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I was talking to a buddy earlier in a group text and he said basically that he doesn’t see a lot of threads he wants to join in on because most of it isn’t boating.

My response to that is and has always been “rdp is what you make of it”.

Meaning if you put up trip threads, build threads, offroad threads / boating threads and even family threads etc.. you will find the responses you will get are “in kind”.

This group is an amazing group of people.. It is a charitable group of people, an intelligent group of people, and yes a powerful group of people.

Use those attributes for good, brighten someone’s day, help someone out, or hell share a little bit of a good time with pics and stories for entertainment and to brighten someone’s day..

If you are on here for much other than that, you are on here for the wrong purposes..

Merry Christmas, I hope we can all share a little holiday spirit.. There are people on here dealing with struggles daily and I hear from them all the time how some of the threads really help when they are stuck in some frozen spot counting the ceiling tiles.. 😳

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It’s smartphones i think, previously people could stay positive, everything horrible in the world was out of sight out of mind, you wouldn’t hop on a desktop and search it out either….
 

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Great site Dave... far more than simply a boating thing. This is much broader than that; more of a lifetsyle site.

It is a community.. one that has done some amazing things for others over the years..

From fixing pops rv on the side of the road states away, to helping those down on their luck with employemebt.. housing.. more than I care to name off nor could I remember it all if I tried.

Fast boats, custom shit, loose women, and humanity.. that’s really All I’m looking for here.
 

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RDP is a great place to be and share with other, mostly like-minded people (at least with common interests). But life and the outside world is part of it and the way of the world is the way of this site and every other. The good and not so good here reflect where the world is today. Wish RDP could be isolated from it but, unfortunately, that's not possible. You guys do a great job trying and we all benefit from it
 

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What's so great about this forum is that I can come here and talk about last night's Supercross, read about how to customize my Jeep, how to fix a wiring, plumbing or framing problem on my house, bitch about the Assclown in the Whitehouse and even get info on my boat once on a while. If this place allowed porn it would be one stop shopping.
 

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RDP is a great place to be and share with other, mostly like-minded people (at least with common interests). But life and the outside world is part of it and the way of the world is the way of this site and every other. The good and not so good here reflect where the world is today. Wish RDP could be isolated from it but, unfortunately, that's not possible. You guys do a great job trying and we all benefit from it

well that isn’t necessarily true lol
 

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What's so great about this forum is that I can come here and talk about last night's Supercross, read about how to customize my Jeep, how to fix a wiring, plumbing or framing problem on my house, bitch about the Assclown in the Whitehouse and even get info on my boat once on a while. If this place allowed porn it would be one stop shopping.

Originally having porn on site caused problems.. main reason we don’t have it now is large corporations will flag the site and people won’t be able to access for work
 

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This is the only forum that I'd bend over backwards to help a member, if I could be of any help. Yeah, it may not be all about boating, but is a tight group of people and we have a lot in common. Hell, I just referred a local plumber that I know from here, and I know it will be done correctly
Merry Christmas to all my internet friends!
 

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Met a lot of great people from this site, some who have become big parts of my personal life offline. It's a solid community of mostly like-minded people who will give greatly to one another in many ways. From helping out in a natural disaster, to the RDP Express, breakdowns, sick kids, charity events, and even sending and receiving packages for one another...the people here are what make it great. Sprinkle in a bit of boating content and there's no better group of e-friends out there.

Mele Kalikimaka to all of you
 

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I have to agree with your buddy a little but it's all about your prospective. There's always an expert with 10 minutes of experience that waters down the advice of true professionals, there's always a member that has to play "devils advocate" and there's always a member that goes off topic for 10 pages. That being said I've met some great people, been screwed over by members buying items but helped a bunch too. There's members you just don't engage in and there's others I'll read every thread they start.

Plenty of great info once you sift through the BS and avoid the negative Nancys.
 

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I have to agree with your buddy a little but it's all about your prospective. There's always an expert with 10 minutes of experience that waters down the advice of true professionals, there's always a member that has to play "devils advocate" and there's always a member that goes off topic for 10 pages. That being said I've met some great people, been screwed over by members buying items but helped a bunch too. There's members you just don't engage in and there's others I'll read every thread they start.

