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skprbob · 07-03-2007, 10:43 AM

My dear GWC,

Your awesome non-sequitur boggles the mind! Someone who attempts to go through that space in a power boat AT ANY SPEED merely betrays their ignorance. It has nothing whatever to do with a speed limit and everything to do with either not having a chart or not noticing the large, red, NOT NAVIGABLE notice. Whether you support or oppose the speed limit, it would be good to make sure your arguments are relevant to the issue.

Back in my days as a MP officer, I pulled a boat (one of many) out of the Witches. It had struck a rock and almost completely removed the out-drive. The dialogue went something like this:

Operator: Wow! What did we hit?
Me: A large rock shoal called the Witches. Get your chart and I'll show you.
Op: My what?
Me: Your chart, sir. Your map of the lake.
Op: Oh!?
Me: Never mind, sir. I'll get mine.
(I unfold the chart and point out the area)
Me: Now, see this area marked in blue shading with these buoys around it?
Op: Oh! That's what all those colored sticks are?

Yes - ignorance abounds whether you're slow or fast.

07-03-2007, 10:43 AM	#10
skprbob Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 19 Mile Bay Posts: 147 Thanks: 0 Thanked 90 Times in 29 Posts	wow! My dear GWC, Your awesome non-sequitur boggles the mind! Someone who attempts to go through that space in a power boat AT ANY SPEED merely betrays their ignorance. It has nothing whatever to do with a speed limit and everything to do with either not having a chart or not noticing the large, red, NOT NAVIGABLE notice. Whether you support or oppose the speed limit, it would be good to make sure your arguments are relevant to the issue. Back in my days as a MP officer, I pulled a boat (one of many) out of the Witches. It had struck a rock and almost completely removed the out-drive. The dialogue went something like this: Operator: Wow! What did we hit? Me: A large rock shoal called the Witches. Get your chart and I'll show you. Op: My what? Me: Your chart, sir. Your map of the lake. Op: Oh!? Me: Never mind, sir. I'll get mine. (I unfold the chart and point out the area) Me: Now, see this area marked in blue shading with these buoys around it? Op: Oh! That's what all those colored sticks are? Yes - ignorance abounds whether you're slow or fast.