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Review: 'The Office' - 'The Farm': The spin-off that wasn't
A review of last night's "The Office" coming up just as soon as this blog spins off into one about Myles McNutt...
As you probably know, "The Farm" was made as a backdoor pilot(*) for a spin-off about Dwight, to star Rainn Wilson and be run by Paul Lieberstein. NBC declined to order "The Farm" to series, and Greg Daniels decided to retrofit it(**) into a slightly more traditional episode of "The Office."
(*) TV 101, for those who don't know: a backdoor pilot is a case of turning an episode of a popular series into a test case for a new series, sometimes built around a pre-existing character on the original show (on "Grey's Anatomy," Addison moves to California and joins her friends' private practice), sometimes built around entirely new characters ("JAG" hero Harmon Rabb gets investigated by a team from NCIS). TVTropes, of course, has a pretty good list of examples.
(**) He also seeded earlier episodes this season with characters from "The Farm," including cousin Zeke and Dwight's aunt.
I don't know what the original version of "The Farm" looked like, but if I had to guess, I would think the dirt-throwing teaser was the only real time spent at Dunder-Mifflin, and that the Todd Packer cupcake story was added just to give the rest of the cast something to do. Whatever its origins, I've not really been a fan of any post-Michael Scott appearances of Packer, who really only worked as a foil for Michael — and even then only in the show's early days. (The further Michael moved away from being like David Brent, the harder it was to buy his idolatry of an American version of Finchy.) And Kevin's insistence on eating Pam's cupcake after he knew it was laced was yet another example of how the show has completely sold out that character in search of any and all laughs.
And perhaps in the episode's original form, it did a better job of introducing and fleshing out the other members of Dwight's family who would come to join him on the farm. (And perhaps also explained why Mose wouldn't be around frequently, other than Mike Schur's busy schedule and hatred of false neckbeards.) In this version, though, they were barely sketches, which meant the burden was shifted entirely onto Dwight. And what this episode (or this version of it) demonstrated is that, as good as Rainn Wilson has been for so long in this role, you can't build a series around Dwight in this context. As a surreal, occasional accent on the mundane world of "The Office," Dwight's beet farm and the weird Schrute family traditions can be incredibly funny. As the center of a show, though, I reacted to it in much the way Oscar did when Dwight started pumping shotgun rounds into the coffin. Even the scene where Dwight teaches his nephew how to milk an animal, while humanizing, wasn't enough to compensate for the cartoonishness elsewhere.
What did everybody else think? Are you sad that we'll never see more of "The Farm," or do you think this episode demonstrated that NBC made the right call?
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Ben (guest)I probably would have LIKED this episode more if I didn't know the entire nixed pilot backstory, but I don't think I would have found it compelling under any circumstances. Rainn Wilson is absolutely ready to carry his own series (and I expect him to one of many Office alums who quickly find work on TV come next fall) but Dwight Schrute is a supporting figure at best; an entire off-the-job episode regarding him is an important to me as it would be to follow Phyllis or Stanley or Meredith (G-d forbid) when they're not at DM or hanging out with DM people after closing time. The Packer story was complete filler: didn't change anything we hated about the character or anything about the regulars, though I guess it was a small victory for Pam considering how terribly things are going for her in the canonical Office last set of episodes universe (one where, unlike here, everyone loathes Andy and Pete hasn't magically disappeared). There have been many Office episodes that were much, much worse than this but few that were more immediately forgettable--and seeing as how the Schrute story is going to end with everyone else's, maybe that's a blessing.March 15, 2013 at 10:10AM ESTReply to Comment
bjsspNBC tried to get him for its sperm donor comedy--him and Sean William Scott, even going so far as to offer them a small episode commitment or something.March 15, 2013 at 10:33AM EST
BenI think I had the same reaction on reading what you wrote that most Office fans had when hearing about "The Farm" in the first place. Suffice it to say, I will spend the same amount of time starting a campaign for President Obama and VP Biden to resign and for Rand Paul to become the next Presisdent that I will spend ever watching a SW Scott/Rainn Wilson sperm donor comedy if it does air on NBC.March 15, 2013 at 3:26PM EST
I kind of like the idea of the show, even if the same sort of comedy is airing in Canada right now. I also think either of those guys might have done a good job, although Rainn Wilson, based on his time on The Office, seems like a stronger pick. (Think I am crazy? I try to not to judge, because people surprise.) I also think The Farm as a series could have been good, but it would have been hard to pull off. Perhaps the overall idea could be better if removed from the universe of The Office, a la Parks and Rec.
Anyway, Rainn Wilson is playing a detective next season on CBS.March 18, 2013 at 12:58AM EST
Keith (guest)I stopped watching after Michael left but decided to start again since the series is almost over. Has it always been this bad since Michael left?March 15, 2013 at 10:10AM ESTReply to Comment
chrisSometimes it's even worse...Andy was actually kind of likable this week; every other episode, he's been an insufferable jerk.March 15, 2013 at 10:54AM EST
saulocclWatch the episode 7x24 - "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager". It's the best episode after Steve's department.March 16, 2013 at 6:38AM EST
sauloccl*departureMarch 16, 2013 at 6:39AM EST
Brendan (guest)I guess THE FARM could've worked if they'd been smart about contrasting Dwight's insanity with the normal-face-crazy-underneath of his siblings, but that'd take a degree of self-control and nuance that these guys haven't exhibited in a long while. So this is probably for the best.March 15, 2013 at 10:10AM ESTReply to Comment
CrhistophThey managed something like that when Dwight was interviewing potential employees and he ultimately that we was different to all the friends and family he invited for the role (I forget the episode name).
