[Rhodes22-list] Roger

[Slim]

I thought his life rails were ugly too but after sailing on it, I found them
pretty handy.  They give you an almost infinite number of hand-holds when
the boat is heeling or when you're going forward.  They're handy at the dock
manhandling the boat here and there.  They don't get in the way of anything.
Most importantly he raised two young sons on that boat and the rails insured
their safety.  He also had the boat on the Great Lakes many times which can
be just as rough as any blue water and they may not do anything for the
aesthetics of the boat but they're very useful and practical.  That's Roger.

He's doing well.  He's told me a couple times what his job is and I still
couldn't tell you what he does, but he travels a lot and said he's applied
for 6 patents since he's been here.  He says his company is outperforming
all the other companies in the area that do whatever it is they do.  He
stays busy and active and seems to like it here but laments that his wife
hasn't found a job (public school counseling) here yet so they have to spend
another school year apart.

Slim

On 9/18/06 6:09 PM, "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wally,
> 
> Roger probably did stress out about being unemployed, but when I offered him
> an audience (offlist) to present his ethanol 'improvements' to the retired
> #3 at ADM (with the implied straight-ticket to the CEO), the largest ethanol
> producer in the US, he balked.  He either wasn't that unemployed or didn't
> really have something to present.  That's not a slam.  It just re-enforced a
> long held belief - you can't help someone who isn't willing to help
> themselves. I miss him on the list and hope he's doing well.
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> On 9/18/06, TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Ah Rummy....you are being way too hard on Roger. I really think the
>> pressure
>> of long term unemployment added a lot of stress. Back when I was one of
>> the
>> few who agreed with Roger's opinion regarding genny size he and I became
>> quite friendly. We emailed quite often off list discussing race tactics
>> and
>> the R22. I borrowed his 150 genny for 2 months and he also offered to loan
>> me his asymetrical spinnaker. I do think he had one of the ugliest R22s
>> around due to the cattle pen look created by his life rails.
>> 
>> I can tell you that he and I are almost polar opposites but he really
>> wasn't
>> a bad guy.
>> 
>> Wally
>> 
>> 
>>> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
>>> Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Roger
>>> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:08:35 EDT
>>> 
>>> Art,
>>> When Roger P left this list he made it VERY clear that he did not want
>> any
>>> further contact with us or any Rhodes owner. I'm surprised that he had
>> the
>>> time
>>>  for Slim. Personally I think that he is a pompous asshole and the list
>> is
>>> a
>>> better place without him. You are best to leave this man alone.
>>> 
>>> Rummy
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