Something to divert the mind....
I haven’t knit anything in forever.
I haven’t bought yarn in forever!
But! I was at Hobby Lobby the other day with Katie. She was looking at wedding flowers/decorations and I have NO talent with that. So, I meandered back to the fabric section and bumbled around. Saw a little clearance shelf tucked away in a corner with all sorts of stuff.
There were 3 packages of Yarn Bee Pigment + Fiber in the Quarry Rock colorway. Each package includes 6 balls of yarn in shades from black to grey to winter white. 1.99 each package. .33?/ball of yarn. (Katie didn't even scold me for buying more yarn at that price. ?)
It’s a wool/nylon/acrylic blend. Very soft. Should be sturdy.
Each set of 6 has a total of 630 yds.
Gauge is 32 spi on a size 2 needle.
I have all this high-end, expensive yarn tucked away and this makes me ridiculously happy. ?
No clue what to make with it!
Definitely thin enough for Fair Isle or lace. Some fade pattern?
Ideas? Here’s a pic.
Connie
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On Aug 23, 2020, at 3:13 PM, Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote:
? They are visible from space! And the smoke is closing in on the east coast! Keeping as many good thoughts as possible for all of you on the other coast!! Ann McManus in PA ?Sent from my iPhone On Aug 23, 2020, at 2:18 PM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
? Oy Therese this is terrifying. And you must have better lungs than me - we’ve already had a week of unhealthy air and have been even more stuck inside than usual. The fires are 300 miles away and the sky is white with smoke. There also doesn’t seem to be an end to the heatwave.?
Can 2020 please be over soon?
Amy On Aug 23, 2020, at 10:06 AM, Therese Shere <therese.shere@...> wrote:
? Yes Jaya, thanks for asking. So, reporting in: the Walbridge fire, 50,000 acres / 0% contained / growing, is about 10 miles as the crow flies to the west of us. We're on the southeastern flank (which is more like 5 miles away, burning slowly through big old timber), with the river and its valley between us - but if it burns down to the river (not an unlikely scenario), it wouldn't be difficult for it to jump across in our wooded area. We are currently under evacuation warning - not order - so we are packed and ready to go, but staying put until/unless they make it mandatory. Thousands of people around us to south, west, and north are under mandatory order. Happily, CAL FIRE and the county have learned a lot about evacuations over the last four years. They are being VERY cautious, announcing warnings and orders well before danger is imminent. I doubt there will be any emergency middle-of-the-night evacuations.
Got my parents out of here to a friend's in Santa Rosa yesterday, though, for them this is really discombobulating. Eric and I are taking it in stride; it's amazing how your attitude about disasters develops as you deal with several of them over a couple of years. Other people are freaking out on our behalf, and we're having to tell them to calm down :-)? We do have friends who have lost homes already, including one that Eric designed and built 30 years ago, very sad about that - and another home he did a lot of work on for a friend is threatened or gone over in Napa. We realized last night we should pack his original plans for houses he's designed - who knows, maybe we'll have to build one of them for ourselves on of these years.
Air quality is varying, smoke coming and going, sometimes it's ok to be outside working in the garden and sometimes it isn't. Fire *will* continue to grow - main concern is for the Dry Creek Valley northwest of Healdsburg at the moment. And we are in another red flag weather warning - more dry lightning expected tonight. Firefighting resources are very thin on the ground.?
Doing lots of hand sewing and knitting as we watch and wait.? Most fun: just finished the applique embellishment on an Alabama Chanin-style skirt, putting it together today. Not that I have anywhere to wear real clothes!
--Therese??
Thérèse Shere
Freelance indexing & digital information design
Sacramento area is surrounded by fires but not in direct danger.? We are on alert and have documents, pet carriers, etc close at hand because we potentially have another lightning storm coming that could cause localized fires. But mainly we are blanketed with smoke and ash fall so no one can do much outdoors.? It’s almost as bad as it was 2 years ago when schools were closed for several days. ?
From Facebook, Therese is still on evacuation watch I think.? SoCal is fairly clear for now. ?
Thanks for asking Jaya,? Sarah On Aug 23, 2020, at 5:50 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? Therese, Amy, Shannon, Sarah, Any of you affected? I think some might be close to Therese. Not sure about the So Cal ones and I don't think there are any around Sacramento but I don't know. T
I am sure many of you are suffering from bad air due to the smoke.