This seems like it went in the total other direction though and there wasn't enough there to carry this episode, never mind a season.March 15, 2013 at 10:26AM EST
forgGiven how ALL of NBC's sitcoms is nowhere near The Office's ratings (even if that show is waayyy down this season it STILL is NBC's top rated sitcom) I was very surprised that NBC passed on The Farm considering it's the easy choice to have on the schedule so I thought the pilot must have been really that bad that eve NBC in this dire ratings situation just couldn't give it a goMarch 15, 2013 at 10:13AM ESTReply to Comment
bjsspGiven the network's problems and the number of pilots it ordered, it seems as though they are ready to clean house. Not that a spin off of this show couldn't have been marketed as new, but NBC also seems to want to go in new, supposedly broader direction, and a kind of hold over like this might make that more difficult.
Of course, Parks is supposedly safe, so...March 15, 2013 at 10:36AM EST
forgOf course Parks is safe, it can't be the 9 PM show though because it struggles to get a 2.0 but of all NBC's sitcoms it's the safest of them all and ahead of them.
They have that Michael J Fox sitcom which could likely be their best to be the standard bearer of their comedy blockMarch 15, 2013 at 10:40AM EST
I don't think it's clear that it's safe. Creatively, it deserves another season, but it's ratings, while far from the worst NBC has, aren't great or even close to it. The problem is, NBC's schedule is in such a rut that they need to do something drastic, and that might involve wiping the entire slate clean. I don't expect them to go that far, but I do expect a lot of shows to be canceled and it wouldn't surprise me if they were really brutal and renewed just one or two shows for limited runs.
And they really, really need to use that Michael J. Fox show to their advantage. Supposedly, they made him promises about scheduling and marketing, so this suggestion might be moot, but if not, I think NBC would be dumb to put it on Thursdays. Tuesdays would be much better, because it could dominate the night and then, in a season or two, NBC could begin to ship comedies back to Thursdays.March 15, 2013 at 10:56AM EST
forgYeah Tuesdays for the Michael J Fox sitcom would be great especially if they'll have a The Voice lead in but still I have a feeling NBC will still stick with Thu comedy block. Let's see, it's interesting what's NBC next move is now that The Office is endingMarch 15, 2013 at 11:28AM EST
Mike B. (guest)Did you just say he was milking a cow?March 15, 2013 at 10:15AM ESTReply to Comment
JREinATLAnybody know what was with the random tag of Packer giving cupcakes to Jim and Daryl? The scene just ended abruptly and didn't seem to go anywhere or have any purpose.March 15, 2013 at 10:17AM ESTReply to Comment
JohnI think it was pretty clearly implied that the cupcakes were laced just like the ones in Scranton.March 15, 2013 at 10:30AM EST
JREinATLWell, yeah, clearly they were laced. But so what? That joke already played out in Scranton, and there's no reason to think that giving them to Jim and Daryl would have some especially hilarious outcome left for our imaginations. I just have a hard time seeing why it wasn't left on the cutting room floor (in favor of, say, 30 more seconds of the Schrute Family Jug Band).March 15, 2013 at 10:45AM EST
JohnI didn't think it was particularly funny, but I think the intention was: we have information these two don't, so funny, and Todd's smirk at the camera was the "punchline". I don't know, I think this episode had far more issues than a throwaway tag.March 15, 2013 at 10:59AM EST
DustinThey're setting up Jim and Daryl's exit from Philly. They'll get stoned, get fired and go back to DM.March 15, 2013 at 11:35AM EST
JREinATL@Dustin - That was the best explanation that I could think of, but if so, I'm surprised that they didn't take 2 seconds for one of the other Athlead guys to pop in and say, "Hey, don't forget we have an Important Meeting with Enormous Superstar, and if it doesn't go well, we're bankrupt!"
Which kind of brings up my biggest structural gripe -- we left off last time with Pam telling Jim she's happy just the way things are in Scranton, and that was left totally unresolved in favor of a detour to the Farm that could happen anytime.March 15, 2013 at 11:40AM EST
Col Bat GuanoGiven that The Farm was filmed back in August and the Packer stuff just recently to fill the time that was edited out, I'm sure they went with generic material that could fit in without worrying about continuity. Which was another problem with this episode.March 15, 2013 at 1:06PM EST
basilfawltyJim and Daryl don't get fired. Jim is meeting Ryan Howard in the next episode.The whole Todd Packer segment was a misfire from beginning to end.March 18, 2013 at 9:39PM EST
D-Man (guest)I liked the episode a lot more than I thought I would and saw potential for a show I would watch regularly. I thought Dwight's siblings played well of of Rainn Wilson and I also looked forward to a world in which Dwight was the sane one.March 15, 2013 at 10:19AM ESTReply to Comment
goofusi liked this episode too. suprised it got such negative reviews.March 16, 2013 at 10:33PM EST
KathrynI'm with you guys, too. I'm a total sucker for Dwight and for glimpses into the private lives of my favorite characters. Maybe since Dwight's life as a beet farmer would go from interesting/quirky side-story to the focus then it would become less exciting to me...but I honestly enjoyed the episode and was sad to see that the spin-off was passed up. Obviously other people feel differently, but that's totally fine. My opinion isn't going to change what's already been decided.April 29, 2013 at 5:55PM EST
MikeNJDI agree with you completely. I will say, though, Mose Schrute is never not funny.March 15, 2013 at 10:23AM ESTReply to Comment
Col Bat GuanoI think Alan nailed it with the observation that Dwight's farm and family made for nice one off jokes in The Office, but could never be sustained as stand alone concepts. Multiple episodes of that forced weirdness would have gotten old real quick.
