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It's Sunday morning hereon the East coast. Around 7:39am and looking gloomey again.
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No gloomey stuff here, it's 71 degrees at 7:57am, & the bright :-6 coming through window blinds is shining right on the putter screen making it hard to read! :wah:
Cars 
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jimbo;1094918 wrote: officer jimbo reporting
i see spot is still digesting his second dictionary
wisey guy is still eating joke books even though they taste funny
i'm not saying open mind is tight with money but he has tiolet paper hanging on his washing line:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
carolly is in her secret lab still trying to get life into her frankenstien dolls :-3:-3:-3
Carolly is trying to get life into Kay's new Frankenstein doll:yh_rotfl where the only thing it says is "Mommy":p
i see spot is still digesting his second dictionary
wisey guy is still eating joke books even though they taste funny
i'm not saying open mind is tight with money but he has tiolet paper hanging on his washing line:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
carolly is in her secret lab still trying to get life into her frankenstien dolls :-3:-3:-3
Carolly is trying to get life into Kay's new Frankenstein doll:yh_rotfl where the only thing it says is "Mommy":p
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Kathy Ellen;1019536 wrote: Good night sweet friends.....:-4
Pleasant dreams.....and may all of your good dreams come true....:-6
Oh KE, the last two nights I have had nothing but nightmares.
On boxing day I brought my family out for a short spin on the boat, the intention was to stay in the marina where it was safe as the sea was rough, before I knew it I was at the point of no return and the only way to turn the boat around was by going out of the marina to the sea and come back in.
I should never have gotten to the point in the first place, but I was talking and not paying full attention.
Outside the marina the waves were as high a 3 metres, coming back in I was broadsided by a wave, the boat went at least 80 degree pitch. I thought we were capsizing, it was a miracle we didn’t. My eldest daughter was holding my 4 year old, the look of fear in her eyes I will not soon forget. My other daughter just hit the floor for safety. My wife was freaking out.
Thankfully I got control of the boat and got back into the marina, but I was as white as a ghost and shaking. What was meant to be a fun short spin, turned into a near disaster, and I put them in harms way with one bad decision.
I will never again take the boat out on the spur of the moment, it was against everything I know. It was a big lesson learned the hard way, but thankfully with no casualties.
The last two nights I have been waking up with nightmares of the boat capsizing into that cold Irish . How would I have gotten my wife and kids to safety if that happened?
Thankfully I live to regret it, it won’t happen again.
Pleasant dreams.....and may all of your good dreams come true....:-6
Oh KE, the last two nights I have had nothing but nightmares.
On boxing day I brought my family out for a short spin on the boat, the intention was to stay in the marina where it was safe as the sea was rough, before I knew it I was at the point of no return and the only way to turn the boat around was by going out of the marina to the sea and come back in.
I should never have gotten to the point in the first place, but I was talking and not paying full attention.
Outside the marina the waves were as high a 3 metres, coming back in I was broadsided by a wave, the boat went at least 80 degree pitch. I thought we were capsizing, it was a miracle we didn’t. My eldest daughter was holding my 4 year old, the look of fear in her eyes I will not soon forget. My other daughter just hit the floor for safety. My wife was freaking out.
Thankfully I got control of the boat and got back into the marina, but I was as white as a ghost and shaking. What was meant to be a fun short spin, turned into a near disaster, and I put them in harms way with one bad decision.
I will never again take the boat out on the spur of the moment, it was against everything I know. It was a big lesson learned the hard way, but thankfully with no casualties.
The last two nights I have been waking up with nightmares of the boat capsizing into that cold Irish . How would I have gotten my wife and kids to safety if that happened?
Thankfully I live to regret it, it won’t happen again.
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mikeinie;1095110 wrote: Oh KE, the last two nights I have had nothing but nightmares.
On boxing day I brought my family out for a short spin on the boat, the intention was to stay in the marina where it was safe as the sea was rough, before I knew it I was at the point of no return and the only way to turn the boat around was by going out of the marina to the sea and come back in.
