Idle chat: wings, waves, wheels…

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Cool, come tap on me, but driving to Fort Lauderdale this coming Monday to catch a flight to the old country @ 22:05 local time with an airline called Norse..

Ha, not any more.
I will be in the back enjoying my retirement after 37 years in the air.
I should return to the colonies June 12th., and be in North Florida a day later
if Norse are on time.
What kind of boat are you looking for in my neighborhood and when are you coming this way?

I had a Cobia 175 in Fort Lauderdale, the infamous "River Rat".
(In addition to the bigger boats, the Rat was a great runabout)
A few lucky Yacht Forum members got sea-time on the Rat.

Cool, now we have an official chat room: Let the games begin.

Yes, back in the old country now, a 22 hour travel day.
A shower and a cold beer felt good, then dinner and bed.

Anything exiting?
Cool weather, pretty girls, good beer, and my old the friend, the Jet Lag.
(It takes 1 day for every hour of time zone change going East, a bit less the other way. 6 hours should take me 6 days, just in time to go home)

Want to buy the River Rat in the above picture?
My bud who bought it last year, an SWA mechanic are considering selling it.
Needless to say, excellent maintenance and well equipped with 2 new AGM batteries, a fixed mount 3-stage battery charger, new starter, new stator, annual filters, dual automatic bilge pumps, annual internal zinks, new LED lights, new seat, new bimini top, recent Sony Marine Stereo, etc.
NO trailer..

Need to come back soon as we are building a house, lots if supervising needed, otherwise they would build it upside down, never seen such incompetence..
This was Friday, appliances don't fit..

Weather is cool, kind of refreshing, but in small doses..

I expected a lot better..The builder claims to have built 1800 homes, but in reality it looks like my house is the first ever, mistake after mistake, wrong windows, bad tile job, etc, etc..Wife is home in Florida chewing their asses now, and when she gets mad...Not good.

Nah, not homesick, just need to travel some, get out of the house..
Not doing no old girlfriends, mama finds out and I be living under a bridge forever.
More about good food, good drink, good friends, a post card won't do..

Rainy day in North Florida, no boating, no bike ride with the dog, stuck indoors.
Read a book, or drink a beer, what is a retired guy to do..?

Tempted to buy this bike, 110 hp, but probably not a good idea..
Anybody riding modern Beemers?