Wilsons Sandbox

7. the wave..... As a small boat sailor, maybe I'm a big dreamer. When I used to keep my boat at a Marina slip, when I headed out -under power in the channel- I always gave a formal Hand Salute {as opposed to a Flag Dip} to any incomming skipper. {The same when I was the returning vessel}. I often got odd looks but the salute was always returned . . . by other SAILORS {'rag-baggers'}. Typically, the power-boaters had NO CLUE. When I was in SEA {USAF} I even got a return salute from a Jet Fighter!! As I was going to another aircraft along the Active, another was taxiing in. Just for the Hell of it, I thriugh the pilot a salute. He returned it by extending & retracting the in-flight refuling pick-up next to his canopy !! Some people get it; some don't. Ron Magen Backyard Boatshop Most wave back, sometimes with the cool guy slicing down action, some with the 90 degree V for Victory, and maybe 5% with a full fledged but shortened full wrist action maneuver. I felt nostalgic for the old days when the wave wasn't even questioned. _______________________________________ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.7.1 http://www.iolo.com