Monthly Archives: December 2006

Shopping

Posted on 30 December 2006 by frank

Yesterday I finally made up my mind on what to buy from the West-Marine gift card given to my by my co-workers. Initially I wanted a nice radar reflector, but that was not in stock, neither were the more affordable … Continue reading →

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Last strings of a land lubber detached

Posted on 29 December 2006 by frank

Yes, today I detached the last strings a land lubber has: I sold the car. I had an offer yesterday and the guy said he would be there this morning at 10:30. I still had to go to the post … Continue reading →

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Another busy day

Posted on 28 December 2006 by frank

Started this morning fixing the roller furling, while I was doing that one of the neighbours came by. He was waiting for a part from the Perkins distributor in Orange Park (about 12 km. from here). I offered to give … Continue reading →

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Getting things (half) done

Posted on 28 December 2006 by frank

Had a busy day yesterday. Cleaned the starboard v-birth and worked on the mounts. It was very hard to determine what location the bike would fit best. I chose to keep it close to the center, away from the wall … Continue reading →

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Back at work

Posted on 25 December 2006 by frank

Had a good time yesterday at our local Christmas pot luck lunch. There was actually food to choose from for me, the only non vegetarian option was the turkey. My simple taboulli sailed turned out ok, even though I had … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on 25 December 2006 by frank

Don’t know about where you are at, but no snow around here. It started raining yesterday afternoon and overnight the wind picked up a little bit, but the temperatures are still mild (about 15C or so?). Did some unpacking yesterday, … Continue reading →

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Back home

Posted on 23 December 2006 by frank

Yes, I am back on board. It was a long drive. After the coffee and a little bit of repacking of the storage unit, including the generous dropping of moth balls, I got on the road just before 8 o’clock. … Continue reading →

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Au revoir Lafayette

Posted on 23 December 2006 by frank

Yesterday was a tough day. Emptying the house was easy, but knowing that this was going to be my last day in town just felt weird. Ran around without much direction, which is definetely not a good idea on this … Continue reading →

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Almost done

Posted on 22 December 2006 by frank

Tuesday and Wednesday I continued packing and throwing away. The house is almost empty now, probably another three garbage bags to be filled and brought to the street. Made a turnaround trip to Houston Wed afternoon till Thursday evening. This … Continue reading →

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Goodbye 113 Karen Drive

Posted on 22 December 2006 by frank

The house is empty, once this is posted the cable modem will be wrapped up the keys are on their way to the land lord. It has been almost 7 1/2 years that I lived here, it has served me … Continue reading →

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