A Black Hole of Happiness - Page 40

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 06-13-2007, 12:16 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
You are after my own heart. My father owned a boat nearly his entire adult life, and the only thing he ever regretted about them was that he sold his last boat after he retired and didn't get another. He didn't know what to do with himself after that. My uncle is nearly 81 and still owns a boat, which he keeps at his own dock at his house on the Choptank River in Md. , on a hoist that keeps it out of the water. Sigh.

You have it in the blood. You should do it. Is there an option of dry storage near you -- around here there are places where they store it essentially on a big shelf for you, and will truck it into the water for you if you call in advance. Cheaper than a slip and reduces the need for barnacle scraping.

Well, my parents keep one of their boats behind their house on the river, which means they use it 3-4x/week in the summer (evening cruises and such). I obviosly won't be able to use it that much.

I think I would prefer a slip. Chicago has fireworks in the summer every Weds/Sat evening. Many people go down and sit on their boats w/out even leaving the harbor.

ABBAKiss · 06-13-2007, 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
You're the ABBAKiss of boat ownership?

:rolf2: :rolf2: :rolf2: :rolf2: :sportswav

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 06-13-2007, 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by Cletus Miller
Here's the link--http://www.chicagoharbors.info/ Looks like $1000 to $1500 for the season on the south side. I know there's a waiting list for stalls, and I think the wait is longer at the northside/downtown harbors. I have heard, in previous years, that moorings don't have the same waitlist, but moorings are a real pain and would decrease the amount you use the boat.

Thanks.

I have biked past DuSable and Jackson Harbors and it looks like 1/4 of their stardocks are still open.

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 06-13-2007, 12:19 PM

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Originally posted by taxwonk
I knew you'd catch it. You win a Plymouth and tonic (they're importing it from the UK again, you know).

I thought it was Boodles on ice. Or was it both?

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 06-13-2007, 12:21 PM

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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
It's counter-intuitive, but maybe you should take some sailing classes and make sure that you love it before you buy a sailboat. When I lived in DC, there were several sailing schools on the Chesapeake where you could learn to sail 20-25' boats on weekends. Lake Michigan should have the same I would think. Is there some hurry to buy a boat before you know how to use it? You're the ABBAKiss of boat ownership?

I am (a) not planning on buying a sailboat, and (b) not in a hurry at all.

There are several sailing schools, though.

I wouldn't mind buying one in the winter (when people are desperate to sell) for Summer 2008.

Replaced_Texan · 06-13-2007, 12:31 PM

Apparently there's a zombie uprising today.

Pretty Little Flower · 06-13-2007, 12:31 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Uh, if you were embarrassed by your oh-so-obvious crush on the horse-hung Coltrane.

Mock all you want, but is there a woman on this board who was not intrigued and even a bit aroused to learn that when Coltrane pleases a woman, it does not result in squealing profanity or animalistic grunts, but rather in a silent rapturous shudder accompanied by a few tears of transcendent joy?

Pretty Little Flower · 06-13-2007, 12:34 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Apparently there's a zombie uprising today.

There is a loosely organized group of zombies that gathers from time to time to go bar hopping around Minneapolis, and stand around doing silly chants like "What do we want? Brains! When do we want them? BRAINS!!" I suppose they may be out and about tonight.

taxwonk · 06-13-2007, 12:49 PM

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I thought it was Boodles on ice. Or was it both?

He switched to Boodles after Plymouth stopped importing from England and selling some domestic swill under their label in the US.

Replaced_Texan · 06-13-2007, 12:55 PM

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I am (a) not planning on buying a sailboat, and (b) not in a hurry at all.

There are several sailing schools, though.

I wouldn't mind buying one in the winter (when people are desperate to sell) for Summer 2008.

Damnit Coltrane. You had to make me go and look.

Shape Shifter · 06-13-2007, 12:58 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Don't hold your breath.

I disagree. Hank should hold his breath for a very long time.

Tyrone Slothrop · 06-13-2007, 01:31 PM

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I disagree. Hank should hold his breath for a very long time.

I just held my breath for 80 seconds. Now that I am no longer holding my breath, it doesn't seem like it was a very longer time.

Hank Chinaski · 06-13-2007, 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I disagree. Hank should hold his breath for a very long time.

ever think maybe I'm a zombie anyway?

pony_trekker · 06-13-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by taxwonk
I knew you'd catch it. You win a Plymouth and tonic (they're importing it from the UK again, you know).

Must try. Have been living off Tanqueray 10 for a while.

Pretty Little Flower · 06-13-2007, 02:07 PM

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Originally posted by pony_trekker
Must try. Have been living off Tanqueray 10 for a while.

You may consider youself to be slumming with Tanqueray products (even the premium ones), but by my thinking, if Tanqueray is good enough for Tony Sinclair, it's good enough for me.