[Rhodes22-list] So You want Rodger Back was Gasoline spill under the floor

[brad haslett]

Michael,

Forgive me "talking out of school" here but I
contacted Roger offlist and offered some help with
employment.  My best friend of 30 years is an
investment counsler in Decatur, Illinois.  Ken is good
friends and broker for the former #3 of ADM, Archer
Daniels Midland, producer of 1/5th of the worlds food
supply, 2nd largest soy bean and corn processer, and 
#1 supplier of ethanol.  Maybe he thought I was full
of shit (easy assumption to make) but it was a
legitimate offer and would have earned him an audience
with the largest employer in his field.  I was
strongly rebuffed on pretty explicit terms.  If he
rejoins he can read the archives and dispute my
obversation.

I grew up with a father that was un-employed every
winter (construction) and learned early on never to
look a gift horse in the mouth - all work is
dignified.  

It would be good if Roger came back - and perhaps I
left.  He's a smart guy but everyone gets shit on in
life, what matters is getting up again and facing the
next day.

Brad


--- Michael Meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:

> Well I would also like rodger back also, The problem
> is thier a few issues.
> 
> 1)he felt 'picked on", and his reaction was "who
> needs this shit".
> 2)claim he was wasting to much time/non sail/... red
> herring in my option
> 3)The more major issues is I think he a little
> depressed, He going on two years for the jobs
> search, that takes a notch out of any 
> mans sence of self worth.
> 4)Remeber we talk about sailboat here, a lurury,
> things are tight for him, sons in collage, food on
> the table, keeping the light on, 
> I would not be suprized if the sailboat, that he
> loves so, might be sold(just me guessing here). I
> hurts him.
> 5)we know him for 10 years, It's that self worth
> thing, he thing he lost face to the group.
> 6)How would you felling advicing about toys you
> could not addford anymore?
> 
> That the problem, I am not sure of the cure, It
> would be nice if some friend of the list wrote him,
> be more tactfull than i was 
> above(some of it is me guessing),, how much we miss
> his advice, hows scouts doing, church, son, how we
> being better boys and girl to 
> each other, How we real wish he would come back.....
> 
> Thier is a couple key players from  2 months ago who
> note might be extra encoraging to him to come
> back(the point 1 issues).
> 
> Roger Pihlaja <cen09402 at centurytel.net>
> 
> It up to the list now, most of you are better writer
> and nicer than me, the more people the better, so
> good luck
> 
> MJM
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "brad haslett" <flybrad at yahoo.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 4:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Gasoline spill under
> the floor
> 
> 
> > Barry,
> >
> > I called a friend of mine who is a chemical
> salesman
> > that specialized in polymers for waste treatment
> > plants.  He also sells a product in bulk to
> companies
> > that operate seagoing vessels for bilge cleaning. 
> All
> > kinds of nasty stuff, like gasoline on gasoline
> > barges, gets dumped into the bilge.  Please don't
> ask
> > me to explain the chemistry involved (would
> someone
> > please get Roger back) but the stuff works.  You
> can
> > buy small quantities from West Marine, etc.
> >
> > Not to understate the potential hazards of your
> > prediciment, gas vapor is lethal, and that is why
> all
> > gasoline powered inboard boats must have bilge
> blowers
> > installed.  But, all gasoline powered boats do get
> gas
> > spilled in the bilges sooner or later.  There are
> tons
> > of products out there. Here's one:
> >
> > http://www.wsbiosolve.com/marine.htm
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > --- b.ivers at att.net wrote:
> >>    After a sail on Pyramid Lake. (60 mi. N. of
> Reno)
> >> I was cleaning and detailing our 76 model R-22.
> It
> >> was the end of a perfact day. After flushing the
> >> Yamaha 9.9 I decided to disconnect the fuel line,
> >> when the phone rang. The call generated a couple
> >> more calls and I dropped the disconnected fuel
> line
> >> in the deep opening at the aft end of the
> cockpit. I
> >> did not know the connector had a bad o-ring.
> >> Overnight it siphoned 4 gallons of gas under the
> >> cabin floor.
> >>    Up to now what I have done is wash with a
> >> fiberglass friendly degresser and 20 gal of water
> >> and go for a drive to slosh the liquid around.
> Then
> >> using a syarange to evacuate all the liquid and
> >> clean it up as best I could. I have done this
> twice
> >> with very good results. BUT there is still a
> slight
> >> smell that is not plessant.
> >>    I am looking for remedy for aftersmell. Ther
> is
> >> no more fire danger so I might use a small 6" fan
> >> and draw air out of underspace via the 5"
> inspection
> >>  hole in the center of the cabin. Any other
> ideas. I
> >> cannot wait for all the match jokes, flamming
> r-22
> >> jokes and usual jabs and pokes. Hit me Rummy I
> >> deserve it.  Barry
> >>
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