On 18/06/2010 5:02 AM, *e#c wrote:
On Jun 17, 10:21 pm, wrote:
Well, just got back in from the lake. Came back in to the slip at
sundown, and since our slip is on the edge of the docks with a nice
view, we just sat there a while enjoying the view and water.

After about 40 minutes, I see a boat headed inward to the marina...
with nothing to show but the white anchor light. No red or green
markers up front. I walked aft and waited.

The guys are in a center console, 20+ footer, T-top, nice boat. After
he's come down off plane at the no wakes and has idled up behind me, I
holler,"Hey! Do you know your red and green bow markers are out?"

Silence, then a "Huh?"

I repeat my statement. Then comes back, "Yeah, I know. We just went
out for a little while."

Me: "Just wanted to make sure you know, so you can fix them!"

Silence. Idiots.

Another reason Canada now has MANDATORY Licensing for Boaters, and
Cops on the water to enforce it. Idiots like you witnessed, are an
accident waiting to happen.

It is not really a license, it is a card hat says you took a basic course.

http://www.boaterexam.com

I think many US states do exactly the same thing.

Good thing about the lakes I tend go to, there are often enough hazards
that fools don't bother you for long.

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The bigger government gets, the more it tends to rule out common sense.