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• So can you really sail away from it all?
  • Chucking it all - My 2 cents
    • "waking up on top of your neighbor or having him on top of you" Sounds like a retirement community in CentralFlorida
    • "the responsibilities" are not the issue...
      • Gene - one thing you can do is unplug the damned TV
        • I hear ya...
          • LOL- remember and OLD TV show called "Max Headroom"?:O
    • I like how you put that. You can't run away.
      • darn...
        • Take a break, do Black Friday.
          • my idea of Black Friday is to be as far...
            • Trying to cheer you up.
              • thanks Tom...
  • By "it all" do you include family?
    • GRIN... 2weeks eh?
      • Well, aboard Tehani, we left in mid 2009, came back late 2011
        • Having trouble myself.
        • Charlie, "in the wrong world" is
          • We've created the right world where we are: no TV*, ignore the Internet ads,
            • Been mentoring..
  • I admire Fatty and other free spirit types, but I sure don't envy their life choice.
    • not soon enough.
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  • We didn't run away from it, we ran to it....
    • amen to that...
      • When in the USA.....
      • so true. for years after I turned off the TV
  • Fatty Goodlander is not quite your
  • You can get away from most of it.
    • I think the daily waking up everyday and...
      • Work-a-day life and cruising are like night and day.
        • Well said Dan....
          • Wow, where was this... is it on your web page?
            • It was as we were aproaching
          • One of the best parts about the cruising lifestyle is the social aspect.
            • We SOOOO agree!.....
        • Thanks Dan what you wrote came across as wisdom to me
          • Cruising is indeed different than just an extended sailing vacation.
            • "Chicken rule" is good terminology
              • I think if I were explaining the rule to my wife...
                • Oh come on, Gene...
              • Hey along the same lines... how many of you couples...
                • Don't know about docking..
                • No admirals in our life but I'm designated docker.
                • Michele docks all the time
                • When manuvering in tight quarters..
                  • That's my philosophy too, I was surprise how far I stuffed my bow over the dock a week ago.
                    • Masses in motion.
                  • Sometimes you have to be aggressive
                    • Agreed. That was the exception I mentioned.
              • Stand on vs give way.
                • Me too, Dan.
                • VERY much agree
                • Agree with the early change.
                • If I'm the 'stand on' vessel I hold steady.