Capt. John's Posts - SeaKnots2024-03-29T05:58:26ZCapt. Johnhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/Capt_John_28http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2518430521?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://seaknots.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=3kjvz61k4utbz&xn_auth=noI really hope this is a sign that we "The Little People" are banding together ....tag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-09-15:900123:BlogPost:1424912010-09-15T15:19:06.000ZCapt. Johnhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/Capt_John_28
<p>I feel that it is absolutely imperative that the Congress and Senate needs new, young blood to be seated as our governing body and their terms should be the same as that of the presidency. The way I see it, this could result in disbanding of all those lobbyist being sent to Washington by Big Businesses.</p>
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<p>As far as I am concerned President Obama's ideals are correct and will take time to succeed with the help of we, "The Little People".</p>
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<p>I feel that it is absolutely imperative that the Congress and Senate needs new, young blood to be seated as our governing body and their terms should be the same as that of the presidency. The way I see it, this could result in disbanding of all those lobbyist being sent to Washington by Big Businesses.</p>
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<p>As far as I am concerned President Obama's ideals are correct and will take time to succeed with the help of we, "The Little People".</p>
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<p>By the way, when you Republicans refer to "Obama", let's be politically correct by addressing him as "President Obama" or say what you mean by refering to "The Obama Administration".</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39170344/ns/politics-decision_2010/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39170344/ns/politics-decision_2010/</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/09/15/5114893-first-thoughts-the-purge-inside-the-gop">http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/09/15/5114893-first-thoughts-the-purge-inside-the-gop</a></p>Have you heard any good ones lately? The six TV conglomerates aren't telling these stories any longer. Why?tag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-09-02:900123:BlogPost:1410642010-09-02T02:21:13.000ZCapt. Johnhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/Capt_John_28
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Arial" size="2">I am not one to speak publicly, or voice my opinions at the local gin mill, or write down my personal views, feelings or opinions but I have finally reached my end. I am tired of the way we, "The Little People", have been, are being and appears will be treated by…</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">I am not one to speak publicly, or voice my opinions at the local gin mill, or write down my personal views, feelings or opinions but I have finally reached my end. I am tired of the way we, "The Little People", have been, are being and appears will be treated by our government, law makers and big business in the future. Let's not forget our children and generations to come who will suffer if we don't do something to change our lives.</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">I remember attending elementary school were we started the day singing the National Anthem and reciting the Pledge of ALLIGENCE which even then, at that age, gave me a sense of pride, a sense of belonging to something. Of course at that age I wasn't able to understand the purpose for doing those rituals.</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">Later on in my years I found that I had very deep feelings for this country. As I learned about the great wars I would sit and think of all those men who gave their lives for their beliefs, their rights and their dreams of equality and freedom. I would listen to my father when he spoke of WWII which was very seldom. The infrequency of him verbalizing his experiences during WWII taught me the true meaning of war. I watched and listened to the men returning from the Vietnam Conflict. These men were now co-workers and I started feeling left out. I felt that I was not doing my part. I found myself a very patriotic individual who willingly and gratefully served this wonderful country on active duty for thirteen years.</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">I do not consider myself a complainer, a crier or a "woe's me" type of guy. If I were, I would be writing every day and visiting the gin mill often. This is what has happened to me, and millions of others, that for some reason you just don't hear about.</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">I purchased this condo in 2006 for about $192,000.00. The bank was very happy to except our application and money while giving us the assistance required to enable us to take advantage of the special new home owner offer. At the time I was employed making about $47,000.00 a year while working all the overtime I could get. This worked well and we love the location. Our payments, including association fees were about $1600.00 a month. I considered this an excellent deal since I had been living on a 37' boat for nearly seven years.