Gus: You could keep it here, behind the restaurant! No dock fee!
Gus: That includes water and electricity!
Gus: Free coffee! Showers!
Gus: It runs on diesel fuel! You will be expected to pay for that.
The funny thing is my hubby came up to me last night and asked me if I would be interested in buying a larger boat to travel between islands. I wondered if he was reading this :D
It sounds like the only thing Gus wants out of it is free fuel. Of course he could convert the engine and use the used oil from the deep fryer. I knew someone in Iowa that did that for his farm vehicles.
I’ve been thinking that Gus just figures that they’ll come visit the kids more often if they have the boat, and that means the kids won’t be going to J&A’s as often. Every time they woudl go he’d have to find someone to help out at the place. If A&J come to visit, he doesn’t have to find temp help.
Don’t trust Gus! I met him in Florida about 5 years ago and he “sold” me that very same boat then one day he and the boat were gone and I was out some serious $$$. I’ve been looking for him ever since. I’m calling the cops right now!
George Alexander, it’s surprising how big a cabin on a sailboat is, especially one that size…kind of amazing, really……plenty of room……..2-4 people on that boat wouldn’t be that bad for a few days…..it really would be cool….northern Lake Michigan, roaming around the islands swimming in secluded coves….man…..
unless it’s going to be your new lifestyle, you may end up with a boat that you hardly ever need. But since you are a comic strip character, you could do anything with it, like turn it into a flying ship.
Depending on where you are, moorage fees aren’t cheap, if you can even find a permanent slip. My parents were on a waiting list for years to get a permanent slip. They finally came to the top of the list-right after they had sold the boat because my father had an accident and couldn’t use it anymore.
Owning a boat means paying out both $$$ and lots of labor in upkeep. (Unless you’re a millionaire,in which case you pay other people to do it for you.)
KJCaufield almost 12 years ago
The funny thing is my hubby came up to me last night and asked me if I would be interested in buying a larger boat to travel between islands. I wondered if he was reading this :D
bagbalm almost 12 years ago
I had a friend with a sail boat who was obsessive about going dock to dock without using the motor. It could be quite challenging.
George Alexander almost 12 years ago
This boat thing is unreal, On the outside, she’s small. Down below, she commodious, with plenty of room for thst salmon colored couch. Duh?
Plods with ...™ almost 12 years ago
He really wants to unload that hole in the water you pour money into.
jploch5408 almost 12 years ago
Does Gus have Arlo? Hook (no dock fee), line (water, electricity, free coffee, showers), or sinker (pay for the diesel fuel)??
StoicLion1973 almost 12 years ago
Go for it, Arlo!
toppop52 almost 12 years ago
Displacement hulls use very little fuel so that won’t cost much if he never raises a sail. Of course they go slow, but maybe that’s the idea.
elysummers almost 12 years ago
DOes this guy need the money to keep the restaurant going? I really don’t get it.
Dr_Fogg almost 12 years ago
It sounds like the only thing Gus wants out of it is free fuel. Of course he could convert the engine and use the used oil from the deep fryer. I knew someone in Iowa that did that for his farm vehicles.
finale almost 12 years ago
….if it sounds too good………
hippogriff almost 12 years ago
A small schooner is a model. Only a sizable vessel needs more than one mast.
nwbluemoon almost 12 years ago
I’ve been thinking that Gus just figures that they’ll come visit the kids more often if they have the boat, and that means the kids won’t be going to J&A’s as often. Every time they woudl go he’d have to find someone to help out at the place. If A&J come to visit, he doesn’t have to find temp help.
gaebie almost 12 years ago
Arlo and Gus are (will be) family. I don’t think Gus will try to screw Arlo with the boat (much!)
David Faulkner almost 12 years ago
Don’t trust Gus! I met him in Florida about 5 years ago and he “sold” me that very same boat then one day he and the boat were gone and I was out some serious $$$. I’ve been looking for him ever since. I’m calling the cops right now!
KBM123 almost 12 years ago
The twist is going to be that Gus wants Gene to make an honest girl out of his daughter.
Ermine Notyours almost 12 years ago
Arlo will need that occasional Gus(t) of wind for power.
burleigh2 almost 12 years ago
Why would you need diesel in a sail boat? They’re wind powered… you could just buy one of those small wind catching generators to power it! ;-)
CougarAllen almost 12 years ago
Yesterday’s strip has the missing dialogue now.
-Cougar :{)
Varnes almost 12 years ago
George Alexander, it’s surprising how big a cabin on a sailboat is, especially one that size…kind of amazing, really……plenty of room……..2-4 people on that boat wouldn’t be that bad for a few days…..it really would be cool….northern Lake Michigan, roaming around the islands swimming in secluded coves….man…..
annamargaret1866 almost 12 years ago
Oh, a brown pelican!
pam Miner almost 12 years ago
unless it’s going to be your new lifestyle, you may end up with a boat that you hardly ever need. But since you are a comic strip character, you could do anything with it, like turn it into a flying ship.
iced tea almost 12 years ago
Decisions…decisions. Buy the boat or keep thinking about it? Stay tuned…
kaigun almost 12 years ago
Depending on where you are, moorage fees aren’t cheap, if you can even find a permanent slip. My parents were on a waiting list for years to get a permanent slip. They finally came to the top of the list-right after they had sold the boat because my father had an accident and couldn’t use it anymore.
junemmoffatt almost 12 years ago
Owning a boat means paying out both $$$ and lots of labor in upkeep. (Unless you’re a millionaire,in which case you pay other people to do it for you.)
BillWa almost 12 years ago
Maybe it’s me, but with Gus as the owner wouldn’t the interior of the boat reek of cigar smoke?
Varnes almost 12 years ago
Yeah, the lack of dock fee could be a game changer…
tomfromthe50s over 2 years ago
You got any insults for pelicans?