2 face charges for running snowmobiles on lake

[EricP]

I don't get the reference to children. Why is it any time something "bad" happens the fear mongerers through out some reference to chidlren as if to make the incident seem worthy of death by firing squad? These 2 guys did something very stupid and will pay whatever penalties levied on them, plain and simple. No need to sensationalize things.

[froggy]

Originally Posted by EricP

I don't get the reference to children. Why is it any time something "bad" happens the fear mongerers through out some reference to chidlren as if to make the incident seem worthy of death by firing squad? These 2 guys did something very stupid and will pay whatever penalties levied on them, plain and simple. No need to sensationalize things.

OK, I see your point. I just saw the clip on TV, and I am very familiar with the location as I used to live very near the pictured spot. The witness said down the hill, across the lawn, across the beach and in to Lake, and out 2.5 miles. The beach had people present. As I wrote before, there is a hill down from the parking at Meredith Moorings; there is lawn from there to the beach; there are several boats moored off the beach, which is between the 3-story building and the yacht club docks.

I am quite familiar, as I grew up in a boating family, where we were taught respect for other boaters and the water. My mind has recently been negatively influenced by video on a blog, depicting no clue of the severity of possible accidents by stupid actions concerning safety on the water.

Wish I could figure a way to link to that fellow's video; says he has a MOB (man over board) button on his console, but does not know what happens if he presses the button, when some one falls overboard. Does it throw a flotation device out? Does it take engine out of gear? Does it just sound an alarm? These people have no knowledge.

Sorry, this story has no relation to the stupid actions of these snow machine users on/near the Lake in summer!

[SAMIAM]

Actually,it kind of cracked me up.Can you imagine ....hanging out on the beach and a snowmobile flies by.ERICP is right....every time someone wants to exaggerate a point,they refer to the 'poor little children".

[froggy]

Two snow machines spotted in a driveway along Weirs Blvd, as we were proceeding southbound. Not on a trailer, or covered for the off-season.
Almost as if people were intending to attempt a stunt!