[Rhodes22-list] How much time do you spend on the computer?

Mon Oct 27 19:43:36 EDT 2008

Chris,

Yeah, things are a bit scary right now when Bill E and are on the same
side. I suggest on November 5th, we start a thread on 2 v 4 cycle
engines so Bill and I can start calling each other idiots once again.

Brad

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Chris Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:
> Brad,
>        Thanks for that well reasoned, and humorous response; like Ben C. I
> never quite dispair, and then you come through with such a great response.
> I see Metaphor's point but if he just stays around till after the election
> he can bennifite from all the Fasciests, Commies, Sheep, and wolves on this
> list because after all we are all boating lambs...well except when it comes
> to which type of motor to use, or anchor or.......
>
> Chris G
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 6:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] How much time do you spend on the computer?
>
>
>> Dear Mr. Wager/Crabber?
>>
>> Are you a gambler?  Perhaps a crabber?
>>
>> Rude?  Self impressed?  No sir, I'm a pilot.  Think about it and
>> figure it out for yourself.  Little man - aggrandized view of your own
>> importance?  What part of pilot don't you get?  I'm not a  aggrandized
>> little man, I am a god!
>>
>> Listen.  My adventures have been "bigger-than-life" for a kid of a
>> construction worker from a town of 650 people.  The amazing thing is,
>> they are not bullshit and if you envy them then you have a problem.
>>
>> Again, many of us on this board have dined and stayed at each other's
>> house, sailed on each other's boats, and come to each other's rescue
>> in private. You might want to lurk a bit longer before you become so
>> judgmental.
>>
>> To answer your question about boats and boat names - I once owned a
>> Rhodes22 and I regret the day I sold it.  I now own a 30' S2 named the
>> "CoraShen" after my daughter Cora and her grandfather Mr. Shen.  Mr.
>> Shen died recently.  He was a "little man" who was "aggrandized" by
>> his thousands of employees and one of the kindest and gentlest men I
>> ever met.  His story is buried in the archives of this list.  There's
>> a lot of interesting history there, and as Ed would say, "search the
>> archives".
>>
>> Perhaps you should consider barking for awhile on this list before you
>> default to biting.
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Metaphor <mwager at bluecrab.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > Mr. Haslitt,
>> > Sorry, but I get the impression that you are a rude, self impressed
> little
>> > man with an aggrandized view of your own importance.   You copy a lot of
>> > posts from other sources, and tell grand stories about yourself and your
>> > bigger-than-life adventures, but otherwise offer little of substance.
> When
>> > people don't agree with you, you belittle them.
>> >
>> >  Do you own or sail a Rhodes?  If not, why are you even on this forum?
>> >
>> > I have had many questions answered by sailors, but none by you I learn
> most
>> > by simply listening to what they have to say.  You just seem to blow
> your
>> > own horn so loudly that only you can hear the sound of your own
> pomposity.
>> > There are forums out there that are in the big leagues. You might find
> the
>> > challenges in one of those more demanding than pandering to your two
> friends
>> > on this one.  Other forums that I participate in have an PM (private
>> > mnessage) option that  allows for personal conversation between
> individuals.
>> > If it is not available on this thread, you might try regular emails
> between
>> > you and your two other friends.
>> >
>> > I probably could figure out how to use the filters here, but too often
> on
>> > these threads, posts are not properly (should I say honestly) labeled,
> so
>> > filters don't work.
>> >
>> > By the way, Metaphor is the name of my boat.  What is the name of yours?
>> >
>> >
>> > Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Met, uh, Phor?
>> >> You're smart enough to bitch, you're probably smart enough to filter
>> >> your e-mail.
>> >>
>> >> Brad
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 8:31 PM, Metaphor <mwager at bluecrab.org> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> I've got a simple question, but mostly applied to Herb and Brad, and
>> >>> somewhat
>> >>> to Tootle:
>> >>>
>> >>> Do you guys have jobs or real lives, or do you spend all day on the
>> >>> internet
>> >>> and then posting to this forum?  There are a couple of other volume
>> >>> posters,
>> >>> but none so prolific as you are. I get the sense that the sailors are
>> >>> pretty
>> >>> much giving up getting airtime in competition with the political
> nature
>> >>> of
>> >>> this forum.
>> >>>
>> >>> I try to follow the various threads, but have lost interest in this
> forum
>> >>> because it has so little to do with sailing, Rhodes 22's or nautical
> life
>> >>> in
>> >>> general.  Reading the same paranoid information from the three of you
>> >>> over
>> >>> and over again is tiresome, so much so that I've begun to applaud your
>> >>> challengers -- Ben C, petelargo, etc.,  simply because they are
>> >>> challenging
>> >>> you, and I have (but not always) voted Republican.
>> >>>
>> >>> Your time would be better spent arguing on a political forum rather
> that
>> >>> a
>> >>> sailing one, and leaving this forum to talk about the boring details
> of
>> >>> the
>> >>> Rhodes 22 -- you know, technical issues, innovative re-designs or
> fixes,
>> >>> sailing techniques, great sailing adventures, that kind of stuff of
>> >>> interest
>> >>> to Rhodes 22 owners and sailors... certainly there would be fewer
> posts,
>> >>> but
>> >>> the Rhodes 22 boat issues would not be so buried under the volume of
>> >>> political posts found here.  A search of the internet would probably
> find
>> >>> a
>> >>> few sites that you might find more of a political nature.  Thanks...
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