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Originally Posted by Fat Jack
If they are that skilled, should we exempt them from the safe passage law too? Why not?
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Nope if for no other reason than that limit also places a zone around the unmoving boat wherein the swimmers can be safe from other boats, which at any speed much above NWS pose a reasonable threat. There are other reasons as well.
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Originally Posted by Fat Jack
And how about those people who seem to be able to hold their alchohol better than the rest, should we allow them a higher blood alcohol limit? Let's base all legal limits on personal capacity and skill. Then let's make sure we have at least one cop assigned to every citizen, to keep track of it all.
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I assume, other than the flame bait rhetoric, that you have a problem with personal limits for practical reasons. In the situation I'm proposing I have a way that could be practical, though I've not disclosed it. The onus falls on the performance boater not the general public. No need for a unreasonable measures to be taken (such a cop for every person). Let me ask a theoretical question though, if a way could be found to individually determine whether each person had had too much to drink and then advertise that fact on his or her car, would you be against it ? If a practical way could be found to determine and convict (or acquit) each person depending on whether they really were impaired (or not) would you not want that ? If your objection is that in every case ever imaginable, everyone should be held the same limits then I can't help you.
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Or maybe we can just accept the fact the the good people of NH want a speed limit on their lake, even for you, no matter how good you think you can drive. When I'm drifting worms off the east side of Welch and see a big 15000 pound bow heading straight at me at 90MPH, I'm jumping overboard. I'm not stopping to ponder whether this guy might have some special James Bond type license.
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I guess it all depends on how far away he is when you jump doesn't it. If you care to jump when he's a mile away, be my guest and get wet. Just don't expect anyone to agree with you when you claim you had to. And for the case when you really do have to jump, doesn't make a difference if it's 15000 lbs or 3000 lbs; 90 mph or 44.9 mph ? It just boils down to when. Now if the concept doesn't sound airtight enough for you then I don't see how the speed limit appeases you. In either case theres an enforcement portion that needs to be effective for it to work. No enforcement means nobody will bother with the "James Bond" license nor obey the speed limit.
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Originally Posted by Fat Jack
By the way, I have a really good appetite. Do you think I deserve bigger patties in my Big Mac?
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Go ahead, buy two Big Macs, you deserve it. (I'd opt for the double quarter pounder myself).