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04-04-2011, 02:01 PM
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Does not go far enough....I think adults should be mandated to wear type I life vests all the time, even on land, and at home too... just in case of a Tsunami. Probably should wear helmets all the time as well...just in case. 
Seriously, I think forcing adults to comply will be a hard sell |
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04-04-2011, 02:05 PM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
...just in case. |
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04-04-2011, 02:23 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
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Maybe it will save some lives for the accident prone ones with less common sense that don't have a death wish but are just clueless to danger.
I wear mine while on a boat, and sometimes on shore  , but only in the surf.
can never be too careful, that Murphy's law is a tough one.
what's wrong with wearing a life jacket? |
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04-04-2011, 02:33 PM
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Seal Control
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Caver, Ma.
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i have a 23' screw them!!
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"All my friends are Flakes!!"
BOATLESS 
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04-04-2011, 08:37 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: On my boat
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Originally Posted by macojoe
i have a 23' screw them!!
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Thats good for now if this passes but bet your arss if it passes, next it will be 30 ft then 40 ect..... |
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04-04-2011, 02:33 PM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
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There is nothing wrong with wearing a life jacket, what is wrong is making a law. I feel the same way about seatbelts, I wear one, but hate the fact that it's a law.
What's next, no going out past your belly button at the beach, and if you do ... that's right, put that life preserver on ...  |
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04-04-2011, 03:10 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hyde Park, MA
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Or if you go into ANY pool or body of water, life jacket MUST be worn.
Oh, and don't forget about the bathtub, because you never know when a swell will hit you while you're washing your junk!
Reminding us or recommending the use of a life jacket is fine, but MAKING us wear one whenever we even go near the water?
That's a little to much for my liking!
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04-04-2011, 05:52 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
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Originally Posted by Slipknot
what's wrong with wearing a life jacket?
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They're not "cool" apparently. |
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04-05-2011, 08:19 AM
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zoom
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Quincy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
Does not go far enough....I think adults should be mandated to wear type I life vests all the time, even on land, and at home too... just in case of a Tsunami. Probably should wear helmets all the time as well...just in case.
Seriously, I think forcing adults to comply will be a hard sell |
Jim you had me going for a second.
I am getting sick of law makers telling me what to do personally.
If I choose to fall off my boat and drown ITS MY OWN FREAKING BUSINESS.
Do I take risks? <<<HELL YES>>> I've been known to run with scissors too !!!! Are they going to make that a law?????
No I don't wear my seat belt either. Its my life let me live it the way I want. As long as I'm not hurting others so what ! Both these laws are BS ! |
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Things done at the last possible minute are done with the greatest possible information. Procrastination is, therefore, the most efficient means of doing things.
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04-05-2011, 08:26 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Van
No I don't wear my seat belt either. Its my life let me live it the way I want.
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I don't agree with the law (I like the idea of mandatory for kids though, even an inflatable as they get older) but not wearing a seatbelt is just idiotic.
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Originally Posted by Van
As long as I'm not hurting others so what ! Both these laws are BS !
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except your family when you go through a windhsield |
Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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04-05-2011, 08:35 AM
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zoom
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
I don't agree with the law (I like the idea of mandatory for kids though, even an inflatable as they get older) but not wearing a seatbelt is just idiotic.
except your family when you go through a windhsield
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Let me re-phrase...I don't wear my seatbelt... unless I feel its needed. My 10mph drive to work in solid traffic every day NO.....Heading down I-95 with retards doing 80 all around me....YES...
When I started driving, most cars did not come with seatbelts...yet I'm still here.....
I don't wear my life jacket all the time, but I do when I'm out alone. I have auto inflatable for comfort and also have auto-tether.
These are by choice not by mandate. I think I am intelligent enough to make my own decisions on my safety. |
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Things done at the last possible minute are done with the greatest possible information. Procrastination is, therefore, the most efficient means of doing things.
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04-05-2011, 08:39 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Van
These are by choice not by mandate. I think I am intelligent enough to make my own decisions on my safety.
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fair enough.
I don't like the mandate either, but keep in mind, many on the water are not intelligent enough to make their own decisions on their safety |
Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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04-05-2011, 04:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
fair enough.
I don't like the mandate either, but keep in mind, many on the water are not intelligent enough to make their own decisions on their safety
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Dangerous statement there. We should allow people to make their own decisions when it comes to their own safety. When it doesn't directly affect others, the government should stay the hell out of my personal choices. Common sense is a dying skill in this country because people are less and less expected to make correct decisions.
If we allow those too stupid to make the correct choice or be culled out, maybe we won't turn into the mindless society that depends on a nanny-state to tell us what's right and wrong.
Hold people accountable for their own choices, as opposed to expecting Uncle Scam to protect us from ourselves. If you don't want to wear a seatbelt in the car, then don't expect my insurance to pay for your smashed in face when you hit the windshield. |
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04-05-2011, 04:25 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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This can go down a loooooong some what political road ... and I don't want to derail this thread but....
you should then by rights charge $500/pack for cigarettes since my insurance has to deal with your lung cancer some outrageous fee for motorcycles, booze, cars, fatty foods, sodas, etc even condoms! anything that is viewed as dangerous by the white house.
Look, you guys voted in this big do-all government administration, you live with it. If you don't like this kind of oversight, the vote for the other party. IMO you got what you asked for. What kills me is you will vote the same way next election |
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04-05-2011, 06:11 PM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
Dangerous statement there. We should allow people to make their own decisions when it comes to their own safety. When it doesn't directly affect others, the government should stay the hell out of my personal choices. Common sense is a dying skill in this country because people are less and less expected to make correct decisions.
If we allow those too stupid to make the correct choice or be culled out, maybe we won't turn into the mindless society that depends on a nanny-state to tell us what's right and wrong.
Hold people accountable for their own choices, as opposed to expecting Uncle Scam to protect us from ourselves. If you don't want to wear a seatbelt in the car, then don't expect my insurance to pay for your smashed in face when you hit the windshield.
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But:
I rear-end someone w/o a seatbelt on, and minor accident turns worse, and my insurance will cover it and my costs likely go up more. |
Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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