Go ahead, guys, tell us how nice it is to ride in the winter.................
You keep your hurricanes, I'll keep my snow!

Gene Henry
Halfway between the Green Bay Packers and the EAA Fly in.................
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: paul annen 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 5:01 PM
  Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Riding In Hurricanes


  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.


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