"Boats" ? I thought an experienced seaman as yourself would surely say, "Ships". You are aware of the difference, I hope, having a Mates ticket & such. I mistated my thoughts, it is mind boggling to think of how many must of migrated from across the sea in such a short period of time and establish cities and states, etc. JJM ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Ristad To: sparkscoffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 16:10 Subject: [sparkscoffee] Re: History Congratulations. That has to rank as one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. They came on boats. -----Original Message----- From: John Sent: Aug 20, 2013 1:12 PM To: sparkscoffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sparkscoffee] History I mentioned this to a group of folks and then I said it was sort of comparable to this country. The Pilgrims landed and founded the Plymouth colony and before long Providence Plantations was growing in R.I., Salem was prosperous and out ranked Boston for awhile, all of the time NY was growing. How did all of these peole get here and start cities, etc., kind of mind bogling. JJ Miller "I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein