Greetings from THE WIFE...... Well here we sit Day 6 at the marina in Geneva/Waterloo, NY--It is cloudy- really overcast and cool--really cool. Today I listened to NOAA and Senor Seafog as he is known aboard CC Rider (but that's a story for another day) announced that the temperatures would "struggle" to reach 60.
Not sure when we'll leave because the boat is being hateful. This morning at 4 am I awoke to a beeping sound. Mind you I was sound asleep with ear plugs securely in place and I could hear the beeping distinctly over Charles' sleeping noises. I said, "Charles, I hear beeping" He sits straight up and begins feeling for his glasses, jumps out of bed and lo and behold, the sound is emanating from the galley. The refrigerator is trying to die..NO!!! this can't be, I spent all day cooking and putting the food in the freezer..I hate to cook, I only do it so we can eat, which I rather enjoy. I notice the beeping has stopped and I am so relieved.....Darn! it only stopped because the power has been turned off. Charles comes back to bed and announces that the refrigerator is dead. I do not respond. It is very exhausting trying to get the boat ready to go, and that's when everything goes well. On Day 2, I began cleaning only to discover that we have water seeping out from under the sink and making a puddle on the lovely wood floor. All of the lines under the sink had to be replaced and I can't tell you how many times I had to go outside- walk the dock and turn the water off and then back on (20 times). One good thing about being on a boat is that you never take things for granted, the boat makes you appreciate anything that works like it's supposed to. Now back to the fridge...It seems, upon closer examination, that the little computer box is dead-we hope not the whole refrigerator. When I finally decided to get out of bed this morning Charles had located a dealer/service man who may have the part and may come over to the boat to install it....We'll see. Today is Saturday and this may happen on Monday----Hope springs eternal... We are at Barrett's Marine in Waterloo, New York. The folks here are so nice and extremely efficient. It seems they do things a little differently in New York and of course, they all have accents. Here you can call them on the phone and they actually will unwrap your boat and put it in a slip for you. Last year I almost wrapped myself in plastic helping Charles unwrap this boat. For those of you who haven't ventured north of the Chesapeake I highly recommend this place. It's really lovely -the trees and flowers are breathtaking and the wine is good (they make it themselves and they'll let you watch). Hope all is going well for all of you and we'll keep you posted. THE WIFE P.S. ONE fitting was leaking under the sink and fortunately I found a replacement----not an exact one, that goes without saying, but with a bit of " engineering" it works great. Note the new address for our website. CCC -- -- CHARLES C., JR. & PAT CULOTTA SUPPORT OUR TROOPS M/V CCRIDER PATTERSON, LA. charlesculotta.com _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
