Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Lecivius

I bought me a new Dodge p/u.  I get to pick it up tomorrow.  DAYUM, those things are not cheap anymore   I am gonna miss my old one, though.  It was just getting comfortable.

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
Heard about the quake on CNBC as 'breaking news' this morning. Pretty decent sized one (8.2 IIRC), but the Chileans have a track record in dealing with them pretty well. I'll raise my glass of red to Chilean building earthquake codes!

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
Don't know if you read much 'leisure geography' as a genre, but Basin and Range (John McPhee) is a fascinating read on the way much of the North American continent was made. It's a violent history and a freakin' miracle that humans managed to survive and prosper in an environment with catastrophic tendencies. The 'agricultural miracle' that is the central valley in California is due in part to it sitting on hundreds of feet of volcanic ash from a supervolcano eruption back in the day. Same sort of eruption today? Draw a big red "x" through 40 million people.

McPhee also wrote "Assembling California" with another tectonicist from my old alma mater (UCD). Seems interesting-and probably right up your alley, John.

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

Saturday tithe. I just wish the exercise could end ...

... but I think André would like the exercise name; "Viking-14"

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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

Saturday tithe. I just wish the exercise could end ...

... but I think André would like the exercise name; "Viking-14"

Maybe "Enduring Viking". Or "Never ending Viking". Or even "Eternal Viking"?

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ORIGINAL: Symon

Here’s a fun one for ya’ll. When we split, my ex got our SoPac property and I got Chile. She sold it to another friend of ours whose family has sailing schools in New England and Florida and were thinking of expanding. So Jenny hits polynesia and surveys the ground, finds broken and cracked slab, and runs into Papa’ete to get some sackete or something.

She finds it, goes to pay, and the guy behind the counter says “Where’s the man?” Jenny’s clueless and says “No, no, I have francs, this is mine.” And the guy repeats and says “Where’s your man?” And Jenny says “I have no man, I just want to buy this bag of concrete.” And the guy says “No, this is not for women, you must have a man buy this.”

Jenny had to go out on the street and get some French guy to come in and pay for the sack of concrete. They wouldn’t even let her pick it up and put it in the trunk. Hootz gazootz life is unusal, isn't it? Ciao, John

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ORIGINAL: Grollub

Saturday tithe. I just wish the exercise could end ...

... but I think André would like the exercise name; "Viking-14"

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ORIGINAL: Symon

Even though I live on the ring of fire, I’m not suicidal. I’m not building a hacienda that will get turned to toast. Am looking for a nice boat to keep in Puerto Montt so I can bail if I have to.

The paradigm is to take cruise ship people on sailboat tours of Ancuo and Islas de Chiloe. It pays for itself and she’s there when she’s wanted. Sort of a South American Castine, Maine Light. Am looking at 45-55 footers; Aldens, Frers, that sort. Most of them are in New England, but several are in the Caribbean. In any case, I’ll have to schlepp them through the ditch and down the SoAm coast.

If I get a NE boat (likely) I’ll let ya’ll know. I’m sure Mike and his sweetie and kids will want a ride down the intercoastal a ways. I’m a pipe berth kinda guy, so the master suite will always be open to them with sweeties and/or families. This is a six month project, so it will happen by late fall, this year 2014, which is spring, down South.

Mike should remember my last trip through the ditch. It was a big boat delivery and I tried to keep folks apprised as to our whereabouts. We all hooted and waved and I think Gert shook her naked bootie at the cameras at the Gatun locks. We all had a lot of fun.

Anyway, might have some more fun depending on where I can find the right boat. Ciao. JWE

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ORIGINAL: Symon

We're on the edge of the Nazca plate; a somewhat smaller but but more mobile (active) interface between the Pacific and So American Plates. Building codes are practical given the realities, but there's not much one can do if a volcano decides to pop it's top. Chaiten was a wonderful fishing town with an awesome restaurant and bar, and a fabulous walk along the shore. It's where we would fly into if we wanted to go up the Feutelefeu. It's just a field of ash now. Poo.

Prior Preparation & Planning Prevents Pathetically Poor Performance!

A & B: WitW, WitE, WbtS, GGWaW, GGWaW2-AWD, HttR, CotA, BftB, CF
P: UV, WitP, WitP-AE

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ORIGINAL: Symon

If I get a NE boat (likely) I’ll let ya’ll know. I’m sure Mike and his sweetie and kids will want a ride down the intercoastal a ways. I’m a pipe berth kinda guy, so the master suite will always be open to them with sweeties and/or families. This is a six month project, so it will happen by late fall, this year 2014, which is spring, down South.

Mike should remember my last trip through the ditch. It was a big boat delivery and I tried to keep folks apprised as to our whereabouts. We all hooted and waved and I think Gert shook her naked bootie at the cameras at the Gatun locks. We all had a lot of fun.

Anyway, might have some more fun depending on where I can find the right boat. Ciao. JWE

Mike

"Good times will set you free" - Jimmy Buffett

"They need more rum punch" - Me


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ORIGINAL: Apollo11
How are you with the language John? The natives understand you 100%?
Leo "Apollo11"

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ORIGINAL: Symon

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ORIGINAL: Apollo11
How are you with the language John? The natives understand you 100%?

Hi Leo,
I’m getting by, and getting better. It’s sure improving my Spanish. All I really knew was LA Mexican, and that had to change right quick. Most people in PV commune have some English, but they are very patient with my fumbling attempts at proper pronunciation.

Puerto Varas is very eclectic. There was a huge German immigration in the 1850s and their influence is very strong. There’s a lot of shops and bakeries with signs in German. Then we have tons of Brits, Irish, and Italians, along with some damn good pubs, cheeses and a pasta factory. Lately we’ve been getting the best of the young, educated, folks from Spain and Argentina. Just south of here is Patagonia proper, and it is still very much a vast unspoiled frontier. Did I mention that I love it?

Ciao. John

Prior Preparation & Planning Prevents Pathetically Poor Performance!

A & B: WitW, WitE, WbtS, GGWaW, GGWaW2-AWD, HttR, CotA, BftB, CF
P: UV, WitP, WitP-AE