[Rhodes22-list] Stan "The Man"

[Geoff Farrell]

Alan/Barbara

I haven't been on GSB since 1965. We moved to Chicago when I was 15. My dad
got a transfer to Elk Grove Village (suburb of Chicago) and dragged us
kicking and screaming to our new location. During the summers I clammed on
GSB and sold them on the commercial docks by the Babylon pool. Those were
great times. I missed the salt water while living in Chicago. My wife Joyce
and I now live in central WI but 3 years ago we bought a condo in Gulf
Shores AL where we spend the winter and part of the fall. This is where I'll
be doing my sailing. Never did any sailing in GSB, just motoring (my
grandparents had a place on a canal and owned a cabin cruiser).

I miss Babylon very much. It was a great place to live being on the water
and so close to the ocean beaches. Would love to get back there but property
values (and taxes) are sky high so I don't think that will happen.

Geoff

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Alan Robertson <bigal_61 at msn.com> wrote:

> Dear Geoff,
>  I only knew Stan and Rose when they lived in Amityville Harbor; this is
> when  Rhodes Plant was on NJ avenue in N. Babylon.
> We were born and raised in Jackson Hgts. and Douglaston, lived in Bayside
> when first married and in Massapequa Shores Development until moving
> upstate.
>
> Question? Can you sail in Great South Bay now with keel down even a little
> at low tide? As I remember, only East and West deep water channel was the
> one parallel to Gilgo and Tobay Beaches and the OBI. Is the Inn still
> there(before Captree??)
> I couldn't agree more with Ben's assessment below about dealing with Stan.
> Found him to be a sweetheart who saved us a bunch of money on large parts,
> such as rudder blade, Rhodes Sail Cover and main hatch.
>
> Alan & Barbara Robertson
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Geoff Farrell<mailto:geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com>
>  To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>  Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 7:58 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Stan "The Man"
>
>
>  Hey guys: I was born in Flushing NY and raised in Babylon NY so
>  please take that into consideration when grading my posts on the
>  "punctiliousness"
>  scale.
>
>  Geoff
>
>
>  * *On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Benjamin Cittadino <
>  BCittadino at dcs-law.com<mailto:BCittadino at dcs-law.com>> wrote:
>
>  > First, the Certificate of Support program is not rocket science. If you
>  > buy a boat from Stan, you've got plenty of support, no certificate
>  > needed. If you sell your boat privately (not to or through Stan) the
>  > buyer is owed nothing from Stan unless he, she or you pay a small,
>  > reasonable percentage of the sale price to Stan. No problem, no sweat,
>  > very fair, OK?
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > As for Stan's attitude you folks have to get to the "Big Apple" more.
>  > Stan's communication skills are considered "overly polite" by any
>  > delicatessen owner in the "Center of the Universe". He's positively a
>  > "sweetheart" compared to most folks in Brooklyn (which I believe is his
>  > "national origin"). Should he soften his speech?.......fugetaboudit.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > BenCittadino, fm "Joisey" which means I'm not considered half as tough
>  > as "Da boys fm Brooklyn". How do you think Stan survived so long?
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
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