it will be a good lake boat......
On Apr 11, 4:05=A0pm, "Wilbur Hubbard" <wilburhubb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> I decided today to buy a MacGregor 26M. I really didn't give it any
though=
t,
> I just felt like I'd buy one. Boy, am I ever sorry! What a waste! The
thin=
g
> is a pile of crap. It doesn't sail well at all, it's not very weatherly,
> it's rather cheap and flimsy. To top it off, it doesn't motor well or at
> least not as well as a real motor boat. All in all, it's a shabby
affair.
>
> But, the thing of it is everybody should give me kudos for deciding.
After=
> all, it's better to decide than to just remain undecided. At least I
> decided. That's something, isn't it? I deserve credit for being able to
> decide, don't I? Never mind I didn't bother basing my decision on facts,
> research, knowledge, needs and desires. Those things don't matter, do
they=
?
>
> Just what the heck am I getting at? Well, try substituting the words
try,
> tried, trying for decide, decided and deciding. It will shed some light
on=
> why it is equally stupid to give kudos to somebody for trying as if
trying=
> is something to laud. Both deciding and making a poor decision based on
ho=
w
> you felt or thought you felt, and trying without basing your try upon
stud=
y,
> research, practice, know-how, paying attention to good advice etc. are
jus=
t
> plain stupid. Yet there are plenty of people these days who seem to
think
> any old try is credit worthy as evidenced by several posts in these
groups=
..
> How did it come to this? It came to this through embracing liberal
tenets.=
>
> I've often stated that liberals will fail when it comes to sailing,
> especially ocean voyaging. It seems my statements have been born out
time
> after time. Those who succeed without fuss are always conservatives
while
> those who brag and make a spectacular failure worthy of a rescue are the
> liberal thinkers who go off willy-nilly without proper thought or
> preparation because they feel that trying, even if it results in
failure, =
is
> an accomplishment of which to be proud. And those of you who sup****t
them
> are a big part of the problem.
>
> Wilbur Hubbard
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