On Dec 4, 9:21 am, HK wrote:
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On Dec 4, 9:13 am, HK wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 4, 8:49 am, HK wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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On Dec 3, 1:31 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
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On Dec 3, 2:15 am, "Calif Bill" wrote:
You want investment advice?
Not from the handyman.
Better than from a pothead.
True, I'd have to agree with that. Why, are you a pothead, too?
Bill probably thinks pot is a gateway drug, orders of magnitude more
dangerous than booze.
Why do you suppose that? Loogy, the former Atl_man, the former on_lanier,
and the former basskisser seems to think stating that he is growing pot on
a pot newsgroup means he was spouting lies then. Or lies now. As to the
pot, my opinion is legalize and tax most drugs. If you steal to support
your habit, you get an extension to your sentence. If you can afford the
drugs and not be a burden on society, it's freedom of choice. I graduated
from San Francisco State University, so knew lots of people who used pot.
I do not use any drugs, as I get sick with most prescription painkillers,
and I do not smoke. Earn a lot of money from smoking as Altria has done
very well for me. Better than RTN and your other choices.
You do seem to attach a certain stigma or evil to pot, though, which is
silly, since it's really no worse for the body than booze, assuming both are
abused to a certain level. And, it's pretty rare that people steal to get
money for pot.
I sort of dropped out of this discussion, which I initiated. How did it
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Another lib was making stuff up and got cornered.... Kinda' like the
guy who said he saw Jesus on a cross at a Christmas parade but would
not for his life tell us what town or any other details
If you are referring to me, I never said I saw "Jesus on a cross at a
Christmas parade."

What I saw in the mid-1990s during a Christmas parade in a small north
Florida town were several floats sponsored by fundie churches on which
were mounted crosses with live guys tied onto them. The guys were acting
out the crucifixion of the Jewish guy Christians refer to as Jesus, I
was told. At least I think that was what I was told, since I was
practically falling to the ground from the spasms caused by my
uncontrollable laughter at the sight, and might have missed the precise
explanation.- Hide quoted text -

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I think you missed the precise truth

Nope. But if you and the others who doubt this want to put up some real
dollars in order to make the effort worth my while, I will be glad to
expend a little getting details and corroboration.

If so, the amount and the "holder" of the funds would have to be someone
I trust to release the bucks to me after I provide the proof.

I believe I stated I do not know if the practice continues as I
described, nor am I aware of any photos of the event. But I am sure I
could find satisfactory documentation from someone connected with the
sponsoring organizations. They can't all be dead.- Hide quoted text -

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I don't gamble...

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On Dec 4, 9:21 am, HK wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 4, 9:13 am, HK wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 4, 8:49 am, HK wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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On Dec 3, 1:31 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
wrote in message
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On Dec 3, 2:15 am, "Calif Bill" wrote:
You want investment advice?
Not from the handyman.
Better than from a pothead.
True, I'd have to agree with that. Why, are you a pothead, too?
Bill probably thinks pot is a gateway drug, orders of magnitude more
dangerous than booze.
Why do you suppose that? Loogy, the former Atl_man, the former on_lanier,
and the former basskisser seems to think stating that he is growing pot on
a pot newsgroup means he was spouting lies then. Or lies now. As to the
pot, my opinion is legalize and tax most drugs. If you steal to support
your habit, you get an extension to your sentence. If you can afford the
drugs and not be a burden on society, it's freedom of choice. I graduated
from San Francisco State University, so knew lots of people who used pot.
I do not use any drugs, as I get sick with most prescription painkillers,
and I do not smoke. Earn a lot of money from smoking as Altria has done
very well for me. Better than RTN and your other choices.
You do seem to attach a certain stigma or evil to pot, though, which is
silly, since it's really no worse for the body than booze, assuming both are
abused to a certain level. And, it's pretty rare that people steal to get
money for pot.
I sort of dropped out of this discussion, which I initiated. How did it
devolve into an argument about pot?- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Another lib was making stuff up and got cornered.... Kinda' like the
guy who said he saw Jesus on a cross at a Christmas parade but would
not for his life tell us what town or any other details
If you are referring to me, I never said I saw "Jesus on a cross at a
Christmas parade."
What I saw in the mid-1990s during a Christmas parade in a small north
Florida town were several floats sponsored by fundie churches on which
were mounted crosses with live guys tied onto them. The guys were acting
out the crucifixion of the Jewish guy Christians refer to as Jesus, I
was told. At least I think that was what I was told, since I was
practically falling to the ground from the spasms caused by my
uncontrollable laughter at the sight, and might have missed the precise
explanation.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
I think you missed the precise truth
Nope. But if you and the others who doubt this want to put up some real
dollars in order to make the effort worth my while, I will be glad to
expend a little getting details and corroboration.

If so, the amount and the "holder" of the funds would have to be someone
I trust to release the bucks to me after I provide the proof.

I believe I stated I do not know if the practice continues as I
described, nor am I aware of any photos of the event. But I am sure I
could find satisfactory documentation from someone connected with the
sponsoring organizations. They can't all be dead.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I don't gamble...


It's not a gamble. It's payment for my time. It would take some effort
to track down confirmable details, and I don't give away my time.

On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:46:10 -0500, HK wrote:

I don't give away my time.

