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Yet Another Tragic Case......
"Larry" wrote in message
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Chuck Gould wrote in news:0b23b105-
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Then there's the old "it's my life, I'll risk it" BS.
Unfortunately,
society doesn't work that way.
It does or we'd bust anyone's ass that was caught with beer or
wine or other booze not sealed away in the trunk.....just like we
do to CARS.
We'd **** on the boat dealers' feet by making them all take a
competency boat DRIVERS LICENSE test BEFORE we allowed them to
drive off in a 55 ton Hatteras with 1500 HP diesels. Just having
money isn't a competency test, but that's all we got now.
At least SOME of the drivers on the road don't do the really
stupid things boaters do, like driving drunk on booze, for fear
of losing that LICENSE TO DRIVE. I know lots of boaters who
drink and wouldn't do so if they lost that Boat Driver's License,
or stood a chance of losing it...
Of course, if we really cared, we'd say:
NO PFD....NO BOATING
But, a thousand yachties will come to that aid.
Larry
Larry, about 54% of the population is permanently stupid, and that will
never change. People in that category will never be able to tell the
difference between a day when they can keep the PFD nearby, and a day when
things are weird and they should be wearing one.
On a calm day in July, when it's 90 degrees, I doubt you wear a PFD.
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