was going fishing tomorrow until...................
breathe.........
ok so not a good story but i have stopped, taken a few deep breaths and am all good now -
chugging down the river to Aquarama to get some well priced (not!) diesel for tomorrow, 4 of us heading over to Rotto and coming back Friday - beer, bait and food packed - everyone pretty stoked to be heading over for some good weather - just as we headed around point walter an almighty thump and big cloud of smoke out the back -not sure what we hit - (was in deep water) prop is fked and shaft is bent ........ limped home on port -packed everything up and was sat at home feeling really sh1 tty until i read a story on one of the ANZACS this arvo, yes am sure you have all read these before but here I am jacked off about missing a fishing trip and these poor blokes who were so young and missed out on "life" so that we could go fishing! -kinda puts things in perspective...
So i am going to the dawn service instead! -sorry if this is a bit of waffle - just feeling rather good now about a rather bad situation :-)
To any diggers on the forum who read this -sincerely, thanks alot guys :-)
cheers
chris raff
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Well Said Pelagic
we all take things for granted sometimes...sorry to hear about the donk
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pelagicyachts
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Date Joined: 23/02/11
too right, insurance have
too right, insurance have confirmed that they will pick up the tab, there is a big black mark on the hull that looks like rubber? -might have been a car tyre???
Motor is fine -smoke was just diesel as she laboured chewing up whatever we chewed up!
Reading an article on Flanders field atm (where the "poppy" theme comes from re- remembrance day) fk me what a waste of human life..........
enjoy tomorrow everyone -it came at great expense.....
Dirt
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Date Joined: 04/03/10
Perspective
It definitely puts things into perspective,still unlucky with the boat and the cancelled fishing trip but least you get to go another day