[Rhodes22-list] Non-Sailing / Non-Rhodes messages defeating theintentions and purposes of the Forum

[Steven Alm]

Thene,

Those were my instructions on how to unsubscribe.  Brian's complaint is
about the content of the list and that's Ed's department.

Slim
Customer Service

On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
wrote:

> I've just weaned myself off sleep. Who needs to waste 4-6 hours a night
> laying around doing nothing anyways?
>
> Brian Price wrote:
> > My question is, when do you all find time to actually work or sail?  All
> you
> > all retired?
> >
> > Brian Price
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "elle" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 10:51 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Non-Sailing / Non-Rhodes messages defeating
> > theintentions and purposes of the Forum
> >
> >
> >
> >> Aren't we at least going to put this guy through somewhat of a wringer
> to
> >> get the ususl vital info from him?
> >>
> >> elle
> >>
> >> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
> >>
> >> 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
> >>
> >>
> >> --- On Fri, 6/27/08, Rik Sandberg <sanderico1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> From: Rik Sandberg <sanderico1 at gmail.com>
> >>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Non-Sailing / Non-Rhodes messages
> defeating
> >>> the intentions and purposes of the Forum
> >>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>> Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 1:35 AM
> >>> Brian,
> >>>
> >>> It's more of a shame when it gets polluted by the topic
> >>> police. IIRC,
> >>> Rummy just posted the charter .... maybe you could look it
> >>> over??
> >>>
> >>> This list has been what it is for 5 or 6 years, ever since
> >>> we took it
> >>> private. It was like this when you signed up and it'll
> >>> still be like
> >>> this (if) after you've left.
> >>>
> >>> You might want to get used to it .... or not.
> >>>
> >>> If you have a question about an R 22, by all means, ask
> >>> away. You'll get
> >>> perhaps even more information than you thought possible.
> >>> But ... if
> >>> you're going to insist on getting all the answers
> >>> without even putting
> >>> yourself out to ask a question, well, you reap what you
> >>> sow.
> >>>
> >>> Rik
> >>>
> >>> Ayn Rand was a prophet - - it isn't my fault
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Brian Lepsis wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> When I signed up for the Rhodes22 list I assumed I was
> >>>>
> >>> going to receive
> >>>
> >>>> info/exchanges on the Rhodes22 and sailing in general.
> >>>>
> >>>  It is a shame that
> >>>
> >>>> the list serve has been polluted with an unacceptably
> >>>>
> >>> high volume of
> >>>
> >>>> political and other non-sailing messages.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf
> >>>>
> >>> Of Robert Skinner
> >>>
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:49 PM
> >>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Political- media bias in
> >>>>
> >>> reporting exposed...
> >>>
> >>>> afailure to think things thru
> >>>>
> >>>> As a stockholder in XOM, I find no fault with the
> >>>> management, but wish that they had constructed a
> >>>> few more refineries when the Saudis weren't
> >>>>
> >>> driving
> >>>
> >>>> up the market for construction equipment.
> >>>>
> >>>> I also note that their dividends are keeping my
> >>>> Toyota RAV4 in gas and my sailboats in good repair.
> >>>>
> >>>> /Robert
> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------
> >>>> Brad Haslett wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Mike,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If you're smart enough to have bought XOM and
> >>>>>
> >>> hold it long term (wish I
> >>>
> >>>> had
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> been so smart but some of my mutual funds do hold
> >>>>>
> >>> XOM) then you're smart
> >>>
> >>>>> enough to know that they are expected to pay
> >>>>>
> >>> dividends through 'thick and
> >>>
> >>>>> thin'.  I'd be glad to go through their
> >>>>>
> >>> accounting statements and point
> >>>
> >>>> out
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> where your expected dividends are but (1) I hate
> >>>>>
> >>> accounting because I have
> >>>
> >>>> a
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> degree in accounting, and (2) I'm lazy.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Exxon/Mobile is enjoying record profits and
> >>>>>
> >>> ballyhoo! for them profiting
> >>>
> >>>> off
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> their investments they made when oil was at $11
> >>>>>
> >>> per barrel.  As the 14th
> >>>
> >>>>> largest producer of oil in the world and holding
> >>>>>
> >>> only 3% or the reserves,
> >>>
> >>>>> they don't exactly control the market.  You
> >>>>>
> >>> better hope they hoard some
> >>>
> >>>> cash
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> and invest some cash into new reserves so you can
> >>>>>
> >>> collect a dividend check
> >>>
> >>>>> five years from now.  Of course, you could always
> >>>>>
> >>> vote with your feet and
> >>>
> >>>>> buy something else.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Brad
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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