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    PARROTS!

    in Scuttlebutt

    Posted

    Back in the day… someone gave my grandparents a Hyacinth Macaw as a wedding gift. ;)

    It outlived BOTH of them and no one in the family would take him since he had gotten a mite cranky in his old age so (of course) I didn’t want to see Tiki put down and I took him home. (My dog never forgave me) ;)

    I had him several more years before he *expired* at the ripe old age of around 80 or so. SMART bird though and very loving in his off moments. I just don’t think he could ever understand what happened to his family. He was with them over 70 yrs and then they were both gone. ;)

    Kinda sad. If I can find an old picture I’ll post it. He was stunning in his day!

    The store in Escondido had several of the Hyacinth Macaws. They are beautiful and HUGE! There was a 'couple' and the male would hiss and poop on anyone who came near the cage. The female was always leaning against the cage, trying to get pet, but the male wouldn't let anyone near her. He was purple with jealousy. ;)

    PARROTS!

    in Scuttlebutt

    Posted

    I can completely relate on the parrot issue. I have been taking care of two and had the chance to keep them. I passed.

    One is a red-tailed Macaw. Sweet, but hadn't been handled in years. Screeched the paint off the walls when you vaccummed and threw his poop out of the cage. He was deafly afraid of wooden perches.

    The other was a yellow-napped amazon. She would draw you in with cute phrases and then nail you if you tried to keep her from running off and boy, could she run fast. She would give you a reason for an eye patch and a nose prosthesis unless you held her foot to your hand with your covered thumb.

    The new cage for the Macaw cost over $500 and I spent days scrubbing the Amazon's cage. Beautiful feathers, but I can't wait for them to go to their new home. I'm done being the mother of two-year olds.

    Lady Washington Banned From California

    in Scuttlebutt

    Posted

    I'm sure there's more to this story than what is being spinned by the media. First, the story down the coast and in the Grays Harbor newsletter is that the Lady Washington was in dry dock this winter for routine repairs. This was 'why' we were told she was not sailing the California coast this winter. Second, her sailing mate, the Hawaiian Chieftan, was recently purchased by Grays Harbor. If they had the money to buy the diesel spewing Chieftan, why didn't they use it to upgrade the Lady's diesel then?

    Don't get me wrong, I love the Lady and she needs the money, but I suspect the Pirates here are the ones holding her ransom for your donations. I only have so much money for charity right now and have to decide which, of the many beautiful tallships on the west coast, will get my small amount.

    The list includes...

    Adventuress

    Alma

    American Pride

    Balclutha

    Bill of Rights

    Bounty

    USCGC Barque Eagle

    Californian

    HMS Surprise

    Spirit of Dana Point

    Pilgrim of Dana Point

    Exy Johnson

    Irving Johnson

    Lynx

    Mallory Todd

    Nehemiah

    and of course,

    Hawaiian Chieftan

    Lady Washington

    I try to rotate each year.

    Always,

    ~BHP

    L.A. Tall Ships Festival of Sail

    in September

    Posted

    Hey Mateys, Tis a grand event and benefits the Ocean Institute and their research to save our Oceans. Come down and visit me mates at the Port Royal Privateers encampmen and come sail aboard with me mates on board the ships. The sea air, the sea shanteys, and the Pirates of the Black Swan at the Jolly Roger to finish out yer day. Priceless.

    The Vehicle You Would Buy

    in Beyond Pyracy

    Posted

    This WONDERFUL 1924 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Boat Tail that I got to ride in as a kid. (see? Sometimes it pays to be old! :P )

    Now... you talk about not building 'em like THAT anymore and you are right! :P

    It is still owned by the McLaglen family... and he is nearly 90!

    1924_Rolls_Royce_Silver_Ghost_Boat_.jpg

    Now that has the lines of one of those old wooden boats like in 'On Golden Pond'

    I know you said no boats, but I had to post this. (Met a recent passenger on this, quite a story)

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    The Vehicle You Would Buy

    in Beyond Pyracy

    Posted

    is that would buy or did buy? my first "adventure" was a BMW R69 S motorcycle with a Steib TR500 sidecar, it has gone downhill from there, from a Citroen 11 BL to a wwII tank and a bunch of others in between. Currantly it is a custom built German VW "kublewagen from wwII fame but with a 124 hp watercooled engine so that BlackHearted Pearl can have air conditioning in the summer while shooting the MG34 off the AA mount.

    I knew the picture of the tank would spurr you into response, so I am surprised you didn't mention the Stuart Tank. In the end for me, it's all about the ship. All I want is a car that can service my ship.

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