Re: The shakedown cruise

boots wrote:
"Stan (the Man)" <skNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

boots wrote:
"Stan (the Man)" <skNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Lost my favorite Yankees hat to the wind.
I hear that when you're checking out a new boat, one of the best
things that can happen is losing your hat to the wind.
Get out! Really?

Unless you're sitting there trying to get the motor running and it
falls over the side or something, it's good luck; didn't it feel great
that *your* new boat was going fast enough to blow it off?

But, it was my *lucky* Yankees hat. Does that alter the adage?

--
Stan

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