</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">In 2007 this condo was valued at $212,000.00 and things were looking good. I should have sold the condo at this time but I like millions of others felt comfortable with the economy and housing market. Besides that, I was not allowed to sell this unit for FIVE YEARS or I would lose $11,000.00 in compliance with the requirements of the loan.</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">In 2008 this condo was valued at $170,000.00. Our thought about this was that a dip in the housing market was nothing new and in five years we would be able to sell for a profit if we wanted. Or at least break even. A person buys a house as a long term investment while providing the necessities for a normal, comfortable life. One hundred years ago a person bought or built a family home and was used by the family for generations. Today a home is just an investment. You can lose your home at any time, even if the loan is paid in full. Taking in account the income of "The Little People" and cost of housing you will probably never pay the home off anyway. I think we all know this.</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">In 2009 this condo was valued at $85,050.00 and I was laid off in October 2009. Once I found out what I would be getting from unemployment I decided to stop paying the mortgage payment so I could keep my credit cards, auto loan and a personnel loan current. I received phone calls from the mortgage company which is normal. I explained my situation to the mortgage company many times. I have never been out of work for more than two months in my entire life and have always found another job that paid more than the previous one. As a matter of fact, this is the first time I have ever drawn unemployment. I eventually wrote the hardship letter and filed the paper work required to MODIFY my loan figuring I would be employed in time to take advantage of the home loan modification programs. I was also asking myself, "Why would I continue paying $800.00 to $1200.00 a month for a condo that is now worth half of its original value or, in this case, even consider extending the loan?". This was not making any sense.</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">Meanwhile, we noticed other units going into foreclosure and short selling at $25,000.00 to $40,000.00 a unit. This told me that I, like thousands or even millions of others, were royally screwed.</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">The paper work for loan modification came back disapproved as it should have since I was still unemployed. Things like this I understand. The following options were given to help us stay in our home:</font></font></span></p>
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<p align="center"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">3. Loan Modification</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">Notice that there are no options that would compensate for a decrease in property value.</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">The mortgage company also gave me two options for foreclosure:</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">1. <b>Short Sale</b> - in which you would agree to sell your property and the proceeds of the sale would pay off your mortgage, even if the proceeds do not equal the full outstanding balance.</font></font></span></p>
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<p align="center"><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">2. <b>Deed in lieu of foreclosure</b> - in which you would sign the deed to your property over to the lender (THE BANK) to avoid foreclosure. (walk away)</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">Now, why is it that the BANK is willing to sell the property to someone else for a fraction of its worth but won't let you buy or refinance the property for that same price. Listen, I am still trying to find employment with comparable wages in order to keep the condo and pay the present mortgage payment of $1500.00/month. What I am finding are jobs paying half of what I was making before. But, If the BANK would consider refinancing this condo for a <b>short sale</b> price I could take a job for $15.00 hr. and keep what I have been working for my entire life. This sounds reasonable to me. Why put families out in the street? Wouldn't this allow we "The Little People" to loosen our pockets a little and spend more to help the economy? Why won't they offer this option? I thought the BANKS were going to help "The Little People". After all, didn't the BANKS, WALL STREET and the GOVERNMENT cause this to happen to begin with? Politicians padding their pockets from lobbyist, Wall Street, Banks, Big Business .... Selfishness, Greed and Power.</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">Either way, the BANKS are taking a loss which I believe they will write off. I feel the BANKS can do this because the government will subsidize their losses, so, not only are we "The Little People" paying for their bail outs but we are also paying for their losses. The selfishness, greed and power of the BANKS will not allow themselves to fail. Mean while the wealthiest keep getting their bonuses and living fat and again we "The Little People" are paying their way.