[Rhodes22-list] Dave - Locales and Strom Thurmond

[Claude Cox]

I was on the  lake Saturday, and had a blast, especially trying to stay out
of the way of all the racers.  The winds were fickle, though, and that made
for some interesting moments when the gusts came.

Claude


> [Original Message]
> From: Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: 3/8/2006 8:04:17 AM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Dave - Locales and Strom Thurmond
>
>
> Dave said, "Living on a lake named after old Strom could give me pause.  
> Which raises an 
> issue I’d overlooked: will eclectic Yankees fit in different  parts of
South 
> Carolina?  Could be interesting."
>       I had the experience of meeting Strom Thurm and assisting his him
and
> his assisistances execute his method of politics.  The man was honest,
hard
> working and public minded.  He honestly engaged his constituents for their
> feelings on issues.  Unlike many political office holders, he worked hard
> for his constituents.  The press paints a negative picture of him, which
if
> you ever had met him, you would understand is all wrong, even if you are a
> liberal or E. C.  
>
> Would a Yankee fit in on Lake Hartwell?  I guess Rummy is not back in
town,
> otherwise he would have 
> vociferously emphasised the 'no'.  I gather from his previous remarks, he
> thinks that there are already too many Yankees on the lake.  It would be
> better to go over to the lake that is in the suburbs of Atlanta with Art. 
> The sailing on the two lakes is very different.  They play bumper
> cars(boats) over there.  You can play with Art and Claude over there. 
Rummy
> only wants serious racers over here, but not too many.
>
> With all the comments trying to increase the real estate values in
Florida,
> maybe that is the best place for you.  Yes I was talking about Cumberland
> Sound.  The Subs are supposed to be on the surface while tansiting it. 
> However, if you read "Blind Man's Buff" by Sherry Sontag and Christopher
> Drew, you would watch out for periscopes.
>
> In dismissing Lake Thurmond, you are missing a very nice place.  The
> population boom has not settled around the Lake yet, so there are miles of
> pristine shore.  Like Lake Hartwell it is on the Savannah River, just
below
> Lake Russell, named after another southern senator.  You might remember he
> is the one who wore the overcoat with big pockets to collect
contributions. 
> Have you looked at a map?  See:
> http://maps.google.com/?ll=33.698065,-82.229919&spn=0.166239,0.30899&t=h
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
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