NOYB wrote:


I stayed away for awhile, and upon my return I feel like I fell down the
rabbit hole. Thinks just get curiouser and curiouser. Can anybody post a
chart listing whose side every one is on?

It was so much easier when it was liberal/conservative.


The two sides:

1. The "side" that feels the NG is best used as a format for discussion
of boats and boating related topics. (Boating related *not* stretched
to the point where the Iraq War is considered on topic because "boats
use fuel and we get crude oil from the middle east").

2. The "side" that feels posts should routinely begin with OT,
should consist of cut 'n paste political editorials, and isn't above
launching a thread to make a personal attack or pursue a long-standing
feud.

As far as who is on which side, most people here now seem to be trying
to stay on side #1. (A few toe stubs here and there, but the effort is
evident). The few who are on side #2 are now glaringly obvious.

Welcome back NOYB. If you're looking for "easier" posting, I know there
are a lot of groups in the same shape this one was last year where the
liberal/conservative arguments continue to prevail. However, you're a
bright enough guy who actually goes boating and I suspect you could
offer a lot of on topic stuff here. I, for one, am looking forward to a
greater number of boating related posts from down Naples way.

Or, if you feel that it's truly a matter of choosing up "sides", you
could choose side #2.

NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
basskisser wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:
basskisser wrote:
JimH wrote:


Yes, I agree 100%. You've ruined more threads than I care to count,

Why not give it a rest?

That's odd. Seems as though I remember you and he getting along like
cats and dogs. Now that everyone else has dismissed him because of his
bipolar rants, you and he have become best of buds. If you condone HIS
past behavior here, you have nothing to say to anyone about their
actions in this newsgroup.


D'oh. I'm not condoning anything, but all you seem to do here these days
is "pick, pick, pick." To what end? Give it a rest.

I stayed away for awhile, and upon my return I feel like I fell down the
rabbit hole. Thinks just get curiouser and curiouser. Can anybody post a
chart listing whose side every one is on?

It was so much easier when it was liberal/conservative.

You can leave again, if you so choose. I don't think anyone missed you.

Harry Krause wrote:
basskisser wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:
basskisser wrote:
JimH wrote:


Yes, I agree 100%. You've ruined more threads than I care to count,

Why not give it a rest?

That's odd. Seems as though I remember you and he getting along like
cats and dogs. Now that everyone else has dismissed him because of his
bipolar rants, you and he have become best of buds. If you condone HIS
past behavior here, you have nothing to say to anyone about their
actions in this newsgroup.


D'oh. I'm not condoning anything, but all you seem to do here these days
is "pick, pick, pick." To what end? Give it a rest.

To what end?? Holy Mackerel! JimH comes here and stirs so much ****
for so long of a time that he turned EVERYBODY against him. Then he
comes back and acts like a nice little puppy who has never done
anything wrong, and abmonishes anybody who even dares to post something
off topic or inflammatory. He needs to clean up his own yard before
bitching about somebody else's. And it appears that you're eating it up
like chum!

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
oups.com...

NOYB wrote:


I stayed away for awhile, and upon my return I feel like I fell down the
rabbit hole. Thinks just get curiouser and curiouser. Can anybody post
a
chart listing whose side every one is on?

It was so much easier when it was liberal/conservative.


The two sides:

1. The "side" that feels the NG is best used as a format for discussion
of boats and boating related topics. (Boating related *not* stretched
to the point where the Iraq War is considered on topic because "boats
use fuel and we get crude oil from the middle east").

2. The "side" that feels posts should routinely begin with OT,
should consist of cut 'n paste political editorials, and isn't above
launching a thread to make a personal attack or pursue a long-standing
feud.

As far as who is on which side, most people here now seem to be trying
to stay on side #1. (A few toe stubs here and there, but the effort is
evident). The few who are on side #2 are now glaringly obvious.

Welcome back NOYB. If you're looking for "easier" posting, I know there
are a lot of groups in the same shape this one was last year where the
liberal/conservative arguments continue to prevail. However, you're a
bright enough guy who actually goes boating and I suspect you could
offer a lot of on topic stuff here. I, for one, am looking forward to a
greater number of boating related posts from down Naples way.

Or, if you feel that it's truly a matter of choosing up "sides", you
could choose side #2.