I should never have gotten to the point in the first place, but I was talking and not paying full attention.
Outside the marina the waves were as high a 3 metres, coming back in I was broadsided by a wave, the boat went at least 80 degree pitch. I thought we were capsizing, it was a miracle we didn’t. My eldest daughter was holding my 4 year old, the look of fear in her eyes I will not soon forget. My other daughter just hit the floor for safety. My wife was freaking out.
Thankfully I got control of the boat and got back into the marina, but I was as white as a ghost and shaking. What was meant to be a fun short spin, turned into a near disaster, and I put them in harms way with one bad decision.
I will never again take the boat out on the spur of the moment, it was against everything I know. It was a big lesson learned the hard way, but thankfully with no casualties.
The last two nights I have been waking up with nightmares of the boat capsizing into that cold Irish . How would I have gotten my wife and kids to safety if that happened?
Thankfully I live to regret it, it won’t happen again.
Thankfully nothing happened but I'm sure it scared the sh*t out of you. Good to hear that you won't do that again.
On boxing day I brought my family out for a short spin on the boat, the intention was to stay in the marina where it was safe as the sea was rough, before I knew it I was at the point of no return and the only way to turn the boat around was by going out of the marina to the sea and come back in.
I should never have gotten to the point in the first place, but I was talking and not paying full attention.
Outside the marina the waves were as high a 3 metres, coming back in I was broadsided by a wave, the boat went at least 80 degree pitch. I thought we were capsizing, it was a miracle we didn’t. My eldest daughter was holding my 4 year old, the look of fear in her eyes I will not soon forget. My other daughter just hit the floor for safety. My wife was freaking out.
Thankfully I got control of the boat and got back into the marina, but I was as white as a ghost and shaking. What was meant to be a fun short spin, turned into a near disaster, and I put them in harms way with one bad decision.
I will never again take the boat out on the spur of the moment, it was against everything I know. It was a big lesson learned the hard way, but thankfully with no casualties.
The last two nights I have been waking up with nightmares of the boat capsizing into that cold Irish . How would I have gotten my wife and kids to safety if that happened?
Thankfully I live to regret it, it won’t happen again.
Thankfully nothing happened but I'm sure it scared the sh*t out of you. Good to hear that you won't do that again.
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mikeinie;1095110 wrote: Oh KE, the last two nights I have had nothing but nightmares.
On boxing day I brought my family out for a short spin on the boat, the intention was to stay in the marina where it was safe as the sea was rough, before I knew it I was at the point of no return and the only way to turn the boat around was by going out of the marina to the sea and come back in.
I should never have gotten to the point in the first place, but I was talking and not paying full attention.
Outside the marina the waves were as high a 3 metres, coming back in I was broadsided by a wave, the boat went at least 80 degree pitch. I thought we were capsizing, it was a miracle we didn’t. My eldest daughter was holding my 4 year old, the look of fear in her eyes I will not soon forget. My other daughter just hit the floor for safety. My wife was freaking out.
Thankfully I got control of the boat and got back into the marina, but I was as
white as a ghost and shaking. What was meant to be a fun short spin, turned into a near disaster, and I put them in harms way with one bad decision.
I will never again take the boat out on the spur of the moment, it was against everything I know. It was a big lesson learned the hard way, but thankfully with no casualties.
The last two nights I have been waking up with nightmares of the boat capsizing into that cold Irish . How would I have gotten my wife and kids to safety if that happened?
Thankfully I live to regret it, it won’t happen again.
thank god nothing happened to anyone!
sometimes we just don't realize, don't be so hard on yourself!
On boxing day I brought my family out for a short spin on the boat, the intention was to stay in the marina where it was safe as the sea was rough, before I knew it I was at the point of no return and the only way to turn the boat around was by going out of the marina to the sea and come back in.
I should never have gotten to the point in the first place, but I was talking and not paying full attention.
