Fred will get both you and your boat to safe harbor even quicker if you tell him there is copious amounts of red wine aboard. Reading between the lines, that is the "whatever else you need" part of the story. Not all bad however as you will come away with a great knowledge of the Erie Canal. David Doyle www.CruisingTheGreatLoop.com In a message dated 2/19/2014 5:43:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, fred@tug44.org writes: Jim Elsevier, Up here in the frozen north, we study the snow pack very closely ... because when spring hits, it all melts and flows into the canals. If the snowpack is light, the Canals open early and all is well. When the snow is deep, the canals flood and bring death & destruction. Seriously. It was difficult boating on the Erie last year with the cars and houses floating in the canal. I live on the NY Canals, and what I see out my window today will affect you in May. Yes, we do try to make light of it, because if we took this mess seriously, we'd all have moved to Florida years ago. I think we will be good this spring, in spite of recent snowfall, but if you get stuck, contact me and I will get you and your boat to safe harbor, and then visit you regularly for the duration and take you to the food store or whatever you need. That's how we do things on the NY Canals, and that's how I spent half my summer last year. Me and dozens of other "teenagers" just like me. On the other hand, I do live for practical jokes and general mayhem, so watch out ... Fred Tug 44 ---------------------------------------- From: "Jim Elsevier" <captjim@rocketmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 6:36 AM To: "fred@tug44.org" <fred@tug44.org>, "Ralph@alphacompservices.com" <Ralph@alphacompservices.com>, "Great Loop List" <great-loop@lists.trawlering.com> Subject: Re: GL: Deep Snow I joined this group to get good info on boats, cruising, voyaging and would like to know how to get out of the "loop" for the teenage exchanges on the weather. Jim _______________________________________________ http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com