Also, how does Todd Packer get any sort of cordial welcome in that office now? He treated those people horribly when he has the protection of being a top salesman and Michal's "friend", but now he is just some annoying jackass that showed up in the office. He should have been tarred and feathered before he even started handing out the cupcakes. His comments to Pam alone were worthy of the Aunt Shirley in the coffin treatment.March 15, 2013 at 11:11AM EST
Jerry@Col Bat...that's exactly right. It's the reason James Spader was so hilarious in the finale of the Michael Scott farewell season, but then didn't work at all once he became a regular. As a one off joke, that character is hysterical. As a recurring character in the "real world" of the show, he needs to be toned down, otherwise you can't develop him as an actual person. And what little they did to develop that character didn't work at all anyway.March 15, 2013 at 4:22PM EST
HedyCould have sworn I saw another one on "Person of Interest" a couple of weeks ago with Sarah Shahi. Wasn't bad, but it seemed very out of place.March 15, 2013 at 10:30AM ESTReply to Comment
Ken (guest)I laughed pretty hard at the shotgun blasts, actually, but agree completely that the overall concept here is lacking.March 15, 2013 at 11:02AM ESTReply to Comment
chris (guest)Didn't think it was horrid, but it wasn't particularly funny. It FELT like a shoe-horned pilot, and for a show I probably wouldn't get into on a week-by-week basis. But as a one-off, it held my interest enough and I'll admit that I laughed when Dwight blew a shotgun blast into his aunt.
The DM stuff was largely just bland and forgettable--probably because it was thrown in at the last minute. I've never cared for Packer and I don't think the fallout of the laced cupcakes was as good of a payoff as I wanted--although I did giggle at Andy and Kevin's antics, and it was the first time I felt any feeling other than loathing for Ed Helms this entire season.
Also, is it safe to assume we're done with Pam/Brian?March 15, 2013 at 11:09AM ESTReply to Comment
Dezbot (guest)Right call. That was painful (although I did find the Packer stuff amusing).March 15, 2013 at 11:14AM ESTReply to Comment
JKO (guest)The episode was awful, but the song about the aluminum and the cinnamon? CAtchiest damn thing I've ever heard.March 15, 2013 at 11:37AM ESTReply to Comment
sepinwallThat's "Sons and Daughters," by The Decemberists. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5H8DwJI0uAMarch 15, 2013 at 1:26PM EST
RobinThe song is by The Decemberists. It (and most everything else they do) is great.March 15, 2013 at 1:32PM EST
ThatMatthewWhile I love that song, it seemed odd that the Schrute family and the other country folk would be fans of The Decemberists and choose to sing that song, rather than a "traditional" bluegrass or country song.March 19, 2013 at 12:51PM EST
MilesI told my wife at the end of the episode about it being created as a spin off to a Schrute Farm show. Her reply: "Oh no!" I quickly reassured her that it wasn't picked up.March 15, 2013 at 12:05PM ESTReply to Comment
BigTed (guest)I actually enjoyed the "farm" segments a lot more than the Dunder-Mifflin part, but that just shows how annoying "The Office" has become in general. And I'm not sure the spin-off wouldn't have worked. But as nice as it was to see Majandra Delfino, her character -- a beautiful, spunky single mother with artistic ambitions -- seemed to be taken from another show. (In fact, you could find virtually the same character on "The New Normal" and "Ben and Kate," to name just two.)March 15, 2013 at 1:05PM ESTReply to Comment
Agent M (guest)Won't miss it. Didn't mind so much that was a cross between Green Acres and Newhart (plus a touch of Petticoat Junction with the girls in the back of the pickup.) But it felt unnecessary. Not what NBC needs to rebuild.March 15, 2013 at 3:54PM ESTReply to Comment
jizzmo2003 (guest)I can summarize in two words: After MASHMarch 15, 2013 at 4:41PM ESTReply to Comment
saulocclAs you all can see by my avatar, I really enjoy Rainn Wilson's Dwight. I had really high hopes for this episode, but now I agree how bad this spin-off idea is.
