We often wonder why we seem to be the only people in the world who regularly get their comeuppance. Could be that the angel-of-humble really has it in for us? Some years ago, we pulled a fin-keel 24 foot sailboat across the United States from California to Florida. It wasn't easy because the boat and trailer weighed about 6,000 pounds and that along with its overall height and pulling it with an older truck dictated that we concentrate on the road. No cruise control for us on that trip. Stopping for a coffee break at our first Texas Welcome Center, we were asked by one of the staff if we had come to Texas for some lake sailing. "Sure, if you have a lake big enough for that boat," said I, pointing at our largish-looking boat sitting way across the parking lot. "Lady," the host replied, "we got stock ponds big enough for your boat."
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