</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">I just received the 2010 proposed property tax notice and as of now this condo is valued at $29,940.00. If I take in consideration the $51,000.00 I have already paid the BANK in mortgage payments, nearly all of which is interest going into the BANKS pocket, I pretty much have this condo unit paid for.</font></font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">What about those who earn $200,000.00 or more annual income? Let them keep their current mortgages. They can afford it! They can pay their own wages. It seems to me that they are doing an excellent job of it all ready. They may even find it a little soothing to come back to earth. Less nose bleeds.</font></font></span></p>IS THIS NORMAL?tag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-08-14:900123:BlogPost:1393002010-08-14T16:04:30.000ZCapt. Johnhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/Capt_John_28
<p>Hi mates! .... Can anyone tell me if this is normal for a weeks activity?</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.gdacs.org/earthquakes/">http://www.gdacs.org/earthquakes/</a></p>
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<p>If it is, I never realized the earths plates move so often.</p>
<p>Hi mates! .... Can anyone tell me if this is normal for a weeks activity?</p>
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<p>If it is, I never realized the earths plates move so often.</p>GDACS - Current Disaster Eventstag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-08-10:900123:BlogPost:1389182010-08-10T13:00:00.000ZCapt. Johnhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/Capt_John_28
<p>***** NOW HEAR THIS ! ! *****</p>
<p>All sailors and freinds of sailors. Check out the GDACS site:</p>
<p align="left"><font color="#436976">The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System provides near real-time alerts about natural disasters around the world and tools to facilitate response coordination, including media monitoring, map catalogues and Virtual On-Site Operations Coordination Centre.…</font></p>
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<p>All sailors and freinds of sailors. Check out the GDACS site:</p>
<p align="left"><font color="#436976">The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System provides near real-time alerts about natural disasters around the world and tools to facilitate response coordination, including media monitoring, map catalogues and Virtual On-Site Operations Coordination Centre.</font></p>
<p align="left"><a href="http://www.gdacs.org/index.asp?refresh=true">http://www.gdacs.org/index.asp?refresh=true</a></p>
<p align="left">I feel this may be of some help to you or, if you can reach them, your friends who may be out THERE somewhere.</p>
<p align="left">I figure the more info I have the better off I am.</p>
<p align="left">I hope this will be of some help to you all. Have a great and safe day sailing.</p>2012 The Other Sidetag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-08-07:900123:BlogPost:1386282010-08-07T16:30:00.000ZCapt. Johnhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/Capt_John_28
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<p><span class="img_comments_right">Scenes from the motion picture "2012." Courtesy Columbia Pictures.</span> Remember the Y2K scare? It came and went without much of a whimper because of adequate planning and analysis of the situation. Impressive movie special effects aside, Dec. 21, 2012, won't be the end of the world as we know. It will, however, be another winter solstice. <br/><br/>Much like Y2K, 2012 has been analyzed and the science of the end of the Earth thoroughly studied. Contrary to some of the common beliefs out there, the science behind the end of the world quickly unravels when pinned down to the 2012 timeline. Below, NASA Scientists answer several questions that we're frequently asked regarding 2012.<br/><br/><b>Question (Q):</b> Are there any threats to the Earth in 2012? Many Internet websites say the world will end in December 2012.<br/><b>Answer (A):</b> Nothing bad will happen to the Earth in 2012. Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, and credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012. <br/><br/><b>Q:</b> What is the origin of the prediction that the world will end in 2012?<br/><b>A:</b> The story started with claims that Nibiru, a supposed planet discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth. This catastrophe was initially predicted for May 2003, but when nothing happened the doomsday date was moved forward to December 2012. Then these two fables were linked to the end of one of the cycles in the ancient Mayan calendar at the winter solstice in 2012 -- hence the predicted doomsday date of December 21, 2012.<br/><br/><b>Q:</b> Does the Mayan calendar end in December 2012?<br/><b>A:</b> Just as the calendar you have on your kitchen wall does not cease to exist after December 31, the Mayan calendar does not cease to exist on December 21, 2012. This date is the end of the Mayan long-count period but then -- just as your calendar begins again on January 1 -- another long-count period begins for the Mayan calendar.<br/><br/><b>Q:</b> Could a phenomena occur where planets align in a way that impacts Earth?<br/><b>A:</b> There are no planetary alignments in the next few decades, Earth will not cross the galactic plane in 2012, and even if these alignments were to occur, their effects on the Earth would be negligible. Each December the Earth and sun align with the approximate center of the Milky Way Galaxy but that is an annual event of no consequence. <br/><br/><span class="img_comments_right"><b><i>"There apparently is a great deal of interest in celestial bodies, and their locations and trajectories at the end of the calendar year 2012. Now, I for one love a good book or movie as much as the next guy. But the stuff flying around through cyberspace, TV and the movies is not based on science. There is even a fake NASA news release out there..."<br/>- Don Yeomans, NASA senior research scientist</i></b></span> <b>Q:</b> Is there a planet or brown dwarf called Nibiru or Planet X or Eris that is approaching the Earth and threatening our planet with widespread destruction?<br/><b>A:</b> Nibiru and other stories about wayward planets are an Internet hoax. There is no factual basis for these claims. If Nibiru or Planet X were real and headed for an encounter with the Earth in 2012, astronomers would have been tracking it for at least the past decade, and it would be visible by now to the naked eye. Obviously, it does not exist. Eris is real, but it is a dwarf planet similar to Pluto that will remain in the outer solar system; the closest it can come to Earth is about 4 billion miles. <br/><br/><b>Q:</b> What is the polar shift theory? Is it true that the earth’s crust does a 180-degree rotation around the core in a matter of days if not hours? <br/><b>A:</b> A reversal in the rotation of Earth is impossible. There are slow movements of the continents (for example Antarctica was near the equator hundreds of millions of years ago), but that is irrelevant to claims of reversal of the rotational poles. However, many of the disaster websites pull a bait-and-shift to fool people. They claim a relationship between the rotation and the magnetic polarity of Earth, which does change irregularly, with a magnetic reversal taking place every 400,000 years on average. As far as we know, such a magnetic reversal doesn’t cause any harm to life on Earth. A magnetic reversal is very unlikely to happen in the next few millennia, anyway. <br/><br/><span class="img_comments_right"><a title="The Blue Marble: Next Generation" href="http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/397935main_BlueMarble_2005_SAm_09_1024.jpg"><img title="The Blue Marble: Next Generation" border="0" alt="The Blue Marble: Next Generation" align="bottom" src="http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/397936main1_BlueMarble_226.jpg" width="226" height="170"/></a></span></p>
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<p><span class="img_comments_right">Earth, as seen in the Blue Marble: Next Generation collection of images, showing the color of the planet's surface in high resolution. This image shows South America from September 2004.</span> <b>Q:</b> Is the Earth in danger of being hit by a meteor in 2012?<br/><b>A:</b> The Earth has always been subject to impacts by comets and asteroids, although big hits are very rare. The last big impact was 65 million years ago, and that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Today NASA astronomers are carrying out a survey called the Spaceguard Survey to find any large near-Earth asteroids long before they hit. We have already determined that there are no threatening asteroids as large as the one that killed the dinosaurs. All this work is done openly with the discoveries posted every day on the NASA <a href="http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/">NEO Program Office website</a>, so you can see for yourself that nothing is predicted to hit in 2012.<br/><br/><b>Q:</b> How do NASA scientists feel about claims of pending doomsday?<br/><b>A:</b> For any claims of disaster or dramatic changes in 2012, where is the science? Where is the evidence? There is none, and for all the fictional assertions, whether they are made in books, movies, documentaries or over the Internet, we cannot change that simple fact. There is no credible evidence for any of the assertions made in support of unusual events taking place in December 2012. <br/><br/><b>Q:</b> Is there a danger from giant solar storms predicted for 2012?<br/><b>A:</b> Solar activity has a regular cycle, with peaks approximately every 11 years. Near these activity peaks, solar flares can cause some interruption of satellite communications, although engineers are learning how to build electronics that are protected against most solar storms. But there is no special risk associated with 2012. The next solar maximum will occur in the 2012-2014 time frame and is predicted to be an average solar cycle, no different than previous cycles throughout history.<br/><br/>Addition information concerning 2012 is available on the Web, at:<br/></p>
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<li>Bad Astronomy: "<a href="http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/planetx/nutshell.html">The Planet X Saga: The Scientific Arguments in a Nutshell</a>"</li>