The highlight for me was Badger. That Matt Jones guy needs to have his own series ASAP. Dude is hilarious!March 15, 2013 at 6:23PM ESTReply to Comment
Jaxemer11Hated it. One of the worst episodes of The Office ever.March 16, 2013 at 12:53AM ESTReply to Comment
basilfawltyI agree, I thought the episode was appalling. It is easily the worst episode of the series. I didn't think anything could be worse than S8, but this got the gold medal and did a lap of honor. If this was the pilot I can quite understand why the series was dropped. Dwight outside the office environment just doesn't work. The editing was clumsy and amateurish probably to include the completely unconnected office segment. The writing was very bad, surprising considering who wrote the script. And why did Oscar go to the funeral and not Angela? And as the series has been cancelled why was it necessary to show the pilot at all? The office segment was only slightly better and I did not want to see Todd Packer again, a character I have always disliked. This shows the downside of the decision to bring back past characters. Sometimes it worked eg.Troy, but often it didn't eg. Packer, Roy, Robert California. The audience figures of 3.5 million were by far the lowest of the series. Will the producers ever learn? The final season started promisingly (except Roy's Wedding) but, with the introduction of Brian the creepy mic guy, the season turned to shit and plummeted in a downward spiral reaching its nadir with this episode. Fuck you Daniels!March 16, 2013 at 9:35AM EST
ed w (guest)Yeah a misfire, though the actress playing the sister was decent at what she was given to do.
If they have to spinoff someone, they should buy the rights to Outnumbered and make an American version built around Jim and Pam. Set a few years later in their lives.March 16, 2013 at 1:10PM ESTReply to Comment
FrankP (guest)I've spent years enjoying the one thing about The Office; which remains consistent throughout the seasons.. its consistency to wacky-ness. True fans tune in to watch their balance between todays day-to-day syndromes and the comedic interpretations of what we'd like to see of those epidemics. Its kept me a fan all these years..March 17, 2013 at 6:56AM ESTReply to Comment
Brian (guest)A little off topic, but Steve Carell did the rounds at ESPN this past week to promote his new movie. He was asked during an online chat about coming back for the finale of the Office. He responded, "No. I feel that Michael Scott would go back to visit all of his friends but not on camera. He has a life beyond Dunder Miflin and I think found true happiness."
I have to say, I was surprised at how disappointed this made me. It would feel weird not to have Michael Scott at least make a short appearance in the finale.March 17, 2013 at 4:02PM ESTReply to Comment
sepinwallCarell has said this several times, as has Greg Daniels. And the series finale wrapped last night.
I would assume we're going to see a lot of Michael footage when the documentary premieres (which was promised a few episodes ago), so he'll still be present near the end, even if Carell didn't film new material.March 17, 2013 at 4:59PM EST
BrianAny chance you think its a smoke screen by Carell/Daniels, and Michael actually makes a brief appearance?March 18, 2013 at 12:35PM EST
basilfawltyNo its not a smoke screen. Steve, Greg Daniels and the head of NBC have all said that Michael would not come back. Steve is absolutely right in what he said in the interview, Michael wouldn't want to appear on camera again. Its a part of his life that's over.March 18, 2013 at 9:33PM EST
chasi think they are so completely wrong that michael scott wouldnt want to be back on camera. i think michael scott would come around just for camera time when he makes visits to scranton to see his mom.
BUT, i'm glad they arent bringing him back for the finale. he said his goodbyes and had a great sendoff. no need to re-visit that.March 19, 2013 at 10:25AM EST
Col Bat GuanoYeah, there was no evidence that Michael was sick of the cameras when he left. His departure was because of Holly, which was an excellent resolution to his story.March 19, 2013 at 11:39AM EST
basilfawltyI am puzzled by the premiere of the Office documentary. It means that for the past 8-9 years it hasn't been shown on TV once which is clearly ridiculous. In reality, as a TV series, it would be shown annually or bi-annually. But I discounted the whole documentary idea back in S1. It worked perfectly in the UK series as 80% of the series took place in the office. But in the US series, for everything that took place in the series there was a camera present which is just absurd. Plus the camera crew would have to be huge. I may be wrong but the documentary is being shown as 1 program. 9 years edited into one program! And the final episode sounds like an extended clips show.March 18, 2013 at 9:53PM ESTReply to Comment
Lisa JaneI totally agree. I watch the Bravo channel and a lot of their reality shows, and a lot of the people on the Bravo shows have all become big stars oddly enough. If there were an Office documentary all of the Dunder Mifflin people would be stars by now, too- with Paparazzi following them around and spin off realty shows. What kind of production company has money to spend for 8 to 9 years of filming? The documentary would be so pointless and boring, too. It makes no sense whatsoever.March 20, 2013 at 5:02PM EST
Bob (guest)The Todd Packer character returns, but it's unlikely that Michael Scott will. What's wrong with this picture?
Though Steve Carell will probably not return in real time, maybe they will have some sort of flashback. And, isn't it unusual that no one ever brings up his name, considering he worked there for 20 years?March 20, 2013 at 5:14PM ESTReply to Comment
sepinwallThey brought up his name a couple of episodes ago, when Pam interviewed in Philly with the company managed by Bob Odenkirk.March 20, 2013 at 5:20PM EST
basilfawltyTodd Packer was a minor character and is returning as are many other minor characters for the final season. Many sources including Steve Carrel have said repeatedly that Michael will not be returning. But as the final episode is showing clips from the documentary, ie the show, you no doubt will be seeing Michael then. My previous boss was with us for 25 years and we don't talk about him.March 20, 2013 at 7:31PM EST
mwilhe01The episode prior to this one, Moving On, was PAINFUL to watch; they are just trying way too hard. I actually had to stop watching it after the 30 minute mark and just deleted it from my DVR. I briefly canceled the series after that episode but I decided I could stick it out for the handful of episodes remaining.