Outside the marina the waves were as high a 3 metres, coming back in I was broadsided by a wave, the boat went at least 80 degree pitch. I thought we were capsizing, it was a miracle we didn’t. My eldest daughter was holding my 4 year old, the look of fear in her eyes I will not soon forget. My other daughter just hit the floor for safety. My wife was freaking out.
Thankfully I got control of the boat and got back into the marina, but I was as
white as a ghost and shaking. What was meant to be a fun short spin, turned into a near disaster, and I put them in harms way with one bad decision.
I will never again take the boat out on the spur of the moment, it was against everything I know. It was a big lesson learned the hard way, but thankfully with no casualties.
The last two nights I have been waking up with nightmares of the boat capsizing into that cold Irish . How would I have gotten my wife and kids to safety if that happened?
Thankfully I live to regret it, it won’t happen again.
thank god nothing happened to anyone!
sometimes we just don't realize, don't be so hard on yourself!
Life is just to short for drama.
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Ah Mikeine.. That brought back some memories. My dad took me out in a rowboat when I was about 10 and we were fishing and not noticing the sea kind of getting rough. We started to ship water and he got me bailing while he got seriously rowing, and he was sweating it. We did make it to shore, but he told me years later he'd had the fright of his life, on my account. Grin.
G'day Jimbo... nice to see you, and Odie, Duckie and Cars !!!!!!!!!!!!!! You all send me smiling into the new day. Thank you. :-6
G'day Jimbo... nice to see you, and Odie, Duckie and Cars !!!!!!!!!!!!!! You all send me smiling into the new day. Thank you. :-6
"Life is too short to ski with ugly men"
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Love your siggy Pam:D
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In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King Jr.
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Jimbo - yer just after me almond shortbread, right?!! :sneaky:
Yup Kaz. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!!! To stay smiling, sane, here. :-6
Yup Kaz. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!!! To stay smiling, sane, here. :-6
"Life is too short to ski with ugly men"
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AussiePam;1094809 wrote: Thankyou Kathy, for bumping this thread. I'd forgotten about it. I've been thinking New Year resolutions all day - as one does on a Sunday at this time of year, walking by water. It's caused me to modify one particular resolution. You and many others in here are worth staying around for. Sleep well.
:-4
I applaud your decision/resolution/revelation AP :-6:-4
Lazy Sunday here, snow still falls, and that takes us up to about 12 inches worth over the past couple weeks. Awww the joys of the northwest corner or the planet.
:-4
I applaud your decision/resolution/revelation AP :-6:-4
Lazy Sunday here, snow still falls, and that takes us up to about 12 inches worth over the past couple weeks. Awww the joys of the northwest corner or the planet.
�You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.�
• Mae West
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minks;1095248 wrote: I applaud your decision/resolution/revelation AP :-6:-4
Lazy Sunday here, snow still falls, and that takes us up to about 12 inches worth over the past couple weeks. Awww the joys of the northwest corner or the planet.
Thanks, Minks. How the heck are you? Haven't seen you for a while! And ya got snow. It's hot here. Would you like about 20 degrees? I'll fax them over.
I'm going to seek out some snow in late January. Strap some bits of wood to me feet and go slip sliding away, as one does.
Lazy Sunday here, snow still falls, and that takes us up to about 12 inches worth over the past couple weeks. Awww the joys of the northwest corner or the planet.
Thanks, Minks. How the heck are you? Haven't seen you for a while! And ya got snow. It's hot here. Would you like about 20 degrees? I'll fax them over.
I'm going to seek out some snow in late January. Strap some bits of wood to me feet and go slip sliding away, as one does.
"Life is too short to ski with ugly men"
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AussiePam;1095213 wrote: Jimbo - yer just after me almond shortbread, right?!! :sneaky:
I am!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
it sounds sooooooo good!
I am!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
it sounds sooooooo good!
Life is just to short for drama.
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I've got the flour and the semolina and the almond meal. Have to go out to the shops later (er store) and get some butter. I wonder if this butter should be refrigerated or not???
