On Mon, 18 Jun 2001 Lee Bell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: <snip of the kiwi shears to the good news ... a good story tho> >At any rate, we entered the tournament on Saturday, the first day the >boat has seen the ocean in two years. Everything worked perfectly. ><snip> I was pretty sure that my 16.69 lb Dolphin, rather modest by >local standards, wasn't going to win me any tournament prizes, but I >knew it had won me a couple of side bets. Fishing was off and many >came back empty handed. I was very pleasantly surprised when my name >was called as the fourth place winner. > >By the end of the day, Jayna and I had spent a very nice day boating >together, in a boat that, for once, didn't give us a lick of trouble, >had a nice fish dinner with friends, beat a few other friends on the >side bets and topped it all off with one more fishing trophy (that >look good between the motorcycle racing trophies that date to my >younger days), and a check for $250, almost exactly the net cost of >the fishing trip. After a previous boating incident where Jayna ended up in hospital Im glad to hear all went well this time. Was a tad concerned then and even more saddened when I heard Jayna was not diving much any more :-( You had a great day out with your lovely wife & fellow fishing buddies. But the bonus was receiving unexpectedly a trophy & having that topped off with winnings that nearly covered the costs for the day - what a bonus. Viv