I would that! You never know what the future brings.
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Funny boat story, too good to not share, about finding boat friends.
DD1 is 34, single and has lived in Seattle for 2 years now. Sheās made friends with a circle of women she really enjoys. Not sure but think they may all be single. Anyway, theyāve been starting to socialize this summer, but fairly carefully.
Theyāve been boating on quite a few weekends, so H and I started to wonder if she had a new BF, or if one of her friendsā parents had a boat or what. We were talking to her on speaker in the car, and she stated she had 4 new friends with a boat. So we asked how that worked exactly, and in such a short time?? She said - itās so easy, all you have to do is hang around the docks with a chilled 6 pack, and people will invite you onto their boats. In all seriousness, she then said Dad and I should try it. Said I wasnāt sure it worked that way for 60 somethings. We concluded the call because we started laughing so damn hard. Then we mused what it would really take for us to get picked up by boaters. Hereās what we came up with: weād probably need to be dressed in our best summer clothes appropriate to boating, have a couple nice beach towels, a 1.5 liter bottle of Tanqueray, a bottle of premium vodka, and some platters of beautifully prepared foods. A friend suggested we have one of those canvas pull type wagons so we didnāt look like rookies. If we started a convo with any boaters, weād have to concoct a story about our friends boat or yacht having broken down. Weāre still laughing about it, truthfully. 
@MsBean.
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Your daughter has the right idea. They say the best boat is a friendās boat.
Our boat is not all that big or fancy, itās primarily a fishing boat as Mr Bean loves to fish. It does keep him occupied, thereāve been many days when heāll just putter around the boat. I like it as it keeps him busy and out of my way.
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Yes Iāve always said I never wanted a boat, just friends with one. One set of friends had a Zodiac, which was fun, but they moved away. Other friends had a boat but they sold it pretty quickly. I donāt really care about the kind of boat, just think itās cool to see everything from a water vantage point. Like the backyards of the beautiful waterfront estates, and all sorts of things. So totally different when youāre on the water @MsBean.
And I totally get the point of having your H occupied and happy. My H gets his zen through yard work.
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No dark soled shoes.
Not all boating is the same. Now if youāre going to grind it out on the Texas coast for 8 hours casting and winding for speckled trout and redfish less is best. A bucket of chicken, a few beers for yourself, and lotās of water will suffice, Ice is appreciated.
The best clothing is something you donāt mind getting fish slime on.
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Everything looks better from the water!
My H will spend hours cleaning the boat, polishing, waxing, etc. Iām not sure if he know where we keep the mop for the kitchen though.
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Thatās funny!!
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Well I have been deep sea fishing but the Pacific had huge swells that day, and none of the boats caught anything but skipjack, which they throw back. Decided I can cross that off the bucket list.
Iād be delighted to do non fishing boating around here, on a fairly calm day @jcostiones, but Iād love to cook with a good gulf catch, thatās for sure.
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That is too funny @MsBean! Reminds me of a friend whose husband asked her where she kept the vacuum, after 30 years of living in their houseā¦
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Made a run to Seattle late afternoon to drop off the cobblers, garden veggies, and some jams to the DDās & SIL.
Everyone we saw in the city was appropriately masked. Yay!
Except for one young man when we stopped at our favorite Thai place for take out. Itās not in Seattle, but pretty close to the A/P. He went in, picked up his food, and returned to his car which was right next to Hās. Had window rolled down, but turned my head away for protection. Really irritated that resto didnāt kick him the hell out. For the most part, it was great to see the level of compliance.
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A/P? Asbury Park? 
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You knew I lived in NJ, after my clever hoax?? Damn! Airport, @jcostiones. 
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We are old and lucky enough to have seen J.R. Richard do magic at the Astrodome well before its baseball replacement was on the CAD drawing boards . . . . those old days included two dinners at a River Oaks institution that was likely their neighborhood default steak joint/clubhouse where the coatroom housed box of neckties (likely collected in the menās room?) in case someone was not seated without meeting the dress code. As we were escorted to the table for the second occasion, our guest identified Coach Sherrill doing some recruiting in the lounge.
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I know Iām not supposed to say this but I will.
Was it the Confederate House?
Would chicken-fried ribeye ring a bell . . .
Whoād āaā thunk to chicken-fry a slim ribeye, but a genius.
P.S. Missed the rodeo at the Dome, though we once called at Captain Bennyās, the one with the oyster shell-paved parking lot.
Love these old Houston stories @BoneAppetite and @jcostiones. I know about River Oaks from a True Crime book I read. Maybe the crime where a wife and daughter were murdered, and the suspect, a husband was defended by Racehorse Haynes. Sound familiar? I could have things mixed up, but it was, aside from the book, a notorious case. Wish Iād gone to the steakhouses mentionedā¦
You have a good memory. It was āBlood and Moneyā by Thomas Thompson.
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Yes, that was the book! I loved T. Thompson, and read a couple other books by him, including Serpentine. Sadly, he died young of liver cancer or something. Please keep the Houston stories coming! Thanks @jcostiones.
Enjoyed reading the article just now, very interesting.
Things Iāve seen at the Dome.
Many a rodeo but not my first rodeo.
A couple of bull fights with world class matadors.
The Flying Wallendas tight roping across the Dome.
The Man From Glad or whomever was flying around in the jet pack.
Hundreds of sporting events even something called soccer.
The SIL liked it when she came to town.
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DD1 came down for dinner yesterday, arriving late afternoon. Details on the dinner thread about what was eaten.
It was so nice seeing her in person with the dogs, beautiful weather, everything.
Anyway, she Kept us quite entertained with boat stories involving her 4 friends with boats. We all laughed at some of her wacky tales, including the fact that she & gal pals are now strictly enjoying the beaches exclusively, no more boats/yachts for awhileā¦
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