Something that really irks me is the sight of a bunch of crappy old sailboats left abandoned in a bay. At some point the owners of these things must have come to terms with the fact that they would never sail them again—that they had no desire to go back and tackle the job of getting them seaworthy again—so why not do something about it? What? I don’t know. But I do know I’d feel like a first class POS if I just left a boat swinging on a mooring with no intention of ever stepping foot on it again. Who is going to remove that thing? Nobody.
There are a couple dozen of these floating around out here—obviously untouched for at least a couple of years. Engine probably seized up, diesel fuel turned to gel, running rigging dry and brittle, barnacles two inches deep. I’m sort of surprised some local fisherman doesn’t go out one breezy night and just slice the mooring lines on these derelicts (as opposed to waiting for mother nature to do it) that make his home bay look like a junk yard.
Not much shaking around here. Headed to Portland in a couple of days to visit Grammy. Not a long trip but we’ve got a problem that Ali and I managed to avoid having throughout our entire adult lives up until now—finding a pet-sitter. Can a fish live six hours in a three ounce shampoo bottle?
12 Comments on “Derelict”
I don’t know about Mexico but in the US you can fly with larger bottles because you have small children. 12 Oz might be enough for a fish.
The liquid rule is for kid’s drinks only. Maybe put the fish in one of the kids bottles/sippy cups?
I couldn’t help but think of Sudden Valley from Arrested Development when I saw the picture of the housing development in the background. (I figure you probably haven’t seen the show, so the reference may be lost on you. It’s the failed housing development owned by the show’s subject, the Bluth family.)
I wonder if the TSA would notice a fish in the water as it goes through the X-ray machine.
Having extra liquids raises the chance of a thourough baggage search so leave plenty of time.
No, the real question is will the kids notice if you secretly flush the fish before leaving and buy an identical one upon returning saying you just him back from the pet sitter…
Kids wouldn’t have a clue. Ali might though. 🙁
Cindy’s comment is funny, but evil. 🙂 No, a fish can’t survive six hours in a THREE OUNCE bottle.
As for the derelict boats, it is a shame and they do become a serious hazard, especially in storms, since the mooring lines and such are rarely checked.
Nice looking trimaran in the first photo btw…do you know what kind it is?
You try passing it off as a Service Pet
It is a Service Pet—it may keep my kids distracted for a full five minutes during the flight. That’s the service.
To answer AdriftatSea … the trimaran in the picture is a Piver owned by Vince at Sonoran Sports. If you are still in San Carlos, please go see Vince before you write off the town.
I was hoping that was one of the “free” boats no one would “miss’. Darn.
The kids won’t notice if you change out the fish…. My dad lost a pet parakeet when we were little and replaced it before we got home. We thought it looked different but he told us that was because it had molted while we were gone and of course we believed him!
Too bad you don’t know any flight crew that will be at the airport. They can take whatever liquids they want through security. I’ve done it for people I know before (shhhh, don’t tell TSA I brought woman’s shampoo through before for my mom, its very dangerous!)
For ideas about flying with your fish
http://nippyfish.net/2007/04/29/sending-fish-on-an-airplane-with-without-you/