There were definite moments within The Farm that made me remember why I used to love this show but I think everyone involved is going to look back in a few years and regret not calling it quits when Steve Carrell left the show. I don't think I'm in the minority with this opinion.
Oh NBC...what is your Fall lineup going to look like??March 28, 2013 at 3:59PM ESTReply to Comment
az (guest)I liked it when Pam and Roy were together, why did they leave Roy out of the reunion?May 17, 2013 at 2:12PM ESTReply to Comment


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by John Jamieson (and anonymous delivery skipper) on 16 Apr 2012
Keep the romance in sailing with ten practical tips. .. .
Cruising sailing is not all about electronic gear, navigation, even sail plans...and the sailing won't go on being romantic unless backed up with practicality. These common sense tips come from a delivery sailor, who, like a cruising sailor, is not backward about wanting the magic of sailing without stress. The tips have developed over many years of passage sailing.
If you sail offshore or along the coast, there are certain pieces of sailing gear or techniques that will make your sailing easier. I want to pass along to you ten things that I discovered that can make a big difference in comfort and sailing safety for you and your sailing crew.
1. Sailing Knife with Lanyard:
Wear a knife every moment you are aboard any boat--in a marina or an ocean! Attach a lanyard for superior security.
It continues to baffle me that many sailors will step aboard a boat without the proper sailing gear attached to their person.
Make the simple sailing knife with lanyard a 'must have'.
Loop it through your belt before you set foot on any cruising or racing sailboat - in a marina, lake, bay, river, or ocean!
It has a hundred uses aboard any boat...
And could save your life if you fall over the side with a line or sheet wrapped around your foot!
2. Quick Drying Sailing Shorts:
'I need help right now!' came the call from the cockpit early one morning. The boat was heeled like a drunken sailor, flattened by a powerful squall. We grabbed our foul weather jackets and dashed up the companionway to the cockpit. We needed to get the furling Genoa and mainsail reefed. By the time we were done, our sailing shorts were soaked.
Now, if you are anything like me, I love my sailing shorts. But they're cotton, which retains water. The better sailing shorts are made of lighter weight synthetics that dry faster and help keep moisture away from your skin.
Carry the cotton for dry days, but pitch in a few synthetic shorts with belt loops (to hold your knife) too. You will stay dryer and more comfortable when the wet stuff comes your way.
3. Sailing Shoes with Traction:
Purchase shoes that will grip a morning-dew or spray coated deck. And will dry fast when soaked. Nothing quite makes a sailor as miserable as feet encased in wet shoes. Save money with a top brand sports shoe with synthetic uppers and superior traction soles.
4. Long Sleeve Summer-weight Shirts:
SPF 30 long-sleeve summer shirts? You bet. The newer line of microfiber synthetics has come a long way with material that's super lightweight, wicks sweat from your skin, covers your arms for protection, and looks good enough to hit the yacht club bar.
Columbia makes a great long-sleeve shirt that's perfect for sailing. It was tested on several hot, sultry days with heat indexes over 100 degrees and kept us cool and comfortable.
5. Full Finger Sailing Gloves:
Wear sailing gloves that cover all except the ends of your fingertips. These offer great protection against 'rope burn'.
Unless you are one of those fortunate sailors that spend lots of time at sea, or racing or cruising inland waters, you will need to contend with soft hands. Sailing involves handling lots of sailing rope from halyards to sheets to anchor line.
And without protection, you can get a nasty condition known as 'rope burn'. The skin sears away from the insides of your fingers as if grated by a cheese-grater.
Protect yourself with a full finger (also called 3/4 finger) sailing gloves. These cover all except the tips of your fingers and give you good protection on any size cruising or racing sailboat.
6. Hands-free Headband Light:
Need to check or work on your diesel engine after dark? Or check the set of the Genoa while on watch? Or make a log entry and plot a GPS fix on the mid-watch without waking the tired sailing crew? Enter the wondrous headband light.
Go to any camping or sports department store or section in a super store like Walmart, and you can pick up a battery operated LED headband light for just a few dollars. Make sure it has a red filter toggle switch to keep your night vision in tact. These lights are reliable, water resistant, and have long battery life.
7. Quick Energy Pre-bagged Snacks:
Expect your crew--and yourself--not to be feeling 100% the first 48 hours or so underway. After all, we are land beings, not sea creatures. Veterans and novices alike experience different levels of mal-de-mar at the onset of a voyage.
Before you cast off, make up several small bags of high energy snacks full of dried fruit, seeds, nuts along with a few bags of bite-sized high energy meat products like jerky.
This will provide plenty of nourishment for long watches, high energy for sail changes or winch grinding, and keep you clear of the cabin to lessen the effects of the seasick blues.
Harnesses and jacklines should use bale operated clips. These can be opened and closed with one hand (yellow arrow), allowing you to hold on with the other. Test bales to make sure they snap back in place when released.
8. Safety Tethers and Jacklines with Secure Clips:
Would you trust your life to a tether? These four to six foot pieces of sailing rope or webbing attach to your safety harness.
