You Might Be a Liveaboard - if . . .

[janice142]

YMBALI (on a small boat) you consider the weight of the item along with its potential usefulness prior to bringing it home -- even if it's free
YMBALI you'd love to own an ebook reader (one that draws little power) not just for the enlarged font capabilities but also to allow more books without the additional waterline issues. [this is so me!!!]

YMBALI you see a fellow taking down his mast to replace the wiring and think "I could use 25' that for some new galley outlets" (and he gives it all to you)

YMBALI you visit folks on land and wonder at the sheer number of possessions they are responsible for, and are thankful for your tiny tidy home afloat.

[wolfenzee]

Buying a book involves a tape measure, and deep thought as to "do I really need this and/or what books can it replace to make space".

[sailingmonica]

Originally Posted by Sailor g

And how many times I've taken the trash all the way to work only to have to carry it in to toss away there...
And despite the inconveniences. I LOVE IT TOO!

...and how many times I tossed the lunch by mistake and took the trash bag to work instead. Maybe I should stop using plastic shopping bags for both and splurge on a lunch bag, but than again it takes space too.

And yes, I love it and wouldn't have it any other way.

[Sailor g]

Originally Posted by sailingmonica

...and how many times I tossed the lunch by mistake and took the trash bag to work instead. Maybe I should stop using plastic shopping bags for both and splurge on a lunch bag, but than again it takes space too.

And yes, I love it and wouldn't have it any other way.

That's funny! We do have an insulated lunch bag- it holds a a paper bag that holds the plastic store bags for trash. I still use the store bag for my lunch (thus the trash mix) but so far I haven't tossed the lunch away. It also works to hold & shake the dominoes for Mexican Train until I make a bag someday. Nothing has a single duty.

[Seaworthy Lass]

YMBAL if you have a rope by your bed and it is used to practice sailing knots, not for tying up your partner

(Thanks everyone for their contributions here, I've have had a good laugh this morning reading through them. Scary just how many actually apply!)

[Yofy]

and how many times I tossed the lunch by mistake and took the trash bag to work instead.

I'VE DONE THAT!!!

You know your a liveaboard when you get invited to a family wedding and you realise that you don't own any shoes.

Robyn and Manny

[Tony_Owen]

...having to consulting the tide chart for a good time to bring in the groceries...

[senormechanico]

Originally Posted by Tony_Owen

...having to consulting the tide chart for a good time to bring in the groceries...

Or do an oil change!

[Hudson Force]

I woke up this morning and noticed my dinghy was limp!

You might be a liveaboard if you judge the temperature by noting how flaccid are the bladders of your RBI.

[sailorboy1]

You don't understand what people are talking when they say they got water in the basement during the storm beacuase afterall you are still floating.

[Lagoon4us]

Flaccid bladders pay that one!!!!

Originally Posted by CaptForce

I woke up this morning and noticed my dinghy was limp!

You might be a liveaboard if you judge the temperature by noting how flaccid are the bladders of your RBI.

[tmiller1116]

YMBALA...If you spend a lot of time in the dockside bathroom during winter......not because you have to go the bathroom, but only because it is the warmest spot in the marina..

[wolfenzee]

Originally Posted by Lagoon4us

Flaccid bladders pay that one!!!!

Achilles is about the most accurate name for an inflatable.....with all their advantages they all share the same weakness.

[wolfenzee]

YMBALI you carry a disposable razor in your coat pocket and are used to shaving with the "dispenser soap" in public bathrooms

[Yofy]

Originally Posted by tmiller1116

YMBALA...If you spend a lot of time in the dockside bathroom during winter......not because you have to go the bathroom, but only because it is the warmest spot in the marina..

Ahhhhaa. I remember doing that!

Robyn