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Originally Posted by MeredithMan
When we bought our boat a few years ago, the marina had a used 38' Formula FASTECH for sale at the time. The owner of the marina told me that the FASTECH had been used literally one time. The story goes that the boat's owner was an older gent who specifically ordered it custom so it could do 100 MPH. Months after ordering it, the boat arrived and it was hauled down to the Piscataqua River. The older man and an experienced Captain barreled down the river into the Atlantic and cranked it up to 100 MPH. After the ride, the boat was transported back to the marina on the lake.
Once back at the lake, the older man told the owner of the marina to sell it.
"Why?", asked the marina owner.
"My dream has always been to go 100MPH in a boat before I die. I've done that now, so sell it", said the boat's owner.
The marina owner replied, "Geez, if that's all you wanted, why didn't you let me know? I could have rented you a boat or arranged a ride somehow. Why did you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for a boat to use literally for about an hour???"
The old man said emphatically, "Because I can..."
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Bingo! Good for him. Reminds me of a commercial I saw on TV yesterday. Our Bozo In Chief pitching some ridiculous plan (didn't pay attention), but at the end, the slogan was "Rewarding Work, Not Wealth". Huh? Unless you're a trust fund baby, have won the lottery or received an insurance settlement, it seems to me that in order to get wealth, one has to work.