"Life is too short to ski with ugly men"
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AussiePam;1095331 wrote: I've got the flour and the semolina and the almond meal. Have to go out to the shops later (er store) and get some butter. I wonder if this butter should be refrigerated or not???
when I do my shortbread the butter must be at room temp to ad it in and mix.
when I do my shortbread the butter must be at room temp to ad it in and mix.
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I was just stirring - remembering one of my favourite FG threads ... ahhhh nostalgia!!
By the way, when I was out in the country on Christmas Day, I saw kids playing in the side streets on home made billycarts, or sitting on the front porches of houses in the shade with marbles .. kind of wonderful nostalgia trip back to the times before computer games, fast food etc..
By the way, when I was out in the country on Christmas Day, I saw kids playing in the side streets on home made billycarts, or sitting on the front porches of houses in the shade with marbles .. kind of wonderful nostalgia trip back to the times before computer games, fast food etc..
"Life is too short to ski with ugly men"
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AussiePam;1095321 wrote: Thanks, Minks. How the heck are you? Haven't seen you for a while! And ya got snow. It's hot here. Would you like about 20 degrees? I'll fax them over.
I'm going to seek out some snow in late January. Strap some bits of wood to me feet and go slip sliding away, as one does.
I am good AP finally digging out from under the white stuff and the bitter bitter cold. It was almost like summer here today we were in a deep freeze of around -35C for about 3 weeks... brrrr.
Yes fax those degrees over immediately hehehehe ooooo where ya going skiing at? I do hope you enjoy yourself
I'm going to seek out some snow in late January. Strap some bits of wood to me feet and go slip sliding away, as one does.
I am good AP finally digging out from under the white stuff and the bitter bitter cold. It was almost like summer here today we were in a deep freeze of around -35C for about 3 weeks... brrrr.
Yes fax those degrees over immediately hehehehe ooooo where ya going skiing at? I do hope you enjoy yourself
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mikeinie;1095110 wrote: Oh KE, the last two nights I have had nothing but nightmares.
On boxing day I brought my family out for a short spin on the boat, the intention was to stay in the marina where it was safe as the sea was rough, before I knew it I was at the point of no return and the only way to turn the boat around was by going out of the marina to the sea and come back in.
I should never have gotten to the point in the first place, but I was talking and not paying full attention.
Outside the marina the waves were as high a 3 metres, coming back in I was broadsided by a wave, the boat went at least 80 degree pitch. I thought we were capsizing, it was a miracle we didn’t. My eldest daughter was holding my 4 year old, the look of fear in her eyes I will not soon forget. My other daughter just hit the floor for safety. My wife was freaking out.
Thankfully I got control of the boat and got back into the marina, but I was as white as a ghost and shaking. What was meant to be a fun short spin, turned into a near disaster, and I put them in harms way with one bad decision.
I will never again take the boat out on the spur of the moment, it was against everything I know. It was a big lesson learned the hard way, but thankfully with no casualties.
The last two nights I have been waking up with nightmares of the boat capsizing into that cold Irish . How would I have gotten my wife and kids to safety if that happened?
Thankfully I live to regret it, it won’t happen again.
Oh Mike:(
Your story gave me the chills. I'm so glad you and family are ok. What a fright you must have had...I can't even imagine. Geeze, how are you and family feeling now....have you gotten over the shock a bit:(
I love the sea, but I also fear and respect it at the same time. I always remember to think.....the ocean is not your friend.......and try to be careful.
But, there are rip tides that pull a lot of people out to sea....it's usually the visitors from inland or foreign countries who don't heed the warnings and have died. Last year we had 3 people pulled out and never found again.
All my thoughts are with you and family Mike....sincerely hoping you all feel a bit better.
On boxing day I brought my family out for a short spin on the boat, the intention was to stay in the marina where it was safe as the sea was rough, before I knew it I was at the point of no return and the only way to turn the boat around was by going out of the marina to the sea and come back in.
I should never have gotten to the point in the first place, but I was talking and not paying full attention.
