"Boots Crofoot" wrote in message
. ..
It has been a rule for ever that a Capt. of a vessel is
responsible for any and all damage caused by his or her
boat. That is law. Bout time you are responsible for your
actions
"JK" wrote in message
...
See link below. (FL. msnbc news)
http://www.msnbc.com/local/wbbh/ifyourefinc.asp
JK



Damn! It is a concrete bridge. Shame on the locals and the state for
letting it get in such deplorable condition that the wake from a 21' boat
would cause it to come down. Boaters should sue the state for letting the
bridge become a hazard that might fall down. There are highway funds raised
in every state via the gas tax. Some like here in California steal it for
the general fund via an IOU. Reminds me of the jury on the SE that awarded
the state $69 million for lost oil drilling revenues from Exxon and then
added $111 billion in punitive damages. One of the jurors said a major
reason they added the huge punitive damage award was because the state was
in bad financial straights. More tossing of personal responsibility out the
window. State overspends and so a jury figures they can screw a
corporation. Maybe it was Harry on the Jury.

"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message
...
Boots,
Just wondering what a wake can do that a storm couldn't do a lot
better.
If the bridge is in that much jeopardy, perhaps they need to fix the
bridge.
Also, how do they show that your boat caused $27,500 worth of damage? A
bad
Easterly storm did about $5,000 worth of damage to my property one day,
but
that's the breaks when you live on a big lake.
Paul

A storm doesn't come through two thousand eleventy dozen times on a busy
weekend.

Amen Bill.

Boat wakes aren't destroying that bridge. Nevertheless, ever since that
causeway was placed, it has screwed up the marine life around that area. It
restricts the flow from Pine Island Sound and the Caloosahatchee. I'd like
to see the damn thing ripped out completely and replaced with a suspension
bridge or ferry service.

A boat wake is causing chunks of concrete to fall off? Puh-leeeeze!





"Calif Bill" wrote in message
link.net...

"Boots Crofoot" wrote in message
. ..
It has been a rule for ever that a Capt. of a vessel is
responsible for any and all damage caused by his or her
boat. That is law. Bout time you are responsible for your
actions
"JK" wrote in message
...
See link below. (FL. msnbc news)
http://www.msnbc.com/local/wbbh/ifyourefinc.asp
JK



Damn! It is a concrete bridge. Shame on the locals and the state for
letting it get in such deplorable condition that the wake from a 21' boat
would cause it to come down. Boaters should sue the state for letting the
bridge become a hazard that might fall down. There are highway funds
raised
in every state via the gas tax. Some like here in California steal it for
the general fund via an IOU. Reminds me of the jury on the SE that
awarded
the state $69 million for lost oil drilling revenues from Exxon and then
added $111 billion in punitive damages. One of the jurors said a major
reason they added the huge punitive damage award was because the state was
in bad financial straights. More tossing of personal responsibility out
the
window. State overspends and so a jury figures they can screw a
corporation. Maybe it was Harry on the Jury.

So, I do have that property waiting for you!

HA!

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message
...
Boots,
Just wondering what a wake can do that a storm couldn't do a lot
better.
If the bridge is in that much jeopardy, perhaps they need to fix the
bridge.
Also, how do they show that your boat caused $27,500 worth of damage? A
bad
Easterly storm did about $5,000 worth of damage to my property one day,
but
that's the breaks when you live on a big lake.
Paul

A storm doesn't come through two thousand eleventy dozen times on a busy
weekend.

The concrete isn't failing from cyclic fatigue from boat wakes...more likely
from car, truck, bus traffic on top.

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 21:46:04 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:
Some like here in California steal it for
the general fund via an IOU.

==================================

The Sanibel bridge situation is an even bigger steal. The toll is $3
for a relatively modest bridge and the excess revenue has been going
into the Sanibel town budget for years. Now it's going to cost $50
million plus to replace the bridge and there will be no excess revenue
for awhile. Guess who is ticked off? They've been deferring serious
maintenance for years on the old bridge in order to maximize the
excess cash flow and now everyones screaming when it's time to pay up.

==================================

The Sanibel bridge situation is an even bigger steal. The toll is $3
for a relatively modest bridge and the excess revenue has been going
into the Sanibel town budget for years. Now it's going to cost $50
million plus to replace the bridge and there will be no excess revenue
for awhile. Guess who is ticked off? They've been deferring serious
maintenance for years on the old bridge in order to maximize the
excess cash flow and now everyones screaming when it's time to pay up.

The bridge spun off $19,000,000 in surplus between 1997-2003, with Lee
County getting most of it.
See http://lee-county.com/publicworks/pd...%20Revenue.pdf
I'm completely sure the county will find a way to get the tourists to pay
for it, perhaps another tax on rental cars would work.

Calif Bill wrote:
"Boots Crofoot" wrote in message
. ..
It has been a rule for ever that a Capt. of a vessel is
responsible for any and all damage caused by his or her
boat. That is law. Bout time you are responsible for your
actions
"JK" wrote in message
...
See link below. (FL. msnbc news)
http://www.msnbc.com/local/wbbh/ifyourefinc.asp
JK



Damn! It is a concrete bridge. Shame on the locals and the state for
letting it get in such deplorable condition that the wake from a 21' boat
would cause it to come down. Boaters should sue the state for letting the
bridge become a hazard that might fall down. There are highway funds raised
in every state via the gas tax. Some like here in California steal it for
the general fund via an IOU. Reminds me of the jury on the SE that awarded
the state $69 million for lost oil drilling revenues from Exxon and then
added $111 billion in punitive damages. One of the jurors said a major
reason they added the huge punitive damage award was because the state was
in bad financial straights. More tossing of personal responsibility out the
window. State overspends and so a jury figures they can screw a
corporation. Maybe it was Harry on the Jury.



Considering the fraud and thievery perpetrated upon the public by the
energy companies and many other corporations, a bit of payback from time
to time only begins to equalize the outrages.



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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Calif Bill wrote:
"Boots Crofoot" wrote in message
. ..
It has been a rule for ever that a Capt. of a vessel is
responsible for any and all damage caused by his or her
boat. That is law. Bout time you are responsible for your
actions
"JK" wrote in message
...
See link below. (FL. msnbc news)
http://www.msnbc.com/local/wbbh/ifyourefinc.asp
JK



Damn! It is a concrete bridge. Shame on the locals and the state for
letting it get in such deplorable condition that the wake from a 21'
boat
would cause it to come down. Boaters should sue the state for letting
the
bridge become a hazard that might fall down. There are highway funds
raised
in every state via the gas tax. Some like here in California steal it
for
the general fund via an IOU. Reminds me of the jury on the SE that
awarded
the state $69 million for lost oil drilling revenues from Exxon and then
added $111 billion in punitive damages. One of the jurors said a major
reason they added the huge punitive damage award was because the state
was
in bad financial straights. More tossing of personal responsibility out
the
window. State overspends and so a jury figures they can screw a
corporation. Maybe it was Harry on the Jury.



Considering the fraud and thievery perpetrated upon the public by the
energy companies and many other corporations, a bit of payback from time
to time only begins to equalize the outrages.



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Email sent to is never read.

Well, lets fine the Union pension funds a $87 billion to pay for the Iraq
effort. The Union pension funds were major players in after hour mutual
fund trading. They screwed the rest of the people in the pension fund, lets
screw them!

(Florida Keyz) wrote in message ...
Really? If you failed to slow down , because you did not know, would you think
that $27,000 was NOT out of line?

If so, come on down, I have a nice piece of Florida Keys property for you to
buy.

Sterling

Uh, that's why they have signs, and laws. Ignorance of the law is not
a viable excuse.