminating a new custom tiller out of teak. I tried to find a company to do this, but once I sent them a photo of what I wanted, they all stopped replying to my emails. It's an unusual design. The actual time at the boat before launch included installing the new stuff. The bottom gets done every other year, and this was not the year. I spent probably a total of 16-20 hours at the boat yard all inclusive. 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? Other than upgrades, all I did was uncover the boat, wash it with plain water, apply two maintenance coats of Poliglow. That was about 4 hours. 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? I do everything myself. As usual, I was the first sailboat in the water at my marina. There were a few small center console fishing boats in before me. 5. What size is your boat? Just right! Terry & Skipper, Clearlake Texas You must be from Northern Texas. -- Reggie That's my story and I am sticking to it. |
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Mys Terry wrote:
On Mon, 08 May 2006 18:12:39 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers" wrote: Mys Terry wrote: On Mon, 8 May 2006 17:14:27 -0400, " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote: Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? Been sailing since the last week of April. 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? I had some winter projects that I did at home, including laminating a new custom tiller out of teak. I tried to find a company to do this, but once I sent them a photo of what I wanted, they all stopped replying to my emails. It's an unusual design. The actual time at the boat before launch included installing the new stuff. The bottom gets done every other year, and this was not the year. I spent probably a total of 16-20 hours at the boat yard all inclusive. 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? Other than upgrades, all I did was uncover the boat, wash it with plain water, apply two maintenance coats of Poliglow. That was about 4 hours. 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? I do everything myself. As usual, I was the first sailboat in the water at my marina. There were a few small center console fishing boats in before me. 5. What size is your boat? Just right! Terry & Skipper, Clearlake Texas You must be from Northern Texas. Nope! Connecticut. This is usenet, remember? Terry & Skipper, Clearlake Texas OK, but is it Northern Connecticut? -- Reggie That's my story and I am sticking to it. |
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1) YES 2)8 DAYS, 3)COMPLETE RUB OUT AND POLISH, ALL NEW TAPE STRIPES,
COMPLETE MECHANICAL INSPECTION AND REPAIR. 4) CONTRACTED OUT, 5) 37' |
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" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? We are heading to the boat later this afternoon to install the bimini. I purchased and assembled. With that installed the boat will be ready for splash, which should occur no later than this weekend. 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? 7 days including today. 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? I have already discussed this in previous threads. But briefly: Barrier coating, bottom painting, hull gelcoat repair, bimini installation and washing/waxing. Remaining work (installing helm seat, accessory battery and A/B switch) will be done while the boat is in the water. 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? All my labor with the help of my wife at times. 5. What size is your boat? 21 feet-actually 20 feet , 10 inches ;-) |
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On Tue, 9 May 2006 08:07:43 -0400, "JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com
REMOVETHIS wrote: " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? We are heading to the boat later this afternoon to install the bimini. I purchased and assembled. With that installed the boat will be ready for splash, which should occur no later than this weekend. 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? 7 days including today. 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? I have already discussed this in previous threads. But briefly: Barrier coating, bottom painting, hull gelcoat repair, bimini installation and washing/waxing. Remaining work (installing helm seat, accessory battery and A/B switch) will be done while the boat is in the water. 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? All my labor with the help of my wife at times. 5. What size is your boat? 21 feet-actually 20 feet , 10 inches ;-) LOL! Good idea, Jim! -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
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Harry Krause wrote:
On Tue, 9 May 2006 08:07:43 -0400, "JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com REMOVETHIS wrote: " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? Supposedly. 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? One minute. 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? I call the dealer and tell the shop to "recommission, please." When I pick up Yo Ho from the dealer, I load it up with all the stuff I took off last Thanksgiving. Harry, Is MD considered the North or the South? -- Reggie That's my story and I am sticking to it. |
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JimH wrote:
Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? 5. What size is your boat? Answers.. 1/ No... today I'm shuffling it from the driveway to the street & back so the big 20 cu yd dumpster can be taken out, dumped and returned for more refuse. 2/ lots to come as I replace the keel bearing, grease the brass naval screw mechanism that lowers the keel, rig longer halyards so I can raise sail from the cockpit ...may install a depth sounder this year etc 3/ waiting for new galvanized combo bunk/roller boattrailer, work mentioned in #2 ...whatever else I discover. 4/ Do it myself..... ask advice on website dedicated to my model sailboat...or if required travel to local marine store and talk to rigger on staff. note: had local sailmaker sew UV protection on my genoa. another Sandpiper owner's wife is making a bimini for me at a reasonable price 5.65 meter mini cruiser (18.5feet) |
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On Tue, 09 May 2006 09:53:40 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers"
wrote: Harry Krause wrote: On Tue, 9 May 2006 08:07:43 -0400, "JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com REMOVETHIS wrote: " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? Supposedly. 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? One minute. 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? I call the dealer and tell the shop to "recommission, please." When I pick up Yo Ho from the dealer, I load it up with all the stuff I took off last Thanksgiving. Harry, Is MD considered the North or the South? Many folks in Calvert County *hate* the damn Yankees! -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
A poll for northern boaters only
" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? Been ready since last Saturday 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? no time 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? Checked fluids, prop, replaced battery 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? contract it out - this is what illegals are for! 5. What size is your boat? 23 footer |
A poll for northern boaters only
JimH wrote: Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? 5. What size is your boat? I'm north of some of the U.S., does that count? |
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Reginald P. Smithers wrote: Harry Krause wrote: On Tue, 9 May 2006 08:07:43 -0400, "JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com REMOVETHIS wrote: " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? Supposedly. 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? One minute. 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? I call the dealer and tell the shop to "recommission, please." When I pick up Yo Ho from the dealer, I load it up with all the stuff I took off last Thanksgiving. Harry, Is MD considered the North or the South? -- Reggie Both, it's north of a lot of the U.S., and also south of a lot of the U.S. |
A poll for northern boaters only
"basskisser" wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? 5. What size is your boat? I'm north of some of the U.S., does that count? As long as the boating is generally seasonal......sure! |
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On Tue, 09 May 2006 10:18:53 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote: As a Yankee, I consider Maryland a southern state geographically. It is, after all, just east of Virginia, which no one questions as a southern state. But historically, it is a northern state. It was part of the Union during the Civil War. Weatherwise, it is near-northern in the winter, and near-southern in the summer. But we do have four distinct seasons. North! Yes. If you have to winterize your boat, it's north. |
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basskisser wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers wrote: Harry Krause wrote: On Tue, 9 May 2006 08:07:43 -0400, "JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com REMOVETHIS wrote: " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? Supposedly. 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? One minute. 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? I call the dealer and tell the shop to "recommission, please." When I pick up Yo Ho from the dealer, I load it up with all the stuff I took off last Thanksgiving. Harry, Is MD considered the North or the South? -- Reggie Both, it's north of a lot of the U.S., and also south of a lot of the U.S. MD is the tropics as far as I'm concerned. |
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JimH wrote:
Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? More or less ready to go. Just need to drop the mast from its slightly suspended position to snug up against the cabin for travel. Probably will go in the water next week. Would do it this weekend but our favourite extra hand is traveling to Florida for a convention. We will either enlist less experienced help or wait till he gets back. 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? A few hours 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? remove tarp. Remove the frame that supports the tarp when it is piled with 10 feet of snow. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. (just kidding about the repeat part) Get outboard serviced/checked out Last year we stripped and refinished the teak - that took a few days. 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? The outboard is done by professional types. Anything else is DIY. 5. What size is your boat? 21' Sirius sailboat. Stella |
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JimH wrote:
Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? Mine lives on a trailer but yes, I have been out riding it for I think five weekends now, started the season on Apr. 2nd with a figure-eight around Staten Island and Manhattan; rides have included an overnight trip up the Hudson River and an afternoon swing around Fire Island just this past weekend. 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? Took it to the local dealership for their spring conditioning service, they did a good job and provided good value on winterizing it last winter. I guess for spring prep they check the condition of the battery and that things are properly lubed and/or tightened. Up to about 160 trouble-free hours on the Yamaha four-stroke now at the beginning of its second season. 5. What size is your boat? 11 feet! richforman |
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On Tue, 09 May 2006 10:18:53 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote: SNIP Harry, Is MD considered the North or the South? Well, that's not such an easy question to answer. As a Yankee, I consider Maryland a southern state geographically. It is, after all, just east of Virginia, which no one questions as a southern state. But historically, it is a northern state. It was part of the Union during the Civil War. Weatherwise, it is near-northern in the winter, and near-southern in the summer. But we do have four distinct seasons. North! I believe that Maryland is south of the Mason-Dixon Line, which many would consider Southern. It was also a slave holding state during the Civil War even though it stayed in the Union. Dave Hall |
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A poll for northern boaters only
"JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com REMOVETHIS wrote in message ... " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? We are heading to the boat later this afternoon to install the bimini. I purchased and assembled. With that installed the boat will be ready for splash, which should occur no later than this weekend. Bimini sucessfully installed with the help of my wife and son. ;-) New prop also installed and we will carry the old one as a spare. It was a lot of work (with some more work to do on the interior) but the boat is ready for splash and goes in Friday afternoon! We will not be facing this amount of work next year or years to come. |
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" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? YES 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? 8 hours 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? Changed lube in outdrives. Washed, waxed flybridge checked batteries, lubed where needed. 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? Did myself 5. What size is your boat? Carver 28 Sedan Bridge Regards, Dan |
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Don White wrote:
wrote: JimH wrote: Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? Mine lives on a trailer but yes, I have been out riding it for I think five weekends now, started the season on Apr. 2nd with a figure-eight around Staten Island and Manhattan; rides have included an overnight trip up the Hudson River and an afternoon swing around Fire Island just this past weekend. 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? Took it to the local dealership for their spring conditioning service, they did a good job and provided good value on winterizing it last winter. I guess for spring prep they check the condition of the battery and that things are properly lubed and/or tightened. Up to about 160 trouble-free hours on the Yamaha four-stroke now at the beginning of its second season. 5. What size is your boat? 11 feet! richforman Do you brave 'Hell's Gate' on your boat? All the time, on the way on our many day rides from the North shore of Long Island up the Hudson River. (Traditionally, we used to launch for those rides from Cold Spring Harbor, but recently my buddy has turned me on to the ramp on the west shore of Hempstead Harbor, Bar Beach I think it's called, that is worth the long extra drive in the car to get to, because of how much closer it is to the Hudson and back and the end of the day....in the late-afternoon chop that's usually the L.I. Sound at the end of the riding day, it's nice to be coming under the Throg's Neck, look at my handlebar-mounted gps and see there's only 6 miles back to the launch spot instead of the 20 I used to see at that point.) Another early season ride we've already done was from Orient Point to the Connectut River and up that for maybe 40 miles and back....so it's been a great start, we've already covered lots of ground and a bunch of different places just in this "pre-season" part of the year. Now I'm planning a second annual trip with my wife to go riding in the Thousand Islands (St. Lawrence river) this summer, had said I couldn't afford it this year but I'm finding if I just cut it shorter by a couple days and stay in much cheaper Clayton rather than the much-fancier Riverview hotel/marina in Alex. Bay that we stayed at for a week last year....I can swing it. richforman |
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Don White wrote:
Do you brave 'Hell's Gate' on your boat? All the time, on the way on our many day rides from the North shore of Long Island up the Hudson River. (Traditionally, we used to launch for those rides from Cold Spring Harbor, but recently my buddy has turned me on to the ramp on the west shore of Hempstead Harbor, Bar Beach I think it's called, that is worth the long extra drive in the car to get to, because of how much closer it is to the Hudson and back and the end of the day....in the late-afternoon chop that's usually the L.I. Sound at the end of the riding day, it's nice to be coming under the Throg's Neck, look at my handlebar-mounted gps and see there's only 6 miles back to the launch spot instead of the 20 I used to see at that point.) Another early season ride we've already done was from Orient Point to the Connecticut River and up that for maybe 40 miles and back....so it's been a great start, we've already covered lots of ground and a bunch of different places just in this "pre-season" part of the year. Now I'm planning a second annual trip with my wife to go riding in the Thousand Islands (St. Lawrence river) this summer, had said I couldn't afford it this year but I'm finding if I just cut it shorter by a couple days and stay in much cheaper Clayton rather than the much-fancier Riverview hotel/marina in Alex. Bay that we stayed at for a week last year....I can swing it. richforman Forgot that you have the SeaDoo....I was thinking a small dinghy with an outboard. Just don't be terrorizing the Gananoque, Ontario area August 04-06. That's when the Sandpiper 565 Rendezvous takes place. No, I don't have a SeaDoo. And I promise I've never terrorized anyone! Here, take a look at our online photo album of pics my wife took from the back seat of our 'ski last summer and our joint narrative, let me know if it looks or sounds like any kind of terrorizing was on our itinerary. http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLan...omshare& Ux=1 (I think you have to open an account to view the photos on Kodak easy share but it's free) Mostly took pictures of lighthouses, swam, toured castles, beached and picnicked on the various state parks in the area, and just cruised around and enjoyed the scenery and the company of all our fellow boaters and water-lovers, we covered from Tibbets Point to at least Gitchiegoomie Bay (sp?) I think it was. What is that event that you mention, is it sailboats? We'll be up there about two weeks after that, sorry I guess we'll miss you this time. One difference, last year I forgot my passport so we didn't try to dock or land in Canada, this time I'll make sure to bring it. richforman |
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On 10 May 2006 11:53:04 -0700, wrote:
No, I don't have a SeaDoo. And I promise I've never terrorized anyone! Here, take a look at our online photo album of pics my wife took from the back seat of our 'ski last summer and our joint narrative, let me know if it looks or sounds like any kind of terrorizing was on our itinerary. http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLan...omshare& Ux=1 (I think you have to open an account to view the photos on Kodak easy share but it's free) Mostly took pictures of lighthouses, swam, toured castles, beached and picnicked on the various state parks in the area, and just cruised around and enjoyed the scenery and the company of all our fellow boaters and water-lovers, we covered from Tibbets Point to at least Gitchiegoomie Bay (sp?) I think it was. What is that event that you mention, is it sailboats? We'll be up there about two weeks after that, sorry I guess we'll miss you this time. One difference, last year I forgot my passport so we didn't try to dock or land in Canada, this time I'll make sure to bring it. richforman FWIW We've got a newsgroup site that we use for posting pics at alt.binaries.pictures.sports.ocean Often it's referred to as 'over there'. Then no one has to join anything and receive the spam from the photo sites. -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
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"Black Dog" wrote in message .. . basskisser wrote: Reginald P. Smithers wrote: Harry Krause wrote: On Tue, 9 May 2006 08:07:43 -0400, "JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT com REMOVETHIS wrote: " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... Sorry southerners, but this poll is for northern boaters only. Answer these questions: 1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go? Supposedly. 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? One minute. 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? I call the dealer and tell the shop to "recommission, please." When I pick up Yo Ho from the dealer, I load it up with all the stuff I took off last Thanksgiving. Harry, Is MD considered the North or the South? -- Reggie Both, it's north of a lot of the U.S., and also south of a lot of the U.S. MD is the tropics as far as I'm concerned. LOL! Where do you live Black Dog? BTW: Why did you choose Black Dog as your NG handle? (Please don't tell me that you have a black dog.) ;-) |
1. Is your boat in the water and/or ready to go?
The hull hit the water at 2:20 PM saturday April 15th. 2. How much time did you spend prepping your boat for launch? A couple of hours. 3. What exactly did you do/have done to the boat to prep it? Wash it. 4. Did you do it yourself or contract it out? Myself. 5. What size is your boat? 30' (actually 32' 2" overall) |
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JimH wrote:
"Black Dog" wrote in message .. . MD is the tropics as far as I'm concerned. LOL! Where do you live Black Dog? BTW: Why did you choose Black Dog as your NG handle? (Please don't tell me that you have a black dog.) ;-) I live near Sudbury, Ontario, which isn't that far north, geographically speaking (46.5 N lat)but attitudes and climate are pretty polar. (I've had a little "discussion" with Harry about wearing fur, which was enough to convince me MD must be in the tropics) Yes, I have a black lab and she's my baby and the best damn dog in the world. Black Dog and/or Stella (the dog's name) has been my internet alter-ego since 1994. Specifically, I use Black Dog in the newsgroups because it is not gender specific - back in the early '90's newsgroups were much more hostile places to women than they are now, and I, of course, was younger and more easily scared. Now I sign my posts with Stella so people know I am female - guess you could say I've come a long way, baby! Stella |