In rough weather, you use the clip on the the end of the tether to hook on to the jackline (a long piece of line or webbing that runs from bow to stern).
The combination of tether and jackline keeps you attached to a heeling, pitching deck if you need to go forward to reef the mainsail, repair a jammed furling drum line, or change out a headsail.
Always test the clip integrity on your harness and the jackline (see illustration). After many years of use, the bale mechanism can fail to close all the way.
On this delivery, we found two harnesses with failed bales that allowed the clip to stay opened when released. 'Trust but verify' all sailing safety gear--before you use it!
9. Inflatable PFD with Integrated Harness:
Spend the extra money for an Inflatable harness with the sailing harness built in to the vest. Make sure the harness has oversized, super strong D-rings. An integrated harness means you won't need to wear a separate sailing harness in addition to your life vest.
Before you buy, test the vest for comfort and fit. Squat down (as if grinding on a halyard or sheet winch), raise your hands above your head (as if hauling down the mainsail for reefing). If you like how your vest fits, you won't mind wearing it in any type of sailing weather.
10. Microfiber Watch Caps:
Even during the brutal heat of summer, evenings and nights at sea can be cooler than you ever expected. Squalls or showers can add to the discomfort, even in full foul weather gear. A close fitting watch cap can make the difference in comfort and warmth.
Select one of the lightweight, microfiber variety, like those made by Under Armour. They will keep you warm, wick away sweat from the scalp, provide comfort when wet, and dry super fast.
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This small, plainly outfitted restaurant in Amherst's Burlington Plaza offers one of the broadest menu of Vietnamese dishes in Western New York.
Most of them will be familiar to fans of Vietnamese cuisine, but Pho Saigon's offerings might expand your horizons. If you've been looking for frog legs, catfish steaks or quail, stop by. It's a casual place, no tablecloths and paper napkins, but it's reasonably priced enough to order an extra dish for the table to explore.
Appetizers include the usual fresh spring rolls, with rice paper wrapped around noodles, bean sprouts and herbs ($2), and fried Vietnamese egg rolls ($2). We tried egg rolls and found them decent but not as crispy as our favorite version, at 99 Fast Food on Bailey Avenue. The filling of dried shrimp, pork, cabbage and onion was mushier, too.
But another appetizer, the unfortunately named Grilled Pork Paste ($2.50), was a hit at our table. It's a hotdog-shaped piece of finely textured seasoned meat that looked like it had been dropped in a deep fryer, not grilled. Still, wrapped in a bit of accompanying lettuce and dipped in sweetened nuoc cham fish sauce, it was like an exotic skinless frankfurter.
Other appetizers include the Vietnamese Pancake, a rice flour crepe loaded with shrimp, pork, bean sprouts and more ($8.75). The House Special Wings ($6) were satisfyingly crispy from a toss in flour, salt and pepper before frying, then getting stir-fried a touch more in a wok with more spices, onions and green bell peppers. The vegetables added another dimension of crunch and vitamins to the dish.
There's a swath of Thai dishes on the menu, like tom yum soup, grilled beef salad and coconut curries, as well as Japanese, teriyaki dishes such as Shrimp Teriyaki ($9.49). It was shrimp, broccoli, green pepper, onion and bean sprouts in sweet garlicky ginger sauce, pleasing except for a dearth of shrimp.
Another Thai-leaning stir-fry dish we tried was Sweet and Sour Basil with Tofu ($7.25). The cubed soybean curd was fried first, giving it more texture before it was tumbled with sweet soy, broccoli, zucchini, tomato and licorice-tinged Thai basil.
One of my kids' favorite Vietnamese dishes is the grilled pork on rice at 99 Fast Food. The closest we could come on Pho Saigon's menu was the Grilled Pork Chop on Rice ($7.25). It's a plate of rice topped with thinly sliced pork chops that have been marinated and grilled, topped with fried scallions and joined by a few cucumber slices. It was tasty but chewier than 99's.
The rice plates include Chicken with Pepper-Lemongrass ($7.49), which was enjoyable on a prior visit. "Bun" dishes, stuff tossed with herbs, rice noodles and crushed peanuts, are also here in abundance. The Grilled Pork, Shrimp and Egg roll ($9.25) offered a satisfying variety of tastes and textures in a relatively light dish.
Of course, no Vietnamese place would be found without pho, the national dish of beef broth, rice noodles and various types of beef, augmented with fresh herbs and bean sprouts. It's here ($6.99, $7.99) in multiple styles, including chicken, shrimp and meatball.
But on weekends, you can also order Bun Bo Hue ($7.99), another style of beef noodle soup with origins in Vietnam's former imperial city. Overall it's a heartier soup. The broth is brick-red, with chile, lemongrass and fried shallots adding heat and aroma. The noodles are thicker, more like spaghetti than pho noodles. Plentiful stewed beef and Vietnamese cold cuts were in the bowl too, and a plate of shredded cabbage and bean sprouts added crunch.
There's crispy duck ($15.95) and Peking duck ($15.95) on the specials list, Thai-style hotpot ($24.49 for two), and deep-fried whole fish. Another Vietnamese classic you won't see much around here was Catfish in Baked Bowl ($12.95), a caramel-braised, or "kho" dish.