<li>Sky and Telescope Magazine: "<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012-guest.html">2012: The Great Scare</a>"</li>
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<p>NASA video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUhEigdFFyI&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUhEigdFFyI&feature=related</a></p>2012 Informationtag:seaknots.ning.com,2010-08-03:900123:BlogPost:1377822010-08-03T16:00:00.000ZCapt. Johnhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/Capt_John_28
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<p>Should your boat start seriously leaking you will be in dire straits. History may well have an answer for this issue. The inhabitants of Aha-Men-Ptah escaped by means of their Mandjits, which were small unsinkable boats that they launched in a huge flotilla. So how can we translate this to today's world?</p>
<p>Sailing contests in which yachts capsize and the crew gets imprisoned inside the cabin are a reality that needs to be brought into account when choosing your survival boat. The unfortunate crew cannot free themselves because the water rushes in and the boat sinks. We can follow the coverage of the plight of the unfortunates for several days. During those days they remain locked up before they are rescued. This assumes that the yacht can be located. At the end of 2012, after the reversal of the poles, this would be a hopeless situation that must be avoided.</p>
<p>We will be witness to global destruction, and chances are pretty high that there won't be anyone available to rescue you from awkward situations. So how can you possibly prevent such a situation? Do unsinkable boats exist? Who knows more about this? The good news is that there are a few companies that do build those types of boats...and their business is on the upraise since more and more people see this as an alternative for 2012 survival. One of them being Unsinkable Motor Yacht from Malle, Belgium. Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, is known for housing some of the finest sail boat building companies, especially the unsinkable ones. They are developing an unsinkable motor yacht with an approximate length of ten meters (30 feet). If they succeed they can also start building bigger sailing ships. The Flemish Authority supports this. It believes in a worldwide prevailing quality. The name of the company is ETAP.</p>
<p>In a meeting, sales manager Jan van Speybroeck confirmed they do build and deliver unsinkable boats for their clients. During this conversation, some of the problems that would confront anyone in an ETAP, were identified as follows:</p>
<p>* Broken mast after the calming down of the tsunamis;<br/>* Uncontrollability because the diesel motor cannot be started due to electric failure caused by the magnetic storms.</p>
<p>Unsinkable Boats Generate Substantial Safety<br/>In our opinion these boats will give people the greatest chance for surviving the cataclysm. Besides these yachts, there is just one other possibility, and that is to move up into the high mountains of some well-chosen areas. <br/><br/>Unsinkable boats could make a valuable contribution to the survival of our civilization, just as they did 12000 years ago. In the previous cataclysm they carried along a major selection from their library. Through this it became possible to help science flourish again. In 2012 we will have to have organized something similar. Our advantage will be that the ETAP yachts are far more enduring than the Mandjits of the Atlanteans.</p>
<p>However, this option contains many more risks and insecurities. You may be consumed by volcanic gasses or swallowed by fissures in splitting mountains, or it's possible you might be washed away by the global tidal wave. It is up to you to decide where you will be.</p>
<p>Anyone considering escape by boat needs to take into account that the ETAP yachts are small, and that is a disadvantage. You cannot bring much food, survival material, or many books. Each ship can only carry the most important things, so the literature will have to be divided amongst them. The boats belonging to a group need to stay close to each other, however, in most cases this will be next to impossible. After the chaos has dissolved, the survivors will have to summon all their force to reach the place of gathering, which itself may prove hard to find in a greatly changed world. But it will be imperative to meet, so that all the information that has been spared can be gathered in one place and a mini-library can be constructed as quickly as possible.</p>
<p>Remember, at this moment ETAP is the only producer in the world of comfortable, unsinkable yachts. If you have hesitated too long, you will never be able to get such a yacht. Timing will be an issue even if you want to rent a boat, once you are convinced of the necessity.<br/><br/>A License for Hiring a Boat <br/>Yachts can be rented. To mention some places: the Azure Coast, South Brittany, Corfu, Gouvia and Mallorca. In 2012 there will surely be more places. In order to rent a boat there is, however, one challenge: you need to have a boater's license which means that you have to take an instruction course on boating. Without such a license you cannot rent a boat. Therefore start taking lessons well beforehand, or have someone with you who does have a license!</p>
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