The Original Old Farts Club

[NewbOldster]

indeed!

this sailor is another inspiration!

and a salty dog




Slocum joined the crew of a merchant vessel at 16 and from that time on spent most of his life at sea.

In 1889 he wrote Voyage of the Liberdade about one of his passages and in 1894 Voyage of the Destroyer about another.

In April 1895 he set sail from Boston in the 36-foot 9-inch (11.1-metre) Spray, an old fishing boat built about 1800 that he had rebuilt. He sailed alone, following a route that took him to Nova Scotia, the Azores, Gibraltar, South America, Samoa, Australia, South Africa, the West Indies, and finally, in June 1898, to Newport, R.I., to complete his circumnavigation.

He had sailed 46,000 miles (74,000 km) in three years, two months, and two days.

In 1899 he wrote Sailing Alone Around the World, which became a classic in the literature of the sea.

In 1909 he set sail from New England in the Spray to spend the winter in Grand Cayman and was lost at sea.

He was assumed to have been the victim of a collision; he and the Spray were never found, and in 1924 he was declared legally dead.




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One of my favorite books is my copy of Great Stories of the Sea and Ships, edited by N.C. Wyeth. I love those kinds of stories, likely because I haven't the stones to have been a real sailor, sticking instead to staying within view of land when I did go out. lol

"Not only does it showcase the fiction of such classic writers as Daniel Defoe, Jules Verne, and Jack London, but the entries also feature historic first-person narratives, including Christopher Columbuss own account of his famous voyage in 1492. Every page offers excitement, from vivid tales of heroic naval battles and dangerous journeys of exploration to the thrilling stories of castaways and smugglers. The astonishing variety of works includes The Raft of Odysseus, by Homer; Hans Christian Andersens The Mermaid; The Specksioneer, by Elizabeth Gaskell; Washington Irvings The Phantom Island; and Rounding Cape Horn, by Herman Melville."

https://www.amazon.com/Great-Stories-Ships-N-C-Wyeth/dp/0883657074

 

[NewbOldster]

When I was working in the shipyards, I borrowed a large two-handed drill about the sized of a jack hammer to build a deck, which I bound up using a 2" fly cutter to recess bolt heads, and almost dislocated my shoulder.

Good morning old farts and fartesses! Let the good times roll!View attachment 340553View attachment 340554

Mornin' TOG!

 

[user 60570]

good morning

toast and jelly on the counter and some nice hot smooth coffee

 

[RosterMan]

ill not over the fact that Bob left youNo I threw your boy friend out . He stole all my worm socks....

You still are not over the fact that Bob left you for my newly acquired Worm **** socks? His scrabble eggs are really bad/

 

[RosterMan]

July 10 1975 hungover from a party in honor of someone we lost due to illness.
I am on a washing machine drilling out with that drill ( A milwaukee D handle drill.
That was the old milwaukee and no clutches and was a animal.
Bound up into the brick fasacde ,spun the drill around ,split my lip and knocked me off the machine.
Felt I got hit by mike tyson

You should have had Subgal show you how to do it.
Be careful and work smarter not clumsy.

 

[Unca Walt]

This might be of interest to youse -- Looks like magic 'shrooms might be legal soon.

California Bill Decriminalizing ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Passes Legislature, Awaiting Newsom’s Signature

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

Mornin' TOG!

Good morning NO!

 

[NewbOldster]

Good morning NO! View attachment 340560View attachment 340561View attachment 340562

I'm above ground. Good day YES!

 

[Bubba]

Nice view

Yes, but the top and bottoms don't match. Oh. You meant the sunset! Lol

Bubba

 

[RosterMan]

Yes, but the top and bottoms don't match. Oh. You meant the sunset! Lol

Bubba

BUBBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Morning Sweety

 

[Bubba]

You still are not over the fact that Bob left you for my newly acquired Worm **** socks? His scrabble eggs are really bad/

And you two live happily ever after. It was just a ploy to get you interested in him. By the by, he used to be female.

 

[RosterMan]

And you two live happily ever after. It was just a ploy to get you interested in him. By the by, he used to be female.

Hell of a hymen for sure
Doc did a heck of a job

 

[pute]

Morning OFC. 43 fargin degrees out this morning. My maters won't be around much longer. I see fried green tomatoes in my future.

Big day in the grow. Cutting down Chimera today and Death Star tomorrow. Girls need feeding as well.

 

[Hippie420]

Heat wave here. 61 and cloudy.

 

[giggy]

Late check in, mid 60's this morn with mid 80's for today. Time to finish my pot of coffee, yall have a good morning.

 

[NewbOldster]

Yes, but the top and bottoms don't match. Oh. You meant the sunset! Lol

Bubba

But they match the couch - which is where they should be.

 

[Bubba]

Hell of a hymen for sure
Doc did a heck of a job

But he busted yours anyway right right?

 

[user 60606]

pulled in a $10K scratch-off last nite .. oldest grandchild's comin' down this weekend for her oldest's boy's birthday party, he turns 5 . . . so I'll give her $2K of it and the other 4 grandkids will get $1K apiece .. mrs patwi says she wants the rest to order up some extra Christmas presents ...


It's a blessing to not desire greediness ...

 

[user 60570]

pulled in a $10K scratch-off last nite .. oldest grandchild's comin' down this weekend for her oldest's boy's birthday party, he turns 5 . . . so I'll give her $2K of it and the other 4 grandkids will get $1K apiece .. mrs patwi says she wants the rest to order up some extra Christmas presents ...


It's a blessing to not desire greediness ...

congratulations Amigo!

 

[user 60570]

Hell of a hymen for sure
Doc did a heck of a job

did you know why they call it extra virgin olive oil?

only thing I could come up with is that there must be a double hymen