RE: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

2010-11-10 Thread Eric Roberts
esday, November 10, 2010 8:49 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Vivec wrote: > > Geez. You don't expect boats to sink on lakes 0_0 No, you sure don't! And there hasn't been anything like this since! Mostly becaus

Re: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

2010-11-10 Thread Rick Root
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Re: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

2010-11-10 Thread Medic
Lake Superior is one of the Great Lakes. Not your average lake. On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Vivec wrote: > > Geez. You don't expect boats to sink on lakes 0_0 > > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://ww

Re: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

2010-11-10 Thread Rick Root
n Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Vivec wrote: > > the 'plug' came out? as easy as that? It just...whoops! popped out? Yup, it was a drain plug at the back under neath the prop. There are two kinds ... one with little twist things to tighten and one with a sort of tab that folders over. I had th

Re: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

2010-11-10 Thread Sam
We always brought fishing poles and made like we were fishing while people passed. Damn engines always gave me agro. . On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Vivec wrote: > I would find a nice deck by the water and drink there looking out at the > lake. Pretend I'm in a boat. > *nod* *nod* > ~~

Re: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

2010-11-10 Thread Vivec
:-o the 'plug' came out? as easy as that? It just...whoops! popped out? :-0 You eventually stalled...? :-O And larger boats send torrents of water as their wake which makes it 'difficult' to navigate and stay afloat? -_- I would find a nice deck by the water and drink there looking out a

Re: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

2010-11-10 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Vivec wrote: > > What are you saying? That you have almost sunk on a lake in a boat? > ... > Well, it's not exactly that a pontoon boat would sink but flip over. It's more of a hold onto your stomach type situation. I've had the motor jump out of the water once

Re: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

2010-11-10 Thread Rick Root
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Vivec wrote: > > What are you saying? That you have almost sunk on a lake in a boat? I almost sunk once! The little plug at the back of my boat came out while I was on the lake, and my buddy and I were sitting out there shooting the shit when he noticed we were

Re: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

2010-11-10 Thread Rick Root
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Vivec wrote: > > Geez. You don't expect boats to sink on lakes 0_0 No, you sure don't! And there hasn't been anything like this since! Mostly because captains don't challenge lake superior storms any more :) rick ~~~

Re: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

2010-11-10 Thread Vivec
What are you saying? That you have almost sunk on a lake in a boat? ... ... After it 'almost' happened the first time...why did you go back? On 10 November 2010 09:38, Casey Dougall wrote: > > I've had a couple close calls on the pontoon boat, that's for sure ;-) > Saratoga Lake isn't too bad si

Re: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

2010-11-10 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Vivec wrote: > Geez. You don't expect boats to sink on lakes 0_0 > With a ship of that size, not too often, but smaller boats, yeah it happens a fair amount. I've had a couple close calls on the pontoon boat, that's for sure ;-) Saratoga Lake isn't too bad sinc

Re: Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald

2010-11-10 Thread Vivec
Geez. You don't expect boats to sink on lakes 0_0 ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-co