[Rhodes22-list] Retirement for Rummy

[Chris Geankoplis]

My brother sent this to me, thought that it might interest you.
Chris G


> 
> INVESTING FOR YOUR RETIREMENT
> 
> If you had purchased $1,000.00 of Nortel stock one
> year ago, it would now be worth
> $49.00
> 
> With Enron, you would have $16.50 Left of the original
> $1,000. .
> 
> With WorldCom, you would have less than $5.00 left.
> 
> But, if you purchased $1,000.00 worth of Beer one year
> ago,
> drank all the beer, then turned in the cans for the
> recycling REFUND,
> you would have $82.80.
> 
> Based on the above, current investment advice is to
> DRINK HEAVILY AND RECYCLE!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] wanted - Rhodes 22 in California - contacts


> Paul,
> 
> Make a full size ice sculpture of a Rhodes-22 and sail north!  How far 
> do you think you could get?
> 
> The Rhodes-22 is the Rolls Royce of the class of boats you like to 
> sail.  It is both extremely comfortable, and a lot of fun to sail.
> 
> You can sail an R-22 within minutes of getting on board, and you can 
> continue to learn to sail it better for the rest of your life.  It's a 
> well made boat, better made than most boats costing 10 times as much.  
> It is beautifully engineered, and is full of features we all simply take 
> for granted--until we go aboard other boats and are shocked that they 
> are missing almost all of these features.
> 
> If I were you, from your description of yourself, I would start looking 
> for one to buy right now.  Either from Stan, or on the open market.  In 
> the process of looking you will hook up with people for rides, and to 
> sail the boat.  If it's not for you, you will know right away.  But if 
> you like what you see you won't be able to get one quickly enough.  
> There's really nothing else like it in the world.
> 
> Bill Effros
> 
> Paul Germain wrote:
> 
> > Ed
> >
> > Thank you for the information.
> >
> > We would like to come to North and South Carolina sometime.  I used to 
> > visit my grandparents in Black Mountain, NC. (they've since passed 
> > away).  My wife is from Tennessee.  Many of her relatives are thriving 
> > in South Carolina - going way back for generations.
> >
> > I have been sailing on and off for 30 years.  My experienc sailing has 
> > all been on Lake Tahoe and a local lake near Fresno.  However, we are 
> > sailing to Catalina Island next Sunday on a Macgregor 26M.
> >
> > My boats have included an 11 ft. racing Penguin, 22 ft. Venture, 26 
> > ft. Balboa, and a 27' Catalina.  We sold the Catalina a couple of 
> > years ago in anticipation of moving to Knoxville, Tennessee.  
> > Obviously, the move didn't work out, so we are looking for another 
> > sailboat.  This time around, we want the freedom to trailer the boat 
> > to coastal locations on occasion.
> >
> > Thanks for the tip on Odyssey. At some point, due to the desire for 
> > ocean cruising, I will indeed be desiring some additional sailing 
> > knowledge and experience.
> >
> > Paul Germain
> >
> >
> > http://www.icesculptureworld.com
> >
> >
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