Not sure how many saw a link I had in a post, about this, but I've been following Leo and his crew, showing step-by-step the restoring of the 1910 Tally Ho sailing vessel and having been a sailor in the past, found/find it very interesting. The details and fitting of wood components is amazing. I love wood working, but wouldn't have the patients to do what they are doing. https://www.youtube.com/@SampsonBoatCo Any one that loves woodworking and/or sailing, would enjoy watching some of these videos. So, what does this have to do with coins? Well, on all of my sailboats, I've always made sure a coin was fastened to the step where the base of the mast is installed, for good luck. I hope to visit Port Townsend, WA on my way home from my last view of the Pacific Ocean, and will take him this coin, hoping he will place it under the mast when they step it. The ship was originally built in England, so I thought a coin from that location and year, would be appropriate.
Yes its a sea farer traditional to place a coin under the mast , when the first pride of Baltimore clipper was lost in a white gale off the South Carolina/ Georgia coast....the wife and I went up to the inner harbour of Baltimore to witness the first spikes driven into the Pride ll keel. A very good looking Ship captain well by the wifes standards help drive in the first spikes. He later returned when the mast was set. Even in college on our day sailers we placed a coin under the mast when making the boats ready for the season. It was on Palm Sunday back in 1976 that we beat...not only the USNA, but several other colleges ,as well marine schools in state in a regatta on the Magothy River taking first place. Sailing 30 foot Albergs sail boats. It wasn't that the navy and other schools were bad sailors...just they got smacked down by a bunch of river rats...whom grew up on both the Severn & Magothy rivers. Knowing the river as well how to work the winds off the points and mid river. Most of the students were from elsewhere in the states...and didn't have the home river advantage.
Wednesday night saling races off Annapolis is a summer tradition... and should you be strolling the docks of Annapolis the first 2 weeks of July....keep an eye out for the Blue Guitar and Blue Guitar ll ... As Eric loves to sit on the fantail to read his paper and have tea. BTW Eric as in Clapton! Is whom I am refering. Back in my college days ....Walter Cronkite would be at the bar at McGarvey's ...having a few beers ...he and the owner of the bar jointly owned a skip jack.
@Paddy54 it sounds like you too have had a very interesting life. I know I have, and enjoyed the majority of it. I hope you have written your memoirs down so those surviving you can know. I have, but many, many, memories will go down with me.
Thank you ..but I have no one to leave them to...nor my worldly goods...no family . What left will go to animal rescue...as the best investments I've ever made were my pups. But yes I wouldn't trade my life for anything...not a do over, or any changes...even the bad times were a lifes lesson....well a few kidney stones I rather had missed out on... I do have a few stories that cannot be posted here...but a few that are a real hoot.... that involves Royalty, a Jamaican music icon...and quite a few people that were every day folks....oh I cant leave out a Ugandan king.... On the run from many wives...and Idi Amin Dada...the dictator. Now thats a story.....roflmao just remembering it. Anyone remember Starvin Marvin on South Park.... that was my sandwich making king ....on the run! You just can't make this stuff up..... I'm not that talented.... life happens
Yes after my hip replacement I had lipotrispy twice... have had stones since college days. Missed a trip to Costa Rica as I had a attack 12 hours before the flight.... Yeah bummer.
Port Townsend... My grandparents used to live near there. I'm not that far away. I don't know if I could ever move away from the ocean. I hope you enjoy your visit.
I wish I had that option....I'm alegeric to opioids! Cannot take anything with them in it....so not fun!
Your kind of lucky to be allergic! Opioids almost took my life. Bad stuff. get hooked easily. That's why I turned to medical Cannabis. It's legal in most states and more accepted by the community!
I never was a fan of pain killers even before I became allergic to... I've turned more pain killers in to the Local Law enforcement agencies drug drop days. They never did anything for me but made me stupid and god knows I need no help in that dept....but Ill own my own faults...not something that a drug makes you do. Im glad to hear that you made it...though.... as I have seen the problem of addiction with those whom l worked with...and the damage done to families...first hand.
It's pretty cool how coins were used as good luck. I know of them being left under the mast and at the door of houses. What other places were they left for good luck?
fountains One of the oldest known superstitions is that of placing a coin in or on the mouth of a deceased person before their burial.
The finishing carpenters in and around East Baltimore would place an IHC under the trim moldings. Im guessing like you Larry for good luck....when they sold homes for $1 years ago to rehab there were many stories of finding pennies in the old homes.
I'd be willing to bet you found an alternative on your travels. It's funny that you are allergic to opioids, while I am deathly allergic to Mary Jane.
No not actually... I use over the counter drugs... Tylenol ,Motrin are my go to. Yeah I can no longer take any penicillin or derivative of.. ... the drug. But even before I became allergic to I never take any pain meds....but will admit kidney stones are like hell on earth...passing as well when not passing. One of my co managers wife had long horn stones...like to guess what they look like? Those must be gone after 6 hours of surgery to remove the kidney disect the stones from..put the kidney back together and back in the body... I believe that now they can scope them... in those days it was major surgery...and required quite a few units of blood.
