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jimi

jimi

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Wandering down the pontoon on sunday I was accosted by a local mobo man and told my appearance was a disgrace to the pontoon as I had'nt shaved for 3 days and my clothes were on the .. erm .. raggie side .. how should I have reacted?


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You should have lifted your arms above your head and proved that it wasn't just shaving that had gone by the wayside for three days.

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In Guernsey a man in a 40 ft ish motorboat got angry with me because I took up a space on the fuelling potoon which he considered too small for his boat (it wasn't). It left me bemused... should bobbed about behind him, waiting until all 200 feet of the fuelling pontoon was cleared for him? I'm beginning to think motorboating is so expensive the poor old darlings are in a constant state of near anger. No wonder people are talking abt shipping defibrollators.

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You should have...

...cast your eyes down demurely, blown him a kiss and thanked him for taking the trouble to be so flattering.

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Agreed with him and asked him if he had a shower on board you could use, plus any decent clothing he could spare.

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Should have told him the clothes were the only ones you could find while rummaging around in the 'owner's suite' on his mobo, and by the way where does he keep his new razors..?


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You should have ripped off his arm and hit him with the wet end!

Actually, Jimi, you should move your boat to where I am. They're all a bunch of dishevelled stoners round here. I am sure you would be consulted on matters sartorial, rather than derided by a twat on a yoghurt pot! The uniform for every boater on my marina, whether raggie or stinkpot, seems to be shorts or dirty jeans and a beer-gut.

I think I'd feel rather proud at the obvious lack of identification this twanger had with you! At least you'll never be mistaken for somebody who cares enough about how other people behave to even contemplate making a comment like his.



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Jimi
I'a appalled mate,,this guy obviously doesn't know you because if he had he would have known not to make such comments until at least 15 days hence?
3 days is nothing for a man of your cal-i-ber and sailing rep!

I think I would have told him to come back in 12 days and not to bother you before then!

Peter

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This sort of response does not surprise me, knowing the individual concerned - he has a "thing" about raggies. He is always exceptionally well groomed, and clad is expensive designer clothes. It was indeed he, who bellowed at me through his loudspeaker "MIND YOUR WASH" as I crept past his berth at 1 kt. some time ago, causing much embarrassment.

The individual concerned is an occasional contributer to this forum, and I would invite hime to come on and defend his actions.

Mind you, I did happen to catch a glimpse of you myself, and must say you did look a bit like someone out of a well known Daniel Defoe novel!!

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well, well .. I must say yer nae ile paintin' yersel .. but I of course am much too polite to be so passremarkable ... it did amuse me when another contributor to this forum was called up on CH80 by the lock keeper to inform him he was leaving a large trail of soot & oil behind him .. the aforesaid contributor's response of course was not heard but the reponse was "well .. you definitely need one!" .. assume he told the lock keeper he was off for a new engine as he had'nt had sex for the last 3 months ...

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Perhaps a bit like a Picasso??

A similar engine problem hit Red Jet 3 on Monday. He radio'd VTS to say he was off on an engine check. A couple of minutes later, various call were made from other vessels, suggesting he "might care to look behind". What he saw was a huge trail of black smoke following what looked like e fairly major blow up!! He limped back to the Royal Pier at displacement speed!

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Terribly Sorry...

old chap but the correct response, I believe is.


"you talking to me, Jimi?" or
"who you lookin' at, Jimi?"

Donald

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Sometimes (in fact, usually) I think of the ideal withering retort far too late
for it to be effective. In this instance, you need a fallback such as dearheart
uses. She has a phrase such as "Kon schullitch konharken donkoff"
The recipient is usually surprised and rendered either speachless or apologetic which is frequently rather satisfying. The usual problem is keeping a straight face.
Of course some people find it easier than others............
Regards Briani

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think in a couple of years the fuelling pontoons will certainly need them at the pay desk!

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<<did look a bit like someone out of a well known Daniel Defoe novel!! >> Captain Jack? Journal of the Plague Year? No... it can't be Moll Flanders? Did she have a beard?

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You could have asked him if he could spare 30p for a cup of tea and promise not to spend it on cheap whiskey.

Alternatively try " **** off you pompous git"

It's made me fume just reading your post- people have no right to make comments like that- for all he knows you could be a really posh bloke who's dead rich, belongs to the best yacht clubs, knows all the right people, and usually walks around with at least 3 trophy blondes on your arm, but are just having a scruffy day. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif


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