-- Jaya
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They are visible from space! And the smoke is closing in on the east coast! Keeping as many good thoughts as possible for all of you on the other coast!! Ann McManus in PA ?Sent from my iPhone
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On Aug 23, 2020, at 2:18 PM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
? Oy Therese this is terrifying. And you must have better lungs than me - we’ve already had a week of unhealthy air and have been even more stuck inside than usual. The fires are 300 miles away and the sky is white with smoke. There also doesn’t seem to be an end to the heatwave.?
Can 2020 please be over soon?
Amy On Aug 23, 2020, at 10:06 AM, Therese Shere <therese.shere@...> wrote:
? Yes Jaya, thanks for asking. So, reporting in: the Walbridge fire, 50,000 acres / 0% contained / growing, is about 10 miles as the crow flies to the west of us. We're on the southeastern flank (which is more like 5 miles away, burning slowly through big old timber), with the river and its valley between us - but if it burns down to the river (not an unlikely scenario), it wouldn't be difficult for it to jump across in our wooded area. We are currently under evacuation warning - not order - so we are packed and ready to go, but staying put until/unless they make it mandatory. Thousands of people around us to south, west, and north are under mandatory order. Happily, CAL FIRE and the county have learned a lot about evacuations over the last four years. They are being VERY cautious, announcing warnings and orders well before danger is imminent. I doubt there will be any emergency middle-of-the-night evacuations.
Got my parents out of here to a friend's in Santa Rosa yesterday, though, for them this is really discombobulating. Eric and I are taking it in stride; it's amazing how your attitude about disasters develops as you deal with several of them over a couple of years. Other people are freaking out on our behalf, and we're having to tell them to calm down :-)? We do have friends who have lost homes already, including one that Eric designed and built 30 years ago, very sad about that - and another home he did a lot of work on for a friend is threatened or gone over in Napa. We realized last night we should pack his original plans for houses he's designed - who knows, maybe we'll have to build one of them for ourselves on of these years.
Air quality is varying, smoke coming and going, sometimes it's ok to be outside working in the garden and sometimes it isn't. Fire *will* continue to grow - main concern is for the Dry Creek Valley northwest of Healdsburg at the moment. And we are in another red flag weather warning - more dry lightning expected tonight. Firefighting resources are very thin on the ground.?
Doing lots of hand sewing and knitting as we watch and wait.? Most fun: just finished the applique embellishment on an Alabama Chanin-style skirt, putting it together today. Not that I have anywhere to wear real clothes!
--Therese??
Thérèse Shere
Freelance indexing & digital information design
Sacramento area is surrounded by fires but not in direct danger.? We are on alert and have documents, pet carriers, etc close at hand because we potentially have another lightning storm coming that could cause localized fires. But mainly we are blanketed with smoke and ash fall so no one can do much outdoors.? It’s almost as bad as it was 2 years ago when schools were closed for several days. ?
From Facebook, Therese is still on evacuation watch I think.? SoCal is fairly clear for now. ?
Thanks for asking Jaya,? Sarah On Aug 23, 2020, at 5:50 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? Therese, Amy, Shannon, Sarah, Any of you affected? I think some might be close to Therese. Not sure about the So Cal ones and I don't think there are any around Sacramento but I don't know. T
I am sure many of you are suffering from bad air due to the smoke.
-- Jaya
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Oy Therese this is terrifying. And you must have better lungs than me - we’ve already had a week of unhealthy air and have been even more stuck inside than usual. The fires are 300 miles away and the sky is white with smoke. There also doesn’t seem to be an end to the heatwave.?
Can 2020 please be over soon?
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On Aug 23, 2020, at 10:06 AM, Therese Shere <therese.shere@...> wrote:
? Yes Jaya, thanks for asking. So, reporting in: the Walbridge fire, 50,000 acres / 0% contained / growing, is about 10 miles as the crow flies to the west of us. We're on the southeastern flank (which is more like 5 miles away, burning slowly through big old timber), with the river and its valley between us - but if it burns down to the river (not an unlikely scenario), it wouldn't be difficult for it to jump across in our wooded area. We are currently under evacuation warning - not order - so we are packed and ready to go, but staying put until/unless they make it mandatory. Thousands of people around us to south, west, and north are under mandatory order. Happily, CAL FIRE and the county have learned a lot about evacuations over the last four years. They are being VERY cautious, announcing warnings and orders well before danger is imminent. I doubt there will be any emergency middle-of-the-night evacuations.
