Condolence: . . . Wow.... Bummer. (╯︵╰,) . .Ya know Lynn.... My daughter said you had been trying to get a hold of me toward the end of 2017.... or so. I couldnt find your number or remember your last name till last week. . . SMH . . Jeeze Lynn.... your like the 4th person in the past 5 or 7 years that tried to get ahold of me.... and by the time I catch up with them... Thier Gone. (sigh)...
. . I remember working with Lynn in Key West. The foreman told me to go and work on the barge with that old Curmudgeon...
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(?)... You were in the middle of drawing a bead welding.... so I sat on the Bullhead and waited till you ran thru the rod. You flipped up your welding hood and as you were putting another rod in your stinger... I said to you.... " Jerry told me to come and help you on the barge here". He took one look at me.... a 5'4" Female Welder and said.... " Dont need no help" and flipped your hood down and went right back to welding. I snickered and said to myself.... "Im gonna like this little old Popeye " . . And I proceeded to follow you around the job for days. I was amazed at how 'Old School' you were. You would make a tool, to make a tool. ! I was like a puppy watching everything you did... and I was always with the questions..... " Well, why did you do that? . . OR . ¯\(ツ)/¯ Where didya get that tool... or Whatcha gunna do with that?"
" ¯(─.‿,─)/¯ " . . and for days you didnt say a word to me. Didnt stop me from following ya around tho. Then one day... I said... kinda to myself.... cause you never said a word to me... So.... I was sitting on the Cleat for the barge, and I said...." So Lynn . . You been living in Maine all your life?" ... and you actually answered me with . . . " Not Yet" I was so shocked that you spoke it took me a minute to realize what you had said. " Not Yet ?".... I laughed so hard I almost feel off the cleat. (✿◠‿◠) When I looked over at you, you had this laser smile that flashed across your old blue eyes!... We became fast Friends after that for good.
. . . The shiot we slid thru on makes me smile even now. Like when I flew up from Key Largo to get your boat from Long Island and motor her back up to Surry. I remember putting in for the nite . . ( somewhere ) and a heavy fog had swallowed us up on this Chanel we were trying to navigate. It had boats on both sides and then there was an Island smack dab in the middle of the chanel we had to go around without hitting it. Couldnt see our hands in front of our faces. With you hanging out the wheelhouse on the port side... and me starboard and you telling me to 'Listen" for the channel buoy bells. . . and with the fog so thick it sounded like the bells were ringing all around us. LOLOL (✿◠‿◠) You were no help.... as deaf as a door-mouse. You would look over at me and Id silently point off the bow, like I heard a bell there. And the next ring it was off the stern !! Id point one way... then completely the other way. I finally just crossed my arms across my chest pointing in 2 different directions and just shrug.... and laugh. Id look up and say.... "We're gunna DIE..... Id Better write Dale a Thank You Note NOW.Eh Lynn?" How we didnt run into anything that nite, is amazing. LOLOLOL... ``ಠ̮̮̃̾ಠ``
. . . I remember when I left to go back to Key Largo... You and Dale had gone to the store... and I had written up a bunch of Quotes and Notes and hid em All Over The House. ! Like about 50 of them ! Dale said she was still finding them a year later! Under the silverware drawer.... in the bottle of aspirins in the Medicine cabinet.... taped to the bottom of the kitchen cabinets..... LOLOL....
... Not many of us left here now . . and Im getting lonely Lynn. Life is just NOT FUN anymore, Popeye. Im ready to go to "Big Rock Candy Mountain" now. I have one foot in the dingy now. So.... Ill be along directly.... Just gotta pack up a bag for my Dog-Buds. . . Alfi & Apoda. I was thinking of getting a sailboat again.... and just going sailing.... You know . . "A 3 Hour Cruise "... Not knowing how to sail wont slow me down on this trip. . . .
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. . Just gotta remember that favorite quote of mine . . > .... No truer words have been spoken . . . member? . .
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Condolence: I was a neighbor to Lyn and Dale on Fox Lane. Lyn was always very kind and generous in all ways. I enjoyed his quick wit and sense of humor! Things like, "What happens when you fart in a bucket of water?" Oh my gosh, he was funny! And he
didn't tolerate fools. Sadly I didn't see them much after I moved to Blue Hill but he would call or stop by occasionally to see me which was so thoughtful. I cherish my memories from those days. We had such good times!