Would you pay $200,000...
 

On Jan 24, 2:03*pm, "D-unit" cof42_AT_embarqmail.com wrote:
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On Jan 23, 5:12 pm, "D-unit" cof42_AT_embarqmail.com wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenews:e0afp3l7d9kk903edmdp26rud8s809qkne@4ax .com...

Where do I sign up?

http://tinyurl.com/258q64

I'm going to do it - seriously.

No doubt a life changing experience it would be.

db

Do you really think so? How?

You'd have $200K less money.

db

:)

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"hk" wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:43:04 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:08:16 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

"Would you pay $200,000... "

Errr.

No.
Of course you wouldn't.
I wouldn't either, but if you want to pay for my ticket, I will come
along.
This is what bothers me.

If you have the money, you are healthy enough to do it, why not?

It's the first step to the stars - revel in it.

I'm going to do it - I'm telling you, I'm going to go.

At $200k probably not, at $100k very likely.


For that kind of throw-away money, I can think of a bunch more earthly
pleasures on which to indulge myself.

I have a wife I love and loves me, so do not have to pay for call girls.

Would you pay $200,000...
 

On Jan 24, 5:29*pm, "JimH" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenews:e0afp3l7d9kk903edmdp26rud8s809qkne@4ax .com...

Where do I sign up?

http://tinyurl.com/258q64

I'm going to do it - seriously.

After a long career requiring flying to customer sites across the US, and
with a couple of business International flights to Zurich and London, the
last thing I want to do is get on a friggin plane............no matter where
it is heading.

Hmmmmm..........how much boat will $200k buy?

Hummmm.. say a 26 foot mahogany inboard cruiser, something old school,
lots of brightwork, lots of shiny stuff. Why, you got 200 grand to
spend, I am itchin' to build a boat or two?

Would you pay $200,000...
 

"JimH" wrote in message
...

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
Where do I sign up?

http://tinyurl.com/258q64

I'm going to do it - seriously.

After a long career requiring flying to customer sites across the US, and
with a couple of business International flights to Zurich and London, the
last thing I want to do is get on a friggin plane............no matter
where it is heading.

Hmmmmm..........how much boat will $200k buy?


I still get on planes and use to fly lots for business. Business class when
traveling overseas eased some of the pain. But since wife and I dislike
cruise ships, to get to far away places, airplanes are good. Last year best
flight was even in a small plane without much room. AT-6.

Would you pay $200,000...
 

wrote:
On Jan 24, 5:29 pm, "JimH" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenews:e0afp3l7d9kk903edmdp26rud8s809qkne@4ax .com...

Where do I sign up?
http://tinyurl.com/258q64
I'm going to do it - seriously.
After a long career requiring flying to customer sites across the US, and
with a couple of business International flights to Zurich and London, the
last thing I want to do is get on a friggin plane............no matter where
it is heading.

Hmmmmm..........how much boat will $200k buy?

Hummmm.. say a 26 foot mahogany inboard cruiser, something old school,
lots of brightwork, lots of shiny stuff. Why, you got 200 grand to
spend, I am itchin' to build a boat or two?


Who would want a 26' glue and stitch plywood dinghy?

Would you pay $200,000...
 

"hk" wrote in message
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wrote:
On Jan 24, 5:29 pm, "JimH" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
messagenews:e0afp3l7d9kk903edmdp26rud8s809qkne@4ax .com...

Where do I sign up?
http://tinyurl.com/258q64
I'm going to do it - seriously.
After a long career requiring flying to customer sites across the US,
and
with a couple of business International flights to Zurich and London,
the
last thing I want to do is get on a friggin plane............no matter
where
it is heading.

Hmmmmm..........how much boat will $200k buy?

Hummmm.. say a 26 foot mahogany inboard cruiser, something old school,
lots of brightwork, lots of shiny stuff. Why, you got 200 grand to
spend, I am itchin' to build a boat or two?


Who would want a 26' glue and stitch plywood dinghy?

JW knows wood working. For $200k, he would most likely not use stitch and
glue. More likely screw and glue.

Would you pay $200,000...
 

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:09:14 -0500, hk wrote:

Calif Bill wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:43:04 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:08:16 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

"Would you pay $200,000... "

Errr.

No.
Of course you wouldn't.
I wouldn't either, but if you want to pay for my ticket, I will come
along.
This is what bothers me.