Plenty of great info once you sift through the BS and avoid the negative Nancys.

Couldn't have said it better.

👍🏼
 

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Met great friends on here and received help when I needed it the most. The only thing that sux on here is people whining about content.

Been meaning to call you to pick your brain about “infinite banking”
 

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Met great friends on here and received help when I needed it the most. The only thing that sux on here is people whining about content.

Been meaning to call you to pick your brain about “infinite banking
I have to agree with your buddy a little but it's all about your prospective. There's always an expert with 10 minutes of experience that waters down the advice of true professionals, there's always a member that has to play "devils advocate" and there's always a member that goes off topic for 10 pages. That being said I've met some great people, been screwed over by members buying items but helped a bunch too. There's members you just don't engage in and there's others I'll read every thread they start.

Plenty of great info once you sift through the BS and avoid the negative Nancys.

If someone screws another member here purchasing something please feel free to let me know about it.. they won’t be a member very long
 

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Met a lot of great people from this site, some who have become big parts of my personal life offline. It's a solid community of mostly like-minded people who will give greatly to one another in many ways. From helping out in a natural disaster, to the RDP Express, breakdowns, sick kids, charity events, and even sending and receiving packages for one another...the people here are what make it great.

This is why I WAS active on RDP.
The constant “you’re wrong, I am right”, arguing to argue, not being able to see someone else’s POV then arguing that POV is wrong, is why I went inactive. While I still read threads every so often, RD’s message on negativity is why I stopped posting.

Hoping the negative BS settles down. Only time will tell.

Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas to all RDP members and their family’s.
Happy News Year.
 

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This is why I WAS active on RDP.
The constant “you’re wrong, I am right”, arguing to argue, not being able to see someone else’s POV then arguing that POV is wrong, is why I went inactive. While I still read threads every so often, RD’s message on negativity is why I stopped posting.

Hoping the negative BS settles down. Only time will tell.

Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas to all RDP members and their family’s.
Happy News Year.

There’s no negativity as long as you agree politically, what toys to buy and how to upgrade them, where to put your shopping cart, and whether or not Grads should be allowed to post on RDP. As long as we all think the same it’s all roses here. 👍
 

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I agree, it gets rough sometimes here overall, but all in all i personally have met lifelong friends, great people and learned so much here. The negative that goes on almost always just makes me laugh, as there’s a few that just don’t seem to be able to get along about anything.
The sky is blue mother fuckers, it’s that easy!
 

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Been meaning to call you to pick your brain about “infinite banking


If someone screws another member here purchasing something please feel free to let me know about it.. they won’t be a member very long
Infinite Banking doesn't happen over night, takes a bunch of money since ROI isn't what it used to be on these products like in the past... post up when you get advice. I'd bet your adviser would suggest policies on the kids since their "cost of Insurance" is next to nothing, then just overfund?

Short story, member sold me Alcoa's, claimed they came off his truck which he bought from "well-known member", I go mount tires and every wheel is cracked. Called him up and dude went MIA... expensive mistake on my part, chalk it up as a lesson learned. Didn't come on here and talk shit or cry about it.
 
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Infinite Banking doesn't happen over night, takes a bunch of money since ROI isn't what it used to be on these products like in the past... post up when you get advice. I'd bet your adviser would suggest policies on the kids since their "cost of Insurance" is next to nothing, then just overfund?

Short story, member sold me Alcoa's, claimed they came off his truck which he bought from "well-known member", I go mount tires and every wheel is cracked. Called him up and dude went MIA... expensive mistake on my part, chalk it up as a lesson learned. Didn't come on here and talk shit or cry about it.

Pm me a name
 
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Im older than dirt and twice as nasty but yet I enjoy this ragamuffin site, does that make me a bad person, naw !!!!!!!
I find that RDP is what you make of it Dave, I like it so cheers my bro, keep up the good work 🍺🍺🍺
NSF
 

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Infinite Banking doesn't happen over night, takes a bunch of money since ROI isn't what it used to be on these products like in the past... post up when you get advice. I'd bet your adviser would suggest policies on the kids since their "cost of Insurance" is next to nothing, then just overfund?

