Time to Stop Talking and Start Writing

ApS · 02-06-2006, 06:25 PM

I hope you will vote for the Speed Limit bill.

If you've followed Laconia Citizen headlines, there have been multiple accidents on New Hampshire's premiere Lake involving speed. Consider that just three accidents involved boats costing together over one million dollars—and weighing over 15 tons—produced passenger injuries and one acknowledged nighttime fatal collision. Our State's expenses in the search, securing, storage, forensics, and other investigations in just one single case cannot be lightly dismissed.

Speaking for myself, I hope not to see these headlines—and such excess—again.

If you've followed on-line sources, you'd have noticed that in 2004, Lake Winnipesaukee marinas once ran out of gasoline!

Not surprising: Speed takes a lot of fossil fuel. Many speedboats will consume gasoline at the rate of one-gallon-per-minute, and some will put lead-additives into the fuel for peak engine performance. This is one of many undesirable combustion byproducts mindlessly added to waters that islanders depend upon as their sole water source.

With fossil-fuel availability occupying so much of New Hampshire's collective concern, this speed limit makes environmental—and humanitarian—sense.

I'm certain that even a modest start in the enforcement of the new law would be greeted warmly by peaceable lake users. We residents are anxious to boat in protected and drinkable waters that produce fewer headlines.

Yours in New Hampshire,

Acres per Second

That's my letter...How does your letter read?

Oh yeah...I forgot the letterhead:

02-06-2006, 06:25 PM	#1
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 6,040 Thanks: 2,281 Thanked 788 Times in 564 Posts	Dear Senator, I hope you will vote for the Speed Limit bill. If you've followed Laconia Citizen headlines, there have been multiple accidents on New Hampshire's premiere Lake involving speed. Consider that just three accidents involved boats costing together over one million dollars—and weighing over 15 tons—produced passenger injuries and one acknowledged nighttime fatal collision. Our State's expenses in the search, securing, storage, forensics, and other investigations in just one single case cannot be lightly dismissed. Speaking for myself, I hope not to see these headlines—and such excess—again. If you've followed on-line sources, you'd have noticed that in 2004, Lake Winnipesaukee marinas once ran out of gasoline! Not surprising: Speed takes a lot of fossil fuel. Many speedboats will consume gasoline at the rate of one-gallon-per-minute, and some will put lead-additives into the fuel for peak engine performance. This is one of many undesirable combustion byproducts mindlessly added to waters that islanders depend upon as their sole water source. With fossil-fuel availability occupying so much of New Hampshire's collective concern, this speed limit makes environmental—and humanitarian—sense. I'm certain that even a modest start in the enforcement of the new law would be greeted warmly by peaceable lake users. We residents are anxious to boat in protected and drinkable waters that produce fewer headlines. Yours in New Hampshire, Acres per Second That's my letter...How does your letter read? Oh yeah...I forgot the letterhead: Attached Images Last edited by ApS; 02-18-2006 at 02:57 PM. Reason: photo makes for a grand letterhead