[Rhodes22-list] How much time do you spend on the computer?
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Mon Oct 27 20:02:52 EDT 2008
Chris,
I really DON'T mean to just be argumentative on this one, but I DON'T
see Metaphor's point. I've come home (after sailing across the gulf for
10 days) to over 3000 emails in my in box. I dare say I didn't miss any
important ones. The little red X in Thunderbird is pretty easy to use.
It only takes me a line or two to see if an email is something I really
need, or just chatter. Most are chatter.
Chris Geankoplis 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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>>>>>
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