Saying goodbye to Cruising Forum

[goat]

Guess I should have contacted you in la paz, figured I'd wait til I was on the way back south. Fair winds and thanks for the advice over the years.
goat

[tronic72]

All the best with all your future endeavours.

[Kenomac]

Good luck and have fun! Please keep in touch.

Ken

[Meanderthal]

As a long time lurker, I have enjoyed your posts. Thank you for contributing to the knowledge pool. Your participation is in some part a legacy--some experience you've shared will help someone, tomorrow or five years from now. Fun travels!

[atoll]

cape cod sounds like a nice salty location for an old sailor!
so long and thanks for all the fish

[sailorboy1]

Have fun in your new adventures!

[estarzinger]

oh, hang on - you should still participate in the guns and anchor threads at least

[Three Sisters]

I don't envy you CS. You will have your hands full keeping up but it can be accomplished with much satisfaction.

[zeehag]

if you are going to cape cod, you will want to enjoy laura and tonys for brunch.
i think you will find something we can finally agree on.
enjoy your fin de vivre and whatever you plan on doing until you drop off planet.

[Don C L]

Dang it celestial, I've really appreciated your contributions and I haven't been here too long. I hope you'll still chime in now and then, if for no other reason than to straighten out some of the odd characters... your new ventures sure look fun too though, a ride in the t-bird in the morning down for a nice row and then home to ride the horse in the afternoon... sounds great! I'm moving to cape cod!

[Diesel Bill]

Hi Celestial, As a relative newbie here I really haven't had a chance to get to know you.
Judging from all the previous posters comments you will be greatly missed. You mentioned fixing up a Cape Cod style house but didn't mention if the house was in Cape Cod. Playing detective here. The picture of the beautiful Thunder Bird shows Ca. plate on the front and picture of your horse shows pasture that looks like Southern Ca.
What all this blathering is leading up to is if you are anywhere near the Long Beach, San Pedro area you have an open invitation on my boat any time.
Some times change is good. Retirement is one of the big ones in life. I wish you best of luck in your endeavors and I'll keep my eyes open to see the T-Bird at the car shows.

[Celestialsailor]

Originally Posted by Lake-Effect

Best Wishes.

Any decent lakes/bays nearby? One day you'll be driving around and see a neat sailing dinghy, or a forlorn trailerable micro-cruiser needing some love... and you'll be back.

All things considered, climate change won't be an uplifting or inspirational US topic for a while.

Thanks LE. Your composure and confidence on CC always amazed me.

Originally Posted by Guy

That T bird with point ingnition is no more reliable than an MG or a sailboat.

The bird has CDI. However, owning an 1100 pond critter could be considered pointless.

Originally Posted by skipmac

Sounds like the time has come but still sorry to see you ago. One of the voices of reason and sanity.
Enjoyed our interactions on the forum. Good luck with whatever comes next.

Not according to some but I had my fun.

Originally Posted by estarzinger

oh, hang on - you should still participate in the guns and anchor threads at least

Ya...let me think about that...1...2...3...no.

Originally Posted by Three Sisters

I don't envy you CS. You will have your hands full keeping up but it can be accomplished with much satisfaction.


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Oh please don't tell me you own a bird!

Originally Posted by Diesel Bill

Hi Celestial, As a relative newbie here I really haven't had a chance to get to know you.
Judging from all the previous posters comments you will be greatly missed. You mentioned fixing up a Cape Cod style house but didn't mention if the house was in Cape Cod. Playing detective here. The picture of the beautiful Thunder Bird shows Ca. plate on the front and picture of your horse shows pasture that looks like Southern Ca.
What all this blathering is leading up to is if you are anywhere near the Long Beach, San Pedro area you have an open invitation on my boat any time.
Some times change is good. Retirement is one of the big ones in life. I wish you best of luck in your endeavors and I'll keep my eyes open to see the T-Bird at the car shows.

Thank you for the kind words. The house is in the Sacramento, Ca. area in an area called North Highlands. It's in the middle of a city hidden by trees. Sort of a place that time forgot about. We are the second owners of this 1945 house. All the original dual push button switches, bronze hanging lamps, root/fruit cellar, barn and such. It even comes with a 1902 Brunswick pool table.
Many people have incited that I am stuck in the past and i am. This house is a perfect fit. I also like animals in lieu of people and that is also true which was why I chose the sailing lifestyle. However with the advent of GPS and other electronics, that had changed for me. Rowing however in an era 1890 rowboat, keeps everything real simple for me.

[Three Sisters]

Originally Posted by Celestialsailor

Oh please don't tell me you own a bird!

Uh-huh. One dirty bird.




And all the best to you and yours

[Gafferfan]

Haven't been here long but always enjoyed your opinions and views.

Onwards and upwards CS.

[CaptJamesCook]

Good luck and enjoy where ever you are, Life is as good as you accept it.

Here is my bird......it is a tad older than yours... but runs great.