Yikes...is this true?
 

"NOYB" wrote in message
...


In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through
anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at
the
launch ramp.

A lady just got killed down on the East coast of Florida a week ago. The
boat ramp had a long back-up as a storm was bearing down on everybody.
The
lady who was killed pulled up on a nearby island to wait for the ramp to
clear, and a tree she was sitting by got hit by lightning.

Yuck.

Yikes...is this true?
 

On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 12:43:11 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"NOYB" wrote in message
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"IBNFSHN" wrote in message
news:IzROc.924$Yf6.253@lakeread03...
Very well put Doug!!

--
Bill
Chesapeake, Va

I live in Florida. In the Summer months, we do all of our boating early
in
the day, and try to get off of the water before the afternoon
thunderstorms
roll in around 2 pm. I'm in the process of breaking in a new motor. I
have
19.4 hours on it since a week from last Friday. I worked Monday through
Thursday this past week...which means I've had 5 days to put those hours
on
the engine. I didn't go last Saturday, but did go the other 4 days. I
take
my young kids with me, which means I'm seldom out the door before 9am. So
in 4 days, I averaged about 5 hours of boating per day...from 9am until
2pm
each day.

The reason I don't talk about boating on the internet, is because when I'm
in the mood for boating, I go boating...rather than just talking about it.




I'd like to do the same, but almost-daily, unpredictable visits from the
lightning vendor have made boating a major pain in the ass around here this
summer.


Me too. Not only lightning, but torrential rains, which keep the local
rivers high and brown. July has not been a good month for boating....

Dave

Yikes...is this true?
 

On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:



In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through
anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at the
launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've ever
seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of other
boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat,
rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling his
boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and
another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of the
ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge. Finally,
the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled up
behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8
seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping each
other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock,
especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to make the
floating dock list at a 30 degree angle.


Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may differ,
on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal
is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work as
a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I
line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading
in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand
signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it
down, and pull out.

There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are
clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills.

Dave

Yikes...is this true?
 

"Dave Hall" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:



In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through
anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at
the
launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've
ever
seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of other
boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat,
rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling his
boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and
another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of the
ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge. Finally,
the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled up
behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8
seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping each
other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock,
especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to make
the
floating dock list at a 30 degree angle.


Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may differ,
on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal
is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work as
a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I
line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading
in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand
signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it
down, and pull out.

There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are
clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills.

Dave

I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE.

What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here and you
don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock".

I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch to keep
people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck snacks
also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at the end of
a busy Sunday. It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid
mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the patrons
love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose **** combined
with melted glops of ice cream all over the place.

Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely unknown
(and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great feature
that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one side, which
grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I think once
people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town park where
there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice cream you
can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-)

Yikes...is this true?
 

On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:15:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Dave Hall" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:



In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me through
anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at
the
launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've
ever
seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of other
boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat,
rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling his
boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and
another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of the
ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge. Finally,
the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled up
behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8
seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping each
other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock,
especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to make
the
floating dock list at a 30 degree angle.


Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may differ,
on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal
is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work as
a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I
line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading
in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand
signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it
down, and pull out.

There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are
clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills.

Dave

I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE.

What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here and you
don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock".

You just hit another nerve. At one of my frequent haunts, the locals
like to use the boat dock to fish from. Then they have the nerve to
get upset when they have to move their lines to accommodate an
incoming boat. It's not like there isn't hundreds of feet of shore
line to fish from. But I guess they prefer concrete.

I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch to keep
people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck snacks
also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at the end of
a busy Sunday.

I know, because I see it too. I don't know what's worse, the geese
congregating at the ramp, or the little rug-rats of the aforementioned
dock fishermen swimming off of the ramp (while you're trying to back
down).


It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid
mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the patrons
love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose **** combined
with melted glops of ice cream all over the place.

I guess it's universal then.


Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely unknown
(and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great feature
that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one side, which
grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I think once
people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town park where
there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice cream you
can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-)

Hopefully, it never shifts......


Dave

Yikes...is this true?
 

"Dave Hall" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:15:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Dave Hall" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:



In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me
through
anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at
the
launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've
ever
seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of
other
boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat,
rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling
his
boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and
another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of
the
ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge.
Finally,
the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled
up
behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8
seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping
each
other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock,
especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to
make
the
floating dock list at a 30 degree angle.


Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may differ,
on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal
is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work as
a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I
line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading
in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand
signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it
down, and pull out.

There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are
clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills.

Dave

I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE.

What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here and you
don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock".

