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Originally Posted by Outlaw
I do hope we get the opportunity to read a post from Cabinfever that things were worked out between Cabinfever and Belmont Resident to both parties satisfaction.
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I hope so, too. I've been trying my best to determine exactly what's going on. I really don't care to waste more of my time here, since I now have insight into BR's posting thanks to many private messengers. These people believe they may have been in the cove with BR's boat for an incident that sounded similar. I have also been contacted by a Grad student who believes they may have captured video of the activity in the cove that day as they were wrapping up their eco-study on Timber. While the incident in question may not be included in the footage, the boats, setting, and other helpful details like boaters onshore are. The consensus is that the situation was misconstrued -- that perhaps BR's account was clouded by what they describe as "harmless passion for his boating privileges." All made it clear to me that they wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. Their observations included the following: The people onshore were not wearing Timber Island Homeowner's Association T-shirts, and the print colors were not even similar... the use of foul language and negative attitude from these individuals was completely in question... the anchors and closest parts of the boats were within ten feet to shore to restrict swimming or recreation by a homeowner (legal, absolutely - but BR himself made a point to state they were 40 feet out of courtesy)... some of the boaters themselves were admittedly and apologetically on the property or witnessed other boaters onshore with belongings.
I believe BR may have misread or embellished one incident and didn't consider the ramifications of escalating it to a bigger issue for greater impact in his own plight for boater's rights. More excusable, I guess, than the complete fabrication of which I originally accused BR. What's inexcusable though is when someone puts a posting on a public forum that's alarmingly titled with a homeowner's property location, "Timber Island Residents just rude," attacks these individuals, and lists serious accusations from behind a screen name. I find nothing valiant, intelligent, or productive about this at all.
As we wind down another season, I hope (naively, I know) that everyone makes a whole-hearted ATTEMPT at better respecting one another -- boater or landowner. With that said, I'm outta this posting....