Thanksgiving

We all hope all you followers had a great Thanksgiving! The 'Dead End Canal Yacht Club' celebrated our behinds off. This is one of the few holidays we all stay home. Very little boating because so many visitors. Sure it was cool but several pools on the canal were filled with children, Canadian children I suspect.

Even though Canadians celebrate their Thanksgiving, we have enough Canuk members and they never miss a party. Canuck used to be a bad word but lately they have embraced the slang. Canadians are tougher than we ever thought!

All the usual suspects were on hand except Cap'n Crunch. He and his family spent Turkey day in the Keys at a resort he found in our aisle at the Fort Myers boat Show. He negotiated a package deal for two of his kids and families and he and the most patient lady in the world, his wife.

Thursday morning saw a flury of activity at the clubhouse (my garage) where tables were erected, chairs placed and festive table cloths spread. It was the lady members up early. A smattering of men headed to Marti's for breakfast. They were closed. We applauded her non-walmart sensibility! We went to McD's.

“I think it's a crying shame these big retailers are forcing their employees to work on Thanksgiving,” said Erie Earl who is a union supporter.

“They can use the money,” said Run-aground Ralph. “I second that said Commodore Pensacola Slim Jim.”

“Try living on $8 an hour and feed two kids,” said Cleveland Jack.

“Tell your Dimocrat President to cut spending and they'll make more money,” said Commander Jim.

“That works every time,”Earl said. “I'm going down to the Salvation Army to serve my fellow Democrats some free Turkey.”

“Are you really,” asked Jack? Earl convinced him he had done it several years in the past both in Erie Pennsylvania and Fort Myers Florida.”

“Why do you care about those drunks and druggies?”

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