Not boating weather yet... - Page 2

Rogan · 23 March 2007, 15:29

Ahh, and there's hope. The first signs of spring have arrived in Chicago!

Stoo · 23 March 2007, 18:13

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Originally Posted by pathalla

once a boater, always a boater...

Sad, but true. My Father's first purchase when he started to work after WWII was a 14' sailboat. We sold his last one after he passed away at age 86 a few years ago. I have had access to a boat of one type or another my entire life. I bought my first inflatable when I was 23. I'd never really thought of that until your comment Pat.

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Originally Posted by prairie tuber

Congrats Stoo! Sounds like your 4NIK8ing days are about to end.

I think I'd best "plead the 5th" on that one... but no complaints here! Being considerably younger than me, she has cautioned that she is just entering her prime!

By the time she's out of it, I'll likely be dead!

jyasaki · 23 March 2007, 22:53

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Originally Posted by Stoo

Being considerably younger than me, she has cautioned that she is just entering her prime!

By the time she's out of it, I'll likely be dead!

But, what a way to go...

jky

prairie tuber · 23 March 2007, 23:28

An optimist is an 80 year old billionaire that is about to marry a 20 year old supermodel, who when warned by his physician that this could be fatal replies;

"No problem, I can always re-marry!"

pathalla · 24 March 2007, 03:25

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Originally Posted by Stoo

Sad, but true. My Father's first purchase when he started to work after WWII was a 14' sailboat. We sold his last one after he passed away at age 86 a few years ago. I have had access to a boat of one type or another my entire life. I bought my first inflatable when I was 23. I'd never really thought of that until your comment Pat.

I think I'd best "plead the 5th" on that one... but no complaints here! Being considerably younger than me, she has cautioned that she is just entering her prime!

By the time she's out of it, I'll likely be dead!

Ya know Stoo once you have the "disease" as I call it, you never get rid of it. Year after year the call of the water gets me salivating about the coming season, course maybe that grosses the women out, the drooling over the boats, go figure....

jyasaki · 24 March 2007, 06:39

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Originally Posted by pathalla

Ya know Stoo once you have the "disease" as I call it, you never get rid of it. Year after year the call of the water gets me salivating about the coming season,

Oh, *that* disease...

jky

Stoo · 24 March 2007, 15:52

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Originally Posted by pathalla

Ya know Stoo once you have the "disease" as I call it, you never get rid of it. Year after year the call of the water gets me salivating about the coming season, course maybe that grosses the women out, the drooling over the boats, go figure....

I think the biggest mistake "man" ever made, was to name boats after women. It sets up the whole jealousy thing. Before my first wife (aka "Starter Wife") and I were married, I bought a Zodiac MKII C and she bought a little Merc. 25. When I was resisiting the whole marriage thing, she coldly announced that if I didn't marry her, she was going to move out... and take her motor with her!

Needless to say, I capitulated...

Many years (and 4 boats) later, after we separated, my best friend (and a fellow RIB owner) made the following comment when I was telling him this story of negotiated marriage: "You stupid ass, you always could have rowed the boat, but she'd have had a hell of a time swimming with the engine". Great advice, just a titch late!

Anyway, this "new improved model" (mostly) understands where she fits into the scheme of things. Besides, I suppose it might be possible for someone to swim with a 25, but there's no way she could do much with a 150!

prairie tuber · 24 March 2007, 16:38

That may be, but it's when you chain your ex to the 25hp and tell her to swim that things get really serious!

Stoo · 24 March 2007, 17:31

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Originally Posted by prairie tuber

That may be, but it's when you chain your ex to the 25hp and tell her to swim that things get really serious!

LMAO... That thought did occur to me. By the time we split, we had made it up to a 60, so that would have been... definitive!

prairie tuber · 24 March 2007, 21:34

As Arnie once said (in Total Recall)...

Consider this a divorce!

Stoo · 27 March 2007, 04:04

We're getting there...

pathalla · 27 March 2007, 12:53

The ice has been gone here for a couple of weeks now Stoo, have you hauled your boat out of storage yet?

Stoo · 27 March 2007, 13:55

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Originally Posted by pathalla

The ice has been gone here for a couple of weeks now Stoo, have you hauled your boat out of storage yet?

Not yet... I think I should have it in by Easter... Although we are thinking of one more ski trip to the Far East (Vermont). It'll depend a bit on their weather too...

pathalla · 31 March 2007, 02:33

Put the plow blade for the four wheeler away yesterday as well as the snow shovel, banished to the rarely used small tool shed until next winter...I HOPE!!

Stoo · 31 March 2007, 02:44

I called the boat storage joint and asked them to have it ready for Thursday!

pathalla · 31 March 2007, 03:06

Now thats what I like to hear!!

Stoo · 03 April 2007, 01:16

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Originally Posted by pathalla

Now thats what I like to hear!!

And of course they're now forecasting snow, sleet for the weekend! Mind you, the weather dudes here have an astonishing accuracy rate of about 14% I think...

jyasaki · 03 April 2007, 21:24

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Originally Posted by Stoo

And of course they're now forecasting snow, sleet for the weekend! Mind you, the weather dudes here have an astonishing accuracy rate of about 14% I think...

No different than down lower, I can assure you.

jky

prairie tuber · 04 April 2007, 14:49

-13 C here today with a windchill of -22 C. Spring is just around the corner... we're no longer the dark blue spot on the map.

prairie tuber · 04 April 2007, 15:00

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