"Frogwatch" wrote in message
ps.com...
Used to keep my sailboat at out-of-the-way places with no other boats
and no facilities at all. However, for the past two years I have kept
her at the local yacht club with a clubhouse, a nice dock, water,
power (still dont use power), ice, etc. Recently, I was offered a
dock at half the price of my current slip and considered it for awhile
and then turned it down. Basically, I like having these niceties and
I like occasionally seeing other boaters around to commiserate with.
Following the bad examples of the other boaters around me, I am
actually going to pay a diver to clean my boats bottom instead of
doing it myself. Am not sure if this is the result of old age or just
general wimpiness but still havent succumbed to using shore power.


Hey, if you're going to be a marina maggot you might as well go the
whole route. That means plugging in cable TV, Internet, 120VAC,
telephone and water hose. Be sure to install a water heater, shower,
microwave oven, flat panel TV, refrigerator/freezer, washer/drier, fresh
water deck washdown pump, etc. etc. etc. Be the best wimp you can be. .
..

Wilbur Hubbard

On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 12:55:54 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

That means plugging in cable TV, Internet, 120VAC,
telephone and water hose. Be sure to install a water heater, shower,
microwave oven, flat panel TV, refrigerator/freezer, washer/drier, fresh
water deck washdown pump, etc. etc. etc.

You've seen my boat?

Those are all necessities of a civilized life style.

On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:19:10 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 12:55:54 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

That means plugging in cable TV, Internet, 120VAC,
telephone and water hose. Be sure to install a water heater, shower,
microwave oven, flat panel TV, refrigerator/freezer, washer/drier, fresh
water deck washdown pump, etc. etc. etc.

You've seen my boat?

Those are all necessities of a civilized life style.

Yep it is quite a boat.

* Wayne.B wrote, On 3/4/2007 2:19 PM:
On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 12:55:54 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

That means plugging in cable TV, Internet, 120VAC,
telephone and water hose. Be sure to install a water heater, shower,
microwave oven, flat panel TV, refrigerator/freezer, washer/drier, fresh
water deck washdown pump, etc. etc. etc.

You've seen my boat?

Those are all necessities of a civilized life style.

Regrettably, I don't have the washer/drier.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 12:55:54 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

That means plugging in cable TV, Internet, 120VAC,
telephone and water hose. Be sure to install a water heater, shower,
microwave oven, flat panel TV, refrigerator/freezer, washer/drier,
fresh
water deck washdown pump, etc. etc. etc.

You've seen my boat?

Those are all necessities of a civilized life style.

So why don't you get a golf cart with all of the above then? Why don't
you put all that in your car? A boat isn't supposed to represent a
lifestyle. It's supposed to represent a diversion from a lifestyle.
Stupid prick!

Wilbur Hubbard

"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
...

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 12:55:54 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

That means plugging in cable TV, Internet, 120VAC,
telephone and water hose. Be sure to install a water heater, shower,
microwave oven, flat panel TV, refrigerator/freezer, washer/drier, fresh
water deck washdown pump, etc. etc. etc.

You've seen my boat?

Those are all necessities of a civilized life style.

So why don't you get a golf cart with all of the above then? Why don't you
put all that in your car? A boat isn't supposed to represent a lifestyle.
It's supposed to represent a diversion from a lifestyle. Stupid prick!

Wilbur Hubbard

For the un-informed ....

"Wilbur Hubbard", aka "Ellen" is the former "Capt Neil" of alt.sailing.asa
fame.

Eisboch

On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 16:26:57 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

For the un-informed ....

"Wilbur Hubbard", aka "Ellen" is the former "Capt Neil" of alt.sailing.asa
fame.

Eisboch

Heh, that explains a lot... :-)

On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:01:24 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 16:26:57 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

For the un-informed ....

"Wilbur Hubbard", aka "Ellen" is the former "Capt Neil" of alt.sailing.asa
fame.

Eisboch

Heh, that explains a lot... :-)

Don't know "Capt Neil", but after many hours of googling this group,
you learn that many people hide behind fictitious names, often
changing them.
Time is compressed too, giving another perspective. There are feuds
here that go back many years, and I've seen them develop and sometimes
fade away. As a newcomer, I'm a bit careful not to sound too familiar
with others here, even though I feel I've known some for years.
But there are plenty of stalwarts here who don't hide who they are,
and they keep the group from turning into one honking flamefest.
Not to say some of the flamefests aren't entertaining as hell (-:

--Vic

Vic Smith wrote:

Not to say some of the flamefests aren't entertaining as hell (-:

--Vic

There hasn't been an interesting flamefest in rec.boats for many years.
Today, all it amounts to is "your an asshole" and then an equally
creative response "I know you are, but what am I". Many years ago two
regulars did a parody of Harry and Skipper, except instead of discussing
Bayliners, they discussed Rule Bilge Pumps vs Attwood Bilge Pumps. They
had the two of them done pat, and it was very entertaining.

Trust me if you read the exact same "asshole insults" for a few years,
they do get old, and have NO entertainment value. Try reading some of
Bassy's insults and tirades and imagine 20 or 30 more people making
50-200 posts per day, just as creative as his.

On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 16:01:03 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

So why don't you get a golf cart with all of the above then? Why don't
you put all that in your car? A boat isn't supposed to represent a
lifestyle. It's supposed to represent a diversion from a lifestyle.
Stupid prick!

Wilbur Hubbard

Well Wilbur, stupid is as stupid does.

Have you ever lived in a golf cart or car for 6 months?

I suggest giving it a try and then returning for a polite little chat
about your requirements.