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My initial idea behind my letter was to look at just what the policy is concerning the ATONs from the Marine Patrol. And they did answer that. We now know what the Plan of record is as far as the Marine Patrol is concerned.

Now that that basic information is known and understood, it is time to ask the bigger question of why Columbus Day is the marker in the fall for removing the ATONs. But this now instead of just being a request for answer can also be brought to the Marine Patrol as a request for consideration on changing there Plan of record. And it sounds as though Rattlesnake Guy has already or is planning to do so.

In short the expectations of my first letter where meet as I expected. I find that trying not to put to much in a letter like that is better, because as Skip pointed out the people responding are not always those making the decisions, and therefore only know what information is passed on to them. In the past I have found that a letter to get the back ground, and then a second letter trying to get into specifics work better. When I have put to much detail into and have asked for to many specific answers I find that I either do not get response, or the response I get is lack luster.....