On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:21:59 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:

Here's a sad story.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...r-funeral.html


Speaking of New Orleans reminds me of an email I just received. I'll post
it, not to start a political fight, but because it's an enjoyable read.

*****************

Dateline Denver:

Up here, in the "Mile-Hi City", we just recovered from a Historic event---
may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical Proportions" --- with a
historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 MPH that
broke
trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of motorists
in
lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads, isolated scores of communities and cut
power to 10's of thousands.

FYI:

George Bush did not come.

FEMA did nothing.

No one howled for the government.

No one blamed the government.

No one even uttered an expletive on TV.

Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit.

Our Mayor did not blame Bush or anyone else.

Our Governor did not blame Bush or anyone else, either.

CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX or NBC did not visit - or report on this category 5
snowstorm. Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.

No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House.

No one looted.

Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something.

Nobody expected the government to do anything, either.

No Larry King, No Bill O'Rielly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews and No Geraldo
Rivera.

No Shaun Penn, No Barbara Striesand, No Hollywood types to be found.

Nope, we just melted the snow for water.

Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow engulfed cars.

The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks and didn't ask for a
penny.

Local restaurants made food and the police and fire departments delivered
it
to the snowbound families.

Families took in the stranded people - total strangers.

We fired up wood stoves, broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman lanterns.

We put on extra layers of clothes because up here it is "Work or Die".

We did not wait for some affirmative action government to get us out of a
mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that trades votes
for
'sittin at home' checks.

Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never fallen this
early, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves.

"In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets north of about 48
degrees North Latitude, 90% of the world's social problems evaporate."

It does seem that way, at least to me.

I hope this gets passed on.

Maybe SOME people will get the message. The world does Not owe you a
living.
*********************
--
******************************************
***** Have a super day! *****
******************************************

John H

"JohnH" wrote in message
...
snip...
Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never fallen this
early, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves.

"In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets north of about 48
degrees North Latitude, 90% of the world's social problems evaporate."

It does seem that way, at least to me.

I hope this gets passed on.

Maybe SOME people will get the message. The world does Not owe you a
living.
*********************
--
******************************************
***** Have a super day! *****
******************************************

John H

Well we're just below 45 deg lat and we had two record storms a few years
ago.
Hurricane Juan on Sept 29 2003
http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/weather/hurr...summary_e.html
and White Juan blizzard 5 months later on Feb 18/19 2004
http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/weather/seve...itejuan_e.html

We did handle it ourselves (some army types brought in for hurricane) but
asked the Federal Gov't for emergency monies to help pay the hugh cleanup
bills.

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:50:49 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
.. .
snip...
Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never fallen this
early, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves.

"In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets north of about 48
degrees North Latitude, 90% of the world's social problems evaporate."

It does seem that way, at least to me.

I hope this gets passed on.

Maybe SOME people will get the message. The world does Not owe you a
living.
*********************
--
******************************************
***** Have a super day! *****
******************************************

John H

Well we're just below 45 deg lat and we had two record storms a few years
ago.
Hurricane Juan on Sept 29 2003
http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/weather/hurr...summary_e.html
and White Juan blizzard 5 months later on Feb 18/19 2004
http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/weather/seve...itejuan_e.html

We did handle it ourselves (some army types brought in for hurricane) but
asked the Federal Gov't for emergency monies to help pay the hugh cleanup
bills.


Good show!
--
******************************************
***** Have a super day! *****
******************************************

John H

JohnH wrote:
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:21:59 GMT, "Don White"
wrote:

Here's a sad story.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...r-funeral.html


Speaking of New Orleans reminds me of an email I just received. I'll post
it, not to start a political fight, but because it's an enjoyable read.

*****************

Dateline Denver:

Up here, in the "Mile-Hi City", we just recovered from a Historic event---
may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical Proportions" --- with a
historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 MPH that
broke
trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of motorists
in
lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads, isolated scores of communities and cut
power to 10's of thousands.

FYI:

George Bush did not come.

FEMA did nothing.

No one howled for the government.

No one blamed the government.

No one even uttered an expletive on TV.

Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit.

Our Mayor did not blame Bush or anyone else.

Our Governor did not blame Bush or anyone else, either.

CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX or NBC did not visit - or report on this category 5
snowstorm. Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.

No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House.

No one looted.

Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something.

Nobody expected the government to do anything, either.

No Larry King, No Bill O'Rielly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews and No Geraldo
Rivera.

No Shaun Penn, No Barbara Striesand, No Hollywood types to be found.

Nope, we just melted the snow for water.

Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow engulfed cars.

The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks and didn't ask for a
penny.

Local restaurants made food and the police and fire departments delivered
it
to the snowbound families.

Families took in the stranded people - total strangers.

We fired up wood stoves, broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman lanterns.

We put on extra layers of clothes because up here it is "Work or Die".

We did not wait for some affirmative action government to get us out of a
mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that trades votes
for
'sittin at home' checks.

Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never fallen this
early, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves.

"In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets north of about 48
degrees North Latitude, 90% of the world's social problems evaporate."

It does seem that way, at least to me.

I hope this gets passed on.

