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Re: lv-ab: Theft, Accident

From: Benjamin Dittbrenner (no email)
Date: Fri Jan 12 2007 - 01:03:57 EST

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    Fred, I second that and also suggest you take an air horn down to your
    security guy during "nap time" for some rude awakenings. ...just a
    suggestion.

    Ben

    Meanwhile, the 'security' guy was watching tv earlier this evening. Half
    an
    > hour ago I walked by the office and he was asleep.

    On 1/11/07, Norm of Bandersnatch <> wrote:
    >
    >
    > Fred, I hope you made the crew get out and push the boat off the hill...
    >
    >
    >
    > Norm
    > S/V Bandersnatch
    > Lying 30 07.715N 081 38.394W
    > Julington Creek Estuary FL
    >
    >
    >
    > > [Original Message]
    > > From: <>
    > > To: <>
    > > Date: 1/10/2007 9:17:56 PM
    > > Subject: lv-ab: Theft, Accident
    > >
    > >
    > > Yesterday afternoon I returned to my boat & saw that my beloved bicycle
    > was
    > > gone. Damn, I really liked that bike. It had been secured to my dock
    > box. My
    > > slip is at the very end of a 400' dock, there are virtually no people
    > > wandering around out here. I'm bummed. 'Security' said they saw someone
    > on a bike
    > > but had no description of the thief. I called the police. After waiting
    > 3 hrs
    > > with no response I called again & told them I'd try again tomorrow. Not
    > that I
    > > think the police will find my bike, I just want the theft on record so
    > if I
    > > ever see my bike and liberate it from the criminal I may (possibly)
    > avoid
    > > having theft/assault charges brought against me.
    > >
    > > Meanwhile, the 'security' guy was watching tv earlier this
    > evening. Half
    > an
    > > hour ago I walked by the office and he was asleep.
    > >
    > > Accidents happen. I was helping bring a sailboat to Baltimore from a
    > creek
    > > in Annapolis. Calm water, sunny day. We had just departed the yard,
    > under
    > > power. I went below, came up into the cockpit. I stood, looking to see
    > where we
    > > were. The helmsman was out of the channel and drove into a hard
    > sandbar.
    > The
    > > boat stopped dead. I don't remember the events but I was thrown
    > forward,
    > > hitting my head on the companionway slider. The impact knocked me out
    > momentarily.
    > > I dropped head-first down into the boat. My first recollection was of
    > my
    > > face painfully pressed against the companionway steps/ladder.
    > Concussion
    > & neck
    > > whiplash. I've been going to Physical Therapy twice a week.
    > >
    > > Oh well, I'm still alive. I will get another bike in the spring.
    > >
    > > Fred
    > >
    > >
    >
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