On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:21:00 -0000, wrote:

On Sep 5, 9:52 am, "Don White" wrote:

Wished we had more time to just kick around. It would have been interesting
to go out for an afternoon 'sail'. (would have pried him for first hand
insight on the Vietnam action.... always interesting because I was of age
then....turned 18 in August 1967)
Maybe another time...thanks for you interest in me getting home safely Tom..
appreciated your calls.(I get sleepy on long drives).

This reminds me of a little lesson my dad taught me many decades ago.
It went something like this:
"If you are ever in a bar and there is some guy standing on the table,
or talking louder than everyone telling them how he was in the war,
killing japs, fighting up hills.... here is what you do. You look for
the guy sitting quietly a couple of tables over, tear in his eye, head
in his hands... Buy him a drink and walk away, he is the guy that was
there." He continued on to leave me with this. "The guys that were
really there, don't talk about it". From my point of view, T has never
mentioned it, and quite frankly, guys like us probably don't want to
know.

And yes... Bronson and I plan on getting lots of use from that boat. Even
the wife looked it over this morning and said it looks bigger than she
thought it would.

A dog named Bronson, I love it, sure there is a story there. Hope the
three of you get to spend a lot of time muckholeing, if ya'll do it up
there.

I may be installing that second comfy seat soon.

With all due respect, you should consider a third for the wife

The difference between a war story and a fairy tale:

War story -- "This ain't no ****, but....."

Fairy tale -- "Once upon a time..."

Other than that they're pretty much the same.
--
John H

"John H." wrote in message
...

The difference between a war story and a fairy tale:

War story -- "This ain't no ****, but....."

Fairy tale -- "Once upon a time..."

Other than that they're pretty much the same.
--
John H


I think Tom is a little more straightforward than that.
I'm betting he'd either say he didn't want to talk about it... or he'd give
factual info not embelished or jazzed up in any manner.

On Sep 5, 1:50 pm, "Don White" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message

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The difference between a war story and a fairy tale:

War story -- "This ain't no ****, but....."

Fairy tale -- "Once upon a time..."

Other than that they're pretty much the same.
--
John H

I think Tom is a little more straightforward than that.
I'm betting he'd either say he didn't want to talk about it... or he'd give
factual info not embelished or jazzed up in any manner.

So, you get that think on the water yet? You find the "present" I left
on board???

On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:05:39 -0000,
wrote:

On Sep 5, 1:50 pm, "Don White" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message

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The difference between a war story and a fairy tale:

War story -- "This ain't no ****, but....."

Fairy tale -- "Once upon a time..."

Other than that they're pretty much the same.
--
John H

I think Tom is a little more straightforward than that.
I'm betting he'd either say he didn't want to talk about it... or he'd give
factual info not embelished or jazzed up in any manner.

So, you get that think on the water yet? You find the "present" I left
on board???

Be a good guy and tell him how to defuse it.

--Vic

wrote in message
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On Sep 5, 1:50 pm, "Don White" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message

...



The difference between a war story and a fairy tale:

War story -- "This ain't no ****, but....."

Fairy tale -- "Once upon a time..."

Other than that they're pretty much the same.
--
John H

I think Tom is a little more straightforward than that.
I'm betting he'd either say he didn't want to talk about it... or he'd
give
factual info not embelished or jazzed up in any manner.

So, you get that think on the water yet? You find the "present" I left
on board???


Say what?
See a bunch of funny little dark things I took as rabbit turds. That it?
Today I started playing the game of getting the trailer registered. Went
down to the Dept of Motor Vehicles only to be told that I have to take the
trailer to a Canadian Tire Corp auto service dept and have them do an
inspection to make sure your lax 'merican standards comply with our Canadian
ones.
(thought that was why I needed to make sure the 'compliance' sticker was on
the trailer)
If the mechanic is happy, he stamps the customs Form 1 paper I received at
the border and then I go back to the provincial gov't dept to register. I
hope the mechanic can do a safety check at the same time..... otherwise it's
back to another mechanic after registration.
After that I have to register/license the boat because the motor is over 10
hp
As we speak I'm charging the battery up with the small nifty charger.
I plan on hitting the water this weekend..... if the weather is good. Might
even take it down to the beautiful Bras d'Or Lakes in Cape Breton.

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:52:52 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


I may be installing that second comfy seat soon.
(I'll send you a direct e-mail re keys and any manuals you might have
kicking around)

If I had known it was that long a ride, I would have gone further
along Route 9.

I'll mail the X-85 manual and keys tomorrow - I'm really sorry about
that. I'll mail the engine manual as soon as I find it - the office
and two bedrooms are all stored elsewhere while the remodeling is
going on. I know what box it's in, it's under other boxes and buried.

Glad you made it home in good shape. Or reasonably good shape.

Enjoy it - it's a nice ride. :)

Oh, and I disabled the bomb Scot placed under the front seat - don't
worry about it. :)

On Sep 5, 5:26 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:52:52 -0300, "Don White"

wrote:
I may be installing that second comfy seat soon.
(I'll send you a direct e-mail re keys and any manuals you might have
kicking around)

If I had known it was that long a ride, I would have gone further
along Route 9.

I'll mail the X-85 manual and keys tomorrow - I'm really sorry about
that. I'll mail the engine manual as soon as I find it - the office
and two bedrooms are all stored elsewhere while the remodeling is
going on. I know what box it's in, it's under other boxes and buried.

Glad you made it home in good shape. Or reasonably good shape.

Enjoy it - it's a nice ride. :)

Oh, and I disabled the bomb Scot placed under the front seat - don't
worry about it. :)

On Sep 5, 5:26 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:52:52 -0300, "Don White"

wrote:
I may be installing that second comfy seat soon.
(I'll send you a direct e-mail re keys and any manuals you might have
kicking around)

If I had known it was that long a ride, I would have gone further
along Route 9.

I'll mail the X-85 manual and keys tomorrow - I'm really sorry about
that. I'll mail the engine manual as soon as I find it - the office
and two bedrooms are all stored elsewhere while the remodeling is
going on. I know what box it's in, it's under other boxes and buried.

Glad you made it home in good shape. Or reasonably good shape.

Enjoy it - it's a nice ride. :)

Oh, and I disabled the bomb Scot placed under the front seat - don't
worry about it. :)

What a bum. Hey, should I give you a ring this eve? Good temps and
skies tomorrow, some wind, you make the call.

On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:51:29 -0000,
wrote:

On Sep 5, 5:26 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:52:52 -0300, "Don White"

wrote:
I may be installing that second comfy seat soon.
(I'll send you a direct e-mail re keys and any manuals you might have
kicking around)

If I had known it was that long a ride, I would have gone further
along Route 9.

I'll mail the X-85 manual and keys tomorrow - I'm really sorry about
that. I'll mail the engine manual as soon as I find it - the office
and two bedrooms are all stored elsewhere while the remodeling is
going on. I know what box it's in, it's under other boxes and buried.

Glad you made it home in good shape. Or reasonably good shape.

Enjoy it - it's a nice ride. :)

Oh, and I disabled the bomb Scot placed under the front seat - don't
worry about it. :)

What a bum. Hey, should I give you a ring this eve? Good temps and
skies tomorrow, some wind, you make the call.

Um...tomorrow isn't good fo rme.

Friday...that sounds like a winner to me.

Give me a call anyway and we'll talk about it.

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:35:42 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

See a bunch of funny little dark things I took as rabbit turds.

Ah yes - resigtry. Gotta love 'em.

The little dark things are choke cherries - birds love 'em.

Don't know what they call them in the Pacific NW - Chuck berries
maybe?