You just hit another nerve. At one of my frequent haunts, the locals
like to use the boat dock to fish from. Then they have the nerve to
get upset when they have to move their lines to accommodate an
incoming boat. It's not like there isn't hundreds of feet of shore
line to fish from. But I guess they prefer concrete.

I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch to
keep
people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck
snacks
also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at the end
of
a busy Sunday.

I know, because I see it too. I don't know what's worse, the geese
congregating at the ramp, or the little rug-rats of the aforementioned
dock fishermen swimming off of the ramp (while you're trying to back
down).


It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid
mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the patrons
love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose ****
combined
with melted glops of ice cream all over the place.

I guess it's universal then.


Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely unknown
(and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great feature
that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one side,
which
grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I think
once
people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town park
where
there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice cream you
can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-)

Hopefully, it never shifts......


Dave


Wow. I thought you were going to tell me that goose **** is fertilizer and
that I should lighten up.

Yikes...is this true?
 

On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:04:23 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Dave Hall" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:15:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Dave Hall" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:



In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me
through
anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens at
the
launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys you've
ever
seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of
other
boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his boat,
rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before pulling
his
boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy, and
another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of
the
ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge.
Finally,
the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet, pulled
up
behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in about 8
seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping
each
other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the dock,
especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to
make
the
floating dock list at a 30 degree angle.


Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may differ,
on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal
is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work as
a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I
line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading
in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand
signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it
down, and pull out.

There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are
clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills.

Dave

I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE.

What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here and you
don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock".

You just hit another nerve. At one of my frequent haunts, the locals
like to use the boat dock to fish from. Then they have the nerve to
get upset when they have to move their lines to accommodate an
incoming boat. It's not like there isn't hundreds of feet of shore
line to fish from. But I guess they prefer concrete.

I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch to
keep
people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck
snacks
also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at the end
of
a busy Sunday.

I know, because I see it too. I don't know what's worse, the geese
congregating at the ramp, or the little rug-rats of the aforementioned
dock fishermen swimming off of the ramp (while you're trying to back
down).


It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid
mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the patrons
love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose ****
combined
with melted glops of ice cream all over the place.

I guess it's universal then.


Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely unknown
(and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great feature
that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one side,
which
grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I think
once
people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town park
where
there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice cream you
can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-)

Hopefully, it never shifts......


Dave


Wow. I thought you were going to tell me that goose **** is fertilizer and
that I should lighten up.

Not at all. I am in total agreement with you.

Dave

Yikes...is this true?
 

"Dave Hall" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:04:23 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Dave Hall" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:15:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Dave Hall" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:



In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me
through
anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens
at
the
launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys
you've
ever
seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of
other
boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his
boat,
rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before
pulling
his
boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy,
and
another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of
the
ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge.
Finally,
the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet,
pulled
up
behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in
about 8
seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping
each
other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the
dock,
especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to
make
the
floating dock list at a 30 degree angle.


Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may
differ,
on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal
is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work
as
a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I
line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading
in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand
signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it
down, and pull out.

There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are
clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills.

Dave

I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE.

What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here and
you
don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock".

You just hit another nerve. At one of my frequent haunts, the locals
like to use the boat dock to fish from. Then they have the nerve to
get upset when they have to move their lines to accommodate an
incoming boat. It's not like there isn't hundreds of feet of shore
line to fish from. But I guess they prefer concrete.

I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch to
keep
people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck
snacks
also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at the
end
of
a busy Sunday.

I know, because I see it too. I don't know what's worse, the geese
congregating at the ramp, or the little rug-rats of the aforementioned
dock fishermen swimming off of the ramp (while you're trying to back
down).


It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid
mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the
patrons
love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose ****
combined
with melted glops of ice cream all over the place.

I guess it's universal then.


Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely
unknown
(and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great
feature
that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one side,
which
grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I
think
once
people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town park
where
there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice cream
you
can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-)

Hopefully, it never shifts......


Dave


Wow. I thought you were going to tell me that goose **** is fertilizer
and
that I should lighten up.

Not at all. I am in total agreement with you.

Dave


Asshole!

Yikes...is this true?
 

On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 14:11:33 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Dave Hall" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:04:23 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Dave Hall" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:15:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Dave Hall" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:



In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me
through
anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what happens
at
the
launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys
you've
ever
seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch of
other
boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his
boat,
rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before
pulling
his
boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the guy,
and
another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out of
the
ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge.
Finally,
the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet,
pulled
up
behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in
about 8
seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by helping
each
other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the
dock,
especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful to
make
the
floating dock list at a 30 degree angle.


Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may
differ,
on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My goal
is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I work
as
a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle. When I
line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already heading
in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional hand
signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug it
down, and pull out.

There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are
clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills.

Dave

I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE.

