Marcus, Bummer. sorry to hear it. Sorta know how you feel -- I had an auto accident last week, and am waiting to hear if the insurance company will fix my ol' buddy or "total" him. But both I and the other driver were walkin' and talkin' after the accident, and the rest is just details I guess. Glad you and your boat both made it to shore safely. The rest will work out (hopefully without the "L" word). Ben -----Original Message----- From: Erika L Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 3:28 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: To Everyone that had a bad weekend... Oooof. I'm so sorry. That just sucks. Depressing actually. Was this a lake in Texas? Erika "There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is." - Albert Einstein -----Original Message----- From: Marcus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 5:28 PM To: CF-Community Subject: OT: To Everyone that had a bad weekend... This weekend the sun was shining and the air was warming up. The lake, which last year had been all but dried up, was just slightly over capacity. So, I decided to take my new boat out and have a spin. The boat had just come out of the shop, having been tuned, and then summerized to a pristine condition, as well as being polished and all the Equipment checked at the shop. I was ready for a day of fun. I started the boat up and listened to the engine for a moment. It seemed a little rough, but the mechanic had told me it might for the first little bit, and I gunned it up a little bit and headed out into the water. I was planning on driving through the 'school zone' and entering the main part of the lake to head over to Sneaky Pete's and have some lunch. About halfway across the lake the engine started making some louder banging noises and I slowed down so I could take a look at the engine. Once stopped I lifted the cover and SMOKE started pouring out of the engine compartment. I quickly checked the dip stick, and wouldn't you know it... the mechanics had left her almost bone dry of oil! But the worst was yet to come... With the engine off, and almost no other boats in the water at all, it was very quiet. And so I was able to hear the sound... A very faint sound, but unmistakable... the sound of water leaking INTO my boat! I looked down into the hold, and there it was... Water RUSHING in through where the outdrive boot SHOULD HAVE BEEN! I turned on the pumps, but it wasn't going to do the job! The engine was having problems, but this was an even bigger problem! I tried signaling for help, but there was no one around. I tried the radio... Damn, not working! I knew I had some oil for emergencies, and this was nothing if not an emergency. I quickly put the three quarts of oil I kept around in the engine, said "To hell with it" and stoked the engine till she actually started! And drove the boat towards shore until I saw a marina. As I came into the Marina I yelled to some dock men that I was sinking and you should have seen them RUN! Soon the crane was attached and I was being hefted up. I, and the boat were saved... Just thought some might want to see they didn't have it so bad this weekend... Marcus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
