Recent content by Old Geezer

Thanks for calling Merrily on killing that hilarious Ross Bennett Olympic Campaign thread. It was one of the funniest things ever on TLF. I see Merrily even deleted the post on the Faye Bennett thread when Ross confused himself with Faye, lol. TLF used to be interesting and even fun...

Hmmm. As you use Ads by Google as one source of income for this forum, you may not always know who are "paid sponsors of the forum". Currently this thread, and the Laser Class Politics section of the forum are displaying a banner ad at the bottom of the page saying..... Sail with Intensity. Ha...

Sorry my mistake. I see your fascinating posts on irrigation devices are still there. Amazing!

Thanks Petrel. My presence is also dependent on my wind. I'm glad you appreciate my avatar. I am much more handsome than that in real life. Kind of a cross between Eduardo Cordero and Arnold Schwarzenegger. You are right in assuming that I am enthusiastic about sailing, like to encourage...

Yeah, why do they delete a post by Mr Intensity about the prices of sails that was totally relevant to the discussion, but allow blatant advertising by Boathouse and Sturgis, not to mention undercover arguments in favor of the huge markups on sails by employees of North and Vanguard? The...

I find that comment defamatory and libelous and insist that it be deleted.

I've always found it quite difficult to understand why Bradley closes threads that satirize his propensity to close threads.

It's quite simple. The procedure is defined in Rule 29. 29. AMENDMENTS Amendments to these Rules shall be approved by each of: (a) the World Council (b) the Advisory Council (c) at least two thirds of the membership replying in writing to the International Office of the Class in response...

To be fair to Mr Intensity, I don't think his post was motivated by a desire to get free advertising. He was simply pointing out that the comparison of prices between Laser sails and other class sails was somewhat flawed because all those other classes also have sailmakers who pass on high...

understand sk8ing sailor's point of view.

respond to a discussion when my protagonist persuades Bradley to close the thread so that he has the last word.

Great debate. And fine by me that a Vanguard Customer Service Rep is participating. However, I do think it would be a good idea if, when we are discussing issues in which certain companies have a vested interest, the representatives of those companies should identify their affiliation. IMHO...

In North America at least, the builder is providing the class with direct financial support. Around $25,000 a year in the last few years according to the published accounts of ILCA-NA. But Vanguard is on record as saying they want to reduce the financial support they give the class.

Maybe. But her knees don't look red.