The movie "Chocolat" comes to mind. Johnnie Depp played the part of a "liveaboard". The locals burned him to the waterline. That mindset seems to be well established by history.
Casey --- On Thu, 6/12/08, Norm of Bandersnatch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Norm of Bandersnatch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Cruiser vs liveaboard > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008, 1:20 PM > >From what I can infer from various cop attacks where > they often ask us if > we have a home ashore is that if one does not own property > ashore then one > is a liveaboard, vs. a cruiser who does own property (and > pay property > taxes). > > I suspect it has something to do with property taxes ending > up in the cop's > pocket and the concept that if one is not paying property > taxes then one is > an irresponsible gypsy, freeloader, and general lowlife > deserving of abuse > as punishment for not being like everybody else. > > Most folks feel they are the center of the universe and > very fine folks, > and that those that are different from themselves are not > so close to God > and not so fine folks to the proportion they are different. > > > > Norm > S/V Bandersnatch > Lying Julington Creek > 30 07.695N 081 38.484W > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Arild Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: 6/12/2008 10:49:59 AM > > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Cruiser vs liveaboard > > > > Cruiser versus liveaboard. > > > > As has been discussed on this list previously those > terms have > significance > > when descrcibing the people. Many marinas have > prohibitions against > > liveaboards or at least quotas. Cruisers on the other > hand are not > > restricted. > > Arild > > > > > > ____ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
