Sherwin Dubren wrote:
Armond Perretta wrote:
Sherwin Dubren wrote:

I think all U.S. boaters should boycott the Bahamas for at
least one year. These money hungry politicians are probably
pocketing the money. They should pay us to go over there and
spend our money in their shops, restaurants, etc. I think we
should also encourage the extension of this
boycott to cruise ships, and tell all our friends not to cruise to
the Bahamas. I will stay in the Florida Keys where I can deal
with the people and government.

I think the Bahaman government should charge whatever they can gat
away with. I don't remember anyone putting a gun to my head and
forcing me to buy my boat. If I want to use my boat to visit nice
places, it's gonna cost whatever it's gonna cost.

Mr. Deep Pockets,
It's people like you who ruin it for the rest of us boaters.
Just because one owns a boat, doesn't mean they have money to burn.
These Bahamians don't care about boater safety. Their lack of aids
to navigation is atrocious. They are just pirates dressed up in
business suits.

Yes, it's "people like me" all right. OK, that's settled.

"People like me" believe that a "right to enjoy" does not exist. I don't
recall seeing it in the US Constitution or elsewhere. If you want to sail
to a foreign country and enjoy the offerings of that country, you cannot
demand to do it for free, cheaply, or in some sort of subsidized manner. It
_may_ happen that this will be the case, but there is no _right_ to cheap.


Further, if you characterize your Bahamian hosts in the manner you have
above, it's unlikely that you will enjoy their company to any extent. I can
say with certainty that the Panamanians I call friends will not enjoy yours.

Sincerely,:

"People Like Old Armond Deep Pockets"

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