I would have thought the proper response to the leaking boat the FIRST
time it was discovered to pollute the river, several times ago, would
have been to simply put a big sheet of plastic UNDER the boat
suspended on its lift that would catch any oil dripping or drizzling
from it and order the owner to get a mechanic to fix it. Then, once
fixed, the "plastic inspector" would come inspect that, in fact, the
damned leak had been fixed before removing the plastic catcher from
the boat and allowing it to be freed up, again........in lieu of the
lawyers and court and fines and that stuff....solving the problem on a
more permanent basis.

Refusing that in, say, 10 days, CG should have confiscated the boat to
pay for the cleanup contractor, also solving the problem.....and
giving its owner incentive to get that mechanic down here, TODAY.

Silly me. I thought someone cared about the environment. I confused
them with people trying to protect the sun from my old R-12 air
conditioner in the '73 Mercedes 220D.



Larry W4CSC

"Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!"