[Rhodes22-list] Introduction and Thanks

[Bill Effros]

Please refrain from satire on this list.

Bill Effros

Slim wrote:

>Bill, did you just say, "...problem with the Mac?"  There is NO problem with
>the Mac!  The problem is with the software writers.  On behalf of all the
>Mac users on this list, I am offended by your screeching tone and I demand
>an apology!  
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>Slim
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>On 5/30/05 2:00 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:
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>>Gregg,
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>>The problem you had with Picasa is the real problem with the Mac.
>>Because there are 20 PCs out there for every Mac, software developers
>>make stuff for the PC and announce the Mac version is not far behind.
>>I've been using Picasa for at least 6 months, and I was not an early
>>adopter.  I thought Google would have had the Mac version by now, and it
>>never occurred to me that they might not.  Thanks for mentioning it.
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>>Bill Effros
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>>Gregg J. MacMillan wrote:
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>>>Thought I'd take a few minutes on this rainy Memorial Day in
>>>Cincinnati (when I'd hoped to be out sailing)I  to write a brief
>>>introduction and thank everyone for all the helpful information that
>>>finds its way into my Rhodes22 list folder everyday.
>>>
>>>I started sailing about 3 years ago when I happened onto a Macgregor
>>>Venture 17. I found it be a really good boat to learn to sail...very
>>>forgiving. This Spring I found out about a 1986 Roades22 for sale.
>>>Since I'd never heard of a Rhodes, I got on the Internet, found loads
>>>of information, and decided it sounded like the perfect boat for me.
>>>The only problem with the one I was looking at was that it had
>>>recently been involved in an unfortunate incident. As its previous
>>>owner was towing it to the lake after having it completely overhauled
>>>and detailed, the nut on the trailer hitch ball stripped off (made in
>>>China), the safety chains didn't hold, and the boat and trailer headed
>>>off into an adjacent field. After glancing off a telephone pole, it
>>>rolled over in the field. He settled with his insurance company (they
>>>declared it totaled), and I was able to buy it very inexpensively.
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>>>Surprisingly, there was not much apparent damage on the outside, most
>>>of what I spent the Spring working on was the inside. I took out most
>>>everything on the inside and either repaired, or replaced the broken
>>>parts/pieces. We were able to launch in April, and have been out
>>>several times in May. Love the IMF, all the room, the furling Genoa,
>>>the cabin layout, the hull shape, the nine stays, and many other traits.
>>>
>>>Stan was great. I needed some small parts that were missing. I sent
>>>him an email with what I needed and my credit card number and told him
>>>just to charge me and send them out. He replied that he doesn't take
>>>credit cards and just sent them out no charge! Now that I'm sure I'm
>>>going to be keeping the boat, I'm sure he'll be hearing quite a bit
>>>from me in the future as I continue to replace some of the more
>>>expensive damaged parts and fittings. (like the mast...maybe I should
>>>try the credit card thing again and see if he sends me a new IMF mast
>>>at no charge :-))
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>>>I looked for some pictures to attach (Bill...the picasa program sounds
>>>great, but I went to download it and its only for Windows...not Mac)
>>>and came up with one showing it on the trailer in our driveway after
>>>having put the mast up for the first time (with my daughter!) and one
>>>other showing the marina at Rocky Fork Lake where we keep the boat.
>>>Anyone passing thru Cincinnati and would like to go for a sail in the
>>>foothills of the Appalachians, let me know. The lake is about an hour
>>>east of Cincinnati.
>>>
>>>--Gregg
>>>
>>>Gregg MacMillan
>>>s/v True Blue
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>>>ps If you know anyone who would like a good started boat, my 1970
>>>Macgregor Venture 17 is for sale:
>>>http://tinyurl.com/9rubb
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