One of the boat projects to get done in Columbus was to have the valves adjusted on our generator. I scheduled this through the marina and was told "Smitty" would be here first thing Thursday morning. I got up at 6:30 and prepared for his arrival. After a full pot of coffee and even after Pam got up Smitty was not here. A walk to the marina office and a phone call resulted in "He'll be there right after lunch". More waiting. Another walk to the office. Another phone call. And more BS. Finally at 5 pm T. Caldwell, the marina manager comes down the dock to report that Smitty won't be here today but that he will be here first thing Friday morning. Promise! Well first thing Friday turned out to be 10 am. Smitty was all apologies, very polite, and relatively neat about his work. He performed the task and left. Or at least that's what I thought. About a half hour later I see him over on the next dock talking to another boater. He stayed there, not working, about 45 minutes. I'm sure he was supposed to be somewhere else, first thing! Makes you wonder.
Once Smitty left Pam & I spent the rest of the day washing and cleaning the boat from top to bottom. That is until cocktail hour which came around 3:30 on the dock. Friday was a beautiful day with bright sunshine and 60 degrees. The pictures show a couple of boats on the transient dock. Our dock. And Pams' favorite boat, a 53' Marlow.
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