Ladies, Gentlemen, Upper Bay Boaters of all ages!
I hope life is good as we roll into fall boating. I love fall boating with the earlier sunsets, trees all types of colors, leaves on the creek, chill in the air, a pitcher of hot chocolate… WWWHHHAAATTT, this is Bull@#$%!
I miss summertime and I hate all this Fall/winter Pumkin Spice @#@# stuff, but Jimmy is an optimist.
REMEMBERING PUSSERS
Where to get started with all the memories of Pussers.
And not just memories of the Powerboat and Sailboat Shows but also all the times we’ve pulled into Ego Alley.
Pussers were always special for that Saturday Night Boat Show meal. Watching the boat show disassemble with a Pain Killer in hand. Hanging out with the Riverside Marine crew as the steel drum band played. (The same song over and over again)
So after this year’s boat shows are over, the beautiful Pussers Restaurant on Ego Alley will be closing to make room for bigger and better.
Over the years I have enjoyed quite a few Pusser Painkillers on the docks there. BTW… The Pusser mugs on the front cover are straight out of my Pusser Painkiller Mug Club from my own bar.
FENDERS Versus BUMPERS
What is the difference between fenders and bumpers?
Nobody seems to use the same name ever and why? Why is a bumper a fender and a fender a bumper when they are the same exact thing! Almost. But there is a huge difference… HUGE! When a fender is on the front of your boat it is a BUMPER!
When your bumper is on the side of your boat it is now a fender. Here is a definition: A boat fender is a bumper used to absorb the kinetic energy of a boat or vessel berthing against.
Fenders are used on all types of vessels, from cargo ships to cruise ships, ferries, and personal yachts, to prevent damage to vessels and berthing structures. Boat fenders are designed to protect boats when docking, rubbing up against the dock when tied up or with another vessel if moored together.
OF CASINOS AND GREAT GRANDPARENTS
Time is going to continue to theoretically move faster for us as we all move through time. Consider this interesting thought. We are exposed to more information for our eyes, nose, ears, and everything else each and every day than our great-grandparents experienced their whole lives. We experience more in 15 minutes than our great grandparents experienced their whole lives when we walk into a casino. The sensory information that comes to us each day or during a 15-minute casino excursion is overwhelming. With a passport we can be in Europe by the end of the day. I can be in Florida in about 2 hours. Three if I left my house right this moment. Maybe that’s why the time seems to go by so fast. Our great-grandparents would be amazed!
