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

[elle]

Hey...we get to ask the questions first.

C'mom, Ed...where's your usual spiel about vitals, boat owner or wannabe, etcetera??

Retired but working inquiring  minds want to know!

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 Sat, 6/28/08, Brian Price <info at dyehousefinishes.com> wrote:

> From: Brian Price <info at dyehousefinishes.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Non-Sailing / Non-Rhodes messages defeating theintentions and purposes of the Forum
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Saturday, June 28, 2008, 1:11 PM
> 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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