lol... i love having the sailboat just in case... lets see... my preparedness includes topping off my 200gal tanks, a trip to publix for food, clean up the top deck a little so i dont have stuff flying overboard (like the kayaks)....
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 5:53 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > It was the county judge that kept using those phrases over and over. I > think it's his office or campaign or something that's making the swag now. I > didn't batten anything. I boarded up the windows, moved the motorcycle to > higher ground in the garage, put the cars up on jack stands, and bought some > water and snickers. I had a small 1man sailboat in the garage incase the > storm surge got too bad ;) > > -Kyle > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 4:47 PM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> wow realy????? damn... are you charging for correct usages (aka >> sail stiffening)?? traditional battens were actually made of wale bone.... >> >> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Perhaps they took the battens out of the sails to lash down the hatches? >>> Most hatches have latches though. And most battens are too flexible. Again, >>> I am charging $5 for all utterances of both phrases. They're actually >>> selling hats and tshirts with those phrases in Houston now. :P >>> >>> -Kyle >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 4:35 PM, paul annen <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> funny... true battens have nothing to do with hatches... they are set in >>>> sails to help keep there shape... >>>> >>>> and i never got that message when on the aircraft carrier... it was >>>> simply "tooweeeeeeoooooeeet, now rig for foul weather" ... got to love it >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 5:28 PM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Aye, mate. >>>>> >>>>> The Navy has an understated way of announcing prep for a storm at sea: >>>>> >>>>> "Tooweeeweeeeet -- Now cover over...cover over all hatches and gun >>>>> barrels...prepare for a fresh water wetdown" >>>>> >>>>> AKA battening. >>>>> >>>>> Overusers of "battening" and "hunkering" are the young, dumb TV >>>>> reporters, looking to make their chops with "on the scene" reports of >>>>> a hurricane's "actual" strength, usually from a relatively tame remote >>>>> location where there's little wind and rain and no airborne debris. >>>>> >>>>> I like to see one strap himself to something solid and ride out a >>>>> Category 5 from start to finish. Now that would be something to write >>>>> home about. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>> . >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
