Don Silsbe Posted December 16, 2021 Report Posted December 16, 2021 Normally, I use a Suzuki 2.5 as auxiliary power on my Bay River Skiff. On this particular day, I left it at the house. I took a Japanese friend of mine, Shohei Toyoda, for a daysail. We had a great time. But the wind died, so I asked Shohei to paddle for awhile. On that day, my boat wasn’t powered by a Suzuki, it was powered by a Toyoda! We still laugh at that joke. 1 Quote
Don Silsbe Posted December 16, 2021 Author Report Posted December 16, 2021 This is what he does for a living. He now lives in Kyoto, Japan. Before COVID, he came every summer. We love his visits. Quote
Don Silsbe Posted December 23, 2021 Author Report Posted December 23, 2021 I don’t know about you, but I keep getting this ad on the forum’s site. I just hope she comes to the 2022 Messabout! I’m recalling a line that Flip Wilson’s character Geraldine used to say: “Don’t let your mind write a check your body can’t cash!” Quote
Chick Ludwig Posted December 24, 2021 Report Posted December 24, 2021 I haven't seen that one. Is it on the mast floats thread? 1 Quote
Hirilonde Posted December 24, 2021 Report Posted December 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Chick Ludwig said: I haven't seen that one. Is it on the mast floats thread? Ads target you, not the forum thread. We may all be seeing different ads, or not. Quote
PadrePoint Posted December 24, 2021 Report Posted December 24, 2021 I’ve appreciated the No-Ads approach of being a supporting member… at $12/year ($1/month) 1 Quote
Hirilonde Posted December 25, 2021 Report Posted December 25, 2021 On 12/24/2021 at 12:22 PM, PadrePoint said: I’ve appreciated the No-Ads approach of being a supporting member… at $12/year ($1/month) I agree, it is a small price to pay to help support the financial burden of this forum and no ads is a great motivator. Frank should not have to bear the burden of the money to run this forum, and I doubt sincerely he is getting rich off this place. This forum is like my subscription to the Washington Post, it is part of my daily reading. 2 Quote
Chick Ludwig Posted December 26, 2021 Report Posted December 26, 2021 On 12/24/2021 at 11:12 AM, Hirilonde said: Ads target you, not the forum thread. We may all be seeing different ads, or not. I was making a funny about the "masthead floats" that the girl has. Quote
Don Silsbe Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Posted December 27, 2021 I know. I got it. It was funny. We should change the subject, now, before they think we’re dirty old men. LOL Quote
Chick Ludwig Posted December 27, 2021 Report Posted December 27, 2021 10 hours ago, Don Silsbe said: I know. I got it. It was funny. We should change the subject, now, before they think we’re dirty old men. LOL I know. I was just explaining it to Hirilonde. 1 Quote
Reacher Posted December 29, 2021 Report Posted December 29, 2021 I also get that or similar ads on this site but not others. I clicked on the “x” on the ad to tell google to stop showing it. It popped up with a message saying that since I had turned off ad personalization the ad was not targeted to me, but to the site in general. Now I am receiving boat trailer ads. Maybe it’s the “messing about in boats” theme that makes this site a target. Also, I was not aware of the ad free option. Sounds good. Related to targeted ads…I have a Wyze security camera. Prior to last weekend, in proximity to the camera and its microphone, I was talking to my sister about home COVID tests and who stocked them. The next time I picked up my phone there was a notification banner from Wyze telling me that the kits were in stock at a local drug store. The camera is always listening, and not just for the sound of a window breaking. Finally, back to boats, my winter project is an 11’ Little Auk cedar strip kayak. In my old age the concept of car topping keeps shrinking. Quote
Don Silsbe Posted January 7, 2022 Author Report Posted January 7, 2022 I just became a supporting member. I’m gonna hate to see my buxom friend go (not). She would have made an outstanding figurehead on Chick’s mini-boat. Quote
Reacher Posted January 7, 2022 Report Posted January 7, 2022 I’m ignorant of the economics of a forum such as this. I always assumed that the site owner made ad revenue off my activity by showing ads to me even if I never click on the ad. Maybe more if I clicked. I don’t know if my seeing ads is more or less valuable than $12/year. Quote
Chick Ludwig Posted January 8, 2022 Report Posted January 8, 2022 On 1/6/2022 at 10:51 PM, Don Silsbe said: I just became a supporting member. I’m gonna hate to see my buxom friend go (not). She would have made an outstanding figurehead on Chick’s mini-boat. HEY! Ya wanna get me a divorce! Quote
Oyster Posted January 8, 2022 Report Posted January 8, 2022 38 minutes ago, Chick Ludwig said: HEY! Ya wanna get me a divorce! When logged in I still get her full screen in all of her glory, maybe purchased in the middle of the page. I have the Advast ad blocker too. But the 12 bucks I spend is spent not really to remove any ad, but to slip Frank a tip, even if I never post. Quote
Chick Ludwig Posted January 10, 2022 Report Posted January 10, 2022 Oyster, I was referring to Don's comment---"...an outstanding figurehead on Chick’s mini-boat." when I replied ---"HEY! Ya wanna get me a divorce!" By-the-way, this is the mini-boat he's talking about. I'm building a couple of them for myself and Miss Debbie. They're 8 feet long. Quote
Don Silsbe Posted January 10, 2022 Author Report Posted January 10, 2022 You need some exhaust headers on your trolling motor, just for effect. Quote
Chick Ludwig Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 22 hours ago, Don Silsbe said: You need some exhaust headers on your trolling motor, just for effect. ...and some recorded sound effects! Quote
ricknriver Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 Really neat little boats Chick. What motors are they? Hope to see you this spring/summer when we're back in NC. R Quote
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