You won't believe this video. Future Darwin award
winner?

http://members.cox.net/vhf2/marfolly.mov

Like running my finger nails on the chalk board...

"Ray" wrote in message
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You won't believe this video. Future Darwin award
winner?

http://members.cox.net/vhf2/marfolly.mov

I agree about the Darwin award, but the person taking the vid
deserves the most incredibly irresponsible person award.

Amazing that the person taking the video didn't bother to help
the guy out and point out all that he was doing wrong. It certainly
looked like he was driving away at the end instead of launching and
forget the boat, the person taking the vid couldn't be bothered to
let the guy know he didn't even close the hitch? Unbelievable!!!

-Jim

Ray wrote:
You won't believe this video. Future Darwin award
winner?

http://members.cox.net/vhf2/marfolly.mov

On 19 Mar 2004 20:38:42 -0800, (Ray) wrote:

You won't believe this video. Future Darwin award
winner?

http://members.cox.net/vhf2/marfolly.mov

The most amusing entertainment you can possible have is watching a
boat ramp on a busy Sunday afternoon.

And no, I usually don't help until somebody gets into real trouble,
then I will offer. Having said that, you would be amazed at how often
that offer of help is refused.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote in message . ..
On 19 Mar 2004 20:38:42 -0800, (Ray) wrote:

You won't believe this video. Future Darwin award
winner?

http://members.cox.net/vhf2/marfolly.mov

The most amusing entertainment you can possible have is watching a
boat ramp on a busy Sunday afternoon.

And no, I usually don't help until somebody gets into real trouble,
then I will offer. Having said that, you would be amazed at how often
that offer of help is refused.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
-----------
"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653


FYI-

Advice was refused - Camera turned on.

Now- Pull your bumpers in..

Ray

On 20 Mar 2004 08:41:23 -0800, (Ray) wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote in message . ..
On 19 Mar 2004 20:38:42 -0800, (Ray) wrote:

You won't believe this video. Future Darwin award
winner?

http://members.cox.net/vhf2/marfolly.mov

The most amusing entertainment you can possible have is watching a
boat ramp on a busy Sunday afternoon.

And no, I usually don't help until somebody gets into real trouble,
then I will offer. Having said that, you would be amazed at how often
that offer of help is refused.

FYI-

Advice was refused - Camera turned on.

Now- Pull your bumpers in..

I wasn't criticising - I offer to help all the time and it's usually
refused - in particular if the boater has a buddy or a wife with him.

Sometimes, you can lead a horse...etc... :)

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
-----------
"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653

The boat launch at the end of the Texas City Dike is well known for rapid
changes in water level due to the ships that come close to shore in that
area. One morning as we were waiting to launch an obvious "newbee" with a
brand new low freeboard boat had just launched and had his boat tied up
right at the launch making it hard for the next person to launch. A ship
was approaching and me and another helpful guy that knew the danger
suggested that the newbee move his boat to a deeper part of the pier. Well
this idiot took offence at being told to move, reeled off a few well chosen
words and stomped off to buy his bait at the nearby baitshop leaving his
boat blocking the ramp in just a few feet of water. The ship went by, the
water completely left the boat launch leaving the new boat setting on the
bottom...the water then came back in a rush, swamping the boat and
completely submerging the new engine. The floatation in the boat kept it
from completely sinking but the weight of the engine and all of the other
crap that he had loaded into the back of the boat kept the engine
underwater. A few minutes later the idiot came running back, (someone had
told him about the fate of his boat), screaming at us for not helping to
keep his boat from sinking. Our reply was, "We tried and for our effort you
just cussed at us" We did help him get his boat back on the trailer to take
it back to the dealership to be stripped down and cleaned.
I wouldn't have done that either...I'd have pulled the plugs, cleaned the
water out, squirted some oil in, cranked it over a little, drained the float
bowls, hosed it down with fresh water and back in the water.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On 20 Mar 2004 08:41:23 -0800, (Ray) wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote in
message . ..
On 19 Mar 2004 20:38:42 -0800, (Ray) wrote:

You won't believe this video. Future Darwin award
winner?

http://members.cox.net/vhf2/marfolly.mov

The most amusing entertainment you can possible have is watching a
boat ramp on a busy Sunday afternoon.

And no, I usually don't help until somebody gets into real trouble,
then I will offer. Having said that, you would be amazed at how often
that offer of help is refused.

FYI-

Advice was refused - Camera turned on.

Now- Pull your bumpers in..

I wasn't criticising - I offer to help all the time and it's usually
refused - in particular if the boater has a buddy or a wife with him.

Sometimes, you can lead a horse...etc... :)

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
-----------
"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653

The boat launch at the end of the Texas City Dike is well known for rapid
changes in water level due to the ships that come close to shore in that
area.

I used to live in Texas City and have seen the rapid change in water level
that you spoke of. I was windsurfing with a group on one of the beach areas
when a group of waves started slamming the shoreline bringing the water
level up beyond where our vehicles were parked. This was caused by a tanker
that went by miles out in the bay probably 20 to thirty minutes earlier.

Don J.

"Ray" wrote in message
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You won't believe this video. Future Darwin award
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dang, the movie ended too early!

I wanted to see the result of when he finally launches the boat! Even if
he didn't have trouble from the trailer hitch being unlocked I would
certainly expect his impeller to be toast before he gets the boat in the
water, and he might have already melted his exhaust hoses!

I can see a worst case scenario as being the exhaust hoses have split from
the heat, allowing water to rush in once the boat is launched. In the
process of launching the trailer hitch pops off. Now he will have a very
hard time getting the trailer back on the hitch, as the wheels will be waist
deep in water and hard to block, and he wouldn't be strong enough to pull
the trailer up hill to get it up to the car. Meanwhile, the boat
sinks.......

Rod