[Rhodes22-list] Storage on old Rhodes

[Michael D. Weisner]

Ben,

Don't forget to count them on your 2010 census form as dependents.

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: "Arthur H. Czerwonky"  Thursday, April 01, 2010 7:28 PM
> Ben,
>
> It is so gratifying to see your care and caution in handling your new 
> family.  You'll get to like them, especially after you master the 
> difficult language skills.  Once they have established their home I 
> understand that they will always come back to you.
>
> Do not fail to register them under the provisions of the new health care 
> regulations, this must be mandated, excuse me, duckdated.  Your new family 
> will be as easy to manage as duck soup...
>
> Art
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Ben Schultz <benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.coou
>>Sent: Apr 1, 2010 5:51 PM
>>To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Storage on old Rhodes
>>
>>Man, the ducks have some serious pull on this list!  Were did we send all 
>>of
>>those opinionated Republicans?  They'll take boat over nature :)
>>
>>Mary Lou -- thanks for reposting your story.  I do remember seeing it 
>>now --
>>quite funny.
>>
>>Rick -- no chance I'm moving the anchor rode to the locker.  It's easier 
>>to
>>deploy from the cockpit, easier to retrieve, and easier to wash out all of
>>the mud that comes up with the anchor.
>>
>>It's supposed to rain Saturday night, so maybe I'll get lucky and get some
>>hatchlings by Sunday morning.  There's definitely got to be a process to
>>handle them, because they aren't going to be able to climb up from the
>>cockpit floor without some help.  (See?  I told you ducks are stupid).
>>
>>I'll definitely have to do something so that she finds a new place to lay
>>eggs next spring.  There are two others (that I know of) in the bushes 
>>right
>>up from our pier.  Good nesting ground might be hard for them to come by.
>>Screen + tape is probably the easy way to do it.
>>
>>I'll keep you posted.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Rick
>>Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 2:10 PM
>>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Storage on old Rhodes
>>
>>Ben,
>>
>>Store your anchor rode in the rode locker where it ought to be.
>>
>>Rick
>>
>>On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Ben Schultz <
>>benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Here's an issue I haven't seen on the list before.
>>>
>>> Last weekend, I was doing some routine cleaning and maintenance in
>>> preparation for our annual easter weekend overnight trip.  All was going
>>> fine, until I saw a female mallard hop aboard.  While it amused me for a
>>> second, I figured out what was up as soon as she disappeared.
>>>
>>> Under the starboard seats, she sat in the middle of my coiled anchor 
>>> rode
>>> on
>>> somewhere between 6 and 10 eggs.  I stuck my face down there, and we sat
>>> looking at each other, eye to eye, and inches away.  She let me take 
>>> some
>>> pics.  Here's one --
>>>
>>> http://theskinnyonbenny.com/img/duck.jpg
>>>
>>> I'm afraid that if I sail, she'll fly off, and then she won't know where
>>to
>>> find her nest.  I'm thinking of trying to move the nest (and the 
>>> crumbling
>>> Rubbermaid that it's in) onto the dock.  I've got a giant spatula that I
>>> use
>>> to flip crumbly fish on the grill.  Maybe I'll put it in a sideways box 
>>> or
>>> something.  I figure she's stupid enough not to know the difference, and 
>>> I
>>> don't think that it will be found by a neighborhood cat or nutria if I
>>> leave
>>> it pretty close to where the boat is tied.
>>>
>>> Anyone have different suggestions?  (Other than making her into a gumbo)
>>>
>>> Ben S.
>>> Velvet Elvis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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