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Service was not exactly swift, but adequate. It's not a big place, so a wave got our server's attention quickly.
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Located in Hall 11, some 30 Australian marine export businesses will be in Amsterdam to do business. These include; Austral Propellers, Adit Marine, Aqualuma Marine Lighting, Austral Propellers, Barniclerid, Barz Optics, Coursemaster Autopilots, Glowfast Marine, GME, Happy Captain, Hydrive Engineering, Kinetic, Marine OEM Supply, Marine Tech Industries Australia, Marine Tuft, Muir Winches, MultiPanel, Palm Plastics, PolyFlex Group, PowerDive, Raeline,
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Standard Communications is a privately owned Australian company established in 1959. Their Marine Division specialises in design and manufacture of a wide range of electronic products for both recreational and professional markets. Over the next twelve months, GME will introduce an exciting new series of innovative, cost effective marine electronic products, including 406 MHz, EPIRBs and PLBs, VHF Radio, Broadcast Radio, Antenna & Marine Stereo. These products, engineered to withstand not only the harsh marine environment, also meet stringent safety and type approval requirements of regulatory authorities around the globe. www.gme.net.au
At last, a boathook designed to make mooring a boat safe and simple. Not just a boathook, it's a whole new way of mooring, docking and caring for boats. The hook-end is specially designed to easily scoop a mooring line from a dock and deliver it back to the users hands. When fitted with the (provided) shuttle and mooring-leader rope, it will magically thread the rope through a dock cleat or mooring buoy ring.
It has a carbon fibre outer pole and it has no parts that can corrode. The trigger-controlled triple extension pole retracts to 1 meter (3ft 3 inches) for easy stowing and extends to near 3 meters (9 ft) for useful reach. It glows in the dark so that a user can find it at night, and it floats. It will not electrocute you if you use it (with the optional paint-roller adapter fitted to the pole) for painting round the house.
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HyDrive Engineering Australia, the largest manufacturer and exporter of hydraulic boat steering gear in the Southern Hemisphere, builds one of the widest ranges of precision-built, award-winning hydraulic boat steering equipment to suit outboards, stern drives, jets or inboard motors on boats from 5 metres to 80 metres. HyDrive also manufacture custom-made power-assisted, electro-hydraulic, and electronic steering systems to suit both leisure and commercial vessels over 100m. www.hydrive.com.au
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The Release & Retrieve Boatlatch system is an innovative product designed & assembled in South Australia from 316 marine grade stainless steel.
The product will suit most Aluminium, Fibreglass & wooden boats up to 9 metres. Used on charter boats, professional fishing boats, catamarans, pleasure craft, Government agencies such as Transport SA, Fisheries, Sea Rescue and the police.
The system has 2 major parts, the latch sits under the winch plate, the other on the bow .It's designed for drive on/off trailers & will release & retrieve your boat automatically, thus providing added safety, security, reduced ramp time & hence ramp rage. A MARRIAGE SAVER, for the skipper.
Ronstan, a manufacturer and distributor of quality sailboat deck hardware to suit yachts ranging from off-the-beach dinghies to mega-yachts.
The product range includes standard and custom solutions in blocks, traveller cars, rigging fittings and a comprehensive program of batten car systems. Ronstan has a dedicated custom product division providing fit out assistance, design and manufacturing.
Ronstan is an international company represented by distributors in over 40 countries world-wide. Their head office is located in Braeside, Victoria with other office locations including NSW, QLD, WA, Denmark, UK, Italy, and USA.
Ronstan has an Architectural Rigging System division that provides structural and aesthetic cable and rod solutions to the architectural market.
The Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show is an annual four-day event staged at Sanctuary Cove on Australia's Gold Coast. The Show displays a wide selection of marine products and services including superyachts, luxury power cruisers, power and sail multihulls, trailerable craft, kayaks, jet skis and watercraft plus engines, electronics, navigational gear and marine services. In 2013, the event will mark the milestone 25th anniversary and plans are well underway to celebrate past achievements and welcome the future.
SOS Marine is a DNV ISO9001 manufacturer of maritime safety equipment and is one of the few companies to purpose-design and manufacture safety and rescue equipment to suit marine work-place requirements. SOS lifejackets are certified to ISO 12402.
They provide specialised lifejackets and man-overboard for naval forces, maritime law enforcements and marine industry professionals as well as the leisure industry. SOS Marine supplies safety equipment to 12 Defence Forces worldwide.
Stebercraft Pty Ltd is not only one of Australia's major luxury boat builders; it is also one of the Pacific's best fibreglass commercial boat manufacturers.
Vessels range from 6m - 21 m LOA
Specialising in purpose built fibreglass boats, the wide range of highly successful proven Steber designs have been utilised for commercial fishing, diving and sightseeing charter, police, patrol and rescue operations, paramilitary, utility, and professional sport and game fishing work.
Stebercraft take pride in delivering vessels with high performance, reliable operation and easy maintenance which are a pleasure to own and operate.
Superior Jetties is a Queensland based manufacturer of a variety of marine berthing systems and operates in the commercial and domestic sectors internationally.
Marina systems include Super Elite, Elite, Capri and UMD. Superior also offers a large range of accessories in addition to Hydrolift Boatlifts, boat ramp pontoons and jet ski docks.
