Sailboats in a marina.

[bobjarrard]

I lived in central Florida years ago and I remember going to pick up a date at her parent's house and I noticed that they had a punt/jon boat tied to the back porch rail. They were about 500+ yards from the beach (their place was on Long Boat Key). I asked why they had a boat sitting on the backyard grass tied to the porch. The answer was "Wait'en for a hurricance to come by." I think some folks just live at a different pace than others. Frog gigging, cane pole fishing at night, crawdad catching, and watching the sun go down (favorite sport in the southern Keys) are best enjoyed at "low speed - just above an idle". Hope today is a blessing to all us C-BRATS! Bob Jarrard

[Foggy]

Those days we remember as kids* are long long gone.
They are also much different than what today's kids do to
entertain themselves.

I was born in FL, called a "cracker" (whip sounds per FL
cowboys).

Aye.

* An open window car ride before bed to cool down (no A/C)
* The "milk man", the "ice box", the 5" x 7" B&W TV
* "Two tubes" needed to repair the TV
* No phone calls during a lightening storm
* Johnson and Evinrude, the only outboard motors
* Boats were wood, needed water run in the bilge before launching

[westward]

I’ll add a few to date myself:

Drive in movies
Doors left unlocked (Seattle)
Two hand touch football in the street
Tricky Dick Nixon
Play LedZeppelin backwards to hear the devil
Ditto on car rides with windows rolled down

Happy boating to everyone!!

[bobjarrard]

All day suckers, soap on a rope, butch wax for your crew cut, nickle phone calls, cherry sodas, fireflies in a Mason jar, watermelons with seeds, the big food treat - Swanson TV dinner eaten off a tray in front of the TV, frozen mugs at the A&W, all you can drink orange juice from the stand built to look like an giant orange, and rooled up cuffs on your Levis and your T-shirt (James Dean style). Bob Jarrard

[Foggy]

See, we're not so different after all.

Aye.