There Once Was a Man from Nantucket

I realize that I haven’t posted anything for a little while. This is NOT because I don’t have anything to say; after all, people that know me will tell you that I ALWAYS have something to say. The reason I haven’t posted is because this past week I have been preparing for the 21^st birthday, which was February 13, then I caught a cold from my daughter…

I am still not feeling the best, but thought that I should write something, anything. So, here goes.

There once was a man from Nantucket

Who found himself in a bucket

When asked how he got there

He said with a flair

‘I don’t know but I really should shuck it!’

 

I wonder why all the limericks that I know it is always a man from Nantucket. Is there something about Nantucket that makes those people special? Why not a man from Portland, or NYC, or even Boise? What is so special about Nantucket? Where is Nantucket?

 

I googled Nantucket and found out that the town of Nantucket is on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts. That explains a lot. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against anyone that lives in New England but I have found that certain people from certain states have an attitude of being better than anyone else. Massachusetts is one of the first thirteen colonies and they do think that they are better than anyone, unlike the people from Portland, Maine that are some of the most helpful, friendly people in the country.

 

I have a sister that lives in Connecticut, she likes it there. I think that Connecticut is far too close to New York City for me. Which brings me to the state of New York which is not all NYC like most people think. Don’t tell me that when you hear someone say, “New York,” you don’t think New York City… I know better than that. New York, the state, is huge and is a beautiful state, as long as you are, as they say, UPSTATE. Upstate New York encompasses towns like Albany, Schenectady, Syracuse, Buffalo and several others that are MUCH better to visit than New York City.

 

You may be wondering how I would know anything at all about New England. Well, I am a truck driver. I used to drive over the road so I have been in every state in the continental United States. Kinda like that song “I Been Everywhere.” The worst part of that is even though I have been in all the lower 48, there are very few of them that I spent any time in. That is one of the downfalls of commercial driving… no time to enjoy the travelling.

 

Wow, once again I get on the soapbox and forget what I’m talking about and go off on a tangent to places unknown. I started out with Nantucket. What I found out was this: Nantucket is 30 miles south of Cape Cod, 105.3 square miles; elevation is 30 feet above sea level and has a population of a little over 10,000. I did happen to see that there are at least 71 things to do in Nantucket (which beats the crap out of the four things that you can do in Chariton, Iowa). Since it is an island you are surrounded by water that is really cold (after all, the North Atlantic isn’t known for being the best swimming temp) and in the winter you get those Nor’Easters that will make you wish you were in Juneau.

 

So, I really don’t see what is so special about Nantucket that all those limericks have to have some guy that is from there. Maybe it isn’t so much that the guy LIVES in Nantucket but that he USED to live there and he left because it wasn’t the best place to be. If you look at them they do always say, “a man FROM Nantucket” not ‘living in Nantucket.” Maybe he now lives in Boise, Glenwood Springs or even Orlando. I would choose Orlando, much warmer and no snow.