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Coin Sniper |
I sense a similar outcome..... Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys 343 - Never Forget Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. | |||
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I think the old man did it for entertainment. As they towed the boat away, he looked at his friend and said " This shit will be comedy gold". Let's make some martinis. | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money  |
I was going to quote that sentence from the article as well... yep... No experience? What could go wrong? Don't they already know? "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
I don't know the condition but they got a much nicer and larger boat. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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chickenshit |
Marinas cost money. They don't have any. I just hope they don't smash that boat into a reef. We need our reefs! ____________________________ Yes, Para does appreciate humor. | |||
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SIG's 'n Surefires |
Hope they're going by way of the Suez and Panama Canals. Assuming they could make it that far, those two barnacles would never make a Cape passage. "Common sense is wisdom with its sleeves rolled up." -Kyle Farnsworth "Freedom of Speech does not guarantee freedom from consequences." -Mike Rowe "Democracies aren't overthrown, they're given away." -George Lucas | |||
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is circumspective |
I don't get it. They have no income, no assets, no experience, & apparently no judgment. Just what exactly are they retiring from? "We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities." | |||
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delicately calloused |
The happiest days in a man's life is when he buys and then sells his boat. You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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Too clever by half |
A reasonably well found boat made by a decent yard capable of blue water passagemaking. There are weaknesses and potential issues to watch out for exacerbated by age, correcting them is not cheap, fast, or easy. These 30+ year old boats sell in $15K range for a reason, unless they have been refitted and upgraded. Not a wise choice for the inexperienced. Here we go again. "We have a system that increasingly taxes work, and increasingly subsidizes non-work" - Milton Friedman | |||
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Still finding my way |
".....never to be heard from again." | |||
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| Official forum SIG Pro enthusiast  |
Maybe they learned their lesson and will be better boaters from now on? Nah, I have a feeling we will be talking about them again in the future. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | |||
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Bad dog! |
I'm surprised they are waiting a whole week. Last time, they had zero sailing experience and decided to head out to the Caribbean. TXJIM said it: Like giving two chimps a loaded pistol.  ______________________________________________________ "You get much farther with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone." | |||
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| Unapologetic Old School Curmudgeon  |
Nah, that's 4x what they paid for the boat! They don't have that kind of money, or common sense. They figure, hey if Forrest Gump can drive a boat through a hurricane with a no legged first mate, how hard can a sailboat be? Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day | |||
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A three hour tour! End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Unflappable Enginerd |
 __________________________________ NRA Benefactor I lost all my weapons in a boating, umm, accident. http://www.aufamily.com/forums/ | |||
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It crossed my mind when I posted that. I suppose I was projecting my own values, like saving my life, supporting myself with work, things like that. | |||
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Quit staring at my wife's Butt |
 you owe me a new key board | |||
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| H.O.F.I.S |
I'm sure there is someone around here that could tell them everything they need to know. "I'm sorry, did I break your concentration"? | |||
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Void Where Prohibited |
That's exactly what came to my mind - they'll probably be afloat for about three hours. "If Gun Control worked, Chicago would look like Mayberry, not Thunderdome" - Cam Edwards | |||
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