On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:10:25 -0000,
wrote:

my parents almost bought us a house on Pine Island about 10 years
back, really wish I had known, I would have pushed them a little.

Pine Island is *very* different from Sanibel, still a lot of open
space on Pine Island and some reasonable values. Except for a couple
deep canals however, the water is extremely shallow for anything more
than a flats boat.

On Jul 10, 11:35 am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:10:25 -0000,
wrote:

my parents almost bought us a house on Pine Island about 10 years
back, really wish I had known, I would have pushed them a little.

Pine Island is *very* different from Sanibel, still a lot of open
space on Pine Island and some reasonable values. Except for a couple
deep canals however, the water is extremely shallow for anything more
than a flats boat.

The place was on 1/8 acre, with a canal to the ocean. They were going
to buy it from some friends, were going to pay only 45,000. They
decided to stay north instead. I understand it had a gutter and a
garage wall come down in the hurricaine.

On Jul 9, 8:57 am, "Bill Kearney" wrote:
People SUCK! Remember?

Try hanging around with a better class of people. Or are you part of what
they'd consider the "suck" part?

No. All people suck, some. Some more than others of course. Likewise
all people do NOT suck, some. It's very analogous to the good vs. evil
internal battle many religions cite in their doctrines.

I've seen many a very happy, peaceful and joyous celebration activity
turn nasty because of people who SUCK showing up, especially when
alcohol is involved. Many annual events I've attended year after year
devolve into rowdy drunken fests that SUCK, because an influx of many
many people who do not know how to enjoy alcohol without SUCKING!!!
And they ruin it for the rest of us. Many times it's crowds of younger
people too. But not always. The common theme is that these events are
ruined by people who SUCK! They are inconsiderate of others, cause
problems, etc. I'm sure you know the type, and I hope you're not one
of them.

I know I'm not! :-)

John Kuthe...

On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:56:15 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Are you suggesting I call everyone assholes? Not my style.

Not at all, we have others filling that role already.

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:53:25 -0000,
wrote:

The place was on 1/8 acre, with a canal to the ocean. They were going
to buy it from some friends, were going to pay only 45,000. They
decided to stay north instead. I understand it had a gutter and a
garage wall come down in the hurricaine.

Pine Island is surrounded by Pine Island Sound on two sides, Port
Charlotte Harbor to the north, and Matlacha Pass to the east. The
north end got whacked pretty badly by hurricane Charlie three years
ago. There were literally miles of telephone poles that had been
snapped in two like match sticks. $45K is an excellent price for any
land on a deep water canal, even with no structure on it.

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:18:29 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:56:15 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Are you suggesting I call everyone assholes? Not my style.

Not at all, we have others filling that role already.

Why is it you've nothing to say to them when they do so?
--
John H

On Jul 10, 3:29 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:53:25 -0000,
wrote:

The place was on 1/8 acre, with a canal to the ocean. They were going
to buy it from some friends, were going to pay only 45,000. They
decided to stay north instead. I understand it had a gutter and a
garage wall come down in the hurricaine.

Pine Island is surrounded by Pine Island Sound on two sides, Port
Charlotte Harbor to the north, and Matlacha Pass to the east. The
north end got whacked pretty badly by hurricane Charlie three years
ago. There were literally miles of telephone poles that had been
snapped in two like match sticks. $45K is an excellent price for any
land on a deep water canal, even with no structure on it.

I know, it was long time friends who offered it, with a canal, house
and furnishings. Another friend ended up buying it.

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:13:11 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

snippity-snip


Piffle - Lewis Carroll learned every thing he knew from me.

I'm pretty sure Tom meant to say, "Lewis Carroll learned every thing
he knew about writing from me.".

Mark E. Williams

Police Crack Down On Brews, Canoes

POSTED: 12:11 pm EDT July 10, 2007
UPDATED: 1:50 pm EDT July 10, 2007


LEBANON, Ohio -- Officials in southwest Ohio are cracking down on
drinking and rowdy behavior by boaters on the Little Miami River.

The Warren County prosecutor's office and officers from several
agencies combined to issue 189 citations last weekend near Caesar
Creek, about 30 miles south of Dayton.

"It ought to be a nice, family sporting event," said Prosecutor Rachel
Hutzel. "It's turned into a drunken party."


Hutzel said the sweep, which involved more than 40 police officers
manning six checkpoints on the river, was the result of numerous
complaints.

The majority of citations -- 147 of them - rapped boaters for having
open containers of alcohol, and 22 were for underage consumption or
possession, she said.

A few citations were written for littering or trespassing, and three
people were found to have outstanding warrants for their arrest,
Hutzel said.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources and nine other agencies
joined in the weekend program.

At Morgan's Canoe Livery, signs are posted warning that alcoholic
drinks are illegal.

Large groups are required to sign waivers agreeing to warn members of
their party against drinking on the river, and some carry-on
containers are inspected.

"Some people are bound and determined to drink. (and) it's kind of
hard to stop them," said employee Mary Ash. "They sneak it in their
coolers."

http://www.wlwt.com/news/13654177/detail.html

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:31:50 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Why is it you've nothing to say to them when they do so?

When I'm at home most of the chronic offenders are in my KF and I
never see them. Since we're on the boat this summer I'm working from
a laptop that has not yet been "fully configured". Looks like I'll
have to start working on it.

In addition I have this possibly naive notion that you and Reggie
really ought to know better. We'll see.