Yet Another Tragic Case......

On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:59:40 -0500, HK <payer33859 RemoveThis @mypacks.net> wrote:

>I wish the land cops were more aggressive in nailing
>litterers, and the water cops were more aggressive in nailing those
>damned boats with the open exhaust pipes.

We agree on that. I'd like to see boat ramp managers empowered to
nail noisy boats and/or prevent launching

John H. wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:53:34 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
> <rpsmithersIII.DeleteThis@example.net> wrote:
>
>> Wayne.B wrote:
>>> On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 14:13:22 -0500, "Eisboch" <rce.DeleteThis@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> There's a direct corollary to boating here. There are minority interest
>>>> groups constantly trying to restrict or ban boater's right to enjoy their
>>>> interests. Some are well founded, but many are simply attempts to restrict
>>>> boaters because "they" don't share the same interest.
>>> Yes, and some boater offended their sensibilities in some way by
>>> running with an open exhaust or throwing a wake over their seawall,
>>> etc.
>>>
>> I am all for freedom of boating, as long as it matches my kind of
>> boating. Since i don't fish, I think all fishing should be restricted
>> to 7 days a year, and all fishing boats should be taxed 50% higher than
>> I am. This will substantially reduce our gas consumption, and will help
>> reduce wakes and busy traffic on the weekend. To make sure all
>> fisherman are included in the tax, I recommend we register all fishing
>> poles.
>>
>> Eisboch and Wayne won't have to pay the tax, since I think their kind of
>> boating is the preferred boating style.
>
> Whoa, what about us fishing guys that don't fish on weekends? Where's my
> lobbyist again?

Screw you. I don't fish, so you have to pay a excise tax. Now if you
want to change your boating style into something I agree with, well we
might be able to add you into the preferred boating tax schedule.