Outside the marina the waves were as high a 3 metres, coming back in I was broadsided by a wave, the boat went at least 80 degree pitch. I thought we were capsizing, it was a miracle we didn’t. My eldest daughter was holding my 4 year old, the look of fear in her eyes I will not soon forget. My other daughter just hit the floor for safety. My wife was freaking out.
Thankfully I got control of the boat and got back into the marina, but I was as white as a ghost and shaking. What was meant to be a fun short spin, turned into a near disaster, and I put them in harms way with one bad decision.
I will never again take the boat out on the spur of the moment, it was against everything I know. It was a big lesson learned the hard way, but thankfully with no casualties.
The last two nights I have been waking up with nightmares of the boat capsizing into that cold Irish . How would I have gotten my wife and kids to safety if that happened?
Thankfully I live to regret it, it won’t happen again.
Oh Mike:(
Your story gave me the chills. I'm so glad you and family are ok. What a fright you must have had...I can't even imagine. Geeze, how are you and family feeling now....have you gotten over the shock a bit:(
I love the sea, but I also fear and respect it at the same time. I always remember to think.....the ocean is not your friend.......and try to be careful.
But, there are rip tides that pull a lot of people out to sea....it's usually the visitors from inland or foreign countries who don't heed the warnings and have died. Last year we had 3 people pulled out and never found again.
All my thoughts are with you and family Mike....sincerely hoping you all feel a bit better.
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mikeinie;1095110 wrote: Oh KE, the last two nights I have had nothing but nightmares.
On boxing day I brought my family out for a short spin on the boat, the intention was to stay in the marina where it was safe as the sea was rough, before I knew it I was at the point of no return and the only way to turn the boat around was by going out of the marina to the sea and come back in.
I should never have gotten to the point in the first place, but I was talking and not paying full attention.
Outside the marina the waves were as high a 3 metres, coming back in I was broadsided by a wave, the boat went at least 80 degree pitch. I thought we were capsizing, it was a miracle we didn’t. My eldest daughter was holding my 4 year old, the look of fear in her eyes I will not soon forget. My other daughter just hit the floor for safety. My wife was freaking out.
Thankfully I got control of the boat and got back into the marina, but I was as white as a ghost and shaking. What was meant to be a fun short spin, turned into a near disaster, and I put them in harms way with one bad decision.
I will never again take the boat out on the spur of the moment, it was against everything I know. It was a big lesson learned the hard way, but thankfully with no casualties.
The last two nights I have been waking up with nightmares of the boat capsizing into that cold Irish . How would I have gotten my wife and kids to safety if that happened?
Thankfully I live to regret it, it won’t happen again.
Wow mike, glad the ride did not end in disaster! We do learn our lessons the hard way don't we?
Many years ago, my dad & I bought a 21ft "wooden boat" with an "inboard engine", that was about a dozen years old!
It was in a marina about 10 miles from my dad's waterfront home, that had a floating dock. (he just bought the house with dock, so of course he needed a boat to tie upto that dock) Neither of us knew the first thing about boating, but the guy at the marina said it's easy to get to your inlet, and gave us a few simple sounding directions. So foolish us fired up that sucker, & off we went!!! About half way to our destination, low & behold, putt putt, shudder shudder, the engine quits!!! We were only about a half mile from shore, and as we drifted closer to the shore, we saw jaggaed rocks all over the place sticking out of the water! We panicked, and started to look for the life preservers, guess what, there were'nt any! So then we looked for the anchor, luckily for us there was one! So we dropped anchor, and started to look at the engine problem. A fan belt snapped, and of course there was no spare. So we sat there anchored for over an hour, when finally some kindly old boater came along, we told him our story, he laughed a little, & then threw us a tow line & towed us to my dad's dock! We wanted to reward him, but he said that was not necessary, but that was part of the rules on the water. And if we ever saw someone on the water in distress for us to do the same for them. Anyway, we then smartened up, and took some Coast Guard boating classes. Over the years we helped at least 6 or 7 people with boating breakdowns. It did feel good helping them, as we knew first hand how trematic a boating breakdown could be.
