Why does this site have to always be about serious sailing stuff??????? I get so frustrated with people who think that they have all the answers..."I've been sailing for 40 years"....BIG DEAL!!!!! If you can't enjoy it, or, the people around you, WHAT GOOD ARE YOU!! GET LOST!! I try to help people based on past experience. I DON'T know it all, but, when people write about boats or things that I've personally encountered...I will always try to lend a helping hand, and I am always open to new suggestions. I am, by no means, an expert. I just pass along what has worked for me. I have enjoyed this site for the people who are true sailing compatriates (and you know who you are). It upsets me that someone who is truely good natured, AND offers great suggestions gets lambasted by people who can't handle life, living, or fun. I would also like to add that I race, and have raced for a long time, and I have found that most racers just enjoy the element...being out, in the wind, in true competition, through good days and bad days...food for thought!!! I'm up for the challenge, ARE YOU????
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Seems to me you're doing exactly what you're asking others not to. I think the best way (maybe the only way) to get this point across is by example, rather than by demand. Contact me off list, I have lots of other opinions, too.
phil@hunterowners.com
Seems to me you're doing exactly what you're asking others not to. I think the best way (maybe the only way) to get this point across is by example, rather than by demand. Contact me off list, I have lots of other opinions, too.
phil@hunterowners.comyes phil, I suppose you are right...
I guess I got a just a bit pissed off. I apologize to you and to all on HOW. Just never experienced sailing people so uptight before. Sorry to all. Say what you will...shower me with contempt. I'm too busy sailing to worry about it....
I guess I got a just a bit pissed off. I apologize to you and to all on HOW. Just never experienced sailing people so uptight before. Sorry to all. Say what you will...shower me with contempt. I'm too busy sailing to worry about it....
Tim, Bill, Phil..Your the best!
Hey guys, This is Skipper: AKA, Greggy the Main Mister, Darth Vader, Tim Fetter, Ralphy Mouthy, Pee Wee, Neptune, Incredible bulk, Etc. Hehehehe (The man with 259 personalities) Well, Today, I was out working on my Luger 26. I am totally restoring the whole boat. It is an older boat...1976. But it has so much potential. The guys in the white coats let me out today to work on it. They keep telling me that it is not even my boat. And some guy named George keeps coming out to the back yard and telling me he is so please with the work I am doing on his boat! Oh well, I enjoy doing it. That's the important thing right? I thought I would sit back a bit and see what happened as a result of my post, "News flash, Skipper's Bowing Out". A few of the members really made me feel unwelcome. I noticed they were the ones that seemed to post day after day after day two and some times three times a day. So, I knew they were the ones that probably feel the most comfortable on the message board. I, owning several message boards have found that some times when a person gives so much advice, he or she often thinks his or her word is law and that if he or she does not like some one, he or she feels that they can just tell that person to get lost. I have often found that the reason people do this is because they find the new member a threat in one way or another. I am not saying this is true in this case. Here me out. Advice givers even if the advice is not all that great, often, after a while, get a sense of power out of it. And I have noticed that these people on my sights don't like it when some one else contradicts them, offers better advice or in some way steals the show. Well, let me tell ya...I am not trying to steal any show. Yes, I love the companionship. But I don't mean to make you think that I want any type of following. Let me cut to the chase. I created the web sites I have thus far for one reason only. Yes, they are all related to sailing and there is a lot of satisfaction there. But the main reason I created them is to acquire friends. That is the true reason. And I have made many friends. When I first started out, I thought if I made 2 or 3 really good friends, I would be satisfied. Well, I have way more than that. Most people can not count their best friends on one hand. Most are lucky to have one good friend in life. Well, I am extremely lucky!!! However, my craving for friendship never stopped. I can not get enough friends. It seems that every friend I meet, I learn so much more about life and come to find my self enjoying it all that much more! And now, when I go sailing, I often have 3 to 5 other groups of people joining me. Don't get me wrong. I am not always funny. If you get to know me, I am most often calm and serious. And every so often come up with something funny to say. But the true reason for my friendship acquiring tactics is simply because I enjoy people. What am I getting at? Well, I sat back and decided to listen to a few posts to see if everyone was as serious as the few that posted some rude replies to me. (We all know who they are) I will not mention a name in hopes everyone forgets. And even know these people don't like me and my sense of sailing humor too much, I wish they could enjoy my company and accept me no matter how different I am. The world is full of many people. I don't think any one is totally alike?!?!? Well,,,,There was one person just like me but I killed him. Every since, I have been sitting here in my cell typing away on this old computer here in D Block of Ohio State Prison....