Got my parents out of here to a friend's in Santa Rosa yesterday, though, for them this is really discombobulating. Eric and I are taking it in stride; it's amazing how your attitude about disasters develops as you deal with several of them over a couple of years. Other people are freaking out on our behalf, and we're having to tell them to calm down :-)? We do have friends who have lost homes already, including one that Eric designed and built 30 years ago, very sad about that - and another home he did a lot of work on for a friend is threatened or gone over in Napa. We realized last night we should pack his original plans for houses he's designed - who knows, maybe we'll have to build one of them for ourselves on of these years.
Air quality is varying, smoke coming and going, sometimes it's ok to be outside working in the garden and sometimes it isn't. Fire *will* continue to grow - main concern is for the Dry Creek Valley northwest of Healdsburg at the moment. And we are in another red flag weather warning - more dry lightning expected tonight. Firefighting resources are very thin on the ground.?
Doing lots of hand sewing and knitting as we watch and wait.? Most fun: just finished the applique embellishment on an Alabama Chanin-style skirt, putting it together today. Not that I have anywhere to wear real clothes!
--Therese??
Thérèse Shere
Freelance indexing & digital information design
Sacramento area is surrounded by fires but not in direct danger.? We are on alert and have documents, pet carriers, etc close at hand because we potentially have another lightning storm coming that could cause localized fires. But mainly we are blanketed with smoke and ash fall so no one can do much outdoors.? It’s almost as bad as it was 2 years ago when schools were closed for several days. ?
From Facebook, Therese is still on evacuation watch I think.? SoCal is fairly clear for now. ?
Thanks for asking Jaya,? Sarah On Aug 23, 2020, at 5:50 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? Therese, Amy, Shannon, Sarah, Any of you affected? I think some might be close to Therese. Not sure about the So Cal ones and I don't think there are any around Sacramento but I don't know. T
I am sure many of you are suffering from bad air due to the smoke.
-- Jaya
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Yes Jaya, thanks for asking. So, reporting in: the Walbridge fire, 50,000 acres / 0% contained / growing, is about 10 miles as the crow flies to the west of us. We're on the southeastern flank (which is more like 5 miles away, burning slowly through big old timber), with the river and its valley between us - but if it burns down to the river (not an unlikely scenario), it wouldn't be difficult for it to jump across in our wooded area. We are currently under evacuation warning - not order - so we are packed and ready to go, but staying put until/unless they make it mandatory. Thousands of people around us to south, west, and north are under mandatory order. Happily, CAL FIRE and the county have learned a lot about evacuations over the last four years. They are being VERY cautious, announcing warnings and orders well before danger is imminent. I doubt there will be any emergency middle-of-the-night evacuations.
Got my parents out of here to a friend's in Santa Rosa yesterday, though, for them this is really discombobulating. Eric and I are taking it in stride; it's amazing how your attitude about disasters develops as you deal with several of them over a couple of years. Other people are freaking out on our behalf, and we're having to tell them to calm down :-)? We do have friends who have lost homes already, including one that Eric designed and built 30 years ago, very sad about that - and another home he did a lot of work on for a friend is threatened or gone over in Napa. We realized last night we should pack his original plans for houses he's designed - who knows, maybe we'll have to build one of them for ourselves on of these years.
Air quality is varying, smoke coming and going, sometimes it's ok to be outside working in the garden and sometimes it isn't. Fire *will* continue to grow - main concern is for the Dry Creek Valley northwest of Healdsburg at the moment. And we are in another red flag weather warning - more dry lightning expected tonight. Firefighting resources are very thin on the ground.?
Doing lots of hand sewing and knitting as we watch and wait.? Most fun: just finished the applique embellishment on an Alabama Chanin-style skirt, putting it together today. Not that I have anywhere to wear real clothes!
--Therese??
Thérèse Shere
Freelance indexing & digital information design
Sacramento area is surrounded by fires but not in direct danger.? We are on alert and have documents, pet carriers, etc close at hand because we potentially have another lightning storm coming that could cause localized fires. But mainly we are blanketed with smoke and ash fall so no one can do much outdoors.? It’s almost as bad as it was 2 years ago when schools were closed for several days. ?
From Facebook, Therese is still on evacuation watch I think.? SoCal is fairly clear for now. ?
Thanks for asking Jaya,? Sarah On Aug 23, 2020, at 5:50 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? Therese, Amy, Shannon, Sarah, Any of you affected? I think some might be close to Therese. Not sure about the So Cal ones and I don't think there are any around Sacramento but I don't know. T
I am sure many of you are suffering from bad air due to the smoke.
