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No, not at all offensive, Bill. Sounds great!
Looks like you touched a raw nerve...
Looks like you touched a raw nerve...
ccscott49
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I don't envy your lifestyle atall, Bill, I'm doing it, but I don't think it's fair knocking people who tend to disagree with you or can't live like you or I. If you Mr.Bergman, envy Bills' lifestyle, do something about it and come and join us? I doubt you can right now, with all your comitments, same as most people, get my drift?!!? Remember also Bill lives on an 85' barge that is gigantic! a house no less!, he won't find too many places, in the med at least, to moor a boat that big, I have trouble with 57' most lilvaboards have more modest sized palaces. But good on yer' Bill, Hope to meet up with you some day on our travels! I'll buy the pork, if you promise to cook it! I've even goit some apple sauce stashed away somewhere.
jonic
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Re: A cunning plan
Bill,
Not OTT at all. Enjoyed reading your thoughts.
Claymore. Why so uptight and "closed"? We can all ski,climb, blah blah blah within our little confines.
I hope you never teach my kids. I would like them to have elastic minds.
You astound me. Do you get the freedom of spirit that comes with sailing etc and
the opportunities to learn and experience from other ways of life?
Bill,
Not OTT at all. Enjoyed reading your thoughts.
Claymore. Why so uptight and "closed"? We can all ski,climb, blah blah blah within our little confines.
I hope you never teach my kids. I would like them to have elastic minds.
You astound me. Do you get the freedom of spirit that comes with sailing etc and
the opportunities to learn and experience from other ways of life?
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I'm not sure what this "live-aboard" stuff is about. I assumed it was about people cruising their world, and using their boat as their home. From the current postings it seems that "live aboard" refers to people who live on a boat that is tied up to a dock on a semi-permanent basis. So my question is " What's the difference between living in small house, and a relatively large boat that never moves from the dock", other than being on the water.
Although not a "live aboard" I can claim the same sense of achievement of going down to the the boat and doing maintenance work and coming home for a well cooked dinner and a good botlle of plonk. So what's different, other than I might not be in some exotic location.
Yes, I can sell up and live in the south of France on the Canal du Midi on a wonderful houseboat, but am I still a yottie?
Although not a "live aboard" I can claim the same sense of achievement of going down to the the boat and doing maintenance work and coming home for a well cooked dinner and a good botlle of plonk. So what's different, other than I might not be in some exotic location.
Yes, I can sell up and live in the south of France on the Canal du Midi on a wonderful houseboat, but am I still a yottie?
claymore
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Personal Message
Read it.
Read it.
claymore
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I\'m finished here.n.m.
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Mr Cassandra
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What do thet say. Teachers are over grown children ,Who have never left school.
Cheers Bob T
Bob T
Cheers Bob T
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I think most live-aboards have a period of maintenance. Dammit, they must have. Sometimes we cruise all the year, but sometimes we stop for a few months, especially if in North America or the Med.
We stopped this year because I injured myself rather badly in late August, and we decided to seek out an easy berth until the wound healed.
Live-aboarding (sorry for the awful gerund) is not strictly defined, though we think it entails a certain amount of mobility. But many people find that they do settle somewhere after a few years of wandering. I don't condemn them.
William Cooper
We stopped this year because I injured myself rather badly in late August, and we decided to seek out an easy berth until the wound healed.
Live-aboarding (sorry for the awful gerund) is not strictly defined, though we think it entails a certain amount of mobility. But many people find that they do settle somewhere after a few years of wandering. I don't condemn them.
William Cooper
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You're on Mr Scott. Actually we anchor most of the time rather than find moorings which do get a little dear for a boat our size. Once we spent 405 consecutive nights at single anchor.
We do have our "special spots" , an asset that can come only with experience, but it has been fun gaining that experience.
William Cooper
We do have our "special spots" , an asset that can come only with experience, but it has been fun gaining that experience.
William Cooper
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Your choice.
William Cooper
William Cooper
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Re: TV
No. When did I last?
But it is good to have it for the news and the meteo.
Laurel wants us to get on satellite. I'm not so keen. She'd watch it. But she'll get her way. And why not if that's what she wants?
William Cooper
No. When did I last?
But it is good to have it for the news and the meteo.
Laurel wants us to get on satellite. I'm not so keen. She'd watch it. But she'll get her way. And why not if that's what she wants?
William Cooper
ccscott49
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Re: TV
Bill! that last one was directed at rex, but I have also considered a satellite dish thingy, but can't bring myself to have one on board, if I can find a little un-obtrusive one, I may!
Bill! that last one was directed at rex, but I have also considered a satellite dish thingy, but can't bring myself to have one on board, if I can find a little un-obtrusive one, I may!
philmarks
Member
AHHH
THE Bill & Laurel Cooper. Read your book. Great.
Can't wait to escape and join you.
Keep it up.
THE Bill & Laurel Cooper. Read your book. Great.
Can't wait to escape and join you.
Keep it up.
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By no means am I condemming the live-aboard. I was just trying to get some clarification on the term, and you seem to have provided it quite succintly.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
ccscott49
Active member
I agree Bill, I spend most of the winter tied up, I can get on with my maintenance then. I'm now finding, dur to better weather down here, that I'm now improving the boat more than maintaining her now, getting to all those things I've always wanted to do, but never had time (or weather) to do. I need more teak now though!! Hard to come by!
tcm
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Re:where?
wow, that sounds a record. Must been very calm place. Or a very badly-run marina?
wow, that sounds a record. Must been very calm place. Or a very badly-run marina?
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Re: A gracious posting
Thank you all for some gracious postings. I sometimes regret my intemperies (a French word which I find expressive) and I'm sure others must do also. I regret that Mr Claymore is dropping out. There is room for different opinions. If we were face to face we could indicate by body language that we are not being insulting , but with bare words that is difficult.
Come back Mr Claymore.
William Cooper
Thank you all for some gracious postings. I sometimes regret my intemperies (a French word which I find expressive) and I'm sure others must do also. I regret that Mr Claymore is dropping out. There is room for different opinions. If we were face to face we could indicate by body language that we are not being insulting , but with bare words that is difficult.
Come back Mr Claymore.
William Cooper
claymore
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Re: A gracious posting
I dropped from the thread, not the forum - thank you to those who sent personal messages - much appreciated
js
I dropped from the thread, not the forum - thank you to those who sent personal messages - much appreciated
js