Except on the internet. If you had been getting paid per usenet post,
you'd have amassed quite a fortune over the years, possibly enough for
a nice Hatteras sportfish or custom lobsta boat.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:46:10 -0500, HK wrote:

I don't give away my time.

Except on the internet. If you had been getting paid per usenet post,
you'd have amassed quite a fortune over the years, possibly enough for
a nice Hatteras sportfish or custom lobsta boat.


Perhaps a tired out, old GB RV.

On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:36:55 -0500, HK wrote:

I don't give away my time.

Except on the internet. If you had been getting paid per usenet post,
you'd have amassed quite a fortune over the years, possibly enough for
a nice Hatteras sportfish or custom lobsta boat.


Perhaps a tired out, old GB RV.

I suppose such a thing might exist somewhere but I've never seen one.
If you are talking about a nice spiffy GB49 Classic in first rate
condition, only the fortunate few are allowed to purchase one of
those, and ours is not for sale.

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/w...AaOGTlo0Zt2LlI

On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:16:44 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:36:55 -0500, HK wrote:

I don't give away my time.

Except on the internet. If you had been getting paid per usenet post,
you'd have amassed quite a fortune over the years, possibly enough for
a nice Hatteras sportfish or custom lobsta boat.


Perhaps a tired out, old GB RV.

I suppose such a thing might exist somewhere but I've never seen one.
If you are talking about a nice spiffy GB49 Classic in first rate
condition, only the fortunate few are allowed to purchase one of
those, and ours is not for sale.

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/w...AaOGTlo0Zt2LlI

Beautiful boat. But, I was thinking of ordering a print of GB 49 Classic
for Harry and the resolution is too low for anything but a wallet size. I'm
thinking he'd probably like about an 11" by 14" to frame and put over the
fireplace.

Think you could increase the resolution any?

Harry, would you post your address so I can mail it?
--
John H

John H. wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:16:44 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:36:55 -0500, HK wrote:

I don't give away my time.
Except on the internet. If you had been getting paid per usenet post,
you'd have amassed quite a fortune over the years, possibly enough for
a nice Hatteras sportfish or custom lobsta boat.

Perhaps a tired out, old GB RV.
I suppose such a thing might exist somewhere but I've never seen one.
If you are talking about a nice spiffy GB49 Classic in first rate
condition, only the fortunate few are allowed to purchase one of
those, and ours is not for sale.

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/w...AaOGTlo0Zt2LlI

Beautiful boat. But, I was thinking of ordering a print of GB 49 Classic
for Harry and the resolution is too low for anything but a wallet size. I'm
thinking he'd probably like about an 11" by 14" to frame and put over the
fireplace.

Think you could increase the resolution any?

Harry, would you post your address so I can mail it?


Don't waste your time.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:36:55 -0500, HK wrote:

I don't give away my time.
Except on the internet. If you had been getting paid per usenet post,
you'd have amassed quite a fortune over the years, possibly enough for
a nice Hatteras sportfish or custom lobsta boat.

Perhaps a tired out, old GB RV.

I suppose such a thing might exist somewhere but I've never seen one.
If you are talking about a nice spiffy GB49 Classic in first rate
condition, only the fortunate few are allowed to purchase one of
those, and ours is not for sale.

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/w...AaOGTlo0Zt2LlI


I've seen photos of your old GB RV before. It's perfect for a tired old
"f" like you, but I'm not tired. Besides, if I were in the market for
that sort of boat, I'd want one with a steel hull and an aluminum
superstructure.

More like this:

http://tinyurl.com/2omzjw


This would be a good starting site for the kind of large RV
I'd prefer to a plastic GB:

http://www.atlantictrawler.com/gallery.htm

On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:40:46 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:36:55 -0500, HK wrote:

I don't give away my time.
Except on the internet. If you had been getting paid per usenet post,
you'd have amassed quite a fortune over the years, possibly enough for
a nice Hatteras sportfish or custom lobsta boat.

Perhaps a tired out, old GB RV.

I suppose such a thing might exist somewhere but I've never seen one.
If you are talking about a nice spiffy GB49 Classic in first rate
condition, only the fortunate few are allowed to purchase one of
those, and ours is not for sale.

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/w...AaOGTlo0Zt2LlI


I've seen photos of your old GB RV before. It's perfect for a tired old
"f" like you, but I'm not tired. Besides, if I were in the market for
that sort of boat, I'd want one with a steel hull and an aluminum
superstructure.

More like this:

http://tinyurl.com/2omzjw


This would be a good starting site for the kind of large RV
I'd prefer to a plastic GB:

http://www.atlantictrawler.com/gallery.htm

Harry, you're making life hard here. I don't believe you've got room over
your fireplace for two big pictures of boats. So, quit messing things up.
The closest you're going to come to a beautiful trawler is the picture of
the GB 49 Classic.
--
John H

On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:40:46 -0500, HK wrote:

if I were in the market for
that sort of boat, I'd want one with a steel hull and an aluminum
superstructure.

More like this:

http://tinyurl.com/2omzjw


This would be a good starting site for the kind of large RV
I'd prefer to a plastic GB:

http://www.atlantictrawler.com/gallery.htm

Nice boats indeed, and probably perfect for you - nearly bullet proof
and capable of traversing vast oceans of bull ship.