-- Jaya
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Sacramento area is surrounded by fires but not in direct danger.? We are on alert and have documents, pet carriers, etc close at hand because we potentially have another lightning storm coming that could cause localized fires. But mainly we are blanketed with smoke and ash fall so no one can do much outdoors.? It’s almost as bad as it was 2 years ago when schools were closed for several days. ?
From Facebook, Therese is still on evacuation watch I think.? SoCal is fairly clear for now. ?
Thanks for asking Jaya,? Sarah On Aug 23, 2020, at 5:50 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? Therese, Amy, Shannon, Sarah, Any of you affected? I think some might be close to Therese. Not sure about the So Cal ones and I don't think there are any around Sacramento but I don't know. T
I am sure many of you are suffering from bad air due to the smoke.
-- Jaya
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I’m? thinking of you all. Stay safe. What a year. ? Jenny ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Sarah Mongano
Sent: 23 August 2020 17:40
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Cal fires? Sacramento area is surrounded by fires but not in direct danger. ?We are on alert and have documents, pet carriers, etc close at hand because we potentially have another lightning storm coming that could cause localized fires. But mainly we are blanketed with smoke and ash fall so no one can do much outdoors. ?It’s almost as bad as it was 2 years ago when schools were closed for several days. ? From Facebook, Therese is still on evacuation watch I think. ?SoCal is fairly clear for now. ?
On Aug 23, 2020, at 5:50 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? Therese, Amy, Shannon, Sarah, Any of you affected? I think some might be close to Therese. Not sure about the So Cal ones and I don't think there are any around Sacramento but I don't know. T I am sure many of you are suffering from bad air due to the smoke. --
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Sacramento area is surrounded by fires but not in direct danger. ?We are on alert and have documents, pet carriers, etc close at hand because we potentially have another lightning storm coming that could cause localized fires. But mainly we are blanketed with smoke and ash fall so no one can do much outdoors. ?It’s almost as bad as it was 2 years ago when schools were closed for several days. ?
From Facebook, Therese is still on evacuation watch I think. ?SoCal is fairly clear for now. ?
Thanks for asking Jaya,? Sarah
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On Aug 23, 2020, at 5:50 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? Therese, Amy, Shannon, Sarah, Any of you affected? I think some might be close to Therese. Not sure about the So Cal ones and I don't think there are any around Sacramento but I don't know. T
I am sure many of you are suffering from bad air due to the smoke.
-- Jaya
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Therese, Amy, Shannon, Sarah, Any of you affected? I think some might be close to Therese. Not sure about the So Cal ones and I don't think there are any around Sacramento but I don't know. T
I am sure many of you are suffering from bad air due to the smoke.
-- Jaya
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On Aug 21, 2020, at 11:15 AM, Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote:
? I got a call the other day (Tuesday? They all run together.) from my old “big boss” asking if I could come “back” for a short while (paid) to help straighten out inventory. ? I’ve been gone 5 years (as of last month). How many times am I expected to bail them out? I’m assuming that the external auditor just got to the food bank program. . . Reconciling physical inventory is an important part of running a distribution center. ? ? ? Ann in PA ?
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I got a call the other day (Tuesday? They all run together.) from my old “big boss” asking if I could come “back” for a short while (paid) to help straighten out inventory. ? I’ve been gone 5 years (as of last month). How many times am I expected to bail them out? I’m assuming that the external auditor just got to the food bank program. . . Reconciling physical inventory is an important part of running a distribution center. ? ? ? Ann in PA ?
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Thanks everybody! ?He’s something else. ?Lol. ?At 3, he understands and uses sarcasm! ?It’s crazy. ?He’s extremely aware of everything going on around him—which can be a pain at times. ?Such a character. ? Here’s a hilarious pic of him at the lake. ?Not sure what he was going for but the hands are Spider-Man, the legs look like a monkey. ???
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On Aug 21, 2020, at 7:46 AM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? Oh my! already? Wow! He's cute! My grandson on the beach in Florida.? He’s 3 now.? Loves the sand in his toes!? Lol
Connie
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Time passes so quickly! What a sweet smile.