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"Black Dog" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: "Black Dog" wrote in message .. . MD is the tropics as far as I'm concerned. LOL! Where do you live Black Dog? BTW: Why did you choose Black Dog as your NG handle? (Please don't tell me that you have a black dog.) ;-) I live near Sudbury, Ontario, which isn't that far north, geographically speaking (46.5 N lat)but attitudes and climate are pretty polar. (I've had a little "discussion" with Harry about wearing fur, which was enough to convince me MD must be in the tropics) Yes, I have a black lab and she's my baby and the best damn dog in the world. Black Dog and/or Stella (the dog's name) has been my internet alter-ego since 1994. Specifically, I use Black Dog in the newsgroups because it is not gender specific - back in the early '90's newsgroups were much more hostile places to women than they are now, and I, of course, was younger and more easily scared. Now I sign my posts with Stella so people know I am female - guess you could say I've come a long way, baby! Stella Labs are great dogs and certainly have great temperaments. You should post a picture of her at alt.binaries.pictures.sports.ocean (the "other" place). |
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Black Dog wrote:
I live near Sudbury, Ontario, which isn't that far north, geographically speaking (46.5 N lat)but attitudes and climate are pretty polar. (I've had a little "discussion" with Harry about wearing fur, which was enough to convince me MD must be in the tropics) Yes, I have a black lab and she's my baby and the best damn dog in the world. Black Dog and/or Stella (the dog's name) has been my internet alter-ego since 1994. Specifically, I use Black Dog in the newsgroups because it is not gender specific - back in the early '90's newsgroups were much more hostile places to women than they are now, and I, of course, was younger and more easily scared. Now I sign my posts with Stella so people know I am female - guess you could say I've come a long way, baby! Stella What's with everyone wanting a Labrador Retriever these days? My sister has a Black Lab & my nephew a Chocolate Lab. My wife wants to get an English Springer Spaniel this fall. |
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On Fri, 12 May 2006 23:55:10 GMT, Don White wrote:
Black Dog wrote: I live near Sudbury, Ontario, which isn't that far north, geographically speaking (46.5 N lat)but attitudes and climate are pretty polar. (I've had a little "discussion" with Harry about wearing fur, which was enough to convince me MD must be in the tropics) Yes, I have a black lab and she's my baby and the best damn dog in the world. Black Dog and/or Stella (the dog's name) has been my internet alter-ego since 1994. Specifically, I use Black Dog in the newsgroups because it is not gender specific - back in the early '90's newsgroups were much more hostile places to women than they are now, and I, of course, was younger and more easily scared. Now I sign my posts with Stella so people know I am female - guess you could say I've come a long way, baby! Stella What's with everyone wanting a Labrador Retriever these days? My sister has a Black Lab & my nephew a Chocolate Lab. My wife wants to get an English Springer Spaniel this fall. And my Yellow Lab just died. I love Labs, but I'll not have another one. Get to attached to the damn things! -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
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"JohnH" wrote in message ... On Fri, 12 May 2006 23:55:10 GMT, Don White wrote: Black Dog wrote: I live near Sudbury, Ontario, which isn't that far north, geographically speaking (46.5 N lat)but attitudes and climate are pretty polar. (I've had a little "discussion" with Harry about wearing fur, which was enough to convince me MD must be in the tropics) Yes, I have a black lab and she's my baby and the best damn dog in the world. Black Dog and/or Stella (the dog's name) has been my internet alter-ego since 1994. Specifically, I use Black Dog in the newsgroups because it is not gender specific - back in the early '90's newsgroups were much more hostile places to women than they are now, and I, of course, was younger and more easily scared. Now I sign my posts with Stella so people know I am female - guess you could say I've come a long way, baby! Stella What's with everyone wanting a Labrador Retriever these days? My sister has a Black Lab & my nephew a Chocolate Lab. My wife wants to get an English Springer Spaniel this fall. And my Yellow Lab just died. I love Labs, but I'll not have another one. Get to attached to the damn things! -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** Labs, boxers, dalmations........it does not matter the breed nor type of animal. We all become attached to and love them. |
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"Don White" wrote in message ... Black Dog wrote: I live near Sudbury, Ontario, which isn't that far north, geographically speaking (46.5 N lat)but attitudes and climate are pretty polar. (I've had a little "discussion" with Harry about wearing fur, which was enough to convince me MD must be in the tropics) Yes, I have a black lab and she's my baby and the best damn dog in the world. Black Dog and/or Stella (the dog's name) has been my internet alter-ego since 1994. Specifically, I use Black Dog in the newsgroups because it is not gender specific - back in the early '90's newsgroups were much more hostile places to women than they are now, and I, of course, was younger and more easily scared. Now I sign my posts with Stella so people know I am female - guess you could say I've come a long way, baby! Stella What's with everyone wanting a Labrador Retriever these days? My sister has a Black Lab & my nephew a Chocolate Lab. My wife wants to get an English Springer Spaniel this fall. Ya just can't help loving the goofus .... check out a pic "over there" . RCE |
