[Rhodes22-list] Jessica Watson

Hank hnw555 at gmail.com
Wed Jan 27 08:19:31 EST 2010 

Her brother completed an around the world assissted run last summer.

Hank

On 1/27/10, ejor2 at aol.com <ejor2 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Here's another one going for it..
>
> www.abbysunderland.com
>
> It's amazing how different the two seem, from boat choice to reasons for
> trying...
>
> As a parent of teens, I'd much rather have them have the ambition to do
> something than see them attached to the sofa with a game controller in there
> hand or out running around with a pack and getting into trouble. Kids are
> all so different, out of my 3, there is only one I'd even consider letting
> do something like this, if they had the skills and tools nessesary.
>
>
> Eric
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Sent: Wed, Jan 27, 2010 4:34 am
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Jessica Watson
>
>
> Ben,
>  respectfully must tell you that you are wrong on this one. I'm glad she
> on't grow up to be another sheep in the herd. Who knows? She may not
> omplete  the voyage, but at least she had the will to try.
>
> ummy
>
>
> n a message dated 1/26/2010 10:23:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> encittadino at gmail.com writes:
>
>   was thinking that her parents sound like "balloon boy" types. I agree
> er
> kill level may be high, but there are certain things we don't let  parents
> et their children do as civilized people. Regardless of  "special
> ircumstances" or a high level of maturity, we don't allow  children to
> rive
> ars until a certain age, or join the army, or drink in a  tavern, or
> onsent
> o sex, or sign contracts or a million other things they  as individuals
> ight be able to handle. My point was that this child is too  young to fully
> ppreciate the dangers of this stunt (and stunt is what it  is). She isn't
> ld enough to consent to having a tooth pulled, but these  clowns send her
> ff, or allow her to go off,  in a 34' sailboat to  sail the high seas. Her
> arents are nuts (not to put too fine a point on  it); but that's just my
> pinion. I could be wrong.
> yours  truly,
> BenC
>
>
> ohn Shulick wrote:
>
>  The  lesson this spoiled brat will learn is that she is above the rules
>   established for normal people in this country. Check me if I'm wrong  but
>  don't 16 yr. olds have to go to high school. O I'm sorry that's  only
>  required for people who can't buy their way out of the system.  See Tiger
>  Woods for more examples of sticking your finger up the laws  ass. If I
>  smashed up a car while on prescription meds what do you  think would
>  happen? Could I tell the law when I will decide to meet  with them or
> ould
>  I be hauled off to the nearest hospital foe a blood  test. The lesson she
>  learns will be that rules don't apply to her.
>
>
>  R22RumRunner wrote:
>>
>>  Ben,
>> The life lessons this "little" girl will have when she  finishes this
>> voyage
>>  will benefit her for an  entire lifetime. Nothing wrong with being
>> independent  and  being able to do things for oneself. I'm sure that her
>> parents
>> would never  have allowed her to do this if she wasn't  qualified. She
>> must have
>> tremendous  sailing  skills.
>>
>> Rummy
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 1/26/2010 11:33:38 A.M.  Eastern Standard Time,
>> bencittadino at gmail.com  writes:
>>
>>
>> Rummy, Ben &  Chris;
>>
>> Please tell me you guys are just  jerkin'  my chain. You don't really
>> think
>> it's OK to send a  child to sea  alone in a quest for...what?...some
>>  stupid
>> "record". Maybe we should stock  her up with plenty of  Mt. Gay? I have
>> real
>> problems with our  "celebrity"  culture and this case just pushes my
>>  buttons
>> for some reason. Don't worry,  I'll get over it as  soon as the medicine
>> kicks
>> in.
>>
>> BenC
>>
>>
>>
>>  Geankoplis wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey I think it  is  great, beats joy riding with a bunch of drunk 18
> ear
>>>  old
>>>  boyfriends.
>>>
>>>  Chris
>>>
>>> -----Original   Message-----
>>> From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>>   [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of  Benjamin
>>>  Cittadino
>>> Sent: Monday, January  25, 2010 11:11
>>> To:   rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  Jessica  Watson
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anybody else think the  parents of this child  should be in jail?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> BenCittadino
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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