[PUP] PPM in general - what should it be ?

[Valerie Creighton]

On Dec 7, 2008, at 9:05 AM, John Marshall wrote:

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> 	But I'd rather you didn't continuously disparage people...

And I, as a lurker whose opinion probably means diddly-squat to any of  
you, second that.

I'll bet many of you would agree that the one of the best things about  
cruising is its community of people. Never in our lives have we felt  
so immediately embraced by such a wide variety of wonderful people  
from all over the globe. And it levels the playing field: sail or  
power, modest means or mega-bucks, we have found the folks we meet  
while cruising, from busy marinas to remote anchorages, to be  
convivial, respectful, gracious, and go out of their way to volunteer  
a helpful hand. When we convene socially, a happy and animated  
discussion about boats, cruising, systems on boats etc always ensues.  
Simply because we are coming together around this lifestyle of  
cruising which we all love. The camaraderie is just phenomenal.

One wouldn't know it from many of the posts on this list though, and  
the sour grapes that continually bubble up here. The reason for this  
is a mystery to me. But this forum is such a great resource when we  
remember what brings us together here, instead of our differences, or  
who chose which brand of whatever and what they paid for it!

Valerie Creighton
Pax Nautica
Selene 53