[Rhodes22-list] STAN! thank Mary Lou for speaking of lightning

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Stan,
     Thank Mary Lou for quickly finding the post you requested.  However, I
think she meant that she was drinking lightning... aka, white lightning...

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
Addendum:  "Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in
them." Louis Armstrong





Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> 
> I think this is the message Stan was talking about.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 
> 
>>From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
>>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 15:43:02 -0400
>>
>>The plant was surrounded by sailboats - several with masts up - the 
>>record still stands - not a single Rhodes hit, only the plant:   The 
>>computer mother board fried, one of three 400 amp fuses blown and 
>>the plant floor main circuit breaker melted - still no power on the 
>>floor but the computer back on line this AM.  Next time we put  a 
>>mast on the roof and put the whole plant on a trailer.
>>
>>When power goes off, baby production goes up.  So with idle labor, 
>>we broke water at the ramp to launch our new 20 year old baby (who 
>>weighed in at 26'-7") to test the notion that newborns sail 
>>instinctively.   A small old outboard got the christened Hampton 
>>Rhoads out of the tight ramp harbor - and immediately stopped.  The 
>>crew had a reasonable explanation:  They forgot to put gas in the tank.
>>
>>Actually I was touched by their faith in their captain.  Adrift at 
>>sea with an old Tanzer tiller at hand, a discarded set of spars, 
>>rigging and sails from a discarded Rhodes 22, a motley crew of non 
>>swimmers and non sailors, non English speaking at that, all in a 
>>leaking hull with no foam flotation or bilge pump or even a 
>>pail.   In addition to a useless motor there were no paddles, flares 
>>or cell phone.  It looked like the opportunity to initiate the GB 
>>lone job benefit:  Free burial at sea - liberally offered since 
>>employees would not have to wait until death to be eligible..
>>
>>I was not going to throw in the towel (Oops, there was no towel) 
>>without at least seeing how she jibed, came about and pointed before 
>>trying to sail into our small harbor maize with its prevailing 
>>unfavorable wind direction.  The good news: I could forget this 
>>still birth and get back to the RCR project.   The bad news: I found 
>>my self uncharacteristically ecstatic.  Under canvassed we flew 
>>through the water without leaving a wake (or sitting shiver), we 
>>turned on a dime (OK, would you believe a quarter) in either 
>>direction.  I could discern no slippage.  The performance was 
>>flawless as we sailed into the narrow harbor opening, made a sharp 
>>starboard move around the end of the breakwater pilings coming about 
>>into a wind from behind destined-smash-into-the-dock course, only to 
>>make a perfect turn for a gentle dockside landing.  I was going to 
>>have to build this dam boat.  All we have to do now is find the 
>>money.   A curse on your lightning fears - now that you see what 
>>real trouble it has caused.
>>
>>stan/gbi
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