Re: [bolger] Re: Good Chebacco story

Humph, you guys ought to try living here in Indonesia, one of the great
coffee producers of the world. I live in Java - whence comes the name
for coffee. Here it is not merely very hard to buy fresh coffee at all,
but most people drink '3-in-1' instant 'coffee' - that's terrible coffee
in a plastic bag with umpteen spoons of sugar and 'creamer' (that's
non-dairy creame - an oxymoron if ever there was one). This stuff is
appallingly bad and equally popular ,.....

Chris

John Bell wrote:

> Instant coffee? And here I thought Great Britain was civilized...
>
> (Although I did the Le Mouton Noir de Kingston a percolator so he would no
> longer have to endure the ultimate horror -- coffee bags! So maybe Canada
> isn't as civilized as I thought either.) ;-)
>
> JB
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gavin Atkin" <gavinatkin@...>
>
> | Now, about the important matter of the
> | coffee - one of the odd things about the Brits is that they love
> | instant coffee far more than any other nation I know. I'm not
> | kidding: just go and look at the huge numbers of brands you can find
> | in any supermarket, and you'll see what I mean.

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "John Bell" <smallboatdesigner@m...>
wrote:

> (Although I did the Le Mouton Noir de Kingston a percolator so he

would no

> longer have to endure the ultimate horror -- coffee bags! So maybe

Canada

> isn't as civilized as I thought either.) ;-)
>
> JB
>

Please don't judge all Canadians by the people you might meet at a
Kingston Messabout.

I must say though, I had no idea how sensitive our neighbors to the
south have become. Thank God your President was tucked safely into
his little bed before the half time show at the Supper Bowl!

Cheers, Nels

Instant coffee? And here I thought Great Britain was civilized...

(Although I did the Le Mouton Noir de Kingston a percolator so he would no
longer have to endure the ultimate horror -- coffee bags! So maybe Canada
isn't as civilized as I thought either.) ;-)

JB

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gavin Atkin" <gavinatkin@...>

| Now, about the important matter of the
| coffee - one of the odd things about the Brits is that they love
| instant coffee far more than any other nation I know. I'm not
| kidding: just go and look at the huge numbers of brands you can find
| in any supermarket, and you'll see what I mean.
|

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "jas_orr" <jas_orr@y...> wrote:

> No sweat Gavin, I've started to like it. I'm back in the same

place,

> with the same coffee, while I check in with the family and the rest
> of the world. Thanks again for the lunch!

That was a great pleasure. Now, about the important matter of the
coffee - one of the odd things about the Brits is that they love
instant coffee far more than any other nation I know. I'm not
kidding: just go and look at the huge numbers of brands you can find
in any supermarket, and you'll see what I mean.

Gav

No sweat Gavin, I've started to like it. I'm back in the same place,
with the same coffee, while I check in with the family and the rest
of the world. Thanks again for the lunch!

Jamie

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Gavin Atkin" <gavinatkin@y...> wrote:
> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "jas_orr" <jas_orr@y...> wrote:
>
>
> > Right now I'm sitting in an internet cafe in London, England,
> > drinking bad coffee and paying through the nose for the
privilege.
>
> It's true - I can confirm that he really has been here as we met
for lunch in the
> Black Friar pub on Friday!http://www.pubs.com/blacec4.htm
>
> Given the way our midwinter weather has been over the last few days
(very
> windy and wet), you were lucky to get a good sail in Jamie!
>
> Sorry about the coffee: over here it's often as bad as our beef and
steak - I
> should have warned you :-)
>
> Gav

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "jas_orr" <jas_orr@y...> wrote:

> Right now I'm sitting in an internet cafe in London, England,
> drinking bad coffee and paying through the nose for the privilege.

It's true - I can confirm that he really has been here as we met for lunch in the
Black Friar pub on Friday!http://www.pubs.com/blacec4.htm

Given the way our midwinter weather has been over the last few days (very
windy and wet), you were lucky to get a good sail in Jamie!

Sorry about the coffee: over here it's often as bad as our beef and steak - I
should have warned you :-)

Gav

Thanks for the kind words, Garth. It's a sort of cross between
keeping a diary and vanity publishing, so it's nice to get positive
comments!

Right now I'm sitting in an internet cafe in London, England,
drinking bad coffee and paying through the nose for the privilege.
BUT, I was sailing in a Chebacco here the day before yesterday --
look for some pics on the Chebacco page when I get home *and* when
Richard has enough material for a new page (That's a hint to you
otner Chebacco sailors -- support your local newsletter!)

TTFN, as we say in jolly England!

Jamie

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "GarthAB" <garth@b...> wrote:
> Most of you Bolgeristas probably read Duckworks regularly, so this
> isn't news, but there's an excellent story by Jamie Orr of cruising
> in his Chebacco "Wayward Lass" through the small islands off
> Vancouver. Jamie's stories always inspire me and show what
excellent
> sailing can be done in a homebuilt Bolger boat.
>
> (I think this story is free to nonsubscribers.)
>
>http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/s/articles/broken/index.htm
>
> Thanks, Jamie! I gotta go cut some wood for my Cormorant . . .
>
> All best,
> Garth

Most of you Bolgeristas probably read Duckworks regularly, so this
isn't news, but there's an excellent story by Jamie Orr of cruising
in his Chebacco "Wayward Lass" through the small islands off
Vancouver. Jamie's stories always inspire me and show what excellent
sailing can be done in a homebuilt Bolger boat.

(I think this story is free to nonsubscribers.)

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/s/articles/broken/index.htm

Thanks, Jamie! I gotta go cut some wood for my Cormorant . . .

All best,
Garth