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JohnH wrote:
On Fri, 12 May 2006 23:55:10 GMT, Don White wrote: Black Dog wrote: I live near Sudbury, Ontario, which isn't that far north, geographically speaking (46.5 N lat)but attitudes and climate are pretty polar. (I've had a little "discussion" with Harry about wearing fur, which was enough to convince me MD must be in the tropics) Yes, I have a black lab and she's my baby and the best damn dog in the world. Black Dog and/or Stella (the dog's name) has been my internet alter-ego since 1994. Specifically, I use Black Dog in the newsgroups because it is not gender specific - back in the early '90's newsgroups were much more hostile places to women than they are now, and I, of course, was younger and more easily scared. Now I sign my posts with Stella so people know I am female - guess you could say I've come a long way, baby! Stella What's with everyone wanting a Labrador Retriever these days? My sister has a Black Lab & my nephew a Chocolate Lab. My wife wants to get an English Springer Spaniel this fall. And my Yellow Lab just died. I love Labs, but I'll not have another one. Get to attached to the damn things! -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** My sweetie is getting old. I cried like baby when I read your post "over there" |
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JimH wrote:
Labs are great dogs and certainly have great temperaments. You should post a picture of her at alt.binaries.pictures.sports.ocean (the "other" place). Don't have access to that group anymore (little trouble with the newserver at home and the one at work cuts out the big files). But here are a couple of my favourites from last summer, The look of concentration reserved for food and fetchable objects: http://photos1.blogger.com/img/143/6...atta%20055.jpg I really like this picture. You can't see the dog but I think it captures the essence of the lab. A sunny day, a lake, a stick - won't somebody come out and play? http://photos1.blogger.com/img/143/6...atta%20056.jpg |
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On Mon, 15 May 2006 09:54:18 -0400, Black Dog wrote:
JohnH wrote: On Fri, 12 May 2006 23:55:10 GMT, Don White wrote: Black Dog wrote: I live near Sudbury, Ontario, which isn't that far north, geographically speaking (46.5 N lat)but attitudes and climate are pretty polar. (I've had a little "discussion" with Harry about wearing fur, which was enough to convince me MD must be in the tropics) Yes, I have a black lab and she's my baby and the best damn dog in the world. Black Dog and/or Stella (the dog's name) has been my internet alter-ego since 1994. Specifically, I use Black Dog in the newsgroups because it is not gender specific - back in the early '90's newsgroups were much more hostile places to women than they are now, and I, of course, was younger and more easily scared. Now I sign my posts with Stella so people know I am female - guess you could say I've come a long way, baby! Stella What's with everyone wanting a Labrador Retriever these days? My sister has a Black Lab & my nephew a Chocolate Lab. My wife wants to get an English Springer Spaniel this fall. And my Yellow Lab just died. I love Labs, but I'll not have another one. Get to attached to the damn things! -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** My sweetie is getting old. I cried like baby when I read your post "over there" I did a hell of a lot of crying during the last month or so that we had her. Those big brown eyes always seemed to say, "Why can't you just fix me?" -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
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On Mon, 15 May 2006 10:07:04 -0400, Black Dog wrote:
JimH wrote: Labs are great dogs and certainly have great temperaments. You should post a picture of her at alt.binaries.pictures.sports.ocean (the "other" place). Don't have access to that group anymore (little trouble with the newserver at home and the one at work cuts out the big files). But here are a couple of my favourites from last summer, The look of concentration reserved for food and fetchable objects: http://photos1.blogger.com/img/143/6...atta%20055.jpg I really like this picture. You can't see the dog but I think it captures the essence of the lab. A sunny day, a lake, a stick - won't somebody come out and play? http://photos1.blogger.com/img/143/6...atta%20056.jpg Nice shots. -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
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"Black Dog" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: Labs are great dogs and certainly have great temperaments. You should post a picture of her at alt.binaries.pictures.sports.ocean (the "other" place). Don't have access to that group anymore (little trouble with the newserver at home and the one at work cuts out the big files). But here are a couple of my favourites from last summer, The look of concentration reserved for food and fetchable objects: http://photos1.blogger.com/img/143/6...atta%20055.jpg I really like this picture. You can't see the dog but I think it captures the essence of the lab. A sunny day, a lake, a stick - won't somebody come out and play? http://photos1.blogger.com/img/143/6...atta%20056.jpg Nice pics and great looking dog. ;-) |
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