Best Passing Remarks/Greetings

[Jerra]

48 minutes ago, dixi188 said:

Last week I had someone ask the time. I replied "August"!

(I don't wear a watch and there isn't a clock visible from the aft deck).

On one of my teaching practices (many years ago) I asked a member of staff the time.    Reply - Tuesday, for the same reason, didn't wear a watch.

[Graham Davis]

13 minutes ago, Alway Swilby said:

I don't bother with the "Morning" comment. It's too much like hard work trying to work out if it's morning or not. I just go with "Hello" no matter what the time of day.

It's morning until I've had my lunch, whatever time that is!

 

Edited September 1, 2020 by Graham Davis

[JJay]

With a boat name like ours, a lot of passing conversations take place in "school French"!

[Alan de Enfield]

4 minutes ago, JJay said:

With a boat name like ours, a lot of passing conversations take place in "school French"!

 

Now you are just taking the Oui Oui

[ditchcrawler]

1 hour ago, Graham Davis said:

It's morning until I've had my lunch, whatever time that is!

 

spot on

[nickd]

My quip to any passing boat is 'Living The Dream' whilst raising my umbrella that's saving me from the deluge.

[The Gravy Boater]

8 hours ago, Thomas C King said:

I often can't hear people over the engine, so I just do a fake laugh, assuming they've made some witty comment. Next time I might just mime to see if everyone else is doing the same thing.

 

Worst passing remark: "if you didn't have plants on your ****** roof you'd be able to see where you are going". No idea why, we were both going alongside without any difficulty and I normally stand to the side of the boat to make sure they're parallel.

Clearly someone was traumatised from a previous incident.  Then again... doesn't take much to traumatise some people.

[Mad Harold]

Just a wave of the hand and a smile.Can't hear because of engine noise.