Contentment...

**FUN**

   I was just reaching up to the finish line of the second race today. In my vintage Moth, for which I'm about two stone too heavy, in wreather that doesn't really suit it, at least when overloaded, last by a mile, totally relaxed after some very stressful weeks at work, and I thought: is there really anything I'd rather be doing right now, and, in the circumstances is there any boat I'd rather be in, and the answer to both questions was no. 

And I thought, "well, you really are a lucky *****, I wonder what percentage of the world's population can say that right now..."

Edited by JimC - 02 Dec 12 at 4:33pm

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JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Contentment... Posted: 02 Dec 12 at 4:32pm
	I was just reaching up to the finish line of the second race today. In my vintage Moth, for which I'm about two stone too heavy, in wreather that doesn't really suit it, at least when overloaded, last by a mile, totally relaxed after some very stressful weeks at work, and I thought: is there really anything I'd rather be doing right now, and, in the circumstances is there any boat I'd rather be in, and the answer to both questions was no. And I thought, "well, you really are a lucky *****, I wonder what percentage of the world's population can say that right now..." Edited by JimC - 02 Dec 12 at 4:33pm

iGRF Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6499	Post Options Post Reply Quote iGRF Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Dec 12 at 5:04pm
	Know what you mean especially after the tough time work can be right now.

Daniel Holman Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 17 Nov 08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 997	Post Options Post Reply Quote Daniel Holman Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Dec 12 at 5:15pm
	I get that a lot, it's a nice feeling alright.

rogerd Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 25 May 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1076	Post Options Post Reply Quote rogerd Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Dec 12 at 6:40pm
	Great post Jim.

tick Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 16 Nov 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 223	Post Options Post Reply Quote tick Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Dec 12 at 7:00pm
	Give me a sunny day with a slight breeze, any boat, friends of all ages then sit outside the pub with a pint surrounded by the Peak District hills......then home and fall asleep with a cat on my knee and dribbling (me not him), bliss.....but too cold for sailing today.

pondmonkey Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 12 Aug 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2202	Post Options Post Reply Quote pondmonkey Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Dec 12 at 7:03pm
	Yep top post - probably the best of the year!

tick Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 16 Nov 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 223	Post Options Post Reply Quote tick Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Dec 12 at 7:13pm


tick Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 16 Nov 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 223	Post Options Post Reply Quote tick Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Dec 12 at 7:14pm
	Our little pond today, lovely but COLD!

winging it Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958	Post Options Post Reply Quote winging it Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Dec 12 at 7:22pm
	sailed the megabyte today to see if it hurt my hands. It did, but it was worth it.
	the same, but different...

getafix Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 28 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2143	Post Options Post Reply Quote getafix Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Dec 12 at 7:27pm
	ONLY WINNING IS FUN.... I thought we established that some time back !?!?!?! ...or maybe not, nice post, sums it up and perhaps a backhanded compliment for today's dinghy gear which, for me at least, makes days like today a whole lot less 'painful' than they were evenly relatively recently