I'm not.

This is one weekend that I don't venture out anywhere with a boat
unless it's in my own pond or some of the small ponds around the
general area.

How about y'all?

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
I'm not.

This is one weekend that I don't venture out anywhere with a boat
unless it's in my own pond or some of the small ponds around the
general area.

How about y'all?

We always went out on the 4th weekend, just keeping an extra sharp lookout
for drunks and those not having a clue as to what they were doing.

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
I'm not.

This is one weekend that I don't venture out anywhere with a boat
unless it's in my own pond or some of the small ponds around the
general area.

How about y'all?

Nope, Lake Lanier is insane the 4th. Lake Lanier Islands has a huge
fireworks display, and all of the people that have more money for boats
than they have sense will be out. They have big boats, and you'd think
that they knew how to handle them, huh? NOT!

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
I'm not.


We are... or at least, planning to...

This is one weekend that I don't venture out anywhere with a boat
unless it's in my own pond or some of the small ponds around the
general area.

How about y'all?

Well, I don't blame you. If I had to venture out into the huge crowd of
violently drunk butt-heads that are sure to congregate around the major
metro areas, I'd stay home and watch fireworks on TV. However, around
here the crowds are smaller and the percentage of belligerent ignoramii
is lower. My plan is to be wary.

However we hope have a few friends go out Sunday evening with us, anchor
& watch the fire works show, then head for the barn. Frankly I'd prefer
to go by ourselves & anchor out all night, but apparently that's not in
the cards.

Fair Skies
Doug King

How about y'all?

Some. We have a bunch of friends and family gathering at the bay but
Saturday is a community fund raiser Jamboree so we'll spend most of
the day participating in that. Sunday we're going to bar-b-q so may go
fishing a little then shoot fireworks on the beach after dark.
Probably fish a little Monday before everyone goes home but I plan to
take a few days off and fish after the crowds leave - hopefully
offshore if weather permits. Fortunately, there is enough room on the
bay that it doesn't get too crowded even when there are a bunch of
boats around.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
I'm not.

This is one weekend that I don't venture out anywhere with a boat
unless it's in my own pond or some of the small ponds around the
general area.

How about y'all?

Just got a call. Heading out on the Lake tomorrow on our friends boat. ;-)

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
I'm not.

This is one weekend that I don't venture out anywhere with a boat
unless it's in my own pond or some of the small ponds around the
general area.

How about y'all?


Since it's raining up here, I'll stay put. Besides. it's more fun to be
sanding drywall crackfiller over your head and breathing in the fine
particles. Tomorrow we work on the 'return, stoop & casing' of the five
new windows we installed recently.

Around 7/1/2005 5:19 AM, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

I'm not.

This is one weekend that I don't venture out anywhere with a boat
unless it's in my own pond or some of the small ponds around the
general area.

How about y'all?

If the weather cooperates (not likely)...


Fortunately, the Puget Sound is a big enough pond to accommodate just
about everyone - from the USS Abraham Lincoln to my little Blue-Boat.


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 12:19:59 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

I'm not.

This is one weekend that I don't venture out anywhere with a boat
unless it's in my own pond or some of the small ponds around the
general area.

How about y'all?

Nope, me neither. Will have a back-yard BBQ with some friends, watch the DC
fireworks on TV, and just cool it.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
I'm not.

This is one weekend that I don't venture out anywhere with a boat
unless it's in my own pond or some of the small ponds around the
general area.

How about y'all?

We went out today from about 1 pm till 9 pm. Observations:

1. A guy lights up a cigarette while gassing up next to us at the gas
docks. We yell at him and he reluctantly, with an attitude, puts it out by
throwing it the cigarette in the water.

2. 2 close calls with other boats failing to yield...we finally slow in
each case and let the assholes pass in front of us (they were coming at us
from our port side).

3. We were passed at a fairly good rate of speed (leaving a nice wake) in
a 2 boat wide river channel and a no wake zone.

Considering that we spent most of the time anchored at 2 different swimming
spots (maybe spending 2 hours cruising) this was a high number of incidents.

The assholes are out in full force.