Luckily for us, our disaster turned out not to end too bad.
On boxing day I brought my family out for a short spin on the boat, the intention was to stay in the marina where it was safe as the sea was rough, before I knew it I was at the point of no return and the only way to turn the boat around was by going out of the marina to the sea and come back in.
I should never have gotten to the point in the first place, but I was talking and not paying full attention.
Outside the marina the waves were as high a 3 metres, coming back in I was broadsided by a wave, the boat went at least 80 degree pitch. I thought we were capsizing, it was a miracle we didn’t. My eldest daughter was holding my 4 year old, the look of fear in her eyes I will not soon forget. My other daughter just hit the floor for safety. My wife was freaking out.
Thankfully I got control of the boat and got back into the marina, but I was as white as a ghost and shaking. What was meant to be a fun short spin, turned into a near disaster, and I put them in harms way with one bad decision.
I will never again take the boat out on the spur of the moment, it was against everything I know. It was a big lesson learned the hard way, but thankfully with no casualties.
The last two nights I have been waking up with nightmares of the boat capsizing into that cold Irish . How would I have gotten my wife and kids to safety if that happened?
Thankfully I live to regret it, it won’t happen again.
Wow mike, glad the ride did not end in disaster! We do learn our lessons the hard way don't we?
Many years ago, my dad & I bought a 21ft "wooden boat" with an "inboard engine", that was about a dozen years old!
It was in a marina about 10 miles from my dad's waterfront home, that had a floating dock. (he just bought the house with dock, so of course he needed a boat to tie upto that dock) Neither of us knew the first thing about boating, but the guy at the marina said it's easy to get to your inlet, and gave us a few simple sounding directions. So foolish us fired up that sucker, & off we went!!! About half way to our destination, low & behold, putt putt, shudder shudder, the engine quits!!! We were only about a half mile from shore, and as we drifted closer to the shore, we saw jaggaed rocks all over the place sticking out of the water! We panicked, and started to look for the life preservers, guess what, there were'nt any! So then we looked for the anchor, luckily for us there was one! So we dropped anchor, and started to look at the engine problem. A fan belt snapped, and of course there was no spare. So we sat there anchored for over an hour, when finally some kindly old boater came along, we told him our story, he laughed a little, & then threw us a tow line & towed us to my dad's dock! We wanted to reward him, but he said that was not necessary, but that was part of the rules on the water. And if we ever saw someone on the water in distress for us to do the same for them. Anyway, we then smartened up, and took some Coast Guard boating classes. Over the years we helped at least 6 or 7 people with boating breakdowns. It did feel good helping them, as we knew first hand how trematic a boating breakdown could be.
Luckily for us, our disaster turned out not to end too bad.
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mikeinie;1095110 wrote: Oh KE, the last two nights I have had nothing but nightmares.
On boxing day I brought my family out for a short spin on the boat, the intention was to stay in the marina where it was safe as the sea was rough, before I knew it I was at the point of no return and the only way to turn the boat around was by going out of the marina to the sea and come back in.
I should never have gotten to the point in the first place, but I was talking and not paying full attention.
Outside the marina the waves were as high a 3 metres, coming back in I was broadsided by a wave, the boat went at least 80 degree pitch. I thought we were capsizing, it was a miracle we didn’t. My eldest daughter was holding my 4 year old, the look of fear in her eyes I will not soon forget. My other daughter just hit the floor for safety. My wife was freaking out.
Thankfully I got control of the boat and got back into the marina, but I was as white as a ghost and shaking. What was meant to be a fun short spin, turned into a near disaster, and I put them in harms way with one bad decision.
I will never again take the boat out on the spur of the moment, it was against everything I know. It was a big lesson learned the hard way, but thankfully with no casualties.
The last two nights I have been waking up with nightmares of the boat capsizing into that cold Irish . How would I have gotten my wife and kids to safety if that happened?