Short story, member sold me Alcoa's, claimed they came off his truck which he bought from "well-known member", I go mount tires and every wheel is cracked. Called him up and dude went MIA... expensive mistake on my part, chalk it up as a lesson learned. Didn't come on here and talk shit or cry about it.

This is true unless you have large chunks of money to put in, even than it takes time. Problem with kids is justifying any significant amount of death benefit and most carriers the parents to carry 1 1/2 times etc. It is common to use the healthiest spouse. The "infinite banking" stuff is really just wash loans and compounding interest.
 

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I've met lots of really cool and interesting people from this site and have plenty of stories. My best one was posting pics of my Dad's boat here and asking members to lookout for him after my mom passed away. He boated alone for a while. Many people would park next to him and strike up a conversation. Very cool IMO. Thank you
 

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I have been helped, I have helped. I have been on good sides of threads and been on bad sides of threads. I have made friends and have bought stuff over the years from members. I have been told I was wrong on a fix for something that I had already fixed. I have donated to many causes here. Like others have said RDP is what you make out of it. I have never put anyone on ignore on purpose(my fat fingers have though)
If your feelings get hurt easy this place might sometimes get to you.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to all you pricks!!😁🙃😁
 

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There’s no negativity as long as you agree politically, what toys to buy and how to upgrade them, where to put your shopping cart, and whether or not Grads should be allowed to post on RDP. As long as we all think the same it’s all roses here. 👍
I think in the spirit of Christmas giving, we should all conform by aligning our energies. 😇

All members United as one would allow Dave to impress all his friends, along with both current and future potential advertisers how well he's trained us in social media etiquette.
That RDP is a happy, positive place, a forum of Stepford Boaters. 🥳
Imagine if the entire world were like that and personally, I don't know why it can't be. 🥰
What's good for one, must be good for all. 🤝👏
 

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Originally having porn on site caused problems.. main reason we don’t have it now is large corporations will flag the site and people won’t be able to access for work
I had a resto boat on my web site called "Doggy style" (Two dogs literally ate the interior) Two of my Navy buddies couldnt acess the site , Govt flagged it as porn
 

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I think in the spirit of Christmas giving, we should all conform by aligning our energies. 😇

All members United as one would allow Dave to impress all his friends, along with both current and future potential advertisers how well he's trained us in social media etiquette.
That RDP is a happy, positive place, a forum of Stepford Boaters. 🥳
Imagine if the entire world were like that and personally, I don't know why it can't be. 🥰
What's good for one, must be good for all. 🤝👏
Ummmm. Unicorns and rainbows. Got it. 😂
 

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Does respectful disagreement still qualify as being positive ? I'm kinda feeling only Dave only wants full agreement and happy faced likes going forward 🤔 🥴

I didn't get that impression from Dave at all to be honest with you.

See how that works? 😉
 

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I think in the spirit of Christmas giving, we should all conform by aligning our energies. 😇

All members United as one would allow Dave to impress all his friends, along with both current and future potential advertisers how well he's trained us in social media etiquette.
That RDP is a happy, positive place, a forum of Stepford Boaters. 🥳
Imagine if the entire world were like that and personally, I don't know why it can't be. 🥰
What's good for one, must be good for all. 🤝👏

You are the reason I drink. 👀

I think you completely missed what I was saying..
 

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Does respectful disagreement still qualify as being positive ? I'm kinda feeling Dave only wants full agreement and happy faced likes going forward 🤔 🥴

I Just don’t see the need to be rude or disrespectful to people or launch crazy personal attacks over things like…. When a sxs is gonna be delivered? Or the fate of the housing market?

Hugs and kisses - Dave
 

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I Just don’t see the need to be rude or disrespectful to people or launch crazy personal attacks over things like…. When a sxs is gonna be delivered? Or the fate of the housing market?

Hugs and kisses - Dave

Do you really think I was being serious ? I can't imagine a more boring forum than what I was describing, assuming it was even remotely possible.

Thankfully, you can't blame me in either of those two threads, or I'm sure you'd be trying. ;)

😘 Back at ya and a Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family. I might not truly appreciate your belief in big ocean boats on Havasu, or your party shenanigan's, but I think you deserve a Huge Trophy for Father of the Year --- and with that I am being sincere. 👍
 
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