[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes owners in Canada preferably Ontario
Steve
rhodes2282 at yahoo.com
Thu Oct 28 13:58:51 EDT 2004
Of course you do realize that draftdodger is the long
version for Coward. Is that why Canada refuse to help
in the war in Iraq - cowards for citizens? Just
wondering!!!
Steve
--- Mark Skapinker <marks at brightspark.com> wrote:
> Any time. I am thrilled to tell you that they are
> some of our greatest
> citizens.
>
> Here is an FYI:
>
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/09/08/draft_dogers040908.ht
> ml
> "Draft-dodger memorial to be built in B.C."
> NELSON, B.C. - B.C. activists plan to erect a bronze
> sculpture honouring
> draft dodgers, four decades after Americans opposed
> to the Vietnam War
> sought refuge in Canada.
>
> The memorial, created by artists in Nelson, B.C.,
> ties into a two-day
> celebration planned for July 2006 that pays tribute
> to as many as
> 125,000 Americans who fled to Canada between 1964
> and 1977.
>
> "This will mark the courageous legacy of Vietnam War
> resisters and the
> Canadians who helped them resettle in this country
> during that
> tumultuous era," Isaac Romano, the director of the
> Our Way Home festival
> told a news conference in Nelson Tuesday.
>
> The event will honour people who came to Canada and
> resisted war
> efforts, from burning their draft cards during the
> Vietnam War to
> leaving the army to protest the war in Iraq, Romano
> said.
>
> ....
>
> -----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 2:18 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes owners in Canada
> preferably Ontario
>
> Excellent, Mark; always glad to help. If only the
> liberals here would
> choose the same. Of course; In time of war, as has
> happen in the past -
> They will move up there with you. Please save room
> for them:-) Steve
>
>
> --- Mark Skapinker <marks at brightspark.com> wrote:
>
> > 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?"
> > >
> > > www.QuoteWithoutComment.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- 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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