Re: Family Problems

[Michael B Holt <michaelbholt@juno.com>]

On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 10:32:54 -0500 David Buchner writes:
>Folks here have discussed various levels of disapproval, jealousy, or 
>whatever from wives and neighbors and such, of their "hobby."

We've touched on this in the past.  I hear about the cost of it all, and
she has NO idea that it might be any more complex than, say, sailing.

Has anyone else had to deal with this?

> But how  about this example someone e-mailed me:
>
>>Speaking of personal subs, did you hear about Tom Clancy?  The Russkies
>>offered to sell him and old (but fully functional) diesel electric
u-boat
>>for a pittance-- I think a quarter million or so.  And he had the
money,
>>plus a dock to keep it moored at, on his estate.  But he couldn't talk
his
>>wife into letting him do it.  "I'm not having one of those nasty,
smelly,
>>greasy, ugly things in *my* backyard."  So, I guess it was broken up
for
>>scrap metal instead.

Damn shame.

If we had that size boats, we'd not need surface support boats.  
Hmmmm . . . .   What's the address of the Russian Admiralty?




Mike Holt
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