Advice please

[GODOT]

I have a boat on the Hamble, it has just gone back in the water after being polished. A friend told me a scruffy little boat came alongside and moored itself to me rather than atcching itself to one of the many similaryly scruffy boats. He was moved to admonish them for their lack of common courtesy in respecting my winter's labour. Was he correct to do so, or should he just have bit his lip?

 

[Poignard]

Absolutely disgraceful!

What the hell is wrong with this country?

 

[Stemar]

Absolutely disgraceful!

What the hell is wrong with this country?

Totally agree. The idea of a proper scruffy boat demeaning itself alongside a polished specimin. Outrageous, dammit!

What's a scruffy doing slumming in the Hamble anyway? Totally infra dig.

 

[Sans Bateau]

Dont worry GODOT, your post is getting the response I would expect, I dare say when you posted you were pretty angry.

I suspect that the owner of the scruffy boat, see's his 'pride and joy' very differently, and did not want to tie up to a scruffy boat, seeing your bright and shinny example more in keeping with his own, err, pride and joy. I'd have told him to 'F' off as well!

 

[RichardS]

This has got to be a wind-up!

Or perhaps not?

Richard

 

[Pete7]

Did your friend ascertain which club the fellow belonged too? Be one of those common blue ensign lot no doubt

A letter to his Commodore would be appropriate.

Pete

 

[armchairsailor]

Was he correct to do so, or should he just have bit his lip?

Should've written a letter to The Times.




Or perhaps the Mail.

 

[Deleted member 36384]

There is only one option, haul out and repolish. If you don't the smell will be there all season.
Your friend was quite right but he should have slapped the common person; it's all they understand.

 

[Scotty_Tradewind]

Did your friend ascertain which club the fellow belonged too? Be one of those common blue ensign lot no doubt

A letter to his Commodore would be appropriate.

Pete

ooooH.... I think this could get nasty!!

 

[Heckler]

I have a boat on the Hamble, it has just gone back in the water after being polished. A friend told me a scruffy little boat came alongside and moored itself to me rather than atcching itself to one of the many similaryly scruffy boats. He was moved to admonish them for their lack of common courtesy in respecting my winter's labour. Was he correct to do so, or should he just have bit his lip?

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=270432

 

[Victoria Sponge]

I don't think there's much happending of interest in The Hamble at present.

 

[Searush]

I don't think there's much happending of interest in The Hamble at present.

Jimi two-name's posting on two threads tho.

 

[Chrissie]

Cabin fever, the sooner you lot get out there on the water the better