[Rhodes22-list] Non-Sailing / Non-Rhodes messages defeating theintentions and purposes of the Forum

[Herb Parsons]

I've just weaned myself off sleep. Who needs to waste 4-6 hours a night 
laying around doing nothing anyways?

Brian Price wrote:
> My question is, when do you all find time to actually work or sail?  All you 
> all retired?
>
> Brian Price
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "elle" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 10:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Non-Sailing / Non-Rhodes messages defeating 
> theintentions and purposes of the Forum
>
>
>   
>> Aren't we at least going to put this guy through somewhat of a wringer to 
>> get the ususl vital info from him?
>>
>> elle
>>
>> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>>
>> 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
>>
>>
>> --- On Fri, 6/27/08, Rik Sandberg <sanderico1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> From: Rik Sandberg <sanderico1 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Non-Sailing / Non-Rhodes messages defeating 
>>> the intentions and purposes of the Forum
>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 1:35 AM
>>> Brian,
>>>
>>> It's more of a shame when it gets polluted by the topic
>>> police. IIRC,
>>> Rummy just posted the charter .... maybe you could look it
>>> over??
>>>
>>> This list has been what it is for 5 or 6 years, ever since
>>> we took it
>>> private. It was like this when you signed up and it'll
>>> still be like
>>> this (if) after you've left.
>>>
>>> You might want to get used to it .... or not.
>>>
>>> If you have a question about an R 22, by all means, ask
>>> away. You'll get
>>> perhaps even more information than you thought possible.
>>> But ... if
>>> you're going to insist on getting all the answers
>>> without even putting
>>> yourself out to ask a question, well, you reap what you
>>> sow.
>>>
>>> Rik
>>>
>>> Ayn Rand was a prophet - - it isn't my fault
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Brian Lepsis wrote:
>>>       
>>>> When I signed up for the Rhodes22 list I assumed I was
>>>>         
>>> going to receive
>>>       
>>>> info/exchanges on the Rhodes22 and sailing in general.
>>>>         
>>>  It is a shame that
>>>       
>>>> the list serve has been polluted with an unacceptably
>>>>         
>>> high volume of
>>>       
>>>> political and other non-sailing messages.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf
>>>>         
>>> Of Robert Skinner
>>>       
>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:49 PM
>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Political- media bias in
>>>>         
>>> reporting exposed...
>>>       
>>>> afailure to think things thru
>>>>
>>>> As a stockholder in XOM, I find no fault with the
>>>> management, but wish that they had constructed a
>>>> few more refineries when the Saudis weren't
>>>>         
>>> driving
>>>       
>>>> up the market for construction equipment.
>>>>
>>>> I also note that their dividends are keeping my
>>>> Toyota RAV4 in gas and my sailboats in good repair.
>>>>
>>>> /Robert
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>> Brad Haslett wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Mike,
>>>>>
>>>>> If you're smart enough to have bought XOM and
>>>>>           
>>> hold it long term (wish I
>>>       
>>>> had
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> been so smart but some of my mutual funds do hold
>>>>>           
>>> XOM) then you're smart
>>>       
>>>>> enough to know that they are expected to pay
>>>>>           
>>> dividends through 'thick and
>>>       
>>>>> thin'.  I'd be glad to go through their
>>>>>           
>>> accounting statements and point
>>>       
>>>> out
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> where your expected dividends are but (1) I hate
>>>>>           
>>> accounting because I have
>>>       
>>>> a
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> degree in accounting, and (2) I'm lazy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Exxon/Mobile is enjoying record profits and
>>>>>           
>>> ballyhoo! for them profiting
>>>       
>>>> off
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> their investments they made when oil was at $11
>>>>>           
>>> per barrel.  As the 14th
>>>       
>>>>> largest producer of oil in the world and holding
>>>>>           
>>> only 3% or the reserves,
>>>       
>>>>> they don't exactly control the market.  You
>>>>>           
>>> better hope they hoard some
>>>       
>>>> cash
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> and invest some cash into new reserves so you can
>>>>>           
>>> collect a dividend check
>>>       
>>>>> five years from now.  Of course, you could always
>>>>>           
>>> vote with your feet and
>>>       
>>>>> buy something else.
>>>>>
>>>>> Brad
>>>>>
>>>>>           
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