Ann McManus
Ann in PA
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On August 20, 2020, at 7:48 AM, "Connie@..." <connie@...> wrote:
My grandson on the beach in Florida. He’s 3 now. Loves the sand in his toes! Lol
Connie
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My grandson on the beach in Florida. He’s 3 now. Loves the sand in his toes! Lol
Connie
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So, Petey, is that the one where everything is awash in teal? ? It’s good to see you posting (though I do occasionally see a Facebook message). ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Peter Jobson via groups.io Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 7:33 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Well, it happened ? As the bloke here who is dealing with almost continuous skin treatment programme. So far, no melanomas, but their precursors squamous cell carcinomas have started making an appearance & I am being proactive. Regardless - I am a supporter of programmes like Breast Cancer Month. I love my female friends (who are the most likely to contract this) & I want them to die in their sleep of old age, not some painful & insidious disease. It's no different from women being there in support for prostrate cancer in November. So to the arsehole - everything is not about you.? On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, 09:40:14 PM GMT+9:30, mary_007usa via groups.io <sewgood5@...> wrote: Maybe she needs a service animal?
Ha.? Mary.
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As the bloke here who is dealing with almost continuous skin treatment programme. So far, no melanomas, but their precursors squamous cell carcinomas have started making an appearance & I am being proactive.
Regardless - I am a supporter of programmes like Breast Cancer Month. I love my female friends (who are the most likely to contract this) & I want them to die in their sleep of old age, not some painful & insidious disease. It's no different from women being there in support for prostrate cancer in November.
So to the arsehole - everything is not about you.?
Love to you Mz Ann in PA
Petey
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, 09:40:14 PM GMT+9:30, mary_007usa via groups.io <sewgood5@...> wrote:
Maybe she needs a service animal?
Ha.? Mary.
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Re: Well, it happened - Now Mask Fabric
I've begun using the breathe easy mask and purchased the fabric that was used in the testing at Joanne's Fabric and Crafts.? I make it double layer.? If I'm feeling skittish, I do add a layer of Filti next to my face.
I've taken a look at the underlying testing of the fabric and feel comfortable with it.? You can make them with a simple straight stitch.
I like the fit and the wearability in hot weather.? She's got a couple of breathe easy Youtubes but this can get you started.? Her website links the research into the fabric used.
Mary
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Maybe she needs a service animal?
Ha.? Mary.
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Oh, my. I can never under that image.
Ann? McManus
Ann in PA
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On August 11, 2020, at 2:38 PM, Lise Patterson <erpatter857@...> wrote: I suppose she goes around nekkid most of the time?
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Friend of a friend today stated that she can’t wear a mask because she’s claustrophobic. I am suing my head a lot these days. Ann McManus in PA ?Sent from my iPhone On Aug 11, 2020, at 1:14 PM, Melisande R. Wolf via <melisanderwolf=[email protected]> wrote:
? I’m fascinated myself that my kids seem clearer on the need for social responsibility than a lot of adults.? Observationally (which makes it utterly anecdotal) I’ve noticed that there are certain age groups that seem less inclined to wear masks and be careful, at least where I am, and it doesn’t seem to be the young adults who are the culprits. ? I wish everyone would be responsible so we could all, as a society, cope with this whole mess more effectively. ? Melisande ? ? ? I find myself thinking in terms that I literally learned in grade school, that freedom unchecked by responsibility is mere license, and is immoral.? The days of Sister Helena St. Anne are long gone. Who'd have thought I'd be nostalgic? Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- Original message -------- Date: 8/11/20 12:35 PM (GMT-05:00) Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Well, it happened Typo alert: without some social will to defeat the virus... Amy ?
On Aug 11, 2020, at 9:21 AM, Amy Brotslaw Schweiger <brotslaw@...> wrote:
?This kind of stupidity is why I am so depressed. ?Without some social will you defeat the virus, we are doomed.? Amy ? How awful. You should get those plague doctor masks and wear them with cloaks or something. That could be fun. ? On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 11:12 AM Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote: I’m struggling to think of an appropriate epithet of surprise and horror. ? Jenny ? ? Well,? We still have big pockets of unmasked people, and I hesitate to write this, but here goes.? Because we live in a coastal area, we are besieged with flotillas, called Trumptillas.? Great hoards of decorated yachts, but horns blaring, packed with unmasked people. Each boat is loaded with people. They're having a great time and that's fine, but they often are dangerously close to one another and don't seem to pay much attention to where they are in relation to us in our little boat. Sometimes it's really hard to avoid them, especially if we are headed back to the marina and they're parading in the vicinity. It's a huge party with the attendant libations involved so sometimes people aren't paying attention.? It can be dicey at times.?
I'd have a problem with this no matter who is being celebrated b/c there is a certain exuberant aggression when you have such a tight pack, motoring as one, big blob of yachts.? The fact that they're all packed on these boats unmasked brings another level of frustration.? After they are heading to grocery, hardware stores and all the places I've got to frequent.
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