Maybe SOME people will get the message. The world does Not owe you a
living.
*********************
--
******************************************
***** Have a super day! *****
******************************************

John H


Just call me obtuse, but we're 3-4 posts into this thread and for the
life of me I can't figure out what the boating, fishing, navigation,
watersport or remotely related angle is. Can't find it in the first
one, or any of the follow-ups. Is this the most appropriate place on
the entire internet for this topic? That would seem pretty unlikely.
Why "waste" it here, when there are groups that would really appreciate
the political opinions, etc? Signed...."Obtuse" :-)

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Just call me obtuse, but we're 3-4 posts into this thread and for the
life of me I can't figure out what the boating, fishing, navigation,
watersport or remotely related angle is. Can't find it in the first
one, or any of the follow-ups. Is this the most appropriate place on
the entire internet for this topic? That would seem pretty unlikely.
Why "waste" it here, when there are groups that would really appreciate
the political opinions, etc? Signed...."Obtuse" :-)


Entirely my fault your lordship.
I'll find out the name of the gun manufacturer and what brand bullets. I'll
then promote them shamelessly.
Would that please your lordship?

Don White wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
oups.com...



Just call me obtuse, but we're 3-4 posts into this thread and for the
life of me I can't figure out what the boating, fishing, navigation,
watersport or remotely related angle is. Can't find it in the first
one, or any of the follow-ups. Is this the most appropriate place on
the entire internet for this topic? That would seem pretty unlikely.
Why "waste" it here, when there are groups that would really appreciate
the political opinions, etc? Signed...."Obtuse" :-)


Entirely my fault your lordship.
I'll find out the name of the gun manufacturer and what brand bullets. I'll
then promote them shamelessly.
Would that please your lordship?

?????

All I asked was that somebody explain to me what the boating related
angle of this item might be. What I get instead is a smart ass remark.

Please try to stay awake and pay attention, Donald. I never stated that
you couldn't or shouldn't post your item here, merely wondered why you
did.

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

Don White wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
oups.com...



Just call me obtuse, but we're 3-4 posts into this thread and for the
life of me I can't figure out what the boating, fishing, navigation,
watersport or remotely related angle is. Can't find it in the first
one, or any of the follow-ups. Is this the most appropriate place on
the entire internet for this topic? That would seem pretty unlikely.
Why "waste" it here, when there are groups that would really appreciate
the political opinions, etc? Signed...."Obtuse" :-)


Entirely my fault your lordship.
I'll find out the name of the gun manufacturer and what brand bullets.
I'll
then promote them shamelessly.
Would that please your lordship?

?????

All I asked was that somebody explain to me what the boating related
angle of this item might be.


I can't think of anyone else but you who has boating on his/her mind
24/7/365.

Here is something you may want to build so you stay better focused when not
on the boat and sleeping on the hard.: http://plans4wood.com/tugboat.htm

Toot, toot!

"JimH" wrote in message
...
I can't think of anyone else but you who has boating on his/her mind
24/7/365.

Here is something you may want to build so you stay better focused when
not on the boat and sleeping on the hard.:
http://plans4wood.com/tugboat.htm

Toot, toot!




Now that is priceless.

Please send Smithers plans for one with a large hole in the bottom for when
he soils himself during sleep.

JimH wrote:



I can't think of anyone else but you who has boating on his/her mind
24/7/365.

But that's really not true.

When a person logs onto the boating NG, he or she is most likely there
to discuss boats or boating. Sort of like tuning in your bigscreen, I'd
think. If you go to the All-NFL cable channel, you would be surprised
to find Oprah Winfrey or the Larry King Live show, right?
Maybe halfway through an afternoon of combat footage on The History
Channel suddenly Martha Stewart cuts in to discuss how to cut festive
holiday decorations from colored craft paper?

Point being, just like you do at home with your TV set I try to "tune
in" different venues appropriate for different interests. If I want to
argue politics, (and I often do), there are places where that's
appropriate. If I want to discuss metaphysics, theology, or philosophy
(and I often do), there are places were that's appropriate. If I wanted
to run one of these silly "blogs" and pretend that anybody really gave
a ratz arse what I ate for breakfast or the names of the distant
relatives that dropped over during the holidays, there are places where
that's appropriate as well.

The only thing sillier than failing to be surprised when Martha Stewart
shows up on The History Channel would be trying to argue that she
really needs to tolerated or even encouraged to interrupt the expected
programming based based on some "freedom of speech" argument. If you've
got multiple interests, that's exactly why there is more than one
discusssion forum on the internet. (IMO)


Here is something you may want to build so you stay better focused when not
on the boat and sleeping on the hard.: http://plans4wood.com/tugboat.htm

Toot, toot!

Thanks Jim. I already own a fully functional version of a "tug" so I
don't need to build a toy.
Do drop me a line if you're coming out to the coast, you have a
standing invitation to go for a boat ride. :-)

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Do drop me a line if you're coming out to the coast, you have a
standing invitation to go for a boat ride. :-)


Thanks for the invite Chuck but I don't plan on being in Seattle anytime
soon. The last time I was in your neck of the woods was over a dozen years
ago when I flew into Seattle from Sacramento to visit a customer in
Wenatchee. You certainly live in a beautiful part of the country.