(I am Kidding!!!!!!!!!!) But it seems that most replies to my post are in favor of me staying. Yes the first couple are not. But I expected that. I figured the ones who dislike me would try to control the mood. But no one like serious all the time. And I understand that no one like funny all the time. So, as you can see from this post, I am serious. I just would like to say thank you to those who stood up for me. Truly, I was hurt. But I think now I actually have some new friends on this site. Oh, to those of you who think I have a problem with the management of this site. You are mistaken. Phil, who represents his company, has been nothing but kind to me. You guys only saw the messages on the board. If you could only see our letters, you would understand what really happened. Phil is a true gentleman. And no, I did not forget to post my URL. I left it out because I thought that if I posted it, people might misunderstand and think I am out to steal members. Yes, I do want people to come visit me and the work I have done on my site. But I would rather use my site as a tool. There are certain things that this site does not have that mine does. I have movie, file, photo, colored text....just tons of extras that can be done on my message board. I think that threw my web site, this one can be so so much better. For instance. Say Steve wants to show everyone a video of him sailing last weekend. Well, he can post it on my site and link it to this one via the related links area. The possibilities are endless! But thank you phil for posting the link for me. Let me know what you guys are interested in. I realize that the members like it here. But maybe if you guys need to post say a photo album of your boat, you can use Skip's and link to here! You can post as many photo as you like and they will always be there for all the members here to see! Well enough of that. Still, I am not going to post my link. I will let phil do it if he chooses. Well, push come to shove, if some one here is bothered by me, just ignore me. Don't reply to my post. And please do not say mean things to me because, obviously, I have feelings too ya know!? And I will try very hard not to talk to the ones who don't like humor. Oh, one other thing...hehehe...I just can't stop talking huh? I love giving advice in the way I do it..."Some times with humor and some times not" but I admit that even if my idea sounds like the perfect solution, it may not be the correct solution for you. In fact, as hard as it is to believe, I have even been wrong from time to time...But don't tell any one. I have a reputation you know. This has been a message from The All Powerful and Knowing Skipper! This message has been brought to you by Aunt Emma's diarrhea pills. If you got that feeling down low that just won't go away, take 2 or 3 of Aunt Emma's emulsified Enema pills offered in chewable form for those of you with out any teeth.
Hey guys, This is Skipper: AKA, Greggy the Main Mister, Darth Vader, Tim Fetter, Ralphy Mouthy, Pee Wee, Neptune, Incredible bulk, Etc. Hehehehe (The man with 259 personalities) Well, Today, I was out working on my Luger 26. I am totally restoring the whole boat. It is an older boat...1976. But it has so much potential. The guys in the white coats let me out today to work on it. They keep telling me that it is not even my boat. And some guy named George keeps coming out to the back yard and telling me he is so please with the work I am doing on his boat! Oh well, I enjoy doing it. That's the important thing right? I thought I would sit back a bit and see what happened as a result of my post, "News flash, Skipper's Bowing Out". A few of the members really made me feel unwelcome. I noticed they were the ones that seemed to post day after day after day two and some times three times a day. So, I knew they were the ones that probably feel the most comfortable on the message board. I, owning several message boards have found that some times when a person gives so much advice, he or she often thinks his or her word is law and that if he or she does not like some one, he or she feels that they can just tell that person to get lost. I have often found that the reason people do this is because they find the new member a threat in one way or another. I am not saying this is true in this case. Here me out. Advice givers even if the advice is not all that great, often, after a while, get a sense of power out of it. And I have noticed that these people on my sights don't like it when some one else contradicts them, offers better advice or in some way steals the show. Well, let me tell ya...I am not trying to steal any show. Yes, I love the companionship. But I don't mean to make you think that I want any type of following. Let me cut to the chase. I created the web sites I have thus far for one reason only. Yes, they are all related to sailing and there is a lot of satisfaction there. But the main reason I created them is to acquire friends. That is the true reason. And I have made many friends. When I first started out, I thought if I made 2 or 3 really good friends, I would be satisfied. Well, I have way more than that. Most people can not count their best friends on one hand. Most are lucky to have one good friend in life. Well, I am extremely lucky!!! However, my craving for friendship never stopped. I can not get enough friends. It seems that every