It's the little things...

[JPA Cate]

Originally Posted by jmschmidt

Wine - Alcohol content not high enough to work against CV19.True

Hand Sanitizer - Works on bacteria, not on virus. CV19 is a virus. Ordinary soap better. False, if it is 69 % alcoohol, it kills corona virus on contact. My citation is in this video of an ICU respiratory specialist from Cornell University Hospital in NYC: https://vimeo.com/399733860

Spray Bottle of Meth. - Good way to get your boat confiscated by the DEA.
False. Methylated Spirits = Denatured alcohol.

Nothing to do with methamphetamines at all.

Ann

[smbdyiam2]

I made a list then started putting the most important on top. Instantly list was to one and not the little things. Changed to the most important thing = my wife.

[LittleWing77]

Thanks for that Tayana42 - a big thing and a little thing simultaneously! Very lovely.

Warmly,
LittleWing77

[outahere]

I'm on the boat(on the hill) in St Augustine, getting ready to launch and got a forwarded package of boat parts from my daughter in TN. In addition to the parts, a picture of me holding two of my granddaughters, (one and three) and a colored picture of Maui. Doesn't get much better than that!

[chrisr]

really interested to see folk's comments...thanks guys & gals

to clarify my thinking : the big things that make us happy are usually fairly obvious and consistent...our partners and that sort of thing

but i was struck recently how some little things can give enormous satisfaction / happiness which far outweighs their intrinsic value. for me it was when i finally saw our batteries back to 100%

outahere's pix are another example

just thinking...

cheers,

[Pelagic]

I think the biggest take on this COVID-19 experience is what was ignored or just taken for granted as a part of our happiness, is not so little anymore.

I am actually enjoying this forced lockdown on board Stargazer with Zaida, as we have lots of time to discuss the little things.

If you imagine hard enough, it is almost like being days at sea, where life shrinks down to sharing everything with your crew mate and life internally.

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, greyson.

[jmh2002]

The Sun shining on each new day, especially with the current dreary outlook around the world

[Pegu Club]

Spending time with the love of my life, she is making brownies this morning and the boat smells of chocolate! I am certainly the luckiest guy.

Fair winds,

[Kalinka1]

Originally Posted by hpeer

Little things.

Right now I would like to buy some stove alcohol. I use it to light my Kero stove.

I’m not desperate because I have a few small propane bottles and can do it that way. But the alcohol is easier.

That’s my biggest complaint. How sweet it is.

Home depot or such. methilated spirits. Lots cheaper and does the same job.

[SV Bacchus]

I just scanned the Google Fi site to see what they are doing for folks during this time. I saw that they moved the "throttle down point" on their unlimited plan from 22GB to 30GB. Yay, we can watch more movies while sitting in the USVIs.

[chris mac]

We are anchored in the exumas right now. Beauty is all around us. But the little thing that made me smile was... from the trampoline I looked down and saw a 6ish foot nurse shark resting underneath us. I watched for about 10 minutes, and then a huge ray slowly swam in right beside it.
Having the time to see and appreciate nature is a little thing with huge rewards.

[wsmurdoch]

In the spring of 1969 I would never have dared to dream of being trapped for days with that girl on the front row in history class on a sailboat looking out at both the Miami skyline and a deserted sand beach island. Here we are fifty years later, knitting, reading books, and baking butterscotch cookies. While not the activities I would have imagined...

[hpeer]

Originally Posted by Kalinka1

Home depot or such. methilated spirits. Lots cheaper and does the same job.

Dominica, nearest Home Depot is 1,500 miles.

But even in Newfoundland alcohol is VERY difficult to find. And even methylated spirits. I can find it in St. John’s, but that’s a 4 hour drive, 6 from the boat.

And apparently also hard to find some places in California. So much so that a rumor started it have been banned.

[hamburking]

At great risk of offending...

A satisfying, gut emptying, bowel movement is always welcome.