Wasn't me...I was on a tiki boat at 5:30! Maybe it was my neighbor on Mark?? After seeing how versatile the C-Nile was, they bought a C-DORY too! So yes, it happened!

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No stress?
 

So retirement has no stress, and you want to teach people to drive/dock their boat who admit from the start they don't know what they're doing? Now, that's stress!

For me, stress is dealing with an always overbooked service schedule, irate customers because everything takes too long / costs too much, 13 hour days including my travel time. Teaching people how to drive / dock their own boats cause me zero stress...tiki Hut boats cause zero stress, in fact that's actually fun for me. See the difference??

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Congratulations!!

Thanks...I don't know what'll happen come October, but the summer will be pretty easy for me!

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I have a feeling you will do fine.

Stock up on supplies and spend the winter on the island.

The first rule for successful retirement: NEVER make a "to do" list. It's OK to do a shopping list for the hardware store so you have supplies on hand, but don't use that stuff the same day you bought it. No matter the degree of dementia, you will always remember which shelf in the tool shed holds those spare parts. Leave the receipt in the bag so that, 10-15 years from now, you will have a date to tell you how unnecessary that project really was.

Congrats on retirement and the granddaughters!! My youngest son was born on July 12th and we had him out on the boat on Upper Suncook for Labor Day weekend! I might still have a few of those infant life vests if you need a few just let me know, we'll be up to Alton the 8th thru the 15th, be happy to meet up and hand them off!

Cool.. thanks.... I'll let you know!

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Hanging with the big ones this morning!

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Only views I'm getting lately are wet ones...'nuthin to see here!

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I have one, I'll throw it in the boat just in case! Maybe see ya on the lake next week!

Nice to meet you at the dock yesterday Steve!

We definitely enjoy the Breeze for lunch, can't beat the view and they do a really nice job, the staff is incredibly pleasant.

Likewise... always like meeting new but familiar people! I know I've been slacking in the views department, but since the commutes stopped, there's not much to see. Maybe a new " views from the tiki Hut boat" is in order??? You tell me!

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OMG Steve I feel so bad for you, what an awful job you have. You have to deal with all those ladies having a great time, just must be sooo hard for you to get through the day. :laugh::laugh::laugh:

Hey, I paid my dues at the service desk for 30 something years....bout time I have happy people around me for a change!!! [emoji16]

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I am also doing " hands on " boating instruction as well. Never a dull moment in my world...

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Well my commutes are now happening later in the morning ( no sunrises to be seen ), but sure still is one beauty of a view!!

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At this point I'll take whatever views I can get...I like this one!

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That's a GREAT photo!

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That's why I took it! I thought the same thing!

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The more I look at this picture, the more I like it. Sure, a little urban decay seeped in there, but overall I think the composition was right on point! [emoji16]

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As I'm spending far more time on other boats these days, there haven't been many views to share, but here are a few. Always nice to see the big boats out and about. The picture of the Mount was taken right after we had an encounter between Eagle and Governor's...she snuck up behind me, and her horn blast let me know that I'm always gonna be the give-way boat in THAT situation! The last one proves once again that the C-Nile is the swiss army knife of boats. Whatever I need... taking my grandson Blake tubing, dry lake transportation, overnight accommodations, or man-cave ( if you know, you know), it handles everything I throw at it!

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Happy birthday to my good friend (and occasional savior) Captain Steve!

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Happy Birthday! Were you captain of a Tiki today? We saw one by Gov Island Bridge and thought it might be you.

No, he was at my place.

OK. At least we know. Thanks.

Slacking off on East Bear!

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Thanks...at least you finally got to check off an item on your bucket list...a ride in the C-Nile!

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Well, that's what retirement is supposed to be for-slacking off.

I retired from my car dealer job, but not from work. Been very busy up here for the last couple of months doing things I actually enjoy! Full retirement age for me is 66 1/2, and that will happen this February, so until then I'll keep plugging away, but even after that, imagine having jobs that keep you on the lake 8 hours a day, with no stress , surrounded by new and happy people every day...I don't think I'll want to give that up any time soon!

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I know all that news. :) I see you on FB. I have even given your name a few times. So glad you can do what you love, teaching people to boat and captaining the Tiki boats.

These ladies were drinking out of beach pails tonight... what's not to love!!

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If you zoom in close you can see that a straw is going from the green pail directly up to the pilot's station. She was wondering how she could have drank that pail so quickly. :)

Wait, are you in Hawaii?

Brilliant!!!

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Here's something we haven't been seeing too much of lately. Thank God my alarm clock ( Holly the dog ) sets herself and woke me up early enough on the one morning I could have slept in this week, otherwise I would have missed it!

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Beautiful. Now, if that big ball of flaming gas will bring a little warmth today, I'll be jazzed. We're on our final couple weeks of vacation before school's back in, and it's been COLD.

Have a great day!

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We were on our final week up at the family place on Upper Suncook this past week and it was cold and rainy just about everyday! I still managed about 20hrs on the boat though and we made a day trip up to Winni on Weds between rain storms! One of these days I'll meet some of you guys out there and we can share a beer, or box of wine!