Doug,
I'd have done it different, after the first time I'd have asked her not
to shine the light because it also blinded me. I'd have thanked her for her
effort and consideration for trying to help.
Paul

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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I believe it. I stayed at an Adirondacks resort this summer, and anytime I
came back to the dock after night fishing, one particular meat head would
come out to the dock to "help" me by shining one of those zillion
candlepower flashlights at my boat. Of course, by the time the beam goes
100', it's 10' wide AT LEAST, meaning it was shining right into my eyes.
After two nights of this, I politely yelled "turn off that f__king light,
please!" Would you believe she asked me why, after the boat was tied up?
And
this was a 65 year old woman with a boat of her own.

"DaveH" wrote in message
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You should hear some of the incompotent nonsense that happens here on
the
Chesapeake. Recently I heard an exchange between a tow-boat operator,
and
some guy who'd piloted his boat up onto some rocks, about 2AM. The
tow-boat
guy told the boater to attach the tow-hook to the D-ring on his transom.
The boater asked for help locating his transom. Then the tow-dude told
Mr.
Stranded to shine his light where the tow-hook was attached to the boat.
Then, he said "Don't shine the light on me, shine it where the line is
attached to YOUR boat." I kid you not.