Shy Cruising or don't invite me to the Potluck :)

[atoll]

Originally Posted by Svdestiny

Atoll, go play bully somewhere else

is this neurosis,or just an old age thing?

i express a perfectly logical counter argument to your premise of wanting to be left alone,which i have no problem with,and respect.

all i have said is that as a community,social gatherings are a nessacary evil/bonus of cruising,take it or leave it ,but why travel if you are not prepared to interact with your surroundings?

on a personal note you have now called me a "horrid person",and "a bully"
pelegic called me a "hippie squatter"..........

what a wonderful "pot luck" we are having tonight

[iSaint]

[QUOTE=boatman61;1445221]

Originally Posted by Mike OReilly

Introverts need time to recover from these big events, QUOTE]

Yeah... hangovers take a couple or 3 days to throw off these days..

This is where an assumption goes wrong. I don't drink, and am fairly introverted. Big events do DO take effort and energy and require re energizing.

[zeehag]

BIG events have me puking by midnite. never fails.

[iSaint]

Originally Posted by sailorchic34

I'm firmly in the very shy / loner type. Luckily there are all types of cruisers out there so for the folks that like potlucks etc., I'm happy for them.

But its so not my cup of tea.. I avoid crowds, be it pot lucks, parties or anchorages like the plague. I've never been in a yacht club and quite happy for that too. More then 4-6 people and it sets me on edge. Plus I don't really drink other then tea and water. Much happier just being out alone in a quiet anchorage somewhere.

Joined a local yacht club only to leave (twice - once because of divorce) because I would rather put money into my own small cruiser and sail whenever I want.

I'm right there with you <b>sailorchic34</b>

[Blue Crab]

Originally Posted by iSaint

... I'm right there with you <b>sailorchic34</b>

Nuh uh. She's bathing the cat. Alone.

[sailorchic34]

[QUOTE=atoll;1445406pelegic called me a "hippie squatter"..........
[/QUOTE]

Oh I don't know, I like the sound of Hippie Squatter. If you don't what it, I'll take it, LOL

[atoll]

Originally Posted by sailorchic34

Oh I don't know, I like the sound of Hippie Squatter. If you don't what it, I'll take it, LOL

i took it as a compliment

but you are welcome to hang out on our beach any time we are not exclusive

[sailorchic34]

Originally Posted by rgscpat

Hey, can we come over and watch while you give the cat a bath and change your engine oil? Sounds like our kind of fun.

Actually the cat bath is almost a non-event. I have the one cat who does not mind getting a bath.

Mind you, that cat hair on the tongue thing, takes some getting use too....

[zeehag]

hahahaha is why i allow bubba to give himself his baths and i will watch from sidelines and tell him if he missed a toe.....
i do comb him tho, and he helps.....

[SVAspen]

Just remember, the cruising couple was NOT part of the ARC as you state ATOLL.

[appick]

Originally Posted by Blue Crab

Not my scene.

Imagine the amount of pee in that water alone!!!!

[appick]

Being somone that can be happy having a beer around a campfire I guess I could be an extrovert. I do usually like socializing. However, when on the boat I do LOVE the quiet anchorage and time with just the wife and stupid dog! I always look at it this way, if when I dinghy by you wave I may stop by on my way back and say hi. A few times we've been invited for drinks or dinner, or we've invited them. Sometimes accepted or declined based on how we're feeling. There is one boat we know by name. We always stop and have a chat, very friendly people. We look for them every year and usually find them but have never had a sit down/drinks/dinner. They are friends none the less.

[robert sailor]

Must be a demographic thingy, all these non social types cruising right now. In all the years we have been cruising I never met one of you. I honestly can not recall an offshore cruiser that wasn't at least somewhat social.

[Svdestiny]

Atoll I apologize. I never should have. resorted to name calling.
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[flysci]

I am definitely in the introvert category. I like meeting people one at a time or 2 or 3. Though I've been known to party hearty in a large group, its very rare.

I take Atoll's recommendation to get to know the locals as a good idea, but that doesn't mean it's easy for me. Doesn't help that I travel alone - no spare person to do half the visiting!

-Margo