Home build fail

I used to be that guy a long time ago, judging a book by it's cover, a captains ability by the worth of his boat and the success of someone by the home they own.

Sooooo wrong I was back then. But I have grown up and now that I'm seeing 55 yrs old I realize that as you get older it's nice to simplify your life and your work load. If you talk to a guy in a 18ft Starcraft with a 70hp on it you may be surprised to find out he has owned 10 boats in the course of his life and it's just delighted on how simple it is to do what he wants now, when he wants.

I use to own and build show Harleys way before the TV shows made it fashionable. Never got the tattoo and would ride with anyone with 2 wheels.

Now in my life all boats are good and a million dollar house does not make it a home.

It's the people that are the spirits of all these devices that count.
Money does not make the man and every other saying that applies.

I currently own the smallest boat I have owned in 20 years, my kids are having more fun in this boat than ever, and I'm having fun with them.

That strange boat out there in the harbor? Go and shake that guys hand and congratulate him on living his life according to his rule. He's a non conformist and could be quite happy with where he's at. Or not.

"respect ............ It's a home"
-Christian Bale / Harsh Times
 
"If you talk to a guy in a 18ft Starcraft with a 70hp on it you may be surprised to find out he has owned 10 boats in the course of his life and it's just delighted on how simple it is to do what he wants now, when he wants."

I have a long story on this one - the short version;
Large motor yacht (50+) attemps to dock with wind blowing him off the fuel dock, nasty day out.
On his third attempt he almost destroys a 30' cruiser tied up the fuel dock and several boats opposite the fairway.
He starts cursing and yelling at his crew (family). A guy in a 20' searay offers to help and the motoryatchs captian responds with an insult along the lines of "how would you know what to do" obviously based on the size of the searay. Searay owners says nothing...

Two more attempts and nails an anchor on a sliped boat opposite the fairway and is stuck there, tide is swelling 2 foot and both boats are getting eaten up against each other. His wife appears on the bridge, the Searay owner walks all the way around, boards and moves the boat over to the fuel dock in one shot. The MY's wife thanks him and he leaves in his 20' searay IO.

You never know.
 
I'm still confused over why, in the past few years, people started using the verb "fail", when they really mean the noun form of it, "failure"?

Something is a "failure", not a "fail".

The misuse seems to have cropped up in the past few years.
 
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Originally posted by Chesagansett

I'm still confused over why, in the past few years, people started using the verb "fail", when they really mean the noun form of it, "failure"?

Something is a "failure", not a "fail".

The misuse seems to have cropped up in the past few years.

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Ascendancy ebonics.
 
The word fail is a product of the Internet / YouTube / and many other Internet video sharing sites.

In boating if someones truck and trailer slid down the laugh ramp into the water ...... And someone is filming it, and they put it on YouTube for the world to see, it's title might be "launch ramp fail".

Pick a topic, go onto YouTube then type in the topic you want followed by the word fail and you will see people trying to do something and "failing" miserably.
 
P.S. The word "laugh"' was injected / corrected by spell check on my iPhone and was suppose to be "launch" ramp.

I was going to correct it, but I actually found it funny and left it.

It is a laugh ramp
 
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