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True and their hard labors make a lot of things possible, for themselves
and others. Good point. Yes, both from the perspective of scraping by with enough extra to enjoy boating and the sweat of their labors being enough profit margin for "the man". The trick is ending up as "the man". A feat not easily accomplished. That depends on how they go boating. A lot of people enjoy being the objects of attention, so they get very loud flashy boats and operate in such a way that they interfere with other people's enjoyment. Other people have short attention spans and little tolerance for following procedure. Both of these groups of people should be in a video game parlor, not out on the water. We'd all be happier & safer. Ah so now we get to the crux of the issue. I say bull****. You're basically crowing some sort of elitist nonsense. What of the sailor that thinks it's a good idea to try going in/out of Ego Alley whilst undersail? Or tries playing the sailboat "right of way" game in any number of other plainly stupid situations? These folks are likewise a menance, but hey at least they're out there boating. Live and let live. Willingness to engage in what you find enjoyable doesn't equate with intelligence. Sure it does. Which group has the higher IQ, on average: NASCAR fans or chess players? Of course, this doesn't prove that any individual chess player is necessarily smarter (or better looking, or richer) than any individual NASCAR fan. IQ has nothing to do with boating, power or otherwise. I know plenty of both types of boaters and IQ swings the gamut across them. Nor does it make any sense to try reaching for some sort of insult regarding NASCAR fans (but one DOES have to wonder sometimes...) You're basically chanting the same, tired elitist nonsense sailors have tried using for years. Fortunately the powerboaters can simply throttle up and leave that behind. -Bill Kearney |
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