Strange Day On The Water In Long Island

[fishweewee]

Gin clear water. E/NE winds to 25 knots. Freakin' cold. No bait. No fish. Skunkarooney.

'tsallright - that's fishing and it's not always catching and I am just happy to be out on the water and with a good fishing buddy.

I'm leaving the beach, in my sand sled and make my way to the 4WD entrance.

What do I see, but a black Ford compact passenger car stuck in the sand up to his axles. The driver, whom I shall designate "Dumbass" decided to see if his car would somehow make it over sand.

Dumbass apparently didn't read the sign that said you needed 4WD and a permit to go through this path.

Dumbass is apparently pleading with passing 4WD’s to pull him out. Not surprisingly, nobody is helping Dumbass out of this predicament, until someone calls the New York State Park Police to inform them that there is a Dumbass passenger car blocking the 4WD vehicle entrance. (Well, actually another kind-hearted S-B member offered Dumbass a shovel to dig the car out.)

Park police show up, and Dumbass gets a $350 ticket for violating the rules, plus he has to pay for a tow (another $100 easily). But the professional tow truck doesn’t want to come out, so Dumbass once again goes about looking for help to get unstuck.

At this point there are about 15 people gathered around to gawk at Dumbass, all people getting onto or leaving the beach.

Dumbass flags down a fella I’ll call “Hero.” Hero is a young guy driving a blaze yellow tonka truck. Hero wants to impress his girlfriend so Hero valiantly agrees to liberate the stuck Dumbass.

Hero hooks up an XHD tow strap to Dumbass, and begins to pull Dumbass out. Hero is gunning the engine and before you know it, Hero and Dumbass are flying out of the sand at 35 mph.

Unfortunately, while being extricated at light speed, Dumbass zigged where he should have zagged, and, incredibly, right before our eyes, Dumbass smashed into a nearby car that was airing back up.

The car that got hit had an entire family in it – back seat had mother and young daughter.

Thank the Lord nobody got hurt. All the same, I’m just amazed nobody got killed.

Needless to say, the Park Police cop who was on scene was REALLY pissed, because now he has to write up an accident report.

Hero takes off like a bat out of hell once the tow strap is disconnected.

The Kooky One and I decide it’s time to go have a beer and dinner.

This is an extra long entry for the log.

Moral of the story: DON'T BE A DUMBASS.