[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes owners in Canada preferably Ontario

[Mark Skapinker]

Steve,
Your emails always remind me why I chose to live where I do. 
Thanks
Mark
 

-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Steve
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:33 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes owners in Canada preferably Ontario

Bill
I have read a lot of you comments but the below really shows how much
you appriciate your country.  Why do you even live here!!!!!!!!  You
oviously don't appriciate all this country does for you.
Steve


--- Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> Mark,
> 
> As I'm sure you know, but Michael probably doesn't, what Americans 
> call "The War of 1812" is better remembered in Canada as "The Invasion

> of Canada".
> It did not go well for the United States, and resulted in the British 
> burning down Washington, D.C.  It was started by a faction in the 
> United States Congress known as the "War Hawks" who really wanted to 
> attack the Indians so the Americans could take their land.  A handful 
> of Canadians repeatedly repelled a much larger force of Americans.  
> The Americans had no plan.  They expected to be greeted as liberators.

> The separate Indian tribes were galvanized by the attack, and joined 
> together to fight the westward expansion of the United States.
> 
> Ah, history.
> 
> Please don't encourage these guys to try it again. 
> They know not what they do.
> 
> Bill Effros
>                                      
> 
> "Are You Safer Today Than You Were 4 Years Ago?"
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Skapinker
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:39 AM
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes owners in Canada preferably 
> Ontario
> 
> 
> You don't get it, do you? We really like elections in French. That 
> way, most of us don't understand anything the politicians are saying. 
> Believe me, it's much better that way.
> 
> By the way, if you are going to invade, you had better do it soon 
> before the Canadian dollar becomes worth more than yours!
> In fact, if you
> attack before next week, you could get a lot more voters in the 
> election. It should only take about 15 minutes to take Canada - it is 
> cold now, and so most people are already in Florida.
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> Behalf Of Michael Meltzer
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 10:22 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes owners in Canada
> preferably Ontario
> 
> Canada elections, we have to go thought Canada
> election, in french to
> boot, We should invade before it comes to that :-)
> 
> MJM
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Skapinker wrote:
> 
> >Hi Barbara,
> >Where about in Ontario are you? I have a Rhodes22
> that I bought last 
> >spring. I keep it in Toronto on Lake Ontario in the
> spring and the 
> >fall, and this year I kept it on Lake Muskoka for
> the summer.
> >I would be happy to share my experiences of the
> boat (I love it!!), of 
> >importing it into Canada (fairly straightforward),
> and working with 
> >Stan and Elton (wonderful). The only problem is
> that it is *about* to 
> >be winterized and may already be shrinkwrapped if
> you want to see it 
> >before next spring.
> >Besides which, it would be GREAT to have someone on
> this web site who 
> >was focused on sailing in Canada instead of the US
> election <g>.
> >Mark
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> Behalf Of Barbara 
> >Zarzosa
> >Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 3:28 PM
> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes owners in Canada
> preferably Ontario
> >
> >Hello everybody,
> >Not too long ago I had the misfortune of falling in
> love with a Rhodes 
> >I saw at a boat show. I say misfortune because I
> know that right now, 
> >since I'm in the midst of downsizing my home now
> that the kids have 
> >moved out, I can't afford to buy one of my own
> (sigh). I feel like the 
> >little kid with her nose pressed against the
> toystore window lovingly 
> >admiring a little red wagon.
> >
> >Anyhow, I've downloaded and printed out pictures of
> other people's 
> >Rhodes and they are my middle-aged "pin-ups"
> replacing the long 
> >forgotten pin-ups of the dreamboats of my youth.
> ha, ha.
> >
> >I am new to sailing - got the bug this past season
> - and over the fall 
> >I'm taking the CPS boating course so I can learn to
> safely navigate 
> >around. Over the past few months I have been
> researching little 
> >trailerable boats and I know that a Rhodes is in my
> future. However, 
> >since I am so new to the whole scene, I have many
> questions.
> >
> >I know the Rhodes are built in the US and I wonder
> what is involved in 
> >buying a boat (used or recycled) from the US and
> bringing it to Canada.
> >Are there many Canadian Rhodes owners? I'll leave
> my questions at that 
> >for now.
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Barbara.
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