friend I meet, I learn so much more about life and come to find my self enjoying it all that much more! And now, when I go sailing, I often have 3 to 5 other groups of people joining me. Don't get me wrong. I am not always funny. If you get to know me, I am most often calm and serious. And every so often come up with something funny to say. But the true reason for my friendship acquiring tactics is simply because I enjoy people. What am I getting at? Well, I sat back and decided to listen to a few posts to see if everyone was as serious as the few that posted some rude replies to me. (We all know who they are) I will not mention a name in hopes everyone forgets. And even know these people don't like me and my sense of sailing humor too much, I wish they could enjoy my company and accept me no matter how different I am. The world is full of many people. I don't think any one is totally alike?!?!? Well,,,,There was one person just like me but I killed him. Every since, I have been sitting here in my cell typing away on this old computer here in D Block of Ohio State Prison....(I am Kidding!!!!!!!!!!) But it seems that most replies to my post are in favor of me staying. Yes the first couple are not. But I expected that. I figured the ones who dislike me would try to control the mood. But no one like serious all the time. And I understand that no one like funny all the time. So, as you can see from this post, I am serious. I just would like to say thank you to those who stood up for me. Truly, I was hurt. But I think now I actually have some new friends on this site. Oh, to those of you who think I have a problem with the management of this site. You are mistaken. Phil, who represents his company, has been nothing but kind to me. You guys only saw the messages on the board. If you could only see our letters, you would understand what really happened. Phil is a true gentleman. And no, I did not forget to post my URL. I left it out because I thought that if I posted it, people might misunderstand and think I am out to steal members. Yes, I do want people to come visit me and the work I have done on my site. But I would rather use my site as a tool. There are certain things that this site does not have that mine does. I have movie, file, photo, colored text....just tons of extras that can be done on my message board. I think that threw my web site, this one can be so so much better. For instance. Say Steve wants to show everyone a video of him sailing last weekend. Well, he can post it on my site and link it to this one via the related links area. The possibilities are endless! But thank you phil for posting the link for me. Let me know what you guys are interested in. I realize that the members like it here. But maybe if you guys need to post say a photo album of your boat, you can use Skip's and link to here! You can post as many photo as you like and they will always be there for all the members here to see! Well enough of that. Still, I am not going to post my link. I will let phil do it if he chooses. Well, push come to shove, if some one here is bothered by me, just ignore me. Don't reply to my post. And please do not say mean things to me because, obviously, I have feelings too ya know!? And I will try very hard not to talk to the ones who don't like humor. Oh, one other thing...hehehe...I just can't stop talking huh? I love giving advice in the way I do it..."Some times with humor and some times not" but I admit that even if my idea sounds like the perfect solution, it may not be the correct solution for you. In fact, as hard as it is to believe, I have even been wrong from time to time...But don't tell any one. I have a reputation you know. This has been a message from The All Powerful and Knowing Skipper! This message has been brought to you by Aunt Emma's diarrhea pills. If you got that feeling down low that just won't go away, take 2 or 3 of Aunt Emma's emulsified Enema pills offered in chewable form for those of you with out any teeth.
I suppose I did
Hi King, I suppose I did. I posted a few articles with a sence of humor. Management did not like humor on this message board. So, he kept deleting my posts. A couple of the members did not like funny posts either. However, most seem to like me. At the same time, management sees me as a threat. I have much to offer in terms of technology upgrades to this site and sailing know how. If you get this post before it is deleted by phil, Hello! Skipper
Hi King, I suppose I did. I posted a few articles with a sence of humor. Management did not like humor on this message board. So, he kept deleting my posts. A couple of the members did not like funny posts either. However, most seem to like me. At the same time, management sees me as a threat. I have much to offer in terms of technology upgrades to this site and sailing know how. If you get this post before it is deleted by phil, Hello! Skipper
Sorry, guess I was just a bit angry
...last Friday, however, spending the weekend on my boat fixed me up. I just get angry sometimes when people with good humor are just trying to be helpful. Think I'll just concentrate on the technical advantages of HOW. No more griping from me (except about boat problems of course)...
...last Friday, however, spending the weekend on my boat fixed me up. I just get angry sometimes when people with good humor are just trying to be helpful. Think I'll just concentrate on the technical advantages of HOW. No more griping from me (except about boat problems of course)...
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