Harry *does* have a point about the price/politics connection, Chuck. I keep
asking a question that the 54% are uncomfortable with, and do not answer.
But, you, of all people, should be able to answer it.

On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:26:14 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

Harry *does* have a point about the price/politics connection, Chuck. I keep
asking a question that the 54% are uncomfortable with, and do not answer.
But, you, of all people, should be able to answer it.

==========

He did answer it, told you it was off topic in a boating group, and he
is correct.

Current high prices are a political failure of the 70s and 80s,
nothing recent. The supply side is realtively fixed for any given
price point, opportunities are on the demand side.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:26:14 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

Harry *does* have a point about the price/politics connection, Chuck. I
keep
asking a question that the 54% are uncomfortable with, and do not answer.
But, you, of all people, should be able to answer it.

==========

He did answer it, told you it was off topic in a boating group, and he
is correct.

Current high prices are a political failure of the 70s and 80s,
nothing recent. The supply side is realtively fixed for any given
price point, opportunities are on the demand side.


Here...grab this rope before you sink any further in the mud, Wayne.

Do you listen to the news at all? Think of the last 100 times you've heard
about price increases for a barrel of oil during the last 24 months. Now,
forget the reports you heard when hurricanes were a threat. That leaves 90%
of the reports. A hurricane around oil rigs is a valid reason for price
jitters.

Now, for the remaining 90%, what's the reason mentioned almost 100% of the
time?

"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:47:51 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
m...
basskisser wrote:
Harry Krause wrote:
basskisser wrote:
JimH wrote:


Yes, I agree 100%. You've ruined more threads than I care to count,

Why not give it a rest?

That's odd. Seems as though I remember you and he getting along like
cats and dogs. Now that everyone else has dismissed him because of his
bipolar rants, you and he have become best of buds. If you condone HIS
past behavior here, you have nothing to say to anyone about their
actions in this newsgroup.


D'oh. I'm not condoning anything, but all you seem to do here these days
is "pick, pick, pick." To what end? Give it a rest.

I stayed away for awhile, and upon my return I feel like I fell down the
rabbit hole. Thinks just get curiouser and curiouser. Can anybody post a
chart listing whose side every one is on?

It was so much easier when it was liberal/conservative.


Were you on a boat trip? Fishing? What?

Of course. Spring and early summer is the best time for fishing down here.

In the last couple of months, I've caught a couple of personal bests: a
35lb. bull dolphin, a 30 lb. kingfish, and a 9 foot nurse shark.

I also caught YT snapper to 4 lbs., grouper to 5 lbs, and countless other
snapper, grunts, bonito, and spanish mackeral...but I consider those just
"bait".

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
oups.com...

I, for one, am looking forward to a
greater number of boating related posts from down Naples way.

When I'm boating and fishing, I spend less time here talking about boating
and fishing. But red tide is pretty thick here right now, so expect more
frequent posts...but don't hold your breath that they're all about boating.

"NOYB" wrote in message
ink.net...

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
oups.com...

I, for one, am looking forward to a
greater number of boating related posts from down Naples way.

When I'm boating and fishing, I spend less time here talking about boating
and fishing. But red tide is pretty thick here right now, so expect more
frequent posts...but don't hold your breath that they're all about
boating.

I figured you were busy trying to figure out how to help your president out
of the strategic corner he painted himself into.

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:26:14 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

Harry *does* have a point about the price/politics connection, Chuck. I
keep
asking a question that the 54% are uncomfortable with, and do not answer.
But, you, of all people, should be able to answer it.

==========

He did answer it, told you it was off topic in a boating group, and he
is correct.

Current high prices are a political failure of the 70s and 80s,
nothing recent. The supply side is realtively fixed for any given
price point, opportunities are on the demand side.


Here...grab this rope before you sink any further in the mud, Wayne.

Do you listen to the news at all? Think of the last 100 times you've heard
about price increases for a barrel of oil during the last 24 months. Now,
forget the reports you heard when hurricanes were a threat. That leaves
90% of the reports. A hurricane around oil rigs is a valid reason for
price jitters.

Now, for the remaining 90%, what's the reason mentioned almost 100% of the
time?

According to the NY Times, Washington Post, CBS, etc.? Or according to
those without a political axe to grind?