If you have the money, you are healthy enough to do it, why not?

It's the first step to the stars - revel in it.

I'm going to do it - I'm telling you, I'm going to go.

At $200k probably not, at $100k very likely.

For that kind of throw-away money, I can think of a bunch more earthly
pleasures on which to indulge myself.

soapbox

Of course you could - so can I.

But that's here - this is about there.

The real point is to go - to see - to experience - the essence of
seeing something that very few people have gotten to see first hand.

It's the first step to moving beyond this planet and moving to others.

If I can be a part of that - a part of the inevitable move to other
worlds - moving beyond our planet to others, then I'm going to do it.

And I don't give a damn what anybody else thinks.

/soapbox

Would you pay $200,000...
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:33:14 -0500, DownTime
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
This is what bothers me.

If you have the money, you are healthy enough to do it, why not?

It's the first step to the stars - revel in it.

I'm going to do it - I'm telling you, I'm going to go.
I'm with you and behind the concept 100%. "IF" I had the extra funds
around, I'd do it in a second.

I have a nephew who is an mechanic at NASA, working hands-on with the
shuttles in the programm. I've been buggin him ever since he started to
see about getting me invited for a ride. Realistically I know it will
never happen, but I can dream can't I?

ROTFL!!!

I have a son who is a fighter jock and I never asked him for a ride.
On my 50th birthday, he shows up at the door, escorts me out, we get
in a plane, fly down to Cherry Point MAS and I get a ride in a F-18.

Had a blast. :)

I figure if I could handle that ride - which was pretty wild - I can
handle a sub-orbital flight with no problems. :)

I want to register a compliant.

My uncle was on the acquisition team for the F/A-18 for the Marine Corps
and commanded the first group of F/A-18's for the Marine Corps. Prick
never gave me a ride in an F/A-18.

Would you pay $200,000...
 

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:42:50 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:09:14 -0500, hk wrote:

Calif Bill wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:43:04 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:08:16 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

"Would you pay $200,000... "

Errr.

No.
Of course you wouldn't.
I wouldn't either, but if you want to pay for my ticket, I will come
along.
This is what bothers me.

If you have the money, you are healthy enough to do it, why not?

It's the first step to the stars - revel in it.

I'm going to do it - I'm telling you, I'm going to go.

At $200k probably not, at $100k very likely.

For that kind of throw-away money, I can think of a bunch more earthly
pleasures on which to indulge myself.

soapbox

Of course you could - so can I.

But that's here - this is about there.

The real point is to go - to see - to experience - the essence of
seeing something that very few people have gotten to see first hand.

It's the first step to moving beyond this planet and moving to others.

If I can be a part of that - a part of the inevitable move to other
worlds - moving beyond our planet to others, then I'm going to do it.

And I don't give a damn what anybody else thinks.

/soapbox

Maybe, after I've seen Alaska, the Grand Tetons, Monument Valley, the
Petrified Forest and a few other things I've missed. For a few seconds of
weightlessness, one could go to King's Dominion.

Hell, I'd rather give the $200,000 to the local children's hospital.
--
Mackerel Snapper

Would you pay $200,000...
 

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:10:57 -0500, BAR wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:33:14 -0500, DownTime
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
This is what bothers me.

If you have the money, you are healthy enough to do it, why not?

It's the first step to the stars - revel in it.

I'm going to do it - I'm telling you, I'm going to go.
I'm with you and behind the concept 100%. "IF" I had the extra funds
around, I'd do it in a second.

I have a nephew who is an mechanic at NASA, working hands-on with the
shuttles in the programm. I've been buggin him ever since he started to
see about getting me invited for a ride. Realistically I know it will
never happen, but I can dream can't I?

ROTFL!!!

I have a son who is a fighter jock and I never asked him for a ride.
On my 50th birthday, he shows up at the door, escorts me out, we get
in a plane, fly down to Cherry Point MAS and I get a ride in a F-18.

Had a blast. :)

I figure if I could handle that ride - which was pretty wild - I can
handle a sub-orbital flight with no problems. :)

I want to register a compliant.

My uncle was on the acquisition team for the F/A-18 for the Marine Corps
and commanded the first group of F/A-18's for the Marine Corps. Prick
never gave me a ride in an F/A-18.

Neener, neener, neener... :)