What kind of people do ya meet on forums?

CharlieCobra · #1 (**permalink**) 11-13-2009

Some of the best friends you could find. One of mine, whom everybody knows as Stillraining or Scott, has been letting me use his magnificent man-cave shop to do woodwork for Oh Joy. I was posting about how I need to get a bandsaw at the shop for finish fitment work and woke up to this email titled
Saturday is Christmas".

Hey I just bought you a band saw to use...I pick it up tomorrow night...lets get you both it and the jointer delivered up to your boat shed Saturday...

Here's the saw...

Craftsman Band Saw

How amazing is this

Faster · #2 (**permalink**) 11-13-2009

It's a great group... those of us who have managed to meet in person in the various areas seem to have great get togethers... Yesterday's rallying to Garfinn's dinghy crisis is another example!

Good on ya, Still....

smackdaddy · #3 (**permalink**) 11-13-2009

Still is definitely one of the greatest. I can't wait to meet him

And you deserve it Charlie.

Sailnet freakin' rocks!

tdw · #4 (**permalink**) 11-13-2009

Scott is as good a bloke as I've ever met online. Certainly if I do ever make it to Seattle he'll be the first bloke I'll be buying a beer and I tell you that visit will entail buying quite a few beers for the denizens of SailNet, AS and SA. Scott however is numero uno.

A year back I'd been discussing the woeful availability of oil lamps in Australia and sure enough, one turns up in the mail courtesy of guess who ? Of course he has refused any form of payment but that again is the measure of the man.

Not to mention the fact that he has offered to lend us his boat if we are just visiting. Visiting ? Bugger that, I'm moving in !!

Obviously Scott has one slight problem. He's an idiot. See previous paragraph. I rest my case.

Here's to Still.

Stillraining · #5 (**permalink**) 11-14-2009

Dang guys

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But as long as your all on a roll ...can some one fix the sound track on this..they keep saying my name wrong

Capnblu · #6 (**permalink**) 11-14-2009

They were sayin MY name right, hahahaha

smackdaddy · #7 (**permalink**) 11-14-2009

Why you porfassa, arehna pufamism!

tdw · #8 (**permalink**) 11-15-2009

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Originally Posted by Stillraining

Dang guys

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well just to make sure the sucker doesn't get too full of himself.....

the bloody lamp sprung a leak during the week and now we sail in citronella heaven.......oi wonts me munny back........

....is this thing covered by warranty ?........who pays the freight?.......what about the cleanup ? Disintegrating Tartans ptooey...this is important !!

Stillraining · #9 (**permalink**) 11-15-2009

Hmmm....That probably means the winches JamesS gave me will strip or jam up at the first real use as well...probably when my rear it up to the mast truck.

Seriously though....dang sorry to hear that womby...Will have to rectify that...gotta keep that fat head intact...wonder if it may also be a result or conected to the other shipment dammage?...but I wasent too keen on the quality to begin with myself if you recall.

But regardless.. Ill be right down with my jumpers on and swab down the o'l Womboat ....soon as I find my

What were we talking about?..............

tdw · #10 (**permalink**) 11-15-2009

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Originally Posted by Stillraining

Hmmm....That probably means the winches JamesS gave me will strip or jam up at the first real use as well...probably when my rear it up to the mast truck.

Seriously though....dang sorry to hear that womby...Will have to rectify that...gotta keep that fat head intact...wonder if it may also be a result or conected to the other shipment dammage?...but I wasent too keen on the quality to begin with myself if you recall.

But regardless.. Ill be right down with my jumpers on and swab down the o'l Womboat ....soon as I find my

What were we talking about?..............

I believe this was supposed to be something of a gushing tribute to your good self.

But I've hijacked it.

We were lucky kiddo.....we had the lamp sitting on a mat which absorbed the oil as it leaked out but the scent took a while to go away. What has happened is that the seam at the bottom of the base has opened up and also where the filler tube joins the base. More a seap than a gush. Will bring it back to our workshop and solder up the seams. Hey presto....all fixed.

The lamp itself is actually pretty good quality. Wick mech works well and overal quite solid. In winter we use it down below as a heater (in a mild winter as we have here it's perfect) and in summer hang it off the boom as anchor light and mosquito coil.

Here endeth the hijack....