What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here and
you
don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock".

You just hit another nerve. At one of my frequent haunts, the locals
like to use the boat dock to fish from. Then they have the nerve to
get upset when they have to move their lines to accommodate an
incoming boat. It's not like there isn't hundreds of feet of shore
line to fish from. But I guess they prefer concrete.

I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch to
keep
people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck
snacks
also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at the
end
of
a busy Sunday.

I know, because I see it too. I don't know what's worse, the geese
congregating at the ramp, or the little rug-rats of the aforementioned
dock fishermen swimming off of the ramp (while you're trying to back
down).


It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid
mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the
patrons
love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose ****
combined
with melted glops of ice cream all over the place.

I guess it's universal then.


Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely
unknown
(and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great
feature
that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one side,
which
grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I
think
once
people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town park
where
there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice cream
you
can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-)

Hopefully, it never shifts......


Dave


Wow. I thought you were going to tell me that goose **** is fertilizer
and
that I should lighten up.

Not at all. I am in total agreement with you.

Dave


Asshole!


Huh? Can't I agree with you on certain points?

Or are you just "funnin'" with me?

Dave

Yikes...is this true?
 

"Dave Hall" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 14:11:33 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Dave Hall" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:04:23 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Dave Hall" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:15:43 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Dave Hall" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:58:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:



In my case, "chased in" could be dicey. My 14' yacht will get me
through
anything, but sometimes slowly. But, the worst part is what
happens
at
the
launch ramp. It's a town ramp, staffed by the most ancient guys
you've
ever
seen. With a storm behind me last week, I lined up with a bunch
of
other
boats to pull out, and watched as some putz straightened out his
boat,
rinsed his fishing buckets and put his canvas in place before
pulling
his
boat out. At the same instant, 3 of us started yelling at the
guy,
and
another boat began blowing its horn. Some old geezer hobbled out
of
the
ticket booth and said something to the asshole. He didn't budge.
Finally,
the coolest little Coast Guard boat* cruised in from the inlet,
pulled
up
behind the guy, said something, and he was out of the water in
about 8
seconds. Afterward, 3 of us were out in under 5 minutes, by
helping
each
other. It also helped to chase all the dumb sightseers off the
dock,
especially two enormously fat ladies who thought it was helpful
to
make
the
floating dock list at a 30 degree angle.


Argh! Don't you hate that? As much as our political leans may
differ,
on the issue of launch ramp antics, we're in 100% agreement. My
goal
is to be on and off the ramp in under 3 minutes. My wife and I
work
as
a team. She handles the boat, while I handle the tow vehicle.
When I
line up the trailer and back it in the water, she's already
heading
in. I reach the back of the truck to give her some directional
hand
signals, and she glides it right on. I hook up the winch and snug
it
down, and pull out.

There are a great many people who just don't get it. Some are
clueless, and others just seem to lack basic skills.

Dave

I can do it in less than 5 minutes ALONE.

What I want to see on the dock is a sign: "If you see boats here
and
you
don't own a boat, get the **** off the dock".

You just hit another nerve. At one of my frequent haunts, the locals
like to use the boat dock to fish from. Then they have the nerve to
get upset when they have to move their lines to accommodate an
incoming boat. It's not like there isn't hundreds of feet of shore
line to fish from. But I guess they prefer concrete.

I'd also like a 10 foot fence for 100' on either side of the launch
to
keep
people from visiting with the ducks. I love ducks, but all the duck
snacks
also attract geese. You should see what this launch looks like at
the
end
of
a busy Sunday.

I know, because I see it too. I don't know what's worse, the geese
congregating at the ramp, or the little rug-rats of the
aforementioned
dock fishermen swimming off of the ramp (while you're trying to back
down).


It's as if someone sprayed goose **** intentionally. A solid
mat of it. A block away are 4 places that sell ice cream, and the
patrons
love to walk around the boat launch. Result: A carpet of goose ****
combined
with melted glops of ice cream all over the place.

I guess it's universal then.


Fortunately, I close on my house within a week. There's a largely
unknown
(and undeveloped) boat launch 4 blocks away, and it's got a great
feature
that's been there for years: A really evil underwater dip on one
side,
which
grabs trailers and hangs onto them until the tow truck arrives. I
think
once
people experience this, they go to the other end of the same town
park
where
there's easier launching, along with all the goose **** and ice
cream
you
can eat. Luckily, I know where the evil dip is. :-)

Hopefully, it never shifts......


Dave


Wow. I thought you were going to tell me that goose **** is fertilizer
and
that I should lighten up.

Not at all. I am in total agreement with you.

Dave


Asshole!


Huh? Can't I agree with you on certain points?

Or are you just "funnin'" with me?

Dave


No, you may NOT agree with me on anything!