Sunday morning

[Winilyme]

Originally Posted by MeredithMan

....I have been especially cranky the last couple days, and I think it's because I am tired of the extra volume of day boaters, day trippers, and other yahoos that have been coming here all summer. I totally get it...people were cooped up for a couple months, and can't, (or don't want to), go on a big vaca, so they make a day trip or weekend trip to the lakes region. It's also a tourist economy here and the region needs vacationers. However, that's not an excuse for being a sh**head. On Sunday, I was heading up the hill going towards Laconia by Lovering Volvo and there was a steady line of traffic coming down the hill into Meredith. Mr and Miss Jackass, (with out-of-state plates), gun it from the street next to the car wash out onto Rte 3 heading toward Meredith. The driver and his lady friend both gave the finger simultaneously to me and the car coming down the hill as he cut us both off. Seriously?? And the nonsense I've seen on the lake this summer, as others have written, is even worse. I am truly amazed that there have not been any serious accidents or injuries on the water over the last couple months.

Just a couple more weeks....I am really looking forward to September!

I concur with many observations expressed in this thread but one thing I disagree with is the frequent pointing of fingers at 'out-of-staters'. I spend five months each year at our home on Lake Winni and seven months in CT. So, I guess that makes me one of those out-of-staters - identified I suppose by my CT license plates or by my 'poor behavior'. To some it seems, the 'in-stater' can do no wrong. Despite my label, I do my best to be respectful of others whether on or off the lake, in CT or NH - wherever. Of course, like everyone, I'm not immune to making mistakes or executing poor judgment and when I do, it probably irritates someone. But what makes some think that 'in-staters' are any better than 'out-of-staters'?

One problem, as JDarby points out above, is the USA has become a country of 'me'. A good percentage of us have become so insular - technologically, politically, socially, geographically - that we've stopped caring for one another. So, we flip the bird instead of waving. We blame others and fail to admit our own mistakes. Our opinions are the only ones that matter. We don't listen. We lack tolerance. We fail to trust others. Our frustration begets anger rather than forgiveness. All of this manifests itself in our daily activities be it driving a car, piloting a boat, dining in a restaurant, judging the actions of our neighbors, failing to be cognizant of our own behaviors and, yes, participating in the Lake Winnipesaukee Forum.

Folks, this isn't restricted to 'out-of-staters'. This is the new American way.