Superior Jetties has undertaken many significant commercial and government projects around the world inclusive of marinas, jetties, ferry terminals, piling and resort aquatic areas.
The Superior Plastech division of the group manufactures custom plastic products such as marine bollard Lightowers, tanks, seats, dock boxes and other custom fittings for marinas and vessels.
TMQ International Pty Ltd is a manufacturer and distributor of marine equipment, based in Brisbane, QLD Australia. They have been designing and manufacturing their own range of Autopilots and accessories for over 30 years.
TMQ's C-Plot leads the way in providing a powerful computer based chart plotter, easily installed onto a standard PC or laptop.
Development is on-going using the most up to date methods and is now compatible with the latest C-Map Max Pro database.
Magnum Top Gear is an Australian owned manufacturer of Marine Products.
We have been in business for 45 years.
Our Sydney site manufactures a wide range of products such as heavy duty cutting compound pastes for repairing and refinishing, medium and fine cutting and buffing compounds for polishing, Waxes and glazes for surface protection, Metal cleaners and polishes for stainless steel and aluminium.
Magnum Top Gear also manufactures teak washes, teak brighteners and teak sealers.
Magnum Top Gear has developed a gel coat rejuvenation system that comes in a complete kit.
This system has a 2 part cleaning stage and will thoroughly remove contaminants including many causes of gel coat yellowing.
High Performance fully CNC machined Propellers and shaftline packages. VEEM specializes in the supply of high performance propulsion system packages. Advanced CNC machining of propellers up to 78'. High manufacturing capacity with short lead times to suit OEM boat builders.
VuPlex Group Pty. Ltd. have been manufacturing VuPlex since 2008 and have established VuPlex firmly in the Australian market.
VuPlex is a highly effective and easy to use Plastic cleaning & protective product ideal for the marine environment. VuPlex will keep all the marine craft plastics clean and protected, and if already damaged VuPlex can revive cloudy milky clears to a near new look, by leaving a fine layer of hard wearing product which will help protect from further damage. Vuplex has recommendation letters from leading Australian leisure vessel & vehicle manufacturers.
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v. an·tic·i·pat·ed, an·tic·i·pat·ing, an·tic·i·pates
a. To see as a probable occurrence; expect: We hadn't anticipated the crowds at the zoo. I anticipated that you might be in a hurry.
b. To think of (a future event) with pleasure; look forward to: She anticipated a pleasant hike in the country.
a. To deal with beforehand; act so as to mitigate, nullify, or prevent: We anticipated the storm by boarding up the windows. See Synonyms at expect.
b. To react to (someone) abruptly, especially to prevent someone from continuing or progressing: "Immediately he regretted his words and started to add: 'I didn't know you lived out this way.' But Bloekman anticipated him by asking pleasantly: 'So how's your wife?'" (F. Scott Fitzgerald).
3. To serve as a forerunner to or previous indication of: Her research in the previous decade anticipated these findings.
4. To use in advance, as income not yet available.
5. To pay (a debt) before it is due.
To think, speak, or write about a matter in advance.
[Latin anticipāre, anticipāt-, to take before : ante-, ante- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]
an·tic′i·pat′a·ble adj.
an·tic′i·pa′tor n.
an·tic′i·pa·to′ry (-pə-tôr′ē) adj.
Usage Note: Many usage commentators have insisted that the verb anticipate be restricted in its use to mean only "to deal with in advance, forestall" (as in We anticipated the storm by boarding up the windows). This tradition frowns on usages that mean "expect or look forward to" as unlicensed. But in our 2002 survey, 87 percent of the Panel approved of anticipate with this meaning in the sentence He is anticipating a visit from his son. This represents a substantial increase over the 62 percent in our 1964 survey. Even when the event being anticipated is expressly stated to be positive, the Panel overwhelmingly approves, with 81 percent accepting We are anticipating a pleasant hike in the country. Oddly enough, the Panel has less enthusiasm for the traditional "forestall" use, though a clear majority (57 percent) still accepted it in 2002 in the anticipated the storm example given above.
awaited, usually with excitement and impatience
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anticipated[ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd] adj (= awaited) → attendu(e)
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Sounding Out! Podcast #42: Listening in on Noisy Ghost 'Our Madonnas Our Nobodies'
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This week, Sounding Out! is happy to share a podcast on nostalgia, performance, and sound. Please join host, Eleanor Russell (Northwestern University), as she guides us through through the popular sounds of the 1980s and compares her sonically-mediated memories to the lived perspectives of her co-hosts André Callot (Independent Artist) and Eric Wenzel (Roosevelt University). How do we remember urban space through sonic media, and is their a potential to queer our memories of the decade by revisiting our shared media ouvré? No matter where you stand on the issue, we recommend that if you enjoyed this week's podcast you listen in on Eleanor's other work exploring performance and sound at Noisy Ghost.
Podcast host Eleanor Russell is a Ph.D student at Northwestern University in the Interdisciplinary Program in Theatre and Drama. Her research interests include sound studies, women's stand-up and performance art, and feminist epistemologies and phenomenologies. She is affiliated with the Critical Theory Cluster at Northwestern. MA in Theatre History and Criticism from Brooklyn College, BA Religious Studies from Grinnell College.
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