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A small personal announcement....
I know you are used to seeing me around a bunch (too much) but I will be a little scarce for a couple of days. Gotta go let the doc play Dr.Frankenstein some more tomorrow. Nothing I won't be back from so I'm leaving you with some instructions. When I return I will be inspecting the place.
1. Don't drink all the beer.
2. Don't even think about Rose. I gave Mama San a nice big shotgun.
3. Keep the Zoomies under control.
4. And for God's sake make the snake eaters wipe down the tables before they leave.
5. If 1.3 comes out before I get back make sure the CC saves me one.
Cheers fellas......I'll be back or the Doc is going with me.
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Forget the pirate idea with the sub, I was informed that they still hang pirates.
So, that leads me to my second financial idea for this group that will allow us to live in the lifestyle to which we want to become accoustomed.
Again, after countless minutes of internet research, have discovered a nice 6 acre caribbean island for sale, at a realitively low price, 65,0000 american.
Granted, there are no living accomadations currently on the island, and a sal****er distillation plant would have to be built for fresh water, as well as a water treatment facility for waste water....
And there really is no place to build a decent landing strip...
But there is a sheltered anchorage.
Now, since we do have a semi-sober, somewhat qualified pilot in our midst, I have decided to utilize his talents in the business plan.
1) We form an international corporation, (I think Lunatics Ltd. is rather appropriate.) And purchase said Island.
2) We construct a semi-primative resort on the island and cater to only the better class of clientele (the folks who wouldnt normally give us the time of day.)
3) Charge outlandishly high prices for barest of creature comforts.
4) Fly the guests in using a classic Grumman Goose with our intrepid Deepblue as pilot.
5) Offer waters sports, (i could not find a good deal on ski boats, but did find a really good deal on some slightly used MKII Pbr's which should do the job nicely)
6) For the return guests who do not wish to relive the flying experience with Deep Blue, I suggest we convert an LCM into a mildly comfortable passenger transport. Our glorious penguin skipper should be able to handle that easily enough.
7) For underwater tours, we get one of those tourest subs with all the windows in it, another job of our Penguin skipper.
8) Now, this island does lie along one of the major tropical storm tracks and does have a tendency to get hit by storms often.... However, more research has discovered that formed concrete dome construction is hurricane proof, which brings me to item 9.
9) There seems to be a large number of crazy people in the states that have a fascination for storms like tornados and hurricanes. I therefore suggest that during Hurricane season, we offer a 'storm watcher experience' package.
70 dollars a day plus meals, etc when the possibility exists that the island may get hit, and 1500 dollars a day when the Island is going to definately get hit.
Part of the second package will include flights into the eye of the storm in either a refurbed P2 navy ASW aircraft, or perhaps a ww2 bomber of some type.
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Oh Lord, this is not good, the Snake Eater's plan almost sounds like a good idea.
Let's refine it just a bit, how about we make it a rehab facility for Paris, Lindsey, Britney, etc., etc., etc?
Then we can crank the price up to about $5K a day, plus, we bring in the photogs from the trash magazines, do an underwater beach recon, and take 25% of their cut for the pictures.
Think of the headlines, Lindsey topless while undergoing rehab, world's largest whale photographed (oops, that's Rosie O'Donnell).
P.S. Deep, if you "need a stick" we can ask Momma San to get you some Viagra. (Shift target and adjust).
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The major drawback with this plan, as you have presented is that it would bring in the wrong class of people.Originally posted by vietvettwo:
Oh Lord, this is not good, the Snake Eater's plan almost sounds like a good idea.
Let's refine it just a bit, how about we make it a rehab facility for Paris, Lindsey, Britney, etc., etc., etc?
Then we can crank the price up to about $5K a day, plus, we bring in the photogs from the trash magazines, do an underwater beach recon, and take 25% of their cut for the pictures.
Think of the headlines, Lindsey topless while undergoing rehab, world's largest whale photographed (oops, that's Rosie O'Donnell).
P.S. Deep, if you "need a stick" we can ask Momma San to get you some Viagra. (Shift target and adjust).
I am sorry, but even snake eaters have standards, and anyone that would MOON an audiance of kids because they went commando is just not my kind of people. Besides, even at the price you quote, we could not afford to feed Rosie O'Donnel.
With the resort plan I propose, we could actually set a specific criteria for our patrons, thus making it VERY exclusive. I mean, considering people like the Vanderbilt family do not associate with some of the more 'colorful' celebs, by keeping those people out, we get the real high class folks.
So, as for actors and actresses, we would limit it to the people who prefer parts that are not primarily four letter words, have played parts in some of the Major mile stone pictures, and frequintly play parts for free in off broadway productions.
Now, since I took culinary arts classes in college (the idea was to meet girls, problem was that the other 23 guys in my class had same plan) creating a five star gourmet cousine would be no problem, providing of course that some of the fisherman in this group can keep the kitchen well supplied with seafood. As for the beef and poultry, I figure that Deepblue could fly a larger amphib to the states weekly for those items. Produce would be grown on the mainland without all those pesticides.
Now, after some hard thinking on my part, I have come to the conclusion that Deepblue's wife should be the General Manager. I made this decision based on the fact she can keep him in line, and figure that the rest of us would not want to get on her bad side.
Also, on the reinforced formed concrete structures, I have found out that these can be formed into other shapes than just domes. Now, since that is the case, we could easily come up with 'theme' bungalows. Just a thought.
As far as Internet, telephone and even electrical power, I have I suggest two way satalite digital communications. As for the electricity, we can burn the none recyclable garbage in a power plant, as well as the methane that will bleed off the sanatation facility.
Which would give us yet another selling point to prospective clientel, an eco friendly resort.
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