[Rhodes22-list] Road to Boone, North Carolina

[Hank]

Man, I sure hope that was a Joke Photo that Ed attached.

Hank

On 12/11/06, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
>
>
> See the road that Pete had to drag his new boat on to get home...
>
> See attachment:
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
>
>
> petelargo wrote:
> >
> > I guess it's time to 'surface' since the Ed pics officially outed me.
> > First I would like to say that I am really not as old as the pictures
> make
> > me look. I think it was the light that day, probably too much of it. I
> > have been living 6 months in Boone, NC (June to Dec) and six months in
> Key
> > Largo (Dec thru May) for the past 6 years. I have been sailing for 6
> years
> > and have been a classed river kayaker for 12 years. I am relatively
> > friendly.
> >
> > Next, I admit that it is true that I bought a RHODES without ever
> > personally seeing one or sailing one. I know that it's kinda crazy, so I
> > hope I fit right in with this group. After sailing several boats I did
> get
> > a real clear picture of what I wanted in a boat.  I spent two years of
> > research to arrive at the RHODES choice. The RHODES was the only boat
> that
> > looked to exceed my requirements. I think it will.
> >
> > In my search for what I could afford, sometime around end of October for
> > about three days, I actually had first right of refusal on three used
> > RHODES! I was the second in line for the steve crop RHODES in ft. laud.
> I
> > had dibs on another RHODES that has not resurfaced yet. And then I
> called
> > Rummy.
> >
> > I can't really say enough about the help and enthusiasm that Rummy and
> > also Ed gave to me upon my bearing in on the Lake Hartwell RHODES. At
> some
> > point when I told Rummy I was a bit nervous, he actually told me to
> 'knock
> > it off, your getting a great boat and my name is on the line as
> well'.  It
> > has been years since I met someone who was actually concerned about
> their
> > good name. How refreshing!
> >
> > I did meet Stan, who baptised me at the factory upon picking up my
> > trailer. It was a cold day in Edenton and Stan had a huge parka on that
> > went from his knees to just past his chin.  Rose did paperwork and I
> > proceeded onto Lake Hartwell. I did trailer the RHODES to Boone NC in
> the
> > High Country and found myself to be more of a religious man than I
> > thought, as I drove HWY 321 straight up to Blowing Rock in my 20 year
> old
> > rusting FORD F-150 named "Beast".  I did start breathing again the next
> > day.
> >
> > I will have many technical questions to be sure. For now the most
> pressing
> > are:
> >
> > 1) How many weeks go by before you stop compulsively walking outside and
> > constantly looking at your Rhodes?
> > 2) Is it considered an extra marital affair if you are touching your
> > RHODES more than your wife?
> > 3) Is it a diagnosable mental disability, if you simply can't stop
> > thinking about sailing in your RHODES?
> >
> > Thanks for being such a great group and to Stan for his passion.
> >
> > NEXT: "My Journey IN a RHODES"
> >
> > Pete Lauritzen
> > Red Rhodes 89 Recycled 2004
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.nabble.com/file/4549/Road%20to%20Boone%20%231.jpg Road to Boone
> #1.jpg
> --
> View this message in context:
> http://www.nabble.com/I%27VE-BEEN-OUTED%21-or-%27My-Journey-TO-a-RHODES%27-tf2803758.html#a7825198
> Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
> __________________________________________________
> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>