Thankfully I live to regret it, it won’t happen again.
Oh my goodness Mike! I just read this .....
I'm very glad that you and your family are all safe :-4
On boxing day I brought my family out for a short spin on the boat, the intention was to stay in the marina where it was safe as the sea was rough, before I knew it I was at the point of no return and the only way to turn the boat around was by going out of the marina to the sea and come back in.
I should never have gotten to the point in the first place, but I was talking and not paying full attention.
Outside the marina the waves were as high a 3 metres, coming back in I was broadsided by a wave, the boat went at least 80 degree pitch. I thought we were capsizing, it was a miracle we didn’t. My eldest daughter was holding my 4 year old, the look of fear in her eyes I will not soon forget. My other daughter just hit the floor for safety. My wife was freaking out.
Thankfully I got control of the boat and got back into the marina, but I was as white as a ghost and shaking. What was meant to be a fun short spin, turned into a near disaster, and I put them in harms way with one bad decision.
I will never again take the boat out on the spur of the moment, it was against everything I know. It was a big lesson learned the hard way, but thankfully with no casualties.
The last two nights I have been waking up with nightmares of the boat capsizing into that cold Irish . How would I have gotten my wife and kids to safety if that happened?
Thankfully I live to regret it, it won’t happen again.
Oh my goodness Mike! I just read this .....
I'm very glad that you and your family are all safe :-4
Very nearly perfect ...
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Kathy- Thanks for checking up on us. Bless you, special lady.
Happiness is not a destiny. It is a daily goal.
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I'm glad all the boaters made it safely back to shore...we don't wanna lose any of our FG friends.
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fuzzy butt;1096964 wrote: hmmm I'm a neighbourhood watch rep. Which reminds me I have a dozon or so plastic plaques to go and nail to peoples gates . HO hum.
when are they going to get some new young members to turn this org around and actually do something? .............it's like .............Oh No !! you dont' want to burgle this place !!! we have plastic plagues on our gates protecting the premises:rolleyes:
:-5someone kill me now!!!!:-5:-5
I could lend you my dog for protection, all 2.5lbs of her :yh_rotfl Oh Fuzz you will never be released from your duties now they got you hooked :wah:
when are they going to get some new young members to turn this org around and actually do something? .............it's like .............Oh No !! you dont' want to burgle this place !!! we have plastic plagues on our gates protecting the premises:rolleyes:
:-5someone kill me now!!!!:-5:-5
I could lend you my dog for protection, all 2.5lbs of her :yh_rotfl Oh Fuzz you will never be released from your duties now they got you hooked :wah:
�You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.�
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fuzzy butt;1096964 wrote: hmmm I'm a neighbourhood watch rep. Which reminds me I have a dozon or so plastic plaques to go and nail to peoples gates . HO hum.
when are they going to get some new young members to turn this org around and actually do something? .............it's like .............Oh No !! you dont' want to burgle this place !!! we have plastic plagues on our gates protecting the premises:rolleyes:
:yh_rotfl
(New Year's resolution number 46b part 2a ii )
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fuzzy butt;1096964 wrote: :-5someone kill me now!!!!:-5:-5
Indeed no, I wish you excellent health and a Happy New Year!!!
when are they going to get some new young members to turn this org around and actually do something? .............it's like .............Oh No !! you dont' want to burgle this place !!! we have plastic plagues on our gates protecting the premises:rolleyes:
:yh_rotfl
(New Year's resolution number 46b part 2a ii )
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fuzzy butt;1096964 wrote: :-5someone kill me now!!!!:-5:-5
Indeed no, I wish you excellent health and a Happy New Year!!!
"Life is too short to ski with ugly men"
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Good Morning....Just making the rounds to make sure all are good:-4
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Good morning !!! All's well, Kathy Ellen and Happy New Year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The fireworks were fabulous here, and the party is still raging I think, though a few strays seem to be asleep in the garden a few floors down... hic
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"Life is too short to ski with ugly men"