[Rhodes22-list] KY Lake

[Bob Weber]

Rik, I am up for it.  May not be able to bring the boat - truckless - but it 
is only a 3 hr. drive so I might not even need to take vacation day. What 
dates can you make?  Bob


>From: Rik Sandberg <sanderico at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] KY Lake
>Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 14:38:41 -0500
>
>Wally,
>
>Speaking of KY Lake, we'll be down there again in the fall. Probably the 
>last weekend in September through sometime after that :-) :-)  (hoping for 
>more than a week) It'd be cool if you loaded up your boat, or make a cruise 
>of it and come on over for a while. LHL is a pretty nice place and they 
>always seem to find room for a few more.
>
>Anyone up for attempting another mid-American get together about that time? 
>Ya, I know I don't have an R 22 anymore, but the spirit is still there :-) 
>Doug, Glen, Rod, Bob, you've all been there before are you up for it 
>again?? Rummy? Jim? Anybody else that maybe doesn't yet and would like to 
>own an R 22 or used to own an R 22 and has something else now?? Maybe 
>you've just got a boat, whatever kind it is, we're not hard to get along 
>withand we don't hold it against you if you're only a lurker, you can come 
>and play too :-)
>
>Rik
>
>
>
>At 01:05 PM 4/5/2004, you wrote:
>>Rik,
>>
>>I agree with much of what you say. It helps when things are explained in a 
>>resonable manner rather than tossing insults. :-)
>>
>>To me there is a big difference between WWII and now. Germany and Japan 
>>attacked pretty much the rest of the world. Iraq did attack Kuwait 15 or 
>>so years ago but for the most part that involved an age old border 
>>dispute. I was all for the first attck though as was most of the rest of 
>>the world.
>>
>>I also agree that now that we are there we just can't walk away. I just 
>>think it was a mistake from the get go to attack when we did. Best as I 
>>can tell there was no threat to the US and we could blow up the country 
>>when ever we really needed to.
>>
>>I think it may be wishful thinking that Iraq will ever be "stable" any 
>>time soon.
>>
>>Glad you got down to your boat for a little R&R. One of these days i am 
>>going to make it up that way.
>>
>>Wally
>>
>>
>>>From: Rik Sandberg <sanderico at earthlink.net>
>>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>Subject: Re: Apology - was RE: [Rhodes22-list] Politics Geraldo Rivera 
>>>reports
>>>Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 12:55:20 -0500
>>>
>>>When the least ambitious among us can all afford an R22, The ambitious 
>>>ones
>>>will be able to afford 2 Aleiron (sp) 28's or Hinckley day sailers
>>>(whatever). Always has been this way, can't imagine that it will ever 
>>>change.
>>>If we all distributed the wealth evenly amongst us, then probably no one
>>>would be able to afford an R 22. I wonder how many communist Russians or
>>>Chinese can afford a fancy boat like a Rhodes. Aren't those the places 
>>>where
>>>all the people have the same income??? You know, like communism???
>>>
>>>Most poor folks are that way because they either have little ambition, 
>>>make
>>>bad choices, ot both. If we gave most of them a million dollars today, 
>>>most
>>>would be worse off than they are now, a year or two from now.
>>>
>>>Somebody please show me a nation the U.S. has "taken over". Jeez people 
>>>we
>>>kicked the shit out of both Germany and Japan, Who's running those 
>>>countries
>>>now??? Seems like if we were into take-overs, those two would have been 
>>>ripe
>>>for the picking.....NO?? Iraq will be no different. We'll hang around 
>>>till it
>>>looks stable and give it back to the people that live there, JUST LIKE WE
>>>ALWAYS HAVE IN THE PAST. Saddam Hussein needed to be taken down. We 
>>>should
>>>have done it in '91, but we listened to the U.N. There was a mistake.! 
>>>While
>>>we were taking out Saddam, we were fortunate enough to also make an 
>>>example
>>>of him and his government for all the rest of the folks in that area to 
>>>take
>>>note of. Many of whom had been getting kind of a bad attitude just like
>>>Saddam's. Seems attitudes are a lot better over there now, for the most 
>>>part.
>>>Sometimes talk won't do it, people don't take talk seriously if it 
>>>doesn't
>>>lead to action. We'd been all talk, for many years. A big stick, now that
>>>will and did get somebody's attention.
>>>
>>>I feel for the men and their families who have sacrificed their lives or
>>>health in this conflict as much as the next guy. When they signed up to 
>>>serve
>>>their country, I believe they should have been prepared for events like 
>>>this.
>>>Nobady is twisting anyone's arm to join the armed services anymore, it's 
>>>all
>>>voluntary. If these people don't want to take part in wars and such, what 
>>>are
>>>they doing collecting a paycheck from the military. Wars, that is what 
>>>the
>>>military does, is it not??? Anyone notice the lack of deaths on our soil
>>>lately??
>>>
>>>It's only been a little over a year. As these things go, that is not 
>>>long. I
>>>think a little patience is called for. I don't think we can just pack up 
>>>and
>>>leave Iraq now.
>>>
>>>Rik
>>>
>>>
>>>On Mon, Apr 05 2004 11:15 am, Steve wrote:
>>> > Stan you got error right but it's in your message.
>>> > The rick can buy one Rhodes.  But if taxes go down,
>>> > demand increases, which create more jobs.  Then you
>>> > have more taxes spread out to more poeple due to more
>>> > people haveing work.  Beside, why does govenment need
>>> > all those taxes.  More poeple working, more poeple can
>>> > buy a Rhodes.
>>> >
>>> > I will make you rich yet, Stan:-)
>>> > Steve
>>> >
>>> > PS - Now don't go get mad at me, I enjoyed meeting you
>>> > at Annoplis the other day.  I have nothing but respect
>>> > for you.  And when I make you rich, feel free to give
>>> > me a new boat:-)
>>> >
>>> > --- stan <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:
>>> > > *****ERROR******
>>> > >
>>> > >  - message said cutting progressive income taxes has
>>> > > led to the burden being
>>> > > transferred to increasing taxes on all
>>> > > non-progressive levels: (the list is
>>> > > too long to repeat and includes commodity prices
>>> > > which raise product
>>> > > prices).
>>> > >
>>> > > the rich guy can now afford to buy two Rhodes but
>>> > > will still buy only one
>>> > >
>>> > > the poor guy can now buy none
>>> > >
>>> > > ss/gbi
>>> > >
>>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > > From: "Steve" <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
>>> > > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>>> > > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> > > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 11:46 AM
>>> > > Subject: RE: Apology - was RE: [Rhodes22-list]
>>> > > Politics Geraldo Rivera
>>> > > reports
>>> > >
>>> > > > Its a Free Market system, Mark & Stan.  Supply &
>>> > > > demand!!!  You got to learn to live with it.
>>> > >
>>> > > Think
>>> > >
>>> > > > about it - EVERYBODY, can't live off welfare.  Who
>>> > > > would pay taxes.  You can't tax the rich so much
>>> > >
>>> > > that
>>> > >
>>> > > > it drives them out of business, then you get no
>>> > >
>>> > > tax
>>> > >
>>> > > > from them.  Stan said his state taxes were so high
>>> > >
>>> > > he
>>> > >
>>> > > > had to raise the cost of the Rhodes by I think
>>> > >
>>> > > $1,000.
>>> > >
>>> > >
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