From 'liveaboard lurker' to credit crunch reality

Re: From \'liveaboard lurker\' to credit crunch reality

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As for "its better than being told you must voice an opinion anymore, for fear of being racist facist, homophobic or clauastophobic". This kind of nonsense is what is spouted by the sawn-off tee-shirt wearing, fat belly bursting, St George's flag waving, only English speaking, cheap-apartment-owning, ex-patriots that crowd into the pie and chips cafes around Fuengirola marina. Not by (most) liveaboards who in our experience are a good deal more friendly and tolerant - indeed, that's another reason for 'escaping', you meet such good and interesting people, and make such great friendships.

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Not sure I understand your comment Grehan. Maybe yelbis (who I know pretty well) hasn't made his own point clear. I think he is trying to say that living aboard and exploring the world, is better than living in a ever-increasing PC UK.

That's not the same as the nonsense you describe, IMHO, with which I can sympathise.

I could be wrong, of course!
 
Re: From \'liveaboard lurker\' to credit crunch reality

Fair enough. We got really fed up with half-wit English ex-pats in Spain with nothing to do except moan about England, Spain, everyone and everywhere. All they could do was spout ill-informed cliche-ridden, Watneys Red Barrel 'fact' claptrap, of the "the country's run by (take your pick) . . . immigrants, queers, communists, social workers, jews, arabs, council workers, the EU . . and us proper English can't say anything because we're not allowed to any more, etc., etc." variety. Rubbish and as I say, a complete contrast to the people on boats we met. Most of them.
 
Re: From \'liveaboard lurker\' to credit crunch reality

Being Irish, I can't speak for the English, but I think there are several things which bind us boaties together. 1) Being interested in boats, 2) Running a boat usually requires getting on with people in fairly cramped conditions, 3) For most of us, the prospect of having to depend on others for rescue is never far from our minds. We, along with aviators, pull out all the stops when someone is in trouble, sometimes just reporting, lending a pump, rescuing a pet, or putting our own lives on the line to help others. There are exceptions of course, but lets not dwell on them.
 
Re: From \'liveaboard lurker\' to credit crunch reality

Hi Pip,

Just move everything onto your boat. Most stuff will quickly become an annoyance when you need space to put the things you truly need, like tools and spare parts. When something breaks you'll throw it away. Things will fall overboard, whether accidently or on purpose. The value of your grandmother's opera glasses, and everything else you currently value, will become apparent on their own.

Over time you will learn that good friends, good beer, good sunsets, good lies ... things that can't be put in a locker, are what is really valuable.

Now that I think about it, maybe that skeleton in my closet was once a drunk friend? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

On a serious note, without planning ahead for a sail, it takes one hour to get my boat ready. Life is too short to worry about materialistic things. Just move onto your boat and let nature take its course.

Priscilla

PS The Pardy's are "interesting" in a way I am not interested in. But that's just me. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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