And Merry Christmas to you all! Sam and Vern (and our wives and kids)
p.s. See there is something good about Melbourne, that is where the list server is located :-) On 12/25/10 11:55 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > >> From Ed and Sue, > >> During the year we experienced untold joys along with some travails >> that living on the water brings, including: >> >> (1) a lightning strike that fried electrons in our former chart >> plotters and some gear while anchored near Melbourne, FL.; >> > > Norm - Let that be a lesson to you. Melbourne is a bad place. > > >> (2) an electrical short& fire scare in the mid-Chesapeake Bay north >> of Norfolk, VA > > > Norm - Let that be a lesson to you too. I had an electrical fire years ago > under the main berth. (I could actually blame one step toward that fire on > a cat.) It is scary. The nearest smoke alarm (at the head of the main > berth) did go off but on deck nobody heard it. It was only when a guest > went below to get some tea that we became aware of the fire. It was caused > by a cat moving a live 12 vdc wire so that it touched ground to make a hot > wire that ignited styrofoam insulation. It produced a low, smoky, fire > that was easily put out by a nearby powder fire extinguisher. I now have a > smoke alarm in each space (they all have bright white lights on them so one > can tell what device is screaming) along with a fire extinguisher nearby. > > >> (3) a 3:15 am grounding rounding Sandy Hook, NJ; > > > Norm - I also had a close call off this point rounding it at night. The > chart is misleading. When rounding this point stay in the marked big ship > channel. We did anchor there to await the tide in the East River but don't > trust the chart. It is very steep too and comes from deep to shoaling > quickly. > > >> (4) a light grazing by the diminishing Hurricane Earl as it left Cape > Cod, Ma. > > >> >> We are grateful for the kindness of our friends all year. We could not >> cruise as we have without the kind help and kind words of everyone. >> > > Amen > > > Jan and I are also grateful for the kindnesses we have received from > Friends, Family, Neighbors, and the List (and some great good luck - we > were very nearly T-boned yesterday when a SUV failed to stop for a red > light. Jan would likely be in a hospital today with a smashed hip if the > SUV had skidded to a stop three feet closer.) > > I am especially grateful to Sam and Vern Densler for the Livaboard List - > my extended family - and all the support and sage advice I have received > from you all. > > > Happy Holidays and Following Seas.... > > > Norm and Jan and the Kitties (Mimsey, Julington, and Penny) > > > > Norm > S/V Bandersnatch > Lying Julington Creek FL > N30 07.68 W081 38.47 > > > PS - David, Jan's son who smashed his foot into three pieces while on his > Harley (since sold), is progressing well. However, the jury is still out > as to whether or not he will keep his foot. He and Jan both send their > thanks for the well-wishes of the List members. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/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.liveaboardonline.com/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 > -- **************************** Sam Densler mailto:[email protected] http://www.islandfx.com/lady S/V Lady of the Lake PDQ 36, Hull #15 Melbourne, FL S/V Stories She Could Tell Endeavour 37, Hull #454 Destroyed by Hurricane Frances 2004 Reborn and sailing again in 2007 **************************** "If you ever wonder why you ride the carousel, you do it for the stories you can tell." Jimmy Buffett "Stories We Could Tell" A1A _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/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.liveaboardonline.com/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
